Post by superstarml on Jun 26, 2008 19:56:16 GMT -5
After reading all the posts I understand all the arguments that everyone is making for why the title should keep it's name and why it should be changed.
Here's my two cents.
I’m new to Front Row Wrestling. I’ve only attended one show, last November and I can’t wait to go to Ultimate Endurance II July19th, but I’ve been following it for quite some time because of my work with Turnbuckle Truth and my time on the Burning Hammer.
FRW advertises themselves has New Hampshire’s home town promotion, so when first reading about them and their titles it was clear to me that the All Star Championship was the primary title while the Granite State Championship was the “regional” or secondary title. What further clarified it for me was the fact that the All Star Championship was contested with 2 referees’s while the Granite State wasn’t.
Because FRW is proud of their New Hampshire heritage I feel that “Granite State” is the perfect name for the secondary championship. That being said, I am not in favor with changing the name of the championship. You could defend the Granite State Championship in other States under:
New Hampshire State Athletic Commission Rules
- The championship can be won either by Pin fall, Submission, Count-out, Disqualification or Referee stoppage.
This gives no one the advantage in a title match, which usually the champion has. It also ensures that the match will be more of a pure wrestling match.
- Mangers, Valets, or Seconds may accompany the champion or challenger to the ring, but must return to the locker room from the time the bell sounds to start and end the contest.
- The time limit of the match will be restricted to 10 minutes.
Either at 10 minutes the match is a draw or if the match runs longer than 10 minutes the title is no longer at stake. So if the champion is pinned at 11:15 seconds, he loses the match but not the title. WCW used to defend the TV title this way in the early-mid 90’s.
I agree that if any title is defended strictly in 2out of 3 fall matches, it should be the All Star Title. That’s how the NWA title was always defended in the early years.
Another thought is that FRW could always create a 3rd singles title, and call it the Northern New England Championship. I heard the collective groan….but it could work. It maintains the Granite State Championship at a title defended only in New Hampshire, and the Northern New England Championship would not be defended in New Hampshire. That was no matter what the show, only 2 singles titles could be defended. Although I like my New Hampshire State Athletic Commission Rules idea better.
Here's my two cents.
I’m new to Front Row Wrestling. I’ve only attended one show, last November and I can’t wait to go to Ultimate Endurance II July19th, but I’ve been following it for quite some time because of my work with Turnbuckle Truth and my time on the Burning Hammer.
FRW advertises themselves has New Hampshire’s home town promotion, so when first reading about them and their titles it was clear to me that the All Star Championship was the primary title while the Granite State Championship was the “regional” or secondary title. What further clarified it for me was the fact that the All Star Championship was contested with 2 referees’s while the Granite State wasn’t.
Because FRW is proud of their New Hampshire heritage I feel that “Granite State” is the perfect name for the secondary championship. That being said, I am not in favor with changing the name of the championship. You could defend the Granite State Championship in other States under:
New Hampshire State Athletic Commission Rules
- The championship can be won either by Pin fall, Submission, Count-out, Disqualification or Referee stoppage.
This gives no one the advantage in a title match, which usually the champion has. It also ensures that the match will be more of a pure wrestling match.
- Mangers, Valets, or Seconds may accompany the champion or challenger to the ring, but must return to the locker room from the time the bell sounds to start and end the contest.
- The time limit of the match will be restricted to 10 minutes.
Either at 10 minutes the match is a draw or if the match runs longer than 10 minutes the title is no longer at stake. So if the champion is pinned at 11:15 seconds, he loses the match but not the title. WCW used to defend the TV title this way in the early-mid 90’s.
I agree that if any title is defended strictly in 2out of 3 fall matches, it should be the All Star Title. That’s how the NWA title was always defended in the early years.
Another thought is that FRW could always create a 3rd singles title, and call it the Northern New England Championship. I heard the collective groan….but it could work. It maintains the Granite State Championship at a title defended only in New Hampshire, and the Northern New England Championship would not be defended in New Hampshire. That was no matter what the show, only 2 singles titles could be defended. Although I like my New Hampshire State Athletic Commission Rules idea better.