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Nick Aldis: “The NWA has proven that people wanted to take this world championship seriously again”
Nick Aldis is reviving the aura and mystique of the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.
A title once worn by the likes of Harley Race, Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes is in good hands with Aldis as champ.
Aldis’s highlight reel includes victories against Cody Rhodes, Marty Scurll, Flip Gordon, Tommy Dreamer, James Storm and Jimmy Havok.