Titles Disputed Again
During that same year, two current major promotions started business; Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and Ring of Honor. TNA Wrestling took the quick route to success, gaining usage of the NWA World Titles through a working agreement with the National Wrestling Alliance. With the NWA World Heavyweight Championship back in the spotlight, TNA presented the title defenses on an international scale. TNA eventually left the NWA and in 2007 lost rights to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, resulting in TNA recognizing their own TNA World Heavyweight Championship. Meanwhile, Ring of Honor had established their ROH World Championship, defending the title internationally over several continents by 2003.
Additionally, following ECW's original closure in 2001, WWE had purchased its assets and remaining properties. In 2006 WWE re-established the Extreme Championship Wrestling franchise to complement the existing Raw and SmackDown franchises while the ECW World Heavyweight Championship was recommissioned for the new ECW brand. The brand and the title remained active within WWE until 2010.
At this moment there is no undisputed world heavyweight title. The current promotions with potential claims to such legacy include World Wrestling Entertainment with the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship, the National Wrestling Alliance with the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, Ring of Honor with the ROH World Championship, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling with the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.
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