Trevor Murdoch Reveals How The NWA Is Presenting An Old School Flavour Of Wrestling

The NWA has went back to its roots in recent years, with the promotion's owner Billy Corgan preferring an old-school approach.

Returning to the fundamentals of basic storytelling is one of the things that two-time former NWA World Heavyweight Champion Trevor Murdoch enjoys about wrestling for the company.

Speaking with Bobby Fish for The Undisputed Podcast, Murdoch noted that professional wrestling shows used to have more variety, saying:

"Our wrestling shows used to have variety. You used to be able to watch a match that had storytelling, and then a little bit more of a high-spot match, and a tag team match. The whole show was a variety of different styles. If you didn't like it, you could wait for the next match, and you'd see something different. Whereas nowadays, wrestlers, they don't stand out. It's hard to stand out in their own lane. They don't," said Murdoch.

Murdoch continued by stating his preference for clear babyface/heel dynamics, adding:

"That's the whole basis of pro wrestling, good guy verse bad guy. Sometimes, those lines, you got bad guy against bad guy. There needs to be clear, definitive lines on who the good guy is and who the bad guy is. I think I back then, they made that very clear." 

When Fish commented that he believes this is something the industry struggles with, Murdoch stated how the NWA is trying to adhere to it.

"That's something that we're trying to do in the NWA is go back to the basics of telling the simple story of good guy versus bad guy. This guy wants to beat the sh*t out of this guy, and this guy want to beat the sh*t out of this guy. It's one of the reasons why I like being in NWA because it breaks it down to its basic form," Murdoch said.

The NWA recently announced that Tyrus will defend the NWA World Heavyweight Title against EC3 at the NWA 75 pay-per-view.

H/T Fightful

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