▁break ▁within ▁the ▁organization ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁when ▁Montreal ▁prom oter ▁Edd ie ▁Qu inn ▁walked ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁August ▁N WA ▁meeting ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis . ▁Qu inn ▁had ▁fallen ▁out ▁with ▁Much nick ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁issues . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁Qu inn ▁walked ▁out , ▁a ▁wrest ler ▁of ▁his ▁named ▁Éd ou ard ▁Car pent ier ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁an ▁angle ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁Lou ▁Th esz ▁were ▁both ▁being ▁presented ▁around ▁the ▁N WA ▁as ▁world ▁champion ▁after ▁Car pent ier ▁had ▁a ▁disput ed ▁win ▁over ▁Th esz ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁original ▁idea ▁was ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁" dis put ed " ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship ▁title ▁into ▁a ▁high - profile ▁rem atch . ▁When ▁Qu inn ▁left ▁the ▁N WA , ▁Much nick ▁announced ▁that ▁Car pent ier ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁an ▁official ▁champion ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁claim ▁on ▁the ▁title . ▁After ward , ▁Qu inn ▁saw ▁the ▁financial ▁possibilities ▁in ▁the ▁Car pent ier ▁situation ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁N WA ▁member ▁prom ot ions ▁that ▁continued ▁to ▁recognize ▁Car pent ier ▁as ▁champion . ▁He ▁offered ▁to ▁have ▁Car pent ier ▁lose ▁a ▁title ▁match ▁to ▁their ▁pros pective ▁champion ▁thus ▁giving ▁them ▁a ▁legit imate ▁claim ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁title ▁if ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁break ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁N WA . ▁While ▁some ▁took ▁up ▁Qu inn ’ s ▁offer