▁promotion ' s ▁marque e ▁wrest ler ▁and ▁giving ▁young ▁stars ▁big ▁story lines ▁and ▁championship ▁opportun ities . ▁With ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁Turner ’ s ▁money , ▁N WA / W C W ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁promotion ▁as ▁J CP ▁had ▁originally ▁intended . ▁W C W , ▁like ▁J CP ▁before ▁it , ▁became ▁the ▁main ▁N WA ▁territory . ▁Still ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁N WA , ▁W C W ▁tou red ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁instead ▁of ▁stay ing ▁within ▁a ▁conf ined ▁territory . ▁N WA / W C W ▁would ▁not ▁only ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁W WF ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁level , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁about ▁to ▁comp ete ▁with ▁the ▁W WF ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁level ▁as ▁well . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁W C W ▁officially ▁began ▁to ▁recognize ▁a ▁W C W ▁World ▁Champion , ▁with ▁Ric ▁F la ir , ▁who ▁had ▁just ▁defeated ▁St ing ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁N WA ▁World ▁He avy weight ▁Championship , ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁title ▁holder . ▁Ric ▁F la ir ▁was ▁simultaneously ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁champion ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁N WA ▁and ▁W C W ▁until ▁he ▁left ▁W C W ▁over ▁a ▁dispute ▁with ▁W C W ▁president ▁Jim ▁H erd ▁( with ▁the ▁actual ▁title ▁bel t ▁in ▁his ▁possession ) ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁W WF . ▁Upon ▁leaving , ▁F la ir ▁was ▁immediately ▁stri pped ▁of ▁the ▁W