NWA and their hour long draws....

No better way for a top heel to draw heat than to have him barely escape with the title due to a draw. That said, the practice wouldn't hold up as well today as it did in that era.

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I understand both sides of it - you want to see a clear cut winner after a long, grueling contest. But on the same token, if 2 guys (or 2 teams) have well enough chemistry to get away with going a full hour, and meeting the time limit - wouldn't you want to see the 2 going at it once again, to see who can truly "win the war" sorta speak..? The draw always appeals to me as the 2 both "living to fight another day" mentality - as if to say, no one won this battle: we'll meet again!

this! plus,the reverse - making a face by having him hang with and come THIS close to beating the champion.

Nivro nailed it. Read no further.







Triple H sorta tried something similar back when they re-introduced the World title to WWE fans and he still gets backlash for it to this very day. Usually those who got the point enjoyed it, those who didn't wish death upon him often.

That's definitely an issue, but attention span is another issue. Fans want huge spots, and nobody can do a spotfest for an entire hour.

Personally, I'd love to see time limit draws come back; I just don't see it happening. Not only was it a good ending, but the idea that it could happen I think added to the excitement of all matches. It wasn't just win, lose, or DQ, it added an entirely different variable and psychology to it.

There used to be heel champs who'd do their best to run down the clock, running out of the ring and so forth, so when the face challenger finally got his hands on him, there was a huge pop. That's a moment I miss.

Thanks for plugging the hole in my prior post. I genuinely appreciate that. I loved your example of Sting vs. Ric Flair. While Flair retained the title, Sting looked really strong in the end. I will say this over and over, JCP knew how to build up guys as well as feuds. Even after 26 years later, both Sting and Ric Flair are still recognizable names today.

Another example of how time limit draws are effective, look at how the One Man Gang received a bye into the semi-finals at WrestleMania IV. Jake 'The Snake' Roberts and Rick Rude went to a 15 minute time-limit draw that allowed the One Man Gang to advance to the semi-finals.

Funny how the both events I mentioned took place on the same day. Can it be a coincidence?

People nowadays don't appreciate the art of wrestling. Just cause you lose a match doesn't mean you didn't gain from it immensely. Austin lost to Bret at WM13 but he gained from it. Sting didn't defeat Flair but going toe to toe with the champ for an hour built his status up.

Problem is today's wrestling fans would rather run to their keyboard to throw out the word "buried", instead of watching the craftsmen work.

I agree with this. Those are some good examples that our friend from the Daredevil comics just gave us. I also agree with the statement above it about how most of todays fans wouldn't get it anymore when it comes to the use of draws. If Cesaro and Cena went to a draw (cause that's the most current match that had that kind of feel to it that I could think of) people would still be complaining because Cesaro didn't win. They don't understand that a wrestler showing that they can hang move for move with the established champion and not have either look bad, can mean just as much to a guy as a win. Sometimes more than one. People saw Sting as a main event player as a result of Clash #1 with Flair. But he needed time to develop more. That match laid the foundation, GAB 90 cemented it. The fans AND Sting were ready for the win and the title morseo in 1990. Because they had time to accept him and get into his gimmick/story after seeing him prove himself in that 45 minute draw in 88.

Bringing this up reminds me of that Legends roundtable they had on the network last week. I believe it was the bad gimmick/worst ideas episode. To hear Michael Hayes ( whom I like actually) claim that the reason Taylor failed as the Rooster was because Taylor didn't get into the gimmick enough was one of the stupidest/funniest things I ever heard. Hayes basically saying its Terrys fault.......what was he supposed to do?.........unleash his inner cock?!