It was after WCW made their own belt, but before they pulled out of the NWA. Barry won it from Muta, lost it to Flair, WCW pulled out a couple months later. Barry was part of the office, so he probably didn't have to blow anyone. Coulda been something as simple as Flair didn't like working with Muta, so they used Barry as a transition.
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