I'd actually argue both are effectively teeball.
Being first in wrath meant nothing when it released, and means nothing now. And both times was cheesed by the same tactic.
Being the first XLevel has always meant nothing in the game, and the person who cheated it is usually better remembered than the person who legitly did it. Only raid boss defeats are terribly well promoted or remembered.
Classic vs Original isn't like Major League vs Little League though. The rules are more or less the same, and the players are of equivalent skill level and are drawing from the same scope of players.