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June 28, 1985 Orlando, FL Orange County Convention Center The Youngbloods defeated Masked Confusion John Tatum (w/ Madusa) defeated Bruce Hart Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Keith and Owen Hart NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Butcher and Mad Dog Vachon Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Pete Doherty (Non-Title as the title change hasn’t aired yet) NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Jay Strongbow Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens defeated Ole & Arn Anderson via DQ Magnum TA defeated Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) {Replacing Terry Funk) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Superstar Graham June 29, 1985 St. Petersburg, FL Bayfront Center Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Pete Doherty NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The Hart Brothers Masked Confusion defeated The Youngbloods when they did the Masked Confusion switch. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Jay Strongbow Ray Stevens & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Ole & Arn Anderson (w/ JJ Dillon) via DQ for an over the top rope DQ. NWA United States Championship Match Terry Funk © and Magnum TA went to a 45-minute time limit draw NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Superstar Graham June 30, 1985 Fort Myers, FL The Auditorium Keith & Owen Hart defeated Masked Confusion. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Pete Doherty defeated Thunderbolt Patterson George Steele defeated Ole Anderson via DQ NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan © (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The Youngbloods & Jay Strongbow NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon Superstar Graham defeated Arn Anderson via countout NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Bob Orton Jr. after the Andersons interfered.

June 27, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/30/85) Daytona Beach, FL Ocean Center Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver welcome us to World Wide Wrestling on the NWA Syndication network! They recap some footage from the World Championship Wrestling show where all hell broke loose. The Andersons appeared, initially under masks, and are aligned with Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard (with JJ Dillon). 24 Karat is shattered, and the battle lines are drawn. Madusa (w/ John Tatum) defeated Luna Vachon when John Tatum tripped Luna against the ropes. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match “The Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty (Replacing Mr. Saito) defeated Manny Fernandez to win the championship. The announcement was made that. Mr. Saito was no longer available due to a personal situation. Manny said he would be willing to defend the title against a replacement. Pete Doherty accepted the challenge and won with a hotshot after about 9 minutes. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 & 3 NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Jay Strongbow in a non-title match. Tully Blanchard sat with Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver to provide commentary. After the match, Tully came in and beat down Strongbow and tossed him to the floor as they celebrated in the ring to close the show. END OF TV TAPING The Youngbloods defeated The Irwins NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele NWA Television Championship Match - Taped Fist Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Superstar Graham after JJ handed Tully a roll of half dollars and knocked out Graham. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA defeated Terry Funk © via a DQ. Terry Funk retained the title.

June 26, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/29/85) Jacksonville, FL Memorial Coliseum Tony Schiavone & David Crockett welcome us to WTBS and World Championship Wrestling. This week, Magnum TA will respond to Terry Funk’s challenge from last week’s WCW. A new tag team will debut this week. The Great American Bash tour will begin on July 4th, but next week on World Wide Wrestling, we will have some footage from Lutte Internationale’s event in Charlotte from June 28th! So many big time matches are scheduled for that event. This is a huge event to kick off the Great American Bash month, we hope all of you NWA fans will come to Charlotte and check out the event! NWA World Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Rene Goulet in a non title match with a Slingshot Suplex. JJ Dillon was on commentary with David Crockett discussing the events of last week and the firing of Bob Orton Jr. and Ray Stevens. He says if you can’t perform, you get fired, it’s that simple. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 We return from break and we have a debuting tag team. They are masked men, but don’t appear to be the same masked men that attacked Orton and Stevens last week. These two are wearing matching outfits, and have a similar build. Standing next to each other, it’s very difficult to tell them apart. They call themselves Masked Confusion. They would not give an interview before their match. MASKED CONFUSION defeated Jeff Sword and Doug Vines. During the match, they hype more action coming up in the Great American Bash tour. Matches for some of the shows will be announced in a later segment on tonight’s show. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Magnum TA defeated Italian Stallion with the Belly to Belly Suplex. Magnum walks up to the set and talks with Tony Schiavone. He asks Tony what is coming up in the next few weeks for the NWA? Tony responds with the Great American Bash tour. Magnum looks around at the crowd. He gets back to Tony. Magnum says he is going to throw back a challenge to Terry Funk, and an answer needs to be given on World Wide Wrestling. Magnum challenges Funk for the US title, but he wants to have a Best of Seven series. That’s right, a Best of Seven Matches series throughout the Great American Bash tour. Magnum looks right in the camera. Terry Funk, you want me so badly, you can have me. You can have all of me. You want to prove yourself to me, to the fans, and the entire NWA? Then accept my challenge. Beat me four times in a row. I don’t think you can do it. I don’t think you can beat me 4 times in the entire month. Let’s put the title on the line. The winner of the series becomes to champion. So, even if I beat you in the first match, or the second match, or even the third match, I don’t become the champion until I defeat you in four of the seven matches. Tony gets really excited about the possibility of seven matches between these two! Magnum stops him and says well, one more twist Tony. If we make it to match number seven, the last match, the deciding match will be inside a steel cage! Magnum walks off as Tony loses his mind. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Great Kokina defeated Fred Ottman with a sitout splash. Tony and David bring the discuss to RFK Stadium in Washington, DC on July 4th. As previously announced, NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair will defend the championship against Lutte Internationale’s Gino Brito! A huge six-man tag team match has been signed….as Magnum TA and the Rock ‘n Roll Express will take on the NWA United States Champion Terry Funk & his newest buddies, the MASKED CONFUSION. Interesting tag team match there. Also a TV Title match, as Ray Stevens looks to get some revenge against Tully Blanchard. That should be a fight right there. That’s just some of the major matches signed for July 4th! COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Ray Stevens & Bob Orton Jr vs The Youngbloods never takes place as scheduled. As Stevens and Orton walk out from the locker room. They are jumped by the masked men again. Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard are also out, helping with the attack. Stevens and Orton are bloodied and beaten badly. The Youngbloods try to make the save, but are attacked in the ring by more masked men! What is going on here? Two sets of masked men are out here! Youngbloods are tossed from the ring as Flair and Blanchard walk up to the ring and get into it. They shake those guys hands as the other set of masked men follow them into the ring. JJ Dillon walks into the ring with briefcase and hand it to the men that attacked the Youngbloods. THey take the case and unmask to be Bill and Scott Irwin! The crowd boos, but are surprised as the unveiling. Irwins take the case and leave. Flair reaches out and hugs the other two masked men, who remove their masks. Ole and Arn Anderson! Tully and JJ laugh it up as all the men embrace in the middle of the ring. This must be what they meant last week by reinforcements are here! Is this the new 24 Karat?! As they leave the ring, David wants some answers. Flair comes over to the set as we see Orton and Stevens are getting medical help. Flair comes over and grabs the mic. He talks about how 24 Karat failed! He allowed LOSERS to be on their team. That can’t happen any longer. He’s the WORLD’S HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION. Tully is the BEST wrestler on TELEVISION! So, he made a call to family. His cousins, the meanest, toughest embrey’s in the world. Ole and Arn Anderson. No one is tougher than either of these two men. Now that they have finally arrived in the NWA, Mid Atlantic, Lutte Internationale, Smoky Mountain, any other NWA territory...EVERYONE should be afraid of what this means. The four very best wrestlers in the entire world are now together in one place. The most dominant team in the world, joining with the two greatest individual wrestlers EVER….No one, not one person, not one team, will ever be able to get one over on this set of talent. WHOOOOO!!!!! COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Tony and David come back to WCW and they are in shock. What has just happened here?! Ric Flair brings in his family, The Andersons, as his backup with JJ and Tully Blanchard. A very chaotic scene as they just finished up taking Orton and Stevens to the back as well as helping the Youngbloods out. Ricky Santana defeated Dennis Stamp. During this contest, they continue to talk about this new supergroup that has formed here. What kind of dominance they have already shown tonight. What does this mean for the future? They talk about trying to get the medical updates on Orton and Stevens when they can. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele defeated JR Hogg & Lenny Kean David Crockett leaves the set during this match to find out about Stevens and Orton. After the match, the camera crew catches up with David as he’s just outside the first aid room. Bob Orton Jr. comes out and promises revenge on those guys. He doesn’t know what the hell has gotten into Flair and Blanchard, but they have drawn that line in the sand. He challenges the Andersons to a match on July 4th, and he will bring his own backup. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 Thunderbolt Patterson defeated “Hollywood” John Tatum (w/ Madusa) after Luna Vachon returned at went after Madusa, causing Tatum to get distracted and get rolled up for the loss. Tony and David finished up hyping the Pre-Bash tour Lutte has this weekend and promising to show footage on next week’s World Wide Wrestling. Also hyping the July 4th show and just as we head off the air, they have heard from JJ Dillon, and he accepted Orton’s challenge for a tag team match in Washington DC. END OF TAPING

What a Charlotte show! Many title changes, angle progression! A hell of a way to push the Great American Bash tour! The NWA should be VERY proud of the work you have done to push the group. I know your friends in Mid Atlantic are! I love what you have done with the Midnight Rockers to start. Early respect and now championships. Andre winning a NWA Lutte championship is awesome! So many potential ideas and angles to go forward. NWA World Tag Team title change appears to have sent some shockwaves throughout the entire wrestling world. Fantastic month of shows here, a phenomenal build for the Bash '85!

With the recent situation involving Mr. Saito, MACW unfortunately has released him from his verbal contract. We hope to bring him back in when he is cleared from his legal situation. "Iron" Mike Sharpe has moved from a jobber pack into the main roster and MACW would like to sign Pete Sanchez to take Sharpe's place in the jobber pack.

I fixed the error with the Moondogs. I apologize for the mistake, I forgot to write that down. The Duke of Dorchester merchandise will be at the live arenas in time for the Great American Bash!

Thanks for that update, I'll adjust accordingly.

11 Matches. New Orleans. Wow. I agree with the previous comments about the show being well written and the matches were really fun to enjoy. I enjoyed the show from top to bottom. These mega supershows are incredibly hard to book, especially with the talent. I had an issue with that a few months ago, booking Andre the Giant in the mid-card. It's a struggle managing how to build the card, but I thought you did a pretty good job.

I agree with previous statements about the use of your rosters. With your association with the UWF, you have some really big names you can bring in for those bigger shows. You have your roster down really well. Using the house show loop idea is very well done. Take what works and put it to the best use possible. I really enjoy that.

I'm just catching up on reading alot of the shows. Finally got to read these three really fun and entertaining shows! I love everything about how you work the matches, the way you write it up and deliver it to the reader. Flair's match was unbelievable. It sets up the rematch in the USA on the Bash tour! Funk is Japan is just awesome. Lex Luger had a real nice run here, showing why he is the American Champion. The stables concept is really fun, looking forward to the future of that. The talent here is incredible. VERY exciting and fun read.

In an effort to get caught up before running the Great American Bash tour (which is less than a week away!!), I am submitting these "Dirt sheet reports" with TV and live event write ups about the shows. Basically just covering the main stories I have going on over the next two weeks of shows. I should have this weeks shows up in the next day or two, ready for the Bash tour to begin! Dirt Sheet Live Show Reports: WCW TV Taping from Greensboro Coliseum Big news coming out of the show was the two masked guys who laid out Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens after their match against some local guys. JJ Dillon teased a LOT of tension and walked out on them right before the attack. 24 Karat is in for some kind of major shake up it appears. They continued building Magnum TA vs Terry Funk rematch with interviews with both guys. Funk’s was a pre-tape, but he wrestled in the dark match main event defending the US title against Sam Houston. Tully continued his stangle-hold on the TV title by pinning Bruce Hart Pete Doherty defeated Jay Strongbow. They announced that Cpl. Kirchner and George Steele will challenge the Foreign Legion on TV next week, this looks to be the set up for their TV program going into the Bash tours. A LOT of hype for the Great American Bash tour. Ric Flair ended the show with a pretty awesome interview with David Crockett about defending the World Title against all 10 of those challengers. It was also announced that his title match against Superstar Graham would be inside a steel cage, but that it was Graham’s last shot as long as Flair is the World Champion. World Wide Wrestling TV Report Show is from South Hill, VA Mr. Saito defeated Manny Fernandez via countout in a title match. The title didn’t change hands, but Fuji insisted on a rematch next week World Wide Wrestling. Youngbloods & Strongbow defeated local guys. They are building them as the next real challengers to Fuji’s Clan for the 6-man titles. Main event for the show was Superstar Graham, Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele defeating Foreign Legion and Ricky Santana in a decent brawl. Bob Caudle got up from ringside and chatted with Graham after the match about his World Title Steel Cage match on the Bash tour as the show ended. A report from someone who attended the show live said that Great Kokina won a battle royal and Ric Flair defeated Pedro Morales. Other notable matches from the rest of the new loop (June 14-16) Magnum TA defeated Terry Funk via DQ in Fishersville. Flair and Graham went at it again with Flair winning by holding the tights. Another stalling match, but built to a decent finish. Foreign Legion went at it again with Kirchner and Steele, retaining their titles. Blanchard and Houston are doing special 30-minute time limit draw based on the TV this week. World Championship Wrestling Television Report (6/22/85) Taped in Philadelphia, PA BIG TIME story coming out of this taping was the break up of 24 Karat! JJ Dillon FIRES Bob Orton Jr. and Ray Stevens for failing to bring the World Tag Team titles to the group. This break up and story built throughout the show. JJ comes out alone and fires the two now former members of 24 Karat. Later in the show Bob Orton Jr and Ray Stevens visit the set with David Crockett and didn’t even know what had happened as they had just arrived to the building. David shows the earlier segment with JJ and the two leave to find JJ. When we return from commercial break, We see Stevens and Orton in an argument with JJ. Flair and Blanchard enter the locker room and all four men have a shouting contest. JJ kicks the camera from the locker room. When we return, a segment later, Bob Caudle has shown up and knocks on the door. Orton and Stevens open the door, but before they can speak, the two masked men from last week appear and beat them down once again. The masked men take off. The camera rises up and sees Flair, Blanchard and Dillon arrive back to the locker room. They grab Caudle’s microphone and tell Stevens and Orton that they are FIRED! And that 24 Karat is no more. Next week, reinforcements arrive. They all laugh as the segment ends. In other news from this show. Cpl. Kirchner and George Steele won their match against the Foreign Legion via DQ. Paul Jones, and the Legion stop the match just minutes after the match begins and beat the challengers down. The use the flags as weapons, leaving the two laying. Terry Funk wrestled on the show and defeated Fred Ottman after a series of neckbreakers. Terry then stormed the set and yelled at Tony Schiavone, wanting to take on Magnum. He challenges him to any stipulation he wants. Name it. Funk wants Magnum. They continue building Youngbloods and Strongbow as a team to challenge for the 6-man tag titles with another TV win. More hype for the Bash tour. Next week begins the announcements of more matches signed for the beginning of the tour, including a hint at what will happen for the US Championship! World Wide Wrestling TV Report for June 23, 1985 From Baltimore, MD Mr. Saito defeated Manny Fernandez via DQ after Mr. Fuji tried to interfere, Manny dropped Fuji, took his cane and beat on Saito with it causing the DQ. This sets up a rematch next week for the title, if Manny loses in any fashion, the title goes to Saito. Pete Doherty defeated Thunderbolt Patterson Pedro Morales defeated Ricky Santana In non-televised matches, Magnum TA and Superstar Graham battled Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard to a 45-minute draw. Fuji’s Clan retained their titles over the Hart Brothers and Cpl. Kirchner Terry Funk defeated Sam Houston to retain the US title. More Non-Televised tour news for June 21-23 Magnum TA and Sam Houston wrestled Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard in 45-minute draw. Manny Fernandez defeated John Tatum and Pete Doherty in title matches. Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens wrestled the Youngbloods and The Vachon’s, winning all three nights. The Foreign Legion wrestled whichever team didn’t wrestle the former 24 Karat and retained their titles.

June 5, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/8/1985) Wheeling, West Virginia Civic Center Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us to this week’s World Championship Wrestling, right here on WTBS! Up this week is a qualifying match for Lutte Internationale’s Battlebowl event. We also have a debuting young tag team and “Superstar” Graham is in action. Jay Strongbow defeated Ray Apollo. Strongbow comes over to talk with Tony. Strongbow talks about leaving the territory for a little while to work all across the country. He’s back in MACW and looking to get some championships. Pete Doherty walks out and asks how Strongbow should be getting title shots around here. He was a loser before, and still is a loser. Strongbow says that he’ll beat Doherty, and that’ll show the match makers that he’s ready for a title shot. Doherty agrees as he walks off the set. Strongbow waves to the fans as we head to our first break. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Pete Doherty defeated Swede Hansen. Jay Strongbow stayed with Tony and David to help with commentary He comments that he hopes we can get this match signed for next week's show. Both men face off on set after the match. Doherty lays in a cheap shot before running to the locker room. Strongbow shakes off the blow before heading to the break. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Lutte Internationale Battle Bowl Qualifying match Ray Stevens defeated Pedro Morales to qualify in 8:30 after a backbreaker. Ray Stevens is at the set with David Crockett. David asks where is JJ Dillon for this important match. Ray says he had some important business to take care of. David questions if JJ being absent has something to do with the rumors about trouble inside the 24 Karat group. Ray asks what he is talking about, saying they have never been stronger. He and Orton had one minor setback not winning the World Tag Team Championships. They will fix that soon enough. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Jay & Mark Youngblood defeated Doug Vines and Jeff Sword. Tony and David discuss the upcoming Great American Bash tour. They announced the challengers for the World Champion on those shows. They discuss how big these shows will be, especially with Lutte Internationale and Smoky Mountain Wrestling having cards, wrestlers and matches involved throughout the month of July as well. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Dusty Wolfe. Mr. Fuji brings Saito onto the interview set. He discusses the upcoming Mid Atlantic Heavyweight championship match he has with Manny Fernandez. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Lutte Internationale Battle Bowl Qualifying match NWA United States Heavyweight & NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk defeated Thunderbolt Patterson after a piledriver to qualify for Battlebowl. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 We return with Terry Funk at the set yelling at Tony and David for going to commercial break before talking with the only double champion in the NWA. He wants to talk about his victory over Magnum TA. He wants to talk about being the number one man in the NWA. He wants to just beat people up. He tosses the microphone down and walks off. Keith & Bruce Hart defeated Lenny Kean & JR Hogg. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 “Superstar” Graham defeated Dennis Stamp Graham comes to visit with David, but we have pre-recorded comments from the World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair. Flair tells Graham that he’s next to fall victim to the champ. Flair can wrestle circles around Graham. A bodybuilder has no right to be in the same ring with the greatest wrestler of all time. Wooooo!!! We go back to the set and Graham just says that he is back on track, more focused than ever before. He is the Tower of Power, Flair. And that power will break down the greatest wrestler in the world and lose his championship to the most powerful man in wrestling! END OF TV TAPING Dark Match Main Event Magnum TA, Sam Houston, Cpl Kirchner & George Steele defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Foreign Legion {Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff} in an 8-man tag team match. June 6, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/9/1985) Canton, OH Civic Center Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver welcome the audience to World Wide Wrestling! This week, we have TWO title matches! The Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship as well as the NWA Television Championship will be defended. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez © defeated “Hollywood” John Tatum (w/ Madusa) to retain the championship. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Lutte Internationale Battle Bowl Qualifying match Magnum TA defeated Bob Orton Jr. (w/ JJ Dillon) COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 & 3 NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © went to a 15-minute time limit draw with Sam Houston. END OF TV TAPING NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan © defeated Bruce & Keith Hart and Pedro Morales The Youngbloods defeated an unknown masked team. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Thunderbolt Patterson NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Match Terry Funk © defeated Jay Strongbow NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham in about 25 minutes. The early moments of the match was a lot of stalling between Flair and Graham. Some strutting and posedowns occurred throughout the first few minutes of the contest. June 7, 1985 Columbus, OH Ohio Center Bruce & Keith Hart defeated Scott & Bill Irwin Pete Doherty defeated Jay Strongbow NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan © (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Col. Kirchner, George Steele & Thunderbolt Patterson to retain the titles. Pedro Morales defeated John Tatum (w/ Madusa) NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon to retain the titles. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Manny Fernandez © via countout. Manny retained the title. NWA United States Championship Match Terry Funk & Magnum TA went to a double DQ. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Sam Houston (replacing Superstar Graham) June 8, 1985 Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati Gardens Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Bill & Scott Irwin John Tatum (w/ Madusa) defeated Thunderbolt Patterson NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez © defeated Pete Doherty via DQ Fuji’s Clan © (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The Youngbloods & Jay Strongbow NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Bruce & Keith Hart Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele NWA United States Heavyweight Championship Match Magnum TA defeated Terry Funk © via DQ NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham June 9, 1985 Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens Bruce & Keith Hart defeated Bill & Scott Irwin Pete Doherty defeated Thunderbolt Patterson NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan © (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The Youngbloods & Jay Strongbow Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated an unknown masked team NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Manny Fernandez © via countout. Magnum TA & Sam Houston defeated Bob Orton Jr & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham

June 1, 1985 Savannah, GA Civic Center Cpl. Kirchner defeated Ricky Santana Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated an unknown masked team. The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated George Steele Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated JR Hogg & Lenny Kean NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Bruce & Keith Hart NWA United States Championship Match Terry Funk © defeated Pedro Morales Magnum TA, Sam Houston & “Superstar” Graham defeated 24 Karat {NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens. World Champion Ric Flair walked out on the match about 30 minutes in. June 2, 1985 Augusta, GA Civic Center Sam Houston defeated Ricky Santana Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated JR Hogg & Lenny Kean Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele went to a 15 minute time limit draw with The Moondogs The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Pedro Morales NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez © defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA United States Championship Match Terry Funk © and Magnum TA went to a double DQ NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Graham

May 29, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/1/85) Atlanta, GA The Omni Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us to WTBS once again this week for World Championship Wrestling. The Great American Bash tour is approaching very quickly. Later in the show, we will run down the World Title Matches that are scheduled for those big time stadium shows during the tour! First let’s get to some action! The Moondogs defeated Rene Goulet & Italian Stallion after a double backbreaker on the Stallion. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Kendall Windham defeated Gary Royal. David and Tony are back on the W.C.W. set. They discuss a few of the first set of challengers for the World Heavyweight Championship at the Great American Bash tour. On July 4th, from Washington, DC at the RFK Stadium, Lutte Internationale’s Gino Brito will be the first challenger. Speaking of Lutte Internationale, they also present the second challenger on the tour, with Rick Martel as he challenges in Montreal at Jarry Park. Two HUGE opportunities for top challengers out of the North. When we head back to the Carolina’s on the 11th, we will see Jerry “The King” Lawler coming in for a rare appearance in the NWA. His record all around the country earns him a World Championship shot, and that will take place in Greensboro, NC at the War Memorial Stadium. Then we head to Charlotte, on the 14th, but we understand that there was a problem getting a contract signed for that night, and that announcement will come in the next couple of weeks. The following show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina will see Nikolai Volkoff be the challenger at the Municipal Stadium. The next challenge comes in the form of the crazy man from Texas, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, as he enters Citadel Football Stadium in Charleston, South Carolina. The next World Title match takes place in Jacksonville, Florida where the other half of the Foreign Legion, Iron Sheik will challenge for the top prize in our sport. The United States Heavyweight Champion, and NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Champion, Terry Funk is set to make his challenge in Atlanta, Georgia at the Fulton County Stadium. A newly added date to Baltimore, Maryland has given promoters there a chance to give anyone a shot at the World Title. That night, there will be a battle royal. The winner of that will get a World Title shot in Toronto, Ontario at the CNE Stadium. Before that, Japan’s Jumbo Tsurta will get his shot in Philadelphia at Veterans Stadium on the 30th.There is so much going on, we barely have enough time in this segment to cover it all! If Ric Flair can make it through the entire month after this as champion, will he EVER be able to be beaten for that World Championship?! COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Bob Orton Jr & Ray Stevens defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma. On commentary is was questioned as to why JJ Dillon wasn’t at ringside for his men. No conclusions were given. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Ron Garvin defeated Tiger Chung Lee. Garvin walks over to talk with David Crockett. David is excited to see Ron Garvin make it to MACW. Garvin says he’s pleased to be here, but he wants only one thing...the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Barry Windham defeated Ray Apollo following a leaping lariat. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Missing Link (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Steve Lombardi. Mr. Fuji brings Link over to chat with Tony Schiavone. He is pleased with his latest present from Lutte Internationale. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Bruce & Keith Hart defeated Jerry Saggs and Brian Knobbs. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 Magnum TA defeated John Tatum (w/ Madusa) Magnum stopped over to speak with Tony and David about challenging Terry Funk to a rematch for HIS United States Championship. END OF TV TAPING NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated “Superstar” Graham in about 25 minutes to end the show and retain the title. May 30, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 6/2/85) Columbus, GA Municipal Auditorium Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver open the show from ringside. They welcome a few new television markets in syndication that have joined us this week. We have TWO championship matches this week on World Wide Wrestling. The first is already in the ring. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match Foreign Legion {Nikolai Volkoff & Iron Sheik} © (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon to retain the titles after Paul Jones interfered and his Butcher with a pipe. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez © defeated Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a Mexican Death Match after Kamala missed a top rope splash and Manny smashed a wooden chair over his head to keep him down for the final 10 count. This ended a bloody brawl that just went all over the ring, and ringside. END OF TAPING Missing Link, Great Kokina, Mr. Saito & Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Bruce & Keith Hart, Pedro Morales, Cpl. Kirchner & George Steele in a 10-man tag team match. Magnum TA, Sam Houston, Barry & Kendall Windham defeated Bob Orton Jr, Ray Stevens & The Moondogs in an 8-man tag team match NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) went to a 15-minute time limit draw with Superstar Graham. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin in about 30 minutes to retain the title. May 31, 1985 Albany, GA Civic Center NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match Manny Fernandez © defeated Ricky Santana NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Fuji’s Clan © {Masters of Torture & Great Kokina} (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated The Wild Hoggs {JR Hogg & Lenny Kean} and Sam Houston The Moondogs defeated Bruce & Keith Hart NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match The Foreign Legion © {Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff} defeated Col. Kirchner & George Steele Bob Orton Jr. & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA United States Championship Match Terry Funk © defeated Pedro Morales Magnum TA defeated Missing Link NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Ron Garvin

May 22, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 5/25/85) Greenville, SC Memorial Auditorium Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us the WTBS and the Superstation. This week, the Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship is on the line in our main event! We also have footage from Charlotte last weekend where a brand new United States Champion was crowned! Terry Funk defeated Magnum TA in a controversial match to capture the title. We will have footage from ringside on that contest. First let’s take it to the ring. The Wild Hoggs (Lenny Kean & JR Hogg) defeated Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs. Commentary team discusses the new team on the horizon. Hoggs take the match, just beating the opponent’s up. Takes about 5 and a half minutes to get the victory. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 “The Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty is at the interview set with David Crockett. He complains that he hasn’t gotten any respect around here, but starting tonight, that changes! “The Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty defeated Terry Gibbs in 4:59. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 “Superstar” Billy Graham defeated Rene Goulet in 6:22 with a backbreaker submission. Graham joins Tony and talks about getting re-focused. He is a champion at heart, but he needs a championship around his waist. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Mr. Saito defeated Gary Royal. While the match is going on, Mr. Fuji is with Tony and David. He is calling out Manny Fernandez for a championship match against his man, Saito. Saito wins with the Saito Suplex. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Magnum TA defeated Steve Lombardi Magnum makes his way to the set and talks with David. They show the closing moments of the event from Charlotte where Terry Funk defeated him for the championship. We see Funk and TA battling around ringside. Funk pushes TA into the post and he is bleeding! The clips skip ahead to Magnum beating on Funk in the corner, Tommy Young gets TA away from the corner, but gets pushed down. Magnum walks into a low blow and a leverage move tossing Magnum into the ring post shoulder first. Tommy Young recovers as Terry Funk grabs Magnum and drops him with a vicious piledriver to get the victory. Magnum says that he let his guard down just long enough for that no good Funk to cheat and get the win. Sure, he lost the title, but he is going to get his rematch and when that time comes, he will be the US champion once again! COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 “Hollywood” John Tatum (w/ Madusa) defeated “Iron” Mike Sharpe COMMERCIAL BREAKS 6 & 7 Kamala defeated Manny Fernandez via DQ after about 14 minutes of battling and brawling all around ringside and in the ring. The two men wouldn’t stop battling after the bell. A number of officials and security rush out to separate the two. Kamala is brought to the locker room by Mr. Fuji. Manny ends up at the set with Tony and David as we close the show. He challenges Kamala to a Mexican Death Match! END OF TV TAPING Dark Match Main Event NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rougeau Brothers, Barry Windham and Sam Houston defeated 24 Karat {NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard, Ray Stevens & Bob Orton Jr.} (w/ JJ Dillon) May 23, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 5/26/85) Rockhill, SC Winthorp Coliseum Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver welcome us to World Wide Wrestling! We have two big time main event matches on this week’s show. Let’s get right to the action! NWA World Heavyweight Champion & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated “Superstar” Graham & Magnum TA after Terry Funk interfered to cost Magnum the match. COMMERCIAL BREAK (Matches went through one break) NWA World Tag Team Championship Match The Rougeau Brothers © defeated Ray Stevens & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ JJ Dillon) to retain the championships. JJ is completely nuts at ringside when Stevens get pinned after the Rougeau’s double team finish. Bob Caudle tries to get a word with JJ at ringside, but he’s too busy yelling at his defeated team as we close out the show. END OF TV TAPING Dark Matches Kamala defeated Kendall Windham The Great Kokina won a 20-man battle royal. May 24, 1985 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium Kendall Windham defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lenny Kean & JR Hogg The Hart Brothers {Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart} defeated Ricky Santana, Pete Doherty & John Tatum (w/ Madusa) Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Pedro Morales NWA World Tag Team Championship Match The Rougeau Brothers © {Jacques & Raymond} defeated Ray Stevens & Bob Orton Jr. (w/ JJ Dillon) to retain the titles. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated George Steele NWA United States Championship Match NWA Canadian International Heavyweight & United States Champion Terry Funk defeated Sam Houston. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated “Superstar” Graham & Magnum TA. May 25, 1985 Charleston, SC County Hall Kendall Windham defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lenny Kean & JR Hogg The Hart Brothers {Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart} defeated Ricky Santana, Pete Doherty & John Tatum (w/ Madusa) Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Pedro Morales Bob Orton Jr & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated The Moondogs NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated George Steele NWA United States Championship Match NWA Canadian International Heavyweight & United States Champion Terry Funk defeated Sam Houston. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated “Superstar” Graham & Magnum TA. May 26, 1985 Myrtle Beach, SC Convention Center Kendall Windham defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Mr. Fuji) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Masters of Torture (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Lenny Kean & JR Hogg The Hart Brothers {Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart} defeated Ricky Santana, Pete Doherty & John Tatum (w/ Madusa) Kamala (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Pedro Morales Bob Orton Jr & Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated The Moondogs NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated George Steele NWA United States Championship Match NWA Canadian International Heavyweight & United States Champion Terry Funk defeated Sam Houston. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated “Superstar” Graham & Magnum TA.

NWA Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling The announcement about the upcoming Great American Bash tour has lead to a lot of excitement all around. A HUGE tour with a lot of names coming in, a lot of championship matches, especially for the World Heavyweight Champion. We understand that soon the challengers will be announced on World Championship Wrestling. June 1 is a huge date in the world of the NWA. A lot of changes are coming. Some roster movement is expected as a part of this change. There is even rumors that the house show schedule could expect a change soon as well. There is some thought to run two separate tours around the territory as well as adding some new areas as well. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Jacksonville are new towns starting with the Great American Bash tour. Rumors that some of the stadium shows will have two rings involved. There is talk of a two-ring battle royal being signed. Also some ideas being tossed around involving the 1985 Summer Games using the two rings concept for this year. Nothing is finalized, but the NWA wants plans finished soon so they can plan for set up and promotions of the shows. Ted Turner was in touch with JCP recently about running more important shows in Atlanta. He really wants to see World Championship Wrestling brought in to Atlanta every week. The negotiations continue. MACW and the NWA likes to showcase their company in the variety of venues across the region. While that helps build the WTBS station, Turner likes to keep things close to him. We'll see how much he pushes for this change. Maybe with expanding the TV taping tours into more cities, he'll like the broader audience for WTBS.

BRUNO SAMMARTINO!!! Rick Martel is on quite the losing streak, but gets a nice win on TV to rebuild his momentum heading into the Bash tour. I agree with the feedback on the unpredictability of the shows. It really keeps us guessing what could be next. With all this talk of NWA vs WWF, should I be worried? haha

"The Living Legacy!" I'm sold.

I can never put over how much the TVs are so enjoyable here. Everything has meaning, the commentary adds to the show. I like how you have found a way to use Bobby Fulton without his Fantastics partner around.

Mick Foley...LOL Where's the Dudester?! Tag. Team. Wrestling. Love it. Great finish to the 6-man, Luger clipping Hall and Gang getting the pinfall. Bloody opener on the last show...interesting to get blood so early in the card, set the mood for the entire show. Steamboat over Gang with the Flying Cross Body....that's awesome! Orndorff vs Rude...this can be unbelievable.

A lot going on in SMW right now. Best of 7, and brand new championship and a Round Robin tournament to crown the new champion. I am looking forward to this tournament the most right now.

I'm with Dexstar here, where's the video?! haha

Man, whose side do you pick...Tennessee? or Texas?!? Really entertaining angle. I continue to enjoy how you present the TVs, match description, angle progression with some commentary blended in. Very very good stuff.

Lots of fun tag team matches coming up. Big time championships to be decided as well. Looking forward to it.

5 Weeks of the NWA all over the east coast....should be a fun summer!