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As usual, a great showing for NWA Lutte Internationale all month long. Catching up on your TVs so I can catch up and plan for the future. I love how you continue to incorporate both of our rosters. Continue the great work!

What a fun month of action! The layout, and the writing was really well done. The results had everyone guessing who would be there at the end. Really great start to New Japan, and sets up for a great 1985!

January 16, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 1/19/85) Roanoke, VA Civic Center The Fantastics defeated Gary Royal & Jason Knight Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) defeated Pete Sanchez. {Tony interviewed Adrian Street, who talked about still being the Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion. He showed off the belt, claiming to be the longest reigning champion in all of the NWA} Luke Graham defeated Dusty Wolfe Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ray Apollo Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka defeated Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Rene Goulet & Swede Hansen Pedro Morales defeated Italian Stallion Terry Funk defeated Dennis Stamp {Terry Funk calls out Magnum TA, he wants a fight, and the US title} January 17, 1985 Fisherville, VA Augusta Expo One Man Gang defeated 2 Cold Scorpio Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) defeated Pedro Morales {Street claimed this was a Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match} Luke Graham defeated Butcher Vachon Terry Funk defeated Mad Dog Vachon {Funk got on the house microphone and called out Magnum TA} The Fantastics defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Fuji’s Clan (w/ Mr. Fuji) Sweet Ebony Diamond defeated Mr. Wrestling II (w. Paul Jones) via DQ NWA United States Champion Magnum TA & NWA United States Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) January 18, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 1/20/85) Richmond, VA Richmond Coliseum The Masters of Torture defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA United States Champion Magnum TA defeated Tiger Chung Lee (non-title match) NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Steve Lombardi (TV Title Match) Sweet Ebony Diamond defeated Paul Jones inside a steel cage. Rocky Johnson may now return to Mid Atlantic. (Dark Match results were not available) January 19, 1985 South Hill, VA Park View High School One Man Gang defeated 2 Cold Scorpio “Crazy” Luke Graham defeated Mad Dog Vachon Adrian Street defeated Butcher Vachon {Adrian Street proclaimed this a Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match} The Fantastics defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) Terry Funk defeated Pedro Morales Sweet Ebony Diamond (WWW hasn’t aired yet) defeated Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) via DQ NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Fuji’s Clan (w/ Mr. Fuji) NWA United States Champion Magnum TA & NWA United States Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) January 20, 1985 WrestleBowl ‘95 (VHS Taping Special) Norfolk, VA The Scope {This is the battlebowl format, 6 tag team matches, winners advance to a main event battle royal, winner challenges for the world championship. If Flair wins, he can choose his challenger for next month} One Man Gang & “Crazy” Luke Graham defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bruce & Keith Hart defeated The Grappler’s The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) & Terry Funk defeated 2 Cold Scorpio & NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champion Owen Hart The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defeated Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) & Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) defeated Pedro Morales & Rocky Johnson NWA United States Champion Magnum TA & NWA United States Tag Team Champion Barry Windham defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) 12-Man Battle Royal One Man Gang won the battle royal, last eliminating Barry Windham. Terry Funk attacked Magnum TA before the battle royal began on the floor, busting him open. Once Magnum got into the ring, he was tossed by One Man Gang. Other eliminations included Great Kokina eliminating both Fantastics at the same time, but was he finished dumping them to the floor, One Man Gang got behind Kokina and tossed him to the floor. Barry Windham tossed Adrian Street. The Hart Brothers eliminated Luke Graham & Mr. Wrestling II. Terry Funk tossed Bruce Hart. Magnum returned to the ring and in chasing Funk, helped Keith Hart put Funk over the top rope. Funk and Magnum battled up the aisle to the locker room. One Man Gang also tossed Keith Hart.

(Sorry I'm late guys!) MACW would like to welcome Nikolai Volkoff.

Quick note. I should be back into the swing of things in the next few days. I have a lot of catching up to do, so I'll try to figure that out. Thanks for everyone's patience and understanding.

Good morning team, Just a little note to let you guys know that I'll be missing in action for a few more days. I recently had a back pain issues. It's been really difficult to get on here to type up my shows. So, I'm still here, just MIA for a bit.

Booked.

Your use of Skandor Akbar is way better than just about anything I had going with him in Mid Atlantic. I feel like you've got a great lock on what to do with him and his stable of wrestlers. Love the use of a heel Jimmy Snuka, as I don't feel that gets talked about as much as it maybe should. Snuka vs Slaughter is an interesting idea, and I love how brutal it is. Hacksaw vs Hacksaw is just a brawlers dream. Duggan fighting for the good ole USA is exactly what you do with him. Giving him of a number of "foreign" heels to battle makes complete sense, and I really enjoy how you make this work. Still love Anderson/Eaton. Your roster is just ridiculous. So many wonderfully talented guys

This is another wildly creative addition to the game. I am thoroughly enjoying your elements to this. The well written formats, the thought process and all around respect for the business is wonderful to read. Amazing stuff, I am looking forward to what could be next.

As I am catching up on all the action from the new year, this has been super intriguing and a very fun read. I appreciate, like everyone has stated, the format you have going here. It is extremely creative and helps us that don't follow the Mexican culture as much as we'd like. Thank you for this.

Always a fun set of Television and house shows. I say this all the time, but you have the mid 80s WWF completely down. Sometimes I forget I'm not reading Graham's site.

I really enjoy how well you incorporate all of your loans. I hope when I begin to bring more of Lutte personalities into Mid Atlantic, I can incorpotate them as well as you do into your whole promotion. I am really looking forward to seeing what happens with Magnum coming up. Your TV is always well written, and I enjoy following along. I'm also a huge fan of those big time main event elimination matches! I love those style matches.

January 9, 1985 Savannah, GA Civic Center Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo 2 Cold Scorpio vs One Man Gang Decision: One Man Gang with the 747 Splash in 4:00. Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15 Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon vs Masters of Torture (#1 & #2) {w/ Mr. Fuji} Decision: The Vachon’s with a double clothesline on #2 in 7:33. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match, One-Fall, 60-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart © vs Mr. Fuji’s Clan (Great Kokina, Mr. Saito & Mr. Tanaka) {w/ Mr. Fuji} Decision: The Hart Brothers in 13:21 when Kokina tossed Owen Hart over the top rope for the disqualification. Kokina laid all three brothers out at the end of the match. The Hart Brothers retained their titles. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match, One-Fall, 45-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo Barry & Kendall Windham © vs The Moondogs (Rex & Spot) Decision: Barry & Kendall Windham after a top-rope bodypress from Kendall onto Spot in 16:57 Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner “Superstar” Billy Graham vs “ Exotic” Adrian Street {w/ Miss Linda} Decision: Billy Graham with a Power Slam in 9:18. Before the match, Adrian Street came to the ring with the old Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. Street grabs the microphone from the ring announcer and declares this was a non-title match and he is still the greatest Mid Atlantic champion of all-time! Special Attraction: Six-Man Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 45-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young The Fantastic’s (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) & NWA United States Champion Magnum TA vs Terry Funk, NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & NWA World Champion Ric Flair {w/ JJ Dillon} Decision: 45-Minute Time Limit Draw. Terry Funk attacked Magnum after the match, but when all six-men began to brawl in the ring, Funk, Blanchard & Flair bailed to the floor and went to the locker room. January 10, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 1/13/85) Albany, GA Civic Center Single’s Match (Dark Match), One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo One Man Gang vs Italian Stallion Decision: One Man Gang with the 747 Splash in 4:25. TV Taping Begins Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver welcome us to World Wide Wrestling. They show a short clip of the end of the steel cage match from the JCP 50th Anniversary show last weekend with Funk attacking Magnum TA. They talk about how Magnum has his sights set on Terry Funk, but Sweet Ebony Diamond and Magnum haven’t gotten revenge on Mr. Wrestling II or Paul Jones for what they have done. Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner Sweet Ebony Diamond vs Mr. Wrestling II {w/ Paul Jones} Decision: Mr. Wrestling II after interference from Paul Jones. Diamond gets on the house microphone and challenges Paul Jones to a Steel Cage match right here on World Wide Wrestling next week, if he loses, he’s gone forever. If he wins, Rocky Johnson can get reinstated. Paul Jones doesn’t want anything to do with it, but Diamond says he will put up $10,000 to get Jones alone in the ring. Paul Jones accepts. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Dean Malenko Masters of Torture (#1 & #2) {w/ Mr. Fuji} vs Dusty Wolfe & Jason Knight Decision: Masters of Torture in 6:26 when #2 makes Wolfe submit to a nerve hold. During the contest, Mr. Fuji discusses his new team with Caudle & Weaver. Talking about finding these men and training them in all the different Martials Arts and many different ways to torture people. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) vs Swede Hansen & Dennis Stamp Decision: The Fantastics won the match with a Rocket Launcher in 7:41. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Six-Man Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 20-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young 24 Karat: NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & “Crippler” Ray Stevens {w/ JJ Dillon} vs Gary Royal, Terry Gibbs & Pete Sanchez. Decision: 24 Karat when Flair made Sanchez submit to the Figure-Four Leglock. During the match, JJ came to the ringside commentary table where he talked about 24 Karat looking for a 4th member of the team to regain those US tag team titles. Maybe even a 5th member, as the US title is still out there for them as well. END OF TAPING Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner “Superstar” Billy Graham vs “ Exotic” Adrian Street {w/ Miss Linda} Decision: Billy Graham with a Power Slam in 7:59. Before the match, Adrian Street came to the ring with the old Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. Street grabs the microphone from the ring announcer and declares this was a non-title match and he is still the greatest Mid Atlantic champion of all-time! NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match, One-Fall, 45-Minute Time Limit Referee: Dean Malenko Barry & Kendall Windham © vs The Moondogs (Rex & Spot) Decision: Barry & Kendall Windham after both men get bulldogs from the champions in 21:22. NWA United States Championship Match, One-Fall, 45-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young Magnum TA © vs Mr. Wrestling II {w/ Paul Jones} Decision: Magnum pins Mr. Wrestling II with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. January 11, 1985 Columbus, GA Memorial Auditorium Outgoing: The Fantastics, Ray Stevens, Magnum TA Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Dean Malenko One Man Gang vs 2 Cold Scorpio Decision: One Man Gang with a 747 Splash in 4:03. Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo Johnny Weaver & Pedro Morales vs The Moondogs Decision: The Moondogs got the win after a double-team clothesline on Butcher in 9:33. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match, One-Fall, 60-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner The Hart Brothers © (Bruce, Keith & Owen) vs Mr. Fuji’s Clan (Kokina, Saito & Tanaka) {w/ Mr. Fuji} Decision: The Hart Brothers won after Keith pins Tanaka with an inside cradle in 16:32. After the match, Kokina laid out all three brothers. Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young Terry Funk vs Sweet Ebony Diamond Decision: Terry Funk after Tommy Young got hit on accident during a monkey flip and Terry gave Diamond a piledriver in 11:30. Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo “Superstar” Billy Graham vs Adrian Street {w/ Miss Linda} Decision: Adrian Street after a low blow behind the referee’s back as Miss Linda distracted Malenko in 9:43. Before the match, Street came to the ring with the Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. After the match, Street got on the house microphone and declared he successfully retained his Mid Atlantic Championship in this match. Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon vs Masters of Torture (#1 & #2) {w/ Mr. Fuji} Decision: Double Countout when both teams brawled at ringside. Time was 6:56. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match, One-Fall, 45-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young Barry & Kendall Windham © vs NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard {w/ JJ Dillon} Decision: Time Limit Draw, The Windham’s retained the US Tag Team Titles. January 12, 1985 World Championship Wrestling (LIVE) Atlanta, GA The Omni Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us to this very special LIVE broadcast of World Championship Wrestling, as we are in Atlanta, Georgia! The home of WTBS! We are at the Omni, and we have a huge show for you this evening! Let’s get right to the ring for the opening contest! Non-Title Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Dean Malenko NWA United States Champion Magnum TA vs Tiger Chung Lee Decision: Magnum TA with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex in 2:17. Tony welcomes Magnum to the set as he discusses what happened at the JCP 50th Anniversary show. As Magnum talks about this, we see photos from the incident with Terry Funk attacking the referee and interfering in the steel cage match. Magnum says he doesn’t know what Terry Funk’s issue with him is, but he wants him in a match. Whenever, wherever. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo The Moondogs (Spot & Rex) vs The Young Stallions (Paul Roma & Jim Powers) Decision: The Moondogs with their backbreaker/second-rope elbow combination in 5:27. During the contest, the announcers discuss Roma and Powers coming together to try and work together as a tag team. They are still very young in the business, but they will be trying to come together and make a run at it. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner Thunderbolt Patterson vs Dennis Stamp Decision: Thunderbolt Patterson gets the win in 6:33. Interview with The Windham’s, as they join David Crockett. The new US Tag Team Champions are very proud of their title win. They defeated the longest reigning US Tag Team Champions thus far in 24 Karat. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 NWA Television Championship Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young Tully Blanchard © {w/ JJ Dillon} vs Sweet Ebony Diamond Decision: This went to the 15-minute time limit draw. Tully Blanchard retains the title. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Dean Malenko One Man Gang vs Terry Gibbs Decision: One Man Gang with the 747 Splash in 4:07. Paul Jones had come to the set while the match went on. One Man Gang joins the set on his way back to the locker room. Paul Jones offers him a contract, and takes the Gang backstage to discuss a business relationship. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Interview with Mr. Fuji. He brings in two big masked men. He calls them the Masters of Torture. Tony asks what their names are? Fuji responds by saying it doesn’t matter their name, it only matter that they injure and torture their opponent’s. He laughs as they head towards the ring. Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Sonny Fargo Masters of Torture (#1 & #2) {w/ Mr. Fuji} vs Mike Sharpe & Steve Lombardi Decision: Master of Torture when #2 locks in a neck nerve hold to make Lombardi submit in 6:38. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Single’s Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Referee: Earl Hebner “Superstar” Billy Graham vs Rene Goulet Decision: Graham gets the win with the bearhug in 5:55. David Crockett waits on “Superstar” to join him at the interview set, but Graham stops in the aisle, and went to the locker room instead. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 Non-Title Six-Man Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 20-Minute Time Limit Referee: Tommy Young NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Hart Brothers (Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart) vs Gary Royal, Jason Knight & Pete Sanchez Decision: The Hart Brothers pick up the win after an Airplane Spin by Keith Hart in 7:37. Interview with 24 Karat. Tony and David are standing by, waiting for JJ DIllon to begin. JJ says that 24 Karat lost a player at the end of 1984. Pat Patterson is gone. He lost the US Tag Team Titles. Now they are down a man, but don’t worry. They aren’t the Diamonds in the Rough for nothing. They are the best group of wrestlers ever put together. They are keeping their eyes open for the best talent in the world. Who can join the group and regain the titles. Who can make them even more powerful in 1985 than they were in 1984?! Tony and David sign off. END OF TAPING The Great Kokina won a 16-man $10,000 battle royal.

January 1, 1985 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Coliseum Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Salvatore Bellomo One Man Gang defeated 2 Cold Scorpio The Moondogs defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Wrestling II & The Grapplers (w/ Paul Jones) to retain the titles. Sweet Ebony Diamond & “Superstar” Billy Graham defeated “Crazy” Luke Graham & Italian Stallion NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Johnny Weaver to retain the title. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA © defeated Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) to retain the title. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Bobby Fulton to retain the title. The Fantastics flipped a coin to see which one of the former World Tag Team Champions would challenge for the NWA World Championship. January 2, 1985 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 1/5/85) Charleston, SC County Hall Tony and David welcome us to the show. Tony welcomes us to 1985! What an exciting year 1984 was, and what the new year promises to be. Starrcade was unbelieveable, and the fans are still talking about it. They move the discussion to Jim Crockett Promotions 50th anniversary is today! Tonight, in Greenville, SC, we celebrate with a huge tag team steel cage match, as Magnum TA & Sweet Ebony Diamond with a mystery partner will take on Mr. Wrestling & The Grappler’s! We will also have a HUGE 10-man tag team match with Fuji’s Clan against Lutte Internationate’s All-Star team of Dory Funk Jr, Richard Charland, NWA International TV Champion Mad Dog Lefebvre & NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rougeau Brothers. With that, let’s take it up to the ring. Mr. Saito, The Great Kokina & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Jim Powers, Gary Royal & Dusty Wolfe. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 We return from break with The Fantastic’s standing by with David Crockett. He asks what is next for them after their loss at Starrcade? They said it was a tough loss at Starrcade. They are working out harder, and hoping that when they get their rematch, they will once again be the champions! Salvatore Bellomo defeated Dennis Stamp. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Tully Blanchard is with James J Dillon and they are dressed in thousands of dollar suits. Tony asked what is next for the television champion? JJ laughs and says that they are building the Tully Blanchard corporation. He is the best wrestler on television and he proves it every week. On World Wide Wrestling this week, he defends the title once again. “Crazy” Luke Graham defeated Swede Hansen COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Sweet Ebony Diamond & Magnum TA defeated The Grappler’s via DQ when Mr. Wrestling II interfered. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 US Champion Magnum TA and Sweet Ebony Diamond is with Tony Schiavone. They tell us that they won’t get jumped like that in Greenville. They will get their revenge inside the steel cage. Tony asks who the partner is, but they refuse to answer the question. The Fantastics defeated Terry Gibbs & Mike Sharpe. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Ray Apollo JJ Dillon stops by to chat with David Crockett. He says that 24 Karat is going through some changes, and they will make an announcement about this next week. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Bruce Hart defeated Jason Knight The Hart Brothers talk with Tony about the roll they have been on. They are defending those titles all over the Mid Atlantic region and they will accept any challengers. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee Tony and David hype up the 50th Anniversary of Jim Crockett Promotions show tonight in Greenville. They talk about the cheaper ticket prices for families and the big matches announced. They will have some clips on next weekends shows. They sign off. END OF TV TAPING Terry Funk defeated Johnny Weaver Barry Windham wrestled Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute draw. January 3, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 1/6/85) Columbia, SC Township Auditorium Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver welcome us from ringside! They are excited about the new year and we will see World Wide Wrestling continue to grow throughout 1985! Up first, a Television Title defense! NWA Television Title Match Tully Blanchard © w/ James J Dillon defeated Pedro Morales to retain the TV title. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 We return and Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver pitch us to this week’s main event from Lutte Internationale and the NWA World Tag Team champions the Rougeau Brothers. MAIN EVENT NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rougeau Brothers © vs The Brisco Brothers (w/ Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) The broadcast team hype the history of the Brisco Brothers, including Jack Brisco’s reign as NWA World Heavyweight Champion and the tag team success of the Briscos all around the world. They also remind us that the Briscos chose NWA Lutte Internationale for their farewell tour and they requested to face the Rougeaus specifically. The crowd is eating everything up, right from the start of the bell. The fans in attendance are assisting to quite the tag team professional wrestling clinic. While the Briscos use their cunning & their scientific wrestling experience, the Rougeaus are able to use their youth & their speed to compensate for the inexperience, if we can use this term under those circumstances. Still, once again, it’s Jacques Rougeau who falls victims to the Briscos’ questionable tactics as they target the injured neck & head of Jacques, although the broadcast team clarifies that those are much less serious than they were before Starrcade. The turning point of the match comes as Jack Brisco locks a sleeper hold tight on Jacques and the Rougeaus can almost see their world tag title reign slip away. But the encouragements from his brother Raymond and the crowd inside the studio allow Jacques to catch a second wind and he’s able to hit a nice belly-to-back suplex – stealing a move from Jack Brisco’s playbook! – to catch a breather. Eventually, Jacques tags Raymond in for the hot tag. The elder Rougeau cleans house and it’s gonna take another cheap shot by Jerry Brisco to ensure that the Briscos regain momentum. However, Jacques comes back and while the referee is tangled with Jerry & Raymond, Jacques sends Jack over the top rope outside! The broadcast team mentions that since we’re now wrestling under NWA rules in Lutte Internationale, this should be an automatic disqualification but referee Adrien Desbois hasn’t seen it so he can’t call it! That allows Raymond to hit the Savate Kick on Jerry and Jacques climbs on the top rope to hit La Bombe Rougeau on Jerry! Jacques covers Jerry and scores the victory for his team! As the Rougeaus celebrate, Jack & Eddy Creatchman are trying to point out to Desbois that Jacques Rougeau threw him over the top rope but once again, the referee is adamant that he didn’t see anything. Finally, Jack slides back in the ring to join his brother Jerry and the crowd gets silent as the Rougeaus turn around, stopping their celebration. After a tense staredown, Jack & Jerry extend their hands to the Rougeaus! The champs look at each other and they finally shake hands! This week’s episode concludes with more handshakes from both teams and a fuming Eddy Creatchman returning backstage while the broadcast team reminds the viewers that teams like The Grapplers & NWA US Tag Team Champions The Windhams were watching this match very closely! COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver discuss the NWA World Tag Team Championship going to the Rougeau Brothers and being defending up in Lutte Internationale. They suggest that the NWA Board of Directors will be signing the World Champions to defend the titles all over the world, and they will be no strangers to Mid Atlantic. Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Steve Lombardi & Rene Goulet. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 “Superstar” Billy Graham defeated Mike Sharpe. After the bout, Johnny Weaver tries to get a word from the “Superstar” about “Crazy” Luke Graham showing up in Mid Atlantic recently, and being a thorn in his side. But uncharacteristically, he declines to comment and walks off to end the show. END OF TAPING NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title Match The Hart Brothers © defeated The Great Kokina, Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) after a DQ when Kokina tossed Bruce over the top rope in front of the referee. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA defeated Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) after Jones’ interference went wrong and Magnum landed a belly-to-belly suplex. The Fantastic’s & NWA United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham defeated The Moondogs & The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) in a 2 out of 3 falls 8-man tag team match. NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond in a non-title match after JJ Dillon interfered. January 4, 1985 Rockhill, SC Winthorp Coliseum Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Salvatore Bellomo One Man Gang defeated 2 Cold Scorpio The Moondogs defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Wrestling II & The Grapplers (w/ Paul Jones) to retain the titles. Sweet Ebony Diamond & Johnny Weaver defeated “Crazy” Luke Graham & Italian Stallion NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Pedro Morales to retain the title. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA © defeated Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon) to retain the title. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham to retain the title. January 5, 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions 50th Anniversary Show Greenville, SC Memorial Auditorium NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart © defeated The Moondogs & “Crazy” Luke Graham in 8:32 when Keith hooked an inside cradle on Graham to retain the titles. Luna Vachon & Madusa Miceli went to a 10 minute time limit draw. One Man Gang defeated 2 Cold Scorpio in 3:17 with the 747 Splash. Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Steve Lombardi & Rene Goulet in 11:00. NWA United States Tag Team Championship Match Barry & Kendall Windham © defeated Ray Stevens & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard {replacing Pat Patterson} to retain the titles in 16:09 when Barry Windham superplexed Ray Stevens. Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 6:43. Adrian Street (w/ Miss Linda) defeated Johnny Weaver in 9:44. Adrian Street has the Mid-Altantic Heavyweight Championship Belt with him. He made the ring announcer announce this was a title match. Lutte Internationale All-Stars {Dory Funk Jr, Richard Charland, NWA International TV Champion Mad Dog Lefebvre & NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rougeau Brothers} defeated Fuji’s Clan {The Great Kokina, Mr. Fuji, Mr. Saito, Toru Tanaka & Tiger Chung Lee (replacing Mr. Pogo)} in 20:28 when The Rougeau Brothers use La Bombe Rougeau on Chung Lee for the victory. NWA World Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Pedro Morales in 21:44. Six-Man Tag Team Steel Cage Match Mr. Wrestling II & The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) defeated NWA United States Champion Magnum TA, Sweet Ebony Diamond & “Superstar” Billy Graham when Terry Funk arrived at ringside to distract Magnum TA. Funk knocked out the referee at the door and jumped into the ring and battled TA. Mr. Wrestling II used the distraction to load his mask, headbutt Graham in the back of the head, and the Grappler’s double-teamed Diamond allowing II to pin Graham. After the match, II helped Funk beat down TA. Funk then took off. As Paul Jones’ men pose in the middle of the ring.

Mr. Pogo appears on the NJPW roster as well as mine. So to avoid confusion, I will drop Mr. Pogo. I will pick up Rod Price to replace him. Also, I will pick up Tom Brandi as I still have one last spot to fill to complete 47.

Finally catching up on back shows. Here's week one of three. December 26, 1984 Ashville, NC Civic Center Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) in 9:44. Killer Khan defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 4:35. The Moondogs defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Pedro Morales in 11:49. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Pogo, Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a Texas Tornado Match to retain the titles in 16:11. Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah The Butcher in a Texas Death Match in 22:27. Andre the Giant & Johnny Weaver defeated The Great Kokina & Mr. Fuji in 8:22 after Andre bodyslammed Kokina and pinned him with a seated senton. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA © defeated Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) to retain the championship in 25:00 with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Terry Funk defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond in 11:30. Stan Hansen & NWA United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham defeated 24-Karat (NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard, Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens) {w/ JJ Dillon} in 26:04 when Stan Hansen pinned Pat Patterson with the Lariat. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham in 23:18 after interference from “Crazy” Luke Graham. December 27, 1984 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/29) Raleigh, NC Dorton Arena Starrcade 1984 review. Still photos are shown of Barry & Kendall Windham winning the US Tag Team titles. Tully retaining the TV title, The $100,000 battle royal and Ric Flair vs Bob Backlund inside a steel cage. Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) when Jones interfered in the match. . COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 The Moondogs defeated Dennis Stamp & Dusty Wolfe. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Swede Hansen COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 “Crazy” Luke Graham defeated Gary Royal COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Pedro Morales defeated Tiger Chung Lee COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Bruce Hart to retain the Television Title. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Mr. Wrestling II defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond in a Street Fight after Paul Jones and the Grappler’s interfered. END OF TV TAPING Andre the Giant & NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Hart Brothers defeated The Great Kokina, Mr. Saito, Mr. Pogo & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) after Andre bodyslammed Kokina, and Owen pinned Tanaka after a second-rope dropkick. Stan “The Lariat” Hansen, “Superstar” Billy Graham, & NWA United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham defeated Terry Funk & 24 Karat: Pat Patterson, Ray Stevens & NWA World Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) when Barry Windham pinned Pat Patterson after a running bulldog. Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a Texas Death Match NWA World Tag Team Championship Match The Rougeau Brothers © defeated The Fantastics in a rematch from Starrcade to retain the titles. December 28, 1984 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/30) Fayetteville, NC Cumberland City Civic Center NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Pogo, Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Terry Funk defeated Pedro Morales COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham & NWA United States Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard & Ray Stevens and Pat Patterson (w/ JJ Dillon) when Magnum pinned Patterson with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Terry Funk attacked Magnum TA after the bout and was chased off by the Windham’s. This match went through commercial break 3. END OF TAPING Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah The Butcher and Killer Khan in a Street Fight. Andre The Giant & Johnny Weaver defeated The Great Kokina & Mr. Fuji after Andre bodyslammed Kokina. Weaver put Fuji asleep with the Weaver Lock for the win. NWA World Tag Team Title Match The Rougeau Brothers © defeated The Fantastics in a two out of three falls match to retain the titles. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham with help from JJ Dillon. December 29,1984 Jacksonville, NC White Oak High School Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers (Subbing for the Grapplers) in 7:02. Killer Khan defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 3:59 The Moondogs defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Pedro Morales in 11:15. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Pogo, Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka (w/ Mr. Fuji) in a Texas Tornado Match to retain the titles in 17:23. Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah The Butcher in a Texas Death Match in 19:45. Andre the Giant & Johnny Weaver defeated The Great Kokina & Mr. Fuji in 8:38 after Andre bodyslammed Kokina and pinned him with a seated senton. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA © defeated “Crazy” Luke Graham (subbing for Mr. Wrestling II) to retain the championship in 16:10 with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Terry Funk defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond in 13:15. Stan Hansen & NWA United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham defeated 24-Karat (NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard, Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens) {w/ JJ Dillon} in 36:47 when Barry Windham pinned Pat Patterson with the running bulldog. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match Ric Flair © defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham in 25:38 after interference from “Crazy” Luke Graham. December 30, 1984 Myrtle Beach, SC Convention Center Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 7:22. The Moondogs defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond & Pedro Morales in 7:46. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Match Mr. Wrestling II & The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) defeated The Hart Brothers © via countout when Keith got posted by Mr. Wrestling II on the floor and didn’t make it back to the ring in time in 19:04. The Hart Brothers retained the titles. Fuji’s Clan {The Great Kokina, Mr. Pogo, Mr. Saito & Toru Tanaka} (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Johnny Weaver, Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon & Jim Powers (subbing for Blackjack Mulligan) in 12:34 when Kokina pinned Powers after a seated senton splash. Bruiser Brody defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a Texas Death Match in 19:45. NWA United States Championship Match Magnum TA © defeated Killer Khan in 8:53 to retain the title with a Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Stan Hansen, “Superstar” Billy Graham, Bobby Fulton, Tommy Rogers & NWA United States Tag Team Champions Barry & Kendall Windham defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard, Pat Patterson, Ray Stevens (w/ JJ Dillon), Terry Funk & “Crazy” Luke Graham in a 12-man tag team match that went 52:09 when Stan Hansen pinned Pat Patterson with the Lariat.

Mid Atlantic has a few moves with the new year. Pat Patterson has retired as of 12/31 (with a limited schedule, including some Japanese dates). MACW has agreed to send him to New York and join the WWF behind the scenes. Mr. Fuji has also gone into semi-retirement, and will be moved from the active wrestlers list to the managers list. He will stay on with MACW and manager his "Clan". Sir Oliver Humperdink has asked for his release and was granted that at Starrcade. He will be back on the Free Agency list. Lastly, Adrian Street and Miss Linda have been picked up from Free Agency.

Great television after Starrcade. Lutte's side of Starrcade went so well, and the show was a hit among many of the fans. Love how the Rougeau's title reign means so much already, and it's just DAYS after winning them. Martel being set up for his next challenger is great planning.

December 25, 1984 Starrcade 1984 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle welcome us to this closed circuit event! We are LIVE all around North America, from Greensboro, North Carolina inside the Greensboro Coliseum! We have NINE matches for you here tonight. We are going to start off tonight’s event with the first of our SEVEN title matches. The NWA United States Tag Team Championships are on the line! NWA United States Tag Team Championship One fall match with a 45-minute time limit. Referee: Earl Hebner Barry & Kendall Windham (w/ Blackjack Mulligan) vs {24 Karat} Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens © (w/ James J. Dillon) Last minute addition here with Blackjack Mulligan being added to the corner of the Windham brothers. JJ Dillon is protesting this to Earl Hebner. But Mulligan is showing something to the referee. Earl agrees with whatever that is being shown. Earl explains the situation to the ring announcer. He tells the audience that Blackjack Mulligan has been given a one-night only manager’s license. He is legally allowed to be at ringside, just as JJ Dillon is. The crowd pops here at 24 Karat throws a fit in their corner. The match begins and the challenger’s have the momentum here, keeping Patterson in their corner. They work over the left arm and shoulder. Nice quick tags between the two brothers. Eventually, Patterson is able to create some separation, poking Kendall in the eye. He gets a tag with Ray Stevens and the champions turn the tide on the match in that one moment. The vets work over the youngster. Keeping him right in their corner. They use a lot of wear down holds, keeping him at bay. JJ is strutting around at ringside, barking insults at Mulligan as his boys are in control of the match. Barry is trying to get the crowd behind his brother. Patterson leaps from the second rope with a knee smash, but Kendall just rolls away, and the champion crashes hard to the mat. Pat is hurting bad, really injuring the knee. He does get to his corner quicker for the tag, but Kendall is able to crawl fast enough to get the tag to Barry. The two fresh athletes battle it out in the middle of the ring. JJ is worried at ringside. Mulligan is extremely happy, but is checking on Kendall, who seems to be recovering rather well for the punishment he has taken in this match. Patterson gets into the ring to cut off Barry, but Kendall rushes in and nails a dropkick to send Patterson to the floor. JJ climbs up on the apron to distract Hebner, but Mulligan brings him to the floor and levels him with a big right hand. Barry tries for a bulldog, but Stevens throws him off and into 24 Karats corner. Kendall is being sent from the ring. Patterson climbs up the apron and gets tagged in. Stevens suplexes Barry. Patterson goes for the cover. Hebner turns around and slides in for the count, but Barry gets the shoulder up! Barry gets to his feet, Patterson is still nursing the injured knee. Stevens sneaks in to attack Barry, Kendall returns back to knock Stevens out of the ring. Patterson tries for a big slam on Barry, but his knee can’t hold him up, Barry reverses with an inside cradle for a two count. BArry gets up quicker than Patterson and drops him with a big time bulldog and goes for the cover! JJ recovers and tries to slide in to interfere, but Mulligan grabs him by the legs and pulls him back out of the ring as Hebner counts the three! We have NEW champions as we begin Starrcade 1984! Time: 19:58 Decision: Barry & Kendall Windham, New NWA United States Tag Team Champions! Tony and Bob send us to David Crockett who is at a podium high in the building. The background is the sold out crowd here in Greensboro. He talks about having new United States tag team champions in MACW! Up next is a grudge match from Lutte Internationale. Tony and Bob will be handling commentary on these matches as well, and we have next match ready to go, so we head back to ringside with Tony and Bob. Tag Team Match Hot Stuff Inc (Billy Robinson & Doug Somers, w/Sherri Martel) vs The Sheepherders Tony Schiavone & Bob Caudle are also at commentary for the NWA Lutte Internationale matches for Starrcade. Tony Schiavone mentions the history between both teams with Robinson & Somers being former International Tag Team Champions and Bob Caudle adds that this match originally was for the NWA International Tag Team Championship until Hot Stuff Inc lost the titles to NWA International Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel & Gino Brito a few weeks ago. Robinson & Somers show their technical side early in the match and their speed is a definite advantage early on but The Sheepherders more physical style helps them regain some momentum. The turning point of the match came as The Sheepherders went for a battering ram move in the corner but Somers dodged and Butch Miller rammed his shoulder in the post. Naturally, Billy Robinson’s incomparable technical skills helped Hot Stuff Inc as Robinson worked on Miller’s shoulder throughout the rest of the match, as did Doug Somers when he got tagged in. Billy Robinson thought he had the match won when he hit his double underhook suplex to Butch Miller but Miller miraculously kicked out at 2. Miller with the tag to Luke Williams and Williams is cleaning house. Doesn’t take too long afterwards for all hell to break loose and of course Sherri tries to get involved in the match. Sherri climbs on the apron after the Sheepherders hit the double gutbuster on Billy Robinson and as they tried the pin, Somers steps in the ring and jumps on Williams. Somers attempts the O’Connor Roll but inadvertently sends Sherri flying down the apron! Somers turned around and immediately fell prey to a second double gutbuster and Williams made the cover to get the victory. Winners: The Sheepherders We head back to David Crockett and he shows us a replay of the end of the previous match. He wonders what would have happened had Sherri Martel didn’t try to interfere. Up next is the next championship match from Mid Atlantic, and that is for the NWA Television Championship. Tully Blanchard defends against “The Lariat” Stan Hansen. Let’s go back to Tony and Bob at ringside! NWA Television Championship One-fall with a special 20-minute time limit Referee: Sonny Fargo Stan “The Lariat” Hansen vs Tully Blanchard © (w/ James J Dillon) Some early stalling by the champion early, he doesn’t want to get into a power, or a brawling style match with the challenger. He tries to dictate the style of match early on. Tully actually wrestles Hansen to the mat early and keeps him off his game. Once Stan gets to his feet, the tide of the match turns. Hansen works over the champion with big time strikes. Tully bails to the floor, but the challenger follows. They brawl on the floor, which sees Tully get posted before rolling into the ring. He is busted open. Hansen just beats on the champion for the next few minutes. Tully finally gets the upperhand after ducking the Lariat and pushing Hanson into the ringpost shoulder first. The champion collects himself a moment, then attacks viciously. Hanson is hurt, and this will hinder his nailing his favorite move the Lariat. Blanchard has the upper hand, and JJ is happy at ringside. He even comes over to the commentary table and grabs the free microphone and tells us how smart Tully Blanchard is.This match is over! Tully is the smartest wrestler in the world! Back to the ring as Tully is stomping on the shoulder. Hansen is working on getting back to his feet. We are under three minutes left to the time limit. JJ is screaming to just stay off your back for the next few minutes. Hansen shoulder blocks Tully to the mat, but Tully immediately rolls to the ropes. Hanson is rubbing the shoulder, you know he’s trying to get one good Lariat ready. He comes at Tully with a violent Lariat, but Tully ducks again. Stan clutches his arm and shoulder...he’s really hurt it against that post. Tully kicks Hansen and tries for the Slingshot Suplex, but Hansen backdrops him to the middle of the ring. Hansen rests against the ropes. Blanchard gets to his feet and turns around….the bell rings...Hansen nails the Larlat and covers Blanchard. Sonny Fargo tells Hansen the match is over. The time limit has expired. Hansen grabs the title belt and walks off anyways. JJ is going crazy, but he is keeping his distance from Hansen. JJ checks on his champion and complains to the referee. Sonny goes to the back to try to retrieve the title belt. We head to David Crockett. Time: 20:00 Decision: Time Limit Draw, Tully Blanchard retains the Television Title. David says that if that match had just one more minute, we would have crowned a new TV champion. Speaking of Television championships, the NWA International TV Championship is now on the line, with the champion Mad Dog Lefebvre defending against the Missing Link. That match is just getting to the ring, so let’s take it back to Bob Caudle and Tony Schiavone at ringside. NWA International TV Championship Mad Dog Lefebvre (w/Frenchy Martin) © vs The Missing Link Tony Schiavone & Bob Caudle discuss the dominance of Mad Dog Lefebvre since he won his title from Dino Bravo earlier this summer and they also mention that The Missing Link is probably the most unpredictable challenge the champion has faced yet. Nothing ordinary in this match as both men seem to have a blatant disregard for the rules and they brawl virtually everywhere around the ring. Luckily, the referee is able to regain some control in the match and we’re getting a very physical contest in the process. The champion is used to impose his physical will against the opposition but in this context, with The Missing Link being the taller one, Lefebvre has to resort to questionable tactics to gain the advantage. However, he soon finds out that Link is no ordinary foe and it’s only a matter of time before the Link mounts the irresistible comeback. It appears more and more likely that the fans in Greensboro are about to see a title change! However, a miscue & missed clothesline from The Missing Link changes the complexion of the match as referee Luigi Macera goes down hard. That’s the perfect moment for Frenchy Martin to throw the good old foreign object into play – in this case, the NWA International TV Championship belt. Frenchy executes himself and tosses the title to Mad Dog Lefebvre and the champion hits Link with the belt....BUT THIS DOESN’T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON HIM! Link goes into a rage and Mad Dog stands there in total shock and disbelief. Lefebvre decides to go for a second belt shot but Link kicks him in the gut and Lefebvre drops the title belt. Link grabs the title and hoists it in the air...but right at this moment, Luigi Macera recovers and he sees Link with the title belt in his possession and he sees Lefebvre sitting down in the corner. With the smoking gun in his hands, Luigi Macera has no other choice but to ring the bell! What an unfair decision! Lefebvre retains the championship and gets the hell away with his manager while Link is going berserk and even strikes official Luigi Macera! Tony Schiavone mentions that now under NWA rules, this will definitely cost The Missing Link a heavy fine for striking an official... Winner by DQ: Mad Dog Lefebvre (retains his championship) David Crockett is back, discussing how the Missing Link got robbed, and how there was a miscarriage of justice in that match. Mad Dog Lefebvre retained the title, but under very controversial circumstances. Up next is the last Mid Atlantic championship match. It is for the NWA United States Championship as Magnum TA defends against his former mentor, Mr. Wrestling II. The wrestlers have made it to the ring, so let’s get back to Bob and Tony at ringside. NWA United States Championship Match One-fall with a 45-minute time limit Referee: Tommy Young Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) vs Magnum TA © Just as the referee takes the title belt and gives it to the ringside attendant, Mr. Wrestling II and Paul Jones attack the champion. Tommy Young is trying to get Paul Jones out of there, and threatens to toss the match before it begins. But they are ignoring his instructions. Sweet Ebony Diamond appears down the aisle and slips into the ring. He gives a double clothesline to both men, and then chases Paul Jones from ringside. Tommy Young calls for the bell as both men get to their feet. II goes back on the attack, but Magnum battles back as they exchange strikes in the middle of the ring. Magnum starts to get the upper hand with the striking, so II rakes the eyes to stop Magnum. II starts to settle into the veteran role here, cutting off the younger star. He slows down the momentum of the champion and wrestles him to the mat. II uses cheap shots and cheating when he can, but with Paul Jones missing from ringside, he doesn’t have that distraction to help him here. Tommy Young is familiar with the bending of the rules, and at times is keeping II at bay, watching him closely. II still shows his experience keeping Magnum on the mat. II pounds him with his strikes to keep him down. II uses some wear down holds to keep the advantage. Magnum is a fighter and won’t give it up. He keeps battling to his feet. Eventually he makes II make a mistake, changing the momentum of the match. II misses a running elbow smash into the corner, as he stumbles out of the corner, Magnum drops him with a big time belly-to-belly suplex to get the win! Time: 18:23 Decision: Magnum TA still the United States Champion David tells us that Magnum has that finish down to a science, he was on the defensive for most of that match, but he found the opportunity and drops II with the suplex to get the win. It only takes three seconds, and Magnum knows that and uses that to his advantage when he puts his opponent’s down with the belly-to-belly. Up next, the NWA International Heavyweight Championship match with Eddy Creatchman being suspended above the ring inside the stark cage! Samu challenges the champion Rick Martel for this major NWA championship. We head to the ring for the introductions. LUTTE INTERNATIONALE MAIN EVENT NWA International Heavyweight Championship Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman suspended above the ring in a shark cage Rick Martel © vs Samu (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) Prior to the match starting, Tony Schiavone & Bob Caudle revisit the history between both Martel & Samu, leading up to this match. And as expected, Eddy Creatchman has no intentions whatsoever to get inside that cage. In a rare moment of impulsion, Rick Martel goes to The Brain and punches him in the face! Creatchman staggers inside the cage, allowing the officials to finally lock the cage and to suspend it above the ring. Creatchman is obviously panicking and in the meantime, this allows Samu to jump on Martel and the match starts outside the ring. It’s literally a pier-six brawl as Samu manhandles the NWA International Heavyweight Champion but Rick Martel responds with all the adrenaline he can muster and fights back! Now, it’s Samu getting tossed around outside the ring and Creatchman shouts his instructions as loud as possible to Samu. Finally, order is restored and the match transports itself in the ring. That doesn’t change a whole lot as Rick Martel maintains his dominance, visibly carried by all the boiling frustration from the past few months, from the night he left his hometown of Quebec City in a stretcher to a couple of days ago on TV when he was almost choked out by Samu while his tag team partner was watching the scene. The turning point in the match came as Martel landed throat first on the top rope while attempting a high-flying move. From that moment forward, Martel’s neck & head became the focus of the challenger. Martel is trying to fight back but each time he’s able to mount a comeback, Samu counters with a move targeting the head or neck of the champion. Eventually, the champ’s luck turns around as Samu misses one of his deadly diving headbutts and with the crowd’s encouragements, Martel is able to regain momentum. Exchanging right-hands and trading nearfalls, the match winner is now anybody’s guess. And then, Samu hits an accidental savate kick to senior referee Adrien Desbois, who goes down. That’s the occasion that Eddy Creatchman chooses to try getting involved in the match as he’s able to somehow sneak his cane out of the ring and drops it in the ring. Samu grabs the foreign object and is about to hit Martel...but Martel kicks Samu in the gut and he drops the cane! Rick Martel looks around and grabs Creatchman’s cane. After hesitating a few seconds, he strikes Samu in the back with it and gives him another shot behind the neck! Samu is laying down on the mat and Martel throws the cane outside the ring. Rick Martel then locks in the Boston Crab and a motionless Samu cannot respond! Referee Adrien Desbois, coming back to his senses, sees that Samu isn’t moving or responding and calls for the bell! Rick Martel has retained the NWA International Heavyweight Championship! Tony Schiavone & Bob Caudle hype the fact that it might not have been Martel’s most honourable win but given what transpired between both men, it’s only normal that Martel had reacted this way. While Rick Martel is celebrating in the ring, we see Alexis Smirnoff making his way down to the ring and he stares down the champion. Schiavone reminds the viewers that Smirnoff recently turned his back on Martel in a tag match and reverted back to his Soviet identity. Smirnoff waves the Soviet flag outside the ring, and it visibly bothers Martel a bit. No fists are exchanged though as Smirnoff quickly retreats backstage afterwards. It now looks like Alexis Smirnoff wants a piece of Rick Martel’s NWA International Heavyweight Championship! Winner: Rick Martel (retains his championship) David Crockett welcomes us back to the top of the arena. Look at all these people here in Greensboro! He thanks all of the fans sitting in arenas all over North America for watching this show live on Closed Circuit. We have gone through six matches here tonight. The following three matches are all interpromotional matches. The first will be the big-time TWO-RING $100,000 BATTLE ROYAL. In one ring, wrestlers from Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The second ring will have wrestlers from Lutte Internationale. The winning wrestler from each ring will then do battle with over-the-top-rope rules until there is one winner for the $100,000 prize. **Editor’s note, we will write up each ring separately, to keep it an easy read, then will have the last two battle at the very end of this section.** $100,000 Battle Royal Lutte Internationale Ring: Dino Bravo, The Midnight Express of Dennis Condrey, Randy Rose & Norvell Austin, The Wild Samoans (Afa & Sika), Carlos Colon, Chicky Starr, Richard “Le Magnifique” Charland, Hercules Ayala, Baron Von Raschke, Nord the Barbarian, Rick Rude, Sheik Ali, The Spoiler, The Zambuie Express, Gilles Poisson, Alexis Smirnoff & Leo Burke The battle royal gets under way for the Lutte Internationale side. Doesn’t take too long for our first elimination as Richard Charland gets tossed out by Gilles Poisson in the first 90 seconds of the match. We can definitely see teammates and stablemates join forces together and it pays off early as Chicky Starr is the 2nd man eliminated, by Kareem Muhammad. The Midnight Express, all 3 of them, also work together but that teamwork doesn’t last long because the newly re-christened Alexis Smirnoff eliminates Randy Rose of the contest. Kareem Muhammad with his second elimination of this battle royal as Hercules Ayala is the next one to be eliminated. Gilles Poisson finds himself eliminated as well soon after by Carlos Colon. In the meantime, we see a furious exchange between Alexis Smirnoff and Dino Bravo, Bravo obviously angry at Smirnoff turning on Rick Martel 48 hours ago in Chatham, Ontario in a tag team match against Mad Dog Lefebvre & Richard Charland. Dino gets a measure of revenge on Smirnoff for his friend Martel by tossing him over the top rope. The Creatchman Family has all the strength-in-numbers as every member of the stable is still alive in this battle royal. We’re getting to see our first double elimination soon after as Leo Burke & Carlos Colon are eliminated at the same time as Burke was trying to clothesline Colon over the top rope. Then, an unexpected turn of events as Nord the Barbarian is eliminated by his own stablemate Elijah Akeem from the Zambuie Express! Nord and Akeem get into a shouting match at ringside and Sheik Ali tries to smooth things over but he also gets shoved by Akeem! A stunned Ali doesn’t see Rick rude sneaking behind him and Sheik Ali is the next elimination in the battle royal. In the meantime, Dennis Condrey & Norvell Austin are working together on Dino Bravo and it looks like the Quebec strongman will be the next elimination. Norvell Austin takes a swing at Bravo but Bravo ducks and Condrey is sent flying over the top rope! Dennis Condrey has been eliminated! More than half of the field is out of this battle royal. Rick Rude is trying to work with Baron Von Raschke and clearly, the Baron has reached his boiling point as Rude is barking orders at him. Von Raschke has enough of him and uses the Claw on Rude to send him over the top rope! The Zambuie Express is now working on Dino Bravo and the crowd in Greensboro is solidly behind Bravo. Eventually, Bravo mounts a comeback and is able to eliminate Elijah Akeem with the help of the Spoiler! An enraged Kareem Muhammad then sends The Spoiler flying over the top rope for his elimination! Meanwhile, the Wild Samoans, who had been unusually quiet for a match of this type, go into full Samoan mode. They work together and gets rid of the big Kareem Muhammad! In the meantime, Norvell Austin is celebrating like he had actually won something and realizes he’s pretty much outnumbered at 4-on-1 with the Samoans, Bravo & Von Raschke. Afa does the honors of eliminating Norvell Austin and here we have our final four: Dino Bravo, Afa, Sika & Baron Von Raschke. Bravo fights with Afa while Sika fights with Von Raschke. After some other furious exchanges we get a simultaneous elimination as both Afa & Sika are eliminated at the same time by Bravo & Von Raschke respectively. And it’s now come down to those two: Dino Bravo and Baron Von Raschke. Bravo and Von Raschke lock up and the next couple of minutes is spent on finding out who’s the stronger of the two. Eventually, Baron Von Raschke is able to lock the Claw on Dino Bravo’s forehead! Bravo is in deep trouble as Von Raschke is about to toss him over the top rope with the Claw the same way he did with Rick Rude. But Bravo is able to fight back and he breaks the Claw of Von Raschke! A stunned Von Raschke is now easy pickings and Bravo tosses him over the top rope! Dino Bravo wins it for Lutte Internationale! Lutte Internationale winner: Dino Bravo Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling Ring The participants are: Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart. Johnny Weaver. Pedro Morales. Great Kokina. Mr. Pogo. Toru Tanaka. Mr. Fuji. The Moondogs Rex & Spot. The Grapplers. Killer Khan. Superstar Billy Graham. Abdullah The Butcher. Bruiser Brody. Andre The Giant. When the bell rings to start the match, everyone begins to brawl against each other. Andre and Kokina are on opposite sides of the ring. But we have the unpredictable Bruiser Brody battling it out with long time rival Abdullah the Butcher. The Hart Brothers are paired off with some of Fuji’s clan. The Vachon’s, the Moondogs and The Grappler’s are having a three-way brawl between all three teams. Pedro helps out the Harts against Fuji’s clan. Killer Khan attacks Johnny Weaver, and tosses him pretty quickly. “Superstar” Graham battles with Kokina as Andre tosses Mr. Pogo from the match rather quickly. Kokina pushes Graham off of him and into the corner. Kokina attacks Pedro from behind as he was on Mr. Fuji. Kokina tosses Morales over the rope to the floor for another elimination. The battle continues, with lots of brawling. It boils down to Andre the Giant, Killer Khan, Great Kokina, Bruiser Brody and Abdullah the Butcher. Kokina and Andre finally meet face to face, but Khan interrupts and attacks Andre. They both try to get him over the ropes. Brody and Abby are still battling, bloody and bruised. Abby gets rocked with a big boot and stumbles near the ropes. Brody starts to try to grab Abby and lead him over the ropes. Brody works him over and gets him close to being tosses. Khan comes up from behind Brody and lifts him up and tosses him over the top rope to the floor. As he is pushed over the ropes, Abby falls over the ropes with all that momentum and is also eliminated. Andre is basically against two here, as Kokina and Khan seem to be working together here. They both attack Andre, and push him to the middle of the ring ropes. They both try to work together and lift Andre over the ropes. He fights back, and hammers both men in the forehead to create some separation. Khan charges quickly and Andre just side steps him, and clotheslines Khan over the rope to the floor. Now it’s Kokina vs Andre...as we’ll see this week at the non-televised shows. Kokina attacks from behind again. He clobbers the tired Giant with many strikes. Andre fights him and and clocks him with a big elbow to the face. He tries to send Kokina over, but Fuji has returned and attacks Andre. Both men are working over the Giant. Fuji tries to throw salt into Andre’s eyes, but he kicks his hand and Fuji end sup tossing the salt into his own eyes. Fuji falls from the ring. Andre gives a big boot to the side of Kokina’s head. He gets close, and grabs him in a butterfly suplex position, and just lifts up the big Kokina and sends him flying over the top-rope to the floor. Andre is declared the winner of the Mid-Atlantic ring, but before he can celebrate, Fuji’s clan appears in the ring and attacks Andre. Kokina slips into the ring and helps with the attack. Dino Bravo, just fresh off winning his ring’s battle royal just a minute ago, appears in the ring and starts to fight off Fuji’s guys. Andre starts to regain some strength and fights back. Both Andre and Dino Bravo clean the ring of Mr. Fuji and his clan. Andre and Dino shake hands in the ring. They are talking, and Tommy Young slips into the ring to discuss the situation. It appears that both men are calling for the end of the match. They have agreed to split the purse two ways. Tommy Young agrees, so the winners of each ring will take home $50,000. Elimination: {1} Johnny Weaver (by Killer Khan), {2} Mr. Pogo (by Andre The Giant), {3} Pedro Morales (by Great Kokina), {4} Bruce Hart (by Great Kokina), {5} Owen Hart (by Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka), {6 & 7} Fuji & Tanaka (by Keith Hart), {8} Grappler #1 (by Mad Dog Vachon), {9} Butcher Vachon (by both Moondogs), {10} Mad Dog Vachon (by both Moondogs), {11} Grappler #2 (by Andre the Giant), {12} Keith Hart (by Great Kokina), {13} “Superstar” Graham (by Killer Khan), {14 & 15} Moondog Spot & Rex (by Andre The Giant), {16} Bruiser Brody (by Killer Khan, {17} Abdullah The Butcher (by momentum created by Brody, and helped by Khan), {18} Killer Khan (by Andre), {19} Great Kokina (by Andre the Giant) Time: 37:32 Winner of Lutte Internationale Ring: Dino Bravo Winner of Mid-Atlantic Ring: Andre The Giant Co-Winners: Dino Bravo & Andre the Giant David Crockett is shocked by the turn of events in the battle royal. Both men decided to split the purse after Fuji’s men attacked Andre. What a show of respect from both men here. They shook hands, agreed to split the purse and walked out as champions. Speaking of champions, up next is the battle over the World Tag Team Championships. Let’s get back to ringside and Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle. NWA World Tag Team Championship Match One-fall with a 60-minute time limit. Referee: Adrien Desbois Raymond & Jacques Rougeau vs The Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) © All four men shake hands before the match. This is two of the top tag teams in the world. The Rougeaus won a one-night tournament at the beginning of December to earn this shot here against The Fantastics. The action is a purely technical match. Both teams battle back and forth with great wrestling action. One team doesn’t really have the advantage for that long, as the pendulum goes back and forth the entire contest. Just when the challenger’s start to get the momentum, the champions cut them off and begin their attack. The Rougeaus focus on the left leg when they are in control, and the champions are looking at the left arm when they gain control. After a nice long back and forth, the champions start to sink into control for a lengthy portion, working on the left arm and shoulder of Raymond. Fulton ends up losing control after he misses a big second-rope elbow smash. Raymond tags his brother, and the brothers regain the control, working over Bobby Fulton. Even this far into the contest, both teams have been playing by the rules, and not losing their cool, but that changes just as Fulton gets a tag, but the referee doesn’t see it and won’t let it happen. Tommy Rogers argues with the referee, but Raymond now has Fulton pinned after a backbreaker. Tommy leaves the ring, and Ray only gets a two-count. This starts a pier-six brawl, as both teams are in the ring, throwing strikes at each other. The referee steps in and tries to regain control. The Fantastics nail a double dropkick to Jacques, which sends him to the apron. Referee steps in to get one of the champions out of the ring, Fulton rushes at Raymond, but gets caught with a savate kick! Raymond clutches Fulton and twists towards his corner. Jacques leaps, and they land the La Bombe Rougeau. Raymond goes for the cover...and gets the three count before Tommy Rogers can stop the pinfall! We have NEW World Tag Team Champions! Time: 34:16 Decision: NEW NWA World Tag Team Champions, The Rougeau Brothers! David Crockett is back for the last time this evening. He can’t believe that the Fantastic’s lost the World titles, but he congratulates the new champions, as that was a well deserved victory. He tells us that the fans around him at the top of the building was very excited about the match, and they excited about the title change. We have to take a few moments while they build the steel cage for the main event of the evening. David takes us back through the previous eight matches, and shows little clips and replays from the action tonight. After that segment is complete, we go to Atlanta and we see the previous match with Bob Backlund, challenging Ric Flair inside a cage, where 24 Karat was born. When we return from that video package, we see the steel cage just finishing up being built. David signs off and sends us back to Bob and Tony at ringside. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match One-fall with No-Time-Limit, and “Smokin’ Joe Frazier as the Special Guest Referee Outside the cage referee: Tommy Young Bob Backlund vs “Nature Boy” Ric Flair © (w/ James J Dillon) The cage door is locked, and we are under way. Bob Backlund goes on the offensive very quickly, keeping the champion off balance. Backlund controls the early 10-12 minutes of action. Flair is getting frustrated and kicks Backlund low to stop his momentum. Frazier gets in Flair’s face for the low blow, but it’s a Steel Cage match, so there isn’t DQ’s. Flair goes to work on Backlund and his left leg, specifically his knee. Flair is a surgeon here when it comes to working on the leg. Backlund fight back, and uses his incredible power to keep Flair away. Flair kicks at the leg and regains the advantage. Flair continues to work the leg. Backlund fight back again, this time keeping Flair off balance again with his power, even using a power Atomic Drop, but that hurts his already injured knee. Backlund works through it, even trying for a Crossface Chicken Wing, which is effective, but Flair is able to use his momentum, drop down and send Backlund into the cage. Backlund’s knee smacks a part of the cage and he is down in pain. Flair’s shoulder is injured after the submission hold, but much like the challenger, he is working through it. Flair stomps on the leg and drops his knee against the hurt knee of the challenger. Flair slaps on the Figure-Four leglock. Backlund is in a ton of pain. Backlund sits in the hold for about two minutes, before finally being able to turn it over and reverse the hold. Flair breaks the hold and hobbles to his feet. Backlund is slow to get up, obviously hurting bad. Flair climbs up the ropes and leaps with a cross-body block, but only gets a two. Flair rolls towards the ropes again, using them to help him up. Backlund is getting up, his knee injured, but he is still on the attack. He power slams the champion, but only gets a two count. Flair is on the ropes, literally and figuratively. Backlund marches forward, Flair swings wildly, Bob ducks, and grabs a waist lock. He rushes Flair into the ropes and tries for a rolling, bridging cradle, but as he rolls through and gets Flair’s shoulders on the mat, his knee gives out and Backlund drops to the mat. Flair recovers quickly and slaps on the Figure-four leglock again. They are in the middle of the ring. Backlund is fighting it, but he won’t submit. He tries to get to the ropes, but Flair pulls him back to the middle of the ring. Backlund is fighting it, but he can’t escape. Flair pulls on the foot, really locking the submission in. Backlund is trying, but he can’t reverse it. Frazier is asking him to quit, but Backlund won’t. He’s starting to lose consciousness. Frazier is still talking to Backlund, but he’s fading. Backlund passes out, and Frazier checks on him. Frazier calls for the bell. He awards the match to Ric Flair. Bob Backlund can’t continue. The Special Guest Referee stops the match…..Ric Flair will retain the title. Flair is handed the championship as JJ celebrates from ringside. Flair holds the belt high, before he walks out of the cage. The referee’s rush the cage to check on Backlund as we close the show. Time: 46:03 Decision: Still NWA World Champion Ric Flair (due to referee stoppage)

Great TV show leading into Starrcade. Love the idea of Martel on commentary. Nice angle to end the show.

December 19, 1984 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/22) Roanoke, VA Civic Center Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us to the show, right here on WTBS! We are just a few days away from Christmas night in Greensboro, North Carolina where Starrcade 1984 will take place! NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title Match Hart Brothers © defeated Mr. Saito, Mr. Fuji & Toru Tanaka in 11:33 when Bruce ducked Fuji throwing salt into his eyes, making that salt land in Saito’s eyes. Bruce uses an inside cradle to hold him down to earn the pinfall victory and retain the titles. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Abdullah The Butcher (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Jason Knight in 3:04. Humperdink distracts the referee while Abby attacks Knight with a fork, bloodying him up. Then Abby tosses him over the top-rope. Humperdink brings Abby to the set, along with The Moondogs and Killer Khan. He has assembled a roster of monsters here. He tells David that his men are the odds on favorites at Starrcade to win the $100,000. Who else has 4 men like this? Andre has problems with Fuji’s Clan, and if he happens to get past them, he won’t last against these monsters. No one is safe. He tells the NWA Board to make that check out to Sir Oliver Humperdink. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Andre the Giant defeated Paul Roma, Jim Powers & Ray Apollo in 4:24. Tony brings Andre to the set, and asks him about Fuji’s clan. They almost got a chance last week on World Wide Wrestling to take him down, but luckily, his friends helped even the odds. What will happen on Christmas night, when a battle royal has no friends? Andre says that he has the best record in battle royals in wrestling history. He knows what to do, and how to handle multiple attacks. Yes, there are no friends in a battle royal, but that also applies to Mr. Fuji and his clan of thieves. They might seem together now, but when there is that much money on the line, they won’t be able to work together either. He’s looking forward to taking Kokina down a notch, and then finishing the job after Starrcade. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 NWA Television Title Match Tully Blanchard © defeated Salvatore Bellomo in 7:59 with the Slingshot Suplex. JJ Dillon sent to the interview set during the match and did commentary with Tony and David. He didn’t say much different than the previous weeks. His man is the smartest man in the business and that will earn him the win against the double tough, Stan “The Lariat” Hansen. JJ also said that Ric Flair has been working extra time in the gym, doing time and a half in endurance exercises, he’s been running 15 miles a day, he’s been sparring for 90 minutes a day. Flair is ready for Bob Backlund and that Steel Cage. JJ warns “Smokin” Joe Frazier, the special guest referee, he had better call it down the middle, or JJ will personally deal with him at Starrcade. COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 NWA World Tag Team Champions The Fantastics defeated Mike Sharpe & Steve Lombardi in 7:02 in a non-title match. Tony sends up to a pre-taped interview with the challengers at Starrcade, Lutte Internationale’s Rougeau Brothers. They are excited to be on such an important card for the NWA. They are even more excited that they are challenging for the World Tag Team Championships. Much like their opponent’s said last week, they have been studying tapes, and they feel they are prepared to come to Greensboro on Christmas night and earn the World Championships. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 The Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Gary Royal, Dennis Stamp & Terry Gibbs in 6:00 after stacking all three opponent’s on each other and dropping a Bonsai Drop on them for the pin. Fuji says into the camera that anything Andre can do, Kokina can do better. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 NWA United States Tag Team Champions 24 Karat: Ray Stevens & Pat Patterson (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Tiger Chung Lee & Swede Hanson in 7:48. The champions look real good, very polished. JJ is so proud. He once again joins the announce team to discuss Starrcade and brag about his champions. These two gentlemen have been champions since the end of March, and they will continue to be going into 1985. COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 NWA United States Champion Magnum TA defeated Italian Stallion with the belly-to-belly suplex in 4:25. David and Tony get in one last hype for Starrcade. They talk about this event being available in more arenas than any of their other closed circuit offerings this year. Tell your friends, call them on the phone and tell them to go to their local arena and get their tickets. This event will be something special! END OF TV TAPING Superstar Graham & The Windham’s defeated The Moondogs & Killer Khan (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) in a six-man tag team dark match. December 20, 1984 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/23) Fisherville, VA Augusta Expo Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver are with us on the last World Wide Wrestling before Starrcade! We are TWO DAYS AWAY! They will discuss the card throughout the show. Let’s get to the ring for some action. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody defeated Pete Sanchez & Rene Goulet in 5:00. The announcers discuss the TV title opportunity Stan Hansen will have against Tully Blanchard at Starrcade. They also discuss Bruiser Brody in the huge $100,000 battle royal. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Italian Stallion in 3:58 with a crushing knee smash to the side of the head. They discuss how Mr. Wrestling II has been taking on the same opponent’s as Magnum leading into Christmas night, and how he has been beating them in less time than the United States Champion. Will that help his cause at Starrcade? Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver run down the entire card quickly before going to commercial break. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Barry & Kendall Windham defeated Paul Roma & Jim Powers in 6:21. They look real good, using a lot of quick tags and some pretty impressive double team moves to take the young opponent’s down. We see a quick video package of some of the wrestling stars from Lutte Internationale that will be in the $100,000 battle royal. COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Terry Gibbs in 4:58 with the Figure-Four Leglock. JJ grabs the ringside commentators microphone and brags about the conditioning of the champion. He says Backlund doesn’t have a chance at Starrcade. END OF TV TAPING Dark Matches Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mr. Pogo (w/ Mr. Fuji) in 11:03 “Superstar” Billy Graham & Magnum TA defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) in 9:49. Andre the Giant wins a battle royal in 20:00.

The Brawl to End it All is completely insane with main event matches. FIVE main events ANYWHERE in the world, on just this one card. Just insane. Always find your TV and house shows very entertaining. Can't wait for 12/30 and going into 1985!

Mid Atlantic and Lutte International are officially partners in the NWA. That's real good news for the NWA and it's affiliates. With all the major happenings around the world right now, strong relationships inside the NWA are needed. Already there has been some sharing of talents and major TV time given to each promotion for the other. Mid Atlantic has put some Lutte TV on their World Wide Wrestling nationally syndicated show. Lutte has shown from MACW matches on their television recently as well. The rumor mill is spilling over about a possible Rick Martel vs Ric Flair main event program, but as I can report right now, it's still only rumors.....for now. Starrcade is just days away, and the card looks real strong. There will be nine matches total on this card, and with the HUGE two-ring battle royal, $100,000 purse to the winner, we will have more than 50 NWA wrestlers on this card. Not only that, but the two main event attractions are also inter-promotional matches with BOTH sets of World Championships up for grabs. The NWA World Tag Team championships will be on the line with MACWs Fantastics © defending against Lutte's Rougeau Brothers. And the World Championship is a rematch from a recent MACW Omni show. This was an easy choice for the NWA match makers. The rivalry between Backlund and Flair wasn't settled in MACW, so the Board of Directors sanctioned one last battle between the two men inside a steel cage. We hear the promoters had a real good meeting about booking this match, and everyone was in favor of bringing in "Smokin" Joe Frazier as the special guest official. It will add more mainstream acceptance to the battle and add an element that wasn't in their previous encounters. There hasn't been much mention of the referee on the WTBS programming, but local advertisements in Greensboro and the local TV ads in all the closed circuit locations has heavily mentioned this to the fans. The end of this calendar year brings about some questions for the roster in MACW. We know that in the past, after these major closed circuit shows that some of the roster gets moved around, and with some heavily hyped rookies out there, anything is possible as to who might show up after Starrcade. There has been rumor's flying around that a current champion is secretly discussing retirement. Who that could be, is anyone's guess at this point. What could that mean going forward? Will this create a change in future plans for the promotion? We will dig into this more and report on this issue next time. New Japan Pro Wrestling has reached out to the NWA, and Mid Atlantic to bring some of the talent to the Land of the Rising Sun. Locker room rumors have indicated that some of the talent has already been booked as far out as March already, with future dates into the summer being discussed already. Starrcade 1984 is quickly growing near. What will the future hold for 1985? We don't know that yet, but it has tremendous potential. We will be back shortly after Starrcade to report on that show and the new year's news. Until then, goodbye everyone!

December 16, 1984 Atlanta, GA The Omni Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Tiger Chung Lee & “Iron” Mike Sharpe in 9:25 in a decent tag team opener. The Moondogs (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated The Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma) in 8:50 in a fun little tag team match that saw the rookies get a fighting chance, but lose to the veterans in the end. Pedro Morales defeated Steve Lombardi in 7:15 with a senton splash. Mr. Fuji’s Clan {Kokina, Pogo, Saito & Tanaka} w/ Mr. Fuji defeated NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions The Hart Brothers {Bruce, Keith & Owen} and Sweet Ebony Diamond when Kokina gave SED a Bonsai Drop in 12:01. NWA Television Championship Match Tully Blanchard © w/ JJ Dillon defeated “Superstar” Billy Graham in a Taped Fists Match with help from JJ Dillon in a bloody brawl to retain the title in 16:37. There was no-time limit on this match. NWA World Tag Team Title Match Two out of Three Falls Match The Fantastics © defeated The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) two falls to one in 30:29 to retain the titles. NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match NWA World Champion Ric Flair (w/ JJ Dillon) went to a 60-Minute draw with NWA United States Champion Magnum TA to retain the title. After the 60-minute time limit expired, a cocky Flair wanted to keep wrestling, to show Atlanta that he was more than the 60-minute man. Tommy Young allowed the wrestlers to continue, and 19 seconds later, after a belly-to-belly suplex, Magnum TA pinned Ric Flair. The overtime wasn’t sanctioned, so the title was not on the line. The match is officially ruled a time-limit draw.

December 12, 1984 World Championship Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/15) Augusta, GA Civic Center Tony Schiavone and David Crockett welcome us to World Championship Wrestling on WTBS! We are just 10 days away from Starrcade 1984! David says the action is getting hot, and we aren’t going to talk anymore, let’s get right to the ring! Sweet Ebony Diamond defeated Mr. Wrestling II (w/ Paul Jones) via DQ in 5:29. The action was all in Diamond’s favor until Paul Jones interfered. They would lay a brutal beat down to Sweet Ebony Diamond. Jones hands II something which he places into his mask. He headbutts SED a couple of times to the forehead, busting him wide open. Magnum TA runs to the ring and chases them off. The two celebrate in the aisle as the referee’s and Magnum tend to an injured Diamond. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Jason Knight & Swede Hanson in 7:16. Vachon’s make easy work of the opponent’s. They are preparing for the big time two-ring battle royal at Starrcade. Int. Magnum TA. The United States Champion walks onto the set with Tony and he is obviously very mad. Tony asks how Sweet Ebony Diamond is doing. Magnum says he will be fine. A few stitches will close the wound. He doesn’t understand why Mr. Wrestling II is acting like this. What has happened to that man? Magnum will get revenge for his friend at Starrcade. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 Mr. Fuji defeated Ray Apollo in 5:38 with a falling headbutt. Int. Andre The Giant. David welcomes Andre the Giant to the set. He is waving to the crowd. He sees Mr. Fuji standing in the ring and waves to him. David asks about this challenge from the Great Kokina. Andre laughs and says that even though he’s already accepted, he’s heard they keep sending challenges his way. He’s here...where’s Kokina? Well, Andre knows that on World Wide Wrestling this week, all of Fuji’s Clan will be there...and so will he. He looks at Fuji...see you soon! COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Barry & Kendall Windham defeated Pete Sanchez & Dusty Wolfe in 6:29. Via pre-taped interview, NWA United States Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens tell the Windham’s to keep training, to keep working out, to keep having warm up matches, none of it will matter when you face off with the greatest tag team champions of all-time. We maybe the US tag team champions, but since we are here in Montreal, we are the greatest North American tag team champions of all-time! COMMERCIAL BREAK 4 Salvatore Bellomo defeated Gary Royal in 8:22. During this match, David and Tony run down the entire Mid Atlantic entrants in the 2-ring battle royal. The participants are: Butcher & Mad Dog Vachon. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions Bruce, Keith & Owen Hart. Johnny Weaver. Pedro Morales. Great Kokina. Mr. Pogo. Toru Tanaka. Mr. Fuji. The Moondogs Rex & Spot. The Grapplers. Killer Khan. Superstar Billy Graham returns to action. Abdullah The Butcher. Bruiser Brody. Andre The Giant. COMMERCIAL BREAK 5 Abdullah the Butcher defeated Dennis Stamp in 5:37 after a leaping elbow smash. Int. Sir Oliver Humperdink. Humperdink says that his men are hungry. They need to fight. They need to create destruction. Starrcade is the perfect place for that. All of his men are ready to tear into the roster and walk away with $100,000. COMMERCIAL BREAK 6 Killer Khan defeated Tiger Chung Lee in 2:00. Int. Ric Flair. The World’s Heavyweight Champion struts out alone to speak with David Crockett and he’s got the $10,000 suit, the $2,000 shoes, the 15 pounds of gold around his waist. Looking only as the World Champion can look. He says that he’s ready to step inside the steel cage at Starrcade and show the entire wrestling world why he’s THE World Champion. He’s the one that carries this 15 pounds of gold. At Starrcade, Backlund’s got nothing on the champ. That preppy All-American can’t hold a candle to me! I’m the Diamond in the Rough! I’m the Nature Boy! Whooo!! Whoo!!! Whoooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COMMERCIAL BREAK 7 NWA Television Title Match Tully Blanchard © defeated Steve Lombardi in 6:39 with the Slingshot Suplex. JJ Dillon provided commentary with Tony and David during the match. He discusses the title match against Stan Hansen at Starrcade. He says Tully is the smartest wrestler in the world, and that’s what will get him the “W” in Greensboro on Christmas Night. TV TAPING ENDS Dark Match Main Event Andre The Giant won a battle royal. December 13, 1984 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping (Airing 12/16) Savannah, GA Civic Center Bob Caudle and Johnny Weaver is at ringside ready for this week’s action! Andre The Giant defeated Jim Powers, Ray Apollo & Rene Goulet in a three on one handicap match after he suplexed all three men to the mat in 4:58. Mr. Fuji came out to distract Andre, and his Clan entered the ringside area. They circle Andre inside the ring. Kokina is foaming at the mouth wanting to do battle with Andre. Just as they are about to enter the ring, The Windham’s & Magnum TA rush into the ring to even the odds with their friend. Fuji calls off his men and they return to the locker room. Andre shakes the hands of his friends as we go to commercial break. COMMERCIAL BREAK 1 Stan Hansen defeated Pedro Morales in 9:21 with the Lariat. Hansen really controlled the majority of this match. He worked over the neck and finished off Pedro with his punishing Lariat. COMMERCIAL BREAK 2 The Fantastics © defeated Paul Roma & Terry Gibbs in 5:20 in a non-title match. They join Bob Caudle at ringside and discuss their big time inter-promotional NWA World Tag Team Title defense against NWA Lutte Internationale’s Rougeau Brothers. They have a lot of respect for the brothers, and they have watched a few tapes of their matches. They are studying up, and they are going to be ready for the challenge come Starrcade! COMMERCIAL BREAK 3 Fuji’s Clan defeated Dennis Stamp, Dusty Wolfe, Italian Stallion, Steve Lombardi & Pete Sanchez in 8:01 in a 10-man tag team match. Kokina drops a Bonsai Drop on each of the opponent’s after the match as Fuji laughs into the ringside camera. TV TAPING ENDS Dark Matches Barry & Kendall Windham & NWA United States Champion Magnum TA defeated Mr. Wrestling II & The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) in 23:08 when Magnum pinned Grappler #2 with the Belly-to-Belly Suplex. Abdullah The Butcher won a battle royal after Kokina and Andre eliminated each other. NWA World Heavyweight Title Match Ric Flair © defeated Bruiser Brody via countout when Tully Blanchard interfered. Stan Hansen made the save in a post-match double team from Flair & Blanchard. December 14, 1984 Albany, GA Civic Center Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon defeated Tiger Chung Lee & “Iron” Mike Sharpe. The Grappler’s (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Jim Powers & Paul Roma. NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Title Match The Hart Brothers © defeated Fuji’s Clan (Saito, Tanaka & Pogo) w/ Mr. Fuji to retain the titles. Great Kokina (w/ Mr. Fuji) defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond NWA World Tag Team Title Match The Fantastics © defeated The Moondogs (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) to retain the titles. Street Fight The Sheepherders beat the Rougeau Brothers in 39:42 {Also shown on live closed circuit to those in Montreal @ Forum de Montréal} Tag Team Main Event NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair & NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated NWA United States Champion Magnum TA and “Superstar” Billy Graham in 28:21 when JJ interfered on an already injured Graham’s knee.