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Yeah, that's the cool part about this Project so far; every promotion seems to have found their niche and exploits it to the fullest potential. Everyone brings something good to the game.

I thought they just removed Booker T because you know, he's a terrible color commentator?

Controversial finish in the main event! It's definitely not over between Bruiser Brody and Big John Studd! You can easily sell out the Sportatorium again with that rematch.

Ah man, I thought this was it for Wahoo & JYD and they would walk out with the Southern Tag Team titles. I think the Midnight's days are numbered as Southern tag champs!

Really appreciate the feedback, dawho. I also love how different your show is from everyone else. The format stands out so much with everything narrated from the viewpoint of the commentary team. You just take your time to plant seeds and let things develop organically. So thrilled that you joined us in the Project!

Agreed on everything. The main event was awesome.

Absolutely. Those 2 last matches must've definitely been worth the price of admission by themselves!

Oh, well played by the State Patrol! Why does no one ever worry about mystery masked men?

I must admit that I didn't think Jimmy Garvin would let Ronnie fight Dr. D by himself. Very well done. My favorite angle right now in World Class!

Heenan making his intentions clear with Curt Hennig. I'd be careful if I were Honky Tonk! And obviously, a devastating loss with the death of Gino Hernandez. No doubt that the had the world in the palm of his hands.

Interesting ending to the main event. It's a bit unusual to see the Andersons associating themselves with someone other than the Horsemen but given the targets, it made sense. Can't wait for the tag title showdown in Birmingham!

NWA LUTTE INTERNATIONALE TITLE HOLDERS NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Rick Martel (1) --> 12/25/1985 NWA WORLD WOMEN'S CHAMPION The Fabulous Moolah (1) --> 11/9/1985 NWA CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Greg Valentine (1) --> 7/5/84 Rick Martel (1) --> 9/13/84 Terry Funk (1) --> 3/1/85 Andre the Giant (1) --> 6/28/85 Andre vacates the title on 8/11/85 after fulfilling all his commitments to Lutte Jacques Rougeau (1) --> 8/17/85 Black Bart (1) --> 11/28/1985* *Won the title at Thanksgiving Day Star Wars in Dallas, TX Jacques Rougeau (2) --> 12/25/1985 NWA CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS The Wild Samoans (1) --> 7/5/84 The Caribbean Connection (1) --> 8/25/84 The Sensationals (Billy Robinson & Doug Somers) (1) --> 9/16/84 Gino Brito & Rick Martel (1) --> 12/5/84 The Midnight Rockers (1) --> 6/28/85 The Midnight Rockers are stripped of their titles after briefly jumping ship to WWF *The Vachons (1) --> 8/17/85 The Vachons were considered Interim Canadian International Tag Team Champions but were given official title shot the following night in Stoney Point, ON The Midnight Rockers (2) --> 8/18/85 The Vachons (2) --> 9/8/1985 NWA CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TV CHAMPION Gino Brito (1) --> 6/30/84 Dino Bravo (1) --> 9/1/84 Mad Dog Lefebvre (1) --> 9/23/84 Gino Brito (2) --> 2/15/85 Super Strong Machine (1) --> 8/17/85 Title vacated on 12/27/1985 due to visa issues Adrian Adonis (1) --> 1/3/1986 NWA NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP *Terry Gordy (1) --> 2/2/1986 Beat Armand Rougeau in Atlanta, GA, the title replacing the Quebec Heavyweight Championship

I love that with every show going by, you plant the seed for everything explaining Owen Hart's actions & motivations.

Nice news!

That's cool. I rarely run Lethbridge anyway. I probably ran it once. And besides, my towns aren't exclusive

February 2nd, 1986 The Omni, Atlanta, GA -Penny Mitchell beat Sherri Martel in 11:22 -NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Mad Dog Vachon beat "Superstar" Bill Dundee in 6:18 -Farmer Boy Ipo (w/Hillbilly Jim) beat The Great Samu (w/Floyd Creatchman) in 16:29 -Gilles "The Fish" Poisson & Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) beat The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts) after Charland rolled-up Roberts with a handful of tights in 12:19. Postmatch, The Freebirds got a partial revenge as they beat down Frenchy! -Gino Brito beat King Tonga in 14:59 -Bruce Hart beat Bobby Fulton in 8:04 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Jacques Rougeau beat Jos LeDuc in 15:19 to retain NWA National Heavyweight Championship: Terry Gordy destroys Armand Rougeau in 1:40 to win the title! Postmatch, all 3 Fabulous Freebirds celebrate together! - TITLE CHANGE!!!

I don't know if this was your first card in Lethbridge but if it was, fans surely had a good time. That Mando vs Furnas match must've been awesome!

NWA Lutte Internationale TV LIVE! Vernon, BC February 1st, 1986 (New intro, same broadcast team! And a new set as for the first time, NWA Lutte TV takes place live on CFCF-12 and CHLT-TV in Montreal & Sherbrooke respectively. We move to the broadcast booth) Guy Hauray: Good evening , ladies and gentlemen, we are live from Vernon, British Columbia for our very first edition NWA Lutte Internationale TV LIVE! Eddie, what a night we have ahead of us! Especially for the main event. Édouard Carpentier: No doubt about it. Tonight, in our first live main event, Rick Martel will be defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Richard “Le Magnifique” Charland. These two are no strangers to each other and this should be a classic. Guy Hauray: And also for the last time, Armand Rougeau will be defending the Quebec Heavyweight Championship against “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka! As you probably know, Armand Rougeau punched his ticket last night to the Omni in Atlanta tomorrow night where he will be competing to crown the first NWA National Heavyweight Champion! Édouard Carpentier: And we are very proud to be hosting that historic moment. Looking at our roster, so many deserving wrestlers could be worthy of wearing that title. We’ll see over time but Armand may be the first. Guy Hauray: And we’ll find out right away who he’ll face because... (Badstreet hits the PA system and guess who comes out....TERRY “BAM BAM GORDY”, MICHAEL P.S. HAYES & BUDDY JACK ROBERTS, AKA THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS. The Freebirds strut their way to the ring as we go to the ring for the opening bout.) Match #1 Winner is in the NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match tomorrow at the Omni. Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy (w/The Fabulous Freebirds) beat Pirata Morgan (w/Los Infernales) in 18:25 to secure his spot in tne National title match tomorrow night! (After the match, the Freebirds are headed to the broadcast booth for an interview) Édouard Carpentier: Terry Gordy, congratulations as you’ll be headed to Atlanta to face Armand Rougeau to crown our very first NWA National Heavyweight Champion. Terry Gordy: Mr. Carpentier, I hope that you’re not surprised. It was written in the stars that this would happen. Every time I come in Canada, that’s the only thing I do: win. The very first time you had that Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup, I won it. And I beat the current NWA World Heavyweight Champion in the finals. So, if you had any doubts about the results of this one, they have been erased. Michael Hayes: You see, Mr. Carpentier, you’re looking at the three baddest dudes on the planet! Buddy Jack Roberts, my brother Terry Bam Bam Gordy and Michael P.S. Hayes himself! We have been the measuring stick for every trio in the entire world. And now, we’re seeing some pop up everywhere: the Rougeaus, the Harts, the Von Erichs, name it. They might be brothers; they might be family but this bond right here (pointing at them), this bond is unbreakable. We’ve been through hard times, we’ve been through highs and lows but in the end, we always stuck together and we outlasted everyone. So tomorrow night, in our backyard, in our hometown of Badstreet, USA – Atlanta, GA, Terry will make history by winning the NWA National Heavyweight Championship. And then, Terry will come in this territory as much as he wants to destroy everyone and anyone to prove that he is the top dog in the NWA. This man right here will dominate Lutte Internationale as long as he wishes. Just like the Fabulous Freebirds are the dominant force in World Class, we will do the same right here in Lutte Internationale! Buddy Roberts: Oh yeah, because if you think that Bam Bam was coming alone....he didn’t. We’re gonna wreak havoc in this territory just like we’re doing in World Class. Hell, Michael...I think we could do both, whadya think? Michael Hayes: I like the way you think, Jack! Get ready because we’re taking you on a wild ride...all the way to Badstreet, USA! (The Freebirds walk off the set) Guy Hauray: Eddie, do you realize what this means? The Fabulous Freebirds could eventually hold gold in BOTH World Class & Lutte? You know they’re meaning what they say. Édouard Carpentier: Well it’s a perspective that is very real. Especially if Terry Gordy is our inaugural NWA National Heavyweight Champion. He could hold on to that title as long as he wishes and he’ll be here for a while. So are Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts! Guy Hauray: Nonetheless, we’ll have to wait tomorrow night in the Omni to see who will be crowned the winner and we will hear from Armand Rougeau a bit later on as he defends his Quebec Heavyweight Championship for the last time against Jimmy Snuka. The National Heavyweight Championship will be replacing the Quebec Heavyweight Championship going forward. And now, it looks like we’re ready for our 2nd match, which will be for the NWA Canadian International TV Championship! (Jos LeDuc makes his way to the ring, saluting the crowd, when all of a sudden, THE NASTY BOYS attack Jos from behind! Paul E. Dangerously isn’t too far away, directing traffic as the newcomers and security for TV champion Adrian Adonis are dismantling LeDuc outside! The Nasties send LeDuc head first on the post and....yeop, LeDuc has been busted wide open. And that’s the moment Adrian Adonis chooses to saunter his way to the ring. As Paul E. holds him off, the Nasty Boys continue their attack on LeDuc. Knobbs is holding LeDuc and Sags whacks him with a wooden chair! LeDuc goes down, motionless. Adonis now climbs in the ring and hands over his championship belt to referee André Roy. LeDuc is struggling to get in the ring and the referee isn’t sure if he should start the match or not. LeDuc insists and despite his better judgment, he rings the bell anyway! Match #2 NWA Canadian International TV Championship Adrian Adonis © (w/Paul E. Dangerously & The Nasty Boys) beat Jos LeDuc in 1:39 to retain with Good Night Irene as LeDuc lost consciousness through blood loss. Guy Hauray: This is disgusting, Eddie! How can those 4 live with themselves? That’s not how a champion behaves himself! Édouard Carpentier: I think this has a lot to do with the mentality Paul E. wants to instill with his protégés; Jos will always be a formidable threat to Adonis’ title. He just wanted to make sure the message was sent. Guy Hauray: We’ll have to see what NWA President Bob Geigel and his enforcer Bruno Sammartino will have to say about that. The action continues right after the commercial break! *****COMMERCIAL BREAK********* Match #3 NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit beat Mark Youngblood in 10:46 with a flying headbutt Match #4 Lord Humongous (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) beat “Mr. Electricity” Steve Regal in 11:42. After the match, Lord Humongous and Eddy keep taunting Regal but Regal responds with a slap to The Brain’s face! That immediately brings The Botswana Beast who attacks Regal from behind. With Humongous holding Regal on the ground, Beast hits a huge series of splash on “Mr. Electricity”! Finally, the Brain and his monsters retreat and Regal struggles back to his feet. Regal gingerly walks to the broadcast booth and grabs a mic. Steve Regal: Creatchmans! If you think you just broke me, you haven’t succeeded yet. I’m still breathing! Next week, I want a shot at that primal you call the Botswana Beast! And I’m not gonna take no for an answer! (Regal walks away, visibly in pain.) Édouard Carpentier: I don’t know if that’s the smartest thing to do from Regal but you can’t question his heart. Guy Hauray: And to think that we still haven’t seen the monster that The Brain has been hyping for a while now. If he’s more dangerous than anyone in the Creatchman Family, I don’t know what awaits the rest of us! When we come back....ladies action! *****COMMERCIAL BREAK****** Match #5 Leilani Kai beat Donna Day in 4:40 with a big boot Match #6 King Tonga (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Farmer Boy Ipo (w/Hillbilly Jim) in 9:08 with a Tongan Death Grip (After the match, King Tonga continues his mauling of Ipo while Richard Charland shows up to attack Hillbilly Jim! Frenchy’s boys are continuing their carnage until The Fantastics make the save! Crowd goes nuts as Frenchy’s men must retreat. Bobby Fulton takes the mic. Bobby Fulton: For someone who has a World title match later tonight, Charland, you feel a lot of confidence to even show up here and beat down two defenceless men. But I tell you what, Tommy and I, we think we can teach you a lesson next week. Tommy Rogers: How about you two show up in Kitchener, ON next week and if you wanna fight, let’s fight. Let’s do this....FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE IN THE BUILDING! (Frenchy doesn’t hesitate to mouth “You’re on!” before having his troops retreating to the back. The Fantastics play to the crowd a bit before retreating themselves) Guy Hauray: The Fantastics vs Richard Charland & King Tonga next week...FALLS COUNT ANYWHERE? What a match this will be. Édouard Carpentier: The Fantastics have never been afraid of undertaking challenges and this one will be a helluva challenge. Charland & Tonga are two tough men. And who knows if Charland does the impossible later tonight and beats Rick Martel to become NWA World Heavyweight Champion? That’s gonna give them even more momentum. Guy Hauray: When we come back, for the last time, the Quebec Heavyweight Championship will be defended! ********COMMERCIAL BREAK********** Match #7 Quebec Heavyweight Championship Armand Rougeau beat “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka in 6:51 with a flying cross body to retain. After the match, both men shook hands. (Armand Rougeau goes to the broadcast booth and NWA Enforcer Bruno Sammartino is already there, waiting for him.) Bruno Sammartino: Armand, as you know, this is the last time you defended that championship. The Quebec Heavyweight Championship will be replaced tomorrow by the National Heavyweight Championship and last night, you earned the right to compete in this match to crown our inaugural champion. It is now time for you to move on and hand over this championship to me. (Armand seems a bit hesitant but after a few moments, he hands over the championship to Bruno.) Bruno Sammartino: Best of luck to you tomorrow against Terry Gordy. Make your family proud, young man! (Armand and Bruno shake hands and Édouard Carpentier goes to get some comments from Armand.) Édouard Carpentier: Armand, are you ready to move on and to be our first NWA National Heavyweight Champion? Armand Rougeau: C’est certain que je mentirais si je vous disais, m’sieur Carpentier, que j’suis pas un peu nerveux pour demain. C’est le plus gros match de ma vie. Mon frère Jacques va être là pour défendre sa ceinture. J’ai une province au complet qui va être derrière moi. J’ai pas l’intention de laisser tomber personne. Pis je promets de revenir au Canada en tant que champion National! (Translation : Of course, I’d be lying if I told you, Mr. Carpentier, that I’m not a bit nervous for tomorrow. This is the biggest match of my life. My brother Jacques will be there to defend his title. I have an entire province rooting for me. I’m not intending on letting anyone down. I promise to come back to Canada as the National Heavyweight Champion!) (Armand Rougeau walks away after shaking hands with Édouard Carpentier) Guy Hauray: Indeed, Armand Rougeau’s biggest match of his career tomorrow night in Atlanta against Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy of the Fabulous Freebirds! I’m sure that he’ll do well though. Édouard Carpentier: It’s gonna be definitely difficult for Armand as he’ll be in Fabulous Freebirds territory. Atlanta, GA. They are almost invincible in their backyard. Armand will have to bring his A-game to beat Terry Gordy! Guy Hauray: One man who will bring his A-game is up next in our main event as Rick Martel will be defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship! ****COMMERCIAL BREAK***** MAIN EVENT Match #8 NWA World Heavyweight Championship Rick Martel © beat Richard Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) in 10:31 to retain with a slingshot splash. After the match, Rick Martel is celebrating in the ring when one half of the NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champions Mad Dog Vachon shows up and stares Martel in the ring. Mad Dog makes it clear; he wants a shot at the title next week! Rick Martel doesn’t hesitate and tells Mad Dog he’s got it! The very first live edition of NWA Lutte TV ends with a staredown between Rick Martel and Mad Dog Vachon! À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT!

So much technical wizardry potential in the main event but sadly to no avail. But hey, that's why I usually use at least one special ref whenever Lutte is in Calgary!

Nice! I vaguely remember this from the AWA project and completely loving it. Can't wait to watch it and give it a proper review. As for you, I hope you like blood and hope you haven't seen this, it's El Hijo del Santo vs LA Park from December 23, 2001. I definitely haven't seen this so I'm looking forward to sink my teeth in this match!

I'm just going on what I've been told on a Facebook group that I'm in. The admin told me that his archive is "at risk" of being taken down but he didn't elaborate. I would also be very sad if that happened as it's such a wonderful tool to introduce anyone to puro.

Yeah, that double team move is precisely what is La Bombe Rougeau. Although the way you pictured it in your head, it would actually work without the elevated position. But I usually keep La Bombe Rougeau for tag matches and use the Savate Kick instead.

Maybe a tad off-topic but has anyone else heard that RealHero's archive might be taken down soon? Just got that message this afternoon.

I should point out that La Bombe Rougeau is a double-team move. Ray would've rather tried to go for the Savate Kick instead!

January 31st, 1986 Peers, AB -Chris Benoit & Matt Borne beat the Creatchman Family (Botswana Beast & Lord Humongous, w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 13:13 -Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Floyd Creatchman) beat King Tonga in 12:38 Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship: Harley Race beat NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Butcher Vachon in 7:39 to retain -Gino Brito beat Tommy Rogers in 16:11 Contract on a Pole Match - Winner gets in the NWA National Heavyweight Championship Match at the Omni in Atlanta on February 2nd, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau vs Bobby Fulton: This match is also shown in closed circuit in Winnipeg for the AWA monthly event. Tonight's main event is also emanating from Winnipeg as NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel will take on Raymond Rougeau. Both men use their speed and athleticism throughout the entire match as both Armand & Fulton are trying to get to the pole and grab that National title match contract. While he's mostly a tag team specialist, Bobby Fulton is doing pretty good in this one as he has been a lot of singles matches lately, just like his partner Tommy Rogers. Bobby Fulton almost grabs the contract as Armand seems to be out of it but seeing that Armand is getting back up, Bobby Fulton turns around and attempts a missile dropkick but Armand dodged and Fulton missed his target! That finally allows Armand to climb on the turnbuckle and grab the contract! Armand Rougeau is headed to Atlanta & the National Heavyweight title match! Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau beat Bobby Fulton in 13:43 -Bruce Hart beat Satanico in 14:35 -Terry Gordy beat Hillbilly Jim in 13:36 From Winnipeg, showed in close circuit in the venue - NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Rick Martel beat Raymond Rougeau in 14:25 to retain