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Morrow lays out a meaty card for the next Title Night. Appreciate him making it up to Iceman and Larry Z taking on Canek should be fun. Sarge might want to watch what he says about Nikita. Dundee has been fired up since returning to the AWA. The Dragon Kings make a strong first impression. Vin Man proves he can be helpful to Young. Love Link just kinda showing up. Miller is plenty Mean on his own. Hillbilly Jim is quite the calvary against Devastation Inc. Sawyer is dead serious about becoming a champion. The High Chiefs got the attention they were looking for. Idol interrupts the main event to take a shot at Armstrong.

Lou Thez was way before my time but even I get how big it is to have him give the UWF the seal of approval. I'm not sure how a 24 man tournament works, specifically when it gets down to an odd number but the UWF crowning its first champion is definitely a huge milestone. Speaking of milestones, the UWF is headed to the TOKYO DOME baby! The Soviets winning was another big surprise. Takada did it! He beat the boss man, but he'd better refocus because round 2 with Backlund is ahead.

Zenk looks good but Muta is on another level. Dangerously agrees and is directing his client towards gold. Martel convincingly retains his title. HTM is a sore loser and makes it the Von Erich's problem. The Macho Man is still on top of the mountain. It's always cool seeing wrestlers draw their number for the Rumble. Especially got a kick out of Heenan blatantly playing favorites. Speaking of the Rumble, Savage had better get ready because his Ultimate challenger has just stepped forward.

They may not have teaming together but both Champion and Royal show they're still a part of the New Breed. Quebec may be the only place in the game where I could see a Rougeau cheered. Neidhart is racking up the wins. PCO was on a roll but then he ran into Monsieur Montreal. Borne and Goto brute force their way to victory in the main event.

Thanks.

May I ask how? Got a thread of my own with a title I'm less than thrilled with.

The Rumble is fully loaded and the undercard is strong as can be. I like Brown and Warrior fighting for the last spot.

LA. Juice Crew score big win over former champs. The Dreamboats are on a roll but the Playboy Club are out to bring them to a halt. Hart asserts himself as Austin's protector. Stormfront outfight the fighting Irishmen, When Awesome puts you down, you never come up. Hall is itching for a piece of Hennig. LA night 2. Soultaker claims another victim. The Force, Tenryu & Hashimoto are score solid wins. The DC & Stormfront with a wild title match. Hall is really losing control. Santa Barbara. The Next Generation continues to rise. Eddie shows the Jackal he still knows how to get Wild. Awesome continues to roll the competition. Blackman puts down the feisty O'Ryan. Chono defeats The Demon. Pillman comes from behind to retain his title.

NWA Live @ the Roanoke Coliseum in Roanoke VA 1/24/89. United States Title #1 Contender tournament. Quarterfinals. "Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff defeats "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant after ramming his head into a turnbuckle with the "Russian" chain laid across it. "The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard defeats "Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley w/"Number One" Paul Jones with a Superkick. Once again Jones lectured his client on the way to the back. "Tennessee Stud" Robert Fuller w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller defeats "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms Linda when Fuller caught Street with his "loaded" boot as the ref was breaking up an argument between Ron and a nervous looking Linda. "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez vs "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater never got started due to Fernandez charging Slater in the aisleway. The two brawled throughout the arena before security finally managed to separate the two of them which was long after the referee disqualified both of them. *Intermission* Semifinals. Tom Prichard defeats Ivan Koloff with a Superkick. Koloff looked to hit Prichard with his chain but a bandaged Jimmy Valiant ran down and swiped it from him. Robert Fuller gets a bye to the finals. Four Corner Eliminaton match. Winners challenge for the NWA United States Tag Team titles at SuperBrawl 2. The Patriots (Firebreaker Chip and Todd Champion) vs Badd Company (Pat Tanaka & Paul Diamond) w/"The Perfect 10" Baby Doll and Big John Studd vs The Renegade Warriors (Mark & Chris Youngblood) vs The Samoan Island Tribe (Alofa & Fatu) Order of eliminaton: Badd Company eliminated The Patriots after interference from Big John Studd. The Renegade Warriors eliminated The Samoan Island Tribe when Mark caught Alofa with a sunsetflip from the top rope. The Renegade Warriors eliminated Badd Company. Studd tried to interfere again but The Patriots came down and intercepted him. Badd Company was distracted by the ruckus allowing the Youngbloods to catch them in dual schoolboys for the win. Tournament Finals. Robert Fuller w/Ron Fuller defeats Tom Prichard after Ron slipped Robert a foreign object which he slide into his elbowpad which he then used to k.o Prichard.

The weekend of January 20 & 21st. The Four Horsemen. After spending the last couple weeks touring Japan, Ole Anderson and Harley Race returned on Main Event with a convincing win over a pair of local talents. Afterwards JJ Dillon informed Sean Mooney and announced that his clients would invoke their rematch clause at SuperBrawl 2. Race said the Horsemen would prove once and for all that the Road Warriors are "all that and no cattle" and "coasting on a look they ripped off a b movie". Ole joined in and said that after dedicating his career to bringing wrestling excellence to tag wrestling, it drives him mad to see the titles the Andersons and Horsemen made famous held by two "roided up statues who can't tell a wristlock from a wristwatch". #1 contender Bob Orton also looked impressive in the main event of Worldwide with a clean win over Steve Wright. NWA World champion Ron Garvin was on commentary for the match and vowed to beat "The Ace" just like he did back in October. Orton dedicated the match winning Super-plex to the champ and the two closed the show with a tense state down. The Paul Jones Army. It was announced on Main Event that Jimmy Snuka would challenge The Super Destroyer for the NWA Heritage Championship at SuperBrawl 2 due to his pinning the champion as well as his generally impressive win ratio since returning. Jones was clearly seething about the decision as Shaska Whatley throttled a jobber of the week. Whatley was a good mood following his victory but Jones refused to even look at him as they returned to the locker room. Kamala squashing three unlucky souls later in the show at least put a smile on Jones' face. Roanoke. On Worldwide Bob Caudle announced a special show coming later in the week at the Roanoke Coliseum in Roanoke Virginia which will have massive implications for SuperBrawl 2. In Roanoke a one night 8 Man tournament will be held with the winner challenging Junkyard Dog for the NWA United States title at SuperBrawl 2, out of the first round matches announced the one that got the biggest reaction was the first encounter between Manny Fernandez and Dick Slater! That same night will see a four corners elimination tag team match with the winners challenging The Sheepherders for the NWA United States Tag Team titles.

Debeers may have already run his mouth a little too much if Simmons and Reed are talking about him. Rogers is perfectly content to let his lady do his fighting for him. Bad street may never be the same after The Grapplers show up. The Rock n Roll Express are together again and ready to take it to both Missy's boyfriend Eddie and her "good friend" John.

Glad to see the Backlund situation has been handled. Another great card.

Burke's move to the AWA is really paying off. The Fantastics are riled up and ready to go. The Saints are the latest victims of the Olympians sportsmanship. Vin Man makes a Fortunate acquisition while the AWA is in for some Sweet Dreams. Kaz gets mauled by a Grizzly. The Bullet's quest for payback nets Keirn a Southern title shot. St Clair gets the perfect theme song. Simpson is out but Glamor Doll is still going strong. The Gunslingers get a chance to flex. Devastation Inc is as dangerous as ever. Adias retains but the post match angle is what everyone will be talking about. Looks like Lightfoot's bad attitude rubbed off on Afi.

NWA drops Brett Sawyer and Bart Sawyer and signs Danny Davis and Ken Wayne.

Just wanted to point out that John Laurentius is listed on the NWA roster despite being employed by PCW.

Lotta angles going into the Rumble which means plenty of chances to see thing blow up.

Taped at the Civic Center before Main Event. Originally airing on 1/14/89 on the USA Network. On Commentary: Bob Caudle David Crockett "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant defeats "Beautiful" Bill Beverly with the "Groovin" elbow. Big John Studd w/Baby Doll squashes Ed Morrison in under a minute before applying a reverse bearhug and squeezing him until he passed out. Suffice to say, Baby Doll looked extremely pleased with her new bodyguard. The Eliminators (John Kronus Perry Saturn) defeat The Carolina Reapers with the double team move from last week which Caudle calls "Total Elimination" Main event. "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms Linda defeats Brad Anderson w/Ole Anderson with the Crossface Chicken Wing.

From the Civic Center in Fayetteville NC. Previously recorded & airing on 1/13/89 on the USA Network. On Commentary: Gordon Solie Ring announcer/Interviews: Sean Moony Match #1 The Lawmen (Billy Joe Travis & Doug Gilbert) vs The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Saggs) The popular Lawmen put up a fierce fight but the brawlers from the streets of New York city brute forced their way to victory via a double DDT on Gilbert which Solie calls "a trip to Nastyville". Match #2 Super Strong Machine defeats Arthur Brown with the "Devil Windmill" suplex. SSM is joined by his students the Zero Fighters as he hands Mooney a letter. The announcer reads the message which states that the Japanese trio is challenging the Stud Stable for the Six Man Tag Team Titles. Match #3 The Master Blasters (Blade & Iron) defeat The Carolina Bobcats with the double team move from last week which Solie calls "Welcome to the Wasteland" Match #4 Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley w/"Number One" Paul Jones Jones was apparently irate that Snuka was able to pin Super Destroyer last week putting himself in prime position to challenge for the Heritage Championship and decided that Whatley would be the one to punish Snuka for this offense. To his credit Whatley launched an all out assault but ultimately fell to the "Superfly" splash. Jones was most unsatisfied by the result and lectured Whatley all the way up the aisle. Match #5 The debuting Dynamite Kid defeats The Pearl with a "Dragon" suplex. Before his match, Manny Fernandez joins Mooney and says that Dick Slater conveniently wasn't there this week but sooner or later he'd learn that when you mess with the bull, you get the horns. Match #6 "Raging Bull" Manny Fernandez defeats "Ruthless" Rocco Maritato with the "Flying Burrito" Main Event. NWA World Heavyweight Champion "Rugged Ron Garvin & "The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard vs The Four Horsemen (Bob Orton & Buddy Landel) w/JJ Dillon A action packed main event with each man getting some shine. Garvin and Orton are largely kept apart before finding each other near the end. That end comes when a shot from Dillon's shoe leaves Prichard vulnerable to a corkscrew elbow from Landel for the three.

I thought Kev was speaking to you.

Karma's a bitch, ain't she Reno? DJ is on the case to expose Davis.

You know it's amazing how many people come to this thread specifically to shit on the company. If you don't like oyu could just not come to this thread. And Moose is in pretty big demand on the indies. He's been in Ring of Honor. Just because he's never been on WrestleMania doesn't make the guy a nobody.

How disengaged from the non-WWE sphere of wrestling do you have to be to call Moose a nobody?

No. I'M acknowledging that Nick Nemeth is a talented wrestler who was brought in to put eyes on the product and eventually put Moose over. You on the other hand, are pretending like he's some over the hill curtain-jerker who's randomly been elevated to the main event. The man was World champion in the industry leader. Of course when he moves to a smaller company like TNA they're going to put him in the main event. It''s a common sense move that any other company their size would make.

Was he groanworthy or was the material WWE stuck him with groanworthy? Because he assuredly was not the one writing the angles he was tasked with carrying out. And him taking a shot at the top champ is clearly an attempt to capitalize on his name recognition. You don't bring in a guy like Nemeth to feud with Johnny Swinger. Ya know?

Well sorry, but you not liking him doesn't change the fact that he's a recognizable talent who can still go.