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From the Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg SC it's.... NWA Power Hour! Previously Recorded/Airing on 2/4/87 On Commentary:Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone Ring Announcer:David Crockett (The NWA opening video slams on screen with quick clips of the top stars set to "Rock Warrior" by The Rods ending on a shot of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard before cutting to Caudle & Schiavone at ringside) BC:Wrestling fans welcome to another episode of NWA Power Hour, professional wrestling's most exciting hour. I'm Bob Caudle alongside Tony Schiavone & we're just ten days away from our next major event, "St Valentines Day Massacre" where we'll crown new NWA World Six Man Tag Team Champions. And the best part is we'll be broadcasting live from the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville Alabama right here on the Superstation. TS:That's right Bob & we've got a programming note for everyone. In order to set things up perfectly for the big event, there will be no episode of NWA Power Hour on Friday the eleventh but don't worry folks we'll be back on the eighteenth & not only that but the very next day it's the inaugural episode of NWA Worldwide hosted by the Dean of professional wrestling Gordon Solie! BC:And not only that but as we've got a stacked show for you tonight as every match on the card will feature talent involved in the Six Man Tag Title Tournament. Plus we've received word surrounding the announcement of another title match set for the big event. All that & more on tonights addition of the NWA Power Hour, let's go to the ring for our opening contest. Match #1 Spartanburg Vice (Jerry Bryant & Lou Winston) defeat Executioner & Punisher with the "Spartanburg Special" on Executioner. Commentary informs the audience during the match that the Vice have entered the tournament with Tom "Megaman" McGee as their partner. Commercial-Bob Caudle runs down the house shows for the coming week. Match #2 "Adorable" Adrian Adonis defeats Rocky King with "Goodnight Irene". Doug Somers joins Commentary & declares that with Adonis on their team, the NWA is certain to crown Radiant Six Man Tag Champs. (We see prerecorded comments from Brickhouse Brown & Good & Plenty. They excitedly announce their partnership for the tournament & vow to win the whole thing & become the first all black team to hold the Six Man Titles) Match #3 "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel defeats Scorpion with a Tomahawk Chop. Commentary informs the audience that Wahoo will be entering the tournament alongside The War Party. Commercial+Ad for "Christmas Chaos" available on NWA Home Video. Match #4 'Superstar" Bill Dundee defeats George South with Bombs Away. Adrian Street surprise Commentary by joining them for the match. He says that while JR Foley may have left the NWA, The Commonwealth will still be represented in the tournament as he joins Dundee. When asked who their partner will be Street say simply "the most dangerous man in England" (We get a recap of the chaotic U.S Title match between Randy Savage & Matt Borne. Caudle informs the audience that the rematch will take place at "St Valentines Day Massacre" and to maintain order it will be a Dog Collar Match) Commercial+Promo for "St Valentines Day Massacre" live on the superstation! Main event "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeats "The Russian Assassin" Vladimir Petrov by dq when the Koloffs storm the ring & attack Duggan. The crowd goes wild as the Road Warriors- who Schiavone excitedly announce will be Duggan's partners- run down & we get a pier-six brawl to close the show as Caudle & Schiavone give a final hardsell of "St Valentines Day Massacre"

NWA releases Baron Von Raschke, Earthquake Ferris, George Barnes, Jonathan Boyd & Gary Royal & signs Giant Haystacks, Brian Adias, Barry O, Butch Moffat & Angel of Death

Teamsters, Royal & Putski all pick up solid wins on the undercard. The battle of the masked man gets wild. Smith & Taylor drop the bomb on Kazmaier. How has Southern's guitar not busted? The captain of team Jarrett brings nets a win on the architect of team Gagne. Fuller's loaded towel strikes again!

British Steel couldn't stop the Bomb from going off! Cactus Jack vs Maxx Payne sounds like the title of an edgey 90s comic. The Hart Foundation may have won but I'm sure they'll be feeling this match tomorrow. The Knights Templar go 2-0 against the Army. TNT may be getting the better of Windham in these fights but it won't matter if he gets disqualified (again) in Honolulu. Owen vs Sabu must've been a barnburner of a main event. Two stacked nights await us at Aloha Spectacular.

I think we can all agree, we can't blame Sawyer for being distracted by Baby Doll. The Bullet with a successful in-ring debut before putting Fuller on notice. Rezzy kinda walked into that one. Gold Standard looking good. Yatsu shows how far he's willing to go to become the inaugural AWA International champion. Bruise Brothers looking sharp. Captain Rotonda is ready to lead his men to victory. Colon tries to send a message but it's Snuka standing tall. The Syndicate certainly seems ready for the cage at Big Brawl. Scorpio with a nice warm-up before his match with the Wrangler. De Top Dolla Phil's are in for a big challenge as they debut against The Glamor Boys! The two teams battling for control of the AWA give the fans a preview of what's coming at Big Brawl.

Garvin & Hito beating the tar out of each other sounds like a solid opener. Pillman adds a win over Chavo Classic to his already impressive resume. TDT & The Sheepherders should probably meet in a stipulation match soon. Eddie once again impresses in defeat. Bubba grounds Steamboat to retain the TV Title. The Odd Couple take the MXE to the limit. A rematch is definitely in order. I think we can say that Cannonball passed his test with flying colors.

Doomsday Missle Dropkick! Now that's a Dynamic finisher. Spivey & Bad News pick up some quality wins. A fine debut for Steiner. Garvin vs Adams will definitely get eyes on WCPW. Race overcomes a 2-1 handicap to cement his place as a top challenger to Idol. The Nasty Boys win a brief but competitive tournament to become the inaugural WCPW tag team champions! They've already got some tough challengers lined up. Idol retains against Taylor, but with Bad News waiting in Rockford & Race clearly on the hunt, he can't afford to rest on his laurels.

Cactus may have just saved himself a spot in the army. Steel may have gotten a win tonight but matters still aren't settled with Orton. I really don't think Dingo would fit in with Backlund's boys. Henning scores one for the Brigade but Miller & Pringle aren't gonna take this sitting down. Barr & Eddie seem drawn to each other, to their mutual detriment. The show closes with a mass brawl & the announcement of a no dq six man in Portland! This is gonna get nuts.

NWA Live @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville FL 2/2/87 Good & Plenty (Ray Candy & Sweet Brown Sugar) defeat Fire & Flame with the "Tootsie Roll" on Flame. "Wild" Bill Irwin & Big Daddy Ritter fought to a double DQ. Of note is that Ritter was accompanied by the same man who accompanied Whatley & Conway on Power Hour who was introduced as Slick. NWA World Television Title "British Magician" Steve Wright defeats "Prince of Australia" George Barnes with the "Octopus Hold" NWA World Tag Team Titles The Minnesota Wrecking Crew(c) (Arn & Ole Anderson) w/JJ Dillon defeat The Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers) with a double Gordbuster on Smothers. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering defeat The Red Tide (Vladimir Petrov & The Koloffs) with the "Doomsday Device" on Ivan. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes defeats "Nature Boy" Ric Flair w/JJ Dillon by pulling Flair into a inside cradle as he was going for the Figure Four. There seemseemed to be some miscommunication between Flair & Dillon before the finish. Dillon tried to pass his shoe to Flair but Flair didn't seem to be expecting it & allowed the referee to return it to Dillon.

NWA Live @ The Omni in Atlanta GA 2/1/87 "Shooting Star" Keiichi Yamada wins a battle royal last eliminating Big Daddy Ritter. Yamada will now challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the main event. Tom "Megaman" McGee defeats "Dandy" Don Bass with a slingshot legdrop. The debuting "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms Linda defeats "Young Pistol" Steve Armstrong with a Sleeper Hold following a distraction by Ms Linda. NWA World Television Title "British Magician" Steve Wright(c) defeats "Superstar" Bill Dundee by rolling through "Bombs Away" & turning it into a cover. Elimination Match The Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jagers & Dutch Mantel) vs The Outlaws (Ron Bass & Black Bart) Order of elimination Ron Bass eliminates Bobby Jagers with the "Texas Gordbuster" Dutch Mantel eliminates Ron Bass with the "Tennessee Chainsaw" Dutch Mantel & Black Bart fight to a double c.o. The match is ruled a draw. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan defeat The Red Tide (Ivan Koloff & Vladimir Petrov) by dq when Petrov snaps & hits Duggan with the "Russian chain" NWA United States Tag Team Titles The Renegade Warriors(c) defeat Radiance (Doug Somers & Jimmy Del Ray) by sending Del Ray to the ropes & flooring him with a double knife edge chop. NWA World Heavyweight Title Tully Blanchard(c) w/JJ Dillon defeats "Shooting Star" Keiichi Yamada when Dillon crotches Yamada on the top rope as he's going for the "Shooting Star Press" leaving him in position for the slingshot suplex.

NWA Live @ Civic Center in Charleston WV 1/31/87 The Kansas Jayhawks (Bobby Jagers & Dutch Mantel) defeat 2 local talents with a running elbowdrop from Jagers. "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi defeats "Gorgeous" Gary Royal with a jumping headbutt. The Red Tide (Ivan Koloff & Vladimir Petrov) defeat The War Party (Billy Two Eagles & Joe Lightfoot) when Ivan pinned Lightfoot with the "Russian Sickle" NWA World Television Title "British Magician" Steve Wright(c) defeats Baron Von Raschke with the "Octopus Hold" NWA World Tag Team Titles The Minnesota Wrecking Crew(c) (Arn & Ole Anderson) w/JJ Dillon defeat The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering by dq. During a pier-six brawl, referee Theodore Long is attempting to escort Ole & Animal out of the ring. JJ takes the chance to pass Arn a chair, he goes to hit Hawk with it but pauses. Then with a devious grin on his face, he smacks the chair against the matt. Before Long can turn to expect the noise, Arn quickly tosses the chair to Hawk before falling backwards to the matt. On instinct Hawk catches the chair just as Long turns around & calls for the bell despite Hawk, Ellering & many fans trying to explain what happened. The Horsemen were smiling the entire time Ole & JJ "helped" Arn to the back.

McIntyre's failure to capture the world title nearly costs her the TV Title. She better shake this funk soon. Singh & Bennett prove they don't need a stable to be Monsters! The Trios titles are decided in a bloody cage match on free TV! A pair of brass knuckles & a triple powerbomb make for a successful defense.

From the Winthrop Coluseam in Rock Hill SC it's... NWA POWER HOUR! Previously Recorded/Airing on 1/28/87 Commentary:Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone Ring Announcer:David Crockett (The NWA opening video slams on screen with quick clips of the top stars set to "Rock Warrior" by The Rods. We close on a shot of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard before cutting to Caudle & Schiavone at ringside) BC:Wrestling fans welcome to another episode of NWA Power Hour, professional wrestling's most exciting hour. I'm Bob Caudle alongside Tony Schiavone. We've got a incredible hour of wrestling for you tonight with the long awaited debut of one of professional wrestling's most dangerous men, I'm talking about the Bad Man from Borger, Texas Stan "The Lariat" Hansen. TS:We've been seeing those videos for weeks and finally, we can see what Stan Hansen can do in person. Folks if you've never seen him in action, I promise you it's not something you're going to forget. Speaking of things not easily forgotten, I'm sure our great fans in Norfolk won't soon forget the night they saw "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes return to the NWA (HUGE POP) well fans i can report that Dusty Rhodes is here & will be making his first appearance on NWA Power Hour later this broadcast. (Somehow louder pop) BC:Stan Hansen & Dusty Rhodes in the same broadcast? Only on the Power Hour! Now let's send it to the ring for our opening contest & the debut of a entertaining new Tag Team. Match #1 The debuting Good & Plenty (Ray Candy & Sweet Brown Sugar) defeat Cruel Connection (1&2) when Sugar hit a Candy assisted Senton from the top rope on CC#2 that a clearly amused Schiavone informed fans was called the "Tootsie Roll" Commercial-Bob Caudle runs down the NWA house shows for the coming week. (We return to footage from the recent house show in Richmond VA. We see Paul Jones wrapping his hands around Ms Elizabeth's throat leading to the chaotic finish to the U.S title match. Caudle & Schiavone state that the NWA has a zero tolerance policy against man on woman violence. As such Mr Jones has been stripped of his managerial license meaning he no longer has any right to appear at NWA events. They also inform the audience that the NWA Championship Commetie is working to schedule a rematch between Randy Savage & Matt Borne in order to settle their differences) Match #2 "Maniac" Matt Borne defeats George South with the "Stump Puller" (Post match an incensed Borne grabs the mic & declares that the NWA has made a huge mistake stripping Jones' license because Jones was the only one holding him back! He declares all future injuries are on their heads. Then to illustrate his point, he grabs South & hits a completely unnecessary piledriver) Match #3 "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi defeats Mitch Snow with a jumping headbutt. Commercial break-Promo for "Christmas Chaos" now available on NWA Home Video. Match #4 Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) defeat The Interns (1&2) with a double DDT on Intern #1. Whatley & Conway were accompanied by a man never before seen in this area. Whomever he is, he quickly got on the nerves of many fans due to a combination of his association with Whatley & Conway & generally giving off the vibe of a used car salesman. BC:Wrestling fans we promised it & here it is, please welcome back to the NWA, "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes! (Rhodes struts into the interview area while the crowd loses its collective mind) BC:Dusty Rhodes it's great to see you back in the NWA. What brings you back to these parts? DR:Well let me tell ya, Bob Caudle. You & everybody knows that 1986 didn't end on a high note for Dusty Rhodes the American Dream. First my good personal friend Magnum T.A suffers a terrible automobile accident, & let me say on his behalf, he is so thankful to anyone that sent in a letter, a thought or a prayer. He told me to tell y'all that the love you sent him helped him through what had been the toughest time of his life baybay. (Rhodes pauses while the crowd erupts in a "Magnum" chant) then while I was away helping my friend & his family in their time of need, the N dubya A, the most historic, most prestig-e-us governing body in the histery of professional rasslin seems to disappear in a puff a smoke. And to top off, the icing on the cake if you will, Continental Championship rasslin goes up in smoke just as we it was bout to launch a whole new era for itself. When ya get that much coming at ya at a same time, sometimes the best thing you can do is take a step back, sometimes ya gotta go, in the words of one of my favorite songs "where everybody knows your name & they're always glad ya came" and for Dusty Rhodes the American Dream 2 time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion, there ain't no place i feel more at home than in front of an N dubya A audience daddy! And ya know somethin'? Of all that I've done in that ring, there's nothin' I'm as proud of as my two reigns as the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion. But as the Dream thought about it i realized somethin' The only thing that sounds better than Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream, 2 time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion is Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream, 3 time NWA Worlds Heavyweight Champion! So Tully Blanchard! Listen up & listen ta me good brutha! I don't know where, I don't know when but I promise ya, you & I are gonna meet in that ring & when that day comes, I WILL become NWA World Heavyweight Champion for the 3rd time BABAY! (Rhodes leaves to thunderous applause) Commercial-Promo for "St Valentines Day Massacre" (Before the main event, Caudle & Schiavone officially announce the return of "Worldwide" the Sunday after "St Valentines Day Massacre" & excitedly announce the show will be hosted by none other than Gordon Solie!) Main event Stan "The Lariat" Hansen defeats Earthquake Ferris after damn near decapitating the big man with his world famous Lariat.

Yatsu with a warm-up win the opener. RPMs & Southern pull off a nice trick but it's gonna take more than that to beat Cabin Fever come Big Brawl. Kirby inadvertently costs Golden against Mulligan. Team Gagne decide to conserve their energy. Kirby rebounds from his earlier goof to help Dream Machine & Brown score a tag win. Tsuruta & Fujinami fend off the Teamsters on their road to Big Brawl. Armstrong & Fuller goes to a no contest? Who could have seen this coming?

If this keeps up, Missy Hyatt could be UWF's most over face! Ladd makes a fair point but I doubt Watts is in any hurry to oblige him. The Freebirds/RnR feud is off to a hot start. Roberts is halfway to his goal & halfway through the tag Champs. Sullivan shows Vader what's expected of him... MURDER! A 4 corner elimination match for the TV Title & 5k! Bring it on. Steve Cox is certainly jumping into the deep end. Lawler clearly feels that only HE can beat Reed for the UWF Title.

We get the official announcement of Aloha Spectacular 87 and a pair of big time main events.

The younger Steamboat impresses with a win in the opener. Cannonball Crushes Blackman! Eddie's aggression costs him & Hector. The Knights Templer & The British Invasion break even. Though points to Black Tiger for beating the Light Heavyweight Champion again. The Odd Couple prove they have the MXE's number and certainly have a title match coming now.

Tournament to battle royal is such a fun concept. McIntyre gets her long awaited chance to become a double champion. Richter looks to top her by become a triple champ. Simmes & Morgan's meteoric rise to the top of the Tag ranks is complete. Moretti entered the battle royal with nothing to lose but left with the richest prize in women's wrestling.

Lightning Strike is on a roll but Perez & Zybyszko don't seem impressed. Even Tommy Rich should know you don't talk shit about the Mad Dog without having to answer for it. Ustinov's rehabilitation is proceeding nicely. Snuka is determined but I'm not sure anyone can beat Colon in a Caribbean Death Match. The Teamsters are becoming a true unit. The teams are complete! Slater & Rotunda are the perfect men to round off their respective teams. As if the Olympians & the Bombers weren't heated enough, throw in Gama & Putski and we've got a real explosion. A no dq 3-2 handicap match is on for Big Brawl. This is gonna be good. Royal may have bitten off more than he can handle with Scorpio. What a way to close the show with the arrival of the Bullet! Looks like another amazing Spaldoni supercard.

Backlund teaches Douglas a valuable lesson. Henning continues his roll with a win over Mando. Adams fights hard but there's no getting up from the Bull Hammer. Red vs Sabu sounds like my kind of crazy. OMG gets another win over Burke but the big story is the return of Ronnie Garvin. The PCW Heavyweight Champion brings victory home for the Brigade in the official main event. Lights Out matches were made for violent psychos like The Sheepherders.

NWA places Baron Von Raschke, Earthquake Ferris, Jonathan Boyd & George Barnes on the block. Ideally Boyd & Barnes would be traded for a tag team though this isn't a deal breaker.

Cactus Jack seems to have found a home in PCW. Finley is being a surprisingly good sport recently. Nice touch having Red be tempted to use the heart punch. DW has found a nice rhythm. Show up...smash some goober...reject the advances of some manager....start over next week. Pringle may not have made headway with DW but Payne & Humongous show that the Crazy Gang already has plenty of firepower. Well I was right about Rose being involved with Grizzly going after Oliver but the exact reason surprised me. Let's see what the big man's try out intales. "Cool" Curt makes a successful return to the northwest. Tenta with a statement making singles win over one half of PCW's most dominant team.

Really loving these retro posters you make. As you may have guessed from reading my works, I'm something of a fan of one night tournaments, so I'm looking forward to seeing who emerges as tag champs.

McIntyre's stellar run as tv champ continues. Moretti has a successful return to the ring & a brawl with the World champion in the same night. McIntyre may be right to worry about getting pushed down the line. I can just imagine the pop the Simmes hot-tag got.

NWA sends Kamala & Paul Jones to WCPW for Adrian Street & Ms Linda