[1985-06-15-JCP-World Championship Wrestling] Ric Flair vs Magnum TA

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NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair vs Magnum TA - NWA WCW 6/15/85

Ric Flair is what is cookin'. They just ran an ultra hot angle with Nikita Koloff the previous week on Worldwide with Nikita decking David Crockett after Koloffs felt Flair was ducking him. Flair defends David by charging into the ring during a Nikita match, big time heat. On the flip side, Ric Flair is being an obnoxious prick to Magnum TA buying him suits from Michael's in Kansas City so he doesnt have to dress like a bum. This is a great Studio TV Match angle. Mags puts up $1000 says he cant beat him in 10 minutes. Flair was scheduled to wrestle someone else but says it is time to shut this kid up. Flair marches to the ring. 

Chop, Magnum punch drops Flair where he stands. Criss cross ends with a Magnum dropkick. Blistering chop by Flair. Flair eats the Back Drop and Flair is begging off. Flair Flop. Flair short knee. Flair tosses Magnum out of the ring, but he storms the ring. Mags blocks the suplex. The Andersons, Flair's cousin, have arrived on the scene. Flair kneedrop. Flair gutwrench suplex. Abdominal Stretch with use of ropes is such a great heel move that should come back. Mags hiptoss. Flair headbutt to gut. Small package by Mags. Mags wins a firefight, Flair Flip, Flair crashes to the floor. Double axehandle by Flair and standing elbow drop. Flair belts him with a chop and shoulder into the post. An old cut on Magnum's forehead got busted open. Magnum whips him hard into the buckles and it doesnt look good for the champ. Flair tackle. O'Connor Roll by Magnum. Mags Punch. Very Crockett workrate style match. Magnum has a great punch. Magnum goes for the Steamboat Splash and eats knees. Backslide battle. Magnum wins the battle but not the war only gets two. Big Press Slam from Magnum on Flair. Magnum pummels him in the corner. Magnum goes for broke with a  dropkick, but crashes and burns. Flair gets two. Magnum misses the crossbody. Flair is pumped. Flair goes up top but press slammed off. MAGNUM APPLIES THE FIGURE-4!!! Flair is in a bad way. There is less than a minute left. Ten minutes up! Flair tries to go after him. Atomic drop and the Andersons attack Flair. Flair hits a massive top rope kneedrop on Magnum.

I love this angle. I think the young lion challenges the World Champion to a ten minute time limit match is such a great way to build the young lion and build the real championship matches for the house show loops. So simple yet so damn effective. ***1/2