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[Autistic Dragon]

                                                                                                 

NWA Live @ Asheville Civic Center in Asheville NC 12/16/1986

Missing Link defeats Mike "Action" Jacksonwith a jumping headbutt.

"The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord defeats Tiger Conway Jr with a spear.

"The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff defeats "Downtown" Denny Brown with the "Russian Sickle"

The Assassins (1&2) defeat True Grit (Bob Brown & Al Tomko) when Assassin #1 hit Tomko with a "loaded" headbut.

The Outlaws (Ron Bass & Black Bart) w/"Number One" Paul Jones vs The Hangmen (Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) ends in a Double C.O.

"Handsome" Harley Race, "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel & The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering defeat The Four Horsemen (Tully Blanchard, Ric Flair & The Andersons) w/JJ Dillon 

Proper 30 plus minute main event with everyone getting a chance to shine. The end comes when Dillon passes his shoe to Flair during a pier-sixer with all 8 men in the ring. Flair goes to hit Animal (the legal man for his team) but the big man ducks and the shoe hits Ole (the legal Horsemen). McDaniel knocks Flair out of the ring (still holding the shoe) allowing Animal to plant Ole with a powerslam for the win. Horsemen attempt an ambush after the bell but after several minutes the faces clear the ring. As the Horsemen depart, Ellering grabs the house mic and on behalf of his clients challenges the Horsemen to a Tag Title match at Christmas Chaos! Some fans reported that as the Horsemen were leaving, Ole seemed to be glaring at Flair behind his back.

[spaldoni]

"The Natural" Mark Fleming. Love that moniker. 

Tomko and Brown come to town as True Grit. Very fitting.

I'm liking the Savage/Nikita feud. This is how I would imagine it would be. 

Speaking of feuds. Outlaws and Hangmen could be a good one.

The shoe backfires as the faces beat the Horsemen to end the night. I'm sensing some friction here. I've said this before, but I like the twist you're putting on the Horsemen. 1987 could be a very interesting year in the NWA. 

[kevinmcfl]

Awesome main event!  I could just picture those cool posters hyping up this match all around Ashville and the Smoky Mountains!  I wonder if the Horseman can remain a tight unit if they lose a few more of these.

[Autistic Dragon]

From the Memorial Auditorium in Greenville SC it's...

NWA POWER HOUR!

Previously Recorded/Airing on 12/17/1986

Commentary:Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone 

Ring Announcer:David Crockett 

(The NWA opening video slams on screen showing 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 and we're just 8 days away from Christmas Chaos and Tony that card is shaping up to be one of the greatest nights of professional wrestling you and I have ever been apart of.

TS:It absolutely is Bob.We've got some major news regarding that event later this broadcast concerning who will challenge the Minnesota Wrecking Crew for the NWA World Tag Team Titles. You'll see that team in action a little later on. Also we're expecting news on another big match to take place in Greensboro, we'll let you know as it arrives. Finally we can announce that the NWA has reached a agreement with the "King of Country" himself Mr George Straitt to sing the national anthem. He'll also be signing autographs before the event starts. All that and more live on close circuit television from the Greensboro Coluseam!

BC: Christmas Chaos is certainly shaping up to be a once in a lifetime event. However wrestling fans that's 8 days away & we've got a great night of action in store for you right here. Let's head to the ring for our opening contest.

Match #1

Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) defeat The Gladiators (1&2) after hitting Gladiator #2 with a double DDT.

Commercial-Bob Caudle runs down the NWA house shows for the coming week.

Match #2

"The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord defeats Scorpion with a spear.

Post match Gaylord cuts a promo promising to Spear his way to the top of the NWA in 1987)

Match #3

"Maniac" Matt Borne w/"Number One" Paul Jones defeats Mike "Action" Jackson with the "Stump Puller". 

(Post match Jones & Borne join Caudle in the interview area. Caudle announces that the match Schiavone mentioned they were awaiting news on has been made official. It's Borne & The Outlaws vs all 3 members of The Posse. Jones is indignant that his "elite athletes have to waste their time on 3 punch drunk cowpokes". Borne angrily proclaims that he's gonna give "those spaghetti western rejects a taste of what's coming for em" with that he leaves the interview area, grabs Jackson who was being helped to the back, drags him back to the interview area where he PILEDRIVES HIM ON THE FLOOR! Caudle is horrified and immediately calls for a commercial while medics tend to the motionless Jackson)

 

Commercial+Promo for Christmas Chaos airing live on close circuit television. Check your local listing.

Match #4

The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering defeat Rock n Roll Phantoms (1&2) after nearly tearing Phantom #1's head off with the "Doomsday Device"

(Post match Ellering & The Road Warriors head to the interview area. In their classic high intensity style Hawk & Animal vow to leave the Greensboro Coluseam as the new NWA World Tag Team champions...and if they have to rip the Andersons to bloody chunks in the process? So be it!)

 

Commercial+Promo for Christmas Chaos airing live on close circuit television! Check your local listing.

(VTR- Harley Race is standing in front of a NWA banner with the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship over his shoulder. He says he always strives to be honest, with others and especially himself. He can't deny he's far closer to the end of his career than the beginning. Even by his own estimates he's only got a few years left in him. But he's going to spend those years fighting with everything he has left and leave no doubt that Harley Race is the greatest to ever lace up a pair of boots. He says just as he a big part of being honest is keeping your promises. He promised the whole world he would become a 8 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion & at Christmas Chaos, in the Greensboro Coluseam, live and in color in front of a nationwide audience, he is going to keep his promise. -end VTR)

Main event. Winner advances to the NWA World Television Title Four Corners elimination match at Christmas Chaos.

Chris Benoit w/JR Foley defeats "Downtown" Denny Brown with the "Dragon suplex"

 

NWA Presents Christmas Chaos.

Saturday, December 25th, Greensboro Coluseam and available on closed circuit television.

National Anthem sung by "The King of Country" George Straitt.

Title Unification Match 

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard w/JJ Dillon vs Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion "Handsome" Harley Race 

NWA United States Title Match 

"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff (c) vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Ms Elizabeth 

NWA World Tag Team Title Match 

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson) w/JJ Dillon vs The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering

NWA World Television Title Four Corners Elimination Match

The Great Kabuki w/"Number One" Paul Jones vs "British Magician" Steve Wright vs Chris Benoit w/JR Foley vs ?

Title Unification Match 

NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Commonwealth (George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd) w/JR Foley vs Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood)

Grudge match 

The Posse (Dick Slater, Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) vs Paul Jones' Army (Ron Bass, Black Bart & Matt Borne) w/"Number One" Paul Jones 

"Merry Christmas" battle royal. Winner gets a title shot of his choosing.

[kevinmcfl]

Great card coming up at Christmas.  All the matches so far are main-event worthy!  Wonder how Nature Boy is taking not  being on the big show.

Enjoying what you are doing with Matt Borne.  He is very underrated in real life if you ask me.  He was asked to do some pretty bad gimmicks and did them all well.

 

 

[spaldoni]

Christmas Chaos is going to end 1986 with a bang. 

It's so cool that Whatley and Conway are still thriving in this game.

Been enjoying the Gaylord push. His spere has certainly gotten over.

Damn! Borne sends a serious message. He's defiantly living up to his maniac name. I thought Bob Caudle really put this over well. 

Road Warriors tear it up! Andersons might be in big trouble. 

Harley gives another straightforward promo. Tully better be on his A game. 

Benoit advances to the 4 corners match. Only one more spot to fill.

Christmas Chaos is stacked! 

 

 

[Blehschmidt]

Christmas Chaos is looking stacked!

Glad to see Borne getting a push. Liking that you are playing him up as a dangerous dude.

Gaylord wasn't the best talent, but with that look, he is a perfect push for the time period.

The 4 way is gonna be fun with the talents involved 

Old Man Harley looking for one last chance in the spotlight can be a great storyline if done right. Looking forward to it.

[GeneJackson95]

Christmas Chaos is going to be huge! When you can land George Strait on Christmas, you must be a big deal!

The Andersons vs. The Road Warriors is  tough one to call

Harley vs. Tully is going to make or break Blanchard here...can't wait!

I really think Savage vs. Nikita may steal the show, I could really see Savage going all out to make this match stand out with Koloff looking like a monster and Macho come after him with reckless abandon!

[Autistic Dragon]

                                                                                                      

 

NWA House Show results for 12/20/1986

Live @ Civic Center in Charleston WV

Fire and Flame defeat two local talents with a double shoulderblock.

Spartanburg Vice (Jerry Bryant & "Big" Lou Winston) defeat Radiance (Gary Royal & Paul Roma) with the "Spartanburg Special" on Roma.

The Assassin defeats Earthquake Ferris with a "loaded" headbutt.

"British Magician" Steve Wright & "The Natural" Mark Fleming wrestled to a 15 minute time limit draw.

El Santo Negro defeats "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers with a Missle Dropkick.

"Dangerous" Dan Spivey defeats "Dandy" Don Bass with a powerbomb.

NWA United States Title 

"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff(c) defeats "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel with the "Russian Sickle"

 

Live @ Richmond Coluseam in Richmond VA

"The Electrifying" Ben Bassarab defeats a local talent with a Flying Bodypress.

"The Ugandan Giant" Kamala w/JR Foley & Friday defeats "Hangman" Bobby Jagers with "Air Africa"

Marty Jannetty defeats Tiger Conway Jr with a sunsetflip.

Shawn Michaels defeats "Prince of Australia" George Barnes w/JR Foley with a "Superkick"

"The Unpredictable" Dick Slater vs Ron Bass w/"Number One" Paul Jones ends in a Double DQ.

The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering defeat The Red Tide (Ivan Koloff & Soldat Ustinov) with the "Doomsday Device" to Ustinov.

"Maniac" Matt Borne wins a 15 man battle royal last eliminating "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord. Borne will challenge for the NWA United States Title the next time the NWA comes to Richmond.

 

[Autistic Dragon]

                                                                                                         

NWA Live @ Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville NC 12/23/198

True Grit (Bob Brown & Al Tomko) defeat Rock n Roll Phantoms (1&2) when Brown made Phantom #2 submit to a Scissored Armbar.

Mick Foley & George South wrestle to a 10 minute time limit draw.

"Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley defeats Rocky King with the "Flying Willie"

The Great Kabuki w/"Number One" Paul Jones defeats Dirty Rhodes when a Jones distraction leads to a "Asian mist"/Thrust Kick combo.

"The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord defeats "Lord" Jonathan Boyd w/JR Foley with a spear.

Harts Afire (Bruce & Keith Hart) defeat The Outlaws (Ron Bass & Black Bart) w/"Number One" Paul Jones by dq when Bass grew frustrated and started lashing the Harts with Miss Betsy!

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair w/JJ Dillon defeats "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff with the Figure Four Leglock.

[kevinmcfl]

You continue to produce very realistic house shows for the time.  I love all the main events but I think my favorite card was in the Richmond Coliseum.  The depth and star power of that event was awesome.

Nature Boy vs Ivan was interesting as I am sure that Flair got some love for a change.

[Scarlet-Left]

Christmas Chaos is an amazing card! Tully Blanchard versus Harley Race and Nikita Koloff versus Randy Savage?! I'm really looking forward to that!

[spaldoni]

Wright vs. Fleming going to a draw must've been a technical masterpiece. 

Nikita has a firm grip on the US title. Just ask Wahoo. 

Midnight Rockers pull off solo wins. 

Borne is getting a monster push and might win some gold soon.

Flair gets in a nice win over Uncle Ivan. Could this have been a babyface trial match? 

 

[Den Scorpio]

Christmas Chaos is the very type of card that the 8 year-old me would have been dying for the following Saturday morning to come along, so that I could tune in to the weekly TV for news on what happened. Was like opening a Christmas present all year when cards of that caliber would come down the pike. What a lineup!

[Autistic Dragon]

From the WTBS studio in Atlanta GA it's....

NWA POWER HOUR!

Previously Recorded/Airing on 12/24/1986

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. We close on a shot of NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard before cutting to Caudle & Schiavone in the booth)

BC:Wrestling fans welcome to a special Christmas Eve addition of NWA Power Hour, professional wrestling's most exciting hour. I'm Bob Caudle alongside Tony Schiavone and Tony, we're just 24 hours away from the event that the entire wrestling world's been talking about, Christmas Chaos.

TS:It certainly has Bob and for good reason. Every title will be contested tomorrow night in the Greensboro Coluseam and we'll be hearing from several of the competitors in those matches throughout this broadcast. Also in the main event "Dangerous" Dan Spivey will meet the Assassin to determine the final participant in the Four Corners Elimination Match at Christmas Chaos to determine the new NWA World Television Champion. Bob what a 24 hours to close out 1986 for the NWA.

BC:What a 24 hours indeed Tony especially since we've got the debuts of some of the talent looking to make waves in 1987. One of whom is set to compete in our opening contest. Let's send it to the ring.

Match #1

"The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi defeats Executioner with a jumping headbutt.

Commercial+Promo for Christmas Chaos airing live on close circuit television. Check your local listing.

Match #2

The Great Kabuki w/"Number One" Paul Jones defeats The Intern with a thrust kick.

(Post match Paul Jones & Kabuki head to the booth. Jones tells Schiavone that Christmas Chaos will be the night of the Paul Jones' Army. First Matt Borne & The Outlaws will "rid the NWA of those Bonanza rejects once and for all" then Kabuki will defeat 3 men in 1 match to become the new NWA World Television Champion. 1987 WILL be the year of The Army and Christmas Chaos will be where all doubters will be silenced...permanently)

Match #3

The War Party (Billy Two Eagles & Joe Lightfoot) defeat The Gladiators(1&2) by sending Gladiator #2 into the ropes and leveling him with a double knife edged chop.

Commercial+Promo for Christmas Chaos airing live on close circuit television. Check your local listing.

TS:Ladies and gentlemen my guest at this time will challenge Nikita Koloff for the NWA United States Championship tomorrow night at Christmas Chaos. Please welcome "Macho Man" Randy Savage with the lovely Ms Elizabeth! (HUGE POP) Randy in just 24 hours you have to step into the ring with "The Russian Nightmare" himself. A man who's held the NWA United States Championship in what many experts have described as a "death grip". What are your thoughts heading into such a highly anticipated bout?

 

RS:Tony Schiavone you wanna know what's going through the Macho Man's mind before this big match? Well that's a easy one cause it's the same thing that goes through my mind before any of my matches, How long am I gonna have to beat this man's ass before he takes the hit and stays down? Now the Macho Man is under mo illusion what awaits in the Greensboro Coluseam. It doesn't matter what you or i think about Nikita Koloff as a person the fact of the matter is he is one of the most awesome athletes in professional wrestling today. You do NOT become a 2 time NWA World Heavyweight Champion & the current NWA United States Champion by accident. But Nikita you cannot afford to be under any illusions either. There is no Red Army training exercise that can prepare you to march into the heart of the Danger Zone. Their is no KGB psych-ops that can prepare you to stare into the eyes of madness! And there is no opponent you can face to prepare for the Macho Man BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE ELSE LIKE THE MACHO MAN! So Tomorrow night in the Christmas Chaos you better bring every trick your masters in the Kremlin taught you because i am not leaving Greensboro without the NWA United States Championship! (Savage power walks to the ring as the crowd erupts in cheers)

Match #4

"Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Ms Elizabeth defeats Flame by dq when Nikita Koloff stormed the ring and shoved Savage off the top rope as he was set to deliver the "Savage Elbow". The brawl that followed only lasted a couple of minutes before security broke it up but the crowd was on their feet the entire time eventually breaking into a chant of "let them fight"

Commercial+Promo for Christmas Chaos airing live on close circuit television. Check your local listing.

(Before the main event JJ Dillon joins Tony Schiavone in the booth. He says even if the Horsemen wanted to come to Atlanta "and why in God's name would they?" They couldn't because they're undergoing intense training for Christmas Chaos. Flair is going to win the "Merry Christmas" battle royal and earn himself a title shot. The Andersons are going to "prove once again why they're the greatest team on God's green when they slap the paint off those Lord Humongous fanboys" and Tully Blanchard is going to cement his legacy as "the greatest NWA World Heavyweight Champion of all time when he does what Mother Nature should have done a long time ago & retire Harley Race!" Christmas Chaos will simply be another chapter in the ongoing dominance of the Four Horsemen over the NWA and anyone who doesn't believe him can tune in live and be proven wrong)

Main event. Winner advances to the Four Corners Elimination Match at Christmas Chaos to crown a new NWA World Television Champion.

"Dangerous" Dan Spivey defeats The Assassin with a running bulldog.

(Caudle & Schiavone hardsell Christmas Chaos one final time before wishing the fans a merry Christmas, a happy new year and promising to see them in 1987)

NWA Presents Christmas Chaos.

Saturday,December 25th Greensboro Coluseam in Greensboro NC and available on closed circuit television.

National anthem sung by "The King of Country" George Straitt.

Main event. Title Unification Match 

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard w/JJ Dillon vs Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion "Handsome" Harley Race 

NWA United States Title Match 

"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff(c) vs "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Ms Elizabeth 

NWA World Tag Team Titles Match 

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)(c) w/JJ Dillon vs The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering 

NWA World Television Title Four Corners Elimination Match 

The Great Kabuki w/"Number One" Paul Jones vs "British Magician" Steve Wright vs Chris Benoit w/JR Foley vs "Dangerous" Dan Spivey 

Title Unification Match

NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Commonwealth (George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd) w/JR Foley vs Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood)

Grudge Match 

The Posse (Dick Slater,Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) vs Paul Jones' Army (Ron Bass,Black Bart & Matt Borne) w/"Number One" Paul Jones 

"Merry Christmas" battle royal. Winner gets a title shot of his choosing.

[kevinmcfl]

Awesome preview for Christmas Chaos!

Really looking forward to Savage vs Nikita and what the Horsemen do

[spaldoni]

Nice seeing Siva Afi pop up here. He's had some pretty good runs in the other territories and should do well here.

Jones promises a big night for his army at Christmas Chaos. 

The War Party. Great name! 

Another classic Savage promo. Nikita attacks Savage as we get some good last minute heat heading into Christmas. 

I'm really interested in how 1987 starts for the Horsemen. We'll get some answers tomorrow night. 

Spivey advances and the 4 corners match is set. I could see any one of those guys walking away with the TV title. 

Love that lineup for Christmas Chaos! 

[Scarlet-Left]

Randy Savage versus Nikita Koloff could very well end up stealing the show!

[Autistic Dragon]

                                                                                                              

                                                                                                     

From the historic Greensboro Coluseam....

Airing live on close circuit television, The National Wrestling Alliance is proud to present.....

                                                                                  

(We open with a sweeping shot of the sold out Greensboro Coluseam filled with absolutely raucous fans before cutting to Caudle & Schiavone in a booth above the entrance)

BC:Wrestling fans welcome to the most wonderful show of the year, Christmas Chaos! I'm Bob Caudle alongside Tony Schiavone and Tony what a year ending show we've got for everyone tonight.

TS:No doubt about it Bob we're sending 1986 off in style. Seven huge matches with every title in the NWA on the line including two title unification bouts. And it's all leading up to the big one, Tully Blanchard vs Harley Race to unify the NWA World Heavyweight Championship and the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. Folks let's waste no more time, let's send it to the ring where our ring announcer for the evening Dr Tom Miller is ready to go.

DTM: Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the Greensboro Coluseam & welcome to Christmas Chaos! Would you all please rise, remove your hats and place your hands over your hearts as "The King of Country" Mr George Straitt sings our national anthem!

                                                                                                             

                                                                                                            

                                                                                

 

DTM: Ladies and gentlemen your opening contest for Christmas Chaos is the "Merry Christmas" battle royal! 25 men will participate. Eliminations accur when a participant has been thrown over the top rope and both feet have touched the floor. The winner shall receive a title match of his choosing ant time in the year 1987.

"Nature Boy" Ric Flair wins the "Merry Christmas" battle royal last eliminating The Assassin.

DTM: Ladies and gentlemen this match is a six man tag team Grudge match! One fall with a 20 minute time limit.Introducing first in the corner to my left, From Austin Texas, 304 lbs Dirty Rhodes!...and his partner from Dunlap Kansas 260 lbs "Hangman" Bobby Jagers! And their team partner from Tampa Florida 233 lbs "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater! And their opponents accompanied by their manager "Number One" Paul Jones from Pampa Texas 285 lbs Black Bart!...and his partner from Tampa Florida 288 lbs Ron Bass!... And their team partner from Elwood City, Pennsylvania 243 lbs "Maniac" Matt Borne!...together they represent Paul Jones' Army.  Referee Nick Patrick.

The Posse (Dick Slater,Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) vs Paul Jones' Army (Ron Bass,Black Bart & Matt Borne) w/"Number One" Paul Jones

A all-out brawl from the opening bell. Patrick struggles to maintain order with repeated instances of all six men in the ring fighting. This chaos ultimately works against The Posse as during one of these pier-sixers Jones slips Ms Betsy to Bass who promptly wraps the bullwhip around his fist & drives it into Jagers' head for the tainted victory. The brawl continues after the bell which is eventually broken up by security but not before Matt Borne delivers a Piledriver to Slater on the ring apron!

Winners:The Paul Jones' Army 

DTM:Ladies and gentlemen, this next match is to unify the NWA United States Tag Team Titles with the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles. Introducing first in the corner to my left, From Amarillo Texas at a combined wrestling weight of 484 lb, they are the Mid-Atlantic Tag Team champions, Chris & Mark Youngblood The Renegade Warriors!.. and their opponents, accompanied by their manager JR Foley...from Sydney Australia at a combined wrestling weight of 218 kg George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd...The Commonwealth! Referee Randy Anderson.

Title Unification Match 

The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood) defeat The Commonwealth (George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd) w/JR Foley when Foley inadvertently hits Barnes with his helmet allowing Mark to score the win!

Winners and new NWA United States Tag Team Champions:The Renegade Warriors

DTM:Ladies and gentlemen this match is a Four Corners Elimination Match to crown a new NWA World Television Champion. The rules are as follows, Two wrestlers will be in the ring while the remaining competitors be on the apron. Any wrestler may tag in any other wrestler. Eliminations may accur by pitfall, submission, disqualification or count out. Introducing first, accompanied by his manager "Number One" Paul Jones...from Singapore 240 lbs...The Great Kabuki! The second participant hails from Warrington, Cheshire, England,  95 kg the "British Magician" Steve Wright! The third participant is accompanied by his manager JR Foley...from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 106 kg Chris Benoit! Finally from Tampa Florida weighing 290 lbs "Dangerous" Dan Spivey. Referee Theodore Long

Four Corners Elimination Match

Order of elimination 

Dan Spivey eliminates The Great Kabuki with the powerbomb.

Dan Spivey is counted out after Kabuki returns to ringside and sprays him with the "Asian mist" while he was on the floor.

Steve Wright eliminates Chris Benoit by countering a dragon suplex by dropping down, reaching up with his legs and pulling Benoit into something resembling a victory roll. Foley shakes his head in disappointment and leaves without Benoit.

Winner and new NWA World Television Champion: Steve Wright 

DTM:Ladies and gentlemen this match is set for one fall, 45 minute time limit for the World Tag Team Championships. Introducing first, in the corner to my left the challengers. Accompanied by their manager "Precious" Paul Ellering, from Chicago Illinois at a combined wrestling weight of 575 lbs...Hawk & Animal... The legion of Doom...The Road Warriors! And their opponents, accompanied by their manager,trainer & advisor James J Dillon...from the dreaded Four Horsemen...from the state of Minnesota at a combined wrestling weight of 511 lbs...The NWA World Tag Team Title holders Arn & Ole Anderson, The Minnesota Wrecking Crew! Referee Nick Patrick.

As much of a contrast in styles as you can get in tag team wrestling. The Andersons methodical use scientific matt wrestling collides violently with the Road Warriors use of raw power and uncanny athleteticism for men their size. Every time the Andersons lead either Hawk or Animal into a trap it's escaped through sheer brute force. However that same cunning allows the champions to cut off the challengers flurries insuring they can never gain TOO much momentum. Add in that Ellering makes a point to shadow Dillon on the floor and the result is an even back-and-forth match that keeps the capacity crowd either on the edge of their seats or on their feet for over 20 minutes. Finally the Road Warriors manage to get Arn in position for the "Doomsday Device" but this gets Ellering's attention and he's caught off guard as Dillon bumrushes him driving him into the ringpost. Unaware of what just happened Animal dives into the cover...one...two...thr...DILLON DIVES ON ANIMAL BREAKING UP THE COUNT! Patrick has no choice but to call for a disqualification! When it's announced that the Road Warriors have won the match but NOT the titles the crowd is furious! The Road Warriors turn to Dillon with a glare that has the manager scurrying for his life but the Warriors grab him before he can escape! Hawk scales the ropes again as Animal hoists Dillon on his shoulders. The crowd is going crazy as Dillon is begging for his life. "Doomsday Device" on JJ Dillon! The Warriors may not have won the titles but recieve a heroes send-off as they collect help Ellering to the back.

Winners:The Road Warriors, Still champions: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew.

DTM:Ladies and gentlemen, this match is for the NWA United States Championship. One fall with a 45 minute time limit. Introducing first in the corner to my left the challenger. Accompanied by his personal valet Ms Elizabeth...from Sarasota, Florida weighing 240 lbs..."Macho Man" Randy Savage! And his opponent the NWA United States Title holder... from the USSR weighing 121 kg..."The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff! Referee Theodore Long.

Two of the most intense men in the sport collide and it's every bit the explosion you thought it'd be. Savage really goes all out to make sure HIS match is the won everyone is talking about tomorrow, alternating between attacking with the ferocity of a starving wolverine and selling everything Koloff does like death. The end product is a emotional match that has the fans in awe as both men absorb the others best shots and keep coming back for more. A recurring theme is Savage finding different ways to avoid the "Russian Sickle". One such instance leads to the finish as, after nearly 30 minutes of grueling action, Savage just misses getting his head taken off by allowing himself to collapse to his knees in exhaustion. Unfortunately for referee Long he was standing behind Savage and as such takes the full impact of the charging champion. Sensing an opportunity, Soldat Ustinov sprints to the ring and lines Savage up for a shot with the Soviet flag. Luckily Savage sees him coming and has the presence of mind to duck under the swing. Nikita however is trying to wake the ref and so when Savage dodges the flag catches Koloff in the back of the head! Ustinov is horrified at his mistake and goes to check on Nikita giving Savage the chance to clothesline him over the top rope. Savage moves as quickly as he can and snaps Koloff into a piledriver. Then after waking the ref, scales the ropes with the last bits of his energy and crashes down with the "Savage Elbow" for the 1...2...3!!! Dr Miller has to shout into the mic to be heard over the roar of the crowd as he announces the NEW NWA UNITED STATES CHAMPION! As Savage & Elizabeth are celebrating up the aisle Ivan Koloff makes his way down to the ring where Ustinov is trying to check on Nikita. After entering the ring Ivan turns Ustinov around and immediately starts chewing him out. Ustinov desperately tries to explain to a clear unsympathetic Ivan while Nikita pulls himself up in the corner. Suddenly the conversation is interrupted by Nikita bursting from the corner and nearly decapitating Ustinov with a "Russian Sickle"! A seething Nikita turns to his "uncle" to gage his reaction and seems pleased when Ivan's response is to pick Ustinov up and hold him in place so Nikita can deliver another! Security is in the ring trying to get to Ustinov but a glare from Nikita holds them at bay. With Ivan's help he scrapes their now former comrade off the mat before sending him into the ropes for a double "Russian Sickle"! With that the Koloffs finally leave allowing security to remove Ustinov.

Winner and NEW NWA United States Champion:"Macho Man" Randy Savage!

DTM:Ladies and gentlemen this is your Christmas Chaos main event. It is a one fall match with a 60 minute time limit to unify the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship. Introducing first in the corner to my left the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title holder...from Kansas City, Missouri 253 lbs "Handsome" Harley Race! And his opponent part of the dreaded Four Horsemen...from San Antonio, Texas weighing 222 lbs...the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tully Blanchard! Referee Tommy Young.

What happens next is over 30 minutes of technical excellence. Nothing too fancy just two of the best doing what they do best. The crowd is firmly behind Race and you can almost FEEL Greensboro trying to will him to his 8th title win. Finally he seems poised to achieve just that as he has Blanchard down in the corner in position for his patented diving headbutt. However just before he can come off the ropes The Andersons are seen coming down the aisle. Thankfully security is point and intercepts them before they can make it to the ring. They make enough of a scene that Race momentarily hesitates before diving which is all Tully needs to move out of the way. Giving his opponent no time to recover, he grabs Race and hits a quick slingshot suplex for the victory. 

The show ends on a scene of Blanchard being hoisted onto the Andersons shoulders with Dillon and Flair coming down to join in.

Winner and STILL NWA World Heavyweight Champion:Tully Blanchard!

[spaldoni]

"The King of Country" gets things going. The NWA defiantly knows how to book National Anthem singers. 

Flair wins the battle royal. Hmmmm, I wonder what title he's going for? Very interesting. 

Jones comes through on his promise as his army ends things with the Posse. Borne gets in his heat by piledriving Slater on the apron. 

Renegade Warriors unifies the tag titles with a crowd pleasing win over Foley's Commonwealth. 

Exciting 4 corners match with Wright coming out on top. I think Wright's an outstanding choice as TV champ. Looks like Foley's done with Benoit and we've got a hot feud going between Spivey and Kabuki. 

LOL, the Andersons manage to walk out with the titles. However, Dillion was lucky to leave alive after suffering the Doomsday Device! 

OOOOHHHH YEA! Macho Man wins the US title! What a moment! I can totally visualize that crowd's reaction. Post match sees Nikita and Ivan take care of Soldat. Talk about getting your heat back. 

Race almost wins his 8th world title but a second of hesitation is all Tully needs. Tully is now the undisputed NWA World Champ. I can only wonder what Flair was thinking. 

This was a great card with some tremendous blow offs. I love the direction the NWA is heading. Keep up the outstanding work! 

 

[Blehschmidt]

Flair wins an opportunity that makes me think some dissension in the Horseman may be coming in the future!

Bass, Bart, and Borne is an awesome trio!

Glad I sent you The Youngbloods! They are doing awesome in the NWA!

I was rooting for Kabuki, but the Wright push is going well. Kabuki vs Spivey could be fun!

Andersons/Road Warriors is not over!

Savage/Nikita was great! for everyone but Ustinov!!

I was hoping for Harley to do it, but Tully picks up the win and 1987 is going to be very interesting for the Horseman!!

[kevinmcfl]

Christmas Chaos was really well done.  I enjoyed all of the great pictures.

I think Flair was a great choice for the Battle Royal Win!  Now we get to wonder about the unity of the Horsemen for as long as you want.  Great booking which gives us an angle to enjoy for as long as you want.

I think it was a good idea to unify some of the titles.  While the NWA roster size and territory size could allow for 3 tag titles, 2 makes more sense to me.  It makes the belts worth more even though you do loose all of those title matches on your house show loop.  

Good booking to have the DQ win for the Road Warriors as now we get to see that classic again.

Good main event.  I like how you kept the belt off of Race.  He is awesome but might not be the top dog as we head into 87.

Thanks for an awesome show!

[GeneJackson95]

Wow! Christmas Chaos lived up to it's name! What a show!

I agree with the others, Flair winning the battle royal is perfect as there can be tension and a story within the Horsemen for as long as you want to draw it out.

As predicted Savage/Nikita was a show stealer and you count Savage as another serious threat to Tully's World title.

Tully retains over Harley while beating a champion the stature of Race cements Tully as a "real deal" NWA World Champion!

Great work!

[Scarlet-Left]

Amazing wall-to-wall action at Christmas Chaos!

Great multi-man fun, with a battle royal followed by an six-man tag!

The Road Warriors versus the Minnesota Wrecking Crew! That's just a great match-up! JJ Dillon taking the Doomsday Device is a good way to cheer the crowd up after the Road Warriors were screwed out of the title!

Drama in the Russian camp! Randy Savage is going to make an amazing US champ!

As much as I'd have loved to see Harley Race take the title, Tully Blanchard winning is good bookend, with Ric Flair winning the opener. The Horsemen are riding high!

[Autistic Dragon]

 

                                                                                                             

                                                                                                          

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TENSION IN THE FOUR HORSEMEN?

The Four Horsemen seem to have it all. Tully Blanchard holds the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, The Andersons hold the NWA World Tag Team Titles. They are regarded by all observers as four of the absolute best wrestlers in the world today. The Horsemen should be on cloud nine, and they are.

Except one.

Ric Flair finds himself in a almost alien position. Not only is he himself without a title (an uncommon sight in & of itself) but he is at this time the only Horsemen without a title. Flair has taken a step toward rectifying this with his victory in the "Merry Christmas" battle royal allowing him to challenge for a title of his choosing whenever he requests. However despite repeated questioning he has refused to disclose which title he intends to challenge for. It could be of course that Mr Flair hasn't decided yet, but it has been pointed out that there's nothing actually stopping Flair for challenging for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship...except the presumed bond between teammates. And given Flair's distant behavior recently, is that enough?

MOTHER RUSSIA'S SECRET WEAPON?

Easily the biggest change in the NWA coming out of its "Christmas Chaos" event was Randy Savage defeating Nikita Koloff to become the new NWA United States Champion. Many note that a large part of this victory was due to a ineffective attempt at interference from Soldat Ustinov. The Koloffs clearly share this opinion as they brutally assaulted Ustinov after the match. It seems Ustinov's punishment is just beginning however. Witnesses report a nervous Ustinov being hurried into a plane in the dead of night, of hushed talk of being "reconditioned" and of a "new asset" being brought in to aide The Koloffs on their war on America. There a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the Russian contingent at the moment and we will endeavor to keep an eye on this developing situation.

PAUL JONES DECLARES TOTAL WAR!

"Christmas Chaos" proved a mixed night for the men in Paul Jones' employ. While the trio of Ron Bass,Black Bart & Matt Borne were victorious over the team of Dick Slater, Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes (with a post match piledriver from Borne to Slater on the ring apron leaving Slater's future in the business in doubt) The Great Kabuki failed to obtain the NWA World Television Championship, being eliminated by Dan Spivey (though he ensured Spivey's elimination in retaliation). While some men might be satisfied with betting 500 it seems Mr Jones has higher standards. He has issued a "declaration of war" against any & all who would stand in the way of his Army and Championship gold. Reports say that Kabuki in particular has been assigned to drive Dan Spivey out of the NWA entirely to "make a example of what happens to those who stand in the Army's way". Considering the talent at Mr Jones' disposal this declaration should be taken with utmost seriousness.

COMINGS & GOINGS AROUND THE NWA.

Gone are...

Chris Benoit...it seems that JR Foley was most displeased by his protégé failing to capture the NWA World Television Championship. It has already been reported that Mr Benoit will be arriving in the UWF under the tutelage of Eddie Gilbert & it can be confirmed this is the result of Foley selling Benoit's contract.

 

Dick Slater...Due to the piledriver from Matt Borne discussed earlier in the article. Mr Slater suffered "severe damage" to his neck as well as a concussion. Due to it being uncertain if Mr Slater can ever return to the ring he & NWA management have mutually agreed to terminate his contract so Mr Slater can focus entirely on his recovery. In a statement released with this announcement the NWA thanked Mr Slater for his time & energy and wished him a full recovery.

 

The Warlord...Though the muscular rookie shows great promise he has noticeably struggled to find his footing in the aftermath of the disbanding of the "Spectral Hand" and has decided to seek better luck elsewhere.

Arriving are...

Stan "The Lariat" Hansen...One of the hardest hitting men in the sport today,  Hansen has most recently been terrorizing Pacific Coast Wrestling as part of the "Crazy Gang". When approached for comment on his intentions in the NWA, Mr Hansen was succinct, "I don't have ta explanation myself ta nobody"

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan...Speaking of men who hit hard, few hit harder than the former Atlanta Falcon. A of the most popular men in the sport due to his high-impact style & his boisterous patriotism Duggan is sure to endear himself to fans across the NWA territory.

Jimmy Del-Ray...Another wrestler making his way from PCW (& coincidentally another member of the "Crazy Gang") where he is a former Pacific Tag Team Champion. Del-Ray has proven to be a devious competitor unafraid to bend if not outright break the rules to get ahead. Fans can expect to find Del-Ray a talented -if detestable- part of the NWA roster.

The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs & Jerry Saggs) Completing the Western invasion is Brian Knobbs who achieved great success as part of the "Dog Pound" along with Rick Steiner, with the two managing to obtain a degree of popularity despite their general status as rulebreakers. Determined to stay in the tag ranks but not deeming anyone on the NWA roster as suitable, Knobbs has decided to bring in a childhood friend from the streets of New York city, Jerry Saggs. Dubbed themselves "The Nasty Boys" it seems Knobbs is no more interested in playing by the rules then he was back west. Whether or not his new team can still parlay this into garnering a dedicated fanbase ala the Dog Pound remains to be seen.

ONE FINAL RUMOR.

While the NWA reduced the number of active titles by two courtesy of a pair of "title unification bouts" rumors are rampant that the first episode of NWA Power Hour of 1987 will feature a announcement from NWA president Jim Crockett Jr concerning the creation of a new title...or perhaps even the return of an old one. Watch this space.