The NWA-Reclaiming The Glory

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Janurary 1 1989- Jim Crockett looks to sell NWA

In the world of wrestling, Jim Crockett looks to sell the NWA to a new owner. In the running are Ted Turner and a group called JRM Sports. Ted Turner is the owner of TBS, while JRM Sports has connections which will make the NWA a major player in wrestling.

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February 1989-Final Bids For Crockett's NWA

Charlotte, NC:

Jim Crockett has now said that final bids are in for the NWA wrestling federation. Citing finacial difficulties, Crockett was forced to sell of the NWA. Bids have been accepted from Ted Turner, Vince McMahon JR, an as of yet unknown Japanese group, and JRM Sports. Bids to be opened next month.

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Bids Openned! New Owner for NWA Announced!

Charlotte, NC:

The bids for Jim Crockett's NWA have been opened and JRM Sports has outbid Ted Turner for the wrestling federation. After the announcement, the owner of JRM Sports said that all events are suspended until Janurary 1990. All titles are stripped fro the holders, and new contracts will be signed. Further news as it developes.

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April 1989-First Ten Stars Signed! Big News for January 1990

Birmingham, Alabama:

From the home of JRM Sports comes news of ten stars who have signed on for the NWA. They are:

Animal
Arn Anderson
Barry Windham
Dusty Rhodes
Hawk
Lex Luger
Ole Anderson
Ric Flair
Sting
Tully Blanchard

More signings to come. JRM Sports will also look outside th original NWA area for more talent.

In other JRM Sports NWA news, a 32 man tournament will be held in the first week of January of 1990 to crown a new NWA World Champion. It will be a 3 night event to be held in New Jersey. All of the stars will be on hand.

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May 1989-Ten More Sign With New NWA

Birmingham, Alabama-May 1989

Ten more wrestlers sign with the new NWA. They are

Bobby Eaton
Jimmy Garvin
Michael Hayes
Nikita Koloff
Rick Steamboat
Ricky Morton
Robert Gibson
Ron Garvin
Stan Lane

And in a shocker, Diesel has defected and signed with NWA.

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Im excited about this concept. I really like the roster too. Only slight issue is "Diesel has defected". Kevin Nash didnt debut until end of 1990 and the diesel character wasnt until 93ish. No problem with Nash debuting early as he was in his early 30s or the character coming early since his other gimmicks were shit, but its hard to defect from anywhere if you hadnt previously existed. But I do like a young Nash on the roster. Diesel was by far my favorite gimmick of his and like I stated I cant wait for this to get rolling. Booked or unbooked?

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Feb 28, 2012 8:21:42 GMT -5 murphy42782 said:

Im excited about this concept. I really like the roster too. Only slight issue is "Diesel has defected". Kevin Nash didnt debut until end of 1990 and the diesel character wasnt until 93ish. No problem with Nash debuting early as he was in his early 30s or the character coming early since his other gimmicks were shit, but its hard to defect from anywhere if you hadnt previously existed. But I do like a young Nash on the roster. Diesel was by far my favorite gimmick of his and like I stated I cant wait for this to get rolling. Booked or unbooked?

Yeah, a slight oversight, but I do like the Diesel character in the NWA. A few more suprises on the way. For the tournamnt, I am going unbooked, but later I may go booked for the titles at least. Maybe a little more booked than normal for me.

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June 1989- Final Signings to New NWA. Roster At 30.

June 1989-Birmingham, Alabama:

The final signings have been finalized and ready to be posted. Two young men that we are high on are Johnny Grunge and Rocco Rock. These two have been highly touted and could make a great tag team. Also signing are Ax and Smash, known as Demolition. JRM Sports are also excited to have signed Bret and Owen Hart to the NWA, as well as "Superstar" Billy Graham and "The Rock" Don Muraco. And, another shocker, Hulk Hogan has signed with the NWA. More news to follow.

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Feb 28, 2012 9:43:50 GMT -5 magiccitydawg said:

Yeah, a slight oversight, but I do like the Diesel character in the NWA. A few more suprises on the way. For the tournamnt, I am going unbooked, but later I may go booked for the titles at least. Maybe a little more booked than normal for me.

Yeah like I said I like his inclusion, no big deal. Good luck with this. Ill be reading.

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Breaking News

July 1989-Birmingham, Alabama

The son of "The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartio, David Sammartino, has been signed to the NWA. Many have questioned this as he has not shown much promise. However, JRM Sports feel that a new home will give a spark. Also Kerry Von Erich has been signed to the NWA. Kerry, the son of Fritz Von Erich, is a hoghly sought after star in the world of pro wrestling. This actually brings the roster to 32. More news to follow.

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Arena News August 1989

August 1989-Birmingham, Alabama:

Before the sale of the NWA to JRM Promotions, negotiations were being held with different arenas and cities to bring a fixed schedule to their cities. Starting in 1990, the schedule will be as follows

January
New York, Atlanta

February
Charlotte, Greensboro

March
Chicago, Birmingham

April
Houston, Dallas

May
Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

June
Baltimore, Boston

July
Los Angeles, San Francisco

August
Miami, Jacksonville

September
Nashville, Memphis

October
New Orleans, Oklahoma City

November
Denver, Colorado Springs

December
Minneapolis, Indianapolis

The agreement is set for two years and will be the scheduled visits each year. The New Jersey event has been moved to Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

More news to follow.

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Very excited about the June signings. Public Enemy seems to be a semi-popular team on the boards these days. Should be pretty interesting to see how this dream roster competes with one another.

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October 1989-More Details About NWA

October 1989-Birmingham, Alabama

A represenative of JRM Sports has said that the NWA will recognize three titles. They are:

NWA World Heavyweight Championship
NWA World Tag Team Championship
NWA United States Championship

The first title to be filled will be the NWA World Championship in New York's Madison Square Garden Friday, January 5th, and Saturday, January 6th. The two day event will be called "A New Begining". There are rumors that some WWF employees have purchased advanced tickets for the event. Heavy security will be there to prevent any actions against the NWA wrestlers.

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Just a heads up guys. The first two cards will be mostly results, with an update at the end of the post. Afterwords, there will be more detail.

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Friday Night, Janurary 5 1990, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. NWA World Title Tournament Night 1

[Round 1]:
Ricky Morton pinned Michael Hayes after spinning headscissors in 0:09:36.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 1]:
Ax pinned Kerry Von Erich with the Decapitation Elbow in 0:16:22.
Rating: *** 1/2

[Round 1]:
David Sammartino pinned Rick Rude after a small package in 0:06:55.
Rating: ** 3/4
[Paul E. Dangerously interfered against David Sammartino.]

[Round 1]:
Rocco Rock pinned Dusty Rhodes after a spinebuster slam in 0:04:45.
Rating: ** 1/2

[Round 1]:
Rick Steamboat pinned Lex Luger with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:17:43.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 1]:
Nikita Koloff and Smash battled to a double countout in 0:10:00.
Rating: * 1/2

[Round 1]:
Ron Garvin pinned Hawk with the Hands of Stone Punch in 0:16:54.
Rating: ** 1/2

[Round 1]:
Bobby Eaton pinned Animal with the Alabama Jam in 0:08:03.
Rating: ***

[Round 1]:
Robert Gibson made Ric Flair submit to a sleeperhold in 0:11:19.
Rating: *** 1/2

[Round 1]:
Don Muraco pinned Jimmy Garvin with the Tombstone Piledriver in 0:09:36.
Rating: ***

[Round 1]:
Tully Blanchard pinned Diesel with the Slingshot Suplex in 0:11:56.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 1]:
Arn Anderson pinned Hulk Hogan with the DDT in 0:15:02.
Rating: * 3/4

[Round 1]:
Barry Windham pinned Bret Hart after a flying lariat in 0:12:50.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 1]:
Johnny Grunge pinned Owen Hart after a DDT in 0:00:51.
Rating: **

[Round 1]:
Billy Graham defeated Ole Anderson by disqualification in 0:05:48.
Rating: *

[Round 1]:
Stan Lane pinned Sting with the Savate Kick in 0:09:24.
Rating: ** 1/2

The first night the NWA invades New York wasn't without controversy. Rumor has it that several WWF wrestlers were at ringside to intimidate the NWA wrestlers, but it was not to be. However, there was news of a shoving match between NWA's Hulk Hogan and WWF's Randy Savage. This has not been confirmed as of yet. While we are on the subject of the WWF, Christmas night, the WWF held a one night tournament to crown a new champion, and the tournament ended in no champion being crowned. A Royal Rumble is scheduled for Janurary 28 at Madison Square Garden.

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Saturday Night Janurary 6, 1990 Madison Square Garden New York, NY. NWA World Title Tournament Night 2

[Round 2]:
Ax pinned Ricky Morton with the Decapitation Elbow in 0:14:13.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Round 2]:
Rocco Rock pinned David Sammartino with the Drive By in 0:04:15.
Rating: **

[Round 2]:
Rick Steamboat won via default.

[Round 2]:
Bobby Eaton pinned Ron Garvin with the Alabama Jam in 0:05:51.
Rating: **

[Round 2]:
Robert Gibson pinned Don Muraco after a faceslam in 0:13:16.
Rating: *

[Round 2]:
Tully Blanchard pinned Arn Anderson with the Slingshot Suplex in 0:06:02.
Rating: ** 3/4
[Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Tully Blanchard.]

[Round 2]:
Barry Windham pinned Johnny Grunge after a flying lariat in 0:03:43.
Rating: * 1/2

[Round 2]:
Billy Graham defeated Stan Lane when Stan Lane passed out in a side headlock in
0:11:48.
Rating: ** 1/2

[Round 3]:
Rocco Rock defeated Ax by disqualification in 0:01:23.
Rating: * 1/2

[Round 3]:
Rick Steamboat pinned Bobby Eaton with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:05:19.
Rating: **

[Round 3]:
Tully Blanchard pinned Robert Gibson with his special move in 0:03:41.
Rating: ***

[Round 3]:
Billy Graham made Barry Windham submit to the BEARHUG in 0:09:28.
Rating: ***

[Semi-Finals]:
Rick Steamboat pinned Rocco Rock after a crucifix in 0:01:55.
Rating: ** 1/2

[Semi-Finals]:
Tully Blanchard pinned Billy Graham with the Slingshot Suplex in 0:02:47.
Rating: ** 3/4

[Finals]: Match for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship:
Rick Steamboat defeated Tully Blanchard by countout in 0:05:27.
Rating: * 1/2
(The NWA World Heavyweight Championship remained vacant.)

Since no champion has been crowned, the NWA World Championship will be decided in Atlanta, GA. between Rick Steamboat and Tully Blanchard in a 2 out of 3 fall match. Plus, the NWA Tag Team title will be decided in a one night tag team tournament, Saturday night, January 27th. As reported last night, there were reports of a shoving match between NWA's Hulk Hogan and WWF's Randy Savage. Those rumors have been confirmed, and Hulk Hogan has been reprimanded by the NWA, as has Randy Savage by WWF Board of Directors. Also, an official apology has been extended to the NWA by the WWF Board of Directors.

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I don't mind quick results for long one night tournaments like these. I was definitely surprised by some of the outcomes but the Finals is legitimate. Steamboat just won the vacant World Championship in my circuit this week so I think momentum is in his favor for his rematch with Tully.

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Personal Note:

Some may ask why I am mentioning WWF. The reason is that I am doing a WWF circuit on the side, and in the moddle or late in the year, there will be explosive news. Stay Tuned.

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Saturday Night January 20, 1990 The Omni in Atlanta, GA

The Onmi in Atlanta was the scene of a huge card which featured a tournament to determine the new NWA World Tag Team Championship, a 4 man match to determin the NWA United States Championship, and a 2 out of 3 fall match between Rick Steamboat and Tully Blanchard for the NWA World Title.

NWA Tag Tournament/US Title/World Title January 1990
[Round 1]:
The Hart Brothers (Bret Hart and Owen Hart) defeated
Superpowers (Nikita Koloff and Dusty Rhodes) when B. Hart pinned Dusty Rhodes
after an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle in 0:03:21.
Rating: **
[Rocco Rock interfered against Dusty Rhodes.]


[Round 1]:
Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated Demolition (Ax and Smash)
when Grunge pinned Ax with the Spinebuster Slam in 0:11:45.
Rating: ** 1/2


[Round 1]:
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated Barry Windham and Ole Anderson
when Hawk pinned Windham with the Flying Clothesline in 0:15:21.
Rating: ****
(Arn Anderson no-showed.)


[Round 1]:
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) when B. Eaton pinned
J. Garvin after the Midnight Drop in 0:13:20.
Rating: * 3/4


[Semi-Finals]:
The Hart Brothers (Bret Hart and Owen Hart) defeated
Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) when O. Hart defeated Grunge by
countout in 0:09:28.
Rating: **


[Semi-Finals]:
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) when B. Eaton pinned Hawk after
a flying elbowdrop in 0:11:19.
Rating: ** 3/4
[Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Hawk.]


[Finals]: Match for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Championship:
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated
The Hart Brothers (Bret Hart and Owen Hart) when B. Eaton pinned B. Hart
with the Alabama Jam in 0:01:23.
Rating: **
(The Midnight Express won the NWA World Tag Team Championship.)


Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated
Ric Flair and Rick Rude when R. Gibson defeated Rude by disqualification in
0:02:15.
Rating: * 1/2
[Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Robert Gibson.]


Four Corners Match for the vacant NWA United States Championship:
Hulk Hogan drew Barry Windham, Billy Graham and Don Muraco:
x B. Graham beat Muraco via the BEARHUG in 0:16:42
x time limit expired (Hogan and Windham) in 0:20:00
Rating: * 3/4
(The NWA United States Championship remained vacant.)


No-Time-Limit-Two-out-of-three-Falls Match for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Championship:
Rick Steamboat beat Tully Blanchard 2 falls to 0:
x Steamboat beat Blanchard via the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:14:46
x Steamboat beat Blanchard via pinfall in 0:18:24
Rating: ** 3/4
(Rick Steamboat won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.)


[Non-Televised Extra Match]:
David Sammartino and Diesel and Ron Garvin and Kerry Von Erich battled to a draw
in 0:20:00.
Rating: * 1/4


[Non-Televised Extra Match]:
Sting pinned Lex Luger with the Scorpion Death Drop in 0:15:54.
Rating: ** 1/2

Since the United States title is still vacant, the co-main event in Charlotte, NC on Saturday night February 3 will be a rematch between Hulk Hogan, Barry Windham, "Superstar" Billy Graham, and Don Muraco, this time in a no time limit match. Also, the new NWA Tag Team Champions, the Midnight Express will defend aganist the team of Bret and Owen Hart. The main event will be an NWA World Championship as champion Rick Steamboat will defend against Tully Blanchard.

In other news, the WWF will hold a Royal Rumble to determine their new WWF World Champion, as well as a tag team tournament for their vacant tag team belts.

There has been a war of words between the NWA's Hulk Hogan and the WWF's Randy Savage. Hulk Hogan was in Chicago this past Friday night promoting the upcoming NWA card scheduled for Saturday night, March 3rd. Hulk Hogan said that Savage was upset because he decided to sign with a true wrestling company, while Savage was content being, as Hogan says, a "cartoon character". Savage, in a radio interview, stated that Hogan was jealous because he couldn't handle being the top dog in the WWF, and in true competition, he will never be a champion where he is now. More to come on this story.

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Saturday Night February 3, 1990 Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NC was the site for a huge night of NWA action under the new ownership. Rick Steamboat defended his NWA World title against his number one challenger, Tully Blanchard. A new #1 contender would be named as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes waged war against Ric Flair. Not to be outdone, the Midnight Express would put their belts on the line against the challengers Bret Hart, and his brother Owen Hart. And, the NWA United States title would be settled as Hulk Hogan, Billy Graham, Don Muraco, and Barry Windham would have more time on this night.

NWA Charlotte, NC February 1990

Kerry Von Erich pinned Nikita Koloff with the Tornado Punch in 0:15:19.
Rating: ** 1/4


Rick Rude pinned Diesel with the Rude Awakening in 0:14:25.
Rating: **


The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson) defeated
Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) when A. Anderson pinned Rocco Rock
with the DDT in 0:16:20.
Rating: ** 3/4
[Hulk Hogan interfered against Arn Anderson.]


Demolition (Ax and Smash) and The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
battled to a draw in 0:20:00.
Rating: ** 3/4


Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) when R. Gibson pinned
M. Hayes after a German suplex in 0:15:11.
Rating: ** 1/4


[NWA United States Championship]: No-Time-Limit-Four Corners Match for the vacant NWA United States Championship:
Don Muraco defeated Hulk Hogan, Billy Graham and Barry Windham:
x Hogan beat B. Graham via countout in 0:26:09
x Muraco beat Windham via countout in 0:41:53
x Muraco beat Hogan via the Tombstone Piledriver in 0:42:30
Rating: ** 3/4
(Don Muraco won the NWA United States Championship.)


[#1 Contender's Match for an NWA World Title Shot]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Ric Flair with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:09:06.
Rating: ** 3/4


[NWA World Tag Team Championship]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated
The Hart Brothers (Bret Hart and Owen Hart) when B. Eaton pinned B. Hart
with the Alabama Jam in 0:05:13.
Rating: ***
(The Midnight Express retained the NWA World Tag Team Championship.)


[NWA World Heavyweight Championship]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
Rick Steamboat pinned Tully Blanchard with the Flying Cross Body Press in
0:17:44.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Rick Steamboat retained the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.)


[Extra Atraction]:
David Sammartino pinned Diesel with the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:12:30.
Rating: *
(Lex Luger no-showed.)


[Extra Atraction]:
Ron Garvin pinned Sting with the Hands of Stone Punch in 0:13:02.
Rating: ** 1/2


The next NWA stop will be in Greensboro, NC as the Main Event will have Rick Steamboat defend his NWA World Championship against "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Don Muraco wil defend his newly won NWA United States belt against Tully Blanchard. The Midnight Express will defend their tag team shampionship against Ole and Arn Anderson.

In other news, the WWF held the event called the Royal Rumble. 30 men entered the ring in 2 minute intervals, and eliminations took place as a battle royal would. In this unique event, the WWF crowned their new champion, Rick Steiner! The WWF tag Team Championship was won by Tito Santana and Jimmy"Superfly"Snuka. Snuka became Santana's partner after Rick Martel injured himself in the first round of the tag team tournament.

The war of words continued between the NWA's Hulk Hogan and WWF's Randy Savage. They were both scheduled to be at an autograph signing in Dothan, Alabama during the National Peanut Festival. Randy Savage showed how unprofessional he was by insisting that he not appear on the same stage as the Hulkster. Moreover, he said that he would never again be at the Peanut Festival, even if it was for the Boys and Girls Ranch. Officials for both the NWA and WWF will be meeting in response to this public outburst.

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NWA Fires Lex Luger! Hired By WWF!

A represenative from JRM Sports, the owners of the National Wrestling Alliance, has told the press that Lex Luger has been fired from the NWA. The report states that the no-show at the NWA event in Charlotte, NC, and at least three no-shows at autograph signings was grounds for the firing. Luger then signed a contract with WWF the next day, and was in a Battle Royal to determine their new Intercontinental Champion. The WWF also announced the hiring of The Ultimate Warrior, who was also in the Battle Royal.

The next NWA event is scheduled for Greensboro, NC. The main event will be for the NWA World title as the NWA Champion Rick Steamboat will take on the challenge of "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. Also on the card will be the NWA Tag Team Champions, The Midnight Express taking on Ole and Arn Anderson. The NWA United States title will be Don Muraco defending the title against Tully Blanchard. A #1 contender's match will feature Hulk Hogan against the NWA's newest hire, Nick Bockwinkle. Plus many more matches.

The ongoing war of words between NWA's Hulk Hogan and WWF's Randy Savage almost came to blows as both were being interviewed by the same radio station this past Monday. Security had to keep the two men seperated as they entered and exited the studios. Represenatives from both the NWA and the WWF have been meeting in Birmingham, Alabama to resolve the issues.

There have been inroads in the meetings and a major announcment will be made before June 1st. A source close to the meetings have said that there are talks of the NWA and WWF holding a joint card as early as July 4th of this year. One of the official agreements affected the Lex Luger situation. Before the meetings, there was a 90 day no compete clause in effect. Now, if a wrestler is fired, or quits, he can sign with the other federation within 24 hours.

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February 17, 1990 Greensboro, NC

The NWA stopped in Greensboro, NC for a huge night of wrestling action. The main event was for the NWA World Championship as the NWA Champion Rick Steamboat took on the challenge of "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes. The NWA World Tag Team title was on the line as the Andersons (Ole and Arn) took on The Midnight Express. Don Muraco defended his United States title against Tully Blanchard. Two #1 contender's matches were also added as Bret and Owen Hart took on The Road Warriors. Hulk Hogan and the newest member of the NWA, Nick Bockwinkle went at it for a shot at the NWA World title, while Rick Flair and Sting decided who would be the next challenger for the US Title.

NWA Greensboro, NC Results

David Sammartino defeated Rick Rude by countout in 0:02:45.
Rating: * 1/2


Demolition (Ax and Smash) and Barry Windham and Ron Garvin battled to a draw in
0:20:00.
Rating: * 1/2


Nikita Koloff pinned Billy Graham with the Russian Sickle in 0:13:50.
Rating: ** 1/4


Public Enemy (Rocco Rock and Johnny Grunge) defeated
Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) when Grunge pinned
R. Morton after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:16:15.
Rating: ** 1/2


[#1 Contender Match for the NWA Tag Team Title]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
David Sammartino and Owen Hart defeated The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)
when O. Hart pinned Hawk with the Rocket Launcher in 0:13:31.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Bret Hart no-showed.)


Diesel and Kerry Von Erich defeated
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) when Diesel defeated
J. Garvin via pinfall in 0:07:58.
Rating: * 1/2


[#1 Contender Match for the NWA US Title]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
Sting pinned Ric Flair with the Scorpion Death Drop in 0:13:53.
Rating: * 3/4


[#1 Contender for the NWA World Title]: No-Time-Limit-Match:
Nick Bockwinkle defeated Hulk Hogan by disqualification in 0:13:47.
Rating: 1/2*


No-Time-Limit-Match:
Don Muraco pinned Tully Blanchard with the Tombstone Piledriver in 0:10:50.
Rating: *** 1/4
(Don Muraco retained the NWA United States Championship.)


No-Time-Limit-Match:
The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson) defeated
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) when O. Anderson defeated
B. Eaton by disqualification in 0:15:13.
Rating: **
(The Midnight Express retained the NWA World Tag Team Championship.)
[Paul E. Dangerously interfered against Ole Anderson.]


No-Time-Limit-Match:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Rick Steamboat with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:03:02.
Rating: ***
(Dusty Rhodes won the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.)


Card rating: ** 1/4

In other wrestling news, the WWF held their monthly card at New York's Madison Square Garden on February 10th, and the big news is that Big Van Vader is the new Intercontinental Champion, after going through a 30 man traditional battle royal, which featured newcomers The Ultimate Warrior, and former NWA member Lex Luger. The WWF is taking off until March 10th, when they again visit the Garden.

A major announcement is coming out of Birmingham, Alabama, where represenatives from both JRM Sports, owners of the NWA, and Vince McMahon's Titan Sports have been in intense meeting since the Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage incident from the January Madison Square Garden show by the NWA. One agreement already announced is that the 90 day no compete clause is a thing of the past. Any wrestler fired can now join the other company the next day. A rumor going around now is that July 4th will be an important date to take notice off.

The next NWA show will in Chicago on March 3rd. The main event will be a return match for the NWA World Championship where new NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes will defend against former champion Rick Steamboat. And, more news from thw world of wrestling.

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MAJOR NEWS!!!!

NWA AND WWF SIGN A WORKING AGREEMENT!

JRM Sports, owners of the NWA, and Titan Sports, owners of the WWF have come to an agreement which will shake things up in wrestling. Both companys have signed an agreement which will have the NWA and WWF working together. Wrestlers can now work for the other company without having to sign exclusive contracts.

Both partys say that in the interest of pro wrestling, and the fans, that it is important that both companys be open. In a tentative agreement, July 4th will have a joint show at Madison Square Garden. The main event will be a steel cage match, in which Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage will finally settle their differences. All titles will be on the line. For right now, it will be NWA titles being defended against NWA challengers, and WWF titles against WWF challengers. There will be some NWA verses WWF matches. More details to follow!

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Was away for a while. Sometimes this has to take a backseat to real life. Will post tomorrow, and changing the format to more of a "Monthly" magazine like some sort of thing.