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Portland Wrestling: 1980 (VOLUME 6)
Posted by Matt
Portland Wrestling
1980
VOLUME 6
The current Portland wrestling champions are as follows as of 6/7/1980:
NWA World Champion: Harley Race (11/7/1979)
PNW Heavyweight Champion: Rick Martel (3/22/1980)
PNW Tag Team Champions: The Sheepherders (5/10/1980)
Your host is Frank Bonnema.
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Portland Wrestling: 1980 (VOLUME 5)
Posted by Matt
Portland Wrestling
1980
VOLUME 5
The current Portland wrestling champions are as follows as of 5/24/1980:
NWA World Champion: Harley Race (11/7/1979)
PNW Heavyweight Champion: Rick Martel (3/22/1980)
PNW Tag Team Champions: The Sheepherders (5/10/1980)
Your host is Frank Bonnema.
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Crockett Cup ’86
Posted by Matt
The 1st Annual Crockett Cup
April 13, 1986
New Orleans, LA
The Superdome
The best of Bill Watts’ UWF and Jim Crockett Promotions come together to compete in a day long 24-tag team tournament with a grand prize of a million dollars! Oh yeah, and to honor the late Jim Crockett Sr. too, of course. It’s wrestling history, BAYBEE!
Your hosts are David Crockett and Tony Schiavone. Hooray Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Arn Anderson, Baby Doll, Barbarian, Baron Von Raschke, Bart Batten, Bill Watts, Black Bart, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Bobby Jaggers, Boogie Woogie Man, Brad Batten, Brett Sawyer, Buddy Landel, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Buzz Sawyer, Chavo Guerrero Sr., Crockett Cup, Dennis Condrey, Dick Slater, DJ Peterson, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fabulous Ones, Fantastics, Giant Baba, Hector Guerrero, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, Jack Victory, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jim Duggan, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, Koko B. Ware, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Mark Youngblood, Mid-South Wrestling, Midnight Express, Mike Miller, Mitsuharu Misawa, Nelson Royal, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Ric Flair, Ricky Morton, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Robert Gibson, Rock n Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Sam Houston, Shaska Whatley, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Steve Keirn, Superstar Bill Dundee, Terry Taylor, Tiger Mask, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, UWF, Wahoo McDaniel, WWE
Crockett Cup ’88
Posted by Matt
The 3rd Annual Crockett Cup
April 22-23, 1988
Greenville, SC & Greensboro, NC
Greenville Auditorium & Greensboro Coliseum
So Turner would buy out JCP in the fall, making this the final Crockett Cup. In case you haven’t been following or just don’t know, the winner of this tag team tournament gets a million dollars cash money!
Your hosts are Jim Ross & Tony Schiavone Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barbarian, Barry Windham, Bobby Eaton, Bobby Fulton, Boogie Woogie Man, Bunkhouse Stampede Finals, Butch Miller, Crockett Cup, Dick Murdoch, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Italian Stallion, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Cornette, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, Jive Tones, JJ Dillon, Kendall Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Larry Zbyszko, Lex Luger, Luke Williams, Magnum TA, Midnight Express, Midnight Rider, Mighty Wilbur, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Ellering, Paul Jones, Pez Whatley, Powers of Pain, Precious, Ric Flair, Rip Morgan, Road Warrior Animal, Road Warrior Hawk, Road Warriors, Ron Simmons, Sheepherders, Stan Lane, Sting, Tiger Conway Jr., Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, Warlord, WCW, WWE
Clash of the Champions #3 (09/88)
Posted by Matt
NWA Clash of the Champions III: Fall Brawl
September 7, 1988
Albany, GA
Civic Center
Your hosts are Jim Ross and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Barry Windham, Brad Armstrong, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Clash of the Champions, Dr. Death Steve Williams, Dusty Rhodes, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, Ivan Koloff, JCP, Jim Crockett, JJ Dillon, Kevin Sullivan, Luke Williams, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Paul Jones, Ricky Morton, Rock n Roll Express, Sheepherders, Sting, Varsity Club, WWE
Clash of the Champions #2 (6/88)
Posted by Matt
NWA Clash of the Champions II: Miami Mayhem
June 8, 1988
Miami, FL
James L. Knight Center
Talk about a drop from the original, CotC 2 doesn’t even have an NWA World title match OR a multi-million dollar wrestling company to compete against in this timeslot. Basically from this show forward, the Clash was used to further a major feud (or feuds) before a big blowoff match. Which feud (or feuds) am I talking about? Let’s find out!
Your hosts are Tony Schiavone and Bob Caudle! Read the rest of this entry →
Posted in NWA
Tags: Al Perez, Arn Anderson, Barry Windham, Bobby Fulton, Brad Armstrong, Bushwhackers, Butch Miller, Clash of the Champions, Dusty Rhodes, Fantastics, Four Horsemen, Gary Hart, JCP, Jim Crockett, Jimmy Garvin, JJ Dillon, Luke Williams, Mike Rotunda, Nikita Koloff, NWA, Precious, Rip Morgan, Ron Garvin, Sheepherders, Sting, Tommy Rogers, Tully Blanchard, Varsity Club, WWE