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GCW Wrestling WTBS Studios - Atlanta, Georgia Tommy Rich vs Terry Gordy went to a double DQ for the National Title Bob Orton & JJ Dillon defended the Tag Titles against Jim Brunzell & Bobby Eaton Mike Rotundo & Terry Taylor defeated The Assassins Ron Garvin defeated Kevin Sullivan via DQ Also on the show… A pre taped promo from Ole Anderson, Don Muraco, & Masked Superstar as they put over the Final Conflict showdown match but they soon find out that Ted Dibiase and Stan Hansen will join them… they don’t seem too happy. We get a pre-taped promo from Roddy Piper who runs down Ric Flair and says that he has yet to receive the beating of his life but it is coming soon. The Freebirds put over their six-man title match against Heenan, Studd, & Bundy and talk about Heenan being a weasel and the weak link! Tommy Rich then finishes off the show putting over the big match with him and Ken Patera. He says that Patera has beat a lot of men but he ain’t never beat the Wildfire and he is coming with everything he’s got and he will leave it all out there when the bell rings!

"Big Cat" Ernie Ladd & The Wild Samoans defeat Junkyard Dog, "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch & "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka when Ladd jabbed his taped thumb into Murdoch's throat behind the referee's back allowing the Samoans to hit a double headbutt. That's a huge main event for the loop. I like the superstar face group and it is great because it is a different flavor than the other main event. Mr Wrestling 2 & Mr Olympia vs The Grappler & The Super Destroyer ended in a double DQ when the referee couldn't stop all four men brawling. SD2 ran down for a breif 3-2 advantage before Plowboy Frazier charged the ring. The massive farmboy caused the heels to scatter & the 3 faces stood tall to close the show. We get the Plowboy coming out and he makes his presence known. He definitely tips the scales in the faces favor. I am interested to see the trajectory of Tony Atlas here. He could make some waves but it seems as though Khan is giving him more than he can handle.

GCW - Event @ The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, USA NWA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Tommy Rich defeated Don Muraco @ the 30 minute mark in a bloody brawl NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Gino & Tully defeated The Hacksaws to retain the titles NWA WORLD SIX-MAN TITLES The Freebirds defeated Matt Borne, Buzz Sawyer, & Kevin Sullivan NWA NATIONAL TAG TEAM JJ Dillon & Bob Orton Jr. defeated Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase after interference from Tully Blanchard & Gino Hernandez! GEORGIA TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Paul Orndorff defeated Terry Taylor Ron Garvin defeated Assassin 1 Masked Superstar defeated Mike Rotundo

Sunday MACW - Event @ Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Mid Atlantic Championship Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ken Patera via Count Out NWA United States Championship Sgt. Slaughter defeated Jay Youngblood Mid Atlantic Television Championship Tito Santana defeated the Baron w/ Sheik Adnan Mid Atlantic Tag Team Championship Dick Slater & Jake Roberts defeated King Kong Bundy & Big John Studd via DQ Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ivan Koloff Greg Valentine defeated Barry Windham Ricky Steamboat defeated Nikolai Volkoff Bret Hart defeated Mr. Fuji

GCW Television WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia Masked Superstar defeated Terry Taylor Bob Orton & JJ Dillon defeated Jim Brunzell & Mike Rotundo Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer defeated the Hacksaws Ted Dibiase & Stan Hansen defeated the Assassins In other news… We get word about the Final Conflict in three weeks… they put over how Ole Anderson will be here next week to address the fans and put his team together… We also see Roddy Piper cut another spirited promo on MACW and Ric Flair talking about how he’s never got his just due. He says he’s tired of being mistreated and how this is going to be the end of Crockett and there’s nothing he can do about it. The Freebirds put over the six-man titles and their defense tomorrow night in the Omni against Buzz, Sullivan, & Borne. Ron Garvin puts over his big US Title shot at the Final Conflict. JJ Dillon & Bob Orton go on about getting a chance at the tag titles tomorrow night in the Omni and how they plan to take the titles. Tommy Rich talks about his big showdown with Don Muraco tomorrow night in the Omni… he says it may be the toughest defense of his career.

Saturday 9/4 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA MACW opens with footage from Greensboro and the Battle Brawl between GCW and MACW. We see the big showdowns between Sarge and Garvin, The World Tag Title Match, and then the big eight man main event. The Roddy Piper incident is covered as we head back to the booth and here is Bob Caudle and David Crockett! They put over the huge issue with GCW and say that Jim Crockett & Sandy Scott will be here momentarily to address the situation. They also note that we have a NEW NWA World Heavyweight Champion… Ric Flair! They say that Flair will be here next week to address the change and also to address Roddy Piper! We’ve got a lot going on here this evening… right now let’s head to the ring! The Baron, Nikolai Volkoff, & Mr. Fuji defeated Ryan Marks, Kenny Timbs, & Danny Hughes via the CLAW! These three monsters walk over to the booth and out walks Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie! He says that he has purchased the managerial rights to this group of men that he is calling them the Triangle of Terror. He says he has men from all the great super powers of the world… Germany, Russia, and Japan. Together, they will destroy any and all comers in their path and stomp out any Americans who get in their way! *COMMERCIAL* We’re back on MACW and here comes Jim Crockett Jr and Sandy Scott. They address the fans and talk about how Ric Flair will now be traveling the world as NWA World Heavyweight Champion. They put over how this issue with GCW must come to a head and it will do so in three weeks… in Greensboro… it is called the Final Conflict! Just then we hear a stirring in the crowd… wait just a second… Ole Anderson & Don Muraco are here and the fans are RABID! Crockett: Now gentlemen, we don’t want any… Ole: You quiet down Crockett or I will shut you up for good. Listen here… you got Sandy Scott out here… we’ve had the battle but now… now the time has come for the final battle… you’re calling it what… the Final Conflict? Well… a conflict is between two equal parties and in no way has this been equal. Crockett: Listen Ole… this has gone on for too long… we know that everything will come to head on the 19th.. Ole: But what is going to come to head? Huh… what are the stakes?!? Crockett: What do you mean… Ole: I want to know if you are putting your job on the line… now that Flair is gone… who is gonna save you huh? Crockett: I have supreme faith in my men… and yes damnit… I will put whatever you want on the line to show you that Mid Atlantic has got the best in the world! Ole: Haha… I knew you’d do it… Sandy Scott: Now Mr. Anderson… as a representative of Georgia Championship Wrestling… I spoke with Jim Barnett and he explained that you had authority to sign off on the following agreement for this event. It will be a best of 7 event along with a special NWA World’s Championship Match. The matches will be...a 20-man battle royal, The Six-Man World Tag Team Championship Freebirds representative GCW against challengers from Mid Atlantic. A United States Championship rematch with Sgt. Slaughter (MACW) against Ron Garvin (GCW). A tag team title match between the two champions… right now it is Dibiase & Hansen (GCW) vs Slater & Roberts (MACW). A television title match between Tito Santana (MACW) and Paul Orndorff (GCW). The National Champion, Tommy Rich of GCW against the Mid Atlantic Champion Ken Patera. Then a final, ten man, timed, team, battle royal. One member of each team will start and every 2 minutes, the teams will simultaneously send down another member. Eliminations can occur throughout the match until there is only one team or one man left standing! Ole: Hahaha… right into our hands… not only will we take the US Title but we’re going to destroy those champions of yours along the way! I’ve got Muraco, Piper, Orton, and others all lined up for that main event! Sandy: Well that’s the thing Ole… Roddy Piper can’t be in that match… Ole: What do you mean? Sandy: Well… like I said… there’s going to be a world championship match… and it will be Ric Flair defending against Roddy Piper! Ole and his crew are irate! The crowd is going wild as Crockett smiles… looks like we’ve got the Final Conflict set… but who will make up those final teams? *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett pumping up those huge announcements from Jim Crockett and Sandy Scott. We’ll hear more about that huge event in Greensboro in three weeks called the Final Conflict. They say that Jim Crockett is putting Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling on the line… if his team loses… he will vacate his role here in the Mid Atlantic and give it to Ole Anderson! We’ll see what happens with that. Right now we’ve got more action! Wahoo McDaniel & Ricky Steamboat defeated The Assassins via the Flying Crossbody! Wahoo and Steamboat walk over and join Caudle and Crockett. They let everyone know that they want to be in that big final conflict match. They talk about putting the Mid Atlantic on their backs and they’ll fight with every ounce of energy they’ve got to keep scum like Ole Anderson out of it for good! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and here comes the Tag Team Champions Jake Roberts and Dick Slater. They put over the big showdown with Dibiase and Hansen. They talk about them being a very good tag team… perhaps one of the best in the world but when push comes to shove… it is going to be a fight and they won’t go down easy! They put over the big main event tonight as they will join Tito Santana to take on the Heenan Family! Don Kernodle defeated Ricky Roe via the Cobra Clutch Slam! Sgt. Slaughter walks over with the US title and he is letting everyone know that he is the rightful number one contender for the world championship and he should be the one getting the shot against Ric Flair. He vows to get his hands on the gold and he will make sure Flair knows who he is and how he rules wrestling. He also puts over how Roddy PIper ran for the hills instead of facing him for the title. *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and we’ve got Caudle and Crockett saying that Roddy Piper has called the studio and wants to speak… we’ll hear from him after our next match… Barry Windham & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Ron Smith & Mitch Williams via the Flying Lariat! Windham & Mulligan then walk over and put over the Final Conflict. They talk about wanting to earn their keep here as MACW wrestlers and will be willing to take on whomever it takes to get the win. Ivan Koloff & Greg Valentine then come over and they’re giving Windham & Mulligan the business. They want to get in the final conflict match as well. They challenge them to a match next week for the rights to be in the match! Well see how that shakes out! We then cut to Roddy Piper… he has recorded a message since they kept him on hold... Roddy: I don’t know who in the hell is controlling he phones over there but this is garbage. First you got James E Crockett coming out here spewing this complete crap about me facing Flair… what the hell has Ric Flair done to face Roddy Piper huh? What has he done? Oh… he won the World Title… well Ricky Boy… you think I am walking away from the challenge… huh… You’re gonna be the shortest lived and least remembered champion of all time when I get done with you. Don’t plan on any travel after Greensboro pal… I am ending this once and for all! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and we’ve got a huge surprise here… Harley Race! Harley Race is here and he grabs the microphone before our huge main event! Harley: I am going to make this very short and sweet. On the 30th of August, I was robbed of the NWA World’s Heavyweight Championship. Ric Flair stole that title from me. If you’ve seen the footage, you can see he had a handful of tights along with the fact that I kicked out at 2.5! Ric Flair… you hear this… you’ll be here next week and so will I… and Flair… I am taking that title with me! MAIN EVENT Tito Satana, Dick Slater, & Tito Santana vs Ken Patera Big John Studd, & King Kong Bundy w/ Bobby Heenan -What a huge main event… all six-men are making a case for being top tier dogs here in Mid Atlantic. Slater and Patera get into a pretty fun little tussle with some serious fists being thrown. This also leads to a good beatdown of Jake Roberts who sells amazingly before he makes a huge tag to Santana who comes in like a house of fire and he’s throwing fists at everyone! Before too long we see that sinister Sheik Adnan out here… wait a second… Tito hits the ropes and Adnan pulls the rope down before Tito goes flying over the top rope and here comes the Baron, Fuji, and Nikolai to beat him down something awful! Oh my! The referee calls for the bell! Inside the ring, Patera Bundy, and Studd are working over the tag team champs… outside the Triangle of Terror is working over Santana…. Wait a second… here comes Wahoo, Steamboat, and Youngblood to even up the odds! Wahoo heads into the ring and he and Patera are going toe to toe and the crowd is going wild! Steamboat & Youngblood are holding their own against the Triangle as Slater, Roberts, and Tito get up to even things up and the heels back off. What a finish...Caudle and Crockett put over how we’ve got the issue with GCW looming… we’ve got Piper saying he’ll be here… Race says he’ll be here… we know Flair will be here… fans it is going to be can’t miss next week!

I was excited to see I picked that tourney to a T... not to say it was predictable but the right guy won and now Flair and the JYD are on a collision course! Bob Roop w/Sir Oliver Humperdink defeats "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin(c) by C.O when Roop hit a back suplex during a fight on the floor & Garvin couldn't answer the 10 count. After the result was announced Roop & Humperdink posed with the title before returning to the referee. So in going back, Jim Garvin had a good run here in the Mid South... he's doing okay with you now... but he's messing with the wrong dudes and Bob Roop has got a reputation that isn't very good. Mr Wrestling 2(c) defeats The Grappler by DQ when the Super Destroyers ran down & attacked MW2. The 3-1 assault was broken up by a baseball bat swinging Mr Olympia. Together the masked faces clear the ring and stand tall to send the crowd home happy. Okay... so we've got a lot of masks here... I say you bring in Dusty under a hood as Midnight Ryder or JYD as Stagger Lee and let's see a six-man loser of the fall has to unmask! Love the detail youre putting into this. Keep it up!

We can confirm... Monday 8/30 - NWA Live Event from Kansas City, Missouri Ric Flair defeated Harley Race to become the NEW NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!

Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie is coming to Mid Atlantic

NWA World Champion to Mid Atlantic on 9/11 & 9/18

MACW - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA 8/29/1981 GCW vs MACW Battle Brawl Blackjack Mulligan & Barry Windham vs Buzz Sawyer & Kevin Sullivan -A pretty fun Brawl with all four men throwing it out there. We get some juice with Sawyer and Mulligan but it is Windham who hits a Bulldog on Sullivan out of nowhere for the 3-count. UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Sgt. Slaughter © vs Ron Garvin -Slaughter and Garvin throw some serious blows here. They hammer away at one another with huge shots all over the ring and ringside area. The finish sees Don Kernodle get involved only for Bret Hart to come out and pull him down but this is a distraction for Garvin who gets hit with a low blow and 3-count by Slaughter. SIX-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP Wahoo, Youngblood, & Steamboat vs The Freebirds -The Freebirds retained the titles in a very hot six-man. The Birds have got some real heat here and they work the fans. Wahoo and Gordy really put on a show. The finish sees Michael Hayes hit a DDT on Youngblood out of nowhere for the victory. SPECIAL CHALLENGE Ken Patera & Tito Santana vs Tommy Rich & Paul Orndorff -An odd contest for all intents and purposes. Both teams have communication issues and fight among one another before going at the others. The Rich and Santana/Orndorff and Patera encounters are fun but nothing super special. This one goes to a double DQ as it turns into a face vs heels match with Rich and Santana hitting double drop kicks on both guys sending them out of the ring. NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Tully & Gino © vs Stan Hansen & Ted Dibiase -These four guys leave it all out in the ring. It is a 30-minute contest with a lot tags and some really great action. The finish is kind of messy with JJ Dillon getting involved and pulling Hansen from the ring while Gino and Tully double up on Dibiase with a nasty Spike Piledriver for the 3-count! Ric Flair, Roddy Piper, Dick Slater, & Jake Roberts vs Ole Anderson, Bob Orton, Masked Superstar, & Don Muraco -They go 30-minutes and it is hard hitting from bell to bell. Early on in the contest, Piper is thrown into the ringpost and looks to have injured his shoulder again. With the 4 on 3 is it GCW who controls the contest but soon it is the Nature Boy Show and my golly he’s over with the fans. He is coming with some serious shots and turns the tide. Don Muraco looks especially good. Jake Roberts plays the face in peril and he has the crowd in the palm of his hand and then the crowd explodes when Flair comes in and he is hammering away. The GCW crew looks to get control again but then here comes Roddy Piper out again and Oh My! This is pure excitement right now with everyone throwing bombs and Piper gets into the ring… and he NAILS FLAIR! OMG! Piper is on top of Flair and he’s hammering away at him. This is crazy. The GCW crew then jumps all over Slater and Roberts! The referee is calling for the bell as all hell is breaking loose. The fans are rabid right now as Orton and Muraco hold up Flair and Piper is smacking him in the face and then pounding away at his head. He’s busted wide open. Then we hear a huge pop when here comes Mulligan, Windham, Tito, and Wahoo out to even the odds. The battle continues but then here comes The Freebirds, Orndorff, Sullivan, & Sawyer. Not to be outdone...Youngblood, and Ricky Steamboat come out. It is Steamboat who really shines and cleans some house as GCW leaves the ring. Piper then gets to his feet and jumps out of the ring and goes right for them all. The fans are just going nuts! The brawl continues in the aisleway!

Good tournament to decide the challenger... my picks are... The Grappler vs Plowboy Frazier The Super Destroyer vs "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd vs Junkyard Dog Bob Roop w/Sir Oliver Humperdink vs "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka The Grappler vs "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch Bob Roop w/Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Junkyard Dog Junkyard Dog over the Grappler. I like the Main Event with Grappler and Snuka too... two big stars for the Territory and they are justifiable big picks for the tournament.

Bobby Eaton signs with GCW

Baron Von Raschke signs with MACW

Georgia Championship Wrestling WTBS Studios - Atlanta, Georgia NWA National Championship Tommy Rich defeated Kevin Sullivan Jim Duggan & Butch Reed defeated Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer via DQ Ron Garvin defeated Rick George Bob Orton & JJ Dillon defeated The Shadows Also… We heard from Ole Anderson with Bob Orton, Masked Superstar, & Don Muraco who let everyone know that tomorrow night in Greensboro, they’re going to shock the world and destroy everything that MACW stands for! We also heard from Bob Orton & JJ Dillon who said they have set their sights on the Tag Team Titles. Dibiase and Hansen are warned that this will be the end of their reign. The Freebirds put over their six-man match tomorrow night but already have their sights set on the future and showing the world why their the best six-man team in the business. We also hear from Paul Orndorff who puts over how Tommy Rich better stay out of his way so he can lead GCW to victory tomorrow night in the special tag team match!

Saturday 8/28 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA MACW opens with a recap of the tag title match from last week… Ken Patera interfered but Wahoo came out to even the odds! Tonight we’ll see Wahoo taking on Bundy as Caudle and Crockett pump up the huge main event. Plus tomorrow night… Greensboro… Battle Brawl 81 with GCW coming into the home territory of MACW to take them on in a series of big matches. We’ll hear from competitors tonight about this big card. Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat defeated George Wallace & Tim Weathers via the Flying Cross Body! Youngblood and Steamboat are joined by Wahoo who is putting over the big six-man title match tomorrow night. They talk about the Freebirds being low down and dirty but they’re coming for a true fight. Wahoo then says that tonight he’ll get a measure of revenge on Bundy but he has his eyes on Patera and the MACW Title! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett talking about the MACW Tag Champions, Dick Slater & Jake Roberts who come out to a great ovation. They work the crowd and talk about continuing to defend the titles but also defend the name of Mid Atlantic and they look forward to the war tomorrow night with Flair and Piper by their side! Mr. Fuji & Tenryu defeated Mike Evans & Guy Fredricks via the Karate Chop! After Fuji and Tenryu do their thing, we see Sgt. Slaughter come out and put over the US title. He says that tomorrow night he will destroy Ron Garvin but then he is going to do everything in his power to make sure Roddy Piper never gets a shot at the US Title again! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Tito Santana putting over his big match tomorrow night with Ken Patera as they take on Tommy Rich and Paul Orndorff. He says that this is one of the most unorthodox matches he’s ever been in but he knows that he has the heart and the spirit to come out on top no matter what! Ivan Koloff w/ Nikolia defeated Bob Williams via the Russian Sickle! Barry Windham & Blackjack Mulligan come out and they run through their issue with the Russians but also talk about taking on Kevin Sullivan & Buzz Sawyer tomorrow night. They say that they're the most unpredictable wrestlers in the world and it is going to be the fight of their life. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back and here comes Ric Flair and he’s pumping August 30th in Kansas City with Harley Race! He says that this is the moment that will define his career and his trajectory into the 1980s. He notes that Harley Race is a great champion but now is the time for the Nature Boy and he is going to style and profile all over Kansas City and become the next world heavyweight champion! He then says that tomorrow night in Greensboro… the Battle Brawl 81… eight of the top wrestlers in the world are going to come to head and there will only be one team left standing. MACW is pulling out the big guns with Piper, Flair, Slater, & Roberts and we’re coming for blood, honor, and to shut that mouth of Ole Anderson up once and for all. WOOO! Greg Valentine defeated Vic Peterson via the Figure Four Leg Lock Here comes Roddy Piper and he doesn’t appear too happy. He pumps up the crowd with a scathing promo on Sgt. Slaugther. He says that he has his title and he is too afraid to defend it. Piper says he is the number one contender for the title and the fact he doesn’t get a rematch right now really pisses him off. He says he is going to take out his aggression tomorrow night and the world of wrestling won’t be ready for the Hot Rod when all is said and done! *COMMERCIAL* Bobby Heenan brings out Ken Patera who puts over his tag match tomorrow night with Tito Santana. He says that Santana better just do as he’s told and stay out of his way so that they can preserve some sense of dignity here in the Mid Atlantic. He notes that Paul Orndorff is a great competitor. He says Tommy Rich is nothing but a paper champion and tomorrow night he’s going to put him down for the count and end any hopes he has of being a true champion. He then turns the tide on Wahoo and tells him that his days are numbered now that he’s messed with the Heenan Family. Together, they will rule the world of wrestling and put him out to pasture like the goat that he is! Bret Hart defeated Cal Perry via the Piledriver! We then see a special pre-taped promo from Gino and Tully in which they put over the big tag title match tomorrow night against Dibiase and Hansen. They talk about ending this little run as champions for them sooner than later and really exerting their greatness throughout the NWA! *COMMERCIAL* Caudle and Crockett are back putting over our huge main event and the big event tomorrow night in Greensboro. Fans you won’t want to miss Battle Brawl 81. Right now it is time for our main event tonight… let’s go to the ring. MAIN EVENT Wahoo McDaniel vs King Kong Bundy w/ Bobby Heenan What a tv main event and these two boys throw some big time lumber inside that ring. We see neither man really sell for the other but then Wahoo takes exception and gets some chops going that shake the chest of Bundy right down to his core. Bundy mounts some offense to get some heat before Wahoo comes back with a fury unlike any other. His comeback is stopped when Bobby Heenan grabs his leg but then Wahoo goes out of the ring and he NAILS Bobby Heenan! That brings out Studd & Patera who attack Wahoo and cause the DQ! Bundy, Studd, & Patera are working Wahoo over something awful and he can’t seem to get himself together. They tie him up in the ropes and take turns hammering away at him, busting him wide open. Here comes Mulligan, Windham, Youngblood, & Steamboat to chase them off but the damage has been done. Will Wahoo be in any condition to compete tomorrow night?!?

I always liked Bill Watts following the rules but also doing things his own way, he had a fun dynamic there. Pringle and Cretchman fighting for dominance in Mid South indirectly is an interesting way to approach the heels in the territory. Wrestling 2 is ready for whatever comes his way and calls out some big names... Bi time main event... Big Cat and Dirty Dick doesn't do too much but now we add Ladd and the Samoans to the heel dominance... I am ready to see who cane come up from the babyfaces outside of Dog, Murdoch, and Wrestling II... who can step up to these groups and big names to exert some real success here in the Mid South?

Saturday 8/21 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA We open up MACW this week with special footage from last week’s show in Charlotte. We see the crowning of the NEW United States Champion… Sgt. Slaughter. We then cut to Crockett and Caudle who are pumping up the huge night of action and they welcome out the NEW Mid Atlantic Championship Tag Team Champions… Dick Slater and Jake Roberts! We hear that they won the titles in the Omni in front of a very rowdy crowd. They bring the titles out and say they are home where they belong. The victory celebration doesn’t last too long… Here comes Bobby Heenan and he’s got Studd, Bundy, and Patera with him. Heenan is jabbing at Roberts and Slater and says that as champions they should defend the titles… he challenges them to a match right here tonight. He has got Studd and Bundy all ready to go! Roberts and Slater say they won’t back down from a challenge and they accept… we’ve got a main event tonight… oh my! Tenryu & Fuji defeated Bob Ryder & George Williams via the Karate Throat Thrust! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett are pumping up a huge show next week as it is GCW vs MACW Battle Brawl next week in Greensboro! They talk about the big main event to be announced later on here tonight… plus we’ll see a special challenge match and the NWA World Tag Titles on the line. More on that card in just a couple of minute but right now we’ve got a big tag team match! Barry Windham & Blackjack Mulligan vs Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff -Hot contest to keep us going here as Windham and Mulligan have got a lot of momentum while Koloff and Volkoff have got some good heat. The crowd is really behind the babyfaces here and main does Windham know how to sell. He builds to the big comeback and makes the big tag to Mulligan who comes in like a house of fire. He’s got some lariats and big time rights and lefts for both of the Russians. He goes up to the middle rope when Nikolai turns around and comes flying with a lariat! He covers for the 1...2...3! Windham and Mulligan win but outside the ring… Windham is staggering and here comes Koloff with the russian chain and BAM right around his throat and neck! Windham is down and he is in serious pain! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and here comes Sgt. Slaughter with his new United States Championship. He and Kernodle are working the fans and Sarge is letting everyone know that he will take this title all over the country and show all the pukes exactly what law and order is all about. He says that Roddy Piper was a weak champion and an even weaker man. He plans to put him down like an old dog if he decides to try and challenge him again! Don Kernodle defeated Vince Callahan via the Cobra Clutch Slam! We then have Tito Santana come out and put over the TV title and he says he is the kind of champion that people can rely on. He says that he hasn’t gotten too much of an opportunity to get into this MACW vs GCW war but he is letting Jim Crockett and everyone else know that he’s putting his name at the top of the list! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett are putting over the GCW vs MACW Battle Brawl next week in Greensboro! We’ll see a huge eight man tag and Jim Crockett will be out here to announce the teams in a little while. We also know that there will be a special tag team contest with Ken Patera and Tito Santana taking on Tommy Rich and Paul Orndorff, the respective champions of each promotion. Also Sgt. Slaughter will be taking on Ron Garvin for the US Title and we’ll see a six-man championship rematch. Right now we’ve got Wahoo, Jay, & Steamboat out here putting over the big rematch. They talk about doing whatever it takes and won’t be afraid to bend the rules to get the gold! Jay Youngblood & Ricky Steamboat defeated the Assassins via the Flying Cross Body! Ric Flair comes out and he’s pumping up August 30th in Kansas City with Harley Race! He says this will be the moment and the brightest hour in the history of his life… but before all that… he plans on going to Greensboro next week and beating up Ole Anderson and anyone else from GCW who wants to fight. He talks about how he’s wrestled everywhere and he knows the best is right here in Mid Atlantic and without a doubt, it will always be that way. He tells everyone that he will be the NEXT WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! *COMMERCIAL* Caudle and Crockett continue to push GCW vs MACW Battle Brawl next week in Greensboro! Another match signed is Buzz Sawyer and Kevin Sullivan taking on Blackjack Mulligan & Barry Windham. We’ll hear from Jim Crockett after our next match… Bret Hart defeated Greg King via the Piledriver! Crockett comes out and he is putting over the big contest next week in Greensboro but then we see Roddy Piper come out with his arm in a sling. He is working the injury from Slaughter and says that his shoulder was dislocated. Piper says he wants the rematch with Slaughter but Crockett stops him and says that Piper is is needed to join Jake Roberts, Dick Slater, & Ric Flair in the MAIN EVENT! The Hot Rod doesn’t seem too excited about this news... *COMMERCIAL* Caudle and Crockett are back putting over the big tag title match here tonight and the huge show next week in Greensboro! MAIN EVENT MID ATLANTIC TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Jake Roberts & Dick Slater vs Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy w/ Bobby Heenan -A great main event with all four men getting some shine but it is Bundy and Studd who exert their dominance in a big way. Their size is just too much for Slater and Roberts. We have limited tv time remaining here as these guys are pushing the limits. Roberts and Slater refuse to quit and keep going after the bigger men. Caudle and Crockett are pumping this up as we have to fade out… Roberts just got hit with an AVALANCHE BY BUNDY! What’s going to happen?!?!

GCW Television From the WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia The Freebirds defeated Bob White, Cal Perkins, & Erick Strong Terry Taylor & Mike Rotundo defeated Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne via DQ Masked Superstar defeated Jim Brunzell Tommy Rich vs Bob Orton Jr for the National Title went to a double dq! Also on the show… Ole Anderson came out with Orton, Masked Superstar, & Muraco and put over the big showdown next week in Greensboro. He says that he isn’t worried about Roberts, Slater, Piper, or Glair… GCW will reign supreme and then he will get Crockett out of this sport! Ron Garvin puts over his big US title match with Sgt. Slaughter Paul Orndorff says he can’t believe that he has to team with Tommy Rich but he tells him not to get in his way! Dibiase & Hansen are pumping up the big Tag Title match against Gino and Tully. They talk about being National Tag Champions but they want the world titles to show they’re the best in the business!

Junkyard Dog & "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch defeat The Midnight Express(c) w/"Pretty Boy" Floyd Creatchman by dq when Creatchman dove into the ring to break up a pin by JYD on Rose. After the bell JYD got ahold of Creatchman & hit him with the Thump to send the crowd home happy. Good way to keep the houses going with the DQ... plus you've got Creatchman egging things on... perhaps it is time for the shark cage on the next loop! Killer Khan(c) w/Percy Pringle the 3rd defeats Don Diamond with the Asain Spike. I also like Khan in this role. He can become an unstoppable force for a big up and comer in the future. He fits the bill in all the right spots.

Yep!

Big time showdown in the Superdome. We've got a changing of the guard here in the Mid South. New Tag Team Champs the Midnights. Wrestling 2 has got the North American. I love the depth that you've got here with this roster. Now you have had a chance to get things the way you want it so we can really see your image of Mid South come to life. I have a feeling there are some big things on the horizon.

GCW - Event @ The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, USA NWA National Heavyweight Championship Tommy Rich defeated the Masked Superstar! MACW TAG TEAM TITLES Jake Roberts & Dick Slater defeated Ole Anderson & Paul Orndorff Kevin Sullivan defeated Terry Taylor NWA National Tag Team Championship Ted Dibiase & Stan Hansen defeated Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer SIX-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP The Freebirds defeated Ricky Steamboat, Wahoo McDaniel, & Jay Youngblood to WIN THE NWA SIX-MAN CHAMPIONSHIP!

MACW - Event @ Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA MACW Championship Ric Flair defeated Ken Patera © via DQ United States Championship Sgt. Slaughter defeated Roddy Piper to become the NEW United States Champion! MACW Television Championship Tito Santana defeated Greg Valentine at the 29-minute mark! Blackjack Mulligan & Barry Windham defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikola Volkoff Bret Hart defeated Don Kernodle

GCW Wrestling WTBS Studios - Atlanta, Georgia Hansen and Dibiase defeated Rick Williams & Wally Rogers Don Muraco defeated Terry Taylor Sawyer & Borne defeated Rotundo and Brunzell Also… The Freebirds celebrate with champagne and talk about this being the beginning of their victory party. Last week they set the stage when they showed their true colors against Mid Atlantic but tomorrow night in the Omni… they are going to change their colors to GOLD when they win the Six-Man Tag Titles! Ole Anderson and Paul Orndorff put over their tag title match tomorrow night and say that once they win… they are going to beat Dibiase and Hansen to put the titles all together! Masked Superstar puts over his big match with Tommy Rich tomorrow night. He says that this is do or die for him and he doesn’t know what will happen if he doesn’t walk out with the title! Tommy Rich runs down his list of challengers… Masked Superstar, Orndorff, Muraco… he states that they all have a claim to the challenge but they don’t have what it takes to beat him!