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Yep. Really, the whole Montreal crew story is fascinating and remains a story to be told (not sure the Pat Laprade book talks about this part of the story, I haven't read it). No, I have both versions of the book - French and English - and what El-P brought up hasn't been mentioned. The story of Jacques knocking out Dynamite Kid is documented in detail but there's no insinuations about mafia ties and such. Perhaps Pat chose to leave that part of the story out of the book or he simply wasn't told about it.

Kenny Von Vaughn is my new official favorite enhancement talent In all seriousness, your MSG card was rock solid. Windham vs Rude was AWESOME. And that finish to the main event was absolutely terrific. Cannot get much bigger than Hogan vs Hansen!

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I'm having such a kick out of reading your promos. Especially Black Bart! And of course, Garvin & Embry!

BREAKING NEWS: Bob Geigel appointed as NWA President After a meeting of the members of the National Wrestling Alliance, Bob Geigel was unanimously voted as President of the NWA. His appointment is effective January 1st, 1986.

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I smell a dastardly arrival of Makhan Singh!

Future NWA President to be appointed? With the resurgence of the National Wrestling Alliance with the additions of WCCW, WWC & just yesterday the UWF, discussions are now ongoing to appoint an official President for the NWA. No names have surfaced yet but the main idea would be to appoint someone with no official ties to current NWA territories to avoid any potential conflicts of interest. More on this ASAP.

So many big names leaving the AWA in one night. Also intrigued by what's gonna happen with Kabuki & Sunshine!

Inoki & Maeda added to freelancers list

Inoki & Maeda added to freelancers list.

Inoki and Maeda?

Love the idea!

I'm taking care of the Freelancers thread so if LowBlow gives the green light, I'll add him to the Freelancers for 1986.

December 29th, 1985 Forum de Montréal Before the show starts, it was announced that Super Strong Machine had vacated the NWA Canadian International TV Championship retroactively to December 27 because of his visa issues. A new champion will be crowned on January 3rd in Waterdown, ON. -Satanico upsets Bob Backlund in 15:25 -The Bolshevik Revolution beat Los Infernales in 12:53 -Shawn Michaels beat Gino Brito in 9:34 -Raymond Rougeau beat Bruce Hart in 12:34 -Jos LeDuc beat Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland in 13:53 Grudge Match: AWA World Tag Team Champion Buddy Rose (w/Sherri Martel) beat Billy Robinson in 6:28 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Jacques Rougeau beat Larry Zbyszko in 42:45 to retain, despite interference from Floyd Creatchman, The Great Samu & Prince Alofa Fatu!

Of course, it's cool with us, gordi! As long as you're comfortable with that format, it's fine with us! I'm also considering sending 1 or 2 people in Japan myself, I'll get back to you on that or feel free to send me a DM if you want to!

He's a Rougeau. Mob ties really help financial security too. Not that I think the Rougeau family is tied into the Montreal Mafia. I would never ever say that. (I live within driving distance and don't need a visit from Rock Machine MC.) Well, Dino Bravo had ties to the Cotroni family (what got him murdered in 1993) so that's what might have confused you.

December 28th, 1985 Forum de Montréal -King Tonga & Richard Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Gino Brito & "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal in 12:43 Submission Match: Gilles "The Fish" Poisson beat Buddy Rose in 13:42 with a figure four leglock -Wendi Richter beat Luna Vachon in 14:09 -Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau beat Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen in 22:27 -Boris Zhukov beat the debuting MS-1 in 26:05 -Billy Robinson beat the debuting Satanico in 8:30 -The Botswana Beast (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat the debuting Pirata Morgan in 15:31 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Jacques Rougeau beat The Great Samu (w/Floyd Creatchman) in 37:01 to retain

NWA Lutte Internationale TV Taped at CHLT-TV Studios, Sherbrooke, QC Broadcasted December 28th, 1985 -Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier welcome the audience to this 2-hour special TV episode of Lutte TV. In the semi main event, the Vachons will be defending the NWA Canadian International Tag Team Titles against the Midnight Rockers. The Rockers have asked for one final match with the Vachons and state they will leave Lutte if they don't win the titles this week! Also, in the main event, 6-Men Tag Team action as the Sensationals take on the new NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau & NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Champion Jacques Rougeau! -In this week's opening match, Bob Backlund went one-on-one with Gino Brito. Good technical match to kick off this week's show with the momentum switching between both guys. Gino Brito pins Backlund after a backslide. Postmatch, Brito shakes hands with Backlund and raises his hand and it looks like Backlund is saying his goodbyes to Lutte Internationale. -Up next, a 6-Men Elimination Tag Match between The Creatchman Family and the enhancement team of Reagan Addison, Geoff Jeffers & Ashley Frost. Botswana Beast & Lord Humongous, just fresh of losing the NWA World Tag Team Championships to the Andersons at Starrcade, are on a complete tear, just like The Great Samu as they completely obliterate their opposition in about 4 minutes. Postmatch, both Creatchmans, Eddy & Floyd, join the commentary booth and they vow to regain the titles from the Andersons in 1986. The Brain says he isn't down yet and vows to bring in a new monster to his Creatchman Family. He has scoured the world and found someone in the Orient who perhaps is the cruelest man he has ever known. 1986 will be the year of the Creatchman Family. -In the next match, Keith Hart makes his official TV debut for Lutte, taking on enhancement talent Rowland Kellogg. The broadcast team hypes his brother Bruce's TV debut a bit later on against King Tonga. Impressive showing for Keith Hart as he finishes Kellogg with a figure four leglock to score the win. -Up next, Gilles "The Fish" Poisson takes on "Maniac" Matt Borne, strong off his performance in the $100,000 2-ring battle royal at Starrcade. Borne continues on his momentum and he is as dominant as he was in the Starrcade battle royal. Borne is well on his way for another victory but an accidental elbow in referee André Roy's face sends him flying. That's the moment when 2 men dressed in biker gear with a full-face helmet attack Borne! They hold Borne and one of them strikes Borne with a chair to the head! As the chair assailant awakes the referee, the other places Gilles Poisson over Matt Borne and referee André Roy is making the pinfall, having no clue what just happened. But who are those guys? And why did they target a Maniac like Matt Borne? -The next match features Raymond Rougeau taking on Tommie Adamson. The broadcast team discusses the role that Raymond played in his brother regaining the NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship at Starrcade by slamming the cage door in Black Bart's face. Another quick outing for Raymond as he scores a win with his Savate Kick. After the match, Raymond is interviewed by Guy Hauray and expresses his happiness with both of his brothers being champions again. Raymond vows that 1986 will be the Rougeaus year as they are looking to regain the NWA World Tag Team Championship and they're looking forward to face off with the Andersons or any other tag team in the NWA, whether it is the Freebirds, the Von Erichs or anyone else. -Up next, King Tonga goes one-on-one with Bruce Hart, who makes his TV debut for Lutte. The broadcast team discuss once again the controversial ending to the no DQ match at Starrcade in which Tonga choked out Jos LeDuc with a cable cord, hanging him from the apron. Tonga has been fined $5000 for this despicable action. Visibly, Tonga isn't too fazed about this disciplinary actions against him as he keeps going with his aggressiveness. Bruce Hart's quickness can give him some advantage for a while but eventually, King Tonga's savagery is too much for Bruce. Referee Luigi Macera tries to restrain Tonga but Tonga hits Macera with a headbutt! This causes an automatic DQ of Tonga but Frenchy Martin orders Tonga to continue his rampage and just like with Jos LeDuc at Starrcade, Bruce suffers the same fate! Bruce's brother Keith comes to the ring with a chair and Frenchy instructs his new protégé to walk away as Keith checks on Bruce. What will be done to King Tonga this time? -Semi main event time as the Vachons are defending their NWA Canadian International Tag Team Championship against the Midnight Rockers. Prior to the match starting, Shawn Michaels takes the mic and reiterates that what people have heard is true; if they don't win the titles, this will be their last time in Lutte Internationale! Obviously, the Midnight Rockers are still upset at being eliminated first at Starrcade in the Triangle Match. Desperation can do some crazy things as the Rockers are at the top of their game here early as their quickness and chemistry seem to be a tad too much for both Mad Dog & Butcher. At one point, both Rockers are showing a bit of cockiness and in the end, this proves to be their downfall. Perched on the top rope for a top rope fist drop, Butcher Vachon shoves Marty Jannetty, who falls on Shawn Michaels and both men stumble on the floor outside! Jannetty and Michaels have wasted too much time and it looks like Jannetty might've knocked himself out by falling outside. Michaels is pleading with Marty to get up but it is too late! The match ends in a countout and what a dastardly way for the Rockers to go out! The Vachons celebrate in the ring as a dejected Shawn Michaels helps Marty back to his feet and they now must leave Lutte Internationale! -Main event time as the Sensationals without Sherri Martel takes on the trio of new NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau and new NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Champion Jacques Rougeau. Great ovation for all faces as the broadcast team discuss the future of Billy Robinson, Bobby Jaggers & Bob Orton now that Sherri Martel have turned their back on them at Starrcade, by siding with Buddy Rose in the Texas Death Match. Despite the Starrcade turn of events, the now former Sensationals are showing great focus as they work on Rick Martel, still a bit reeling from his grueling match with Ric Flair at Starrcade. Martel is able to tag in Armand and the younger Rougeau is on fire for a moment. However, a well timed knee in the back by "Ace" Bob Orton regives the momentum to his team. Triple team is the name of the game on Armand as the Sensationals are getting several nearfalls on Armand. However, a this time badly-timed forearm to Jaggers' face by Orton allows Armand to tag in Jacques, who cleans house himself! The crowd is solidly behind the Rougeaus & Martel as they mount a spectacular comeback. The end comes with La Bombe Rougeau by Armand & Jacques on Bobby Jaggers while Rick Martel neutralizes Billy Robinson with the Quebec Crab! This week's 2-hour special ends with Rick Martel and the Rougeaus celebrating together in the ring. Next week will feature a recap of the year that was 1985 in NWA Lutte Internationale! À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT!

Those chants of "RUSEV DAY" were deafening. And we all thought that he would never recover from the Cena program. You mean the Ziggler program, right? Losing to the ace of the company is still a much better program than whatever was that feud with Ziggler. I actually heard more people complain about his program with Cena than his program with Ziggler. But yeah, you're right.

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This will be the thread to book the freelancers in February 1986. Abdullah the Butcher: February 22 (WWC), February 8 & 17 (UWF), February 1 (WCCW) Bruiser Brody: February 22 (WWC), February 10 & 17 (UWF ), February 1 (WCCW) Stan Hansen: February 24 (JWA), February 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 & 16 (WWF), February 10 & 17 ( UWF ), February 22 (MACW) Mil Mascaras: February 24 (JWA) Minis Women: February 1, 2, 7, 15 & 28 (Lutte) Antonio Inoki : February 22 (MACW) Akira Maeda :

December 27th, 1985 Colisée de Québec ***Super Strong Machine was supposed to defend his TV title in the main event but with his visa issues, the match has been moved back to 1 week from tonight in Waterdown, ON*** -NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit beat Larry Zbyszko in 18:08 -Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Floyd Creatchman) in 10:42 -Bruiser Brody beat Keith Hart in 15:06 -Velvet McIntyre & Susan Star beat Wendi Richter & Sherri Martel in 34:35 -The Botswana Beast (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat King Tonga (w/Frenchy Martin) in 14:47 -Gino Brito beat Lord Humongous (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 14:51 -"Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal beat Jos LeDuc in 9:55