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November 25th, 1984 Colisée de Québec, Québec -Afa beat Buzz Tyler in 6:53 -Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Justice Dubois in 15:59 -Rick Rude (w/Sherri Martel) beat Sheik Ali in 11:30 -NWA International Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel beat Tito Senza in 13:28 -Randy Rose (w/Jim Cornette) beat Luke Williams in 14:22 -Nord the Barbarian (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat UFO in 11:54 -Norvell Austin (w/Jim Cornette) beat Butch Miller in 6:32 -Carlos Colon beat Raymond Rougeau in 7:24

I must say that I love the use of your midcard guys. For instance, it's such a natural pairing to have Kendo Nagasaki being managed by Gary Hart. That was the thing missing for me in Lutte to make him more effective.

November 24th, 1984 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal -The Sheepherders beat Tito Senza & Serge Jodoin in 12:11 -The Rougeau Brothers beat Denis Goulet & Buzz Tyler in 13:23 -The Missing Link beat Chicky Starr in 20:44 -Gilles Poisson beat Randy Rose (w/Jim Cornette) in 12:28 -Gino Brito beat Nord the Barbarian (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 23:08 -Afa beat Carlos Colon in 36:18 Guest Referee - Maurice Richard: The Spoiler beat Hercules Ayala in 57:40 NWA International Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match: Hot Stuff Inc (w/Sherri Martel) beat The Zambuie Express in 77:26 to retain. The match originally had a 60-minute time limit but because a Cage Match can't finish in a time limit draw, NWA Lutte officials decided to proceed to a 20-minute sudden death time period.

NWA Lutte Internationale TV Taped at CHLT-TV Studios, Sherbrooke, QC November 24th, 1984 Exceptionnally this week, because of time constraints outside the project, this TV episode will be done in form of recap rather than the usual format. Will be back to the regular format next week. -To kick off the show, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier hype this week's main event pitting George "The Animal" Steele and Hercules Ayala with Falls Count Anywhere in the studio. They also plug the debut of the weekly look in to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling featuring some highlights of World Championship Wrestling TV & World Wide as well. -NWA International TV Champion Mad Dog Lefebvre (w/Frenchy Martin) squashed Buzz Tyler after using his TV title belt while Frenchy distracted referee Adrien Desbois. During the match, the broadcast team hyped that Mad Dog will be defending the NWA International TV title at Starrcade against either The Missing Link or Dino Bravo, depending on who ranks better until Starrcade. -First segment hyping Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling this week. This one is focused on promos stemming from the announcements made at the joint press conference last week. First of, Ric Flair talking with Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone about his final match with Bob Backlund - back with NWA Lutte Internationale - at Starrcade. Flair showing his confidence (or is it arrogance?) talking about how he doesn't sweat the various stipulations added to the match - including Smokin' Joe Frazier being added as the special referee and how there's a reason why he is the NWA World Heavyweight Champion, promising he'll retain the title. We then follow up with the interview with The Fantastics about their NWA World Tag Team Championship title defense at Starrcade against a Lutte tag team. Both Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton share their excitement and praise the Lutte tag team division with their depth and how one of those teams will walk out with a huge Christmas present at Starrcade. -We already go the second segment for Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, this time focusing on the highlights of World Wide Wrestling from last week. We see clips from Tully Blanchard's NWA Television Title match vs Butcher Vachon from last week's episode. After the footage aired, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier announce that some Mid-Atlantic stars will regularly work the NWA Lutte live events in rotation every weekend. They hype that 24-Karat members & NWA US Tag Team Champions Pat Patterson & Ray Stevens will kickoff that partnership on December 15 & 16. They also plug that Lutte stars will also work Mid-Atlantic events going forward -In the main event, Hercules Ayala defeated George "The Animal" Steele (w/Frenchy Martin) in a wild & lenghty Falls Count Anywhere Match that pretty much transported itself everywhere imaginable in the studio. Hercules Ayala picked up the victory with a piledriver on the floor. Postmatch, Frenchy suffered the same fate at the hands of Ayala! À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT!

That's something I'm gonna follow with attention. Can't wait to see where this is going!

November 23rd, 1984 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal -Luke Williams beat Tito Senza in 8:20 -Rick Rude (w/Sherri Martel) beat Leo Burke in 10:12 -Nord the Barbarian (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Justice Dubois in 10:53 -Chicky Starr beat Hercules Ayala in 15:16 Lumberjack Match: Afa beat NWA International Tag Team Champion Billy Robinson (w/Sherri Martel) in 16:03 -Sheik Ali (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Sika in 12:27 -Gino Brito & The Missing Link beat NWA International Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel & Dino Bravo in 84:18

I never thought I'd see Dean Ambrose pay homage to Dusty Rhodes, The Mountie & The Goon all in the same night. But seriously, I thought The Mountie skit was great. Daniel Bryan was barely able to keep it together and almost burst out laughing.

Everything coming along nicely. Some really good title matches on your various shows!

Ah, the rekindling of the Savage vs Gino feud. Golden!

Did Meltzer provide a possible timeline for Tye Dillinger's call up?

Wow. That's even better that I could've even imagined how to work the IWGP title situation!

Solid show all-around. Love the no-contest between the Freebirds and Violence Committee. Your hottest feud right now!

Will O'Spreay is the new ROH World TV Champion. He defeated Bobby Fish at the first ROH UK Reach for the Sky tour earlier today in Liverpool.

Great tag team main event on Superstars. Always special when Hulk Hogan wrestled on TV back in the day!

Ha! Typical Stan Hansen move to lariat the referee!

November 18th, 1984 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal -Denis Goulet beat Buzz Tyler in 3:03 -Dino Bravo & Norvell Austin beat Tito Senza & Serge Jodoin in 7:50 Street Fight: Jacques Rougeau beat Charlie Cook in 6:12 -Sika beat Chicky Starr in 12:10 -NWA International Tag Team Champion Billy Robinson beat Leo Burke in 13:47 -Richard Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Afa in 14:53 -The Missing Link beat Rick Rude (w/Sherri Martel) in 34:52 Street Fight: Greg Valentine beat Black Bart (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 56:02

Totally agreed. I personally am looking forward to how your Women's division will unfold. I don't think you can go wrong with whomever ends up being your inaugural champion.

November 17th, 1984 Longueuil, QC -NWA International Tag Team Champion Billy Robinson (w/Sherri Martel) beat Butch Miller in 6:41 Guest Referee - Maurice "Rocket" Richard: Hercules Ayala beat Sheik Ali (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 10:04 -Afa beat Chicky Starr in 7:08 Falls Count Anywhere: The Missing Link beat Baron Von Raschke in 16:13 -The Rougeau Brothers beat Frenchy's Legion (George "The Animal" Steele & Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland, w/Frenchy Martin) in 57:51

NWA Lutte Internationale TV Taped at CHLT-TV, Sherbrooke, QC November 17th, 1984 (A slightly different opening intro this week. The logo of the NWA appears at the beginning of the opening credits. As we go on the air, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier are standing in front of their broadcast booth, on which the NWA logo is built on front of the desk. Hauray & Carpentier are also wearing a jacket with the NWA logo on it.) Guy Hauray: Hello, wrestling fans, and welcome to a very special edition of Lutte Internationale TV. As you can see, things are now a bit different and it’s for the best since as of yesterday, Lutte Internationale is now part of the National Wrestling Alliance. A truly historic moment that took place yesterday morning during a joint conference that featured promoters Frank Valois, Jim Crockett Jr & David Crockett. We will show you in its entirety the press conference, which includes some major announcements for the future, especially on Christmas night. Édouard Carpentier: I think that the best part of this new affiliation is the prestige and exposure that our partnership with the National Wrestling Alliance will bring us. Just think about this now: Rick Martel is the NWA International Heavyweight Champion; Mad Dog Lefebvre is the NWA International TV Champion and Hot Stuff Inc are the NWA International Tag Team Champions. This is unheard of for a territory like us. The potential for future dream matches now is almost unlimited! Guy Hauray: In our main event, this week, Gilles Poisson is in action vs Butch Miller from the Sheepherders. But first, our NWA International TV Champion will kick us off! Match #1 NWA International TV Championship UFO vs Mad Dog Lefebvre © Frenchy Martin is conspicuous by his absence but the broadcast team hypes the fact that it’s due to the Steel Cage Match main event that took place last week. The masked challenger is trying his damndest to build some offense but the champion is definitely in a class of his own. Guy & Édouard also plug during the match how Mad Dog Lefebvre is solidly building himself as a future contender to Rick Martel’s championship. Lefebvre retains his title with a backbreaker. Winner: Mad Dog Lefebvre ********COMMERCIAL BREAK**** (Back from the break, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier are standing in front of the broadcast booth.) Guy Hauray: In just a few moments, we will show you in its entirety the press conference that took place yesterday morning with Frank Valois, Jim Crockett Jr & David Crockett about Lutte Internationale now being a member of the NWA. We have some huge announcements to talk about after this press conference is done. Édouard Carpentier: This will be for sure an historic event and I don’t think we’ll find a more stacked card anywhere in the world when it’s all said and done. Guy Hauray: Without any further adieu, let’s get to the press conference! *****EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE***** November 16, 1984 National Wrestling Alliance Press Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada David Crockett steps out to the podium in front of the press and the TV cameras. He welcomes everyone to this special occasion. He says we are here for a couple of important reasons. First, and foremost. He is here to officially announce that as of today November 16, 1984, Lutte Internationale is a proud member of the NWA. The growing relationship between Mid Atlantic, the largest and most successful member of the NWA up until today, and Lutte Internationale, a major international player, has bred this incredible working relationship. On behalf of the National Wrestling Alliance and Mid Atlantic, we welcome Lutte Internationale! Frank Valois takes the stand and first thanks the NWA Board of Directors, and especially Jim Crockett and the Crockett family for accepting the entry of Lutte Internationale into the NWA. He says that this is the biggest day in the history of Lutte Internationale and he’s very much looking forward to everything coming up, especially for Starrcade on Christmas night. Lutte has prided itself on offering the best wrestling product in Eastern Canada and they’re thrilled that they’ll be able to export their brand of pro wrestling in the United States and in the Mid-Atlantic territory. Valois says that it was only natural for him and Jim Crockett to work together down the road and the possibility to do it within the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance is extraordinary. Valois plugs that he’s looking to retool a bit his roster to mold Lutte Internationale a bit like Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and also to maximize the dream matchups to give wrestling fans around the globe. Valois hopes that everyone is ready because it’s now gonna be a wild ride! Jim Crockett Jr. is brought to the podium. He would like to take this opportunity to announce that not only are we welcoming Lutte Internationale to the NWA, but we are also going to announce the main event for Starrcade 1984! This huge event will take place in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Christmas night. After a few weeks of discussion among the Board of Directors at the NWA, they have made a decision on the petition from Bob Backlund for a rematch against the NWA World Champion Ric Flair. The board has decided that Mr. Backlund does have a legitimate claim due to the events that happened in Atlanta. It also means that this will be an interpromotional battle, as Bob Backlund has recently returned to Lutte Internationale. Jim also says that due to the nature of the events leading up to this match, and the importance that this stays a one-on-one contest, the NWA has assigned a very special guest referee. This man is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion, “Smokin’ Joe Frazier. On top of having a special guest referee, this match will also take place inside a steel cage! Jim Crockett Jr. also announces that the NWA World Tag Team Titles will be on the line in Greensboro, with the current champions, The Fantastic’s taking on a team to be determined by Lutte Internationale in the coming weeks. Mr. Crockett also said that this major event will have 9 matches total. Three will be inter-promotional matches, three from Lutte Internationale and three from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The rest of the matches will be announced on the local television shows in the coming weeks. He teases a battle royal of some kind, with a major prize to be awarded to the winner. Frank Valois comes back to the stand and before announcing his Lutte Internationale main event for Starrcade, he wants to make a few precisions about the NWA World Tag Team Championship match at the event. The Fantastics will indeed wrestle a tag team appointed by Lutte Internationale but this tag team will be known on December 2nd during a Lutte live event. First, there will be a 4-team elimination tag team match taking place between The Zambuie Express, The Wild Samoans, Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express and the one-night duo of Gilles “The Fish” Poisson & the legendary Mil Mascaras. The winning team of this 4-way tag match will move on to the night’s main event as they’ll wrestle the Rougeau Brothers. The winners of the main event will become the #1 contender's to the NWA World Tag Team Championship and will take on The Fantastics at Starrcade. Valois says that this is perhaps the biggest match in Lutte Internationale’s history as whoever wins that match will compete in a marquee match that will sell out any building in the Mid-Atlantic territory. Valois wishes the best of luck to all teams involved. As for the Lutte Internationale main event on that night, Valois says that there is unfinished business between International Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel & Samu, stemming for a violent match that took place last week. As a result, Samu had been suspended indefinitely because he had also stolen Rick Martel’s International Heavyweight title belt. At Rick Martel’s request, Lutte officials have decided to lift Samu’s suspension, effective on December 12 to allow Samu to prepare himself to a rematch with Rick Martel at Starrcade. Valois proudly announces that Rick Martel will defend the International Heavyweight Championship against Eddy Creatchman’s personal assassin, Samu. And given Eddy Creatchman’s recent implication in the previous matches between Martel & Samu, Eddy Creatchman will be suspended in a shark cage over the ring! Frank Valois says he cannot wait for Starrcade and he hopes that the fans will appreciate what Lutte will offer to them on Christmas night. David Crockett comes back to the podium and thanks the press for coming. He hopes that they are as excited for this event as he is. He also hopes that with Lutte Internationale coming to the NWA, it will help continue to make the NWA the best wrestling organization in the world! Thank you for coming. *****END OF FOOTAGE***** Guy Hauray: So, Eddie, some huge announcements. First of all, Samu’s suspension will be lifted as of December 12 so he can take on Rick Martel at Starrcade on Christmas night in Greensboro, NC! Édouard Carpentier: Some people might think that Rick Martel is insane to ask for yet one more match with Samu, a man he hasn’t beaten clean yet. However, knowing that Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman will be suspended in a cage over the ring to ensure he won’t interfere will definitely facilitate Rick’s preparation for the match. Guy Hauray: And we can’t also forget about the HUGE NWA World Tag Team Championship match that will take place at Starrcade with The Fantastics defending his title against 1 of 5 Lutte Internationale teams that will compete in Chicoutimi on December 2nd to crown a new #1 contender for their championship! This is significantly the biggest tag team match in Lutte Internationale history! Who will come up victorious? We’ll find out at Starrcade but when we come back, it’s our main event between Butch Miller and Gilles Poisson! *****CONFIRMED FOR STARRCADE ON DECEMBER 25TH IN GREENSBORO, NC***** NWA INTERNATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Eddy Creatchman will be suspended in a cage over the ring Rick Martel © vs Samu (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © vs Winners of Rougeau Brothers vs Zambuie Express/Wild Samoans/Midnight Express/Poisson & Mascaras on December 2nd *********COMMERCIAL BREAK******* MAIN EVENT Match #2 Butch Miller vs Gilles “The Fish” Poisson The broadcast team hypes the fact that the Sheepherders aren’t included in the NWA World Tag Team Championship #1 Contender’s Match and assume that they’ll be granted an NWA International Tag Team Championship match vs Hot Stuff Inc at Starrcade. Butch Miller is in fine form and Gilles Poisson is giving him a good opposition. The end of the match came as one man dressed like Mil Mascaras made his way to the ring, distracting Butch Miller. Then, more men came out with different Mil Mascaras to surround the ring. That got Miller distracted long enough for Poisson to get the pinfall victory, via rollup. As Gilles Poisson left the ring, the broadcast team hyped the possibility of Gilles Poisson & Mil Mascaras causing an upset in this #1 Contenders Match. But then, the masked men take off their masks....IT’S HOTSTUFF INC. NWA International Tag Team Champions Billy Robinson & Doug Somers, along with Rick Rude are all standing outside mocking Butch Miller. The show comes to a close as Luke Williams rushes the ring to join Butch Miller while Hot Stuff Inc still taunts the Sheepherders outside. Winner: Gilles “The Fish” Poisson À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT!

Good to see Bruno Sammartino back in the fold! Looking forward to see what will be his involvement in the future!

Personally, anything that will keep Michael Cole from doing play-by-play on Cruiserweight matches is golden by me. So I actually hope that Kalisto wins the title on Sunday.

As of today, November 16th, 1984, all Lutte Internationale title belts are now branded with the NWA initials. This means: Rick Martel is now the NWA International Heavyweight Champion Hot Stuff Inc. of Billy Robinson & Doug Somers are now the NWA International Tag Team Champions "Mad Dog" Pierre Lefebvre is now the NWA International TV Champion

Well, that's something I like to do once in a while, just to change the pace of my schedule or put the emphasis on specific workers. I also think that multi-men tag matches are quite useful for long main events like that!

November 16th, 1984 Mascouche, QC Mini-show taking place after junior hockey game -Dino Bravo & Leo Burke beat Buzz Tyler & Pete Doherty in 16:09 6-Men Tag: The Wild Samoans & Gino Brito beat International Tag Team Champions Hot Stuff Inc. (Billy Robinson, Doug Somers & Rick Rude) in 75:58

Do you know how much I'd pay to actually see Bockwinkel vs Savage?