US Heavyweight Title: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair © vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (12/23/80)

 

Good hard hitting action here with Valentine dictating the pace using his hard strikes but Flair comes back with his own. Valentine would control Flair using a grounded headlock mainly before Flair comes back getting a suplex but Valentine would counter a figure-four kicking Flair to the ropes where he would schoolboy him using the ropes to get the pin. The booker George Scott would come out and told Tommy Young what happened so he restarted the match with Flair locking in an inside cradle to get the pin. Roddy Piper comes out and he is pissed off at Scott saying that this wasn't right then decks him. The heels destroy the faces especially Scott until Steamer runs them off. Jim Crockett Jr. would come out afterwards and suspended Piper & Valentine. This wasn't a real long match but still a good one nonetheless plus you have the very hot post match angle and this moves forward as a nomination.

This is a good bout, but feels more like a good t.v bout with a good angle involved. I feel this is more of an extra than nomination.Plus this match up will more than likely end up on the set at least twice.