JCP December 1980-October 1981

Steel Cage Match for the Canadian Heavyweight Title - SR: George Scott: Hussein Arab © vs. "King Kong" Angelo Mosca (12/28/80)

Arab had an issue of running away from Mosca in past matches so the cage is there to keep him in. Not real good until we get juice from Mosca which adds some drama to the match as Arab works over the cut. Mosca repays Arab by throwing him in the cage bringing out the juice from him as the crowd goes nuts. Mosca would pull Arab off the top rope on him for a nearfall with everyone thinking Arab won but George Scott counted two. Mosca would come back though hitting his Canadian Stampede to win the title and looking back it looks like the finish was botched earlier so they went back and did it. George Wells wearing a fucking brown leather suit during the celebration was awesome. This was pretty good so I'm going to push this forward as a nomination.

Roddy Piper is out next wearing a tuxedo and celebrating his victory over Flair for the US title in Raleigh on 1/27/81. Piper is awesome here as he has a present for Flair with Flair opening it up and it's the NWA World TV Title belt. Piper said that it's the only way that Flair could get it but Flair said that he doesn't want to win the title unless he wins it in the ring. Flair then brings out the foreign object that Piper used to beat him and Flair thanked the fan who brought it to the promoter. Piper is fantastic here selling his outrage then Flair takes off his awesome jacket and rips it up saying he doesn't give a damn. Then we get clips of the title change with Flair narrating. Definite extra. (1/28/81)

Blackjack Mulligan is out next and he wants to swing the Iranian Clubs for the $1,000 so he demands Sheiky come out. Sheiky does and he swings the clubs then keeps calling Mulligan a big dummy which is hilarious. Sheiky attacks Mulligan of course with Gene Anderson's cane then whips him with a belt. Mulligan then cuts a spirited promo afterwards. Extra material.

Next we get clips of Ivan Koloff & Ray Stevens winning the NWA World Tag Titles from Paul Jones & Masked Superstar on 2/22/81 with the heels narrating. (2/25/81)

Then we get promos from Valentine & The Minnesota Wrecking Crew.

NWA World TV Title Tournament - Finals: Sweet Ebony Diamond vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (4/22/81)

Diamond is Rocky Johnson under a mask. Lord Alfred Hayes is on commentary here as he did announcing for JCP for few months early in 1981. Diamond throws some fun dropkicks early on before taking it to the mat frustrating Valentine. Valentine would use his hammer strikes to turn the tide as Hayes is spouting off all these European promoters who would book the winner. The match got kicking after the halfway point as both men started getting nearfalls with Valentine starting to throw some serious forearms trying to put away Diamond with Lord Alfred accidentally revealing that Diamond's last name was Johnson. This turned into a slugfest with a minute left as both men teed off on each other until time expired. Tommy Young said afterwards that the match was a draw and that was it. Good TV match and is a low-end pick.

Then we get the great Dusty Rhodes commercial for Stanback.

Decision Match for the NWA World TV Title: Sweet Ebony Diamond vs. Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (4/29/81)

This match has a 60:00 time limit so there will be a winner and Diamond promised that if he won the match he would unmask. The pace here was way faster than the last match with Diamond looking crisp making Hammer slow it down which he did and he focused centrally on his left arm. Diamond is fun here with his hope spots fighting back before making his full comeback but he would slow it down himself working a chinlock before Hammer dropped him with a backdrop suplex. The wrestlers came out of the back rooting on their favorites now as both men were trying to finish the other one. WRAL Studios was heated for the back and forth action as they to go a break while Valentine had an abdominal stretch on Diamond. We come back with Diamond breaking free making his fiery comeback before we get a real funky finish as Valentine got an inside cradle on Diamond who reversed it sloppily then you had a sloppy count by Roughhouse Fargo confusing the fans before he raised Diamond's hand in victory. The faces celebrate afterwards with Diamond talking to Lord Alfred and he would unmask revealing Rocky Johnson but Valentine would nail him with the title belt in anger. Good match and a nomination.

Then we get a promo from Greg Valentine with the TV title he won from Diamond for a show in Buffalo on 5/23/81.

Next we get a wild promo from Flair wearing a great leather coat begging for Roddy Piper but the Andersons come out instead and Ivan jumps Flair from behind. Piper is insane on commentary while Koloff batters Flair. Extra material. (5/6/81)

No DQ Match: "Nature Boy" Ric Flair & Dewey Robertson vs. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper & "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka (5/4/81)

Piper & Snuka teaming together is a hoot and they spend the early portion of this trying to stay away from Flair but they would catch him and then doubled him up in their corner. Flair would get the hot tag to Dewey who would hit some big slams as the crowd goes nuts then works over Piper. Dewey would eventually get caught though and was controlled by the heels for a good bit before getting the hot tag to Flair who runs wild on Snuka. Flair would get caught again though but Dewey would dropkick his back as Snuka had him for a slam to get the win. Very fun TV match and I'll push this as a low-end pick.

Then we get clips of a Flair/Ivan cage match from 7/5/81 with Steamer & Youngblood narrating over the clips as they got involved in the match with the Andersons.

Next we get clips of a Wahoo/Sgt. Jacques Goulet TV match from 9/2/81 where Piper brings out Abdullah the Butcher as his henchman to attack Wahoo. Abby stabs Wahoo in the head numerous times with his fork and they go to some funky graphics to hide the blood coming out of Wahoo's head. David Crockett then had to let people know there was nothing wrong with their TV sets before bringing out Leroy Brown, Ron Bass, & Ric Flair for promos about the situation. This was a pretty big angle at the time and this is extra material.

Wahoo comes out the next week with Bass & Flair by his side and he wants Piper in the worst way. David Crockett tries to calm him down along with Bass & Flair but Wahoo isn't having it so they go to break. (9/9/81)

Ivan Koloff is out next talking about the situation before Piper & Abby come out to follow gloating about being Wahoo's ass after Wahoo was escorted out of the studio. Piper is awesome here. (9/9/81)

"Number One" Paul Jones & Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs. Ole Anderson & Super Destroyer (October 1981)

Grappler is on commentary here so you can believe he will get involved. Some good back and forth action here with everyone getting some offense in working at a fast pace. Fun seeing Jones & Super D work against each other after the heated Mr. Florida feud a year earlier. Jake is really fun here getting fired up throwing fast punches on Super D's head. Super D though would go for the Superplex but Jake counters with a punch then hits his kneelift off the middle rope in a great spot for a nearfall. Jake then goes for the Super D's mask and rips it off before Grappler could get the towel on his head and you get a nice look at Scott Irwin's face before Jake cradles him up to get the win. Very fun sprint here and I'm throwing it up a low-end pick.

Cadillac Cup - Finals: "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant vs. Jesse "The Body" Ventura (3/7/82)

This is from MLG and a rare matchup for sure. Clipped up and not very good