Posted December 10, 200717 yr comment_5425011 Magnum TA vs. Nikita Koloff (Match 6) (WWW 8/16/86)- Magnum controls the early portion and he channels Ron Garvin in twisiting Nikita up. He even attempts an Indian Death lock on the arm. He refuses to let go of the arm, hangs onto Nikita onto the outside and rams the arm into the ringpost. Fucking sweet. We miss Nikita regaining control during the commercial break. Still, during the remainder of the match, everytime Nikita has control, Magnum finds a way to end up hurting the arm to stop the punishment. The ref bump and restart was unnecessary but when Magnum pins Nikita, it is one of the biggest pops I have ever heard in the NWA. The crowd is goiong fucking NUTS! I love this match.(NWA TV August 1986 Disc 2)
August 21, 201411 yr comment_5620685 This is another high end nomination . Very similar to #7 but different enough. The crowd was scary when it 1st looked like Magnum lost. When TA wins with the belly to belly it was throwing babies in the air.
March 23, 20169 yr comment_5734873 Best of 7 Series - Match 6 for the US Heavyweight Title: Magnum TA vs. Nikita Koloff (8/10/86)Magnum is down 3-2 so he must win here to stay alive. I loved Magnum working over Nikita's left arm early and it was just so odd watching Magnum work an actual match on TV not a squash match. We go to a break with Nikita starting to get some traction and we get a Dick Murdoch promo about Dusty losing the title to Flair which was good. We come back to the match where Nikita had Magnum in a rest hold but Magnum would send him to the corner shoulder first on the bad arm. Nikita though would come back with the Cobra Clutch and from there he starts working over Magnum's neck then we go to another break. We come back and Magnum hits Nikita with a desperation shot but Nikita would get Magnum back down with a rest hold. Magnum comes fighting back though throwing some bombs and he had Nikita pinned but Krusher put Nikita's foot on the rope. Nikita then rammed Magnum into Tommy Young sending him to the floor then he hit Magnum with the Russian Sickle but Young was on the floor. Roughhouse Fargo would run out to make the count but Magnum's foot was under the bottom rope right in front of Tommy's face. Tommy then told Fargo what happened and they reversed the decision with Magnum getting a Belly-To-Belly on Nikita to win the match as the fans went apeshit. This had two commercial breaks but it's a damn good match and it is a fairly easy nomination.
