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Don Kernodle v. Golden Terror

 

This is JIP but we still got almost ten minutes of perfectly serviceable wrestling

 

Classic shit talking from Jim Cornette

 

Warlord v. Vernon Deaton

 

Warlord is a Baby Doll managed babyface, which I have no memory of. Squash.

 

Jimmy Cornette interviewing Arn and Ole

 

Todd Champion v. Krusher Kruschev

 

Long and semi-competitive, but not good or anything

 

Dusty talking shit

 

Nelson Royal v. Mitch Snow

 

Hey Jammin Mitch Snow, most of the match is worked around a headlock which was fun.

 

Jimmy Cornette interviews Tully and Dillon

 

Bash updates

 

Sam Houston v. Tully Blanchard

 

Excellent rookie v. veteran match, Tully is awesome here, working over Houston really well, and giving him some big moments of hope. Really hot crowd too, fun shit and a nomination.

 

Magnum promo

 

Rock and Roll Express v. Andersons

 

Really great stuff, Morton starts off going after Arn’s nose, Andersons work over Gibson for a while, until the hot tag, Ricky goes nuts even hitting a missile dropkick. R+R’s work over Ole’s leg for a while, before Ole takes control with a nasty headbut to the ear. They work over Ricky’s broken nose, and we get another big hot tag and a super near fall section. Great, great match, contender for tag of the decade.

 

Midnight Express v. Dusty Rhodes + Magnum TA

 

TONY WE GOT TO GO!!

"Pride of the Carolinas" Don Kernodle vs. Golden Terror (7/16/86)

This is JIP with Kernodle wins but Terror puts up a good fight.

Bob Caudle is joined by Cornette and Bubba next where Cornette talks up a Bubba showdown with Dusty.

Cornette interviews the Andersons next about their match later on with the RnR Express and they say the war has just begun.

The Warlord vs. Vernon Deaton (7/16/86)

Deaton gets killed again.

Cornette interviews the Andersons next about their match later on with the RnR Express and they say the war has just begun.

Krusher Khruschev vs. Todd Champion (7/16/86)

During the match, David Crockett said that they want to bring WCW to every state capital in the United States....good luck with that. Champion gets a lot of offense in here on Krusher surprisingly but Krusher would prevail in the end.

Bob Caudle interviews Dusty & Baby Doll next where he talks about how he is going to win the NWA Title from Flair in a steel cage coming up. Extra material.

Nelson Royal vs. Mitch Snow (7/16/86)

MITCH SNOW!!!!!!! He wasn't jammin yet as this was his debut and I think he was a Royal trainee. Royal looked good here but he let Snow look good too.

Cornette interviews Tully & Dillon next about Tully's battles with Garvin but Tully also talks about everyone else wanting to go after the Horsemen but the Horsemen will always stand tall.

Caudle then talks about the big show at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium in 8/2 and then brings out the RnR who talk about their issues with the Andersons, getting the belts back from the MX, and Morton's concert that night.

National Heavyweight Title: Tully Blanchard © vs. Sam Houston (7/16/86)

Sam is fired up and gets an O'Connor Roll for a nearfall right as the bell rings then goes after Tully early and often taking him down to the mat and working a headlock. Tully keeps trying to fight back but ends up always back on the mat so he decided to slap him in the face which prompted Sam to chase him to the floor where he decked him one good time before suplexing him back in the ring. Tully would throw him chest first into the corner which allowed him to take control where he used his veteran tactics to neutralize Sam including sending him to the floor hard twice. Dillon also would use his shoe as a weapon but Houston to his credit comes back in the ring with a sunset flip for a nearfall then follows with a backslide for a nearfall. Houston know turns this into a slugfest before he eats an inverted atomic drop then the Slingshot Suplex to end the match. This was a very fun match and I'll pass it forward as a low-end nomination.

Cornette interviews Krusher Khruschev next where he talks about still wanting revenge against the Roadies and that Nikita will be the US Champ.

Caudle interviews Ronnie Garvin next about his issues with Tully and he wants the National Title in the worst way.

Caudle interviews Magnum TA next about his struggles in the Best of 7 series with Nikita but it isn't over yet and he will prevail in the end. Another strong Magnum promo and extra material.

The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson) vs. The Rock n Roll Express (Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton) (7/16/86)

RnR dominated early and they worked on Arn's nose which was great psychology as it played off the Morton injury. Gibson would get trapped in the corner and the Andersons then took control using double-teams to get the advantage. Both would take turns working over Gibson's left arm. Morton would get the hot tag and he ran wild on the Anderson's throwing some great jumping punches then hit a big missile dropkick off the top rope on Arn for a nearfall. RnR now are tagging in and out and they are focusing on Ole's left leg which was the injury that had him out for the first half of the year. Arn came in and they went to work on his left leg as well but the Andersons would finally get back on top going for Morton's nose which they worked over effectively. Morton is so good here working the FIP role as expected and the fans are on fire for him to get the tag to Gibson. Morton's desperation nearfalls were great as well and the fans bought into all of them as the time was ticking down. Gibson would jump in the ring during the last 90 seconds of the match and it became a 4-way brawl before Gibson just stayed in the ring with Tommy Young making him the legal man. We get more nearfalls as the crowd goes wild before Gibson locks on a sleeper on Arn as the bell rings for the 30:00 draw. This is a pretty damn great match and we miss around 5 minutes or so but we have more than enough to push this forward as a solid nomination.

Cornette then talks about how the MX are about to successfully defend their NWA World Tag Titles against America's Team.

NWA World Tag Titles: The Midnight Express ("Loverboy" Dennis Condrey & "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton) vs. America's Team (Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA) (7/16/86)

Only the first couple of minutes of the match air which is a fucking shame because this was getting awesome.