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NWA Tournament of Champions

lazy_duckPosted on 10/10/06 at 00:57:01

NWA Tournament of Champions


These matches took place at different times throughout the month of December 1978.

[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Ric Flair when Ric Flair passed out in the
Spinning Toe Hold in 0:18:02.
Rating: ****



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Jack Brisco pinned David Von Erich with the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:14:19.
Rating: ** 3/4



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Harley Race with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:08:47.
Rating: ***



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Bob Backlund made Bruno Sammartino submit to the CROSSFACE CHICKENWING in
          0:15:41.
Rating: *** 1/2



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jack Brisco when Jack Brisco passed out in the
Spinning Toe Hold in 0:10:47.
Rating: **** 1/4



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
Dusty Rhodes pinned Bob Backlund with the Bionic Elbowdrop in 0:04:49.
Rating: ** 3/4



[Finals]: No-DQ-Match for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight Title:
Dory Funk Jr. pinned Dusty Rhodes after a waistlock suplex in 0:03:39.
Rating: ** 1/4
(Dory Funk Jr. won the NWA World Heavyweight Title.)



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Johnny Valentine pinned Mike Graham with the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:14:05.
Rating: ** 1/2



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Jose Estrada defeated Rick Steamboat by countout in 0:03:20.
Rating: * 1/2



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Tim Horner pinned Randy Savage after an elbowdrop from the second turnbuckle in
0:03:21.
Rating: **



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Kevin Von Erich defeated Brad Armstrong via pinfall in 0:09:32.
Rating: ****



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
Jose Estrada pinned Johnny Valentine with the Power Bomb in 0:02:31.
Rating: **



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
Kevin Von Erich defeated Tim Horner when Tim Horner passed out in the Claw in
0:03:44.Rating: ***


[Finals]: No-DQ-Match for the vacant NWA World Juniorweight Title:
Kevin Von Erich pinned Jose Estrada after a kneedrop in 0:09:05.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Kevin Von Erich won the NWA World Juniorweight Title.)


Card rating: ** 3/4


[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
The Spoilers (The Spoiler and The Spoiler II) defeated
The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy) when Spoiler II pinned
T. Gordy after hitting him with a foreign object in 0:18:21.
Rating: ** 1/4



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Viet Cong Express (Viet Cong Express #1 and Viet Cong Express #2) defeated
The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers) when Viet Cong #1 made T. Rogers
submit to a double chickenwing submission in 0:10:04.
Rating: *** 3/4



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated
The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) when Hawk pinned S. Lane
after the Doomsday Device in 0:21:45.
Rating: *** 1/2



[Round 1]: No-DQ-Match:
Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) defeated
The Original Midnight Express (Randy Rose and Dennis Condrey) when R. Gibson
defeated Condrey when Condrey passed out in the Sleepr hold in 0:24:00.
Rating: ** 1/4



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
Viet Cong Express (Viet Cong Express #1 and Viet Cong Express #2) defeated
The Spoilers (The Spoiler and The Spoiler II) when Viet Cong #2 made Spoiler
submit to the Half Boston in 0:03:27.
Rating: ***



[Semi-Finals]: No-DQ-Match:
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated
Rock'n'Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson) when Animal pinned
R. Gibson with the POWERSLAM in 0:05:42.
Rating: ** 1/2



[Finals]: No-DQ-Match for the vacant NWA World Tag Team Titles:
The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) defeated
Viet Cong Express (Viet Cong Express #1 and Viet Cong Express #2) when Animal
pinned Viet Cong #1 after hitting him with the Brass Knuckles in 0:01:37.
Rating: ** 1/4
(The Road Warriors won the NWA World Tag Team Titles.)



Card rating: ** 3/4
meetzorakPosted on 10/10/06 at 01:00:37

WOOHOO!
moneypPosted on 10/10/06 at 01:06:45

Good stuff! Thanks, Lazy.

Dusty is steaming over the Finals loss. He wants a rematch with Dory as soon as it can be arranged. ;)

So what's the schedule for tournament defenses? Once per month?

Let's get these circuits started, kids!