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NWA Squared Circle Arena Reports - 5/30 & 5/31

Rick GarrardPosted on 02/09/06 at 06:54:11

5/30/89 - House Show #25 - Albuquerque, NM

Steve Williams pinned Kevin Von Erich with the Oklahoma Stampede in 0:05:55.
Rating: ** 1/2

Tommy Rich pinned Tracey Smothers with the Piledriver in 0:10:41.
Rating: * 1/2

The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) when Lane pinned Roma with the Savate Kick in 0:24:52.
Rating: ***
[Jim Cornette interfered against Jim Powers.]

Lex Luger made Dusty Rhodes submit to the Torture Rack in 0:18:02.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Lex Luger retained the NWA United States Heavyweight Title.)

Great Muta and Terry Taylor and Sting and Animal battled to a draw in 0:20:00.
Rating: ** 1/2

Mil Mascaras pinned Ricky Steamboat with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:23:18.
Rating: **** 1/4

Even with the elbow injury, Mil Mascaras puts forth a legendary effort against the Dragon in this New Mexican appearance tonight.

Horsemen Blanchard & Anderson (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) defeated The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) when Blanchard pinned R. Steiner after a gutwrench suplex in 0:15:00.
Rating: ** 1/2
(Horsemen Blanchard & Anderson retained the NWA World Tag Team Titles.)

Ric Flair defeated Terry Funk when Terry Funk passed out in the Figure-Four Leglock in 0:30:02.
Rating: **** 1/2
(Ric Flair retained the NWA World Heavyweight Title.)
[JJ Dillon interfered against Terry Funk.]

Card rating: *** 1/4

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5/31/89 - House Show #26 - El Paso, TX

[Tryout Match]:
Mando Guerrero pinned Kevin Von Erich with the Mandosault in 0:14:30.
Rating: *** 3/4

Tommy Rich pinned Tracey Smothers with the Piledriver in 0:13:51.
Rating: * 1/4

The Midnight Express (Stan Lane and Bobby Eaton) defeated The Young Stallions (Jim Powers and Paul Roma) when Lane pinned Roma after the Midnight Drop in 0:29:12.
Rating: *** 1/4
[Jim Cornette interfered against Jim Powers.]
[Jim Cornette interfered against Paul Roma.]

Dusty Rhodes defeated Lex Luger by disqualification in 0:10:18.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Lex Luger retained the NWA United States Heavyweight Title.)
[Terry Funk interfered against Dusty Rhodes.]

Sting and Animal defeated Great Muta and Terry Taylor when Sting defeated Muta when Muta passed out in the Scorpion Death Lock in 0:06:39.
Rating: **** 1/4
[Gary Hart interfered against Animal.]

Mil Mascaras pinned Ricky Steamboat with the Flying Cross Body Press in 0:22:27.
Rating: *** 1/2

The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Horsemen Blanchard & Anderson (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard) when R. Steiner defeated Blanchard by countout in 0:13:34.
Rating: * 1/2
(Horsemen Blanchard & Anderson retained the NWA World Tag Team Titles.)
[JJ Dillon interfered against Rick Steiner.]

Terry Funk and Ric Flair battled to a draw in 1:00:00.
Rating: **** 1/4
(Ric Flair retained the NWA World Heavyweight Title.)
[JJ Dillon interfered against Terry Funk.]

Card rating: *** 1/4

Rick Garrard, 02-08-2006
AnubisPosted on 02/09/06 at 09:21:20

That's really neat how you bring in local talent for the house shows.  Also glad to see the ratings looking proper now.  Ric Flair back in his prime I doubt was capable of putting on less than a *** match, so good to see the ratings where they belong.

This is a very cool circuit.