JCP – 1985 Results
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Spartan Sports Center – January 1, 1985
Skip Young defeated King Cobra
Koko Ware & Norvell Austin fought Scott McGhee & Frankie Lane
Dutch Mantell defeated the Saint in a lumberjack match
Jesse Barr fought Florida Heavyweight Champion Brian Blair to a double disqualification
Jay & Mark Youngblood defeated US Tag Team Champions Jim Neidhart & Krusher Kruschev to win the titles
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Pez Whatley
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – January 1, 1985
Tommy Rogers fought the Italian Stallion to a draw
Len Denton defeated Jerry Oates
Brian Adidas defeated Chick Donovan
Ron Ritchie defeated Ox Baker via disqualification
Ron Slinker defeated Bob Roop via disqualification
National Tag Team Champions Scott & Bill Irwin won a $50,000 tag team battle royal; other participants included NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez, Len Denton & Tony Anthony, Steve Keirn & Stan Lane, Tully Blanchard & Bob Roop, Ted Oates & Rip Rogers, and Tommy Rich & Michael Hayes
Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated the Terminators
Tommy Rich & Abdullah the Butcher defeated Scott & Bill Irwin
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Ox Baker (sub. for NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel)
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – January 2, 1985
TV taping:
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Magnum TA defeated the Masked Inferno
Dick Slater defeated Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Buzz Tyler defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff in a flag match
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart
Worldwide – 1/5/85 – included an opening clip of Don Kernodle fighting in the ring with Ivan Koloff from Charlotte, NC; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Ricky Steamboat in which he said he wanted a match with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in 1985; Schiavone provided sole commentary for the broadcast; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in which Blanchard said he was looking for the perfect woman, with an address appearing on the screen where women could send in their photos; Blanchard then said the woman that he picked would have everything she would ever want; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart in which they said JJ Dillon was out recruiting new talent because they were sick of being outnumbered, then reviewing footage from a recent bunkhouse match against NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes, Dick Slater, & Ricky Steamboat in Charlotte to explain their frustration; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Paul Jones about his recent recruit Superstar Billy Graham, with footage then shown of Graham vs. Brian Adidas; Jones then said he would provide Graham with the NWA World Title; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes about Kernodle’s return from injury against Ivan and Nikita Koloff, with Rhodes saying he was supporting Kernodle; the footage then showed Kernodle taking possession of the US flag in his Charlotte match only to be attacked by Nikita and double teamed until Rhodes helped make the save; moments later, Rhodes said he wanted the NWA World Title and that Steamboat deserved the title shot he mentioned earlier in the show; Rhodes went on to say “The Russians can go straigh to hell,” with “hell” bleeped from the broadcast:
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Steve Muslin & Rick McCord at 2:27 when Road Warrior Animal scored the pin with a powerslam; NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez joined Tony Schiavone on commentary for the bout and discussed the Road Warriors challenging them to a title match
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart defeated Tommy Lane, Lee Ramsey, & David Diamond at 6:11 when Blanchard pinned Ramsey with the slingshot suplex
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Joel Deaton with the headbutt off the top at 6:20; after the bout, the Barbarian continued to assault Deaton and hit several headbutts
Assassin #1 pinned Curtis Harrison at 1:37 with a right hand punch
Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines with the belly to belly suplex at 2:22
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Center – January 2, 1985 (3,240)
King Cobra defeated Mike Golden
Pez Whatley defeated Jim Neidhart
Michael Hayes defeated Krusher Kruschev
Mark & Jay Youngblood defeated Koko Ware & Norvell Austin
Dutch Mantell defeated the Saint in a lumberjack match
Jesse Barr defeated Brian Blair (Florida Heavyweight Title)
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – January 3, 1985
Koko Ware & Norvell Austin defeated Mark & Jay Youngblood
Scott McGhee defeated Mike Golden
Michael Hayes & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jim Neidhart & Igor Latherjam
Dutch Mantell defeated the Saint in a lumberjack match
Brian Blair fought Jesse Barr to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Pez Whatley
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – January 3, 1985
Magnum TA defeated Kareem Muhammad
Buzz Tyler defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Don Kernodle defeated Nikita Koloff in a flag match
Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, & Dick Slater defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, Ron Bass, & Black Bart in a bunkhouse match
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – January 4, 1985 (8,260)
Dave Peterson, Marty Jannetty, & Mike Bond defeated Gary Royal, Sheik Abdullah, & TG Stone
Ken Timbs defeated Art Crews
Bob Brown & Rufus R. Jones defeated Mr. Pogo & Roger Kirby
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Terry Funk
Bob Backlund fought Harley Race to a draw
Kerry Von Erich defeated Buzz Sawyer (sub. for Jerry Blackwell)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Bruiser Brody to a double disqualification at the 23-minute mark
CWF @ Lakeland, FL – Civic Center – January 5, 1985
Scott McGhee defeated Jack Hart
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Golden
Mark & Jay Youngblood defeated Koko Ware & Norvell Austin
Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr in an I Quit match
Michael Hayes, Sweet Brown Sugar, & the One Man Gang defeated Krusher Kruschev, Jim Neidhart, & the Saint
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dutch Mantell
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 5, 1985
Tommy Lane defeated the Inferno
Johnny Weaver defeated Jeff Sword
American Starship defeated Mark Fleming & Doug Vines
Dick Slater defeated Kareem Muhammad
Magnum TA fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ricky Steamboat; Blanchard’s $10,000 was also at stake
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – January 6, 1985 (5,879)
Kickoff 85
Steve Casey defeated Black Bart
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
Charlie Brown, Assassin #1, & Buzz Tyler defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion & Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion Ron Bass, & JJ Dillon at the 13-minute mark when Tyler pinned Dillon with a powerslam
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dick Slater in a Texas Death Match with the slingshot suplex at the 8-minute mark; Blanchard’s title & $10,000 were at stake
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel in a non-title match
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated the Road Warriors
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff in a lights out steel cage match; after the bout, Ivan threw the referee into the cage as Nikita Koloff entered through the door; moments later, as the Koloffs double teamed Kernodle, Ricky Steamboat came out, pulled the cage door off its hinges, and aided Kernodle in fighting off the Koloffs
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Harley Race at the 33-minute mark
Magnum TA won a 20-man $50,000 battle royal by last eliminating NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel; other participants included: Harley Race, Ole Anderson, Ricky Steamboat, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, the Barbarian, NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes, the Road Warriors, Dick Slater, NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez, Superstar Billy Graham, and Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – January 6, 1985
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated the Road Warriors
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Civic Center – January 7, 1985
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated the Super Destroyer
The Barbarian defeated Mike Davis
The Assassin defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Nikita Koloff
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff in a flag match
WCCW @ Ft. Worth, TX – January 7, 1985
Rip Oliver defeated Buck Zumhofe
The One Man Gang defeated Iceman King Parsons
Billy Jack Haynes defeated WCCW TV Champion Gino Hernandez to win the title
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Kelly Kiniski & Buddy Landel
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Kerry Von Erich to a 60-minute time-limit draw; stipulations stated Von Erich could win the title on a disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 7, 1985 (2,000)
Steve Casey defeated Kareem Muhammad
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Keith Larson to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Charlie Brown defeated JJ Dillon
Black Bart & Ron Bass defeated Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater in a No DQ match
Magnum TA defeated Harley Race via disqualification
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – January 1985
Worldwide – 1/12/85 – included an opening clip of Ricky Steamboat breaking off the door to a steel cage to fight off Ivan & Nikita Koloff inside; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes about NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard and Blanchard’s search for the “perfect 10;” a video package then aired, set to REO Speedwagon’s “Don’t Let Him Go,” of Blanchard turning down many women who didn’t meet his standards; after the segment, an on-screen graphic aired showing how women could mail in if they thought they were a perfect 10; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel about his quest to take the NWA World Title from Ric Flair, with Wahoo saying he taught Flair a lot but he didn’t teach him everything Wahoo knew; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Wahoo about challenging Flair for the world title and embarassing Flair in front of his fans, with footage airing of Wahoo attacking Flair after a bout Flair had with NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass in Spartanburg, SC; after Wahoo walked out, footage aired of Crockett conducting a backstage interview with Flair after the attack; included Crockett conducting an interview with Dick Slater about attacking JJ Dillon earlier in the show:
Magnum TA & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Joel Deaton & Jeff Sword at 4:07 when Magnum pinned Deaton with the belly to belly suplex after Fernandez hit the Flying Burrito to Deaton; during the bout, it was announced Krusher Krushev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff were the newly recognized NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions
Steve Casey pinned Ben Alexander with an airplane spin into a Samoan Drop at 4:09; during the bout, it was noted Casey came to Jim Crockett Promotions under the recommendation of NWA World Champion Ric Flair, who saw him wrestle in Europe
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Mike Davis at 3:11 with the running powerslam, moments after Dillon tripped Davis from the floor; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Don Kernodle and Ricky Steamboat, with Kernodle praising Steamboat for coming to his aid in a steel cage match against Ivan Koloff on 1/6/85 in Greensboro after Nikita Koloff interfered; after the three reviewed footage from the match, footage aired from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling of Koloff challenging Steamboat only for Nikita to clothesline Steamboat from behind; Steamboat and Kernodle continued to talk as the Bass vs. Davis match began, with Steamboat formally asking Kernodle for his help against the Koloffs and Kernodle accepting; immediately after the bout, Dick Slater ran out and stuffed a piece of paper down Dillon’s mouth, revealed on commentary to be one of the wanted posters Dillon put out on slater; moments later, Slater and Bass fought in the ring, with Slater applying a figure-4 until other wrestlers came out to break the hold and pull him away
Buzz Tyler pinned Mike Fever with the powerslam at 1:35; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Tyler, who opened up a gift from his fans to find a South Carolina Gamecocks T-shirt; an excited Tyler then put on the shirt and walked out to the ring for his match; during the match, Black Bart joined the commentary team, insulted Tyler and the Gamecocks, and said Tyler was a coward
Nikita Koloff (w/ Ivan Koloff) defeated Tommy Lane via submission with the Cobra Clutch at the 46-second mark; Lane never got a chance to take off his jacket
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Mark Fleming & Sam Houston at 1:41 when Barbarian pinned Fleming with the headbutt off the top; Jones joined the commentary team for the match; after the bout, David Crockett interviewed Jones, with American Starship Eagle interrupting and accepting Jones’ open challenge for $1,000 to anyone that could break Graham’s full nelson; moments later, Graham & Barbarian tended to Jones, with Graham challenging Starship to come back out and face him
WCCW @ Austin, TX – January 8, 1985
Terry Gordy defeated Rip Oliver via disqualification
Billy Jack Haynes defeated the Missing Link
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
The One Man Gang defeated Iceman King Parsons
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Kerry Von Erich via disqualification at 27:48
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – January 9, 1985
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Littlebrook
Ricky Steamboat fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Magnum TA defeated Ron Bass
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Black Bart
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ricky Steamboat (sub. for Charlie Brown)
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Harley Race to a double count-out; the bout was to determine the #1 contender for the NWA World Title
Dick Slater defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – January 10, 1985
Keith Larson vs. Denny Brown
Buzz Tyler defeated the Super Destroyer (sub. for NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel)
Magnum TA defeated Elijah Akeem (sub. for Doug Vines)
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
Charlie Brown defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a flag match
WCCW @ San Antonio, TX – January 10, 1985
The One Man Gang defeated Iceman King Parsons
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Gino Hernandez
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Terry Gordy defeated Rip Oliver via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Kerry Von Erich to a 60-minute time-limit draw in a No DQ match
AWA @ Winnipeg, Manitoba – Arena – January 10, 1985 (5,628)
Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell defeated Brian Jewel & Rob Rechsteiner
Jerry Blackwell, Greg Gagne, & Jim Brunzell defeated Paul Ellering & AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors
Jimmy Garvin defeated John Nord via disqualification
Pro Wrestling USA – 1/26/85 – featured opening comments from Ken Resnick in which he promoted the Feb. 24 show at the Meadowlands, Star Wars 85, and announced there would be a $100,000 tag team challenge with the final two teams facing off in a one-fall match for the money and a trophy; Resnick & Blackjack Lanza provided commentary for the bout; included a backstage segment with Resnick promoting the Feb. 24 card, noting NWA World Champion Ric Flair would face Harley Race and Jimmy Garvin would challenge AWA World Champion Rick Martel; moments later, Resnick interviewed Garvin, who said he beat Martel in Las Vegas and would do it again at the Meadowlands; featured Resnick conducting a backstage interview with Martel regarding his upcoming title defense against Garvin:
Dino Bravo pinned Brian Jewel at 4:00 with a back suplex
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Brad Rheignans & Rick Phoebe at 2:57 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Phoebe after Road Warrior Animal had Phoebe hoisted over his shoulder and Hawk came off the top behind the referee’s back with a forearm to Phoebe; after the bout, Ken Resnick conducted an interview with the Road Warriors & Ellering regarding their upcoming participation in the Star Wars $100,000 tag team challenge, during which Hawk said there were two kinds of people in the world – weasels and weasel slappers, and they were weasel slappers
Curt Hennig pinned Rob Rechsteiner (Rick Steiner) at 4:18 with a dropkick from the middle turnbuckle
Jerry Blackwell & Baron Von Raschke defeated Rick Resnlow & Dave Wagner at 4:54 when Blackwell pinned Wagner with a powerslam, with Von Raschke then coming in the ring to prevent Renslow from making the save and putting the claw on Renslow; after the bout, Ken Resnick conducted an interview with Blackwell & Von Raschke regarding their participation in the upcoming $100,000 tag team battle royal at the Meadowlands
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Mr. Saito (w/ Sheik Adnan Al-Kaissie) via disqualification at 6:35 when, as Slaughter had an interfering Al-Kaissie in the Cobra Clutch, the Masked Superstar ran out and attacked Slaughter; moments later, Slaughter cleared the ring
WCCW @ Dallas, TX – Sportatorium – January 11, 1985
TV taping:
Kelly Kiniski defeated Buck Zumhofe
The One Man Gang pinned Sean Michael at 2:36 with a powerslam and splash (Shawn Michaels: My Journey)
Rip Oliver defeated Terry Daniels
Billy Haynes (w/ Sunshine) defeated Sean Michael via submission with the full nelson at 1:22 (Shawn Michaels: Heartbreak & Triumph)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Gordy
American Heavyweight Champion Kerry Von Erich defeated Chris Adams (w/ Gary Hart)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated American Tag Team Champions Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers to win the titles
WWC @ San Juan, Puerto Rico – ?, 1985
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double disqualification at 15:24 after Flair kicked the referee and Rhodes threw the referee to the floor
JCP @ Bassett, VA – High School Gym – January 12, 1985
Included the Barbarian, Superstar Billy Graham, NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez, Jimmy Valiant, and American Starship
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 12, 1985
Mike Davis defeated Gene Ligon
Sam Houston & Cowboy Lang defeated Jeff Sword & Ben Alexander
Tarzan Tyler defeated the Destroyer
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff via count-out
Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – January 13, 1985 (matinee) (2,000)
Keith Larson fought NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown to a draw
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
Charlie Brown defeated Superstar Billy Graham
The Assassin defeated the Barbarian
Ole Anderson & Buzz Tyler defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel & NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. Harley Race
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff in a flag match
CWF @ Orlando, FL – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium – January 13, 1985
King Cobra vs. Scott McGhee
Jack Hart vs. Mark Youngblood
Jay Youngblood vs. Jesse Barr
Sweet Brown Sugar & Pez Whatley vs. PYT Express
Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts, & Dutch Mantel vs. Krusher Kruschev, Jim Neidhart, & the Saint
B. Brian Blair vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – January 13, 1985
Starship Eagle defeated Joel Deaton
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian defeated Charlie Brown & the Assassin
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Harley Race fought Magnum TA to a draw
Ron Bass & Black Bart defeated Ricky Steamboat & Dick Slater via count-out
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Buzz Tyler
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 14, 1985 (2,000)
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Magnum TA defeated Kareem Muhammad
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Super Destroyer
Dick Slater defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Ricky Steamboat & Don Kernodle defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – January 15, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 1/26/85 – hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum TA in which he said he wanted NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to give him a fair shot at the title; featured earlier footage of Crockett speaking with Terry Funk and JJ Dillon in which Funk said he doesn’t wrestle for anyone but himself, followed by Crockett speaking with Dillon and Dillon bragging that he was bringing in Ox Baker to aid Funk in getting rid of Dick Slater; included Crockett conducting an interview with Wahoo in which a backstage promo was shown of a bloody NWA World Champion Ric Flair, with Flair screaming that Wahoo had no place left to hide; Wahoo responded by saying he wasn’t hiding from Flair and Flair was only angry because he had just embarassed Flair on television, adding that the next time he touches Flair’s belt will be after he wins it; Wahoo went on to address comments earlier in the show from “TA Magnum,” and said “TA Magnum” needed 5 more years in the ring before he would be ready to face Wahoo; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the challenge of NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes, adding he took Ricky Steamboat’s money at Starrcade and would be happy to take Rhodes’ money too; included Crockett conducting an interview with Tommy Lane & Mike Davis in which they said they were disgusted by professional wrestling and quickly announced their retirement before walking off; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Slater, during which footage was shown of Slater sustaining a spike piledriver from Funk, Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart; Slater then said their problem was they didn’t take him out of wrestling and he would get revenge on all of them as well as Ox Baker, who Dillon was bringing in:
Buzz Tyler pinned Doug Vines with the running powerslam at 3:50
Magnum TA pinned Mike Fever with the belly to belly suplex at the 23-second mark
Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown & Frank Lang at 7:12 when Bart pinned Lang with a powerslam
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel pinned Sam Houston at 6:46 with a chop and elbow drop; Magnum TA joined David Crockett on commentary for the bout
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated American Starship when Barbarian pinned Starship Coyote at 7:46 with the headbutt off the top
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff) pinned Lee Ramsey at 3:48 with a Russian Sickle off the top rope
Dark matches:
Cowboy Lang defeated Lord Littlebrook
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Magnum TA defeated Kareem Muhammed
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated the Super Destroyer
Dick Slater defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion & Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champion Ron Bass via disqualification
Don Kernodle & Ricky Steamboat defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Dick Slater, Magnum TA, & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. JJ Dillon, Black Bart, & Ron Bass
Also included Assassin #1 and Steve Casey
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Spartan Sports Center – January 15, 1985
Jack Hart defeated King Cobra
Scott McGhee defeated Mike Golden
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jesse Barr
Koko Ware & Norvell Austin defeated Jay & Mark Youngblood via disqualification
Dutch Mantell, Michael Hayes, & Buddy Roberts defeated Jim Neidhart, Krusher Kruschev, & the Saint in an elimination match at the 20-minute mark; Krusher was eliminated; Mantell was eliminated; Neidhart pinned Roberts; Neidhart was eliminated; the Saint was disqualified when Neidhart & Kruschev interfered
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Pez Whatley via disqualification at 22:30 when the challenger threw Flair over the top rope
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – January 16, 1985
Steve Casey fought NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown to a draw
Magnum TA defeated Kareem Muhammad
The Assassin & Buzz Tyler defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
Black Bart defeated NWA Brass Knucks Champion Manny Fernandez to win the title
Don Kernodle & Ricky Steamboat defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Dick Slater defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification; there were two referees for the bout
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – January 17, 1985 (1,600)
Bob Backlund was scheduled to wrestle but instead came out to the ring in a suit and thanked the fans for coming out; he was booed
Magnum TA pinned Kareem Muhammad
Dick Slater pinned Ken Jugan
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned Joel Deaton at the 27-second mark
Ron Garvin defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mike Davis via submission with a full nelson
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Tommy Rich at the 45-minute mark; Flair was cheered and Rich booed in the match
CWF @ Tampa, FL – January 17, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Jack Hart
GCW @ Pittsburgh, PA – January 17, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich at the 45-minute mark
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – January 18, 1985 (8,000)
Sam Houston defeated Jeff Sword
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines
Nikita Koloff defeated Mike Davis
Magnum TA defeated Kareem Muhammad
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian defeated Dick Slater & the Assassin
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes via reverse decision; Rhodes originally won the match and title but the decision was reversed since Rhodes threw Blanchard over the top moments earlier
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle in a flag lumberjack match after Nikita Koloff interfered
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification when referee Tommy Young caught Flair with a steel chair, moments after McDaniel used it on Flair as Young was knocked down
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – January 18, 1985
Steve Casey vs. Inferno
Lord Littlebrook vs. Cowboy Lang
Denny Brown vs. Keith Larson
Manny Fernandez vs. Black Bart
Buzz Tyler vs. Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass
Worldwide – 1/19/85 – featured an opening segment in which David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes in which Rhodes showed his $10,000 in silver dollars, with Rhodes then challenging NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard; included Tony Schiavone & Crockett on commentary; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Buzz Tyler, with the two then reviewing footage of Black Bart ripping up a sweatshirt that belonged to Tyler; Tyler then said he represented the fans there in South Carolina and he would come after Bart for what he did; included a vignette showing Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Tully Blanchard arriving to an airport in a limo; moments later, a private jet landed and a woman stepped out and joined Blanchard in the limo; the two kissed in the limo as it drove off; Motley Crue’s “Looks that Kill” played throughout the segment (Baby Doll’s debut); featured Crockett conducting an interview with Ivan & Nikita Koloff, with Nikita holding a giant trophy, regarding the addition of Krusher Kruschev to their family; during the segment, footage was shown of Ricky Steamboat coming through the crowd to confront Ivan only to be attacked from behind by Nikita and suffer the Russian Sickle; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel regarding his wanting a match with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, during which Wahoo noted National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin, Ole Anderson, Tyler, and “TA Magnum” were also wanting a shot with Flair but TA didn’t deserve one; Wahoo then said he was going to be the longest reigning US champion; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Dillon & Funk in which Dillon said he didn’t like Funk but knew he was the best, with Funk then saying he didn’t wrestle for Dillon or Jim Crockett Promotions but for himself; Funk then said he wanted his money for taking out Slater and that he would go after “that steroid freak” Steamboat and “egg sucking dog” Rhodes:
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez pinned Doug Vines with the flying forearm and a kneedrop off the top at 2:36
Inferno #1 defeated Dick Slater via disqualification at 3:59 when Slater threw his opponent over the top rope after noticing Terry Funk was ringside; during the bout, Funk & JJ Dillon joined the commentary team to discuss the bounty put on Slater; after the match, Slater fought off an interfering Ron Bass & Black Bart but was eventually triple teamed by Funk, Bass, & Bart and sustained a spike piledriver; moments later, several enhancement wrestlers ran out to try to make the save but were knocked to the floor; Funk then began choking Slater with his belt until Magnum TA, Buzz Tyler, NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez cleared the ring; Slater was helped out of the ring by several wrestlers while Funk screamed at him from the opposite side of the ring (Funk’s surprise debut)
Assassin #1 & Steve Casey defeated Jeff Sword & Ben Alexander at 3:29 when Casey scored the pin following the airplane spin; during the bout, David Crockett said an event by the name of Lord of the Rings would take place later that year to celebrate 50 years of Jim Crockett Promotions; it was also noted Magnum TA had earned $50,000 by winning a battle royal in Greensboro earlier in the month to kick off the year of celebration
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ Paul Jones & the Barbarian) defeated Sharship Eagle in a full nelson challenge; stipulations stated Eagle had 30 seconds to break Graham’s full nelson and would win $1,000 if he did
Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown & Tommy Lane at 1:27 when Bart pinned Lane with a running powerslam
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Mike Davis with the slingshot suplex at 5:02; during the bout, Don Kernodle briefly joined the commentary team and spoke about his feud with Ivan & Nikita Koloff and said he would have a big surprise; after the bout, Crockett conducted an interview with Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which Blanchard referenced the comments made by NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes earlier in the show, noting he beat Ricky Steamboat under those same stipulations; moments later, Blanchard introduced Baby Doll, who said Tully had to go out to Texas to find a real woman because there weren’t any nearby (Baby Doll’s debut at ringside)
JCP @ Fredricksburg, VA – Stafford High School – January 19, 1985
Mike Davis (sub. for Joel Deaton) defeated Sam Houston
Johnny Weaver defeated Jeff Sword
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mike Davis
Assassin #1 defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Dick Slater to a draw; Slater would have won Blanchard’s $10,000 by winning the title
JCP @ Lumberton, NC – Rec Center – January 19, 1985
Cowboy Lang vs. Lord Littlebrook
Denny Brown vs. Rocky Kernodle
Magnum TA vs. Black Bart
Buzz Tyler vs. Ron Bass
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff
CWF @ Sarasota, FL – Robarts Arena – January 19, 1985
Scott McGhee defeated King Cobra
The Missing Link defeated Rocky King & Mike Golden in a handicap match
Sweet Brown Sugar, Mark & Jay Youngblood defeated Jack Hart, Koko Ware, & Norvell Austin
Pez Whatley fought Rick Rude to a draw
Brian Blair defeated Jesse Barr
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dutch Mantell via disqualification
Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts defeated the Saint, Boris Zhukov (sub. for Jim Neidhart), & Krusher Kruschev
Continental @ Pensacola, FL – January 20, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Austin Idol
– 1/21/85: Florida Championship Wrestling promoter Eddie Graham committed suicide.
JCP @ Natural Bridge, VA – High School – January 21, 1985
Included Magnum TA, Ron Bass, Black Bart, Buzz Tyler, and NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 22, 1985
TV taping:
Buzz Tyler defeated Joe Young
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to a no contest
Don Kernodle defeated Ben Alexander
Ricky Steamboat defeated Joel Deaton
Superstar Billy Graham & King Tonga defeated Lee Ramsey & Ron Rossi
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 2/2/85:
Worldwide – 2/2/85:
Ricky Steamboat & Magnum TA defeated Frank Lang & Joe Young
Don Kernodle & Rocky Kernodle defeated Doug Vines & Ben Alexander via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ron Rossi
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Joel Deaton
Dick Slater defeated the Inferno
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Lee Ramsey & Gene Ligon
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – January 22, 1985 (5,600)
Dusty Rhodes vs. Sheik Adnan Al Kaissie did not take place as advertised
Curt Hennig defeated Doug Somers
Chick Donovan defeated Larry Sharpe
Ron Starr defeated the Italian Stallion
Brian Adidas fought Jim Brunzell to a draw
Ron Ritchie defeated Rip Rogers
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Bob Roop
National Tag Team Champions Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (sub. for the Terminators) via disqualification
Bob Backlund defeated the Masked Superstar via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter & Tommy Rich defeated Bill & Scott Irwin
Bob Backlund & Sgt. Slaughter won a 12-team $100,000 battle royal; other teams advertised for the match included Bill & Scott Irwin, Stan Lane & Steve Keirn, the Terminators, Brian Adidas & Chick Donovan, Dusty Rhodes & Tommy Rich, National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin & Jim Brunzell, Sheik Adnan Al Kaissie & the Masked Superstar, National Tag Team Champions Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson, and Bob Roop & Rip Rogers
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – January 23, 1985
Black Bart defeated American Starship (sub. for Steve Casey)
Magnum TA defeated the Super Destroyer
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian defeated Dick Slater & the Assassin
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez to a draw
Buzz Tyler defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass via disqualification
Don Kernodle defeated Ivan Koloff in a death match
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – January 25, 1985
Denny Brown fought Keith Larson to a draw
Mike Davis defeated Joel Deaton
Magnum TA defeated Black Bart
Dick Slater defeated Terry Funk
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Ricky Steamboat & Don Kernodle defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a double chain match
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – January 25, 1985 (10,806)
Marty Jannetty & Art Crews defeated Sheik Abdullah & Gary Royal
Rufus R. Jones defeated the Outlaw
Candi Divine defeated Diane Von Hoffman
Dick the Bruiser & Bob Brown defeated Ken Timbs & Mr. Pogo
Terry Funk defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a Texas Death Match
Harley Race defeated Jerry Blackwell
Bruiser Brody defeated Kamala via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Kerry Von Erich at 38:04 in a No DQ match
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – January 25, 1985
Frank Lang defeated Tommy Lane
Johnny Weaver defeated Ben Alexander (sub. for Joel Deaton)
Steve Casey defeated Inferno #1 (sub. for Ron Bass)
Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & Paul Jones defeated Buzz Tyler, the Assassin, & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – January 26, 1985
The Road Warriors, Ricky Steamboat, and NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez were advertised to appear
Magnum TA defeated Ron Bass
NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian defeated the Assassin & Steve Casey
The American Starship defeated the Masked Infernos
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Buzz Tyler
Dick Slater defeated Terry Funk in a lights out bunkhouse bounty match
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – January 27, 1985 (matinee)
American Starship Eagle pinned Joel Deaton
Steve Casey pinned Doug Vines (sub. for Kareem Muhammad)
Buzz Tyler pinned the Barbarian
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Assassin #1
Dick Slater fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute time-limit draw; Blanchard’s title and $10,000 were at stake
Magnum TA (sub. for NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes) & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions – Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass & Black Bart
Don Kernodle defeated Nikita Koloff in a flag match; Ivan Koloff was banned from ringside for the bout
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Chapion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 28, 1985
Magnum TA vs. Ron Bass did not take place as advertised
Scott Casey defeated Joel Deaton
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines
Superstar Billy Graham defeated American Starship Coyote
Buzz Tyler fought Black Bart to a no contest
Magnum TA (sub. for NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes) fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – January 29, 1985
TV taping:
Don Kernodle vs. Ivan Koloff
Also included NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel, the Barbarian, and Buzz Tyler
JCP @ Mineral, VA – Louisa County High School Gym – January 31, 1985
Dick Slater & the Assassin vs. Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Sumter, SC – Exhibition Center – January 31, 1985
TV taping:
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Joel Deaton
Magnum TA defeated the Golden Terror
Krusher Khruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Denny Brown, Mark Fleming, & Frank Lang
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Brian Adidas
Worldwide – 2/9/85:
Steve Casey defeated the Golden Terror
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Brian Adidas
Ricky Steamboat & Don Kernodle defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a flag match
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Frank Lang
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – February 1, 1985
Doug Vines vs. Mike Fever
Steve Casey vs. Joel Deaton
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Starship Eagle
Johnny Weaver vs. the Barbarian
Buzz Tyler vs. Black Bart (brass knuckles match)
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – February 1, 1985
Keith Larson defeated Mark Fleming
Don Kernodle defeated Frank Lang
Denny Brown defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Dick Slater via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Pilot Mountain, NC – East Surry High School Gym – February 2, 1985
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Keith Larson
The Barbarian vs. Steve Casey
Zambouie Express #2 vs. Assassin #1
Dick Slater vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – February 3, 1985
Starship Coyote defeated Frank Lane
Denny Brown defeated Sam Houston
Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – February 3, 1985
Brian Adidas fought Doug Vines to a draw
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Magnum TA defeated Joel Deaton
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Dick Slater defeated Ox Baker in a bounty match
Sheik Adnan defeated Doug Vines
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Ricky Steamboat & Don Kernodle defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a flag match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification when the challenger hit Flair with a steel chair as Flair came off the top rope; after the bout, Wahoo threw down the referee and attempted to again hit Flair with the weapon until Magnum TA ran out to clear him from the ring; moments later, Wahoo reached in the ring to steal the NWA World Title belt
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – February 4, 1985
TV taping:
Don Kernodle & Manny Fernandez vs. Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Black Bart vs. Buzz Tyler
Steve Casey vs. the Golden Terror
Dory Funk Jr. vs. Brian Adidas
Ricky Steamboat & Don Kernodle vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff (flag match)
Manny Fernandez vs. Frank Lane
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – February 5, 1985
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Frank Lane
Johnny Weaver & Sam Houston vs. the Infernos
Steve Casey vs. Nikita Koloff
Keith Larson vs. Krusher Kruschev
Buzz Tyler vs. the Barbarian
Don Kernodle vs. Ivan Koloff
JCP/AWA @ Philadelphia, PA – Convention Hall – February 5, 1985 (3,770)
Magnum TA pinned the Super Destroyer
Dick Slater pinned Joel Deaton (sub. for NWA National TV Champion Bob Roop)
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Brian Adidas
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Rip Rogers & Ted Oates
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard pinned NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ricky Steamboat at 44:12
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel fought Ron Garvin to a no contest
Bob Backlund & NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Black Bart & Ron Bass
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – February 6, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Denny Brown
Black Bart fought Steve Casey to a draw
Krusher Khruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Steamboat, Don & Rocky Kernodle
Ron Bass defeated Dick Slater via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – February 7, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Doug Vines
Denny Brown defeated Frank Lang
Sam Houston defeated Mike Fever
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
AAWA @ Singapore – Gay World Stadium – February 8, 1985
Royce Starr & the Sudanese Butcher vs. Bram Deve, Dhanraj, & Little Kevin (handicap match)
Lars Anderson vs. Ritchie Magnett
Kevin Sullivan vs. Mike George
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – February 8, 1985
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Johnny Weaver, Steve Casey, & Don Kernodle
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Dick Slater defeated Ron Bass
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
Ricky Steamboat defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
JCP @ Culpeper, VA – Junior High School – February 9, 1985
Black Bart defeated Keith Larson
Denny Brown defeated Doug Vines
Steve Casey defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass via disqualification
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Manny Fernandez to a draw
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – February 10, 1985
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via count-out
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – February 10, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Johnny Weaver
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Steamboat, Don Kernodle, & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez
Dick Slater fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – February 11, 1985
Steve Casey defeated Jeff Sword (sub. for the Super Destroyer)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Ron Bass & Black Bart defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Tyler
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ricky Steamboat
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khruschev, Ivan Koloff & Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle, Magnum TA, & Brian Adias
International @ Quebec City, Quebec – February 12, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dino Bravo
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated King Tonga
JCP @ Allentown, PA – February 12, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Johnny Weaver
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – February 12, 1985
TV taping:
Buzz Tyler vs. NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Don Kernodle & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev
Also included NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel and Ricky Steamboat
Worldwide – 2/16/85 – hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; featured Crockett showing footage from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling in which Don Kernodle said he had a big man in mind to be his partner against NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff and said it was his former partner and the greatest wrestler in the world today; moments later, Nikita and Krusher interrupted the interview and eventually double teamed Kernodle at the interview set; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum TA about challenging NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel; following the commercial break, Crockett continued to speak to Magnum, who said he also wanted a shot against NWA World Champion Ric Flair; footage then aired of the Wahoo vs. Flair bout from 2/3/85 in Charlotte in which Wahoo hit Flair with a steel chair until Magnum ran out to make the save; moments later, Magnum introduced footage from a backstage interview that same night in which Schiavone spoke with a bloody Flair about Wahoo using the chair and stealing possession of the NWA World Title belt, with Flair saying Wahoo wasn’t the same man he used to be; commercial bumpers throughout the broadcast promoted SilverStarr 85 as well as the recent introduction of Baby Doll:
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Mark Fleming & Gene Ligon at 1:36 when Nikita pinned Fleming with the Russian Sickle
Dory Funk Jr. pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown in a non-title match with the spinning toe hold at 4:51; after the bout, Funk reapplied the hold until Dick Slater ran out, with the two brawling in the corner until Slater cleared Funk from the ring
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez pinned Joel Deaton with the Flying Burrito at around the 1-minute mark
The Barbarian pinned Frankie Lane with the headbutt off the top at 1:43; after the match, Barbarian hit a standing headbutt to his opponent
Buzz Tyler defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) via disqualification at 16:39 when, after the challenger twice hit the running powerslam, Baby Doll climbed into the ring and threw referee Tommy Young across the ring; after the match, Baby Doll distracted Tyler, allowing Blanchard to knock him to the floor and attack him on the floor; moments later, David Crockett conducted an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which Crockett claimed there would have been a new champion if Baby Doll hadn’t interfered; NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes then confronted Blanchard, with Rhodes and Baby Doll coming nose to nose and Rhodes threatening to hit her if she didn’t get out of his face; after Blanchard and Baby Doll walked away, Rhodes said he would fly his momma in to slap Baby Doll in the face and he would “take it all” from Blanchard
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 2/16/85
Polynesian Pacific @ Honolulu, HI – Blaisdell Arena – February 13, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Kerry Von Erich to a 60-minute time-limit draw; Von Erich was attempting to pin Flair by using the claw at the time of the bell
JCP / AWA @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – February 13, 1985
Larry Zbyszko & Rocky Jones defeated Joel Deaton & Super Destroyer
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Steve Casey
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines
JJ Dillon defeated Sam Houston
Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ron Bass
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – February 13, 1985
Denny Brown defeated Rocky Kernodle
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Dick Slater & Don Kernodle defeated Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a draw
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ricky Steamboat
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – February 14, 1985
Denny Brown defeated Frank Lang
Sam Houston defeated the Inferno
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard fought Dusty Rhodes to a draw
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – February 14, 1985
Bruiser Brody defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP/AWA @ Trenton, NJ – CYO – February 14, 1985
JJ Dillon vs. Sam Houston
Brian Adidas vs. Doug Vines
Sika vs. Joel Deaton
Afa vs. the Super Destroyer
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Steve Casey
Sgt. Slaughter & Bob Backlund vs. Ivan Koloff & Ron Bass
JCP @ Sumter, SC – Exhibition Center – February 14, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Rocky Kernodle
Magnum TA defeated Frank Lang
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Dick Slater fought Tully Blanchard to a draw
Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Krusher Khruschev & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – February 15, 1985
Brian Adidas defeated Scott Casey
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Dick Slater defeated Ron Bass
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA & Don Kernodle
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – February 15, 1985
Art Crews & Dusty Wolfe (sub. for Dave Peterson) defeated Gary Royal & TG Stone
Marty Jannetty defeated Ken Timbs via disqualification
Rufus R. Jones defeated Roger Kirby (sub. for Baron Von Raschke)
Dick the Bruiser & Bob Brown defeated Sheik Abdullah & Mr. Pogo
Sgt. Slaughter defeated the Missing Link
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Gene Kiniski
Missouri Heavyweight Champion Jerry Blackwell fought Harley Race to a no contest
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Bruiser Brody to a 60-minute time-limit draw in a No DQ match
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – February 16, 1985
Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines at 1:36
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown pinned Keith Larson at 17:14
Bob Backlund & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian via disqualification at 10:15
Dick Slater pinned Dory Funk Jr. (sub. for Terry Funk) at 12:43
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel fought Ole Anderson to a double count-out
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff at 12:15 when Rhodes pinned Ivan
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Slaughter via reverse decision at 20:10; Slaughter originally won the match and title with an elbowsmash but the decision was overturned by original referee Tommy Young since Flair collided with Young earlier in the match and fell over the top rope; a replacement referee counted the pinfall
Continental @ Pensacola, FL – February 17, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Austin Idol
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – February 17, 1985 (4,363)
The Barbarian defeated American Starship #1
Superstar Billy Graham defeated American Starship #2
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev defeated Brian Adidas (sub. for Johnny Weaver)
Magnum TA defeated John Tatum
Dick Slater & Manny Fernandez defeated Dory Funk Jr. & Black Bart in an elimination match
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle in a Russian chain match
NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw in a No DQ match; $10,000 of Blanchard’s money was also at stake in the match
Worldwide – 2/23/85: NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel pinned Ricky Steamboat after hitting him in the face with the title belt, moments after Steamboat pushed referee Tommy Young out of his way
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – February 18, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bob Armstrong
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – February 18, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Sam Houston
CWF @ St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – February 20, 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated Eric Embry
Von Erich defeated El Gran Apollo
Terry Funk & Dick Slater defeated Don Diamond & Jerry Lawler
Bruiser Brody & Stan Hansen defeated Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta
The Giant Baba defeated Iron Mike Sharpe
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Butch Reed via disqualification
Andre the Giant defeated the Iron Sheik
Andre the Giant won a 2-ring battle royal
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Mike Graham via disqualification
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – Civic Arena – February 20, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Sean O’Reiley
Dick Slater defeated Leopard Man
JJ Dillon defeated Brian O’Reiley
Magnum TA defeated Davey G
Buzz Tyler fought Ron Bass to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Bob Backlund defeated Black Bart
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ricky Steamboat
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – February 21, 1985
Sam Houston fought John Tatum to a draw
The Barbarian defeated Starship Coyote
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Dick Slater & Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass & Black Bart
Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Don Kernodle, NWA Tag Team Champions Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
CWF @ Jacksonville, FL – February 21, 1985
Jay Youngblood defeated Koko Ware
Mark Youngblood defeated Norvell Austin
Pez Whatley defeated Rick Rude
Jesse Barr defeated Brian Blair via disqualification
Dutch Mantell defeated Bill Irwin
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeated the Assassins
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Gordy via disqualification
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – February 22, 1985
Black Bart fought Steve Casey to a draw
The Barbarian defeated Keith Larson
Buzz Tyler defeaed Ron Bass via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Valiant, & Don Kernodle defeated NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez; Blanchard’s title and $10,000 were at stake
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
Dick Slater vs. Dory Funk Jr. (lights out bounty match)
CWF @ Miami, FL – February 22, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jesse Barr
Worldwide – 2/23/85 – included several minutes of the Ricky Steamboat vs. NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel match taped 2/17/85 at the Greensboro Coliseum:
Steve Casey vs. Doug Vines
John Tatum vs. Sam Houston
The Barbarian vs. Mark Fleming
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. Lee Ramsey & Joel Deaton
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Keith Larson
Manny Fernandez & Buzz Tyler vs. Dory Funk Jr. & Black Bart
JCP / AWA @ Washington DC – Armory – February 24, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Walker
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Keith Larson
Manny Fernandez defeated Mark Fleming
Dick Slater fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Dusty Rhodes & Jimmy Valiant defeated Ron Bass & Black Bart
Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
Magnum TA defeated JJ Dillon
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ricky Steamboat
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – February 24, 1985 (11,969)
Included an in-ring promo by Jimmy Valiant in which he called out Paul Jones, led the crowd in chanting “weasel,” and promised to hurt Jones real bad
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Magnum TA defeated John Tatum
NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Steamboat, Don & Rocky Kernodle
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel at the 21-minute mark; after the bout, Wahoo attacked Flair and tried to hit him in the head with a steel chair only for Magnum TA to come out, dropkick Wahoo, and clear him from the ring
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Dick Slater & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez defeated Ron Bass & Black Bart in an elimination match
Buzz Tyler defeated the Barbarian
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – February 24, 1985
Denny Brown vs. Sam Houston
Steve Casey vs. the Barbarian
Don Kernodle vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Champions Ron Bass & Black Bart vs. Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer (elimination match)
Manny Fernandez vs. NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (Blanchard’s $10,000 were also at stake)
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel (No DQ match)
JCP/AWA Star Wars – East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – February 24, 1985 (18,600)
Jimmy Valiant, Jay & Mark Youngblood fought Larry Zbyszko, Nick Bockwinkel, & Dory Funk Jr. to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Kamala defeated Mark Pole & Lou Fabiano in a handicap match
Bob Backlund pinned Billy Robinson
Jim Brunzell & Greg Gagne fought Mr. Saito & the Masked Superstar to a double disqualification
Japan TV: Ivan & Nikita Koloff (w/ Krusher Kruschev) defeated Jimmy Valiant & Steve Keirn at around the 9:30 mark when Ivan pinned Valiant after Kruschev interfered behind the referee’s back as Valiant had Ivan in the sleeper and Nikita fought with Keirn on the floor; after the match, several in the crowd chanted “Bullshit”
Japan TV: Jimmy Garvin (w/ Precious) defeated AWA World Champion Rick Martel via disqualification at 7:34 when Martel threw the challenger over the top rope; after the bout, Precious took the title belt from Martel, with she and Garvin then leaving ringside with it
Japan TV: AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Jerry Lawler & Baron Von Raschke at 9:39 when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Von Raschke following a clothesline from Road Warrior Animal, the illegal man, on the apron behind the referee’s back after Von Raschke ducked Hawk’s clothesline
Japan TV: NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Harley Race at around the 20-minute mark when momentum of a crossbody off the top by Race put Flair on top for the win
Japan TV: Sgt. Slaughter won a $100,000 tag team battle royal by pinning Billy Robinson at around the 12-minute mark; following his entrance, Slaughter took the mic and said his scheduled tag team partner, Jerry Blackwell, was too injured to compete; other teams in the match included: AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering), Ivan & Nikita Koloff (w/ Krusher Kruschev), Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell, Kamala (w/ Friday) & Billy Robinson, Jay & Mark Youngblood, Jerry Lawler & Baron Von Raschke, Bob Backlund & Jimmy Valiant, Mr. Saito & the Masked Superstar, Nick Bockwinkel & Dory Funk Jr., Jimmy Garvin & Larry Zbyszko, and Jerry Oski & Steve Keirn; stipulations stated the last two teams would face off in a one-fall contest; order of elimination: Ivan; Keirn; Bockwinkel; Backlund was eliminated following a knee to the back from Zbyszko; after the elimination, Backlund dragged Zbyszko out to the floor and attacked him; Valiant; Garvin; Gagne; Saito by Lawler; Superstar; Von Raschke by Road Warrior Hawk via a clothesline as Von Raschke had the claw applied on the ropes on Road Warrior Animal; both Road Warriors were eliminated when their own momentum sent them over the top rope as they tried to eliminate Slaughter; Kamala by Slaughter via a backdrop; Slaughter pinned Robinson with the Slaughter Cannon; after the bout, Kamala attacked Slaughter until Lawler, Von Raschke, and Gagne made the save; moments later, Slaughter was presented with a trophy
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – February 25, 1985
Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez vs. Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
JCP @ Steele, NC – West Rowan High School – February 26, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 3/2/85 – featured an opening video package on NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez, showing him putting on his boots backstage before coming out to the ring to the tune of Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It;’ hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel about challenging NWA World Champion Ric Flair, with Wahoo saying he wanted Flair in an Indian strap match; featured a segment in which Crockett noted JCP was celebrating 50 years and the Greensboro Coliseum was celebrating 25 years and all that would be recognized as part of SilverStarr 85; Crockett then showed video footage of Schiavone at the JCP offices of Don Kernodle, Sgt. Slaughter, & Magnum TA signing their contracts for the event; Magnum said Slaughter & Kernodle could contractually not compete in a 2-on-2 tag team match but they would be his partners against the Russians in Greensboro; after Kernodle and Slaughter spoke, Slaughter said the Pledge of Allegiance; included an on-screen graphic showing NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes in which it was said he “once drew 100,000 people to a wrestling match in Africa;” featured Crockett conducting an interview with Flair in which he reviewed footage from Charlotte, NC on 2/24/85 of Wahoo trying to hit him with a steel chair only for Magnum to make the save; included Crockett conducting an interview with Paul Jones in which Crockett introduced a promo from Jimmy Valiant from Charlotte on 2/24/85, saying he was back; Jones replied by saying he knew Valiant would be back but he was surrounded by Superstar Billy Graham and the Barbarian; featured an on-screen graphic on Rhodes saying he was voted by Esquire as the most recognizable face in America:
Steve Casey pinned Joel Deaton with a reverse crossbody off the top at 5:10
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Gary Quartinelli (Italian Stallion) with the headbutt off the top at 3:39
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated two unknowns at 2:16 when Krushev scored the pin after a modified Doomsday Device; during the bout, NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff joined the commentary team to discuss the challenge of Magnum TA, Sgt. Slaughter, & Don Kernodle in Greensboro
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez pinned Chick Donovan at 2:59 with a kneedrop off the top
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Doug Vines via submission with the figure-4 at 4:40; during the bout, it was noted Bob Backlund and Superstar Billy Graham were among those wanting a title shot with Flair
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown with the slingshot suplex at 2:06; after the bout, NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes ran out, with Blanchard escaping to the floor, taking the mic from David Crockett, and directed Baby Doll to go out and tell Rhodes he wasn’t coming back out; a split screen then showed Baby Doll coming out as Blanchard continued to talk, with Baby Doll slapping Rhodes and Rhodes slapping her back and knocking her to the mat; Rhodes appeared remorseful but then took his jacket off to prepare to fight Blanchard when he appeared on the ring apron; Blanchard briefly got in the ring but then backed down and left ringside with Baby Doll; moments later, Crockett climbed on the ring apron to talk to Rhodes, with Rhodes apologizing for hitting a lady and saying Blanchard has taken him to the edge; Rhodes then held up a fan sign that read “Baby Doll a Perfect 0” before telling Crockett that Blanchard better keep Baby Doll out of his face
Dark match: NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel vs. Manny Fernandez
Also included Ricky Steamboat
JCP/AWA @ Altoona, PA – February 26, 1985
Ron Garvin defeated Ron Starr
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Magnum TA defeated Bob Roop
Starship Eagle fought John Tatum to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Ron Bass
CWF @ Tampa, FL – February 26, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
JCP/AWA @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – Feburuary 28, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Sharship Eagle
Magnum TA defeated Johnny Tatum
Manny Fernandez & Ricky Steamboat fought Ivan Koloff & Black Bart to a draw
Bob Backlund defeated Ron Bass
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel defeated Dick Slater
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification after the challenger accidentally hit the referee with the Slaughter Cannon; the bell didn’t ring until Slaughter had Flair in the Cobra Clutch, leading the fans to believe he won the match
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – March 1, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Gene Ligon
Denny Brown defeated Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Frankie Lane
Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, & Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – March 2, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jackie Hines
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – March 2, 1985 (4,619)
Johnny Weaver fought John Tatum to a draw
Magnum TA defeated Joel Deaton
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Lee Ramsey & Gene Ligon
Tully Blanchard defeated Frank Lang & Mark Fleming in a handicap match
Dick Slater defeated Dory Funk Jr.
Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 2, 1985
Johnny Weaver fought John Tatum to a draw
Magnum TA defeated Joel Deaton
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Gene Ligon & Lee Ramsey
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Mark Fleming & Frank Lang in a handicap match
Dick Slater defeated Dory Funk Jr.
Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel
Central States @ Des Moines, IA – March 3, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bob Brown
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 3, 1985
Devil Blue defeated Joe Polardy
The Italian Stallion defeated Vern Henderson
Rip Rogers defeated Paul Diamond
The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs defeated Chick Donovan & Doug Somers
Dick Slater fought Ron Starr to a no contest
Dusty Rhodes defeated Bob Roop in a bunkhouse match
Tommy Rich defeated Rip Rogers via disqualification
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Ox Baker
Gene Anderson, National Tag Team Champions Thunderbolt Patterson & Ole Anderson defeated Ivan Koloff, Scott Irwin, & Kareem Muhammad
WCCW @ Ft. Worth, TX – March 4, 1985
Tommy Rogers defeated Gino Hernandez
Rip Oliver defeated Mike Von Erich
Brian Adias fought Dennis Condrey to a draw
Skip Young defeated El Diablo Grande
Rip Oliver defeated Jose Lothario
Chris Adams fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a draw
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 5, 1985
Worldwide – 3/9/85 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & Johnny Weaver; featured Schiavone introducing comments from NWA President Bob Geigel in which he said he had denied the request from NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel for a NWA World Title match against Ric Flair in an Indian strap match; following the commercial break, footage was shown of Flair coming out to the ring and taking off his shirt, followed by Wahoo who did the same; the two then traded blows until NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, came out and aided Wahoo in double teaming Flair; moments later, Baby Doll and Blanchard held Flair against the ropes as Wahoo repeated whipped him with an Indian strap; several enhancement wrestlers then tried to intervene but were beaten down; included Bob Caudle discussing SilverStarr 85 at the Greensboro Coliseum and the entire card, with Jim Crockett Jr. joining him; moments later, an enraged Flair interrupted and said his title would be on the line at SilverStarr in an Indian strap match; featured Schiavone showing footage from last week of the confrontation between Baby Doll and NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes in which Rhodes slapped her; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the challenge of Rhodes at SilverStarr; featured an on-screen graphic of Rhodes which read “Won his first NWA World’s Title from Harley Race;” included Schiavone conducting an interview with Dick Slater about the Barbarian, with Slater saying he would be a stepping stone for no man and would give JJ Dillon just one more chance to put him out of wrestling at SilverStarr; featured a graphic on Rhodes asking fans how many arm wrestling tournaments he had won, with the answer revealed as 3; included Schiavone conducting an interview with the debuting Arn Anderson, with Arn saying Ole Anderson was supposed to have join him and he and Schiavone then reviewing footage of Arn winning a match and a post-match confrontation with NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez:
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff) defeated Mark Fleming via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 2:59
Magnum TA, Dick Slater, & Buzz Tyler defeated Joel Deaton, Doug Vines, & the Golden Terror at 3:35 when Magnum pinned Vines with the belly to belly suplex
Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston at 2:47 via submission with an armbar (Anderson’s debut)
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Frank Lane via submission with the full nelson at 1:37; after the bout, Jones tossed Lane to the floor, with Jimmy Valiant then running out, attacking Graham, and putting Jones in a sleeper until the Barbarian interfered; Jones and Graham then held down Valiant, allowing Barbarian to come off the ropes 3 times with diving headbutts
The Great Kabuki (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Mike Fever via submission with a Scorpion Deathlock at 3:16; the hold was referred to as a Boston Crab on commentary; during the bout, Jones joined the commentary team and said he brought in Kabuki because he knew Jimmy Valiant was trying to get him but his men would not allow it (Kabuki’s surprise return)
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Keith Larson with the corkscrew elbow drop at 3:56 (Landel’s debut)
Dark matches:
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian
Black Bart & Ron Bass vs. Buzz Tyler & Jimmy Valiant
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – March 6, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Steve Casey defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Arn Anderson, Ivan Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev defeated Don Kernodle, Buzz Tyler, & Manny Fernandez
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to a no contest
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – March 8, 1985
Black Bart vs. Jim Cayce
John Tatum vs. Pez Whatley
Buzz Tyler vs. NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Magnum TA & Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
WCCW @ Dallas, TX – Sportatorium – March 8, 1985
TV taping:
Brian Adias defeated El Diablo Grande
Sweet Brown Sugar fought Johnny Mantell to a draw
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Kevin Von Erich via count-out
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – March 8, 1985
The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs vs. Steve Casey & Buzz Tyler
Ron Bass defeated Sam Houston
Magnum TA defeated John Tatum
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification; Blanchard’s $10,000 were also at stake
Manny Fernandez & Dick Slater defeated Ron Bass & Black Bart
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – March 9, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez defeated Black Bart
Steve Casey defeated Mike Davis
Dick Slater defeated Dory Funk Jr. in a bounty match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle in a Russian chain match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Magnum TA won a $50,000 tag team battle royal; the match came down to Flair & Magnum vs. NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel & NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Magnum knocking Wahoo to the floor with a dropkick to win it and then hitting the belly to belly suplex on Blanchard
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Center – March 10, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Buzz Tyler & Steve Casey defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Ivan Koloff defeated Don Kernodle in a Russian chain match
Magnum TA & Dick Slater defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel & NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP/AWA @ Mount Holly, NJ – March 11, 1985
Pete Sanchez fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated JJ Dillon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Manuel Soto
Larry Zbyszko defeated Rocky Jones
Bob Backlund defeated Ron Bass
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Ivan Koloff via count-out
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – March 11, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Bob Armstrong to a double disqualification in a steel cage match
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 11, 1985
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines
Denny Brown defeated Joel Deaton
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Magnum TA defeated John Tatum
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel & NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez via disqualification
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – March 12, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 3/16/85 – hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant about being back and going after Paul Jones for Jones taking his beard and making him leave the territory; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the challenge of Dusty Rhodes; included ad bumpers throughout the broadcast promoting Rhodes; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Don Kernodle in which he introduced his brother Rocky Kernodle and talked about returning to the ring following his injury at the hands of the Russians; Rocky then said he would become a champion and the Kernodles wouldn’t be satisfied until the Russians left the country:
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Joel Deaton & Frank Lane at 4:46 when Nikita pinned Lane with a Russian Sickle off the top as Krushev held Lane in the air
Arn Anderson pinned Gene Ligon with the gordbuster at 4:09
The Great Kabuki & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Jimmy Valiant & Buzz Tyler (sub. for Denny Brown & Sam Houston) via disqualification at 5:19 when Valiant, who left ringside after Jones repeatedly hit him with a cane on the floor, returned to the ring and attacked Kabuki & Barbarian with a baseball bat; following the ring entrances, Valiant & Tyler came out and paid Brown & Houston cash to take their place in the match
NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez pinned Doug Vines at the 46-second mark with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Arn Anderson in which Arn said his only friend was the banker because of the money he was making; moments later, footage was shown of Anderson recently laying out Fernandez, with Anderson saying Fernandez was a has-been because Anderson was in the territory and that Fernandez was a “half-breed Mexican;” after the bout, Fernandez tossed Vines to the floor and challenged Anderson to face him in the ring; moments later, the two brawled in the ring before Fernandez knocked Anderson outside the ring
Magnum TA defeated the Golden Terror & Inferno in a handicap elimination match at the 31-second mark; Magnum pinned Inferno with the belly to belly suplex at the 20-second mark; Magnum pinned the Terror with the belly to belly suplex
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Steve Casey via disqualification at around the 6-minute mark when, after Blanchard dumped Casey to the floor and Baby Doll attacked the challenger outside the ring, NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes came out and fought with Blanchard in the ring; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Rhodes about facing the likes of Blanchard and Buddy Landel; after the bout, Baby Doll scratched Rhodes in the eye, allowing Blanchard to attack his leg and Baby Doll to use her heel as a weapon; eventually, Blanchard and Baby Doll left as Casey tended to Rhodes down in the ring; moments later, Crockett conducted an interview with Magnum TA about what Blanchard and Baby Doll did and the attack on Rhodes, with Magnum then noting he and NWA World Champion Ric Flair recently won a $50,000 tag team battle royal 3/9/85 in Charlotte; footage was then shown of Flair & Magnum’s victory over Blanchard & NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel in the match before Magnum discussed his quest to win Wahoo’s US title and wanted the match in a steel cage; Magnum then said if Wahoo could beat him 1-2-3 in a cage then he would shake his hand and admit he was wrong about him
Dark matches:
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, Magnum TA, & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez vs. NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
JCP/AWA @ Allentown, PA – March 12, 1985
Manuel Soto fought Davey O’Hannon to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated JJ Dillon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Steve King
Larry Zbyszko defeated Pete Sanchez
Sgt. Slaughter & Bob Backlund defeated Ivan Koloff & Ron Bass via disqualification
Central States @ Wichita, KS – March 12, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Marty Jannetty
JCP @ Winchester, VA – Frederick County Middle School – March 12, 1985
The Golden Terror vs. Rocky King
Gene Ligon vs. Doug Vines
Johnny Weaver vs. Joel Deaton
Rocky Kernodle vs. Tommy Lane
Don Kernodle & Pez Whatley vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP / AWA @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – March 13, 1985
Pez Whatley fought Ron Bass to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Bob Backlund defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification at the 29-minute mark Pez Whatley pinned JJ Dillon at the 24-second mark
Dominic DeNucci pinned Billy Berger at the 13-minute mark
Luis Martinez pinned Otto Von Mark at the 9-minute mark
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Ivan Koloff at the 15-minute mark
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – March 14, 1985 (announced as a sell out)
Dusty Rhodes and Sgt. Slaughter handed out American flags to the first 2,000 fans
Tom Zenk pinned Alaskan #1 at 7:14
Manny Fernandez fought Superstar Billy Graham to a time-limit draw
Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy defeated Tommy Lane & Mike Davis when Gordy pinned Lane at 14:30
Bob Backlund defeated the Barbarian via disqualification at 13:40
Tommy Rich fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Dusty Rhodes, Ole Anderson, & Sgt. Slaughter defeated NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Mr. Saito at 14:32
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – March 14, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rufus R. Jones
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – March 14, 1985
Arn Anderson defeated Scott Casey
Pez Whatley defeated John Tatum
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart
Ron Bass defeated Buzz Tyler
Dick Slater defeated Dory Funk Jr.
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to a no contest
JCP @ Elizabethtown, NC – East Bladen High School Gym – March 15, 1985
Johnny Weaver & Frank Lang vs. the Rock ‘n Roll RPMs
Keith Larson vs. Krusher Khruschev
Sam Houston vs. Arn Anderson
Dick Slater & Don Kernodle vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Manny Fernandez ($10,000 20-minute challenge)
Central States @ St. Joeseph, MO – March 15, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bob Brown
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – March 16, 1985 (9,947)
SilverStarr 85 – shown via closed circuit in the region, including the Greenville Memorial Auditorium
TV taping:
Manny Fernandez fought Buddy Landel to a draw
Sam Houston defeated Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart
Dick Slater defeated the Barbarian in a bounty match; after the bout, Slater was triple teamed by the Barbarian, Paul Jones, and Superstar Billy Graham until Jimmy Valiant ran out with a baseball bat and hit Jones and his men
Magnum TA, Sgt. Slaughter, & Don Kernodle defeated NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions & NWA Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Buzz Tyler defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass to win the title
Dusty Rhodes pinned NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) to win the title with the elbow drop after Blanchard collided with an interfering NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel, holding a steel chair, on the ring apron; stipulations stated Rhodes would have to leave JCP if he lost; each man put up $10,000 for the bout; Baby Doll was suspended over the ring in a cage during the contest; after the bout, Rhodes was double teamed by Blanchard & Wahoo and rammed into Baby Doll’s cage until NWA World Champion Ric Flair ran out to attempt to make the save; Flair was also repeatedly rammed into the cage by Wahoo
Arn Anderson defeated Lee Ramsey via submission with an arm bar at around the 2:30 mark; after the bout, Manny Fernandez came out to check on Ramsey, with Anderson jumping him from behind; moments later, Anderson knocked down the referee, threw Fernandez to the floor, and dropped him across the ringside barrier; it was noted after the bout that Ramsey sustained a broken arm from the contest; Tony Schiavone & Ole Anderson provided commentary on the match after the fact
Arn Anderson pinned Gene Ligon with the gordbuster at 4:11; Tony Schiavone & Ole Anderson provided commentary for the bout after the fact; after the contest, Thunderbolt Patterson confronted Ole about Arn’s tactics, with Ole saying he felt like a dummy for carrying Thunderbolt, Dusty Rhodes, and Tommy Rich and he was sick of it; moments later, Ole said it was a “free day” for Thunderbolt and he wouldn’t touch him but the next time he saw him things would be different
Arn Anderson pinned Rocky King with the gordbuster; after the bout, Anderson condtinued to assault King until Manny Fernandez ran out and brawled with Anderson until several other wrestlers came out to break up the fight
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned an unknown; after the bout, Rhodes faced off with Baby Doll in the ring until he was jumped from behind by Tully Blanchard; moments later, Sam Houston ran out to make the save; Tony Schiavone then conducted an interview with Blanchard & Baby Doll in which Blanchard said he was taking back the TV title; Rhodes, with Houston, then confronted Blanchard, with Houston pulling Baby Doll away as Rhodes dragged Blanchard through the crowd and back into the ring; Rhodes then hit Blanchard with his own boot as the show came to an end
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel in an Indian Strap match
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – March 17, 1985 (matinee)
Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs vs. Denny Brown & Sam Houston
Johnny Weaver vs. the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Tully Blanchard vs. NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel (lumberjack match)
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – March 18, 1985
Pez Whatley fought Buddy Landel to a draw
Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Kruschev
Buzz Tyler defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to a no contest
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions – NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez to win the titles after Krusher Kruschev interfered, hit Fernandez with a foreign object, and scored the pin himself
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – March 19, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 3/23/85 – featured an opening video package showing stills and video showing how Dusty Rhodes won the NWA TV Title from Tully Blanchard on 3/16/85 in Greensboro, set to the theme of the Midnight Express; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about losing the NWA TV Title to Rhodes in which Blanchard challenged Rhodes to a barbed wire rematch; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Rhodes about his title win in which he said Blanchard would never win the title back, then asked the fans if the was forgiven for slapping Baby Doll, with the crowd cheering in applause; during the semgnet, footage was shown of how Rhodes won the title, the post-match attack on Rhodes at the hands of Blanchard & NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel, and how NWA World Champion Ric Flair came out to even up the odds; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Krushev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff about their NWA Tag Team Title win, with Ivan saying any of the three of them would be able to defend their newly won tag team titles; during the interview, Nikita said the team of Rhodes & Manny Ferandnez was history; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant in which they reviewed footage of Paul Jones, Superstar Billy Graham, and the Barbarian triple teaming Dick Slater until Valiant ran out to the ring and assaulting Jones and his men with a baseball bat; Valiant then said he was after the Great Kabuki, the Barbarian, and Graham; included a segment where Chicago’s WPWR was recognized as the station of the week; featured Crockett conducting a closing interview with JJ Dillon and Buddy Landel:
Pez Whatley pinned John Tatum at 3:50 with a running headbutt; during the bout, it was announced NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Krushev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff were the new NWA Tag Team Champions, Dusty Rhodes was the new NWA TV Champion, and Buzz Tyler was the new NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion
Arn Anderson pinned Steve Casey with the gordbuster at 7:09
NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff) defeated Sam Houston & Gene Ligon at 3:32 when Ivan pinned Houston with the Russian Sickle off the top as Krushev held Houston in the air
Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs at 7:19 when Magnum scored the pin with the belly to belly suplex
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification at around the 2:45 mark when, after Valiant hit his elbow drop three consecutive times, the Great Kabuki and the Barbarian ran out and helped Graham in triple teaming Valiant; moments later, Pez Whatley, NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, Manny Fernandez, and Magnum TA ran out to clear the ring and tend to Valiant
Dark match after the taping: Buzz Tyler, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez vs. NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – March 19, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Gene Ligon
Denny Brown defeated Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Frankie Lane
Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, & Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Krushchev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification after Rhodes stole away a weapon thrown in the ring by Baby Doll; stipulations stated the winner would walk away with $10,000
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – March 20, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
The Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown & Pez Whatley
Don Kernodle defeated Nikita Koloff
Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification in a lumberjack match
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – March 23, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Pez Whatley defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Dick Slater & Don Kernodle defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Great Kabuki
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Tully Blanchard to a draw
Worldwide – 3/30/85: Superstar Billy Graham defeated Steve Casey
Worldwide – 3/30/85: Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification
Worldwide – 3/30/85: Magnum TA pinned NWA US Champion Wahoo McDaniel to win the title in a steel cage match at 10:47 with the belly to belly suplex (Crockett Cup 87)
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – March 24, 1985 (matinee)
Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff was originally scheduled for the card
Buzz Tyler vs. John Tatum
Arn Anderson vs. Steve Casey
Buddy Landel vs. Pez Whatley
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard
Don Kernodle & Manny Fernandez vs. NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev & Nikita Koloff
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – March 24, 1985
Brett Sawyer defeated Doug Somers
National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kareem Muhammad
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Ron Starr via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Chic Donovan
Jimmy Valiant defeated Bob Roop via disqualification
Gene Anderson & National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a no contest
Buzz Sawyer defeated Bill Irwin in a lights out match
Rip Rogers defeated Tommy Rich; stipulations stated the loser would have his hair painted white
CWF @ Orlando, FL – Eddie Graham Sports Stadium – March 24, 1985
Bill Irwin defeated Mike Golden
The Missing Link & Jesse Barr defeated Larry Hamilton & Mark Regan
Mike Graham defeated Buddy Roberts
Hector Guerrero defeated Rick Rude via disqualification
Bugsy McGraw & B. Brian Blair defeated Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – March 25, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Doug Vines
Frank Lane defeated the Inferno (sub. for the Super Destroyer)
Arn Anderson defeated Keith Larson
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Joel Deaton (sub. for NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler)
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard; Baby Doll was locked in a cage for the duration of the match
JCP @ Steubenville, OH – March 25, 1985
Mike Davis defeated Jimmy Jackson
Sam Houston defeated John Tatum
Denny Brown & Pez Whatley defeated Tommy Lane & Mike Davis
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff
CWF @ West Palm Beach, FL – March 25, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – March 26, 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated John Tatum
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Pez Whatley & Denny Brown defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Dusty Rhodes fought Tully Blanchard to a draw
Manny Fernandez defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Spartan Sports Center – March 26, 1985 (4,000; sell out)
Mike Golden defeated Jack Hart
Mark & Jay Youngblood defeated the Missing Link & the Assassin
Jesse Barr defeated Hector Guerrero
Michael Hayes fought Bugsy McGraw to a double count-out
Terry Gordy defeated Mike Graham in a lumberjack match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – March 27, 1985
Jimmy Jackson defeated the Super Assassin
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Sam Houston defeated John Tatum
Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston (sub. for Steve Casey)
Byzz Tyler & Pez Whatley defeated Tommy Lane & Mike Davis
Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Center – March 27, 1985 (3,849)
Jay Youngblood defeated the Missing Link via disqualification
Mark Youngblood fought Jesse Barr to a draw
Rick Rude defeated Hector Guerrero
Brian Blair defeated the Assassin
Mike Graham & Brian Blair won a $20,00 tag team battle royal
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – Convention Center – March 28, 1985
Sam Houston & Denny Brown fought the Rock ‘n Roll RPMs to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Jackson pinned the Super Assassin at 5:07
Manny Fernandez, NWA Mid-Atantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, and Pez Whatley defeated Arn Anderson, Buddy Landel, and John Tatum at 23:30 when Fernandez pinned Tatum
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian via count-out at 8:25
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Ivan Koloff at 19:25
Tully Blanchard defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 9:10
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – March 29, 1985
Marty Jannetty & Dave Peterson vs. Gary Royal & Ken Timbs
Roger Kirby vs. Gypsy Joe
American Starship vs. Rufus R. Jones & Art Crews
Harley Race vs. Johnny Mantell
Jim Brunzell & Rufus R. Jones (sub. for Dick the Bruiser) fought the Missing Link & Mr. Pogo to a draw
Wahoo McDaniel fought Marty Jannetty (sub. for Bruiser Brody) to a no contest
Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at the 29-minute mark
JCP @ Floyd, VA – Floyd County High School Gym – March 29, 1985
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – March 29, 1985
Keith Larson & Denny Brown fought the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated John Tatum
Buzz Tyler defeated Ivan Koloff via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a no contest
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian in a lumberjack match
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification; there was a 20-minute time-limit for the bout and Rhodes put up $10,000; Baby Doll was locked in a cage for the duration of the contest
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – March 30, 1985
Steve Casey did not appear as scheduled
Sam Houston fought Rocky King (sub. for Krusher Kruschev) to a 15-minute time-limit draw
Pez Whatley & Rocky Kernodle defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs at 12:00
Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a double disqualification at 19:00
The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification at 12:00
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification at 17:00
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff at 17:00
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) at 21:00 in a lights out steel cage match
Continental @ Pensacola, FL – March 31, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Austin Idol
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Exhibition Center – March 31, 1985 (matinee)
Joel Deaton vs. Frank Lang
Johnny Weaver vs. the Golden Terror
John Tatum vs. Keith Larson
Manny Fernandez vs. Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Barbarian
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 1, 1985
Gene Ligon fought Rocky King to a draw
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines
Rocky Kernodle defeated John Tatum
Pez Whatley defeated Joel Deaton
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
GCW @ Canton, OH – April 1, 1985
Brett Sawyer defeated Doug Somers
Paul Diamond defeated Randy Rose
Ron Garvin & the Italian Stallion defeated Ron Starr & Devil Blue
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Bob Roop via disqualification
Buzz Sawyer, Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Kareem Muhammad, Bill Irwin, & Rip Rogers
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich
GCW @ Muskegon, MI – April 2, 1985
Brett Sawyer defeated Doug Somers
Paul Diamond defeated Randy Rose
Ron Garvin & the Italian Stallion defeated Ron Starr & Devil Blue
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Bob Roop via disqualification
Buzz Sawyer, Gene & Ole Anderson defeated Kareem Muhammad, Bill Irwin, & Rip Rogers
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 2, 1985
The first 500 fans in attendance received a free t-shirt
TV taping:
Worldwide – 4/6/85:
Pez Whatley & Buzz Tyler vs. John Tatum & Joel Deaton
The Barbarian vs. Mark Fleming
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Buddy Landel
Manny Fernandez vs. David Dillenger
Arn Anderson & Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston & Denny Brown
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Doug Vines
Dark matches:
Buzz Tyler vs. Ivan Koloff
Manny Fernandez vs. Arn Anderson
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – April 3, 1985
Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez
Buzz Sawyer defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Pez Whatley defeated Doug Vines
Sam Houston & Denny Brown defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – April 5, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Doug Vines
Joel Deaton fought Rocky King to a draw
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a no contest
The Barbarian defeated Jimmy Valiant via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
GCW @ Lansing, MI – April 5, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich
GCW @ Wheeling, WV – April 5, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – April 6, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 4/6/85 – the first episode promoted by Jim Crockett Promotions – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, alongside three women, in which Flair mentioned Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and Michael Hayes as his top contenders; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes and his quest to regain the belt; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Ole & Arn Anderson regarding the altercation earlier in the show with Manny Fernandez and Thunderbolt Patterson, with Arn saying it was the rekindling of a dynasty; included Schiavone conducting an interview with the Andersons regarding Ole and Patterson being the NWA National Tag Team champions:
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. George South & Greg Stone
Jimmy Valiant vs. Mark Hill
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Rocky King
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Gene Ligon
Manny Fernandez defeated Arn Anderson via disqualification at around the 7:15 mark when Ole Anderson helped Arn double team Fernandez on the floor; during the bout, Ole – who joined the commentary team for the bout – said he and Arn were brothers, though the story at the time was that they were cousins; after the contest, Thunderbolt Patterson came out to question Ole about his tactics, with Arn jumping Thunderbolt from behind; moments later, Thunderbolt gained the upper hand on Arn until Ole helped Arn double team him; Arn then held Thunderbolt down with Ole coming off the top; as Ole tried it a second time, Fernandez climbed back in the ring to take the blow
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Paul Barnett
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Joshua Stroud
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. David Dillinger
Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Ron Rossi
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – April 6, 1985
Johnny Tatum defeated Rocky King
Black Bart defeated Denny Brown
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pez Whatley
Arn Anderson defeated Rocky Kernodle
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian in a lumberjack match
Ron Garvin & the Italian Stallion defeated the Blue Devil & Ron Starr
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Tommy Rich
Mid South @ Houston, TX – April 7, 1985 (sell out)
Brickhouse Brown defeated Jack Victory
Brad Armstrong defeated Kevin Kelly
Brickhouse Brown defeated Steve Williams via disqualification
Jake Roberts & Gino Hernandez defeated Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers
Jim Duggan defeated the One Man Gang in a bounty match
Nord the Barbarian defeated Butch Reed in a ghetto streetfight
Kevin Von Erich defeated Chris Adams via disqualification
Terry Taylor defeated Kamala via disqualification
Kerry Von Erich fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 60-minute time-limit draw
JCP @ Troy, OH – April 1985
Tommy Rich defeated Rip Rogers
Buzz Sawyer, Ole & Gene Anderson defeated Kareem Muhammad, Scott Irwin, & Devil Blue
The Italian Stallion defeated Ron Starr
Brett Sawyer defeated Doug Somers
Ron Garvin fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out when both men began fighting on the floor
PNW @ Dallas, OR – April 8, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Jaggers
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 8, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Doug Vines
Denny Brown defeated Buddy Landel
Arn Anderson defeated Rocky King
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA Tag Team Champion & Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard in a bunkhouse match
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – April 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Jimmy Valiant pinned the Barbarian with an elbowdrop
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez & Don Kernodle
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Hampton, VA – April 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated John Tatum
Pez Whatley & Rocky Kernodle defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Johnny Weaver defeated the Masked Inferno
Denny Brown defeated Mark Fleming
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Ivan Koloff with a sunset flip
PNW @ Portland, OR – April 9, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Curt Hennig
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – April 10, 1985
Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez
Buzz Tyler defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Pez Whatley defeated Doug Vines
Denny Brown & Sam Houston fought the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs to a draw
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff
PNW @ Seattle, WA – Seattle Center Arena – April 10, 1985 (843)
Jerry Grey defeated Don Running Bear
Ricky Vaughn defeated Mr. Ebony
Karl Steiner defeated Steve Simpson
Mega Maharishi defeated Billy Two Eagles
Curt Hennig fought Kendo Nagasaki to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Jaggers
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – April 10, 1985
LP defeated Jimmy Jackson
DJ defeated Brad Walsh
Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez & Don Kernodle
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
PNW @ Salem, OR – April 11, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Jaggers
JCP @ Fredricksburg, VA – Stafford Senior High School – April 11, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Mark Fleming
The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs fought Denny Brown & Sam Houston to a draw
Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a double count-out
Jimmy Valiant pinned the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Buddy Landel
PNW @ Eugene, OR – April 12, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bobby Jaggers
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – April 12, 1985
Sam Houston fought LP to a draw
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Johnny Tatum pinned Mark Fleming
Buzz Tyler defeated Black Bart
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a lumberjack match
Manny Fernandez fought Arn Anderson to a no contest
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Winchester, VA – Frederick County Middle School – April 12, 1985
Gene Ligon vs. Doug Vines
Rocky King vs. the Golden Terror
Keith Larson vs. a Rock ‘n’ Roll RPM
Johnny Weaver vs. Joel Deaton
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Don Kernodle & Pez Whatley
Worldwide – 4/13/85 – featured an opening segment in which roughly a dozen wrestlers had to come out to pull apart Arn Anderson and Manny Fernandez as they brawled in the ring; included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; featured Crockett reviewing footage from a recent interview Schiavone conducted between NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole Anderson & Thunderbolt Patterson regarding Arn’s actions, during which Ole complained that he was tired of carrying the likes of Patterson and Tommy Rich and told Patterson to watch out the next time he saw him; included Crockett conducting an interview with JJ Dillon & Buddy Landel in which they reviewed footage from the previous week of Landel attacking NWA US Champion Magnum TA and whipping him with the title belt; moments later, Magnum made a comeback with Landel sliding out to the floor; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Arn in which he said he wasn’t living off the Anderson name and then commented on his feud with Fernandez and newfound partnership with Ole; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev, with them in possession of the six man championship cup; moments later, Kruschev showed footage form the previous week of Rocky Kernodle cheating against Ivan Koloff; featured Crockett showing footage from WTBS Studios of Ole interfering in Fernandez’ match with Arn, with the two then assaulting Patterson until Fernandez made the save:
Jimmy Valiant & Pez Whatley defeated Doug Vines & David Dillenger at 2:40 when Valiant scored the pin following a dropkick from Whatley and elbow drop from Valiant
NWA Mid Atlantic Tag Team Champion Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Gene Ligon with the legdrop off the top at 7:12
Manny Fernandez pinned Joel Deaton at 2:58 with a flying double thrust
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Lee Ramsey via submission with the figure-4 at 2:48; after the bout, Landel kept the hold applied until Dillon and referee Tommy Young broke the hold
NWA Tag Team & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Tag Team & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev) defeated Rocky King via submission with a cobra clutch at 1:22; after the bout, Koloff briefly kept the hold applied before then choking King
Arn Anderson defeated Ron Rossi via submission with an armbar at 2:25; after the match, Anderson refused to break the hold and then continued to assault Rossi until Fernandez made the save and cleared the ring; moments later, Anderson jumped Fernandez from behind, knocked him to the floor, rammed him into the ringpost, and continued to attack Rossi; Jimmy Valiant and Pez Whatley then ran out to make the save
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – April 13, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 4/13/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Ole & Arn Anderson regarding Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding having lost the NWA TV title and $10,000 to Dusty Rhodes and his quest to be champion again; during which Blanchard made note of the fans heckling him and said they were illiterate:
Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston
Michael Hayes vs. Joel Deaton
Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez vs. Mike Jackson & Paul Garner
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Paul Diamond
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Gene Ligon & Rocky King
Ivan Koloff vs. Buzz Sawyer
Nikita Koloff vs. Josh Stroud
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Mack & Jim Jeffers
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated George South at the 13-second mark
Pez Whatley vs. Vernon Deaton
Krusher Kruschev vs. Mike Simone
PNW @ Portland, OR – April 13, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Karl Steiner to a draw
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – April 13, 1985 (3,467)
The Barbarian defeated Johnny Weaver
The Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs defeated Sam Houston & Denny Brown
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Manny Fernandez defeated Arn Anderson
Buzz Tyler & Don Kernodle defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – April 14, 1985 (matinee)
Buzz Tyler, Pez Whatley, & Don Kernodle vs. NWA 6-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard (barbed wire match)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Wahoo McDaniel (Indian strap match)
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – April 14, 1985 (1,200) (matinee)
Joel Deaton defeated Gene Ligon
The Barbarian defeated Rocky King
Johnny Weaver defeated Doug Vines (sub. for Dory Funk Jr.)
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez in a No DQ match
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
GCW @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – April 14, 1985
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Bob Roop
Tully Blanchard defeated the Italian Stallion
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Valiant, & Buzz Sawyer defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
The Barbarian defeated Pez Whatley
Manny Fernandez & National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Arn Anderson & National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Michael Hayes
JCP @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – April 15, 1985
DJ defeated Red Walsh
Johnny Weaver defeated LP
DJ defeated Yukon Bob
Krusher Kruschev defeated Jimmy Jackson
Manny Fernandez fought Arn Anderson to a no contest
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – April 15, 1985
Buzz Tyler vs. the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham (karate is legal)
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard (barbed wire match)
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – April 16, 1985 (3,300)
TV taping:
NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Rocky King & Gene Ligon
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Lee Ramsey
Buddy Landel defeated David Dellinger via submission
Don Kernodle pinned Joel Deaton
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler pinned Black Bart
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned Tully Blanchard in a steel cage match
Worldwide – 4/20/85:
NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Jimmy Valiant, & NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler defeated John Tatum, Doug Vines, & Joel Deaton
Nikita Koloff pinned Mark Fleming
Denny Brown pinned the Golden Terror
David Dellinger & Lee Ramsey defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian via disqualification
Buddy Landel defeated Gene Ligon via submission
Sam Houston defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
JCP @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – April 16, 1985
Sam Houston vs. RPM #1
Pez Whatley vs. RPM #2
Tommy Rich vs. Krusher Kruschev
Manny Fernandez vs. Arn Anderson
PNW @ Portland, OR – April 16, 1985
Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Talldega, AL – High School – April 16, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Doug Sommers
Ron Garvin defeated Ron Starr
Buzz & Bart Sawyer defeated Bob Roop & Scott Irwin
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kareem Muhammad
Pez Whatley defeated Rip Rogers
JCP @ Mareitta, OH – Ban Johnson Field – April 17, 1985
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – April 17, 1985
Tom Zenk pinned the Blue Max at 11:15
Jimmy Valiant pinned Paul Jones in a dog collar match at 4:55
Bob Backlund pinned Larry Sharpe at 12:13
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Tully Blanchard to a double count-out at 16:31
AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Larry Zbyszko at 16:33
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at 35:14
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – April 17, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle & Johnny Weaver
Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez & Buzz Tyler
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
JCP @ Columbia, SC – April 18, 1985
Sam Houston defeated LP
Denny Brown defeated Johnny Tatum
Black Bart defeated Johnny Weaver
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown
Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez
Buzz Tyler defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP / AWA @ Washington DC – Armory – April 18, 1985
Larry Sharpe defeated Sean O’Reilly
Kamala defeated Tom Zenk & Steve O in a handicap match
The Samoans defeated Superstar Billy Graham & King Tonga
The Tonga Kid defeated AWA Americas Champion Larry Zbyszko via disqualification
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Bob Backlund via count-out
JCP @ Lenoir, NC – April 19, 1985
Rocky King defeated Joel Deaton
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Rocky King defeated JJ Dillon
Buzz Tyler defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – April 20, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 4/20/85 – 90-minute edition; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett; included an opening interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff and Krusher Kruschev, who claimed he would capture the NWA TV Title from Dusty Rhodes later in the show, with Nikita sending a warning to NWA World Champion Ric Flair that he was coming for his title; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which he challenged the winner of the match between Rhodes and Kruschev and said the title was coming back to him; included comments from Flair, who stated the fans deserved to see the best and he was just that, before stating he could have any woman he wanted and that Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, Buzz Sawyer, Jimmy Valiant, Harley Race, and Kerry Von Erich would always be second-best; included Schiavone interviewing Paul Jones, who showed off numerous scars on his hand and elbow that were a result of Valiant breaking his arm, with Jones promising his Army would take Valiant out; featured a confrontation between Rhodes and Ivan on the announce stage, with Rhodes requesting a shot at the NWA Six Man Tag Team Titles; included Schiavone interviewing Fernandez & National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson, with Fernandez daring Arn & Ole Anderson to come and take Thunderbolt’s half of the titles; featured a second interview with Patterson & Fernandez, who claimed they would settle the issue over the National Tag Team titles with the Andersons; included Schiavone interviewing Magnum TA who offered a US Title shot to anyone who wanted a piece of him; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with the Andersons, with Ole in possession of his half of the NWA National Tag Team Title belts; as the crowd chanted “We don’t want to hear it,” Ole said Thunderbolt’s belt belonged to Arn:
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mack Jeffers via submission at 5:58 with the figure-4
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines at the 7-second mark in a non-title match with the belly to belly suplex; the announcers billed this as a world record for quickest match of all-time
NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff (w/ Nikita Koloff) defeated Josh Stroud via submission at 6:06 with the Cobra Clutch
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Gene Ligon at 4:39 with an elbow drop
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned TJ Trippe at 5:12 with the slingshot suplex
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes pinned Krusher Kruschev (w/ Ivan Koloff) with a roll up at 7:24 after the challenger missed a charge in the corner; after the bout, Kruschev, Koloff, and Nikita Koloff triple teamed Rhodes until NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Thunderbolt Patterson, and Manny Fernandez cleared the ring
Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Gerald Finley & George South at 3:02 when Arn forced South to submit to an armbar
Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Ron Rossi at 2:20 with a legdrop from the middle turnbuckle
Manny Fernandez & National Tag Team Champion Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Randy Barber & Jim Jeffers at 2:34 when Fernandez pinned Barber with the flying forearm
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – Convention Center – April 20, 1985
Bill Irwin defeated Ben Alexander
Joel Deaton defeated Paul Diamond
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kareem Muhammad in a lumberjack match
The Italian Stallion defeated Ron Starr
Ron Garvin defeated Bob Roop
Pez Whatley defeated Rip Rogers in a loser leaves town match
The Road Warriors defeated Brett & Buzz Sawyer
JCP @ Mansfield, OH – Local 711 Union Hall – April 21, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Paul Diamond
The Italian Stallion defeated Ben Alexander
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kareem Muhammad
Brett & Buzz Sawyer defeated Bill Irwin & Bob Roop
Ron Garvin defeated Ron Starr
Pez Whatley defeated Rip Rogers in a loser leaves town match
JCP @ Sumter, SC – Exhibition Center – April 21, 1985
Doug Vines defeated Rocky King
Rocky Kernodle fought John Tatum to a draw
Buzz Tyler defeated Dory Funk Jr.
Arn Anderson defeated Denny Brown
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle & Manny Fernandez
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 22, 1985
Black Bart vs. Rocky King
Buddy Landel vs. Rocky Kernodle
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler vs. the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Don Kernodle vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Manny Fernandez vs. Arn Anderson
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard (lights out barbed wire match)
JCP @ Saginaw, MI – Civic Center – April 22, 1985
Included Rip Rogers, Thunderbolt Patterson, Buzz Sawyer, Kareem Muhammad, and Scott Irwin
AJPW @ Sagamihara, Japan – Municipal Gymnasium – April 23, 1985
Japan TV – 5/4/85: NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Riki Choshu to a double count-out at 21:05 after both men began fighting on the floor; prior to the bout, Jim Crockett Jr. was recognized in the ring; Dick Slater was among those in Flair’s corner for the contest; following the entrances, Flair extended his hand to Choshu but Choshu didn’t shake it
JCP @ ? – April 23, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 4/27/85 – featured an opening clip of Tully Blanchard dropping Sam Houston with a piledriver from the previous week’s show; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett; included Crockett conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll about the piledriver he gave to Sam Houston the previous week and how it was a message to NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes; featured footage from Mid-Atlantic Wrestling of Bob Caudle announcing Jimmy Valiant’s ‘Old Lady’ weapon had been banned, with Valiant – unable to speak – using a chalkboard to communicate he didn’t want Paul Jones and his men to be suspended; Valiant went on to write he loved the fans; footage was then shown of Jones, Superstar Billy Graham, and the Barbarian using Valiant’s own weapon to attack Valiant’s throat; Caudle then spoke with Rhodes about what happened to Valiant and said it was now a war to Valiant; Rhodes went on to say that Blanchard would pay for trying to put “that boy” out of wrestling; he then relayed a story he told to his daughter about the cold-blooded sausage maker and how, in this case, he was the sausage maker and Blanchard and Baby Doll were the pigs; included Caudle conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about Rhodes’ comments, with Blanchard saying Rhodes was a zero and he would take the TV title; Blanchard said if Rhodes could prevent him from taking the title, he would buy TV time to praise Rhodes and shake his hand:
Manny Fernandez pinned Mike Davis at 5:36 with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Rocky King & Gene Ligon at 6:12 when Barbarian pinned King with the headbutt off the top; after the bout, Jimmy Valiant ran ringside and choked Jones; moments later, Valiant was triple teamed in the ring and sustained several chops to the throat from Graham; moments later, Manny Fernandez, Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA ran out to clear the ring; after the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes about what happened to Valiant, with Rhodes saying Valiant would have help in his war and then discussing his feud with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev) pinned Lee Ramsey with the Russian Sickle at 1:46; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff in which Koloff said he would have major news from Russia in the coming weeks but would not specify what
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Mark Fleming via submission with a standing armbar at 3:12
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) via disqualification at 5:14 when Buddy Landel ran out and jumped off the top rope, attacking Magnum; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Landel, who said he might have to take the US title just so NWA World Champion Ric Flair couldn’t keep ducking him; after the contest, both men took turns kicking Magnum; moments later, David Crockett conducted a closing interview with Paul Jones, along with the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham, about Jimmy Valiant; as they were talking, the crowd clearly is reacting to Magnum fighting off his opponents in the ring, but the camera never cuts back to see what happened
GCW @ Toledo, OH – April 23, 1985
Paul Diamond vs. Chic Donovan
Doug Somers vs. Italian Stallion
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Kareem Muhammad
Bob Roop & Scott Irwin vs. Buzz & Brett Sawyer
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin vs. Ron Starr
Tommy Rich vs. Rip Rogers (loser leaves town)
Also included Pez Whatley
AJPW @ Yokohama, Japan – April 24, 1985
Jumbo Tsruruta fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a draw in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match at 26:01
AJPW @ Kisarazu, Japan – April 25, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Dick Slater defeated Higo Hamaguchi & Masanobu Kurisu
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – April 25, 1985
Mark Fleming fought Doug Vines to a draw
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Pinky Larson defeated John Tatum
The Barbarian defeated Denny Brown
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Don Kernodle defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard in a bunkhouse match
AJPW @ Kisarasu, Japan – April 25, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Dick Slater defeated Hiro Hamaguchi & Masanobu Kurisu
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – April 26, 1985
John Tatum fought Denny Brown to a draw
Black Bart defeated Rocky Kernodle
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Krushev
Buzz Tyler defeated Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff
Tully Blanchard defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Worldwide – 4/27/85 – featured an opening clip of Tully Blanchard dropping Sam Houston with a piledriver from the previous week’s show; hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett; included Crockett conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll about the piledriver he gave to Sam Houston the previous week and how it was a message to NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes; featured footage from Mid-Atlantic Wrestling of Bob Caudle announcing Jimmy Valiant’s ‘Old Lady’ weapon had been banned, with Valiant – unable to speak – using a chalkboard to communicate he didn’t want Paul Jones and his men to be suspended; Valiant went on to write he loved the fans; footage was then shown of Jones, Superstar Billy Graham, and the Barbarian using Valiant’s own weapon to attack Valiant’s throat; Caudle then spoke with Rhodes about what happened to Valiant and said it was now a war to Valiant; :
Manny Fernandez pinned Mike Davis at 5:36 with a kneedrop from the middle turnbuckle
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Rocky King & Gene Ligon at 6:12 when Barbarian pinned King with the headbutt off the top; after the bout, Jimmy Valiant ran ringside and choked Jones; moments later, Valiant was triple teamed in the ring and sustained several chops to the throat from Graham; moments later, Manny Fernandez, Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA ran out to clear the ring; after the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes about what happened to Valiant, with Rhodes saying Valiant would have help in his war and then discussing his feud with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev) pinned George South; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff in which Koloff said he would have major news from Russia in the coming weeks but would not specify what
Arn Anderson vs. Mark Fleming
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Black Bart
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – April 27, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 4/27/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he said he never had to dress up as a cowboy like Dusty Rhodes to get girls in Texas and said Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Terry Taylor, Harley Race, Kevin Von Erich, Wahoo McDaniel, and Bob Armstrong could get a shot at his belt any time they wanted:
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. the Italian Stallion & Gerald Finlay
Manny Fernandez vs. Doug Vines
Bob Roop vs. the Golden Terror
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Lee Ramsey
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin vs. George South
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Hog Irwin
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Mike Jackson & Paul Garner
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Randy Barber; after the bout, Ole & Arn Anderson – who provided guest commentary for the bout – attacked Patterson until Manny Fernandez came out and helped clear the ring
Pez Whatley vs. Vernon Deaton
Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Rocky King
Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Gene Ligon, Ron Rossi, & Mike Simani
WCCW @ Tulsa, OK – April 27, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Kerry Von Erich
JCP @ Columbus, GA – April 27, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Paul Diamond
Jimmy Valiant & Buzz Tyler defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
The Italian Stallion fought Ron Starr to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated Scott Irwin
Ron Garvin defeated Bob Roop
Thunderbolt Patterson fought Arn Anderson to a no contest
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – April 27, 1985
Denny Brown fought John Tatum to a draw
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Buzz Tyler defeated Ivan Koloff
Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Kruschev
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Black Bart defeated Rocky Kernodle
Tully Blanchard defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – April 28, 1985 (matinee)
Denny Brown fought Mike Davis to a draw
Buzz Tyler defeated Tommy Lane
Black Bart defeated Rocky Kernodle
NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ole & Arn Anderson
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel in a No DQ match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas Death Match
Mid South @ Oklahoma City, OK – April 28, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jake Roberts
JCP @ Marietta, GA – Cobb County Civic Center – April 28, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Kim Duk
The Barbarian defeated Johnny Weaver
Ron Starr defeated Rocky King
Pez Whatley fought Bob Roop to a draw
Ron Garvin defeated Scott Irwin
Buzz Tyler defeated Khrusher Khruschev
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – April 28, 1985
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a martial arts match
Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Kruschev
Buzz Tyler fought Ron Bass to a draw
Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez; stipulations stated if Ole’s team won then Arn would win Thunderbolt’s half of the National Tag Team Champions and if Thunderbolt’s team won then Fernandez would win the belt
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Dick Slater defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
Tully Blanchard pinned NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes to win the title after hitting him over the head with a foreign object, thrown to him by Baby Doll, moments after referee Tommy Young was knocked down; Rhodes feet were on the ropes during the cover but the dazed Young didn’t notice them
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – April 29, 1985
Ron Bass vs. Gene Ligon
Mark Fleming vs. Black Bart
Don & Rocky Kernodle vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham (Texas Death Match)
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 29, 1985
Stoney Burke defeated the Golden Terror
Ricky Reeves defeated Doug Vines
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Scott Irwin
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title match
JCP @ Vineland, NJ – High School – April 29, 1985
Included Ron Garvin, Bob Roop, Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler, Krusher Kruschev, the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs, Pez Whatley, and Rocky Jones
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – April 30, 1985
Denny Brown fought John Tatum to a draw
Buzz Tyler & Pez Whatley defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Krusher Kruschev defeated Denny Brown
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Bob Roop
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title steel cage match
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – April 30, 1985
TV taping:
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Ivan Koloff
Also included Dusty Rhodes, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, Nikita Koloff, Superstar Billy Graham, Paul Jones, Jimmy Valiant, JJ Dillon, and Thunderbolt Patterson
Mid South @ Shreveport, LA – April 30, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Taylor
JCP @ Trenton, NJ – CYO Building – May 1, 1985
Denny Brown defeated LP
Stoney Burke fought John Tatum to a draw
Buzz Tyler defeated Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
Pez Whatley defeated Bob Roop
Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez defeated National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson via disqualification
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Marion, OH – County Fairgrounds Coliseum – May 1, 1985
Included Dusty Rhodes, Superstar Billy Graham, and Dick Slater
JCP @ Columbia, SC – May 2, 1985
Pat Tanaka fought Ron Starr to a draw
Sam Houston defeated Doug Vines
Black Bart defeated Johnny Weaver
Ron Bass defeated Rocky Kernodle
Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – May 2, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated LP
Denny Brown defeated John Tatum
Krusher Kruschev defeated Stoney Burke
Buzz Tyler fought Bob Roop to a draw
National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez
National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Mid South @ Houston, TX – May 3, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Terry Taylor
JCP @ Columbus, OH – Fairgrounds – May 3, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Ricky Reeves
Kim Duk defeated Stoney Burke
Buzz Sawyer defeated Joel Deaton
Dick Slater defeated Bill Irwin
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff
JCP @ Bassett, VA – High School Gym – May 3, 1985
Worldwide – 5/4/85 – featured an opening clip of Jimmy Valiant attacking Paul Jones in the ring; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with JJ Dillon and Black Bart in which they discussed Bass’ claw hold and said they wanted Magnum TA’s NWA US Title; featured a ‘station salute of the week’ on WGGB of Springfield, Mass.; included Crockett conducting an interview with Dick Slater, with Valiant who was too injured to speak, in which Slater said Jones and his men would have to pay for injuring Slater and preventing Valiant from speaking to his child, his wife, and even his girlfriend; moments later, Valiant held up a chalkboard and spelled out “War,” which is what he would unleash on Jones; featured Crockett introducing a video tape showing NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a gym with photos of NWA World Champion Ric Flair on a nearby punching bag; Ivan then said Nikita had been chosen by the Kremlin to be the new world champion and he would be Nikita’s trainer; included Crockett & Schiavone showing several minutes of footage of how Tully Blanchard won the NWA TV Title from Dusty Rhodes on 4/28/85 in Charlotte after the interference of Baby Doll; featured backstage promos from after the match from both Blanchard, with Baby Doll, on beating Rhodes to regain the title and from Rhodes on his plans to hunt down Blanchard and Baby Doll and take the title again:
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Doug Vines with the belly to belly suplex at the 18-second mark; during the bout, it was announced Tully Blanchard was the new NWA TV Champion
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones & Superstar Billy Graham) pinned Gene Ligon at 6:58 with a headbutt off the top; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Jones, with Graham, in which he reviewed footage of Jimmy Valiant attacking Jones and said Valiant, and whoever he aligns himself with, is in trouble; during the match, it was announced Jones had just signed the services of Abdullah the Butcher and that the new NWA National Tag Team Champions were Ole & Arn Anderson; late in the bout, Jones interfered on behalf of the Barbarian behind the referee’s back
Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Rocky King with the claw at 5:17; prior to the bout, Pat Tanaka entered the ring and shook the hands of Bass, Dillon, and King and was noted as one of the top contenders to the NWA Jr. Heavyweight Title
Don Kernodle pinned Ben Alexander with the clothesline off the top at 3:01
NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Mark Fleming & Ron Rossi at 4:21 when Nikita scored the pin after hitting both opponents with the Russian Sickle; after the match, Nikita applied the Cobra Clutch on one man as Ivan attacked the other
Mid South @ Jackson, MS – May 4, 1985
Kerry Von Erich vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – May 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 5/4/85 – featured an opening segment with Tony Schiavone, David Crockett, NWA World Champion Ric Flair, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA in which Flair made fun of Magnum’s wardrobe and said he was the most recognizable sports personality in the world today; moments later, Magnum said he was the top contender and would soon face Flair in the ring; included Schiavone conducting an interview with the new NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Ole said they would face anyone who wanted a shot; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, regarding his title win over Dusty Rhodes:
Ron Bass vs. Gene Ligon
Jimmy Valiant vs. Randy Barber
Tully Blanchard vs. Dale Williams
Black Bart vs. Ken Glover
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. the Golden Terror
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rocky King; after the bout, Flair confronted NWA US Champion Magnum TA, said he was going to Florida next week to beat anyone they’ve got, and then challenged Magnum then and there; Magnum then took off his vest and slid in the ring; Flair soon followed but then walked off and said he didn’t think Magnum was ready to be embarassed on national TV
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Gerald Finley & Richard Dye
Pez Whatley vs. Jeff Sword
NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff vs. Alan Martin
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 4, 1985 (4,721)
Pat Tanaka defeated John Tatum
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Starr
Black Bart defeated Rocky Kernodle
Nikita Koloff defeated Don Kernodle
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Wahoo McDaniel
Mid South @ Jackson, MS – May 4, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – May 4, 1985
Ricky Reeves defeated Kim Duk
Joel Deaton defeated Stoney Burke
Scott Irwin defeated the Italian Stallion
Buzz Tyler defeated Ivan Koloff
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson
WCCW Parade of Champions II – Irving, TX – Texas Stadium – May 5, 1985 (26,153)
Kerry Von Erich (w/ Fritz Von Erich) defeated the One Man Gang (w/ Gary Hart) in a hair vs. hair match
Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton (w/ Little John) defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) in a No DQ 2-ring match at 8:29; Cornette and John sat together at ringside for the match; Eaton & Condrey originally won the match and titles when Condrey pinned Fulton after Cornette hit Fulton with his tennis racquet but the second referee counted Rogers covering Eaton with a roll up seconds later in the opposite ring; after some confusion, it was finally announced there were simultaneous pinfalls and the Fantastics were the winners; due to pre-match stipulations, Rogers & Fulton won the vacant American Tag Team Titles (The Triumph & Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Kevin Von Erich to a double count-out at 22:00
Kerry, Kevin, & Mike Von Erich, Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts defeated Chris Adams, Gino Hernandez, Rip Oliver, the One Man Gang, Kamala, & Steve Williams (w/ Skandar Akbar & Gary Hart); stipulations stated the winning team would split $100,000 and that the man to make the last elimination would win a new Lincoln Continental; Kevin pinned Williams to win the match; after the contest, Hernandez destroyed the car’s windsheild with a chain
JCP @ Stuebenville, OH – May 5, 1985
Ricky Reeves defeated Kim Duk
The Italian Stallion fought Scott Irwin to a draw
Krusher Kruschev defeated Stoney Burke
Buzz Tyler defeated Ivan Koloff
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
WCCW @ Dallas, TX – May 6, 1985
Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
CWF @ Ft. Myers, FL – May 6, 1985
Wahoo McDaniel vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Greenville, SC – May 6, 1985
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass fought Buzz Tyler to a draw
Buddy Landel defeated Pez Whatley
Jimmy Valiant & Dick Slater defeated the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – May 7, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 5/11/85:
Dick Slater & Jimmy Valiant vs. Ron Rossi & the Golden Terror
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Gene Ligon
Buddy Landel vs. Mark Fleming
Nikita Koloff vs. Rocky King
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Don Kernodle
Manny Fernandez vs. Gene Ligon
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 5/11/85:
Dark match: NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff
JCP @ Allentown, PA – Agricultural Hall – May 7, 1985
Scott Irwin vs. the Italian Stallion
Kareem Muhammad vs. Ron Starr
Buzz Sawyer vs. Krusher Kruschev
Manny Fernandez vs. National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (No DQ)
JCP @ Gainesville, GA – Georgia Mountains Center – May 7, 1985
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Sun Dome – May 7, 1985
Jay Youngblood defeated Jack Hart
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Dale Veasey
Scott McGhee defeated Mike Golden
Brian Blair fought Rip Rogers to a time-limit draw
Southern Heavyweight Champion Hector Guerrero defeated Bill Irwin
Bugsy McGraw defeated the Missing Link
Wahoo McDaniel & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Jesse Barr & Bill Irwin (sub. for Rick Rude)
Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at 31:39 after Flair attacked an interfering Scott McGhee
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – May 8, 1985
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Slater & Don Kernodle
Pat Tanaka fought Denny Brown to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated Black Bart
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a Texas Death Match
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest; only Blanchard’s title was at stake in the match
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall – May 8, 1985 (3,541)
Scott McGhee defeated Mike Golden
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Jack Hart
The Missing Link defeated Bugsy McGraw
Hector Guerrero defeated Bill Irwin
Brian Blair fought Rip Rogers to a draw
Wahoo McDaniel & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Hercules Hernandez & Jesse Barr
Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification when Flair hit the referee
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – May 9, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated Black Bart
Mark Fleming defeated DJ
Ron Bass defeated Buzz Tyler
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
Dick Slater & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Don & Rocky Kernodle
JCP @ Blackwood, NJ – Highland High School Gym – May 9, 1985
TV taping:
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Gene Ligon
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – May 10, 1985
RPM defeated Stoney Burke
Buddy Landel defeated Don Kernodle
Dick Slater defeated the Barbarian
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA; only the TV title was at stake
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a steel cage match
CWF @ Orlando, FL – May 10, 1985
Tiger Conway Jr. fought Rip Rogers to a draw
Bill Irwin defeated Scott McGhee
Wahoo McDaniel & Blackjack Mulligan fought Abdullah the Butcher & the Missing Link to a draw
Hector Guerrero defeated Jesse Barr
Brian Blair defeated Rick Rude
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Mike Graham
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – May 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 5/11/85 – featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA about NWA World Champion Ric Flair refusing to face him the previous week; moments later, Flair interrupted and said Magnum tried to embarass him without first paying his dues; Flair then told Magnum he would let him know when he was ready for a shot at the world title, with Magnum then reminding Flair he walked out last week after Magnum accepted his challenge; Flair then noted Magnum’s belt was silver while Flair’s was gold and he would get a title shot when Flair deemed him worthy; Magnum then said he would show Flair what he could do whenever they did face off in the ring; included Tony Schiavone conducting a closing interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson regarding their controversial win earlier in the show, during which Ole said he was sick of being nice to Thunderbolt Patterson and he was at the top of their hit list
Ron Garvin vs. Larry Clark
Manny Fernandez vs. Paul Garner
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Rossi; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Flair in which Flair said there was a misconception that pro wrestling was made up of clowns; Flair then mentioned Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Dick Slater, Manny Fernandez, Carlos Colon, Bob Armstrong, Harley Race, and the Von Erichs and said he was the best of the lot because he’s got the belt
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. George South
Nikita Koloff vs. Kent Glover
Bob Roop, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Buzz Sawyer, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Randy Barber
Krusher Kruschev (w/ Ivan Koloff) vs. Alan Martin
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Mack Jeffers
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Jim Jeffers; prior to the bout, Schiavone conducted an interview with Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which he said he would show just why he held a world title
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – May 11, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Buddy Landel defeated Johnny Weaver
Dusty Rhodes defeated Scott Irwin
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Buzz Sawyer & Pez Whatley
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a New York streetfight
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Dick Slater fought NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
CWF @ St. Petersburg, FL – Bayfront Center – May 11, 1985
Scott McGhee defeated Jack Hart
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Rip Rogers
The Missing Link defeated Bugsy McGraw
Hector Guerrero fought Bill Irwin to a draw
Mike Graham & Brian Blair defeated Hercules Hernandez (sub. for Rick Rude) & Jesse Barr
Blackjack Mulligan fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – May 12, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Italian Stallion
Buzz Sawyer fought Krusher Kruschev to a draw
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated John Tatum
Tully Blanchard defeated National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin
Jimmy Valiant fought Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) to a no contest
Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater (mystery partner) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Exhibition Center – May 12, 1985
Rocky King vs. Joel Deaton
Ricky Reeves vs. Pat Tanaka
Rocky Kernodle vs. Black Bart
Don Kernodle vs. Buddy Landel
Denny Brown & Stoney Burke vs. the Rock ‘n Roll RPMs
Buzz Tyler vs. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – May 12, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Kevin Von Erich at 21:46
JCP @ Greenville, SC – May 13, 1985
Rocky King defeated the Golden Terror
Stoney Burke defeated Doug Vines
Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Reeves
Ivan Koloff defeated Joe Lightfoot
Dick Slater defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – May 13, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Bob Armstrong
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – May 13, 1985
Buddy Landel vs. Gene Ligon
Black Bart vs. Sam Houston
Ron Bass vs. Buzz Tyler
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff
Dusty Rhodes vs. NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (60-minute time-limit)
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – May 14, 1985
Worldwide – 5/18/85:
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian vs. Pat Tanaka & Mark Fleming
Ron Bass vs. Ron Rossi
Jimmy Valiant vs. Ben Alexander
Buzz Tyler vs. Doug Vines
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Sam Houston, Ricky Reeves, & Stoney Burke
Continental @ Florence, AL – May 14, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Bob Armstrong
CWF @ Tampa, FL – May 14, 1985
Jay Youngblood defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – May 15, 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Buddy Landel defeated Gene Ligon
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Dick Slater
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall – May 15, 1985 (3,051)
Dale Veasey defeated Jack Hart
Scott McGhee defeated Rip Rogers
Jesse Barr & Hercules Hernandez defeated Brian Blair & Tiger Conway Jr.
Bill Irwin defeated Hector Guerrero
Blackjack Mulligan & Bugsy McGraw defeated Abdullah the Butcher & the Missing Link
Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – May 17, 1985
Scott Irwin defeated Joel Deaton
The Italian Stallion defeated Mike Davis via disqualification
Buzz Sawyer defeated Tommy Lane
Pez Whatley fought Bob Roop to a draw
Ron Garvin defeated John Tatum
Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
World Championship Wrestling – 5/18/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an opening interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA, with NWA World Champion Ric Flair then interrupting and saying Magnum could watch him in action later in the show if he stuck around long enough; after Flair left, Magnum said the contract had been signed and Flair would have to prove himself against Magnum in the ring:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. two unknowns
Dick Slater vs. the Golden Terror
Black Bart vs. an unknown
Ron Bass vs. an unknown
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. an unknown
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sam Houston via submission with the figure-4; after the bout, Flair shoved away referee Tommy Young and kept the hold applied; moments later, Flair took Houston’s boot off and reapplied the hold until NWA US Champion Magnum TA – who provided guest commentary for the match – pulled Houston away and faced off with Flair both in and outside the ring; moments later, Jimmy Valiant appeared and said he wanted to see a match between Flair and Magnum
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) vs. an unknown
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. an unknown
Buddy Landel vs. an unknown
Jimmy Valiant vs. an unknown
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 18, 1985 (3,758)
Ricky Reeves defeated Doug Vines
Pat Tanaka fought Denny Brown to a draw
Black Bart defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Stoney Burke
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Tyler
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – May 19, 1985 (matinee)
Sam Houston defeated Black Bart
Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Reeves
Ivan Koloff defeated Rocky Kernodle
Buzz Tyler defeated Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass via disqualification
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight
Central States @ Des Moines, IA – May 19, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rufus R. Jones
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – May 19, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Stoney Burke
Black Bart defeated Ricky Reeves
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Dick Slater defeated Ivan Koloff
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA
Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – May 19, 1985
Gene Ligon defeated Mark Fleming
The Golden Terror defeated Gene Ligon
Buddy Landel defeated Stoney Burke
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw
Dick Slater defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification; NWA US Champion Magnum TA interfered in the bout
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest; both titles were at stake in the match
WCCW @ Dallas, TX – May 20, 1985
Chris Adams defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – May 20, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Dick Slater
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – May 21, 1985
Worldwide – 5/25/85 – included opening footage from the previous week of Dusty Rhodes going into the locker room to jump NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard; featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA and Jim Crockett Jr. in which Jim said NWA President Bob Geigel had fined Rhodes $1,500 for his actions the previous week, then announced that Magnum had earned a title match with NWA World Champion Ric Flair; after Jim left, Magnum said Flair had been avoiding him and he was looking forward to their match; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included David conducting an interview with National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which both men said they do take a lot of beatings in their matches but they only need one shot to turn the tide and win, with Ole then noting the big cities in the South and Northeast they had competed and namedropped Andre the Giant, Bill Watts and Bruno Sammartino as men that the Andersons had either defeated or ran from; Ole then said they would fend off the challenge of Manny Fernandez & Thunderbolt Patterson; featured David conducting an interview with Paul Jones, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, and Baby Doll in which Jones told Blanchard that he would bring in Abdullah the Butcher at no cost to Blanchard to help get rid of Dusty Rhodes; Jones then introduced footage of how Rhodes recently ran out to aid Jimmy Valiant against Jones’ men of Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian; Blanchard then showed footage of what Rhodes did the previous week, going into his locker room only to be jumped by everyone else that was in there; included David conducting an interview with Magnum and Fernandez in which Fernandez said he was after the Andersons, whether it was with Magnum or Dusty, and Magnum commented on challenging Flair; featured David conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant and Buzz Sawyer about facing Jones’ men of Graham, Barbarian, and Abdullah; included a segment in which JJ Dillon and Buddy Landel were shown in a living room watching Flair in action, with Dillon feeding Landel information about Flair’s weaknesses but Landel yawning in response; Landel then said Dillon was a genius but he was bored by Flair; Sade’s “Smooth Operator” then played as Landel was shown surrounded by women, leaving the TV, getting in a car with two women, going to a bar and dancing with women as Dillon was seen watching on; featured David conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff in which he said the Kremlin had determined that NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff would be the next NWA World Champion; footage then showed Ivan putting Nikita through heavy training:
NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Pat Tanaka, Stoney Burke, & Gene Ligon at 2:37 when Burke submitted to Nikita’s Cobra Clutch; after the bout, Ivan and Kruschev threw their other opponents to the floor
Manny Fernandez pinned Joel Deaton at 2:06 with a kneedrop off the top
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown & George South at 1:28 when South submitted to Ole’s standing armbar
Pez Whatley & Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Doug Vines & Ron Rossi at 1:33 when Whatley pinned Rossi with the flying headbutt
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Ricky Reeves via submission with the figure-4 at 1:47
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Buzz Sawyer via disqualification at around the 8:30 mark when NWA US Champion Magnum TA, who joined David Crockett on commentary for the match, ran into the ring and attacked Blanchard after Baby Doll gave Blanchard a loaded elbow pad, who Blanchard then used to knock out Sawyer; there was no official bell to end the match nor was there an official announcement of the decision; after the match, Crockett conducted an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the fact he knocked out Sawyer and Blanchard said the same thing would happen to Dusty Rhodes
Dark matches:
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff
PNW @ Portland, OR – Memorial Coliseum – May 21, 1985
Owen Promotions 60th Anniversary
Cowboy Lang defeated Little Tokyo
Mega Maharishi defeated Billy Two Eagles
Jerry Grey defeated Rocky Venturo
Karl Steiner defeated Steve Simpson
Bobby Jaggers & Ricky Vaughn defeated Timothy Flowers & Chris Colt
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Kendo Nagasaki
Roddy Piper defeated Buddy Rose
Larry & Curt Hennig defeated AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) via disqualification when Curt was illegally double teamed in the ring; after the match, Billy Jack made the save and helped Curt clear the ring of the Road Warriors
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Billy Jack to a 45-minute time-limit draw; the challenger attempted to apply the full nelson when the time limit expired (Jack’s first appearance using Diana Ross’ “Muscles” as his theme song)
AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Champion Mike Miller with a cradle at 7:20 as the challenger attempted to apply the Boston Crab
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – May 22, 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Pez Whatley
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Manny Fernandez defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson via disqualification
Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Mid South @ Shreveport, LA – May 23, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wendell Cooley
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – May 23, 1985
Sam Houston defeated John Tatum
The Barbarian defeated Mark Fleming
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a New York streetfight
Pat Tanaka fought Denny Brown to a draw
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez & Sam Houston
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA via disqualification
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – May 23, 1985
Harley Race & Bob Brown defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Mr. Pogo
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – May 24, 1985
Denny Brown defeated John Tatum
Buddy Landel defeated Keith Larsen
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez & Sam Houston
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian in a streetfight
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – May 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 5/25/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he ran down Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Dick Slater, Billy Jack Haynes, Harley Race, and Thunderbolt Patterson and noted he would be in Huntington, WV, Pittsburg, PA, Philadelphia, PA, Greensboro, NC, and Columbia, SC over the next two weeks and invited all those who doubted him to see him in the ring; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Ole noted Andre the Giant, Bruno Sammartino, Wahoo McDaniel, and Bill Watts had all been beaten by the Andersons and Thunderbolt Patterson would have the same fate; during the segment, Arn referred to them as the Anderson brothers:
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. Pat Dye & an unknown
The Italian Stallion vs. Terry Flynn
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Stoney Burke; after the bout, Blanchard & Baby Doll confronted Dusty Rhodes, who provided guest commentary for the match; after they walked off, Rhodes said he would slap Baby Doll and she wasn’t a lady
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Joel Deaton
Black Bart vs. Ricky Reeves
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin vs. Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon)
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Vernon Deaton & Mike Simani
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Paul Garner; after the bout, Magnum confronted NWA World Champion Ric Flair, with Flair telling Magnum he had a lot going for him but he needed to dress the part if he wanted to be a real man; moments later, Magnum grabbed Flair by the tie, with Flair then undressing to seemingly face Magnum in the ring but Flair backed off; moments later, Flair eventually got in the ring, jumped Magnum, and rubbed Magnum’s face into the mat; Flair the continued to assault Magnum before leaving the ring
Buzz Sawyer vs. Randy Barber
Central States @ Ft. Scott, KS – May 25, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Marty Jannetty
JCP @ Wilson, NC – Fleming Stadium – May 25, 1985
Ben Alexander defeated Doug Vines
Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw
Rocky Kernodle & Mark Fleming defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Pez Whatley defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – May 26, 1985
Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston
Denny Brown vs. Pat Tanaka
Don Kernodle & Dick Slater vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (only the TV title at stake)
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – May 26, 1985 (3,961)
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Rocky Kernodle & Pat Tanaka
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought NWA US Champion Magnum TA to a 60-minute time-limit draw
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dick Slater
Dusty Rhodes & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – May 26, 1985
Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston
Denny Brown vs. Pat Tanaka
Don Kernodle & Dick Slater vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. NWA US Champion Magnum TA (only the TV title at stake)
JCP @ Greenville, SC – May 27, 1985
Scott Irwin defeated Rocky King
Sam Houston defeated John Tatum
The Italian Stallion defeated Bob Roop
Buzz Sawyer defeated Khrusher Kruschev
Ron Garvin defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Pat Tanaka fought Denny Brown to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
JCP @ Pittsburgh, PA – Three Rivers Stadium – May 27, 1985
The Barbarian pinned Ricky Reeves at 7:45
DJ pinned Stoney Burke at 10:25
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Pez Whatley at 12:52 when Arn pinned Whatley
Manny Fernandez & Dick Slater defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification at 17:22
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a double count-out at 5:35
Jimmy Valian pinned Superstar Billy Graham at 6:10
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA via disqualification at 56:00
JCP @ Altoona, PA – Jaffa Mosque – May 28, 1985
Jimmy Jackson defeated Yukon Eric
Scott Irwin defeated Mike Donatelli
Ricky Reeves defeated Tommy Lane
Mike Davis defeated Stoney Burke
Buzz Tyler defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
JCP @ Marietta, GA – Cobb County Civic Center – May 28, 1985
Possibly canceled
Included Buzz Sawyer and Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Lansing, MI – May 28, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated John Tatum
Pez Whatley fought Bob Roop to a draw
Buzz Sawyer defeated Krusher Kruschev
Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart via disqualification
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Thunderbolt Patterson & Manny Fernandez
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – May 29, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Pat Tanaka fought Denny Brown to a draw
Buddy Landel defeated Rocky King
Ron Bass defeated Rocky Kernodle
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Dick Slater defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Mid South @ Shreveport, LA – May 30, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Terry Daniels
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – May 31, 1985
Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs vs. Burke & Reeves
Denny Brown vs. Pat Tanaka
The Barbarian vs. ?
Buzz Tyler vs. Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham (streetfight)
Worldwide – 6/1/85 – featured an opening clip showing NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff putting NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff through training in preparation to challenge NWA World Champion Ric Flair; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which Blanchard mocked Sam Houston before saying he bought time and he could stand there and choose not to speak if he wanted to; after the commercial break, Blanchard introduced footage of Dusty Rhodes being confronted by Baby Doll only to be attacked from behind by Abdullah the Butcher; moments later, Sam Houston tried to make the save but was also beaten down; moments later, several wrestlers, including NWA US Champion Magnum TA and Houston, kept Abdullah away so Rhodes could be tended to; Blanchard then bragged about Rhodes’ injury at the hands of Abdullah and how easy it was to make happen; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Flair in which he said it wasn’t Hollywood or rock ‘n’ roll but the NWA was the premiere place for professional wrestling; Flair then said Buddy Landel couldn’t match up to him and JJ Dillon talked too much; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum about Blanchard bringing in Abdullah to try to take out Rhodes; featured Crockett conducting an interview with the Koloffs about Nikita’s quest to get a title match against Flair, during which Ivan said he would hold a press conference and invite the media to see how Nikita is training; included Crockett introducing a video that showed Jimmy Valiant – his face painted half black and red – in which he said he was declaring war on Abdullah, Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, and Paul Jones; featured Crockett conducted an interview with Flair in which he asked Dillon to come out and join him, with Dillon saying Flair was leading the pack but his time was coming to a close; moments later, Flair pulled out a wad of cash and said he had $25,000, challenged Dillon to put up the same and if Landel could beat him then he would win the money and the belt:
Sam Houston pinned Ron Rossi with the bulldog at 3:27
Ron Bass (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Dave Diamond at 1:13 with the claw; Dillon joined the commentary team during the bout
NWA Tag Team Champions & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Pat Tanaka & Rocky Kernodle at 4:58 when Nikita pinned Tanaka with the Russian Sickle
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned George South with the belly to belly suplex at the 48-second mark
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown via submission with the figure-4 at 3:33; after the bout, Landel kept the hold applied until he was repeatedly told to break it by referee Tommy Young
Buzz Sawyer pinned Doug Vines with a powerslam at 4:45 (taped in another location)
Abdullah the Butcher pinned Gene Ligon at the 23-second mark with an elbow drop; NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard joined David Crockett on commentary for the bout; after the match, Baby Doll got in the ring and instructed Abdullah to get off his opponent
World Championship Wrestling – 6/1/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which Arn said a lot of men were saying they could beat the Andersons but it was all talk and Ole said Buzz Sawyer couldn’t be a pimple on a hog’s butt:
Buzz Sawyer & Ron Garvin vs. Mike Simani & Randy Barber
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Larry Clark
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated George South; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Flair in which Flair insulted Dick Slater, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Kerry Von Erich, and Ron Garvin; moments later, Flair introduced a video clip that showcased his wins over Race at Starrcade 83, Kerry Von Erich in Japan, and Rhodes at Starrcade 84; Flair then said the greatest night in his life was laying out Magnum the previous week; Flair then pulled out a $1,500 suit he had personally made for Magnum to try to give him some class; after the contest, Magnum came in the ring with the suit and then tore it up in front of him; Flair then went to turn away but rushed Magnum and sustained the belly to belly suplex; Magnum then grabbed the world title belt, walked over to Tony Schiavone, and said he was leaving Flair’s belt for him and the next time he saw the belt it would be his; Flair then yelled at Schiavone & Crockett and said no one touches his belt without earning it
Black Bart vs. Jim Jeffers
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Paul Garner
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper; moments later, Buzz Sawyer came out to replace one of the Andersons’ opponents; Sawyer was eventually double teamed until Dick Slater came out to make the save
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – June 1, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 6/8/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which Flair insulted Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernandez, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA and said all the ladies asked “Rambo who?” when Flair walked through the airport and it took both Linda Carter and Bo Derek to make him flinch; he then noted he was heading to Wheeling, WV, Philadelphia, PA, and Greensboro, NC; Flair then took a parting shot at Buddy Landel; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll and Abdullah the Butcher, in which Blanchard noted the injury Baby Doll gave Dusty Rhodes earlier in the show and how that wouldn’t compare to what Abdullah would do to him; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in which he said NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson couldn’t be there this week but Arn was sure Ole was proud of what he did to Brett Sawyer earlier in the show; included Schiavone conducting a closing interview with Flair in which Flair said pro wrestling wasn’t rock ‘n’ roll and it wasn’t Hollywood; Flair then said he would make Nikita Koloff his personal gardner if he didn’t stop calling him out, he would take out Magnum, and told Landel in the ring that he would make himself available if Landel wanted a shot:
Manny Fernandez vs. George South
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Mike Simani
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Mark Hawk; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes came into the ring, with Baby Doll scratching Rhodes in the eye and allowing Blanchard to jump him
Buzz Sawyer vs. Joel Deaton
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Larry Clarke; after the bout, Anderson confronted Brett Sawyer, asking where Buzz Sawyer was; moments later, Arn took a cheap shot at Brett, with Brett then getting in the ring and challenging Arn to a fight; after a brawl, Anderson sent Sawyer falling out to the floor and followed with a gordbuster on the concrete and then a kick to the head; Dick Slater then came out to check on Sawyer, with Arn jumping him from behind and the two brawling in the ring until Anderson slid to the floor; Buzz then came out screaming at Arn while checking on Brett
Nikita Koloff vs. Rocky King
Black Bart pinned National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin to win the title in a loser leaves town match at 11:02 after hitting him with a loaded elbow pad
Dick Slater vs. Paul Garner
Thunderbolt Patterson, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion vs. Randy Barber & the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Mike Nichols
Ivan Koloff vs. the Green Shadow
Buddy Landel vs. Gerald Finley
JCP @ Cinncinati, OH – June 1, 1985
Buzz Sawyer vs. Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – June 1, 1985
Pat Tanaka defeated Doug Vines
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Ricky Reeves
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Buddy Landel defeated Gene Ligon
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant & Dick Slater defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Dusty Rhodes defeated Abdullah the Butcher
Mid South @ New Orleans, LA – Superdome – June 1, 1985 (11,000)
Dutch Mantell pinned Mark Ragin
The Nightmare (Randy Culley) pinned Frankie Lane
Wendell Cooley defeated Eddie Gilbert via disqualification
The Barbarian pinned Pat Rose
Bill Dundee pinned Tom Prichard
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeated Brad Armstrong & Brickhouse Brown
Mid South TV Champion the Snowman (w/ Muhammad Ali & Bundini Brown) pinned Jake Roberts (w/ Nord the Barbarian) with a powerslam at 10:37 after Ali repeatedly punched Roberts and Nord in the face from the ring apron; prior to the bout, Ernie Ladd helped escort Ali ringside (Legends of Mid South Wrestling)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Terry Taylor at 39:44 with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage; Boyd Pierce was the ring announcer for the match (Legends of Mid South Wrestling)
Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels defeated the Dirty White Boys in a bootcamp match
Mid South Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Jim Duggan fought Kamala to a double disqualification
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – June 2, 1985 (2,600)
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Stoney Burke
Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 2, 1985
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated the Italian Stallion
Bob Roop defeated Gerald Finley
Ron Garvin, Jimmy Valiant, & Buzz Sawyer defeated Superstar Billy Graham, Abdullah the Butcher, & the Barbarian
Tully Blanchard defeated Pez Whatley
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson via disqualification
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought NWA US Champion Magnum TA to a draw
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – June 3, 1985
TV taping:
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes vs. Abdullah the Butcher (bounty match)
Also included NWA US Champion Magnum TA and NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – June 3, 1985
Lord Humongous defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – June 4, 1985
TV taping:
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Gene Ligon (sub. for Stoney Burke)
Nikita Koloff vs. Gene Ligon & Ricky Reeves (handicap match)
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Sam Houston
Rocky Kerndole vs. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Ron Bass
Worldwide – 6/8/85:
Ron Bass vs. Ricky Reeves
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. Sam Houston & Gene Ligon
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez vs. Joel Deaton & Ron Rossi
The Barbarian vs. Gerald Finley
Ivan Koloff vs. Stoney Burke
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Pat Tanaka
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 6/8/85:
Dark matches:
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Buzz Tyler
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a lights out steel cage match
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – June 5, 1985
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Sam Houston
Denny Brown defeated Joel Deaton
Jimmy Valiant fought Abdullah the Butcher to a no contest
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Buzz Tyler
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass in a taped fist match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Kruscher Kruschev fought NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez to a draw
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – June 6, 1985
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Mark Fleming
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown
Ron Bass defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian in a lumberjack match
Manny Fernandez & Buzz Tyler defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher to a no contest
JCP @ Wilmington, NC – Legion Stadium – June 7, 1985 (2,100)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. NWA US Champion Magnum TA did not take place as scheduled due to transportation problems; Ivan Koloff did not appear as advertised
Mark Fleming pinned Doug Vines
Ricky Reeves defeated Ron Bass via disqualification
Khrusher Khruschev pinned Mark Fleming
Buzz Tyler pinned Ron Bass; after the match, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll came to the ring, and after Bass and Dillon left, Blanchard hit a bloody Tyler with the belt as Tyler tried to get to his feet
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Buzz Tyler via reverse decision; Tyler originally won the match and title but the desicion was changed for him throwing Blanchard over the top rope while the referee was knocked out
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – June 7, 1985
Denny Brown vs. Pat Tanaka
Nikita Koloff vs. Burke & Reeves
Sam Houston vs. Superstar Billy Graham
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Dusty Rhodes & Manny Fernandez
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Barbarian (steel cage match)
Continental @ Dothan, AL – June 8, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Josh Stroud
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – June 8, 1985
John Tatum defeated Sam Houston
Nikita Koloff defeated Denny Brown
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Ricky Reeves
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Pat Tanaka
Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification when Baby Doll, dressed in a wig, threw a fireball into Rhodes’ face; prior to the match, Baby Doll confronted Rhodes, leading to Rhodes grabbing and ripping her dress, forcing her to return backstage; immediately after the contest, Magnum and several other wrestlers immediately tended to Rhodes on the floor, covered his face, and helped him backstage; Rhodes was then shown helped into a pickup truck and driven to the hospital
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – June 9, 1985
Denny Brown defeated Ron Rossie
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Mark Fleming
The Barbarian defeated George South (sub. for Johnny Weaver)
Buddy Landel defeated Pat Tanaka
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham in a streetfight; stipulations stated Valiant would get 5 minutes in the ring with Paul Jones if he won
GCW @ Wheeling, WV – June 9, 1985
Dick Slater defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – June 10, 1985
Bob Armstrong & Lord Humongous defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Robert Fuller
JCP @ Greenville, SC – June 10, 1985
Ron Bass defeated Denny Brown
Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Reeves & Stoney Burke via disqualification
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Buzz Tyler fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Dusty Rhodes, & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & Paul Jones
Warwick, RI – June 11, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated David Schultz
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – June 12, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Joel Deaton
Pez Whatley & Buzz Tyler defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Black Bart defeated Brett Sawyer
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Eliminator
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Ole Anderson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought NWA US Champion Magnum TA to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez & Dick Slater via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title barbed wire match
JCP @ Salisbury, MD – June 14, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Mark Fleming
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Denny Brown
Ron Bass defeated Stoney Burke
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Manny Fernandez & Buzz Sawyer
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Worldwide – 6/15/85 – featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff, during which Ivan said Nikita was the #1 contender to NWA World Champion Ric Flair and that Flair was avoiding the challenge; Crockett eventually told Ivan to shut up and brought up Flair’s 1975 plane crash to show how tough Flair was; moments later, Crockett brought up the Koloffs attack people from behind, with Nikita then dropping Crockett with the Russian Sickle:
Sam Houston vs. George South
Krusher Kruschev vs. Denny Brown
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) vs. Mike Lake
Ron Bass & Buddy Landel vs. Buzz Tyler & Manny Fernandez
Arn Anderson vs. Stoney Burke
Kendo Nagasaki vs. Ricky Reeves
Nikita Koloff vs. Mark Fleming
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – June 15, 1985
World Championship Wrestling – 6/15/85 – included opening footage of NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard blinding Dusty Rhodes with a fireball during the 6/8/85 card in Greensboro; featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, regarding Rhodes’ injury and noted that every time Rhodes insulted Blanchard or Baby Doll he ends up hurt and questioned what would happen next time:
Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater vs. Ron Rossi & Hill
Manny Fernandez vs. Randy Barber
Kamala vs. Alan Martin
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. the Italian Stallion & Joe Lightfoot
The Barbarian vs. Jason Walker
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Gerald Finlay
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 10-minute time-limit draw in a non-title match at 10:18; prior to the bout, Magnum interrupted an interview with Flair conducted by Tony Schiavone and put up $1,000 of his own money saying Flair couldn’t beat him in whatever TV time was left; Flair accepted the challenge and faced Magnum instead of his scheduled opponent; early in the match, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson joined Schiavone for guest commentary; the match ended as Magnum had Flair in the figure-4; after the contest, Flair attempted to jump Magnum from behind but Magnum fought him off only to be attacked by the Andersons; Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer then cleared the ring after Magnum had been triple teamed (The Rise and Fall of WCW)
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – June 15, 1985
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – June 15, 1985
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Denny Brown
Ron Bass defeated Mark Fleming
Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Sam Houston, Buzz Tyler, & Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez fought the Barbarian to a no contest
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – June 16, 1985 (matinee)
TV taping:
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Abdullah the Butcher & NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Also included the Road Warriors, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, Krusher Kruschev, Buddy Landel, Kendo Nagasaki, Superstar Billy Graham, Jimmy Valiant, Buzz Taylor, Ron Bass, and Sam Houston
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Exhibition Center – June 16, 1985
Pat Tanaka vs. Kendo Nagasaki
Denny Brown vs. Buddy Landel
Sam Houston vs. Krusher Khruschev
Buzz Tyler vs. Ron Bass
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian (New York streetfight)
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham (New York streetfight)
CWF @ Orlando, FL – June 16, 1985
Dale Veasey defeated Mike Golden
Bugsy McGraw defeated Rip Rogers
Kendall Windham defeated Jack Hart
Jesse Barr & Rick Rude defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Scott McGhee
Hercules Hernandez defeated Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification
Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – June 17, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Starship Eagle
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass in a bullrope match
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match
JCP @ Hickory, NC – June 18, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Ricky Reeves
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
CWF @ Tampa, FL – June 18, 1985
Dale Veasey defeated Mike Golden
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Jack Hart
Bugsy McGraw defeated Rip Rogers
Hercules Hernandez defeated Scott McGhee
Rick Rude & Jesse Barr defeated Billy Jack Haynes & Hector Guerrero
Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
CWF @ Daytona Beach, FL – Spruce Creek High School – June 19, 1985
US Tag Team Champions Rick Rude & Jesse Barr vs. Hector Guerrero & Billy Jack Haynes
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Wahoo McDaniel
Mid South @ Jackson, MS – June 20, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Terry Taylor
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – June 20, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Stoney Burke
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Buddy Landel
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Buzz Tyler defeated Ron Bass via TKO in a Texas Death Match
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – June 21, 1985
Dave Peterson fought Jim Waka to a draw
Marty Jannetty defeated Mike Vachon
Gustav the Giant defeated Monster Murdoch & Gil Guerrero in a handicap match
Larry & Curt Hennig defeated the Super Destroyer & Sheik Abdullah
Blackjack Lanza (sub. for Dick the Bruiser), Bob Brown, & Iceman King Parsons defeated Mr. Pogo, Starship Coyote, & Gary Royal
Harley Race defeated Bobby Duncum
Kerry Von Erich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – June 21, 1985
? vs. Doug Vines
Johnny Weaver vs. Joel Deaton
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Pat Tanaka (Best 2 out of 3 falls)
Ron Bass defeated Buzz Tyler in a bullrope match
Jimmy Valiant defeated The Barbarian in a steel cage match
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – June 21, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Stoney Burke
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Ricky Reeves
Ivan Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 6/22/85 – featured an opening clip of Manny Fernandez wrestling the Barbarian on 6/16/85 in Asheville, NC and hitting a plancha to the floor; hosted by Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver; included footage of NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard throwing a fireball into Dusty Rhodes’ face on 6/8/85 at the Greensboro Coliseum, with other wrestlers quickly coming to Rhodes’ aid and taking him to the hospital; featured Caudle conducting an interview with Rhodes, wearing sunglasses and a bandage on his face, in which he said he didn’t want Blanchard to face a suspension or fine because he would be Blanchard’s judge, jury, and executioner; included Caudle conducting another interview with Rhodes in which they introduced a video clip on Jimmy Valiant; Valiant, wearing a cowboy hat and sitting backwards in a chair, said he was down because Rhodes was down; Valiant said Rhodes came to his aid for the Boogie Jam and said he had his own Perfect 10, which was his own street lady who was seen walking by when Valiant was picked up on the side of the street in his Boogie Jam video the previous year; moments later, the “street lady” joined Rhodes in the interview area and said she would take care of Baby Doll; featured Caudle conducting an interview with Manny Fernandez in which he alluded to his time in Vietnam and said he would be a nightmare for Paul Jones’ men as well as Blanchard for what they did to Rhodes; included Caudle and Weaver discussing plans for the 1985 Great American Bash and the announcement Rhodes would face Blanchard in a steel cage and Rhodes would get Baby Doll for 30 days if he won, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson would face Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater, and they suspected NWA US Champion Magnum TA might face Kamala but no official announcement had been made; featured Caudle conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which he first said how disappointed he was in Blanchard’s attack on Rhodes before Blanchard said he didn’t care and said if Rhodes couldn’t stand the heat he should get out of the kitchen; included Caudle introducing footage from a recent house show in which NWA World Champion Ric Flair went to leave the ring after a title defense only to spot Ivan & Nikita Koloff blocking his way, with Nikita screaming out that he wanted Flair; backstage footage then aired of Nikita cutting a promo, beside Ivan, in which he said he wanted Flair and would follow him until he got his title shot and took Flair’s belt; featured Caudle conducting an interview with JJ Dillon and Buddy Landel about challenging Flair, with Dillon saying if Nikita didn’t get the job done then he would see to it that Landel took everything from Flair aside from his big nose; included a closing pretaped promo by Wahoo McDaniel, who talked about Rhodes calling him for help despite their differences; Wahoo said he turned his back on a lot of people in his quest for the NWA World Title but Rhodes reached out to him anyway and he wouldn’t let him down:
Manny Fernandez pinned Lee Ramsey at 2:23 with a reverse crossbody from the middle turnbuckle
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown with the gordbuster at 4:20
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated George South via submission with the figure-4 at 4:21
Sam Houston pinned Dave Dillenger with the bulldog at 1:25
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA 6-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Tag Team Champions & Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev) pinned an unknown with the Russian Sickle at 1:35; during the bout, NWA World Champion Ric Flair provided guest commentary and discussed the challenge of Buddy Landel
Buddy Landel, Ron Bass, & Kendo Nagasaki (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Dave Diamond, Ron Rossi, & Mark Fleming at 5:44 when Diamond submitted to Landel’s figure-4
Worldwide – 6/22/85:
The Road Warriors vs. Ron Rossi & George South
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Dave Dillenger
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Pat Tanaka & Denny Brown
Buddy Landel vs. Joel Deaton
Starship Eagle vs. Lee Ramsey
Nikita Koloff vs. Sam Houston
World Championship Wrestling – 6/22/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, regarding Dusty Rhodes’ eye injury and Rhodes bringing in Wahoo McDaniel to help him:
Buzz & Brett Sawyer & Randy Barber & Larry Clark
Magnum TA vs. Paul Garner
Jimmy Valiant vs. Carl Styles
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) defeated Terry Flynn; after the bout, Dusty Rhodes came out to the ring, confronted Baby Doll, pushed her and then fought with Blanchard before applying the figure-4; Baby Doll caused Rhodes to break the hold and distracted him long enough for Blanchard to hit Rhodes in the back of the head with a loaded elbow pad, knocking Rhodes to the floor
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors vs. Joel Deaton & David Dellenger
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper
NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated the Italian Stallion, Pez Whatley, & Rocky King at around the 14-minute mark when Whatley submitted to Flair’s figure-4 after sustaining Arn’s gordbuster; late in the match, Magnum TA joined Tony Schiavone on commentary; after the bout, Flair & the Andersons confronted Magnum on the floor until Jimmy Valiant and ? appeared, scaring them off (Ric Flair & the 4 Horsemen)
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) vs. Jason Walker
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Tommy Lane
Kevin Sullivan vs. Gerald Finlay
Black Bart vs. Nick Busick
GCW @ Columbus, GA – Municipal Auditorium – June 22, 1985
Thunderbolt Patterson & the Italian Stallion vs. the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Ole Anderson vs. Pez Whatley
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Jimmy Valiant
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Buzz & Brett Sawyer
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dick Slater via reverse decision
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – June 23, 1985
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Ricky Reeves
Nikita Koloff defeated Sam Houston
Buddy Landel defeated Pat Tanaka
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Joe Lightfoot & Billy Thundercloud
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Ron Bass fought Buzz Tyler to a double disqualification in a Texas Bullrope match
Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – June 23, 1985
Kevin Sullivan defeated Rocky King
Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Bob Roop
Black Bart defeated Starship Eagle
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – June 24, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Lee Ramsey
Krusher Khrushchev defeated Ricky Reeves
Ivan Koloff defeated Stoney Burke
Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Mid South @ New Orleans, LA – June 24, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Butch Reed via reverse decision
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – June 25, 1985
Worldwide – 6/29/85:
Ron Bass vs. Mark Fleming
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. Sam Houston & Paul Diamond
NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez vs. Lee Ramsey & Joel Deaton
Jimmy Valiant vs. Ron Rossi
Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian vs. Ricky Reeves & Stoney Burke
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Gene Ligon
Dark matches:
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant & Buzz Tyler vs. Buddy Landel & Ron Bass
Also included NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Kendo Nagasaki, Dusty Rhodes, Sam Houston, and Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Lansing, MI – June 25, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Mike Davis
Joe Lightfoot fought Tommy Lane to a draw
Thunderbolt Patterson & Pez Whatley defeated Kevin Sullivan & Bob Roop
Black Bart defeated Brett Sawyer
Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer fought Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
GCW @ Steubenville, OH – June 26, 1985
The Italian Stallion & Joe Lightfoot fought the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs to a draw
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Bob Roop
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pez Whatley
Black Bart defeated Brett Sawyer
Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer defeated Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Raliegh, NC – Dorton Arena – June 26, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Mark Fleming
Ivan Koloff defeated Ricky Reeves
Krusher Kruschev defeated Starship Eagle
The Barbarian defeated Manny Fernandez
Kendo Nagasaki & Buddy Landel defeated Jimmy Valiant & Buzz Tyler via disqualification
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – June 27, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Mark Fleming
Ivan Koloff defeated Sam Houston
Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
Ron Bass defeated Stoney Burke
Manny Fernandez defeated Kendo Nagasaki
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian in a steel cage match
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title steel cage match
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – June 28, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Ricky Reeves
The Barbarian defeated Manny Fernandez
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Valiant, Buzz Tyler, & Starship Eagle
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Stoney Burke
Ron Bass defeated Sam Houston
Denny Brown defeated Mark Fleming
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
Houston, TX – June 28, 1985
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via reverse decision
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – June 29, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 6/29/85 – included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair in which he said he was heading to Los Angeles later in the day, NWA US Champion Magnum TA wasn’t ready to challenge him, Nikita Koloff’s recent attack on David Crockett, facing Koloff at the Great American Bash, and making Koloff his personal gardner; featured Schiavone conducting a closing interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about the attack he made on Sam Houston earlier in the show and said that was an example of what he was capable of; Blanchard wore Houston’s hat and a Starrcade 84 t-shirt during the segment; Blanchard then noted he would face Rhodes in a ring surrounded by barbed wire and would continue to beat Rhodes:
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Alan Martin & Joe Smith
Ivan Koloff (w/ Nikita Koloff) vs. Gerald Finlay
Buzz Sawyer vs. Jimmy Dill
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. Larry Clark & Joe Smith (debut of Eaton, Condrey, & Cornette)
Black Bart vs. the Italian Stallion
Sam Houston defeated an unknown; after the bout, NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard ran into the ring, attacked Houston, and repeatedly whipped him with a belt until Dusty Rhodes came out
JCP @ Los Angeles, CA – Olympic Auditorium – June 29, 1985
Armando Guerrero & Jay York defeated Budda Khan & Pistol Pete via disqualification
Debbie the Killer Tomato defeated Charlie the Golden Cat to win the California Ladies Title
Jay Strongbow Jr. fought Jack Armstrong to a draw
Manny Fernandez defeated Krusher Kruschev
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA TV Champion Tully blanchard
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA via disqualification
JCP @ Augusta, GA – June 29, 1985
Denny Brown defeated Stoney Burke
Starship Eagle defeated John Tatum
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Ivan Koloff defeated the Italian Stallion
Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Mid South @ Tulsa, OK – June 30, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Terry Taylor
– 6/30/85: Cody Rhodes (Runnels) was born.
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 1, 1985
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson won a $50,000, 10-team battle royal
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – July 2, 1985
Buzz Tyler defeated John Tatum
Nikita Koloff defeated Sam Houston & Denny Brown in a handicap match
The Barbarian defeated Manny Fernandez
Jimmy Valiant defeated Kendo Nagasaki
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass via disqualification; stipulations stated Bass would face JJ Dillon if he won
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard in a lumberjack match
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – July 3, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Kendo Nagasaki (sub. for Abdullah the Butcher)
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson fought Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev won a $50,000, 10-team battle royal; other participants included: NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez, the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, Jimmy Valiant & Starship Eagle, Buddy Landel & Kendo Nagasaki, Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer, Ron Bass & Buzz Tyler, Pat Tanaka & Denny Brown, and Stoney Burke & Sam Houston
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 4, 1985 (13,000)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion (Eaton & Condrey’s Omni debut)
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Ron Garvin fought Black Bart to a no contest
Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Dick Slater, Pez Whatley, & Bill Watts
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned NWA US Champion Magnum TA
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – July 4, 1985
Ricky Reeves fought Tommy Lane to a draw
Denny Brown defeated Mike Davis
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Stoney Burke
Superstar Billy Graham deeated Pat Tanaka
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant, Manny Fernandez, & Buzz Tyler defeated the Barbarian, Abdullah the Butcher, & Paul Jones
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – July 5, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated American Starship Eagle
Ron Bass & Buzz Tyler defeated Joel Deaton & John Tatum (sub. for National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson)
Ron Garvin defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson (sub. for Black Bart)
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff won a 9-team $50,000 battle royal; other participants included Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey, Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian, NWA US Champion Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez, Jimmy Valiant & Starship Eagle, Ron Bass & Buzz Tyler, Dick Slater & Ron Garvin; National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson were also scheduled to appear
Worldwide – 7/6/85:
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Black Kat
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Ricky Reeves & Stoney Burke
Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston
Dick Slater vs. Tommy Lane
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. American Starship, Buzz Tyler, & Brett Sawyer
Manny Fernandez vs. John Tatum
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Mike Davis
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – July 6, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 7/6/85 – featured David Crockett on sole commentary; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which he mentioned the arrival of Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey and noted his upcoming match later in the day against Dusty Rhodes as part of the Great American Bash; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair, during which it was noted one of Eaton & Condrey’s opponents suffered a dislocated shoulder; Flair then mentioned his match against Nikita Koloff as part of the Great American Bash later in the day and soon facing Harley Race in Kansas City, MO as well as fending off challenges from Wahoo McDaniel, Dusty Rhodes, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson regarding Rhodes & Magnum, with Ole saying Rhodes knew the Andersons well enough to know he wanted no part of them; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which he said he would still be champion after facing Rhodes at the Bash and would have the title as long as he wanted it:
Buzz & Brett Sawyer vs. Larry Clark & Vernon Deaton
Ron Garvin vs. Arthur Pritz
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper
Kevin Sullivan vs. Jason Walker
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Ron Rossi
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Mike Davis, Tommy Lane, & the Black Cat
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (w/ NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson) vs. Gene Ligon
Jimmy Valiant vs. Randy Barber
Sam Houston vs. Roy George
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Mike Simani
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart vs. Rocky King
JCP @ Columbus, GA – July 6, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer (sub. for Joe Lightfoot) & the Italian Stallion
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Mike Davis
Brett Sawyer vs. Kendo Nagasaki
Pez Whatley vs. Kevin Sullivan
Ron Garvin vs. National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart (lights out match)
Also inclued a 12-man $20,000 battle royal
Great American Bash 85 – Charlotte, NC – Memorial Stadium – July 6, 1985 (27,000)
Featured an hour-long concert by David Allen Coe; during the concert, NWA World Champion Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Jimmy Valiant, and NWA US Champion Magnum TA briefly joined Coe on stage, with Valiant helping out on vocals
Ron Bass fought Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Bass applied the claw to Dillon until Landel pulled him from the ring
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Buzz Sawyer & Dick Slater when Ole pinned Sawyer with an elbow drop to the back of the head behind the referee’s back as Sawyer had Arn covered following a flying forearm
Manny Fernandez, Sam Houston, & Buzz Tyler defeated Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & Abdullah the Butcher when Houston pinned Graham with a small package
Jimmy Valiant (w/ Buzz Tyler) pinned Paul Jones (w/ Abdullah the Butcher) in a dog collar chain match with the elbow drop after Jones accidentally hit an interfering Abdullah with the chain; after the bout, Abdullah attacked Valiant until Tyler cleared the ring with a chair
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) fought NWA Tag Team Champions Krusher Khruschev & Ivan Koloff to a double disqualification after Kruschev hit Road Warrior Animal with a steel chair as Animal attempted to powerslam Koloff off the top, with the Road Warriors then using the weapon on Kruschev & Koloff; after the bout, the two teams continued to brawl until the Road Warriors cleared the ring
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Kamala (w/ Skandar Akbar) via disqualification at around the 6:45 mark when Akbar broke the cover after the champion hit a bodyslam after Kamala missed a charge in the corner; after the bout, Kamala accidentally hit Akbar, with Magnum then dropping Kamala with the belly to belly suplex (Crockett Cup 87)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff) when Flair held onto the top rope as Nikita tried to slam him into the ring, with Flair landing on top for the win; David Crockett was the guest referee for the match; after the bout, Nikita and Ivan double teamed Flair as the ring announcer asked the fans to stay clear of the ring; moments later, Nikita hit a Russian Sickle off the middle turnbuckle as Ivan held Flair up in the air; Sam Houston and other wrestlers tried to make the save but were beaten down as well; Nikita then knocked a bloody Flair to the floor with another Russian Sickle
Dusty Rhodes pinned NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) in a non-sanctioned steel cage match to win the title at 11:30 with a piledriver; after the bout, Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, and several other wrestlers came out to congratulate the new champion; due to pre-match stipulations, Rhodes won possession of Baby Doll for 30 days (American Dream: The Dusty Rhodes Story)
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 7, 1985
Pat Tanaka & Denny Brown fought Gene Ligon & John Tatum (sub. for Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey) to a draw
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Nikita Koloff, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Jimmy Valiant, Buzz Tyler, & Manny Fernandez
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification in a lights out Texas bullrope match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA via disqualification
JCP @ Marietta, GA – July 7, 1985
Thunderbolt Patterson & Rocky King defeated the Rock ‘n’ Roll RPMs
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
Kevin Sullivan defeated Pez Whatley
Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart via count-out
Buzz Sawyer defeated National Tag Team Champions Arn Anderson in a lights out match
JCP @ Swainsboro, GA – July 8, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Rocky King & Pez Whatley
Mid South @ Oklahoma City, OK – July 8, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
JCP @ Blackshear, GA – NFC Gym – July 9, 1985
Gerald Finley vs. the Eliminator
Rocky King vs. Rock ‘n Roll RPM #2
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Bob Roop
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion
Brett Sawyer vs. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Kevin Sullivan vs. National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
Buzz Sawyer vs. Dick Slater
WWC @ Puerto Rico – July 9, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Carlos Colon & Abdullah the Butcher after Abdullah refused to tag into the match and went backstage
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – July 9, 1985
Pro – 7/13/85:
Worldwide – 7/13/85
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev to win the titles at around the 34-minute mark when Morton pinned Koloff with a victory roll; David Crockett, Magnum TA, and Tony Schiavone provided commentary for the match; after the contest, Jimmy Valiant, Manny Fernandez, Sam Houston, and several others came out to celebrate with the new champions (Morton & Gibson’s debut) (Allied Powers)
Dark match: Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian
CWF @ Miami, FL – Dade County Youth Fair – July 10, 1985 (1,980)
Dale Veasey defeated the Masked Marauder
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Tony Wonder
Kendall Windham defeated Jack Hart
Rip Oliver & the Grappler defeated Mike Graham & Cocoa Samoa
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Rick Rude
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rip Rogers
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – July 10, 1985
Kendo Nagasaki defeated Gerald Findley
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mark Fleming
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Sam Houston & Jimmy Valiant
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA fought Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
JCP @ Columbia, SC – July 11, 1985
Gene Ligon defeated George South
John Tatum defeated Lee Ramsey
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones
Ron Bass defeated Kendo Nagasaki
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – July 11, 1985
Harley Race defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match; fall #3: Race won via disqualification
JCP @ Dillwyn, VA – Bassett High School Gym – July 12, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Sam Houston
Buzz Tyler & American Starship vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Manny Fernandez vs. NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard
Houston, TX – July 12, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – July 13, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 7/13/85
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – July 13, 1985 (5,629)
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Rising Sun #2 defeated Stoney Burke
Ivan Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – July 13, 1985
Brett Sawyer defeated Mike Davis
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Bob Roop
Dick Slater fought Kevin Sullivan to a no contest
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion
Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin
Buzz Sawyer defeated Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones via count-out
CWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – July 13, 1985
Dale Veasey defeated Tony Wonder
The Grappler & Rip Oliver defeated Cocao Samoa & Tiger Conway Jr.
Kendall Windham defeaetd Jack Hart
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude
Rip Rogers defeated Bugsy McGraw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Jack Haynes
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – July 14, 1985 (matinee)
Gene Ligon defeated Lee Ramsey
Ricky Reeves defeated Tommy Lane
The Rising Suns defeated Starship Eagle & Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez defeated Ivan Koloff
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel
CWF @ Orlando, FL – July 14, 1985
Cocoa Samoa defeated Jack Hart
Kendall Windham defeated Tony Wonder
Bugsy McGraw defeated Rip Rogers
The Grappler & Rip Oliver defeated Mike Graham & Tiger Conway Jr.
Rick Rude defeated Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Charleston, WV – July 14, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated Bob Roop
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis
Kevin Sullivan defeated the Italian Stallion
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer
Brett Sawyer defeated Arn Anderson
Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones via disqualification
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 15, 1985
Ron Bass defeated Joel Deaton
Ivan Koloff & Khrusher Khruschev defeated Sam Houston & Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez fought Abdullah The Butcher to a double count-out
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Superstar Billy Graham & Kendo Nagasaki
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Buddy Landel to a draw
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
JCP @ Columbus, GA – July 15, 1985
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Canton, OH – July 15, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion
JCP @ Marion, OH – July 16, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dick Slater & Brett Sawyer
CWF @ Tampa, FL – July 16, 1985
Kendall Windham defeated Tony Wonder
Jack Hart defeated Dale Veasey
Rip Oliver & the Grappler defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Cocoa Samoa
Rip Rogers defeated Bugsy McGraw
Rick Rude defeated Billy Jack Haynes via forfeit
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
JCP @ Gaffney, SC – Timken Physical Education Center – July 16, 1985 (2,000; sell out)
Worldwide – 7/20/85 – featured Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; included Crockett introducing footage of NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes taking Baby Doll to Nelson Royal’s ranch, with footage then airing of Baby Doll cleaning the horse stalls; moments later, Baby Doll found Rhodes and Royal outside and asked if she could ride one of the horses that she’s been cleaning up after, with Rhodes agreeing; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Buddy Landel & JJ Dillon, with Dillon saying Landel should be the NWA World Champion then and there; moments later, footage aired of a recent bout between Flair and Landel in which Landel pinned Flair after hitting him with a foreign object; Rhodes then came out and told the referee what happened, with Landel assaulting Rhodes and then the referee; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff regarding their NWA Tag Team Title loss to Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and Nikita’s loss to Flair at the Great American Bash in Charlotte, NC; the Russians then said they wouldn’t stop until they reclaimed the tag team titles and Nikita took the world title; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Manny Fernandez regarding Paul Jones, with Jones then interrupting and distracting Fernandez until he was double teamed by the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham; included another segment of Baby Doll, Rhodes, and Royal in which Baby Doll rode Floyd the horse off the ranch; featured a closing segment in which Rhodes and Royal were shown at the ranch talking about Baby Doll’s escape:
Jimmy Valiant pinned Joel Deaton with the elbow drop at the 28-second mark
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown in a non-title match at 3:49 with the headbutt off the top
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated George South & Gene Ligon at 5:26 when Gibson pinned South following the double dropkick
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mark Fleming at 7:35 via submission with the figure-4
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Kendo Nagasaki (w/ JJ Dillon) with the belly to belly suplex at the 58-second mark
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff) defeated Starship Eagle & Lee Ramsey at 3:16 when Nikita pinned Ramsey with the Russian Sickle as Kruschev held Ramsey in the air; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson regarding their title win over the Russians; Morton & Gibson joined Crockett on commentary for the match; after the contest, Crockett spoke with Morton & Gibson regarding the challenge of the Road Warriors, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and the Russians
Dark matches:
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham & Paul Jones
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – July 17, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Bob Roop
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ivan Koloff
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
Dick Slater defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & Brett Sawyer
Buzz Sawyer fought National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson to a draw
CWF @ Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Stadium – July 17, 1985 (2,056)
Dale Veasey defeated Tony Wonder
Kendall Windham defeated Jack Hart
Rip Oliver & the Grappler defeated Tiger Conway Jr. & Cocoa Samoa
Rip Rogers defeated Bugsy McGraw
Wahoo McDaniel fought Rick Rude to a double disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Jack Haynes
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorim – July 17, 1985
TV taping:
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 7/20/85:
Manny Fernandez & Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian via disqualification at 5:27
JCP @ Columbus, OH – July 18, 1985
Brett Sawyer defeated Bob Roop
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion
Dick Slater fought Kevin Sullivan to a no contest
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin
Buzz Sawyer defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a Texas Death Match
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – July 18, 1985
The Rising Suns defeated Sam Houston & Mark Fleming
Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Reeves
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Barbarian & Superstar Billy Graham
Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – July 19, 1985
Brett Sawyer pinned Bob Roop at 7:43
Thunderbolt Patterson pinned DJ at 7:55
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion at 13:05 when Eaton pinned Whatley
Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification at 11:58
Buzz Sawyer defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a Texas Death Match at 27:05
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart pinned Ron Garvin at 17:42
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – July 20, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 7/20/85
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – July 20, 1985
Sam Houston defeated JJ Dillon
Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Buddy Landel defeated Ron Bass
Dick Slater defeated the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff via count-out
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Tully Blanchard in a bullrope match
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
JCP @ Columbus, GA – Municipal Stadium – July 20, 1985
Joe Lightfoot vs. Bob Roop
Rocky King & Gerald Finlay vs. Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart vs. Pez Whatley (No DQ)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley (sub. for Bart Sawyer) & the Italian Stallion
Dick Slater vs. Kevin Sullivan
Buzz Sawyer vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson (non-sanctioned steel cage match)
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – July 21, 1985 (6,129)
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Joel Deaton
Krusher Kruschev defeated Starship Eagle
Ron Bass defeated Rising Sun #2
Jimmy Valiant defeated Rising Sun #1
Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Tully Blanchard pinned NWA US Champion Magnum TA to win the title when, as the referee was knocked down, Blanchard hit the champion with a foreign object handed to him by Baby Doll, who briefly appeared ringside dressed as a police officer
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian in a Mexican Death match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – July 21, 1985
Prior to the show, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson attacked Magnum TA backstage as Magnum was cutting a promo for the Philadelphia market; during the assault, Magnum was repeatedly punched, kicked, and had his shirt torn
Terry Taylor defeated Bob Roop
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & the Italian Stallion
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
Tully Blanchard defeated Brett Sawyer
Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA fought National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson to a no contest
Black Bart defeated Ron Garvin in a steel cage match
JCP @ Saginaw, MI – July 22, 1985
Bob Roop defeated Rocky King
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Davis
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Tommy Lane
Black Bart defeated the Italian Stallion
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant fought Paul Jones to a draw
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 22, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown
Joel Deaton defeated Kareem Muhammad
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Sam Houston
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a 30-minute time-limit draw
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Buddy Landel in a No DQ match at the 35-minute mark
JCP @ Lansing, MI – July 23, 1985
Tommy Lane defeated Rocky King
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis
Kevin Sullivan defeated the Italian Stallion
Pez Whatley defeated Bob Roop
Black Bart defeated Brett Sawyer
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones via disqualification
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – July 23, 1985
TV taping:
Magnum TA vs. Abdullah the Butcher
Ron Bass vs. Buddy Landel
Also included NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Ivan Koloff, Krusher Kruschev, Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, Manny Fernandez, Superstar Billy Graham, Nikita Koloff, Sam Houston, and Buzz Tyler
JCP @ Columbia, SC – July 23, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Ricky Reeves
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Lee Ramsey
Jimmy Valiant defeated Abdullah the Butcher
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Newton, NC – July 24, 1985
Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall – July 24, 1985
Tiger Conway Jr. defeated Tony Wonder
Rip Rogers defeated Bugsy McGraw
The Grappler & Rip Oliver defeated Mike Graham & Cocoa Samoa
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
Magnum TA fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Rick Rude
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title barbed wire match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – July 24, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Kevin Von Erich
JCP @ Athens, GA – July 25, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
JCP @ Albany, GA – Civic Center – July 26, 1985
Joe Lightfoot vs. Bob Roop
Rocky King vs. Mike Davis
National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart vs. Pez Whatley
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer vs. Arn Anderson & Kevin Sullivan (steel cage match)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey co-won a $10,000 battle royal
Houston, TX – July 26, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a No DQ match
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – July 26, 1985
Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw
The Rising Suns defeated Starship Eagle & Sam Houston (sub. for Buzz Tyler)
Ron Bass (sub. for Magnum TA) defeated Buddy Landel in a Texas Death Match
Magnum TA (sub. for NWA World Champion Ric Flair) defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – July 27, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 7/27/85
Worldwide – 7/27/85:
The Rising Suns vs. Denny Brown & Stony Burke
Buddy Landel vs. Joel Deaton
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Dale Williams & Carry Clarke
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Mark Fleming & Lee Ramsey
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Starship Eagle
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Ron Bass
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Sam Houston, Burke, & Pat Tanaka
Mid-South Wrestlefest – Tulsa, OK – Skelly Stadium – July 27, 1985
Jim Ross was the ring announcer
Al Perez pinned Mark Ragin with a waistlock suplex into a bridge at 5:55; after the bout, the two hugged
Power Pro Wrestling – ?/86: The One Man Gang pinned Wendell Cooley with a clothesline and the 747 splash at 4:48
Nord the Barbarian defeaetd Brickhouse Brown via submission with a full nelson at 4:50; following the bout, Jim Ross made an announcement that the scheduled Mid-South Tag Team Champion Steve Williams vs. Kevin Von Erich match would not take place
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers (w/ a K107 DJ) defeated Eddie Gilbert & Jerry Gray at 12:38 when Rogers pinned Gray with a sunset flip as Fulton had Gray in a front headlock
Jake Roberts pinned Mid-South Tag Team Champion Ted Dibiase with the DDT at 13:12; Roberts hit the DDT as Dibiase went to grab a foreign object that fell out of Dibiase’s glove while the referee was knocked down
Butch Reed pinned Dutch Mantell at 10:00 after a press slam
Japan TV: NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 15:28; late in the match, the referee was knocked to the floor, with Flair then throwing the challenger over the top rope behind his back; moments later, Rhodes blocked a piledriver attempt and sent Flair to the floor with a backdrop; Rhodes then suplexed Flair back into the ring, with the referee crawling over and Rhodes believing he had won the title until the referee ruled he stopped the match for catching Rhodes throwing Flair over the top rope
Bill Watts, Jim Duggan, & Dick Murdoch defeated Kareem Muhammad, Kamala, & Skandar Akbar (w/ the Masked Champion) at 9:29 when Watts pinned Kamala with a powerslam after Kamala sustained a tackle from Duggan; prior to the bout, Duggan and Murdoch were driven to the ring on the back of a monster truck, with American flags positioned on it; following the entrances, Akbar took the mic, noted his arm was in a sling, and said he had the Masked Champion to wrestle in his place, with the crowd chanting “Bullshit;” Watts then called for Grizzly Smith to make a ruling about Akbar, with Smith getting in the ring, reminding Akbar that he signed a contract to wrestle, and Watts, Duggan, & Murdoch pulling Akbar into the ring to start the match; after the contest, Muhammad ran back in the ring but was knocked out of it by Watts after a punch; moments later, the Masked Champion ran in the ring but rolled out after a double tackle from Duggan and Murdoch
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – July 27, 1985 (7,929)
Ricky Reeves defeated Mark Fleming
Sam Houston defeated George South
Ron Bass pinned Joel Deaton
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a 60-minute time-limit draw
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – July 28, 1985 (2,700) (matinee)
Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a double count-out
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev to a draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
JCP @ Augusta, GA – July 28, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – July 29, 1985
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Ricky Reaves
Sam Houston pinned George South
Joel Deaton defeated Lee Ramsey
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant pinned Paul Jones
NWA World Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev to 60-minute time-limit draw
JCP @ Jasper, GA – July 30, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Brett Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
Mid South @ Jackson, MS – July 30, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Dick Murdoch
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – July 31, 1985
Rising Sun #2 defeated Ricky Reeves
Rising Sun #1 defeated Sam Houston
Krusher Kruschev defeated Mark Fleming
Terry Taylor defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a double count-out
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel
JCP @ Mount Holly, NJ – Burlington County Vo-Tech High School – August 1, 1985
Denny Brown fought Stoney Burke to a draw
Pat Tanaka defeated Gerald Finley
Ron Bass defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Manny Fernandez defeated Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Abdullah the Butcher via count-out
JCP @ Huntington, WV – August 1, 1985
Rising Sun #1 defeated Ricky Reeves
NWA National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Johnny Weaver & Sam Houston
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Starship Eagle
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Magnum TA to a draw
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – August 2, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pat Tanaka & Denny Brown
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a Texas Death Match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Nikita Koloff to a no contest
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard via count-out
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – August 2, 1985
Thunderbolt Patterson & Pez Whatley vs. the Rising Suns
Superstar Billy Graham vs. the Italian Stallion
Terry Taylor vs. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Dick Slater vs. Abdullah the Butcher
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian (Mexican death match)
Jimmy Valiant vs. Paul Jones (dog collar match)
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium – August 2, 1985
Art Crews, Dave Peterson, & Marty Jannetty vs. Edcar Thomas, Gary Royal, & the Super Destroyer
Bulldog Brown vs. Sheik Abdullah
American Starship Coyote vs. Rufus R. Jones
Curt Hennig & Steve Olsonoski vs. Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy
Dick the Bruiser vs. Mr. Pogo (Texas Death Match)
Harley Race defeated Missouri Heavyweight Champion Jerry Blackwell to win the title
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Slaughter via count-out at 26:00
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – August 3, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 8/3/85
Polynesian Pacific @ Honolulu, HI – Aloha Stadium – August 3, 1985 (12,553; reported as 19,995)
WWF Jr. Heavyweight Champion the Cobra defeated Superfly Tui
Seiji Sakaguchi defeated Matt Borne
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami defated Gary Fulton & Gary Lewis
Jimmy Snuka defeated Larry Sharpe
Manny Fernendez defeated Black Bart via disqualification
Mighty Milo fought AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal to a draw
Debbie Combs defaeted Fallen Angel via disqualification
Farmer Boy Ipo & Leroy Brown defeated Joel & Verne Deaton
Mean Little Kevin defeated Pancho Boy
Richie Magnett defeated Gypsy Joe
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev
Andre the Giant, Angelo Mosca, & Steve Collins defeated King Kong Bundy, Mark Lewin, & Kevin Sullivan
Lars Anderson defeated Polynesian Heavyweight Champion Bad News Allen to win the title
Polynesian Tag Team Champions Rocky & Ricky Johnson defeated the Dirty White Boys
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Sivi Afi to a no contest
Worldwide – 8/3/85:
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Ricky Reeves & Stoney Burke
Buddy Landel vs. Pat Tanaka
Magnum TA vs. Gerald Finley
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes (w/ Baby Doll) vs. Joel Deaton
Nikita Koloff vs. Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant, Manny Fernandez, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Superstar Billy Graham, the Barbarian, & the Rising Suns
JCP @ Florence, SC – August 3, 1985
Rising Sun #1 defeated Stoney Burke
Rising Sun #2 defeated Denny Brown
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a Texas Death Match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson via disqualification
JCP @ Macon, GA – August 3, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Exhibition Center – August 4, 1985
Gene Ligon vs. Lee Ramsey
Ricky Reeves vs. George South
Johnny Weaver vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Starship Eagle
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Marietta, GA – August 4, 1985
Dick Slater, Buzz & Brett Sawyer defeated Bob Roop, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – August 5, 1985
Rising Sun ? defeated Ricky Reeves
Denny Brown pinned Joe Lightfoot
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – August 6, 1985 (5,123)
TV taping:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez
Buddy Landel defeated George South
Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Stoney Burke & Ricky Reeves
Magnum TA defeated Mark Fleming
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Golden Terror & Joel Deaton
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Lee Ramsey
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated the Rising Suns
Worldwide – 8/10/85:
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Ron Rossi & the Golden Terror
Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian defeated Stoney Burke & Ricky Reeves
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Gerald Finley & Mark Fleming
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Denny Brown & George South
Buddy Landel defeated Lee Ramsey
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, Ole & Arn Anderson defeated American Starship, Ron Bass, & Sam Houston
JCP @ Gainesville, GA – August 6, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – August 7, 1985
The Italian Stallion pinned Bob Roop at 8:36
Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan
Thunderbolt Patterson pinned Tommy Lane at 9:11
Pez Whatley pinned Mike Davis at 8:53
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer at 19:47 when Eaton pinned Brett
Terry Taylor pinned National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart at 21:05 in a non-title match
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – August 7, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian
NWA TV Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez via disqualification
National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson defeated Magnum TA
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (No DQ)
JCP @ Canton, OH – August 8, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – August 8, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Mark Fleming
Ron Bass fought Buddy Landel to a no contest
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston & Starship Eagle
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev to a draw
Central States @ Kansas City, KS – August 8, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Missouri Heavyweight Champion Harley Race; Bob Brown was the guest referee for the match
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – August 9, 1985
Black Cat vs. Rising Sun
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Alexander
Joe Lightfoot vs. the Barbarian
Ron Bass vs. Buddy Landel (Texas Death Match)
Nikita Koloff vs. Sam Houston
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (90-minute time-limit)
Mid South @ Baton Rouge, LA – August 9, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dick Murdoch via disqualification
JCP @ Charleston, WV – August 9, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Tommy Lane
Pez Whatley fought Bob Roop to a draw
Thunderbolt Patterson defeated Mike Davis
Black Bart defeated Terry Taylor via disqualification
Dick Slater defeated Kevin Sullivan in a No DQ match
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
TV taping:
Jimmy Valiant defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification at around the 3:10 mark when Abdullah the Butcher attacked Valiant as Blanchard was caught in the sleeper; featured Bob Caudle & Johnny Weaver on commentary; after the bout, Magnum TA made the save, bodyslammed Abdullah, and ran Blanchard out of the ring
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – August 10, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 8/10/85 – 1 hour episode:
Ron Bass vs. Gerald Finley
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) fought Terry Taylor to a 20-minute time-limit draw; after the bout, Blanchard continued to attack Taylor
Harley Race vs. Jim Jeffers
Nikita Koloff vs. Brodie Chase
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Keith Erich & Alan Martin
JCP @ Columbus, GA – Municipal Auditorium – August 10, 1985
Kevin Sullivan defeated Adrian Bivens
Tommy Lane defeated Gerald Finley
Mike Davis defeated Rocky King
The Italian Stallion defeated Bob Roop
Black Bart defeated Terry Taylor via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – August 10, 1985
Denny Brown defeated Joel Deaton
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian in a Mexican Death match
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
Mid South @ New Orleans, LA – Superdome – August 10, 1985 (15,800)
Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers defeated Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantell
Dick Murdoch defeated the Masked Champion
Mid South Tag Team Champions Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams defeated Nord the Barbarian & Jake Roberts in a steel cage match; Bob Sweetan was the guest referee for the bout
Kamala & Kareem Muhammad defeated Bill Watts & Jim Duggan in a loser leaves town match when Watts was pinned
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Butch Reed in a No DQ match
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – August 11, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz Sawyer & Manny Fernandez
Nikita Koloff fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out
JCP @ ? – August 11, 1985
George South vs. Stoney Burke
Joel Deaton vs. Sam Houston
Buddy Landel vs. Ron Bass
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Barbarian (dog collar match)
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
CWF @ ? – Ballpark Stadium – August 12, 1985
Jack Hart vs. Scott McGhee (Florida Heavyweight Title)
Coco Samoa & Tiger Conway vs. the Grappler & the Crippler
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Rick Rude
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Wahoo McDaniel (Indian strap match)
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – August 12, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated two unknowns
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jim Jeffers & Gerald Findlay
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Superstar Billy Graham & the Barbarian
Magnum TA defeated Buddy Landel via disqualification
Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling:
Pro
CWF @ Tampa, FL – Spartan Sports Center – August 13, 1985
Scott McGhee defeated Tony Wonder
Kendall Windham defeated Rip Rogers
Cocoa Samoa fought Rip Oliver to a draw
Jack Hart defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
Mike Graham defeated Rick Rude via disqualification
Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & the Grappler in a steel cage match
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – August 13, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Rossi & an unknown
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Denny Brown & Starship Eagle
Worldwide – 8/17/85 – featured an opening clip of Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez vs. Joel Deaton & the Golden Terror; included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; featured Jim Cornette joining David Crockett and cutting a promo saying he wasn’t used to dealing with the lower tier of humanity and asked the fans to start showing he, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey the respect they deserve; Cornette then cut a promo on the teams of Buzz & Brett Sawyer, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, and NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA; included Crockett conducting an interview with Buddy Landel & JJ Dillon regarding the challenge of NWA World Champion Ric Flair; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Nikita Koloff regarding Morton & Gibson and that the Russians were still after the tag team titles, then adding he was also after Flair and was taking another piece of Flair each time they meet; included Crockett conducting an interview with Rhodes, Magnum, and Sam Houston regarding Houston’s broken arm at the hands of NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson; moments later, they reviewed footage of how Blanchard and the Andersons injured the arm weeks earlier in the ring; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Morton & Gibson regarding the challenge of the Russians; included Crockett conducting a closing interview with Blanchard & Baby Doll in which they made fun of Crockett’s attire before bragging about their accomplishments and cutting a promo on Rhodes, Magnum, and Houston:
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Joel Deaton & the Golden Terror at 2:44 when Valiant pinned Terror with an elbow drop
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ricky Reeves & Jim Jeffers at 6:34 when Eaton pinned Jeffers following a bulldog double team; Cornette provided the ring introductions for his men
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Mike Starr & Ron Rossi at 4:58 when Ole forced a submission with a standing armbar after hitting a kneedrop off the top onto the opponent’s shoulder; following the commercial break, David Crockett conducted an interview with the Andersons in which Ole talked about the recent attacks to Sam Houston and Magnum TA and said no one was in their caliber
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Gerald Finley via submission with the figure-4 at 4:03; Landel kept the hold applied after the match, even grabbing Dillon for leverage, until referee Tommy Young broke it
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Vernon Deaton with the slingshot suplex at the 46-second mark
Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Denny Brown & George South at 4:56 when Barbarian pinned South with a headbutt off the top
Dark match after the taping: NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification (the first Rock ‘n’ Roll Express vs. Midnight Express match in the Carolinas)
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – August 14, 1985
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Ron Bass fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double count-out in a bounty match
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston & Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Manny Fernandez in a No DQ match
Jimmy Valiant, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
CWF @ Miami, FL – August 14, 1985
Kendall Windham defeated Tony Wonder
Rip Oliver & Rip Rogers defeated Cocoa Samoa & Tiger Conway Jr.
Jack Hart defeated Scott McGhee
Mike Graham defeated Rick Rude via disqualification
Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & the Grappler
JCP @ Athens, GA – August 15, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & Brett Sawyer
CWF @ Orlando, FL – August 15, 1985
Dale Veasey defeated Tony Wonder
Frank Lang defeated Jack Hart
Rip Oliver defeated Tiger Conway Jr.
Cocoa Samoa defeated Rip Rogers
Rick Rude defeated Mike Graham
Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & the Grappler
JCP @ Albany, GA – Civic Center – August 16, 1985
Pez Whatley vs. Mike Davis
Bob Roop vs. the Italian Stallion
Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Tommy Lane
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Terry Taylor vs. National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Dick Slater vs. Kevin Sullivan (Lights out match)
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – August 16, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a Texas Death Match
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
JCP/AWA Star Wars – East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – August 16, 1985 (7,000)
Baron Von Raschke defeated Davey Gee
Brad Rheingans defeated Boris Zurcov via disqualification
AWA Light Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal pinned Buck Zumhoffe
Greg Gagne & Curt Hennig defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens at the 19-minute mark when Gagne pinned Bockwinkel
AWA World Champion Rick Martel pinned Larry Zbyszko at the 19-minute mark
Sgt. Slaughter defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification at the 34-minute mark when Boris Zhukov attacked Slaughter as Flair was caught in the Cobra Clutch; after the bout, Zhukov threw down the referee and continued to assault Slaughter; as Flair and Zhukov continued to double team Slaughter, Curt Hennig, Brad Rheingans, Buck Zumhoffee, and Tom Zenk made the save
The Road Warriors & Paul Ellering defeated Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts, & Terry Gordy via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – August 17, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 8/17/85
JCP/AWA @ Landover, MD – Capital Centre – August 17, 1985
Bob Backlund defeated Larry Sharpe
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Larry Zbyszko
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – August 1985
Krusher Khruschev defeated Sam Houston
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated American Starship Eagle
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel via count-out in a Texas Death Match
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a no contest when National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson interfered
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Ivan & Nikita Koloff to a 60-minute time-limit draw
JCP @ Columbus, GA – August 17, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – August 18, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – August 18, 1985 (9,124)
Sam Houston defeated Rising Sun #2
Denny Brown defeated Rising Sun #1
Starship Eagle defeated the Golden Terror
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian via disqualification
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a bunkhouse match
Wahoo McDaniel fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
AWA @ Chicago, IL – Rosemont Horizon – August 18, 1985 (6,000)
Scott Irwin defeated Rob Rechsteiner (Rick Steiner)
Curt Hennig fought Larry Zbyszko to a draw
Steve Regal defeated Buck Zumhoffe
Bill Irwin defeated Baron Von Raschke
Brad Rheingans defeated Boris Zhukov via disqualification
Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts defeated AWA World Champion Rick Martel, Jerry Blackwell, & Larry Hennig via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Robinson
Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Ray Stevens
JCP @ Lovingston, VA – Nelson County High School Gym – August 22, 1985
Denny Brown & Rising Sun #1 vs. Stoney Burke & Ricky Reeves
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez vs. the Barbarian (Mexican Death Match)
Jimmy Valiant vs. Paul Jones (dog collar match)
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – August 22, 1985
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a bunkhouse match
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Magnum TA
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson in a bullrope match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff via disqualification
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – August 23, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Starship Eagle
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Jimmy Valiant & Pez Whatley
Ron Bass fought Buddy Landel to a draw
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Manny Fernandez defeated the Barbarian in a Mexican death match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – August 24, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 8/24/85:
Manny Fernandez vs. Jim Jeffers
The Barbarian vs. Lee Ramsey
Terry Taylor vs. Mike Davis
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Brodie Chase & Jason Walker
Black Bart vs. Ron Rossi
Jimmy Valiant, Ron Bass, & Starship Eagle vs. NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Buzz & Brett Sawyer vs. Randy Barber & George South
Buddy Landel vs. Gerald Finley
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Larry Clarke & Jim Jeffers
Worldwide – 8/24/85:
Ron Bass vs. Gerald Finley
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) vs. Ron Rossi & Mark Fleming
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Joel Deaton & the Golden Terror
Buddy Landel vs. Jim Jeffers
Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian vs. George South & Mack Jeffers
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Sam Houston, Starship Eagle, & Denny Brown
JCP @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – August 24, 1985
Terry Taylor, Buzz & Brett Sawyer defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – August 24, 1985 (7,923)
Stoney Burke defeated George South
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson via disqualification
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson in a Texas bullrope match
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
JCP @ College Park, GA – August 25, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – August 26, 1985 (4,100)
Starship Eagle fought the Rising Sun to a draw
Krusher Khruschev defeated Sam Houston
Little Coco pinned Cowboy Lane
Manny Fernandez fought Abdullah the Butcher to a double count-out
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson via disaqualification
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Ron Bass defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
JCP @ Wildwood, NJ – August 26, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Allentown, PA – Grandstand – August 27, 1985
Held during the Allentown Fair
Kevin Sullivan vs. Dick Slater
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz Sawyer & the Italian Stallion
Pez Whatley vs. the Barbarian
Black Bart vs. Terry Taylor (NWA National Heavyweight Title)
Jimmy Valiant vs. Superstar Billy Graham (streetfight)
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Abdullah the Butcher (steel cage)
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – August 27, 1985
Worldwide – 8/31/85:
Ron Bass vs. Ron Rossi
Manny Fernandez vs. Tommy Lane
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. George South & Lee Ramsey
Buddy Landel vs. Joel Deaton
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Stoney Burke, Ricky Reeves, & Denny Brown
Dark matches:
Little Coco vs. Cowboy Lang
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev
Also included Sam Houston
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – August 28, 1985
Cowboy Lang vs. Little Coco
Starship Eagle vs. Buddy Landel
Manny Fernandez vs. Abdullah the Butcher
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff (No DQ match)
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Jimmy Valiant
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA vs. National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Athens, GA – August 29, 1985
Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion, Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – August 30, 1985
Little Cocoa defeated Cowboy Lang
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Buddy Landel defeated American Starship Eagle
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Dusty Rhodes, Ron Bass, & Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – August 31, 1985
Joel Deaton defeated Mark Fleming
Denny Brown defeated Pat Tanaka
Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Valiant, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Dusty Rhodes defeated Ole Anderson
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Magnum TA
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel at the 25-minute mark
JCP @ Columbus, GA – August 31, 1985
The Italian Stallion, Buzz & Brett Sawyer defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via count-out
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – September 1, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 9/1/85
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – September 1, 1985
Little Coco & Starship Eagle vs. Cowboy Lang & Joel Deaton
Buddy Landel vs. Ron Bass (bunkhouse match)
Manny Fernandez vs. Abdullah the Butcher (Texas Death Match)
Jimmy Valiant, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff, Krusher Kruschev, & the Barbarian
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum TA (No DQ)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – September 1, 1985
The Rising Suns defeated Stoney Burke & Pez Whatley
Joel Deaton defeated Ricky Reeves
Little Coco defeated Cowboy Lang
Manny Fernandez fought Abdullah the Butcher to a draw
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Terry Taylor
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – September 1, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Sam Houston
The Barbarian defeated Starship Eagle
Buddy Landel defeated the Italian Stallion
Ron Bass defeated Black Bart via disqualification
Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant, Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff in a lumberjack match
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – September 2, 1985
Rising Sun #1 vs. Denny Brown
Rising Sun #2 vs. Starship Eagle
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson vs. Sam Houston
Buddy Landel vs. Ron Bass (bunkhouse match)
Dusty Rhodes vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – September 2, 1985
Terry Taylor fought Krusher Kruschev to a draw
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart via disqualification
Manny Fernandez pinned Abdullah the Butcher
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
CWF Battle of the Belts – Tampa, FL – Sun Dome – September 2, 1985 (7,600)
Shown live in syndication – featured Gordon Solie & Mike Graham on commentary:
Hector & Chavo Guerrero defeated Rip Oliver & the Grappler at 15:40 when Hector pinned the Grappler
Cocoa Samoa pinned Rip Rogers at the 11-minute mark
Kendall Windham pinned Jack Hart at the 12-minute mark
Southern Heavyweight Champion Rick Rude pinned Billy Jack Hayes at the 14-minute mark
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) fought Harley Race & Stan Hansen to a double count-out at the 10-minute mark when all four men began brawling on the floor
Nick Bockwinkel pinned Frankie Lane (sub. for AWA World Champion Rick Martel) at the 4-minute mark
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a Best 2 out of 3 falls match, 2-1; fall #1: McDaniel defeated Flair via submission with a sleeper at the 24-minute mark; fall #2: Flair pinned McDaniel at the 40-minute mark with a kneedrop after twice ramming the challenger into the ringpost on the floor; fall #3: Flair pinned McDaniel at 43:17 after kicking off the ropes as Flair was caught in a sleeper, with Flair falling backwards for the win
JCP @ Gaffney, SC – September 3, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 9/7/85:
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez vs. the Rising Sun & the Golden Terror
Superstar Billy Graham vs. George South
Magnum TA vs. Tommy Lane
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Gerald Finley & Lee Ramsey
Sam Houston pinned NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson with a roll up at 4:48 after Anderson became distracted by Magnum TA on the apron; NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson provided guest commentary for the bout; Houston’s arm was in a cast as a result of it being recently broken by the Andersons, NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, and Baby Doll; mid-way through the bout, Magnum appeared ringside; after the bout, the Andersons double teamed Houston until NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes and Magnum cleared the ring
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Rocky King
The Barbarian & Abdullah the Butcher vs. Starship Eagle & Mark Fleming
Dark match after the taping: NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – September 4, 1985
Starship Eagle & Little Coco defeated Joel Deaton & Cowboy Lang
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher
Nikita Koloff fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out
Jimmy Valiant, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Barbarian, Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Continental @ Lexington, KY – September 5, 1985 (9,000)
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 28:03; Lawler initially appeared to have won the match and title but the referee stopped the bout after noticing Lawler threw Flair over the top rope moments earlier
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – September 6, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – September 6, 1985
Cowboy Lang vs. Little Coco
The Rising Suns vs. Denny Brown & the Italian Stallion
Manny Fernandez vs. Abdullah the Butcher
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Buddy Landel
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – September 6, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sgt. Slaughter via disqualification
Mid Atlantic – featured Bob Caudle conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which Blanchard mentioned NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes and Magnum TA’s comments earlier in the show and then showed off a new diamond watch Baby Doll bought him
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – September 7, 1985
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey to a 60-minute time-limit draw
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – September 7, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes; there were 2 referees for the match
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – September 8, 1985 (matinee)
Sam Houston defeated Joel Deaton
Starship Eagle fought Rising Sun to a draw
Little Coco defeated Cowboy Lang
Magnum TA, Manny Fernandez, & Ron Bass defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Nikita Koloff to a double count-out
The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Albany, GA – Civic Center – September 8, 1985 (matinee)
Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion, Buzz & Brett Sawyer
JCP @ Marietta, GA – September 8, 1985
Terry Taylor, Buzz & Brett Sawyer defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – September 9, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Starship Eagle
Terry Taylor defeated Joel Deaton
Sam Houston defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey to a 45-minute time-limit draw
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Augusta, GA – Civic Center – September 9, 1985
Rocky King defeated Tommy Lane
Mike Davis defeated Stoney Burke
Buzz Sawyer defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Manny Fernandez & Pez Whatley
Jimmy Valiant defeated Paul Jones in a dog collar match
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – September 10, 1985
Pro – 9/14/85:
Worldwide – 9/14/85 – included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; featured opening footage of Superstar Billy Graham walking out to the ring; included Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant, alongside Rocky King, regarding the recent attack King sustained from Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey; moments later, footage was shown of Eaton & Condrey attacking King and holding him so Jim Cornette could repeatedly slap King before Valiant made the save; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Manny Fernandez regarding Abdullah the Butcher and Paul Jones, with Fernandez saying he wanted to be the top contender fo the NWA World Title and would have to go through Abdullah to do that; included Crockett conducting an interview with Ivan Koloff in which he said Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev were in the gym working to get bigger and stronger and said NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes and NWA World Champion Ric Flair were on their hit list; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Flair, wearing a Magnum TA hat, in which he agreed that Magnum TA was cool but he wasn’t world champion; Flair then took the hat off, replied to Fernandez’s comments earlier in the show, called Rhodes a fool, and said he NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard and NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson didn’t have to take a back seat to anyone because they were champions like him; included Crockett conducting an interview with Graham, during which Graham issued a title challenge to Rhodes, Blanchard, and Flair; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Cornette regarding his actions against King, during which Cornette said NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson would soon fall to Eaton & Condrey; Cornette then said King was a nobody and a bum, Valiant needed a blood test, and Valiant was now messing with the wrong people; Cornette then threatened to slap King and Valiant’s faces:
Terry Taylor defeated Joel Deaton
Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Lee Ramsey with an elbow drop at 3:19; during the bout, the crowd chanted “Weasel” at Jones
Jimmy Valiant (w/ Rocky King) & Manny Fernandez defeated Jim Jeffers & Mark Fleming at 4:06 when Fernandez scored the pin following the flying forearm
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll), NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Ron Rossi, Gerald Finley, & Vernon Deaton at 5:27 when Blanchard scored the pin following the slingshot suplex
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Golden Terror & George South; during the bout, Ivan Koloff joined the commentary team and said he, Nikita Koloff, & Krusher Kruschev would get the tag team titles back
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Starship Eagle & Mack Jeffers at 2:19 when Condrey pinned Jeffers with a clothesline on his knees after Eaton pulled Jeffers up from the mat; prior to the match, David Crockett conducted an interview with NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA, during which they spoke about Sam Houston’s win over Arn Anderson the previous week and Magnum chasing Blanchard for the US title; Rhodes & Magnum joined Crockett on commentary for the match; after the match, Terry Taylor came out and told Rhodes & Magnum that something happened to Houston backstage; moments later, Crockett handed over his mic to Tony Schiavone and went backstage to investigate; Crockett was then shown outside the arena hovering over Houston as fans watched on; Rhodes, Taylor, Magnum, and another wrestler helped Houston to his feet and took him back inside the arena; after taking him inside, Houston was shown bleeding from the face; fans told Crockett that NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson were behind the assault; Houston was tended to by Rhodes, Taylor, Rocky King, Jimmy Valiant, and others as the show ended
JCP @ Kinston, NC – September 11, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Starship Eagle & Brady Boone
CWF @ Miami Beach, FL – Convention Hall – September 11, 1985 (5,809)
Cocoa Samoa defeated Jack Hart
Hector Guerrero & Kendall Windham defeated the Grappler & Rip Oliver
Mike Graham fought Rick Rude to a draw
Buddy Rose defeated Frank Lang
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
Dusty Rhodes & Wahoo McDaniel defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Jack Haynes
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – September 12, 1985
Stoney Burke vs. Rocky King
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Poli
Sam Houston vs. Krusher Kruschev
Ron Bass vs. Buddy Landel (I Quit match)
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – September 12, 1985
The Italian Stallion & Pez Whatley vs. Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
Ron Garvin, Buzz & Brett Sawyer defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Terry Taylor vs. National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
Continental @ Oxford, AL – September 13, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Brad Armstrong
JCP @ Williamson, WV – Fieldhouse – September 13, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Terry Taylor & the Italian Stallion
Also included Ron Garvin, Buzz Sawyer, and Bob Roop
JCP @ Columbus, GA – September 14, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Buzz & Brett Sawyer in a steel cage loser leaves town match
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – September 15, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling taping
JCP @ College Park, GA – Henderson’s Arena – September 15, 1985
Pat Tanaka vs. Lee Ramsey
George South vs. the Italian Stallion
Starship Eagle vs. Tommy Lane
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Mike Davis
Buzz & Brett Sawyer vs. Superstar Billy Graham & Abdullah the Butcher
Ron Garvin vs. NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – September 15, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mark Fleming
Starship Eagle & Tony Burke defeated Joe Deaton & the Golden Terror
Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher
Jimmy Valiant defeated Buddy Landel
The Road Warriors defeated Krusher Kruschev & Ivan Koloff
Ron Bass fought the Barbarian to a draw
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Sam Houston defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
JCP @ Pensacola, FL – September 15, 1985 (2,000)
Buddy Landel pinned Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez pinned Krusher Kruschev
Brad & Steve Armstrong defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant pinned the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Tommy Rich defeated Adrian Street via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a double count-out
The Road Warriors defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff when Ivan was pinned
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – September 16, 1985
Gerald Finlay vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Buddy Landel vs. Jimmy Valiant
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Sam Houston vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson (bunkhouse match)
JCP @ Unadilla, GA – September 16, 1985
Bobby Eaton defeated Buzz Sawyer
Continental @ Birmingham, AL – September 16, 1985
Tommy Rich defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – September 17, 1985
TV taping:
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA vs. National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Also included Jimmy Valiant, Sam Houston, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, the Barbarian, Paul Jones, JJ Dillon, Buddy Landel, Tully Blanchard, Baby Doll, & Abdullah the Butcher
JCP @ Chattanooga, TN – September 17, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Pez Whatley
CWF @ Tampa, FL – September 17, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Billy Jack Haynes
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – September 18, 1985
Joe Deaton defeated Brady Boone
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Gerald Finley
The Barbarian defeated Rocky King
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Pat Tanaka
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart via disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson to a draw
Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher in a steel cage match
JCP @ Madison Heights, VA – September 19, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Starship Eagle & Denny Brown
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – September 19, 1985
Brad Rheingans pinned Kevin Kelly at 11:30
Billy Robinson pinned Jerry Oroski at 10:45
Ron Garvin fought NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart to a double count-out
Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko defeated Sgt. Slaughter & Greg Gagne via disqualification at 14:09
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification at 19:12
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Nikita Koloff to a time-limit draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA at 36:37
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – September 20, 1985
Rising Sun vs. Pat Tanaka
Starship Eagle vs. George South
The Italian Stallion vs. Thunderfoot
Ron Garvin vs. Black Bart
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Starship Eagle & Pat Tanaka (sub. for Buzz & Brett Sawyer)
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – September 20, 1985
Mark Fleming defeated Stoney Burke
Tommy Lane defeated Brady Boone
Rocky King defeated Mike Davis
The Barbarian defeated Ricky Reeves
Terry Taylor defeated Arn Anderson
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel; stipulations stated Bass would get 5 minutes in the ring with JJ Dillon if he won
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title double chain match
JCP/AWA @ Ft. Wayne, IN – September 20, 1985 (5,000)
Brad Rheingans fought Steve Regal to a draw
Bill & Scott Irwin defeated Calypso Jim & Bobo Brazil
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Pez Whatley
Larry Zbyszko defeated Buck Zumhoffe
Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zhukov via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a draw
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Ivan Koloff
Central States @ St. Louis, MO – September 20, 1985
Art Crews vs. Sheik Abdullah
Bob Brown vs. Dave Peterson
Larry & Curt Hennig vs. Mr. Pogo & Boo Thomas
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Gary Royal
Jerry Blackwell vs. Kamala
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Jimmy Garvin
Bruiser Brody vs. the One Man Gang
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Missouri Heavyweight Champion Harley Race when the match was stopped due to blood
Worldwide – 9/21/85:
Magnum TA vs. Mack Jeffers
Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King vs. George South & Jim Jeffers
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Brady Boone & Ricky Reeves
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Ricky Reeves
Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian vs. Mark Fleming & Ben Alexander
Terry Taylor vs. Ron Rossi
JCP @ Charleston, SC – September 21, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Dan Spivey
WWC @ San Juan, Puerto Rico – September 21, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Hercules Ayala
JCP/AWA @ Indianapolis, IN – September 21, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Dusty Rhodes
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – September 21, 1985
Thunderfoot defeated Stoney Burke
Rocky King & Brady Boone defeated Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
The Barbarian defeated Pat Tanaka
Ron Garvin & Terry Taylor defeated NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel in a bunkhouse match
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a double chain match
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – September 22, 1985 (matinee)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Ricky Reeves
Sam Houston vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant vs. the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff (double chain match)
Wahoo McDaniel vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – September 22, 1985
Terry Taylor pinned NWA National Heavyweight Champion Black Bart to win the title
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – September 22, 1985
Krusher Kruschev defeated Gene Ligon
Ron Bass defeated Superstar Billy Graham via disqualification
Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle
Terry Taylor fought Buddy Landel to a draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification in a non-title match
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA US Chapion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – September 23, 1985
TV taping:
Worldwide – 9/28/85 – included opening footage of the previous week’s brawl between Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King and Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey; featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard & Baby Doll in which Blanchard said he was tired of only facing Magnum TA and would have a big surprise for Magnum that would bring an abrupt end to Magnum’s title shots; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes in which he said his goal was to regain the NWA World Title and responded to comments from NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson who claimed Rhodes wasn’t defending his title on TV as much as he should; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King regarding their rivalry with Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Jim Cornette; moments later, footage was shown of Rhodes showing up during an interview with Valiant & King and giving Valiant Big Mamma as his new valet; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor regarding his title win and defending against the likes of Buddy Landel and Black Bart; featured Crockett conducting a closing interview with Rhodes regarding Anderson:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mark Fleming via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 1:04
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ricky Reeves & Mack Jeffers at 5:16 when Condrey pinned Jeffers with one knee on his chest following a Hot Shot
Nikita Koloff pinned Stoney Burke at 5:18 with the Russian Sickle
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Jim Jeffers; during the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Jim Cornette regarding the comments made earlier in the show from Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King; after the contest, Cornette cut a promo on Big Mamma, with Big Mamma then showing up and scaring Cornette off
Ron Garvin vs. Gene Ligon
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll), NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson, & Buddy Landel defeated Pez Whatley, the Italian Stallion, & Brady Boone at 3:54 when Anderson pinned Boone with the gordbuster; NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes provided guest commentary for the match alongside Crockett
Dark matches:
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garvin & Pez Whatley (sub. for Buzz Sawyer)
Jimmy Valiant vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
PNW @ Portland, OR – Memorial Coliseum – September 23, 1985 (8,360)
Rip Oliver defeated Chris Colt
Debbie Combs fought Liz Chase to a draw
Ricky Vaughn defeated Ed Moretti
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Bobby Jaggers & Steve Pardee
PNW Tag Team Champions Steve Simpson & Joe Savoldi defeated Mike Miller & Karl Steiner
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated AWA Americas Champion Sgt. Slaughter & Billy Jack Haynes via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Magnum TA to a draw
JCP @ Kenansville, NC – September 24, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Starship Eagle & Pat Tanaka
PNW @ Seattle, WA – Seattle Center Arena – September 23, 1985 (4,975)
Magnum TA defeated Ed Moretti
PNW Tag Team Champions Steve Simpson & Joe Savoldi defeated Mike Miller & Tim Flowers
Ricky Vaughn defeated Chris Colt
Alexis Smirnoff defeated Steve Pardee
Liz Chase fought Debbie Combs to a draw
Bobby Jaggers defeated Rip Oliver
Jesse Barr fought Bruiser Brody to a draw
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
AWA Americas Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Karl Steiner
Billy Jack Haynes fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a 45-minute time-limit draw
JCP/AWA @ Queens, NY – Holy Cross High School Gym – September 25, 1985
Pez Whatley vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Black Bart
Jimmy Valiant vs. Abdullah the Butcher
Also included Larry Zbyszko, Curt Hennig, Baron Von Rachke, and Tom Zenk
PNW @ Boise, ID – Boise State University Pavilion – September 25, 1985 (3,000)
Steve Pardee defeated Ed Moretti
Ricky Vaughn defeated Chris Colt
Liz Chase fought Debbie Combs to a draw
PNW Tag Team Champions Steve Simpson & Joe Savoldi defeated Mike Miller & Tim Flowers
Bruiser Brody fought Bobby Jaggers to a draw
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Rip Oliver
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors defeated Sandy & Jesse Barr via disqualification
Also included NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Johnson City, TN – September 25, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Starship Eagle & Pat Tanaka
JCP @ Harrisonburg, VA – High School – September 26, 1985
Mark Fleming vs. Thunderfoot
Johnny Weaver vs. Tommy Lane
Pat Tanaka vs. Buddy Landel
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion (sub. for Buzz Sawyer) & Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Magnum TA
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – September 27, 1985 (10,000+)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garvin & Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a non-title steel cage match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Magnum TA to a 60-minute time-limit draw
Worldwide – 9/28/85 – included opening footage of the previous week’s brawl between Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King and Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey; featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard & Baby Doll in which Blanchard said he was tired of only facing Magnum TA and would have a big surprise for Magnum that would bring an abrupt end to Magnum’s title shots; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes in which he said his goal was to regain the NWA World Title and responded to comments from NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson who claimed Rhodes wasn’t defending his title on TV as much as he should; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King regarding their rivalry with Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Jim Cornette; moments later, footage was shown of Rhodes showing up during an interview with Valiant & King and giving Valiant Big Mamma as his new valet; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor regarding his title win and defending against the likes of Buddy Landel and Black Bart; featured Crockett conducting a closing interview with Rhodes regarding Anderson:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mark Fleming via submission with the overhead backbreaker at 1:04
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Ricky Reeves & Mack Jeffers at 5:16 when Condrey pinned Jeffers with one knee on his chest following a Hot Shot
Nikita Koloff pinned Stoney Burke at 5:18 with the Russian Sickle
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Jim Jeffers; during the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Jim Cornette regarding the comments made earlier in the show from Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King; after the contest, Cornette cut a promo on Big Mamma, with Big Mamma then showing up and scaring Cornette off
Ron Garvin vs. Gene Ligon
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll), NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson, & Buddy Landel defeated Pez Whatley, the Italian Stallion, & Brady Boone at 3:54 when Anderson pinned Boone with the gordbuster; NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes provided guest commentary for the match alongside Crockett
AWA SuperClash 85 – Chicago, IL – Comiskey Park – September 28, 1985 (21,000)
AWA Americas Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zhukov via disqualification at 9:34
IWA Champion Mil Mascaras pinned Buddy Roberts at 6:57
Jumbo Tsruta, the Giant Baba, & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Harley Race, Bill & Scott Irwin at 10:57 when Baba pinned Bill
Sherri Martell pinned Candi Devine at 11:24
WCCW Champion Kerry Von Erich pinned Jimmy Garvin at 6:47
AWA Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy (w/ Buddy Roberts) via reverse decision; the challengers originally won the match and titles at 9:59 when Gordy pinned Road Warrior Animal after Hayes came off the top with a double forearm behind the referee?s back but the decision was changed after Verne Gagne had the replay shown on the big screen (The Life & Death of the Road Warriors)
NWA Midget Champion Little Tokyo pinned Little Mr. T at 6:54
Jerry Blackwell defeated Kamala in a bodyslam match at 9:50
AWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Steve Regal pinned Brad Rheingans at 8:19
Greg Gagne, Scott Hall, & Curt Hennig defeated Ray Stevens, Nick Bockwinkel, & Larry Zbyszko at 12:20 when Hall pinned Stevens
NWA Six Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated the Crusher, Dick the Bruiser, & Baron Von Raschke at 9:40 when Ivan pinned Raschke
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Magnum TA with a roll over and grabbing the tights for leverage at 25:10; prior to the match, Larry Nelson conducted seperate interviews with Magnum and Flair about the match; after the bout, Nelson interviewed Flair at ringside in which Flair said Chicago wasn’t used to seeing winners (The History of the World Heavyweight Championship)
AWA World Champion Rick Martel fought Stan Hansen to a double count-out at 2:30
JCP @ Mt. Airy, NC – North Surry High School Gym – September 28, 1985
Ron Rossi vs. Gene Ligon
Mark Fleming vs. Lee Ramsey
Starship Eagle vs. JJ Dillon
Buzz Sawyer vs. Superstar Billy Graham
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – September 29, 1985 (matinee)
Brady Boone defeated Tommy Lane
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Davis
Jimmy Valiant defeated Superstar Billy Graham
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes defeated Arn Anderson
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a double count-out
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – September 29, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling taping
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – September 29, 1985 (12,000)
Buddy Landel defeated Denny Brown
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Sam Houston
Ron Bass defeated Black Bart via disqualification
Ron Garvin & Terry Taylor fought National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson to a draw
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated the Barbarian
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff in a steel cage match; after the bout, Krusher Kruschev closed the cage door as Ivan & Nikita Koloff double teamed the champion; moments later, NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes came out to make the save and cleared the Russians from the ring; moments later, Ole & Arn Anderson came out and locked the cage behind them as they helped Flair triple team Rhodes, with Flair eventually hitting a kneedrop off the top to Rhodes’ ankle as the Andersons held Rhodes’ leg down; Flair then applied the figure-4 on Rhodes while Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Magnum TA, Sam Houston, and others came out to try to make the save; after the cage door was opened, Flair and the Andersons escaped while the other wrestlers tended to Rhodes
JCP @ Forest City, NC – September 30, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated ? & ?
Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – September 30, 1985 (9,496)
Billy Travis, Tommy Wright, & Tojo Yamamoto defeated Buddy Wayne, Ron Sexton, & Mr. Class
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated the Freebirds
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a double disqualification
The Sheepherders fought Jimmy Valiant & Bill Dundee to a no contest
Pez Whatley (sub. for NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes) defeated Buddy Landel
Ron Bass defeated Terras Bulba
Mid-America Champion Koko Ware defeated Tom Prichard via disqualification
The Stomper defeated AWA International Heavyweight Champion Phil Hickerson to win the title
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification at 28:45; prior to the bout, Lawler was carried to the ring on a throne; Lawler initially appeared to have won the title but the referee stopped the match for seeing the challenger throw Flair over the top rope moments earlier
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – October 1, 1985
Worldwide – 10/5/85 – featured David Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, regarding Magnum TA in which he said he would take a 30 day vacation from facing Magnum and that Magnum would only get one more shot at the belt; included footage of NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes being tended to in the ring after being attacked by NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson at the Omni in Atlanta the previous week; during the segment, it was noted the injury was serious and his condition unknown; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff regarding the Road Warriors and their comments against the Soviet Union as well as their goal of taking back the NWA Tag Team Titles from Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson; included Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant & Big Mamma regarding Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Jim Cornette; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Don Kerndole regarding his return to the NWA, during which he said he was after NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Blanchard; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum regarding the comments made earlier in the show by Blanchard and the fact he would only get one more shot at the US title; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum regarding the injury to Rhodes and the hands of Flair, during which it was noted footage of the injury would be released the following week:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Mack Jeffers via submission with an overhead backbreaker at 1:11; during the bout, Paul Jones joined the commentary team and said Graham might have an attitude change but he was still under contract with him
Ron Garvin pinned Jim Jeffers following a right hand punch
Thunderfoot (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned Gene Ligon at 2:29 with a knee to the chest after sending Ligon to the ropes
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. the Black Kat
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Pez Whatley & Patrick Tanaka at 4:59 when Condrey pinned Tanaka following a brainbuster; NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson joined David Crockett on commentary and spoke about Eaton & Condrey, Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian, and Ivan & Nikita Koloff being their top challengers
Ron Bass vs. Mike Lane
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Brady Boone with the slingshot suplex at 3:49; Magnum TA provided guest commentary for the match alongside David Crockett
JCP @ Mt. Vernon, NY – October 2, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Pat Tanaka
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – October 3, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Tommy Lane
Denny Brown fought Mike Davis to a draw
Thunderfoot defeated Brady Boone
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – October 4, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Mike Davis
The Italian Stallion defeated Mark Fleming
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Don Kernodle via disqualification
Buddy Landel defeated Pez Whatley
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson to a draw
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Albany, GA – Civic Center – October 4, 1985
Brady Boone vs. Tommy Lane
Frank Dusek vs. Gerald Finley
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Thunderfoot
Brett Sawyer vs. the Barbarian
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Ron Garvin & Rocky King
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Black Bart
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – October 5, 1985 (3,900)
Ricky Reeves fought Tommy Lane to a draw
Black Bart defeated Stoney Burke
Thunderfoot defeated Starship Eagle
Krusher Kruschev defeated Pez Whatley
Buddy Landel defeated Terry Taylor
Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King fought Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey to a double disqualification
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – October 5, 1985
Bulldog Brown fought the Italian Stallion to a draw
Sam Houston defeated Mike Davis
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Manny Fernandez defeated Arn Anderson
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard in a non-title steel cage match
Ron Bass defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Ron Garvin defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – October 6, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 10/12/85 – featured Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson, and Baby Doll regarding NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes, with Anderson claiming himself the new TV champion since Rhodes was too injured to compete and hadn’t defended the title since 9/19/85 in Baltimore; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair regarding his attack on Rhodes, with David Crockett grilling Flair on his actions; Flair then said he and the Andersons were family and then brought in Arn; Crockett then told Flair to shut up before he and Schiavone introduced a clip of Crockett speaking with Rhodes’ doctor, Dr. Joseph Estwanik, who said the recovery time was up in the air; as footage was shown of Terry Taylor, Magnum TA, and NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson helping Rhodes backstage at the Omni, Estwanik said Rhodes suffered a third degree sprain; after the clip, Flair said he had been stabbed, hit by chairs, and beaten up by everyone and if you are a man, you don’t cry about it; he then said no one was going to take his title unless it was in the ring and then sent a message to Rhodes; Crockett then said Rhodes should have left Flair to the Russians at the Omni
JCP @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – October 6, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – October 6, 1985
Starship Eagle defeated Mike Davis
Denny Brown defeated Pat Tanaka
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Sam Houston
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Thunderfoot via disqualification
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Starship Eagle
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
Magnum TA fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a draw
JCP @ Canton, OH – October 7, 1985
Denny Brown fought Pat Tanaka to a draw
Black Bart defeated Starship Eagle
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Mike Davis
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Abdullah the Butcher & Thunderfoot via disqualification
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Denny Brown
Magnum TA fought NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard to a no contest
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Garvin
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – October 7, 1985
Ricky Reeves fought Tommy Lane to a draw
Pez Whatley defeated Stoney Burke
The Italian Stallion defeated the Golden Terror
Buddy Landel defeated Brady Boone
Don Kernodle, Manny Fernandez, & Ron Bass defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – October 8, 1985
TV taping:
Pro – 10/12/85:
Worldwide – 10/12/85 – featured Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; included footage from the Omni of Ole & Arn Anderson attacking Dusty Rhodes after Rhodes saved NWA World Champion Ric Flair from an attack by the Russians; featured a backstage promo by Jimmy Valiant regarding Starrcade 85; included footage of Magnum TA, Terry Taylor, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson and others clearing Flair and the Andersons from the ring at the Omni and tending to Rhodes; featured Crockett speaking with Rhodes’ doctor, Dr. Joseph Estwanik, who said the recovery time was up in the air; as footage was shown of Taylor, Magnum, Morton & Robert helping Rhodes backstage at the Omni, Estwanik said Rhodes suffered a third degree sprain; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard & Baby Doll regarding Starrcade 85; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Flair regarding the attack on Rhodes at the Omni; included Crockett conducting an interview with Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham regarding Graham recently saving Valiant from an attack by Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey:
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Starship Eagle, Denny Brown, & ? when Nikita scored the pin following the Russian Sickle; during the bout, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson briefly joined the commentary team and said they would defend against the Russians any time they wanted a shot
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated George South & ? at 3:03 when Eaton pinned ? following a High-Low
? vs. ?
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson pinned Gene Ligon with the gordbuster at the 57-second mark; prior to the bout, David Crockett conducted an interview with Anderson in which he proclaimed himself the new NWA TV Champion and said he was about to make his first title defense
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Sam Houston with the slingshot suplex at around the 8-minute mark; Magnum TA & Ron Garvin briefly joined the commentary team for the match; moments later, Magnum came ringside but was quickly ejected by the referee; after the match, Garvin made the save but was knocked out with a foreign object; Magnum then rushed into the ring, with Blanchard and Baby Doll then leaving ringside
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – October 9, 1985
NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Ron Bass
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Brady Boone
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Terry Taylor
Don Kernodle, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – October 10, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – October 10, 1985
The Italian Stallion pinned Tommy Lane at 13:06
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown fought Mike Davis to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Thunderfoot pinned Brady Boone at 11:47
Superstar Billy Graham pinned Starship Eagle at 5:00
Ron Garvin pinned Black Bart in a taped fist match at 15:38
NWA World Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Khruschev at 17:18 when Gibson pinned Koloff
JCP @ Macon, GA – Coliseum – October 11, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
Mid South @ Houston, TX – October 11, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Butch Reed via disqualification
Mid South @ Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium – October 12, 1985
Tojo Yamamoto, Billy Travis, Sean & Brian O’Reilly vs. Pat Rose, Tom Branch, Bulba, & Bota
Koko Ware vs. Tom Prichard
Phil Hickerson vs. the Superstar
Ron Garvin vs. Black Bart
Rocky Johnson vs. Ron Sexton
Superstar Billy Graham vs. American Starship
Bill Dundee vs. the Stomper
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez vs. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Jackie Fargo vs. Buddy Wayne
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn vs. the Sheepherders (hospital elimination match)
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ivan & Nikita Koloff
AWA World Champion Rick Martel vs. Jerry Lawler
Polynesian Pacivic @ Honolulu, HI – Blaisdel Arena – October 12, 1985 (announced at 7,000)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Kerry Von Erich to a time-limit draw at around the 45-minute mark; prior to the bout, Lia Maivia presented leis to both men in the ring; Flair was caught in the claw for the last minute of the match
JCP/AWA @ Nashville, TN – Municipal Auditorium – October 12, 1985 (6,000)
Pat Rose, Bota the Witch Doctor, Tom Branch, & Taras Bulba defeated Tojo Yamamoto, Billy Travis, & the O’Reillys
Koko B. Ware defeated Tom Prichard via disqualification
The Masked Superstar defeated Phil Hickerson
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
Rocky Johnson defeated Ron Sexton
Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart
Bill Dundee defeated the Mongolian Stomper
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Jackie Fargo defeated Buddy Wayne
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated the Sheepherders in a hospital elimination match
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Jerry Lawler via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – October 13, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling taping
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – October 13, 1985 (matinee)
Pat Tanaka defeated Stoney Burke
Sam Houston defeated Tommy Lane
Pez Whatley fought Mike Davis to a draw
Don Kernodle, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Buddy Landel
Ron Garvin defeated Mike Davis (sub. for NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard)
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – October 13, 1985
Thunderfoot defeated Rocky King
Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Landel
Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
Manny Fernandez defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson; during the bout, a fan struck Anderson with a cane; news of the incident was picked up by the Associated Press
Jimmy Valiant & Don Kernodle defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson to win the titles
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – October 14, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated the Italian Stallion & Pat Tanaka
Don Kernodle vs. Krusher Kruschev
Manny Fernandez vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (double chain match)
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – October 15, 1985
Television taping:
Dark match: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Lansing, MI – Civic Center – October 15, 1985
The Barbarian vs. Sam Houston
Buddy Landel vs. Starship Eagle
Ron Bass vs. Black Bart
Ole Anderson vs. Terry Taylor
Jimmy Valiant vs. Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones)
NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Ron Garvin
JCP @ Lenoir, NC – October 16, 1985
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – October 17, 1985
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Battle Creek, MI – Kellogg Center Arena – October 17, 1985
JJ Dillon vs. Starship Eagle
Buddy Landel vs. Sam Houston
Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian vs. Terry Taylor & Jimmy Valiant
Ron Garvin vs. Black Bart (Texas Death Match)
Dusty Rhodes (w/ Magnum TA) vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson
JCP @ Charleston, SC – County Hall – October 18, 1985
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown vs. Brady Boone
The Italian Stallion vs. Tommy Lane
Pat Tanaka vs. the Terror
Brett Sawyer vs. Thunderfoot
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
Ron Bass vs. Black Bart (taped fist match)
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – October 18, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Davis
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Starship Eagle
National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson defeated Manny Fernandez via count-out
Ron Garvin defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification when Paul Jones interfered
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Buddy Landel
Don Kernodle, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff when Kernodle pinned Ivan
Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification in a steel cage match when National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson interfered; late in the bout, Dusty Rhodes entered the cage after the referee had been knocked down and counted Blanchard down for 3, with fans believing Magnum had won the title
– 10/19/85: Dusty Rhodes was stripped of the NWA TV Title due to the injury he sustained 9/28/85 at the Omni.
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – October 19, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Thunderfoot
Ron Garvin defeated Buddy Landel
Don Kernodle defeated Krusher Kruschev
Superstar Billy Graham & Jimmy Valiant defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Black Bart
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Ole & Arn Anderson
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard fought Magnum TA to a double count-out when neither man could meet the referee’s standing 10 count; after the bout, Baby Doll tended to Blanchard in the ring
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall – October 19, 1985
Japan TV – shown live:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Jumbo Tsuruta to a 15-minute time-limit draw; prior to the bout, the two shook hands; the match ended as Flair was caught in Tsuruta’s figure-4; after the contest, Tsuruta attacked Flair and hit a high knee before the referee informed him the time limit expired
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – October 20, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling taping:
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Carl Styles via submission with the backbreaker at 3:19
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – October 20, 1985
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Sam Houston
Thunderfoot defeated the Italian Stallion
Dennis Condrey defeated Rocky King
Jimmy Valiant defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor fought Buddy Landel to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian via disqualification
Magnum TA, Ron Garvin, & Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match
AJPW @ Shizuoka, Japan – October 20, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & AWA World Champion Rick Martel fought Terry & Dory Funk Jr. to a double count-out
JCP @ Boiling Springs, NC – Paul Porter Arena – October 21, 1985
Sponsored by the Shelby Optimist Football League
Rocky King defeated the Golden Terror
Sam Houston fought Black Bart to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Ron Bass defeated the Barbarian via disqualification when Paul Jones interfered
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Landel with an inside cradle
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey when Fernandez pinned Condrey with a crossbody off the top
AJPW @ Tokyo, Japan – October 21, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought AWA World Champion Rick Martel to a double count-out at 34:00 after a crossbody by Flair caused both men to fall over the top to the floor; prior to the bout, the two men shook hands; AWA President Stanley Blackburn gaven an in-ring announcement before the match and presented Martel with the title belt after the contest; Giant Baba provided guest commentary for the match
JCP @ Mooresville, NC – October 22, 1985
Television taping:
Dark match: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
AJPW @ Kyoto, Japan – October 22, 1985
Genichiro Tenryu & Jumbo Tsuruta defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & AWA World Champion Rick Martel via count-out at 17:39 after all four men began brawling on the floor; prior to the bout, the participants shook hands; Giant Baba provided guest commentary for the match
AJPW @ Mito, Japan – October 23, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & AWA World Champion Rick Martel fought Riki Choshu & the Great Yatsu to a double disqualification at 16:13
– 10/24/85: Wrestling fan David Parks was awarded more than $35,000 in a civil suit against Wahoo McDaniel stemming from an incident at the Greensboro Coliseum on Sept. 22, 1984 in which Parks’ nose was allegedly broken. Wahoo did not appear in court for the decision. Wahoo previously gave a no conteset plea in the criminal case and was given a prayer for judgement continued, no jail time or fines.
Central States @ Kansas City, MO – October 24, 1985 (2,200)
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Harley Race at the 22-minute mark when the match was stopped due to blood
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Arena – October 24, 1985
Bill Irwin defeated Mark Fleming at 5:17
Steve Regal pinned Jerry Oroski at 7:14
Jimmy Garvin pinned Baron Von Raschke at 6:33
Curt Hennig & Scott Hall defeated Nick Bockwinkel & Larry Zbyszko at 17:33 when Hall pinned Bockwinkel
AWA Americas Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Boris Zhukov via disqualification at 14:31 when Larry Sharpe interfered
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard pinned Ron Garvin at 16:13
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Magnum TA, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at 15:35 when Ivan pinned Gibson after Kruschev hit Gibson with his steel chain
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – October 25, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – October 26, 1985
Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – October 27, 1985
Television taping:
Superstar Billy Graham vs. Mark Fleming
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – October 27, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
WCCW @ Ft. Worth, TX – October 28, 1985
Scott Casey vs. John Tatum
Brian Adias defeated the Grappler via disqualification
Iceman King Parsons fought John Tatum to a draw
Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams defeated Kerry & Kevin Von Erich
Rick Rude defeated Dave Peterson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Lance Von Erich to a no contest
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – October 28, 1985
TV taping:
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a Texas Death Match
Worldwide – 11/9/85 (St. Louis version) – featured an opening clip showing Magnum TA forcing a kiss on Baby Doll, with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard then jumping Magnum from behind and the two brawling as David Crockett tried to intervene; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone, with the two conducting an interview with Blanchard and Baby Doll about the two coming soon to St. Louis; included Crockett conducting an interview with Paul Jones about he and the Barbarian jumping Superstar Billy Graham the previous week, with Jones threatening Graham to stay away or he would be run out of Jim Crockett Promotions; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Graham, his face heavily bandaged after the attack from Jones and the Barbarian, about working with Jimmy Valiant to get back at them; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions – Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan & Nikita Koloff about facing Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a steel cage match at Starrcade; featured Bob Caudle conducting an interview with Dusty Rhodes from Mid-Atlantic Wrestling about his recovery from injury and facing NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade (known as the ‘Hard Times’ promo); much of the broadcast had Crockett on sole commentary specifically for the St. Louis market; included Crockett conducting an interview with Valiant and Big Mama about facing Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey at Starrcade in an Atlanta streetfight with Miss Atlanta Lively; Valiant then brought out Miss Atlanta Lively; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum about Rhodes’ return from injury and facing Blanchard in an I Quit match at Starrcade:
Manny Fernandez & Billy Jack Haynes defeated Mike Davis & Tommy Lane at 2:26 when Fernandez scored the pin after the flying forearm
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Mack Jeffers via submission with the figure-4 at around the 8-minute mark after a corkscrew elbow drop
Magnum TA pinned an unknown with the belly to belly suplex in a matter of seconds
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion & NWA Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev & NWA Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff) pinned Tony Zane with the Russian Sickle at the 59-second mark; following the commercial break, David Crockett conducted an interview with the Russians about facing Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at Starrcade and Morton, Gibson, & Billy Jack Haynes in St. Louis
National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson defeated Brady Boone at 3:03 via submission with an armbar
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned an unknown with the slingshot suplex at 3:18
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated two unknowns at 2:05 when Gibson scored the pin after the double dropkick; Don Kernodle joined David Crockett on commentary for the bout
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – October 28, 1985
Denny Brown vs. Mike Davis
Buddy Landel vs. Pez Whatley
Thunderfoot vs. Ron Bass
Don Kernodle, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Ron Garvin vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Richburg, SC – Lewisville High School Gym – October 29, 1985
TV taping:
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Ole & Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant & Ron Garvin vs. Abdullah the Butcher & Tully Blanchard
Terry Taylor vs. Ivan Koloff
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling – 11/2/85 – featured the Dusty Rhodes ‘Hard Times’ promo
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – November 2, 1985
TV taping:
World Champinship Wrestling – 11/2/85 – featured an opening clip of Bobby Eaton, Dennis Condrey, & Jim Cornette attacking Jimmy Valiant; included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett on commentary; featured footage of the 10/19/85 Greensboro Coliseum bout between Magnum TA and NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, and the note that Magnum had requested an I Quit match against Blanchard but had been denied by NWA President Bob Geigel; included Crockett conducting a pretaped empty arena interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair about NWA TV Champion Dusty Rhodes returning to the ring Nov. 3 at the Omni, with Flair saying there was no way Rhodes was ready to get back in the ring; during the segment, Flair referred to the Andersons as Ole & Gene instead of Ole & Arn; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, with Arn telling the fans not to worry because he wasn’t mentioned by name in Flair’s comments and agreeing that Dusty wasn’t ready to get back in the ring; Arn then held up his stolen NWA TV Title and said it belonged to him, not Rhodes; the fans cheered for the Andersons during the segment; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Blanchard, with Baby Doll, about his 10/19/85 bout with Magnum; Blanchard then showed footage of Geigel discussing Magnum’s challenge for an I Quit match, with Geigel telling Rick Stewart the rules were too liberal and he wouldn’t sanction the match because it was too dangerous; after the footage was shown, Blanchard gloated that he would be at Starrcade against a suitable opponent but it wouldn’t be Magnum; included a pretaped segment in which Schiavone discussed with Rhodes’ doctor about Rhodes’ return to the ring and Rhodes’ new air cast that he would be wearing; Schiavone then showed Rhodes’ new custom made steel-reinforced boot, made for him in El Paso, TX, that he would be wearing with the air cast; it was then noted Rhodes’ doctor would evaluate him Nov. 3 after his match to see if Rhodes can return full time; featured a segment promoting many of the matches scheduled for Starrcade 85; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Dillon and Black Bart, with Dillon saying he was insulted by the Pro Wrestling Illustrated vote putting him as the third or fourth manager of the year; Bart then cut a promo on Ron Bass and facing him at Starrcade in a bullrope match; featured Schiavone interviewing Jim Crockett Jr. about the following week’s Championship Challenge, with Crockett saying Dillon had challenged Billy Jack Haynes on behalf of Thunderfoot; included the announcement the singing for the NWA World Title match would take place the following week for Starrcade; Jim Crockett Jr. then announced Manny Fernandez would face Abdullah the Butcher in a Mexican Death Match with Fernandez’ sombrero at stake, and Jimmy Valiant and NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor would also be involved; he then showed footage of Magnum and Blanchard recently brawling on TV after Magnum confronted Baby Doll, with Crockett then saying he had the power to add whatever stipulation he wanted for Blanchard and it would be an I Quit match in a steel cage against Magnum;:
Manny Fernandez pinned Tommy Lane with the flying forearm at 1:47
Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) defeated Tony Zane via submission with the figure-4 at the 59-second mark; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Dillon and Landel, with the two implying they would focus on NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Mike Davis & George South at 2:32 when Gibson pinned South with the double dropkick
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Black Cat via submission with the full nelson at 4:26
Magnum TA pinned Keith Erich with the belly to belly suplex at the 20-second mark
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) via disqualification in an impromptu match at 3:39 when the Barbarian attacked Graham; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Graham, with Jones quickly interrupting and challenging Graham to face Abdullah in the ring right there before Graham faced the Barbarian in his scheduled $5,000 arm wrestling contest; after the bout, Graham was double teamed and sustained two of Barbarian’s headbutts off the top rope before Pez Whatley, Benny Taylor, NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown, and Teddy Long helped him from the ring
Pez Whatley pinned Benny Traylor with a flying headbutt at 7:50; the match was noted as a stand-by match since the scheduled Superstar Billy Graham-Barbarian segment set for 20 minutes didn’t happen; during the bout, an address was shown on screen for fans wanting to send notes about their anniversaries or letters to their favorite wrestlers
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown with the slingshot suplex at 3:38; prior to the bout, Blanchard threw a fit at ringside about the announcement of the I Quit match against Magnum TA for Starrcade; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in which they argued against Jim Crockett Jr. allowing the I Quit match after NWA President Bob Geigel said it wouldn’t happen; Ole then said he would take Magnum out of wrestling and Arn objected to Dusty Rhodes being allowed to wear a steel plated boot
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev) pinned Mac Jeffers with the Russian Sickle at 1:56; after the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with the Russians, with Krushev implying the Road Warriors were scared of them and that’s why they were wrestling in another country against “Japs” and Ivan discussing facing Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a No DQ steel cage match at Starrcade
NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev (w/ NWA Tag Team Champion & NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff) defeated Ricky Reeves & Jerry Garmon at 3:12 when Krushev pinned Garmon with a clothesline
Jimmy Valiant pinned Jimmy Black at 1:29 after a “woman” knocked Black out with a punch behind the referee’s back; prior to the bout, Valiant spoke with Tony Schiavone about the mystery woman that recently saved him from Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey; mid-way through the bout, the woman walked in the ring and kissed Valiant on the lips; after the bout, Jim Cornette walked out and said Valiant had another “street woman” after Valiant for child support; eventually, Valiant chased off Cornette and then went looking for the mystery woman, adding he was in love
JCP @ Cincinnati, OH – Cincinnati Gardens – November 2, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Rocky King & Sam Houston
Also included Ron Garvin, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Roanoke, VA – Civic Center – November 2, 1985
Included Jimmy Valiant, Superstar Billy Graham, NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor, and Magnum TA
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – November 3, 1985 (matinee) (2,500)
Starship Eagle was scheduled to face Tommy Lane and Don Kernodle was scheduled to face Thunderfoot but the matches were changed due to no shows from Eagle and Thunderfoot
Black Bart defeated Pat Tanaka
The Italian Stallion defeated Stoney Burke (sub. for Rocky King)
Don Kernodle defeated Tommy Lane
Ron Bass defeated Buddy Landel
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Magnum TA in a No DQ match
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – November 3, 1985
Included an in-ring announcement from Jim Crockett Jr. in which he said Dusty Rhodes had been cleared to return to the ring and had signed a contract to face NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
Dusty Rhodes (w/ Magnum TA & Manny Fernandez) defeated Mike Davis via submission with the figure-4 (Rhodes’ in-ring return after a 2-month absence)
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated Buddy Landel
Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Valiant, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson via disqualification
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes (sub. for Manny Fernandez), Magnum TA, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson when Rhodes pinned Ole with a kick to the face; Fernandez was originally in the match but was helped backstage by a referee and National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor after sustaining an injury, with Rhodes later coming out to join the contest in his place; after the match, Rhodes and Flair faced off before Flair left the ring
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – November 4, 1985
Rocky King defeated Jim Jeffers
Dusty Rhodes defeated Tommy Lane
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Pez Whatley & Don Kernodle
Arn Anderson defeated Ron Bass
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Abdullah the Butcher & the Barbarian
JCP @ Hartford, CT – Civic Center – November 4, 1985
Included NWA World Champion Ric Flair and Magnum TA
JCP @ Sumter, SC – County Exhibition Center – November 5, 1985
Sam Houston vs. Tommy Lane
Ron Bass vs. the Barbarian
Dusty Rhodes vs. Mike Davis
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Ron Garvin vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
Magnum TA vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
Mid-South @ Baton Rouge, LA – November 5, 1985
Butch Reed defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair via disqualification
JCP @ Long Island, NY – Ward Melville High School Gym – November 6, 1985
Included Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Mid South @ Shreveport, LA – Irish McNeil’s Boys Club – November 6, 1985
11/8/85 – hosted by Boyd Pierce & Bill Watts; included Watts announcing that Dick Slater and Buzz Sawyer had been fined $5,000 for what happened last week; featured a pretaped video package in which Sawyer and Slater, with Dark Journey, protested their fines, with Slater saying he was leaving Mid-South after the way he had been treated; Ross then showed the footage of how Jim Duggan’s girlfriend was assaulted the previous week by Sawyer; Jim Ross was the ring announcer for the show; included Watts conducting an interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair about his title defense the next week against one of three challengers, with Flair saying he knew who his challenger would be the next week and that he was trying to get out of the bout; Watts then asked Flair about $50,000 Flair gave Slater take out Butch Reed, with Watts showing footage of Reed confronting Slater and Dark Journey the previous week, and Slater claiming he gave the bounty money back to Flair; Flair said he doesn’t have the money and would take care of Reed himself; Watts said Reed was one of three names he submitted to Bob Geigel as Flair’s challenger the next week:
Porkchop Cash & Mad Dog Boyd defeated Steve Constance & Shawn O’Reilly at 2:51 when Porkchop pinned Constance with a splash
Eddie Gilbert & the Nightmare (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Nick Patrick & Tommy Wright at 2:58 when the Nightmare pinned Wright with an elbow drop after Gilbert hit the Hot Shot; prior to the bout, Humperdink introduced his new team, said they were united, and he would take them to the Mid-South Tag Team Titles; Humperdink then showed footage of Jake Roberts vs. Lord Humongous in Tulsa, with Humongous sitting up from the DDT; moments later, Roberts joined them in the ring, made a threat toward Humperdink and his men, and said he had the answer to his problem in his snake bag
North American Champion & TV Champion Butch Reed pinned Ricky Starr at 1:05 with a flying shoulderblock; during the bout, Bill Watts announced a tournament would be held starting in two weeks to determine the new TV champion, as Reed was vacating it to focus on being the North American Champion and chasing the NWA World Title
Lord Humongous (w/ Sir Oliver Humperdink) defeated Perry Jackson via submission with the Cobra Clutch at 1:29
Jake Roberts pinned El Corsario with the DDT at 2:18; prior to the bout, Roberts took a hockey mask out of his bag, like that worn by Lord Humongous, and wore it for the duration of the match
Butch Reed (sub. for Mid-South Tag Team Champion Al Perez) pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a non-title match at 6:06 with the flying shoulderblock; following Flair’s entrance, Reed walked out, with Flair telling the “monkey” to get out of his ring and get Perez out there; Reed then said he would give Flair a chance to take him out and turned his back, with Flair going to jump him before Reed fought him off; afte the bout, Dick Slater ran out, with he and Flair double teaming Reed and Slater knocking the referee to the floor; moments later, the two dropped Reed with a spike piledriver; Flair then fought off Nick Patrick and Tommy Wright before Porkchop Cash and Mad Dog Boyd ran out to clear the ring and tend to Reed
11/15/85:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ted Dibiase via count-out at 6:14 after Flair kicked Dibiase away during a figure-4 attempt, with a bloody Dibiase being flung over the top rope and into the ringside barricade; prior to the bout, Ross spoke with Flair, with Flair joking it was a shame Butch Reed couldn’t be there and noted Dibiase would get a shot; moments later, Dick Murdoch interrupted and said he should be the one challenging Flair, not Dibiase; following the ring introductions, Murdoch came to the ring and told Dibiase to step aside and let him have the match instead, adding Dibiase didn’t deserve it; after Dibiase said Murdoch was yesterday’s news, Murdoch attacked Dibiase and rammed him head-first into the ringpost, busting his head open; moments later, Steve Williams and referees tended to Dibiase on the floor as Flair took the mic from Boyd Pierce and said he was going home; following the commercial break, Bill Watts gave a backstage update on Dibiase in which he said Dibiase demanded the match go on and it would be allowed, but added Dibiase was wearing a pressure bandage that may lead to a bloody match; Ross & Joel Watts provided commentary for the match; after the bout, Murdoch returned ringside, attacked Dibiase, and hit the brainbuster on the floor before Williams tended to Dibiase (Legends of Mid South Wrestling)
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – November 6, 1985
Don Kernodle & Ron Bass vs. Thunderfoot & Buddy Landel
Dusty Rhodes vs. Mike Davis
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Black Bart
Jimmy Valiant & Manny Fernandez defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Ron Garvin vs. Tully Blanchard (taped fist match)
Magnum TA vs. NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – November 7, 1985
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Comfort, NC – November 7, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – November 8, 1985
Tommy Lane vs. Pez Whatley
Mike Davis vs. Terry Taylor
Nikita Koloff vs. Superstar Billy Graham
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
Ron Garvin vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Columbus, GA – November 8, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Rocky King
World Championship Wrestling – 11/9/85 – featured an opening segment from syndicated TV of Superstar Billy Graham calling out Paul Jones; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone, with National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson interrupting the opening, in possession of the NWA TV Title, in which he protested the idea of holding up the TV title for a tournament; National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson then stepped in and said nothing would stop the Andersons and the TV title belonged to Arn; included Schiavone conducting an interview with National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor in which Taylor said he would be part of Starrcade and would defend his title but wouldn’t announce who his opponent would be; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, with Baby Doll, in which they reviewed footage of Magnum TA kissing Baby Doll, Baby Doll slapping him, Magnum ripping her top, and he and Blanchard brawling, with Blanchard then cutting a promo on his Starrcade bout with Magnum; included a Starrcade 85 update segment in which Schiavone spoke with Jim Crockett Jr., who announced Taylor vs. Buddy Landel, Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively vs. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey, and Graham vs. the Barbarian in a $10,000 arm wrestling contest and wrestling match; footage then aired from the 11/3/85 Atlanta Omni show documenting Dusty Rhodes’ return to the ring, the announcement he would challenge NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade, and Rhodes pinning Ole to win the night’s main event; featured an announcement from Crockett that Flair, Arn & Ole vs. Ron Garvin, Pez Whatley, & Taylor would take place the following week; moments later, Schiavone spoke with Rhodes about his return to the ring, with Rhodes doing a modified version of his ‘Hard Times’ promo; included Schiavone conducting an interview with NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff about their respective Starrcade matches against Sam Houston, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson; featured Schiavone showing footage of Crockett speaking with Jimmy Valiant, with Big Mama, about teaming with Miss Atlanta Lively at Starrcade against Eaton & Condrey, with Jim Cornette; included Schiavone conducting an interview with Jones about the Barbarian facing Graham at Starrcade in a $10,000 arm wrestling contest and match; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Morton & Gibson about facing the Koloffs at Starrcade in a steel cage match:
Manny Fernandez pinned Vernon Deaton at 2:35 with a knee drop from the middle turnbuckle
National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Jimmy Backlund & Keith Freeze at 3:05 when Arn pinned Backlund with the gordbuster
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Khrushev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Jimmy Langston, Kent Glover, & Larry Clark at 4:27 when Nikita scored the pin with the Russian Sickle
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Jim & Mac Jeffers at 6:31 when Robert pinned Jim with the double dropkick
Billy Jack Haynes pinned Thunderfoot (w/ JJ Dillon) at around the 10:30 mark with a roll up after Manny Fernandez, who provided guest commentary for much of the match, countered the distraction of Dillon in the apron; after the match, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with Fernandez and Haynes, with Fernandez saying he would go after Arn Anderson for the vacant NWA TV Title; Haynes went on to note his dad was in a nursing home and wished him well before saying he and Wahoo McDaniel would go after National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson as revenge for what they did to Dusty Rhodes
Ron Garvin pinned Paul Garner at 6:29 by sitting on him after a punch to the face
The Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) pinned Gerald Finley at 3:34 with the headbutt off the top
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Joe Malcolm at 1:34 with the slingshot suplex; prior to the bout, Tony Schiavone conducted an interview with National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson about the comments of Billy Jack Haynes earlier in the show, with Anderson calling himself, National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson, Blanchard, and NWA World Champion Ric Flair the Four Horsemen of pro wrestling; Ole then said Starrcade had a lot going on but he and Arn would pay special attention to Rhodes vs. Flair
National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor pinned Amos Moses 3:19 with a suplex from the middle turnbuckle
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – November 10, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling taping
JCP @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – November 10, 1985
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – November 10, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Mike Davis
Pez Whatley defeated Tommy Lane
Abdullah the Butcher defeated Sam Houston
Terry Taylor defeated the Barbarian
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ West Palm Beach, FL – Auditorium – November 11, 1985
Included Abdullah the Butcher
JCP @ Saginaw, MI – Civic Center – November 11, 1985
Included the Italian Stallion, Black Bart, Ron Bass, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – November 11, 1985
George South vs. Don Kernodle
Pat Tanaka vs. Denny Brown
Manny Fernandez vs. Buddy Landel
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Lansing, MI – Civic Center – November 12, 1985
Included Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
JCP @ Shelby, NC – Rec Center – November 12, 1985 (sell out)
TV taping:
Worldwide – 11/16/85 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett, with Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll about Blanchard facing Magnum TA in an I Quit match at Starrcade; included Crockett conducting an interview with Dusty Rhodes about challenging NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade; featured Crockett conducting an interview with National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, with Arn also in possession of the NWA TV Title, in which the Andersons arguing with Crockett that the title did belong to Arn and if it did belong to Rhodes then Rhodes didn’t want to come after Arn to take it back; included Crockett conducting an interview with Arn in which he said the TV title wouldn’t be taken from him to be held up for a tournament; moments later, Ole and Flair joined, with Ole saying Rhodes keeps a weapon hidden in his boot and Flair said the boot should be banned; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Don Kernodle in which Kernodle said he would be in the corner of Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson at Starrcade; included Crockett conducting an interview with Flair about his attack on Rhodes in September, Rhodes’ return, facing Rhodes at Starrcade, and claiming Rhodes had a metal-toe boot that he was using as a weapon; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Buddy Landel and JJ Dillon about Landel facing National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor at Starrcade; included Crockett conducting an interview with Paul Jones, with the Barbarian and Abdullah the Butcher, about their respective matches against Superstar Billy Graham and Manny Fernandez at Starrcade:
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated George South & Brady Boone at 2:12 when Eaton pinned South after coming off the top with an elbow as Condrey had South hoised over his shoulder
Billy Jack Haynes vs. the Golden Terror
Magnum TA pinned Gene Ligon with the belly to belly suplex at the 23-second mark
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned Pat Tanaka with the slingshot suplex at 2:16
Jimmy Valiant, Superstar Billy Graham, & Manny Fernandez defeated Vernon Deaton, Jim & Mack Jeffers at 1:27 when Fernandez scored the pin with the flying forearm
National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Rocky King & Tony Zane at 3:56 when Arn pinned Zane with the gordbuster; Arn came to the ring in possession of the NWA TV title belt before he handed it to Paul Jones, at ringside, for safekeeping
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Sam Houston in a non-title match via submission with the figure-4 at 7:14; after the bout, National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson ran out and attempted to come off the top as Houston was still caught in the hold, with Dusty Rhodes then appearing, assaulting Arn, and scaring Flair out of the ring; Flair eventually stepped back into the ring and faced off with Rhodes but quickly left the ring again
Dark match: Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Monroe, NC – November 13, 1985 (sell out)
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Grand Rapids, MI – Stadium Arena – November 13, 1985
JCP @ Harrisonburg, VA – High School – November 14, 1985
Stoney Burke vs. Mark Fleming
Ricky Reeves vs. Tommy Lane
The Italian Stallion vs. Mike Davis
Ron Bass vs. Black Bart (Texas Death match)
Manny Fernandez, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Krusher Kruschev, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – November 14, 1985
Ron Garvin vs. the Barbarian
Starship Eagle vs. Jim Jeffers
Brown vs. Mack Jeffers
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor vs. Buddy Landel (if Taylor wins, he gets 5 minuts with JJ Dillon)
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham via count-out
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Billy Jack Haynes vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Charleston, SC – St. Andrews High School Gym – November 15, 1985
Pat Tanaka vs. Jim Jeffers
Sam Houston vs. Mike Davis
Ron Bass vs. Buddy Landel
Ron Garvin vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (taped fist match)
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Billy Jack Haynes vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Misenheimer, NC – November 15, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
World Championship Wrestling – 11/16/85:
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tony Zane
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Gerald Finley
Krusher Kruschev vs. Larry Clark
Ron Bass vs. Paul Garner
The Barbarian vs. George South
NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Ron Garvin, Terry Taylor, & Pez Whatley when Arn pinned Whatley with an elbowdrop to the back of the head after Flair tripped Whatley from the floor and held the foot down during the cover
The Road Warriors vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard vs. Jimmy Backlund
Magnum TA vs. Joe Malcom
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Rocky King & Adrian Bivens
JCP @ Conway, SC – November 16, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – Convention Center – November 16, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated Tommy Lane
Sam Houston defeated Mike Davis
Ron Bass fought Buddy Landel to a draw
Manny Fernandez fought Abdullah the Butcher to a no contest
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated Ron Garvin
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Billy Jack Haynes defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Gene Anderson
Central States @ Des Moines, IA – November 17, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena – November 17, 1985 (matinee)
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Also included Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
Memphis, TN – Mid-South Coliseum – November 18, 1985 (7,500)
CWA International Champion Phil Hickerson defeated Dutch Mantell via count-out
Rip Morgan & Tarras Bulba defeated Tojo Yamamoto & Billy Joe Travis
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated Tom Prichard & Pat Rose
Jimmy Valiant pinned Tony Falk
Stan Lane & Steve Keirn defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes, & Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll), NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match at 6:01 when Rhodes pinned Ole with an elbow drop off the top onto a standing Ole
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a steel cage match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Koko Ware (sub. for Bill Dundee)
JCP @ Greenville, SC – Memorial Auditorium – November 18, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated Jim Jeffers
Don Kernodle defeated Tommy Lane
Sam Houston defeated Mike Davis
Thunderfoot defeated Pez Whatley
Manny Fernandez defeated Krusher Kruschev
Billy Jack Haynes & Ron Bass defeated Black Bart, Buddy Landel, and JJ Dillon in a handicap match
The Barbarian defeated Superstar Billy Graham
Central States @ Lincoln, NE – November 19, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Marty Jannetty
JCP @ Louisville, KY – Louisville Gardens – November 19, 1985
Included Jimmy Valiant, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – November 19, 1985
Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling – 11/23/85:
Worldwide – 11/23/85 – included an opening clip of Dusty Rhodes attacking Arn Anderson from behind from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling; hosted by David Crockett & Tony Schiavone; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Rhodes, in possession of the NWA TV Title, in which he talked about facing NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade 85 before showing how he forcefully took back the TV title from Anderson during Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, despite the championship being held up; moments later, Rhodes asked for Jim Crockett Jr. to come out so he could hand over the TV title, adding he knew it belonged to him; Jim said he regretted Rhodes having to give up the belt and cities were bidding to host a tournament to crown the new TV champion; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions & Six-Man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff about facing Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson as part of Starrcade; featured Crockett introducing a video package on Nelson Royal, shown sitting at night beside a campfire, who talked about his history in bunkhouse matches and what exactly a bunkhouse match and the Bunkhouse Stampede was; as he continued to talk, footage from a bunkhouse match was shown, with many of the men shown in street clothes and using weapons; an on-screen graphic then said the 1st annual Bunkhouse Stampede was coming in December; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum TA about challenging NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard in an I Quit steel cage match at Starrcade; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Paul Jones, with the Barbarian, about Barbarian facing Superstar Billy Graham as part of Starrcade; included Crockett conducting an interview with Jiim Cornette about Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey facing Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively as part of Starrcade:
Ron Bass & Don Kernodle defeated Jim & Mack Jeffers at 1:55 when Kernodle hit the clothesline off the top and forced his opponent to submit to the Cobra Clutch
Superstar Billy Graham & Jimmy Valiant defeated Mike Davis & Tommy Lane at the 39-second mark when Davis submitted to Graham’s bearhug
Billy Jack Haynes defeated the Golden Terror via submission with the full nelson at the 44-second mark
Manny Fernandez pinned Tony Zane with the Flying Burrito at the 32-second mark
Pez Whatley defeated Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) via disqualification at 5:06 when, as referee Tommy Young was knocked down, Dillon climbed in the ring and hit Whatley in the face with his shoe; moments later, Landel hit the corkscrew elbow drop and made the cover but Young tapped him on the shoulder and awarded the bout to Whatley
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Gene Ligon & Mark Fleming at 2:38 when Gibson pinned Fleming with a single leg into a cradle and bridge; following the commercial break, David Crockett conducted an interview with Morton & Gibson about facing NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a steel cage at Starrcade
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll), NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Sam Houston, Denny Brown, & Ricky Reeves at 5:17 when Blanchard pinned Reeves with the slingshot suplex
Dark match: Magnum TA, Dusty Rhodes, & Billy Jack Haynes vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Canton, OH – Civic Center – November 20, 1985
Pat Tanaka fought Tommy Lane to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Mike Davis
Krusher Kruschev defeated Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez defeated Buddy Landel
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard via disqualification
Mid South @ Shreveport, LA – November 20, 1985
TV taping:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Butch Reed vs. Mark Hawk & Bob Wayne
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – November 20, 1985
Denny Brown fought Brady Boone to a draw
Black Bart defeated the Italian Stallion
The Barbarian defeated Pez Whatley
Billy Jack Haynes defeated Thunderfoot
Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant, Superstar Billy Graham, & Rocky King
Magnum TA defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
JCP @ Wheeling, WV – Civic Center – November 21, 1985
Pat Tanaka fought Mike Davis to a draw
Don Kernodle defeated Tommy Lane
Buddy Landel defeated Sam Houston
Manny Fernandez fought Nikita Koloff to a no contest
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a double chain match
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – November 21, 1985
The Italian Stallion defeated Mack Jeffers
Pez Whatley defeated Jim Jeffers
Brady Boone fought Denny Brown to a draw
Ron Bass defeated Thunderfoot
Superstar Billy Graham & Billy Jack Haynes defeated the Barbarian & Black Bart
Magnum TA defeated Ole Anderson in a lumberjack match
JCP @ Hendersonville, NC – East Henderson High School Gym – November 22, 1985
Rocky King vs. the Italian Stallion
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champions Denny Brown vs. Brady Boone
Pez Whatley vs. Black Bart
Ron Bass vs. Thunderfoot
Billy Jack Haynes vs. the Barbarian
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Charleston, WV – Civic Center Coliseum – November 22, 1985
Sam Houston defeated Tommy Lane
Mike Davis defeated Pat Tanaka
Don Kernodle fought Krusher Kruschev to a draw
Manny Fernandez defeated Buddy Landel
NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson in a double chain match
Dusty Rhodes & Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson
World Championship Wrestling – 11/23/85:
Terry Taylor vs. Black Kat
Don Kernodle vs. Don Turner Superstar Billy Graham vs. Tony Zane
Buddy Landel vs. Manny Fernandez
Black Bart vs. Rocky King
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Jim Jeffers
Ron Bass, Pez Whatley, & the Italian Stallion vs. Carl Styles, Kent Glover, & Larry Clarke
Sam Houston vs. the Golden Terror
CWF @ Lakeland, FL – Civic Center – November 23, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Frankie Lane vs. Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
Magnum TA vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard
Barry & Kendall Windham vs. Bob Roop & Kevin Sullivan (steel cage match)
Southern Heavyweight Champion Wahoo McDaniel vs. Abdullah the Butcher
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – November 23, 1985 (12,500; sell out)
Sam Houston defeated Stan Lane
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Davis
Don Kernodle defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
NWA National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor fought Buddy Landel to a 30-minute time-limit draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson when Krusher Kruschev interfered and pinned Morton
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson when Rhodes pinned Ole
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NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Jake Roberts at 19:17 by reversing an inside cradle, though Roberts legs were touching the ropes during the cover; prior to the bout, Flair started a shoving match with the challenger, with Roberts then dropping the champion with the DDT; Roberts then told the referee to ring the bell but the referee refused for several minutes until Flair attempted to walk out of the match, with the referee then ringing the bell and begining a count on Flair; after the bout, Butch Reed, in a neckbrace, came out to dispute the call, with Flair and Reed briefly brawling until Reed cleared the champion from the ring
JCP @ Marietta, GA – November 24, 1985
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – November 24, 1985
Mike Moore defeated Bill Irwin via reverse decision at 9:05; Irwin initially won the match but the decision was changed after he threw Moore over the top rope
Boris Zhukov pinned Larry Winters at 10:06
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham fought the Barbarian & Abdullah the Butcher to a double disqualification at 11:15
Magnum TA pinned Buddy Landel at 41:32
AWA World Champion Rick Martel defeated Kamala via count-out at 9:43
Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson in a bunkhouse match at 8:14 when Rhodes pinned Ole
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – November 25, 1985
Television taping:
Magnum TA, Dusty Rhodes, & Billy Jack vs. NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Easley, SC – November 25, 1985
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Mid South @ Jackson, MS – November 25, 1985
Butch Reed vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair
JCP @ Lincolnton, NC – November 26, 1985
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – November 27, 1985
Terry Taylor vs. Tully Blanchard did not take place as advertised
Sam Houston defeated Gene Ligon
The Italian Stallion defeated Tommy Lane
Pez Whatley defeated the Golden Terror
Manny Fernandez defeated Mike Davis
Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (sub. for Thunderfoot) & the Barbarian via disqualification
Jimmy Valiant & Billy Jack defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
CWF @ Miami, FL – Convention Hall – November 27, 1985 (5,792)
Mike Fever defeated the Red Menace
Lex Luger defeated Frank Lang
Tyree Pride defeated the Cuban Assassin
Superstar Billy Graham defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Barry Windham defeated Buddy Landel
Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, & Wahoo McDaniel defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Mid South @ New Orleans, LA – Superdome – November 28, 1985
Featured a closed curcuit showing of Starrcade 85
Nick Patrick defeated Tommy Wright
Butch Reed & Nick Patrick defeated Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer via disqualification
Jake Roberts defeated Lord Humongous via disqualification
Starrcade 85 – November 28, 1985 (sell out)
Greensboro, NC – Coliseum:
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown pinned Rocky King
Don Kernodle defeated Tommy Lane
Atlanta, GA – Omni (14,000; sell out):
Thunderfoot pinned the Italian Stallion
Pez Whatley defeated Mike Graham
Shown on closed circuit – featured Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone on commentary:
Greensboro: Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Tournament Finals: Krusher Kruschev pinned Sam Houston with the Russian Sickle after Houston thought he had won the match following the bulldog, not realizing Kruschev’s foot was on the bottom rope during the cover
Atlanta: Manny Fernandez defeated Abdullah the Butcher (w/ Paul Jones) in a Mexican Death Match after Abdullah missed a charge in the corner and hit his head on the ringpost, allowing Fernandez to climb up the pole and reach the sombraro
Greensboro: Ron Bass pinned Black Bart (w/ JJ Dillon) in a bullrope match after coming off the middle turnbuckle and hitting Bart with the cowbell; stipulations stated Bass would face Dillon for 5 minutes if he won
Greensboro: JJ Dillon pinned Ron Bass in a bullrope match after Black Bart interfered as the referee was knocked down and dropped Bass with a piledriver
Atlanta: Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) in a $10,000 arm wrestling contest
Atlanta: Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) via disqualification when Jones interfered with his cane as the Barbarian was caught in the bearhug; after the bout, Graham cornered Jones but was knocked to the floor by the Barbarian
Greensboro: Buddy Landel (w/ JJ Dillon) pinned National Heavyweight Champion Terry Taylor to win the title when Dillon grabbed Taylor’s foot as the champion attempted a superplex, with Landel landing on top for the win; Dillon’s head was heavily bandaged following his match earlier in the night
Atlanta: National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated NWA US Tag Team Champions Chief Wahoo McDaniel & Billy Jack Haynes when Arn pinned McDaniel at 8:59 after Ole tripped Wahoo and held the leg down during the cover; only the National titles were on the line (Greatest Wrestling Stars of the 80s)
Greensboro: Magnum TA defeated NWA US Champion Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) in an I Quit steel cage match to win the title at around the 15-minute mark when the challenger drove a broken piece of wood into the champion’s forehead until Blanchard submitted (Crockett Cup 87, The Best of Starrcade: 1983-1987, Bloodbath: Wrestling’s Most Incredible Steel Cage Matches, Starrcade: The Essential Collection, The Top 25 WWE Rivalries)
Atlanta: Jimmy Valiant (w/ Big Mama) & Ron Garvin (as Miss Atlanta Lively) defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) in a streetfight at 6:36 when Garvin pinned Eaton with an uppercut as Eaton attempted the Alabama Jam on Valiant; after the bout, Cornette was stripped down to his boxers (Falls Count Anywhere: The Greatest Street Fights and other Out of Control Matches)
Greensboro: Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson (w/ Don Kernodle) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Ivan & Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev) in a no time limit, No DQ steel cage match to win the titles at 12:26 when Morton pinned Ivan with a roll up after Gibson made a blind tag; after the bout, the Koloffs and Kruschev attacked Morton, threw him over the top of the cage to the floor, attacked Kernodle, and then hit an elevated double clothesline off the top on Gibson; moments later, Gibson was whipped with a chain until other wrestlers came out to make the save (The Best of Starrcade: 1983-1987, The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time)
Atlanta: Dusty Rhodes pinned NWA World Champion Ric Flair with an inside cradle to win the title at 22:06, despite outside interference from Arn & Ole Anderson; after the match, Rhodes was congratulated in the ring by a number of wrestlers including Superstar Billy Graham; the title was later returned to Flair due to the controversial finish (The Best of Starrcade: 1983-1987)
JCP @ St. Louis, MO – Arena – November 29, 1985 (3,600)
Debut in the city; the WWF ran the city the same night
Tully Blanchard defeated Art Crews
National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel fought Terry Taylor to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
Jerry Blackwell defeated Tarzan Goto (sub. for Mr. Pogo)
NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, & Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev defeated Billy Jack Haynes, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned NWA TV Champion Arn Anderson to win the title; after the bout, Magnum vacated the belt and gave it to Jim Crockett Jr.
NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes fought Ric Flair to a double disqualification
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – November 30, 1985
Television taping:
Superstar Billy Graham & Jimmy Valiant vs. the Golden Terror & Gene Ligon
JCP @ Macon, GA – November 30, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – November 30, 1985 (8,000)
Denny Brown defeated Brady Boone
Ivan Koloff defeated Sam Houston
Don Kernodle defeated Mike Davis
Billy Jack Haynes, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated NWA National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel, JJ Dillon, & Black Bart
Arn Anderson defeated Ron Bass
The Road Warriors fought Nikita Koloff & NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev to a double disqualification
NWA World Champion Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in an elimination match; Flair and Magnum were both counted out; Rhodes pinned Blanchard
Jackson, TN – December 1, 1985
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Koko Ware
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – December 1, 1985
Reeves vs. Denton
Lee Ramsey vs. Gene Ligon
Pat Tanaka vs. Stoney Burke
Denny Brown vs. Rocky King
Ron Bass vs. JJ Dillon (bullrope match)
Manny Fernandez, Billy Jack, & Don Kernodle vs. NWA 6-man Tag Team Champions Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff
JCP @ Marietta, GA – December 1, 1985
Jimmy Valiant & Ron Garvin defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – December 1, 1985
George South defeated Gerald Finley
Denny Brown defeated the Golden Terror
Nelson Royal defeated Tony Zane
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Tully Blanchard & NWA National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a bullrope match
JCP @ Honea Path, SC – December 2, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Sam Houston
JCP @ Spartanburg, SC – Memorial Auditorium – December 3, 1985
Pro – 12/7/85:
Worldwide – 12/7/85 – featured an opening segment showing the entrances of Dusty Rhodes and NWA World Champion Ric Flair at Starrcade 85; included Tony Schiavone & David Crockett conducting an interview with Terry Taylor regarding his quest to regain the NWA National Heavyweight Title; featured Schiavone conducting an interview with Tommy Young about the controversey regarding the Rhodes vs. Flair match at Starrcade and Rhodes pinning Flair but not being the champion; Young said he wanted to call for the disqualification earlier in the match but was knocked dizzy and helped backstage by Gene Ligon; included Crockett conducting an interview with Flair in which he said Rhodes would continue to be #2 because he was still #1; featured Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel & JJ Dillon regarding Landel’s title win at Starrcade 85 and Landel’s participation in the upcoming Bunkhouse Stampede matches; included Crockett conducting an interview with the Road Warriors & Paul Ellering regarding NWA Six-Man Tag Team Champions – NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Krushev & the Koloffs regarding the Road Warriors and NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA US Champion Magnum TA regarding his title win at Starrcade and taking part in the Bunkhouse Stampede; featured a video package of Starrcade highlights set to Frank Stallone’s “Far From Over;” included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson regarding Rhodes, the Bunkhouse Stampedes, and defending the titles; Arn then discussed the upcoming tournament for the NWA TV Title and said he would walk out with the belt; featured Caudle conducting an interview with Rhodes regarding the outcome of Starrcade 85 in which Rhodes said he was a legend and Flair was just a man; footage was then shown of Rhodes pinning Flair at Starrcade:
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) defeated Vernon Deaton & an unknown at the 38-second mark when Road Warrior Hawk pinned Deaton following a modified Doomsday Device
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey (w/ Jim Cornette) defeated Mack & Jim Jeffers at 1:45 when Eaton scored the pin following the High / Low
Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) pinned the Italian Stallion with the slingshot suplex at 1:41
Ron Bass pinned the Golden Terror with the claw at 1:06
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Black Bart & Thunderfoot at 6:35 when Gibson pinned Thunderfoot following the double dropkick
Sam Houston & Pez Whatley defeated NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Krusher Kruschev & NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Nikita Koloff (w/ NWA Six Man Tag Team Champion Ivan Koloff) via disqualification at 1:00 when Kruschev threw Houston over the top rope; after the bout, the Russians double teamed Houston until the Road Warriors, with Paul Ellering, made the save; moments later, Ellering & the Road Warriors were assaulted with a chain and Kruschev hung Road Warrior Hawk over the top rope with the weapon
Billy Jack defeated Tommy Lane via submission with the full nelson at the 27-second mark; after the bout, Paul Jones appeared ringside, grabbed the mic, and challenged Jack to a test of strength against the Barbarian; moments later, the Barbarian attacked Billy Jack from behind and twice press slammed him above his head as the show came to a close
Dark match after the taping: NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Raleigh, NC – Dorton Arena – December 4, 1985
Ron Garvin defeated Black Bart
Manny Fernandez defeated Thunderfoot
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev defeated Terry Taylor
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson fought Tully Blanchard & NWA National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel to a draw
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Abdullah the Butcher via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & the Road Warriors defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
JCP @ Amelia, VA – Amelia County High School Gym – December 5, 1985
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification
JCP @ Hampton, VA – Coliseum – December 6, 1985
Jimmy Valiant, Miss Atlanta Lively, & Ron Bass defeated Jim Cornette, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
World Championship Wrestling – 12/7/85:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Jim & Mack Jeffers
Ron Garvin vs. Tommy Lane
Nikita Koloff vs. the Italian Stallion
The Road Warriors vs. Adrian Bivins & Paul Garner
NWA US Champion Magnum TA, Billy Jack Haynes, & Sam Houston vs. Tully Blanchard, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Jimmy Valiant vs. Vernon Deaton
Terry Taylor vs. Brodie Chase
The Barbarian vs. George South
Buddy Landel vs. Jeff Smith
Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. Mark Cooper & Jim Backlund
JCP @ Cleveland, OH – December 7, 1985
Ron Garvin fought Ivan Koloff to a draw
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated the Barbarian & Abdullah the Butcher
Jimmy Valiant defeated Black Bart
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Ole Anderson
The Road Warriors defeated Nikita Koloff & NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev
Dusty Rhodes defeated NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a Texas Death match
NWA US Champion Magnum TA won a 20-man Bunkhouse Stampede match
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 8, 1985
The Barbarian defeated Sam Houston
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Tully Blanchard & National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel via disqualification
Black Bart defeated the Italian Stallion (sub. for Billy Jack Haynes)
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated National Tag Team Champion Ole Anderson in a Texas Death Match
The Road Warriors defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes defeated National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a bullrope match
NWA US Champion Magnum TA won a 20-man $20,000 Bunkhouse Stampede
JCP @ Greenwood, SC – Civic Center – December 9, 1985
TV taping:
Dark match: 20-man, $20,000 Bunkhouse battle royal; participants included: Dusty Rhodes, Manny Fernandez, Billy Jack Haynes, Don Kernodle, Pez Whatley, the Golden Terror, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Jim & Mack Jeffers, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, Abdullah the Butcher, the Barbarian, Tony Zane, and Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Rock Hill, SC – Winthrop Coliseum – December 11, 1985
TV taping:
Mid Atlantic Wrestling:
Ivan Koloff, Nikita Koloff, & Krusher Khruschev defeated Pat Tanaka, Ricky Reeves, & Stoney Burke
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Mike Davis & Tommy Lane
Ricky Morton pinned Mark Fleming
Arn Anderson pinned Gene Ligon
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Vernon Deaton via submission
The Barbarian pinned George South
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Jim & Mack Jeffers
Worldwide:
Tully Blanchard pinned Mac Jeffers
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Vernon Deaton & Mike Davis
Ricky Morton pinned Tommy Lane
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Khruschev defeated Jim Jeffers & George South
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Mark Fleming & the Golden Terror
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rocky King via submission
Dark match after the taping: Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard when Rhodes pinned Blanchard
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – December 13, 1985 (4,000)
Tommy Lane vs. Don Kernodle
Abdullah th Butcher vs. Pez Whatley
Krusher Kruschev, Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Manny Fernandez, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson
Tully Blanchard vs. Billy Jack Haynes
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & NWA National Tag Team Champion Arn Anderson in a double bullrope match
Also included a 20-man $20,000 bunkhouse battle royal
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – December 14, 1985
Krusher Kruschev vs. Manny Fernandez
Tommy Lane vs. Don Kernodle
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Billy Jack vs. Ivan Koloff
Dusty Rhodes, & NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard
Also included a $20,000 20-man bunkhouse battle royal featuring NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson, Billy Jack, Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, Ivan & Nikita Koloff, Krusher Kruschev, Abdullah the Butcher, the Barbarian, Manny Fernandez, Don Kernodle, Pez Whatley, Tully Blanchard, Denny Brown, Tommy Lane, and the Golden Terror
JCP @ Conway, SC – December 14, 1985
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey defeated Jimmy Valiant & Sam Houston
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – WTBS Studios – December 15, 1985 (matinee)
World Championship Wrestling – 12/21/85:
Ole Anderson vs. Bob Wayne
Nikita Koloff vs. Tony Zane
The Barbarian vs. Richard Dunn
Krusher Kruschev vs. Bill Mulkey
Tully Blanchard vs. Vernon Deaton
Sam Houston vs. Kent Glover
Ron Garvin & Manny Fernandez vs. Black Bart & Thunderfoot
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. Larry Clarke & Randy Mulkey
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. George South
Arn Anderson vs. Josh Stroud
Ivan Koloff vs. Don Turner
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 15, 1985 (6,821)
Ivan & Nikita Koloff defeated Ben Alexander & Gene Ligon
Dennis Condrey fought Don Kernodle to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Jimmy Valiant defeated Bobby Eaton via disqualification
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev defeated Pez Whatley
NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton defeated the Barbarian
Ron Bass defeated JJ Dillon in a Texas Bullrope match
Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair, NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Dusty Rhodes won a 20-man $20,000 Bunkhouse Stampede match
Worldwide – 12/21/85 – featured David Crockett conducting an interview with National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel & JJ Dillon in which Dillon argued Landel was the #1 contender to NWA World Champion Ric Flair:
Tully Blanchard vs. Mac Jeffers
Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Mike Davis & Vernon Deaton
NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Morton vs. Tommy Lane
Nikita Koloff & Krusher Kruschev vs. George South & an unknown
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Mark Fleming & the Golden Terror
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Rocky King via submission with the figure-4 at 2:09 following a suplex; after the bout, Flair shook King’s hand while King was still on the mat
JCP @ Charlotte, NC – Coliseum – December 25, 1985 (matinee) (11,000+; sell out; police reportedly turned away 1,000 fans)
Fan Appreciation Day – all seats were $3; some proceeds to benefit the WBT Food for Families charity
Rocky King vs. Thunderfoot
Sam Houston vs. Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev
Pez Whatley vs. National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landel
The Italian Stallion vs. Nikita Koloff
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard in an elimination match; both Flair and Rhodes were counted out; Magnum pinned Blanchard moments later with a sunset flip into the ring
JCP @ Greenville, SC – December 25, 1985 (5,300; sell out)
Fan Appreciation Day – all seats were $3
Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
JCP @ Atlanta, GA – Omni – December 25, 1985
Manny Fernandez defeated Thunderfoot
Sam Houston fought Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev to a draw
Ron Garvin defeated JJ Dillon
Jimmy Valiant & Superstar Billy Graham defeated Black Bart & the Barbarian
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes
JCP @ Norfolk, VA – Scope – December 26, 1985
Pez Whatley defeated the Golden Terror (sub. for NWA National Champion Buddy Landel)
Black Bart defeated Mark Fleming
Don Kernodle defeated Thunderfoot
Denny Brown defeated Tommy Lane
Ron Bass defeated JJ Dillon in a bullrope match
Jimmy Valiant & Ron Garvin (as Miss Atlanta Lively) defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard
JCP @ Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium – December 27, 1985
Stoney Burke vs. Tommy Lane
The Italian Stallion vs. Ricky Reeves
Superstar Billy Graham vs. the Barbarian
Pez Whatley vs. the Golden Terror
Jimmy Valiant & Ms. Atlanta Lively defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a streetfight
Don Kernodle & Ron Garvin vs. Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev
JCP @ Richmond, VA – Coliseum – December 27, 1985
Sam Houston vs. Mike Davis
Pez Whatley vs. Thunderfoot
Ron Bass defeated Black Bart in a bullrope match
Abdullah the Butcher vs. Manny Fernandez (Mexican Death Match)
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson via disqualification
Tully Blanchard defeated NWA US Champion Magnum TA
Billy Jack Haynes vs. Nikita Koloff
Dusty Rhodes fought NWA World Champion Ric Flair to a double count-out
Worldwide – 12/28/85:
NWA World Champion Ric Flair, National Tag Team Champions Arn & Ole Anderson defeated Dusty Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, & Manny Fernandez at around the 14-minute mark when Ole pinned Fernandez after Arn grabbed a steel chair from the ringside area and hit Fernandez in the head with it behind the back of referee Tommy Young; at the time of the fall, Rhodes had Flair caught in the figure-4; after the match, the Andersons attacked Rhodes, with Flair attempting to hit Rhodes with a chair until Magnum cleared him from the ring (Nature Boy Ric Flair: The Definitive Collection)
World Championship Wrestling – 12/28/85:
Sam Houston vs. Tony Zane
Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey vs. Josh Stroud & Mark Cooper
Arn Anderson vs. George South
Rocky King vs. Mack Jeffers
Black Bart vs. Jim Jeffers
NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. Ole Anderson
NWA World Champion Ric Flair vs. Ron Garvin
The Italian Stallion vs. Pablo Crenshaw
Tully Blanchard vs. Kent Glover
JCP @ Greensboro, NC – Coliseum – December 28, 1985 (matinee)
Worldwide – 1/4/86 – hosted by Tony Schiavone & David Crockett, with the announcement NWA Tag Team Champion Dusty Rhodes defeated Buddy Landel in Albuquerque, NM to win the NWA National Heavyweight Title; moments later, they brought in NWA World Champion Ric Flair, with Flair saying he partied for two full days to celebrate the new year; Crockett then asked Flair about his antics with National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson against the likes of Rhodes, NWA US Champion Magnum TA, and NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, with Flair simply saying he was out to make an example; featured footage of a recent fight between Rhodes & NWA Tag Team Champion Manny Fernandez against Flair and the Andersons, during which Arn hit Fernandez with a steel chair; included Crockett conducting an interview with Tully Blanchard, alongside Baby Doll, in which he said he was after Magnum and Rhodes’ singles titles; Blanchard then asked Baby Doll where she had been, with Baby Doll saying JJ Dillon gave her tickets to Acapulco as a Christmas present; moments later, Dillon joined them on set, and told Baby Doll he thought the world of her but she was going to have to come up with a better story to cover her tracks; Blanchard then began yelling at Baby Doll, then knocked her down and dragged her by the hair as Dillon held Crockett away; Rhodes then intervened, punched Blanchard, and protected Baby Doll; Rhodes then took the mic, told Blanchard to never touch Baby Doll again because she now belonged to Rhodes; featured an ad promoting Starrcade 85 on VHS; included Crockett conducting an interview with Magnum about the events earlier in the show involving Blanchard, Baby Doll, and Rhdoes, with Magnum saying he didn’t like Baby Doll but Blanchard had no right to put his hands on her as he did; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Dillon about the altercation earlier in the show, with Dillon saying he would not be held responsible for what happened, with Dillon saying he would send his men after Jimmy Valiant to help take the National Title from Rhodes; included Crockett conducting an interview with Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Krusher Kruschev & Ivan Koloff, with Kruschev discussing his feud with Sam Houston before adding he wanted the Road Warriors in the ring; Ivan then said the Koloffs would be the team of 1986 as they were in 1985, adding he too wanted to show the Road Warriors how dominate they were:
Manny Fernandez pinned Thunderfoot with the flying forearm at the 26-second mark
NWA US Champion Magnum TA pinned Mike Davis with the belly to belly suplex at the 28-second mark
Black Bart pinned Pat Tanaka with a legdrop from the middle turnbuckle at 4:49
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated George South & Gene Ligon at 2:59 when Gibson pinned South after the double dropkick; late in the match, Jim Cornette appeared ringside; after the match, Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey ran out and attacked the champions, eventually holding Morton against the ropes so Cornette could repeatedly hit Morton with his tennis racquet; moments later, Gibson ran back in the ring to make the save
Ron Bass defeated Tommy Lane via TKO with the claw at 2:28
Tully Blanchard pinned NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown in a non-title match with the slingshot suplex at 6:09; mid-way through the match, JJ Dillon appeared near the ring to watch the bout; after the contest, Dillon gave Blanchard a thumbs up; following the commercial break, Blanchard confronted David Crockett at the interview stage, saying Baby Doll was his and always would be his; Blanchard then stole the mic away and gave it to Dillon, with Dillon saying Baby Doll would eventually come crawling back on her hands and knees
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Mack Jeffers via submission with the figure-4 at 1:34; after the match, Flair refused to break the hold, with NWA National Heavyweight Champion Dusty Rhodes then coming ringside; Tully Blanchard, alongside JJ Dillon, then attacked Rhodes from behind, with Flair then putting the figure-4 on Rhodes inside the ring as Blanchard pulled back on Rhodes’ arms; after Rhodes was caught in the hold about 30 seconds, Baby Doll ran out to try to make the save, with Blanchard yanking her by the hair until NWA US Champion Magnum TA ran out; Magnum and a bloody Rhodes then began brawling with Flair and Blanchard on the floor; Flair and Blanchard eventually gained the upper hand in the fight as the show ended
Dark matches:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson vs. National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA vs. NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard (elimination match)
JCP @ Philadelphia, PA – Civic Center – December 28, 1985 (10,000)
Don Kernodle fought Dennis Condrey to a 20-minute time-limit draw
Black Bart defeated Pez Whatley
Manny Fernandez defeated Thunderfoot
Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Ron Garvin & Sam Houston
Jimmy Valiant defeated the Barbarian via disqualification
Dusty Rhodes & NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated NWA World Champion Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard
Dusty Rhodes won a Bunkhouse Stampede
JCP @ Asheville, NC – Civic Center – December 29, 1985 (matinee)
Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage match
JCP @ Savannah, GA – Civic Center – December 29, 1985
Ricky Reeves defeated Mike Davis
Tommy Lane defeated Stoney Burke
Brady Boone defeated Tony Zane
Don Kernodle defeated George South
Arn Anderson fought Manny Fernandez to a double count-out
Jimmy Valiant & Miss Atlanta Lively defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey in a steel cage streetfight
JCP / AWA Night of Champions II – East Rutherford, NJ – Meadowlands – December 29, 1985 (12,000)
Gary Michael Cappetta was the ring announcer for the event
Ron Bass pinned JJ Dillon (sub. for National Heavyweight Champion Buddy Landell) with the claw at 5:30
World Midget Champion Little Tokyo pinned Cowboy Lang (sub. for Little Mr. T) at 7:54 with his feet on the middle rope after kicking the challenger as he ran into the corner
AWA Women’s Champion Sherri Martel pinned Debbie Combs at 10:26 with a cradle immediately after the challenger executed an airplane spin; after the bout, Sherri took her title belt, hit Combs over the back with it and ran out of the ring
WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion Carlos Colon pinned the Barbarian (w/ Paul Jones) (sub. for Abdullah the Butcher) at 6:39 with a cradle as the challenger attempted to slam Colon from the apron into the ring; the Barbarian received heavy cheers in the match, with he and Jones raising their hands after the match and Jones taking the mic and saying, “We will be back”
Buddy Roberts defeated Paul Ellering via disqualification at 4:58 when the Road Warriors ran out and attacked Roberts after Roberts began targetting Ellering’s injured neck; Ellering wore a neckbrace for the bout; after the match, the Road Warriors knocked Roberts to the floor
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bill & Scott Irwin at 11:04 when Morton pinned Scott with a sunset flip into the ring; after the match, the Irwins attempted to use one of their belts to double clothesline Morton but Gibson pulled his partner out of the ring to safety
AWA America’s Heavyweight Champion Sgt. Slaughter defeated Chris Markoff & Boris Zhukov in a handicap Russian Death match at 12:51 by pinning Markoff with a clothesline, moments after Markoff accidentally clotheslined Zhukov out of the ring when Slaughter moved out of the way; Slaughter bled from the face during the bout
NWA US Champion Magnum TA defeated Tully Blanchard (w/ Baby Doll) with the belly to belly suplex at 11:24; both men bled from the face during the match
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes via disqualification at 14:51; Flair bled from the face during the match; the match ended with Rhodes suplexing Flair into the ring, with a replacement referee counting the pinfall; however, referee Dick Woehrle, who was knocked to the floor minutes earlier, said Rhodes had been disqualified for throwing Flair over the top rope prior to the pinfall
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering, in a neckbrace) defeated Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev (w/ Nikita Koloff) via disqualification at 10:43 after Nikita hit Road Warrior Animal over the back with the Russian chain, took Ivan’s spot in the match and tried to gain the pinfall until Ellering told the referee what happened; after the match, the Russians attacked the Road Warriors with the chain and used it to hit a double clothesline on Ellering; eventually, Road Warrior Animal grabbed the weapon away and cleared the ring; the bout was advertised as the Road Warriors & Billy Jack Hayes vs. the Koloffs & Krusher Kruschev
Stan Hansen defeated AWA World Champion Rick Martel via submission with a Boston crab to win the title at 14:02; Hansen had the hold applied for roughly 1 minute and pressed his head into the turnbuckle to prevent the hold from being broken each time Martel tried to power out of it
JCP / AWA @ Baltimore, MD – Civic Center – December 30, 1985
Ron Bass pinned JJ Dillon at 13:06
AWA Women’s Champion Sherri Martel pinned Debbie Combs at 12:21
NWA National Tag Team Champions Ole & Arn Anderson defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Baron Von Raschke at 10:10 when Arn pinned Von Raschke
Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Barbarian in an arm wrestling contest
Superstar Billy Graham defeated the Barbarian via disqualification at 7:20 when Paul Jones interfered
The Road Warriors defeated Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts at 11:07 when Road Warrior Animal pinned Roberts
Rick Martel defeated AWA World Champion Stan Hansen via disqualification
NWA World Champion Ric Flair pinned Ron Garvin at 28:37
JCP @ Fayetteville, NC – Cumberland County Memorial Arena – December 30, 1985
Sam Houston & Nelson Royal vs. Black Bart & Thunderfoot
Manny Fernandez vs. Ivan Koloff
Jimmy Valiant vs. Tully Blanchard
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson defeated Bobby Eaton & Dennis Condrey via disqualification in a non-title match