NWA World Wide Wrestling – 1983 Results

1/1/83:
Ricky Steamboat defeated Frank Monte
Tommy Gilbert defeated Ken Timbs
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Masa Fuchi
Bruiser Brody defeated Mark Fleming
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Jack Brisco & Jerry Brisco defeated Ben Alexander & Jim Dalton

1/8/83:
Roddy Piper defeated Ken Timbs
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Ricky Harris & Masa Fuchi
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Tommy Gilbert & Mark Fleming
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Frank Monte
NWA TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Red Dog Lane

1/15/83:
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Red Dog Lane & Ken Timbs
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine, Dory Funk Jr., & Dick Slater defeated King Parsons, Tommy Gilbert, & Vinnie Valentino
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Ricky Harris
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Bill White
Johnny Weaver & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Jim Dalton & Masa Fuchi

1/22/83:
NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated King Parsons & Mark Fleming
Jimmy Valiant, Bob Orton Jr., & Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Bill White, Private Nelson, & Ricky Harris
Jerry Brisco & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Dick Slater & Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr.
Johnny Weaver defeated Ken Timbs
Dick Slater defeated Mike Davis

1/29/83:
Jerry Brisco defeated Frank Monte
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated King Parsons & Mike Davis
Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Vinnie Valentino
The One Man Gang defeated Rick Benfield
Sweet Brown Sugar, Jimmy Valiant, & Dizzy Hogan defeated Ricky Harris, Ken Timbs, & Ben Alexander
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Jim Dalton & Frank Monte

2/5/83:
NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Dizzy Hogan & Mike Davis
The Champ defeated Ricky Harris
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Ken Timbs
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Frank Monte

2/12/83:
Dizzy Hogan & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Ricky Harris & Red Dog Lane
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr. defeated Frank Monte Dick Slater defeated Mike Thompson
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Ken Timbs

2/19/83:
The One Man Gang defeated Frank Monte
Jack Brisco defeated Bill White
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Mike Rotundo defeated Johnny Weaver
Dick Slater & Dory Funk Jr. defeated Ricky Morton & Ron Rossi

2/26/83:
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Ricky Harris & Masa Fuchi
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bill White
The One Man Gang defeated Vinnie Valentino
NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Frank Monte & Ben Alexander
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Dizzy Hogan
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Dick Slater defeated Ron Rossi
Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Ken Timbs

3/5/83:
Ricky Steamobat & Jay Youngblood defeated Ben Alexander & Masa Fuchi
NWA Tag Team Champions Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Vinnie Valentino & Ron Rossi
The One Man Gang defeated Ken Timbs
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Joe Lightfoot
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Tom Prichard
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Red Dog Lane & Ricky Harris

3/12/83:
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Ken Timbs
Dick Slater & the One Man Gang defeated Mike George & Vinnie Valentino
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Jim Burnett
NWA World Champion Ric Flair defeated Ron Rossi
Johnny Weaver, Jim Nelson, & Sweet Brown Sugar defeated Ben Alexander, Bill White, & Masa Fuchi
Mike Rotundo defeated Chick Donovan

3/19/83:
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Mike Davis
The One Man Gang defeated Ron Rossi
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Ben Alexander
The Great Kabuki defeated Vinnie Valentino
Sweet Brown Sugar & Wayne Jones defeated Masa Fuchi & Ricky Harris
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Bill White & Ken Timbs

3/26/83:
Sgt. Slaughter & Don Kernodle defeated Bill White & Mike Davis
Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts defeated Mike Rotundo & Vinnie Valentino
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Red Dog Lane & Ken Timbs

4/2/83:
Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts defeated Mike Davis & Vinnie Valentino
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Roddy Piper defeated Ken TimbsB Jos LeDuc, Jimmy Valiant, & Bugsy McGraw defeated Ben Alexander, Bill White, & Ricky Harris
The One Man Gang defeated Ron Rossi

4/16/83:
Jos LeDuc defeated Ken Timbs
The One Man Gang defeated Mike Davis
Bugsy McGraw defeated Bill White
Mike Rotundo defeated Red Dog Lane
Jake Roberts defeated Wayne Jones
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine & Dick Slater defeated Sweet Brown Sugar & Vinnie Valentino

4/30/83:
Johnny Weaver & Mike Rotundo defeated Ben Alexander & Snake Brown
Rufus R. Jones defeated Masa Fuchi
Roddy Piper defeated Red Dog Lane
Jack & Jerry Brisco defeated Bill White & Gene Anderson
The Great Kabuki & Magic Dragon defeated Jim Nelson & Keith Larson

5/14/83:
Mike Rotundo & Rufus R. Jones defeated Masa Fuchi & Ricky Harris
Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts defeated Rick McCord & Keith Larson

6/4/83:
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Brett Hart
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Bill White
Bugsy McGraw defeated Ben Alexander
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Vinnie Valentino
Keith Larson defeated Mid-Atlantic TV Chapion the Great Kabuki via disqualification

6/11/83:
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Brett Hart & Rick McCord
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine defeated Mike Davis
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Masa Fuchi
Jake Roberts defeated Vinnie Valentino
The Great Kabuki & Magic Dragon defeated Keith Larson & Mark Fleming

6/18/83:
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Golden Boy Gray
Dory Funk Jr. & Jake Roberts defeated Mark Fleming & Brett Hart
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion the Great Kabuki defeated Keith Larson
Dick Slater defeated Mike Davis

7/6/83; Shelby, NC; Rec Center
7/83 – hosted by David Crockett; included comments from Ric Flair and Roddy Piper, with Flair stating he would take the NWA World Title from Harley Race, and Piper, wielding a pipe and trash can, promising revenge on NWA US Champion Greg Valentine for the damage done to his ear; featured Crockett interviewing Arman Hussein & Gary Hart, who discussed Hussein’s parents and origins, with Hussein then insulting Rufus R. Jones, calling him an uneducated black man who was like the others in the country, trying to “overcome” politcal persecution, while Hussein stated he and Hart faced no such obstacles; included Crockett interviewing Hart, along with Hussein, who mocked Jimmy Valiant’s face being burned and claimed Valiant would have to come through Hussein, the Magic Dragon, and Mid-Atlantic TV Champion Great Kabuki to get to him; featured Crockett interviewing Jones, who wished to find a partner and get revenge on Paul Jones, Jake Roberts, & Dory Funk Jr; included Crockett interviewing Valiant, with his face badly burned, who stated he would leave town if he couldn’t rid the area of Hart, Oliver Humperdink, the One Man Gang, and Kabuki, and that he wanted them in steel cage and loser leaves town matches; featured Crockett interviewing Jones, who stated, as a well-dressed man, he expected a fine woman from Florida and not some redneck dressed up like Dusty Rhodes:
Jimmy Valiant pinned Bill White at 1:53 after an elbow drop
Rufus R. Jones pinned Bill Howard at 4:48 after a headbutt
The Assassin pinned Keith Larson at 3:06 with a powerslam
Arman Hussein (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Mike Davis at 3:46 after two knee smashes to the chest
Bugsy McGraw pinned Ben Alexander at 2:08 with a splash
Mike Rotundo pinned Rick McCord at 5:26 after an airplane spin
Dick Slater & Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dory Funk Jr (w/ Paul Jones) defeated Gary Royal & John Bonnello at 8:09 when Slater pinned Bonnello after a running kick to the head; after the match, David Crockett interviewed Jones, Funk, & Slater, with Jones stating no one could defeat Funk in their $100,000 open challenge, with Slater thanking Jones for getting him out of suspensions, and Jones asking for some competition before telling Rufus R. Jones to prove himself and earn a title shot

7/17/83; Greensboro, NC; Coliseum
7/83 – featured Bob Caudle on commentary; included footage of Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood recently fighting with NWA Tag Team Champions Jack & Jerry Brisco; featured Caudle conducting an interview with Gary Hart about Mid-Atlantic TV Champion the Great Kabuki; included Caudle speaking with Rufus R. Jones about facing Dory Funk Jr. for $100,000 later in the show; moments later, Caudle spoke with Roddy Piper about chasing NWA US Champion Greg Valentine; featured a vignette in which NWA World Champion Harley Race put up a bounty of $25,000 to anyone who can put Ric Flair out of wrestling; included Caudle conducting an interview with Flair about the bounty put on him by Race, with Ricky Steamboat then walking in, discussing the injury to Jay Youngblood, and Flair saying he would be Steamboat’s partner against the Briscoes if Steamboat would watch his back against Race:
Mike Rotundo pinned Golden Boy Grey with the airplane spin at around the 5-minute mark (the bout was joined in progress)
Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood (sub. for John Bonello & Vinnie Valentino) defeated NWA Tag Team Champions Jack & Jerry Brisco via disqualification at 8:32; prior to the bout, Steamboat & Youngblood came out with a piece of paper, with Bob Orton Jr. joining Bob Caudle on commentary to inform him Steamboat & Youngblood bought the contract to face the Briscoes in that spot on TV; referee Tommy Young rang the bell moments after one of the Briscoes came off the top rope behind the referee’s back with a stomp onto Youngblood’s chest
NWA US Champion Greg Valentine pinned Brett Hart after two elbowdrops at 4:26
Mid-Atlantic TV Champion the Great Kabuki (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Keith Larsen at 3:43 with a chop from the middle rope
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Joel Deaton with the superplex at 2:35
Rufus R. Jones pinned Dory Funk Jr. (w/ Paul Jones) at 3:49 with a slam and inside cradle; Funk originally won the match at 3:20 but referee Tommy Young had the match continue since Jones aided Funk during the pinfall; after the bout, Jake Roberts ran out and aided Funk in double teaming Jones until Bob Orton Jr. made the save; Orton was eventually beaten down until Jones cleared the ring; stipulations stated Jones would win $100,000 from Funk if he won the match; Bob Caudle then interviewed Jones, with Roberts and the Assassins, in which he said he would not give Jones the money by the way the match was won; Jones then tore up the check and threw it up in the air; after Jones and Roberts left, Caudle spoke with the Assassins who said they wanted the NWA Tag Team titles

9/3/83:
WWF All American Wrestling – 10/9/83: Ric Flair & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Tom Lintz & Jerry Grey when McDaniel pinned Lintz

9/7/83; Charlotte, NC; Park Center
9/17/83:

9/24/83:
Wahoo McDaniel defeated Bill Howard

10/1/83:
Wahoo McDaniel & Chavo Guerrero defeated the Magic Dragon & Jerry Grey

10/8/83

10/15/83

10/22/83

10/26/83; Greenwood, SC; Civic Center
10/29/83:
Wahoo McDaniel & Chavo Guerrero defeated Tom Lintz & Kelly Kiniski

11/5/83

11/12/83

11/19/83

11/23/83; Winston-Salem, NC; Memorial Coliseum
11/26/83 – featured David Crockett on commentary; included a Jimmy Valiant music video set to the tune of Manhattan Transfer’s “Boy from New York City;” included Tony Schiavone conducting an interview with Wahoo McDaniel regarding Paul Jones & the Assassins, during which McDaniel said Jimmy Valiant would be his partner against Jones’ men; Valiant then appeared with the American flag, said he was glad to be back in Mid Atlantic, and then kissed Schiavone; featured an ad for the Starrcade 83 t-shirt and photo album; included Crockett conducting an interview with Paul Jones & the Assassins regarding the challenge of McDaniel & Valiant, during which Jones mentioned his men’s recent attack on Dory Funk Jr.; featured footage from a recent bout between Funk and Assassin #1 in which Funk took down Jones before Assassin #2 came out, double teamed Funk, and let Jones land several swipes to Funk; included Crockett conducting an interview with Tommy Rich, regarding his return to Mid Atlantic, Angelo Mosca, regarding the attack Angelo Mosca Jr. sustained at the hands of Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin, and NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Rufus R. Jones, regarding the challenge of Dick Slater, and McDaniel, regarding the return of Rich to the territory; during Wahoo’s comments, a few of his words were bleeped out; featured Gordon Solie, Jim Crockett, Bob Caudle, and Barbara Clary discussing Starrcade 83; highlights from the event then aired to an instrumental version of Frank Stallone’s “Far From Over”:
Tommy Rich pinned Jerry Gray with the Thesz Press at 2:46
NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Rufus R. Jones pinned Bill Howard at 3:23 with a headbutt
Dick Slater pinned John Bonello with a gordbuster at 2:59
Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin (w/ Gary Hart) defeated Vinnie Valentino & Rick McCord at 5:04 when Valentino submitted to an arm bar from Lewin
Bob Orton Jr. pinned Brett Hart (Barry Horowitz) with the superplex at 4:38
Wahoo McDaniel pinned Tom Lintz with a chop and elbow drop at 4:22

11/30/83; Spartanburg, SC; Memorial Auditorium
12/3/83:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamobat & Jay Youngblood defeated Bill Howard & Jerry Gray
Dick Slater defeated Keith Larsen
Charlie Brown defeated Ben Alexander
The Assassins defeated John Bonello & Gene Ligon
Mark Youngblood defeated Magic Dragon
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Vinnie Valentino

Shelby, NC; Rec Center
12/10/83 – hosted by David Crockett & Johnny Weaver; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dick Slater and Bob Orton Jr. in which they bragged about putting Wahoo McDaniel in the hospital at Starrcade and said no titles were safe in the NWA, including the US title and tag team titles; Slater then called Rufus R. Jones “rubber lips” as he talked about his title win before they reviewed footage of injuring Wahoo’s arm at Starrcade:
Jimmy Valiant & Rufus R. Jones defeated Ben Alexander & Kelly Kiniski at around the 5-minute mark when Jones pinned Alexander after a headbutt; Paul Jones provided guest commetnary for the bout, during which he said Valiant hid behind a mask and hid behind friends because he’s a coward; it was noted during the contest that Jones lost the Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title to Dick Slater
The Great Kabuki (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Ric McCord at around the 4:15 mark after coming off the top and applying the claw
Tommy Rich & Mark Youngblood defeated Jerry Grey & Bill Howard at 6:31 when Rich pinned Grey with the Thesz Press; during the bout, Roddy Piper joined the commentary team to discuss the arm injury to Wahoo McDaniel and said Wahoo would need surgery; Piper went on to discuss the feud between Angelo Mosca and Gary Hart, Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin, during which he responded to comments Hart made towards him
The Assassins defeated Vinnie Valentino & Keith Larsen
Ricky Steamobat & Jay Youngblood defeated Terry Gibbs & Magic Dragon
The Road Warriors vs. Rick McCord & Steve Mulin

12/17/83:
Don Kernodle vs. an unknown
Tommy Rich vs. Magic Dragon
Ivan Koloff vs. Gene Ligon
Bob Orton Jr. & Dick Slater vs. Brickhouse Brown & John Bonello
Angelo Mosca & Rufus R. Jones vs. Kelly Kiniski & Bill Howard

12/12/83; Greenville, SC; Memorial Auditorium
12/24/83 – hosted by David Crockett & Johnny Weaver; featured footage from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling of Jimmy Valiant vandalizing Paul Jones’ giant poster; included Crockett conducting an interview with NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood in which Youngblood said they weren’t closet champions and were ready for rematches with Jack & Jerry Brisco as well as the Road Warriors, Dick Slater & Bob Orton Jr., and then noted Steamboat’s gym was almost ready to open; Steamboat then said their goal was to finish the year as tag team champions and thanked the fans for all their support during 1983; featured footage from MACW of Jones finding his poster damaged and yelling that he wanted revenge on Valiant; included a promo by Jones and the Assassins in which they said they would make Valiant pay for what he did to Jones’ poster; featured a music video on Valiant set to Manhattan Transfer’s ‘Boy from New York City;’ included a promo by National Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors and Paul Ellering in which they said they wanted Steamboat & Youngblood and the world tag team titles; featured Crockett conducting a closing interview with Valiant, wearing a Santa Claus hat, in which Valiant said he didn’t know why Jones was so upset because Jones wanted his poster to make someone happy for Christmas and what Valiant did made thousands of pepole happy; after Valiant left, Angelo Mosca appeared with Angelo Mosca Jr, who said he was healty after sustaining the Golden Spike and was ready to get back into the ring; Rufus R. Jones then appeared and said he wanted the Mid-Atlantic Title back from Dick Slater:
NWA Tag Team Champions Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood defeated Kelly Kiniski & Bill Howard at 4:55 when Steamboat pinned Howard after a chop to the head; during the bout, it was announced Dusty Rhodes, the Junkyard Dog, Ivan Koloff and Baron Von Raschke were on their way to the area
Don Kernodle (w/ Gary Hart) pinned Mark Fleming at around the 3:30 mark with a clothesline from the middle turnbuckle; during the bout, it was noted Kernodle and Ivan Koloff sought out Hart to manage them after Angelo Mosca ran Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin from the territory and both wanted the bounty put on Mosca’s head
Bob Orton Jr. defeated Vinnie Valentino via submission with a crossface chicken wing; Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dick Slater provided guest commentary for the bout, during which he said he was after every title
Tommy Rich pinned Jerry Gray at 2:40 with the Thesz Press after a fist drop off the top
Angelo Mosca pinned Ben Alexander at 2:57 with a boot to the face and elbow drop
Rufus R. Jones & Mark Youngblood defeated Gary Royal & Terry Gibbs at 6:36 when Youngblood pinned Royal after a double chop off the top

12/14/83; Shelby, NC; Rec Center
12/31/83 – hosted by David Crockett & Johnny Weaver; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Dusty Rhodes, who said Jimmy Valiant was attacked by Paul Jones and the Assassin and had his beard cut; after talking about how close he was with Valiant, Rhodes said he was helping Valiant against Jones and the Assassins; in localized ads during the show, Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dick Slater was announced as the new NWA US Champion; included the National Tag Team Champions the Road Warriors vs. Keith Larson & Gene Ligon match from the 12/17/83 Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling; featured Crockett conducting an interview with Gary Hart, Ivan Koloff & Don Kernodle about their attack on Angelo Mosca earlier in the show, with Koloff saying they would finish Mosca and collect the bounty put on his head; included an interview with Roddy Piper in which he said Hart was a cancer, just like Paul Jones, and he would get rid of them both; Piper then brought in Mosca, still hurting from the match he had with Koloff, who said Hart and his men had started a war; featured a video segment in which Tony Schiavone visited NWA Tag Team Champion Ricky Steamboat’s new gym in Charlotte, still under construction; Steamboat said he had been working on the gym for months, discussed his many accomplishments in the ring and noted his never winning the NWA World Title; Steamboat then abruptly announced his retirement, adding that if he was world champion he probably wouldn’t be building the gym and wouldn’t be retiring; after his announcement, ‘Old and Wise’ by the Alan Parsons Project played on top of a still image of him in the ring; after the segment, an emotional Weaver talked about how he mentored Steamboat when he broke into the buisness and was so proud that Steamboat had the success he enjoyed; included Crockett conducting a closing interview with Jones and the Assassins in which he said 2 people were now retired: Steamboat and Valiant; Jones said Valiant may as well retire because he was no longer ‘Handsome’ and the Assassins would win whatever tag team tournament was devised to determine the new NWA Tag Team Champions; Assassin #1 then said he was proud to be part of Jones’ team and no one touches the mask and no one messes with Jones, saying they made an example of him:
Mark Youngblood & NWA Tag Team Champion Jay Youngblood defeated Hans Schroeder & Tony Russo at around the 5-minute mark when Jay pinned Schroeder with a double chop off the top
Angelo Mosca defeated Ivan Koloff (w/ Gary Hart) via disqualification in a bounty match at around the 8-minute mark when Don Kernodle, wearing a suit, ran in the ring and hit Mosca with a steel chair; the bout was joined in progress; after the contest, Mosca grabbed the chair, forcing Kernodle, Koloff, and Hart to leave ringside
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion Dick Slater pinned Mark Fleming with a Samoan drop at 4:17; despite appearing in localized ads with the US title earlier in the show, Slater does not appear with the US title and is not referenced as the title holder during the bout
Dory Funk Jr. defeated Bill Howard via submission with the spinning toe hold at 5:56