NWA World Television Title College Rules Match: Mike Rotunda (w/Kevin Sullivan) (c) vs. Jimmy Garvin (w/Precious)
This fucking ruled. The psychology revolving around the 1 count was immense with both struggling to keep at least one shoulder off the mat. The crowd was rabid for the action as well. Garvin is famous for being a heel but he could milk a hot crowd for all it's worth. And Rotunda was really good in this role. He opted for a more subtle heel role and it works well for him. ***
NWA United States Tag Team Title Match: The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) (w/Jim Cornette) (c) vs. The Fantastics (Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers)
Awesome match. Great heat for the match,the crowd going mental for everything. MNX being great heels, constantly working over The Fantastics. It was awesome. ****
Barbed Wire Six Man Tag Team Match: Dusty Rhodes & The Road Warriors (Road Warrior Animal & Road Warrior Hawk) (w/Paul Ellering) vs. Ivan Koloff & The Powers Of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) (w/Paul Jones)
This was a short but heated bout. The Barbed Wire wasn't used nearly enough to warrant the stipulation. They adhered to the TV regulations and had a pedestrian version of what this was supposed to be. The crowd popped for Dusty double punching Warlord though. **1/4
NWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Four Horsemen (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) (w/James J. Dillon) (c) vs. Barry Windham & Lex Luger
Absolutely fantastic match. The pacing was incredibly fast paced but they never lose their way and the match is wonderful from start to finish. Luger opens the match by running wild over the Horsemen by himself and gives the challengers an incredible start before The Horsemen attack the leg and pick it apart. Luger is able to tag out but the momentum sticks with Arn and Tully who double team Windham after the brief spell of mistake. Windham keeps on fighting and selling, which causes the crowd to become molten. And the hot tag came and pandemonium happened. Nearfall on both sides, great counters, J.J Dillon accidentally hits Arn with the chair designed for Luger and that seals the win for Luger and Windham. The crowd is so loud that you can't hear JR or the announcement of who the winner is. Incredible match. ****1/2
NWA World Heavyweight Title Match: Ric Flair (c) vs. Sting
This was another attempt at watching this and yet again, this failed to captivate me for the full 45 minutes. I don't mind repetition but this was heavy for it. They do the story right, as Sting comes out of this match looking like a star, but I can't bring myself to really care about the journey. *** for effort.
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