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Card #1: NWLA @ St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri

NWLA Title Tournament – Round One

Great crowd on hand. Bill Apter is at ringside. Commissioner Carter is seated at ringside ready to award the National Wrestling Legends Alliance Title to the winner.

Match #1: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (1) v. Iron Sheik w/Nikita Breznikov (8)
The fans hate the Sheik. Solid mic work from the former Olympian. Sheik spits at Bockwinkel – huge heat. Abdominal stretch sets up a Boston Crab. Bockwinkel escapes. Sheik is loading his boot – kick to the back. Bockwinkel blocks a choke on the ropes. Abdominal stretch. Sheik has to grab the ropes. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Sheik powers to the ropes. Bockwinkel with his own choke on the ropes. Cover – ½ count. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER – Sheik backs Bockwinkel into the corner. Bockwinkel looks impressive. Back to back deathjump clotheslines. Deathjump smash. Sheik is in trouble. The crowd loves it. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Sheik is able to reach the ropes. The match goes to the floor. Sheik rams Bockwinkel’s face into the ringside table. Bockwinkel into the steel rails by the fans. More action outside the ring. Sheik tastes the ringside table. Sheik sends a bloody Bockwinkel into the ring post. Sheik with a vertical suplex. Tackle in the corner. Sidewinder Suplex – Cover 1, 2, Heenan distracts the referee. Sheik wobbles on top of the buckles. Deathjump clothesline. Sheik misses double hammer at ringside, crashes into the rails. Ouch! BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Breznikov distracts Bockwinkel. Chase around the ring. Sheik is outside. Wild brawl on the floor. Bockwinkel tosses Sheik under the ropes. Sheik blocks double hammer with punch. Vertical suplex. Collision in the ring after both men go for a clothesline! FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK. (boxcars!!!) Sheik struggles to the ropes. Deathjump clothesline. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. (boxcars again!!!! – but the pin is @13). Sheik blacks out. What an incredible match to start the NWLA

Match #2: Bruiser Brody (4) v. Johnny Valentine (5)
Respect for both men from the fans. All Brody. Valentine into the ringside table. Twisting vertical suplex. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, shoulder up! Brody is on the top turnbuckle – Valentine catches him and tosses Brody to the mat. Brody into the ropes. Backdrop – blocked with a boot to the face. Valentine is busted open. Brody is on the top of the buckles again. Deathjump cross body block for a ½ count. Valentine battles back. Valentine cracks Brody with a chair shot at ringside. Both men are now bleeding. SIX CONSECUTIVE ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHERS! Brody will not stay down! The crowd is on fire. Both go for a clothesline and collide in the ring. Valentine is up first. He is climbing the buckles. What is he thinking!?! Brody is there. Toss to the mat. JUMPING KNEE DROP. 1, 2, 3.

Match #3: Frank Gotch (2) v. Don Leo Jonathan(7)
Solid reaction for both men. Handshake earns applause. Back and forth exchanges. Action heats up at ringside. Gotch Irish whips Jonathan to the rails. Jonathan overpowers Gotch. Tackle against the turnbuckle/MORMAN SWING – 1 ½ count. Gotch avoids a side kick to throat. Jonathan crawls back into the ring. GOTCH TOE HOLD. Jonathan kicks Gotch off. Gotch keeps the action on the mat. Jonathan into the ropes – double clothesline wipes out both men. Jonathan is up first. Chokeslam! Outside, Jonathan battering rams Gotch into the ring post. Boooo! Back and forth. Crossface and arm bar forces Jonathan to the floor. Gotch rams Jonathan’s face into the steel rails. More heat from the fans! A bloody Jonathan battles back. Exchange moves. Jonathan with an atomic drop. Cover – three count.

Match #4: Jimmy Snuka (3) v. Killer Kowalski (6)
Kowalski attacks Snuka before Gary Michael Cappetta finishes the introductions. Snuka blocks a charge with a knee to the chest. Back to back piledrivers. Kowalski slows the match. Kowalski off the top with a deathjump – Snuka gets a foot up. Monster pop! The action spills to the floor. Both men taste the ringside table. Snuka dives over the ropes onto Kowalski at ringside. The fans explode! Snuka with a tackle in the corner. SUPERFLY LEAP (5). Kowalski powers out. Ooohh!. Snuka takes the fight to the floor. Violent brawl. Snuka tosses the referee aside. The bell sounds. Snuka is disqualified. Both men brawl to the back.

Bill Apter is in the ring for a Hot Seat segment. Ted DiBiase and Virgil are the guests. A lucky fan receives cold hard cash for polishing DiBiase’s boots. Commissioner Carter may have succeeded in keeping DiBiase away from the NWLA Title tonight but Carter’s success is only temporary because everyone has a price for the Million Dollar Man!

NWLA Title Tournament – Semi-Finals

Match #5: Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (+2) v. Bruiser Brody (+2)
Both men looked tired. Brody blocks a hip toss and hits a twisting vertical suplex for a 1 ½ count. Piledriver. Heenan is in the ring. Clothesline! The Brain takes a huge bump! Running leg drop on Bockwinkel – 1, 2, 3.

Match #6: Don Leo Jonathan v. Killer Kowalski
Solid ovation for Jonathan. Giant swing- Kowalski flies through the ropes to the floor. Sick bump. Jonathan misses with double hammer, crashes hard into the rails. Kowalski with deathjump smash. Referee bump! Kowalski with his own giant swing! Jonathan falls through the ropes to the floor. Deathjump clothesline/giant swing stuns the crowd. Kowalski is the real deal. CLAW HOLD (no referee). Chairshot at ringside! Kowalski controls. New referee (12 moves). All Kowalski. Overhead body slam, does not work. Jonathan with atomic drop. Cover ½ count. Rolling back splash/giant swing – cover ½ count. Jonathan face first into the ringside table. Giant swing – cover, 1, 2, shoulder up. FACE CLAW – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Jonathan is trapped in the ropes – Kowalski punches away. Kowalski goes to the top. Leaps – DLJ moves! Cover 1, 2, ¾ count. Back and forth action. Stomach claw – Jonathan grabs the ropes. Kowalski dominates the mid level action. Jonathan is beginning to wear down. Jonathan drags Kowalski to the floor and rams Kowalski’s shoulder into the steel post! The referee calls for the disqualification.

Match #7: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant w/v. Killer Bees
Albano and the Valiants work the crowd for heat. Johnny Valiant with scoop bodyslam/SPINNING NECKBREAKER on Jim Brunzell for a ½ count. Jimmy Valiant is in. Atomic drop – ½ count. SUPER ELBOW – 1 ½ count. Valiants dominate against B. Brian Blair. Johnny with backdrop. Blair blocks with kick. Charge into the corner/SLEEPER. Johnny escapes. Blair scales the buckles – cross body block deathjump. ½ count. Double team dropkick on Johnny. Deathjump clothesline. Valiants make tags to try and get something going. Full nelson suplex. Johnny crashes to the mat. Blair covers – 1, 2, shoulder up! BEE STING. Jimmy make the save. KILLER DROPKICK. Blair blocks Jimmy, Albano distracts Brunzell. Jimmy is able to tag in. Double team clothesline downs Blair. Bees tag. Fistdrop to Brunzell for a 2 count. Blair is back in. Double team atomic drop – cover. Jimmy kicks out quickly. Deathjump clothesline. SLEEPER. Jimmy falls into the ropes. The action picks up. Both teams tag. Reversals into the corner and Brunzell with an elbow into Johnny’s face. KILLER DROPKICK. Albano distracts the referee from the apron. Johnny can barely stand (pin is at 12). Catches Blair with elbow to face in the corner. Jimmy takes it to Blair. Blair to the ropes – blocks backdrop with piledriver. BEE STING 1, 2, ¾ count. Jimmy rams Brunzell’s head into the post busting him open. Blair misses a full nelson suplex and tastes the steel post as well. Both Bees are a bloody mess. Albano chokes out Brunzell at ringside while Jimmy distracts the referee. Deathjump smash. SUPER ELBOW. Johnny is able to trip up Blair. Three count. The Valiants make a huge comeback.

NWLA Title Tournament – Finals

Match #8: Bruiser Brody (+2) v. Killer Kowalski (+1)
Kowalski leaves the ring. Brawl in the aisle. Gary Michael Cappetta has not even finished. It is all Kowalski with tackles in the corner. Kowalski has a chair at ringside. Crack – Brody goes down. Crack – he goes down again. Where is the referee? Brody is a bloody mess. CLAW HOLD. Brody escapes. Blood is pouring out of Brody. Kowalski dominates. “Brody! Brody!” Brody into the ropes – they collide in the middle of the ring. Brody is up first. The crowd is on fire! Kowalski stumbles to his feet. Big boot to face – 1, 2, 3, Brody wins!

Bruiser Brody is the first NWLA Champion after a solid night of action. I have not seen the Baking Madman win the big one in many other feds. Can we expect a long reign? His first defense will be on card #3 at The Omni against Killer Kowalski. Is Brody truly a main event guy?

Card #2 takes place at the Kiel Auditorium and will feature the NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament. Here are the open round match ups:

The Heenan Family team of Nick Bockwinkel & The Masked Superstar take on Ted DiBiase & Virgil.

In a rematch from tonight, Jimmy & Johnny Valiant face the Killer Bees

Jimmy Snuka was booked to team with Bruiser Brody but with Brody winning the NWLA Title tonight, the Superfly will need to find a new partner when he steps into the ring against Sabu & The Sheik

Greg & Johnny Valentine meet Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff

In addition, there will be a 20 man over the top rope Battle Royal. The last man in the ring will be the new NWLA United States Champion!

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Card #2: NWLA @ Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri

NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament – Round One

Another sold out crowd in the capital of Pro Wrestling, St. Louis. Commissioner Carter is seated at ringside to watch the tournament. Bill Apter is one of several members of the press on hand.

Match #1: Masked Superstar & Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan (1) v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil
The Million Dollar Man is totally over with the St. Louis crowd. That is until he gets on the mic and runs the City in the ground drawing some cheap heat. Back and forth action. No clear advantage. Bockwinkel misses a double hammer at ringside against Virgil, crashes into the ringside rails. DiBiase tags in and goes up top. Deathjump smash. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Bockwinkel grabs the ropes. Nice double team elbowsmash by DiBiase & Virgil. Superstar works over Virgil with sleepers and Superstar Clotheselines. DiBiase backdrops Superstar. Backward elbow off ropes/MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Superstar powers free. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Bockwinkel breaks the hold. Spinning neckbreaker and MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Superstar powers out. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Heenan distracts the referee. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Superstar backs DiBiase into the corner. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER – Superstar makes it to the ropes. DiBiase takes the match to the floor. Irish whip into the rails! DiBiase climbs the buckles – falling body block onto Superstar at ringside! The crowd is on fire. 8, 9, 10 – Superstar is counted out. Solid ovation for the Million Dollar Man!

Match #2: Killer Bees (4) v. Jimmy & Johnny Valiant w/Lou Albano (5)
Gary Michael Cappetta is not finished his introductions when B. Brian Blair and Johnny Valiant get into a shoving match. Kick to groin – Blair goes down! The bell sounds. Cover – 1, 2, shoulder up! Huge heat. Brunzell fairs no better. Scoop bodyslam/SPINNING NECKBREACKER – ½ count. TOP ROPE ELBOW – Blair pulls Valiant off of Brunzell. Jimmy Valiant blasts Blair with a foreign object. Atomic drop – cover- Brunzell makes the save. Jimmy climbs the buckles…deathjump cross body block. 1, 2, ¾ count. Valiant takes the action outside. Blair drags Valiant to the floor and whips him into the steel ring post. Disqualification! Both teams continue to brawl. NWLA officials storm ringside. This one is far from over.

Match #3: Jimmy Snuka & who? (2) v. The Sheik & Sabu w/Abdullah Farouk(7)
Sheik is praying. Monster heat! Snuka charges both his opponents. Gary Michael Cappetta bails. Don Leo Jonathan arrives! He is the mystery partner. Huge ovation. It is chaos in the ring. The referee manages to get Snuka & Sabu out of the ring. Jonathan into the ropes. Backdrop – blocked with a piledriver. Rolling back splash – cover. Sheik is quickly out. Jonathan controls the bout. Snuka with a backbreaker. Sabu bails. Sabu drags Snuka to the floor. Superfly into the ring post! The bell sounds. Snuka is busted open. Sabu is disqualified. All four men are fighting. Security is out again to separate the four wrestlers.

Match #4: Johnny & Greg Valentine (3) v. Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov (6)
The fans hate the Sheik. Volkoff is signing the Russian Anthem. Stand up damn it! Volkoff overpowers Johnny Valentine. Running slingshot in the corner. Double thrust. ½ count. Sheik with deathjump smash to back. CAMEL CLUTCH – Johnny grabs the ropes. Vertical suplex – ½ count. Johnny is able to block a choke slam. Both teams make tags. Johnny catches Sheik in abdominal stretch. Forearm bludgeon. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER – 1 ½ count. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER – 1 ½ count. Volkoff is in with a power attack. Russian Bear Hug. Running stomp. Volkoff covers – 1, 2, NO! Deathjump clothesline. Breznikov distracts the referee – Valentine tastes the steel rails by the fans! Deathjump smash. Valentine is a bloody mess at ringside. Volkoff climbs the buckles – falls onto Valentine at ringside with double hammer. 7, 8, 9, Valentines rolls under the ropes. Sheik with a series of suplexes. Johnny powers out of an abdominal stretch. Hot tag! Valentine with body slam and falling elbow hammer. Cover ½ count. Sheik is trapped in the ropes. Greg Valentine hammers away. The crowd loves it. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK in the middle of the ring. Johnny Valentine blocks Volkoff. Breznikov is in the ring. Greg Valentine gives chase. Sheik joins the battle at ringside. Brenzikov into the ring post! Sheik into the ring post! Valentine works over a bloody Sheik. Volkoff is able to tag in. Russian Bear Hug. Valentine grabs the ropes. Volkoff punishes Valentine. Irish whip into the corner. Valentine avoids the shoulder tackle- Volkoff is down – Roll up ½ count. Tag – ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER. Sheik breaks up the cover. Both men brawl at ringside. Johnny Valentine Irish whips Sheik into the ring steps. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER – ½ count. ATOMIC SKULL CRUSHER – 1, 2, 3.

Bill Apter hosts the Hot Seat with NWLA Champion Bruiser Brody. Brody hypes his first title defense at the Omni against Killer Kowalski.

NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament – Semi-Finals

Match #5: Johnny & Jimmy Valiant w/Lou Albano (5) v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (8)
DiBiase is on the mic. He has a briefcase full of cash. Albano accepts the offer and the Valiant Brothers leave the ring! The bell sounds. 8, 9, 10. The Valiant Brothers are counted out of the ring! The fans are not happy.

Match #6: Jimmy Snuka & Don Leo Jonathan (2) v. Greg & Johnny Valentine (+2) (3)
Johnny Valentine’s cut is patched up. Jonathan has the fans behind him. Atomic drop on Greg Valentine. Cover – 1 ½ count. Jonathan climbs the buckles. Valentine recovers and knocks Jonathan off the buckles to the mat. Multiple tags by both teams. Snuka takes it to Greg Valentine. Snuka and Valentine tear up ringside. Valentine grabs a chair. Crack! Snuka takes one to the knee! The referee calls for the bell. Valentine lands a chair shot to the stomach for good measure. Huge heat!

Match #7: United States Title 20 Man Battle Royal – Nikita Breznikov, Killer Kowalski, Gorgeous George, Dick Hutton, Missing Link, Frank Gotch, Hacksaw Duggan, Chris Candido, Nick Bockwinkel, Masked Superstar, Johnny Valentine, Greg Valentine, Killer Bees, The Sheik, Sabu, Nikolai Volkoff, Iron Sheik, Jimmy Valiant, Johnny Valiant
Blur of action at the opening bell. Volkoff and Hutton exchange blows. Volkoff with boot to the chin. Hutton is tossed over the ropes to the floor. Killer Bess with BEE STING on Iron Sheik. Gotch catches Sabu in a GOTCH TOE HOLD. Gotch lifts Sabu over the ropes to the floor. Greg Valentine chops away at Gorgeous George. Kowalski dominates Johnny Valentine. CLAW HOLD – Valentine is a bloody mess. Kowalski sends Valentine to the floor. The Sheik works over Breznikov and eliminates the Russian before Nikolai Volkoff can arrive for the save. Volkoff and Sheik exchange blows. Volkoff tosses Sheik over the ropes to the floor. Superstar dominates Duggan in the corner. COBRA HOLD. Duggan is easily tossed to the floor. Bockwinkel traps Jimmy Valiant in a BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Valiant is eliminated moments later. Johnny Valiant assaults Jim Brunzell. Deathjump Smash. Valiant eliminates Brunzell. Candido backdrops Link over the ropes to the floor. Sheik off the ropes – Blair with a SLEEPER. Volkoff does not see it. Blair eliminates Sheik. Greg Valentine hammers on Bockwinkel with Valentine chops. Bockwinkel goes over the top to the floor. Bockwinkel is gone! Candido has Gotch in trouble. Pair of BLOND BOMBS. Kowalski comes up from behind George and tosses him to the floor. Volkoff with a pair of BACKBREAKER DROPS on Gotch and tosses Gotch to the floor. Candido rocks Superstar with a superplex. Candido eliminates Superstar. Blair is all over Kowalski. SLEEPER. Kowalski breaks free. SLEEPER. Kowalski backs into the corner. SLEEPER – Kowalski is fading. Blair with a fireman’s carry and dumps Kowalski to the floor. Valentine comes up behinds Blair. Shoulder breaker. Valentine tosses out Blair. Valentine charges at Johnny Valiant in the corner. Valiant moves and Valentine goes over the buckles to the floor. Johnny Valiant with a SPINNING NECKBREAKER on Candido. Valiant sends Candido to the floor. Valiant dominates Volkoff. Three SPINNING NECKBREAKERS. Volkoff in hanging on to the top rope. Volkoff into the ropes – blocks backdrop with kick to the head. Russian Bear Hug/BACKBREAKER DROP. Volkoff tosses out Valiant to win the match. Breznikov joins the celebration in the ring. Commissioner Carter present Volkoff with the United States Title Belt.

NWLA Tag Team Title Tournament – Finals

Match #8: Don Leo Jonathan & Jimmy Snuka (2) v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil (8)
DiBiase offers the pay off to Snuka & Jonathan. They take the money! HUGE HEAT. Snuka & Jonathan leave the ring with the brief case. Snuka opens the case. It’s raining money at ringside. DiBiase is ballistic. The bell sounds. Snuka control DiBiase. Virgil misses a swinging chop. Piledriver. Snuka covers. ½ count. Jonathan with deathjump clothesline on Virgil. DiBiase slows the match down. Snuka catches DiBiase with elbow to the face. Deathjump smash. SUPERFLY LEAP (2) – ½ count. Jonathan overpowers DiBiase. Jonathan into the ropes – blocks backdrop with piledriver. MORMON SWING – 1 ½ count. DiBiase crawls back into the ring – MORMON SWING. Virgil makes the save. Snuka and DiBiase brawl at ringside. DiBiase is trapped in the ropes and Snuka hammers away. The crowd loves it. DiBiase into the rails head first. SUPERFLY LEAP (2) – Virgil makes the save. Rolling back splash – DiBiase bails. A bloody Million Dollar Man rolls back into the ring. MORMON SWING – 1, 2, 3. New Champions! Monster ovation. Commissioner Carter awards the Tag Team Titles to Snuka & Jonathan.

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Card #3: NWLA @ The Omni, Atlanta, GA

Match #1: Chris Candido w/Tammy v. Dick Hutton
Modest reaction for Hutton. The fans are all over Tammy and Candido. Candido with an early superplex. Cover – ½ count. BLOND BOMB. 1, 2, kick out. Candido charges, Hutton gets up the elbow. Figure four leglock. Deathjump. ABDOMINAL STETCH. Candido hip tosses free. Back and forth. Candido’s chokeslam is blocked. Cowboy backbreaker. Cover – Tammy distracts the referee. ABDOMINAL STRETCH – Candido breaks free. Candido into the ropes – mid ring collision! Candido is up first. BLOND BOMB – Hutton counters -ABDOMINAL STRETCH! Candido struggles. He gives up.

Match #2: Missing Link w/Bobby Heenan v. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Link has a chair. Duggan has his 2 x4. The bell has not even rung. The crowd is psyched. Fists are flying. Three standing legdrops rock Duggan. Reversal into the corner. Duggan flips to the floor. Sloppy spot. Link is outside. Duggan uses his 2x4. There referee calls for the disqualification. Both men brawl to the back.

Match #3: Jimmy & Johnny Valiant w/Lou Albano v. Killer Bees
Solid pop for the Bees. The Valiants quickly cut off B. Brian Blair. Head slam to post. Blair is a bloody mess. Blair steps out of the corner. A charging Johnny Valiant crashes into the buckles. Cover – ½ count. Tag. KILLER DROPKICK – ½ count. Jimmy works over Brunzell. Foreign object busts Brunzell open. All Valiant Brothers. Beat down on Brunzell. Double team clotheslines. Double team elbows. Blair hot tags in! Scorpion leglock. Jimmy Valiant grabs the ropes. Double atomic drop – cover. ½ count. SLEEPER – Valiant backs Blair into the corner. SLEEPER – Valiant breaks free. Scorpion leglock – Valiant grabs the ropes. Deathjump Smash – SLEEPER, Johnny drops, breaking the hold. Jimmy blocks a falling double hammer at ringside. Johnny with SPINNING NECKBREAKER – ½ count. Choke with tag rope. MASKED CONFUSION! Bees take over. Johnny into the ringside table. KILLER DROPKICK – 1, 2, Jimmy makes the save. Johnny is in trouble. Johnny blocks a running elbow smash. Jimmy is in. SUPER ELBOW. ½ count. Outside, Albano cracks Brunzell with a chair shot. Where is the referee! Pair of double team clotheslines rock Blair. Bees make defensive tags. Valiants catch Blair with another double team clothesline. Blair avoids a falling double hammer at ringside. Valiant crashes into the ringside table! Brawl outside. Albano joins the action once again. This time the referee calls for the bell. All four men brawl. The Valiants clean house and leave the Bees lying in the ring, beaten and bloody. Monster heat for the Valiants.

Match #4: Jimmy & Greg Valentine v. Iron Sheik & United States Champion Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov
Volkoff serenade equals great heat! Sheik’s rant fuel the fire. Greg Valentine opens with a running clothesline on Sheik. – Cover – quick kick out. Tags. Volkoff blocks a back drop with a piledriver. Johnny Valentine’s head into the steel rails. Valentine is busted open. Volkoff beats down on Greg Valentine. Back and forth. Valentines miss a double team attack and Greg goes down hard. Johnny with a series of forearm bludgeons on Sheik. Abdominal stretch – Sheik hip tosses through. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER. Sheik kicks out. Greg Valentine whips Volkoff into the corner. Charges but Volkoff moves and Valentine hits the buckles hard. Roll up – ½ count. Throat drop across the steel rails at ringside! Running stomp. Valentine trips up Volkoff from the floor. Knee into the ring post! Valentine takes it to the Sheik. Irish whip to corner. Charge – no one is there. Sheik covers– 1, 2, shoulder up! Sheik dominates Greg Valentine with suplexes and kicks. Sidewinder suplex – cover 1, 2, Johnny breaks the cover. Sheik loads up his boot and Greg is busted wide open. Come on ref! Valentine into the ropes – both men go for a clothesline and collide. Sheik is up first. Damn! Sheik and Volkoff double beat down Valentine with kicks and punches. Double thrust – Valentine crumbles to the floor. Face into the steel rails. Valentine drags Volkoff to the floor – whips him into the steel ring post. The referee calls for the bell. What! The Valentines have been disqualified. The crowd is livid. Breznikov quickly gets his team out of the ring. Valentine chases the referee from the ring.

Match #5: Jimmy Snuka v. Sabu w/Abdullah Farouk
Monster pop for Snuka. Farouk is drawing great heat at ringside. Dropkick misses and Snuka crashes to the mat. Air Sabu – cover ½ count. CAMEL CLUTCH – Snuka grabs the ropes. TRIPLE JUMP MOONSAULT (3) – That is all she wrote. The crowd is stunned. Only four moves.

Match #6: Masked Superstar w/Bobby Heenan v. Frank Gotch
The weasel chant starts and Bobby Heenan is losing his mind. Iowa backdrop – Superstar retreats to the floor. Gotch climbs the buckles – sloppy fall onto Superstar at ringside. The crowd loves it! Spinning neckbreaker – cover 1, 2, Heenan distracts the referee. Superstar drags Gotch to the floor – whip into the ring post! Head butt and Gotch bails. Gotch grabs Superstar from the floor and rams his leg into the steel ring post. All Gotch on the mat. Outside, Gotch misses a falling double hammer, crashes into the steel rails by the fans. Gotch is holding his ribs. SPINNING NECKBREAKER – ½ count. Choke with boot/spinning neckbreaker – ½ count. Gotch is trapped in the ropes. Superstar hammers away on Gotch’s ribs and stomach. The referee steps in and Superstar headbutts the official. The attack continues. The bell sounds, Superstar has been disqualified. The beatdown continues. Gotch falls from the ring. Superstar is basking in the heat!

Match #7: Don Leo Jonathan v. The Sheik w/Abdullah Farouk
Huge heat for Sheik. He is praying. Back and forth at the bell. The fists are flying. Pair of atomic drops and Sheik bails. Jonathan is outside. Sheik’s face into the rails. Sheik is busted open. The crowd loves it. The bells sounds – huge heat! Jonathan and Sheik continue to brawl. Sabu arrives. The Superfly arrives. It is chaos at ringside. Security is called to break things up.

Match #8: NWLA Title Match – Bruiser Brody (ch) v. Killer Kowalski
Brody clears a path with his chain. Awesome intro. Gary Michael Cappetta bails. Back and forth. One hand body slam – cover ½ count. Piledriver. Piledriver. One hand body slam – cover ½ count. They are tearing up ringside. Chairs are flying. The table is overturned. Piledriver plants Kowalski. Cover ½ count. Big boot to the face – 1, 2, 3. Brody retains!

The NWLA kicks off a five night tour of Florida with a solid card at the Hollywood Sportatorium.

Dick Hutton looks to continue his winning ways when he meets Gorgeous George.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan is furious at the tactics of The Missing Link and the Bobby Heenan family and will be looking for revenge when he meets the Missing Link one on one in a rematch from tonight.

Frank Gotch is also looking to take down the Heenan Family after the beating he took at the hands of the Masked Superstar tonight. Gotch has signed to meet Nick Bockwinkel in what many are calling an unofficial number one contenders match. This should be a classic.

For the fourth straight card, the Killer Bees face the Valiant Brothers. This time, in singles action. B. Brian Blair takes on Jimmy Valiant and Johnny Valiant meets Jumpin’ Jim Brunzell. Blair is former FCW champion and the fans in FLA are more than familiar with the antics of the Valiant Brothers.

The Valentine's showdown with Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff continues in singles competition. Greg Valentine faces Iron Sheik and Johnny Valentine faces United States Champion Nikolai Volkoff with the Title on the line.

In the main event, Ted DiBiase & Virgil get their contractual rematch with Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Don Leo Jonathan in a return bout from the finals of the Tag Team Title Tournament. The Sheik is not pleased after he and his nephew Sabu clearly showed their dominance over the Tag Team Champions in singles action tonight.

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Card #4: NWLA @ Hollywood Sportatorium - Pembroke Pines, Florida

Match #1: Johnny Valiant w/Lou Albano v. Jim Brunzell
Great pop for Brunzell. Brunzell starts quickly. Valiant avoids a double hammer at ringside. All Valiant. Deathjump/Boston Crab. SPINNING NECKBREAKER – 1 ½ count. SPINNING NECKBREAKER – Brunzell lifts a shoulder. SPINNING NECKBREAKER 1, 2, 3.

Match #2: Dick Hutton v. Gorgeous George w/Cherie Dupré
Dupré is disinfecting the ring and the referee! Monster heat. George cranks up the heat tossing out pins to the audience. The fans cheer every move Hutton makes. George blocks a clothesline with one of his own. Airplane spin. Hutton bails. George into the steel ringpost shoulder first. Dupré is screaming at the referee. ABDOMINAL STRETCH. George grabs the ropes. George turns the match with a dropkick. Back and forth. Cowboy backbreaker but George escapes. Hutton with deathjump clothesline. ABDOMINAL STRETCH – Dupré distracts Hutton. George ducks a charge to the buckles and Hutton flips over the ropes to the floor. George has a chair. Dupré distracts the referee and Hutton takes a chair shot to the knee. Small package with tights – 1 count. Figure four leglock – Hutton reverses! George climbs the buckles – Deathjump cross body block. 1, 2, kick out. George is frustrated. SPINNING TOE HOLD. Hutton grabs the ropes. All George. Gorgeous Grip. Hutton submits.

Match #3: Iron Sheik w/Nikita Breznikov v. Greg Valentine
Sheik and Breznikov draw great heat. Shoving match during the intros. Gary Michael Cappetta bails. Falling elbow hammer. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Breznikov is beside himself. Sheik escapes. Valentine up to the top. Deathjump smash – misses. Sheik covers – ½ count. Sheik loads up the boot and Valentine head is quickly a bloody mess. Countering back and forth. Sidewinder suplex. 1, 2, 3. Breznikov is screaming at Sheik to continue the attack. CAMEL CLUTCH. Johnny Valentine brawls with Brenzikov. Johnny breaks up the attack on his son. Greg Valentine needs to be assisted from the ring. (5 card injury)

Commissioner Carter suspends Iron Sheik for 3 cards.

Match #4: Hacksaw Jim Duggan v. Missing Link w/Bobby Heenan
Cappetta is forced from the ring again. Link wins the brawl and takes over. Duggan takes flailing forearms and comes back with a spinning bodyslam. Link bails, Duggan follows. Duggan into the steel ringpost and comes up bloody. Heenan does not distract the referee and Link is disqualified. Link and Duggan tear up ringside. Security arrives.

Match #5: Jimmy Valiant w/Lou Albano v. B. Brian Blair
The fans are still buzzing from the wild action of the last two bouts. It is all Valiant. Blair can get nothing going at all and is a bloody mess after a pair of head slams to post. Blair ducks a charge in the corner and Valiant goes over the ropes to the floor. Atomic drop across the steel rails! SLEEPER – Valiant suplexes out. Blair goes up the buckles. Cross body block deathjump – ½ count. Blair tosses Valiant to the floor. Stalking at ringside. Valiant tastes the steel rails. Both men are bleeding. The referee calls for the bell. Blair has been disqualified. Johnny Valiant arrives to assist his brother. Here comes Brunzell. It is chaos at ringside. Security is called once again. Huge ovation for the Bees.

Match #6: Frank Gotch v. Nick Bockwinkel w/Bobby Heenan
The “Weasel” chant starts and Heenan is running around at ringside covering his ears. Solid countering. Bockwinkel with a back suplex. Cover ½ count. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER. Gotch escapes. BOCKWINKEL SLEEPER – Gotch hooks the ropes. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK – Gotch counters. All Bockwinkel. Gotch bails after a back suplex. Brawl at ringside. Heenan distracts Gotch and Bockwinkel downs Gotch from behind with a kneesmash. Piledriver. Gotch reverses an armbar into an Iowa backdrop –½ count. Back and forth. Bockwinkel counters a body slam with a back suplex and pin – 1, kick out. Gotch begins to wear down Bockwinkel. Crossface and arm bar – Bockwinkel leaves the ring. Gotch’s face into the ringside table. Back and forth in the ring. Gotch with a double hammer off the apron – countered. Gotch lands hard on the floor, twists his knee. FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK. Gotch has no counter this time.

Match #7: United States Title Match – Nikolai Volkoff w/Nikita Breznikov (ch) v. Johnny Valentine
Volkoff is serenading us. Stand up you fools. Johnny Valentine with a shoulder tackle in the corner. Forearm bludgeon – cover 1, 2, kick out. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER – one count. ATOMIC SKULLCRUSHER – Volkoff hangs on. Deathjump smash. Volkoff tables Valentine’s face! BACKBREAKER DROP – 1, 2, kick out. Valentine into the buckles – gets the knee into Volkoff’s chest. Volkoff into the ropes – backdrop. Volkoff counters with boot to face. Throat drop on ropes. Again. Cover – ½ count. All Volkoff with power attack in and out of the ring. Throat drop on ropes – 1, 2, ¾ count. Valentine into the rails. Chokeslam – countered. A bloody Valentine sends Volkoff into the corner. Volkoff with boot to the face. BACKBREAKER DROP – 1, 2, shoulder up. Double thrust – cover. Kick out. Back and forth with hard impact moves. Valentine tries to tie up Volkoff… no success. Chokeslam/throat drop on ropes – cover. 1, 2, Valentine rolls the shoulder. Volkoff with boots, stomps and thrusts. Chokeslam countered. The Champion into the ropes. Backdrop countered with boot to face. Valentine bails. Brawl at ringside. Breznikov has as chair. Valentine blocks – Crack! Thud! Both Volkoff and Breznikov go down. The referee calls for the bell disqualifying Valentine. Valentine stalks the Russians with the chair. A bloody Breznikov gets Volkoff out of ringside.

Match #8: NWLA Tag Team Title Match – Jimmy Snuka & Don Leo Jonathan v. Ted DiBiase & Virgil
DiBiase pays a fan to polish his boots. Great heat. Jonathan manhandles Virgil. Chokeslam – Virgil gets a thumb in the eye. DiBiase with tackle in the corner. Spinning neckbreaker downs Jonathan. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Jonathan powers out. DiBiase downs Jonathan with a Deathjump clothesline. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Jonathan tosses him off. Again and Jonathan powers out. MILLION DOLLAR SLEEPER. Jonathan falls onto his back. DiBiase with figure four leg lock. Irish whip into the corner – DiBiase charges into Jonathan’s elbow! Snuka takes DiBiase to the floor. DiBiase into the rails and comes up bloody. The referee calls the match disqualifying the champions. Snuka is livid. DiBiase and Virgil retreat laughing all the way.

Half the matches end in a disqualification leaving some of the fans disappointed. There were some wild moments to balance things out however including an injury to Greg Valentine and the suspension of the Iron Sheik.

Up next, the NWLA presents a live night of action in Jacksonville, Florida. Here are the bouts signed:

After failing to capture the Heavyweight Title, Killer Kowalski looks to get back into title contention starting with Dick Hutton

Frank Gotch continues his feud with the Heenan Family facing Masked Superstar in a rematch from The Omni in Atlanta where Superstar was in control of the match when he was DQed for hitting the official.

Ted DiBiase & Virgil picked up a huge DQ win over the Tag Team Champions Jimmy Snuka & Don Leo Jonathan tonight. DiBiase dominated Don Leo Jonathan and will be looking to do the same with the Superfly when he meets Snuka one on one

The Valiant Brothers and Killer Bees continue their feud in a Texas Death Match.

Don Leo Jonathan takes on The Sheik once again after the wild finish to their match in the Omni. The officials will have their hands full with this one.

Hacksaw Jim Duggan continues his battle with The Missing Link, this time in a Dog Collar Match.

After the attack on his son tonight, Johnny Valentine wants Nikita Breznikov in the ring. Valentine will get his wish when he faces Breznikov and United States Champion Nikolai Volkoff in handicap tag team match. This match was originally booked to be Iron Sheik & Volkoff taking on the Valentines but the suspension to the Sheik and the injury to Greg Valentine scraped the originally scheduled contest.

In the main event, Bruiser Brody defends the Heavyweight Title against Nick Bockwinkel. Bobby Heenan has been telling everyone that Brody’s win over Bockwinkel during the title tournament was a fluke and now Bockwinkel will have the opportunity to back up that statement.