WWC Camino a la Gloria
(Road to Glory)
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum
San Juan, Puerto Rico
April, 29, 2120
George Steele def. Pampero Firpo by C.O.
A rematch from the first round of the title tournament, won by Steele. This was a pretty brutal contest that went all over the place. It was pretty even as well but Steele slowly began taking over. Firpo avoided a countout once by not a second time.
Valiant Brothers def. Love Brothers
Two teams that won their first match before losing in the title tournament quarterfinals. It was a good one, great defensive tags and a lot of offense and double teaming. The Love Bros. nearly won after Hartford was hit with a finisher, but later the Valiants dropped the top rope elbow again for the win. (Hartford 5 coins)
One Man Gang def. Doug Gilbert
Here was a short one. With both men down the Gang got up first and a face-first suplex put away Gilbert.
UNIVERSAL HARDCORE TITLE
SEMIFINALS
Ox Baker def. The Sheik
Fans loved this match as two hardcore icons tore into each other. The Sheik was on top first with the Camel Clutch, but Baker came right back and took over the match. He worked and worked to beat the Sheik with a shoulder breaker.
Konnan def. Don Muraco
A great match as the Mexican legend found a way to beat the Magnificent Muraco. It was a good fight with both having chances to win. Konnan poured it on after the Niagra Driver to with a jackknife powerbomb.
WWC TAG TEAM TITLE
SEMIFINALS
The Texas Hangmen def. The Gilberts
It was all Gilberts but it didn't end up that way. A save was made and a lot of confusion ensued. The Hangmen dropped Tommy Gilbert with the backbreaker and stole the match.
The Grappler & Dutch Savage def. The Blackjacks
Just another brutal confrontation. Grappler & Savage just destroyed Mulligan but couldn't get the fall. DiBiase carried the team the rest of the match and gave it his all but eventually was taken down by a loaded boot. (Mulligan 5 coins, DiBiase 3 coins)
NWA WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
MsChif def. Sherri Martel (ch)
A shocking outcome even though MsChif is quite deserving of a title opportunity. She rolled at the start with hard-hitting offense. Then this match got intense and went back and forth all over the arena. MsChif somehow did not get counted out and kept fighting. It took the Desecrator twice to beat Martel and bring the world title to MsChif.
NWA WORLD JR. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Delirious (ch) def. AR Fox
A brief flash at the start by AR Fox but Delirious had little trouble, quickly winning with Red Poison.
NWA INTERCONTINENTAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Ivan Koloff & Warlord (ch) def. Vachons
This was a very long battle, spent mostly outside the ring. Four guys going all out for the titles. Ivan Koloff got the fall with the Russian Bearhug on Mad Dog.
NWA INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Bruiser Brody (ch) def. Bobo Brazil
This was a monumental match and the fans were totally loving it. Seriously non-stop fighting in and out of the ring. Both men were down for long periods of time, come back, nearly win, nearly lose, and kept going at it. It was Brody finding a way to score the fall after a leg drop. (Brody 6 coins, Brazil 4 coins)
WWC TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT FINAL
The Texas Hangmen def. The Grappler & Dutch Savage
The masked Texicans really showed what they are made of as they took charge of this match and captured the WWC tag team titles! It was back and forth for a bit but the Grappler got caught in the ring. They worked him over and did the damage outside as well. Twice Dutch Savage broke up covers and interferred, but another time with the Hangmen Backbreaker put away the Grappler.
WWC UNIVERSAL HARDCORE TOURNAMENT FINAL
Konnan def. Ox Baker
Ox Baker couldn't keep his hands on Konnan long enough to do the damage. Konnan seemed to have a step on the more powerful brawler. Once the Niagra Driver was applied the match was over.
NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Road Warriors (ch) def. American Wolves
It was almost over right after the bell rang. The LOD exploded with offense and nearly beat Davey Richards with the Doomsday Device. Hawk and Animal continued to take it to him but finally Eddie Edwards got a tag. He carried the team and had a nearfall of his own. The Road Warriors broke up a pin attempts and turned the match back in their favor. Animal put down Edwards with the flying shoulder ram. (Edwards 5 coins, Hawk 5 coins)
NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Randy Savage (ch) def. Freddie Blassie
The Macho Man didn't let Blassie take the match totally out of control and put him in any danger on the outside. A second time with the top rope elbow drop ended the contest.
