Talison's NWA

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Finally want to start posting my Fed again. Currently I use my old history from my LWF League. It went under financially and various promoters bought the title histories and formed the NWA. Shortly before the start of this year Eastern Championship Wrestling became the developmental territory, but also started a rivalry with my main NWA LOW territory. I've since introduced an International territory. Now when I send a wrestler to Japan to get better I actually have a place to play it.

There is one World Heavyweight Championship. The territories have a top title, US Title for NWA LOW, TV Title for NWA ECW, and I'll be introducing an International Title for NWA International.

I only have the World Tag Team Championship. I may introduce territory Tag Titles but for now there's just not a enough regular titles.

I'll start with the first show of my current year.

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Year 4

Notes for year 4: The NWA is restructured for year 4. NWA Legends of Wrestling will air on Monday nights. NWA ECW’s Legends of the Future will air Thursday nights. The United States Championship will be the top title in NWA LOW and World Television Championship will be the top title of NWA ECW. The World Championship will be the top title of the entire NWA. A wrestler will gain a contender point for each match he wins. His points reset to zero when he loses a match. When he wins three points he can challenge for the title in his promotion. If he is ranked above the Champion he can challenge for the World Championship.

For the time being the tag division will work the same way but only with the World Tag Team Championship up for grabs.

Women will be featured on both promotions.

All Champions are expected to compete regularly on television in non-title matches.

Ranking points will not be reset until next year.

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I changed my mind. I'll actually start with the last show of last year because it set up a lot of things.

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Card 174: NWA Starrcade from The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Il

Non-Televised Matches

Ultramantis Black vs. Brent Albright: Albright looked in charge, but Mantis hit a splash from the top for a pin that even surprised him.

Brad Armstrong vs. Adam Pearce: Armstrong easily put down the debuting Pearce with a pair of dropkicks.

B.G. James vs. One Man Gang: The gang hit only one move, but unfortunately for James it was the 747 SPLASH for the win in a very quick contest.

Bob Roop vs. Virgil: A good back and forth contest. Roop got the pin after Virgil missed a dive from the post.

Televised Matches

Welcome to Starrcade! Tonight is the NWA’s year end blow out. Every title will be defended; we’ll have stars from LOW and ECW, the return of George Hackenshmidt, the debut of the NWA Women’s Division, and much, much more. Let’s get started with the stars of ECW!

Four Way Elimination Match
Claudio Castagnoli vs. Larry Sweeny vs. Drake Younger vs. Koko B. Ware: Many surprised to see Koko in this match with 3 up and comers, but he’s been on a career revival since joining ECW. The rules of this match; two wrestlers in the ring at a time and they can tag in and out with any other wrestler. A fall counts as an elimination. The winner will be the last wrestler left. Sweeny comes to the ring with some sort of title; we’ll try and get word on that for you fans.

First Fall: Claudio vs. Sweeny to start the match. We’re being told Sweeny is the “Tex-Arcana Television Champion.” No word on whether that’s a real NWA Championship or not. Sweeny dominates Claudio early, including a 12 LARGE ELBOW DROP! Castagnoli tags in Koko. Koko dominates Sweeny but can’t seem to keep him down. Sweeny survives a flying splash with a 2 count. Another 2 count after a flying headbutt. Sweeny reverses a throw to the corner and tags in Younger. Younger unloads with big moves and hits the DRAKE’S LANDING for 2. And again! Koko counters a back bodydrop with a piledriver, where is Koko getting this from? Koko gets a 1 count after some big punches. Hits a big splash. Younger counters a throw to the ropes and unloads on Koko. The fans cheering both men. Drake Younger stuns Koko and then grabs a light tube which he breaks over Koko’s head! The bloody Koko blocks some punches, delivers some of his own, and gets the cover. 1… 2… 3! Koko B. Ware pins Drake Younger for the first fall!

Second Fall: Sweeny starts the second fall against Koko. The two trade even until Koko starts with the combo punches. He stuns Sweeny and then hits a flying headbutt. 1… 2… 3! Koko pins Sweeny!

Third Fall: Claudio comes in and shakes Koko’s hand before the third fall starts. They trade some moves. Claudio hits a scissor kick to the face for a long two count. Neither man can get an advantage as they trade reversals back and forth. Claudio catches Koko in a giant swing. He just keeps spinning. Koko gives up! He’s bleeding to much to take a move like that. Claudio Castahnoli wins the match but the fans give Koko a standing ovation!

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Penny Banner vs. Sara Del Ray: Our first look at the new Women’s division that the NWA has been putting together. It almost ends early for Del Rey as she attacks Banner outside the ring before the bell. Banner stuns her by putting her head into the announce table and throws her in and gets a 2 count from her SUNSET FLIP! Sara manages to come back after a German suplex and then a BUTTERFLY POWERSLAM for a 2 count. Another German and Sara throws Banner to the floor. She comes out to return the favor on the table, but Banner reverses and again it’s Sara who eats the table. Another SUNSET FLIP back in the ring for 2! Banner strings together more offence and connects with a SMALL CRADEL for a 2 count, Del Ray seems stymied. SUNSET FLIP again, another 2 count. Banner hits 3 top rope splashes in a row. Some flying dropkicks after a airplane swing keeps Sara down for the 3 count.

Ilio Dipaolo vs. Iron Sheik: Sheik does well until he throws Dipaolo to the corner and then catches a boot to the face. He narrowly escapes an AIRPLANE SPIN! Ilio puts together a good string of moves and then does another AIRPLANE SPIN and again the Sheik escapes. After a body slam the third AIRPLANE SPIN gets the win.

Harley Race with Bobby Heenan vs. Dan Severn: Race starts off strong but can’t keep Severn down. As Severn comes back he gets a near win with a choke sleeper. A fireman’s carry slam and a German suplex set up the WAKIGATAME but Race escapes. They trade even for a bit and then Severn starts to dominate, hitting two straight German suplexes. He keeps hitting the Germans and gets another close one with the choke sleeper. Race catches him with a crossbody countering an Irish whip to the ropes, but Severn kicks out at 2. They keep trading even and a swinging neckbreaker gets Race another 2 count. He then hits the PILEDRIVER and Severn just barely escapes. Heenan is livid. Severn again kicks out at 2 after a vertical suplex. Finally Race gets the 3 count after a diving crossbody!

Tag Team Match
The Young Bucks vs. The Samoans: A solid match all around. All 4 men saw action and it took the Bucks hitting MORE BANG FOR YOUR BUCK twice to keep Samu down.

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Buddy Rogers is in the ring: So I’ve been told that ECW made a major acquisition this week, and I’ve been chosen to test one of the new competitors. If it gets me closer to the World Heavyweight title, so be it. Send him out.

Tiger Mask vs. Buddy Rogers: The crowd is stunned to see Tiger Mask, now apparently an ECW wrestler. We’re being told Jushin Liger was also part of the acquisition. Tiger Mask said they were looking forward to facing a more athletic, high flying level of competition in ECW. Despite the fan fare we should point out this may be the biggest challenge of Tiger Mask’s career to this point. Rogers took immediate control and got a submission in less than two minutes to the FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE! Somehow we don’t think this is the type of match Tiger Mask planned on when coming to ECW.

George Hackenschmidt vs. The Sheik with Abdullah Farouk: The match starts with Hackenschmidt running to the ring to save Gary Michael Capetta from The Sheik. Hack starts his ground game that he’s famous for. Sheik dumps him to the floor, but Hack gets the better of him putting him into the time keepers table. Sheik repeatedly makes early escapes from the RUSSIAN BEAR HUG, but Hack is undeterred. A cover after a knew smash gets Hack a 2 count. Sheik won’t give up to the RUSSIAN BEAR HUG again, but Hack drops him with a single leg pickup and slam and gets a long 2. Hack hangs on and applies a keylock armbar but Sheik grabs the ropes. Hack pulls him away from the ropes and holds onto the hold and The Sheik furiously taps the mat to surrender.

Tag Team Match
The Mongols with Lou Albano vs. The Road Warriors with Paul Ellering: The Mongols are perhaps the only team in the NWA who can match the Road Warriors for power. The match starts off with Animal trading blows with Geeto. Bepo brings in the chains and escapes detection, striking Animal in the head. Hawk then trades with Geeto for a bit until the Warriors hit the DOOMSDAY DEVICE! Hawk stops Bepo from breaking things up as Animal gets the easy pin. If only Ellering’s team could do the same to Berry’s Kangaroos.

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World Television Champion Diamond Dallas Page is in the ring: It’s no secret to anyone I haven’t had the easiest career. For one, I simply started too late. But I’d like to think I carved out a nice niche in the world of Professional Wrestling. So I’m somewhat sympathetic to these young kids trying to get ahead in ECW and having to deal with guys like Rogers and Bockwinkel and not even having a title to fight for. So, I have gone to the NWA Board and made a monumental deal. They consider ECW to be the minor league where new stars are born. Not a competing promotion as some of its wrestlers think. Despite ECW management preemptively announcing their own Title, the NWA Board has approved no such thing. Well, now they have a Title. The World Television Championship. I have agreed to go back to the minors as it were and give these kids the chance at glory. And this Championship, which I plan on holding for a while, will now be exclusively defended as the top Title of the ECW Brand. And what’s more most of those defenses will be held on NWA LOW shows in front of a national audience. These kids will get to show their stuff on the big stage. So tonight I will give a young challenger the chance at glory, a Championship match on Pay Per View. And that man will be… “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson!

World Television Championship Match
Bryan Danielson vs. Diamond Dallas Page [C]: The crowd is amazed by this turn of events and really buzzing for this match. Danielson starts the match with an enzuigiri. He keeps the advantage until Page hits a discus clothesline. Danielson escapes an atomic drop attempts and goes for an old school Greco-Roman knuckle lock. After wearing Page down he hits a diving head butt. Page is stunned. Danielson locks on the CATTLE MUTILATION! Page taps out! We have a new Champion! Bryan Danielson is the World Television Champion and first ever Champion of ECW!

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United States Heavyweight Championship Match
Jimmy Snuka vs. Steve Williams [C]: Snuka made his comeback to action a few weeks ago and quickly found himself in the US Title picture. Dr. Death, in his first Championship reign, will have something to say about it. The US Title will most likely take on a more important role in NWA LOW with the TV Title in ECW. The two trade back and forth evenly until Snuka gets a 1 count after his leap frog and chop combo. A piledriver puts Williams down but Snuka throws him from the ring. Snuka goes up and dives on Dr. Death, but Williams nails a brutal clothesline to the airborne Snuka. Williams drags him back in the ring. He connects with a brutal Backdrop Driver! He shoots Snuka to the ropes, drops for a back body drop and Snuka connects with another piledriver! He goes up and hits a big knee drop. And now a backbreaker. Williams won’t stay down. Head butt but Williams stays on his feet. Another leapfrog and chop with no effect. Same with another head butt, Doc won’t go down. Snuka shoots him to the corner. Doc steps out and both men go down on a double clothesline. Snuka’s up first, he hits another piledriver. Williams is right back up! Another big chop. Williams goes down and rolls to the floor. Snuka follows. The struggle by the table and Williams eats pine. Back in the ring for another backbreaker. Again, Williams is right back up. Another leapfrog and chop and Snuka gets a cover! Williams is out at 2. Snuka again throws him to the floor. This time he comes out an hits a brutal piledriver on the concrete and throws Williams back in. Knee drop from the top and Williams is back up. Head butt, countered by Williams. Armdrag, countered by Snuka. Big backbreaker but Williams again won’t stay down. Piledriver again by Snuka. 1… 2…. Williams kicks out. Snuka throws Williams out again due to frustration. Williams barely beats the count back in. Powerslam, flying headbutt, cover, 1… 2… Williams kicks out again. Another powerslam! Williams rolls to the floor for a breather but Snuka hits a big plancha! He drags him back in. Power slam again and Williams amazingly bounces up again. Snuka wears him down with punches. Williams is down. Snuka goes up. SUPERFLY LEAP! No! Williams rolled out of the way. Williams is on him with a bear hug. He tries a head butt but bounces off Snuka’s head. More chops from Snuka. Doc rolls to the floor again. Snuka comes out and rams his head to the guardrail The referee is warning Snuka but he’s going to let it go. Snuka drags Doc back in for another power slam. He climbs the top again. SUPERFLY LEAP and this time he connects on a bloody US Champion. 1… 2… NO! Kick out by Williams again! What’ keeping Doc going? Snuka throws Williams out again. He tries another dive, Williams moves, and Snuka crashes through the Spainish announce table. Williams gets them back in. Head butt by William again just bounces off Snuka. Snuka chops but Williams blocks it. Vertical suplex, but Snuka drops behind. Sleeper hold, no Williams slips out. He throws Snuka to the turnbuckle. He charges in but catches one of Snuka’s bare feet to the face. Knee drop by Snuka. Snuka again gets Williams on the floor and backdrops him onto the time keeper’s table. Folks, this is not a hardcore match. Snuka hits another knee drop before pulling Williams back in. Flying headbutt! Snuka throws him out again, one has to question Snuka’s strategy. This time he lets Doc crawl back in. Another flying headbutt! 1… 2… Williams kicks out again! Snuka again throws him out. Snuka dives and Williams catches him in mid air and executes a belly to belly suplex into the front row. Doc’s back in the ring. Snuka barely crawls back in. He’s met with a football tackle! Doctor Bomb! Another headbutt and again Snuka doesn’t feel it. But Snuka returns the favor, and this time Williams absorbs it! Elbow drop but Snuka rolls out of the way. Backbreaker again! 1… 2… 3! What a match. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka captures his first Championship but Steve Williams’ resilience can’t be overlooked. Snuka, barely standing, shakes hands with a bloody Williams. The crowd is cheering both men. Can anything top that?

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World Tag Team Championship Match
Rick Rude & Curt Hennig with Bobby Heenan vs. The Fabulous Kangaroos with Red Berry: We’ve heard some interesting names for the team of Rude and Hennig, including the Minnesota Wrecking Crew, the Robinsdale Roughnecks, and Perfectly Ravishing! Hennig tries starting by slapping Costello in the face, but the Sydney native blocks him. Al throws Curt to the ropes and comes back with a shoulderblock that hurts him more than Hennig. Hennig with a twisting head wringer, then a standing dropkick gets him a cover for a 1 count. HENNIG PLEX! Heffernan comes in to break it up but Rude cuts him off! Costello again kicks out at 1! Another standing dropkick. Curt stomps him on the mat. Costello stands up into a running knee lift. Another head wringer, and Curt drags Costello to the corner for a tag. Rude whips Costello to the ropes, ducks for a back body drop, and Costello hits a knee lift of his own. Tag to Roy Heffernan. He drags Rude’s eyes along the ropes, we may see a lot of foul tactics from these two rulebreaker teams. He does it again, and then hits a pair of leg nelsons. He controls Rude with a neck wrencher. Kangaroo Kick and Rude is reeling. Crocodile Smash but Rude is still up. Roy tries another double leg nelson and Rude throws him off. Big clothesline by Rude. He tries a knee lift but Heffernan throws him off. This may b the biggest non-Road Warrior challenge the Kangaroos have faced so far. Roy controls Rude with a neck wrencher for a long stint, lets him loose and hits another Kangaroo Kick followed by a double leg nelson an tags back in Al Costello. Greek Cross by Costello. Costello locks on the MARBLE BOR LEGLOCK but Rude quickly powers out. BOOMERANG to Rick Rude. Costello nails Hennig as Heffernan makes the cover. 1… 2… 3! The Kangaroos retain! Rude and Hennig's undefeated streak is over. Can anyone ever get the Titles away from the Fabulous Kangaroos?

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World Heavyweight Championship Match
Mil Mascaras vs. Masked Superstar [C] with Jim Cornette: Mascaras is through the curtain first, running to the ring in an elaborate cape. The fans are glad to see him. Masked Superstar is out next with Cornette at his side. Superstar looks calm as Cornette is jawing with the crowd. The World Heavyweight Title Belt is wrapped around Superstar’s waist. Gary Michael Cappetta gets in the ring for the pre-match announcements.

Gary Michael Cappetta: Ladies and gentlemen, the following contest is the Main Event of Starrcade! This match is schedule for 2 out of 3 falls with no time limit, and is for the Heavyweight Championship of the World!

Introducing first, the challenger: from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, he has a professional record of 44 wins and 20 losses and weighed in at 245 pounds. He is a former World Television and World Heavyweight Champion. “The Man of 1000 Masks” Mil Mascaras!

His opponent is managed by Jim Cornette. From Atlanta, Georgia with a professional record of 28 wins and 24 losses, he weighed in at 269 pounds. The reigning and defending Heavyweight Champion of the World, The Masked Superstar!

Your referee is Nick Patrick.

First Fall: Both men come in for instructions and Patrick holds up the World Heavyweight Title. Superstar coolly looks at the energetic Mascaras. These men, both masked but so different. Superstar shakes Mascaras’ hand without incident and there’s the bell to start the match. Superstar gains the advantage first. He strings together a series of moves, including a long sleeper, and wears Mascaras down early. He shoots the Challenger to the ropes and both men collide on a double clothesline. Mascaras is up first. He climbs to the top and hits the FLYING CROSSBODY! 1… Superstar kicks out early. Mascaras is back to the top as Superstar gets to his feet. Mascaras hits a big flying clothesline on Superstar. Mascaras hits a flurry of moves that leads to another FLYING BODYPRESS! 1… 2… Superstar kicks out. Mascaras goes for a vertical suplex which set off a series of reversals by both men. Neither can connect. Both end up on the ground and Mascaras locks on the Indian deathlock. Masked Superstar grabs the ropes. Both men up, Mascaras rebounds off the rope and hits the CROSSBODY ATTACK! 1… Superstar again kicks out quickly. Mascaras goes up again, but Superstar gets a boot up to block the diving luchador. Superstar throws Mascaras out and he barely beats the count back in. Flying bodypress by Superstar. And he slaps on a sleeper but Mascaras grabs the ropes. Mascaras reverses a forearm shot. An arm drag, a plancha, and a standing surfboard wear Superstar down. Mascaras is back up. FLYING BODYPRESS! 1… 2… 3! Mascaras wins the first fall.

Second Fall: Jim Cornette is frantically giving Superstar instructions as the second fall starts. Mascaras goes right back to the standing surfboard, and Cornette jumps on the apron to distract Nick Patrick and allow Superstar the time to escape. Mascaras goes right back to the top and hits the FLYING BODYPRESS for the win. Mil Mascaras easily regains his World Heavyweight Championship. He becomes the forth wrestler to hold the World Championship for a second time. Superstar leaves without reacting, but Cornette is livid. Mascaras celebrates in the ring. What’s this? “Roll Out The Barrel” has started to play. The Crusher is walking to the ring. Mascaras looks stunned. The former World Champion is in the ring. He offers his hand to the Champion as we say goodnight from Chicagoland!