Championship Wrestling from Florida

CW Florida

  • January 25, 1978 – Superbowl of Wrestling in Miami, FL at The Orange Bowl: Rocky Johnson b Karl Kox by disqualification, Ivan Putski b Ox Baker, Joyce Grable won an 8-Woman Battle Royal, Chavo Guerrero b Tank Patterson, Bobby Duncum b Don Serrano, Keith Franks b John Ruffin, Mike Graham and Steve Keirn b The Valiant Brothers to win the United States Tag Team titles, Pedro Morales b Lars Anderson. Jack and Jerry Brisco b Ivan Koloff and Mr. Saito, Dusty Rhodes b Ken Patera, Billy Graham (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a 60:00 time limit draw! (Special Guest referees were Gorilla Monsoon and Don Curtis).
  • February 23, 1978 – NWA/WWWF World Title Unification in Jacksonville, FL: Porkchop Cash b Randy Brewer, The Fabulous Moolah b Vicki Williams, Mr. Wrestling II b Tank Patton, Mr. Saito and Mr. Sato b Rocky Johnson and Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski b The Bounty Hunter, Jack and Jerry Brisco b Mike Graham and Terry Gibbs, Eddie Graham and Dusty Rhodes b Karl Kox and Bobby Duncum, Bob Backlund (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a 60:00 time limit draw!
  • October 29, 1978 – NWA/WWWF World Title Unification in Orlando, FL: Ali Bey b Raul Mata, Prince Tonga b Pete Austin, Rocky Johnson and Jimmy Garvin b Mr Sato and Mr Saito by disqualification, Dusty Rhodes b Bobby Duncum in a “Bunkhouse” match, Bob Backlund (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a draw!
  • August 3, 1980 – The Last Tangle in Tampa in Tampa, FL at Tampa Stadium: Scott McGee b Bill White, Jimmy Garvin b Bobby Jaggers, Dick Murdoch and Bugsy McGraw b Ivan Koloff and Nikolia Volkoff, Dick Slater (Southern Champion) b Barry Windham by COUNT OUT, Jack Brisco b Mr. Saito, Wendi Richter won a 7-Woman Battle Royal, Jerry Brisco b Alfred Hayes, The Super Destroyer b Mr. Florida (Paul Jones), Andre the Giant b The Super Destroyer, Les Thornton (NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion) b Mike Graham by disqualification, Bob Backlund (WWF World Champion) b Don Muraco by disqualification, Harley Race (NWA World Champion) vs Dusty Rhodes in two straight falls (Fritz von Erich was the guest referee).
  • June 30, 1984 – Lords of the Ring in Miami, FL at the Orange Bowl: Velvet McIntyre and Princess Victoria b Judy Martin and Peggy Lee Leather, Mike Graham b Chavo Guerrero, Blackjack Mulligan b Kevin Sullivan in a “Hangman’s Noose” match, Junkyad Dog and Wahoo McDaniel and Jimmy Valiant b Angelo Mosca and Black Bart and Ron Bass, Hector Guerrero b Denny Brown, Dick Slater b Joe Lightfoot, Jerry Lawler b One Man Gang by disqualification, Billy Jack b Billy Graham by submission, Barry Windham and Mike Rotunda (US Tag Team Champions) b The Road Warriors by disqualification, Dusty Rhodes b Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) in a Best 2/3 Falls (did not win the title because of disqualification finish).
  • September 2, 1985 – Battle of the Belts in Tampa, FL at The Sundome drawing 7,600: Hector and Chavo Guerrero b “The Crippler” Rip Oliver and The Grappler, Cocoa Samoa b “Hustler” Rip Rogers, Kendall Windham b Jack Hart (aka Barry Horrowitz) to win the Florida Title, Rick Rude (Southern Champ) b Billy Jack Haynes to retain, The Road Warriors (AWA Tag Champions) vs Harley Race and Stan Hansen was a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, Nick Bockwinkel b Frankie Lane, Ric Flair b Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA World title in a 2/3 Falls match in 45 minutes.
  • February 14, 1986 – Battle of the Belts II in Orlando, FL at the Eddie Graham Sports Arena: Tyree Pride (Bahamas Champion) b Ron Slinker, Kendall Windham (Florida Champion) b Rocky “Prince” Iaukea, Denny Brown (NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion) b The White Ninja (aka Great Muta) by disqualification, Lex Luger b Jesse Barr to win the Southern Heavywieght title in 20 minutes, Bruiser Brody vs Wahoo McDaniel went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, The Road Warriors and Blackjack Mulligan vs Kevin Sullivan and Mark Lewin and Maya Singh went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) vs Barry Windham went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT in just over 40 minutes.
  • September 1, 1986 – Battle of the Belts III in Daytona Beach, FL at the Ocean Center drawing 8,000: Jimmy Backlund b Bob Cook, Tyree Pride b The Cuban Assassin, The Fabulous Ones (US Tag Champions) b The Sheepherders, The White Ninja b Tim Horner to win the US Junior Heavyweight title (Championship later returned to Horner due to outside interference), Nick Bockwinkel (AWA Champion) b Kendo Nagasaki by disqualification, The Road Warriors vs Ed Gantner and Kareem Muhammad wrestled to a DOUBLE disqualification, Kendall Windham b Chris Champion (Bahamas Champion) by disqualification, Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) vs Lex Luger wrestled to a time limit draw, Barry Windham b Ron Bass to win the Florida title.
  • May 9, 1987 – Eddie Graham Memorial in St. Petersburg, FL at The Bayfront Center: Steve Kiern and Stan Lane (Florida Tag Team Champions) b The MOD Squad, Barry Windham and Ed Gantner b Dory Funk Jr and Samu, Mike Rotunda (Florida Champion) b Kevin Sullivan, Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez (NWA Tag Team Champions) vs The Road Warriors ended in a DOUBLE disqualification, Dusty Rhodes b Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) by disqualification.

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