One AWA bout, NWA Superstars on the Superstation show 2/7/86

AWA tv taping Oshkosh WI 2/7/86 Stan Hansen vs Curt Henning For the little time it had this was a solid match. The story going in was Henning had recently injured his back. Henning maintains control early by his speed and out wrestling "The Bad Man From Borger TX." Using a side headlock to slow down the big man. Curt gets a nice near fall by using a sunset flip to counter a back drop attempt by Hansen. Henning takes some stiff forearms and chops(those are the only kind Hansen throws)! He gives as good as he gets and matches the Texan blow-for-blow. The tide turns when Henning goes for a backdrop and Hansen counters by trying to punt his head off. Henning does something that would become a trademark of his. When Stan kicks him Curt does this spectacular spinning flying bump!  Hansen delivers a backbreaker and a teeth jarring elbow drop. Henning gets a 2nd near fall when he pushes Hansen off in the turnbuckles to counter a "Bulldog" uses the old playground trip move to get a two count. Henning grabs a headlock, Hansen picks him up and straddles the top rope with him! Hansen goes for the Boston Crab (the move he won the belt with.) He drops the hold picks Henning up and tries to throw him over the top rope. Henning's head gets caught between the ropes( another future staple of Henning's move set). Hansen starts to beat on a helpless Curt and the ref calls for the bell! Scott Hall Henning's partner runs in and pulls Hansen off, Hall sends Hansen outside. As Hall goes over to check on his partner Hansen comes back in and drops elbows on both men! I guess this sets up Hall vs Hansen(I don't think it ever happened.)
   
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      This was a show taped at the Omnin Atlanta 2/2/86 and shown on TBS in primetime five nights later. The show open is the exact same as the TBS 605 show with "Special Edition" in red letters over the logo! (Spare no expense Crockett and or Dusty for heaven's sake!) The show opens with your hosts Magnum TA and some woman named Linda Curry (who I have never seen before and who to my knowledge after tonight we never see again) so far this is great tv huh??? Magnum throws it to ringside to Tony Schiavone and David Crockett. They run down the card and tell us that 3 of the 4 bouts will be 1 fall 20 minutes and the Main Event will be 1 fall tv time remaining. They throw it to the legendary Bob Caudle who(I swear to God I'm not making this up is standing in the dressing room of the R N' R Express and says after commercial break we will learn  more about this exciting young team(while this is going on Ricky and Robert are behind him calmly lacing their boots. They come back from break and show The RNR winning their tag titles on July 8th 85 against the Russians. Then we go to the ring for the match. Bob never said one word to them and they never acknowledged him at all? So why go back there so we know they can tie their boots properly??? So far none of this has made any sense.
     Match #1 The Rock N' Roll Express vs The Midnight Express (with my own personal hero James E Cornette at ringside.) They cut both teams entrances way short. Midnights attack before the bell, but the Rock N Roll fight back and send both Dennis and Bobby to the outside. First several Minutes every time the Midnight gets a slight advantage the RNR cut them off. Bobby Eaton being one of the supreme "bumpers" of his generation takes a big backdrop on the floor from Ricky Morton. The Rock N Roll focus their attack on the left leg of Dennis Condrey using inside toe holds stretching the hamstring. Plus spinning toe holds and both men dropping on it numerous times. Bobby makes the tag. They get heat on Robert by Eaton slingshoting him into Condrey( this was a counter to a dropkick)who punches him in the face. Commercial break, when they come back Robert is in trouble has the Midnights pound on him. He hits a desperation knee lift on Dennis but gets cut off before he can make a tag. He gets a near fall on a sunset flip. Robert finally makes the tag after he moves out of the way on a Midnight Express "Rocket Launcher" attempt. Ricky comes in a house on fire knocking both both of the opposition down multiple times. The RNR hit their Double Dropkick finish on Bobby Eaton who smashes into referee Randy Anderson  who takes a spill between the ropes. They hit a second Double Dropkick on Dennis. Cornette jumps up on the apron. They catapult him into the ring he drops his tennis racket. Robert grabs the Racket and waffles Bobby with it. Meanwhile Ricky has gotten Cornette's belt from the manager and is threating him with it in the corner. Dennis who has recovered by this time picks up the Racket and smashes Ricky with it on the back of the skull.  Dennis throws Robert outside and begins to brawl. In the Ring Cornette drags a lifeless Eaton on top of Morton and goes out side and rolls the Referee in the ring. Three seconds later New NWA Tag Team Champions THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS!!! (side note 9 year old me in Beaver Dam KY (yes that's a real place) was overjoyed at this result. The Midnights were my favorite team then as they are now! I remember every second of this)! 
     Match #2 The Road Warriors vs Ivan and Nikita Koloff  They show a incident from Dec 3rd 85 Where the Russians attacked the Warriors hanging Hawk with a chain. Match begins with a power on power stalemate as Nikita and both Hawk/Animal will not take one back step or sell for more than a few seconds. Ivan tags in and he gets thrown around for a bit. The Momentum switch occurs when Ivan reverses a whip by Hawk and Nikita nails him from outside. Also showing up at ringside Baron Von Rashchke the six man partner of the Russians. Animal gets in the ring the official is distracted so Ivan takes the moment to choke Hawk in their corner with the chain. All four men are in the ring while the referee is occupied Von Rashchke comes in the ring kicks Hawk in the Mid-Section and drops an elbow. He scoots out and Ivan goes for the cover......Hawk kicks out at two. Hawk backs up to the ropes but as he does he gets tripped up by Nikita from the outside(this was awfully slow in happening I think somebody missed their cue). The ref sees the trip and calls for a dq om the Russians(for a trip really Tommy Young???) There is a post match brawl (must be a rule I guess where Ivan and Rashchke take throat shots with the chain. Now onto a interview of NASCAR legend Benny Parsons by Magnum promoting a upcoming race on WTBS(Parsons looked like he had no idea what the hell this was)! Next that Linda lady talks to some fans in a taped piece. Then they do a musical tribute video highlighting fans reactions to Dire Straits "Walk of Life" (what the udder blue hell, I love that tune, but nothing says Pro Wrestling fan more than "Here come Johnny singing ole love story, be bop a lulu baby what I'd say?" Really???  A interview with Willie damn Nelson was next (this show was on PCP at this point Tony talked to Dusty Rhodes and Willie about the remake of Stagecoach that Willie starred in and Dusty has a cameo in the film.
     Match #3 Tully Blanchard vs Dusty Rhodes for the National Heavyweight Title. Dusty's walk out music Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly" obvious choice??? My head hurts! Anyway.... Match gets underway Dusty hits a leg dive, grabs the leg does an outside toe hold drops his weight down on the leg. Then puts on a figure four. Tully makes the ropes and scoots outside. Tully gets back in Dusty hits a spinning toehold then drops again on the leg and takes Tully's leg and snaps it across the apron. Dusty smashes Tully's leg against the ring post. Dusty goes to the top to deliver an elbow he does, but he comes down awkwardly on the previously broken ankle. Tully sees this and goes to work. Putting pressure on it dropping on it and like Big Dust minutes before,  Slapping on the figure four! Dusty gets it reversed by rolling to his belly but JJ Dillon pulls Tully to the ropes to force a break. They fight outside Dusty eventually hits a outside to inside vertical suplex for a three count, but JJ drapes Tully's foot over the bottom rope. Referee sees the foot and orders the match to continue. JJ grabs Rhodes boot in the corner he goes down Tully gets a very close two count. Dusty is center ring with a Boston crab locked in when the 20 minute time limit expires! Dillon runs in and tries to nail Dusty, Blanchard lashes out clips Rhodes in the hurt ankle hits a piledriver and grabs the National Belt. He walks out with it(thus getting his heat back)! Nobody does pain better than Dusty Rhodes he might as well have been knifed, the way he sells!
     Match #4 Main Event NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT RON GARVIN VS RIC FLAIR! My God Flair takes a good ole country ass whippin the 1st part of this match. Garvin and Flair trade blistering chops over and over. Garvin twists Flair's arm his leg his nose! Flair earned every bit of his paycheck/salary for 2/2/86 no doubt! Flair gets punched by Garvin in the head and takes a back bump over the top rope to the concrete floor and lays there dead(who could blame him watching this match 31 years later and I think i'm getting sore)! Flair climbs back in, Garvin hooks on a sleeper. Flair quick with the counter into a beauty of a back suplex. Flair does not keep the advantage for long as Garvin storms back with chops and punches. Flair does his upside down bump in the corner "spot"!  Garvin gets several near falls with a suplex, and a body press. He pins flair for a four count with an O'Connor roll but hits poor referee Tommy young in the process who tumbles outside( I think he might have legit  hurt his leg on the bump.) Garvin hits his hands of stone punch as Flair is again beaten. No referee Garvin goes over to check on Young. Flair hits the ropes and slams a knee in Garvin's back. Garvin puts his foot on the ropes but from his vantage point the official can't see it and counts the pin For your reigning WORLDS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION RIC FLAIR!  There were moments this show was spectacular(in-ring) and mind-numbingly silly(everything else!!!)