The Year: 1986

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NWA Championship Wrestling from Florida; January 2, 1986

On the card...

Hector Guerrero & Tyree Pride Vs. Red Menace & Jack Hart
Jack Barr Vs. Coco Samoa
Lex Luger Vs. Dale Apollo
Bob Roop w/ Angel Vachon, Kevin Sullivan, & Mark Lewin Vs. Unnamed Preliminary Opponent
Barry & Kendall Windham Vs. Prince Iaukea & Cuban Assassin
Bonus Match at the end: Wahoo McDaniel & Tyree Pride Vs. Red Menace & Dennis Sauer

On commentary are Gordon Solie and Buddy Colt.

Referees include Bubba Douglas and Bruce Tharp.

Notes
Jack Hart competed in NWA Mid-Atlantic as Bret Hart and will begin competing in the World Wrestling Federation under his more familiar identity, Barry Horowitz by the end of the year.
Prince Iaukea is the original with that identity and son of King Curtis Iaukea and also competes as Abbuda Dein.
The Cuban Assassin is the more familiar version who will compete in WCW, David "Fidel" Sierra.
Blackjack Mulligan makes several appearances throughout the broadcast.
Angel Vachon is better known as Luna Vachon.
Bob Roop is also known as Maha Singh at this point in his career, along with Mark Lewin who is the Purple Haze.
Jack Barr will enter the WWF by the end of the year as Jimmy Jack Funk.
Blackjack Mulligan will enter the WWF later in the year as Big Machine before competing under his regular ring name.
Lex Luger has a bear and an actual personality.

 

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CWA Championship Wrestling; January 4, 1986

On the card...

The Invader Vs. Rick Casey
Jim Jameson Vs. Dutch Mantell
The Spoiler & Pat Rose Vs. The Fantastics [Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers]
The Memphis Vice [Big Lou Winston & Mystery Masked Wrestler] Vs. Tracey Smothers & Billy Travis
Tony Falk Vs. Jerry Lawler
David Johnson Vs. Bill Dundee

On commentary are Lance Russell and Dave Brown.

Jerry Calhoun is your referee for all matches.

Notes
The WMC building in Memphis that houses the CWA also houses WMC-TV and radio. Jerry Lawler and Jerry Jarrett both have offices in the building at this time.
"If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" by Hank Williams Jr. is used for the Rick Casey vignette.
Rick Casey is better known as Wendell Cooley.
The Invader is a masked preliminary competitor that isn't to be confused with the Invaders of WWC.
Dutch Mantell will relocate to Kansas after leaving the CWA later this year to compete in NWA Mid-Atlantic as part of the Kansas Jayhawks tag team with Bobby Jaggers.
"Gimme All Your Lovin'" by ZZ Top is used for the Fantastics vignette.
Another ZZ Top song, "Sleeping Bag" is used as the Fantastics' entrance theme.
The Spoiler is not to be confused with the more familiar Spoiler, masked identity of Don Jardine.
"Smuggler's Blues" by Glen Frey is used as the entrance theme for the Memphis Vice.
"Burning Heart" by Survivor is used for a Jerry Lawler montage of beating different opponents. Among them is Hulk Hogan who at this time is WWF Heavyweight Champion. Also in the montage are other wrestlers that at this point are competing outside of Memphis.
"The Wild Boys" by Duran Duran is used for a Bill Dundee montage.
Bill Dundee will be competing in NWA Mid-Atlantic by the end of this year.
Lance Russell announces that the Freedom Fighters, Jim Hellwig and Steve Borden are now known as the Blade Runners. Hellwig will become known as the Dingo Warrior, then Ultimate Warrior and Borden will become known as Sting after going their separate ways.

 

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NWA Continental Championship Wrestling, January 4, 1986

On the card...

Larry Clarke & the Inferno Vs. Tommy & Johnny Rich
Jason Walker Vs. Exotic Adrian Street w/ Miss Linda
Paul Brown Vs. Tim Horner
NWA Continental TV Championship: Robert Fuller [c] Vs. Brad Armstrong

On commentary is Gordon Solie.

Referees include Roy George and Nick Ducas.

Notes
Johnny Rich becomes the first tar/feather victim of the 1986 broadcasts. Many of the feathers remain at ringside for the remainder of the broadcast.
"Imagine What I Can Do to You" by Exotic Adrian Street is used as Street's entrance theme.
Lady Maxine had a cup of coffee in the WWF as Mad Maxine, but wasn't interested in being there full-time.
Norvell Austin was a member of the original Midnight Express with Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose.
The Bullet is a masked Bob Armstrong pretending to not be Bob Armstrong.
"All Hell's Breakin' Loose" by KISS is used as Robert Fuller's entrance theme.
Robert Fuller will eventually join WCW in 1993 as Col. Rob Parker and briefly the WWF as Tennessee Lee.
The Continental TV Championship is a literal trophy.
Mike Jackson, the ring announcer is also a competitor in both Alabama and Atlanta.

 

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NWA World Championship Wrestling; January 4, 1986

On the card...

The Rock 'n' Roll Express Vs. Jim Jeffers & Thunderfoot
Harley Race Vs. Tony Zane
Ron Bass Vs. Bill Tabb
Ron Garvin Vs. Mac Jeffers
3-on-2 Handicapped: The Road Warriors w/ Paul Ellering Vs. Josh Stroud, Gene Ligon, & Mark Hawk
Manny Fernandez Vs. Larry Clarke
Arn Anderson Vs. Kent Glover
Jimmy Valiant Vs. Adrian Bevins
Dennis Condrey w/ Jim Cornette Vs. Rocky King
Magnum T.A. Vs. The Barbarian w/ Paul Jones
Nelson Royal & Sam Houston Vs. Pablo Crenshaw & Don Turner

On commentary are Tony Schiavone and David Crockett.

Your referee is Pee Wee Anderson.

Notes
The "inferior" talent Tully Blanchard refers to is Buddy Landell who had just left NWA Mid-Atlantic for the CWA in Memphis.
This is the WWE Network version of the broadcast.
Jim Jeffers and his brother, Mac will eventually move up from preliminary status after being rechristened as MOD Squad.
Thunderfoot had been a midcard level competitor, but at this point has dropped down to preliminary after a string of losses.
Harley Race will become a King later in the year after joining the WWF.
Jimmy Valiant's toque references the "Chicago Horizons." The Horizons were a short lived indoor soccer team.

 

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Mid-South Power Pro Wrestling; January 5, 1986

On the card...

TV Championship Tournament Semifinal: Jim Duggan w/ Debra the Girlfriend Vs. Dick Slater w/ Dark Journey
Jerry Monte & Steve Olsonowski Vs. Mr. Saito & the Masked Superstar w/ Sheik Adnan al-Kaissie
Terry Taylor Vs. Chris Adams
Ric Flair & Dick Slater w/ Dark Journey Vs. Butch Reed & Jake Roberts
Broadway Joe Malcolm Vs Brett Wayne Sawyer

Your host is Jim Ross.
Joel Watts is on commentary for Duggan Vs. Slater.
Jack Reynolds and Blackjack Lanza on commentary for Monte/Olsonowski Vs. Saito/Superstar.
Bill Watts is on commentary for Taylor Vs. Adams, Flair/Slater Vs. Reed/Roberts and Malcolm Vs. Sawyer.

Referees include Tommy Gilbert, Larry Lisowski, Pee Wee Anderson, and Carl Fergie.

Notes
The Power Pro Wrestling theme is "No Problem" by Stephen Stills.
By the end of the year, Mid-South will rename itself the Universal Wrestling Federation.
Duggan Vs. Slater is joined in progress.
Tommy Gilbert is the father of Eddie & Doug Gilbert.
Monte/Olsonowski Vs. Saito/Superstar is from Pro Wrestling USA.
The Masked Superstar will don a different mask in the WWF later in the year as Super Machine before unmasking the following year and becoming Demolition Ax.
Bill Watts refers to "3" World Heavyweight Champions. Ric Flair represents the NWA. The others are Hulk Hogan of the WWF and Stan Hansen of the AWA.
Jake Roberts will leave Mid-South for the WWF by March.
Dick Slater will also leave for the WWF in 1986, using the nickname "the Rebel."
"Hacksaw" Butch Reed will join the WWF in 1986, changing to his new nickname, "the Natural."