WCCW Star Wars (1982)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship, a quest that was ultimately unsuccessful due to the Fabulous Freebirds
turning on the Von Erich family, starting the most well known storyline in WCCW as the Von Erichs and the Freebirds fought for years following the December Christmas Star Wars.
Wrestling Star Wars (March)
| WCCW Wrestling Star Wars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | The Convention Center[1][2] | ||
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WCCW Star Wars chronology | |||
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Wrestling Star Wars (March 1982) was a
professional wrestling promotion and held in their home area, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Several matches from the show were taped for WCCW's television shows and broadcast in the weeks following the show. The show was the fourth overall show in the "Wrestling Star Wars" event chronology. The show was held at the Fort Worth Convention Center
.
Results
| No. | Results "Texas Death" steel cage match |
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Wrestling Star Wars (August)
| WCCW Wrestling Star Wars | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Reunion Arena[3][4] | ||
| Attendance | 18,000[3][4] | ||
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WCCW Star Wars chronology | |||
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Wrestling Star Wars (August 1982) was a
professional wrestling promotion and held in their home area, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas. Several matches from the show were taped for WCCW's television shows and broadcast in the weeks following the show. The show was the fifth overall show in the "Wrestling Star Wars
" event chronology. The show, held at Reunion Arena, drew 18,000 spectators.
The main event of the show was
World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defending the championship against Kerry Von Erich
in a "Best two-out-of-three" falls match. Flair won the first fall on a DQ after Kerry accidentally hit special appointed NWA referee Alfred Neely with a discus punch, while Von Erich won the second fall by pinfall with the Iron Claw. In the third and final fall Ric Flair and Kerry Von Erich battled to a Double Disqualification.
Results
| No. | Results NWA World Heavyweight Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Christmas Star Wars
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Steel Cage Match and Fritz Von Erich decided to add a special guest referee to ensure everything was handled fairly. WCCW held a write in vote to determine the referee with the fans choosing Fabulous Freebird member Michael Hayes for the job alongside regular referee David Manning. After the introductions Terry Gordy came to ring side to hold the key that locked the steel cage door, to ensure that no one could get in and attack Von Erich who was a close friend of the Freebirds. During the match Von Erich applied the Iron Claw
to Flair and held it for several minutes. During the hold Hayes thought that Flair had his foot under the bottom rope, a call that David Manning disagreed with, but Hayes made Von Erich break the claw hold anyway. Once he realized what he had done Hayes appeared to be upset and struck Ric Flair, knocking him down. When Hayes urged Von Erich to pin Flair Von Erich refused, which upset Hayes greatly. This led to Hayes leaving the cage while Von Erich tried to stop him. Moments later Terry Gordy slammed the door shut on Kerry Von Erich, striking him in the face and cementing that the Freebirds had just turned on their long time friend. Hayes returned moments later and counted Von Erich's shoulders down even though he clearly kicked out at 2. Subsequently David Manning ejected the Freebirds and announced that the match was not over. Minutes later Manning had no choice but to call for the bell as a bloodied Kerry Von Erich was unable to continue. The circumstances around the match was the start of the storyline feud between the Freebirds and the Von Erich family that would last for several years and has been the focal point of several DVD features such as "Heroes of World Class Wrestling: the Story of the Von Erichs" in 2007 and "The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling" released in 2011.
| No. | Results battle royal 11:06 | | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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- Battle Royal order of elimination
| # | Eliminated | Way of elimination | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Von Erich | Over the top rope | [8] |
| 2 | King Kong Bundy | Over the top rope | [9] |
| 3 | Ben Sharpe | Pinned | [10] |
| 4 | Jose Lothario | Over the top rope | [11] |
| 5 | The Checkmate | Over the top rope | [12] |
| 6 | Frank Dusek | Over the top rope | [13] |
| 7 | The Spoiler | Over the top rope | [14] |
| 8 | Bill Irwing | Over the top rope | [15] |
| 9 | Bugsy McGraw | Over the top rope | [16] |
| 10 | Magic Dragon | Pinned | [17] |
| 11 | Bob Steel | Over the top rope | [18] |
| 12 | Al Madrill | Over the top rope | [19] |
| 13 | Brian Adias, Johnny Mantell and Mike Sharpe | Survivors | [19] |
References
- ^ a b c d "Independence Day Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. March 15, 1982.
- ^ a b c d "Historical Cards: Wrestling Star Wars (March 15, 1982. Ft. Worth, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
- ^ a b c d e "Wrestling Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. August 15, 1982.
- ^ a b c d e "Historical Cards: Wrestling Star Wars (August 15, 1982. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
- ^ a b c d e "Christmas Star Wars". Pro Wrestling History. December 25, 1982.
- ^ a b c d e "Historical Cards: Christmas Star Wars (December 25, 1982. Dallas, Texas)". PWI Presents: 2007 Wrestling Almanak and book of facts. Kappa Publications. p. 172. 2007 Edition.
- ^ ISBN 0-9698161-5-4.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 32:50 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 34:24 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 35:30 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 35:30 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 35:50 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 35:58 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 36:14 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 36:24 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 37:02 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 37:30 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 38:24 minutes in. KXTX-TV.
- ^ Dallas, Texas. December 27, 1982. 39:40 minutes in. KXTX-TV.