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Post by RowdyRoddy on Apr 16, 2006 8:53:39 GMT -5
Dusty helped NWA short term in the mid 1980s, but he always promoted himself. Just like McMahon does today in the WWE. The promoter's job is to promote not be the booker, wrestler, manager, etc.
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Post by ncjames on Jul 9, 2006 13:44:29 GMT -5
Here is one additional 1980 listing as well as some 1981 results for Piper
11/11/80 Raleigh, NC
TV TITLE Roddy Piper vs Ricky Steamboat
4/25/81 Charlotte, NC
Andre The Giant D Roddy Piper DQ
4/26/81 Asheville, NC
Paul Jones & Andre The Giant D Roddy Piper & Greg Valentine
5/16/81 Charlotte, NC
US TITLE Roddy Piper D Masked Superstar DQ
5/31/81 Asheville, NC
Ivan Koloff & Roddy Piper D Ric Flair & Wahoo McDaniel
6/27/81 Charlotte, NC
Ivan Koloff & Roddy Piper D Ric Flair & Wahoo McDaniel
7/11/81 Charlotte, NC
US TITLE STREET FIGHT Roddy Piper D Ric Flair
8/15/81 Charlotte, NC
Ricky Steamboat D Roddy Piper
9/6/81 Charlotte, NC
Wahoo McDaniel & Ron Bass D Roddy Piper & Abdullah The Butcher DQ
9/19/81 Charlotte, NC
FALLS ANYWHERE Wahoo McDaniel & Ricky Steamboat & Jake Roberts D Roddy Piper & Abdullah The Butcher & Ole Anderson
10/5/81 Asheville, NC
Wahoo McDaniel D Roddy Piper
10/18/81 Charlotte, NC
TEXAS DEATH MATCH Wahoo McDaniel D Roddy Piper
12/6/81 Asheville, NC
Roddy Piper vs Tommy Rich
12/25/81 Charlotte, NC
Roddy Piper & Gene Anderson D Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones
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Post by dogthuhoops2k on Jul 12, 2006 19:39:52 GMT -5
12/25/81 Charlotte, NC
Roddy Piper & Gene Anderson D Ricky Steamboat & Paul Jones
was this the last time Steamboat and Jones teamed up? Would've loved to have seen this match.
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Post by ncjames on Jul 12, 2006 20:03:56 GMT -5
It may very well have been. For clarification's sake, Jones & Steamboat werent teaming regularly at this point. There was no real reunion of the team as far as any regular thing went. Even so, I remember I was surprised the Piper & Gene got the win. The main thrust of the angle was Piper vs Steamboat but that was one of the few, if any, times Piper and Gene had ever teamed so the win was somewhat surprising.
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Post by dogthuhoops2k on Jul 12, 2006 20:30:37 GMT -5
exactly.. thats why the match is such a novelty. Jones would've been getting ready to turn heel again shortly after this and start a run with Brisco, who was coming into the area. Jones was kinda at midcard level here and so was Anderson, but both still had a lot left in the engine.
The only other time I know of Jones and Steamboat teaming up after their feud in the late 70s was in 6man tags with the Masked Superstar.
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Post by bluedevil71 on Jul 12, 2006 21:32:00 GMT -5
Does anybody know if that match in Dec. 1981 was thrown together at the last moment? Was it originally booked that way or was somebody a no-show, or two, leading to this matchup?
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Post by ncjames on Jul 13, 2006 18:20:29 GMT -5
That was the scheduled match. Ole was in a singles match vs Ray Stevens on the card as they had just done the turn where Ray was not pleased with the Anderson Sacrifice. Ole & Piper had been wreaking havoc together so I guess Gene was a sensible partner since Ole was in the match vs Ray.
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