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Post by Baltimore Jack on Oct 15, 2006 13:26:47 GMT -5
Can someone help me regarding the NWA title match between Harley Race and Ric Flair where Bob Orton Jr. turned heel and attempted to collect the bounty on Flair.....
1. In what city/venue did this match take place?
2. What was the actual date of the show?
Thanks in advance.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 15, 2006 19:28:36 GMT -5
I might be wrong, but I think that it happened on August 31st, 1983 in Shelby, NC.
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Post by Baltimore Jack on Oct 16, 2006 8:58:25 GMT -5
I don't think that is correct. You may be thinking of the angle where Flair returned with the baseball bat and chased Orton and Slater; that took place in Shelby. But the building where Flair and Race had the match where orton turns doesn't look like Shelby to me at all.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 16, 2006 11:22:46 GMT -5
You are correct. I am confusing the two events. I am not sure where and when that Race/Flair match took place...
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Post by piperfan82 on Oct 17, 2006 21:05:03 GMT -5
i thought it was in sept sometime
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Post by bluedevil71 on Oct 17, 2006 21:41:20 GMT -5
Not sure on the date, either late August or first week of September. The site, IIRC, was Greenwood, S.C. The match was shown on MACW.
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 18, 2006 7:45:33 GMT -5
I think that WWE just ran an ECW show in Greenwood a few weeks ago. I did not know that MACW used that venue back in 1984. It was probably late August/early September.
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Post by Baltimore Jack on Oct 21, 2006 22:34:07 GMT -5
Greenwood was a regular taping spot for JCP during the NEMO days. Thanks for the info BlueDevil.
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Post by bluedevil71 on Oct 21, 2006 22:44:26 GMT -5
No problem, BJ. Anytime.
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Post by HardcoreHeroes on Oct 22, 2006 2:06:53 GMT -5
I could be wrong on this, but I believe it was the old Charlotte Coliseum.
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Post by The Hammer on Oct 22, 2006 6:49:48 GMT -5
I believe it was Dorton Arena in Raliegh.
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Post by bluedevil71 on Oct 22, 2006 10:57:06 GMT -5
Well, guess we'll have to research more on this, but I'm sure I heard it was Greenwood (read it somewhere). BJ, guess we'll be doing some research on this one.
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Post by bluedevil71 on Oct 23, 2006 15:57:23 GMT -5
Baltimore Jack, something of note here. On the WWE DVD, they list the date as Aug. 31, 1983 (a Wednesday night). On another DVD I have with this match, the date listed is Sept. 8, 1983 (a Thursday night).
I tend to believe the first date is more accurate.
I've tried to research both footages for more details, but nothing yet. But I don't believe it's Raleigh. Venue doesn't look right for that one. Still searching ...
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Post by RowdyRoddy on Oct 23, 2006 16:20:15 GMT -5
I do not know if this helps...
August 29th, 1983
Greenville, SC
Ric Flair/Roddy Piper vs. Greg Valentine/Dick Slater
August 30th, 1983
Columbia, SC
Ric Flair beat Dick Slater by DQ
September 4th, 1983
Asheville, NC
Roddy Piper beat Greg Valentine
Charlie Brown/Rufus R. Jones beat The Great Kabuki/Gary Hart
Wahoo McDaniel and Dick Slater battled to a no contest
Bugsy McGraw beat Sgt Goulet
Billy Howard beat Mark Fleming
Keith Larsen beat Tom Lentz
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Post by HardcoreHeroes on Oct 26, 2006 14:10:06 GMT -5
Seems like I really got things confused here. I guess it's a sign of growing old.... Anyway, after going back through some old photos I took, I see where I was getting confused. This may have taken place a few weeks before the Orton doublecross. As you can see by the pics below, taken at the old Charlotte Coliseum, Dick Slater interfered in the Flair/Race matchup and left Flair laying. Orton and others came to Flair's aid. Was it shortly after this that Orton turned on Flair, as well?     |
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