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Over at SB Nation they have someone doing a "This day in wrestling" article...
Here's the one from Sept 10th:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2016/9...-bret-hart-montreal-jerry-lawler-heart-attack
Here's a snippet:
36 years ago today in Ohtsu, Japan, Harley Race defeats Giant Baba to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the fifth time.
28 years ago today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard of the Four Horsemen to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship for the first, and surprisingly, only time.
The win for the Midnight Express made them the first duo to hold both the NWA United States and World Tag Team Championships simultaneously.
The interesting thing about Harley Race winning the NWA World Heavyweight title is that he had dropped the belt to Baba only a few days before and was done through "gentleman's agreement". Race lost to Baba as a favor to him in order to help push Baba's wrestling group in Japan. It was totally unsanctioned by the NWA board of directors. Unfortunately it was part of a string of "week-long champions" like Dusty Rhodes and Tommy Wildfire Rich who were made short-term champions as a "favor" to someone... Usually the booker for one of the territories.
Many thought it degraded the championship.
Here's the one from Sept 10th:
http://www.cagesideseats.com/2016/9...-bret-hart-montreal-jerry-lawler-heart-attack
Here's a snippet:
36 years ago today in Ohtsu, Japan, Harley Race defeats Giant Baba to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the fifth time.
28 years ago today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, NWA United States Tag Team Champions The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard of the Four Horsemen to win the NWA World Tag Team Championship for the first, and surprisingly, only time.
The win for the Midnight Express made them the first duo to hold both the NWA United States and World Tag Team Championships simultaneously.
The interesting thing about Harley Race winning the NWA World Heavyweight title is that he had dropped the belt to Baba only a few days before and was done through "gentleman's agreement". Race lost to Baba as a favor to him in order to help push Baba's wrestling group in Japan. It was totally unsanctioned by the NWA board of directors. Unfortunately it was part of a string of "week-long champions" like Dusty Rhodes and Tommy Wildfire Rich who were made short-term champions as a "favor" to someone... Usually the booker for one of the territories.
Many thought it degraded the championship.
