Mid South Wrestling (September 8th 1983)

September 8th 1983

Mid South Wrestling

5 Unsung African-American Superstars - 5 Things

Today in Wrestling History - March 14th

Title Changes for March 14 

1887 – Evan “Strangler” Lewis defeats Joe Acton to win the World Catch-as-Catch-Can Heavyweight Championship 

1918 – Young Hackenschmidt (Neil Olsen) defeats Louis Nelson to win the World Welterweight Championship 

1944 – Babe Sharkey defeated Ed “Strangler” Lewis to win the World Heavyweight Championship (Maryland version)

1952 – Hombre Montana & Leo Nomellini defeat Ben & Mike Sharpe to win the NWA World (San Francisco) Tag Team Championship

1968 – Larry 'The Axe" Hennig defeats Kurt Von Brauner to win the NWA Brass Knuckles (Amarillo) Heavyweight Championship

1978 – Dino Bravo & Dominic DeNucci defeat Mr. Fuji & Professor Toru Tanaka to win the WWWF World Tag Team Championship

1980 – Jose Lothario & Tiger Conway, Jr. defeat Mr. Hito & Mr. Sakurada to win the NWA American Tag Team Championship

1980 - Bruiser Brody defeats Maniac Mark Lewin to win the NWA Brass Knuckles (Texas) Heavyweight Championship

1980 – Junkyard Dog defeats "Big Cat" Ernie Ladd to win the MSW Louisiana Heavyweight Championship

1984 – Mike Rotundo & Barry Windham defeat Black Bart & "Outlaw" Ron Bass to win the NWA United States (Florida) Tag Team Championship

1987 – 'Dirty' Dick Murdoch & 'The Russian Bear' Ivan Koloff defeat "Hands of Stone" Ron Garvin & Barry Windham to win the NWA United States (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team Championship

1999 – Naoya Ogawa defeats Dan 'the Beast' Severn to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, ending Severn's 4+ year reign as champion

2003 – A.J. Styles defeats Super Hentai to win the IWC (Pennsylvania) Super Indy Championship

2009 – Yoshihiro Takayama defeats The Great Muta to win the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship

2010 – "Scrap Iron" Adam Pearce defeats Blue Demon, Jr. & Phil Shatter in a 3-Way Elimination Match to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship for the 3rd time

2011 – Sheamus defeats Daniel Bryan to win the WWE United States Championship

2011 – Abyss vacates the TNA World Television Championship due to injury

2011 - Gunner defeats Rob Terry & Murphy in a 3-Way Dance to win the vacant TNA World Television Championship

Match of the Night (Junkyard Dog vs Dibiase)

The Mid South North American Heavyweight Title

June 23rd 1982

Shreveport, LA

Junkyard Dog

North American Heavyweight Champion

vs

Ted Dibiase

(3 time former champion)

Match of the Day

Our match today is from June 13th 1990 and took place at the Clash of Champions 11 (Coastal Crush).

NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair defends his title against the legendary Junkyard Dog.

Clash of the Champions 5

Depending on which site you believe the 5th Clash of the Champions was held either today or the 15th of Feb 1989.

Subtitled "St. Valentines Day Massacre" in Cleveland Ohio, here are the results:

1989 - Clash of the Champions V was held in Cleveland, OH at the CSU Convocation Center and was nicknamed "St. Valentine's Day Massacre". Here are the results from the show, which was aired live on TBS:
- The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane) defeated The Russian Assassins when Eaton pinned Assassin #1.
- Butch Reed defeated Steven Casey.
- Ric Flair and Ricky Steamboat had an in-ring confrontation, with Flair making fun of Steamboat's family and home life, while bragging about his wild party life and women. Steamboat ended up ripping off Flair's clothes and running him out of the ring.
- Lex Luger defeated The Blackmailer (Jack Victory).
- United States Tag Team Champions Mike Rotunda & Steve Williams defeated The Fantastics when Williams pinned Tommy Rogers.
- Ricky Steamboat defeated Bob Bradley.
- Rick Steiner defeated Rip Morgan.
- NWA World Six Man Tag Team Champions The Road Warriors & Genichiro Tenryu vs. Mike Rotunda, Kevin Sullivan & Steve Williams ended in a double disqualification. The original match was scheduled to have Sting, Michael Hayes & Junkyard Dog challenging the Warriors & Tenryu for the belts. However, a ridiculous backstage angle was done where Sullivan locked a gate over a stairwell, keeping Sting, Hayes and JYD from being able to get to the ring. Sullivan and company went to the ring and took the match and after six minutes, Sting, Hayes and JYD hit the ring for a big brawl, ending the cluster in a double DQ. The entire scenario was such an embarrassment that All Japan Pro Wrestling broke off relations with the NWA and wouldn't send Tenryu back to defend the belts. The six-man title was soon forgotten and abandoned.