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Sports Stadium Tallahassee, FL 10/24/77 Opening Match, one fall, 20 minutes Juan Sebastian vs. Louisiana Assassin The Assassin takes the fight to Sebastian. Juan makes a brief comeback, but the Louisiana Assassin wins with a poweslam. Winner-Louisiana Assassin (13:46) Second Match, one fall, 20 minutes Ric Drasin vs. Nelson Royal w/the Great Bolo The young and powerful Drasin meets the wily veteran. Drasin is off to a fast start. He overpowers the former World Jr. Heavyweight Champion. Royal becomes frustrated. He confers with Bolo and takes the fight to Drasin. The youngster is game, but Royal wins with the bulldog. Winner-Nelson Royal (15:39) Third Match, one fall, 30 minutes Buddy Wolff vs. Kevin Sullivan Wolff gains a win over the youngster last week and Kevin is out for revenge. Sullivan starts out quickly. He takes Wolff down and applies an stepover toehold. Buddy gets to the ropes and the hold is broken. Sullivan remains sharp. Wolff goes to the roughhouse tactics. He pounds away and Kevin is in trouble. Wolff is supremely confident. He begins to toy with Kevin. He sets Sullivan for a suplex. Sullivan blocks it, and rolls up Buddy in a small package. Referee Stu Swartz counts the fall. Kevin Sullivan upsets Buddy Wolff! Winner-Kevin Sullivan (16:51) Fourth Match, one fall, 45 minutes Eddie Graham vs. Alexis Smirnoff Graham has a date with the Southern Champion in Orlando. He can't take Smirnoff lightly. The big Russian would love to knock off an American legend. Smirnoff jumps Eddie before the bell. Graham is in trouble. Alexis slams Graham's head into the turnbuckle and tosses him to the floor. Smirnoff stands in the ring and the crowd boos. Graham climbs back into the ring. He begins to match Smirnoff punch for punch. The big Russian holds his own against the man with the hardest punch in wrestling. Things begin to go Eddie's way. Smirnoff pulls out all stops, but Graham is too much. He takes Smirnoff down and locks in the figure four. Smirnoff submits. Winner-Eddie Graham (15:42) Semi-Final, one fall, 60 minutes The Australians and Zeigfreid Stanke W/Steve Rackman vs. Red Bastein, the White Avenger and Pat McGinnis Rackman's men have been unstoppable. The veteran Bastein has the young Irishman and the unknown newcomer with him to try to combat this formidable threesome. The match begins with Bastein and Stanke in the ring. They battle back and forth and Bastein gets a slight edge. Stanke tags in Larry O'Dea and the skilled Australian goes to work. Bastein tags in McGinnis and the young Irishman is a “house afire”. This causes O'Dea to tag in Ronnie Miller. The Australian veteran goes to work. McGinnis is able to tag in the man in the white mask. The Avenger looks good, but the Australians traps him in the corner. They work him over and tag in the big Geram. Stanke clamps on the German claw. The Avenger fights it, but he is out. Rackman's men win another one. Winners-The Australians and Zeigfreid Stanke (18:52) Main Event, one fall, 60 minutes Southern Championship The Spoiler w/Sir Oliver Humperdink vs. Jerry Brisco The Spoiler took note of Graham's performance. Jerry Brisco is waiting for him and everyone knows, he's a threat to any title in the NWA. The match begins slowly. The masked man knows Brisco's ability and he does not want to make a mistake. Brisco uses his quickness and wrestling ability to keep the bigger man off stride. Jerry gets two nearfalls with amateur combinations. The Spoiler kicks out each time. Brisco whips the big man into the corner. Jerry moves in, but the Champion lands a boot to the onrushing Brisco. This turns the tide. Spoiler pounds away at Brisco and Jerry is in trouble. He goes down and the masked man puts the boots to him. Spoiler pulls him to his feet and Jerry catches the Spoiler in a small package. Spoiler kicks out at two. Brisco clamps on the sleeper, but he Spoiler gets to the ropes. The masked man is enraged. He works Brisco to the ropes and begins to choke him. Referee Stu Swartz counts. The count reaches five and Swartz calls for the bell. The Spoiler refuses to stop choking Brisco. There is a commotion in the back and Eddie Graham hits the ring. He and the Spoiler brawl. The masked man decides that discretion in the better part of valor and leaves the ring. He is disqualified, but retains the title. Graham and Brisco leave the ring to the cheers of the crowd. Winner-Jerry Brisco (21:34) Disqualification
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