danpoutsma
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If memory serves he was only around for a couple of RAWs. He was the senior NWA ref and officiated a tag title match between the Rock 'N Roll Express and the Headbangers. They played up the difference between the WWF vs. NWA over the top rope rule and he DQe'd the 'Bangers for that. He was then supposed to officiate a rematch, but WWF Commissioner Sgt. Slaughter came down with I think Earl Hebner and they tossed him out. Hebner officiated the match instead and the 'Bangers won the belts. Cornette was up-in-arms because it was an NWA match and the WWF didn't have jurisdiction. Fwiw, the NWA stable consisted of Cornette, Jeff Jarrett as NWA North American Champion, the RNRs as NWA World tag team champions, Barry Windham, the New Midnight Express, and Dan Severn as NWA World Champion. Legit NWA President Howard Brody and Vice President Dennis Coralluzzo also made appearances when they first introduced it. Jarrett beat Windham (at the time a member of the Blackjacks with Bradshaw) to become the NA Champion, but he later turned on Bradshaw and joined. It eventually fizzled out over time. Jarrett dumped them and went back to his Double J country music persona. The RNRs turned face when Cornette brought in the New Midnights and they attacked them. They would go onto win the NWA belts from the Headbangers, but broke up after having to fight each other in the Brawl For All. And Severn turned on Cornette when Jimmy made the mistake of slapping him.
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