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Battle of the Belts 2 (Read 1172 times)
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Battle of the Belts 2
Aug 17th, 2009, 9:14am
 
Picked this up at Fanfest and got around to watching it yesterday afternoon. Not bad but most of the "main event" matches went to draws, which might have left a bad taste in my mouth if I was in the crowd. How hard was this hyped on TV?
 
 
Battle of the Belts II - Orlando, FL - Eddie Graham Sports Arena - February 14, 1986
Shown live in syndication - featured Gordon Solie & Mike Graham on commentary; included Bobby Colt conducting a backstage interview with Bahamas Champion Tyree Pride regarding his win earlier in the show; featured Colt conducting a backstage interview with Florida Heavyweight champion Kendall Windham regarding his win earlier in the show; included Colt conducting a backstage interview with the new Southern Heavyweight Champion Lex Luger, with Hiro Matsuda, regarding his title win; featured Colt conducting a backstage interview with Paul Ellering, the Road Warriors, & Blackjack Mulligan regarding their upcoming match and the Road Warriors having stolen Kevin Sullivan's golden spike; during the interivew, a graphic on the screen said the Road Warriors were the NWA Tag Team Champions; included Solie conducting an interview in the crowd with Superstar Billy Graham in which he said he had returned to Florida and would team with Wahoo McDaniel to face Kevin Sullivan's group the next night in Lakeland, FL; featured Colt conducting a backstage interview with NWA World Champion Ric Flair regarding his upcoming title defense against Barry Windham:
Bahamas Champion Tyree Pride pinned Ron Slinker at 3:38 with a crossbody
Florida Heavyweight Champion Kendall Windham pinned Rocky Iaukea with the bulldog at 8:39
NWA Jr. Heavyweight Champion Denny Brown defeated the White Ninja (Keiji Mutoh) via disqualification at 12:39 when the momentum of a crossbody by the champion caused Brown to fall over the top rope while Ninja remained in the ring
Lex Luger (w/ Hiro Matsuda) pinned Southern Heavyweight Champion Jesse Barr at 20:34 with a clothesline after holding onto the ropes to avoid a roll up; Barr had his foot on the bottom rope during the cover but Luger pushed it off
Bruiser Brody (w/ Gary Hart) fought Wahoo McDaniel to a double count-out in a $20,000 bounty match at the 5-minute mark after both men began brawling in the crowd and hitting each other with steel chairs; after the bout, Brody & Hart left ringside instead of continuing to fight McDaniel; moments later, McDaniel ran up the aisle and brawled with Brody all the way backstage
The Road Warriors (w/ Paul Ellering) & Blackjack Mulligan fought Kevin Sullivan, Purple Haze (Mark Lewin), & Maya Singh (Bob Roop) (w/ Luna Vachon) to a double count-out at the 6-minute mark when, after the referee had been knocked down, both teams battled their way backstage
NWA World Champion Ric Flair fought Barry Windham to a double count-out at 41:44 when both men prevented the other from getting back into the ring after a Flair crossbody sent both men over the top to the floor; Flair used Phil Collins' "Easy Lover" as his entrance music for the match
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Re: Battle of the Belts 2
Reply #1 - Aug 18th, 2009, 9:46pm
 
this show was aired live on WGGT channel 48 in Greensboro, NC. all i recall is a couple commercial spots for the event. nothing out of the ordinary.
i was just glad they aired it.
i was part of a friend's wedding that night and rushed home to watch it after the wedding... Cool didn't want to miss any of it.
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Reply #2 - Aug 23rd, 2009, 10:09am
 
A match missed off the U.S TV broadcast saw Galaxian #2 go to a double countout with Sailor Art Thomas after a double turn, in a tournament final to crown the first ever NWA Bahamas TV champion....in the Bahamas towns this match was promoted as the main event and was positioned as such on the local broadcast.
 
As per pre match stips Galaxian #2 walked away with the belt, and also 30 days ownership of Sailor Art's prized collection of salt cod....
 
It's true....
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