Jim Barnett schickte das folgende Papier an die NWA Mitglieder am 10 Januar 1983
In dem Zeitraum von Januar bis Mai hatte der NWA Champion nur 4 Tage frei. Vor dem 17 Januar tourte Flair noch durch Puerto Rico und DR.
Bei dem VERRUECKTEN schedule, der fuer ein NWA Champion normal war bis Ende der 80er Jahre, war es wenig verwunderlich das es Wrestler gab die entweder gar nicht NWA World Heavyweight Champion werden wollten, oder den Title freiwillig wieder abgaben. Nicht nur teilweise die irrsinnigen Wechsel von den Zeitzonen, auch die Tausende Kilometer Autofahrt die damals zurueck gelegt werden mussten.
Hier die Flair Matches damals:
01/17 Wichita, KS Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
01/18 Joplin, MO Ric Flair double DQ Harley Race
01/19 Decatur, IL Ric Flair beat Harley Race by DQ
01/20 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00)
01/21 Chillicothe, MO Ric Flair vs. Buzz Tyler
01/22 Atlanta, GA(TV) Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair
01/23 Atlanta, GA Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair
01/24 Charleston, WV Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ
01/25 Canton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
01/26 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Pat Rose
01/29 Columbus, OH Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ
02/02 Lawton, OK Ric Flair beat David Von Erich by DQ
02/03 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
02/04 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Terry Gordy
02/05 Seagoville, TX Ric Flair double DQ Kevin Von Erich
02/05 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody
02/06 Fayetteville, NC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/07 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Mike Rotundo
02/08 Columbia, SC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/09 Miami, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair to win NWA World Title
02/09 Miami, FL NWA World Title was returned when Midnight Rider refused to unmask in accordance with NWA bi-laws
02/10 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/11 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match
02/12 Sumter, SC Ric Flair beat Jimmy Valiant
02/12 Sarasota, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair
02/13 Fort Myers, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham
02/13 Orlando, FL Ric Flair double countout with Andre The Giant(24:00)
02/14 West Palm Beach, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham in a steel cage match
02/15 Tampa, FL Ric Flair beat Scott McGhee
02/17 Ocala, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham
02/18 Hollywood, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham
02/19 Sarasota, FL Ric Flair vs. Midnight Rider
02/20 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
02/20 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Terry Funk(17:28) via pinfall
02/24 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin
02/25 New Plymouth, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
02/26 Christchurch, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin
02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard
02/28 Invercargill, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
03/03 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin by DQ
03/04 Hamilton, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard
03/05 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Denny Brown
03/05 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair beat Jimmy Golden
03/06 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Masa Fuchi
03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Ron Rossi
03/11 Hampton, VA Ric Flair beat Dory Funk, Jr.
03/12 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine(60:00)
03/13 Pensacola, FL Ric Flair beat Ken Lucas by DQ
03/14 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair double DQ Mr. Olympia(Jerry Stubbs)
03/16 Mobile, AL Ric Flair no contest with Ron Fuller
03/17 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
03/18 Richmond, VA Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine
03/20 San Antonio, TX Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich by DQ in a steel cage match
03/21 Wichita, KS Ric Flair beat Harley Race
03/22 Topeka, KS Ric Flair vs. Manny Fernandez
03/24 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair beat Bruiser Brody by DQ
03/25 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich in a 2 of 3 falls match
03/26 Iola, KS Ric Flair vs. Bob Brown
03/27 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:26)
03/28 Fort Worth, TX Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy & Great Kabuki with David Von Erich as special referee
04/01 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Kevin Von Erich by DQ
04/03 Atlanta, GA Ric Flair double DQ Tony Atlas
04/?? ??, Alabama Ric Flair beat Austin Idol
04/07 Huntington, WV Ric Flair beat Tony Atlas
04/08 Dayton, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
04/09 Cincinnati, OH Tommy Rich beat Ric Flair
04/10 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:48) by DQ with Sandy Scott as special referee
04/10 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine by DQ
04/12 Tampa, FL Ric Flair double DQ Big Daddy
04/13 Miami, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham
04/16 St. Petersburg, FL Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
04/17 Orlando, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham
04/19 Port of Spain, Trinidad Ric Flair vs. Victor Jovica
04/22 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell
04/23 San Juan, Puerto Rico Ric Flair vs. Pedro Morales
04/24 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine
04/24 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell
04/25 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Dick Slater by DQ
04/26 Columbia, SC Ric Flair double DQ Jimmy Valiant
04/27 Sumter, SC Ric Flair vs. Dick Slater
04/28 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Dick Slater
04/29 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell by countout
05/01 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ
05/02 Beckley, WV Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ
05/03 Williamson, WV Ric Flair vs. Tommy Rich
05/04 Akron, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
05/05 Toledo, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
05/07 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Mike Starbuck
05/07 Cincinnati, OH Ric Flair beat Tommy Rich by DQ
05/08 Centralia, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/09 Longview, WA Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose by countout
05/10 Portland, OR Ric Flair draw Roddy Piper(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match
05/11 Seattle, WA Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper by reverse decision
05/12 Yakima, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/12 Portland, OR Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose
05/13 Eugene, OR Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/14 Portland, OR Roddy Piper & Billy Jack Haynes beat Ric Flair & Rip Oliver
In dem Zeitraum von Januar bis Mai hatte der NWA Champion nur 4 Tage frei. Vor dem 17 Januar tourte Flair noch durch Puerto Rico und DR.
Bei dem VERRUECKTEN schedule, der fuer ein NWA Champion normal war bis Ende der 80er Jahre, war es wenig verwunderlich das es Wrestler gab die entweder gar nicht NWA World Heavyweight Champion werden wollten, oder den Title freiwillig wieder abgaben. Nicht nur teilweise die irrsinnigen Wechsel von den Zeitzonen, auch die Tausende Kilometer Autofahrt die damals zurueck gelegt werden mussten.
Hier die Flair Matches damals:
01/17 Wichita, KS Ric Flair vs. Harley Race
01/18 Joplin, MO Ric Flair double DQ Harley Race
01/19 Decatur, IL Ric Flair beat Harley Race by DQ
01/20 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00)
01/21 Chillicothe, MO Ric Flair vs. Buzz Tyler
01/22 Atlanta, GA(TV) Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair
01/23 Atlanta, GA Bruce Reed beat Ric Flair
01/24 Charleston, WV Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ
01/25 Canton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
01/26 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Pat Rose
01/29 Columbus, OH Ric Flair beat Bruce Reed by DQ
02/02 Lawton, OK Ric Flair beat David Von Erich by DQ
02/03 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
02/04 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Terry Gordy
02/05 Seagoville, TX Ric Flair double DQ Kevin Von Erich
02/05 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody
02/06 Fayetteville, NC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/07 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Mike Rotundo
02/08 Columbia, SC Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/09 Miami, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair to win NWA World Title
02/09 Miami, FL NWA World Title was returned when Midnight Rider refused to unmask in accordance with NWA bi-laws
02/10 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Ricky Steamboat
02/11 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair draw Bruiser Brody(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match
02/12 Sumter, SC Ric Flair beat Jimmy Valiant
02/12 Sarasota, FL Midnight Rider beat Ric Flair
02/13 Fort Myers, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham
02/13 Orlando, FL Ric Flair double countout with Andre The Giant(24:00)
02/14 West Palm Beach, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham in a steel cage match
02/15 Tampa, FL Ric Flair beat Scott McGhee
02/17 Ocala, FL Ric Flair beat Barry Windham
02/18 Hollywood, FL Ric Flair vs. Barry Windham
02/19 Sarasota, FL Ric Flair vs. Midnight Rider
02/20 Greensboro, NC Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood beat Ric Flair & Greg Valentine
02/20 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Terry Funk(17:28) via pinfall
02/24 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin
02/25 New Plymouth, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
02/26 Christchurch, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin
02/27 Dunedin, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard
02/28 Invercargill, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Mark Lewin
03/03 Auckland, New Zealand Ric Flair beat Mark Lewin by DQ
03/04 Hamilton, New Zealand Ric Flair vs. Steve Rickard
03/05 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Denny Brown
03/05 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair beat Jimmy Golden
03/06 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair vs. Terry Funk
03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Masa Fuchi
03/09 Charlotte, NC(TV) Ric Flair beat Ron Rossi
03/11 Hampton, VA Ric Flair beat Dory Funk, Jr.
03/12 Greensboro, NC Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine(60:00)
03/13 Pensacola, FL Ric Flair beat Ken Lucas by DQ
03/14 Birmingham, AL Ric Flair double DQ Mr. Olympia(Jerry Stubbs)
03/16 Mobile, AL Ric Flair no contest with Ron Fuller
03/17 Dayton, OH Ric Flair beat Paul Orndorff
03/18 Richmond, VA Ric Flair draw Greg Valentine
03/20 San Antonio, TX Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich by DQ in a steel cage match
03/21 Wichita, KS Ric Flair beat Harley Race
03/22 Topeka, KS Ric Flair vs. Manny Fernandez
03/24 Kansas City, KS Ric Flair beat Bruiser Brody by DQ
03/25 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Kerry Von Erich in a 2 of 3 falls match
03/26 Iola, KS Ric Flair vs. Bob Brown
03/27 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:26)
03/28 Fort Worth, TX Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat Ric Flair, King Kong Bundy & Great Kabuki with David Von Erich as special referee
04/01 Dallas, TX Ric Flair beat Kevin Von Erich by DQ
04/03 Atlanta, GA Ric Flair double DQ Tony Atlas
04/?? ??, Alabama Ric Flair beat Austin Idol
04/07 Huntington, WV Ric Flair beat Tony Atlas
04/08 Dayton, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
04/09 Cincinnati, OH Tommy Rich beat Ric Flair
04/10 Toronto, Ontario Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper(19:48) by DQ with Sandy Scott as special referee
04/10 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine by DQ
04/12 Tampa, FL Ric Flair double DQ Big Daddy
04/13 Miami, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham
04/16 St. Petersburg, FL Ric Flair beat Dusty Rhodes by DQ
04/17 Orlando, FL Ric Flair draw Barry Windham
04/19 Port of Spain, Trinidad Ric Flair vs. Victor Jovica
04/22 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell
04/23 San Juan, Puerto Rico Ric Flair vs. Pedro Morales
04/24 Asheville, NC Ric Flair beat Greg Valentine
04/24 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell
04/25 Greenville, SC Ric Flair beat Dick Slater by DQ
04/26 Columbia, SC Ric Flair double DQ Jimmy Valiant
04/27 Sumter, SC Ric Flair vs. Dick Slater
04/28 Norfolk, VA Ric Flair beat Dick Slater
04/29 St. Louis, MO Ric Flair beat Jerry Blackwell by countout
05/01 Atlanta, GA Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ
05/02 Beckley, WV Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair by DQ
05/03 Williamson, WV Ric Flair vs. Tommy Rich
05/04 Akron, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
05/05 Toledo, OH Tony Atlas beat Ric Flair
05/07 Atlanta, GA(TV) Ric Flair beat Mike Starbuck
05/07 Cincinnati, OH Ric Flair beat Tommy Rich by DQ
05/08 Centralia, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/09 Longview, WA Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose by countout
05/10 Portland, OR Ric Flair draw Roddy Piper(60:00) in a 2 of 3 falls match
05/11 Seattle, WA Ric Flair beat Roddy Piper by reverse decision
05/12 Yakima, WA Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/12 Portland, OR Ric Flair beat Buddy Rose
05/13 Eugene, OR Ric Flair beat Billy Jack Haynes by DQ
05/14 Portland, OR Roddy Piper & Billy Jack Haynes beat Ric Flair & Rip Oliver
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