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Jun 4, 2023 · One such match took place on July 4th, 1982, at the Atlanta Omni for a Georgia Championship Wrestling event, when WWE Champion Bob Backlund took on NWA World Champion Ric Flair in a forgotten but significant match that remains one of the greatest cross-promotion moments in wrestling history.
So to recap, the title was supposed to go from Savage to Warrior at SummerSlam 92 but instead went from Savage to Flair the night after SummerSlam 92 was aired in the U.S. Then the title was supposed to go from Flair to Warrior but instead went from Flair to Bret after Warrior was terminated.
Overview. Ratings. Comments. Promo Data. Title: "Just who is the greatest World Champion: Bob Backlund or Ric Flair?" Worker (s): Ric Flair, Bob Backlund, Gordon Solie. Date: 03.07.1982. Promotion: Georgia Championship Wrestling. Event: GCW ( Card with guide) Promo.
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Defending against other champions became a recurring theme in Backlund's run with the title. He faced the AWA World Heavyweight champion (Nick Bockwinkel) and two NWA World Heavyweight champions (Harley Race four times and Ric Flair once) He defeated the NWA Florida Heavyweight champion Don Muraco.
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Jul 4, 2015 · * 33 years ago in 1982, Georgia Championship Wrestling's Independence Day house show at the Omni in Atlanta played host to one of just a few ,major world title unification matches, as WWF...
Eight seconds. That’s all it took for the powerful Diesel to powerbomb WWE Champion Bob Backlund and beat him for his title in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26, 1994. While Big Daddy Cool’s domination was impressive, he wasn’t the first Superstar to claim the title in less than a minute.
