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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.
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.
Mar 25, 2024 · 1. Ric Flair, 16 reigns. 2. John Cena, 16 reigns. 3. Triple H, 14 reigns. 4. Randy Orton, 14 reigns. 5. Hulk Hogan, 12 reigns. 6. Edge, 11 reigns. 7. Brock Lesnar, 10 reigns. 8. The Rock, 10 ...
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“The Nature Boy” Ric Flair wasn’t lying when he called himself a “learjet flying, limousine riding, kiss-stealing, wheeling, dealing son of a gun.” When he was the NWA World Champion, Ric Flair was a veritable marathon man, traveling the globe and battling in matches that often went a full hour. One night, he’d be in Japan grappling with fellow WWE...
Greg “The Hammer” Valentine was a perennial title contender in WWE. A punishing technical wrestler, Valentine was a thorn in the side of Bob Backlund, Hulk Hogan and many other WWE Champions during his Hall of Fame tenure. For one fleeting moment, however, confusion led to “The Hammer” supposedly capturing the WWE Championship. On Oct. 19, 1981, in...
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The WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship dates back to 1983, when WWE assumed control of the NWA’s titles and Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria were named the first champions. The titles were rarely defended until late 1986, when Judy Martin and Leilani Kai appeared on television holding the championships. The platinum-blond duo known as The Glamour...
“The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes let us know what hard times were all about as his NWA World Title showdown with Ric Flair at Starrcade 1985 approached. Dusty Rhodes took the burden of the downtrodden working class on his shoulders when he took on the fast-living champion. The title bout in Atlanta’s Omni Coliseum was hard-hitting for all involved...
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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.
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.
