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The
Richmond Coliseum saw its best card of
the year 1982 when Jim Crockett Promotions
rolled into town on the night of May 21,
1982. A major title changed hands, in
addition to a number of other top-flight
matches that made this card one to always
remember.
THE
MAIN EVENT
Wahoo
McDaniel vs. Sgt. Slaughter
The main
event saw a brutal match where the great
Chief Wahoo McDaniel defeated Sergeant
Slaughter to win the prestigious United
States Heavyweight Championship. Slaughter
had come into the Mid-Atlantic area during
the late summer of 1981 after a tremendous
run in the WWF. The
Sergeant won the U.S. Title on October 4,
1981 and had held the belt in dominating
fashion since that time. Just prior to their
Richmond confrontation, Wahoo
defeated Slaughter on Mid-Atlantic
Championship Wrestling TV in a non-title
match to set the stage for the switch in
Richmond. The TV match between Wahoo and
Slaughter was one of the best matches that
ever aired on television in the Mid-Atlantic
years.
The win in Richmond set up Wahoo for
his second reign as U.S. Champion. The
second reign was short however, as an injury
put Wahoo on the shelf about a month later
and Slaughter was given the belt back by the
promotion as he was deemed the number one
contender at that time.
JACK
BRISCO vs. RODDY PIPER
The
semi-final bout saw Jack Brisco successfully
defend his Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title
with a hard fought victory over
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper. Brisco had
won the belt less than two weeks before
their confrontation in Richmond, and Piper
was acting like a maniac in his attempt to
get the title back. While Piper did not win
the belt back this night in Richmond, the
wild Scotsman would recapture the belt back
from Brisco in a little over a month. These
two had a short but heated feud in mid-1982,
and there could not have been two more
opposite personalities that ever squared off
against each other in the Mid-Atlantic area.
OTHER
BOUTS
An
interesting and entertaining bout saw Angelo
"King Kong" Mosca and Killer Kahn
defeat the unusual combination of Don Muraco
and Paul Jones. Mosca and Kahn had recently
come to the area in pursuit of the World Tag
Team Titles that had been held up and put up
in a series of tournaments around the
country. Mosca and Kahn performed well in a
number of the regional tournaments that
occurred in the spring of 1982. Muraco also
came to the area as part of this ambitious
tournament concept, teaming with Wahoo
McDaniel to become one of the final two
teams. However, Muraco eventually turned on
Wahoo and denied the great Chief a potential
World championship. During this match in
Richmond, both Muraco and Paul Jones were
"good guys." Jones would also turn
in several months to have a heel run as the
Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion, before
winding down his in-ring career and starting
his stint as Jim Crockett Promotion’s lead
manager.
A very young
but raw Mike Rotundo looked good in
defeating "Private" Don Kernodle.
Kernodle’s career was coming on strong as
he was at this point one of Sgt. Slaughter’s
two Privates, Jim Nelson being the other.
After almost a decade of jobbing for Jim
Crockett Promotions, Kernodle would be one
half of the World’s Tag Team Champions by
the end of 1982. Rotundo would also continue
to improve during 1982, and was one of
Crockett’s real stars on the rise during
the early 1980’s.
The opening
bout saw Mike Davis defeat Greg Moore. While
Davis jobbed during much of his time in Jim
Crockett Promotions, he did make some
noteworthy strides during the final years of
the promotion.
May 21, 1982
was a card that had something for everyone.
An historic title change, and three matches
on the undercard that featured tremendous
action and suspense. A top 15 card without a
doubt!
-David Chappell
Coming
up Next for Countdown #13
September
14, 1979
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Promo
Interviews conducted by Big Bill Ward!
Sgt.
Slaughter - Cobra
Clutch for the Title
"I
knocked you down so many times, you had a cauliflowered
back."
Jack
Brisco - Great
Night for the Indians
"I
took the tile from you; I'll give you the
first chance to get it back."
Roddy
Piper - You've
Got to Pay the Piper
"Ask
Wahoo, ask Flair, you want to go for the
Mid-Atlantic Championship? Mr. Brisco you'll
find out you've got to pay the piper."
Angelo
Mosca & Killer Kahn - Total
Coordination
"Muraco
& Paul Jones called us Ugly 1 and 2. We
don't mind the name calling; you've got to
get in the ring with Mosca and Kahn."
Don
Muraco & Paul Jones - A
Promise in Richmond
"We
want to congratulate Mosca and Kahn, who claimed
they can walk and talk. Great fellas."
Supplementary
Material
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on thumbnail images to enlarge)
Sgt.
Slaughter wins the US Title
from
Mid-Atlantic Wrestling Magazine Vol. 4 No. 8
Wahoo
McDaniel - US Champion
Won
2nd US Title
in
Richmond on this card.
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