North American Championship Wrestling Opening Round Heavyweight Title

North American Championship Wrestling

House Show

Maple Leaf Gardens All Stars

16 man tourney : winners of tonight’s 8 matches will move on to the Target Center on Christmas Eve to crown the first North American Heavyweight Champion

Bob Backlund vs Dory Funk Jr : Backlund wins with a Piledriver .

Iron Sheik vs Don Kernodle: Sheik originally wins with a Camel Clutch . He refuses to break the hold and the ref reverses the decision. Sgt . Slaughter comes and beats the hell out of the Sheik

Nick Bockwinkle vs Rick Martel : Match goes nearly to the time limit . Bockwinkle off a school boy , hooks the tights for the 3 count however .

Sgt . Slaughter vs Boris Zurchoff : After Sarge and Boris have an in ring collision that makes contact with the ref . Iron Sheik comes down and waffles Sarge with the a chair . IS takes his leave . Boris is covering Sarge when the ref comes to . Boris gets the 3 and moves on .

Tag Team Action Dick The Bruiser and Crusher vs Black Jack Lanza & Big Bad Bobby Duncum : Lots of blood spilled both teams are DQ’d .

Intermission

Greg Valentine ( w / Johnny Valiant ) vs SD Jones : Johnny V pretty much just plays cheer leader this time around . Doesn’t get involved . Doesn’t need to . Valentine wins with a Figure Four .

The Undertaker vs Brian Lee: Lee comes out with Mr . Fuji . Fuji during the match tosses salt in Taker’s eyes . Brian Lee sinks in the Asian Spike on Taker for a big upset .

Brock Lesnar vs Larry Hennig : Power on power here . The fans love it . They exchange powerbombs . It’s Lesnar though at 26 minute mark with the F5 .

Jacob Fatu vs Jim Brunzell : Fatu wins with a BME .

Main Event Moose Cholack & Gorilla Monsoon ( w/ Johnny V ) vs The Rock N Roll Express: Despite Johnny V getting involved . Ricky and Robert still overcome . Double Dropkick on Moose for the 3 .

End Show

Target Center Christmas Eve Show

2nd round

Bob Backlund vs Jacob Fatu

Brock Lesnar vs Don Kernodle

Nick Bockwinkle vs Brian Lee

Boris Zurchoff vs Greg Valentine

Intermission

Sgt . Slaughter vs Iron Sheik

Final Four

Junior Heavyweight Title will be defended

Rock N Roll Express vs Blackjack Lanza & Big Bad Bobby Duncum

North American Heavyweight Championship Match

How can you ever go wrong with a good tournament?

Backlund looking good in the early rou d

Dammitt...... I was so hoping to see Iron Shiek win the tournament

Bockwinkle gets a tough win

Ha..... take that Sarge

Wonder if we will see a Valentine/Beefcake pairing under Johnny V

Lesnar has to be the odds on favorite here

NACW off to a hot start

backlund is gonna be tough

i always enjoy seeing shieky baby and sarge go at it

u dont need to cheat Bock

poor sarge

good ass kicking tag match

good win hammer

wtf has happened to taker since he lost the world title?

damn good tourney!