Reworking supercards

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Living in the Tri-States, Mid-South & UWF territory (Mississippi), I thought it would be fun to be matchmaker & rework some of the big Superdome cards. Here is the first one.

NWA Tri-States Championship Wrestling

Superdome Extravaganza 1#
July 17, 1976 in New Orleans, La.
Superdome drew 17,000 ($75,000).

Original card
1. Pat Barrett pinned Tom Jones.
2. Ted DiBiase & Jay Clayton beat Randy Tyler & Bobby Jaggers.
3. Nelson Royal pinned Ron Starr.
4. Grizzly Smith beat Sigfried Stanke.
5. Midget TTM. Bobo Johnson & Farmer Pete beat Little Tokyo & Billy the Red.
6. Dick the Bruiser DDQ Abdullah the Butcher.
7. 4 MTTM. Andre the Giant & Buck Robley beat Ken Patera & Bob Sweetan.
8. Dick Murdoch beat Karl Kox in a "Jim Bowie death" match (blindfold match).
9. NWA World Champ Terry Funk TKO Bill Watts.

My reworked version

1. NWA World's Jr. Elimination Match. Tom Jones pinned Ron Starr.
2. NWA World's Jr. Elimination Match. Nelson Royal pinned Pat Barrett.
3. Four Man Tag Team Match. Ted Dibiase & Jay Clayton beat Randy Tyler & Bobby Jaggers.
4. Special Match. Ken Patera beat 'Grizzly' Smith.
5. Brutes Match. Dick the Bruiser double disq. Abdullah the Butcher.
6. Special Match. 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes pinned Waldo Von Erich.
7. United States Tag Team Match. (Champs): 'Killer' Karl Kox & 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan lost by count out to (Challs): Andre the Giant & Col. Buck Robley. (Champs keep belts).
8. North American Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Dick Murdoch beat (Chall): a former NWA World's Heavyweight Champ Dory Funk Jr. with the brain buster.
9. NWA World's Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Terry Funk referee's decision (Chall):bloodied 'Cowboy' Bill Watts. (The pre-match attack on Watts is still done by bounty hunter Ken Patera).

Here is one for 1977 which did not actually host one.

Superdome Extravaganza 2#
July 20, 1977 in New Orleans, La.

1. 4 MTTM. Larry Booker & Carl Fergie pinned Len Denton & Frank Dalton.
2. Single Match. Tom Shaft defeated Sukarata.
3. Challenge Match. Mike George beat Scandar Akbar.
4. Bonus Match. Nick Bockwinkel (AWA Champ) 20-minute time limit draw with Jack Brisco.
5. Rivals Match. Bobo Brazil lost to US Champ the Sheik w/mgr. Eddie Creatham.
6. NWA United States Tag Team Title Match. (Champs): The Mysterious Medics (Tom Andrews & Jim Starr) w/mgr. Scandar Akbar lost by disqualification to (Challs): 'Killer' Karl Kox & 'American' Dream' Dusty Rhodes.
7. NWA North American Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Jerry Oates pinned (Chall): 'Dirty' Dick Murdoch.
8. NWA World's Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): 'Handsome' Harley Race 'no contest' with (Chall): 'Cowboy' Bill Watts. Seconds earlier, Watts stamped Race for the pin but the  champ put his boot on the bottom rope forcing the break.
9. Steel Cage Match. Porkchops Cash defeated Stan 'Lariat' Hansen.

The actual card.

Superdome Extravaganza 4/79
April 21, 1979 in New Orleans, La.
Superdome drawing 16,000
1. Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang beat Billy the Kid & Butch Cassidey.
2. Ric Flair beat Randy Tyler.
3. Tank Patton beat Gama Singh.
4. Black Atlas & Charlie Cook beat Stan Hansen & Bruiser Body by disq.
5. Louisiana Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Jerry Stubbs lost to (Chall): Mike George w/mgr. Rock Hunter.
6. Mid-South North American Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Mr. Wrestling Ii beat (Chall): Killer Karl Krup in lumberjacks with riding crops match.
7. Texas Bullrope Team Match. 'Cowboy' Bill Watts & 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes beat United States Tag Team Champions The Assassin & The Angel w/mgr. Rock Hunter.

My version
Superdome Extravaganza 4/79
April 21, 1979 in New Orleans, La.

1. Charlie Cook beat Gama Singh.
2. Ric Flair beat Randy Tyler.
3. The Spoiler beat Tank Patton.
4. Bruno Sammartino beat Ivan Koloff.
5. Black Atlas & Bobo Brazil beat Stan Hansen & Bruiser Body by disq
6. NWA Louisiana Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Jerry Stubbs lost to (Chall): Mike George w/mgr. Rock Hunter.
7. NWA North American Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Mr. Wrestling II beat (Chall): Killer Karl Krup in lumberjacks with riding crops match.
8. NWA World's Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): 'Handsome' Harley Race 60-minute time limit draw with (Chall): Ted Dibiase.
9. Double Texas Bullrope Team Match. 'Cowboy' Bill Watts & 'American Dream' Dusty Rhodes beat United States Tag Team Champions The Assassin & The Angel w/mgr. Rock Hunter.