Stampede Wrestling in Regina 10-27-84 Flair's in town!

[Chitohausen]

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1984

AGRIDOME ARENA IN REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN







MATCH #1:
SHAWN MICHAELS beat STEVE DISALVO. Michaels picks up the first win of his young career via pinfall with a bodypress from the top rope.


MATCH #2:
DAVEY BOY SMITH (w/ Dynamite Kid) beat THE COBRA via pinfall when he caught the Cobra jumping off the top rope and slammed him to the mat.


MATCH #3:
BAD NEWS ALLEN (w/ JR Foley) beat JIM NEIDHART via referee’s stoppage. Late in the match, while JR Foley distracted the referee, Allen beat on Neidhart outside the ring with a chair, busting Neidhart open, then posted him. By the time the two returned to the ring, Neidhart was a bloody mess and referee Wayne Hart stopped the match.

Allen continued to assault Neidhart after the match was over, until Bret Hart hit the ring and brawled with Allen. JR Foley hit Bret from behind, allowing Allen to get the upper hand, and he busted Bret’s forehead open as well before security separated the two.


MATCH #4
STREETFIGHT:
BOBBY DUNCUM VS. THE MASKED SUPERSTAR (w/ Bobby Heenan). Both men hit the ring and tore into each other as soon as the bell sounded. There was nothing pretty about this one, as Duncum and the Superstar brawled inside and outside the ring, and hit each other with practically everything that wasn’t nailed down. Duncum gained the upper hand late in the match, as he pummeled the Superstar with a chair, but Bobby Heenan tripped Duncum as he ran the ropes, and when Duncum turned his attention to Heenan, the Superstar attacked from behind. Superstar quickly wore Duncum down, and locked on the Cobra Clutch for the submission victory.


MATCH #5
NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
RIC FLAIR (World Champ) VS. BRET HART. The fans got their money’s worth with this one, as Bret and Flair put on a scientific wrestling clinic for a full 60 minutes. Hart had his head bandaged after being busted open earlier in the night by Bad News Allen, and late in the match, the cut over Bret’s eye started bleeding again, but he didn’t let that slow him down.

As they passed the 55-minute mark, both men, realizing that time is running out, really pushed for a pin or submission. They exchanged holds and counterholds at a feverish pace. Bret got a series of quick nearfalls, but Flair always got a shoulder up at the last second. Flair went for his signature hold, the Figure-4, but Bret grabbed Flair’s head and rolled him up in a small package for a VERY close nearfall.

The time ran out and the bell rung just as Bret had Flair locked in a Sleeperhold in the middle of the ring.

[tlyne]

Flair vs. Hart would excite the Regina fans. It is only October, so there is probably only three feet of snow on the ground, so they can get out to the arena. Duncum vs. asuperstar is an interesting matchup. Keep up the good work.

[Kimmel]

I have a bunch of Cobra vs. Davey Boy matches on tape, so I know that match would have blown the roof off the joint.

Nice angle with Bret getting busted open early, him then taking Flair to a one hour draw, while bleeding and at a disadvantage puts even more heat on Allen for seemingly costing Bret the title with the earlier attack, puts Bret over like a million bucks for going into the match at less that 100% and still taking the Champ to the limit, and sells out any tickets you have to a title rematch because the fans will think that if Bret was at 100% he could have taken the title. Great booking with that one.

[Captain Charisma]

Completely agree with Kimmel, the Cobra could go. He didn't win em all but his matches with Davey, DK, Bret, Owen, etc. were all really well put together matches. Loved Allen vs. Anvil and Duncum vs. Superstar, JR Foley is lucky that his assistance paid off in Bad News match tonight, if he'd failed again I don't think the bad man from Harlem would have been so forgiving this time. Magical main event. Like Kimmel said, you worked perfect "toppings" onto that Sundae throughout the card. Bad News and Bret get additional fuel added to their fire, and Flair's return to take on Bret will surely sell out any building in the territory as word spread.

Strong house show here buddy