Championship Wrestling from Florida
January 25, 1978–Superbowl of Wrestling in Miami, FL at The Orange Bowl: Rocky Johnson b Karl Kox by DQ, Ivan Putski b Ox Baker, Joyce Grable won an 8-Woman Battle Royal, Chavo Guerrero b Tank Patterson, Bobby Duncum b Don Serrano, Keith Franks b John Ruffin, Mike Graham & Steve Keirn b The Valiant Brothers to win the United States Tag Team titles, Pedro Morales b Lars Anderson. Jack & Jerry Brisco b Ivan Koloff & Mr. Saito, Dusty Rhodes b Ken Patera, Billy Graham (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a 60:00 time limit draw! (Special Guest referees were Gorilla Monsoon and Don Curtis)..
February 23, 1978–NWA/WWWF World Title Unification in Jacksonville, FL: Porkchop Cash b Randy Brewer, The Fabulous Moolah b Vicki Williams, Mr. Wrestling II b Tank Patton, Mr. Saito & Mr. Sato b Rocky Johnson & Pedro Morales, Ivan Putski b The Bounty Hunter, Jack & Jerry Brisco b Mike Graham & Terry Gibbs, Eddie Graham & Dusty Rhodes b Karl Kox & Bobby Duncum, Bob Backlund (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a 60:00 time limit draw!
October 29, 1978–NWA/WWWF World Title Unification in Orlando, FL: Ali Bey b Raul Mata, Prince Tonga b Pete Austin, Rocky Johnson & Jimmy Garvin b Mr Sato & Mr Saito by DQ, Dusty Rhodes b Bobby Duncum in a “Bunkhouse” match, Bob Backlund (WWWF World Champion) vs Harley Race (NWA World Champion) ended in a draw!
August 3, 1980–The Last Tangle in Tampa in Tampa, FL at Tampa Stadium: Scott McGee b Bill White, Jimmy Garvin b Bobby Jaggers, Dick Murdoch & Bugsy McGraw b Ivan Koloff & Nikolia Volkoff, Dick Slater (Southern Champion) b Barry Windham by COUNT OUT, Jack Brisco b Mr. Saito, Wendi Richter won a 7-Woman Battle Royal, Jerry Brisco b Alfred Hayes, The Super Destroyer b Mr. Florida (Paul Jones), Andre the Giant b The Super Destroyer, Les Thornton (NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion) b Mike Graham by DQ, Bob Backlund (WWF World Champion) b Don Muraco by DQ, Harley Race (NWA World Champion) vs Dusty Rhodes in two straight falls (Fritz von Erich was the guest referee)..
June 30, 1984–Lords of the Ring in Miami, FL at the Orange Bowl: Velvet McIntyre & Princess Victoria b Judy Martin & Peggy Lee Leather, Mike Graham b Chavo Guerrero, Blackjack Mulligan b Kevin Sullivan in a “Hangman’s Noose” match, Junkyad Dog & Wahoo McDaniel & Jimmy Valiant b Angelo Mosca & Black Bart & Ron Bass, Hector Guerrero b Denny Brown, Dick Slater b Joe Lightfoot, Jerry Lawler b One Man Gang by DQ, Billy Jack b Billy Graham by submission, Barry Windham & Mike Rotunda (US Tag Team Champions) b The Road Warriors by DQ, Dusty Rhodes b Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) in a Best 2/3 Falls (did not win the title because of DQ finish)..
September 2, 1985–Battle of the Belts in Tampa, FL at The Sundome drawing 7,600: Hector & Chavo Guerrero b “The Crippler” Rip Oliver & The Grappler, Cocoa Samoa b “Hustler” Rip Rogers, Kendall Windham b Jack Hart (aka Barry Horrowitz) to win the Florida Title, Rick Rude (Southern Champ) b Billy Jack Haynes to retain, The Road Warriors (AWA Tag Champions) vs Harley Race & Stan Hansen was a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, Nick Bockwinkel b Frankie Lane, Ric Flair b Wahoo McDaniel to retain the NWA World title in a 2/3 Falls match in 45 minutes..
February 14, 1986–Battle of the Belts II in Orlando, FL at the Eddie Graham Sports Arena: Tyree Pride (Bahamas Champion) b Ron Slinker, Kendall Windham (Florida Champion) b Rocky “Prince” Iaukea, Denny Brown (NWA Junior Heavyweight Champion) b The White Ninja (aka Great Muta) by DQ, Lex Luger b Jesse Barr to win the Southern Heavywieght title in 20 minutes, Bruiser Brody vs Wahoo McDaniel went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, The Road Warriors & Blackjack Mulligan vs Kevin Sullivan & Mark Lewin & Maya Singh went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT, Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) vs Barry Windham went to a DOUBLE COUNT OUT in just over 40 minutes..
September 1, 1986 – Battle of the Belts III in Daytona Beach, FL at the Ocean Center drawing 8,000: Jimmy Backlund b Bob Cook, Tyree Pride b The Cuban Assassin, The Fabulous Ones (US Tag Champions) b The Sheepherders, The White Ninja b Tim Horner to win the US Junior Heavyweight title (Championship later returned to Horner due to outside interference), Nick Bockwinkel (AWA Champion) b Kendo Nagasaki by DQ, The Road Warriors vs Ed Gantner & Kareem Muhammad wrestled to a DOUBLE DQ, Kendall Windham b Chris Champion (Bahamas Champion) by DQ, Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) vs Lex Luger wrestled to a time limit draw, Barry Windham b Ron Bass to win the Florida title..
May 9, 1987–Eddie Graham Memorial in St. Petersburg, FL at The Bayfront Center: Steve Kiern & Stan Lane (Florida Tag Team Champions) b The MOD Squad, Barry Windham & Ed Gantner b Dory Funk Jr & Samu, Mike Rotunda (Florida Champion) b Kevin Sullivan, Rick Rude & Manny Fernandez (NWA Tag Team Champions) vs The Road Warriors ended in a DOUBLE DQ, Dusty Rhodes b Ric Flair (NWA World Champion) by DQ..