• Ric Flair Returning To The NWA
Billy Corgan’s National Wrestling Alliance will hold its 73rd Anniversary Show “NWA 73” on August 29, 2021 at the Chase’s Khorassan Ballroom in St. Louis, Missouri, the city that used to host Sam Muchnick’s “NWA Wrestling at the Chase” from 1959 until 1983.
On Twitter, the NWA just announced the return of Old School NWA/WCW/WWF Legend Nature Boy Ric Flair to the organization that once made him a house hold name in professional wrestling.
Here’s what they tweeted:
“It was always historic. But now #NWA73 at The Chase will be LEGENDARY.
The rumors are true. He’s finally HOME.
@RicFlairNatrBoy is coming back to the NWA & Wrestling At The Chase!!”
It was always historic. But now #NWA73 at The Chase will be LEGENDARY. 🚨
The rumors are true. He's finally HOME. ⚡️@RicFlairNatrBoy is coming back to the NWA & Wrestling At The Chase‼️ pic.twitter.com/SvaZi68ab6
— NWA (@nwa) August 19, 2021
Flair was recently granted his release from WWE and he doesn’t have a 90-day non-compete clause. He is also heavily rumored to join Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling later this year.
Below is the match-card for NWA 73:
– Title vs. Career Match For The NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Nick Aldis (c) vs. Trevor Murdoch
– NWA Women’s World Championship Match: Kamille or Leyla Hirsch (c) vs. Winner of the NWA Women’s Invitational Cup Gauntlet
– NWA National Championship Match: Chris Adonis (c) vs. James Storm
– Mickie James vs. Kylie Rae
– NWA World Tag Team Championship Match: Aron Stevens & JR Kratos (c) vs. La Rebelión (Bestia 666 & Mecha Wolf 450)
– Brawl In The Lou: Thom Latimer vs. Crimson vs. Tim Storm
– Tyrus, The Masked Man and Jordan Clearwater (with Austin Idol) vs. Da Pope and The End (Odinson and Parrow)
– Battle Royal to determine the #1 contender to the NWA National Championship
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• ON THIS DAY IN WWF HISTORY (August 19, 1996) – WWF Monday Night RAW
On this day in 1996, the World Wrestling Federation aired another episode of their weekly TV show ‘WWF Monday Night RAW’.
It was broadcasted from the Wheeling Civic Center in Wheeling, West Virginia and featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WWF In Your House 10: Mind Games’ PPV.
Here’s the match-card:
1. Owen Hart vs. Davey Boy Smith
2. Vader vs. Freddie Joe Floyd
3. Battle Royal
4. Shawn Michaels vs. Yokozuna