New Champion Crowned On Tonight’s RAW

By AG

Posted on June 23, 2020

• ON THIS DAY IN NWA HISTORY (June 22, 1985) – NWA World Championship Wrestling

On this day in 1985, Jim Crockett Promotions aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘World Championship Wrestling’.

This episode was pre-taped from the WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia and featured matches & storyline segments on the road to the ‘NWA The Great American Bash 1985’ event.

The card of the show can be found here:

Buzz & Brett Sawer vs. Randy Barber & Larry Clark

Magnum T.A. vs. Paul Garner

Jimmy Valliant vs. Carl Styles

Tully Blanchard vs. Terry Flynn

Ivan & Nikita Koloff vs. Alan Martin & Mark Cooper

Ric Flair, Ole & Arn Anderson vs. Rocky King, Pez Whatley & The Italian Stallion

Buddy Landell vs. Jason Walker

Thunderbolt Patterson vs. Tom Lane

Kevin Sullivan vs. Gerald Findley

Superstar Billy Graham vs. Mark Hill

Black Bart vs. Nick Busick

• New Champion Crowned On Tonight’s RAW

On tonight’s “Championship Monday” edition of RAW, Akira Tozawa pinned R-Truth to win the WWE 24/7 Championship.

The match hadn’t started and Bobby Lashley came out and put Truth to sleep with the Full Nelson.

He's in NO MOOD for a #247Championship match.#WWERaw @fightbobby @The305MVP pic.twitter.com/0WOA6VDVO5
— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2020

Before the #247Championship Match even started…a furious @fightbobby arrived on the scene!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/wOTN1oOCZB
— WWE (@WWE) June 23, 2020

Tozawa took advantage of this and pinned Truth to win the Title.

Earlier tonight, The Street Profits defeated The Viking Raiders to retain the RAW Tag Team Championship and Asuka made Charlotte Flair tap out to retain the RAW Women’s Championship.

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