DATE: April 23, 1978
LOCATION: Greensboro NC
VENUE: Greensboro Coliseum
WINNERS: Paul Jones and Ricky
Steamboat
OFFICIALS AT RINGSIDE: Sandy
Scott, David Crockett, Joe Murnick, Wally Dusek, Ring Announcer Tom
Miller
TEAMS ENTERED: 10
BRACKET: Single Elimination,
Three Rounds, Four Teams compete in an additional qualifying round
for advance to the semi-finals.*
REASON FOR TOURNAMENT: Previous
champions Ric Flair and Greg Valentine were stripped of the titles
by the NWA for failure to defend the titles
FIRST ROUND
Wahoo McDaniel and
Andre the Giant defeated Ric Flair and Greg Valentine by forfeit.
Valentine came out in a 3-piece suit,
Flair was nowhere to be found. Valentine said that they were not
going to compete in the tournament because nobody had defeated them
for the belts. Wahoo grabbed the microphone and told Valentine that
they would have lost if Flair had shown up.
*Winner advances to special qualifying
round to move to semi finals - see brackets.
Ken Patera and the Masked Superstar beat
Bobo Brazil and Tony Atlas
*Winner advances to special qualifying
round to move to semi finals - see brackets.
Gene and Ole Anderson
defeated the Jack and Jerry Brisco
Jack Brisco went for a body slam on Ole
Anderson; Ole held onto the leg and cradled Jack cleanly for the
pin.
Paul Jones and Steamboat beat Cyclone Negro
and Baron Von Raschke
Side note: Jones and Steamboat are the
reigning Mid-Atlantic Tag Team champions.
Blackjack Mulligan and Stan Hansen beat
Johnny Weaver and Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods
Mulligan was booed as a heel at this
point, even though the famous "hat & robe" angle turning Mulligan
babyface had already occurred.
SPECIAL QUALIFYING ROUND
WINNER TO ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS
AGAINST MULLIGAN/HANSEN
Patera and Superstar beat Wahoo and Andre
Ken Patera body slammed Andre the Giant
in this match. Match went to a time limit draw. Winner was to be
decided on a coin flip. The referee flipped the coin and Patera went
down to pick it up. Wahoo stomped on the coin. When he moved his
foot, he saw he had lost the toss. Patera and Superstar jumped
around the ring in celebration.
SEMI-FINALS
Jones and Steamboat beat the Anderson
Brothers
Patera and Superstar beat Mulligan and
Hansen by DQ
Mulligan challenged Superstar to come
into the ring and "get his ass kicked", since Flair had put the
bounty up and Superstar said he would collect it. Mulligan got DQ'd
by pushing the referee when trying to take off Superstar's mask. He
tore the top and Superstar had to change his mask for the finals.
Mulligan was cheered heavily in contrast to the reaction he received
in the first round.
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
WINNERS AWARDED WORLD TAG TEAM
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Jones and Steamboat beat Patera and
Superstar
Steamboat won with a bodypress.
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