agentofenton Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 November 16, 1984 National Wrestling Alliance Press Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada David Crockett steps out to the podium in front of the press and the TV cameras. He welcomes everyone to this special occasion. He says we are here for a couple of important reasons. First, and foremost. He is here to officially announce that as of today November 16, 1984, Lutte Internationale is a proud member of the NWA. The growing relationship between Mid Atlantic, the largest and most successful member of the NWA up until today, and Lutte Internationale, a major international player, has bred this incredible working relationship. On behalf of the National Wrestling Alliance and Mid Atlantic, we welcome Lutte Internationale! Frank Valois takes the stand and first thanks the NWA Board of Directors, and especially Jim Crockett and the Crockett family for accepting the entry of Lutte Internationale into the NWA. He says that this is the biggest day in the history of Lutte Internationale and he’s very much looking forward to everything coming up, especially for Starrcade on Christmas night. Lutte has prided itself on offering the best wrestling product in Eastern Canada and they’re thrilled that they’ll be able to export their brand of pro wrestling in the United States and in the Mid-Atlantic territory. Valois says that it was only natural for him and Jim Crockett to work together down the road and the possibility to do it within the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance is extraordinary. Valois plugs that he’s looking to retool a bit his roster to mold Lutte Internationale a bit like Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and also to maximize the dream matchups to give wrestling fans around the globe. Valois hopes that everyone is ready because it’s now gonna be a wild ride! Jim Crockett Jr. is brought to the podium. He would like to take this opportunity to announce that not only are we welcoming Lutte Internationale to the NWA, but we are also going to announce the main event for Starrcade 1984! This huge event will take place in Greensboro, NC at the Greensboro Coliseum Christmas night. After a few weeks of discussion among the Board of Directors at the NWA, they have made a decision on the petition from Bob Backlund for a rematch against the NWA World Champion Ric Flair. The board has decided that Mr. Backlund does have a legitimate claim due to the events that happened in Atlanta. It also means that this will be an interpromotional battle, as Bob Backlund has recently returned to Lutte Internationale. Jim also says that due to the nature of the events leading up to this match, and the importance that this stays a one-on-one contest, the NWA has assigned a very special guest referee. This man is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former boxing World Heavyweight Champion, “Smokin’ Joe Frazier. On top of having a special guest referee, this match will also take place inside a steel cage! Jim Crockett Jr. also announces that the NWA World Tag Team Titles will be on the line in Greensboro, with the current champions, The Fantastic’s taking on a team to be determined by Lutte Internationale in the coming weeks. Mr. Crockett also said that this major event will have 9 matches total. Three will be inter-promotional matches, three from Lutte Internationale and three from Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling. The rest of the matches will be announced on the local television shows in the coming weeks. He teases a battle royal of some kind, with a major prize to be awarded to the winner. Frank Valois comes back to the stand and before announcing his Lutte Internationale main event for Starrcade, he wants to make a few precisions about the NWA World Tag Team Championship match at the event. The Fantastics will indeed wrestle a tag team appointed by Lutte Internationale but this tag team will be known on December 2nd during a Lutte live event. First, there will be a 4-team elimination tag team match taking place between The Zambuie Express, The Wild Samoans, Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express and the one-night duo of Gilles “The Fish” Poisson & the legendary Mil Mascaras. The winning team of this 4-way tag match will move on to the night’s main event as they’ll wrestle the Rougeau Brothers. The winners of the main event will become the #1 contender's to the NWA World Tag Team Championship and will take on The Fantastics at Starrcade. Valois says that this is perhaps the biggest match in Lutte Internationale’s history as whoever wins that match will compete in a marquee match that will sell out any building in the Mid-Atlantic territory. Valois wishes the best of luck to all teams involved. As for the Lutte Internationale main event on that night, Valois says that there is unfinished business between International Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel & Samu, stemming for a violent match that took place last week. As a result, Samu had been suspended indefinitely because he had also stolen Rick Martel’s International Heavyweight title belt. At Rick Martel’s request, Lutte officials have decided to lift Samu’s suspension, effective on December 12 to allow Samu to prepare himself to a rematch with Rick Martel at Starrcade. Valois proudly announces that Rick Martel will defend the International Heavyweight Championship against Eddy Creatchman’s personal assassin, Samu. And given Eddy Creatchman’s recent implication in the previous matches between Martel & Samu, Eddy Creatchman will be suspended in a shark cage over the ring! Frank Valois says he cannot wait for Starrcade and he hopes that the fans will appreciate what Lutte will offer to them on Christmas night. David Crockett comes back to the podium and thanks the press for coming. He hopes that they are as excited for this event as he is. He also hopes that with Lutte Internationale coming to the NWA, it will help continue to make the NWA the best wrestling organization in the world! Thank you for coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted November 16, 2016 Report Share Posted November 16, 2016 As of today, November 16th, 1984, all Lutte Internationale title belts are now branded with the NWA initials. This means: Rick Martel is now the NWA International Heavyweight Champion Hot Stuff Inc. of Billy Robinson & Doug Somers are now the NWA International Tag Team Champions "Mad Dog" Pierre Lefebvre is now the NWA International TV Champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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agentofenton Posted November 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 HAHAHA I laughed so hard at this picture. So awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 Vince McMahon: I would like to take a moment and make a statement on the merger of Lutte International and the National Wrestling Alliance. While the WWF does not currently have association with the NWA, we have worked together in the past and I can see future projects working in both of our favors. I speak on behalf of Commissioner Bruno Sammartino and the WWF Board of Directors when I say that we wish Lutte International the absolute best of luck with their future endeavor with the NWA. As a sign of our gratitude, we will be holding a very special two-day event on December the 8th in Montreal at the Forum and December 9th in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens. This event will be a 16-tag team tournament for $50,000! There will be 8 teams from the WWF and 8 teams from Lutte. Also on the card, we will have a special main event of Rick Martel taking on Greg Valentine and then a WWF Heavyweight Championship match with Hulk Hogan taking on Ivan Koloff! Here is the current lineup of first round matches... Roddy Piper & Bob Orton vs The Wild Samoans The Zambuie Express vs Jack & Jerry Briscoe Mad Dog Lefebvre & Richard Charland vs Big John Studd & King Kong Bundy Jimmy Snuka & Andre the Giant vs The Barbarian & Jake Roberts The Rougeaus vs Haku & Tonga Krusher Kruschev & Nikita Koloff vs Hot Stuff Inc (Billy Robinson/Doug Somers) The Midnight Express vs The Hart Foundation The Sheepherders vs The Caribbean Connection Vince McMahon: We would also like to announce that the WWF will be back in Canada on February the 5th for our first television taping from the The Civic Centre in Brantford, Ontario, Canada! We will be touring major cities in southern Canada and northern New York and then running a show on Saturday from Montreal and Sunday from Toronto. Like I have stated before, we wish the best to Lutte International and the NWA and we look to end our relationship on a positive note with his huge joint showing in December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Is this the beginning of the phony, politically correct Vince McMahon? Soon to follow the No Blood, family friendly entertainment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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