Main Event Matches
The fifth match pitted Barry Windham defending the NWA United States Heavyweight Championship against Lex Luger. Luger dominated Windham for much of the earlier part of the match by performing his power moves. The action spilled to the ringside. The two returned with Windham delivering a Suplex to Luger. The two returned to the ringside where Windham attacked Luger on the guardrail. Windham tried to Punch Luger in the ringpost but Luger avoided it and Windham's hand hurt. It became trouble for Windham as he was unable to use his hurt hand. He managed to apply a Clawhold on Luger but Luger escaped the hold. Windham delivered a Superplex from the top rope and tried to pin Luger's shoulders to the mat. Luger pulled his shoulders up and Windham was pinned. As a result, Luger won the title.
The final match on the undercard was a tag team match between Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal) and Varsity Club ("Dr. Death" Steve Williams and Kevin Sullivan) for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. Sullivan and Williams' NWA United States Tag Team Championship was not on the line, despite being the champions. Animal and Williams started the match. Hawk and Animal dominated Williams in the beginning. Williams eventually tagged in Sullivan. Sullivan and Williams double-teamed Animal. Hawk and Williams battled each other and the referee was distracted by their fight. This allowed Sullivan to perform a Chair Shot on Animal. Sullivan and Williams continued to dominate Animal. Hawk was tagged in. Road Warriors tried to perform an Electric Chair, Flying Clothesline Combination, which they called Doomsday Device. Williams broke it up. Animal fought Williams while Hawk performed a Flying Clothesline on Sullivan to win the match and retain the titles.
The main event featured Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat got the early momentum until Flair began attacking Steamboat. Flair performed a Jumping Knee Drop on Steamboat. Steamboat whipped Flair and Flair did a Flair Flip onto the apron. He climbed the top rope and delivered a Diving Crossbody to Steamboat but Steamboat countered it into a pinfall. Flair delivered an Inverted Atomic Drop to Steamboat and followed a Figure Four Leglock. Flair began attacking Steamboat's knee. Steamboat eventually gained momentum by performing a Clothesline. Steamboat tried to deliver a Diving Crossbody on Flair but the referee was hit as well. Steamboat tried to wake up the referee. Flair took advantage and tried to pin Steamboat with a Roll-up. Flair tossed Steamboat over the top rope and Steamboat climbed the top rope to perform a Diving Crossbody but Flair moved out of the way. Teddy Long came in as the replacement referee. Flair tried to apply a Figure Four Leglock on Steamboat but Steamboat countered it with a Small Package to pin Flair to win the title.
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