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ANDERSON BROTHERS MID-ATLANTIC RESULTS - 1977 In 1977, the Andersons were wrestling full time for Georgia Championship Wrestling and only making sporadic appearances in the Mid-Atlantic area, usually in matches for the NWA World Tag Team championships. They averaged around two appearances a month, usually on Sundays. See the Anderson Time Line for more information. |
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JANUARY 16, 1977 - ASHEVILLE NC - ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER 3 PM Ole Anderson defeats Ric Flair in a grudge match. Gene Anderson and Greg Valentine are barred from the building
JANUARY 16, 1977 - GREENSBORO NC - GREENSBORO COLISEUM 7:30 PM Ole Anderson, Gene Anderson, and Wahoo McDaniel defeat Ric Flair, Greg Valentine, and Blackjack Mulligan in a six-man tag team match.
FEBRUARY 6, 1977 - GREENSBORO NC - GREENSBORO COLISEUM Ole Anderson defeats Superstar Billy Graham in a bounty match. Flair had placed a bounty on the head of Ole Anderson.
FEBRUARY 12, 1977 - HAMPTON VA - HAMPTON COLISEUM Ole and Gene Anderson wrestle Greg Valentine and a Mystery Partner (no results available.)
MARCH 6, 1977 - ASHVILLE NC - ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER Ole Anderson defeats Ric Flair in a cage match. Gene Anderson defeats Big Bill Dromo.
MARCH 20TH - GREENSBORO NC - GREENSBORO COLISEUM Ric Flair and Greg Valentine successfully defend their NWA World Tag Team titles against Gene and Ole Anderson. The match headlines a huge card that is televised in Japan. Many top stars from All-Japan Pro Wrestling, including the Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Tenyru, and booker Dory Funk Jr. appear on this card as well.
APRIL 2, 1977 - HAMPTON VA - HAMPTON COLISEUM Gene and Ole Anderson challenge Ric Flair and Greg Valentine for the NWA World Tag Team titles. (Results not available.)
APRIL 10, 1977 - CHARLOTTE NC - CHARLOTTE COLISEUM The Andersons defeat Flair and Valentine by DQ in an NWA World Tag Team title bout.
APRIL 26, 1977 - RALEIGH NC - DORTON ARENA Ric Flair and Greg Valentine defeat Gene and Ole Anderson in a NWA World Tag Team title defense.
MAY 6, 1977 - RICHMOND VA - RICHMOND COLISEUM Ric Flair and Greg Valentine defend the NWA World Tag team titles against former champions Gene and Ole Anderson. Andersons win by countout.
MAY 8, 1977 - CHARLOTTE NC - CHARLOTTE COLISEUM Gene and Ole Anderson defeat Ric Flair and Greg Valentine to win the NWA World Tag Team championships. The match is held inside a steel cage with special referee Wahoo McDaniel. Flair had Ole up for a vertical suplex and tripped over a prone McDaniel who had been knocked down moments earlier. Ole fell on Flair and Wahoo made the three count. Afterwards, Flair and Valentine stuff-piledrived Ole, badly injuring him, and were doing damage to Gene and Wahoo when Paul Jones, who was wrestling full time in Georgia, made a surprise appearance to make the save.
MAY 22, 1977 - ROANOKE VA - ROANOKE CIVIC CENTER Ole Anderson defeats Ric Flair in a grudge match, billed locally as "Cousin vs. Cousin".
JUNE 12, 1977 - CHARLOTTE NC - CROCKETT PARK Ric Flair is disqualified in his Mid-Atlantic TV title defense against Ole Anderson.
JUNE 26, 1977 - COLUMBIA SC - CAROLINA COLISEUM Gene and Ole Anderson defend the NWA World Tag Team titles against former champions Ric Flair and Greg Valentine. Both teams are disqualified.
AUGUST 21, 1977 - ASHVILLE NC - ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER Gene and Ole Anderson defend the NWA World Tag Team titles against Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat. (No result available.)
SEPTEMBER 4, 1977 - ASHVILLE NC - ASHEVILLE CIVIC CENTER Gene and Ole Anderson defend the NWA World Tag Team titles against Paul Jones and Ricky Steamboat in a match where the title can change hands on DQ. (No result available.)
OCTOBER 4, 1977 - RALEIGH NC - DORTON ARENA Ric Flair defended the US Heavyweight title against Ole Anderson (Gene Anderson in Ole Anderson's corner). Ole wins on DQ. Mr. Wrestling Tim Woods defeated Gene Anderson.
OCTOBER 30, 1977 - GREENSBORO NC - GREENSBORO COLISEUM Ric Flair and Greg Valentine defeat Gene and Ole Anderson for the NWA World Tag Team titles in 27:20. Gene Anderson is injured in this match and briefly out of action. The famous video of Gene Anderson in the Crawford Long Hospital bed with Ole Anderson and Freddy Miller airs in the Mid-Atlantic territory.
DECEMBER 11, 1977 - ASHEVILLE NC - ASHVILLE CIVIC CENTER 3 PM NWA World Tag Champs Ric Flair and Greg Valentine defend the titles against Ole Anderson and Wahoo McDaniel. (No result available.)
DECEMBER 11, 1977 - GREENSBORO NC - GREENSBORO COLISEUM 7:30 PM NWA World Tag Champs Ric Flair and Greg Valentine defeat the team of Ole Anderson and Wahoo McDaniel in defense of their World Tag Team titles.
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