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It was pushed to a minor degree on Crockett tv and the match drew a good house at the Omni. But it didn't get 1/10 the push of the War Games match on July 4th. It managed to draw with little build up, imagine what it could have done if the feud was really built upon? Terry Taylor could have been utilized credibly against any of Crockett's top babyfaces. He had the ability in the ring and on the stick. Steve Williams, instead of being brought into Crockett television as UWF World Champion to squash Alan Martin, could have been the man to wage war with Flair in the fall, instead of Ron Garvin, whom Flair had wrestled for a couple of years. Williams could have had a Title vs Title unification match with Flair, that no doubt would have sold out in many places.
Doc wasn't a good talker, but people knew how tough
he was and unification matches were rare to national audiences at the
time. The Terminator would have been a fresh heel addition to the middle
of Crockett's cards, feuding with Ron Garvin perhaps. The Claw versus
the KO punch, with Skandor Akbar in Terminator's corner. Eddie Gilbert
and Terry Taylor could have had a good series with the World tag team
Champions the Rock N Roll Express, thus providing fresh foes for
Morton and Gibson instead of only having the Midnight Express to
wrestle. The Midnights could have had a run with the Freebirds. In
fact, they did have a few bouts, but the feud wasn't pushed. Tully &
Arn could have had some strong matches with Armstrong & Horner.
There are so many possibilities, but unfortunately, ego was pushed above
profit. The UWF was buried in 1987, and a year later Jim Crockett
Promotions was on it's final legs. Perhaps it could have made a
difference, perhaps not. We will never know. But there is no doubt that
we all missed out on some great things.
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The NWA tag team scene in 1989