WWWF All-Star Wrestling

[BruiserBrody]

Interesting note from John McAdam on this week's Stick to Wrestling pod about Nikolai Volkoff. Volkoff had a big run with Bruno in 1976 and another Bruno feud in 1979, but apparently never got any work with WWWF champ Backlund. (I don't have time ATM to check for any spot show title matches or such)
When Backlund was running out of fresh meat to work in 1982-3 and reduced to rehashing feuds and defending against Afa and Sika, it is surprising Vince Sr or Jr never brought Volkoff in for a run.
IIRC Volkoff's WWF run in 84 was by happenstance as he had just started working for GCW when Vince bought it out and he was one of the holdovers who agreed to come in and work for the WWF. Obviously it worked well for him as he became one of the classic heels of the early Hulkamania era.

 

[JHawk]

All I can find as far as a Backlund-Volkoff title match is 10/1/1979 at the world famous Catholic Youth Center in Scranton, PA.

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[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1830224910708588737

I wonder why they went with a fake tournament? Patterson beat Dibiase for the North American title anyway, why not just change the belt name? Or try and pop a house and run a one night tourney?

edit: Twitter comment:

In kayfabe, he was the North American Champion beforehand and unified it with the South American Championship by winning the tournament. Although the NA belt would continue to be defended until ‘81 with New Japan’s Seiji Sakaguchi as its last champion, the IC belt remains active.
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[Sex Machine Gun]

So THAT'S why it's called that!