On This Day in Wrestling History - The famous ‘Last Battle of Atlanta’ between Tommy Rich and Buzz Sawyer at The Omni (10/23/83) | NWA Wrestling Memories

On March 3, 1997 the final professional wrestling event was held at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. In the final main event of the legendary coliseum, The Giant & Lex Luger squared off against The Steiner Brothers (Rick & Scott Steiner) on WCW Monday Nitro. The match ended in a no contest due to interference by the NWO. The Omni broke ground in March of 1971 and opened in March of 1972. It was officially closed on May 11, 1997. Its successor, Philips Arena (now State Farm Arena), was constructed o

41 years ago tonight, the WWF invaded NWA territory on Christmas night, running a loaded card at the legendary Omni in Atlanta! This was the company’s fifth show at The Omni since making the bold move to enter the building back in August, another major step in Vince McMahon’s push into traditional NWA strongholds. Main Event: • WWF Champion Hulk Hogan defeated Paul “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff (Orndorff had spent a lot of time in Georgia Championship Wrestling) • WWF Tag Team Champions Adrian Adonis

On June 13, 1990 WCW/NWA Clash of the Champions XI: Coastal Crush took place in front of 4,100 fans at the McAlister Field House on the campus of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. In the main event, “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair put his NWA World Heavyweight Championship on the line against the Junkyard Dog. The match is notoriously remembered for JYD’s no sell of nearly every move of Flair’s. The Four Horsemen eventually interfered in the match, putting an end to the debacle. After the ma