NWA Starrcade 2K18

Winners and NEW NWA World Tag Team Champions = "The Young Bucks" by pinfall in 28:21

Next up was Arlington's NWA: Stars & Stripes Catchweight Tag Team Championship, as "The Huskies" with "ODB defended against "Los Sicarios." This was a wild match. Detailed results were written by @theindyjunkie.

"The Huskies" used their power to dominate the match. Wentz and Xavier were able to go underhanded and quick to try and get the lead. "The Huskies" would cut them off and hit both men with powerful slams. Ivelisse would attack "ODB." Taeler Hendrix would come to the ringside to attack her with a chair. This led to a chase and Taeler hitting Tucker with the chair. Ivelisse would attack Taeler. A "Pushing Star Press" later and Wentz picked up the three-count.

Winners and NEW NWA: Stars & Stripes Catchweight Tag Team Champions = "Los Sicarios" by pinfall in 17:23

Atlanta was next up with the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Championship, Cody Rhodes defending his newly won title against Seiya Sanada.

Winner and STILL NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Champion = Cody Rhodes by pinfall in 27:39

It was back to Glendale and the NWA Intercontinental Championship, as arch rivals Tomohiro Ishii and "Switchblade" Jay White went at it. Ishii controlled the action with stiff kicks, punches, "Lariats," and chops. The younger White kept coming, but he was overmatched physically. He took to trickery to secure the victory, using a foreign object to knock Ishii silly and gain the victory.

Winner and NEW NWA Intercontinental Champion = Jay White by pinfall in 18:15

The HAWK True Shogun Championship was up next from Alrington, as Mighty Maccabee II defended against Los Ingobernables de Mexico's Rush.

This match was not a match. It was just madness. Mac and Rush exchanged holds for two minutes when the Macs outside the ring started to argue with each other. This got the attention of Mac and Rush. They went out and talked to their guys then argued each other. This lead to Flamita and Mac V to pull out podiums and place them in the ring. Mac II and Rush then stood at these Podiums and debated. Not in English, Rush debated in Spanish while Mac debated in Yiddish. This debate went on for a number of minutes with the fans cheering for both men. Mac seemed to win the debate with the ref about to hand him the title only for Rush to hit the "Lanza" and "Rush Driver" to get the three-count.

Winner and NEW NWA: HAWK True Shogun Champion = Rush by pinfall in 15:18

Atlanta saw a scintillating "2-Out-of-3 Falls" match for the NWA: Femme Fatales Women's Championship. Kairi Hojo, who just captured the title at Halloween Havoc, defended against the former champion Charlotte Flair in a match for the ages. Flair won the first fall thanks to interference from her "Four Horsewomen" sisters. They knocked Kairi off the top rope as she went for the "Diving Elbow Drop." This allowed Flair to lock in the "Figure Eight." Hojo could not get to the ropes, so she had to tap out for the first fall. "Fly Kicks" and Mayu Iwatani ran out to confront "The Four Horsewomen" and kept them at bay for the remainder of the match. Hojo came back in the second stanza. She overwhelmed Flair with her offense, refusing to lose. Charlotte did have spots where she dominated, but Hojo continued to thrwart her. Eventually, Charlotte went for a tackle in the corner. Hojo moved and Charlotte became hooked in a "Tree of Woe" position. Hojo went to the top and hit a vicious "Double Stomp" that dropped Flair prone to the canvas. Hojo went back up and landed a picture perfect "Diving Elbow Drop" to level it at one fall apiece. The third fall took a more desperate turn, as both ladies knew they had to secure it or the loss would be imminent. Flair and Hojo combined for thirteen pinfall attempts in the third fall alone. It lasted the longest as well, nearly twenty minutes by itself. Flair got the "Figure Eight" reapplied. She had the bridge completed and Hojo was screaming in pain. It looked like her reign would be short and sweet. In her flailing, Kairi swiped at Charlotte's left arm, knocking it out from underneath her and causing Charlotte to lose the bridge. Hojo quickly reversed the hold. Charlotte rolled it back over, but they were into the ropes. Becky Lynch snuck in a shot to Hojo while the referee was breaking the leglock. This prompted a brawl outside the ring that reached to the back. The fans was electric at this point. Charlotte stalked her prey as Kairi tried to stand. Her leg was jelly after the punishment and she looked done for. Charlotte went for her "Fallaway Slam." Kairi reversed it into an "O'Connor Roll" with a bridge that got the final three-count.

Winner and STILL NWA: Femme Fatales Women's Champion = Kairi Hojo in a total match time of 40:12

Kairi collapsed to the mat in exhaustion as Charlotte berated the referee, claiming she had a shoulder up at two (she did appear to have one shoulder off the canvas for a microsecond).

Glendale was up next, hosting the WILD Tag Team Championship match between "Perfect Destruction" and "Soldiers of Fortune."

Fox and Killshot attacked James and Pierce before they got into the ring by diving out onto them. Pierce and James were able to comeback connecting with technical holds and submission holds. While Fox and Killshot were connecting with quick and dive attacks they were struggling. Raven took out Joe with a cane strike to the head. The match came to an end when Pierce was going for a "Super Bomb," but Raven cracked his cane over his back while the ref was distracted. This allowed Fox to hit the "Lo Mein Pain" followed by the three-count.

Winners and NEW WILD Tag Team Champions = "Soldiers of Fortune" by pinfall in 22:09

Arlington had the call for the IUC World Indyweight Championship match between Heidi Lovelace and NWA US. Jr. Heavyweight Champion Johnny Gargano went at it.

Johnny was quick to use underhanded tactics to try and win this match. From the start, he would go for roll-ups with pulling the tights. Heidi would be able to kick out, but she did struggle with his using ropes for leverage on various submission holds to wear her down. She would bounce back and hit Johnny with various stiff strikes that culminated "Heidi-Ho" for a two-count. Johnny would lock in the "Garga-No Escape" on Heidi, but she was able to roll through and lock in a pin for the three-count.

Winner and Still IUC World Indyweight Champion = Heidi Lovelace by pinfall in 16:57

Atlanta had the NWA World Women's Championship match, Makoto against Io Shirai. This was a strong style master class put on by the two Japanese juggernauts. Io worked over the champion early. Makoto stormed back and took over the middle portion of the match. They both took turns controlling it by the end. The referee took a spill and was down when Io hit the vaunted "Moonsault." She covered Makoto for about ten seconds before giving up hope that the referee would awaken. Shirai roused the referee and yelled at her to make a count. Makoto snuck up behind with a "Clothseline" to the back of the head that sent Io careening chest first into the corner. Makoto then scooped Io into a "Schoolgirl Roll." The groggy referee made the count, not realizing that Makoto had nearly exposed Io's backside with the fist full of tights she had hold to.

Winner and STILL NWA World Women's Champion = Makoto by pinfall in 19:14

Glendale was the site of the NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Championship match that saw "The Unicorn Tribe" against members of "The Kingdom." Taven and company were ready, but the champions are a well-oiled machine in six-man competition. This match had a frenetic pace and very little slowdown time. Double and triple-team moves received cheers from the tens of thousands in attendance. Eventually, Big E and Xavier hit the "Midnight Hour" combination on O'Ryan for the win.

Winners and STILL NWA World Six-Man Tag Team Champions = "The Unicorn Tribe" by pinfall in 16:44

Atlanta was heating up with the inter-promotional "Falls Count Anywhere Streetfight" between "The Beast" Brock Lesnar and "The Machine" Brian Cage. This match had the most buzz coming in. Fans around the world were clamoring for this match even years ago. It was to be "F-5" vs. "F'n-5." The irresistible force vs. the immovable object. It more than lived up to the hype. These two beat each other to bloody pulps, literally. Both men poured life-giving ooze before it was over. They fought to every end of the Mercedes-Benz Arena, going from ringside into the crowd, up to the balcony, and eventually into the backstage area. Cameras were planted at several locations in anticipation of this happening. The final sequence is as bizarre a s finish as has ever been seen in wrestling history. Brock and Brian were fighting in a loading area. They were laying the wood to one another, with neither giving an inch. Brock went for an "F-5" to the concrete floor. Cage slipped off Brock's back and pushed him over a guard rail, sending Lesnar a few feet to the lower level of the area. Cage ran down to a forklift beside Lesnar. The forklift had a pallet sitting on the forks. Cage jumped onto the forklift and drove it toward Lesnar, knocking him down with the pallet. As Lesnar tried to shake off the cobwebs, Cage lowered the forks and pallet down onto Lesnar's chest. He pinned Brock to the floor with the Forklift. Brock tried to move, but was wedged underneath the weight of the forklift and pallet sitting on top of him. Cage stepped down and placed his foot on top of the pallet, effecting a cover. The referee counted as Brock screamed, "You son of a b****!" Cage laughed as the referee raised his hand.

Winner = Brian Cage by pinfall in 31:50

After Cage cleared the area, officials lifted the pallet off of Lesnar's chest. He seethed as he stalked off screaming for Brian Cage.

Arlington was the final stop for the main event of the evening. Braun Strowman was set to defend the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Adam Cole, the persistent and pesky challenger who has brought in old Strowman flame Kamilla Kaine as a second in this feud. Before the match began, it was announced by the NWA Board of Governors that Kaine would be handcuffed to Braun's second Alexa Bliss to keep either from interfering. A second official was on hand to watch the ladies as well. Also, it had been announced before the match that Britt Baker, Cole's girlfriend, would not be allowed to accompany the challenger to ringside. So, she was quite conspicuous by her absence. Strowman dominated the match physically and mentally. With no viable leg up, Cole spent much of the match being bounced around by the much larger and stronger monster in Strowman. The ending sequence was fraught with controversy. Britt Baker came from the crowd and hopped the ringside barrier. She was met by the second referee, but blasted him with a "Super Kick." She then "Super Kicked" Bliss and took the handcuff keys from the downed official. She released Kaine, then latched Bliss to the corner post. Kaine jumped onto the ring apron, getting Strowman's attention. Braun walked over and began to yell at her to get away from the ring. Kaine tried to slap Braun, but he caught her by the hand. In one swift move, he jerked Kaine over the top rope and into the ring. Braun bent her over his knee and spanked her several times. Cole had recovered behind Braun and hit "Last Shot" to the base of Braun's skull. This dropped Braun to his hands and knees. Cole went for another "Last Shot," this time hitting Strowman square in the jaw and knocking him to the mat. Cole leapt on top of Braun for the pin attempt. As the referee began to count, Kamilla grabbed both of Braun's feet on the other side to prevent a kick out. The referee, focusing on Braun's shoulders, was none the wiser. He continued his count and awarded the match to Cole.

Winner and NEW NWA World Heavyweight Champion = Adam Cole by pinfall in 19:37

Strowman jumped up after the pin as Cole scooted out of the ring. Kaine grabbed the belt and Cole ran over to her, clutching the championship and Britt Baker, who ran back in from the crowd. The fans booed as loud as has ever been heard as Braun pleaded his case to the flabbergasted referee, who could offer only condolences on Braun's lost title reign. A posed shot of Cole and Kaine was taken after the match backstage. Kaine stood on a platform behind the new champion in the photo.