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#7. Joining Jim Crockett Productions
During the mid to late 1980s, the regional business model of pro wrestling was upended. Vince McMahon had invaded the territories of other promotions, raising the ire of his rival promotions.
There were no laws being broken, but McMahon had violated a gentleman's agreement that had been in place for decades. In order to combat his growing influence and market share, the AWA and the NWA--much of which was owned by Jim Crockett Productions--agreed to join forces. They co-promoted each other's shows, and shared talent. One of the talents shared were the AWA world tag team champions, the Road Warriors.
Even though they were still the AWA champions, the Warriors were feuded with the top tag teams of the day. They faced NWA champions Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude, engaged in a long battle against the Four Horsemen, and put on dangerous and innovative Scaffold Matches with one of the other top teams of the era, the Midnight Express.
