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#9 Tommy "Wildfire" Rich wins the NWA Heavyweight title
Tommy Rich gained his first, and only, major promotion big belt when he defeated Ted DiBiase in a controversial, and frankly convoluted fashion.
DiBiase was wrestling a masked man named "Mr. R" on a television taping, and insisted several times that it was Tommy Rich under the hood.
Then Tommy Rich came out to ringside so he could taunt DiBiase. The future Million Dollar Man ripped off Mr. R's mask, to reveal 'enhancement talent' Brad Armstrong. In all the chaos, Tommy Rich pinned DiBiase -- even though he was never really booked for the match -- and the ref counted his shoulders for the three count.
While the fans were ecstatic that babyface Tommy Rich captured a title so early in his career, the fact is DiBiase actually got screwed. Rich wouldn't hold the belt for very long, and would never climb to such heights again. It may not have been the greatest title run, but it was shocking.
