moving to Las Vagas, made a number of appearances for the promotion which ended up being his last major run as an in-ring competitor. The NWC attracted another sell-out crowd to the Silver Nugget Casino on February 11, the featured bout being Terry Funk and Virgil in a branding iron match, prompting the Wrestling Observer to call the promotion one of "the hottest indie groups" in the country. That same month, the NWC Heavyweight Championship was declared vacant after Tito Santana left the NWC to work for the American Wrestling Federation. Sabu defeated Terry Funk in a Texas chain match on March 17, 1995, to become the new champion. This show also served as the first television taping for a weekly series called NWC Slammin' TV. The program was sponsored by Allstate Auto & Marine Electric, KOMP and Ultrazone, a popular lazer tag facility. NWC Slammin' TV was originally set to debut on May 13, 1995, but was pushed back two months. The show aired in July on KFBT (Channel 33) on Saturday afternoons from 12:00 to 1:00, replacing WWF Challenge. Martin became a more prominent on-screen character during this period. This included hosting "The Doctor's Office" on Slammin' TV, a comedy interview segment heavily influenced by the WWF's Piper's Pit, which was not popular with either the audience or wrestlers. And while the NWC was praised for its main events the undercard matches were "virtually unwatchable". Martin was also criticized for using more expensive ex-WWF talent despite Sabu, Terry Funk and Cactus Jack being the promotion's main draws. Martin also advertised Mil Mascaras for an NWC show in Indio, California that same year. That spring, Rob Van Dam made his debut in the NWC against Bobby Bradley. He was brought in based on the suggestion of Sabu and formed a tag team with Bradley called Ariel Assault. The duo proved to be one of the promotion's most popular "babyface" performers. They dominated the NWC's tag team division, wowing crowds with their Suicide Bomber finisher, and remained undefeated throughout their three years with the company. While working with Bradley, Van Dam perfected many of the high-flying tag team maneuvers that would make him a star in Extreme Championship Wrestling The Ultimate Return and KKK controversy In the summer of 1995, T.C. Martin contacted The Ultimate Warrior about the possibility of working with the NWC. At the time, the wrestler was