event and the final episode of Slammin' TV aired on October 14. Although the promotion had started out the year on a high note, the company's finances and popularity had plummeted in the span of six months. Besides the bad feelings resulting from The Warrior's "no show", the KKK storyline was also ill-received and caused one wrestling fan to ask: "How tasteless can a promotion get?" Bryan Alvarez of the Figure-Four Wrestling Newsletter stated this was the most offensive "angle" in the history of professional wrestling. At the 1995 Wrestling Observer Awards, the NWC was nominated for Worst Promotion of the Year as well as an honorable mention for Worst Television Show. On the opposite end of the spectrum, The Ultimate Warrior was voted third runner-up for the PWI Comeback of the Year award by Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Relaunch and departure from Las Vegas After five months of inactivity, Martin attempted to restart the promotion. He originally announced plans to hold a return show on March 2, 1996, headlined by NWC Heavyweight Champion Sabu and ECW Heavyweight Champion The Sandman in a champion vs. champion match at Arizona Charlie's Hotel & Casino but the event was canceled due to lack of finances. Martin finally got a show together two months later which was again held at the Silver Nugget Casino on May 17. The main event had Sabu successfully defending the NWC Heavyweight Championship against Kama. One of the featured matches on the undercard was The Honky Tonk Man versus Virgil, which Virgil won by pinfall. A special ceremony was held on the show in honor of Superstar Billy Graham. According to Bryan Alvarez, the best match on the card was reportedly a tag team bout between Mexican luchadors Damian and D.Dog versus Super Boy and Principe Indu from Asistencia Asesoría y Administración. Martin later announed his intention to hold monthly events in both Las Vegas and Sacramento, California at the start of June. The NWC's next show at the Silver Nugget Casino, however, would be the company's final one in Las Vegas. In the double main event, Sabu retained his title against Kama and Virgil in a Triangle Steel Cage match, while Johnny "Psycho" Paine and The Iron Sheik fought to a double-disqualification. On the undercard, defending NWC Tag Team Champions Aerial Assault (Bobby Bradley and Rob Van Dam) defeated Super Boy and Principe Hindu. Despite its best efforts,