rematch. While continuing to be a mainstay in Portland Northwest Wrestling, Rose also traveled to fellow NWA territory Georgia Championship Wrestling in 1982. Teaming with Rip Oliver they won two televised matches before losing to the Funk Brothers in the first round of a tournament to crown the NWA World Tag-Team Championship on February 28, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia. Back in PNW and five years after his first NWA World Heavyweight Championship match, Rose earned another shot — this time against current champion Ric Flair. Flair however was victorious in a match that was refereed by Curt Hennig. Rose next embarked on a lengthy tour of New Japan Pro-Wrestling that spring, wrestling opponents including Yoshiaki Yatsu, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, and Animal Hamaguchi. He returned to the PNW in June and had multiple matches with Matt Bourne before finally departing for the World Wrestling Federation. World Wrestling Federation (1982–1983) While still finishing up with the PNW, Rose made his WWF debut on June 1, 1982 at a Championship Wrestling taping in Allentown, Pennsylvania at the Agricultural Hall. Now managed by Grand Wizard and accompanied by two women to ringside (one was Sherri Martell and the other Judy Martin), he pinned Steve King. Rose wrestled twenty two matches at television tapings between June and August, which served to keep him in the public eye until he finished his PNW commitments and began the WWF house show loop. On August 30, 1982 he worked a main event against Bob Backlund for the WWF World Heavyweight Title, but was unsuccessful. Rose quickly moved to a house show feud with former WWF Tag-Team Champion Tony Garea and dominated the series. On October 4, 1982, he challenged Pedro Morales for the Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Garden; like the match with Backlund in August this too was unsuccessful. Rose faced Morales numerous additional times but was unable to win the title. He eventually moved that winter to a house show series with Curt Hennig, where he found considerable success. Pacific Northwest Wrestling (1983–1984) Following another tour of New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Rose returned to the PNW on May 8, 1983 and defeated Jesse Barr. On August 20 he teamed with Brian Adidas to win the PNW Tag Team titles from Rip Oliver and The Assassin, but would lose the belts back eleven days later. On October 11, 1983 he teamed with former opponent Curt Hennig and captured