Title at the NWA Battle Of The Belts III event in Daytona Beach, FL, winning via disqualification. He then resumed his feud with Kendo Nagasaki, defeating him in numerous house show matches in the fall of 1986. On December 12, 1986, he received his first ever shot at the NWA World Championship, wrestling Ric Flair in a loss at a house show in Tampa. Kendall closed out the year teaming with Vic Steamboat in a tournament to crown the vacant NWA Florida Tag-Team Championship, losing in the finals to The New Breed on December 25, 1986. Windham and Steamboat were unsuccessful in rematches with the New Breed in January 1987, but did defeat The Sheepherders and The Shock Troops (Ed Gantner & Kareem Muhammad) that month. He continued to wrestle for the CWF throughout the spring, and Kendall's final match came against The Tahitian Prince in Jacksonville, FL on May 25, 1987. Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling (1987–1989) In 1987, he ventured to the NWA's Jim Crockett Promotions, making his debut on the June 2nd, 1987 taping of Worldwide Wrestling and defeating Thunderfoot #1. Three days later he sustained his first loss, falling to NWA Television Champion Tully Blanchard at a house show in Richmond, VA. Unlike his brother, Kendall found himself as an opening match wrestler on the house show circuit and lost to Eddie Gilbert and Arn Anderson. On June 27, 1987, he teamed with Barry for the first time in JCP, facing The Midnight Express in a losing effort at a house show in Fayetteville, NC. That summer he began teaming with Todd Champion and feuded with The MOD Squad (Spike and Basher). The feud also carried over to a second partnership that he formed, this time with The Italian Stallion. On August 29, 1987, the duo battled The MOD Squad to a time limit draw on NWA Worldwide. Windham also formed another team, this time with Jimmy Valiant and competed frequently on the house show circuit. On the October 24, 1987 edition of Worldwide Wrestling, Kendall Windham challenged Lex Luger unsuccessfully for the NWA United States Championship. On December 1, 1987, he earned a non-title match against NWA World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair, but was pinned. Kendall entered 1988 mired in the preliminary ranks, losing to Larry Zybysko, Arn Anderson, NWA Florida Champion Rick Steiner and The Powers of Pain. On February 14, 19898