 In October, while in NWA Texas, he scored victories over Red Bastien, Abe Jacobs and Bruiser Blackwell before fighting to a draw against NWA Texas Heavyweight Champion Al Madril in Dallas, Texas on October 28.The next night, he and John Tolos lost a tag team match to André the Giant and Jose Lothario in San Antonio.On November 3, he defeated Al Madril for the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship.