sentences:  After winning a championship tournament for the NWA Florida Heavyweight title in 1983, he faced Ric Flair and Harley Race in a series of matches however failed to win the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.After losing the title to Jos LeDuc later that year, he left the promotion to compete in the Mid Atlantic territory, appearing at Starcade 1983 teaming with Johnny Weaver against Kevin Sullivan and Mark "Purple Haze" Lewin.He also briefly appeared under the name "Irish" Pat McGhee in Pacific Northwest Wrestling, winning the PNW tag titles with Curt Hennig on 23 December 1983.