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AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for May 2nd The Youngbloods vs. The British Bullies The Youngbloods have been turning a lot of heads of late. Fresh off a very successful tour of Japan, Wellington and Blackman have made their mark as a hot young team on the rise. They were clearly looking to capitalize on their momentum as they squared off with the British Bullies, who had Sheikh Adnan Al-Kaissie. Jones and Taylor brought the full brunt of their technical ability to the fight, but the Youngbloods kept firing back with quick tags and hard hitting moves. It looked like they would take down the Syndicate members when Blackman had Jones set up for the Bicycle Kic…

May 4th, 1986 Drummondville, QC -Los Infernales beat Richard Charland & King Tonga (w/Frenchy Martin) in 26:03 after MS-1 pinned Charland -Owen Hart beat NWA World Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit in 11:20 with a handful of tights -Abdullah the Butcher (w/Floyd Creatchman) beat Gino Brito in 11:39 in a bloody brawl -The Botswana Beast (w/Floyd Creatchman) beat "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley in 18:12 -NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Paul E. Dangerously) beat Jimmy Snuka in 18:12 -The Rougeau Brothers beat Gilles "The Fish" Poisson & Steve Simpson in 47:21

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium Featuring: Wahoo McDaniel & Tito Santana, The Bulldogs, Dino Bravo, Bad News Brown, & Sting -We also get hype that Hulk Hogan will deliver his first words since losing the WWF title tomorrow on Superstars! -Jack Tunney will be on Prime Time this week with a huge announcement! MAIN EVENT The Rockers vs Power & Glory w/ Jimmy Hart -A pretty hot match here with these four guys leaving it in the ring and don’t forget about Jimmy Hart doing some great work outside the ring. He is pumping up his men in a big way and seems to …

30 Minute infomercial announcing the return of Big Time Wrestling: Roy Shire Speaking: I don't know what to say where, but thank you might be the best thing to say. Due to the efforts of Ray Stevens and most importantly, the fans, Big Time Wrestling is back. Starting later this week, our first televised show will be taped and shown later that day on this station, the great KTXL, at their studios. Our play by play man is one familiar with those in the area and his name is Hank Renner. The color man will be someone who every long time wrestling fan in the Bay area will recognize. This man has sold out the legendary Cow Palace and has spent his time lately in Hollywood a…

This is the topic where promotions can announce the entries for the 1986 Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup. Promotions aren't required to announce their entries all at once. Non-tournament matches will also be announced in this thread. First official entry in the tournament - and will make history as he'll pull double duty in the tournament: NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel! ENTRIES IN THE TOURNAMENT (as of March 14th) Lutte Internationale: NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rick Martel, Tommy Rogers, The Botswana Beast, Pirata Morgan JWA: Giant Baba, Jumbo Tsuruta, Toshiaki Kawada, Shinya Hashimoto WCCW: Kerry Von Erich, NWA North American Champion Bi…

Original Airdate April 4th 1986 (Originally airing in Spanish on WAPA Channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This broadcast is translated to English where applicable.) The opening montage featuring highlights of Carlos Colon, Chicky Starr, Invader 1, Invader 2, Invader 3, Abdullah the Butcher, Hercules Ayala, Bam Bam and Dutch Mantell plays. Carlos Colon doing a cartwheel and coming up fists at the ready leads to the WWC logo as the music ends. NWA and Capitol Sports Presenta Los Campeones De La Lucha Libre Con Tus Luchadores Favoritos De Fama Mundial Rickin Sanchez and Hugo Savinovich sit smiling at the commentary desk in Coliseo Municipal Ped…

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for April 4th Ron Simmons & Brian Pillman vs. The Youngbloods Here we have a match featuring a group of wrestlers who will be appearing in Japan this month, with Pillman and the Youngbloods set to wrestle in the Young Lions Showcase and Simmons in a special tag match. Varsity Club bad cop Kevin Sullivan was once again absent from the proceedings, leaving Pillman with the good cops Mike Rotundo and Ron Simmons, both of whom have taken Pillman under their wings of late. Both Wellington and Blackman were very wary of the imposing Simmons , and used their speed and coordination to keep themselves just out of reach of his dange…

World Class Championship Wrestling TV Recorded at the Sportatorium in Dallas, TX on 4/3 Airing on Friday 4/4 on WTVT throughout Texas And various outlets across the Southwest. Hosted by Bill Mercer and Bruce Prichard Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Marc Lowrance Show opens with Mercer/Prichard talking about last week's event in Ft. Worth that saw Jerry Lawler disqualified against Big John Studd for the North American title when Percy Pringle who was suspended above the ring in a cage, tried to drop a chain down to Studd but it was intercepted by Lawler who was caught using it by the referee. We also see footage from JYD/Mr. Olympia challenging Embry/Garvin for the North A…

MACW @ WTBS Studios TV Aired 4-5-86 The show opens with Jim Crockett sitting in his office Jim: Hello to all the fans in Mid Atlantic. I must make the announcement that Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson have left Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling after failed negotiations. The Crockett's wish them the best of luck but as the saying goes, the show must go on and we feel that we will continue to give our great fans the best in ring action, the NWA and Mid Atlantic have to offer. On that note, the United States title is now vacant. To fill that vacancy, we have decided to hold 2 battle royals, one this weekend in Norfolk VA and the other next weekend i…

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Richmond, VA - The Coliseum Featuring: The Tonga Kid, Bad News Brown, The Rockers, Nikolai Volkoff, & Don Muraco -Bobby Heenan also went on at length to put over his huge announcement on Monday Night’s Prime Time. He says it will change wrestling forever! WWF Live Vancouver British Columbia - PNE Coliseum MAIN EVENT WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Hulk Hogan © defeated Greg Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage vs Barry Windham © went to a 30-minute draw Dino Bravo & The Hart Foundation defeated Don Muraco & Demolition Sting defeated…

April 4th, 1986 Edmonton, AB -Keith Hart beat King Tonga (w/Richard Charland) in 13:13 NWA Canadian International TV Championship: "Maniac" Matt Borne beat NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Butcher Vachon in 15:13 to retain 2 out of 3 Falls: "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal beat "Nightmare" Danny Davis 2 falls to 1 in 14:04 -"The Blonde Bombshell" Chris Candido beat Bruce Hart in 13:38 -Satanico beat MS-1 in 5:54. Postmatch, Satanico is able to cut a bit of MS-1's hair and luckily for MS-1, Pirata Morgan is able to pull him off the ring before he gets completely shaved bald! -"Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert (w/Missy Hyatt) beat Tommy Rogers in 1…

JWA in Osaka - April 4th, 1986 Misawa & Hase vs Yamada & Hoshino This was worked almost as a shoot-style match, emphasizing Hoshino’s boxing background (he was a pro) and Yamada and Hase’s amateur wrestling backgrounds (Hase was an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler and Yamada fought in the Japanese national high-school championships against… Toshiaki Kawada). Misawa was also an accomplished amateur wrestler (he placed fifth in the junior division at the 1980 freestyle wrestling World Championships) but he mostly stuck with stiff strikes in this one. In fact, it was a Running Elbow Smash that put Yamada down for the count. Dos Caras, El Canek, & Fishman vs …

Wild West Wrestling Billy Bob's Texas Ft. Worth, Texas Tuesday April 1, 1986 Special Bell Time: 6:30pm Wild West Wrestling Heavyweight Championship Tournament Round 1: "California Stud" Rod Price w/Percy Pringle defeated The Missing Link by count out when Link chased Pringle up the aisle and out of the bar after Pringle tried to trip him "Big" Scott Hall pinned "Killer" Tim Brooks after a running bulldog Lance Von Erich and Jimmy Jack Funk fought to a double DQ eliminating both men from the tourney Chris Candido w/Percy Pringle pinned Spike Huber after a diving headbutt "Hollywood" John Tatum w/Luscious Johnny V defeated Koko Ware …

Original Airdate 3/7/86 (Originally airing in Spanish on WAPA Channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This broadcast is translated to English where applicable.) The opening montage featuring highlights of Carlos Colon, Chicky Starr, Invader 1, Invader 2, Invader 3, Abdullah the Butcher, Hercules Ayala, Bam Bam and Dutch Mantell plays. Carlos Colon doing a cartwheel and coming up fists at the ready leads to the WWC logo as the music ends. NWA and Capitol Sports Presenta Los Campeones De La Lucha Libre Con Tus Luchadores Favoritos De Fama Mundial Rickin Sanchez and Hugo Savinovich sit smiling at the commentary desk in Coliseo Municipal Pedro Rodri…

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena Featuring: The Rockers, Bull Ganter, Sting, The Fabulous Ones, & The One Man Gang WWF Presents: All-American Wrestling Mean Gene Okerlund & Pat Patterson Featuring: Sika, The Bulldogs, Brutus Beefcake, Tito Santana, & Sting! WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Arena Featuring: The Rockers, Don Muraco, Dino Bravo, Honky Tonk Man, & Sika! WWF Presents: Saturday Night’s Main Event VII 3/1/86 Atl…

MACW @ The Civic Center Greenwood, NC Special Live show 3-2-86 Schiavone: Hello again everybody and welcome to a live edition of Mid Atlantic Championship wrestling. My partner David Crockett is in Louisiana as he attended the Crockett Cup tournament yesterday. First off, I want to congratulate the Midnight Express on winning the Crockett Cup, 1 million dollars and the NWA National tag team titles. David told me it was an outstanding night of action and said Bill Watts did an impeccable job with the event. There's a big stir in the crowd as JJ Dillon leads out the four horsemen. They're all dressed up as Flair has the US title on his shoulder and the Andersons …

Updated Roster JWA Heavyweight Champion: Genichiro Tenryu JWA Japanese Champion: Tatsumi Fujinami JWA Tag Team Champions: Power Rush (Riki Choshu and Rusher Kimura) JWA Middleweight Champion: Tiger Mask (Sayama) JWA Trios Champions: The Machines (Super Strong Machine, Sumo Machine, & Very Tall Machine) JWA Middleweight Tag Team Champions: (Belts Currently Suspended) Baba's Corporation (J-Mex): Giant Baba Jumbo Tsuruta Yoshiaki Yatsu Isamu "Carpenter' Teranishi Shiro Koshinaka Mitsuharu Misawa Hiro Hase (rookie) Dos Caras El Canek Gran Hamada Fishman Tenryu's Gang: Genichiro Tenryu (World Heavyweight Champion) Ashu…

World Class Championship Wrestling Sports Arena Amarillo, TX Saturday Mar 1, 1986 Bell time: 8pm Brian Adias wrestled "The Texas Dream" Dirty Rhodes w/Percival Pringle III to a 10 minute time limit draw The Grappler w/Percival Pringle III pinned "Superstar" Bill Dundee after kicking him with his "loaded boot" The Dream Team (Jack Victory/John Tatum) w/Luscious Johnny V. & Brian Adams defeated Shane Douglas/Steve Doll when Tatum pinned Douglas after a neckbreaker Kamala w/Gary Hart & Friday pinned Mr. Wrestling 2 following a "big splash" Texas Death Match Jimmy Jack Funk defeated Leatherface after piledriving him through a ta…

Wrestlemania II Chicago, Illinois Rosemont Horizon Sunday March 30, 1986 We cut to the center of the ring where Howard Finkel announces the singing of America the Beautiful by Ray Charles! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrcyZ6wgJXw Gorilla: Welcome everyone to WrestleMania II! I am Gorilla Monsoon alongside Jesse the Body Ventura. Jesse, what a night it is here in Chicago for the premiere event in all of professional wrestling! Jesse: That’s right Gorilla Monsoon! Tonight is the night that Ted Dibiase puts it all on the line and puts an end to Hulk Hogan and bankrupts Hulkamania! Gorilla: What a main event that will be. So…

NWA Lutte Internationale TV LIVE March 4th, 1986 London, ON (After the opening credits, we go to the broadcast booth at ringside, where are waiting Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier to kick us off) Guy Hauray: Well, the weather might’ve prevented us to go live on Saturday night right here in London. But it sure wasn’t strong enough to keep us going live tonight. And same will apply tomorrow for our great fans in Victoria, BC. We’re finally coming to you live tonight from London, ON on this Tuesday night and it sure will be exciting. Édouard Carpentier: Luckily, the bad weather didn’t prevent our representatives in the National Tag Team Championship to…

AWA show from the Canada Games Sportsplex, Lethbridge, Alberta, March 2nd Larry Cameron vs. Norman Smiley Cameron pinned Smiley after a powerslam David Finlay vs. Chris Adams An intense match that wound up going to a 15 minute time limit draw Steven Regal vs. Mike Rotundo Rotundo blocked the Regal Stretch and countered with a rolling cradle to get the pinfall Jake Roberts, Nord The Barbarian & Cactus Jack vs. Buzz Sawyer & The Onyx Express Yet another crazy brawl with Nord nailing the running double knee drop on Brickhouse for the win Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Greg Gagne Bigelow once again dominated his opposition before polishin…

Wild West Wrestling Billy Bob's Texas Ft. Worth, Texas Tuesday Mar 4, 1986 Special Bell Time: 7:30pm Mr. Wrestling 2 pinned Inferno #1 after a running knee lift Post match: Inferno #2 challenged Mr. Wrestling 2 to find a partner and face the Infernos in a tag team match next week The Missing Link/Jimmy Jack Funk defeated The Blond Bombers (Chris Candido/Rod Price) when Link pinned Price after a charging headbutt Eight Man Tag Team Match The Devils Duo (Jeff Swords/Doug Vines) & The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobbs/Jerry Saggs) defeated Brian Adias/DJ Peterson/Spike Huber/Steve Doll when Knobbs pinned Doll after powerslam SEMI-MAIN EVENT Wild…

I normally wait until Friday to post these, but this week was a special show. The third week of having actual marquee matches on the TV and the last for a while. Thanks to spaldoni for giving me the chance to do this. Original Airdate February 7th, 1986 (Originally airing in Spanish on WAPA Channel 4 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This broadcast is translated to English where applicable.) The opening montage featuring highlights of Carlos Colon, Chicky Starr, Invader 1, Invader 2, Invader 3, Abdullah the Butcher, Hercules Ayala, Bam Bam and Dutch Mantell plays. Carlos Colon doing a cartwheel and coming up fists at the ready leads to the WWC logo as the music e…

World Class Championship Wrestling Sports Arena Amarillo, TX Saturday Feb 1, 1986 Bell time: 8pm (Ring Announcer Marc Lowrance announced before the show that due to the attack on Ronnie Garvin last night on WCCW television, Ronnie Garvin is not medically cleared to wrestle tonight and that David Shultz will face a replacement in the Texas title match) Rick/Scott Steiner w/Eddie Gilbert & Missy Hyatt defeated Brian Adias/DJ Peterson when Missy distracted Adias allowing Rick to spin him around into a belly to belly suplex and get the pin The Mighty Kokina w/Gary Hart pinned "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms. Linda after a 'big splash' …

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium Sting defeated Mike Williams Hercules & Nikolai Volkoff defeated Ken Rogers & Roger Pettis Dino Bravo defeated Lloyd Sanders The Mercenaries w/ Mr. Fuji defeated SD Jones & Mark Bradley Curt Hennig defeated Mike Bradley -Another great showcase for Hennig who has been absolutely on fire the last couple of months. Gorilla and Bobby argue about Heenan’s involvement with Hennig. Heenan says he saw just how good Hennig could be on Prime Time and wants him to sign the contract! Gorilla puts over how Hennig has a match next …