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World Class Championship Wrestling TV Recorded at the Sportatorium in Dallas, TX on 10/31 Airing on Friday 11/1 on WTVT throughout Texas And various outlets across the Southwest. Hosted by Bill Mercer and Dr. Johnny V. Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Marc Lowrance Bill Mercer welcomes everyone to another episode of WCCW and then welcomes Fritz Von Erich who said that the war between Bam Bam Bigelow and Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy has become out of hand and that even a state as big as Texas was not big enough for both of them….so tonight these two monsters will square in our main event in a Steel Cage and the loser will LEAVE TEXAS!! "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms. Linda fought…

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for October 4th Cpl. Scott Hall & Pvt. Mick Foley vs. Rick Steiner & Kevin Sullivan It seems that Sullivan and the Varsity Club still bear a grudge from Foley trying to join their ranks several months ago, as they seemed to take pleasure in bullying the rookie throughout the match. Steiner and Sullivan mocked Foley as they attacked him, out and out laughing as he struggled in vain to tag out. Steiner hit a brutal series of suplexes on Foley that clearly left him in bad shape, but refused to cover the young recruit. This would end up costing him, as a ducked clothesline gave Foley the opening to stagger into his corner …

October 30, 1985 World Wide Wrestling TV Taping {Airing 11/3/85} Ashville, NC Civic Center Dark Matches Dean Malenko defeated Rene Goulet The Irwin’s defeated Cpl. Kirchner & Lt. James Wright Great Kokina defeated Thunderbolt Patterson Television Matches The Anderson’s {Ole & Arn Anderson} defeated George Steele & Big Man Steele {Formerly Fred Ottman} Sam Houston defeated “Hollywood” John Tatum in a TV title match to retain the title. Ray Stevens defeated Tiger Chung Lee. Masked Confusion and Dick Slater defeated Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon and Jay Strongbow in the TV main event. Main Event Dark Matches Terry Funk defeated Larry Zbys…

WWF Presents: Wrestling Challenge Hosted By: Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby the Brain Heenan Matches from: Worcester, MA - Centrum -We open Wrestling Challenge with Bobby and Gorilla putting over the MAIN EVENT II from MSG. They talk about all the big time topics… Hogan defeating Nikita, Ted Dibiase’s return, and the big conspiracy behind the money and the antics. They put over the big SNME card on October the 26th and say that next week right here on Challenge… Ted Dibiase is going to make a statement about what happened, why he’s back, and what his plans are for Hulk Hogan! Plus they put over how Sika and the Missing Link have a new manager, the devious Mr. Fuji! We wil…

World Class Championship Wrestling TV Recorded at the Sportatorium in Dallas, TX on 9/19 Airing on Saturday 9/20 on WTVT throughout Texas And various outlets across the Southwest. Hosted by Bill Mercer and Dr. Johnny V. Ring Announcer/Interviewer: Marc Lowrance Bill Mercer and Johnny V welcome everyone to the return of World Class Championship Wrestling. Mercer says that there has been some major card changes to the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions on Sunday. There will be a 16 man tournament to crown the World Class World Heavyweight Champion, a Four Corners Elimination match to crown the World Class World Tag Team Champions, and of course the Main …

Pro Wrestling Illustrated October 1985 September 2, 1985. Jay Youngblood died in a very tragic series of events. Youngblood was experiencing abdominal pain and went to hospital where he was diagnosed with hemorrhagic pancreatitis. He started to develop abdominal sepsis and kidney failure before suffering a series of heart attacks. He was in a coma for two weeks before dying on September 2, 1985. He is buried at Llano Cemetery by Cox Funeral Home at Amarillo, Texas, beside his parents Ricky and Stella Marrujo Romero. {Taken almost entirely from Wikipedia.} The National Wrestling Alliance shouts from the mountain tops SUCCESS! The Great American Bash tour was a huge su…

October 4th, 1985 CNE Coliseum, Toronto, ON Gauntlet Match: NWA World Tag Team Champion Lord Humongous beat Matt Borne, "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers, Armand Rougeau, Hector Guerrero & Mando Guerrero in 38:07 Order of Elimination: -Armand Rougeau -Bobby Jaggers -Hector Guerrero -Matt Borne -Mando Guerrero -Chavo Guerrero beat NWA World Tag Team Champion Botswana Beast (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 13:15 -Chris Benoit upsets Shawn Michaels in 12:38 -Boris Zhukov beat Raymond Rougeau in 12:50 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Jacques Rougeau beat Richard "Le Magnifique" Charland (w/Frenchy Martin) in 9:46 Special At…

September 1st, 1985 Bragg Creek, AB WRESTLING UNDER THE TENT!!! -"Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal beat SMW's Boomer Lynch in 19:48 -In his return to the territory, Jos LeDuc beat the debuting Chris Benoit in 14:29 -The Spoiler beat Strong Machine 3 in 11:28 -Chavo Guerrero beat SMW's Billy Travis in 12:45 -Boris Zhukov beat "Ace" Bob Orton (w/Sherri Martel) in 7:55 -Mando Guerrero upsets Magnum TA in 7:39 -The Sensationals' newest member, "Hangman" Bobby Jaggers (w/Sherri Martel) beat Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 4:01 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Jacques Rougeau beat Gilles "The Fish" Poisso…

WWF Presents: All-American Wrestling Mean Gene Okerlund & Lord Alfred Hayes Nikita Koloff killed Jon Gregory - Stretcher job Billy Jack Haynes defeated Billy Smith The Sheepherders defeated Randy Wilson & Michael Fields Tom Zenk defeated Jerry Gallow Demolition defeated Casey Strong & Mack Stevens WWF Presents: Superstars of Wrestling Hosted By: Vince McMahon & Jesse ‘ The Body’ Ventura Matches from: Poughkeepsie, NY – Mid-Hudson Civic Center -Vince and Jesse spend the opener putting over the big MSG card on September the 30th with Hulk Hogan defending against Nikita Koloff inside a steel cage. They put over the MSG card tomorrow nigh…

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN for September 6th Brad Armstrong vs. Robb Zbacnic While she had initially kept to the background, Sunshine has quietly assembled quite the army of late. Not only does she have the Southern Tag champions Badd Company under her wing, but has lately allied herself with Al Perez, bringing her both the Southern Title and the Six Man Tag Titles to her stable. And now she has another impressive new charge to her roster, the talented and popular Brad Armstrong of the legendary Armstrong family. Brad got the crowd going as he easily dominated the up and coming Zbacnic with dropkicks and armdrags before ultimately hitting the Russian L…

July 4th, 1985 1st Night of the Great American Bash 1985 RFK Stadium Washington, DC Tag Team Match, One-Fall, 15-Minute Time Limit Mil Mascaras & Pedro Morales defeated Bill & Scott Irwin in 9:33 after a flying headbutt from Mascaras onto Scott for the pinfall. Basic tag team match. A fresh opening tag team match to get the crowd started. The Woman’s Battle Royale, No-Time Limit Madusa won after throwing out Luna Vachon last in 11:10. NWA Mid Atlantic Heavyweight Championship Match, One-Fall, 30-Minutes “The Duke of Dorchester” Pete Doherty © defeated “Chief” Jay Strongbow in 8:44 after a swinging neckbreaker. 10-Man Tag Team Match, One-Fall,…

August 2nd, 1985 Ottawa, ON Alexis Smirnoff vs Marty Jannetty was supposed to take place at that event but was cancelled due to Marty Jannetty's no-show. Smirnoff ended up in the corner of Boris Zhukov & Baron Von Raschke later in the show. More on this story as it develops. During the show, co-branded with Le Cirque Du Soleil, Le Cirque's resident clown D'Artagnan was in attendance in the stands with the crowd but he wasn't exactly acting like the usual clown. He was more or less dressed as a hobo and wore a sad face painting rather than the usual happy face facepaint. D'Artagnan remained stoic through the duration of the show. Quebec Heavyweight Champio…

UWF/CCW Television Recorded on August 21, 1985 at the Sportatorium in Tampa, FL. In front of a live studio audience Airing on Florida Superstation WTOG, Texas Superstation WTVT, and various television outlets throughout Alabama and Mississippi on Aug 31, 1985 Hosted by Gordon Solie & Joe Pedicino Interviewer: Coach John Heath Ring Announcer: Rhubarb Jones ***Highlights*** Missy Hyatt says she is going to lead the Grappler to the top of the UWF Gordon talks about this Monday night's Four Corners Tag Team Elimination match to crown new #1 contenders to the Continental Tag Team Championship featuring The Desperados, The Southern Bo…

AWA All-Star Wrestling on ESPN / TSN , August 9th Jesse Barr vs. Daniel Lue Things have been a bit quiet of late from Buck Robley’s army, but the Colonel certainly brought in an impressive new recruit in tough Jesse Barr. Young pup Daniel Lue didn’t stand a chance as Barr pummeled him all over the ring before finally putting him out of his misery with a running bulldog. After the match, Barr let it be known he had his sights set on Al Perez and the Southern title. The Varsity Club vs. British Steel Kevin Sullivan had let it be known that he was displeased with Missy Hyatt lately, and it clearly didn’t take long for him to show the cheerleader of the Varsi…

CWA WRESTLING: 2/18/1984: MSC STUDIOS (Memphis) SHOWN ON FOX AFFILIATES THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, AND PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI AND INDIANA. SEGMENT #1: THIS WEEK IN THE CWA BY DAVE BROWN · MATCH OF THE WEEK: AWA SOUTHERN TAG TITLE: Rock n Roll Express vs The Sheepherders. The Sheepherders have been getting closer and closer to defeating the champions over the past few weeks. Well this time, the Sheepherders defeated the Rock n Roll Express to become the new champions. Luke Williams and Butch Miller were especially brutal in this match and it was this viciousness that put them over the top. The end came when Morton w…

(Sorry for the not great format yet, have had computer problems all day and just wanted to make sure to get this up and not fall too far behind) UWF/CSW Television Debut, August 4th 1985. Pre-Recorded on July 28th Hosted by Larry Matysik and Gene Kininski Larry Matysik: Central States Wrestling is Back on the Air! Hello everyone watching at home in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and parts of Illinois and Indiana! After 6 months, we are proud to debut the new and improved Central States Wrestling, brought to you by the Universal Wrestling Federation. There has been lots of changes around here in recent months, and to help familiarize you with the direction we a…

WWF on Tour Providence, RI - Civic Center Columbus, OH - Ohio Center MAIN EVENT Hulk Hogan & Kerry Von Erich defeated Ivan & Nikita Koloff TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Chris Adams & Gino Hernandez © defeated Demolition via DQ –Ax ended up nailing Gino Hernandez with the belt after Adams hit Smash Sika & Kamala w/ Friday defeated Paul Roma & Jimmy Powers One Man Gang defeated Phil Lafon Billy Jack Haynes versus Hercules went to a double DQ Jake Roberts defeated The Missing Link WWF on Tour Elizabeth, NJ - Dunn Recreation Center Wildwood, NJ - Convention Hall MAIN EVENT INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Randy Savage © defeat…

UWF/CCW Television (Pre-Beach Brawl Episode) Recorded on July 24, 1985 at the Sportatorium in Tampa, FL. In front of a live studio audience Airing on Florida Superstation WTOG, Texas Superstation WTVT, and various television outlets throughout Alabama and Mississippi on Aug 3, 1985 Hosted by Gordon Solie & Joe Pedicino Interviewer: Coach John Heath Ring Announcer: Rhubarb Jones (Show opens with highlights of the Dusty Rhodes/David Sammaritino feud dating back to 'Rocket City Rumble' in Huntsville, Alabama all the way to their recent interactions in the Bunkhouse Battle Royal, we then go to the opening montage and to the desk with our hosts Gordon Solie and …

(Sorry for the not great format yet, have had computer problems all day and just wanted to make sure to get this up and not fall too far behind) UWF/CSW Television Debut, August 4th 1985. Pre-Recorded on July 28th Hosted by Larry Matysik and Gene Kininski Larry Matysik: Central States Wrestling is Back on the Air! Hello everyone watching at home in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, and parts of Illinois and Indiana! After 6 months, we are proud to debut the new and improved Central States Wrestling, brought to you by the Universal Wrestling Federation. There has been lots of changes around here in recent months, and to help familiarize you with the direction we a…

CCW Summer Heatwave Tour 1985 Boutwell Auditorium Birmingham, AL. Monday July 1, 1985 Bell Time- 7:30pm Killer Khan w/Tojo (subbing for Kabuki) defeated "Haitian Sensation" Tyree Pride with the 'Oriental Spike' Black Bart/"Outlaw" Ron Bass defeated "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant/Rocky Johnson when Bart pinned Valiant after the legdrop off the 2nd rope UWF Southern Jr. Heavyweight Championship Mike Graham defeated Roy Lee Welch with a fisherman's suplex "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley upset Killer Khan w/Tojo Yammamoto with a small package FOUR CORNERS ELIMINATION MATCH UWF Continental Tag Team…

Canada Day Spectacular from the Saddledome in Calgary, July 1st Cpl. Scott Hall vs. Jack Victory The opening match for the Canada Day Spectacular pitted two big young rookies against each other, with the strong man of the Cobra Corps taking on the bodyguard for Col. Buck Robley’s army. As one might expect, this was a battle of big power moves and slugging punches, with Victory trying to set up the mighty Corporal for the Victory-Plex. Victory nearly had him ready for it but was cut short by a series of jackhammering elbows to the face by Hall. Hall then executed the Corporal Punishment (fallaway slam) and that was it for the match. Kevin Sullivan & Dan Spi…

DOUBLE HEADER July 5th, 1985 Richmond, BC 1 PM start -Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Dino Bravo in 14:05 -The Strong Machines beat The Spoiler & Quebec Heavyweight Champion Armand Rougeau in 14:04 -Gilles Poisson beat Dory Funk Jr in 4:40 -Steve Strong beat Billy Robinson (w/Sherri Martel) in 15:26 -Bob Backlund (subbing for Shawn Michaels) & NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Marty Jannetty beat NWA Canadian International TV Champion Gino Brito & Larry Zbyszko in 36:45 after a miscue between Brito & Larry Z. Backlund was subbing for Shawn Michaels who had travel issues and couldn't make it in …

WWF Wrestling Challenge Gorilla Monsoon & Bobby The Brain Heenan in studio Matches from St. Louis, MO – Kiel Auditorium -A fun opening this week with Gorilla putting it to Heenan in a big way. He talks about how he has no family members left and Heenan says that he has already looked into some new talent and he is going to unveil them when the time is right. He says that he holds Hulk Hogan personally responsible. He holds the Machines personally responsible. He holds Jack Tunney personally responsible and when all is said and done it will be Bobby Heenan who is standing tall with the new Heenan Family! Bobby Fulton w/ Tommy Rogers defeated Victor Rivera -G…

JWA Press Release: JWA Japanese Championship Tournament, July 1-28, 1985 Japan Wrestling Alliance is pleased to announce the 16 first-round match-ups for our July Tournament: Antonio Inoki vs Shiro Koshinaka Riki Choshu vs Blade Runner Sting Tiger Mask Sayama vs Kazuo Yamazaki Umanosuke Ueda vs Samson Fuyuki Tatsumi Fujinami vs Anoaro Atisanoe Yoshiaki Yatsu vs Siva Afi Adrian Adonis vs Isamu “Carpenter” Teranishi Ashura Hara vs Phil Hickerson Jumbo Tsuruta vs Toshiaki Kawada Shinya Hashimoto vs Tastustoshi Goto Akira Maeda vs Masakatsu Funaki Osamu Kido vs Yoji Anjo Bruiser Brody vs Tiger Mask Misawa Seiji Sakag…

WWC Super Estrellas de la Lucha Libre July 3rd 1985 Opening - A video recap of what happened last week during the main event bout of Victor Jovica vs. Chicky Starr - the return of Hercules Ayala, followed by Ayala running off Al Madril during his interference attempt, Ayala knocking down Jovica, and Ayala standing tall with Jovica down in the ring and Starr / Madril on the run - In the arena - Rickin Sanchez welcomes us back to another week of hot action in Puerto Rico. We're going to see two huge names and fan favorites here on the island square off, as Victor Jovica faces Hercules Ayala. What a matchup! We also have the first announcements of the card for …