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Blehschmidt

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  1. I think he would have been Cheetah Kid at this point IIRC
  2. WWE announcing the Survivor Series teams on Social Media. Team Raw includes Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio, and Dominic. Saw a fantastic reply that said "Nice of Rey to put aside that time Seth took his eye out of his head in the name of Brand Supremacy" What a fucking nonsensical company.
  3. I'll take Vlad Petrov
  4. (Taped on Wednesday November 3rd, 1986 and airing Saturday November 6th) Airing on.... and other great stations across the Southeastern United States.... From the Tampa Sportatorium, this is.... Let's head down to ringside, with the voice of Professional Wrestling... Mr. Gordon Solie Gordon Solie: Hello Ladies and Gentleman and welcome to Championship Wrestling from Florida. I am Gordon Solie, and we are coming off a stellar event this past weekend over in Lakeland that saw new Florida Tag Team Champions crowned, as well as plenty of other happenings that we will cover in this hour. Also on tap here today we will see the debut of an exciting, young athlete named Tom Zenk. The Glamour Boys will be joining us in tag team action. "General" Akbar and The Sheik will be bringing the Sheik's nephew Sabu in for action, and we'll certainly be speaking to Akbar who has much to answer for. Then we will see Texas Red make his debut here on television coming off of a wild brawl this past Sunday afternoon. Now, before we head to the action... Hello Gordy.... Did you miss me? Gordon Solie: I...uh...well... Ummm, Ladies and Gentleman, for those of you who don't know her, this is Woman. Does your being here mean that.... Woman: He's right beside you.... Solie turns to see the leather pants clad Man standing next to him. After a smirk and a wink from the big fella, a horrified looking Gordon quickly turns his attention back to Woman and he is shaking his head. Woman: Ohhhh..... You weren't talking about Man, were you Gordy? Gordon Solie: uhh.. No.. I meant....ummm... Woman: It's okay Gordy. You're at a loss for words. Many find themselves unable to understand the feelings stirring deep inside them when in the presence of...something else.... The lights in the Tampa Sportatorium drop to blackness. After several moments of silence, "Welcome to The Pleasuredome" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood begins to reverberate through the building and a purple light shines on the curtain. Then from behind the curtain emerges a figure wearing a purple cape with the word "Luscious" written across the back in gold. He then turns to reveal similarly colored tights and knee pads with white boots. Wearing a grin as the boo's come hot and heavy, "Luscious" Lanny Poffo saunters toward Woman, Man, and Gordon Solie. Gordon Solie: "Luscious" Lanny Poffo, welcome to Championship Wrestling from Florida. Lanny Poffo: Gordon Solie. It's only fitting that one such as myself comes to the land of sun, sand, and sex to ply my trade. When you last saw me I was being suffocated by all of the redneck, southern trash that call Alabama home, but now...here... I can finally erupt forth like a geyser and be all that "Luscious" Lanny Poffo is meant to be. So right now I am going to go get in that ring, and I want you to send this show to a little commercial break, and I want you to find someone in the back to come out here and wrestle me. Gordon Solie: I... Lanny Poffo: Oh, don't try to tell me you can't make it happen Gordon. You're a man with power around here, and we all love a man with power. Make it happen Gordon, or I'll think you don't like me anymore. You wouldn't want that would you Gordon? Would you? Gordon Solie: I'll uh... see what I can do... Lanny Poffo: Wonderful Gordon! Ta Ta for now! Poffo skips away toward the ring as the fan's boo him unmercifully. Man pats Gordon on the shoulder and winks at him, then Woman runs a finger across Gordon's cheek and heads toward the ring with a smile on her face. Solie looks annoyed as he gets up from his position and the show fades to commercial. -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #1 -"Luscious" Lanny Poffo/Woman & Man beat Scott Reese by submission with the Painacle.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: Luscious Poffo picks up the win with the chicken wing cross face submission that he has dubbed the Painacle. I certainly wasn't expecting to see those three here today, but it would appear that they are now a part of the action here in Championship Wrestling from Florida. Now, before we move on, we need to go back to this past weekend in Lakeland and see some action from the tournament to crown the Florida Tag Team Champions. The first clip will be from the Semi-Final match between The Glamour Boys and The Highwaymen, and then we will show you a clip from the Finals. Let's go ahead and roll that footage. When Hickerson got back to his feet, Doll went after him again, but the referee got between them because Hickerson wasn't the legal man. As the ref was pushing Hickerson out of the ring, Duncum slid back in the ring and had removed his boot while he was on the floor! Doll turned around and Duncum blasted him between the eyes with the boot, tossed the evidence under the bottom rope, and covered Doll. The ref turned around and dropped down for the count, and Hickerson managed to get in and stop a still beat up Simpson from breaking up the pin, and The Highwaymen were going to the finals! The Highwaymen nodded at one another and exited the ring. Duncum shoved the time keeper out of his chair and took it. Hickerson meanwhile grabbed a chair from one of the security personnel seated at ringside. The boo's were coming hot and heavy as The Highwaymen re-entered the ring and both immediately started laying into the recovering Ray Candy with chairs. Hickerson laid a shot across the huge back of Candy, then Duncum clocked him right across the top of the head, and down he went. They then turned their attention to Sweet Brown Sugar who was pulling himself up using the ropes. As both of them reared back with their chairs, the boo's suddenly turned into loud cheers.... as Steve Doll and Steve Simpson hit the ring and each grabbed a chair that was raised above a Highwaymen head! The Glamour Boys yanked the chairs away from Duncum and Hickerson, and when The Highwaymen turned to see who had taken their chairs, Doll and Simpson both swing and blasted Duncum and Hickerson right in the head with a chair! The Highwaymen both went down in a heap, and The Glamour Boys took the chairs and headed back to the dressing room. Gordon Solie: Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome Steve Doll and Steve Simpson, The Glamour Boys! "Cum on Feel the Noize" by Quiet Riot plays as The Glamour Boys head out to a big ovation from the Sportatorium crowd. They are dressed to wrestle, but head over to Gordon first. Gordon Solie: Gentleman, we just saw the footage of what went down this past weekend during the tournament. If you would, I'd like to get your thoughts before you head into the ring for action. Steve Doll: Gordon, it's happened time and time again. We have The Highwaymen beat, we have them right where we want them, and they pull out some low down, dirty, cheating trick and they beat us. You saw it. He hit me right between the eyes with that cowboy boot and down I went. I'm sick of it! Steve Simpson: But when we saw them trying that same crap with Good and Plenty, we weren't going to let it happen! You guys might have cheated us out of those Tag Team Titles, but there was no way we were letting you win them! So while we don't condone cheating what so ever, I gotta tell you that it felt pretty good to smash them over the head with those steel chairs! Gordon Solie: Before you came out here I was informed that at our upcoming event at the Bayfront Center in St. Pete, the two of you will step into the ring with The Highwaymen again, only this time it will be a Best Two out of Three falls match. Your thoughts? Steve Doll: Duncum. Hickerson. We are done playing naive with you two. We are done being nice guys. Two out of Three falls, just means two opportunities to kick your butts! Steve Simpson: I couldn't have said it better myself. This thing between us and The Highwaymen is getting old, and when we beat them Two out of Three falls, we'll prove who the better team really is. Gordon Solie: Thank You Gentleman. =========================================================================================================== Match #2 -The Glamour Boys (Steve Doll/Steve Simpson) beat Jack Spade/Rick Cohen when Doll pinned Cohen after Glam, Slam, Thank You Ma'am.- =========================================================================================================== -Commercial Break- As the show returns from commercial, Gordon Solie looks like he is about to launch into the next segment when a bald man with a beard, wearing an expensive looking gray suit, and smoking a cigar walks onto the set and appears to be looking for something or someone. Following behind him is another larger man with black hair, a much thicker beard, who is wearing a black suit, black sunglasses, and is carrying a briefcase. Both men appear to be of Latin American descent. Gordon Solie: Uhh.. Excuse Me Sir, can I help you? Do you know where I can find Humperdink? Gordon Solie: I don't know where Oliver Humperdink is, but we are currently in the middle of a television show. I don't mind. Gordon Solie: Sir, you need to put that cigar out and get off of.... You need to watch your mouth old gringo, I don't think you know who you're talking too! The man in the suit and Gordon Solie are staring at one another for several tense moments, when "Sir" Oliver Humperdink and Los Cubanos come walking out from behind the curtain. Both Humperdink and Miguel Perez look confused, while Ricky Santana looks concerned. Oliver Humpderdink: I'm Oliver Humperdink! Who the heck are you? The man in the suit lights up with an obviously fake smile and extends his hand to Humperdink. Humperdink just stares at him, until the man shakes his head okay and pulls his hands back. I understand my friend. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jose Estrada, but everyone calls me "El Jefe", and the man behind me is my business associate Fidel. Oliver Humpderdink: Okay! Give me one reason I should care! Jose Estrada: How about I give you Ten Thousand. Estrada snaps his fingers and Fidel opens the briefcase revealing that it is full of money. Humperdink's eyes light up like a Christmas tree, and his whole demeanor gets much friendlier! Oliver Humpderdink: Hey! okay my friend! What's that for! Jose Estrada: I understand that as a manager, you hold the contracts for Ricky and Miguel. I would like to offer you this Ten Thousand Dollars for those contracts. Oliver Humpderdink: Ten Grand! For These Two Losers? SOLD!! Fidel snaps the briefcase shut and hands it to Humperdink. He quickly shakes hands with Estrada, grabs the briefcase and heads for the back without so much as looking at Ricky and Miguel. Estrada eyes the two men whose contracts he apparently just purchased and then cracks a big grin as he extends his hand to Ricky who looks relieved as he happily shakes it. Jose Estrada: For anyone out there who doesn't know, this right here.... "El Jefe" along with Fidel and Ricky is The Cartel. What that means, is bad news for anyone and everyone who gets in our way here in Florida. Let's go boys. Miguel Perez: What about me Jefe? Estrada turns and looks at Perez for a long moment, gives him an up and down appraisal and nods his head. Jose Estrada: You're right. I forgot all about you cabron. Fidel, Ricky.... break his arm. Miguel Perez: Wait.... What..... Ricky Santana quickly blindsides his former partner with a wicked forearm shot to the head that sends him crashing to the floor. Fidel quickly joins in on the beating, stomping on the fallen Perez as Santana goes to ringside and jerks the chair away from the timekeeper. Fidel drops several more stomps into the back of the head of Miguel, then reaches down and stretches out his arm. Santana arrives back on the scene and raises the chair high above his head before bringing it smashing down on the outstretched arm of Miguel Perez. Perez cries out in pain and clutches at his arm, as The Cartel walks away from the carnage, and Gordon Solie frantically signals for the show to go to break. -Commercial Break- Gordon Solie: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome back to Championship Wrestling from Florida. I'd like to take a moment and apologize for what we've just seen out here. Miguel Perez is on his way to the hospital, and looks to most likely be out of action for quite some time. Just a despicable act by this El Jefe Estrada and The Cartel or whatever they call themselves. I'm not sure exactly what is happening here today, first with Lanny Poffo and his band of oddballs showing up, and now this senseless attack. Moving on doesn't necessarily have things looking up either as we are set to be joined by "General" Akbar, The Sheik, and Sabu. Let's head down to the ring. =========================================================================================================== Match #3 -Sabu w/Skandor Akbar & The Sheik beat Howie Dewitt after a top rope legdrop followed by the Camel Clutch.- =========================================================================================================== Akbar congratulates Sheik and Sabu who head to the back, while Akbar heads over to join Gordon. Skandor Akbar: What did you think of that Gordon Solie! Gordon Solie: Sabu is certainly an impressive young athlete, that can't be denied. I understand that he will be taking on "Jumping" Joe Savoldi at our next big event in St. Petersburg. Skandor Akbar: and Jumping Joe will be just another victim. The sky is the limit for Sabu! Gordon Solie: That may indeed be the case. But right now "General" Akbar I'd like to ask you about... Skandor Akbar: Kazaharu defeating the Beach Bum? Ha! Ha! I figured you might. Gordon Solie: Well actually... Skandor Akbar: My Oriental Assassin has put down every man that has stepped in his path and will continue to do so. Did you see how quickly the Beach Bum went to sleep when Kazaharu locked on that Japanese Sleeper? Gordon Solie: It is a very dangerous hold, and it was an impressive victory. But Allen West is only a rookie, and.... Skandor Akbar: Don't make excuses Gordon Solie! I don't care if he was a rookie! He stepped into that ring with Kazaharu, and he was put down! Gordon Solie: He indeed was defeated. But what I'd really like to ask you about is you coming to the ring and costing "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan the chain match, and then leaving with Hercules Hernandez. Skandor Akbar: Solie, you fool. As always, you are telling half truths and spreading lies. While I did leave with Hercules Hernandez after he participated in the chain match, I can not be held responsible for the fact that Jim Duggan is an imbecile and tripped over his own feet. Just because I happened to be passing by that corner to get a better look at Hercules when it happened, everyone assumes I am responsible. Gordon Solie: Are you seriously trying to say that "Hacksaw" Duggan just happened to trip and fall when you were conveniently walking by him? Skandor Akbar: That is exactly what I'm saying Solie! If you take one look at the man you can plainly see that intelligence skipped a generation in his family! Is it that hard to believe that he stumbled over his own feet? If he hadn't already wrestled for several minutes before that point I would have assumed that his boot laces were tied together! Gordon Solie: This is ridiculous. Skandor Akbar: If you mean your allegations, indeed they are! Gordon Solie: We need to take a break. Thank You for your enlightening insight "General." Skandor Akbar: You'd best watch your tone Solie.... As the shows fades to commercial, Akbar is still ranting and Solie looks like he would rather be anywhere else. -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #4 -Tom Zenk beat The Bounty Hunter with a picture perfect dropkick followed by a Sleeper Hold.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: An impressive debut here in Florida by one Tom Zenk who will be a part of our upcoming event in St. Petersburg. I'd like to take a moment right now and talk a little bit more about that event, because we have some very exciting news to share with you. The show will take place on November the Fourteenth and it will be at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg. On that night we are going to hold a very special match that they are calling "The Battle at the Bay" and in that match we are going to crowd the new Florida Heavyweight Champion. I don't have all of the details on what that match will entail, but I hope to have those for you next week. In the meantime, here is what I can tell you will take place at that event... The Highwaymen vs The Glamour Boys - Best Two out of Three Falls Sabu w/Skandor Akbar & The Sheik vs "Jumping" Joe Savoldi Hercules Hernandez, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Kazaharu, Tom Zenk, and a returning "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal will be part of "The Battle at the Bay" As I said Ladies and Gentleman, we will have the full details on The Battle at the Bay next week, as well as more matches that will take place. Again, that will be at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg on Sunday afternoon November the Fourteenth with a 4pm bell time. Tickets go on sale at the box office this Monday morning. We'll be right back with our featured contest featuring the Florida television debut of Texas Red. Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #5 -Texas Red w/The Spoiler defeated Snake Brown with a Diving Elbowdrop.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: I am here with your winner Texas Red and The Spoiler. Gentleman, this past weekend you fought Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer to a no contest. I can only assume that your business with those men is not finished. The Spoiler: You assume correctly Solie. If they think for a second that them trying to make a name at my expense is going to go unpunished, they have another thing coming. What happened last weekend is just a taste of the beating that we have in store for those two. We aren't done, not by a long shot. Texas Red: Sawyer. Borne. We're daring you to step in there with us again. But this time let's get rid of count outs, let's get rid of disqualifications, and let's make sure this fight goes until we are done fighting. What do you say boys? The Spoiler: You claim to be the toughest and the meanest. Time to put your money where your mouth is. We'll be in St. Petersburg waiting for a fight. If you two got an ounce of guts, we'll see you there. Spoiler and Red walk off to cheers and Solie slowly shakes his head. Gordon Solie: It certainly seems like we have a war brewing and it just might take place in St. Petersburg. That event is next Sunday, November the 14th at the Bayfront Center with a 4pm bell time. Tickets go on sale this Monday morning when the box office opens. We will crown the new Florida Heavyweight Champion on the show, and as we just heard, it appears we will have a war with no rules. You won't want to miss it. You also won't want to miss this show next Saturday as we will have the South Pacific Islanders in tag team action. "Hollywood" John Tatum in singles action, and Ladies and Gentleman listen to this. Joining us right here in competition at the Tampa Sportatorium will be the former two time World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion, Bob Backlund! What is he doing in Championship Wrestling from Florida? You are going to have tune in next week to find out! Until then, this is Gordon Solie saying So Long from the Sunshine State!
  5. That my friend is a damn good question.
  6. But....but......It's the only time of year where Raw and Smackdown go head to head in competition~! #BuzzWords #WWEUniverse #IfWeKeepSayingIt #ItMustBeTrue #TribalChief
  7. I would add Biff Busick (Oney Lorcan) to that list, but otherwise couldn't agree more Keith, Mia, Ember, Lorcan, Metalik and leave the rest alone!!!
  8. It looks like Rusev defeated Daniel Bryan in a Money in the Bank qualifying match in 2018
  9. I am so torn on this potential Andrade, Black, FTR alliance. On one hand, I really like all of them. But on the other hand, it comes off as "Let's just throw the WWE/NXT guys together." Obviously the Pinnacle isn't really necessary anymore, so FTR moving on is needed. I just hope if they do it, they make it more than "these guys used to work together elsewhere" as the motivation.
  10. Not to take this thread off topic, but I have always wondered about this "Top 500 of the PWI Years" list. Was this something that was released in magazine form like the other 500's? Was this something done on the PWI website? I always see it quoted on Wikipedia pages and other places, and have just always wondered where this list originated.
  11. Well.... I didn't see that coming..... The Slick Stable with Buddy, Dutch, and the #1 Contenders of Robert and Jimmy.... Shit. Continental is in a LOT of trouble!
  12. Florida trades Rick Vaughn (Lance Von Erich) to Continental for Tom Zenk
  13. Great tournament for the Southeastern Title! Olympia is the right choice for the winner. Glad to see him back on the babyface side. He just feels right there. Tommy Rich turning on his cousins was something I didn't see coming. The "fake ass cousins" line popped me. Moving onto this weeks TV.... I'm going to need a status update on the health of Al Madril ASAP!! The Exotic Garden with Tommy Rich.... this has the potential to be the greatest segment of all time. "Bob Caudle did the play by play when David fought Goliath" LMFAO Dundee and Dutch pick up a quick victory, and announce a #1 Contenders Match against the Stable. Oh Shit... Slick and The Stud Stable may be my new favorite thing. Between the colorful suit and Leroy, this shit is fantastic. I'll be interested to see if Robert's position changes if they start winning. The Grappler back in singles competition! Nice! Nice wins for Brad and the Super D's and as expected the Exotic Garden more than delivered!! We got answers to some questions that needed answered. We got some wonderful tension between Rich and Street. We got the "ello Linda" that popped me cause I could just hear the cockney accent. and we got the "I'd rather car pool with Magnum TA" line that had me laughing out loud at work and getting funny looks! Oh Shit, the extra crispy line got me too! Great segment between Slick and Landel! Big win for Taylor against the Stomper to close the show!!
  14. and we start things off on a bad note as Cracky the Crack Head sings the National Anthem! Good Lord! What a First Round!! Savage stuns Jake with a roll up. Tully cheats to beat Harley, which will not go unavenged! My Boy Tommy Rich outsmarts Rocky Johnson. Olympia beats Armstrong in a friendly encounter. Nikita destroys Taylor with the Sickle! Murdoch and Bad News are out, someone is getting a Bye! Reed beats Dibiase in what I can only assume was a classic. and Flair has to cheat to beat Landel.... Boo!!! Starrcade is coming on Thanksgiving! Nice! Savage and Tully go to a Double C.O.... Someone is going right to the finals!! Tommy Rich beats Olympia! Oh, I hope he is getting the Bye!!! Nikita gets a Bye, and that's bad news for whoever gets him fresh. REED BEATS FLAIR!!! Holy Shit!! Go Butch!! Embry gets one over on Brown with a little help from his friends! Reed manages to get past Koloff, but he has had one hell of a road to the finals... While Tommy Rich endears himself to the crowd! Come On Tommy!! Wildfire can ride again!! YEAH!! The Andersons bring home the NWA World Tag Team Titles!! Doc and Dibiase have a miscue, and that's all she wrote!! Magnum T.A. Driving School t-shirt is wonderful!! It's been a long time coming, and as much as I love me some Tommy Rich, this moment had to be his. Butch Reed becomes the Heavyweight Champion of the World! Great Job Gentleman! Well thought out tournament, perfect choice for champion. Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with for Starrcade!
  15. Great Job building up Link before he ever steps in the ring. Fantastic Savage promo. Definitely could hear the whole thing in his growl! Anderson's pointing out the flaw in Dibiase and Doc's plan of competing in the tournament AND defending the Tag Titles. You may not like them, but they aren't wrong! Jake Roberts makes a very intriguing and very dangerous final entrant into the NWA Title Tournament. Great Show! Gotta go check out Halloween Havoc now!!
  16. Nice work on the press conference. I still don't like Colon, but you are certainly building a case for his motive. Kernodle/Iceman will be a nice elevation for one of them. Larry Z and Al Perez are looking strong to win it all! Priceless with the classic defense against "Top Contenders" though I have a feeling the partying is going to catch up with them at SuperClash Lawler/Idol is going to be a classic Memphis style war, and I am all for it!! Ricky and Robert are back in it! Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat if you will! Still thinking this one comes down to the wire!! Good Lord, Superclash is STACCCCKKKEEDDDD!! Great Stuff!!
  17. Lakeland Civic Center Lakeland, Florida Sunday October 31st, 1986 Bell Time: 4:00pm Florida Tag Team Title Tournament - Semi-Final The Glamour Boys (Steve Doll/Steve Simpson) vs The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) As soon as the bell rang, the fight was on, as is customary for these two teams. Duncum and Hickerson controlled early, dividing the ring in half and working over Simpson for quite some time. But when it looked like all was lost for The Glamour Boys, Simpson rolled under a Duncum clothesline and tagged in Doll. As the crowd went wild, Doll was the proverbial house of fire laying into both Highwaymen with all kinds of offense that had them both reeling, a dropkick sent Duncum to the floor, and then he caught Hickerson with a series of hip tosses! When Hickerson got back to his feet, Doll went after him again, but the referee got between them because Hickerson wasn't the legal man. As the ref was pushing Hickerson out of the ring, Duncum slid back in the ring and had removed his boot while he was on the floor! Doll turned around and Duncum blasted him between the eyes with the boot, tossed the evidence under the bottom rope, and covered Doll. The ref turned around and dropped down for the count, and Hickerson managed to get in and stop a still beat up Simpson from breaking up the pin, and The Highwaymen were going to the finals! Florida Tag Team Title Tournament - Semi-Final Good & Plenty (Ray Candy/Skip Young) vs The Fabulous Blondes (Rip Rogers/Chick Donovan) Lots of stalling from the Blondes early in this one as they both attempted to avoid big Ray Candy. Candy had no trouble tossing both of them around and appeared to have things well in hand, until a sneaky dropkick to the back of the knee from the illegal man dropped him to the canvas. After that The Blondes went to work, taking apart the knee of the big man until he could hardly put any weight on his leg. Rip Rogers looked like he was going to try and end the match with a figure four leglock, but Candy used the strength in his good leg to push Rogers clear out of the ring. Candy then crawled across the mat and tagged in Sweet Brown Sugar, who came in firing dropkicks at both Rogers and Donovan. SBS then headed up top and sailed off with a beautiful Flying Crossbody onto Rogers, Donovan tried to make the save but Candy cut him off just in time, and Rogers couldn't kick out! Singles Contest Kazaharu w/"General" Skandor Akbar defeated "Beach Boy" Allen West by submission with the Rolling Japanese Sleeper Tag Team Grudge Match "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer/"Maniac" Matt Borne vs The Spoiler/Texas Red This one didn't last long as it was an all out brawl from the time all four men hit the ring. The referee did his best to maintain control, but it just wasn't happening. He finally threw the whole thing out when Sawyer tossed the timekeepers table into the ring! That didn't stop the fight though as Texas Red clotheslined Borne to the floor, and they fought all the way up the aisle. Spoiler hurled the table back out of the ring directly onto the head of Sawyer, who walked around the ring about half loopy for several seconds before collapsing to the floor. Security and officials stormed ringside to break things up before it got even more out of hand. Singles Contest "Hollywood" John Tatum w/Dark Journey beat S.D. Jones with the California Kick and a handful of tights! Tag Team Contest South Pacific Islanders (Cocoa Samoa/Sivi Afi) beat Los Cubanos (Ricky Santana/Miguelito Perez) w/"Sir" Oliver Humperdink when Cocoa Samoa pinned Miguelito Perez after a Samoan Splash Humperdink was beside himself after the loss and walked away from the ring without his men. Ricky Santana was looking from the departing Humperdink to his fallen partner and looked torn. Finally he helped Perez up, before heading to the dressing room with a dejected look on his face. Chain Match "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs Hercules Hernandez From the moment the referee got the chain locked on to the wrist of these two men, this was an absolute war. You can forget about any semblance of technical wrestling, because it didn't happen. This was just a straight up brawl with fists and clubbing forearms and biting and a whole lot of being punched, whipped, and beaten with a chain! Duggan was the first to bleed after Hercules got the early advantage. Hernandez was brutal with the chain, choking the life out of Duggan and then just peppering him repeatedly with punches when he didn't pass out. His face was the proverbial crimson mask, but with the crowd behind him, "Hacksaw" fought back and started whipping Hernandez with the chain. A huge chain wrapped right hand split open the forehead of Hercules, but Duggan hadn't gotten his pound of flesh quite yet and laid in several more. It looked like "Hacksaw" had things all wrapped up, when "General" Skandor Akbar made his way to ringside. Duggan wrapped the chain around his arm and dropped down into his Three Point Stance, but when he went to charge, Akbar grabbed his leg and Duggan stumbled. "Hacksaw" turned around to confront Akbar, and that was all Hercules needed, as he cracked Duggan in the back of the head with the chain, then looped it around his neck. Turning back to back with Duggan, Hercules hoisted him up, essentially hanging him, and when Duggan stopped kicking, the referee called for the bell. A smiling Akbar escorted a bloody Hercules out of the arena much to the chagrin of the audience. Florida Tag Team Title Tournament - Final The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) vs Good & Plenty (Ray Candy/Skip Young) The Highwaymen attacked before the bell rang, and managed to push big Ray Candy out of the ring, leaving Skip Young to be the target of their attack. He took quite the beating from Duncum and Hickerson, who cut off the ring and made frequent tags to continuously dish out the punishment on Sweet Brown Sugar. Finally after several long minutes of being treated this way, Young was able to reverse an Irish whip and caught Hickerson with a crossbody that scored a shock two count. Hickerson quickly tagged Duncum back in, while SBS crawled toward Candy. Duncum got there before he could make it, and dropped an elbow, but Young rolled out of the way! Duncum hit the canvas hard, and Young leapt forward and tagged in Ray Candy! Candy hit the ring firing off huge punches at Duncum, then blasted him with a big elbow to the head. Hickerson hit the ring, but ate a clothesline for his troubles. Candy whipped Duncum into the corner, then after a few seconds of a little dance move charged in to give him a big avalanche. Duncum was unable to get out of the way, but he did manage to pull the referee between himself and Candy!! The referee crashed to the mat and Candy looked mortified at what he'd done. He bent down to check on the fallen official, and Duncum used the strength he had left to kick Candy in the balls! Hickerson and Sweet Brown Sugar entered the ring at the same time. Sugar was going after Duncum, and Hickerson waited until he reached him, then got behind Sugar and stiff armed him in the balls! With both members of Good and Plenty, and the referee down..... The Highwaymen nodded at one another and exited the ring. Duncum shoved the time keeper out of his chair and took it. Hickerson meanwhile grabbed a chair from one of the security personnel seated at ringside. The boo's were coming hot and heavy as The Highwaymen re-entered the ring and both immediately started laying into the recovering Ray Candy with chairs. Hickerson laid a shot across the huge back of Candy, then Duncum clocked him right across the top of the head, and down he went. They then turned their attention to Sweet Brown Sugar who was pulling himself up using the ropes. As both of them reared back with their chairs, the boo's suddenly turned into loud cheers.... as Steve Doll and Steve Simpson hit the ring and each grabbed a chair that was raised above a Highwaymen head! The Glamour Boys yanked the chairs away from Duncum and Hickerson, and when The Highwaymen turned to see who had taken their chairs, Doll and Simpson both swing and blasted Duncum and Hickerson right in the head with a chair! The Highwaymen both went down in a heap, and The Glamour Boys took the chairs and headed back to the dressing room. Sweet Brown Sugar who hadn't seen any of this, turned around to find everyone in the ring laid out. So he shook the referee, then kicked Phil Hickerson several times until he fell out of the ring. Another shake of the referee brought him back to functioning, and Sugar covered Duncum for the One, Two, Three! Winners and NNNEEEEWWWWW Florida Tag Team Champions..... "Candy Man" Ray Candy... "Sweet Brown Sugar" Skip Young..... GOOD AND PLENTY!!!!
  18. (Taped on Wednesday October 27th, 1986 and airing Saturday October 30th) Airing on.... and other great stations across the Southeastern United States.... From the Tampa Sportatorium, this is.... Let's head down to ringside, with the voice of Professional Wrestling... Mr. Gordon Solie Gordon Solie: Hello Ladies and Gentleman and welcome to Championship Wrestling from Florida. I am Gordon Solie and we have quite the hour of action in store for you today. Hercules Hernandez will join us here this afternoon, and I'm sure he'll have a response to last weeks challenge from "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. We will also see the South Pacific Islanders team of Cocoa Samoa and Sivi Afi in action. "Hollywood" John Tatum along with his manager Dark Journey will debut here in the CWF in this hour, and we will also see the dastardly and dangerous duo of Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer. But right now, it appears that I am being joined by Phil Hickerson and Bobby Duncum, known collectively as The Highwaymen. Duncum and Hickerson are dressed in blue jeans, button up denim shirts, and cowboy hats as they approach the set where Gordon Solie was opening the show. Neither man looks happy to be there. Gordon Solie: Gentleman, it would appear you have something to say... Phil Hickerson: You know something Solie! Last week them Glamour Boys was out here running their traps about me and Bobby, talking about how they're done playing games and they're gonna do whatever they gotta do to beat us, and there gonna show us what there all about, and that we cheated them, and blah, blah, blah. What a load of crap! Bobby Duncum: Buncha Bull.... Phil Hickerson: The only thing them two little fruit loops said that was even remotely true was that we beat them way more times than they ever beat us. Bobby Duncum: Whole lot more... Phil Hickerson: So you two boys can come out here and cry and moan about how we done you wrong, but come Halloween, we are going to beat you again, and we are going to win those Florida Tag Team Titles and there ain't nothing that you can do it about..Glamour Boys! Bobby Duncum: Ya hear that Glamour Boys? We're tellin' ya, righ't'chere, right now... Ain't no way you getting past The Highwaymen. Them belts is going home with us, and we gonna beat'cha again. Ya Unnastan? The Highwaymen head out to the boo's of the crowd, and the show heads to commercial. -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #1 -"Beach Boy" Allen West beat "From Outta Town" Snake Brown with a Belly to Belly Suplex.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: I am being joined by your winner, "Beach Boy" Allen West. A very impressive victory today Mr. West, but tomorrow during our event at the Lakeland Civic Center, you are set to take on "The Oriental Assassin" Kazaharu. Are you prepared for that, step up in competition? Allen West: Well Gordon, so far I am undefeated here in the CWF and I feel like I learn more and get better each and every time I am in that ring. I watched the match that this Kazaharu with Steve Regal, and I saw him spew that gunk into Steve's eyes. So I can tell you that I'll be on the look out for that, and I'll be doing my best to avoid those chops and kicks. Then hopefully the opportunity presents itself, and I can hook him up and drop him with my Belly to Belly Suplex. Gordon Solie: Well best of luck to you. Again, that match and a whole lot more takes place tomorrow afternoon at the Lakeland Civic Center over in Lakeland. Tickets are on sale at the box office, and the bell time is set for 4pm. I promise you that you don't want to miss it. We'll be right back with the, and I can't believe I have to say this.... premiere.... of "Hollywood" John Tatum. I'm sure you won't want to miss that either! -Commercial Break- The show is back from commercial for just a few moments before the lights in the building dim to almost nothing. After several long moments a spotlight hits the ring where we see an African American woman wearing a black cocktail dress standing in the center of the ring with a microphone. "Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Dark Journey and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the world premiere of the new face of professional wrestling in Florida. So please stand on your feet, shut your mouths, and welcome.... "Hollywood" John Tatum! AC\DC's "You Shook Me All Night Long" explodes into the Tampa Sportatorium as a strobe light hits the entrance curtain. For a long moment nothing happens as the song plays, then there is a loud pop as a burst of confetti showers the entrance way and then "Hollywood" John Tatum makes his appearance. He is dressed in a black and white full length robe trimmed with white feathers. His long brown hair has blonde highlights through out, and he has just enough stubble to make the facade of a beard. As he slowly struts to the ring, the boo's grow increasingly louder. When the lights come back up and Dark Journey helps him take off his robe to reveal powder blue trunks with Hollywood written across the butt in a shade of red one step shy of pink, the boo's grow even louder. As Dark Journey fixes his hair and kisses his cheek before exiting the ring, Tatum has a smile on his face a mile wide as the Florida crowd absolutely loathes him. =========================================================================================================== Match #2 -"Hollywood" John Tatum w/Dark Journey beat Shane Tylor with the California Kick.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: I am here with the winner "Hollywood" John Tatum and his manager Dark Journey. Miss Journey, please allow me to be the first to welcome you to Championship Wrestling from Florida. Dark Journey: Well, Thank You Gord.... John Tatum: Okay! Okay! That's enough of that! Let's talk about the real star of this show, and the new face of professional wrestling in Florida... "Hollywood" John Tatum!! Gordon Solie: All right Mr. Tatum, you are calling yourself the face of wrestling in Florida. Am I to assume that your nickname then refers to Hollywood, Florida? John Tatum: What? Dear God... NO! It refers to the only Hollywood that matters you goofball.. Hollywood, California! Are you back on the sauce Solie? My good friend Tommy Rich warned me that you'd be out here, about half lit asking me questions that are almost as stupid as all the people in this crowd look! That draws a big round of boo's from the crowd, and Gordon Solie looks more than a little annoyed. John Tatum: Ohhh.. quiet down you buncha Florida halfwits! There is an actual star out here talking right now! The boo's grow louder, and Tatum gets one of his famous pouty looks on his face. John Tatum: You know what! You people don't deserve to hear what I have to say anyway! Let's go woman! Tatum storms off toward the back, as Dark Journey gives a "sorry" half smile to Gordon Solie and follows him out. -Commercial Break- Gordon Solie: Welcome back Ladies and Gentleman. Before we continue, I'd like to go ahead and apologize for the comments of John Tatum and of course remind you that his opinions do not reflect those of Championship Wrestling from Florida. That being said, I don't know if things are going to get any better, because due out here next is the team of "Maniac" Matt Borne and the "Mad Dog" Buzz Sawyer. Let's head to the ring for that tag team contest. =========================================================================================================== Match #3 -Matt Borne/Buzz Sawyer defeated Lloyd Daniels/Big Train McGee when Sawyer pinned Daniels after a Powerslam.- =========================================================================================================== Borne and Sawyer head directly over to Gordon Solie and they are apparently in a good mood as they are all smiles and laughs. Gordon Solie: Gentleman, while that was an impressive display inside the ring, what I'd like to talk about is last week when the two of you came out here and assaulted The Spoiler. Buzz Sawyer: NO! NO! NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED SOLIE! You see, The Spoiler was out here saying some crazy stuff about him being the meanest, about him being the baddest, and about him being the toughest wrestler in the state of Florida, and we just came out here to show him that we disagreed with that opinion! THAT'S ALL! Gordon Solie: By viciously attacking him until his mask was torn, and blood was pouring from his forehead? Matt Borne: If you know a better way to let someone know you don't share their opinion, I'd love to hear it Gordon.... Borne tries to keep a straight face as he stares down Gordon Solie, but ends up laughing maniacally at his own joke. Gordon Solie: Well, I think we've heard just about enough from these two.... Before Gordon can finish his sentence, The Spoiler erupts from behind the curtain and starts throwing punches at Sawyer who happened to be the closer of the two men. Borne moves into the fray, and soon Spoiler is throwing punches at both men, but Sawyer and Borne are starting to fire back. Just when it looks like the numbers game is going to overwhelm The Spoiler, another figure emerges and enters the fray. A huge red haired man, probably close to 7 feet tall wearing blue jeans, a tank top, and a black glove on one hand with pale skin and a beard joins the side of The Spoiler and starts throwing haymakers. Soon all four men are exchanging rights and lefts, and the brawl is going all over the place. Gordon Solie: A Pier Six Brawl has broken out here in the Sportatorium! Here comes security as I speak. Let's head to a break as they try to restore order. Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Gordon Solie: Welcome back to Championship Wrestling, where we just witnessed a tremendous skirmish right here where I sit. Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer were spinning a tale about the attack they perpetrated on The Spoiler when the man himself arrived looking for some payback. He didn't come alone either as that gargantuan red haired fellow with him came out and quickly evened the odds. I don't know who that man is, but something tells me that we'll find out sooner than later! Now, let's take a moment if we may and run down the action we have in store for tomorrow afternoon at the Lakeland Civic Center. That is of course across the way in Lakeland, Florida, tomorrow afternoon, October the 31st with a 4pm bell time. Already scheduled we have.. Glamour Boys vs The Highwaymen - Florida Tag Title Tournament Semi-Final Good & Plenty vs The Fabulous Blondes - Florida Tag Title Tournament Semi-Final Winner Semi Final #1 vs Winner Semi-Final #2 - Florida Tag Team Titles Kazaharu w/Skandor Akbar vs "Beach Boy" Allen West Los Cubanos w/Oliver Humperdink vs South Pacific Islanders Just Signed: "Hollywood" John Tatum w/Dark Journey vs SD "Special Delivery" Jones "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan vs Hercules Hernandez "Hacksaw" Duggan has requested a chain match, and we will speak with Hercules Hernandez later in this hour to see if he accepts that stipulation. But right now, I would like to bring out one of the teams competing in the Semi-Finals of the Florida Tag Team Championship Tournament. Please welcome, Ray Candy and Skip Young, also known as The Candy Man and Sweet Brown Sugar. They are Good and Plenty! New Edition's "Candy Girl" hits and the Sportatorium goes wild, clapping along and dancing. Candy and Young head out with smiles on their faces and join Solie at his position. Gordon Solie: Gentleman, tomorrow night you meet The Fabulous Blondes in the semi-finals of the tournament for the Florida Tag Team Titles. Skip Young: Gordon Solie! We saw them two out here last week strutting around like some they was some kinda chickens. We heard 'em call us Fat and Skinny. You know what, that's all good. Because tomorrow afternoon in Lakeland when we beat them two boys all over that ring, and we pin 'em One, Two, Three. That's gonna be Good and Plenty moving on too the finals of the tournament! Ray Candy: Then whether or not it's our friends The Glamour Boys, or them dirty, stinkin' Highwaymen, we gonna dance all over their butts and win them Florida Tag Team Titles! You know what I mean Gordon? Gordon Solie: I hear you Mr. Candy. Ray Candy: and Gordon, when we win them titles, we gonna teach you to do the cabbage patch! "Candy Girl" starts again as Young and Candy head to the back and the crowd goes wild. Gordon Solie: I uh.... I don't know about that. We'll be right back. -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #4 -South Pacific Islanders (Cocoa Samoa/Sivi Afi) defeated The Bounty Hunters (I/II) when Cocoa Samoa pinned Bounty Hunter II after a Samoan Splash.- =========================================================================================================== Cocoa Samoa and Sivi Afi get a nice reaction and then head over to join Gordon Solie Gordon Solie: A nice win for the South Pacific Islanders, who tomorrow afternoon will be in tag team action against Los Cubanos. Gentleman, do you have any idea why Miguel Perez called you out specifically last week? Cocoa Samoa: I've been asking myself that all week Gordon. I have some history with Ricky Santana bruddah, but I've never run into Miguel Perez before in my life. Sivi Afi: But tomorrow night, the why won't matter. His mouth will have written a check, his butt can't cash. The South Pacific Islanders will put them Cubans down and be back on track. Cocoa Samoa: That's right! Gordon Solie: There you have it Ladies and Gentleman. We will be right back with Hercules Hernandez in our main event. -Commercial Break- =========================================================================================================== Match #5 -Hercules Hernandez beat Bucky Blevins by submission with the Torture Backbreaker.- =========================================================================================================== Gordon Solie: I am here with your winner, Hercules Hernandez. Hercules Hernandez: I suppose you want to know what I have to say about Duggan challenging me to a chain match? Gordon Solie: That is exactly what I want to know Mr. Hernandez. Hercules Hernandez: Well, I have to say that "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan has to be some kind of an idiot to challenge "The Mighty" Hercules to a chain match. I have the arms and the body of a god, and he is just a mere mortal. So if he wants to meet me in that ring and he wants this chain to be one hundred percent legal, I say bring it on big man! Hercules hits the double bicep while gripping the chain, and then heads for the back. Gordon Solie: There it is Ladies and Gentleman, tomorrow afternoon in Lakeland the main event will be a Chain match! I have also been informed that a tag team match has been signed that will see Matt Borne and Buzz Sawyer take on The Spoiler and the man who we saw earlier who we now understand is known as Texas Red. That is sure to be a street fight! So please, be sure to join us tomorrow at the Lakeland Civic Center for a 4pm bell time. Then join us right back here next week for more action. Until then I am Gordon Solie saying So Long from the Sunshine State!
  19. That was my exact take away from the episode. I mean, the whole thing was interesting, but if I am ever in serious trouble, I am going to pony up for this guy!
  20. I remember him being part of last years rookie draft. All yours as far as I am concerned!
  21. If that's the case, who in the world owns the previous footage? Feinstein? Gabe?
  22. If we are keeping the Briscoe's out of a job, I hope this means the end of Jay Lethal anywhere I have to see him too.
  23. I had to look it up, but it appears Hall debuted in Macon, Georgia. The Wheeling Civic Center hosted Raws, Nitros, Thunders, and even a Shotgun Saturday Night taping!
  24. I do remember the WWF house shows being announced for Wheeling! That and Pittsburgh were the two closest towns. Crockett came to the Southern part of the state, but most of those would have been several hours trips. That's awesome that of all the towns to remember, it's a tiny, podunk West Virginia town that stuck with you! It's funny, that Wheeling is only like an hour and fifteen minutes away from where I live, but when your a kid that may as well be a world away!
  25. I live in the states and I don't have a clue where Wheeler or Smyrna are, so I would say that's the only time they've been called mystical or mythical! But, even living here, wrestling taught me a ton of towns I would have likely otherwise never heard of.

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