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DJ picks up the win on Moose.... Nice!! The Elite use the numbers and put the beating on Mike George. I've been saying that he needs some back up. Will be interesting to see who he gets. Ripper Morgan destroys Bob Roop! Man, this is the kind of thing that will put Morgan up another level. The build Ripper is getting is going to make him a nice challenger for Lawler down the line. Dream Machine's title reign is a fun one with the constant cheating, but I wonder how much longer Dicky Slater will be in Japan. The Grapplers get their shot, and just as it looks like they might finally have the upper hand against the Warriors, the Lone Stars cost them the match. Oh boy, there is going to be hell to pay now. Grapplers are going to want to kill them, the Warriors may want to kill them, and the Grapplers are going to still want the Warriors. Should be fun!! Lots of good stuff happening in the USWA!!

Lawler is ever the fighting champion, but I can't be the only one hoping to see the upset of the century for Champagne! Flowers probably made War Cloud mad by hitting him with a chair, but putting on his head dress and mocking him, now he is going to be pissed off! This fight is just starting!! Tommy and Johnny jump Borne and Oliver in the back!! The blood feud is picking up steam! I love this one so much! These guys are going to keep attacking each other until the only choice is the cage, I can feel it. Morowski would make a nice win for our boy DJ, as he climbs up the ranks. I think maybe The Grapplers should leave the Road Warriors alone... Awesome edition of the Beauty Shop! You have turned Morrow into one of my favorite characters in the whole game. I like him so much I feel bad for kicking him out of The Movement last year now! Can Mike George get the trifecta and put Gagne away too? Since Verne isn't booking, he at least has a chance! Another big win for The Surge, but you have to wonder, why the silence? Looking forward to seeing St. Clair put Kirchner away. Loving the duo of Thornton and St. Clair and that Road Warriors interview is how you end a show and send people running to the arena!! Jackson is going to packed to the rafters!! I can only hope Len sacrifices Tony to Hawk and Animals and makes it out of Mississippi alive!! Great Stuff, looking forward to Kirchner/St. Clair next week, and the big show in Jackson!

I was just trying to have a little fun while making fun of Raw Underground's demise. I saw your clarification, no harm intended.

(Taped on Monday October 12th, 1985 and airing Friday Night October 16th) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Ninety minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut to ringside where Marc Lowrance is standing by with a microphone. Marc Lowrance: Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Will Rogers Coliseum and to Championship Sports. We are here on KTVT for another exciting edition of Texas All Star Wrestling! I am your host Marc Lowrance, and last week we saw Scott Casey win the Great Texas Round Up to become the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion! From start to finish it was one of the most exciting matches I have ever seen, and I would like to once again congratulate Scott Casey on his win. This week on Texas All Star Wrestling we have several big matches lined up for you. We will see "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord lock up with the technical wrestling specialist, Mark Fleming. The man who claims to be Canada's Greatest Athlete, "Iron" Mike Sharpe will go one on one with Ric McCord. We will see "Killer" Tim Brooks in action, as well as the man who dominated the Round Up last week, The Spoiler. Then in our main event, Steve Simpson of the S&S Express will face one half of the All Star Tag Team Champions, Phil Hickerson of The Highwaymen in singles competition. There is a stipulation on that one, but Frank Dusek will be out a little later to tell you about it. So without further adieu, let's head down to the ring and see The Spoiler in action! 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -The Spoiler w/Skandor Akbar vs Mike Bond- An all out vicious assault from the masked man as soon as the bell rang. Just punches and elbows and slams, followed by elbow drops and knees to the head. Spoiler didn't even bother locked in the Claw tonight, just hitting Bond with a huge boot to the face and covering him for the three count. Winner: The Spoiler in 2:14 Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, I am here with.... The Spoiler tears the microphone out of the hands of Marc Lowrance and gives it to Akbar. When Lowrance opens his mouth to protest, Spoiler takes a swipe at him, but Akbar manages to push Spoiler back enough so that he doesn't connect. Skandor Akbar: Marc Lowarance, if I were you right now, I wouldn't be! So you had best go sit down at your little table before you get hurt! Marc Lowrance moves away leaving Akbar with the microphone, and Spoiler repeatedly slamming his fist into the palm of his other hand. Skandor Akbar: Now then, everyone that was watching last week saw this man dominate the Great Texas Round Up like no other. From the moment he stepped into that ring, no one stood a chance, and five men were eliminated by his hand. Then as he stood poised to claim the All Star Heavyweight Title for Devastation Incorporated, as he locked the Claw onto the head of Scott Casey and the blood began to flow, Scott Casey had the single luckiest moment of his life as he caught The Spoiler off guard and managed to eliminate him and claim the gold for himself. You can almost feel the anger and hostility of The Spoiler coming through the screen from the body language of The Spoiler. Skandor Akbar glances back at him and nods his head. Skandor Akbar: So congratulations to you Scott Casey. We have no excuses, on that night you were the winner, and you became the champion. But as the final man in the ring, and the man who dominated the competition like no other, The Spoiler and I are out here to call you out Scott Casey. If any man in Texas All Star Wrestling deserves the first shot at that title, it must surely be The Spoiler. Frank Dusek, the commissioner of Texas All Star, heads out to the ring where Akbar and Spoiler are standing and holds out his hand for the microphone. The Spoiler starts to step around Akbar, but Akbar holds up an arm to block him. After a tense stare down, Akbar gives the microphone to Dusek. Frank Dusek: Akbar, you and I don't see eye to eye on much, but you aren't wrong when you say that The Spoiler dominated the Texas Round Up. Add in the fact that he was the runner up, and both myself and the Texas All Star Board of Directors agree with you, that he should be the first man to get a shot at Scott Casey and the title. So two weeks from tonight, on the Thirtieth of October, that will be our main event. Scott Casey versus The Spoiler for the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title. Dusek sticks out his hand to Akbar, who eyes him warily for a moment, then quickly shakes it. Akbar and Spoiler make their exit as the show fades to commercial and the last thing we hear is Akbar saying "that belt is ours." -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling. Still joining me here at ringside, is Frank Dusek with a special announcement. Frank? Frank Dusek: Thanks Marc. I just wanted to come out here and tell the people about what we have coming up on October Thirtieth. As you know last week, we were short a half hour of our usual running time. Well, to make up for it, KTVT is giving us an extra half hour on the Thirtieth, so we will be running a two hour special that night. The Halloween Spooktacular as they are calling it will be headlined by "Cowboy" Scott Casey defending the All Star Heavyweight Title against The Spoiler as we heard before the commercial break. More matches will be announced soon, but we plan on having several main event quality matches that night. Marc Lowrance: I understand that our main event tonight could have an impact on that show as well? Frank Dusek: Yes indeed. Tonight's main event is going to see Steve Simpson of the S&S Express take on Phil Hickerson of The Highwaymen. If Steve Simpson can pick up the win here tonight, then we are going to grant the S&S Express a shot at The Highwaymen and the All Star Tag Team Titles at The Halloween Spooktacular. Marc Lowrance: All right! Big news about our main event tonight, and in two weeks we can all look forward to the Halloween Spooktacular! Let's head to the ring for singles action! 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -"The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord vs Mark Fleming- The opening moments of this one saw Gaylord use his strength advantage to throw Fleming around the ring, and Fleming isn't a little guy. Gaylord continued to dominate with power moves in the opening minutes until Fleming raked the eyes and then slowed things way down trying to break the big guy down with his technical expertise. For several minutes it looked like Gaylord had no answer for Fleming's holds, until finally The Missouri Tiger exploded off of the canvas with Fleming on his back and whipped him over his head, hard onto the mat. After that Gaylord battered him with several big strikes, took him down with a massive clothesline, and put him away with a Powerslam. Winner: Jeff Gaylord in 7:54 -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling on KTVT. Just before the break we saw a big win from "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord. I'm told he will be back out here a bit later to speak with us, but right now we have a man who has been the source of a lot of controversy here in Texas All Star set for action. 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"Killer" Tim Brooks w/Doug Vines & Jeff Sword vs Shane Tylor- Brooks was busy giving the referee hell about something after the bell rang so the young Tylor took it upon himself to jump up and slap a headlock on Brooks. A hard elbow to the stomach ended the kids offensive dreams, and a hard right hand that reverberated off the walls had the crowd groaning. Brooks peeled the kid off the mat and gave him a headbutt for the fun of it, and then stuffed him with a piledriver near the corner. The referee attempted to call the match, but Brooks threatened to throw a punch his way. Brooks then scaled the ropes and came off with his patented Diving Knee Drop. The referee called for the bell before he could even make the cover. Winner: "Killer" Tim Brooks in 2:11 Marc Lowrance: I am here with your winner "Killer" Tim Brooks and The Devil's Duo of Doug Vines and Jeff Sword. The three of you have caused... Tim Brooks: Did you know that in Detroit, Michigan the night before Halloween is called Devil's Night? Marc Lowrance: I'm sorry, What? Tim Brooks: Devil's Night. The night before Halloween is called Devil's Night. All the crazies and all the criminals crawl out of whatever hole they live in and they set the whole town ablaze and they just sit back and watch it burn Marc Lowrance. Marc Lowrance: I don't understand what that... Tim Brooks: and I hear that Texas All Star is going to have them a show on Devil's Night. So I figure what better time to set fire to the people who have been causing my boys and I problems, and burn them to the ground. Marc Lowrance: You are speaking of Black Bart? Tim Brooks: Course I'm speaking of Black Bart! Ain't you been listening! So what I am proposing is that on Devil's Night, we put a cage around that ring. On one side will be Killer Brooks and The Devil's Duo. On the other side will be Black Bart, Mike Miller, and any damn fool stupid enough to stand beside them. Then we start fighting, and we keep fighting. To win you gotta throw the other team clear out of the cage. Not just one guy, all of them. Not out the door either, over the top, so they fall way down to the concrete. Marc Lowrance: This sounds extremely dangerous. Killer Brooks turns to Marc Lowrance and flashes him a huge, evil grin. Sword and Vines begin to laugh behind him. Tim Brooks: Bart, Miller, we'll see you boys on Devil's Night....if you got the guts. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: High strangeness from Killer Brooks and his crew just before the break, but I don't expect Black Bart and Mike Miller to shy away from a challenge. Up next we have the man from Pago Pago, Cocoa Samoa in singles action. 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -Cocoa Samoa vs Snake Brown- Snake Brown actually manages the Pearl Harbor job on Samoa just as the bell rings and controls the opening moments of this one. But it all goes south for him pretty quickly when he attempts an Irish whip and it gets reversed, and he takes a big dropkick hard in the face. After that Cocoa is in control and seems to be taking his time putting the man who hails "From Outta Town" away. Finally a big Samoan Splash gets the job done. Winner: Cocoa Samoa in 5:53 Marc Lowrance: A very impressive win after something of an auspicious start for Cocoa Samoa. Up next we have the singles debut of the man who claims to be Canada's Greatest Athlete, "Iron" Mike Sharpe as he takes on Ric McCord. Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 20 Minute Time Limit -"Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Ric McCord- Sharpe came into this one cocky, thinking he would easily overpower and defeat the much smaller McCord. He got a lot more than he bargained for, as McCord proved himself to be quite the scrappy competitor stinging Sharpe with dropkicks and catching him unprepared with several hip tosses. Sharpe rolled out to the floor and raised quite the fuss about it much to the delight of the fans in the Will Rogers Coliseum. It was then back and forth for quite a while as "Iron" Mike just couldn't seem to get the control he was looking on McCord. Finally as the match passed the twelve minute mark, McCord's luck ran out when he attempted a cross body block and Sharpe caught him. Sharpe held the struggling McCord in his arms for a moment, then dropped him back first across his knee. After that, Sharpe went to work with huge clubbing shots to the back, bodyslams, a suplex, and even a bearhug. As the ring announcer called out five minutes remain, Sharpe hoisted McCord over his head into the Canadian Backbreaker and that was all she wrote. Winner: "Iron" Mike Sharpe in 15:04 We cut to ringside where Marc Lowrance is standing with Jeff Gaylord Marc Lowrance: "Iron" Mike Sharpe picks up a hard fought victory against Ric McCord, and I am standing by with a man who we saw pick up a hard fought victory of his own earlier this evening, "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord! Jeff, so far here in Texas All Star Wrestling you've made quite the impression on the fans, and your opponents. We know this is your rookie year in professional wrestling, so tell us how you got into the business, and what brought you to Texas All Star. Jeff Gaylord: Well Marc, first of all, Thanks for having me out here. I'd also like to say Thank You to all of the people of Texas who have made me feel so welcome here. To answer your question.... Having left the ring, Mike Sharpe comes over to where the interview is taking place and loudly interrupts. Mike Sharpe: HEY! HEY! HEY! What Is This Now! Marc Lowrance: I am conducting an interview with Mr. Gaylord Mike Sharpe: Forget About Gaylord! I'm The Guy Who Just Won! Jeff Gaylord: Why don't you back off Sharpe. Mike Sharpe: WHY DON'T YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH PUNK! Marc Lowrance is pushed aside as Gaylord and Sharpe come nose to nose, the smack talk continuing from both men. Marc Lowrance: We're gonna need some help out here. Frank Dusek, security, and several referee's are seen heading toward ringside as the show fades to commercial. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back Ladies and Gentleman to Texas All Star Wrestling here on KTVT. Just before the break tempers flared as I was interviewing Jeff Gaylord and Mike Sharpe felt slighted that he wasn't interviewed. The two men came nose to nose and there was some shoving and yelling, but security was able to separate them before a full on brawl occurred. Okay. That is going to bring us to our main event of the evening which is going to see one half of the S&S Express, Steve Simpson do battle with one half of the All Star Tag Team Champions, Phil Hickerson of The Highwaymen. If Simpson wins this match, the Express will be granted a championship match at the upcoming Halloween Spooktacular in two weeks. I have also been informed that the tag team partners have been barred from ringside. 1 Fall, 45 Minute Time Limit -Steve Simpson vs Phil Hickerson- Hickerson started this off by pie facing Simpson instead of locking up. Simpson responded by dropping Phil on his ass with a big right hand, that sent Hickerson scurrying to the floor. Simpson wasted no time following him out and the brawl was on! Both men nearly got counted out, until Simpson tossed him back into the ring and went after him again. While some may look at Simpson as a long haired, skinny guy, the opening minutes of this match showed that he can throw hands with the best of them as he battered Hickerson from one side of the ring to the other with haymaker after haymaker. Finally the referee had enough of the closed fists and warned Simpson, which gave Hickerson enough of an opening to thumb him in the eye! Hickerson then ground the pace of the match to a halt, snapping Simpson over and slapping on a headlock, leaning all of his weight into it. Hickerson was methodical, working over Simpson with hold after hold, not allowing him to breathe, and not allowing him to get to his feet. When he was grinding on a hold, it was elbows, punches, and kicks to the body that had Simpson gasping for air. As the match rolled past the ten minute mark, Hickerson took Simpson up for a big vertical suplex looking to ramp up the punishment... But Simpson managed to shift the momentum and landed on his feet. A stunned Hickerson turned around and was met with a big dropkick to the face. Both men were on the mat as the referee started his count, and even though he'd just gotten dropkicked, it was Hickerson who got up first. He reached down and grabbed a handful of hair, and was caught by surprise when Simpson rolled him into a cradle for the One, Two, Thr...KICKOUT!! Simpson got back to his feet and dragged Hickerson up the ears and blasted him with a few big punches, then doubled him over with a knee to the guts. Simpson hit the ropes and caught Hickerson with a sunset flip, but was again only able to get a two count. Simpson pulled Hickerson off the mat and sent him right back down with another dropkick, then he headed to the top rope. With Hickerson prone on the mat, Simpson leapt off for his Flying Body Splash, but Hickerson got his knees up!! Simpson rolled away clutching his ribs as Hickerson got slowly to his feet. Phil then stalked over and dropped a huge elbow into the midsection of Simpson. As Simpson rolled to his back to protect his ribs, Hickerson dropped another elbow onto the back. Hickerson then grabbed both legs of Simpson and locked in a Boston Crab! Simpson was in agony, crawling hand over hand to try and make the ropes. Finally after what seemed like an eternity he made it. Hickerson then went back to work on him, this time locking in holds like the surfboard and the abdominal stretch that targeted the injured midsection of Simpson. As the match rolled past the twenty minute mark, it looked like Steve Simpson had nothing left in him. There had been a few glimpses of hope, but Hickerson had managed to shut each and every one of them down. Hickerson fired Simpson into the ropes and caught him with a knee to the midsection that sent him on all fours to the canvas. Hickerson then kicked him hard in the ribs, but Simpson didn't collapse. Hickerson grabbed a handful of hair, and yanked Simpson up, hooking him for the DDT. But from somewhere deep down inside, Simpson summoned a burst of energy and charged forward, ramming Hickerson into the turnbuckle and saving himself from getting driven head first into the mat. Free from the grip of Hickerson, Simpson took a moment to draw a breathe, and then fired a barrage of kicks into the ample midsection of Hickerson. Simpson grabbed the arm of Hickerson and attempted to whip him across the ring into the other turnbuckle, but Hickerson reversed and sent Simpson across the ring. Hickerson followed him in, but Simpson was able to grab the top rope and vault up and over the charging Hickerson! Hickerson crashed into the turnbuckle, and staggered backwards stunned. Simpson wasted no time, grabbing him around the waist, and rolling backwards with him, catching him in a pinning combination. The referee counted One, Two, Three!! Winner: Steve Simpson in 22:01 Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, Steve Simpson has done it! The S&S Express will now challenge The Highwaymen for the All Star Tag Team Titles in two weeks at the Halloween Spooktacular! Joe Savoldi comes rushing to the ring and lifts his exhausted partner up in celebration! Just a few steps behind him comes Bobby Duncum who has a steel chair, which he slams into the back of Savoldi sending both members of the S&S Express crashing hard to the canvas. Marc Lowrance: Come On Now! This is uncalled for!! Duncum is quickly on top of Savoldi, blasting him with right hands. Hickerson, who has gotten back to his feet, grabs Steve Simpson by the hair and hurls him over the top rope to the floor. Hickerson then grabs the steel chair and positions it by the turnbuckle, before going over and kicking Savoldi in the head. Duncum grabs Savoldi off the canvas and they drag him toward the corner, where Duncum picks Savoldi up for a piledriver with the chair positioned underneath his head. Hickerson climbs to the middle rope, grabs both feet of Savoldi and leaps off, as The Highwaymen spike piledrive Joe Savoldi onto the steel chair!! Marc Lowrance: NO! We are going to need medical attention for Joe Savoldi immediately!! Duncum and Hickerson exit the ring, where Duncum clotheslines down Simpson who was getting back to his feet, and then The Highwaymen exit the arena to a chorus of boo's. The medical personnel come rushing from the dressing room to check on Joe Savoldi. Marc Lowrance: A chaotic scene here in the Will Rogers Coliseum. The S&S Express have earned a shot at the All Star Tag Team Titles, but we have to wonder if they will be able to compete. The Highwaymen have done the damage, and you have to think that possible fines or suspensions will be in there future. Ladies and Gentleman, that is all for Texas All Star Wrestling this week. We thank you so much for joining us, be sure to tune in next time, right here on KTVT. Until then, I'm Marc Lowrance, Good Night Everyone.

Oh No! What will become of Dabba Kato and (noted work rate guy) Riddick Moss!!

If you are into the style that they wrestle, the NXT UK Main Event this week featuring Walter/Wolfe vs Dunne/Dragunov was excellent.

Big Swole really is the drizzling shits. Cody/Cassidy was excellent, and FTR/Best Friends was a lot of fun too. Haven't seen the main event yet, but I am definitely looking forward to it.

Good lord the Jake's family episode is going to be something. On top of Jake and Grizzly's obvious stuff, Rockin' Robin was an alcoholic, had a husband go to prison, and then lost everything in Katrina. Sam Houston has had an ungodly amount of DUI's, and also lost everything in Katrina. Now he and Baby Doll's daughter is in the business. and all I can think of is the exchange between Raven and Axl Rotten in a shoot interview... Raven: Why don't you think that went anywhere? Rotten: Enh, Grizzly Smith didn't like me. Raven: Cause you weren't a 12 year old girl? Rotten: Ha! Nah, man, he really fucked me. Raven: So you were a 12 year old girl....

Should the other Harris twin be on the list? and I am not trying to nitpick spelling, but I just want to make sure it is the same person, is the "Akiro Saito" listed supposed to be Akio Sato who wrestling in Central States and Continental in '86 and would go on to be part of the Orient Express in WWF?

Fantastic Garvin interview! Ronnie losing weight, and "single and ready to mingle" both got a chuckle out of me! Hamilton better have a good partner to be throwing tag team challenges at A.O.D. and Strong. I like the angle of having Armstrong and Royal go to a draw at 15, then at 30. Something tells me next week is going to go a little differently I am loving the Sawyers here in Twin States. The chaos that follows everything they do is wonderful. Now they have two teams pissed off at them, and I expect Buzz couldn't be happier! Jeebus… Kamala just squashed both the hillbilly's straight on back to Mudlick. Looks like the Bullet is coming back for some revenge though. Judging by those ribs, it might be a bit early. Oh Man! Now Boogie Woogie is coming for revenge! Johnny V and his boys have a whole mess of people that want to kick their asses! This will be fun to watch! More shenanigans in the main event, as Blackjack gets screwed out of the belt yet again! Carson and Stomper were smart to run for the hills, and like Kevin said, Mulligan probably saved that refs life by putting him in the Claw! Good stuff as always Gene. Always looking forward to seeing where the action is going next.

Thank You. Maybe next we can wax nostalgic for Jackie Gayda or Jillian Hall

Texas All Star has the following available for trade: (Happy to trade multiple for one on bigger names, or just swap around some lower card talent) Kim Duk (aka Tiger Chung Lee) Jumpin' Joe Savoldi Cocoa Samoa Ric McCord Chief Joe Lightfoot Mark Fleming Doug Vines and Jeff Sword

Nice work on the empty arena match. Seems like it would have been difficult to write, and you pulled it off nicely. Nice job making the aftermath as interesting as the match, with Funk's rematch up in the air, and Lawler potentially being forced to give up the belt if he can't make his scheduled defense. This could be good news for Champagne! Nice win for Porkchop in the opener, curious about Thornton, and I too would love to see Cash get a shot at the TV Title. Really like your portrayal of Ripper Morgan, and the Kai stable is all around awesome. Nice win for DJ Grapplers getting another crack at the Road Warriors, which may not be the best idea. They also still have some business with the Lone Stars apparently, as they stop them from getting the bounty on Colon. A lot going on for the masked men. Quite the demonstration from the newly christened Dragons. You have a fantastic tag team division. Dr. Dream Machine promo was great, and I am looking forward to Slater coming back and kicking his ass! Kirchner keeps his momentum going, and gets his shot at St. Clair. I just don't think he's the guy though. Another nice win for Mike George as he takes down another member of The Elite. This has been a good angle. Still think George is going to need some back up. Bob Roop is pissed, and that wily veteran could spell big trouble for Morgan and Kai. Great main event, and the Sweet Ebony Express comes up JUST short! I would say a rematch is in order, but it doesn't look like that will be happening. Karachi Vice has got a death grip on those belts! Good Stuff as always man!

I get what you are saying. Female Byron Saxton is actually a pretty good description. I feel like Renee Young was the best shot they had at a sure thing female commentator, but they swiftly beat the life and will to live out of her. That really seems to be a problem with this company.

Texas All Star sends Killer Khan to Houston for Dory Funk Jr.

(Taped on Monday October 5th, 1985 and airing Friday Night October 9th) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Sixty minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut to Marc Lowrance who is standing next to a small podium where the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title is sitting. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, beside me is the reason we are here this evening. The Texas All Star Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. Tonight twenty five men are going to war in the second annual Great Texas Round Up to determine who will go home with that championship. In this match, two men will start in the ring, and every two minutes after another competitor will enter the fray. Elimination occurs by being thrown over the top rope and to the floor, and the last man standing will be the Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion. We don't know who all is entered in the match, and we don't know what order they will enter. I can tell you that Johnny Mantell will not be participating. He was set to compete, but due to the injuries to his neck, he has been deemed unfit for competition by the doctor for the Texas State Athletic Commission. Ladies and Gentleman we only have an hour tonight, so let's get to it. The 2nd Annual Great Texas Round Up -Texas All Star Heavyweight Title- Entrant #1: "Mean" Mike Miller Entrant #2: "The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory Marc Lowrance: As far as the luck of the draw goes, these two men came out on the short end of the stick. But Mike Miller is a man who has been in more than his share of fights, and Jack Victory has proven to be, shall we say resourceful. So although it is certainly a long shot, I certainly wouldn't count either man out of this thing. Entrant #3: Jeff Sword of "The Devil's Duo" Marc Lowrance: This is certainly bad news for Miller, as Sword hits the ring and goes straight for him. Victory and Sword have no association, but Sword's alliance with Killer Brooks is at odds with Miller and Bart, and a man like Victory will stand with anyone who will get him a little closer to the championship gold. Entrant #4: Mark Fleming Marc Lowrance: Sword and Victory have been doing quite a number on Mike Miller, and Mark Fleming is an interesting addition to the match. Fleming has no alliances with anyone, and you have to wonder if he will be out of place in a match like this one. He is at the top of the food chain when it comes to technical wrestling, but Round Up is as much of a brawl as anything. Entrant #5: Black Bart Marc Lowrance: Oh My! Mike Miller is finally going to get a little bit of help in there, and Jeff Sword may now be the man in trouble. Elimination #1: Black Bart hit the ring like a wild man. He ran into Fleming first and hit him with three big elbows to the top of the head that dropped him. Then Jack Victory charged Bart, and was met with a big clothesline for his trouble. That finally allowed Bart to go after the man he wanted, Jeff Sword. Sword was busy pounding away on Mike Miller in the corner and hadn't paid attention to who entered the ring. Bart stomped over, grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around. The "Oh Shit" look on the face of Sword quickly told the story, and he immediately took a big swing at Bart. But Bart saw it coming, ducked it, and when the momentum took Sword all the way around, Bart hoisted him up and gave him a big atomic drop! The impact sent Sword up and out of the ring! Jeff Sword has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, we have out first elimination as Black Bart sends Jeff Sword out of the ring. Bart is helping Mike Miller to his feet, and we have to take a quick break. Don't got anywhere, we'll be right back on KTVT. -Commercial Break- Entrant #6: "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord Marc Lowrance: Welcome back folks, just before we returned big Jeff Gaylord entered the ring. Miller and Bart have been all over Fleming and Victory, and Victory was nearly eliminated but managed to hang on to the bottom rope. Entrant #7: Killer Khan Marc Lowrance: A member of Devastation Incorporated, the huge Killer Khan is headed for the ring! Elimination #2: Killer Khan charged down the aisle, slid into the ring, and as soon as he got to his feet, Jeff Gaylord charged across the ring and clotheslined him to the floor!! Killer Khan has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: WHOA! Just like that Jeff Gaylord has taken Killer Khan out of the Texas Round Up!! Khan is irate at ringside, and you have to believe that Skandor Akbar is beside himself in the dressing room. That is a huge elimination for the rookie Jeff Gaylord. Entrant #8: The Texas Ranger Marc Lowrance: The spectacular masked man who debuted last week here on Texas All Star Wrestling, The Texas Ranger is headed to the ring. With Miller, Bart, Gaylord, and now The Ranger, a lot of the bigger guys are hitting the ring early in this one. You have to wonder if that will be an advantage to them as they can get the jump on their opponents as they enter, or if it will be an advantage to the opponents as men of that size will have a harder time as the match goes longer. Entrant #9: "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi Marc Lowrance: Jack Victory and Mark Fleming are working together to try and get Black Bart out of the ring, while Mike Miller and and The Texas Ranger are locked up in the corner. Here comes Joe Savoldi, a much smaller and quicker athlete. It will be interesting to see what kind of strategy he chooses to employ against these much larger men. Elimination #3: Jack Victory and Mark Fleming each have a leg of Black Bart and are doing their best to hoist him out of the ring. Across from them, Savoldi hits the ring and jumps on to the back of The Texas Ranger, which gives Mike Miller a moments break. Miller notices his partner nearing elimination and heads across the ring. Miller fires punches at both Victory and Fleming, which gets Bart free of his predicament. Miller then nails Mark Fleming with a clothesline that sends him over the top rope and to the arena floor. Mark Fleming has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Mike Miller saves Black Bart from elimination, and in the process takes Mark Fleming out of the match. Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Entrant #10: Kim Duk Marc Lowrance: Welcome back Ladies and Gentleman to the Great Texas Round Up! Another big man is entering the ring as Kim Duk is entrant number ten. Another member of Devastation Incorporated, you know Skandor Akbar is hoping he fair better than the last one. Duk goes straight after The Texas Ranger. Mike Miller is fighting both Joe Savoldi and Jeff Gaylord, while Black Bart is slugging it out with The Texas Ranger. Entrant #11: Doug Vines of The Devil's Duo Marc Lowrance: The other half of The Devil's Duo, Doug Vines is headed to the ring and you know that both Bart and Miller will be after him. Gaylord almost has Savoldi out of the ring, but Savoldi has his legs wrapped around the head of the big rookie.... Elimination #4: Doug Vines has barely made it into the ring when Black Bart and Mike Miller come at him from opposite sides of the ring. Being the fresh man, Vines puts up a decent fight, but eventually the two on one odds are too much to overcome. Bart and Miller pound him down and finally when they feel they've had enough fun beating him up, they deposit Vines over the top and to the floor. Doug Vines has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Vines put up one heck of a fight, but the combined forces of Bart and Miller were just too much for any one man too...wait a second.... Elimination #5: Bart and Miller finish dumping Vines over the ropes, and both men turn back to the action. Bart finds Jack Victory and The Texas Ranger fighting near the turnbuckle not too far away from him and heads off to interject himself. Meanwhile, Mike Miller turns around and finds only the foot of Kim Duk as it catches him just under the chin and sends him sailing backwards over the top rope and to the floor. "Mean" Mike Miller has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Kim Duk uses a martial arts kick and Mike Miller has been sent backwards out of the ring and crashes hard to the floor. He had been in the ring for over twenty minutes and was certainly starting to look fatigued, but he never saw that one coming. Entrant #12: "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones Marc Lowrance: Tom Jones enters the Round Up, and with strength like his, picking guys up and throwing them out shouldn't be too difficult. Jones was our twelfth entrant, so after he has been in the ring for one minute, we will have reached our half way point. Jack Victory who drew number two is still in the ring which means he is nearing the twenty five minute mark. Black Bart entered at number four and I think he'd fight everyone in the state of Texas until he gets his hands on Killer Tim Brooks. Entrant #13: "Chief" Joe Lightfoot Marc Lowrance: Chief Lightfoot enters the ring and we now have eight men in there. Jack Victory looks like he has been hit by a truck, and he is just clutching at the bottom rope over in the corner hoping no one notices him. Tom Jones has big Jeff Gaylord up on his shoulder and is trying to put him out, while Bart, the Ranger, and Kim Duk all are battling it out mid ring. Entrant #14: "Killer" Tim Brooks Marc Lowrance: Oh Boy.... Elimination #6 & #7: Killer Brooks came to the ring with a length of chain wrapped around his fist. A referee tried to stop him, but he got punched in the face for his trouble. Brooks slid in to the ring, and immediately blasted Joe Lightfoot in the face with a chain covered fist, because he happened to be near where Brooks was. Then Black Bart was there and he began unloading on Brooks with lefts and rights and Brooks didn't even have time to react. Bart grabbed two handfuls of hair, and threw Killer Brooks over the top rope, where he landed on the apron. Bart reached over the ropes to grab him again, and this time Brooks reacted, punching Bart in the face with a chain covered fist, then grabbing two handfuls of hair and pulling Bart over the top rope to the floor. Brooks stood up to get back in the ring, but Bart wasn't done, reaching up and yanking the feet of Brooks out from under him, causing Brooks to smash face first into the apron and his feet to hit the floor. The two men then began to brawl as Frank Dusek, several referees, and a ton of security came running from the back to pull them apart. Black Bart has been eliminated "Killer" Tim Brooks has been eliminated -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: We are back, and they have finally managed to separate Bart and Brooks and get them away from ringside. We are moments away from number fifteen entering the fray. Entrant #15: "The Russian Hammer" Alexis Smirnoff Elimination #8: Joe Lightfoot has barely gotten to his feet, his face covered in blood as Smirnoff enters the ring. The big Russian grabs the arm of Lightfoot, secures it behind his head, and then drills him with the Russian Hammer Heart Punch. Lightfoot collapses to the mat, but Smirnoff pulls him back up and deposits him to the floor. "Chief" Joe Lightfoot has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Poor Joe Lightfoot was sucker punched with a chain by Tim Brooks, now he has unnecessarily been given that Russian Hammer Punch by Alexis Smirnoff and his night is over. You have to think....wait....Jeff Gaylord!!... Elimination #9: The big, impressive rookie Jeff Gaylord has been in the ring for nearly twenty minutes and was starting to show signs of running out of gas. That didn't however stop him from going toe to toe with Kim Duk exchanging big haymakers. An exchange that Gaylord got the better of, putting the big Asian down with a huge roundhouse right. Gaylord exhausted from the exchange, sagged onto the ropes, and Jack Victory, thirty minutes deep into the match, grabbed one of Gaylord's legs and shoved for all he was worth, sending the big Missouri Tiger out of the ring and to the floor to a chorus of boo's. Jeff Gaylord has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: I can't believe it! Jack Victory looks like he can barely stand up, but he mustered the strength to send big Jeff Gaylord out of the ring, just moments after Gaylord flattened Kim Duk with a massive right hand. Entrant #16: Brian Adias Marc Lowrance: Judging by the reaction of the crowd, the people's choice has just arrived! Brian Adias is headed into the Great Texas Round Up! Elimiation #10 & #11: Kim Duk and The Texas Ranger were tied up with each other in a kind of double hip toss. Each trying to muscle the other out of the ring. Brian Adias saw the two men perched on the ropes and grabbed a leg of each and leveraged both of them up and out of the ring! The Texas Ranger has been eliminated Kim Duk has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: and it only takes a few moments for Brian Adias to make a huge impact as he sends both Kim Duk and The Texas Ranger out of this one! I know that Adias and The Ranger are friends, but this match is every man for himself and is for the All Star Heavyweight Title, so you can't blame him for that one! Entrant #17: "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal Marc Lowrance: One half of The Fabulous Blondes, Steve Regal is headed to the ring and you can actually hear Jack Victory thanking the lord over in the corner! Mr. Victory needs to remember that this is every man for himself! Elimination #12: Alexis Smirnoff and Tom Jones are waging a one on one war in the far corner of the ring, both men firing haymakers at one another. Jones is getting the upper hand, as Smirnoff is doubled over in pain, and Jones is now clubbing forearms down onto the back of the big Russian. But then Smirnoff stiff arms Jones in the balls, hooks his legs and back drops him out of the ring and to the floor. "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Smirnoff just blatantly hit Tom Jones in the groin, but there are no rules in the Round Up. Jones is gone, and Smirnoff is grinning from ear to ear. We'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Entrant #18: Lance Von Erich Marc Lowrance: Cousin Lance hits the ring, and he is fired up! Lance and Adias are going after Smirnoff!! Over in the corner.... Elimination #13: Steve Regal and to some extent the exhausted Jack Victory have been working over Joe Savoldi in the corner. Each man grabs a handful of hair and a handful of tights, and they send Savoldi out of the ring. "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Savoldi had been in the ring for quite some time, but the combined assault of Regal and Victory was too much for him. Victory has now been in the ring for over thirty five minutes, and to be honest, I can't believe that he is still there. Entrant #19: "Cowboy" Scott Casey Marc Lowrance: Things weren't looking good for Adias and Lance as Regal, Victory, and Smirnoff were taking advantage of a three on two situation, but here comes Scott Casey, who you have to believe will even the odds!! Elimination #14: Casey came in guns blazing firing off a barrage of punches at Smirnoff who then staggered into a big Lance dropkick. Casey then turned his attention to Regal who ate a clothesline, then got sent into the ropes and got tossed up high with a big back body drop! Then Casey turned and saw Brian Adias blast Jack Victory with a dropkick of his own that sent Victory sagging into the ropes. Before Victory could hit the mat, Casey charged across the ring and nailed him with a clothesline that sent him out of the ring to a massive pop from the Fort Worth crowd!! Jack Victory has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: After nearly forty minutes in the Great Texas Round Up, Jack Victory is eliminated! Like him or not, you have to give the man credit, that is one heck of a performance! Five men remain in the ring, with six men left to enter. Entrant #20: "Iron" Mike Sharpe Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, this man refers to himself as Canada's Greatest Athlete. "Iron" Mike Sharpe is a veteran of professional wrestling, and a very dangerous competitor. I do believe he is the man who replaced Johnny Mantell in the Round Up, and with an entry this late in the game, he certainly has a very good chance to make quite the name for himself in his first appearance here in Texas All Star Wrestling. Elimination #15: Sharpe was in the ring for less than ten seconds when he was charged by Lance Von Erich. Being the veteran that he is, Sharpe simply dropped down, hooked the rope, and allowed the younger, less experienced Lance to sail over the ropes and crash to the floor, much to the shock of everyone in the building. Lance Von Erich has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Just Like That! Sharpe just capitalized on the inexperience of Lance Von Erich and allowed him to get the better of himself, and he did it without exerting hardly any energy. That is the kind of strategy that will win you a match like this. Wow. A shocking elimination. Entrant #21: Steve Simpson Marc Lowrance: Popular, young Steve Simpson hits the ring, and he is right after Steve Regal! Peppering him with rights and lefts. Meanwhile Brian Adias and Scott Casey.... Elimination #16: Scott Casey and Alexis Smirnoff were paired off fighting, while Brian Adias and Mike Sharpe were paired off not far away. Adias managed to catch Sharpe with a dropkick that sent him to the canvas, just as Smirnoff blasted Casey with a big shot to the face. Casey and Adias got to their feet at the same time and turned their attention to Smirnoff. The two men began firing at Smirnoff together, and it was too much for the big Russian to handle. Finally a double dropkick, sent him over the top, and to the floor. Alexis Smirnoff has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: A big double dropkick ends the night of the big Russian, and we are going to take our last commercial break! After this we will stay with you until we crown a champion!! You don't want to miss it!! -Commercial Break- Entrant #22: Chick Donovan Marc Lowrance: The other half of The Fabulous Blondes, Chick Donovan is headed in, and you have to think he and Regal will attempt to work together until the end. Mike Sharpe is taking it to Steve Simpson, while Adias and Casey have been working over Regal. Entrant #23: Cocoa Samoa Marc Lowrance: From Pago Pago, it's Cocoa Samoa! This hard hitting islander is going to be right at home in a match like this one! Elimination #17: As soon as The Fabulous Blondes hooked up, they started working together on whoever got in front of them. Adias went down to a pair of savate kicks. Casey was taken over with a double suplex. They even hit Sharpe with a double bodyslam. Steve Simpson caught the worst of it as The Blondes worked him over in the corner with fists, knees, and boots for quite a while. Just before the entrance of number twenty four, they bundled him out and to the floor. Steve Simpson has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Blondes have taken Steve Simpson out of the Round Up, and together they are looking unstoppable. Here comes number twenty four, and uh oh... Entrant #24: The Spoiler Marc Lowrance: That is a big, tough, mean man and he is entering this thing with a great number. Elimination #18: The Spoiler wasted no time in proving that absolutely no one was going to be safe from his wrath. Samoa ate a big punch as soon as he entered the ring. Scott Casey was hit with an elbow strike that sent him to the canvas. But it was Mike Sharpe who was standing too close to the ropes, and a big boot from The Spoiler sent him sailing out of the ring and hard to the arena floor. It was time for "Iron" Mike to hit the showers (again) "Iron" Mike Sharpe has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler has no friends in that ring, and Canada's Greatest Athlete is the first to fall at his hands! Elimination #19: Cocoa Samoa is still holding his jaw from the big punch he ate, when the clothesline from The Spoiler connects with the side of his head and sends him cartwheeling over the top rope to the floor. Cocoa Samoa has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Make it two for The Spoiler as Cocoa Samoa just got shot out of the ring like a rocket! Elimination #20 & #21: The Spoiler had just finished dumping Samoa when he turned around to find Steve Regal and Chick Donovan standing in front of him, while across the ring Brian Adias was helping Scott Casey to his feet. A big grin spread across the face of Regal as patted Spoiler on the chest and the audio picked him up saying "Alright big guy, how about the three of us, take out those two!" Donovan then slapped Spoiler on the back and said "Let's do it!!" Spoiler nodded his head in agreement, and The Fabulous Blondes turned to go after Adias and Casey. The Spoiler then shook his head NO, grabbed two handfuls of blonde hair, and gave the Fabulous Blondes a double noggin knocker, before spinning both men around and hurling them over the top rope! Chick Donovan has been eliminated Steve Regal has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler just took out both Blondes!! He is a one man wrecking crew in that ring! Double clothesline on Casey and Adias!! Can anyone stop The Spoiler!! Entrant #25: "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Marc Lowrance: Our final entrant is the the man who calls himself the Boss! Jose Estrada, The Spoiler, Scott Casey, and Brian Adias. One of these four men will be the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion. Elimination #22: The Spoiler was still working over both Casey and Adias when Estrada hit the ring. The Spoiler had the Iron Claw locked on Scott Casey whose head wound had re-opened yet again and blood was streaming down his face. Adias was struggling to his feet using the ropes, so Estrada went after him, smashing him in the back with a double ax handle. Estrada then grabbed Adias by the trunks and sent him over the top rope to the floor. Brian Adias has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Estrada bundles Adias out of the ring.... Elimination #23: As Adias was sent over the top rope, the heel of his foot caught The Spoiler in the back of the head. Spoiler let go of the claw on the half concious Casey and turned to see Estrada staring down at the eliminated Adias. Estrada turned to find Spoiler staring at him and smirked, Spoiler met that grin with a huge right hand to the face. Estrada stumbled backwards, but Spoiler was on him like a wild dog. Punch after punch rocked Estrada all the way across the ring, then a huge clothesline sent "El Jefe" out of the ring to the floor. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler racks up his fifth elimination! Elimination #24: Spoiler heads back across the ring to where Scott Casey is still slumped down on his knees in the corner, bleeding profusely. Spoiler holds his Iron Claw hand, already covered in the blood of Casey, into the air for the crowd in the Will Rogers Coliseum to see, then he reaches back down and clamps the Claw back onto Casey. But the boo's quickly turn into a massive cheer, as Casey seemingly comes back to life, hooking his arms around the legs of The Spoiler, and lunging back to his feet in one swift motion. The Spoiler still has the Claw locked in as Casey heaves with every thing left in his body, throwing The Spoiler back over his head, and over the top rope to the floor! The Spoiler has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: He's Done It!! GREAT TEXAS ROUND UP WINNER, AND THE FIRST TEXAS ALL STAR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: "COWBOY" SCOTT CASEY Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, covered in blood and nearly unconcious from the effects of the Iron Claw, after coming up just short in the tournament for the Tag Team Titles, Scott Casey has won the Texas All Star Heavyweight Championship!! Here come Sunshine and his partner Johnny Mantell! The celebration is on here in Texas!! Ladies and Gentleman, that is all for Texas All Star Wrestling! We thank you so much for joining us, be sure to tune in next time, right here on KTVT! As the show goes off the air, we see Sunshine buckling the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title around the waist of Scott Casey who is being helped to stand by Johnny Mantell. They both raise his arms as we fade to black.

I don't totally disagree with this statement, but I feel like the fact that you had Mauro constantly over talking everyone, and now whoever the Michael Cole sound-a-like lead announcer is does the majority of the talking. Add to that, that she has constantly been part of a three person commentary team (which to me has always been overkill), and I'm not sure she has ever had a chance to develop beyond where she is currently. Plus god only knows who she has screaming in her ear "producing" her. Not saying she would ever get better, but I just don't think she's really had the chance.

Does that require an adapter to work on N64's outside of Japan? I still have mine and have thought about buying that game myself.

Fantastic moment of silence to start the show. I love the way RPG sets the tone! Nelson Royal makes a great challenger for Scott Armstrong. They'll give the fans some exciting action for that Junior Title. I am all in on the Violent Gentleman. You've made them one of my favorite teams in the game, and I've never seen Barnes in real life. Very much looking forward to this feud with Fuller/Golden. Should be quite the back and forth blood bath if I had to guess. That elimination ten man tag is going to be nuts. The continuation of Sawyers/Nightmares is just going to get more violent, and I have to think that Brad has nowhere to go but up from here, and I look forward to that ride. Kamala wrecking shit is right where Kamala belongs. Love It! It does sound like he has a date with the Bullet sometime in the future though. That'll be one hell of a fight! Stomper/Mulligan... No DQ! Oh Hell Yeah! Buzz Sawyer tries to make some oatmeal, but the babyfaces save the day. Yeah, that 10 man is going to be crazy!! To the Farm Center!! Ash cheats to get a nice win in the opener! I almost picked him up. Glad to see him getting a win! Armstrong/Royal go to a draw. Perfect opening for this feud! Oh! Looks like Gypsy Joe is all done after two splashes from the Fredphoon!! Wow! Last week Brad takes the World Champion to the limit, and this week he is the Sole Survivor of the big ten man! I think Mr. Armstrong has big things coming in his future! Oh No! The Candyman eats a Kamala top rop splash, and two Big Bubba splashes!! He is going to be hurting bad after this one. But I feel like Bubba may have a Chocolate Drop in his future. JIMMY GARVIN!!! If there was one guy I never expected to see show up and help Fuller/Golden/Johnny V, he would be pretty high on that list! Is he here for Brisco? Is this a new Stud Stable? Was it to screw the Gentleman? I can't wait to see where this goes!! Mulligan has Stomper dead to rights again, and this time Carson uses the stipulation to get involved and steal the win. I smell a cage match! As always, Twin States is the place to go for good old fashioned Southern Wrestling!

I used to enjoy NXT so much, and now like the rest of WWE's programming I find it to be a total chore. At first I thought it was the move to 2 hours and the feel of Vince being on it that was the problem, but the more I think about it, I think it's the fact that the product has ground to a halt. Before you saw the guys for six months to a year and they moved on. The roster seemed to constantly change like an old territory and it was refreshing. Now we've had Gargano, Ciampa, Velveteen, and the 4 UE guys who have been there forever. We have Balor, Breeze, and Fandango there again. Uggh. I sat and watched Takeover, and while all of the matches were fine matches, I found myself invested in Escobar/Swerve and Shirai/Lerae most of all because they don't feel old hat like everything else. Priest, Kushida, Kross, Escobar, Swerve, Thatcher, Grimes, Reed, Imperium. I could get back into a show built around these guys. But like everything else WWE, it seems they are only comfortable dishing out the same old shit.

I am super excited for the empty arena match. I know you are going to do an awesome job with it, and with Funk and Lawler involved, you know it is going to be a wild brawl. Good win for Bassarab. He could definitely be en route to a TV Title shot. The Magnificent Ones get a nice win, but Yatsu and Fuchi get a little payback. This will be a good little feud. As I said before, the Thornton/St. Clair duo is a favorite of mine. Kirchner will make for a fine challenge, but I don't think he is the guy to end the reign. Speaking of favorites, Champagne is awesome! Huge props to you for building Morrow up in to a guy that we are all excited to see challenge Lawler. Grapplers may want them some Road Warriors, but they'd better start paying attention to the Lone Stars. Doring has my attention. Interested to see where he goes. More Rich Cousin vs Borne/Oliver!!! Mike George picks up a big win, but has the whole Elite pissed off in the process. He is gonna need some back up. Great show! Looking forward to Thursday Night!!

(Taped on Monday September 28th, 1985 and airing Friday Night October 2nd) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Ninety minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut directly to the ring where Marc Lowrance is standing by with Frank Dusek, Scott Casey, Phil Hickerson, and Jack Victory? Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the Will Rogers Coliseum for another exciting edition of Texas All Star Wrestling right here on KTVT Channel Eleven. I' am your host Marc Lowrance, and as you can see we are set to get things started immediately here tonight, but first I must ask, Jack Victory, what are you doing here? Victory who is wearing huge white sunglasses and a blue jean jacket with the words Heart Throb across the back, struts over to Lowrance with a goofy grin on his face. Jack Victory: Well Mac, I'm out here to represent my good friends the Blondes. They don't speak English good like me and you, so they asked me to come out here and make sure they weren't getting ripped off by you and Dootcheck in this card game or whatever it is. Frank Dusek steps forward and takes the microphone. Frank Dusek: No one is getting ripped off Victory. It's real simple. You pick a card from the deck. The two teams with the lowest cards meet in the first match. The winners of that match meets the team with the highest card in the main event, and the winner of that match wins the All Star Tag Team Titles. So since you wanna run your mouth Jack, you can pick first for Regal and Donovan. Jack Victory: Regal and Donovan? Never heard of 'em! Anyhow.... Victory reaches in and grabs a card. Dusek moves the deck to Casey who takes a card, then to Hickerson who takes one. Frank Dusek: Alright Victory, what do you have? Victory turns his card over revealing the 6 of Diamonds. He immediately throws an exaggerated fit, ripping the card in half, kicking the bottom rope, and stomping off to the corner. Frank Dusek: The Blondes have the Six of Diamonds. Casey? Casey flips his card. Frank Dusek: The Gunslingers have the Queen of Hearts. From over in the corner the microphone picks up Victory saying "The Gunslingers are a couple of queens." Scott Casey doesn't take very kindly to that and makes a move for Victory, which causes Dusek to get between the two of them. While this scuffle is happening in the foreground, eagle eyed viewers will have noticed Phil Hickerson looking at his card in the background. Whatever that card was quickly disappeared into the pocket of his long Highwayman coat, and a new card appeared from his sleeve. Hickerson then stood back and made no move to get involved in the skirmish. Dusek finally calmed Scott Casey down, and turned around to Victory. Frank Dusek: One more crack from you and I'll have you thrown out of the building. You got it? Victory rolls his eyes and nods in the corner. Dusek turns back to Hickerson. Frank Dusek: Alright Hickerson, what do you got? Hickerson flips over the card in his hand revealing the Ace of Spades. A big smiles crosses his face, like he is seeing it for the first time. Frank Dusek: Highwaymen have the Ace of Spades. Highwaymen get a bye of the finals. Blondes and Gunslingers, you are up after the first break. Be ready. Dusek hands the microphone back to Lowrance. Hickerson leaves the ring grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Casey stays in the ring, and Victory is jawing with the ringside fans as the show goes to commercial. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling! The draw has been made and the bracket is set. The Highwaymen are going straight to the finals. They are one victory away from being the first All Star Tag Team Champions. Which means right now we are going to see two teams compete for the chance to meet them and vie for those titles. It is going to be The Gunslingers and....(sigh).....The Laser Blondes.... 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Laser Blondes (Laser Blonde I/Laser Blonde II) vs The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) w/Sunshine- The Blondes jumped The Gunslingers before the bell rang and made sure to knock Casey to the floor, leaving Mantell and his bad neck in the ring. After that they expertly cut off the ring and worked Mantell over for quite some time, focusing primarily on the head, neck, and shoulder region. It was nearly ten minutes that the Blondes remained in control, although Mantell did get close several times. Finally he got free after hitting Blonde II with a reverse atomic drop and tagged Scott Casey in. Casey took control and bumped both of the masked men all over the place, but eventually a poke to the eyes put the Blondes back in control. That didn't last nearly as long this time, as after about three minutes, Blonde I shot Casey into the ropes and leaned over for a back body drop, but Casey put on the breaks, then simply reached down and plucked the mask off his head! To the surprise of virtually no one, "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal stood up clutching at his unmasked face with a look of total shock on his face and then ran to his corner and tagged in Laser Blonde II. While Regal tried to hide his face in the corner, Blonde II charged into the ring, but Casey took him down with a drop toe hold. Casey yanked the man to his feet and planted him with a bodyslam, then tagged in Mantell who quickly dropped a leg onto Blonde II. Casey charged across the ring and knocked Regal off the apron. He and Mantell then each hit the ropes and drilled Blonde II with a Double Bulldog! Mantell covered for the One, Two, Three! Mantell then reached down and yanked the mask off of Laser Blonde II revealing...Chick Donovan! Winners: The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell in 15:49 Marc Lowrance: All Right! The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell have advanced to the finals of the All Star Tag Team Title Tournament. They will meet The Highwaymen of Bobby Duncum and Phil Hickerson here tonight in the main event with the belts on the line. Also, to the surprise of absolutely no one, these masked men have been revealed as Steve Regal and Chick Donovan. At least now they can stop trying to speak Spanish. Folks, we'll be right back with the debut of "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones! Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones vs The Bounty Hunter- Although he may not be the competitor he once was, for a man in his mid-40's, Tom Jones is still put together! He came out tonight and used his power advantage to make pretty short work of the masked Bounty Hunter. A couple of big forearms and clotheslines. A bodyslam where he walked around with the big masked man. A bearhug that wore him down, and finally he slapped on the Full Nelson and put him out. Winner: "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones in 4:11 Marc Lowrance: I am standing by with your winner, "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones. Tom, a nice win here tonight, and may I say, Welcome to Texas All Star Wrestling. Tom Jones: Thank Ya Marc. Ya know, I've been wrestling all over the place for a lot of years, and if I am being real honest with myself and with all of you, I don't know how much fight this old dog has left in him. So when I heard that wrestling was coming back to North Texas, just up the road from where I call home, I figured what better place to come and find out just what I had left in the tank! So I'm here in Texas All Star looking for some gold and looking to mix it up with anyone that wants to fight. I may not know how many fights I have left in me, but I know I have a few, and what better place to have them, than right here in Texas! The fans in the Will Rogers Coliseum like that one and give a big cheer to Jones who holds up his fist and pumps it as he exits the arena. Marc Lowrance: Tom Jones is here and he is looking for a fight. We are looking at a quick break, then we will see Jack Victory, the New Jersey Heartthrob in action. We'll be right back. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory vs Mike Reed- After strutting to ringside in his ridiculous glasses and jacket, and strutting during his ring introduction, Victory turned surprisingly violent when the bell rang. He was all over Reed peppering him with punches, then dropping repeated elbows on him when he got him to the canvas. Victory jerked him up by the hair, whipped him into the ropes, then hit him with a nasty clothesline. Victory jerked him up again, plowed him with a Piledriver and covered him for the victory. Winner: "The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory in 2:35 Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, I am here with... Jack Victory: You Shut Up Florence! I got a complaint! It isn't fair that them Gunslingers ripped the masks off my friends Steve Regal and Chick Donovan. In Lucha Libre rules, if you take the mask off your opponent, that is an automatic disqualification, and that means that The Gunslingers should be eliminated from the tournament, and the Laser Blondes should be fighting for the titles. It's not fair that they are going to get fired again just because Steve Macey and Jimmy Chantell are dirty, no good, low down cheaters! Marc Lowrance: What are you talking about? Victory looks like he is about to blow a gasket at Marc Lowrance, when Steve Regal and Chick Donovan come marching down to ringside and attempt to calm Victory down. As Chick Donovan walks the animated Victory away from the interview area, Regal approaches Lowrance. Steve Regal: What my good friend Jack is trying to say Marc Lowrance, is that it is an absolute travesty that The Gunslingers had to resort to such low down tactics to defeat us. We got cheated in a Loser Leaves Town match in the USWA. So we put on those masks and came here so that we could continue our run of tag team dominance. But now thanks to those Gunslingers, not only will we not be bringing home the All Star Tag Team Titles, we are once again unemployed. Now it is Frank Dusek who comes marching to ringside with a look of absolute annoyance on his face. Frank Dusek: Look, I have an announcement to make and a show to produce, so I am going to keep this nice and short. Number one, this isn't Lucha Libre, this is Texas Wrestling! So you two getting your masks ripped off means jack and squat to me! You lost, you are out of the tournament, get over it. As for you two being out of a job. We may be an associate of the USWA, but we ain't the USWA. You two idiots never had to wear masks and pretend to be Mexican to wrestle here in the first place. Steve Regal: So...we...aren't fired..... Frank Dusek: Not unless you keep holding up my show. Steve Regal: Oh Yeah! Got It! Thanks Boss! Regal pats Dusek on the chest, then turns around and yells "I Saved Our Jobs!" to Donovan and Victory. Donovan and Victory both look super excited, and all three jump up and down celebrating. They then head backstage laughing and high fiving. Marc Lowrance: That was something. Frank Dusek: Tell me about it. Marc Lowrance: You mentioned an announcement? Frank Dusek: What? Oh... Yeah, sorry. I got distracted by idiots. Anyway, since we will be all finished with the tag team tournament and will have All Star Tag Team Champions after tonight, I figured it was time to tell all these fine people about our other championship. The Texas All Star Heavyweight Title. Now, how are we going to decide that champion? I'm glad you asked. It was just over a year ago that our friends at World Class Wrestling presented a match called The Great Texas Round Up. That night they put two men in the ring, and every two minutes sent another man to the ring until twenty men had entered. Those men fought tooth and nail to eliminate one another and ultimately the winner went home with the gold. That sounds like just the kind of fight we need to determine who the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion should be! But instead of twenty guys, let's make it twenty five. Marc Lowrance: That sounds fantastic. When can we expect this to take place Mr. Dusek? Frank Dusek: Well, next week our show is only going to run sixty minutes instead of the usual ninety. If my math is right, that should give us just enough time to have a Twenty Five Man, Great Texas Round Up for the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title, so let's do it right here, next week! Marc Lowrance: Oh Yeah! Next week we crown the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion! Dusek heads out to a big pop, as the show heads to commercial. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -The Texas Ranger vs Dave Kent- The Texas Ranger is 6'2" and 265 pounds, pretty well built, and wearing a mask that is done up in the colors of the Texas flag. Needless to say, he draws a pretty positive reaction from the crowd. He is put over very heavily in this one, taking Kent down with armdrags, dropkicks, bodyslams, a huge suplex, and a big atomic drop. Finally he throws the Longhorn hand sign into the air and then clamps his opponent into a modified cobra clutch that Lowrance calls the Longhorn Lock on commentary for the submission victory. Winner: The Texas Ranger in 3:09 Marc Lowrance: An impressive debut win for The Texas Ranger here tonight as he puts his opponent away with the Longhorn Lock. Ladies and Gentleman, right after this break, we will be back with our main event, the final match in the tournament to crown the Texas All Star Tag Team Champions. Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) vs The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) w/Sunshine- All Star Tag Team Titles The Gunslingers were definitely a little worse for wear, especially Johnny Mantell, but they weren't about to go down without a fight. This one started off hot and heavy with Casey and Duncum trading shots in the center of the ring, and Casey took the advantage. The Gunslingers used quick tags in and out and worked over Duncum pretty heavily in the opening minutes of the contest. After a near two count, Duncum rolled to the floor and took most of a ten count to return to the ring. He tagged in Hickerson, and it looked like Casey was going to get the advantage again, but Phil stuck a thumb in his eye and then The Highwaymen went to work. For the next seven or eight minutes, Scott Casey was relentlessly beaten down by both Duncum and Hickerson, until the two week old wound on his head was bleeding again, and it looked like the Gunslingers were all but finished. Just before the fifteen mark of the match, Casey was able to duck under a Duncum clothesline, and catch him with a cross body block on the rebound. Instead of trying for a cover, Casey scrambled on hands and knees and tagged in Mantell just before Hickerson who had entered the ring illegally could stop him! Mantell came in like a wild man, blasting Hickerson with right hand after right hand. Then he started firing them at Duncum who'd gotten back to his feet. Then it was one for Hickerson, one for Duncum, back and forth, back and forth. Then a dropkick sent Hickerson out of the ring. Mantell fired Duncum into the ropes and caught him in an abdominal stretch! Duncum struggled for several long moments, but finally got his hand on the top rope. Mantell continued working on Duncum for the next part of the match, grinding him down with several holds. Then he picked the pace back up taking him over with several hip tosses, and a big body slam! Mantell shot Duncum into the ropes, and got in position for a back body drop, but Duncum was able to put on the brakes, and quickly stuffed Mantell's head between his legs and drilled him with a piledriver right onto his bad neck! Both men were down in the center of the ring as the referee started the ten count. Duncum was moving first around 5, crawling toward Hickerson, and he managed to make the tag around 8. Hickerson wasted no time breaking the count, by dropping an elbow right onto the head of the prone Mantell. Hickerson was ruthless, dragging Mantell to the head by his injured neck and clamping on a headlock. He worked it for probably a full minute, jerking the head of Mantell left and right, but finally Mantell either built up some strength, or got pissed off and scooped Hickerson up and drove him down with a back suplex! As the chants of "Johnny! Johnny!" filled the Will Rogers Coliseum, Mantell summoned the strength and began to crawl toward his bloody partner who stood with his arm outstretched. Hickerson got back to his feet a little off balance, and dove for Mantell to stop the tag, but Johnny slapped the hand of Casey at the last second before Hickerson connected! Casey hit the ring, and drove a knee into the half prone Hickerson. He then met Duncum who was rushing into the ring with a dropkick that sent him sprawling. Turning his attention back to Hickerson, he blasted him with a series of lefts and rights that left Hickeron staggered, then scooped him up and slammed him! Duncum came back for Casey, but this time Referee Rick Hazzard stepped between them and started ushering Duncum out of the ring. This unfortunately stopped him from seeing Hickerson stiff arm Casey in the groin. Once that damage was done, Duncum quickly exited to his corner. Hickerson then staggered to his corner and tagged out. Duncum came in legally and blasted Casey with a clothesline just as he was getting to his feet. Duncum whipped Casey into the ropes, and took him over with a back body drop on the rebound. Unfortunately for Duncum, he never saw Mantell slap Casey on the back for the tag, so when Mantell charged in from behind and planted Duncum with a huge Bulldog, he never saw it coming! Mantell quickly hooked a half nelson to roll Duncum over and covered him for the One, Two, Thr.... Hickerson stomped Mantell in the head! Mantell jumped up and started trying to get at Hickerson, meanwhile a somewhat recovered Scott Casey had gotten to his feet and was also trying to get at Hickerson. So with two Gunslingers pushing at one Highwayman, while the other laid on the ground, Hazzard turned his attention to pushing Casey out of the ring. Hickerson and Mantell started throwing punches at one another, then Bobby Duncum took hold of Mantell's leg from the canvas which took Johnny's attention away from Hickerson. This allowed Phil to knee Mantell in the gut, and drop him with a DDT. Casey pushed Rick Hazzard aside and charged when he saw the DDT, but he was then met with both Duncum and Hickerson, an onslaught he couldn't stand up too for very long. Although he got off a few good shots, he ended up eating a lot more, and then being tossed to the floor. Hickerson then scooped up Mantell while Duncum scaled the ropes, and they planted him on his bad neck with the Spike Piledriver. Duncum covered for the One, Two, Three. Winners, and NEW ALL STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!: The Highwaymen of Bobby Duncum and Phil Hickerson in 29:17 Marc Lowrance: My goodness what a final match! Both of those teams gave everything they had, and although they had to resort to dirty tactics to do it, The Highwaymen have won the tournament and become the first Texas All Star Tag Team Champions! Be sure to join us next time for the Great Texas Round Up which will see the crowning of the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion, right here on KTVT. Good Night Ladies and Gentleman! The show goes off the air with Phil Hickerson and Bobby Duncum celebrating with the All Star Tag Team Titles. Meanwhile medical personnel are in the ring checking on Johnny Mantell, while Sunshine and Scott Casey stand at ringside looking concerned.

Texas All Star sends Ricky Gibson to the NWA for "Iron" Mike Sharpe Also, Please go ahead and send Ted Allen to the free agents list. This trade negates my need for him, and Gene doesn't want him back either!

Anyone got any background on this particular "Samoan".... https://youtu.be/Oc7WHAC2p5w Also be interested to learn anything you have on Arandu as well!