El Boricua

I don't think so. I think he's taking a break to see if he can recharge.

I'm going to make a huge effort to try and get the ball rolling this week on my shows. I've fallen way behind and it's not fair to those that have made an effort to stay up-to-date. My plan is to post either a house show run or a TV show per day, which would probably mean I'd post a full week of results every three days. Hopefully I can stick with this schedule and start catching up.

For WWC: The new North American tag champs are Los Medicos 1 & 2. The new Carribean tag champs are Chicky Starr & Angelo Rivera.

7/3/83 – Aguadilla (matinee) Angelo Rivera & Chicky Starr defeated Barrabas & Gypsy Rodrigues by pinfall at 7:32 Denny Brown wrestled Scott Ferris to a draw in 15:00. Jose Miguel Perez defeated Masaji Goto by pinfall at 7:38. Kendo Nagasaki defeated Joe Savoldi by pinfall at 6:12. 'Hacksaw’ Jim Duggan pinned Terry Gibbs at 7:03 Jay Youngblood ‘defeated Buddy Landell by pinfall at 12:23 when Youngblood hit the flying tomahawk chop on Landell. King Tonga defeated Medico 2 by DQ at 11:19 when Medico #1 interfered. El Gran Apollo quickly came out to help Tonga clear the ring. Once order was restored the next match began. Medico 1 defeated El Gran Apollo by CO at 15:21 when Medico 2 ambushed Apollo outside the ring as the ref was tied up with Medico 1 and threw Apollo into the ringpost. During the match, King Tonga had chased Hugo Savinovich away from ringside after Hugo tried to interfere on behalf of Medico 1. Post-match, Los Medicos started to attack Apollo, but Tonga made the save before any significant damage was done. Sunday July 3 – Arecibo (evening) Jose Miguel Perez defeated Scott Ferris by pinfall at 8:20. Ray Apollon & Victor Jovica defeated Denny Brown & Joe Savoldi by submission at 7:54 when Jovica used the sleeperhold on Savoldi. Jim Duggan defeated Gypsy Rodrigues by pinfall at 5:24. Jay Youngblood defeated. Masaji Goto by pinfall at 7:18. Caribbean Tag Titles: Angelo Rivera & Chicky Starr defeated Buddy Landell &Terry Gibbs via pinfall at 12:15. Late in the bout Landell and Gibbs got into an argument that saw Landell shove Gibbs and leave the ring, allowing Rivera and Starr to hit a double team move on Gibbs and get the pinfall victory. As a result, Rivera & Starr won the Caribbean tag titles. North American Tag Titles: Los Medicos w/Hugo Savinovich & Barrabas defeated King Tonga & El Gran Apollo by pinfall at 18:47 when Medico 1 shoved Apollo of the top turnbuckle as he was going for a flying bodypress and then illegally switched with Medico 2 for the pinfall. As a result, Los Medicos won the North American tag titles. Post-match Apollo had to be helped to the back due to an apparent injury. Pedro Morales defeated Kendo Nagasaki w/Hugo Savinovich & Barrabas by DQ at 14:35 when Barrabas interfered with the kendo stick. Post-match, Barrabas and Kendo double teamed Pedro Morales at Hugo Savinovich’s direction for a few moments when ‘Hacksaw Jim Duggan’ ran out to aid Pedro Morales and clear the ring. When Morales was able to stand both men shook hands. Harley Race & Dick Slater w/Hugo Savinovich & Barrabas defeated Carlos Colon & Mil Mascaras by pinfall at 19:30 when Race pinned Colon after Slater used a boot thrown in by Hugo Savinovich to nail Carlos Colon from behind. Late in the contest, the match broke down into a pier six brawl with Race/Colon and Slater/Mascaras fighting. Slater rolled to the outside and Mil Mascaras attempted a dive onto him. However, Slater dodged and Mil instead took out Barrabas. As this was going on, Hugo Savinovich handed one of his recently gifted boots to Slater, who jumped into the ring and nailed Carlos Colon from behind as the ref was distracted by checking on Mil and Barrabas. Post-match, Slater continued to attack Colon with the boot as Harley Race collected his title belt, shook hands with Hugo and returned to the locker room. Hugo joined in attacking Colon with some kicks to the head, drawing blood from Colon. Mascaras tried to make the save but was attacked by Slater and a revived Barrabas. Eventually, Pedro Morales, Jim Duggan, King Tonga and Jay Youngblood ran out for the save. After the rudos were ran off, Colon and Mascaras were attended to by the wrestlers and the ringside physician.

The order's been updated to reflect that those who have picked move to the back of the line. It is currently JHawk's turn, followed by goc then Cross Face/you. RocketCrypt is also active to make a pick or pass.

Don;t know if this the right place to ask, but with Memphis releasing Big Red Reese, does this mean he's a free agent or should he be included in this draft? This would probably determine what we do with released guys in the future.

I think Mark Savage (undrafted in August) would also be eligible for September's draft.

Puerto Rico seems to have had a working relationship with LLI up to around the latter half of 1984. Is it alright for me to proceed as if this relationship is in place?

There is an active pipeline to Mexico for one of the territories. But even that one is limited in terms of who can be brought over, with what frequency and for how long.

If the list is up-to-date, it looks like everyone except Brody (Japan) and the minis (already with you) are available that day.

Would it be possible to also get Abdullah the Butcher for Dec. 15 and 16? That way I have him for that week's full house show loop.

Good to see the Invaders debut and that is an intense ending to the show. Those Tongans are going to cause a riot if they continue like this.

I'm actually toning down a bit the real life WWC schedule during this time. At his point in time they were running 8 house shows a week (two on Sundays), plus special appearances for shows held in other Caribbean islands (Dominican Republic, Virgin Islands, Haiti, Trinidad, etc.). that's in addition to the two TV shows on the weekend. I'm going to be posting the two TV shows and the Thursday to Sunday house shows. Any spot shows from Monday to Wednesday are not going to be reported on unless circumstances dictate i mention them or it's a special show.

Whatever makes things easier for you.

We snake back to peachchaos, then goc. if any of them pass then it's to LowBlow.

I'll select Bubba Douglas.

Does this draft snake around?

Roger Kirby

I guess that means that ICW won't be Hogging him for themselves then. (•_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■), YEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

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Translated from Spanish where applicable Super Estrellas de la Lucha Libre – 7/3/83 Show opening credits play showing different scenes of wrestling action while “Joy” plays over the intro. Rickin Sanchez is sitting at the interview desk and welcomes the viewers to the show. Last night was the long awaited NWA World title match between Harley Race and Carlos Colon. Rickin informs the viewers that while Carlos did win the match, since it was by DQ the title does not change hands. However, there was some activity post-match that has resulted in a match being signed for tonight’s card in Arecibo. We’ll see some of the action from last night’s match and the post-match altercation that resulted in tonight’s main event. Also tonight, Pedro Morales will take on Kendo Nagasaki and the North American tag titles will be defended. Let’s go to the studio for our first match. Here’s Joaquin Padin with the call. Match #1: Buddy Landell-Terry Gibbs vs. Chicky Starr-Angelo Rivera Landell and Gibbs are not in a good mood after losing their individual title matches last night. Still, they remain the Caribbean tag champions and face the team of Rivera and Starr. Angelo and Chicky started off strong, causing Gibbs and Landell to scramble and start arguing with each other. This continued throughout as it seemed Landell and Gibbs were not on the same page. Because of this, Chicky was able to surprise Gibbs with a small package for the upset pin. As the referee raised Chicky and Angelo’s arms, Landell and Gibbs jumped them and attacked them out of anger at losing. After a few moments, Landell and Gibbs angrily grabbed their titles and stormed off as Angelo and Chicky started to gather themselves. Winner: Chicky Starr and Angelo Rivera Card rundown for tonight in Arecibo and commercial break. Back from the break, Rickin mentions that due to the win we saw a few moments ago by Chicky and Angelo, tonight in Arecibo Buddy and Terry will be defending the Caribbean tag titles against them. He brings in his first guest, none other than Hugo Savinovich. Hugo enters accompanied by Barrabas and sits at the desk. Barrabas stands behind Hugo. Rickin welcomes him and says that it was an interesting night last night. Hugo responds by saying that if by interesting he meant successful then he agreed. Last night it became evident that he had been speaking the truth all along, that Carlos Colon would not be the NWA World champion. Colon’s a loser, always has been and always will. Rickin brings up that Carlos won the match, but because of the NWA championship rules, the title could not change hands. Hugo says that it’s just proof of how Carlos Colon could not get the job done. Rickin mentions that Carlos had the match well in hand until Race took the easy way out and threw Carlos over the top rope to earn the DQ. Hugo looks at Rickin and tells him to stop making excuses for Carlos Colon. “I was there and had the best view of what really happened. It’s obvious that Carlos Colon realized how outclassed he was against Harley Race, so he first tried to attack me, an innocent bystander, in order to distract the referee to enact some sort of nefarious tactic since he was so outclassed. Then, when he saw it wouldn’t work, he jumped over the top rope to get away. What a coward.” Rickin mentions that the referee didn’t see it that way. Hugo says that he just calls them as he sees them. Rickin mentions that we’ll see the video later and the viewers can make their own judgement about what happened. Rickin asks Hugo about the matches Kendo and Los Medicos have tonight, with Hugo guaranteeing victories for his charges. Card rundowns for the coming week’s house shows and commercial break. Match#2: Los Medicos vs. Jose Miguel Perez-Victor Jovica Los Medicos will be challenging King Tonga and El Gran Apollo tonight for the North American tag titles. Here, they face two veterans in Jose Miguel Perez and Victor Jovica. The match is solid back and forth affair, but Los Medicos get the upper hand by switching in and out. Behind the refs back Los Medicos win by isolating Perez and getting the pin. Winner: Los Medicos Back at the desk, Rickin remarks that Los Medicos looked impressive in their victory and that they look to have some momentum heading into tonight’s title match. But it won’t be easy since they’ll be facing King Tonga and El Gran Apollo, who join Rickin at the desk. Rickin asks them if they are ready and they both take turns saying that they are. Apollo says that Los Medicos are a tricky team and they would be have to be careful. Tonga adds that they know they have to also watch out for Hugo at ringside, but that Los Medicos are in for a tough night. Rickin wishes them luck and brings in his next guest Pedro Morales. As Pedro arrives, he greets and shakes hands with Apollo and Tonga, with Tonga whispering something to Pedro and Pedro laughing and responding back. Rickin welcomes Pedro and asks him about the exchange with Tonga. Pedro says when he came back to Puerto Rico a few months ago, he had two goals. One was to be able to wrestle in front of his people, the other was to see if he could lend a hand in guiding some of the up and comers. Right away Apollo and Tonga caught his attention and he’s been training with them in order to help them reach their potential. Rickin says that it’s impressive what they’ve accomplished already and Pedro agrees. Rickin asks him about his match tonight with Kendo and Pedro says that Kendo is a very capable opponent and one who’s not above using different means to get the win. Pedro promises that he’ll come out on top tonight in Arecibo. As Pedro leaves, Rickin says that we will see Pedro in action when we get back from the break. Card rundown for tonight in Arecibo and commercial break. Match #3: Pedro Morales vs. Gypsy Rodrigues Pedro makes quick work of Gypsy, getting the pinfall victory. Winner: Pedro Morales Back at the desk Rickin is joined by Angelo Rivera and Chicky Starr. Rickin asks them if they are okay for tonight’s return bout and Chicky says that Gibbs and Landell may have gotten their licks in, but he and Angelo would have the last laugh tonight. Angelo comments that people may think they are underdogs, but they have a lot of heart and will look to repeat their victory. Next, Rickin brings in Jim Duggan, who has looked impressive so far in his matches. Duggan says that he’s enjoying his time in Puerto Rico, and is looking to move up the ladder and get into title contention. Jay Youngblood is next and makes and comments on how he’s thankful to the fans for the warm reception they have given in and that he‘s looking forward to his upcoming matches. Rickin says that it is an exciting time with all of these recent newcomers. He then says that there is also another wrestler who will be making his debut this next weekend. A video is shown of match highlights showing a very impressive and tall wrestler. After a minute of highlights, a brief promo is shown where the man says that Puerto Rico better get ready, because they are about to get a taste of what a Tennessee Stud is all about. Ron Fuller will debut this coming week.. Card rundowns for the coming week’s house shows and commercial break. Back from the break, Rickin is joined by Buddy Landell and Terry Gibbs. Both men seem a bit angry. Rickin asks them how everything’s going and Landell snaps that Rickin should mind his own business. Rickin asks them about their loss against Chicky and Angelo Landell says that it was a fluke, one that won’t be repeated. Rickin mentions that it seems that it looked off, as if they were having trouble communicating. Landell says that it’s nothing; they’re still the Caribbean tag champs and will remain so. Rickin asks to the conspicuously quiet Terry Gibbs and asks him about tonight’s match. Gibbs says that he’s looking to retain his title tonight. Rickin mentions that at least he still has this one considering that he was unsuccessful in his Puerto Rico title match. At this point Gibbs angrily retorts that it would have been different if the plan had gone as he thought it would. Gibbs then snaps at LAndell “And just were where you, you were supposed to be out there to help me” Landell said that he had confidence that his partner could handle it and that if it weren’t for Gibbs last night, he would have regained the North American title. Gibbs can’t believe that Landell is blaming him for that, and starts yelling that at least he didn’t leave his partner out to dry during his title match last night. At this point Rickin thanks them for their time as Landell and Gibbs start arguing and yelling at each other as they leave the desk. At this moment, Rickin says they are going to show highlights from last night’s NWA World title match. As video of the match plays, Rickin narrates some of the events. Viewers see footage of the ending, including Hugo’s distraction attempt, Carlos knocking him off the apron, Race throwing Carlos over the top rope, the post-match attack involving Dick Slater and Mil Mascaras making the save. After the clip plays, Rickin is joined at the desk by Harley Race and Dick Slater. Rickin welcomes them and aks them about last night. Race talks about how Colon found out what it takes to be NWA World champion and that Colon does not have it. Rickin asks him if he felt that he may have been unprepared for last night’s match but Race says that as a seven time NWA World champion he is used to having to go anywhere and everywhere and face off against men he’s has not had time to scout. Rickin asks Race about the match’s ending, some people might say that Race might have taken an easy way out. Race says that is not true, he never takes any easy way out he takes on every challenge head on. Turning to Dick Slater, Rickin asks him why he made his presence known after the match was over. Slater explains that Harley is a friend of his and he’s well aware of what a dirty wrestler Colon can be. He just knew that Colon was about to try something after being embarrassed by Race and that he was there to help his friend before anything nefarious was done by Colon. But Mil Mascaras had to stick his nose where it did not belong and that he will gladly take him out tonight. Race says that tonight he will again show that he is the better man. As Rickin thanks them for their time, Race says to wait a moment. There was one other man who was there last night making sure that nothing untoward went down and Race wanted to show his appreciation. He asks for Hugo Savinovich to join them. As Hugo arrives, Race says that it is tough to know who to depend on when so many people would stoop to any level to obtain the greatest prize in all of wrestling. As a token of his appreciation, Race presents Hugo with a new pair of cowboy boots. Hugo is overwhelmed and says that he will wear them with pride and honor. Card rundown for tonight in Arecibo and commercial break. Match #4: Abdullah the Butcher vs. Isaac Rosario Abdullah the Butcher dominates Isaac Rosario. During the match, Hugo joins Joaquin Padin on commentary and reminds everyone that no one is safe from “his monster, his machine”. Winner: Abdullah the Butcher With that, Joaquin Padin signs off and sends it back to Rickin at the desk, where he is joined by Carlos Colon and Mil Mascaras. Rickin welcomes them and asks Carlos how he was doing. Carlos says that he is disappointed that he couldn’t bring the NWA World title to Puerto Rico. He was sure he had it, but Race managed to find a way to escape. Rickin says that in the almost ten years he has been involved in Capitol Sports Promotions he was never so sure that he’d see Carlos do it than he was last night. Carlos says that he has to move beyond the disappointment and focus on tonight. Carlos says he wants to publicly thank Mil for coming to his aid. Mil says that it was nothing; he knows Carlos would do the same. Mil mentions that he has a score to settle with Slater and that he knew Carlos would definitely want to get his hands on both Slater and Race. Carlos says that he hopes to get a small measure of satisfaction tonight. Rickin wraps up the show by going over tonight’s card in Arecibo and the Thursday and Friday lineups. Tune in next Saturday for Super Estrellas de la Lucha Libre

If Mid-south is getting Robert Reed and putting Strongbow in the draft in his place, then the available wrestler list needs to be edited.

I actually liked the finish. It puts over Keirn as someone who won't go down easy, but it also gets across the viciousness of heel David and his family's famous claw hold. There's also the fact that this was the third match of the night for both, exhaustion will come into play.

If anyone can provide clarity about Reed please do, we need to make sure that he's eligible to be part of the draft and, if not, that we have at least 16 wrestlers to draft.

I'm hoping it's in a clamshell case.