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Good way to start the show with two feuds boiling over. Is Kokina or OMG the heel here? Infernales stay hot with a win, I like it. Roadies have been in Lutte quite a bit lately. Glad to see they are still going strong. Kernodle as your heel champ has been a great run so far.

World Wrestling Council Owner: Victor Quinonez Play-by-Play: Rickin Sanchez Color: Hugo Savinovich Interviewer: Hector Moyano Ring Announcer: Eliud Gonzalez Referees: Tomas Marin, Ricky Vargas, Victor Quinonez Roster: Abdullah Tamba Angel Acevedo/Mercenario 1 Angelo Rivera/El Profe Bam Bam Bigelow Bart Batten Brad Batten Barrabas Bob Backlund Bobby Fulton Bobby Jaggers Butch Miller Carlos Colon Chicky Starr Don Kent/Super Medico 3 Dutch Mantell Hercules Ayala Huracan Castillo Jr. Huracan Castillo Sr. Invader 1 Invader 2 Invader 3 Jerry Morrow/Mercenario 2 Jonathan Boyd Jos LeDuc Juan Rivera/Savio Vega/TNT - 5th degree black belt, cobra dinamita Luke Williams Miguelito Perez Miguel Perez Sr. Ricky Santana Rip Morgan/the Crusher Ron Starr Steve Strong Super Medico 1 Tomas Marin Tommy Rogers Victor Jovica Victor the Bodyguard

Making a few things official. WWC trades Gama Singh to MACW for Bob Backlund. WWC trades Al Madril to Lutte for Jos LeDuc.

WWC Great American Bash Tour July 5th, 1986 Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan, Puerto Rico Victor the Bodyguard Debut Victor the Bodyguard beat Mr. Y with a DDT. The Batten Twins vs. Jonathan Boyd & the Crusher The Battens were getting the worst of the match early, with lots of good teamwork from Boyd and the Crusher. A miscommunication between Boyd and the Crusher opened the door for a comeback. The Battens showed their own teamwork and had the Crusher on the ropes. Barrabas jumped up on the apron to distract Bart Batten, allowing Crusher to get a reverse bearhug on Bart. Boyd hit his three point clothesline as the illegal man, then knocked Brad off the apron as the Crusher covered for 3. Barrabas had his men attack after the bell, but the Caribbean Express were quick to make the save and help the Battens to their feet. Barrabas and his men had some garbage thrown their way on their way to the back. Tony St. Clair vs. Tiger Jeet Singh Invader 1 came out with Tony St. Clair and the two shook hands befoer Invader 1 headed to the back. Singh charged the ring, sword in hand, for his entrance, but St. Clair was quick to stomp away at him on his way into the ring. St. Clair ended up with the sword and bashed it over Singh's head several times, busting him open. Singh retreated outside the ring and referee Tomas Marin got the sword away from St. Clair. The two men brawled all over ringside with anything and everything being used as a weapon. A bloodied St. Clair emerged the winner by countout after repeatedly ramming Singh's head into the post and rolling into the ring at Marin's 8 count. Both men brawled to the back with Marin unable to determine what to do with Singh's bloodied sword in the ring. Dirty Dutch Mantell vs. Hangman Bobby Jaggers, First Blood, Foreign Object Use Causing Immeidiate DQ This one started in the entrance aisle as Dutch ran up behind Jaggers. Jaggers was ready though, and the brawl was on. Both men used fingernails and teeth to try and bust the other open. Both tried using the mat in the ring, forcibly dragging the other's face back and forth. They also threw a lot of punches. Jaggers collapsed in the corner after a particularly vicious Dutch bite and grabbed his forehead. While referee Ricky Vargas tried to check on the uncooperative Jaggers, Austin Idol ran out and came from behind Dutch Mantell to hit him from behind. Idol produced a set of brass knuckles and hit Mantell several times in the forehead and rolled him on his stomach before quickly rolling out of the ring and hiding under it. Vargas noticed Mantell was down and looked for the culprit while Jaggers recovered quickly and started biting Dutch's already bleeding forehead after rolling him over. Vargas saw the blood and called for the bell. Following the match, Idol and Jaggers started in on Dutch before Ricky Santana and Jos LeDuc came running down to the ring. Jaggers and Idol retreated to massive boos and a hail of garbage. Kerry and Kevin Von Erich vs. WCCW Texas Heavyweight Champion Terry Funk and Dory Funk Terry Funk got a LOT of boos on his way to the ring. He didn't make matters any better when he grabbed Hugo Savinovich at ringside and gave an impromptu interview. The Von Erichs came out with the Caribbean Express and hands were shaken. This one was a wild brawl with Terry bumping like a maniac. The Von Erichs started hot, beating both of the Funks across the ring and the infield. Dory took over after Terry low blowed Kevin and slowed things WAY down as Terry badmouthed the Von Erichs and the crowd. Terry was already bleeding all over after the shine and he made sure Kevin shared his fate. Terry also busted Kerry open on the apron using his WCCW Texas championship belt. The Von Erichs made their comeback after a tag to Kerry. Terry got hung over the middle rope using one of the A/V cables around ringside by Kevin. This after Terry tried climbing up the cage that will hold El Profe above the ring in a later match and Kevin bashed his head into it. He also managed to crotch himself brutally on the top rope after climbing to the top when Kevin shook the ropes. Kevin hit Dory with a missile dropkick to send him flying out of the ring and Kerry hit the discus punch on Terry for the cover. Dory collected Terry, who was swearing bloody revenge as garbage rained down on the Funk brothers. The Von Erichs were in the ring celebrating to a very good crowd reaction. (Intermission) Abdullah Tamba w/Chicky Starr vs. Jos LeDuc Leduc's power advantage and Tamba's quickness were the story here. When one could exploit their strength they would control the match. It went back and forth a few times, with LeDuc finally able to set Tamba up for the one handed backbreaker. Starr jumped on the apron and was quickly knocked to the floor by LeDuc. Tamba took advantage and rushed LeDuc, hitting him several times before knocking him out of the ring with a big throat thrust. A tope was quick to follow, with Chicky Starr having to scramble to get out of the way at the last moment. LeDuc was counted out by referee Victor Quinonez, giving Tamba the win. After the match, Chicky cut a short promo talking about Abdullah Tamba's superiority over Jos LeDuc. Starr and Tamba were bombarded with garbage on their way out with LeDuc recovering and following them to the back while the crowd cheered him on. Owen Hart vs. Ricky Santana (C) for the WWC Light Heavyweight Championship Santana got the biggest pop of the night so far, with the Von Erichs win not far behind. Santana started hot with his babyface offense, but Owen used every dirty trick to slow his momentum. He went to the eyes multiple times and complained about hair-pulling constantly. Owen never ventured far from the ropes and used them often. He also retreated to the floor several times. A frustrated Santana finally made a mistake, missing a dropkick after sending Owen to the ropes. Owen took full advantage and cut Santana's comebacks off with even more cheating, including to a low blow in full view of referee Ricky Vargas. Santana made his comeback, hitting his own low blow right in front of the referee. Owen rolled out, but Santana hit a plancha to the crowd's delight. Santana didn't get Owen in the ring fast enough as the Canadian reversed an attempt at running him into the post. Owen went under the ring and found what looked to be the riding crop both Dutch Mantell and Bobby Jaggers famously use and nailed Santana several times with it, busting him open. He rammed Santana's back into the ring before rolling him in and covering. Vargas refused to count and Owen obliged him by sending Santana off the ropes and hitting a beautiful belly to belly then climbing up top. The missile dropkick connected and Owen Hart covered to become the new Light Heavyweight Champion. After the match, Chicky Starr came out and congratulated Owen Hart. He held up Owen's arm in victory after spitting on Ricky Santana. The two were showered with garbage on their way to the back. (A reminder here, the Express are going after los Mercenarios because they cost the Express a match against the Starrs in the tournament that the Starrs eventually won to become champs.) The Caribbean Express vs. Los Mercenarios The Express came out second, which led to a brawl on the infield as los Mercenarios had no interest in keeping things in the ring. Things didn't go the Express' way outside the ring, but when the match spilled back in the ring they used their smooth teamwork and quick tags to their advantage. Los Mercenarios tried baiting the Express out of the ring several times, but the young team waited out referee Tomas Marin's 10 count. Chicky Starr came out, which got the attention of Miguelito Perez. Castillo tried to help him regain his focus, but that led to Castillo being shoved into Perez, knocking their heads together. Perez fell to ringside from the apron and Mercenario 1 tied him up in the AV cable. Los Mercenarios double teamed Castillo for a short time before Mercenario 1 hit a rib breaker and Mercenario 2 hit a running splash for the three count. An enraged Miguelito Perez, who had just missed interrupting the pinfall, was after both Mercenarios with a vengeance. Los Mercenarios cleared the ring and headed for the back, Perez checking on Castillo. Jacques Rougeau vs. Keith Hart w/Canadian International Heavyweight Champion Don Kernodle Keith Hart also had Owen Hart come out with him. The two shared an embrace, which drew the reaction you think it did from the fans. Jacques had Bruce Hart with him on his way to the ring and Bruce looked to be staying around. Keith was incensed by this, audibly demanding why his brother was here. Jacques had a few words to say to Don Kernodle before turning his attention to Keith. The match is back and forth with no clear advantage between the two veterans. Keith gets the advantage after Jacques turns his attention to Kernodle for too long and tries for the sharpshooter, but Jacques makes the ropes. A side suplex from Keith and he looks ready to try again, but Bruce Hart gets his attention from ringside and Jacques sneaks in a schoolboy for the 3 count. Kernodle and Keith Hart try to attack after the bell, but Bruce and Jacques are ready for it and send Kernodle and Keith out of the ring. Jacques makes the belt motion at Kernodle as he and Keith Hart retreat to the locker room. (Intermission 2) TNT vs. Gama Singh, El Profe in a cage above the ring, Gama Singh gets 5 minutes alone in the ring with Profe if he wins Singh is out first. TNT comes out with El Profe, who has some words for Singh before he is ut in the cage. The match goes much ad their previous encounters, TNT winning the striking battle and Singh able to get the advantage when in close and grappling. Singh takes advantage with a big vertical suplex and side slam. He continues his advantage, working over TNT's back. TNT comes back with his overhand chops to the forehead and neck, mixing in big throat thrusts and a spinning roundhouse kick that gets him a very close 2 count. Gama Singh fires up in the corner and chops TNT to the center of the ring. A slam and an elbow drop from the second rope give Singh a close nearfall. TNT hits a throat thrust on Singh and both men are down. Profe drops something from the cage and Singh is the first to it. He is puzzled by it and that distracts him long enough for TNT to hit a superkick. TNT locks in the cobra dinamita and referee Ricky Vargas calls for the bell. Profe orders TNT to keep the hold on and he does. He picks up the object he dropped and shows the fans that it is a piece of garbage they had thrown at him. It takes some time for help to get to the ring in the form of a bandaged up Dutch Mantell and Ricky Santana. By this time Singh is foaming at the mouth and neither Dutch nor Santana can bring him back to consciousness. Singh is stretchered to the back by medical personnel. Los Super Medicos vs. Los Primos Starr (C) for the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championships The Starrs were out first and used the advantage to attack. Medico 3 took the brunt of the assault in the ring after the initial rush. Medico 1 took the tag and cleaned house, hitting his signature punch combination on both Starrs. Los Super Medicos used teamwork to isolate Chicky for a while. Chicky capitalized on a mistimed tag and got the tag to Ron, who was able to get some offense in on Super Medico 3. Medico 3 made a short comeback, but got sent into the wrong corner. Ron stayed in view of referee Victor Quinonez so he didn't see Chicky low blow Medico 3 while he was in the corner, then rolled Medico 3 up in an inside cradle for the 3 count. Los Primos Starr exited the ring immediately and grabbed their titles as Medico 1 charged them after the bell. The crowd was merciless in pelting Ron and Chicky Starr with garbage, but both seemed to enjoy it. Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Hercules Ayala (C) for the WWC Caribbean Heavyweight Championship Both wrestlers got a very good reaction, Ayala getting more crowd support. Bam Bam didn't seem worried about this, just stayed focused on his opponent. Bigelow used his agility advantage early and cemented it by using his power offense. Ayala weathered the storm and went after Bigelow's leg with everything he had. Bigelow fought back with power offense and big headbutts, but it was looking like the veteran Ayala had the strategy for beating him. Bigelow powered Ayala over with a powerslam after sending him off the ropes and got a close nearfall. He came up limping and Ayala went after the knee desperately. He almost got the reverse figure four on, but Bigelow powered through and kicked him off into the corner. A running corner splash by Bigelow left Ayala on the mat. Bigelow slammed him in the center of the ring and hit a running senton for the three count to become the Caribbean Champion. Bigelow came up slowly, limping on the leg Ayala had worked. He helped Ayala to his feet and held up Ayala's arm before shaking his hand. The two men left the ring with Ayala helping hold Bigelow up occasionaly on the way to the back. The fans were wildly behind both men as they returned to the back. Invader 3 vs. Chris Benoit (C) for the NWA Light Heavyweight Championship The match began with a handshake between the two competitors. It was fast-paced action with a lot of reversals and cutting edge wrestling. Things got a little heated when Benoit hit some very loud chops on Invader 3, which brought out the fire in the masked Puerto Rican. His uppercuts were a match for the Canadian's chops and elbows, leaving both on one knee. Invader 3 hit his dropkick and a vertical suplex, then went into several odd lucha-based submissions. Benoit chopped his way back into the match, doubling Invader 3 over with a boot tothe midsection and snapping him over with a suplex. Benoit followed with a dropkick and used a few roll-ups to try for the pinfall, but came just short. Invader 3 rolled outside the ring and Benoit went to the top rope, jumping off with a crossbody onto Invader 3 outside the ring. He rolled Invader 3 back in the ring and covered, but Invader 3 barely kicked out. Invader 3 hit a few roll-ups for nearfalls before Benoit took over again and sent him into the corner. A corner lariat missed and Invader 3 monkey flipped Benoit back to the center of the ring. An amrdrag by Invader 3 set up a dropkick that sent Benoit to the outside. Invader 3's bullet tope sent Benoit back first into the guard rail. Benoit was rolled back into the ring and Invader 3 slammed him down. He climbed up top and hit the cannonball (top rope flip senton) for the three count. Invader 3 is the new NWA Light Heavyweight Champion! Benoit and Invader 3 are both slow to get up and they shake hands after Invader 3 raises Benoit's arm for the crowd. Benoit makes his way back to cheers. The Caribbean Express, Ricky Santana, Invader 2, Invader 1, Hercules Ayala and Carlitos Colon join Invader 3 in the ring as the crowd celebrates his victory with him. (Intermission 3) Los Invaders (1 & 2) vs. Los Pastores, Street Fight This one was wall to wall brawling all around the baseball stadium infield. Early on a few fans threw punches at Butch while he was laying on the announce table and had to be moved back by the military police with their batons at ringside. After this a ring of MPs followed the action around. Everything not nailed down ended up being used, all four men bled. Even things that were fixed, like the solid barriers to keep the crowd in the stands, got used. Invader 1 and 2 hit stereo throat thrusts to the delight of the fans. Butch and Luke headed for the hills with los Invaders hot on their heels, the crowd cheering them as they chased the foreign menace to the back. Rick Martel vs. Nikita Koloff (C) for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship Extra security was led out by men in suits who sat down near ringside before the match. Nikita and Uncle Ivan came out to little reaction. Rick Martel got a HUGE pop even before he turned around and appeared to have a short argument with Invader 1 and Carlitos Colon. The two Puerto Ricans relented and all three shook hands before they continued to the ring. Nikita quickly got heat with the fans after he took advantage of Martel's worn down neck and laid into him. Martel made a big comeback and got the Quebec crab on, but Nikita did a pushup and made the ropes. Martel, not to be denied in front of the frenzied WWC crowd, hit a back suplex and went for the crab again only for Nikita to use his leg strength and flip Martel over. Nikita wears Martel down with a bearhug before hitting the ropes and decking him with a Russian Sickle. Not satisfied with one, he immediately follows with another. Nikita goes to pose for the crowd, who are throwing garbage at him like he's Chicky Starr. Colon and Invader 1 hit the ring and stand between Nikita and the downed Martel. Nikita turns around after motioning for another Sicle, only to see Colon and Invader 1 in his way. Nikita advances towards the two Puerto Ricans, who don't budge but don't move forward either, and a host of MPs rushes the ring. Referee Ricky Vargas calls for the bell as Nikita starts tossing MPs around, sending a few over the top rope. He hits a few big Russian Sickles as well, but the sheer amount of people pins Nikita in the corner as Ivan protests. Invader 1 and Colon get Martel out of the ring and he is able to stand on his own, holding his neck, after the 2 Sickles. Colon and Invader 1 have to keep moving Martel towards the exit as Ivan fumes at the NWA officials over this treatment of the champ. Carlitos Colon vs. Abdullah the Butcher (C) for the WWC Universal Championship The fans are ready for a fight, but this one starts slow. Abdullah tries to brawl with Colon, but Colon is far too fired up. Abdullah tries leaning on Colon in the corner repeatedly, while Colon's purpose is singular. Attack Abdullah's left eye any way possible. Colon finally has enough of Abdullah fighting back and punts him downstairs before going to town on the eye. Colon produces HIS OWN FORK and starts stabbing Abby in the eye. Blood from the attack gets all over the ringside camera lens and stays there the rest of the match. Which consists of mainly Colon beating the shit out of Abby's eye any way he can. Referee Ricky Vargas tries to keep things under control when Colon grabs a wooden chair, but takes a short shot to the stomach for his trouble. Abdullah takes a few to the head before Colon is done. The doctor comes out to check on Abdullah's eye after he has stopped fighting back, but Abdullah pushes him away and Colon continues his assault. One of the NWA officials at ringside finally gets involved and calls the match over, Colon the winner. Colon isn't satisfied and tosses Vargas aside, continuing the assault on Abdullah. Abby rolls out of the ring and tries to escape, but Colon is all over him. Chicky comes out to distract Colon, but goes down immediately after a big right hook from Colon and Colon is chasing Abby down to the fans delight. Colon is put on the shoudlers of the fans who have been walking along with the action after Abby retreats to the back and paraded around in front of the dugouts by the fans as the crowd goes nuts. Video Daily Double here. The main event because I couldn't have scripted Colon's vengeance any better: And if you were wondering about Terry's promo, just insert something about the Funks instead of Colon in this one:

I like the idea of opening the show with Andre. Gets the crowd into things right away. That and all of the title matches coming up. Charland has had a good build, Satanico beating him is actually pretty good. Paul E.'s stable is on a huge roll in Lutte. Dump vs. Monster Ripper is a battle of the lady monsters and it would have gone over well. Adias and Sunny continue to have their issues. When is somebody going to notice and give them a match? Kokina and OMG as a feud has been really good. The ultimate showdown is going to be something. Looking forward to tomorrow night's show.

Original Airdate: July 4th, 1986 The Batten Twins beat Mr. W & X with a double dropkick. Dutch Mantell joined Rickin at the desk. Dutch said that if Bobby Jaggers expected the match to be the end of things tomorrow night, he had another thing coming. It didn't matter who bled, Dutch meant to make sure Jaggers ran back to Kansas after the beating he took. Dutch beat El Vikingo with a gourdbuster. TNT and El Profe were on the Sports Shop: The Sports Shop intro plays and we cut to Victor the Bodyguard and Abdullah Tamba on the Sports Shop set. A voice-over by Hugo Savinovich plays. Hugo: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to the most watched wrestling program in Puerto Rico!! This is Chicky's Sports Shop and I'm pleased to announce your host, the most charismatic, best dressed man in Puerto Rico today, Chicky Starr!! Chicky walks in wearing his custom suit and his WWC Caribbean Tag Team Title over his shoulder. He picks up a microphone and sits down with an angry look on his face. Chicky: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the most watched program in al of Puerto Rico, Chicky Starr's Sports Shop. If you tuned and and kept watching after the show last week, you know that los Super Medicos blatantly cheated to get a win over yours truly in the main event. You will all be releived to hear they did not win the WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championships, but the fact that they won at all is beyond ridiculous! Chicky pauses to calm himself. Chicky: Let's begin with their partner, Jos LeDuc. I told you last week that he would be completely outclassed by my man Abdullah Tamba and he was. So he felt the need to bully myself and Ronnie. Your big lumberjack friend won't be around to help you tomorrow los Super Medicos! You're starting to remind me of that coward Ricky Santana! Jos LeDuc will pay for helping to humiliate me, don't doubt that. And using a chair right in front of the referee, who counted the pin anyways?!? I've always said the referees in the WWC area awful, but why did the man count me down after that blatant cheating?!? I assure you, fans, that my lawyers have been spending the last week having this miscarriage of justice scrubbed from the history books. Not that the WWC, our fair and impartial governing body, has deemed it necessary to help. Chicky nods off-screen. My guests today have their own scores to settle tomorrow night. TNT and his manager, my friend, El Profe will be taking on a very old friend of mine in Gama Singh. Profe and TNT sit down after Chicky shakes both their hands. Chicky: Now I have to think you have something planned for Singh given that the stipulation to put you in a cage above the ring and give Singh 5 minutes with you if he loses was your idea. Profe: I didn't think he was going to give me the match if I didn't sweeten the pot. Gama Singh knew he got away with a cheap win in April and I didn't want to let him walk away with that being the end. And, as I have been saying all along, my man TNT can beat Gama Singh with no help from me at all. Easily. Chicky: I have a lot of respect for TNT. Gama Singh is no joke and has proved himself to be a threat in both matches with TNT. Are you sure you can handle 5 minutes with Gama Singh if it comes to that? Profe: Of course I can. I have longer practice matches with my man TNT when we train and he is much more difficult to deal with than most pro wrestlers. TNT is a 5th degree black belt in tae kwan do. You just never know when you're going to be dealing with TNT the wrestler or when you will be seeing the martial arts. With Gama Singh he's like facing any number of veteran pro wrestlers. Chicky: Gama Singh has more than held his own with TNT, so I don't think he's as baffled as you imply. Profe: Gama Singh is obsessed with proving that I am the wrong manager for TNT. That may give him purpose, but it will be his downfall. Chicky: You make a good point there. He is a very focused man and wrestler, but you do have his attention. And that can be an advantage if used right. Profe: I always like coming on the Sports Shop because I don't have to explain everything to you. What you were talking about before we started, did you need any help with that? Chicky: Not just yet, you've got a lot on your plate. I may take you up on that offer of help down the road though. Profe: Always a planner. Chicky: I have to be. I may be every bit the athlete that Invader 1 and Carlitos Colon are, but I have never been given the opportunities they have. I have to make my own, just like you do. We're out of time ladies and gentlemen. You are welcome to watch the rest of the program, but the best part is over. Chicky, Profe and TNT walk off set, Profe and Chicky deep in conversation. (End Sports Shop) Ricky Santana beat Armandito Salgado with a top rope crossbody. Gama Singh was at the desk and thanked the fans for their support. He wanted to let the fans know that he meant to break El Profe's jaw if given the chance, if only to shut the man up for a short time. He put over TNT as a great competitor who had become involved with the wrong manager, but nobody keeps a manager who can't talk. Jonathan Boyd and the Crusher beat los Tejanos efficiently with a Crusher bearhug. Hercules Ayala came out to the desk and talked about his preparations for fighting a man like Bam Bam Bigelow. He described the difficulty of fighting a man as big as Bam Bam with that much agility, but assured Rickin and the fans that he had ways of evening the odds. Ayala beat Armandito Salgado with the reverse figure four leglock. All three of the Invaders were at the desk. Invader 3 was ready for his big match with NWA Light Heavyweight Champion Chris Benoit tomorrow night and told the fans he wanted nothing more than to capture a NWA title for them. Invaders 1 & 2 talked about driving los Pastores from Puerto Rico or permanently injuring them because, in the words of Invader 1, "rabid animals sometimes have to be put down." All 3 Invaders took on los Assassins and won with Invader 1 backdropping 3 on top of Assassin 1 after Invader 2 had hit him with a double throat chop. Carlitos Colon came out for an interview and thanked the fans for all of their support. He said he wouldn't have healed as fast without them and vowed to show his appreciation by avenging the attempt to blind him in Hira Bathorn tomorrow night. He finished the interview saying that he was going to "take an eye for an eye." Colon beat Domingo Robles with the figure four leglock to a roaring crowd. The Caribbean Express, Ricky Santana, Hercules Ayala and los Invaders were all out to celebrate the return of Colon with the fans. Either the first or second show after the July 5th extravaganza should be back to the normal format. Mostly anyway. Babyface interviews get a little tough to keep any variety going. Heels you can just have them spew bullshit or get angry or both, whatever their personality dictates.

Sheepherders and Bees would have been a spectacle for sure. Not sure if they would have clicked at all, but it would have been memorable. Charland lasting 25 against OMG is impressive. Los Infernales look strong and I like that. Davis pulls off at least (probably more) a mild upset victory. Bruce and Jacques both get solid wins and Jacques has been tearing it up lately. St. Kernodle has been a great heel champ in two promotions.

I like Stinger using the top rope crossbody. Muraco as Hennig's first challenger is an idea I like. Somebody in the right spot on the card who gives him legitimacy. Holy great Horsemen promo Batman! Main event 6-man was a creative way to cast some doubt on what might happen in the Russians vs. Harts feud.

Flair's win over Wahoo is definitely going to get the fans even more hot at him. The Russians continue to decimate the Harts by illegal means. It's only a matter of time before the Harts don't have enough left to defend the belts. HUGE win for Hogan and co. against the Horsemen. If that doesn't get him a little closer to a title match with Flair I don't know what will. Valentine/Hennig would have been match of the night in-ring. Valentine's post-match reaction tells me things aren't over though.

The Japanese babyface being cheated out of a win by the American heel, what a novel concept. Rotundo getting a win over Sullivan is sweet revenge. Cactus and Nord feeling the new attitude that Jake has embraced? Pillman has been on fire of late. Roberts starts his revenge tour with Dundee. Garvin helping out Adams is a nice show of respect. Tough break for Spiveymania, but that shoulder had to catch up with him eventually. Will he be able to recover from this setback? Tanaka vs. Shiro Koshinaka would have been a fun, athletic match. I like the challengers you give Tanaka a lot. Steamboat vs. Sabu sounds like a match you'd have to see to believe. Sheepherders are on a roll in the AWA. Pillman and Burke is a can't miss match at this point. Dundee seems to be moving into the role of elevating younger talent, which fits him well. Adams finding some wins is a nice change. British Steel vs. the Bullies is almost as good a match as either one ofthem against Black Irish. Bock, Saito and Larry Z with a tough first defense of their titles. Sheepherders hurting the tag champs sounds about right. Steamer vs. Sawyer is yet another unexpectd matchup, but it would definitely be worth the while.

Adonis turning on Street after the loss was a nice touch. His reasons make a lot of sense too. Lawler busting HTM over the head with the guitar was a great way to pay off that build. JYD with a big win over Murdoch, I wonder if he'll be back to help in that fight. Wright and the Long Riders seems like it should work. Poor Bullet Bob keeps getting the odds stacked way, way against him. I liked the moment of doubt about Rich before he handed the purse to Baby Doll a lot. RnRs match was done right. No need to mess with success. Taylor as the new champ is a great choice. He's been on a tear in the NWA of late and deservedly so. Whoa! Fun ending to the tag titles match. Dr. Death on the wrong side of a Barb/Haku beating is a nice way to turn him face. Didn't see it coming at all though. Jarrett and Armstrong as champs should be a fun run as well. Ole as the Russian Assassin is perfect. That sneaky old bastard. Magnum TA will have to wait a while for another shot if Ivan and Ole have any say about it. Awesome show that lives up to the hype and sets some things up as well.

First off, Hogan's NWO starts crumbling after the Goldberg loss. There is dissension, losses by the undercard members all over the place with Hogan getting pissed and starting to clean house until it is down to him, Scott Steiner and maybe a few others. Hall has his showdown with Nash and they rejoin forces in short order. Goldberg beats Scott Steiner after a good build. Hogan and Bischoff just walk away from the whole damn thing in disgust. Bischoff remains the evil dictator, now relying on his position instead of the NWO. Wolfpack keeps going a bit after the Hall defection, but it becomes clear that Sting, Lex and the rest are second class citizens after Hall is back in the fold. The Outsiders gt the tag belts and start lording them over the rest of the group before finally turning heel by attacking Sting/Lex in a big tag match (of course it looks like they mean to attack the opponents first). Which sets up Sting and Lex for a tag title feud. Goldberg would get high level opponents, probably Sting and Luger before the above scenario, which would be the start of the wedge driven between Nash/Hall and Sting/Lex. Hogan would probably feud with Bret after the dissension started in the B&W NWO and I could see him ordering gang beatings of guys after they didn't get the job done against Bret as well. Have him turn into a ruthless bastard who can't handle failure after all of his success. While all of this is going on DDP would get his Goldberg feud and use that loss (he got a lot of momentum from that) as a springboard to get the U.S. title. Feed him heels that can dish out a convincing beating to keep the mystique of the Diamond Cutter going on and build him to a main event spot. Bret would be hanging around the upper midcard/main event scene after the Hogan feud. I could see him feuding with Nash/Hall eventually due to their admitted history. Giant and Savage would have to be used as well, but keep them far away from Hogan. Piper and Warrior are tough, but you can probably get something out of both. Warrior can keep Hogan busy for a while if Bret isn't willing or work with Savage. Piper could be a nice surprise partner for Bret against Hall & Nash. One thing I would absolutely do. Faces of Fear are your new gatekeeers to the main event. Put the tag titles on them after Sting/Lex and let them run with it. Keep Jimmy Hart as only their manager. On the midcard front, Harlem Heat need to keep a lot of momentum and work towards a feud with whoever the tag champs are. They can hold the belts for a while, always one of the more over teams in WCW and the next best home grown team behind the Steiners. Get Dean Malenko a gimmick that allows him to show the charisma and sense of humor everyone attributes to him backstage. Maybe the fans can get behind him a little bit. You've got a good core of experienced midcard guys in Malenko, Eddie, Benoit, Jericho, Saturn (a little bit of a drop in ability, but still good) and Disco if you ever let him be more than a buffoon. Booker and Stevie Ray taking time to do singles runs in between tag feuds (when they aren't champs) would work well. Rick Steiner has always been over and he could work in this mix too. Scott Norton as a credible upper midcard monster would be great, but he'd have to spend some time on the midcard first. Cruiserweights would stay in largely the same role. Maybe trim the fat with these guys some. They are a great addition to the show, but having more than 10 or 12 at a time is excessive. Bringing back Flair is done exactly as it was on night 1. Easily my favorite Nitro moment ever and if they had capitalized on it we wouldn't be having this conversation. More to that point, we are cutting Nitro down to 2 hours (or keeping it there) and Thunder only gets 1 hour. Guys like Virgil, Hugh Morrus and Bagwell are gone. Basically trim down all the guys we have zero need for/won't play ball/don't have us bent over. Maybe some sensible contract extensions. Alex Wright makes the job squad and he can work his way to a midcard spot. We're shutting down the Powerplant or making it worthwhile. If we sign a big name, we have a gimmick in mind and several feuds to start them off with before hand. One person is in charge and everyone knows it (once creative control is dealt with). One thing I think we don't consider is that Hogan didn't have WCW over the barrel as much as they thought. Do you really think Vince was going to hand Hogan creative control? I have serious doubts about that, even in the middle of a war. Vince had to know how much of a poison that was in WCW and would be in his locker room. So my feeling is Hogan would have found some difficulty sticking it to WCW the way he would have wanted to and had to reconsider his options.

Where to begin? I suppose the beginnning... Great opener to get the crowd rolling. Infernales would make perfect foils for most babyface teams. Rip Oliver vs. Blackjack should be a super hot feud. And Oliver comes in off of an honorable win over Valiant. Tony St. Clair the Southern brawler continues to be a fun use of him. Good way to salvage the draw between Rich and Prichard. Big, HUGE win for Kirchner and the Rougeaus after that build. Bad News making a name for himself FAST in MACW! I'm sure that J.J. will have some things to say about this. Blackwell and Steamer is such a welcome addition to this card. And a dream match if I ever saw one! Bull Gantner showing up save Dusty was great. Fun brawl between Hansen and Dusty with a new ally for Big Dust at the end. Orndorff finally gets his definitive win against Race and big things should be ahead for him in MACW. Haku and Snuka in a feud? Sign me up!! Fuller is not done with Idol and I couldn't be happier. Too bad Idol missed his shot at the title though. DiBiase barely escapes with his title. Duggan gave him a Hell of a beating and deserves the fans respect after that one. What a great show with talent from everywhere! Excellent job on this one and I'd say your gamble in giving up the Horsemen paid off big here. Also, I agree that this comes across more like Starrcade than the Bash.

Dusty bringing in Bruisr Brody?!? Putski and Rogers is a nice way to start a feud. I wonder who Pringle's new hire is! Lights out match sounds great, really good use of Dr. D. Great, great way for the Fabs to get the rub there. Helping the Von Erichs is going to put them over big with the Dallas crowd. Rogers getting heat on Putski after a loss is the right next step. Puts Putski over but also makes sure that the fans want to see him beat Rogers again, and worse. Super D's winning the title shot is a great choice. Headhunters and Fabs would have been an incredible match. The elimination match was really well done. Brody should figure into Texas in a good way for a little while. Kerry gets the win in the Lights Out match and sends the fans home happy.

Haven't been feeling up to all of the dialogue the last few weeks. It will come back eventually. Original Airdate June 27th, 1986 Jonathan Boyd and the Crusher beat los Assassins with an assisted three point clothesline. Owen Hart came to the desk for an interview, calling Ricky Santana a coward again for bringing in Jos LeDuc. Rickin pointed out that Owen had first had Abdullah Tamba attck Santana, which Owen denied having any involvement in. Owen said he was going to show the world that he was the better wrestler than Ricky Santana on July 5th. TNT beat Mr. Z with the cobra dinamita (cobra clutch). Gama Singh came to the entrance during the match. Singh made a move towards the ring when El Profe had TNT keep the hold on after the bell, but the hold was released before he got halfway to the ring. Abdullah Tamba was in the Sports Shop. Chicky talked about how he and his cousin Ronnie were going to embarass los Super Medicos in the main event tonight so badly they wouldn't bother showing up on July 5th, Owen Hart's innocence in Abdullah Tamba's attack on Ricky Santana, and Carlitos Colon's idiocy for challenging ABdullah the Butcher. He also talked about how tonight Abdullah Tamba would show all of the fans how superior he was to an old Canadian lumberjack whose time had passed years ago. The match between LeDuc and Tamba has been signed for July 5th. The Caribbean Express beat Armandito Salgado & Domingo Robles with a vertical suplex/flying crossbody combination. The Batten Twins came to the desk and talked about how they were going to prove to Barrabas and all of the great fans that they belonged in the WWC on July 5th. Hangman Bobby Jaggers beat Tejano with a hangman's neckbreaker. Dutch Mantell came running out after the bell sounded and the two men brawled around the ring, avoiding foreign objects. Victor the Bodyguard ran out with a baseball bat and hit Dutch from behind, setting up a two on one beating of Dutch. Los Super Medicos were at the desk talking about how they felt ready for the Starrs. The Starrs are taking them for granted and that will work in their favor. In the main event, Jos LeDuc and los Super Medicos took on Abdullah Tamba and los Primos Starr, the WWC Caribbean Tag Champs. LeDuc and the Medicos started hot, but Medico 1 fell victim to a tumble to the floor when Chicky pulled the top rope down as he was about to hit the ropes. He took quite a beating but managed to tag in LeDuc, who cleaned house (including Tamba). Things broke down when LeDuc followed Tamba outside and the Starrs started in on him. Los Super Medicos evened the odds on the floor and the match ended when Chicky Starr took a chair shot from Super Medico 2 before being rolled into the ring by 1 and pinned for the 1, 2, 3. LeDuc and Tamba brawled to the back as a bloody Chicky Starr shouted angrily at los Super Medicos from the ring.

Brody and Maeda was a great clash of styles. Ramblers get their shot, but my guess is that Polynesian Power isn't done with them. Submission match went about as perfect as it could have with Rheingans winning. Loved the 6-man to end the show and send the fans home happy.

I like the focus on the Awesome Twosome. I expected the Singh attack at this point, but St. Clair got his licks in too. Oliver and Jones are not going to be together long, I can feel it. Rock Riddle being insulted by Davey Baby talking to Tommy Rich is perfect. Bundy at the Bash, what could go wrong? Solid babyface show with a few exceptions. The Awesome Twosome continue to gain momentum, should be fun to watch them in MACW.

Good start with the announcement. I do want to hear Don Owen on at points during each TV talking about the various cross promotional events in the area and all of the kid friendly wrestling days. It would bring me back to actually watching Portland footage. I had a deal with Big Time where he had access to Dutch Mantell, Bobby Jaggers and the Fantastics on days besides Wednesdays and my big shows (July 5th is next, will not need the Fantastics for that). That deal stands for you as well. If you like anybody else on the roster we can talk availability for the Gauntlet or just as talent to help out while you get established.

Here's a match I watched after seeing these two in a six-man. Definitely under the radar but I felt like it was worth it at the time.

Poor Kleihege. Poor, poor bastard. Can-ams having a good showing against the veterans, nice! Larry taking all the credit will surely end well. I LOVE that interview with Jake. It even read like a damn Jake interview. Also, poor, poor Resnick. I can't wait to see what Jake has in store! Love the Sheepherders doing Sheepherder things. Piper nabbing White can only mean bad things for the rest of the AWA. Playboy After Dark gets a ton of heat here.

I hate getting this behind..... Akbar getting the Roadies stripped of one set of titles is big. Graham with a big win that goes south. The Russian angle is so well done. Magnum taking apart one of the Assassins in ten seconds is awesome. And Nikita answering. Super fucking Watts-ian promo with Bill and Magnum. Great job and I loved using Ivan's own boasts against him as a bonus. "ornerier than a rattlesnake sunning himself on a cactus." Awesome stuff from JR. Big match for the 4th between Murdoch and JYD. Again, very Watts. I liked the crazy finish of the Armstrong/Murdoch match. Loved Corny getting sprayed in the face while providing the distraction. So very Cornette. Street and Adonis messing with the Long Riders is fun and would get them over in spite of the gimmick. Big win for Doom, a team I wish had been around much longer. Devastation getting the clean win is a nice bit of bait-and-switch booking. Oh man, did Watts ever get Eddie Gilbert. Bash is already going to be one Hell of a show and we have one week of build left!

Infernales are rocking of late. I love seeing Charland get a big push. Bruce bouncing back with a win is nice to see as well. Main event would have been a fun match. Borne is one of those guys I really enjoy watching but haven't seen enough of. I wonder who attacked Charland. Abdullah would keep most anyone at bay! Probably a good choice by Paul E. Goto's debut was far more successful than Saito's first 2 matches. Poisson with a big win over the departing Benoit. Adias and Sunny are going to have to settle their differences at some point. Love the way Borne got his win. Art Crews with a big, BIG win for the Agency. What can this mean for his tag team affiliations? Martel has taken a beating the last few months. How long can he hold up? Great card for Heatstroke that sets up a lot of things. Satanico for 25 minutes against anyone works. He is such an amazing wrestler. Harley is on a tear when he's not up against Orndorff. Andre has been dominant in Lutte, as he ought to be. Kokina over Snuka would have been a sleeper of a good match. Jacques seems to be a focal point of late and he should be.

Houston is getting the rub in more than one promotion. Nice to see something go his way. I have to agree with Hart. Can't think of a better Texas champ than the Funker. Incredible angle to finish the show with Lawler eating a fireball and DUSTY coming out to make a challenge! If that TV doesn't get the fans hot for what comes next, nothing will. Oh, and those Freebirds have a little heat with Texas crowds at this point. Southern Boys vs. DWBs would have been Southern tag wrestling at it's finest. Kevin and Terry going to a DCO seems right. Wrestling 2 taking the fall is a surprise, but in a good way. Freebirds get the win in the right way for everyone involved. Dr. D! Love how you keep throwing surprises out there in meaningful ways.

Infernales stealing the titles! Backlund with a big win over Rheingans. Submission match seems perfect for those two. Jones and Oliver appear to be on the same page, but for how long? Houston going after Bundy is a great way of re-introducing him to the territory. Win or lose he ends up looking good. Youngblood vs. Mulligan is a nice addition to any card. Rich gets a solid title defense with some story development added on. Great, GREAT way to end the show with Duggan making a statement. St. Clair and Singh are slowly building an unexpected good feud. Cobra and SBS would have been one Hell of a workrate feud in the 80s. Jones and Oliver might not be working together after all. Idol is looking all kinds of ready for his big match. The main is all kinds of awesome with two of your hottest feuds in the ring at the same time. Duggan again is looking like a world-beater. Iron Mike gets a win! Big win for Rude and Fernandez. I like putting them over a midcard team in a competitive bout, helps everyone. Backlund continues to have the Professor's number of late, bad shoulder and all. Houston giving Bundy a challenge is the right call. Kirch getting one up on Kernodle was needed. Kernodle was getting a little too cocky for his own good. That 8-man tag is a great way to use your midcarders. Have 3 feuds in the ring at once and just let 'em rip. It would be more than enough to keep a crowd happy, especially given the finish. I really can't say enough about how you've developed your roster. You have a ton of guys you can plug into different feuds and not miss a beat. Flair/Horsemen and Hogan are guys that demand a lot of attention for sure and it's hard to not make them the focus of every show. What you have going is a good amount of midcard/upper midcard guys who can plug into main event slots when you don't have the focus on your top two (Race/Orndorff and DiBiase/Duggan for me) feuds.

Sting over Bad News is a big win. The 6-man preceding that match would have been a lot of fun. Arn and Tully against Tito and Billy Jack is a great semi-main. Fans definitely got their money's worth in the main with Wahoo being added to the list of guys the Horsemen have screwed over.