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I read the tv and was so excited for the MSG show... then I read the show... hoping for a title swap... but it didn't happen. I don't know why I am so against the Moondogs and Pedro but I definitely see the writing is on the wall for them. Backlund... well that's a different story... " Antonio Inoki defeats "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino by bell clapping his way out of a bear hug then hitting the Enzuigiri. " I legit popped for this... I think Inoki has a huge upside now and could really be on the move vertically after these attraction bouts. I also lke the Backlund main event... you've got some really great stuff here... looking forward to the progress throughout the summer

You're still free to book him on that date given the changes...

Gene Anderson has left MACW

Wanted to bump this out again - we've got a ton of talent available and we're willing to share some of the top names to get people going. We can try to meld the promotion to some of the real life talents in 81 and then you can put in some more pieces to make it your own. Let me know if you're interested!

MACW sends Bad News Allen, Tenryu, Saito, & Paul Jones to AWA for Curt Hennig, Big Daddy Bundy & Matt Borne MACW sends Jimmy Snuka & Curt Hennig to the WWF for Jake Roberts & Paul Orndorff

Sunday June 6 MACW - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Roddy Piper vs Ric Flair went to a 30-minute draw MID ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP Ken Patera defeated David Von Erich MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Gino & Tully © defeated Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood MACW TV TITLE Greg Valentine © vs Kabuki went to a double dq Barry Windham & Jake Roberts defeated Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff via DQ Masked Superstar defeated Rocky Johnson Dick Slater w/ JJ Dillon defeated Wrestling II w/ Paul Ellering The Super Destroyers defeated The Hacksaws Bret Hart defeated Buddy Roberts

Saturday June 5 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA MACW opens with the footage of Tully and Gino winning the MACW tag titles from Wahoo and Jimmy Snuka. We then see the controversial finish of the Piper and Flair contest. We then cut to Bob Caudle and David Crockett who pump up a video interview with Harley Race and Jim Crockett that will air in a little while. They point out that tonight we’ll see a rematch for the tag titles… this time the loser of the fall must LEAVE Mid Atlantic Wrestling! Right now we’ve got our opening contest, let’s head to the ring! Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson via the BIG LEFT HAND! Rocky Johnson comes out and cuts a promo talking about the tough competition in the Mid Atlantic and how he is looking to face the toughest of the tough and then best of the best. *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett pumping up a big six-man contents coming up as we head to the ring for this headline event... Wrestling II, Hacksaw Duggan, & Butch Reed w/ Paul Ellering vs Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers w/ JJ Dillon -A big time six-man with all the players getting involved. We see Ellering and JJ working the outside of the ring and the crowd, acting as managers for their crews. Dick Slater is the one who outshines the rest here and he looks spectacular doing it. Duggan and Reed look to bring some lumber here as well while the Super D’s give it a good showing. Before too long we see all six-men involved and the finish sees Dillon and Ellering fighting outside the ring before Wrestling II tries to break it up… but Ellering and Dillon lock hands and then nail Wrestling II… he turns around and Dick Slater grabs him for a BRAINBUSTER for the 3-count! Ellering and Wrestling II are arguing while Duggan and Reed try to break them up. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back with a special video package… Jim Crockett is at a table with Harley Race… in the seats to the right and the left are Ric Flair and US Champion Roddy Piper. Crockett goes on to say… Jim Crockett: It goes without saying that the controversy surrounding the US Championship match from the Norfolk Scope has shaken Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. On July the 4th, from the Greensboro Coliseum, Mid Atlantic is hosting the biggest wrestling event of the summer and it will be headlined by the NWA World Champion, Harley Race defending his title against the number one contender. The number one contender according to the NWA By-Laws is the United States Champion. The match was contracted to be a number one contender contest with the winner getting the shot. That is why we’ve come to a conundrum. As a result of the match, Ric Flair should be the man facing Harley Race… but as US Champion… Roddy Piper is the lawful contender. Given the circumstances for that match result and the prestige of this contest on July the 4th, I have had to meet with the NWA Board of Directors. As the President of the NWA, I put it to a vote and it was decidedly 4-3 in favor of Roddy Piper receiving the World title shot on July the 4th in Greensboro. The ruling was granted due to the outside interference from this mysterious masked man whole piledrove Roddy Piper which led to the count out victory for Ric Flair. Flair: You can’t be serious!?! Piper… you couldn’t beat me on your best day… Race… you got lucky pal… Roddy: Hey… you want a rematch… just tell me when pally! Crockett tries to calm things down while Race smiles… this one is out of hand but it looks like we've got a ruling on the July the 4th show from Greensboro. We head back to the studio for our next contest. Bret Hart defeated Assassin #1 via the PILEDRIVER! Bret Hart comes over and cuts a quick promo talking about trying to work his way back into the Television Title hunt… he isn’t afraid of the challenge and welcomes more of them in the future... *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett putting over the issue between David Von Erich, Barry Windham, and Jake Roberts against Ivan Koloff, Masked Superstar, Ole Anderson, and Ken Patera. Tonight we get to see Jake Roberts in action... Jake Roberts vs Ivan Koloff w/ Skandar Akbar -A nice little tv match with these two going about 9-minutes. Koloff and Akbar are a fun pairing as they find ways to feed to one another. Roberts is doing everything he can to fight them off as the referee can’t seem to catch them in the act. The finish sees Akbar going for the Russian Chain but Roberts ducks out of the way. Tommy Young turns to see the situation and then Ivan Koloff runs to Roberts who ducks and throws him over the ropes into Akbars lap as the referee calls for the bell. Roberts is DQ’d for throwing Koloff over the top rope but he is trying to say something about the Russian Chain… This brings out Ole Anderson who clips Jake Robert’s knee and then Koloff pounces. They’re working him over until Windham shows up and fights them off. This one continues to heat up with these guys all wanting to tear each other apart. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back here on MACW and before you know it… Ric Flair is out here and he’s hot! Ric Flair: What in the hell is going on out here?!? David, you better talk to that brother of yours. I am on the war path pal… listen here and listen up good. I beat Roddy Piper a week ago… I am the rightful number one contender. That NWA world title should be MINE! Piper! You got lucky…. I don’t know who this guy in the mask was… I want to know if you paid for him… because I don’t know who he was but he cost me everything! This isn’t over… I am coming back… and I am not going to stop until I get my hands on the title…. WOOOO! The Freebirds defeated Mike Stone, Mark Rollins, & Wes Wilkins via the POWERBOMB! Roddy Piper: Did I hear Ric Flair right… did he say I paid for that masked guy to come out there and piledrive me on the concrete floor? Flair… are you gone in the head man? Is it all about the NWA title? Well I will say this… I think the two of us have done just about everything in this sport… but win the world title… so if this is the straw brother it is going to break the camel’s back and it is going to be a clean break. I got the shot on July the 4th and by god I am bringing the NWA title back with me from Greensboro… if you can’t accept it Flair… tough! *COMMERCIAL* Caudle and Crockett are back putting over the big MACW tag title main event… the loser of the fall leaves MACW... MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LOSER OF THE FALL LEAVES MACW Wahoo & Snuka vs Tully & Gino © w/ Gary Hart -Huge main event… all the stakes on the line… the titles… loser leaves town… we get about 17-minutes of big time action. We’ve got blood from Tully and Wahoo… both busted open from the cage match last week. Both teams get in some offense with Wahoo and Snuka building up to a huge finish with Gino and Tully trying to pull out all the stops to slow them down. The finish sees Wahoo thrown out of the ring while Tully and Gino double up on Snuka. Wahoo looks to get in the ring but Kabuki turn him around and GREEN MYST! Snuka is able to fight off Gino and Tully but when he goes up top… he hits a high cross body on Gino but Tully rolls him over and Gino with a handful of tights and the 1...2….3!!! Gino and Tully win the contest… Snuka is the loser of the fall...Snuka must leave MACW… What is next for Gary Hart’s army?!?

Some pretty solid matches.... Patterson and Slaughter is big time but so is Orndorff and Muraco. I am waiting for a team to jump up and take the tag titles... I feel that the Moondogs time is limited. Backlund is still the champ but for how long and who could take it? Is there a heel to take over or do you transition it to another babyface... There's a lot of opportunity here.

Love me a good Gauntlet match... fuck Buck Zhumoff by the way. Bock v Tanaka would be a fun little contest and Andre in the main event is never a bad thing.

MACW is going to pick up Kevin Sullivan.

Sunday May 30 - MACW - Event @ Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, USA MAIN EVENT SIX-MAN TAG David Von Erich, Barry Windham, & Jake Roberts defeated Ole Anderson, Ivan Koloff, & Masked Superstar NWA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper © -This one went 28-minutes as both men were gushing at the end of it. The finish was very controversial with both men outside of the ring and the referee counting. Flair and Piper continue to hammer on one another but out of the back we see a mask man come out. Flair is able to throw Piper into the ring post and get in the ring... the problem occurs when the masked man comes from behind and turns Piper around and PILEDRIVER ON THE FLOOR! Tommy Young turns around and hasn't seen the situation unfold...8...9...10! Ric Flair has won the contest... but not the US title... MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP CAGE MATCH Gino & Tully defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Jimmy Snuka to WIN the MACW Tag Team Championship! MACW CHAMPIONSHIP Ken Patera © defeated Rocky Johnson MACW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Greg Valentine © defeated Kabuki via DQ

As long as someone isn't booked, and you write up the request, you're good to go. I can't always keep track of all of them. Sorry. Outside of that - pretty good stuff here and what a main event with Inoki and Orndorff... that would be amazing to see in this era of WWF.

MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA May 29, 1981 MACW opens this week with some good footage from the issue last week with Andre the Giant being blinded by Skandar Akbar and that nasty fireball! We then see Akbar walk out to a chorus of boos and with him is Ken Patera and Masked Superstar…. Caudle and Crockett ask what his motive is… Skandar Akbar: I don’t have any need to announce my intentions to the two of you or to any one of these morons out here. Let me make it completely clear… I am here to make MONEY! I make money off of my investment… these two men are the top earning superstars in this company and they will continue to be at my employ. I am also taking on the contract of Ivan Koloff and Ole Anderson. Together… these four men will take over MACW in every shape, form, and fashion. Masked Superstar: It started last week with Andre the Giant and it is going to end when we walk all over every single hero you pukes out there cheer for. Look at what happened to Barry Windham… look at Andre… we won’t stop… Ken Patera: This MACW title is the top championship in this company. I am going continue to beat every single man in my way… Jim Crockett then walks out and the crowd begins to stir… Skandar: What do you want? Jim Crockett: Well… after last week… I had a very angry man storm into my office and he demanded a match… a match against Ken Patera… here tonight on Mid Atlantic… that man’s name is ANDRE THE GIANT! I felt that the fans needed it… I felt that he deserved it… so I booked it right here for tonight… so Patera… GET READY! The crowd erupts with that huge announcement… we’ll see that big match up later on plus we’ll see Steamboat and Kabuki! Right now it is time for tag team action… let’s go to the ring! Hacksaw Duggan & Butch Reed defeated The Assassins via the FLYING SHOULDER BLOCK! Duggan and Reed walk over and work the fans and talk about being a team that people need to keep an eye on in 81! They plans to take on all comers and prove that the strength of the 2x4s can’t be denied! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett talking to Rocky Johnson who says he’s keeping a very close eye on the tv title contender match later on. He has good hopes for Ricky Steamboat but says he isn’t going to be too far away from challenging for the TV title when he gets a chance! The Freebirds defeated Brian Blair, Tommy Rogers, & Bobby Fulton via the POWERBOMB from Gordy! The Freebirds come over and officially put their names in the hats for the NWA Six-Man Title tournament that will start next week in Greensboro. They make it clear there won’t be too many challengers who can stop them and soon they’ll be the champions that no one can stop! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and we have got Caudle and Crockett putting over the introduction of Skandar Akbar and his allegiance with Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff. They put over what happened to Barry Windham a couple of weeks ago and wonder if that’s just the beginning!?! Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff w/ Skandar Akbar defeated Jay Youngblood & Jim Garvin Ole and Ivan continue the beatdown until Barry Windham comes out and they back off. Ole, Ivan, and Skandar go to the booth and they are calling out Windham. They want to know just what Windham is going to do about it. Ole says he will chase his all over this country and do right to put him down and out with no questions asked… then the crowd pops… wait a second… JAKE ROBERTS is HERE! He comes out and stands side by side with Windham… he grabs the microphone… Jake Roberts: Ole Anderson… you wanna talk about chasing brother… well I’ve been chasing you all the way from Atlanta and I found you brother. I found you and now I’ve got you right where I want you. You see something Ole… you thought you put me down… you thought you cut the tail off the Snake but man… you don’t know that a Snake can grow a second tail… one bigger and stronger than the first. My tail ain’t hiding between my legs as I run the other way… I am right here and I am standing tall with my man Barry Windham and we’re coming for YOU! The hunt is on! The crowd pops as Jake and Windham help Garvin and Youngblood to the back… looks like Ole and Ivan may have met their match! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett pumping up the big TV title situation as they put over Greg Valentine, Kabuki, and Steamboat. Crockett says all three men should face one another at the same time… what a novel concept… the winner of this next match gets a shot... Ricky Steamboat vs Kabuki w/ Gary Hart -A 15-minute time limit is pushed right to the minute. They go right down to the wire and Kabuki is a master villain with Steamboat playing babyface to a T and perhaps being the best in the game. The finish sees Kabuki trying to lay waste to Steamboat but the Dragon fires back with huge chops and shots. A couple of huge dropkicks and then a top rope karate chop…. Steamboat then goes up and he’s looking for the cross body but when he leaps… Kabuki with the MYST! Kabuki ducks out of the way and Steamboat’s face is covered in green… he slowly gets to his feet but then Kabuki with a nasty crescent kick right to the throat and then a roll up for the 3-count! Kabuki has won it and he’s the new number one contender for the TV Title! *COMMERCIAL* We return to MACW with special promos for tomorrow night’s huge event in Norfolk... Ric Flair: A lot of people have come and gone in this business… very few have ever had a chance to be named NWA World Champion. Well Roddy Piper… very few people in this world have ever been called my friend… you’re one of them… but pal… I am looking to be the next NWA Champion and in order to do that… I have to beat you. Tomorrow night… Norfolk, Virginia… pal… no friends… only enemies… when all is said and done… I am going to get that US title and I am going to be the man who beats Harley Race to become the next NWA World Champion. Roddy Piper: You know it is funny how quickly things can change in an instant. One minute Ric Flair and I are partners and the next we’re going to be facing one another with the NWA world Title shot on the line… well Ric… I guess the gloves are off… the friendship is down the drain… this US Title is mine and it ain’t going anywhere! Gino & Tully put over how they have already beat Wahoo and Snuka within an inch of their lives… but tomorrow night they do it in front of 20,000 and they’ll do it for the MACW titles inside a cage just to prove why they are the best tag team in wrestling! Wahoo & Snuka put over how there was controversy last time… but this time… there must be a winner… only one team walks out and then we’ll see who is the best... Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers w/ JJ Dillon defeated Tommy John, Ricky Wade, & Ryan Simms via the BRAINBUSTER Wrestling II announces that Ellering has a broken shoulder… he is challenging Slater and the Destroyers… he is going to have some back up next week and wants to see them in the ring! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with the huge main event… Caudle and Crockett put it through the roof… Andre the Giant and Ken Patera for the MACW Title! Andre the Giant vs Ken Patera w/ Skandar Akbar -An absolute slugfest with both men throwing some serious bombs and the crowd 100% behind Andre. Patera is able to hold his own but Andre is such a beast in there. This one goes about 12-minutes with both men really breaking each other down. The finish is sort of a mess with Masked Superstar coming out and trying to get involved but here comes Windham and Roberts… now Ole and Koloff come out. We’ve got a lot of fighting outside the ring while Skandar tries to get involved with the title belt but he nails Patera instead! Ken is down and Andre nails Akbar! Andre covers for the 1….2…..3 but Masked Superstar pulls te referee out of the ring! What has happened?! Andre goes out and now he and Superstar are throwing bombs! Here comes David Von Erich to join the battle. This is pure chaos!

Fun lineups headlined by this spectacular Boston show. Inoki and Brisco... Bruno and Khan... plus the fun finish to the IC title match. I am interested in the next step of your champions... who will be the one to upend your current title holders... I have a couple of favorites.

All of these are good and I also booked the July 4th super show from Greensboro with some top guys. If anyone wants Dusty or Andre though - let me know and I can give them up.

Boylan baby... I will always mark out for shows here... Tiger Mask and Santana... that's a tag team. I am also kind of big on the idea of Jumbo being a top tier guy... there could be something to that if you get a couple more Japanese players to make a run.

Fun little look and the 2-3 Falls match is a fun one... I remember seeing the big 10-man best of 5 match on a VHS. I like Backlund vs the Monsters... makes me wonder who will be the next big thing for the WWF as we roll through the 80s or if you keep Backlund as the man. Also great use of Gorilla!

MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA May 22, 1981 MACW opens with footage from last week when we saw the issue from Barry Windham getting choked with the chain by Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson. We then see the big NWA World Tag Team Title win of the Von Erichs when Kerry & Kevin defeated The Masked Superstar & Paul Jones! That leads us to the ring with Bob Caudle and David Crockett putting over a huge night of action and we see David Von Erich come out… Bob Caudle: Welcome in here David… we want to wish you and your brothers the deepest congratulations on winning the NWA world tag team championship! DVE: Well Bob… I’d be remiss if I didn’t shed a tear right now for my brothers… it is the ultimate goal to be a champion in this sport… in the NWA… tag team wrestling is paramount and to have my brothers on top of the mountain...well… there’s no better feeling. Caudle: I think the only sour point may be that they will no longer be regulars here in MACW… they’ll be traveling champions… DVE: That’s right… you know when you’re an NWA Champion… you have to defend those titles every night all across this country. I know Mid Atlantic is going to be a frequent stop but to not have my brothers here...well that is never a good feeling. I also want to send best wishes out to Barry Windham who has got stitches in his face right now and is going to be back real soon to get revenge on you Ivan Koloff! That brings out the Masked Superstar but he isn’t alone… he’s got Ken Patera & Ivan Koloff with him… Superstar: If anyone wants revenge… IT’S ME VON ERICH! I am holding you and your brothers personally responsible for me losing those titles! I am going to take it out on you… and then… when your brothers decide they have got the guts to show back up here in the Mid Atlantic… I am going to get my titles back but this time with a new partner! One who isn’t weak like Paul Jones… Ken Patera: I know you’ve had your eyes on this title Von Erich… but understand something… you aren’t even going to get close to it. Now you don’t have your little brothers running around and attacking people from behind… well now… we’re the ones who are challenging you and we’re coming right to you face to face… DVE: You know I figured you would want to do that… so I got some backup… Out comes Dusty Rhodes to a huge ovation! Dusty: Ken Patera… you dirty dog… looks like you didn’t get enough last week… well I guess we gonna have to do the damn thing one more time baby! Right here tonight! Patera: Haha… Rhodes… there’s only two of you… no other Von Erichs… no Barry Windham…. Who do you have to help you?! THE CROWD EXPLODES WHEN ANDRE THE GIANT WALKS OUT! OMG! HE’S HERE! Patera, Koloff, & Superstar freak out and back off! We’ve got a HUGE six-man coming up tonight… Ole Anderson defeated Scott Casey via the Armbreaker! Ole walks over and says he isn’t going anywhere! What happened to Barry Windham last week was just the beginning. He tells Rhodes, Von Erich, and Andre to watch their back because he’s going to be in the corner of Patera, Superstar, & Koloff tonight! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett put over the big six-man coming up tonight. They also pump up the big Television Championship match tonight with Valentine taking on Bret Hart! Right now though… we’ve got some tag team action… let’s go to the ring! Mr. Wrestling II & Paul Ellering vs Dick Slater & Super Destroyer II w/ JJ Dillon -An interesting tag with SD II out there with Slater. This one is a pretty good 8-minute contest with Wrestling II and Ellering getting some good pop from the crowd but as the match goes on things heat up with Slater and SD II getting some nice heat. The finish sees JJ Dillon pull Wrestling II out of the ring before we see SD II and Slater try to double up on Ellering but he is able to break free. The problem is that SD II goes under the ring and here comes SD I! The switcheroo! He hammers Ellering from behind and Slater picks him up for the big BRAINBUSTER and the 3-count! SD II jumps back out and now they’re on the attack on Ellering! They pick him up outside the ring and ram his shoulder into the ring post! OH MY! They do it again! Wrestling II tries to stop them but the damage has been done! Dillon and company laugh it off all the way to the back! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett are joined by the Freebirds. They put over the World Tag Titles and the MACW Tag Title situations along with the thoughts of the NWA Six-Man titles. They say that they feel naked without the gold and it is getting cold on Badstreet! Jimmy Snuka defeated Ron Ritchie via the SUPERFLY! Wahoo comes out to join Jimmy Snuka and they put over the big cage match next week in Norfolk. Wahoo says that his head may never heal but he knows that the titles are the most important thing and he’s going to be there to defend and keep those titles! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Gary Hart out there and he’s got Kabuki, Tully, & Gino. They run over the big cage match next week for the MACW Tag Titles. Then Gary Hart turns his attention to Greg Valentine… he says that he has an open contract for Kabuki to face him for the TV title. When will Valentine answer this challenge?! MACW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Bret Hart vs Greg Valentine © -A good showcase for Bret Hart who is made to look great by Valentine. The Hammer is able to get some good heat on him before Bret makes a great comeback! Bret is really cooking here with some good dropkicks and clotheslines but he goes for broke with a high cross body off the top rope but Valentine ducks. Bret is slow to get up but then Valentine comes from behind with a CHOP BLOCK! Valentine sets him up...FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK! Bret tries to move and get out but he can’t get out… he has to tap and Valentine is the winner… The problem is that Valentine won’t let go but then we see Ricky Steamboat come out and the crowd pops as he lets everyone know that Greg Valentine isn’t going to just do whatever he wants out here! We then see Gary Hart come out and he challenges Steamboat on behalf of Kabuki… next week.. .with the winner getting a shot at the TV Title right here on television! Steamboat is happy to accept and we’ve got a whale of a match next week! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and out comes Ric Flair. The crowd is rockin and the Nature Boy seems to have something on his mind… Ric Flair: You know… I have got out here to set the story straight… Roddy Piper… I know you’re back there pal… listen to me when I say that I am not afraid of you pal. There’s been a lot of talk about me ducking you well pal… here’s the contract. Sign the dotted line. If I have to get through you to get to Race… sign it pal! Norfolk, Virginia next week… sign on and let’s do the damn thing! Rocky Johnson defeated Tenryu with a Flying Shoulder Block! After the contest… we don’t have to wait long… here comes the US Champion… Rowdy Roddy Piper… Roddy Piper: Flair… my friend… I am not afraid of you… I am defending this title against any and all comers… Norfolk… next week.. You got it pal! You want Race… you gotta get through me… well… let’s see if you can do it! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett putting over the huge announcement… next week in Norfolk… Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper for the US title… Gino and Tully vs Wahoo and Snuka in a cage… it is going to be a show you can’t afford to miss. Tonight… we have got the biggest six-man match in the history of MACW… let’s go to the ring! SIX-MAN TAG Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, & David Von Erich vs Ken Patera, Masked Superstar, & Ivan Koloff w/ Ole Anderson -A huge main event and the crowd is absolutely rocking. David and Dusty do a lot of the work and get some great heat going with Ivan and Patera. Masked Superstar and Andre take things to another level and the fans are just going nuts. It is a nice 13-minute contest and everyone gets in there. The highlight may be Patera and Andre just throwing bombs at one another. We get some chaos with Ole Anderson getting involved and he pulls Dusty out of the ring. Ole and Koloff are teaming up on Dusty… Masked Superstar and David are on the other side of the ring. Wait just a second… who is that? Is that Skandar Akbar… what the hell is he doing here? Patera with a knee to the back of Andre and he falls into the ropes. Akbar then walks up and FIREBALLS ANDRE! OMG! The referee calls for the bell and the fans can’t believe it! The chaos continues as we see Dusty try to get in there and help Andre. He is getting stomped and kicked while David gets a chair to come in there and stop the issue. Akbar is shaking hands with Patera and Masked Superstar. What is going on here? Andre has been blinded! Caudle and Crockett put this over in a huge way!

Skandar Akbar is signing with MACW

There we go... hitting the ground running. Big time events with the champs vs the monsters. Great opening card!

Title changes! April the 25 - Nelson Royal lost the NWA Junior Heavyweight Championship to TIGER MASK! May the 15th - Paul Jones & Masked Superstar lost the NWA World Tag Team Championship to KERRY & KEVIN VON ERICH!

MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA May 15, 1981 MACW is on the air with Bob Caudle and Jim Crockett putting over a huge night of action including a big NWA World Tag Team Title match tonight with Kevin and Kerry Von Erich taking on Paul Jones and Masked Superstar. Things stop though when we see Gino Hernandez and Tully Blanchard come out and they’re fuming! Gary Hart leads his men out and then goes on a rant about what happened last week in Norfolk. He talks about being locked in the cage and the absolute miscarrage of justice! He says that Wahoo was unable to continue and due to that… the titles should have been forfeit and changed hands! Caudle and Crockett try to intercept but We see Kabuki get in their way. Gary Hart says he wants some answers and he wants them now! Caudle and Crockett put over this issue and say that Jim Crockett Jr will need to weigh in later on in the program. We’ll hear from him soon… right now we head to the ring for our opening contest. The Freebirds defeated Bobby Fulton & Tommy Rogers via the Powerslam by Gordy! The Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, & Roberts) come over and cut a promo on all the issues going on here in MACW. They say that they are going to keep their eyes open on every title and soon there will be some gold coming back to Bad Street! *COMMERCIAL* Patera is fuming as we come back… he says that he wants some answers why he had to wait! Ole Anderson then chimes in that he has got a bone to pick with Barry Windham… he says that Gene Anderson is going to need some time off due to injuries and now he is going to be teaming up with these two. He says that Barry Windham is going to need to get a partner because Anderson and Koloff are going to beat him within an inch of his life. Patera then goes off on David Von Erich. He says that Von Erich and Windham are nothing but second generation trash! He is going to take him apart just like Paul Jones and Masked Superstar are going to destroy his brothers tonight! Here comes David Von Erich and Barry Windham… Windham and Von Erich don’t seem to be phased by the challenge and say they accept… Anderson then says just who is going to be their third partner? Out walks the AMERICAN DREAM… DUSTY RHODES! Rhodes comes out and the crowd goes wild! He says that if they want to do the damn thing… LET’S DO IT TONIGHT! Koloff, Anderson, and Patera back off and say they’ll be back soon! Caudle and Crockett put it over huge for this big six-man that will be taking place a little later on… right now we’ve got more action… Bret Hart defeated Assassin #2 via the Piledriver! *COMMERCIAL* We’re back and see some footage from the issue with Gino and Tully taking on Wahoo and Snuka… we see the blood stoppage in Norfolk and then Jim Crockett Jr comes out. He announces that in two weeks… in Norfolk… inside of a steel cage...there MUST BE A WINNER when we see Gino and Tully taking on Wahoo and Snuka one final time! MACW TELEVISION TITLE Greg Valentine © defeated Jim Neidhart via the Figure Four Leg Lock Valentine comes over and talks about holding the tv title. He says he is willing to challenge anyone… anytime. He talks about Steamboat being a contender but he’s beat him in every town… he says he isn’t afraid of Kabuki… then we see Bret Hart come out. He says that he has racked up quite a few wins lately and would like to try his hand against Valentine. Valentine laughs it up and says he is happy to give him a shot… we’ve got a match for next week! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Crockett and Caudle puting over all the big action from tonight… we then cut to the ring for this huge six-man tag team match… SIX-MAN TAG Dusty Rhodes, David Von Erich, & Barry Windham vs Ken Patera, Ole Anderson, & Ivan Koloff -A big time six-man… main event anywhere in the country. They go about 15-minutes with everyone getting involved. The crowd lights up big time with Dusty and Patera going toe to toe and then Von Erich comes in and they explode. Ole and Windham have a great little tussle. As time winds on we see chaos ensue with everyone getting involved… the finish is a DQ when Dusty and David take Patera out of the ring but this leads to Ole and Koloff wrapping the chain around Windham’s head and tossing him over the ropes! The crowd is going nuts right now. Dusty and David save Barry but he’s in a bad way... *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett putting over that big six-man but here comes JJ Dillon and Dick Slater come out. Dillon continues to rant about Wrestling II hurting his shoulder but that brings him out with Paul Ellering… they challenge Slater to a tag team match next week! Slater says he will take them on… all by himself… but he will have some backup! Dick Slater w/ JJ Dillon defeated Brian Blair via the Swinging Neckbreaker! The crowd is stirring… out comes Ric Flair… he starts going on with his issues with Harley Race and he says that on July the 4th… he will be in Greensboro and he will walk out with the title… but that brings out… Roddy Piper! Roddy: You know Ric… you keep talking about getting that title shot… but to the best of my knowledge… in order to get that shot… you’ve got to have this. (points at the title) Right now… I got it. Flair: Roddy… you and I have been up and down the road brother… when I say I am going to challenge Race… you know that I mean the truth. The problem may be that standing in my way… is you. Well brother… you know that when it comes to this sport… friends can come and go… what you and I have been through makes us closer than friends… we’ve been in wars with one another and together against others…. But getting that NWA World Title is the thing that means more to me than anything else. Roddy: That NWA World Title is on my mind too and I will be damned if I am going to just lay down and let someone else get my shot. I don’t lay down for anyone… Flair: Then I may just have to know you down… Roddy: Whenever you feel frisky… just say when pal… David Crockett gets in the middle of the two of them to break them apart… Flair and Piper don’t seem to be seeing eye to eye right now… but rather nose to nose! *COMMERCIAL* We’re back with MACW and we’ve got Tom Miller setting the stage… Tom Miller: Ladies and gentlemen, the next contest is scheduled for one-fall with a 60-minute time limit. This bout is sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance and will be for the NWA World Tag Team Championship! Introducing first, the challengers…. From Denton, Texas… Kerry and Kevin… the Von Erich Brothers! Their opponents… the reigning and defending NWA World Tag Team Champions… Paul Jones and the Masked Superstar! NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Kerry & Kevin Von Erich vs Paul Jones & Masked Superstar © -Big time match… a lot on the line… they get some time and they do some work. It is a good 17-minute match with the crowd solidly behind the Von Erichs. Superstar and Jones are very good as a team and really tear down Kerry and Kevin. They get an extended heat segment on Kevin that leads us to a hot finish. We get Superstar and Jones doubling up but then Kevin makes a huge hot tag to Kerry who flies off the top rope with clothesline! He then hits a couple of huge dropkicks and the Texas Tornado is rocking! Jones and Superstar can’t seem to get right! We have chaos as Superstar runs at Kevin who tosses him over his shoulder and the top rope to the floor. On the other side… Jones turns around and here comes Kerry with the CLAW! Jones is reeling before Kerry then hits the discus punch before Kevin off the top rope with a HIGH CROSS BODY for the 1...2….3! WE HAVE NEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS! THE CROWD EXPLODES! Here comes David to celebrate with his brothers! The crowd is going wild while Masked Superstar is screaming at the referee that Kevin wasn't the legal man! Caudle and Crockett put it through the roof… we have NEW CHAMPIONS!

Thursday May 13 MACW - Event @ Memorial Auditorium in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA MACW Title Ric Flair defeated Ken Patera via DQ NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Paul Jones & Masked Superstar © defeated Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood NWA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Roddy Piper defeated Gino Hernandez MACW Tag Titles Jimmy Snuka & Barry Windham (sub for Wahoo) defeated Ivan Koloff & Nikolai Volkoff MACW TV Championship Greg Valentine defeated Kevin Von Erich Kerry von Erich defeated Tully Blanchard via DQ David Von Erich defeated Ole Anderson Friday May 14 MACW - Event @ County Hall in Charleston, South Carolina, USA NWA TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Kerry Von Erich & David Von Erich defeated Paul Jones & Masked Superstar © via DQ MACW Title Ken Patera defeated Kevin Von Erich MACW Tag Titles Jimmy Snuka & Ricky Steamboat (Sub for Wahoo) defeated Gino & Tully NWA US TITLE Roddy Piper vs Ric Flair went to a 30-minute draw MACW TV TITLE Greg Valentine defeated Jay Youngblood Ole Anderson defeated Barry Windham

Sioux City gets to see Andre... what a treat... I am sure they have their eyes on Bundy v Giant down the line... I like these lineups... looking to see who jumps to the top of the tag division over the next couple of months.

TIGER MASK... NEW CHAMPION! Huge deal. NWA World Title changes hands in the AWA... exciting stuff! I also think that Dick Murdoch has got a big upside in the AWA... he can put himself into a position to be a major star. I also think that there's some possibilities with Ventura and Adonis and Murdoch. Bobby Heenan has a new member? We'll see how this plays out... who could be this major player for the brain? We'll see next week!