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USWA @ The Jackson Coliseum 6-13-85 "The Foreman" Spike Huber vs. Chief Joe Lightfoot These two recently had a TV match and Huber pulled off the win thanks to his sledgehammer. They really go at it for a few minutes. Huber swings Lightfoot to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Lightfoot swings back and hits a flying body press but Huber catches him and powerslams him over for the pin. Winner of the match- Spike Huber Bob Roop vs. "The Japanese Fury" Yoshiaki Yatsu Since Parade of Champions, the fans have taking a liking to Yatsu. Roop cant believe the fans are cheering Yatsu instead of a true American like himself. Both men are well trained in amateur wrestling and it shows tonight as they put on a wrestling clinic. 10 minutes isn't enough time as the match ends in a draw. After the match, Roop sucker punches Yatsu. Roop swings Yatsu to the ropes and misses a back elbow smash, Yatsu swings back and sends Roop flying through the ropes with a flying kick to the chest! Official Ruling- A DRAW American Made vs. The Royal Battens w/Les Thornton This is a fast paced high impact match! They go at it for a good 20 minutes. Battens take control thanks to a distraction from Thornton. Battens swing Kirchner to the ropes and put him down with a double dropkick. Sir Brad covers but Kernodle breaks the count. Sir Mark runs in but Kernodle clotheslines him down. Thornton gets on the apron and the Ref runs over and yells at him, this allows Kernodle to pick up Sir Brad and drop him with a fireman's carry slam. Kirchner rolls over on top as the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3! Winners of the match- American Made "The Mastermind" Ron Fuller vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler Fuller does a great job of stalling until Tyler gets fed up and unloads on him. It's all Tyler as he uses a variety of power moves that has Fuller bumping all around the ring. Tyler swings Fuller into the corner and charges in but Fuller lifts both knees and nails him in the face. Fuller executes a back breaker then hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop to get the win. Fuller grabs the house mic and says "I want to say hello to my good buddy Bob Armstrong. I understand he was finally released from the hospital. Don't you worry Bob, I'll be here waiting" That got the fans really riled up. Winner of the match- Ron Fuller The Club (Mike George and Steve O) vs. The Elite (Greg Gagne and David Sammartino) w/Arnold Skaaland The Club take off their matching boxing robes and wait patiently in the ring. Skaaland leads his new team down the aisle. They're wearing matching sweat suits as Skaaland is waving his towel. The fans are booing big time. Greg and David get in the ring and give the fans arrogant smirks while shaking their heads. They do the same to the Club. The Club have been waiting for this moment and they take control in the early minutes. The Elite get frustrated and go to the outside to regroup with Skaaland. Of course the fans are booing. Skaaland starts yelling up at George which allows David to sneak up from behind and nail George. Greg and David start flowing and control the match with a variety of wrestling maneuvers and double teaming. George finally makes the hot tag and Steve O is a house of fire! Greg and David try to double team him but George runs in and its chaos. Skaaland is up on the apron distracting the Ref. George hits a running shoulder breaker on David and is covering but the Ref is distracted. The fans cheer as a returning BRUCE HART runs to the ring! But wait! He climbs the ropes and fly's off with a forearm drop on George's head! He puts David on top. Steve O and Greg are fighting in the corner while the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! The Elite bail out of the ring. Hart and Skaaland join them as they smile and raise each others arms while the fans boo. Winners of the match- The Elite "Sweet" Norvell Austin vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers These two have developed a rivalry and Flowers had some choice words for Norvell on Brenda Britton's Beauty Shop. Things stay pretty clean for a bit until Flowers nailed Norvell with a punch when the Ref was trying to break them up. Flowers then goes to work as he breaks all the rules. He chokes Norvell on the top rope then slings him back. After a few stomps and a boot rake across the face, Flowers gets on the top rope. Flowers spends way to much time taunting the fans. Norvell gets up, runs over and slams Flowers off the top rope. The fans cheer as Norvell pumps his fists then unloads on Flowers. Norvell back drops Flowers follows with a scoop slam and elbow drop but cant put Flowers away. Flowers rolls out of the ring and reaches in his tights. Flowers gets back on the apron at the Ref's count of 9. Norvell runs over, Flowers swings but Norvell ducks and goes to suplex Flowers back in the ring but Flowers punches his head with a foreign object and crashes down on top of Norvell 1..2..3! Winner of the match- Timothy Flowers Central States Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. "Dirty" Dick Slater Colon just got back from Japan and has no time to rest because as soon as the bell rings, Slater is all over him. Slater pounds away on Colon with punches, stomps, slams and knee drops. Slater goes to the top rope. Colon staggers up and Slater comes down with a double axehandle but Colon punches him in the mid section and Slater flips over. The fans cheer as Colon punches away on Slater, swings him to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Colon swings off the ropes and crashes down with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. There's a commotion in the crowd. From out of nowhere, Tiger Jeet Singh hits the ring! Colon turns around and Singh throws a fireball in his face!!!!!! The Ref signals for the DQ. Colon is rolling around holding his face. Slater gets up, sees what's going on and simply walks out of the ring. Singh is walking around the ring like a madman. Officials run in the ring but Singh starts throwing them back out of the ring. It's chaos! Mass security hits the ring and finally Singh leaves. Medics arrive to flush Colon's eyes and get him out of there. Winner of the match by DQ and still Central States Champ- Carlos Colon There's a short intermission while things settle down. USWA Champ Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll/Big John Studd/Tommy "Wildfire" Rich vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler/"Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff/"Wildcat" Wendell Cooley Big time main event that gives the fans their money's worth. They go back and forth for 45 minutes. Lawler and Tully have their wild moments. Rich and Cooley have several brawls. Orndorff matches power with Studd. The match has it all. Of course chaos ensues as Rich and Cooley fight through the ropes and brawl all around the ring. Orndorff and Studd are clobbering each other and end up fighting through the ropes. Tully and Lawler are still the legal men. Tully slams Lawler by the ropes. Baby Doll runs over and slaps Lawler. Tully picks up Lawler and goes for his slingshot suplex but Lawler fights it, kicks Tully and hoists him up and delivers a slingshot suplex! 1..2..3! Lawler beats Tully with his own move! The fans go nuts! Winners of the match- Jerry Lawler, Paul Orndorff and Wendell Cooley

Things are really falling into place as WrestleMania approaches! Tony Atlas kicks things off with a win. I hope Atlas gets a spot at Mania. Mad Max is coming back to the theaters! Fantastics look strong and are ready for the Islanders. Their match at Mania might steal the show. Giant Machine has a big task ahead at Mania. Andre once again must prove he's the only true giant in the WWF. LOL, Hart and Mr. Magnificent have some words for DJ. Man I'm liking this program. WOW! I shouldn't be surprised but I think Backlund is at the point of no return. Morales takes a brutal beating and another victim is taken out on a stretcher. Can Bruno stop the madness? We'll find out at Mania. Just when you think things lighten up, the Hillbillies get assaulted by a menacing mysterious team. Who are these guys?!?! Jimmy Hart's new acquisition Kazahara makes a dominating debut. This was impressive. The challenge has been made! Love the stipulation! This will be a classic American heroes vs. Evil Foreigners heat filled match. WrestleMania is stacked! And there's even more to come. I cant wait.

Knobbs is back with a new found focus and partner in Gaylord. Looking forward to watching their build. Gilbert gets one over on Hayes! Looks like Muraco and Bam Bam are heading into a full on feud. This is going to be good! Orton retains but looks like Smothers is next in line. Spivey is going nuts. A crazy Spivey could be very dangerous. On to the coliseum, Badd Co. open the show with a nice win. I hope they get into the title picture. Spivey is really on the brink. Tick, tick, tick Watch out Kabuki and Kendo because Adams and the White Angel are back together! Hayes was lucky to get out of there alive. Gilbert is the master of the fireball. I'm really liking heel Snuka. He sends Billy Jack out on a stretcher. That will get him massive heat in Portland! Thundercats retain but Knobbs and Gaylord prove they're for real. Burke almost takes the title from Gordy. Great match! I'm sure a rematch is coming.

USWA TV @ The Civic Center Knoxville TN 6-12-85 Footage from the Hammond Center is shown as Karachi Vice defeats the Grapplers to win the USWA Tag Team Titles! Footage is also shown of Brad and Scott Armstrong coming out of the crowd to attack the Syndicate. Also shown is Baby Doll causing a DQ in the Blanchard/Lawler title bout. Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. We'll hear from the new USWA tag team champions, the Karachi Vice. In action will be the former champs The Grapplers. Tony St. Clair will defend the TV title against Corporal Kirchner. Big John Studd, Rip Oliver and many more in action. Listen to this main event, the Syndicate will battle Brad and Scott Armstrong. All this and another segment with Brenda Britton. Fans before they get in the ring, the Grapplers wanted to say a few words. Grapplers come to the podium. Grappler 1 : Lance Russell, no other team had a run with the USWA titles like we did! We're not going to cry about the loss but it took a steel chair from Karachi Vice to put us down! Grappler 2: That's right! Karachi Vice knew they couldn't beat us like men! Get ready Karachi Vice because this isn't over! Grappler 1: We're coming after them and we're getting our titles back! The Grapplers vs. Trent Watkins and Todd Rooney Grapplers are all business as they totally destroy their opponents. Grapplers double clothesline Rooney over the top rope then double body slam Watkins. Grappler 1 hoists Watkins up and Grappler 2 nails him with a diving clothesline from the middle ropes to get the easy win. As the Grapplers are raising their arms in victory a man comes out and starts yelling at them. Lance: Wait a minute! That's Troy Graham! We haven't seen him since him and Austin Idol lost the tag titles to the Grapplers a few months ago. What's he doing here? Graham is pointing and yelling at the Grapplers. The Grapplers head towards him and are yelling back down at him. WHAM!!!! The Grapplers are nailed from behind by two men in white masks and white wrestling pants. The men give the Grapplers a beating while Graham is encouraging them to do more. They hurl Grappler 1 out of the ring. One man gets on the middle ropes. The other man catapults Grappler 2 up and into a diving clothesline! They pick up Grappler 2 and throw him to the outside. Graham heads over and starts stomping on both Grapplers. Commercial Break Lance: Ok I'm here with Troy Graham and two masked men. Don't tell me you're still sore about losing the titles to the Grapplers? Graham: Good to see you to Lance. Now you just shut up because I have a lot to talk about. First off, everybody is to refer to me as Dr. Troy Graham! That's right, while I was away I went to Medical School and became a certified Doctor. Lance: Oh come on, that's not even possible. Graham: It is for a man like me and I thought I told you to shut up. Gimmie that mic! Now being a doctor was very fulfilling but two things kept eating at me. That second rate masked team the Grapplers unmasked me on national TV! I bet you remembered that didn't you Lance? I sure never forgot it! Second thing was being cheated by those cheaters and losing the tag titles! You know what else bothered me? The Grapplers got an invitation to the Crockett Cup. But guess what? They lost to the Road Warriors. Since then they lost their tag titles and most of all they lost their killer instinct. Well now it's my time to finish them off. Standing behind me are my Medics! A true menacing masked team. A team with a real killer instinct. A team that would of won the Crockett Cup. They're going to take down and destroy the Grapplers and then I'm taking them to the top of the USWA. Lance: I don't believe a word that guy says. I don't think it will be as easy as he thinks taking the Grapplers down. Fans, back to the ring. "Sweet" Norvell Austin vs. Willie Lopez The fans are up and cheering the charismatic Norvell. Norvell puts Lopez down with a back elbow smash and follows with a body slam. Norvell hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a flying leg drop for the pin! The fans cheer as Norvell does a little dance. Commercial Break Big John Studd vs. Gary Williams Studd squashes his opponent before finishing him off with a double arm DDT! Boos as Studd heads to the podium. Footage from the Parade of Champions Battle Royal is shown of Siva Afi winning. Studd debuts and smashes the trophy over Afi's back! Pre Recorded comments from Siva Afi Afi: John Studd, don't think that I am some kind of victim. I'm coming back and I'm coming for you! The match is set for July 4th and this time we will be face to face and it will be a different story. Lance: Ok, you heard it first. It's you and Siva Afi at the big Independence Day card at the Mid South Coliseum. Studd: I told him he should stay home and eat bananas but obviously he is a very stupid man. Siva Afi! I'm going to break every bone in your body! Trust me, you're going to wish you had just stayed home after I get done with you! Commercial Break "The Japanese Fury" Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Neil Johnson Yatsu works his opponent over with amateur wrestling and martial arts moves. Boos as Bob Roop comes out scouting the match. Yatsu nails Johnson with a savate kick. The fans cheer as Yatsu finishes things off with an impressive sit out powerbomb! Roop has some threatening words for Yatsu before leaving. Lance: Impressive win for Yoshiaki Yatsu. One man who has his eye on him is Bob Roop. Those two are very well trained in amateur wrestling and I'm sure will put on one heck of a match. Fans I want to take you to some pre recorded comments from Wendell Cooley. We all saw the shocking events last week when Tommy Rich showed up and attacked Cooley. Cooley: Tommy Rich! I gave you the benefit of the doubt and that came back to bite me hard. So you want to avenge your cousin Johnny? Fine by me. Why don't we settle this on July 4th brother! You and me! And when it's all said and done, I'm going to send you packing just like I did your cousin! Lance: Ok, another big match set for the Independence day event. I also want to remind the fans in Jackson, the USWA will be there this weekend. Listen to this, next week we'll be at the Reunion Arena in Dallas. I've been informed that Tully Blanchard will defend the USWA title against Jerry Lawler and Baby Doll will be banned from ringside! Commercial Break Tommy "Wildfire" Rich vs. Dave D'Arco Rich gets some serious heat tonight from the fans. Rich spends a lot of time yelling at the fans while working his opponent over. Rich finishes things off with the Thesz Press! Rich pushes the Ref out of his way then goes to the podium. Lance: You heard Cooley's comments. He wants you on Independence Day. Rich: Well that suits me just fine Lance! I came here for one reason and that's to get rid of Wendell Cooley. That's exactly what's going to happen on July 4th. Get ready boy because I'm all fired up! Lance: That should be a fight. Switching gears I want to bring out the new USWA Tag Team Champs, the Karachi Vice. Boos as Karachi Vice come out holding up the titles. Makhan: We did what we said we were going to do and here we are! And to tell you the truth it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Gama: Of course it was. The Grapplers could not compete with us! We are the far more superior team. There is nobody that can compete with us. Nobody! Before we go I must send out a fair warning to Carlos Colon. Colon, you started something in Japan with Tiger Jeet Singh and my friend he will not let this go. You have been warned. I also warn every team who steps into the ring with us. You will be annihilated! Lance: Very ominous words indeed. Commercial Break TV Title Bout Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair (C) w/Les Thornton vs. Corporal Kirchner St. Clair controls early with some solid mat work. St. Clair hip tosses Kirchner and gloats. St. Clair and Thornton have a good laugh. They lock up and Kirchner hip tosses St. Clair over. St. Clair gets up and Kirchner scoop slams him. St. Clair staggers up and Kirchner scoop slams him again. Kirchner swings off the ropes but Thornton trips him. Kirchner staggers then turns around and goes after Thornton. St. Clair gets up and sends Kirchner through the ropes with a high knee. St. Clair distracts the Ref while Thornton puts the boots to Kirchner. Cheers as Kirchner's partner, Don Kernodle runs out and punches Thornton! Kirchner rolls back into the ring. St. Clair is yelling at Kernodle. Kirchner nails St. Clair then hoists him up and hits a fall away slam! Boos as the Royal Battens come out and attack Kernodle! Kirchner sees what's going on and gets up then heads to the ropes. St. Clair crawls over and delivers a lowblow. St. Clair follows with a floating butterfly suplex for the pin! St. Clair, Thornton and the Royal Battens leave the fallen American Made behind. Lance: You talk about a sham. I think American Made will be looking for the so called Royal Battens. Commercial Break A shot of the pink "Beauty Shop" sign is shown then scans down to Brenda Britton. Britton: Hi everybody once again it's me Brenda Britton, here to add a little style and beauty to this show. Last week's show with the Fabulous Blonds drew some amazing ratings. It's so nice to be around real men and this week is no different. My guest is man with all the tools. Please welcome out Diamond Timothy Flowers. Flowers comes out in a glitter robe, sunglasses and a bandana. Flowers: Oh Brenda, this is truly an privilege. Britton: Oh the privilege is all mine. I know myself and all these simple minded fans are expecting big things from you. Oh and I do like your new look up top. Flowers: Thank you. I felt it was time for the blond hair to go. New territory, new freshly shaved head. new beginning if you will. Britton: Well put. You're so profound. Now I hear you have a problem with a particular somebody. Flowers: I sure do! He calls himself Sweet Norvell Austin and I just don't like him. He doesn't have my charisma or talent and I'm going to show him that real soon. I'm like the mailman, I always deliver and he wont be so sweet when I get done with him! Britton: You're so poetic! There you have it straight from Diamond Timothy Flowers. Until next week...TOOOOOOOODLES! Commercial Break "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Frankie Lorenzo Oliver is on fire as he back drops Lorenzo. Oliver goes to the middle ropes and finishes things off with the flying forearm blast! Lance: Rip, come on over. I just heard that you will get a shot at the TV title. But be aware of Les Thornton on the outside. Oliver: I've worked long and hard for a title shot and if that goof Thornton thinks he's going to save his champ from me, well he's sadly mistaken. This is my time and I'm ready! Commercial Break Lance: Ok, we all heard last week that Arnold Skaaland was going to introduce his team, The Elite. They will be facing the Club this weekend in Jackson. Arnold, come on out. Ok, where's this team you've been hyping up? Skaaland: Lance, this is the biggest announcement in the history of the USWA! I have put together two of the greatest talents in the entire wrestling world. The wait is over, let me introduce to you, the Elite, Greg Gagne and David Sammartino! Boos as Gagne and David come out wearing suits. Skaaland: (takes his towel off his shoulder) Now it's clearly no secret who their fathers are. I've known both of their fathers for years. Now, I've had several long talks with both of these accomplished wrestlers. I told them I understood the pressures of living up to their father's legacies. That's just to much to live up to and there's no reason why they have to. I have released Greg and David from those chains. They can now be themselves and forget their fathers. They can now create their own legacy and that's what we're going to do. It starts in Jackson with The Club. Then it's on to heights they could never have imagined. They will surpass everything their fathers accomplished. You're looking at the Elite and they're going to take the USWA by storm. Tomorrow night is phase one. Lance: Well I wasn't expecting that. Big surprise from Arnold Skaaland. The names Sammartino and Gagne are defiantly synonymous with wrestling. The Elite debut tomorrow night in Jackson as they take on The Club. Back to the ring. Chief Joe Lightfoot vs. Larry Johnson Joe looks sharp tonight. He body slams Johnson then goes to the top rope. Johnson staggers up and Lightfoot nails him with a tomahawk chop for the win! Commercial Break Lance: Fans, just a reminder, next week at the Reunion Arena, Tully Blanchard will defend the USWA title against Jerry Lawler and Baby Doll will be banned from ringside. We'll hear from both men next week. Also next week, Central States Champ Carlos Colon will be back from Japan. Dick Slater will be in action as well as Diamond Timothy Flowers. Big tag match as the Rock n Roll RPMs take on the Fabulous Blondes. Another vignette from the Vin Man. Also, Dr. Troy Graham's Medics will be in action as well as the Master G's. Should be a great program. Before we get to our main event, Spike Huber has requested some time. Spike come on over. Boos as Huber come out wearing his construction attire and holding up his sledgehammer. Huber: I already said this but I'll say it again. I'm the foreman which means I'm the boss. I need to set a precedence around here that I'm running things. I went to the so called President Jerry Jarrett and demanded a match at the Independence Day card. And not just any opponent. No sir, I want to beat the so called best so I will be wrestling Mr. Blunderful Paul Orndorff. That guy thinks he can walk in here like he owns the place. Not while I'm the Boss! Look at this body! He cant compare. He cant keep up with me in the ring. Blunderful! You don't stand a chance buddy! You do have good hands so I'll think about giving you a job as a laborer on my crew. How's that sound? Lance: Alright, I think he's going to get a lot more than he bargained for when he faces Orndorff on July 4th. Our main event when we come back. Commercial Break Brad and Scott Armstrong vs. The Syndicate w/"The Mastermind" Ron Fuller This one goes back to Parade of Champions when Fuller attacked Bob Armstrong after his cage match. Bob was laid up in the hospital for a couple weeks. The Syndicate put Steve Armstrong in the hospital. Brad and Scott showed up at the Hammond Arena and attacked the Syndicate. So here we are. The bell rings and fists are flying! The Ref just cant get control but let's them go at it for a bit. Finally order is restored. The Armstrong's are all over the Syndicate. Scott hits a missile dropkick on Young. Adias runs in but Brad punches him back. The Armstrong's swing Young to the ropes and nail him with a double drop kick 1..2..Fuller hits the ring and stomps on Scott! Brad runs over and fires away on Fuller. Adias clotheslines Brad from behind and puts the boots to him. Fuller drops several elbows on Brad while the Syndicate pummel Scott. The show ends with Fuller and the Syndicate beating down the Armstrong's. USWA in Jackson tomorrow night. Next week at the Reunion Arena And don't forget the big Independence Day Event at the Mid South Coliseum on July 4th.

Exciting show for the fans in Winnipeg! Dino defiantly got the crowd going. Thanks to Slick, Parsons takes down Junior. I think this is only the beginning in what could be a bloody feud between the Sheepherders and RnR Express. The Macho Man defeats The Universal Heartthrob in a match between two charismatic characters. I really like this match up. Brown and Koko have a new ally in Rocky Johnson! This feud is going to get really good. Chicky, Al and TNT are a cohesive unit but that Piper, Martel, Olympia team is hard to beat Oh man! Things once again take a turn for the worse as Flair takes another beating. LOL, hey who was that masked man???. Flair is going to have to regroup if he wants to get the best of Landel. Brody and Hansen beat the Russians. WOW! Are we going to get Nikita vs. Brody??? Now that's a money making match.

Nice follow up from Rage in the Cage as we get new feuds started and new challengers for titles. Good luck to the new Woman's Champ Wendi Richter on her upcoming tour. OMG looks impressive. Once again Landel gives a classic promo. I thought him going from Ben to Kent was hilarious. Buddy has earned himself a nice vacation in Hawaii. The Movement wastes no time is causing trouble but Koko and Brickhouse might give them a lot of trouble. Hall and Hennig are off to a good start. Flair gives a passionate promo and is ready to take down the OMG! Will he ever get Landel back in the ring??? Olympia wants a rematch and isn't thrilled about how the TV title matches work LOL. Chicky gets the shot against Martel. Match ends in chaos which sets up a big 6 man tag. Hogan and Jumbo together! Cant wait for those highlights. Savage wants gold!!!! Bock beats Ivan but Nikita leaves Bock laid out. Next week we get Nikita vs. Bock! What a blockbuster main event. Great looking card in Winnipeg. I would buy a ticket for that Savage/Idol match alone.

Fun house show in Kelowna. I think Perez moves up a level with that win over Buddy Jack. If Barbarian hits you with that boot it's over! I'm all for a Haynes/Snuka feud! This could bring in a lot of money for Pacific. Thumbs up if Muraco and Bam Bam are heading into a program. I like that Smothers got a shot at the CA. Title. I think he deserved it after that feud with Starr. Surprisingly, Orton even puts him over with a handshake.

USWA @ The Hammond Center 6-6-85 The Club and "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler vs. 3 Local Talents 6 man opener to get the crowd going. The Club hit a double back drop their opponent then tag in Tyler, who finishes things off with a running powerslam! "Sweet" Norvell Austin vs. "Diamond" Timothy Flowers A couple of colorful characters here as Norvell comes in wearing purple long tights, an impressive gold chain around his neck and a purple fedora. Flowers takes off his glitter robe, sunglasses and bandana to reveal a freshly shaved head. Flowers makes his official debut here while Norvell recently won the fans over on his recent televised debut. Fun back and forth match with a lot of showboating and bantering. These guys seemed to be just getting warmed up when the 10 minute time limit expired. "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. Chief Joe Lightfoot Lightfoot has Slater bumping all over the place with hip tosses, drop kicks and body slams. Lightfoot goes for a tomahawk chop from the top rope but Slater nails him with a punch to the gut. Slater follows with a swinging neckbreaker to get the pin! The Fabulous Blondes vs. The Rock n Roll RPMS Very fast paced back and forth match that keeps the fans on the edge of their seats. Blondes get control and really work Lane over. Lane finally makes the hot tag to Davis and he cleans house. Blondes get control back and take it to Davis. Lane has enough of the cheap double teaming and runs in. Chaos ensues. Blondes swing the RPMs to the ropes and go for back drops but the RPMs hit dual sunset flips as the Ref counts 1..2..3! RPMS celebrate but are nailed from behind by the Blondes. Blondes give them a good post match beating before leaving. Big John Studd vs. Gino Brito Jr. Brito has his moments and gives Studd a fight but Studd takes control with a big body slam and goes on a rampage before finishing Brito off with a double arm DDT! "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. "The Mastermind" Ron Fuller w/The Syndicate Every since his plan came together at Parade of Champions, Fuller now wants to be known as the Mastermind. Brian Adias and Gary Young are dressed in street clothes as they accompany Fuller to the ring. The fans go wild when Orndorff comes down the aisle. Orndorff starts off with fire as he scoop slams Fuller several times then sends him over the top rope with a clothesline. The Syndicate are up on the apron distracting Orndorff which allows Fuller to regroup, sneak up and nail him from behind. Fuller takes control and the Syndicate interfere several times. Fuller misses a big elbow drop and Orndorff makes a tremendous comeback and is all over Fuller. Syndicate are on the apron again as the Ref is yelling at them. Once again Fuller takes advantage and clotheslines Orndorff from behind. The fans go crazy when Brad and Scott Armstrong (wearing jeans and T shirts) hop the railing and attack the Syndicate!!!! The fans are wildly cheering as the Armstrong's pound away. Fuller is furious and shocked as tries to head out there but Orndorff nails him with a high knee from behind and rolls him up 1..2..3!!!!! USWA Tag Team Title Bout The Grapplers (C) vs. The Karachi Vice Talk about a hard hitting match, this is it. These guys hammer away on each other for the first 10 minutes. The tide then turns several times as both teams show off some solid teamwork. Things get crazy at the 25 minute mark. The Grapplers send Gama over the top rope with a double clothesline. They swing Makhan to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. The Ref is trying to guide Grappler 1 to his corner. On the outside, Gama picks up a chair. Grappler 2 swings off the ropes but Gama nails him on the back with a chair! Grappler 1 sees this and runs over but once again the Ref is pushing him back to the corner. Grappler 1 is yelling at the Ref. Makhan picks up Grappler 2 and lays him face forward on the turnbuckles then backs up and hits a running splash! While Grappler 1 and the Ref are still arguing, Makhan runs over and sends Grappler 1 through the ropes with a forearm blast. Makhan tags in Gama. Gama applies the Camel Clutch on a knocked out Grappler 2. The Ref sees Grappler 2 is out and signals for the bell. Karachi Vice are the NEW USWA Tag Team Champs!!!!!!! USWA Heavyweight Championship Bout Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler These two gave the fans quite a match. It had wrestling, brawling, Baby Doll interfering, tempers exploding, both men bleeding and a lot of drama to keep the fans fully invested. After a wild 45 minutes, Tully chokes Lawler on the bottom rope. The Ref backs him off as Baby Doll gives Lawler a big time slap. Tully once again chokes Lawler on the rope and once again the Ref backs him off which of course Baby Doll gets in another slap but this time it wakes the King up. Tully picks up Lawler but Lawler starts firing away with his Memphis style punches. The fans roar as Lawler takes his strap down! Tully is back pedaling and begging. Lawler grabs him, winds up and sends him flying with a big right punch. Lawler picks up Tully and slams him down then drops 3 elbows on him. Lawler makes the signal and hops on the middle ropes. He bounces up and down then fly's off and crashes down with a fist drop 1..2..NO! Baby Doll runs in and rakes Lawler's eyes! Massive BOOS as the Ref signals for the DQ. While Baby Doll is checking on Tully, Lawler shakes off the cobwebs. Lawler picks up Tully and piledrives him down! That gives the fans something to cheer about. Baby Doll is yelling at Lawler while Lawler sticks his boot on Tully's chest and motions for the title around his waist.

YES!!!!!! The dream match is happening at WrestleMania!!!!!! Backlund vs. Bruno! What a story. This is going to be epic! Thank you Billy Graham. I cant wait! The Von Erich's have arrived! After spending some time working single's in the territories, Kevin and Kerry are reunited and ready to take the WWF by storm. I'm really liking the bantering between DJ and Mr. Magnificent. They will settle things at WrestleMania. What a great place to showcase these two future stars. It's once again time for the Gentleman's Club. I love this segment! Tonight the entire Heenan family is showcased. Fuller and Heenan were priceless. Nice job hyping all of their Mania matches. This is a great way to further storylines. Fuller better hope the Candyman wasn't listening. The Gentleman's Club will be a highlight every week. Gunslinger's pick up another win as does the Red Scare. Both teams are quickly gaining momentum. Sunshine has her Islanders ready for the Fantastics. Patera vows to take down the Hammer at Mania and remain IC champ. Ok Mania just got bigger as Santana and Dr. D will go at it in a street fight! This match is going to ROCK! Shultz gives one heck of a promo and promises Tito a job mowing his lawn. He better be careful. A fired up Tito is not one to mess with. Ariba! Slaughter almost gets a beating of his life. Luckily the Gunslingers made the save. I have a feeling WrestleMania is going to get even bigger. Cant wait for the return of Tony Atlas! Backlund vs. Pedro next week! After hearing Graham's announcement I'm sure Backlund is going to go nuts. Poor Pedro. Once again awesome job! WrestleMania, July 4th! I'll be there!

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys. I almost released the Battens but then I had a flashback of when Bobby Eaton became a Blue Blood with Steven Regal. I thought I could have some fun and do this with the Battens.

Beefcake has been built up so well here and him aligning with Gilbert and Hyatt has proven to be a big success. They're heading into new territory with the Freebirds and Jake. Hayes and Jake are masters of the mind games and this could be the downfall of Hyatt Int if they're not careful. Zenk rebounds from his title loss with a nice win over Sommers. I think Texas Red is going to have a long run as TV champ. The fighting champion suits him well. Gary Hart's men get a huge win thanks to the Vice Squad. Dundee is in serious trouble. Royal Family had a solid run in Pacific but Rotunda and Spivey send them packing. Spivey showed a lot more aggression in this match. I'm going to keep an eye in that. Golden sneaks in a big win over a Golden State tag champ. Flamboyance and the Guerreros have a show stealing match. These teams could put on some nice workhorse matches across the loop. Rude and Manny were one of my favorite teams so I'm happy to see them get some gold. I do feel sorry for Dundee and Cameron. I'm sure they're not going to forget that the Vice Squad are responsible for this. Once again, Red puts Taylor down, proving his title win wasn't a fluke. I knew it was only a matter of time before Gordy and Blackwell collided. Due to that controversially ending I think we'll get a rematch. Like the direction Pacific is heading.

USWA TV @ The Civic Center Knoxville TN 6-5-85 Lance Russell: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA network. Paul Orndorff makes his in ring debut tonight. The exciting Rock n Roll RPM's will be in action. Also a man with an extensive wrestling background, I'm talking about Bob Roop. Wendell Cooley will be in action and a lot more. We also have the debut of Brenda Britton's Beauty Shop. And our feature match will see Dick Slater taking on Buzz Tyler. Ok tomorrow night at the Hammond Center, there will be two huge title matches. The Grapplers will defend the USWA tag titles against Karachi Vice. And Tully Blanchard will defend the USWA title against my guest at this time, Jerry "The King" Lawler. Huge ovation as Lawler comes out. Lance: Ok Jerry, now that you put an end to your long feud with Adrian Adonis, you get a title opportunity tomorrow night against Tully Blanchard. Lawler: The USWA title picture has been pretty crazy the past couple of weeks. I have to give respect to Kerry Von Erich and that incredible win over Nick Bockwinkel at Parade of Champions. I was really looking forward to facing Kerry at some point but then Tully Blanchard changed everything. Tully, I know there is no footage of what went down the night you defeated Kerry but word is spreading fast and I have to say I'm not surprised how things turned out. Well let me tell you something, I'm done with personal feuds and it's time to get the USWA title back around my waist. Boos as Tully and Baby Doll stroll out. Tully takes the belt off his shoulder, smiles at it, then hands it to Baby Doll. Tully: Well here we are at long last. You know Lawler, this is pretty funny. The night I won this title from what's his name, I knew I would be defending it against you right away. You see I knew Jerry Jarrett would immediately send in his puppet. So I'm more than prepared to put you down at the Hammond Center and show Jarrett, these idiot fans and most of all you, just who really runs this place. This title means I'm number one around here and Lawler, you better get used to it. Lawler: Your arrogance never seizes to amaze me. First of all, I'm nobody's puppet. The last guy that called me that was put down and sent packing, so you better watch your mouth. I've held that title and I plan on doing it again. That will happen tomorrow night. And Tully, there isn't anything you can do about it! Lawler heads out as the fans cheer. Tully: (Smirking) Lawler, Jarrett, all these morons out here and you Lance Russell are all going to be so disappointed because next week I'll be standing here with this title over my shoulder. Come on Baby Doll let's go. Lance: Ok, it all happens at the Hammond Center tomorrow night. Let's go to the ring. Master G's vs. Vic Dutro and Francis Malloy George Wells and Gerry Morrow have been racking up the wins of late and tonight is no different as they swing Malloy to the ropes and put him down with a double running shoulder tackle! Master G's cut a promo and say they're ready for a title shot. Commercial Break Bob Roop vs. Trent Watkins Roop makes his return to the USWA and takes pleasure in punishing his opponent. After working the shoulder, Roop hoists up Watkins, rams him shoulder first into the turnbuckles and executes a shoulder breaker for the win. The fans boo as Roop gives Watkins a couple stomps to the shoulder before heading to the podium. Lance: Good win tonight Mr. Roop, I know you have something to say. Roop: Yes I do! I was watching the program last week and got sick to my stomach when that Yatsu guy talked about bringing honor to the ring. I got even sicker when these fans cheered him. You people disgust me! I wrestled for the United States Army and you boo me? But you cheer a guy from Japan? Everybody saw what he did to Ron Slinker at Parade of Champions. That was despicable! I'm challenging you Yatsu! And believe me, I'm going to give you a lesson in honor and wrestling. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. Gary Williams The fans are up and cheering as Cooley dropkicks Williams down. Williams staggers up, Cooley swings off the ropes and hits the Bulldog for the win! The fans cheer as Cooley pumps his fists and heads to the podium. Lance: Ok Wendell, you looked impressive tonight. I know you're feeling pretty good after sending both Johnny Rich and Carl Fergie out of the USWA. Cooley: Lance, it was pretty satisfying especially after all that grief they both caused me. Now that that's over I have my sights set on the TV title. The fans start cheering as somebody comes out. Lance: I don't believe this, Tommy Wildfire Rich is here! Tommy: (shakes Lance's hand) Great to see you again Lance! Wendell, I'm really sorry to interrupt you like this but I felt I needed to get something off my chest. We both know Johnny Rich is my cousin. Now I don't know what got into him and why he started listening to Carl Fergie. Believe me, I called him several times and tried to talk sense into him but he wouldn't listen. Trust me, Johnny just wasn't himself. I think you sending him packing was the best thing for him. So I wanted to come out and thank you for knocking some sense into him. Rich extends his hand. Wendell shakes it. Wendell: Tommy, I know Johnny went off the tracks and I'm sorry it ended this way. And I do hope he finds some peace. Tommy: You're a class act Wendell. Wendell smiles and nods at Tommy then walks away. Lance: What the... WHAM!!!! Tommy nails Wendell from behind! Tommy punches Wendell down then stomps on him. Tommy picks up Wendell and runs him into the steel post! Wendell is busted open. Tommy kicks Wendell a few more times than body slams him on the concrete. Officials run out. The fans are booing as Tommy goes back to the podium. Tommy: Did somebody say something about fired up! Did Wendell Cooley really think I was going to let this slide? Hell no I wasn't! Johnny is family and I'm here to finish family business! Lance: I don't know what to say. We'll be right back. Commercial Break The Rock n Roll RPMs vs. Ken Jenkins and Willie Lopez The fans desperately need something to cheer about and the RPMs give them just that. They come out wearing bright colored tights and hanging bandanas. RPM's are in total sync and put on a tag team demonstration. The finish sees Davis hoist Jenkins up in a powerbomb position and drop him as Lane hits a neckbreaker (They call this the Spandex Split) for the easy pin! The fans cheer this devastating finisher. Lance: Wow! What a debut for the RPMs! Fans, the debut of the Brenda Britton's Beauty Shop is next. Commercial Break There's a generic set with a pink sign in the back that says "Beauty Shop" Brenda: Hello and welcome to the beauty shop, I'm of course your host Brenda Britton. Now, I was told that the USWA was in dire need of some beauty and elegance so here I am. It's going to be your pleasure to watch me every week as I interview all the top talent the USWA has to offer. Now when I say top talent, I'm starting things off with a bang. My guests tonight is a team that should be wearing some gold, I'm referring to Steve Regal and Chick Donovan, the Fabulous Blondes. Boos as the Blondes strut out. Brenda: My oh my, it's nice to have a couple of real men out here for my debut show. I'm so glad it's you guys and not some losers like the RPM's. I mean did you just see those guys? Pathetic. Regal: (Smiling) Brenda, it's such a privilege to be standing here with someone as lovely as you. Chick: You're simply stunning. Regal: I couldn't agree more about the RPMs. I mean it's obvious they're total rip offs. Those wannabes couldn't even lace up our boots. Chick: That's right! You people are looking at the real deal and it's an atrocity that we haven't been given any title opportunities. RPMs, don't think for one second you can stroll in here and get what you want. Regal: We're the team to beat and if those wannabe RPMs want to step into the ring with a real team than bring it on boys! Brenda: And there you have it. I know I'm looking forward to watching more of these guys in the ring. Until next week, toooooodles. Commercial Break Another Vinnie Valentino Vignette This one shows Vinnie in a restaurant wearing his best Miami Vice suit seated with a dozen women. Vinnie: Hey there, the Vin Man coming at you. As you can see I live the life baby. I love to party and I get the job done in the ring. The USWA needs to lighten up and have some fun. I told you there's to many outdated squares like Gino Brito running around. This is the 80s baby and it's time for the USWA to get with it. I'm coming to town real soon and I'm going to get rid of all those downers like Brito. Ok ladies enough about that, lets have a good time. Gino Brito Jr. vs. Todd Rooney Brito just outclasses his opponent and finishes him off with the figure four leglock. The fans cheer as Brito heads to the podium. Lance: Good win tonight Gino. Well I'm not sure why but it appears Vinnie Valentino has some kind of issue with you. Brito: Lance, I'm not sure what's with this younger generation. Valentino better screw his head on right and get down to business. If he wants to step foot in the ring with me, I'm ok with that. That kid better realize it's not all fun and games in the squared circle. Commercial Break Lance: Before we get to our next match, I wanted to give everybody an update on the Central States tag team titles. Jerry Jarrett has decided to retire the belts for now. The good news is Jerry has decided to create the Central States 6 man titles. I understand there will be a match in the near future to decide our first champions. I think that will be an exciting addition. American Made vs. Roy Glader and Steven Forrest Kirchner hits a fall away slam and tags in Kernodle, who finishes things off with a fireman's carry slam. The fans cheer as American Made wave their flags. Lance: Another win for American Made. Ok joining me now is the Club (Mike George and Steve O). Boys I know you were suppose to wrestle Arnold Skaaland's new team the Elite tonight but apparently that's not going to happen. Boos as Skaaland walks out with his towel on his shoulder. Skaaland: I know everybody is upset. Don't worry, you see my two guys are so good at what they do that they still have booking obligations to finish up. I mean they're in high demand. On that note, they felt like the fans should have to pay to see their debut so next weekend in Jackson, they have agreed to face you guys. And hey don't worry because at least you wont get a loss on national TV. George: Keep talking Arnold because you're so good at that. Steve: Sounds to us like you and your boys are a little hesitant. Skaaland: No I'm afraid that's not it but keep telling yourselves that. I'll tell you what. I'll introduce my boys on TV next week. I'm a reasonable man and I'll give you a chance to back out after seeing who they are. George: We don't care who they are. Do whatever you want but rest assured we'll be ready for action in Jackson. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, last week we promised you footage from Japan as our Central States Champ Carlos Colon traveled over there to take on the dangerous Tiger Jeet Singh. Let's take a look. Highlights are shown of Singh's wild entrance as he runs down the aisle swinging his sword at the fans like a madman. The match is joined in progress. Both men are bleeding. Singh executes a back suplex and the Ref counts 1..2..(Colon lifts his shoulder) 3! Singh thinks he won. The Ref raises Colon's arm and Singh goes crazy and attacks Colon. They end up brawling all over the place! Lance: Oh my things got out of control. I'm looking forward to talking with Carlos when he returns. Fans, my guest at this time is the manager of the TV champ Tony St. Clair, Les Thornton. Les I understand you have an announcement to make. Les: First of all his name is Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair. And he'll be defending his TV title right here next week. Now as you know I took Tony straight to the top and I said to myself why stop there? Why not venture into the tag team scene? So I had my eyes on one team in particular. They have all the talent and skills in the world, they just need opportunity and I can give that to them. Please stand up and bow to Sir Mark and Sir Brad, the Royal Battens! Lance: Oh come on will you. What is this? BOOOOOOOOOOS! The Battens come out wearing Union Jack vests. Les: After speaking with them and showing them the truth they understood that United Kingdom wrestling is in fact superior to all wrestling. They wanted to represent the best and now they will. Lance: I don't believe this. We'll be back for a feature match up. I just don't believe this. Commercial Break "Dirty" Dick Slater vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler Pretty fun hard hitting TV match. Slater has things going his way for a bit but Tyler fires up and makes a comeback. Tyler clotheslines Slater down. Slater wobbles up and Tyler scoop slams him back down. Tyler swings Slater to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Tyler picks up Slater and swings him into the corner. Tyler charges in but Slater moves. Tyler hits hard and falls back. Slater swings off the ropes and drops a big elbow, then hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..3! Lance: Very big win for Dick Sla.... Slater interrupts. Slater: Colon! I'm coming for you! You cant hide in Japan forever. Your title is mine! Lance: Ok, Slater has his sights set on the Central States title. The debut of Paul Orndorff when we return. Commercial Break "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. Sam Smith Orndorff looks like a million bucks as he takes off his robe. The fans cheer Orndorff on all throughout the match. Orndorff slams Smith, hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop. Orndorff picks up Smith and puts him down with a short arm clothesline. The fans go wild as Orndorff gives the signal. He hoists Smith up and delivers the piledriver! 1..2..3! Lance: What a debut for Mr. Wonderful. While he makes his way over I want to tell you we have a blockbuster TV main event next week as the Syndicate will take on Brad and Scott Armstrong! I understand Ron Fuller will be in the Syndicate's corner. Lot's of bad blood there as Fuller and the Syndicate put Bob and Steve Armstrong in the hospital. I'm hoping to have an update on Wendell Cooley after that shocking attack by Tommy Rich. Ok come on over Paul. Welcome to the USWA. Orndorff: Thank you Lance. Mr. Wonderful is here and ready to go! Tully Blanchard! Big John Studd! Dick Slater! Ron Fuller! I don't care who it is I'm ready for the competition and I want a title! Mr. Wonderful has arrived! The fans cheer as Orndorff gives them a double bicep pose to end the show. Tomorrow Night at the Hammond Center USWA Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler USWA Tag Team Title Bout The Grapplers (C) vs. Karachi Vice Plus more exciting bouts.

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I couldn't wait for Seattle Showdown and man did it deliver! First I want to tell you how impressive your match write ups are. I like how you throw in the history along with the match description. Very well done. Gilbert and Beefcake have become a pretty solid team and it's proven tonight with a good win over the Royal Family. Wow! Thanks to Gary Hart's stable beating up Angel on the outside, the Freebirds get a huge win. I'm sure Angel's buddies Adams, Billy Jack and Burke will avenge him. As for the Freebirds, I think Hyatt's boys want a shot at them. Smothers and Starr has been one of my favorite feuds and their blow off was insane. Good Grief that finish by Smothers was literally jaw dropping. Smothers is going places. The epic final showdown between Steamboat and Muraco was a classic. Steamboat finally finishes his business with Muraco. Muraco still comes out strong from this feud. Looking forward to seeing what's next for these two. Zenk had a tremendous run as CA. Champ but all good things must end. Orton prevails and takes home the title. I like Orton in this role. Poor Angel is taken out of his TV title shot. The fans get a great moment as Texas Red subs and puts Taylor down quick! Texas Red's stock just sky rocketed. Leaping Lanny wins the LHW Title! Even as a heel he still impresses the fans with his high flying offense. You have done a great job elevating Poffo into something special. Oh man didnt see that coming as Cameron and Dundee end up with the tag titles! I'm sure Rose and Sommers will want a rematch asap. The Vice Squad are also still in the mix. The tag division is very competitive right now. The main event between the 2 Bam Bams was a hard hitting one. Bigelow really took it to Gordy but the champ's experience comes into play and he gets the decisive win. I'm still wondering who can take Gordy down??? Awesome card! Lot's of title changes as Pacific starts a new chapter.

Rage in the Cage! Title changes, feuds, twists and turns. WOW!!!! The Movement is back and at full strength. What a shocking way to start the show. The AWA is in trouble. Killer Bees move up with a solid win over the Blond Bombers. Olympia and HTM go the limit. Hopefully we get a rematch. These two could work a fun program. Piper and the Mulligans get a satisfying win over Long Riders and Idol. It appears Pringle and Idol have cut things off with the Long Riders. LOL Piper purposely costs Mega Stars their match. Chaos follows as the Sheepherders attack RnR! Cool seeing Fergie get a job as the flag bearer. Sheepherders and RnR will get bloody. I was really looking forward to the Richter/Sherri dream match. Richter wins the title! I don't think Sherri will walk away from this quietly. Savage gets the win over Link in a wild match. This moves Savage up a notch. Hogan puts Jumbo down with the legdrop! Great display of sportsmanship as Hogan and Jumbo stand side by side waving the flags. Jumbo solidifies his face turn by chopping Fuji down. Piper's antics come back to haunt him in a big way. The Battle of the Nature Boys! LOL Landel is soooooo good. He had me rolling. Things take a turn for the worse as OMG arrives and destroys Flair! That Tylenol works miracles as Landel recovers to get the win over Flair. The epic Nature Boys saga continues and I love it. After a great chase, Hall and Hennig capture the gold from the Russians. Another big surprise as Bockwinkel shows up and issues a challenge to the winner. Bock's just gotta have a title. The main event is a wild one as Hansen and Nikita take it to each other. Brody, the Russians and Jones have a wild melee on the outside. Nikita takes advantage and gets the win. Jones and the Russians better be ready because Hansen and Brody will be coming after them. No doubt Nikita can fight with the best of them but Bock is a new ballgame. That's going to be an interesting match. Rage in the Cage was a tremendous success! Great job Gene.

Always great to see what's going on at Pacific's house shows. Orton picks up a strong win to show he's still a top contender. Badd Co. gets a good win over Hito and Fuchi in what looked like a gem of a match. Blackwell/Nord and the Untouchables, yea a No Contest seems about right. That poor Ref. WOW! What a match between Zenk and Snuka! Zenk squeaks out the win but is feeling the affects. Are Zenk's days as champ numbered? My guys the Playboy Club know how to get the job done. Bam Bam gets the fall in the 6 man. He's sure got momentum going as he heads for his big time match against Gordy. Flamboyance continues to shine. Perez has been racking the wins up. The Guerreros are one cohesive unit but right now the Vice Squad is to much to handle. Billy Jack looked strong as he pulls out the full nelson win over the always dangerous Kendo. Rude and Fernandez might be in line for a title shot soon. Loved that 6 man fan favorites tag match. Nice to do something different now and again. The match defiantly delivered. I would say after that match with Boone, Steamboat is ready for Muraco. Seattle Showdown is almost here!

Good grief Rage in the Cage is stacked!!!! Nobody intimidates like Hansen and Brody. Things could get crazy. RnR get some mic time and have strong words for Los Mega Stars. This match might steal the show. LOL Landel is even funny in commercials. Long Riders and Idol look ready for Piper and the Mulligans. This will be a good ol fashion 6 man brawl. Hard to argue with what Landel was saying. The man can back up his claims. Will Flair win his first AWA title? I don't know, Landel seems to be on his A game. Big surprise as Slick and the King show up in the AWA and target Koko. I liked the banter and history involved. Nice addition to Rage. Well if Blackburn wanted to get Savage upset he succeeded. Crazy stipulation added and I cant blame Savage for getting weirded out by it. The Axe has Hall and Hennig focused and ready for the Russians. Another big surprise as Rick Martel arrives and wins the TV title! Props to Martel as he quickly rebounds from losing the USWA TV title to win the AWA TV title. I admit, I really popped for this. Awesome! Tatum is out and Timbs is in. Nice replacement as Timbs plays the Blond bomber part really well. Good move by Johnny V. The Russians are ready. LOL, "Loser Lody" Nikita was pretty good here. Like I said, things are going to get crazy in the cage. WOW! What a way to end the show! Tsuruta and Fuji get mega heat as they leave Hogan and Albano laid out. More heat as they walk away waving the Japanese flag. Their match at Rage has been built up well. Classic 80s stuff. Only one day until Rage in the Cage! I have my ticket.

Man I cant say it enough. The commentators are such a great part of the show. You have them down word for word. I cant imagine how furious Bruno is right now. One has to wonder what this will mentally do to young David. Giant Machine makes a strong debut as he's on a collision course with Andre. Jimmy Hart's client Mr. Magnificent looks good and has called out DJ Peterson. This will be an intriguing match between two rising stars. Oh man I wonder what's on the Superstar's mind??? Things get real as Shultz gives Tito quite a beating. I know Tito is going to be coming back with fire. Ariba! This could really be a top notch feud. Islanders are in full heel mode now and pick up a devastating win. Watch out Backlund. You have a fired up Morales coming after you. Or maybe Morales should watch out LOL. WrestleMania is heating up! Like the slight jab at the other territories LOL. Great promo by the Candyman. It's official, Patera vs. Valentine! That's going to be a good one. Another fun match will be the Islanders and Fantastics. Good heat there. Great job building up this epic event. I wonder if the celebrities are coming out? Cant wait to hear what the Superstar has to say next week. Good stuff as always.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 5-30-85 Highlights of the Parade of Champions and all the results are shown to Quiet Riot's Metal Health. Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA network. Parade of Champions is in the books and what a tremendous success it was. So much to talk about. You all saw Kerry Von Erich's incredible win over Nick Bockwinkel to win the USWA title but unfortunately it was short lived. I want to bring out Jerry Jarrett for further details. Jarrett: Thank you very much Lance. Parade of Champions was an amazing night and I know you'll be talking about that throughout the show. Kerry Von Erich defeated Bockwinkel in an unbelievable match to capture the title but like you said it was short lived. Kerry suffered a leg injury during that match. He was scheduled to defend the title on Wednesday night against Tully Blanchard in Louisville. Kerry was not medically cleared to wrestle. I was going to give him a couple weeks off for further evaluation. There is no footage of what happened that night but my understanding is Tully and Baby Doll goaded Kerry into a match and Kerry being the fighter he is decided to defend... Thundering Boos as Baby Doll escorts a cocky Tully to the podium. Tully arrogantly struts around the podium with the title. Tully puts the title on his shoulder and soaks in the moment. Tully: Well, well, well here we are after Parade of Champions and look who's standing out here with the title. (BOOS) Oh Jerry, your nightmare is happening isn't it? You tried so hard to keep me from this title but yet here I am! So typical that you and Lance are out here crying about poor Kerry Von Erich when instead you should of congratulated me from the start. Jarrett: Tully you are the champion and that decision stands but I understand there was a lot of controversy that night in Louisville. Unfortunately there is no footage. Tully: There was no controversy whatsoever! It was simple. Kerry's win over Bockwinkel was a fluke and I proved Bockwinkel right when he said Kerry was undeserving of being a champion. Where's Kerry now? I sent him home with his tail between his legs. Enough about that. You're looking at a real man, a real champion. I deserve this and there's nothing you can say or do about it. Jarrett: You're right. You now represent the USWA and you are now our champion. So Tully, congratulations. Jarrett sticks out his hand and Tully slaps it away. Jarrett: Ok that's fine. Let me take this time to announce that the number one contender for your title is Jerry Lawler and you will defend that title against Lawler next Saturday night at the Hammond Civic Center. Massive cheers Tully: Wow big surprise. Your golden boy Lawler is the number one contender. Let me tell you something and that second rate jester Lawler something. This title is going to stay with me for a very long time. I hope you're in attendance that night and watch as I humiliate and put your golden boy down. Tully Blanchard is taking the USWA to heights you never dreamed of. Something Kerry Von Erich or Jerry Lawler aren't capable of doing. Let's go Baby Doll, we have more celebrating to do. Lance: Ok, that was a lot to take in. Next week at the Hammond Civic Center, Tully defends the USWA title against Jerry Lawler. We'll hear from Lawler later from his home. Fans I'll let you soak all that in while we go to a commercial break. Commercial Break "Sweet" Norvell Austin vs. Gary Williams Norvell makes his debut tonight as he comes to the ring wearing long purple wrestling pants, and a fedora hat. The fans are into his charisma. Norvell swings Williams to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop. Norvell hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a flying leg drop to get the win. Norvell makes his way to the podium as the fans cheer. Norvell: Oh Lance I'm feeling oh so good tonight baby! I'm here in the USWA to make some green baby and to get some gold! Get ready because Sweetness is here and I'm ready to go! Lance: HA HA ok, Norvell Austin has arrived. Speaking of arrivals, tonight we'll be seeing a man who made quite an impact at the Parade of Champions Battle Royal. I'm talking about Big John Studd. He's coming up next. Commercial Break Big John Studd vs. Trent Watkins Studd is all over Trent as he just throws him all over the place. Studd finally puts him out of his misery with a Double Armed DDT! The fans boo as Studd casually walks over the top rope and heads to the podium. Lance: We all saw what you did to Siva Afi after he won the battle royal. My goodness you smashed the trophy over his back. Just what was that all about? Studd: None of those men belonged in that battle royal! That island boy didn't win anything because he didn't have to face a giant like me. I'm the true giant in wrestling and now everybody in the USWA knows that! That boy should go back home and eat a banana. Lance: Alright, that's enough. I know Siva Afi will be back and he's going to be gunning for you. Studd: Is that suppose to intimidate me? If he's stupid enough to come back then I'll be sure to send him back to the islands for good! Studd exits to boos. Lance: Ok switching gears. Jerry Lawler is at home recovering from a concussion he suffered at Parade of Champions. Lawler ended his long and brutal feud with Adrian Adonis as he put him down in a wild street fight. Let's hear Lawler's thoughts on his upcoming title match with Tully Blanchard. Lawler is sitting on a couch at his home. Lawler (bandage on his forehead) Well you can say I literally got my bell rung at Parade of Champions but in the end the King prevailed. I'll be back on TV next week. Now I was informed by Jerry Jarrett that I was named the number one contender. Just yesterday I found out I will be facing Tully Blanchard. Tully I heard the controversy and brother I believe every word. I know you think you're riding high but I'm going to bring you back down to reality when I beat you and take that title! It's time for a King's reign. Commercial Break Lance: Fans we all saw the despicable actions of Ron Bass at Parade of Champions and what he did to our official. I understand Bass has been suspended from the USWA. Speaking of Parade of Champions, my next guess has a lot of explaining to do. Big time boos as Ron Fuller and the Syndicate (Adias and Young) come out. Lance: I hope all of you are proud. You put Bob Armstrong and his son Steve in the hospital. Ron Fuller, why would you do that cowardly act? Bob just fought a brutal match with Tully Blanchard in the cage and you attack him with a chair. Fuller: Let me stop you right there Lance. I want to be real clear. Bob Armstrong and I have unfinished business. Parade of Champions was just a ploy to get me in the door. I knew that would be my night and Bob Armstrong was going to be reminded of what a Fuller is capable of. Come on Bob, did you really think we would co exist here? I always knew you were dumb. This goes way back and I'm here to end this feud for good. Now, Bob has his brat sons running around so I needed a stable. Well it seemed the Syndicate had just lost their manager Carl Fergie. I saw opportunity and I capitalized on it. And now little Stevie is out of commission. That's a shame. Bob, if you and any other of your brat sons want some more than you know where to find us. Lance: Well it just so happens that they do and here's what I'm talking about. Brad Armstrong is standing in a hospital hallway. Brad: Ron Fuller! I guess this just wont end. You opened up old wounds and now you and your goons are going to pay. My father will be back in no time, trust me. I talked with my brother Scott and we're coming and we're coming for you! Get ready for some Armstrong payback! Lance: Ok, Brad and Scott are on their way and you're the targets. I'm sure Bob wont be far behind. Fuller: (laughs) Those hotheads will never get to me, not with the Syndicate standing in their way. As for Father Bob. Every moment you're in that hospital bed healing, you think of me boy. Commercial Break Yoshiaki Yatsu vs. Vic Dutro Yatsu puts on a awesome display of suplexes before finishing Dutro off with a sitout powerbomb! The fans and Lance are excited when American Made comes out and meets Yatsu at the podium. Kernodle: At Parade of Champions, this man Yoshiaki Yatsu showed us what class is all about. Kirchner: That's right. That slime Slinker thought he got the last laugh but it was obvious he didn't. Yoshiaki Yatsu has earned our full respect and if there's anything we can ever do for you just let us know. Kernodle and Kirchner shake Yatsu's hand and Yatsu bows to them. Yatsu bows to Lance and says "I want to bring honor to the ring" Commercial Break TV Champ Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. William Hillman Thornton relishes every moment as he holds up the TV title. St. Clair simply outclasses his opponent before finishing him off with a floating butterfly suplex! Boos as Thornton leads St. Clair to the podium. Lance: Well Rick Martel's long and successful run as TV champ came to end end at Parade of Champions. Tony, congratulations. Les: We don't need that from you. We did what we said we were going to do. Tony St. Clair proved with out a shadow of a doubt that he is the greatest wrestler in the world. He soundly defeated the great Rick Martel and here he is representing USWA television. You see what this man does in the ring. He's a pure technician. There's nobody that can go toe to toe with him. Nobody can match his style and technique. It all comes down to this, Tony St. Clair is simply the best. St. Clair: Thank you for the flattering words Les. You came to me with a plan and we did it. I showed Rick Martel and the world that United Kingdom wrestling is superior to any other wrestling on the face of the earth. So to all the so called contenders out there, take a shot because after I'm done with you you wont want another. Commercial Break The Club (Mike George and his new partner Steve O) vs. Willie Lopez and Curtis Jackson George and Steve come out with matching shiny yellow boxing style robes with 'The Club' written in black letters on the back. George hits a running shoulder breaker on Lopez then tags in Steve. Steve gets on the top rope as George holds Lopez in an armbar. Steve comes down with a knee to the shoulder to get the pin! Lance: Come on over boys. Very nice win. So Mike, what's going on here with your new partner Steve Olsonoski? Mike: Well Lance, after Art Crews and myself lost at Parade of Champions, everybody saw our manager Arnold Skaaland throw his towel at us and walk out. Art was pretty distraught about the whole thing and told me he needed some time away. I completely understand and Art, best wishes buddy, get things together. Now I've been in this business a long time and every wrestler goes through a slump. I want to get back on track so I called my old friend Steve O and he was more than excited to come here and join me. Steve, welcome to the Club. Steve: Thank you Mike and it feels good to be teaming up and taking care of business in the ring. We have some gr.... Boos as Arnold Skaaland walks out. Arnold: Oh Mike, Mike, Mike Mike. Here you go again. You just don't know when to quit do you? It's time to cut your losses and head out. You're a pretty good wrestler but its obvious your best days are behind you. Steve, be smart and just walk away before your career disappears. Mike: Be careful Arnold. What's done is done and we can part ways but just watch yourself. Arnold: Relax, I actually like this fire you're showing. It's about damn time. I'll tell you what. I have been talking with a couple of extremely talented wrestlers and they are the real deal. Matter of fact I'm calling them the Elite. Why don't we have a little match next week, here on TV. My new team needs a little tune up and why not against you two? Steve: Mike, I've got your back. Arnold, You want a match against us? Set it up! Arnold smirks at them and puts his towel on his shoulder then walks away. Commercial Break USWA and Central States Tag Team Champs The Grapplers vs. Larry Jones and Todd Rooney Grapplers destroy their opponents and of course the finish sees Grappler 1 hoist Rooney up as Grappler 2 nails him with a flying clothesline from the middle ropes! It's a cool visual to see the Grapplers hold up both sets of titles. Lance: Ok Grapplers come on over. You now hold both sets of titles and have ridded the USWA of Sonny King and The Movement. Grappler 1: A big thank you to Bruiser Brody. The look on Sonny King's face at Parade of Champions was priceless. Grappler 2: And it feels so good to have both sets of titles! It proves what we already know, we're the best! Boos as Karachi Vice comes out. Gama: You come out here and make false claims. You make us sick! You can not claim to be the best when you have not faced the Karachi Vice! You saw what we did to the Harts. That is nothing compared to what we do to you! Makhan: We are demanding a shot! You don't stand a chance! Grappler 1: Anytime anyplace! Karachi Vice have some evil smiles as they leave. Lance: Ok, looks like we just saw the Grapplers next opponents. Commercial Break Central States Champ Carlos Colon vs. Roy Glader Colon has a bandage on his head from his taped fist match with Ayala at Parade of Champions. Colon looks great as he wins the match with a flying body press. Lance: Well Carlos, you and Ayala had another war and in the end he shocked everybody and myself included when he shook your hand. Colon: Yes I was taken off guard as well. I commend him on that act of sportsmanship. When it's all said and done we are both fierce competitors. Lance: I understand you're heading for a 2 week tour of Japan. Next week we will have some footage as you will take on the very dangerous Tiger Jeet Singh. Colon: Yes, I'm very much looking forward to my trip to Japan and to compete against Tiger Jeet Singh. He's a very dangerous man but after my battles with Ayala, I'm ready. Commercial Break A vignette is shown. Smugglers Blues is playing as a Ferrari drives up to a club. Out steps a man wearing white pants, a red Hawaii shirt with a couple buttons unbuttoned showing off his gold chains. He takes off his sunglasses, smiles and looks in the camera. "Vinnie Valentino is the name but you can call me the Vin Man. I hear the USWA is in need of some style and charisma. Well look no more because the Vin Man is coming. I'm not some square like Gino Brito. To many of those types running around. No sir, the Vin Man is young, energetic and full of pizazz. Get ready because the Vin Man is on his way!" A few girls run up to him as he puts his arms around them and walks into the club. "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Dave Peters Oliver is on fire as he back drops Peters then hops on the middle ropes. Peters staggers up and Oliver puts him down with a flying forearm blast 1..2..3! Lance: Rip Oliver picks up another win. Before we get to our feature bout, I want to run down what's in store for next week. We're going to have a new segment called the Beauty Shop hosted by Brenda Britton. That should be interesting. Listen to this, Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff will make his televised debut. Rock N Roll RPM's are coming to the USWA. Wendell Cooley will be in action as will the Master G's. Whoa wait a minute, Dick Slater! What are you doing here? Slater: Whatever I want! Dick Slater is here and serving notice. I want titles and Carlos Colon your title is on my radar boy! It's as good as mine! Slater leaves. Lance: Wow I wasn't expecting that. Our feature bout coming up. Commercial Break Chief Joe Lightfoot vs. "The Foreman" Spike Huber Lightfoot is in the ring as Huber enters in full on construction gimmick. Blue jeans, boots, flannel shirt with cut off sleeves, hard hat and a sledge hammer. Pretty good back and forth match up as the tide turns several times. Lightfoot shines as he dropkicks Huber down. Huber gets up and Lightfoot hits another dropkick. Lightfoot picks up Huber for a slam but Huber's foot knocks the Ref down. Lightfoot doesn't see it and slams Huber down then swings off the ropes and comes down with a flying chop. Lightfoot covers then sees the Ref is down. Lightfoot goes to check on the Ref. Huber rolls out of the ring and grabs his sledgehammer. Huber sneaks back in the ring and drops it down on Lightfoot's back. Huber tosses the hammer and wakes up the Ref then covers as the fans boo 1..2..3! Lance: That was terrible. I expected better from Spike Huber. Spike why did you do that? Huber holds up the sledgehammer as the fans boo. Huber: Because I'm the foreman which means I'm the boss and I get things done by any means necessary! Lance: That's disappointing. Fans I'll see you next week. Here's a video of Paul Orndorff to end the show. A video is shown of Orndorff hitting the weights hard to John Mellencamp's "Crumblin Down" Mr. Wonderful comes to the USWA next week!

Ok, these should be my last moves for awhile. USWA sends Kerry Von Erich to the WWF. USWA releases Dale Veasey, Ted Arcidi, Art Crews and Bulldog Bob Brown USWA would like to pick up Brenda Britton, Dream Machine and Steve O Thanks Kev

USWA Breaking News Tully Blanchard defeated Kerry Von Erich to win the USWA Title!!!!! The match took place on Wednesday night at the Louisville Convention Center. Apparently there is no footage of the match but there was a reporter for Pro Wrestling Illustrated at ringside and this was his account. "The champ Kerry Von Erich came out on crutches before the opening bout and was extremely apologetic that due to a leg injury suffered at Parade of Champions he was not medically cleared to defend his title tonight against Tully Blanchard. That announcement brought out Tully (with a bandage on his forehead from P.O.C.) and Baby Doll. Tully took the mic and berated Kerry. Baby Doll said Kerry is no man. Kerry stepped forward on his crutches and Tully kicked one of the crutches out from under him and gave him a few stomps, then hit Kerry's leg several times with the crutch before officials ran in to break it up. After a couple matches it was announced that Kerry would defend his title tonight against Doctor's orders." "As for the match. Kerry basically fought on one leg and put up a fight until Baby Doll distracted him and Tully clipped him behind the leg. Tully slammed Kerry's leg against the steel post then Baby Doll distracted the Ref while Tully grabbed a chair and hit it on Kerry's leg. Tully hung the leg on the rope and came down with several knee drops on the leg. Tully applied the figure four. Kerry fought valiantly but ended up passing out. The fans almost started a riot as Baby Doll handed the title to Tully and Tully held it high with an arrogant smirk on his face." Stay tuned for more details of this shocking event on the next TV episode.

The stage is set for Rage in the cage! The Killer Bees are born and kick things off with a win. Great job hyping Tsuruta/Hogan. This is the 80s at its best. The flag stipulation really adds some good heat to this match. Lot's of intrigue as another champion will be at ringside for the Nikita/Hansen match. Flair gets the mic this week and has some strong words for Landel. I cant wait for the long awaited Battle of the Nature Boys inside the cage. Sawyer gets the lucky draw but Olympia retains. This is becoming one of my favorite segments. Wild main event as Piper and RnR get the win but Los Mega Stars get the last word with some baseball bats. Rage in the Cage is almost here!!!

Things are heating up for Seattle Showdown. Vice Squad take on a new demeanor. Watch out Pacific. Gilbert and Beefcake have gotten themselves in hot water with Jake and the Freebirds as Burke takes advantage and pulls out a quick win. Nice tag match as Manny and Rude get a good win over Badd Co. Dundee's experience combined with Cameron's power makes a solid unit. Playboy Club better not underestimate them. Taylor escapes with his title but things might be different at Showdown when he faces the White Angel in a NO DQ or C.O. match. Seattle Showdown is stacked!

USWA releases Carl Fergie, Keith Hart, Mike Miller, Ron Slinker, Sonny King, Super Strong Machine and Steve Armstrong USWA picks up Tiger Jeet Singh, Timothy Flowers, Spike Huber, Norvell Austin, Vinnie Valentino, and the RPMs (Mike Davis and Tommy Lane) USWA trades Ron Bass to Mid Atlantic for Bob Roop Thanks Kev

Good to see Perez get back on the winning track. I like the way he's developing here. Bam Bam is looking strong heading into his show down with Gordy. I'll say it again, Jake with the Freebirds is pretty damn cool. Say what you want about them but the Playboy Club is one cohesive unit. Steamboat and Muraco continue to tear it up. Yamada continues his successful LH Champ reign. Speaking of successful reigns, Gordy has taken on all comers. This time he gets the win over a game Adams. I like what you've done with Flamboyance. They keep moving up the ladder. That Billy Jack/Kabuki match would of been a wild one to watch. Thundercats win the rematch and prove their title win wasn't a fluke. Zenk retains in a draw with Orton. This might be Zenk's toughest challenge. It will be fun watching Orton chase him for the title.