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USWA sends Pez Whatley, Tiger Conway and a wrestler to be named later to the WWF for Paul Orndorff, David Sammartino and Jose Luis Rivera.

USWA The Parade of Champions Texas Stadium 5-23-85 Live on closed circuit TV Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to the Parade of Champions! (Lance looks around at the stadium) Over 50,000 fans in attendance and millions watching on closed circuit as then USWA presents a historic night of wrestling. Titles will be on the line and feuds will be settled. 15 big matches lined up, so lets get to the ring for our opening match up. The Club w/Arnold Skaaland vs. The Fabulous Blondes The Club start off with aggression as they control the early moments. They swing Regal to the ropes and hit a double back body drop. Chick runs in and gets a double punch that sends him flying back to his corner. An approving Skaaland watches from the outside while waving his towel with excitement. Crews puts Regal in a hammerlock and slams him down then tags in George. George hits a running shoulder breaker 1..2..Chick drops an elbow to break it. Crews runs in and punches Chick back to his corner while Skaaland is yelling at Crews to get back to his corner. The Ref finally guides Crews back but Chick sends him through the ropes with a double axehandle to the back of the head. George goes after Chick but Regal nails him from behind. The Blondes swing George to the ropes and execute a double free fall slam then follow with a double vertical suplex 1..2..3! The fans boo as the Blondes do another theatrical celebration. Crews staggers in the ring to help George. Skaaland is on the outside with a look of frustration. Skaaland throws his towel in the ring and walks away in disgust. Winners of the match- The Fabulous Blondes Parade of Champions 50,000 Dollar Battle Royal "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi, "The World's Strongest Man" Ted Arcidi, "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler, Gino Brito Jr., Chief Joe Lightfoot, Bulldog Bob Brown, "The Patrolman" Dale Veasy, and coming out of retirement "Cool" Carl Fergie Officials carry the trophy to ringside as Lance announces the winner will receive that along with 50,000 dollars. The wrestlers enter the ring and Fergie is really putting his big return over. The bell rings. Arcidi and Tyler start trading blows. Fergie is still yelling out to the fans. Fergie turns around and is nailed by a chop from Lightfoot. Brito follows with a forearm uppercut, then Afi hits a jumping headbutt that sends Fergie over the top rope! The fans cheer as Fergie staggers up but falls back down. Officials have to guide Fergie out. Brown sends Brito over the top rope with a clothesline from behind! Lightfoot and Veasey are going at it. Veasey hammers Lightfoot and has him dazed against the ropes. Veasey backs up and goes for a running clothesline but Lightfoot ducks and Veasey goes over the top rope! Arcidi and Tyler are still fighting in the corner. Brown kicks Lightfoot low then grabs his hair and hurls him over the top rope! A satisfied Brown smiles and turns around but Afi dropkicks him over the top rope! Arcidi finally gets the upper hand and hip tosses Tyler over the top rope! It's down to Afi and Arcidi. Arcidi doesn't waste any time and takes it to Afi. Arcidi swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a massive clothesline. Arcidi flexes his muscles then picks up Afi by the hair and hurls him over the top rope! But wait! Afi holds on to the top rope. Arcidi thinks he won and turns his back to celebrate. Afi pulls himself back over. Arcidi turns around as Afi nails him with a diving headbutt that sends Arcidi back and over the top rope! The fans pop as Siva Afi wins the battle royal! After a moment, Jerry Jarrett and officials enter the ring to present Afi with the trophy and check for 50,000 Dollars. Afi thanks them, kisses the check then raises the trophy. Lance: Wait a minute! What's going on? That's Big John Studd! WHAM! Afi is nailed from behind! Studd hammers Afi with brutal forearm clubs then body slams him down. Afi crawls over and is on his knees. Studd picks up the trophy and breaks it over Afi's back! Jarrett and officials are screaming and warning Studd. Studd glares at them and calmly steps over the top rope and exits. Lance: I have no idea what that was all about. John Studd has a lot to answer for. Totally uncalled for as he ruins Siva Afi's moment and might have caused a serious injury. Loser Leaves Town Match-Carl Fergie included "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie After what just happened, the fans need something to cheer about and Cooley does just that as he's all over Rich in the opening moments. Cooley is like a madman as he punches Rich through the ropes. Cooley goes to the outside. Fergie gets in his face but Cooley kicks him and suplexes him on the concrete. Cooley gets up but Rich nails him and pushes him into the steel post busting him open. Rich hurls him back in the ring. Rich covers 1..2..Cooley gets his foot on the rope. Rich chokes away then chokes Cooley's head on the bottom rope. Rich picks Cooley up and chokes him on the top rope then slings his head back. Rich picks up Cooley and executes a snake eyes on the turnbuckle. Rich slams Cooley then goes to the top rope. Rich taunts the booing fans before going for his flying elbow drop but Cooley moves! The fans fire Cooley up. Both men stagger up but it's all Cooley as he unloads on Rich, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a dropkick. Cooley slams Rich then goes to the top rope. Cooley uses Rich's move and crashes down with a flying elbow drop! Before he can cover, Fergie is on the apron. Cooley quickly runs over and grabs Cooley and starts choking him. Rich staggers up and charges Cooley with a flying knee but Cooley moves and Rich nails Fergie! Cooley grabs Rich and hits a running bulldog 1..2..3! Huge POP! Cooley picks up Rich and hurls him through the ropes right next to Fergie. Fergie and Rich are gone! Winner of the Match- Wendell Cooley The Master G's vs. The Syndicate It's quite a scene as the Syndicate attend to Rich and Fergie. The Syndicate are practically in tears as they are hugging Fergie. Fergie is still dazed. Master G's are in the ring and clapping as the officials are telling Fergie he needs to go. The Syndicate tearfully watch Fergie and Rich leave. The Syndicate are in no mood to wrestle as they reluctantly enter the ring. The Ref signals for the bell but Adias and Young shake their heads and start to exit the ring. Master G's double dropkick Adias out of the ring then grab Young, swing him to the ropes and put him down with a double running shoulder tackle 1..2..3! The fans love it and cheer Winners of the match- The Master G's TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton Big match feel as these two technicians look ready to go. Thornton shakes Tony's hand and exits the ring. The bell rings and the fans boo as Tony offers a handshake. Rick pauses and before he can react, Tony kicks him in the mid section and hits a gutwrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Tony swings Martel to the ropes and back drops him. Martel staggers up and Tony nails him with a heels first dropkick 1..2..Kick Out. Tony hits a snap suplex 1..2..Martel gets his shoulder up. Thornton is yelling at the Ref while holding up 3 fingers. Tony swings Martel to the ropes and goes for a backdrop but Martel leapfrogs over him, swings off the ropes and hits a crossbody block 1..2..Kick Out. Thornton just about lost it. Martel swings Tony to the ropes and hip tosses him over. Tony staggers up and Martel nails him with a high dropkick 1..2..Kick Out. Martel body slams Tony and follows with a backbreaker. The fans cheer as Martel applies the Boston Crab! Tony is screaming in pain. The Ref is asking Tony if he wants to submit. Thornton is able to reach in and rake Martel's eyes. Martel releases the hold and holds his eyes. The Ref is yelling at Thornton as he denies everything. Tony staggers up favoring his back. Martel is rubbing his eyes. Tony snapmares him over and follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Martel gets his shoulder up. Tony picks up Martel, gives him an arm bar and twist and puts him down with a chop. Tony swings Martel into the turnbuckles and follows with a running uppercut. Tony nails Martel with several European uppercuts then hiptosses him over. Martel staggers up as Tony swings off the ropes, sommersaults and nails him with a diving headbutt to the mid section 1..2..Kick Out. Thornton is livid. Tony berates the Ref. Tony goes for a vertical suplex but Martel blocks it and suplexes Tony back. The fans rally behind Martel. Martel shakes the cobwebs and pumps his fists. Tony gets up but Martel scoop slams him down, swings off the ropes and crashes down with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Martel snapmares Tony over and follows with a running neck snap. Martel picks up Tony and smashes his head on the turnbuckle. Martel swings Tony to the opposite turnbuckle and follows with a running forearm blast. Martel grabs Tony and executes a double underhook suplex 1..2..Thornton puts Tony's foot on the rope and yells at the Ref. Martel picks up Tony and hoists him on the turnbuckles. Martel gives Tony a few forearm blasts the executes a suplerplex! Martel goes to the outside and is going for his slingshot splash but Thornton runs over and grabs his leg. They tangle until Martel sends Thornton flying with a kick. Martel executes the Slingshot Splash but Tony raises his knees at the last second. Tony cradles Martel over 1..2..3! The fans are in shock. Thornton is on his knees with a look of pure elation. Thornton grabs the TV title and runs in the ring to present it to his man. Tony rolls over to his knees as Thornton hands him the title. Thornton helps Tony up as Tony raises the title high to the booing fans. Thornton grabs the mic. "Show some respect to your new Television champion. That goes for you to Martel! Show your proper respect by bowing down to the victor." Martel gets up as Tony and Thornton are smiling and telling him to bow. Martel nods his head then punches Tony out of the ring. Thornton tries to run but Martel grabs him and slams him down then quickly goes to the outside and hits his slingshot splash as the fans cheer him on. Winner of the match and NEW TV Champ- Tony St. Clair Tornado Match Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice The bell rings and the fists start flying! These guys fight everywhere. They take turns fighting in and out of the ring. A few minutes in and these guys are already battered and bleeding. Scott and Brad are brawling on the outside. Mark hurls Steve out of the ring then helps his brother double team Scott. Steve runs over but the Batten's put him down with a double clothesline. They pick Scott up and double slam him on the concrete! They hurl Steve in the ring and proceed to work him over. Mark goes to the top rope. Brad holds Steve while Mark comes down with a double axehandle to the head. The Batten's swing Steve to the ropes and hit a double hot shot! 1..2..NO! Scott crashes down from the top rope to break it. Scott is on fire as he punches away on the Batten's then grabs their heads and bashes them together! Scott picks up Mark for a suplex but Brad kicks him and Scott crumbles down. Steve swings off the ropes and puts Brad down with a flying forearm blast. Steve punches away on Mark. Scott goes to the top rope. Steve hoists Mark up and Scott nails him with a missile dropkick! They pick up Mark and hurl him out of the ring. They pick up Brad and take turns punching him until Steve hoists him up as Scott goes to the top and nails him with a missile dropkick 1..2..3! The fans roar as the Armstrong's stand tall! Winners of the Match- Scott and Steve Armstrong "Outlaw" Ron Bass vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller This isnt a fast paced fight like the last match but it sure is a fight. These guys punish each other with some big fists. Bass takes control by putting Fuller down with a big back elbow smash. Bass slams Fuller then chokes him with his boot and rakes it across Fuller's face. Bass hops up on the middle ropes and comes down with a stomp on Fuller's chest. Bass drops an elbow 1..2..Kick Out. Bass yells at the Ref. Bass hurls Fuller out of the ring. Bass follows and grabs Miss Betsy and starts choking Fuller with it. The Ref jumps down and threatens a DQ. Bass threatens the Ref. Bass hits Fuller with the whip before tossing it. Bass picks up Fuller but Fuller punches away the grabs Bass's head and slams it on the apron. Fuller looks around and grabs Miss Betsy. Fuller smiles then starts whipping Bass! The Ref is warning Fuller but Fuller continues whipping Bass. The Ref finally signals for the DQ. The bell is ringing but Fuller gets in a few more lashes before tossing the whip and leaving. After a minute, Bass gets up. He's in agony as his back is full of welts. The Ref goes to help Bass but Bass punches him! An irate Bass grabs Miss Betsy and starts whipping the Ref! Lance: This is despicable! Officials run out but Bass keeps whipping the Ref. Bass threatens all of the officials before pushing his way through. Massive boos. The Winner of the Match by DQ- Ron Bass Lance: That was just terrible. I know Bass will be in big trouble. Fans, as you can see behind me, the steel cage is being set up. While that is going on I want to bring out a true superstar who will be making his USWA debut very soon. I'm talking about none other than Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff! Big cheers as Orndorff walks out raising his fist to them. Orndorff: Lance! It's so good to finally be in the USWA! They say this is the place to be for competition and brother I'm ready for all comers. Whether it's Tully Blanchard, Hercules Ayala or the champ Nick Bockwinkel, I'm ready to take the USWA by storm! The fans cheer as Orndorff takes off his shirt and gives them a double bicep pose. Orndorff: I cant help it Lance, I'm just fired up baby! Lance: Ok, there you have it from Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff. Fans, up next should be a brutal one. One of our main attractions, inside the steel cage. STEEL CAGE MATCH! Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll vs. "Bullet" Bob Armstrong Massive boos as Baby Doll leads Tully to the cage. Tully is a little apprehensive as he grabs the fencing and shakes it. Baby Doll rubs his shoulders then walks down the steps to the outside. The fans roar as Bullet Bob runs down the aisle and into the cage. The bell rings and the door is slammed shut! Tully tries to run but Bob grabs him and just unloads. Bob clamps on a headlock and just hammers away on Tully's head with punches. Bob lets go as Tully just sways. Bob grabs him by his hair and hurls him headfirst into the cage. Tully is busted open. Bob picks up Tully and runs him across the ring and once again tosses him headfirst into the cage! The fans are on their feet as Bob pumps his fists while running in place. Bob grabs Tully but Tully hits him low. Bob slowly falls over as Tully gets some much needed time to regroup. Tully slowly gets up then grabs Bob's head and grinds it against the cage. Tully smashes Bob's head several times into the cage and now Bob is bleeding. Tully suplexes Bob then hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop to the head. Tully drops several quick elbows then covers 1..2..Bob gets his shoulder up. Tully chokes Bob then drops several knees. Tully picks up Bob and just hurls his body over the ropes and into the cage. The fans boo as Tully does a little strut while Baby Doll smiles and claps. Bob staggers through the ropes and stands up against the ropes. Tully charges but Bob moves and uses the momentum to hurl Tully into the cage! Bob regroups. Bob picks up Tully and suplexes him to the center of the ring. Bob puts his knee on Tully's chest, grabs his hair and punches away on his bloody face. Bob picks up Tully, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Bob picks up Tully and hurls him into the cage. Baby Doll runs over and hands Tully and pair of brass knuckles through the cage. Bob slowly walks over and picks Tully up but Tully takes a big swing but Bob ducks and hoists him up for a back suplex. On the way down Tully nails the top of Bob''s head with the brass knuckles. Both men crumble down with Tully on top 1..2..3! The Winner of the Match- Tully Blanchard Boos as Tully barley is able to get up. The Ref unlocks the cage. Tully says something to Baby Doll and Baby Doll makes a signal with her arms. Boos as Southern Justice come down the aisle. Lance: Oh come on Tully, you already won the match, why do this? Before Southern Justice can get to the cage, the fans go crazy when Ron Fuller runs out with a chair! Fuller swings at Southern Justice and they quickly exit. Fuller brings the chair into the cage and stands over Bob Armstrong while holding it up at Tully. Tully slowly backs up and exits with Baby Doll. Fuller nods in approval as he watches Tully leave. Fuller holds up the chair as the fans cheer. Fuller swings down and nails Bob with the chair! Lance: What the hell! The fans go silent. Fuller smiles as he raises the chair and starts choking Bob with it. Scott and Steve Armstrong run down the aisle but they're jumped by the Syndicate! The Syndicate hammer down on the Armstrong's then push them into the cage and lock the door. The Syndicate hurl Steve into the cage. Young picks up Scott as Adias gets the chair and cracks it over his head. Bob is unconscious but Fuller picks him up and grinds his already bloody face across the cage. Master G's and Wendell Cooley run to the cage as a Ref finally unlocks it. They get in there and run Fuller and the Syndicate off. Fans throw garbage as Fuller smiles and leads the Syndicate up the aisle. Lance: My goodness fans, I dont know what to say. The Armstrong's are going to need some serious help. It's time for an intermission. Intermission Lance: Welcome back fans. Bob and Steve Armstrong had to be stretchered out of here. My goodness I hope they're ok. It's been a warzone tonight as Johnny Rich and Carl Fergie are now gone from the USWA. Big John Studd arrived and ruined Siva Afi's big night and of course we have a new TV champ as Tony St. Clair defeated Rick Martel. It's time for more action. This next one should be a good one. 6-Man Tag- Both the USWA and Central States Tag Team Titles will be on the line USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers and ??? vs. Central States Tag Champs The Movement and Sonny King The Movement and Sonny King walk around the ring just oozing confidence as they proudly show off their titles. The fans explode when the Grapplers come down the aisle. Sonny grabs the mic. "Ok chumps, say goodbye to your titles. Take your beating like men and bring out the poor sap teaming with you." Whatley and Conway are laughing and wondering where the Grapplers partner is. Grappler 1 grabs the mic. "You boys want him? You got him" Lance: Oh my! It's him! it's BRUISER BRODY!" The Texas fans are going nuts as Brody huffs his way down the ring. Sonny and the Movement look horrified. The bell rings and the fight is on. Brody goes right after Sonny and just beats him down. Brody picks up Sonny and throws him over the top rope to the outside. The Grapplers tear into the Movement. The Ref finally gets control. Sonny is laying on the apron after that beating from Brody. The Movement is in complete disarray. The Grapplers swing Conway to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Sonny staggers up and tries to enter the ring but Brody runs over and clotheslines him over the top rope. Sonny is laying on the outside. Brody gets on the apron, runs and fly's off with a knee drop to Sonny! Whatley tries something but the Grapplers double clothesline him over the top rope. Grappler 1 hoists Conway up as Grappler 2 hops on the middle ropes and nails him with a flying clothesline 1..2..3! Massive POP! The Grapplers stand tall. Brody picks up a lifeless Sonny and hurls him back in the ring. Grappler 1 hoists Sonny up as Grappler 2 nails him with a diving clothesline from the middle ropes. Brody climbs to the top rope and the fans go wild as Brody crashes down with his flying leg drop! Grapplers hold up both sets of the titles as Brody huffs around the ring. The Winners of the match - The Grapplers and Bruiser Brody. The Grapplers are now the USWA and Central States Tag Team Champions. "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Mean Mike Miller Oliver slides into the ring as the bell sounds but Miller nails him quick and starts stomping away. Miller swings Oliver into the turnbuckle and charges in but Oliver runs forward and puts him down with a clothesline. Oliver puts the boots to Miller, grabs the ropes and drops several knees. Oliver slams Miller down and goes to the top rope. Miller staggers up and Oliver puts him down with a flying forearm blast 1..2..3! The fans cheer as Oliver stands tall then gives Miller a couple more stomps. Winner of the Match- Rip Oliver Lance: My goodness, Oliver was a man possessed tonight as he quickly disposes the self proclaimed henchman Mike Miller. Central States Taped Fist Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Hercules Ayala Of course Sonny King isn't able to be in Ayala's corner but Ayala seems to be 100% focused on Colon. The fans cheer as Colon hits the ring. Both men's fists are taped and they're ready to go. The first few minutes is back and forth punching. I mean these guys are really hammering away on each other. It doesn't take long before both men are bleeding. Ayala gets control as he punches Colon in the corner. Ayala slams Colon then slams him again and stomps away. Ayala swings Colon to the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Colon ducks, swings back and clotheslines Ayala down. Colon does a cartwheel. Ayala staggers up and Colon scoop slams him, swings off the ropes and crashes down with a headbutt 1..2..Kick Out. Colon swings Ayala to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Ayala kicks him and follows with a vicious clothesline. Ayala grabs Colon and punches away on his head, swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a big punch to the face 1..2..Colon gets his shoulder up. Ayala punches away on Colon's bloody forehead, picks him up and hits a backbreaker. Ayala picks up Colon and clamps on the bear hug! Ayala wrenches away and starts to head for the turnbuckle but Colon starts punching away on Ayala's head. Colon continues to punch as Ayala slowly loses his grip. Colon finally punches his way out. The fans fire Colon up as he shakes his fists. Colon grabs Ayala and punches away, swings him to the ropes and punches his mid section then follows with a high knee lift 1..2..Ayala gets his shoulder up. Colon reaches down but Ayala really rakes the eyes. Ayala regroups. Colon is staggering around. Ayala picks him up and slams him down. Ayala stomps away then jumps down and punches away on Colon's face. Ayala hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Colon kicks out. Ayala swings Colon into the turnbuckles and charges in with a running clothesline. Ayala punches Colon a few times before swinging him to the opposite corner. Ayala charges in but Colon raises his knees and Ayala hits them face first. Ayala staggers back as Colon winds up and puts him down with a big right punch. Colon climbs to the top rope. Ayala slowly rises and Colon nails him with big fist to the face 1..2..3! Big Pop! A tired and elated Colon, smiles and holds his title high. Ayala gets to his knees. Rises and staggers around then walks up to Colon. Ayala stares him down then extends his hand. Colon is surprised. Colon thinks about it. The fans cheer as Colon shakes his hand. Ayala gives him a nod and leaves. Winner of the Match and still Central States Champ- Carlos Colon Lance: Well I certainly wasn't expecting that but a true show of sportsmanship by Hercules Ayala American Made vs. The Japanese Furies w/"Captain" Ron Slinker Boos as Slinker (wearing a gi and carrying nunchucks) leads the Furies to the ring. Boos turn to cheers as American Made head to the ring waving American Flags. Slinker is yelling at Kirchner and Kernodle while Yatsu and Hirata look calm, collected and menacing. American Made control the early moments with some cohesive teamwork. Things change when Yatsu nails Kirchner with a super kick that sends him into a back suplex by Hirata 1..2..Kirchner able to kick out. The Furies take control. Yatsu slams Kirchner and tags in Hirata. They go to opposite sides and execute a double diving headbutt. Hirata swings off the ropes and hits a Senton 1..2..Kirchner gets his shoulder up. Hirata swings Kirchner to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Kirchner swings back and puts Hirata down with a shoulder block and quickly tags in Kernodle. Kernodle swings Hirata to the ropes and back drops him. Yatsu runs in and gets back dropped. Hirata gets up but Kernodle puts him down with a running forearm uppercut. Kernodle turns around and Yatsu nails him with a kick. Hirata grabs Kernodle and executes a bridging hammerlock suplex 1..2..Kirchner breaks it. Hirata tags in Yatsu. Yatsu nails Kernodle with several palm strikes then kicks him and hits a bridging back suplex 1..2..Kernodle lifts his shoulder. Yatsu tags in Hirata. Hirata picks up Kernodle and is going for a powerbomb but Kernodle fights it and back drops Hirata over then dives over and tags in Kirchner. Kirchner grabs Hirata and vertical suplexes him, swings off the ropes and crashes down with a leg drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kirchner swings Hirata to the ropes and nails him with a boot to the head. Kirchner picks up Hirata and executes the Fallaway Slam 1..2..Yatsu breaks it. Kernodle runs in and they have a furious exchange. The Ref is trying to break them up. Slinker climbs to the top rope. Kirchner picks Hirata up but Slinker jumps down and nails Kirchner on the back of the head with the nunchucks! Yatsu sees this as the Ref guides Kernodle back, jumps down and counts 1..2..3! Massive boos as Slinker relishes his long awaited win over American Made. Slinker is taunting the booing fans. Yatsu and Hirata stare at Slinker. Slinker turns around and shares his excitement with them. The fans roar as Yatsu puts Slinker down with a superkick! Hirata picks up Slinker and slams him down. Yatsu picks up Slinker and drops him with the Powerbomb! The fans and American Made cant believe this. The Furies walk over to American Made and give them a respectful bow. Winners of the Match- The Japanese Furies Lance: Once again I'm caught by surprise. Obviously the Furies didn't like the antics of Ron Slinker. Slinker is still laid out. Fans, this next match is between 2 men who have the upmost hatred for each other. Their feud comes to an end tonight. But at what price? ANYTHING GOES STREET FIGHT! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis The fans are up and booing as Adonis (wearing jeans, black t-shirt and leather jacket) arrogantly walks down the aisle rubbing his fists. He stops and grabs a Jerry Lawler poster from a kid and rips it up. Adonis is in the ring and yelling at the fans. Thundering cheers as Lawler (wearing jeans, red shirt and king's crown) runs down the aisle. The bell rings, Adonis throws off his jacket and goes to the outside to meet Lawler. Lawler just mows him over and stomps away. Lawler grabs Adonis by his hair and rams him into the steel post! Lawler draws first blood. Adonis rolls over and tries to crawl away but Lawler grabs him and hurls him over the railing and into the crowd. Fans scatter as Lawler pounds away on Adonis. Lawler slams Adonis down and stomps away as the nearby fans cheer him on. Lawler picks up Adonis and drags him. Adonis grabs a soda and splashes it in Lawler's face. Adonis staggers around, grabs a chair and hits Lawler on the back. Adonis regroups, grabs Lawler and throws him back over the railing and by the ring. Adonis grabs a cable and starts choking Lawler with it. Adonis smiles as he walks over and pushes the timekeeper off his chair. Adonis grabs the ring bell, runs at Lawler and cracks him over the head with it! Lawler is a bloody mess. Adonis throws the bell down then grabs Lawler and throws him back in the ring. Adonis gets a chair and throws it into the ring. Adonis lays Lawler over the chair. Adonis raises his fist and goes to the top rope. Adonis crashes down with a fist drop but Lawler rolls over and Adonis fist drops the chair! Adonis rolls over holding his fist. Lawler rolls to the turnbuckles and rests against them. The fans cheer him on. Lawler slowly rises and takes his strap down! Lawler walks over and stomps on Adonis's hurt hand. Lawler picks up Adonis and slams him down on the chair. Lawler positions Adonis's hand on the chair then stomps down on it. Adonis screams in pain. Lawler slams Adonis on the chair again then hops up on the middle ropes. Lawler raises his fist to the cheering crowd and fly's off with a fist drop 1..2..No! Adonis actually kicked out! Unbelievable. Lawler is surprised. Lawler nods his head and smiles. Lawler hoists Adonis up and piledrives him on the chair! Lawler calmly hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a fist drop! Lawler doesn't cover. He smiles and goes back to the middle ropes. Bounces up and down and crashes down with another fist drop! The fans count along 1..2..3! Huge Roar! Lawler rises and raises his fist. Winner of the match- Jerry Lawler Lance: My goodness, Lawler has finally done it and put an end to his feud with Adrian Adonis. Bruce and Keith Hart vs. Karachi Vice Just as the bell rings, Karachi Vice brutally attack the Harts. They swing Bruce to the corner and Makhan follows with a running splash then hurls him out of the ring. The Ref guides Gama to his corner. Makhan slams Keith and turns him over on his stomach. Makhan swings off the ropes and hits a big splash! He tags in Gama. Gama stomps on Keith's back then applies the camel clutch! Bruce slowly gets to the apron but Makhan runs over and punches him off. Gama wrenches away and the Ref signals for the bell. Gama continues to wrench away then releases. Makhan swings off the ropes and crashes down with another splash on Keith! Boos as Karachi Vice make a statement tonight. Winners of the Match- Karachi Vice Lance: Karachi Vice look unstoppable. Fans, what a night this has been. We'll have a lot to follow up on next week. You wont want to miss that show. We've seen some real brutality tonight and some hard hitting action. Up next is for all the marbles. A music video is shown that highlights both Nick Bockwinkel and Kerry Von Erich USWA Heavyweight Championship Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Kerry Von Erich After 14 matches you would think the fans would be a bit burnt out but they prove otherwise as Kerry makes his way down the aisle to a thundering ovation. Big time boos as Bock arrogantly strolls to the ring. As the introductions are made, Kerry is pacing and ready while Bock stands there with his title around his waist and towel around his neck. The fans cheer as the Ref holds up the USWA title. Bock walks to the center of the ring as does Kerry. Lights flash from cameras as these two have an intense stare down. The bell rings and Bock is saying something to Kerry with a smirk. Bock quickly goes for a sucker punch but Kerry blocks it and fires away. Kerry swings Bock to the ropes then military presses him up and slams him down! Bock bumps back into the corner with a worried look as Kerry pumps his fists at him while the fans go nuts. Bock slowly gets up and they lock up but Kerry grabs his arm and executes several rapid arm twists, swings Bock to the ropes and gives him a high back drop. Bock staggers up and Kerry puts him down with a dropkick. Bock staggers up again and Kerry dropkicks him through the ropes. The fans are on their feet cheering as Bock rolls around on the outside. Bock gets up and shows his frustration by slamming his fists on the ringside table. Bock gets up on the apron, Kerry walks over, Bock takes a swing but Kerry blocks it, punches him then vertical suplexes him back in the ring 1..2..Bock gets his shoulder up. Kerry swings Bock into the corner and charges in but Bock basically collapses to get out of the way as Kerry slams hard into the turnbuckles. Bock slowly regroups. Bock pushes Kerry into the turnbuckles and pounds away with forearm clubs to the mid section. Bock follows with several shoulder thrusts then grabs Kerry and hits a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Kick Out. Bock picks up Kerry and delivers a delayed vertical suplex. Bock swings off the ropes and comes down with a delayed knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Bock gets a little frustrated and stomps down on Kerry. Bock swings Kerry to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Kerry hits a sunset flip 1..2..Kick Out. Bock quickly gets up but Kerry executes a backslide 1..2..Kick Out. Bock gets up and takes a swing but Kerry ducks and hits an atomic drop 1..2..Kick Out. Kerry quickly goes to the top rope. Bock rises and Kerry nails him with an elbow to the top of the head 1..2..Bock gets his shoulder up. The fans are up and cheering as Kerry swings Bock to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Bock lowers the boom and nails him with a double axehandle to the back of his head. Bock swings off the ropes and nails Kerry with a knee to the side of his head. Bock stumbles back and rests against the ropes. Bock now goes for the leg. Bock grabs Kerry's leg and delivers several kicks to it. Bock sets Kerry's leg on the rope and comes down with several seated sentons. Bock hoists Kerry up and hits a Shin breaker. Bock clamps on the figure four! Kerry is in pain but wont submit. Bock turns up the pressure as Kerry reels in pain. The Ref asks Kerry but he screams NO! The fans are cheering Kerry on. Kerry clenches his fists and uses all his strength to turn over and reverse it. Bock releases. Kerry backs up against the ropes. Bock quickly kicks the leg, grabs the ropes and kicks it several more times. Bock pulls Kerry out and applies the Indian Deathlock! Bock applies it with force. Kerry almost passes out but the roar of the crowd brings him back. Kerry slowly muscles his way and is finally able to grab the ropes! An irate Bock releases. The Ref is checking on Kerry. Bock gets desperate and goes to the turnbuckles and takes off the top pad. The fans are screaming at the Ref. Bock goes over and picks up Kerry then body slams him down. Bock picks up Kerry by his hair and runs him towards the exposed turnbuckle but Kerry puts his boot on the middle turnbuckle, grabs Bock and slams his head on the exposed turnbuckle! Bock fly's backwards and down. The fans go wild as Kerry limps around pumping his fists. Bock is bleeding. Kerry waits. Bock slowly staggers up and staggers around. Kerry spins around and drops him with a discuss punch! Kerry is exhausted and the momentum takes him down as well. Both men are down. Kerry slowly gets up and limps around. Bock is shaken as he gets to his knees and tries to shake the cobwebs. Just as Bock rises, Kerry clamps on the CLAW! Lance: Wow! We haven't seen Kerry use that in a long time! Bock is in serious trouble! The fans are up and roaring as Kerry has the claw cinched on tight. Bock slowly goes down. Kerry puts all his strength into it as Bock goes all the way down 1..2..3!!!!! THUNDERING ROAR! Kerry releases and sits on his knees with pure joy on his face. The Ref gets the USWA title and hands it to Kerry. Kerry slowly stands up and raises the title high as 50,000 Texas fans cheer him on. Winner of the match and NEW USWA Heavyweight Champion- Kerry Von Erich! Lance: Fans what a moment. What a way to end the Parade of Champions. Kerry Von Erich is the new USWA Champion. I want to thank all the fans in attendance and the millions watching on closed circuit TV. I'll see you soon.

As always, great job. The Gentleman's Club is pure genius! Fuller is so damn good. His first guest Sunshine drops a bombshell as she introduces her new clients, the Islanders! This works well as she will be a solid mouthpiece for them. I hope to see a lot more of the Gentleman's Club. LOL, Sheik's promo was spot on. Sheik and Slaughter could be the feud of the summer. Again, the commentators add so much to the show. Oh yea! Bundy vs. Candyman at Mania! Looks like Andre and Giant Machine are heading for a colossal showdown. WOW! Backlund gives young David a beating he'll never forget! David does the stretcher job. Very well done segment. Vince and Alfred sold this well. Bruno being filled with hate and concern summed it all up. I know Bruno is going to want a piece of Backlund. It's personal now. Patera doesn't get long to celebrate as Heenan demands he defends against his man Valentine. We have our first IC title program. Things are setting up nicely for WrestleMaina. It's going to be an epic 4th of July!

Another outstanding TV show! Really like this feud going between Savage and Link. Savage threatening him and Link acting baffled was good stuff. This is going to get crazy. I look forward to Landel every week and once again he's gold. I cant wait for him and Flair in the cage. Olympia is the first TV champ. Great choice! I'm looking forward to this concept. Fiesta Garden returns with Roddy Piper as the guest! I'm sure this will be nice and cordial LOL. After a battle of words, Piper destroys the set with a bat. Awesome TV! This could be an epic feud. Wow! Nikita destroys Gagne and almost kills him. Hansen comes out but the Russians numbers are to much until BRODY hits the ring! Man this was freak'n great! Brody and Hansen together could rule the AWA. On to the house shows. Olympia carries his TV title momentum with a big win over Slater. RnR get the DQ win over Los Mega Stars. The rematch at Rage in the Cage will be a good one. Chaos as Savage and Link battle to a double c.o. I'm sure more chaos is on the way. Hogan and Johnson are one charismatic team as they take down Tsuruta and Kabuki. We'll see how Hogan does against Tsuruta at Rage. Nikita continues his dominance getting a strong win over the strongman Bravo. The poor sport Embry gives Doll a vicious post match beating. This could be a fun undercard feud. Big win for HTM over Wahoo. I wonder what happened to Brad Armstrong? Rich takes Sawyer down in a bloody dog collar match! This defiantly took a toll on both men. I loved this feud IRL and it was just as intense here in the AWA. Man, Brody and Hansen send the Russians running. Mega main event as the faces send the fans home happy. Good job making Flair's figure four a strong finisher. Awesome job as always Gene.

Strong is out and Boone is in. Talk about a monster team. Things get crazy as 3 teams end up fighting. YES! A 3 way for the titles at Seattle Showdown. Right on, I'm all for a Freebirds/Hot Stuff feud. Orton looks good against Perez. Zenk's title reign might be in trouble with a focused Orton coming after him. WOW! New champs! The Thundercats pull it off in a exciting TV match. This title change felt huge. Nice job. Cant wait for Seattle Showdown!

Wow, Boone comes to town and gets a big submission win over Hector. The Flamboyance-Yamada/Smothers feud has been a gem undercard feud. Snuka racks up another win, this time over the tough Leo Burke. Zenk has been on fire since winning the Ca. title. Nord gets the fall over the other Barbarian. The Steamboat/Muraco feud continues. The fans got their money's worth on that main event. Man what a classic tag match. After that performance I'm hoping for a rematch.

USWA Parade of Champions Preview w/Jerry Jarrett Jarrett: The Parade of Champions comes to you next Saturday from the Texas Stadium and will be broadcasted on closed circuit TV. Here's a rundown of the matches and how they came to be. The Club (Mike George and Art Crews) w/Arnold Skaaland vs. The Fabulous Blondes (Chick Donovan and "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal) George sought out Crews and thought they had something. They struggled a bit until Skaaland came to town and offered his expertise. They accepted and started winning. The Blondes defeated them a few times. Skaaland became frustrated with his boys and told them they needed to stay focused. Skaaland got them a rematch and The Club promised him a different outcome. The Blondes laughed at this and are looking past them and want a title shot. Battle Royal- Winner will receive 50,000 Dollars and the Parade of Champions Trophy Siva Afi, Bulldog Brown, Gino Brito Jr., Ted Arcidi, Buzz Tyler, Dale Veasey, Joe Lightfoot and coming out of retirement Carl Fergie The USWA wanted this to be something special and the win to mean something. Jarrett thinks this will be more intense with only 8 participants. American Made vs. The Japanese Furies w/Ron Slinker This all started when Sgt. Slaughter destroyed Slinker at Scores to Settle. The next couple of weeks Slinker came out on TV and bad mouthed Slaughter and said he ran him out of town. Slaughter's old friend Don Kernodle showed up and challenged Slinker. Kernodle won but Boris Zhukov ran in. Kernodle was prepared as Corporal Kirchner came out to fight with him. Over the next couple months American Made defeated Slinker and a variety of partners. A fed up Slinker went to Japan and enlisted the Japanese Furies (Yoshiaki Yatsu and Junji Hirata). Slinker made a threatening challenge and American Made gladly accepted. "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller vs. "Outlaw" Ron Bass Bass was originally set to face Carlos Colon in a number one contender's match. Things changed when Colon defeated Hercules Ayala for the Central States title. An irate Bass called everyone cowards and said everybody was afraid to wrestle him. A week later Fuller arrived and said he would step up and take him on. The Master G's (George Wells and Gerry Morrow) vs. The Syndicate (Brian Adias and Gary Young) w/Carl Fergie Wells and Adias were known as the Naturals and eventually won the Central States Tag Titles. They lost the titles a couple weeks later and a frustrated Adias blamed Wells and attacked him after the match. Carl Fergie talked with Adias and formed the Syndicate with Gary Young (also a former Central State tag champ). Wells came back with Morrow as his partner and these teams have been going at it since. "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Mean Mike Miller Miller has made quite a bit of money as a hired henchmen during his stint in the USWA. Carl Fergie interfered in a match with Oliver and Oliver put a beating on him. Fergie hired Miller and Miller did a number on Oliver. It wasn't long before Oliver demanded a one on one with Miller. Karachi Vice vs. Bruce and Keith Hart The Great Gama came to the USWA and quickly got in the ear of Mike Shaw. Shaw changed his name to Makhan Singh and credited Gama for finally being able to find his true self. Gama had a motive and that was to restart an old feud with Bruce Hart. John Quinn came in to help Hart but Karachi Vice put Quinn out of action. In came brother Keith. Karachi Vice have vowed to take the Harts out. The Harts say they're going to show the Karachi Vice what the Hart blood is all about. Tornado Match Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice (The Batten Twins) These teams have been a strong supporting cast in the Tully/Bullet feud. They have traded wins, battled to double DQs and double c.o.'s Jarrett hopes this match will finally put an end to this feud. Loser Leaves Town Match- Manager Carl Fergie included "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/Cool Carl Fergie These guys engaged in a wild feud a few months ago and things seemed to settle down. It picked back up again after Cooley defeated Rich in a match to earn a TV title shot. Rich attacked Cooley after Cooley's match with TV champ Martel and things picked up right where they left off. Fergie wanted to up the ante in this match by making it a loser leaves town match. Cooley accepted on the condition that if he won, Fergie would have to pack his bags as well. TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton Martel has been a fighting TV champ for almost 6 months and has defended against both heels and fan favorites. Les Thornton brought over UK wrestling sensation Tony St. Clair to show that UK wrestling is far more superior than American wrestling. For awhile St. Clair even refused to wrestle on TV saying the competition was not worth his time and the fans would have to pay to watch a man of his talent. St. Clair has picked up numerous wins and earned himself a title shot. Thornton has said that they will win the title and Martel will then bow to show his proper respects. Martel says he's studied all of St. Clair's matches and has been training hard and is more than prepared. Central States Taped Fist Title Match Carlos Colon (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King Both of these men are former brass knuckles champs and feuded over that title last year. The feud reignited this year over the Central States title and Colon defeated Ayala for it. A furious Ayala challenged Colon to this taped fist rematch. Just like old times. STEEL CAGE MATCH! "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll This has been a brutal and heated feud every since Bob came in under a mask to fill in for Mr. Olympia and defeat Tully These guys have gone at it and have beaten each other up on several occasions. Tully and Southern Justice even put Bob out of action for awhile. Outside interference has been a common problem so Jarrett decided to put them in a cage and let them fight it out. 6-Man Tag- Both the USWA and Central States titles will be on the line USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers and ??? vs. Central States Tag Champs The Movement and Sonny King Sonny felt the Movement should of represented the USWA in the Crockett Cup and not the Grapplers. Things got crazy during a match on TV when Sonny interfered with a chair. Jarrett said since Sonny wanted to get involved then he will. The Grapplers were able to pick a partner and they said they have one coming in for one night only and Texas will love it. Recently on TV, Sonny issued the challenge for all titles to be on the line. Grapplers accepted then Sonny and The Movement beat them down and Sonny cracked both Grapplers over the heads with their titles belts. This should be a wild one. ANYTHING GOES STREET FIGHT! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis Last year Jerry Jarrett bought out WCCW and formed the USWA. He signed a unification match between TNT champ Lawler and WCCW champ Nick Bockwinkel. The winner would be crowned the USWA champ. Adonis interfered and costed Lawler the match and said there was no way he could watch Jarrett's golden boy represent the USWA. This goes back to when Adonis and Dick Murdoch were tag champs and got fed up with Jarrett playing favorites. Adonis walked out with Murdoch but came back for some gratification. Adonis severely injured Lawler and bragged about it. Lawler came back to wrestle Adonis at Scores to Settle but Adonis threw some burning substance in Lawler's face to get the win. Lawler returned once again to face Adonis in the Mid South Coliseum. This time Lawler was DQed for piledriving Adonis on a chair. Adonis returned and they've been fighting non stop. Jarrett sanctioned this match believing it will be the only way to resolve this feud. This one's going to get bloody. USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Kerry Von Erich Every since becoming the USWA champ, Bock has defeated all challengers. During a special TV show at the Sportatorium, Bock bad mouthed the venue, the fans and Texas. That brought out the hero Kerry Von Erich. Kerry challenged Bock to a title match but Bock said he needed to earn it. Kerry said ok let's wrestle tonight and if I win I will get a shot. Well, Kerry won and got the shot. Even though Bock remained arrogant and confident, people sensed Bock was worried about the challenge. They might have been right because Bock attacked Kerry on TV and tried to hurt his leg and weaken him. This only motivated Kerry as he was in the gym that week working out the leg. Bock has continued to bad mouth Texas and says Kerry is undeserving of a title match and doesn't conduct himself as a champion. Bock says he's a class act champ. Kerry has vowed to take the title in his home state. Jarrett: Fans I'll see you next week in Texas for the historic Parade of Champions.

USWA places Ron Bass on the block.

Great follow up show from SNME as we get some new storylines going. I absolutely love the Southern Gentleman character. I can totally hear Fuller's southern drawl. LOL his promo from his plantation was priceless. The battle royal between his workers (at their own volition of course) had me rolling. Fidel wins the bodyguard role. This gimmick is going to be so much fun. A Bundy/Candyman program will be a good big man match draw. WOW! Didn't see that swerve coming as the Islanders give the Fantastics quite a beating. I always preferred the Islanders as heels so I'm looking forward to this. I like the little jabs Bruno is taking at Backlund. LOL speaking of Bruno, him playing the straight man to the overly excited Vince is good stuff. I've said this before but the commentating adds so much to your shows. Shultz makes some disparaging remarks towards Tito. Shultz is one crazy dude but Tito is full of fire. Ariba! President Tunney announces the huge main event for WrestleMania! The Superstar gets his rematch. He better watch out because the unhinged Backlund might get his hands on him before the big event. Andre closes the show but who is this monster of a man that confronted him? Man I cant wait to find out. As always great job!

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 5-15-85 Lance Russell: Hello again wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. We're just one week away from our big closed circuit event from Texas Stadium. I'm talking about the Parade of Champions. 15 tremendous matches. What a night that will be. As for tonight, we have a big showed lined up. Nick Bockwinkel and Adrian Adonis will take on Jerry Lawler and Kerry Von Erich in a blockbuster main event. Tully Blanchard will meet Steve Armstrong. Bob Brown goes one on one with Buzz Tyler. Big grudge match as George Wells will face his former partner Brian Adias. Fans lets get to the ring. The Fabulous Blondes vs. Trent Watkins and Harris Holstein Blondes are in sync and gelling well. They swing Watkins to the ropes and execute a double free fall slam then follow with a double vertical suplex for the win. The fans boo as they head to the podium. The Blondes are high fiving and hugging. Lance interrupts their celebrating by asking them about their match with The Club at Parade of Champions. After some hysterical laughing they dismiss the Club as a challenge and say they are looking ahead to some championship gold. Commercial Break "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller vs. Vic Dutro Last week Fuller showed up and said he'll wrestle Ron Bass at Parade of Champions. Tonight he makes his USWA in ring debut. Fuller works over Dutro then body slams him down and follows with 3 big elbow drops for the pin! The fans cheer as Fuller heads to the podium. Lance: Impressive win Ron. You look like you're ready for Ron Bass. Fuller: That's right Lance. I know Bass will bring the fight and that's exactly what I want. He's been calling everybody cowards and say they're ducking him. Bass, I'm defiantly no coward and I'm ready for a fight. Lance: Straight to the point. Back to the ring. Chief Joe Lightfoot vs. Gary Williams Lightfoot will be in the big battle royal at Parade of Champions. He gets some solid momentum as he wins the match with a tomahawk chop off the middle ropes. Commercial Break George Wells w/Gerry Morrow vs. Brian Adias w/Carl Fergie and Gary Young This all started after Wells and Adias lost the Central States tag titles. A frustrated Adias turned on Wells and joined forces with Gary Young along with Carl Fergie. George Wells went out and got his old buddy Gerry Morrow and Morrow was more than happy to help. The bell rings and the fight is on! It's a back and forth fight. Adias gets the upper hand and chokes Wells on the bottom rope. The Ref guides him back which allows Fergie and Young to get some shots in on Wells. Morrow runs over and double clotheslines them down. Adias runs to the ropes and is yelling down at Morrow. Wells staggers up. Adias turns around and Wells puts him down with a tackle 1..2..3!! Big POP! Morrow runs in and celebrates with Wells. Johnny Rich runs out and helps Fergie and Young up. They run in the ring and attack the Master G's. Adias gets up and joins in. The fans cheer as Wendell Cooley hits the ring and everybody is fighting into the commercial. Commercial Break Lance: That was something.... Fergie and Rich storm the podium. Fergie: Master G's! At Parade of Champions the Syndicate will eliminate you once and for all! As for you Wendell Nerdly, we have a challenge for you. Let's up the ante in your match with Johnny Rich. Why not make it a loser leaves town match? Rich: You got the guts boy? Cooley comes out Lance: Easy boys, easy. Cooley: Oh I'll accept but let's not stop there. If I win, Rich leaves town and so do you Fergie! Big time cheers as Fergie is stunned. Rich: Don't worry about a thing Cool Carl. I got this brother. Yea we accept! Fergie: Yea yea of course we do. Cooley smiles and exits Lance: Ok an added stipulation. Carl, you look a bit worried. Fergie: COOL Carl Fergie! COOL! Keep it up and you're going to be next nerd! Parade of Champions will be a glorious night. The Syndicate will triumph. My man Johnny Rich will send Wendell Nerdly packing and I will win 50 thousand big ones in the battle royal. Me holding up that trophy is going to be a kodak moment. Lance: (Rolls his eyes) Back to the ring American Made vs. William Hillman and Todd Rooney Kirchner hits a fallaway slam on Rooney and tags in Kernodle. Kernodle hoists him up and executes a fireman's carry slam for the pin! The fans cheer as American Made stand tall. Lance: American Made with another victory. Let's hear some pre recorded comments from Ron Slinker. The Japanese Furies stand behind Slinker with menacing looks and arms folded. Slinker: (Holding a pair of nunchucks)The countdown is on. Parade of Champions will be Slinker's revenge. Standing behind me are the most ruthless wrestlers Japan has to offer. Not only will they defeat American Made but they will make them suffer and then they will make them suffer some more. They will dismantle them body part by body part and I will relish every moment. Commercial Break Central States Champ Carlos Colon vs. Matt Franklin Right before the match starts, Hercules Ayala hits the ring with taped fists and knocks out Franklin. Colon runs over and the two start fighting! They trade fists until Ayala lowblows Colon. Ayala fires away with several taped fists on Colon's head. Officials run in. Ayala gets in a few more shots then leaves the bleeding Colon lying. Lance: My goodness. Colon is being helped out of here. We'll be right back Commercial Break Lance: Please welcome out the USWA Tag Team Champs the Grapplers. It will be you boys and a mystery partner taking on the Movement and Sonny King at Parade of Champions. Can you give any clues on your partner? Grappler 1: All I'm going to say is he's coming in for one night only and the fans in Texas are going to love it. Grappler 2: Yea and he loves beating people up just as much as we do. Movement and especially you Sonny King, we're looking to put the hurt on you! Boos as Sonny King and the Movement come out Lance: Wait a minute. Ayala already caused enough trouble, we don't need any more. King: Relax, if we wanted to waste these two masked idiots we would of already done it. Listen up! The powers that be so desperately want to get rid of the Movement that they put us in a ridiculous match. Well since the Grapplers are so scared and need a mystery partner, I have a challenge of my own. Why don't we also make this a title vs. title match? That's right, we want the USWA titles and we're going to get them. Grappler 1: That's fine by us! Now we get to beat you boys up and take away your straps! The Grapplers hold up their titles as the fans cheer. WHAM! The Movement and Sonny nail them from behind. Lance: Not again! Get help out here! The Movement and Sonny put the boots to the Grapplers. The Movement hold Grappler 1 and Sonny whacks him over the head with a USWA title belt! They hold up Grappler 2 and Sonny whacks him with the belt! Commercial Break Lance: Oh brother, I feel like I'm in the middle of a war zone. Both tag titles will be on the line in that 6 man tag match at Parade of Champions. I would be worried if I was Sonny King. Back to the ring. Bulldog Bob Brown vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler Both of these men will be in the battle royal. This match isn't pretty. After Brown works over Tyler, Tyler makes a comeback. Tyler hoists Brown up and spins him around but Brown's boot hits the Ref and knocks him down. Tyler hits the running powerslam but the Ref is knocked out. Tyler gets up and checks on the Ref. TED ARCIDI hits the ring and clotheslines Tyler! Arcidi picks up Tyler and powerslams him over then leaves the ring. Brown staggers up and hits a leg drop on Tyler. The Ref crawls over 1..2..3! Commercial Break Lance: Well thanks to Ted Arcidi, Bulldog Brown gets the win over Buzz Tyler. Those men will all see each other again at the Parade of Champions battle royal. Also at the Parade of Champions Rick Martel defends the TV title against Tony St. Clair. Let's hear pre recorded from St. Clair and his manager Les Thronton. St. Clair is wearing a sparkling Union Jack colored robe while Thornton is in a sweat suit. Thornton: It's only a matter of time before Tony St. Clair shows the world what we already know and that he's simply the best. This man is a United Kingdom wrestling legend. His title reigns have lasted for years. Matter of fact he never lost the British Heavyweight Championship. He relinquished it to come over here and dominate American wrestling. Rick Martel, you're the first step in achieving greatness here. You've had a tremendous TV title run but that comes to an abrupt end at Parade of Champions. And then we may just have you bow down afterwards to show your proper respects. Lance: A very confident duo. Please welcome out the TV champion Rick Martel. Rick you just heard the comments. Your thoughts? Martel: For almost 6 months I've held this title and have defended against anyone and everyone. I want Mr. Thornton to know that I've been training hard for Tony St. Clair. I've watched tapes of all his matches and have him scouted well. I'm more than prepared and I plan on walking out of Texas Stadium with this title around my waist. Lance: That should be an outstanding match up. We'll be right back. Commercial Break Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll vs. Steve Armstrong Armstrong controls early with some high flying offense that catches Tully off guard. Tully rolls out of the ring. Steve goes out after him but Baby Doll gets in his face. Tully sneaks up from behind and sends Steve shoulder first into the steel post. Tully rolls Steve into the ring then executes the Sling Shot Suplex 1..2..3! Tully continues to put the boots to Steve but Scott Armstrong rushes out but he's nailed from behind by Southern Justice. They double team Scott on the outside. Tully picks up Steve and looks into the camera "This is for you Father Armstrong!" Tully then executes another Sling Shot Suplex! The fans roar as Bob Armstrong storms out with a chair! Southern Justice backs off as Tully and Baby Doll quickly exit. Lance: Tempers and tension is at an all time high tonight as we head into Parade of Champions. I cant imagine what our main event will be like. I guess we'll find out when we return. Buckle up fans. Commercial Break USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel and Adrian Adonis vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler and Kerry Von Erich Lance was right. This one's a wild one! Lawler and Adonis have furious encounters as does Bock and Kerry. Kerry and Lawler get the upper hand. Kerry swings Bock to the ropes and back drops him. Bock staggers up and Kerry scoop slams him down then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..Adonis breaks it with a stomp to the head. Lawler charges and punches Adonis into the corner then hammers him down and kicks away. The Ref is trying to get Lawler back. Kerry body slams Bock then hops on the middle ropes and drops a knee but the Ref is tied up with Lawler. The Ref finally guides Lawler to his corner. Kerry military presses Bock but Adonis runs over and clips him behind the knee. Once again Lawler runs in and punches Adonis. They have a furious exchange and fight through the ropes. Kerry staggers up limping. Bock gets up and nails Kerry behind the knee and rolls him up with a handful of tights 1..2..3! Boos as Bock rolls out of the ring and grabs his title. Lawler and Adonis are still fighting as Bock takes his title and gets out of there. Lance: Bock escapes tonight but Kerry gets him one on one at Parade of Champions with the title on the line. Watch out! Lance gets out of there as Lawler and Adonis brawl to end the show. USWA presents The Parade of Champions May 23rd Texas Stadium Broadcasted on Closed Circuit TV 15 big matches! USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Kerry Von Erich Anything Goes Street Fight Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis 6-Man Tag- USWA and Central States Tag Titles will be on the line USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers and ??? vs. Central States Tag Champs The Movement and Sonny King STEEL CAGE MATCH! "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll Central States Taped Fist Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton Loser Leaves Town Match- Carl Fergie included "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/Cool Carl Fergie Tornado Match Steve and Scott Armstrong vs. Southern Justice Karachi Vice vs. Bruce and Keith Hart "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Mean Mike Miller The Master G's vs. The Syndicate w/Cool Carl Fergie "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller vs. "Outlaw" Ron Bass Special Challenge Match American Made vs. The Japanese Furies w/Captain Ron Slinker The Club w/Arnold Skaaland vs. The Fabulous Blondes Parade of Champions 50,000 Dollar Battle Royal- Winner also receives the POC trophy Participants- "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi, Bulldog Bob Brown, Gino Brito Jr., "The World's Strongest Man" Ted Arcidi, "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler, The Patrolman Dale Veasy, Chief Joe Lightfoot, and coming out of retirement "Cool" Carl Fergie

Man, with so many awesome factions I cant pick my favorite. Del Ray brings in some crafty vets in Golden and Rose and it pays off as they defeat the Playboy Club. Not a bad debut. Beefcake gets a huge win over Kabuki. Hanging with Missy and Gilbert has worked wonders for him. Orton calls a meeting and makes some big promises. Will he come through? Love the battle of the Barbarians match up. Of course it ends in chaos. Shocking ending as Jake aligns with the Freebirds! This is a very dangerous group. Watch out Pacific. Vice Squad rack up another win over the Guerreros. YES! Another falls count anywhere match! Smothers wins the battle but I don't think the war is over. Pretty impressive win for the Superfly as he hits the splash on a game Perez. Strong is gone! LOL Taylor once again finds a way to retain. Classic chicken heel move. Bam Bam continues to get the best of the Freebirds. Can he carry that momentum against the champ Gordy? Badd Co. gives the Playboy Club a run but the rule breaking champs pull it out. Lot's of good stuff this week. Great job!

Rage in the Cage is going to be insane! All 3 cage matches are main events. What a great night that will be. LOL! Landel was on a roll tonight. That was some hilarious stuff. This guy is GOLD! Killer Bees and Samurai Warriors put on a solid match. Love the TV title idea. This is going to be a fun segment to watch every week. So many possible dream matches. Jones is very confident in Nikita and even takes shots at all the other champs. I'm really looking forward to the Sheri/Richter match at Rage. The Savage/Link program is becoming very interesting. Literally anything can happen at any given moment between these two. Fiesta Garden is back! WOW! Hogan vs. Tsuruta at Rage! HAHAHA I remember when Hansen use to plow over Nelson. That always cracked me up. Props to Nelson for taking those bumps. Wild ending as Rich/Olympia-Sawyer and Slater have a crazy brawl. Yet another fun feud in the AWA. Man I cant wait for Rage in the Cage!

I know this SNME drew some high ratings for NBC. So great hearing Gorilla commentate with Vince. The pre show promos were spot on. Brought back memories. Bulldogs retain in a hard fought match with the Fantastics. With the Bulldogs chemistry along with Heenan, it's going to be hard to get the straps off them. Muldoon was in way over his head as Andre disposes him pretty easily. Backlund realizes he's in trouble and lowblows his way out of it. What a cool visual with Backlund, Graham and Bruno in the ring at the same time. Loved the teasing of Bruno and Backlund. I think we're going to get the big dream match. WrestleMania is coming!!!!! Looking forward to a Gunslingers/Red Scare feud. Props to you on a very well written battle royal. Those can be hard to write but you defiantly have it mastered. Very easy to follow. Good job with Slaughter and Sheik. Patera was rock'n this battle royal. The highlight for me was him eliminating Bundy and Candy. He deserved the IC title after that performance. Outstanding show. WrestleMania is going to be EPIC!

After a great build, we're now set for SNME! I cant tell you how much I enjoy the promos. You really work magic as you can draw in crowds with just words. Amazing job. Muldoon looks unbeatable but now he faces the biggest challenge of his life as he goes one on one with the eight wonder of the world on SNME. Absolutely loved the Fuller promo and match. Bruno calling him a used car salesman was hilarious. Fuller's southern "charm" will no doubt get some heat with the northern fans. LOL new coke. I wonder who came up with that idea? HAHAHA Backlund thinks Jerry Allen is Terry Allen! That was brilliant and shows that Backlund is truly NUTS. I'm glad Sheik is in single's competition. I think he has so much to offer as a hated heel. You've done a great job with the Gunslingers. They win their war with the Tribe and next up is the Red Scare. Red Scare give a scary promo. This will be a solid match up. The Backlund/Superstar Graham promos is a perfect example of what I was talking about. Neither man has touched each other yet but their words make their match a must see. Shultz puts down SD Jones as the commentators put Shultz's character over. Cant wait for SNME. There's at least 10 men in the battle royal who could easily walk out IC champ.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium, Knoxville TN 5-8-85 Lance Russell: Hello again everybody and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA network. We're only 2 weeks away from the Parade of Champions! We have some exciting matches lined up tonight. Wendell Cooley and Rip Oliver will take on Mike Miller and Johnny Rich. Tony St. Clair puts his TV title shot on the line against Joe Lightfoot however if Lightfoot loses he must bow down to St. Clair. Kerry Von Erich returns to TV. All that and a whole lot more including a blockbuster 6 man tag as the Armstrong's take on Tully Blanchard and Southern Justice. Ok let's get to the ring as the TV champ is set for action. TV Champ Rick Martel vs. Neil Curry The fans cheer as Martel excites them with some fast paced offense. Martel eventually hits the Slingshot Splash for the victory! Martel waves to the fans as he heads to the podium. Lance: Rick, big title defense at Parade of Champions against Tony St. Clair however after tonight you may be facing Joe Lightfoot. Martel: Lance, I've been defending this title against a variety of challengers for the past 5 months so I'm ready for either man. Les Thornton has been pretty arrogant with his comments and tonight his man St. Clair might end up paying for them. Commercial Break Gino Brito Jr. vs. Trent Watkins Brito looks good tonight as he executes a shin breaker on Trent then clamps on the figure four leglock for the win. Brito cuts a promo and says he intends on winning the Parade of Champions Battle Royal and will be holding that trophy high. Lance then welcomes out the Master G's (George Wells and Gerry Morrow) Footage is shown from the Freedom Hall Civic Center as the Syndicate interfere and cost the Master G's their match with the Fabulous Blondes. Wells: Adias you made a big mistake when you turned on me and brother not even your new partner Gary Young will help you at Parade of Champions. Morrow: That's right! Adias! Young! You want to play games and cost us matches? Well at Parade of Champions let's see how things turn out when we're all face to face! Master G's vs. Todd Rooney and Gary Williams Master G's are aggressive tonight and finish things off with a double running tackle! Commercial Break "Crippler" Rip Oliver and "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "Mean" Mike Miller and "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Lot's of bad blood here. Fergie hired Miller to take out Oliver. Cooley and Rich have had an ongoing feud. The bell rings and fists are flying! Fergie is up on the apron but Oliver knocks him off. The Ref gets control. Oliver and Miller are tearing each other up. Oliver gets the upper hand but Rich runs in and nails Oliver. Cooley gets in there and punches Rich to the corner. Miller nails Cooley from behind but Oliver grabs Miller by his tights and rolls him up 1..2..3! Big Pop! Fergie runs in the ring and punches Cooley but Cooley grabs him by his shirt. Rich hits Cooley from behind. Oliver heads towards Rich but Miller clotheslines him from behind. Miller and Rich put the boots to Cooley and Oliver. Fergie joins in the beating as the commercial hits. Commercial Break Lance: Ok, things have settled down. I hope those scores are settled at Parade of Champions. Coming out now is the Outlaw Ron Bass. Bass cracks the whip and Lance steps back. Lance: Now listen Bass, if you're going to do that then this interview is over ok? Bass: You're just like all these other yellow bellied cowards in the USWA! I came here for competition and now I cant even get a match for Parade of Champions. I've never seen so many cowardly wrestlers in my life! There's a commotion from the fans. Lance: Oh my, Ron Fuller! Ron, I had no idea you were going to be here today. Fuller: I made it a point after hearing Bass here talk about lack of competition last week. And here he is again this week talking about no competition and cowards. (Looks at Bass) Listen up boy! The Tennessee Stud is here and I would like to be at Parade of Champions. So why don't we lock up? Bass: Are you kidding me? Am I suppose to be intimidated? You're looking at a true and blue cowboy buddy and if you want a beating then by all means let's lock up! Fuller: (grins) It'll be my pleasure. Fuller leaves. Bass pauses then cracks the whip right by Lance. Bass: I'll crack Miss Betsy any time I want! You got that! Commercial Break Hercules Ayala w/ Sonny King vs. Vic Dutro Ayala destroys his opponent then clamps on the bear hug, rams him into the turnbuckles and belly to belly suplexes him over for the easy pin. The fans boo as Sonny King gets in the ring and tapes up Ayala's hand. Ayala picks up Dutro and knocks him down with a hard right fist! Boos as the Central States Tag Champs The Movement join Ayala and King at the podium. King: The countdown is on! Carlos Colon! That was a message sent to you. At Parade of Champions, Ayala takes back his Central States title! Speaking of Parade of Champions, Lance did you see what the Movement did to the so called champions The Grapplers last week? They left them down and out baby. Lance: Yes they did but aren't you a bit worried about who the Grapplers partner will be at Parade of Champions? I mean you're in that match as well. King: Would you be worried if you had the Movement watching your back? Of course not. We're not the least bit worried and at Parade of Champions everybody will find out just who the real champions of the USWA are! The Movement will be riding high as usual. Whatley: Grapplers! We whooped you countless times and we're gonna have a good time doing it again! Conway: The powers that be have tried and tried to keep us down but as always we come out on top! Grapplers and whoever you bring, your days are done here! King: Spoken like true champions. Commercial Break "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi vs. "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey Both men will be in the upcoming battle royal. Veasey controls early with some rough offense and almost puts Afi out with a flying back elbow smash. Afi makes a huge comeback and wins the match with a flying cross body block! Afi remains undefeated in the USWA. Afi cuts a promo and puts over The Patrolman as a threat. Afi says he cant wait for the battle royal and holding up that trophy would be a career highlight. Commercial Break Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. Chief Joe Lightfoot Lightfoot wants that title shot bad and he starts off with fire as he works over St. Clair with arm drags, hip tosses and dropkicks. Lightfoot hoists St. Clair up for a vertical suplex but Thornton reaches in and trips Lightfoot. St. Clair falls on top 1..2..Lightfoot has his foot under the ropes. St. Clair gets up. Lightfoot rolls out of the ring and chases Thornton. Lightfoot refocuses and gets back in the ring but is met with a knee to the head by St. Clair. St. Clair hits a short arm clothesline and follows with a double arm floating suplex for the pin! Thornton gets in the ring and celebrates with St. Clair. Lightfoot staggers to the ropes and is on his knees. Thornton grabs the mic from the announcer. Thornton: Joseph, you put up a valiant effort but just came up short. It's now time to bow down and show respect for the man who is simply the best. St. Clair smiles and points for Lightfoot to bow. Lightfoot shakes his head and points at Thornton. Thornton: Now is the time! Are you a man of your word or are you the liar I thought you were? Lightfoot gets up but St. Clair and Thornton attack him. Thornton hits him with the mic. St. Clair stomps down on Lightfoot. Thornton grabs Lightfoot's head and forces him to bow. The fans go crazy as Rick Martel hits the ring! Thornton and St. Clair head out and warn Martel as Martel stares them down while standing over Lightfoot. Commercial Break Lance: I have to say I don't think Lightfoot should of bowed considering Les Thornton was a major distraction. I for one am glad Rick Martel came out. Well now we know Martel will be defending the TV title against Tony St. Clair. Martel better keep an eye on Les Thornton. Ok please welcome out Jerry "The King" Lawler! Massive cheers as Lawler comes out WHAM! He's nailed from behind by Adrian Adonis! The fans are going wild as these two fight all over the place! Adonis reaches in his tights and throws some substance in Lawler's face. Adonis grabs a tv cable and starts choking Lawler with it! Prelim wrestlers come out to stop the madness. Adonis drops the cable and backs up but then runs forward and nails Lawler with a stomp to the head. Lance: This has gotten out of control. We'll be right back Commercial Break Lance: Wow that was something else. Lawler was helped to the back and Adonis was escorted out of the building. At Parade of Champions I don't know if either one of them will survive that street fight. Coming out now are the USWA tag team champions The Grapplers. Ok I'm sure you have a lot to say about Sonny King and The Movement. Grappler 1: They did a number on us last week and we're still feeling it but Parade of Champions will be a night they'll never forget! Grappler 2: We've proven over and over again why we're the USWA champs and things wont change at Parade of Champions. Movement you're going to feel the pain! Grappler 1: Oh and Sonny King, just wait to you see who our partner is. Lance: Ok there you have it back to the ring. Karachi Vice vs. Harold Helms and Tom Johnston Makhan slams Helms then turns him over and hits a big splash on his back then tags in Gama. Gama applies the camel clutch and it's all over. Boos as they head to the podium. Lance: You both saw last week as Keith has joined his brother Bruce in the fight. Gama: This is fantastic news! Now we can destroy 2 Harts! We will rid them both at Parade of Champions and then Karachi Vice will rule the USWA! Makhan: Gama turned my life around and finally helped me find my true self. To pay him back I will destroy the Harts in his honor! Commercial Break Kerry Von Erich vs. Randall Reed The fans are on their feet and cheering as Kerry hits the discuss punch for the 1..2..3! Kerry pumps his fists to the cheering fans. Lance: Watch out! Nick Bockwinkel hits the ring and chops Kerry behind the knee! Bock works over the leg then drapes it on the bottom rope. Bock drops several body drops on the leg. Officials hit the ring as Bock gets up waves his arms, smiles and heads to the podium. Lance: Bockwinkel, you're suppose to conduct yourself as a champion. It looks to me like you might be worried about Kerry Von Erich. How else would you explain those cheap tactics? Bock: I am not the least bit worried. All I did was expose young Kerry Von Erich as the wrestling fraud he is. The man is weak and quite frankly doesn't deserve a shot at this prestigious title. The greatest title in wrestling. It's only fitting that the greatest wrestler which of course is me, holds the greatest title. Good day Mr. Russell. Lance: I'm not sure I agree with his logic. We'll see what happens when they meet at Parade of Champions. Our big main event when we come back. Commercial Break The Armstrong's (Bob, Scott and Steve) vs. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll and Southern Justice It's just a brawl from the moment the bell rings. The Ref shows a lot of leniency. It's straight up back and forth for a few minutes. A pier six brawl happens. Steve and Mark Batten fight through the ropes. Scott and Brad Batten are fighting in the corner. Tully lunges at Bob but Bob back drops him over the top rope! Bob runs over and grabs Brad Batten from behind and hits a back suplex 1..2..3! Lance: What a match! The Armstrong's win a battle tonight but can they all win the war at Parade of Champions? We'll find out in 2 weeks time. Listen to this main event for next week's show. Jerry Lawler and Kerry Von Erich will face Nick Bockwinkel and Adrian Adonis! I cant believe it but it is happening. Stay tuned for a post show Parade of Champions update with Jerry Jarrett. Fans. I'll see you next week USWA presents The Parade of Champions May 23rd Texas Stadium Broadcasted on Closed Circuit TV 15 Big Matches! USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Kerry Von Erich Anything Goes Street Fight! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis 6-Man Tag USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers and ??? vs. Central States Tag Champs The Movement and Sonny King Steel Cage Match! "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll Central States Taped Fist Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Tornado Match Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice Karachi Vice vs. Bruce and Keith Hart "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Master G's vs. The Syndicate w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Special Challenge Match American Made vs. The Japanese Furies w/"Captain" Ron Slinker Just Signed "The Tennessee Stud" Ron Fuller vs. "Outlaw" Ron Bass The Fabulous Blondes vs. The Club w/Arnold Skaaland Parade of Champions 50,000 Dollar Battle Royal- winner also receives the POC Trophy Participants- Siva Afi, Bulldog Bob Brown, Gino Brito Jr., Ted Arcidi, Buzz Tyler, Chief Joe Lightfoot, The Patrolman Dale Veasey, and coming out of retirement Cool Carl Fergie

Like the Mulligans/Long Riders match. This is going to be a rough feud. That sneaky Mr. Fuji helps his man Kabuki get a co win over the Soul man. I'm enjoying their matches. I cant imagine the pop Hogan and the RnR Express got! Must of been insane. Nikita gets his first title defense with a solid win over Wildfire. Olympia and Sawyer go the limit. Good match up. Tsuruta scores a nice win over Wahoo. I think we're just getting warmed up with Savage and Link. That headbutt to the ref shows how unhinged Link is. However, Savage can get a bit crazy also. Hansen gets some measure of revenge by taking Uncle Ivan down. Good grief what a main event! Flair and Piper win a big battle as Flair makes the Universal Heartthrob submit. Right now Flair has bragging rights on the figure four.

Couple of fun house shows. Flamboyance is moving up in Pacific. You've done a great job building these guys into something unique. Man, Blackwell and Nord make one devastating team! No matter what Taylor continues to retain his TV title. Money making main event as Billy Jack and Bam Bam get an impressive win over the Freebirds. Smothers and Starr take their feud to another level as Starr wins this wild match in the concession stand. Rude and Fernandez might be wearing gold soon. Orton will be a tough opponent for Zenk and his Ca. Title Steamboat and Muraco put on another classic. This time Steamboat pulls out the win. The Playboy Club retain again! They're having a great reign.

Nothing like the WWF at MSG. Morales comes home and opens the show with a hot win. For some reason watching Hillbillies go at it with 80s rockers just works. Horner makes quite the debut as he takes Mr. Magnificent to the limit. Gunslingers pick up a nice win over current rivals The Tribe. Savoldi is a great young and exciting talent but Sheik just has to much experience. I'm sure Savoldi learned a lot in that match. Heenan Family get a big win tonight. That was a fun match. I'm glad Candy and DJ got in their moments. Young David pays his dues and takes the fall. Fantastics are tuned up and ready for the Bulldogs as they take down the tough Highwaymen. You know Slaughter and Volkoff had a ton of heat in their match. Good ending as the Gunslingers and Red Scare seem to be heading for a showdown. WOW! The Superstar Slams Studd! I cant imagine the reaction that got. That was huge. This really sets up Graham as a serious threat to Backlund. What a way to end the show with a all-star 6 man tag match. LOL, Backlund just walks out on his partners. Muldoon better have a game plan for Andre because he felt his power tonight. Cant wait for more Garden shows.

WOW! What a show and I cant believe it was on free TV. Great stuff! RnR finally get the decisive win over the Ca. Connection but Los Mega Stars look to be next up. That's what I liked about RnR, they could have great programs with any team. Piper's Pit is quickly becoming must see TV. Another wild episode as the Macho Man comes to town and introduces Liz as his manager. OH YEA! Missing Link spoils the debut by headbutting Savage. I like how Link is being used. This will be a good start for Savage. Nothing is resolved between Flair and Landel which is ok with me because we're going to get more! Hogan makes his triumphant debut pinning the HTM. Looks like HulkaMania is going to run wild in the AWA! The Russians/Hall and Hennig will fight again. I'm enjoying this feud and it's really elevating the team of Hall and Hennig. DAMN! What an ending! Loved the quick brutal demolition type match. Hansen looks like a beast but Nikita prevails and wins the title! Hansen quickly gets his heat back with the backstage brawl. The reign of the Russian Nightmare has begun! Awesome show Gene!

USWA @ The Freedom Hall Civic Center 5-3-85 Bruce and Keith Hart vs. 2 Local Talents Keith gives the Hart's the win after a flying body press "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey Veasey is a tough customer but Oliver comes back and gets the win with a flying forearm blast from the middle ropes The Syndicate w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. The Club w/Arnold Skaaland The Club has the match in control until Fergie distracts George which allows Adias to nail him with a high knee and roll him up for the win. After the match Skaaland is visible frustrated. "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi (Subbing for Buzz Tyler) vs. "The World's Strongest Man" Ted Arcidi Afi is in serious trouble when Arcidi has him clamped in a powerful bearhug. Afi headbutts his way out of it. Arcidi falls to the canvas, then Afi swings off the ropes and hits a diving headbutt for the pin. Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice Another wild match between these feuding teams. The Ref and Scott Armstrong take a bump which allows Southern Justice to double team Steve and double hot shot him on the top rope to get the pin! Will this get settled when they meet at Parade of Champions in a tornado match? "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Another match with a lot of heat as these guys have quite the brawl. Cooley hits the bulldog but Fergie interferes to cause a DQ. Cooley gets up and punches Fergie but Rich jumps him from behind and gives him a stomping before leaving. Another score to settle at Parade of Champions. Central States Champ Carlos Colon vs. TV Champ Rick Martel These two class act champions give the fans an amazing wrestling match that ends in a 20 minute draw. After the match both men shake hands and hug. The Fabulous Blondes vs. The Master G's Pretty solid and fasted paced match. Master G's are in control until Carl Fergie comes out and distracts the Ref which allows the Syndicate to come out and yank Morrow off the apron and ram him into the steel post. Wells runs over but the Blondes ambush him and hit a double suplex for the win! Once again the Blondes exit and celebrate with theatrics. The Syndicate run in the ring and nail Wells with a double gut buster! Fergie raises their arms while the fans pelt the with trash. USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel, Adrian Adonis and Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler, Kerry Von Erich and "Bullet" Bob Armstrong These guys give the fans 50 minutes of back and forth action. In the end a pier six brawl breaks out and Armstrong rolls up Tully for the 1..2..3! Kerry back drops Bock and Bock bumps out of the ring then grabs his title and heads to the back. Meanwhile, Lawler and Adonis are brawling all over the place.

David kicks off things with a win. I could tell Bruno liked commentating this one. Right on! The IC title is coming. LOL loved the Rio reference. The battle royal will be a lot of fun and a nice bonus for SNME. Patera looks strong in his debut and is a favorite to win the battle royal. Black Bart gives a great promo and says he's ready for the battle royal. 1985 was defiantly Stallone's year. Fantastics are tuned up and ready for the Bulldogs. I agree with Alfred, they better watch out for Heenan. OH MAN! Dr. D has arrived and already is causing big trouble. I really liked this segment. It did a great job building up their match next week. D's rant was priceless. "You like the mailman"? HAHAHAHA The Red Scare is here! I hope these guys get a strong push. Last week's set up was great and this week they have a devastating debut. Of course Andre has got to end the show. It was always special when he wrestled on TV. Muldoon is looking to make a name for himself but I'm not sure if he should be playing mind games with Andre. Another solid show. SNME is being built up so well.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 5-1-85 Footage from the Hammond Center is shown of Carlos Colon defeating Hercules Ayala for the Central States Title! Lance Russell: Hello again wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. Congratulations to Carlos Colon on winning the Central States Title. I'll be speaking with the new champ later on tonight. After weeks of Sonny King and The Movement badmouthing the Grapplers, the Grapplers have responded with a challenge and that match will happen tonight! We all saw the brawl between the Armstrong's, Southern Justice and Tully Blanchard last week. Jerry Jarrett has banned all 6 men from the building tonight however, next week they will battle it out in the main event. So much going on... Boos as Sonny King, Central States Tag Champs the Movement and Hercules Ayala storm the podium. King: I've been saying for months that the powers that be have been against us from day one! Now its been proven without a shadow of a doubt. Colon won the Central States title and guess who wasn't able to be there? That's right...me! What a crock of Lance: Ok be careful King: I've had it! Ayala will get his title back and has a challenge for you Carlos Colon. Ayala: Colon! We have gone back and forth for as long as I can remember. Now you have my title. Let's settle this the old way. Parade of Champions, you and me taped fist match for the Central States title! King: There you have it. Ayala will get his title back plain and simple. Now as for those masked idiots the Grapplers. Tonight you meet your demise as the real champs The Movement will take you down! Again, plain and simple. Lance: A lot of angry men. Tonight could be another wild night. Let's go to the ring. Chief Joe Lightfoot vs. Trent Watkins Lightfoot looks sharp tonight and finishes things off with a tomahawk chop from the middle ropes to get the pin. Lightfoot cuts a promo on being in the upcoming Parade of Champions Battle Royal. Lance: Thank you Joe, you're defiantly a class act. Before Joe can exit. Boos as Les Thornton escorts Tony St. Clair to the podium. Les: You said class act so I just assumed you were talking about Tony St. Clair. We all found out that Mr. St. Clair finally gets an overdue shot at the TV title at Parade of Champions. Rick Martel you've had a remarkable run but that will end on May 23rd. You are an amazing wrestler but not even you are in the same league as Tony St. Clair. This man is on an entirely different level than any other wrestler in the world. And the world will see that on May 23rd. Les leaves and Tony follows and bumps Lightfoot. Lightfoot: Hey hold on. You seem very confident in your skills. Well how about we have a match next week and you put your TV title shot on the line? Les: You don't deserve a response from the man who is simply the best. I'll go ahead and say we accept. However when Mr. St. Clair wins you must bow down to him in the middle of the ring like the peasant you are. Lightfoot steps up but Les and Tony just laugh him off and walk away. Lightfoot: The match is on! Lance: How about that, Joe Lightfoot and Tony St. Clair will meet next week. Who knows, it might be Martel defending against Joe Lightfoot at Parade of Champions. Commercial Break Adrian Adonis vs. Steven Jacobs Adonis just pummels his opponent until finally finishing him off with the DDT! The fans boo as Adonis picks Jacobs up and hits another DDT! Adonis goes to the outside and throws a chair into the ring. Adonis looks in the camera and yells "This is for you Lawler" Adonis gets in the ring and picks up the lifeless body. Lance: Oh no he's going to DDT the young Jacobs on that chair! Please don't do that! The fans erupt as JERRY LAWLER hits the ring and pounds away on Adonis! Adonis fights back and these two really go at it. Officials and prelim wrestlers hit the ring to break it up. Lawler and Adonis break free a couple times and continue fighting into the commercial. Commercial Break Lance: Oh my, things have settled down. Poor Steven Jacobs was carried out on a stretcher. Thank goodness Lawler showed up when he did. Those two are heading for an explosive street fight at Parade of Champions. Speaking of Parade of Champions, Ron Slinker has sent us a tape from Japan with a special challenge for Parade of Champions. Ron Slinker is standing there. Behind him are 2 Japanese wrestlers with their arms folded and menacing looks. Slinker: American Made! You have been nothing but trouble and I'm putting a stop to that. Behind me is the Japanese Furies, Junji Hirata and Yoshiaki Yatsu, two of the most devastating wrestlers Japan has to offer. They have one mission to accomplish and that is to destroy you at Parade of Champions. Let's just see how tough you boys are when you have to face an unbeatable force like the Furies. At Parade of Champions, vengeance will be mine! Lance: Some very threatening words by Ron Slinker. Joining me now is Don Kernodle and Corporal Kirchner known as American Made. Well you guys just heard the challenge issued. Kernodle: Slinker, you started all this and we've beaten you and a variety of partners numerous times. If you think you can bring in another team and intimidate us...think again! Kirchner: That's right! Slinker we gladly accept! Lance: Ok, there you have it. A very interesting match for Parade of Champions. Back to the ring. The Club w/Arnold Skaaland vs. The Fabulous Blondes These teams have been going to 10 minute draws on the loops and tonight they get some TV time. Pretty fun back and forth match. About 8 minutes in, the Blondes are double teaming Crews in the corner. George has enough and runs in. As the Ref is guiding George back, the Blondes hit a double suplex on Crews to get the pin! Blondes exit and celebrate outside the ring like they just won the lottery. George attends to Crews while Skaaland is frustrated and questioning George. Commercial Break Lance: I'm here with Arnold Skaaland and the Club. Arnold you looked a bit frustrated. Skaaland: That's because I am. Look boys I promised to elevate you to another level but you cant make mistakes like that. I've told you that you have to be focused, aware and smart at all times. You didn't follow those instructions and look what happened. George: Arnold, I'm sorry, I just couldn't watch and let my partner get double teamed like that. Skaaland: Alright alright, what's done is done time to move on. I just talked with Jarett in the back and he's granted us another match with the Fabulous Blondes at Parade of Champions. How's that sound? Crews: Sounds great and we promise a different outcome. Skaaland: (puts his towel around Crews' neck) That a boy! Lance: Ok back to the ring Bulldog Bob Brown vs. Gary Williams Brown punches, stomps and bites Williams before body slamming him down and finishing him off with a standing legdrop! Boos as Brown goes to the podium. Brown: You know there's a lot of so called tough guys saying they're going to win the Parade of Champions battle royal. You people are looking at the winner. Yea that's right, I'm the one that's going be to be holding that trophy and I'm the one walking away with 50 grand! Commercial Break Lance: Now I would like to bring out the new Central States Champion, Carlos Colon. The fans cheer as Colon smiles and pumps his fist to them then shakes Lance's hand. Lance: Congratulations Carlos. Well you heard the challenge made from Hercules Ayala. He wants you in a taped fist title match at Parade of Champions. Colon: I worked long and hard to win this prestigious title and I'm ready for all comers. Ayala you want a taped fist match? I accept! Lance: Alright another match set for Parade of Champions. Back to the ring. "Mean" Mike Miller vs. William Hillman Miller has made quite a bit of money as a hired henchman. Carl Fergie recently paid him to take out Rip Oliver. Tonight Miller lives up to his Mean moniker as he's all over Hillman. Miller hits a backbreaker then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying legdrop for the pin! Miller picks up Hillman and hurls him out of the ring before heading to the podium. Miller: Oliver! Boy I gave you a beating last week and now you're stupid enough to challenge me at Parade of Champions. That suits me just fine because now I get to finish the job once and for all! Commercial Break "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler vs. Todd Rooney Tyler simply overpowers his opponent and finishes him off with a running powerslam! Tyler heads to the podium. Tyler: Ted Arcidi! We aint done buddy and I cant wait to see you in the Parade of Champions battle royal because you're going over and out! Tyler exits and Carl Fergie and the Syndicate enter. Lance: Can I help you Carl? Fergie: Once again you four eyed nerd it's Cool Carl Fergie! Now the entire wrestling world is talking about me coming out of retirement for the big battle royal. Oh yea everybody is talking about it. That trophy is going to look good in my living room and my living room is going to look great after I put 50,000 dollars into it. I'm going to get me a top of the line recliner chair. You know the kind that have a holder for your drink. Now get ready four eyes because you're going to see tag team perfection as Brian Adias and Gary Young are set for action. Master G's! You better see what you're in for at Parade of Champions. After they see this, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Gerry Morrow skips town and leaves little Georgie Wells on his own. The Syndicate vs. Sam and Sean Smith Young and Adias are in top forum tonight and hit the double gut buster for the win! Commercial Break Lance: Please welcome out Bruce Hart. Bruce good to see you back. I know things have been tough as Karachi Vice took out your partner John Quinn. I have to ask what's next? Bruce: I want to wish John Quinn a speedy recovery. I feel like this is all my fault. He came in to help me and he shouldn't of went out like that. Karachi Vice! This isn't over and I will get payback for Quinn. At Parade of Champions you will go down because here's who will be my partner. Cheers as Keith Hart comes out. Keith: Nothing is stronger than blood and Karachi Vice you're going to find out why the Hart's are the toughest family in wrestling. John Quinn, this one's for you! Bruce: The Hart's are back and Karachi Vice get ready because we're coming after you! Lance: Ok, the Hart's are reunited. Back to the ring. "Outlaw" Ron Bass vs. Vic Dutro Bass looks angry tonight and takes it all out on Dutro. Bass finishes him off with the gourdbuster! Bass grabs Miss Betsy and goes to the podium. Lance flinches as Bass cracks his whip. Bass: Just what the hell is going on?! I was suppose to face Colon at Parade of Champions for a shot at the USWA title and now that isn't happening. Just what the hell is that all about?! Bass cracks the whip and Lance flinches again. Lance: Please just relax. That makes me nervous. Things changed when Colon won the Central States title. Don't worry I heard you will be compensated. Another crack of the whip. Bass: The bottom line is nobody wants to face me because everybody is yellow! There is no competition here. You all are a bunch of gutless cowards! Cowards! Bass cracks the whip and Lance just walks away. Commercial Break NON TITLE MATCH USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers vs. Central States Champs The Movement w/Sonny King Both teams are in the ring pointing and yelling at each other. WHAM! Sonny King nails Grappler 1 across the back with a chair! Grappler 2 looks over and the Movement kick him and hit a Double Russian Leg Sweep! Sonny hits Grappler 1 several times on the back with the chair. The Movement pick up Grappler 2 and hold him while Sonny cracks him over the head with the chair! Sonny and The Movement stand tall over the fallen Grapplers. Commercial Break Lance: The Grapplers had to be helped out of here. That was purely despicable. Jerry Jarrett comes to the podium. Jarrett: I've said this before and I meant it. Parade of Champions will be about getting things resolved and this will be resolved. At the Parade of Champions, it will be a 6 man tag match. The Movement along with Sonny King. That's right since King wants to get involved he will. They will take on the Grapplers and a partner of their choice. It's happening! Lance: Wow what a bombshell. I think he's right, so much will be resolved at Parade of Champions. Speaking of that historic card. I want to end the show with some pre recorded comments from both Nick Bockwinkel and Kerry Von Erich as they will meet for the USWA title at Parade of Champions. Footage is shown from last week as Bock nailed Kerry with the title busting him open. Bock then clamped on the Indian Deathlock as the show ended. We go to a swimming pool and Bock is sitting on a chair soaking up some sun. Bock: I'm still having a tough time accepting the fact that I have to defend this title against Kerry Von Erich in Texas of all places. I'm not going to say this is a conspiracy but one has to wonder. Is it because I'm a Californian? Yea those good ol folks in Texas just cant stand the fact that we are superior in every way. So it upsets me that Kerry Von Erich is the one I have to face. It upsets me that I'm being told he gets a chance to be champion. He runs around living a lifestyle that is undeserving of being a champion. Now, I admit Kerry is athletic, talented and tough but when it comes to wrestling quite frankly he comes up short. If there was one man in the world who I thought could beat me for this title, Kerry Von Erich would be last on the list. When it's all said and done, this title is going to stay where it rightfully belongs...with me. The next shot is in a gym with Kerry sitting on a bench. Kerry: Nick Bockwinkel! You tried to take me out but brother you failed miserably! You sit there and bad mouth Texas and all its people but brother this Texan whipped your butt on national TV and I'm damn sure going to do it again! I always follow through with what I say and at Parade of Champions I'm taking that title! Kerry sits back and starts hitting the leg extensions. USWA presents Parade of Champions May 23rd, Texas Stadium Broadcasted on Closed Circuit TV USWA Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Kerry Von Erich Anything Goes Street Fight! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis 6-Man Tag Match USWA Tag Champs The Grapplers and ??? vs. Central States tag Champs The Movement and Sonny King STEEL CAGE MATCH! "Bullet" Bob Armstrong vs. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll Central States Taped Fist Title Bout Carlos Colon (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Tornado Match Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "Mean" Mike Miller The Master G's vs. The Syndicate w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Karachi Vice vs. Bruce and Keith Hart Special Challenge Match American Made vs. The Japanese Furies w/Ron Slinker The Fabulous Blondes vs. The Club w/Arnold Skaaland Parade of Champions 50,000 Dollar Battle Royal- Winner also receives the P.O.C. trophy Participants- Siva Afi, Ted Arcidi, Buzz Tyler, Gino Brito Jr, Bulldog Bob Brown, Dale Veasey, Chief Joe Lightfoot and Cool Carl Fergie

Great job with Paul Boesch. You really have him down. The Army of Darkness is taking over. Who can stop them? I like Gary Royal's Lone Star gimmick and it seems to be working wonders for him as he takes the Jr. Title. Props to Sam Houston for going toe to toe with Purple Haze. Awesome main event as Funk retains against Kevin Von Erich.

WOW! Didn't see Snuka coming in as Orton's partner! That was big time. Looking forward to watching an unhinged heel Snuka. Playboy Club makes a huge statement. Poor Del Ray is going to need some partners. Smothers and Starr really go at it and this feud is elevating. Muraco beats Perez but Perez is gaining a lot of fans and experience. Bam Bam shines in the 6 man tag and is rewarded with a title match. Damn, Gordy vs. Bam Bam will be one hard hitting ,match up.

USWA would like to pick up Ron Fuller.