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This was such an entertaining show! Jimmy Hart is out and Paul Jones is in. Jones and the Russians will cause some serious havoc. The inevitable Hansen/Nikita match might be the biggest match of the year. That's going to be huge! OMG! Madril and Chicky together hosting the Fiesta Garden is going to be GOLD! Their first show was hilarious and gets even more outrageous when Valiant and company show up. All this and we get introduced to TNT as well as the HTM. What a premier! Dibiase is pissed and says he's ready for Hansen this time. Cool touch saying Hansen is going on a Japan tour to defend the title. It really makes the AWA title a huge deal. We get a taste of the Battle of the Nature Boys. Looks like things are just getting warmed up as Austin Idol aligns with Percy and Landel! I wonder who Flair's partner will be? There's something for everybody. Comic relief with Chicky, Madril, Valiant. Blood feud with Rich and Sawyer. Battle of the Nature Boys. Nikita preparing for his return and Hansen on top with the title. And of course the classic 80s commercials. Outstanding job!

USWA @ The Louisville Convention Center 4-4-85 "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey pinned Chief Joe Lightfoot with his feet on the ropes. Karachi Vice defeated The Club after Makhan body splashed Art Crews and Gama finished him off with the Camel Clutch "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi defeated "Gorgeous" Gary Young w/"Cool" Carl Fergie, with a flying body press from the middle ropes. Gino Brito Jr. and "Bulldog" Bob Brown wrestled to a 10 minute draw. Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll defeated "Crippler" Rip Oliver. Ron Bass came out in street clothes during a Ref bump and rammed Oliver into the steel post then hurled him back in the ring. Tully picked up the bloodied Oliver and executed the Sling Shot Suplex for the win. TV Title Bout- Rick Martel (C) defeated "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie, with a sunset flip. Central States Title Bout- Hercules Ayala (C) and Carlos Colon wrestled to a wild Double DQ. USWA Tag Team Title Bout- The Grapplers (C) defeated The Fabulous Blonds. The Grapplers doubled clotheslined Steve Regal over the top rope, then Grappler 1 hoisted up Chick Donovan and Grappler 2 nailed him with a diving clothesline of the middle ropes. USWA @ The Mid South Coliseum 4-5-85 Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler Thanks to a distraction by Thornton, St. Clair was able to get an early advantage. Tyler comes back with a vengeance. Tyler has St. Clair bumping all over the ring then puts him down with a back elbow smash. Tyler swings off the ropes but Thornton trips him. Tyler staggers forward then turns around and heads toward Thornton. St. Clair gets up, Tyler turns around as St. Clair does a Somersault/Diving headbutt to mid section. St. Clair cradles him for the 1..2..3! Winner of the Match- Tony St. Clair "Captain" Ron Slinker vs. Don Kernodle This one started when Slinker kept bragging on TV how he sent Slaughter packing even though Slaughter squashed him in that bootcamp match. Kernodle arrived and took offense at Slinker for bad mouthing his good friend. The challenge was made. The opening moments is all Kernodle as he unloads on Slinker. Slinker comes back with some cheap shots and karate thrusts. Kernodle starts a comeback and back drops Slinker. The fans boo as Boris Zhukov heads towards the ring. Kernodle is distracted and Slinker nails him from behind. The fans cheer as Corporal Kirchner runs down the aisle and clotheslines Zhukov! Slinker is now distracted. Kernodle gets up, spins Slinker around and hits a fireman's carry slam for the pin! Kirchner gets in the ring and raises Kernodle's arm as the fans cheer. Winner of the Match- Don Kernodle Scott and Steve Armstrong vs. Southern Justice (The Batten Twins) This feud is in high gear and this match is a sign that things aren't slowing down. It's a wild one that's full of solid tag team wrestling and pier six brawling. They go at it for 15 minutes. Another brawl breaks out and this time the Ref has no choice but to DQ both teams. They end up fighting around the ring and up the aisle. Official Ruling- A Double DQ Kerry Von Erich vs. "Mean" Mike Miller At Scores to Settle, Sonny King paid Miller a lot of money to take Kerry out and he certainly did that but tonight Kerry is back and he's got one thing on his mind...revenge. Miller is in the ring yelling at the fans and calling Von Erich a gutless punk. The fans go absolutely bonkers as Kerry storms up the aisle. The bell rings as Kerry hits the ring. Kerry is going crazy as he punches away on Miller, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him down! It's all Kerry as he gives Miller a beating. Miller eventually gets in some shots but Kerry is a man possessed tonight. Kerry punches Miller several times then Military/Press Slams him down. Kerry backs up. Miller staggers up, Kerry spins around twice and sends Miller through the ropes with a discuss punch! Miller is knocked out and doesn't even move as the Ref counts to 10. The fans roar. Mission accomplished as Kerry raises his fist to the cheering fans. Winner of the match by C.O.- Kerry Von Erich Central States Tag Team Title Bout The Naturals (C) vs. The Movement w/Sonny King These teams have been feuding for awhile and Sonny King took major offense when the Naturals got a title shot before his Movement did. Naturals were more than happy to give them a title shot and shut them up. The match is fast paced and the tide turns several times. At the 20 minute mark, Sonny King is on the apron but Wells sends him flying with a forearm blast. The Movement send Adias flying back to his corner with double high knees. Wells turns around and the Movement kick him and nail him with a Double Russian Leg Sweep 1..2..3!!! NEW CHAMPS! Whatley and Conway roll out of the ring and help Sonny King up. They grab the titles and celebrate up the aisle. Adias is on his knees and is clearly disappointed. He walks over and helps Wells up. WHAM! Adias kicks Wells low, picks him up and hits a snake eyes on the turnbuckle! The fans are in shock. Adias looks down at Wells and totally berates him. The fans start booing as Adias throws Wells out of the ring and follows. Adias slams Wells head on the apron then body slams him on the concrete! Adias once again berates Wells. Adias just starts angrily stomping away on Wells. Adias walks away and kicks over a few chairs before heading up the aisle. Medics come out to attend to Wells. Winners and new Central States Tag Team Champs- The Movement Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis The fans in Memphis have been waiting for this one. These guys have been feuding since Adonis costed Lawler his chance at unifying the titles in January. At Scores to Settle, Adonis threw some substance in Lawler's face and followed with a DDT to get the win. Lawler returned last week and costed Adonis his match with the Grapplers. On TV they had a wild brawl. Thundering boos as Adonis heads up the aisle. Wild cheers as Lawler runs out and starts hammering away on Adonis. The Ref signals for the bell and the fight is on! They spend the first few minutes brawling around the ring. They eventually make it into the ring. Lawler back drops Adonis, Adonis staggers up and Lawler punches him down. It's all Lawler until Adonis hits him low and eye gouges him. Adonis takes over and gives Lawler a pretty good beating then sets him up for the DDT but Lawler back drops Adonis! Lawler gets up and takes his strap down! Adonis begs for mercy but Lawler kicks him and punches away. Adonis grabs Lawler's tights and hurls him up and over through the ropes. Adonis nails Lawler with a double axehandle off the apron. Adonis gets a chair. The Ref gets out there and warns Adonis. Adonis is going to hit Lawler but Lawler kicks Adonis and grabs the chair. The fans go crazy as Lawler nails Adonis over his head with the chair! The Ref signals for the DQ. Adonis is busted open. Lawler sets the chair down and looks around at the cheering fans. Lawler picks Adonis up by his hair and piledrives him down on the chair!!!!! Adonis is a bloody mess. Lawler steps on Adonis's chest and raises his arm as the fans are on their feet cheering. Winner of the match by DQ- Adrian Adonis USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley This is a pretty good match. Cooley controls the early minutes with hip tosses, arm drags, dropkicks and headlock takeovers. The tide turns when Cooley has Bock in a headlock but Bock back suplexes his way out of it. Bock takes over and shows why he's the best in the business. Bock pulls out a variety of suplexes and slams before working on Cooley's leg. Bock clamps on the Indian deathlock! Cooley manages to grab the ropes. A frustrated Bock grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Cooley. Bock drags Cooley out and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Bock berates the Ref then swings Cooley to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Cooley kicks him. Bock staggers back and Cooley puts him down with a forearm blast. Cooley fires up, swings Bock to the ropes and dropkicks him. Cooley runs and hops on the middle ropes and comes back with a back elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Cooley swings Bock into the corner and charges in with a running clothesline then hip tosses Bock over and follows with a running neck snap. Cooley hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Bock barley gets his shoulder up. The fans are up and cheering. Cooley swings Bock into the corner then clamps on a headlock and goes for the running bulldog but Bock carries the momentum and pushes Cooley into the turnbuckles. Cooley hits hard and staggers back as Bock rolls him up with a handful of tights 1..2..3!! Bock retains but Cooley is now a made man in the USWA. Winner and still USWA Champion- Nick Bockwinkel

Great follow up show from the Garden. DJ Peterson debuts and makes an impact. This guy really did have all the tools to become a superstar. Fantastics are pissed and cant wait for their rematch. Liked the Gunslingers double bulldog finish. The Tribe better be ready for a fight. The Superfly is back! Backlund is irate by this. One thing that stuck out for me was a little seed planted for a Bruno/Backlund match. Man I would love to see that. That would be an ultimate MSG match. The Heenan Family has arrived! I loved that you aligned him with the Bulldogs. That's what this game is all about. Bundy is in the Family. Poor SD Jones, even in the fantasy world he couldn't escape getting squashed by Bundy. That was a nice touch. Someone is very interested in Mr. Magnificent. I think him having a valet works better for his character. Looking forward to seeing where this goes. Excellent job giving guys like DJ, Kelly, Gunslingers and Ray Candy an opportunity to really shine.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium, Knoxville TN 4-3-85 Footage from the Jackson Coliseum is shown as Wendell Cooley wins a battle royal, earning a USWA title match with Nick Bockwinkel. Also shown is Jerry Lawler returning to action and making life miserable for Adrian Adonis. Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. Big show tonight. Rick Martel defends his TV title against Gino Brito Jr. Bruce Hart and John Quinn take on the Fabulous Blondes with the winners getting a USWA tag title shot against the Grapplers. The Movement takes on The Club. Rip Oliver battles Bob Brown. Siva Afi makes his debut and we'll see if Tony St. Clair graces us with a ring appearance. We'll be hearing from Kerry Von Erich and Jerry Lawler returns to TV tonight! Right now I want to bring in the man who will face Nick Bockwinkel for the USWA title, tomorrow night at the Mid South Coliseum. Wendell Cooley, come on in. Big pop as Wendell pumps his fist to the fans. Cooley: Lance, I cant tell you how pumped up I am for this opportunity. I had to beat out 15 other men in that battle royal to get here and brother I'm ready for my shot! BOOS as Nick Bockwinkel strolls out in a sweat suit with the title around his waist. Bock: Mr. Cooley I am well aware of your accomplishments in this sport and I know you've held many regional titles. Very well done. However, I don't think you understand the magnitude of our match tomorrow night. You're going to be stepping in the ring with wrestling's greatest champion. (unstraps his title and holds it up) This title is the only title that matters. I am the only champion that matters. You are just a blip on the radar. Don't take that as an insult. After you go down in defeat, you will have gained more experience than ever by just being in the ring with yours truly. Bock lightly slaps Cooley's cheek. Cooley quickly pushes Bock's hand away. Cooley: Do not condescend me! You seem very confident in your abilities Mr. Bockwinkel. So let's not wait until tomorrow night. Let's get in that very ring...right now! The fans are up and cheering as Cooley gets in the ring and pumps his fists. Bock slowly takes off his jacket and sets his title down then gets in the ring. Bock walks up to Cooley and stares at him then turns around and turns back with a punch but Cooley ducks it and executes an Atomic Drop! Cooley swings Bock to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Bock staggers up and Cooley scoop slams him! Bock rolls out of the ring favoring his back. Bock grabs his title and heads out as the fans cheer Cooley on. Commercial Break Lance: Well that was something. I think Bockwinkel might have underestimated Wendell Cooley. Cooley seems to be more than ready for his USWA title shot. Fans in Memphis wont want to miss that one. Let's go to the ring. "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi vs. Todd Rooney Afi makes his anticipated USWA debut and immediately wins the fans over with his high octane offense. Afi body slams Rooney then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying headbutt for the win! The fans cheer as Afi does a little dance and flashes them the "Hang Loose" sign. Lance: Impressive win for Siva Afi. I'm expecting big things from that young sensation. Fans I want to take you to the home of Kerry Von Erich as he had this to say. Kerry: (Walking around his backyard) Mike Miller, you not only costed me the Central States Title but you put me out of action with a chair. I've had a lot of time to think and boy the only thing on my mind is getting you in the ring. I talked with Jerry Jarrett and tomorrow night at the Mid South Coliseum it's you and me! Get ready boy because I'm coming after you! Commercial Break "Mean" Mike Miller vs. Gary Williams Total squash as Miller just brutalizes his opponent. Miller sends a message to Kerry Von Erich as he finishes the match with a discuss punch! The fans boo as Miller picks up Williams and puts him down with another punch! Miller heads to the podium. Miller: Kerry Von Erich is nothing but a punk! He's not even man enough to be here in person to challenge me to a match. I bet he doesn't even show up tomorrow night. Listen up Punk! If you do show up I'm going to send you back to Daddy crying! A commercial is shown for the Parade of Champions Texas Stadium May 23rd 1985! Lance: Welcome back fans. Get ready because Jerry Lawler makes his televised in ring return! Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Trent Watkins The fans are going wild as Lawler punches away on Watkins then slams him down. Lawler hops on the middle ropes and comes down with the fist drop for the 1..2..3! Lawler stands up and WHAM! Adrian Adonis nails Lawler from behind. Adonis picks Lawler up and takes a swing but Lawler blocks it and fires away. Both men have a furious exchange until several prelim wrestlers hit the ring to break it up. Lance: Wow! Those two will wrestle tomorrow night at the Mid South Coliseum but I don't know if this feud will ever get resolved. Commercial Break The Movement w/Sonny King vs. The Club Mike George and Art Crews formed a team a few weeks ago but things haven't been going their way. They put up a good fight tonight but thanks to a distraction by Sonny King, The Movement hit Crews with a Double Russian Leg Sweep for the win! Sonny King and The Movement cut a promo and tell the Naturals those Central States Tag Titles are coming home with The Movement! Commercial Break Les Thornton and Tony St. Clair are at the podium. Lance: Les, I believe Tony St. Clair is scheduled for a match right now. Les: He was, but once again that inferior opponent standing in the ring is not a worthy competitor for UK's most skilled and accomplished professional wrestler Tony Simply the Best St. Clair. I cant believe this is.... Cheers as Buzz Tyler walks out. Tyler: I'll get right to the point. You want an opponent? I'll wrestle your man tomorrow night in Memphis. Les and Tony share a laugh. Les: You? My goodness. Tony whispers something to Les and they both smile. Les: Ok, we accept well, I guess we'll call it a challenge. Be prepared for the wrestling lesson of your life my friend. Tony is going to take you to the school of United Kingdom wrestling. Tyler: Let's just see if he can survive the school of hard knocks first. Lance: Oh my, Les Thornton and Tony St. Clair might be getting more than they bargained for. Let's go to the ring. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Vic Dutro Rich easily wins the match with a flying elbow from the top rope. The fans boo as Fergie raises Rich's arm. Commercial Break "Bronco" Bruce Hart and "Mighty" John Quinn vs. The Fabulous Blondes Winners get a USWA Tag Title Match Quinn made his debut last week as Hart's mystery partner. They defeated the Blondes in a hurry. The Blondes said they weren't ready and demanded a rematch. Blondes do a lot better this week as they work over and double team Hart. Hart finally makes the tag to Quinn and Quinn cleans house. Regal and Donovan regroup and double team Quinn until Hart has enough and runs in. A pier six brawl ensues. During the chaos the Ref takes a bump. Lance: Wait a minute! The Karachi Vice is in the ring! Gama nails Bruce as Makhan takes Quinn out with a chair! Gama gets the chair and nails Hart! Karachi Vice exit the ring. Regal covers Quinn. The Ref crawls over 1..2..3! The Fabulous Blondes leave the ring celebrating like they won the Super Bowl. Karachi Vice gets back in there. Makhan swings off the ropes and body splashes Quinn. Makhan picks up Hart and powerslams him over! Gama applies the camel clutch on Hart. Hart is out. Several Refs hit the ring. Karachi Vice heads to the podium. Lance: Just what the hell was that all about? Gama: My hatred for the Hart family goes back a long time! Bruce Hart! I waited patiently for this moment and you don't know how good this feels. Makhan and myself will not rest until we send you back to Canada. Not even The Mighty John Quinn will be able to help you. This is only the beginning! Commercial Break Lance: With me right now is the Outlaw Ron Bass. Ron cracks his whip. Bass: The Outlaw is here in the USWA and I brought along Miss Betsy! I'm serving notice to everybody that if you get in my way, Miss Betsy and I are going to deal with you the old fashion way! (Another crack of the whip) Lance: That whip makes me nervous. Let's go to the ring for another big match. "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "Bulldog" Bob Brown As Oliver walks to the ring, Bass walks by and bumps him. Oliver stares at him and Bass walks up to him shouting. Bass pushes Oliver and Oliver pushes back. Before Bass can make another move, Bob Brown nails Oliver from behind and hurls him in the ring. The Ref signals for the bell. Bass stares up at Oliver then heads to the back. Brown is all over Oliver with punches, stomps and a lot of choking. Brown hops on the middle ropes and goes for a knee drop but Oliver moves. Oliver regroups and takes the fight to Brown. Brown comes back with an eye rake and slam but cant put Oliver away. Brown swings Oliver to the corner and charges in but Oliver lunges forward with a forearm blast. Oliver scoops Brown's legs from under him and rolls forward with his feet on the turnbuckles 1..2..3! Oliver shows he's not afraid to bend the rules. Commercial Break Central States Tag Team Champs The Naturals vs. Neil Gooding and William Hillman Naturals win the match after Wells nails Hillman with a running tackle and Adias finishes things off with an Airplane Spin. Naturals cut a promo and warn The Movement the titles are staying with them and Sonny King better not get in their way! Lance: Before we get to our main event I have big news regarding next week's show. Bob Armstrong has been cleared for action! Next week's main event will be Bob and his sons Steve and Scott taking on Tully Blanchard and Southern Justice (The Battens). That will be a wild one. Our TV title match when we come back. Commercial Break USWA TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. Gino Brito Jr. The match starts with a handshake. These 2 put on a classic scientific match. Martel starts strong with hip tosses, dropkicks and several cradle pin attempts. Brito comes back with a nice dropkick of his own as well as some cradle pin attempts. Brito then works the leg of Martel. Brito has Martel in trouble and clamps on the figure four! Martel fights it as Brito wrenches away. Martel is finally able to roll over and break the hold. Brito swings Martel into the corner but Martel reverses it and whips Brito hard into the corner. Brito staggers out and Martel hits a backbreaker. Martel drags Brito out and applies the Boston Crab! Martel puts all his strength into it. Finally Brito submits. The fans cheer as Martel helps Brito up. The Ref hands Martel the TV title and Brito raises Martel's arm. Lance: Tremendous match and a tremendous show of sportsmanship by both men. We certainly don't see enough if that these days. Fans in Memphis get ready for that huge event at the Mid South Coliseum. Also fans in Louisville don't forget about the big card coming your way this weekend as well. I'll see you all next week. Mid South Coliseum USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis Central States Tag Team Title Bout The Naturals (C) vs. The Movement w/Sonny King Kerry Von Erich vs. "Mean" Mike Miller Don Kernodle vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker The Armstrong's vs. Southern Justice Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler The Club vs. Karachi Vice Louisville Convention Center USWA Tag Team Title Bout The Grapplers (C) vs. The Fabulous Blondes Central States Title Bout Hercules Ayala (C) vs. Carlos Colon TV Title Bout Rick Martel (C) vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll vs. "Crippler" Rip Oliver Gino Brito Jr. vs. "Bulldog" Bob Brown "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi vs. "Gorgeous" Gary Young w/"Cool Carl Fergie Chief Joe Lightfoot vs. "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey

Great way to open the show as Perez and Boyd put on a great match. Things get chaotic as the Brigade, Shultz and Orton get involved. I would but a ticket for that 8 man no DQ match. Poffo is getting a strong push and just might be the next LHW champ. Blackwell and Nord vs. The Untouchables is a hard hitting match that will certainly draw some money on the house loops. Fantastic interview segment! Del Ray finally snaps and wants a title shot but the always clever Rose gets in the first blow. This is turning into a very interesting story with the Thundercats also getting involved. The Playboy Club's titles might be in jeopardy. Jake finally turns his back and leaves Taylor hanging. Another title that might be in jeopardy. So much good stuff going on.

WOW!!!!! Stan Hansen is the champ!!!!! This is blockbuster news! I'm sure Verne is loving this LOL. Stan is going to cause all sorts of chaos as champ. We get a taste of Sheri vs. Richter in a tag match. Good tease as it builds up the singles match. I liked that Tsuruta/Johnson match up. Talk about getting a taste of something. We get a dose of Flair/Landel in that wild 6 man tag with Landel hitting the lowblow on the dirtiest player in the game. I'm all for another Russians/SST brawl. The fans in Winnipeg got a tremendous show.

I'm sure the fans weren't to upset about Outback Jack when Rocky Johnson was announced as his sub. Chicky Starr and Al Madril could be a very entertaining duo. Fuji could take Jumbo all the way to the top. The fans sure got their money's worth on that Dibiase/Flair match. Landel isn't afraid to bend the rules as he starts off on the winning track. I cant wait for that inevitable Sherri/Richter match. Hansen and Wahoo are 2 of the toughest so of course they brawl to a no contest. Slater subbing for Sawyer works out well because it only makes the fans want to see Rich/Sawyer even more. Somebody is going to have to take that chain away from the Russians LOL. Great couple of house shows. Always something exciting happening.

WWF makes its triumphant return to the Garden! The tournament was full of action and surprises. Gunslingers/Tribe feud continues. Islanders looked strong. Sheik and Nikolai get some good heat. Fantastics and Bulldogs make it to the finals. I was shocked when Heenan aligned with the Bulldogs. Did not see that coming! I'm all for a Bulldogs title heel run and with Heenan this will be gold. Slaughter makes his epic return! He's going to be money! With Andre in a battle royal you pretty much know how it's going to end. However, Mr. Magnificent got a huge rub by being the last man in there with him. Solid World title match as Polish Power gives Backlund a fight but Backlund is a crafty one and retains with the Cross Face Chicken Wing. I could see Ray Candy drawing with Backlund and of course a Backlund/Slaughter match would guarantee a sell out. The fans got their money's worth tonight. The WWF is now running on all cylinders.

Johnny V brings in the California Connection. Tatum and Embry are perfect for Johnny. Dibiase might be a bit worried with Stan Hansen coming after him. Mr. AWA is back! Your Landel promo was awesome! I loved this entire segment and it went to an even higher level when Flair came out. I have been waiting a long time for the Nature Boys feud and now we're going to get it. Cant wait for next week. This is freak'n great! As always I love the commercials. Keep them going LOL. Hall/Hennig versus the Long Riders should be a hard hitting match up. LOL, Sawyer coming out with Rich's title was good stuff. I busted up when Sawyer said he sold the retired belts. Good grief what an ending! That was insane! Not only does Nikita send Dusty packing but he goes crazy and hangs Hart with his chain. To top it off Verne comes out with the police. That was wild! I thought Stan Hansen was nuts but Nikita might have surpassed him. The AWA is must see TV! Great job!

USWA @ The Jackson Coliseum 3-28-85 The Club (Art Crews and Mike George) defeat 2 local talents to warm up the crowd. 16 Man Battle Royal- Winner gets a USWA title shot next week at the Mid South Coliseum Participants- Carlos Colon, Hercules Ayala, Wendell Cooley, Johnny Rich, Rip Oliver, Boris Zhukov, Gino Brito, Gary Young, Buzz Tyler, Bob Brown, Ron Bass, Adrian Adonis, Joe Lightfoot, Dale Veasey, Mike Miller and ??? Highlights- Just as the bell is about to ring, the fans go absolutely nuts when Jerry Lawler storms the ring as the 16th man! Lawler sprints at Adonis and Adonis jumps over the top rope and runs up the aisle as Lawler goes over the top rope and chases him! After a lot of fists flying and bodies tumbling over the top rope, it's down to Colon, Ayala, Cooley, Rich, Bass and Miller. Bass, Miller, Colon and Ayala engage in a wild melee and all 4 men go over the top rope. Colon and Ayala continue to fight on the outside. It's down to Cooley and his nemeses Rich. Rich nails Cooley from behind with a high knee and works him over but cant get him over the top rope. Rich swings Cooley into the corner and charges in but Cooley nails him with his boot. Rich staggers back, Cooley puts him down with a clothesline, then picks him up by his hair and hurls him over the top rope! Winner of the battle royal and gets a USWA title shot- "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley Gino Brito Jr. vs. "Gorgeous" Gary Young w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Brito is gearing up for his TV title shot next week while Young is coming off a Central States Tag Team Title reign. The finish comes when Fergie is on the apron and Brito dropkicks Young into him and rolls him up for the 1..2..3! Winner of the Match- Gino Brito Jr. "Bulldog" Bob Brown vs. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler This one is a hard hitting contest. They eventually fight through the ropes and fight to a double count out. Official Ruling- A Double C.O. "Outlaw" Ron Bass vs. "Chief" Joe Lightfoot Lightfoot puts up a valiant fight but in the end, Bass finishes him off with the gourd buster. Winner of the Match- Ron Bass Central States Tag Champs The Naturals and Carlos Colon vs. The Movement (Whatley, Conway and Central States Champ Hercules Ayala) w/Sonny King The fans are on their feet during this 15 minute chaotic match. Both sides really shine and give the fans a show. The finish sees a pier six brawl go down. In all the chaos, Colon cradles Whatley to get the pin! Winners of the Match-The Naturals and Carlos Colon "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. Boris Zhukov Zhukov dominates the early moments but Oliver fights back and goes to town. Zhukov doesn't go down so easy and regains control with a mulekick followed by a clothesline. Zhukov gives Oliver a beating. Zhukov swings Oliver to the ropes and misses a clothesline and Oliver swings back with a flying forearm blast to get the pin! Winner of the Match- Rip Oliver Steve and Scott Armstrong vs. Southern Justice (The Batten Twins) This started when Southern Justice assaulted Bob Armstrong and put him out of action for a bit. Southern Justice claimed they did it to show they are the best family wrestlers. The Armstrong's showed up on TV for revenge and here we are. Of course this match is action packed bonkers from the get go. At around the 10 minute mark, the Armstrong's are in total control. Brad Batten is taking a beating. Bart Batten runs in and the brawl is on. The Armstrong's double dropkick Bart but the Ref gets in between. Bart goes through the ropes as the Ref goes down. Scott hoists Brad up and holds him as Steve comes off the top rope with a missile dropkick! Steve is covering but the Ref is down. Scott goes to check on the Ref. Bart enters the ring with a chair and blasts Steve over the head! Scott looks up and Bart nails him with the chair! Bart throws the chair out of the ring and helps Brad up. They pick up the lifeless body of Steve and hit a double hot shot on the top rope. Bart drags the Ref over 1..2..3! The fans throw garbage as Southern Justice heads up the aisle gloating. Winners of the Match- Southern Justice USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel and Adrian Adonis vs. USWA Tag Team Champs The Grapplers Before the match starts, Jerry Lawler is stopped by several members of Security. The fans are cheering as Lawler is trying to get into the ring. Security is finally able to escort Lawler up the aisle while Adonis taunts him. Talk about a great tag match. The tide turns several times. At the 30 minute mark, The Grapplers hit a double suplex on Bockwinkel. Grappler 1 follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Adonis breaks it. Grappler 2 comes in and punches Adonis. The Ref guides Grappler 2 back which allows Adonis to kick Grappler 1 and body slam him down. Bock tags in Adonis. Adonis swings Grappler 1 to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Adonis hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a knee drop 1..2..Grappler 2 breaks it. Adonis tags in Bock. Adonis holds Grappler 1 while Bock comes off the ropes with a double axehandle. Bock works over Grappler 1 then tags in Adonis. They swing him to the ropes and go for a double clothesline but Grappler 1 ducks, swings back and clotheslines Adonis and Bock then tags in Grappler 2. Grappler 2 is on fire as he blasts both Bock and Adonis. Grappler 2 back drops Bock and Bock rolls back to his corner. Grappler 2 swings Adonis to the ropes and a big back drop sends Adonis bumping out of the ring. Adonis rolls around and reaches in his tights to pull something out. Adonis pours some powdered substance in his hand. Bock tries to sneak in the ring but both Grapplers send him flying with a double punch. The Ref is trying to get control. The fans roar as Jerry Lawler storms through the crowd, hops over the railing and punches Adonis! The powdered substance goes right in Adonis's face! Lawler hurls Adonis in the ring. Adonis is rolling around covering his eyes. Grappler 2 drops a knee on Adonis 1..2..3! The fans pop as the Grapplers celebrate. Lawler gets in the ring. Bock goes after him but Lawler punches him through the ropes. Lawler jumps down and starts choking Adonis. Security rushes the ring. The Grapplers look at what's going on and simply walk out. Lawler breaks free and heads back out into the crowd as the fans cheer and pat him on the back. Winners of the Match- The Grapplers

You're doing an awesome job with the commentating team. It adds so much to the show and I love the way they go over the instant replay. This does so much to get the talent over. Fun to see names like Mike Sharpe and Bob Bradley. They were so good in their roles and knew how to put their opponents over. The Islanders are a great addition to a very competitive tag roster. The Candy Man and Black Bart make their debuts and already have people talking. Like Gene mentioned I'm glad you gave Candy this gimmick. I think it will really get over. Vince did a great job putting him over on commentary. Bart came off as one bad dude. I always liked his finisher. A battle royal has been added to the MSG card and of course the king of battle royals Andre the Giant will be there. HMMMM I wonder who this new manager is coming in??? Sgt. Slaughter is back home!! Slaughter will be selling out arenas in no time. Big money here. The Highwaymen get one over on Tito and young David. Bruno isn't happy. I have a feeling Bruno is feeling the itch to get back in the ring. Bruno going after the title against a deranged Backlund could be epic. I cant wait for the MSG card. I know a lot is going to go down.

USWA would like to add Gerry Morrow and Arnold Skaaland

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 3-27-85 Show opens with footage from this past Tuesday at the Tyndall Armory as The Naturals defeat Bad Attitude for the Central States Tag Team Titles!! Lance Russell: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. Last week in Houston, Bob Armstrong defeated Tully Blanchard to earn a shot at the USWA title however Armstrong was beaten up after the match by the Battan Twins. More on that later. Big show tonight as Bruce Hart will bring in a mystery partner to take on the Fabulous Blondes. Mike George and Art Crews known as The Club have agreed to face the debuting Karachi Vice. And in the main event Wendell Cooley will face Johnny Rich. We'll also be hearing from the USWA champ Nick Bockwinkel. Well you saw at the top of the program, The Naturals are the new Central States Tag Team Champs. So please welcome George Wells and Brian Adias your new Central States Tag Champs. Adias: Lance, what a great feeling! Wells: Exactly right! All our hard work has paid off. Thundering boos as Sonny King and The Movement come to the podium. Lance: Hold on a minute. King: I cant believe this! I really cant but why am I surprised. Once again politics come into play and who gets screwed over? We do! Lance: I don't know what you're talking about. King: Let me walk you through it. At Scores to Settle the Movement defeat the Naturals. Last week in Houston, the Movement defeat the Naturals. So who ends up getting a title shot? The Naturals! Who ends up winning the titles? The Naturals! Now do you see what I'm talking about? Listen up Jarrett... Lance: Just relax Sonny. Bad Attitude was signed to defend against the Naturals before your matches took place. Adias: Tell you what Sonny King, we'll make this simple. We'll be more than happy to put these titles on the line against your men next week at the Mid South Coliseum. King: Well, I didn't think you two had the guts. Ok, enjoy your reign because it's going to be a short one. Lance: Ok, that match will take place next weekend at the Mid South Coliseum. Let's get to the ring. "Chief" Joe Lightfoot vs. "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey These two have been wrestling on the house shows and make their televised debuts tonight. Competitive match as the tide turns several times. Veasey misses a clothesline and Lightfoot swings back with a flying press to get the 1..2..3! As Lightfoot celebrates with the fans, Veasey clotheslines him from behind and stomps away. Veasey goes out and gets a pair of handcuffs and cuffs Lightfoot to the ropes and proceeds to give him a beatdown! Commercial Break Lance: I cant believe the actions of Dale Veasey. Lightfoot had to be helped out of here. Before we... Carl Fergie and Gary Young come to the podium. Fergie: Listen up nerd! Bad Attitude was outright robbed of the Central States Tag Titles and the Naturals should be arrested for theft. Last week Matt Borne was injured during a match with the Grapplers. Then they were forced to defend the titles against the Naturals just 2 days later. The Naturals took advantage of an injured man and that's the only reason they're walking around with Bad Attitude's belts. As you can see Matt isn't here because he's badly injured but rest assured I'm not going to idly stand by. No way! And as for you Wendell Cooley, get ready because Johnny Rich is going to put a pounding on you tonight boy! Damn it! I'm furious! Lance: (Pauses) Let's go to the ring. Carlos Colon vs. Gary Williams Colon came up short in his quest for the USWA title and looks to get back in contention. Colon works over Williams and finishes him of with a diving clothesline from the top rope! Commercial Break Lance: Ok fans next weekend the USWA will hit the Mid South Coliseum with a big card. Along with the Central States tag title match, Jerry Lawler will make his return to face his current heated rival Adrian Adonis. Nick Bockwinkel was scheduled to defend his title against Bob Armstrong but thanks to Tully Blanchard and the Battan Twins, Armstrong will not be able to compete but will get his shot at a later date. Now, Jerry Jarrett has informed me that this weekend at the Jackson Coliseum there will be a battle royal and the winner will get a USWA title shot at the Mid South Coliseum. On that note I want to bring out the Battan's to try and get to the bottom of their motive for attacking Bob Armstrong. Boos as the Battan's (Brad and Bart) come out. Brad: First of all you will refer to us as Southern Justice. Got it! Bart: Let's get one thing straight. Tully Blanchard wasn't behind any of this. We did this because we needed to administer some Southern Justice on Bob Armstrong. Lance: Why would you do that? Brad: Because we had to show that pathetic patriarch what true family blood is all about. Everywhere we go all we hear about is how the Armstrong's are the greatest wrestling family. Well we take that as a personal insult! We came to the USWA to.... Lance: Whoa! The fans go wild as Scott and Steve Armstrong (in street clothes) storm the podium and unload on Southern Justice. Lance gets out of there quick. The Armstrong's are all over Southern Justice. Prelim wrestlers get out there to break it up which allows Southern Justice to stagger out of there. Scott: You want a family feud? You got one! Steve: The Armstrong's will show you what family blood is all about! Commercial Break Lance: This has been quite the show. Oh my, the Armstrong's are here and they're looking to administer some justice of their own. Ok, back to the ring. "Mean" Mike Miller vs. Todd Rooney Miller made a huge impact at Scores to Settle as he decimated Kerry Von Erich which allowed Hercules Ayala to win the Central States Title. Turns out Sonny King paid Miller to do that. Miller destroys Rooney and makes him submit with an Indian Deathlock. Miller cuts a promo and says that gutless punk Von Erich is so scared that he hasn't even shown his face since that vicious beatdown! Commercial Break Another vignette as Siva Afi continues with his island rituals. Siva Afi will make his debut next week! The Club vs. Karachi Vice Art Crews and Mike George are in the ring waiting for their opponents. The Great Gama Singh walks to the podium. Gama: I have searched the world up and down to find a partner worth teaming with and I have found him. Stand up and show your respect as I present to you Makhan Singh! Lance: Wait a minute, That's Mike Shaw! Gama: Never speak that name again! Mike Shaw is no longer. This man has been reborn and is Makhan Singh! It is now time to unleash Karachi Vice unto the world! The Club do their best but seemed to have been caught off guard by Karachi Vice. After a few minutes of action, Karachi Vice hurl George out of the ring. Makhan hits a splash on Crews then Gama applies the Camel Clutch to get the big win. After the match, George helps Crews up and consoles him as they leave disappointed. Commercial Break Lance: With me right now is the USWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel. Well Nick, at some point you will defend against Bob Armstrong but first you will defend the title against the winner of the Jackson Coliseum battle royal. Bock: Bob Armstrong isn't even a factor. The man obviously comes up short in the ability factor. When the time comes I will prove that. As for the battle royal. It doesn't matter who comes out on top, the only thing that matters is that I will be the one walking out of the Mid South Coliseum with this title. Quite frankly I look around and I see no one that I would even consider a challenge. However I will go along with these formalities and continue to prove why I am the man holding this title. Good day Mr. Russell. Lance: A very confident Nick Bockwinkel. Back to the ring for another USWA debut. "Avalanche" Buzz Tyler vs. William Hillman Tyler makes short work of his opponent and finishes him off with a running powerslam! Tyler cuts a promo and says he's ready for the competition here baby! Commercial Break Lance: Joining me now is Ron Slinker. Ron comes out still wearing a neck brace. Slinker: It's obvious all of you idiots don't care because you're still upset that I ran your American hero Sgt. Slaughter out of town but I'm heeling at a remarkable pace. The Doctor said any regular human being would still be out of commission but then he told me how he watched my incredible performance against Slaughter and said I was some kind of Superman. There's a commotion as Don Kernodle walks out. Kernodle: You know Sgt. Slaughter is a very good friend of mine and for weeks I've been watching you come out here and gloat about running him out of town even though he gave you the beating of your life and put you to sleep with the Cobra Clutch! The fans cheer. Slinker: You're delusional! Now you better go away because I'm a martial arts expert and might have to teach you a lesson. Kernodle: Ok, how about we have a match next weekend at the Mid South Coliseum? That shouldn't be a problem for a martial arts superman like yourself...right? Slinker: (Pauses and holds his neck) Ok, it will be fun to send you packing just like your weak little buddy. Lance: Ok, add Slinker vs. Kernodle to the Mid South Coliseum card. Let's go to the ring for a big tag match. The Fabulous Blondes vs. "Bronco" Bruce Hart and ??? The Blondes arrogantly parade around the ring as Bruce Hart comes out. They taunt and yell at him. Hart smiles and motions behind him. Lance: Oh my! That's Mighty John Quinn! The Blondes are stunned and are saying they didn't sign up for this. While they're yelling at the Ref, Hart and Quinn hit the ring. The bell rings but the Blondes don't even hear it. Hart dropkicks Regal out of the ring. Chick turns around and Quinn nails him with a thundering right fist! Chick falls slowly backwards as Hart grabs him and hits a German suplex 1..2..3!! Huge Pop! Quinn raises his fist as Hart holds his arm up. What a debut for John Quinn! Commercial Break Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. Trent Watkins Before the match, Thornton escorts St. Clair to the podium. Thornton: (Looks up at the ring with a disgusted look) I brought the greatest wrestler all the way from the UK to show the world why he's simply the best. Looking up at that ring I can surely tell you that man is not worthy competition. He's not worth Tony St. Clair's time therefore he will not grace these fans with his skills today. We're leaving. Lance: (Watches as they leave) I cant believe the arrogance of those two. Boos as Tully Blanchard struts out with Baby Doll. Lance: You weren't scheduled until later but ok. Tully: Lets get something straight. I do what I want when I want. Poor Bob Armstrong doesn't get his shot but as you heard that was out of my control. Lance: Well you didn't have a problem helping Southern Justice assault Bob. As a matter of fact you gave him 2 sling shot suplexes. Tully: I cant help it if that sorry old man can handle what I got. Now this weekend in Jackson I will win that battle royal and believe me I will get that title shot that I so deserve. Lance: I hate to be the bearer of bad news but I've been informed that due to those actions your punishment is not being allowed in the battle royal. Tully and Baby Doll have a meltdown. Tully: Just what the hell is going on around here! Let me tell you something Jerry Jarrett. I will become the USWA champion one way or another! Mark my words! Lance: A very upset Tully Blanchard. Our main event is up next. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie This rivalry has been going full throttle for awhile. The bell rings and fists are flying! Fergie stays on the apron that is until Cooley swings Rich into him and Fergie goes flying. Cooley swings Rich into the ropes and hip tosses him over. Rich staggers up and Cooley dropkicks him out of the ring. Cooley goes to the apron. Rich slowly rises and Cooley nails him with a double axehandle. Fergie tries to interfere but Cooley punches him down as the fans are going wild. Cooley heads towards Rich but Rich hits him low and regroups. Rich slams Cooley's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Rich chokes Cooley on the bottom rope. The Ref backs Rich off which allows Fergie to run up and choke Cooley on the ropes. Rich stomps away on Cooley then picks him up and hot shots him on the top rope 1..2..Cooley gets his foot on the rope. Rich and Fergie berate the Ref. Rich swings Cooley into the corner and charges in with a running back elbow smash. Rich body slams Cooley then goes to the top rope. Rich jumps off and attempts the flying elbow drop but Cooley moves at the last second. Both men are reeling. They're on their knees and start exchanging punches. They start to rise while still throwing punches. Cooley gets the upper hand and starts to unload. Cooley swings Rich to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Cooley picks up Rich and swings him hard into the turnbuckles. Rich staggers out and Cooley hits the Running Bulldog 1..2..Fergie hits the ring and stomps on Cooley. The Ref signals for the DQ! Rich is still reeling. Cooley starts to rise and punches away on Fergie. Cooley swings Fergie to the ropes and back drops him. Fergie staggers up and Cooley nails him with the Running Bulldog as the fans cheer! Lance: Cooley gets the DQ win and gets some satisfaction. It's been a rough week for Carl Fergie. Fans next week, Adrian Adonis will be in action. Siva Afi makes his debut. We'll hear from Kerry Von Erich. Rip Oliver takes on Bob Brown. And Rick Martel will defend the TV title against Gino Brito Jr. I wanted to bring both men out. Martel and Gino show their respect to each other and vow to have a good clean wrestling match with the best man winning. They shake hands as the show ends. This weekend at the Jackson Coliseum- Battle Royal, winner gets a USWA title shot. Mid South Coliseum 4-4-85 USWA Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Winner of the Jackson Coliseum Battle Royal Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis Central States Tag Title Bout The Naturals (C) vs. The Movement w/Sonny King "Captain" Ron Slinker vs. Don Kernodle

I really like the era you guys are working. Some really cool shows! The anticipated Clash of Champions has finally arrived and it more than delivered. The Midnights are successful tonight but as mentioned a lot of teams will be gunning for them. Oh man I know Stan Hansen is one of the toughest in wrestling but a revenge minded American Dream is not somebody to mess with. These two are heading for an explosive match up. Meanwhile Rick Rude is the new US champ. That's a good fit for him. Tension is rising between Windham and Luger and the Horsemen take advantage. Flair and Sting go to an epic 60 minute draw. IRL Flair said this was how he wished it would of went so it was awesome to see you go with that. The judges give the match to Flair but Sting is now a made man. Looking forward to a Flair/Piper match and maybe even a Wargames match.

Ron Starr and Lanny Poffo=Flamboyance! Nice job putting these two together. The War rages on between Hyatt Int. and Gary Hart Enterprises. Hyatt has the upper hand after that elimination match. I'm really enjoying this feud. Thundercats become the number one contenders but found out it's going to be a tough job getting the straps off Rose and Sommers. However they have found an ally in... Superstar Bill Dundee!!!! I cant wait to see what Dundee does here. He's such a fun wrestler to write for. Zenk is on the roll of a lifetime as California champ and might end up earning a shot at Gordy down the line. Steamboat wasn't playing around as he gets Blackwell and Nord to help fight Muraco and the Untouchables. This hot feud just got hotter! Texas Red proves he's the real deal as he takes Gordy to the limit. Liked that Orton/Perez match. Orton gets the win but Perez came out looking pretty good. Looks like the Freebirds are losing some momentum but never count them out. Pacific is on fire with fresh faces, great storylines and heated feuds.

Alberto is back! If him and Slater join forces that means a lot of trouble for the AWA. Hall and Hennig show some toughness as they take the SST to a draw. Once again Rich gets the win but Sawyer gets the last word. Wild 8 man tag. Hart better be careful because Nikita doesn't like to lose. Dibiase continues his winning ways with a nice win over Jumping Jim.

Outback Jack makes his anticipated debut and is victorious. SST are making some serious noise now with a victory over the PYT's. I wonder who Johnny V is bringing in? Rich unifies the titles but Sawyer gives him a post match beating. I'm so glad this feud is continuing. All is right in the AWA as RnR unify the tag titles. RnR will draw some big money here. Oh wow the USFL! Yep this is the 80s. Sherri wins the AWA Woman's title! Man I cant wait for the Sherri/Richter dream match. Watch out darlings because the Universal Heartthrob is coming! What a wild end to a story and even a wilder beginning to a new story. I was shocked when Jimmy Hart came out with the Russians. Just who was the MMM?? We may never know. The Mouth of Moscow has one dangerous stable with the Russians and Patera. Dusty lays down the challenge for next week. Damn this was great! Awesome night for the Russians as they take down the High Flyers. As if all that wasn't enough, we get a crazy ending as Landel drops the corkscrew elbow and ruins Flair's chances at the title. This is so cool because this game is finally going to get the long awaited battle of the Nature Boys!!!!! Thank you Gene! We'll see how Dibiase reacts to all this. I'll defiantly be tuning in next week. Super job!

USWA releases Johnny Rivera USWA picks up Buzz Tyler. I figure I can give Buzz a few paydays before he retires.

With Captain Lou guiding them, the SST might have some gold soon. Oh man things just got really interesting as Flair and Percy oh I mean Percival have words. Flair better watch his back tomorrow night. Olympia makes his televised debut and is already involved in a pretty big program with Jumbo. Watch out AWA because Stan Hansen is coming!!! LOL, Police Academy 2. I actually saw that in the theater. Speaking of movies, in just a few months Rocky 4 will hit the theaters. The AWA could capitalize on that with Nikita. High Flyers are on a roll and get a big TV win over the PYT's. Man, Link and Slater take the TV show to a new level as they have one heck of a fight. Link wins this one but I have a feeling Slater will be back for more. Super Sunday has been built up so well. A lot is going to go down.

USWA @ The Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston TX 3-22-85 "Chief" Joe Lightfoot vs. "The Patrolman" Dale Veasey Both men have just arrived to the USWA and want to make an impression. Solid back and forth match but 10 minutes isn't enough time as they battle to a draw. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Art Crews w/Mike George Crews gives Rich a run for his money as Mike George keeps his eyes on Fergie. Crews is in control and Fergie gets on the apron. George runs over, yanks Fergie down and punches him back. While that is going on, Rich nails Crews with a lowblow and rolls him up with a handful of tights 1..2..3! Winner of the Match- Johnny Rich "Outlaw" Ron Bass vs. "The San Juan Saint" Johnny Rivera Another match between 2 USWA arrivals. Bass has one tough reputation in wrestling while Rivera is coming off a hot run in Puerto Rico. Rivera surprises Bass a few times as he gets several near falls. Rivera goes for a flying press but Bass catches him and hits a running powerslam for the win. Winner of the Match- Ron Bass The Naturals vs. The Movement w/Sonny King Another intense and wild match between these feuding teams. The action is at a furious pace with several pier six brawls breaking out. King tries to interfere but Wells dives at him through the ropes and they both tumble to the outside. This allows Whatley and Conway to double team Adias and hit the double Russian Leg Sweep for the win. Winners of the Match- The Movement "Crippler" Rip Oliver vs. "Bulldog" Bob Brown These guys had quite the brawl on TV when Brown interrupted Oliver's interview. This match is basically a fist fight as they take turns pounding on each other. Brown breaks every rule in the book but cant put Oliver away. The finish comes when Brown misses a clothesline and Oliver swings back with a flying forearm smash for the pin. Winner of the Match- Rip Oliver Central States Title Bout Hercules Ayala (C) vs. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley Sonny King is still hurting in the back so Ayala is on his own. Cooley takes advantage as he works Ayala over with hip tosses, dropkicks and back drops. Ayala turns the tide with a vicious clothesline and goes to work with slams, punches and stomps. The fans fire Cooley up as he fires away with punches. Cooley is on fire as he unloads on Ayala. Cooley swings Ayala into the corner but the Ref slips and gets plowed over by Ayala. Cooley swings off the ropes and hits the running bulldog! As he covers he sees the Ref is down. Boos as Johnny Rich runs down the aisle and climbs the top rope. He comes down with a double axehandle to the back of Cooley's head then runs out of the ring. Ayala staggers up, picks Cooley up in a bear hug, rams him into the turnbuckles and belly to belly suplexes him over. The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Winner of the match and still Central States Champ- Hercules Ayala USWA Tag Team Title Bout The Grapplers (C) vs. The Central States Tag Champs Bad Attitude w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Bad Attitude attacked the Grapplers on TV and the Grapplers wasted no time in getting this match signed. Very intense and hard hitting match. Both teams end up fighting on the outside and even Fergie takes a bump. The Ref has no choice but to count both teams out. The bell is ringing but they just keep fighting. Official Ruling- A Double C.O. - The Grapplers are still USWA Tag Champs Winner gets a USWA title shot Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll vs. "Bullet" Bob Armstrong Jerry Jarrett retired the Texas Title but announced these 2 would wrestle for a shot at the USWA Title. Tully and Baby Doll do their best to distract Armstrong but it doesn't work. Armstrong is all over Tully and dominates the early minutes. Armstrong swings Tully into the corner and charges in but Tully lifts his knees and takes over. Tully chokes Armstrong on the ropes. The Ref pushes him back which allows Baby Doll to slap Armstrong. Tully slams Armstrong and drops several consecutive elbows 1..2..Kick Out. Tully hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kick Out. Tully and Baby Doll berate the Ref. Tully swings Armstrong to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Armstrong kicks him. The fans are cheering as Armstrong regroups and pumps his fists. Tully staggers up but Armstrong unloads with punches, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Armstrong hits a swinging neckbreaker. Baby Doll gets in the ring! The Ref runs over and is yelling at her to get out. Armstrong looks over at Baby Doll and the Ref. Baby Doll is slowly backing up as the Ref is guiding her back. Armstrong gets up and walks over. Baby Doll gets out on the apron and takes a swing at Armstrong but Armstrong grabs her arm. Tully staggers up and nails Armstrong from behind with a high knee. Tully looks at Baby Doll to see if she's ok. Tully then berates the Ref. Tully picks up Armstrong and goes for the Sling Shot Suplex but Armstrong cradles Tully 1..2 (The Ref doesn't notice they're in the ropes)..3!! Huge Pop! Baby Doll is furious and is yelling at the Ref and pointing to the ropes. The Ref is holding up his hands then raises Armstrong's arm in victory as the crowd roars. WHAM!!!! Armstrong is nailed by 2 wrestlers in street clothes! They put the boots to him then double slam him down. Tully goes over as they pick Armstrong up and hold him. Tully slaps Armstrong then hits the Sling Shot Suplex! The 2 men stomp on Armstrong and pick him up again as Tully grabs Armstrong and hits another Sling Shot Suplex! The 2 men throw Armstrong out of the ring. They follow and pick Armstrong up and slam him on the announcer's table. Security rushes out. Tully, Baby Doll and the 2 men leave as the fans pelt them with trash. Winner of the match and will receive a USWA Title Match- Bob Armstrong

USWA sends Black Bart to the WWF for Ted Arcidi

USWA puts Black Bart on the block. Just looking for a lower card heel.

The Glamour Boys are back in the game and embracing a full 80s metal look. Good way to freshen them up. Billy Robinson proves he's still one of the best. The Tribe appear to be a bit more sinister. Amazing what a change in attitude can do for a team. Blassie has put together quite a stable. LOL seeing a commercial for The Last Dragon made my day! Putski looks ready for Backlund but Backlund is on an entirely different level right now. I like how you describe the wrestler's ring gear. It really brings them to life. The Tribe have defiantly turned full on heel as they get the DQ. Gunslingers and Tribe could be a big time feud. I cant wait to see which team wins the tournament and takes home the gold. I'm really enjoying your version of the WWF. Keep up the great work.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 3-20-85 Highlights of Scores to Settle is shown to Def Leppard's Rock Rock til you Drop. Lance Russell: Hello everyone and welcome to another exciting episode of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. So much to talk about. Scores to Settle is in the books and right off the bat I want to bring out the President Jerry Jarrett. Jerry, go ahead. Jarrett: Thank you Lance and I want to thank all the fans for making Scores to Settle a tremendous success. As we all saw, Nick Bockwinkel retained the USWA championship against Carlos Colon in one heck of a match. So, who will be his next opponent? BOOS as Tully Blanchard and Baby Doll rush to the podium. Tully: Wait just a minute! I'm out here to get back what's rightfully mine, the Texas Title! Olympia wasn't in that match so he better be gone and that cheating coward Bob Armstrong better come out and give me back my title! Massive cheers as Bob Armstrong comes out smiling with the Texas Title around his waist. Jarrett: Ok, hold on gentlemen. I was about to make this announcement as it concerns both of you. Mr. Olympia was not able to compete in that match so as stipulated he has left the USWA. Tully: Yea, that's right! I sent that masked idiot packing. Now tell this idiot to give me my title back. Jarrett: Just calm down Tully. I pondered this all week and have decided to retire the Texas Title. However, the two of you will wrestle this weekend at the Sam Houston Coliseum and the winner will become the number one contender to the USWA Championship. Tully: Why am I not surprised. You would rather retire the Texas Title than give it back to me. Whatever, because after I beat this over the hill second rate has been then it's on to bigger things and mark my words, the USWA title will be around my waist! Tully and Baby Doll storm out. Armstrong: (smiles then hands over the title to Jarrett) It's great to be here in the USWA and I'm thankful for this tremendous opportunity. Tully, regardless of what you think Bullet Bob Armstrong still has a lot of fuel in the tank so I'll see you in Houston. Lance: Ok, big announcement as the Texas Title is retired and Tully Blanchard will take on Bob Armstrong for a shot at the USWA Title. Fans let's get to the ring. The Naturals vs. Clint Curtis and Trent Watkins After their loss to the Movement at Scores to Settle ( thanks to interference by Sonny King), the Naturals are looking to bounce back quick and they do that tonight. Wells swings Curtis to the ropes and puts him down with a running tackle then tags in Adias. Adias hoists Curtis up and gives him an airplane spin and slams him down for the pin! Naturals cut a promo and say they want another crack at the Movement! Commercial Break Art Crews vs. Gary Williams Crews works over Williams then hits a backbreaker and follows with a Boston Crab to get the submission victory. Crews heads to the podium. Lance: Welcome back to the USWA, I remember the last time you were here, you always predicted how long it would take to win your matches. Crews: I have to admit I was very arrogant and during my time away I straightened up my act. I'm back because I got a call from a man who used to do the same thing. We had a long talk and well let me go ahead and introduce my new tag team partner, the original timekeeper Mike George. Mike comes to the podium. Mike: I see something special in Art Crews and I think we could do some great things as a team, so Art welcome to the club. The two shake hands as the fans give them a cheer. Commercial Break Lance: Fans at Scores to Settle, Hercules Ayala defeated Kerry Von Erich in a NO DQ match to become the Central States Champ. Lot's of controversy as Mean Mike Miller interfered with a chair. I want to bring out Sonny King along with Hercules Ayala to get to the bottom of all this. King: (He has to pause because the boos are so loud) Listen up! We did nothing wrong as a matter of fact I'm a genius and my plan worked to perfection. That big dumb fool Von Erich agreed to the match and oh yea everybody's eyes were on the Movement even those 2 stooges the Naturals. So what did I do? I went out and hired an assassin and that was Mean Mike Miller baby! This aint no secret so Mike come on out and get what's com'n to you. Boos as Miller comes out yelling at the fans. King smiles and hands him a briefcase. Miller opens it and looks at all the cash, smiles and shakes hands with Sonny. Miller: It was my pleasure Mr. King and if that punk Von Erich is stupid enough to return I'll be more than happy to beat him up again, free of charge. Miller exits. King: Now! Standing here is the most dominant and ruthless wrestler in the USWA, the Central States Champ Hercules Ayala. Ayala: One by one they've all fallen to my mighty hands! There's no one who can beat me! No one! King: Lance, the Movement is stronger than ever and it's only a matter of time before we get some tag team gold and then we will rule the USWA! Commercial Break A vignette is shown of a Polynesian wrestler participating in an island ritual. "The Polynesian Prince" Siva Afi is coming to the USWA Lance: Looking forward to the USWA debut of Siva Afi. Speaking of USWA debuts, let's go to the ring. "Bulldog" Bob Brown vs. Todd Rooney Brown just mauls Rooney, slams him down a few times then hits a standing leg drop for the easy pin. Lance: Bulldog Bob Brown sure looks like he's ready for the competition here. Right now I want to bring out another wrestler who will be making his debut soon. This man has quite the reputation, Crippler Rip Oliver. Oliver: Lance, everybody tells me the USWA has the roughest competition, well that's exactly why I'm here. Bob Brown comes to the podium. Bob: What the hell is going on around here? I dominate my match and this clown gets an interview after my match? They call you the crippler? What are you a tough guy? You don't look so tough to me. Brown pushes Oliver. Oliver comes back with a punch and these two have a heated brawl as Lance gets out of there quick. They're brawling all around the ring until prelim wrestlers come out to break them up. Commercial Break The Fabulous Blondes (Steve Regal and Chick Donovan) vs. Sam and Sean Smith Donovan appeared at Scores to Settle and assisted Regal in a victory over Bruce Hart. They gave Bruce quite a post match beating. The Fabulous Blondes are in sync tonight as they show off their skills. The Blondes win the match with a double suplex. Boos as they head to the podium. Regal: Are we meant for each other or what? Just look at us. Chick: Tell them Steve. Bruce Hart sure found that out. Lance: Glad you mentioned him because we have a pre recorded statement from Bruce. Bruce: Oh I'm sure both Regal and Donovan are having a great laugh at my expense. Well boys I have a big surprise for you. Next week you two morons will face myself and my new partner and trust me I'll have the last laugh. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, next week the USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel will be here to address his new number one contender either Tully Blanchard or Bob Armstrong... Boos as Ron Slinker comes out with a bruised up face and wearing a neck brace. Slinker: Lance, as you can see I'm hurt and any normal man wouldn't of been able to walk out here. But as I've told you I'm not any normal man and that's thanks to my extensive martial arts training. That training is what ran a scared and frightened Sgt. Slaughter out of town. Lance: Wait a minute, hold on, Slaughter decisively won that boot camp match. Him leaving was only because his contract was fulfilled. Slinker: Wake up! (Holds his neck and grimaces) Who's the one standing here? I beat him so bad he left town with his head hung low in shame. Now that I terminated Sgt. Slaughter I'm going to heel up and then the sky's the limit for Captain Ron Slinker. You see there was no way a Sargent would beat a Captain, just no way. Lance: That man is certainly delusional. Back to the ring. USWA Tag Team Champs The Grapplers vs. Vic Dutro and William Hillman The Grapplers are coming off their huge cage match victory over Troy Graham and Austin Idol at Scores to Settle. They totally squash their opponents and the finish sees Grappler 1 hoist up Dutro as Grappler 2 hits the diving clothesline from the middle ropes. The Grapplers hold their titles high then head to the podium. Lance: Congratulations on regaining the USWA titles. I know that had to be a very satisfying victory. Grappler1: It sure was! It felt good beating Graham and Idol up and grinding their faces on that cage. These here titles are back where they belong. Grappler 2: Every team here in the USWA better take notice because we're the best and we're going to hold these belts for a long long time! WHAM!!!! The Grapplers are attacked by the Central States Tag Champs Bad Attitude! Borne and Young put the boots to them while Carl Fergie cheers them on. They hit a double rib breaker on Grappler 1 then do the same to Grappler 2. As the Grapplers are laid out, Carl Fergie grabs Lance's mic. Fergie: I told you Bad Attitude was going to make a statement and brother they just did! It makes us sick to hear the Grapplers say they're the toughest and best team. Bad Attitude is the best team in wrestling and now they want to hold all the tag titles! Borne and Young pick up the USWA titles and hold them up along with their Central States titles. Commercial Break Lance: Well I wasn't expecting that. The Grapplers were able to walk out on their own. I wouldn't want to be Fergie and Bad Attitude. Whoa so much happening. Switching gears, at Scores to Settle, Adrian Adonis defeated Jerry Lawler with help from a powdered substance. I want to take you to pre comments from Jerry Lawler. Lawler: (one eye bandaged) I should of known better. Of course a coward like Adonis didn't have the guts to fight fair but that's ok because you only got me mad. You want to fight dirty? Hey I can do that. This isn't over Adonis and you and I are going to fight again but this time I'm throwing the rulebook out! Adrian Adonis vs. Roy Glader Adonis gets massive heat as he works Glader over. Adonis eventually finishes off Glader with the DDT. More boos as he heads to the podium. Adonis: Awwww poor Jerry Lawler. What a crybaby. I give him the beating of his life and put him down 1,2,3 with the DDT and of course he's gotta cry about it. Lawler! You want to go again? Fine by me because next time I'm going to DDT your head through the mat! Lance: Obviously still a lot of bad blood between those two. Our main event when we come back and the winner will get a TV title shot in two weeks. Commercial Break Gino Brito Jr. vs. Boris Zhukov winner gets a TV title shot in 2 weeks Competitive match as both men want that TV title shot. Boris takes control with an eye rake and slams Brito down. Boris grabs the top rope and chokes Brito with his boot then rakes it across his face. Boris holds on to the rope and drops several knees. Boris picks Brito up and snaps his head on the top rope. Boris hops on the middle ropes and comes down with an axehandle to the back 1..2..Brito gets his foot on the rope. A frustrated Boris chokes away on Brito breaking at the Ref's count of 4. Boris swings Brito into the corner and charges in but Brito moves. Brito regroups and punches away on Boris, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Boris staggers up and Brito mows him down with a forearm blast. Brito hops on the middle ropes. Boris staggers up and Brito nails him with a diving forearm. DING DING DING! The match is a draw. Jerry Jarrett comes out and says there's still time left so this match will continue. Boris gets up and nails Brito from behind with a knee to the back and follows with a gut wrench suplex 1..2..Brito gets his shoulder up. Boris yells at the Ref. Boris picks up Brito, swings him to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Brito stops and cradles Boris 1..2..3! Good Pop! Lance: Ok, Gino Brito will face Rick Martel for the TV title in 2 weeks. Fans, next week Nick Bockwinkel will be here. Tony St. Clair will be in action as well as Mike Miller, Carlos Colon and The Movement. Bruce Hart and his mystery partner will face The Fabulous Blondes and in the main event Wendell Cooley will face his current rival Johnny Rich. Should be a good show. See you all next week.

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