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USWA will add Sweet Brown Sugar

September 9, 1990 NOTE FROM THIS WEEK’S TV SHOW: The Steiner Brothers, frustrated at another video from the Road Warriors who declared themselves the best tag team in the world, have gone on a mission to find the Road Warriors who are rumored to be in Japan. Jerry Jarrett have given them permission to defend their World Tag Team Titles on their journey with the stipulation that video is sent back to make the match official. POW vs The Nightmare While both men are wearing masks, they are very different in appearance. POW, wearing the camouflage masks with the letters POW across the top is rather short and slender while the Nightmare, all in black is a large hefty man. The Nightmare is doing a good job of getting some heat as he antagonizes everybody is his proximity. This serves the purpose of getting the crowd on POW’s side. As for the match, POW and his wild, energetic style is able to overcome the rule-breaking and size advantage of the Nightmare as he connects with a top rope, double leg drop for the win. So far, nobody has been able to get a word with POW as he continues to hustle to the back after his matches. “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord vs Michael Wallstreet with Ms. Alexandria York Before the match starts takes the microphone to “remind” the fans that with Mr. Wallstreet’s wrestling abilities and her computer knowledge, they have a scouting report on every wrestler currently in the USWA and her data shows that there isn’t a wrestler currently in the USWA that can beat Mr. Wallstreet and that includes your champion, Jerry Lawler. The crowd begins to boo and chant Mikey Rotundo over and over. You can tell this bothers him but Ms. York tells them can say and do what they want but Jeff Gaylord will just be the first in a long line of wrestlers who will fall at the feet of Mr. Wallstreet. As for the match, Ms. York proved to be right. It didn’t matter that Gaylord had a size and power advantage, Mr. Wallstreet just seemed to be one step ahead of Jeff. It was like he always knew what was coming. In the end, Rotundo showed some pretty good strength with an Airplane Spin/Samoan Drop combo for the win. Southern Justice (Tex Slazenger & Shanghai Pierce) with Wild Bill Irwin vs Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) This is a return match from last week’s double count-out as these two teams continue to be on opposites sides of the fence on how a true Southern Man should act. This time out, we the Southern Boys get the win as Smothers and Armstrong nailed the bearhug-flying close line off the top rope combo on Tex. The problem was that put Wild Bill came in after the bout and whipped both Smothers and Armstrong with his bull rope. Then he ordered both his men to put these put a good beating on the Southern Boys which they obliged. The Southern Boys might have gotten the win but they are clearly worse for wear. Non-Title Match The USWA Southern Tag Team Champs, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart & Greg “The Hammer” Valentine with Jimmy Hart vs The Rock n Roll Express The Rock n Roll Express arrived in the USWA about 2 months ago and have been on a great winning streak. They have been asking for a title match with the Anvil and the Hammer but Jimmy Hart says that they need to wait their turn. This all came to a head last week on tv when Jerry Jarrett stepped in and reminded Jimmy Hart that he does not make the matches in the USWA and his team will wrestle whoever he says. Both sides were able to come to somewhat of a solution with a non-title match with the stipulation that of the Rock n Roll Express won the bout, they would become the #1 contenders for the USWA Southern Tag Titles. As for the match, when you put a stipulation like that in, you can kind of guess the outcome. Jimmy Hart tried his best to prevent it but for all his efforts, he received a double drop kick from Ricky and Robert during a time of craziness. While there was no clear pin of the champs, Jimmy Hart’s interference led to a DQ win for the Rock n Roll Express! USWA World Television Triple Threat Match “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert © with Missy Hyatt (No Jimmy Hart after the double drop kick) vs Jeff Jarrett vs “Stunning” Steve Austin with Medusa While Gilbert and Jarrett have been feuding over the title for the last few months, Stunning Steve, since the day he arrived in the USWA, has said that he should be the face of the promotion and that there is no better way to do this then to be the Television Champion. As for the match, we get each wrestler having their time to shine but no matter how well they do, each time they seem to have a pin, the third man rushes in to make the save. Finally, one of these saves, leads to all three men battling it out in the ring. WHAM… Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert connects with a Hot Shot on Jeff Jarrett and goes for the pin. Stunning Steve rushes over to make the save as he goes for the elbow drop. WHAM… Missy Hyatt screams, “Watch Out!” and Eddie rolls out of the way and Stunning Steve nails JJ. JJ is now in serious trouble after getting nailed with the Hot Shot followed by the elbow drop! Ref Jerry Calhoun is checking on JJ to see if he can continue. Eddie Gilbert points to his head and laughs at Stunning Steve as he thinks he has outsmarted him! WHAM… Low blow by Stunning Steve on Hot Stuff but Jerry Calhoun never saw it! WHAM… Eddie is hunched over in serious pain when Austin scoops him up from below the waist and drops him neck first across the top rope… Stun Gun!!! Austin covers Gilbert as Calhoun is back and ready for the count! 1…2…3! And Stunning Steve Austin is the new champion! Steve and Medusa celebrate in the ring but it is almost an “I told you so” type of celebration. Grudge Match: Tommy Rich vs Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart First thing we notice here is that Jimmy Hart seems a little wobbly from the double drop kick earlier in the evening. This feud has seen HTM put Wildfire out of action for about a month with a guitar shot that broke multiple bones in Tommy’s face. Upon his return, Wildfire got his revenge on HTM who had also went after Tommy’s buddy, JYD with the guitar. As for this match, it is chaotic with brawling and fighting on both the inside and outside of the ring. At one point, we see Wildfire busted open after being rammed face first against the steel ring post. Fans gasped as they flashed backed to his recent injuries. HTM dragged Wildfire into the ring and nailed him with the Shake Rattle & Roll but u Tommy managed to get a foot across the bottom rope. A frustrated HTM, drags Tommy up by his hair and wraps his arms around Wildfire’s chin and neck… WHAM… A second Shake Rattle & Roll but somehow Tommy gets his foot across the bottom rope again. Jimmy Hart has lost interest in the win and grabs the guitar and gives it to HTM. HTM walks around the ring and lets the fans know his intentions! The crowd explodes… JYD has hit the ring and nails HTM with a big right hand. JYD drags HTM up by his hair as the ref calls for the bell… JYD with the Irish Whip! WHAM… Big Thump on HTM. Somehow Jimmy Hart gets HTM out of the ring and they head for the locker room! JYD checks on Wildfire as the ring announcer declares HTM the winner due to outside interference. The crowd doesn’t like it but they are also thankful for JYD’s help! Jerry “The King” Lawler & Superstar Dundee vs Randy “Macho Man” Savage with Miss. Elizabeth & Big Bossman with Jimmy Hart In recent weeks, we have seen Big Bossman, who was kind of acting as Lawler’s bodyguard in lieu of the bounty placed on Lawler from an unknown source, get on quite a roll himself as a wrestler. With wins over Paul Orndorff, Dick Slater and even Macho Man, Bossman was quickly rising up the ranks of the USWA. Bossman, after defeating many of the same opponents as Lawler, asked Jerry if he could possible have a world title shot. Lawler turned him down and claimed that he was here for a different reason. Well two weeks ago, that may have all changed, as Bossman turned on Lawler during a tag team match against the First Family. It was bad enough when Bossman attacked Lawler but to do it by joining forces with Jimmy Hart who has feuded with Lawler for over a decade was unforgivable. While Lawler vs Bossman has not been signed yet, it seems to be heading in that direction. For this match, it seemed like Jerry Jarrett gave Lawler the right to make his own match. This power has been given to Lawler before and he has seemed somewhat devious in his match making and tonight was no different. For his partner, he chose old reliable… Bill Dundee but for the Bossman’s partner, he choice the man that Bossman just beat… the USWA Southern Champion, Randy Savage. Lawler figures that while these two are two of the top guys in the business, there is no way that they will see eye to eye! No need to get into too many details but just a few highlights…. First… Bossman and Savage did not see eye to eye! Second …. Lawler and Dundee were in complete sync. Third… It didn’t matter as Bossman caught Lawler with the powerslam for the win! Yes… Big Bossman pinned the USWA World Champion, Jerry Lawler, in the middle of the ring and that ring was the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee! $10,000-Street Cloths-Over the Top Rope Battle Royal! Most of the participants squared off with the people they wrestled earlier in the evening as they had some unsettled business to take care of but little by little we weeded out some tough wrestlers are were left with Stunning Steve Austin, Boss Man, and Michael Wallstreet. With no true fan favorite left, the crowd got behind Stunning Steve but he was eliminated as Bossman and Wallstreet made an unbeatable alliance and tossed Steve to the floor. WHAM… Drop Kick by Wallstreet and over the top rope goes a shocked Bossman. Ms. Alexandria York steps through the middle rope with her computer. She shows Wallstreet the screen and together they nod in agreement. It seems the computer intelligence even has a program to lead Michael Wallstreet through a Bunkhouse Stampede Battle Royal. Oh how the rich get richer!!

Memphis adds Eddie Gilbert, Missy Hyatt, Bill Dundee, Angel of Death, Brad Armstrong, Jimmy Jack Funk, Sam Houston, Ron Fuller, Brother Love, and Jacqueline to the block

Vampiro would be eligible for a foreign exemption and if there is prove of him wrestling as early as 1984 in Canada we would have 3 choices ... 1. Rain can have him if nobody objects 2. Have a supplemental draft if others wish to be involved. 3. Place him in free agency If there is no evidence of him in Canada prior to now, he should enter in 1991 in Mexico where we could use a foreign exemption to use him Just need to ne sure on the Canada thing before any decision is made. I will not be using him under any of the above situations so it doesn't matter to me. If anyone would like a vote, lets take it to private. If not, I am fine with leaving him going to Mexico in 1991.

USWA adds Pez Whatley

Wrestliingdata also lists his debut as 1984 but doesn't list any matches until 1991. If we have some prove of him wrestling in Canada before 1991, I would expect, by our rules that he would be good to go.

Memphis, Tennessee September 1, 1990 (Thought it be best to restart with a big house show to get angles moving) (Also, not sure what happened with the formatting of the Rotundo match) POW defeats “The Hustler” Rip Rogers with a top rope double leg drop. This is the debut for the man wearing a camouflage mask with the letters POW across the front. He might be on the small side but is full of energy. Rogers was extremely confident going into the bout and his arrogance might have led to his downfall. The other effect of “The Hustlers” behavior was that it helped to get POW over! The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) vs Southern Justice (Shanghai Pierce & Tex Slazenger) with Wild Bill Irwin ended in a double count-out as the contest ended in a brawl. Unfortunately for the Southern Boys, this brawl ended badly as it turned into a 3-2 advantage for Southern Justice. These two teams have had a war of words for the last month as they disagree on what it means to be a Southern and how a Southern man was to go out his life. There is sure to be more between these teams, but the Southern Boys may need some help. Mike Rotundo defeated Steve Simpson with the Airplane Spin to Samoan drop combo. This one was interesting as the fans were excited to see Rotundo for the first time in a long time in Memphis as he was once a big fan favorite in these parts. This all changed when Ms. Alexandria York led Rotundo to the ring. The fans moaned and wondered if Rotundo could be the wrestler who joined forces with the York Foundation and wanted to take over the USWA. The answer quickly became apparent as Ms. York snatched the microphone from the hands of the ring announcer and scolded him saying that this “man of means” will no longer be known as Mike Rotundo but “Mr. Wallstreet.” Next, the heel turn became complete when Steve Simpson offered a handshake before the bout only to have Wallstreet shoo him away like a dirty peasant. The Rock n Roll Express defeated The Moondogs with a double drop kick on Rex during some chaotic moments as all four men were in the ring. The Moondogs has Ricky Morton in some serious trouble with a combo of power and dirty tactics but he was able to make the hot tag to Gibson and away they went. This win should help them continue their push to a Southern Tag Team Title Match against First Family members, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Jimmy Hart has done his best to keep the Rock n Roll Express waiting as he has demanded that their name and experiences don’t mean a thing and that they need to start at the bottom on the tag team division. So far, Ricky and Robert have cleared every hurdle placed in front of them. Stunning Steve Austin with Medusa defeated Jimmy Jack Funk with the Stun Gun. Funk was frustrated at all the attention Austin has been getting and challenged him to this match during the previous TV show. Austin continues to be a true tweener and he seems to enjoy beating both heels and babyfaces alike. Medusa and Austin continue to push for a USWA World Television Title shot, a belt currently held by First Family member, “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert. Junkyard Dog defeats Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart by DQ as HTM smashed a guitar over the head of JYD. JYD had controlled much of the match as he was all fired up and wanted revenge on HTM for his brutal attack on his friend Tommy Rich. JYD had tossed HTM from pillar to post and used his fists a whole lot more than any technical wrestling hold. Jimmy Hart feared for his own man so he tripped up JYD. This allowed HTM to get the guitar and smash it over the head of JYD. Honk Tonk was not satisfied and continued his attack on JYD long after the ref called for the bell. After a minute or two, you hear the crowd explode as Wildfire Tommy Rich rushed the ring. This was the first we have seen of Wildfire in over a month since the attack by HTM. Honky Tonk never saw Wildfire coming and Rich was all over both Jimmy Hart and HTM! Somehow, Hart and HTM escaped after only a few blows. Rich helped to raise the arm of JYD in victory and the two left to a huge ovation. USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Steiners defeated The Dirty White Boys when Scott connected with a huge powerbomb on DWB #1. As has become the norm, the DWB’s gave it their all but even this rough and rugged team ended up being no match for the champs! USWA SOUTHERN TITLE MATCH Randy “Macho Man” Savage defeated Superstar Bill Dundee with a top rope elbow drop. Much like the Steiners, Macho Man continued on his roll in this match as he might just be the most dominate wrestler in the USWA over the past 6 months. MAIN EVENT: 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH USWA World Champion, Jerry “The King” Lawler, Big Bossman and Jeff Jarrett vs The First Family (Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Hot Stiff Eddie Gilbert) with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt. As expected, this match saw each member get some time to shine. The USWA TV champion, Eddie Gilbert, and the #1 contender for the title, Jeff Jarrett went back and forth with multiple momentum changes. Bossman and The Anvil used their power and size to look, at times, unstoppable while Lawler, Hammer used their experience and knowledge to keep the others off balance and don’t forget about Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt’s ability to impact a match. In the end, we see Hot Stuff and JJ battling it out on the arena floor while the other four were going gonzo-bonzo in the ring. WHAM… Big powerslam on Anvil by Bossman! WHAM… Lawler with a huge right hand send Hammer out through the middle ropes and out onto the floor. Bossman points to the ropes… Lawler nods in agreement as he pulls the strap down… the fans go wild! Lawler perched on the middle rope…. Fist out on front. He leaps…. WHAM…. Bossman with a huge lariat to the King! Lawler is almost decapitated as you hear a moan from the crowd! Jimmy Hart is jumping up and down on the outside of the ring. Bossman drags Hammer on top of Lawler and orders ref Jerry Calhoun to count! 1… 2…. 3!! The fans can’t believe what they just saw! Bossman has turned on Lawler and helped the First Family to victory. Bossman now scoops up a beaten Lawler…. WHAM…. Powerslam by Bossman on Lawler! The crowd is fuming but Jimmy Hart is still jumping up and down in jubilation! The First Family rush out dodging debris as JJ tries to help a broken Lawler

Really like what is going on here! You are doing a great job of using the managers/etc to hype up the feuds! Ivan/Nikita vs Sting is going to be huge! Doom/Demolition/Freebirds/Samoans...the tag division is on fire! Lex... Steamboat... So much great stuff

Just love the way you show the arrogence of the Horsemen. From the tie flick of Larry Z to the promo with Flair and El Canek. This quiet, confident version of the heels really makes the fans boil and sells the tickets. Can't wait to see all the problems they cause. Also wonder if Texas Red and Cactus Jack might just be the future of the AWA... they are awesome.

Sorry for falling behind again... I really enjoyed Summerslam! Great job as this offered so much to for the fans. I think that major events need some angles to end, some to continue and some to start. I think you delivered on all three. Look at the Intercontinetal Tag Team Title match... the feud with the Rougeaus Brothers and the Commenwealth ended with a new title and it looks like the Commonwealth are now at odds with each other. Great booking and story line. New... lets see what the Ronin can do.... Wonder if we will see more of Gang and Brown as Brown seems upset at Slick. Always love a Rhode/Funk match I do wonder if Jake "the Snake" can recover from such a clean defeat. To be left knocked out from the claw might mean the end of his time in the WWF or else he would need a serious rebuilt. I also like to use of the video for the title match. While we enjoy this hobby, sometimes it is better left to the professionals!

You are all set with Afa and Sika. That puts you at 61 with a cap of 65

With a little time to spare, I thought I’d give a quick update to some of the angles in Memphis. Honky Tonk Man vs Tommy Rich Last we saw, HTM had just lost an impromptu match with the USWA Champion, Jerry “The King” Lawler when Lawler clobbered HTM with his own guitar and the ref made the 3-count. HTM was fuming and threw a tantrum, refusing to leave the ring. Tommy “Wildfire” Rich had the next match and had a bit of a war of words with HTM where Rich basically said that HTM was acting like a spoiled baby. When Rich turned his back, HTM and the rest of the First Family attacked Wildfire. Eventually, Junkyard Dog and a few others made the save but the damage had been done. Wildfire was a no-show the following week when Lance said that under doctor’s orders, Tommy Rich would be out of action for a while. This led to the HTM and Jimmy hart having a grand ol’ time laughing about who the baby was now. HTM said that this is professional wrestling and if you can’t take a few bumps and bruises then this business isn’t for you. The following week, we get a video from Tommy Rich where his eyes are black and blue and he has tape across his nose. He tells the fans that if it wasn’t for the doctor’s orders he’d be there whoopin up on Honky Tonk Man. He lets everyone know that he has a broken nose and a concussion but will be back real soon where his first order of business will be taking care of HTM. Again, HTM and Jimmy Hart seemed to be enjoying this and asking what type of professional wrestler misses weeks of work because of a broken nose and because he had his bell rung. HTM let’s Wildfire know that if he can’t take the heat, get out of the fire! Lance Russell reminds HTM and Hart that it is the doctor that won’t clear Tommy for action. Many of the other wrestler’s have expressed concern for Wildfire including JYD and Jeff Jarrett and the Southern Boys. One person though, Jerry Lawler, has said nothing about Tommy Rich and the attack by the First Family. THE USWA TITLE Jerry Lawler continues to have a nice run as champion with wins over Eddie Gilbert, Paul Orndorff, Curt Hennig, Dick Slater, HTM and Greg Valentine in recent months. Lawler, with his bodyguard, Big Bossman, gives a nice promo praising his ability to rid Memphis of all of its troubles and wonders who will be next. Next thing you know, Bossman steps up to the mic and begins by praising Lawler for everything he’s done in Memphis. He goes through how he had to chase Hennig all over the country to just get a title shot, He reminds people that he had to overcome Randy Savage running him over with a car. He goes through the bounty that Dick Slater was trying to collect on his head. He reminds the fans that he defeated Mr. Wonderful in a battle of the piledrivers. Bossman also goes into the decade long feud with Jimmy Hart and who he has beaten each and every member of Hart’s current stable. Jerry Lawler thanks Bossman for all his kind words but Bossman says he’s not quite through. Boss Man: “But Lawler, there is one person here in Memphis who has beaten Curt Hennig, Randy Savage, Dick Slater, Paul Orndorff, Eddie Gilbert, Greg Valentine and Jim Neidhart in the exact same time span and you….and that’s the Big Bossman! I know you brought me here to help protect you from this so-called bounty and I think I did that job very well but now… I think it’s time you give me what is rightfully mine…. A USWA World Heavyweight Title shot!” Jerry Lawler: “Bossman… rattling off wins is one thing but remember, yours came after I already beat them. Each night I have to face a man at his best trying to win the World Title. You faced them when they were already beaten down, a shell of themselves. They had nothing to motivate them for when they faced you. We will see about your title shot. It is truly up to Jerry Jarrett. Lawler walks off while Bossman looks at the ground with his hands on his hips. He obviously didn’t get the answer he wanted. The Southern Heavyweight Title Randy Savage continues to be on a role. Except for a DQ loss to Bossman, he has beaten everyone put in front of him. The more interesting thing with Savage is strange behavior with Miss. Elizabeth. Every time he faces any adversary, he seems to put her in harms way to help him. Other times, he is demeaning towards her and demands her to do degrading tasks but anytime anyone else makes a gesture, comment or even looks at her, Mach Man goes wild! For now, it seems like the Southern Title is his for as long as he wants it but can he stay mentally stable enough to keep the run going. USWA Word TV Title Situation While Eddie Gilbert is the champion, this title seems to be under the control of Madusa’s man, Stunning Steve Austin. Since his arrival in the USWA, he has made it clear to all that he wants to be the face of the franchise, and he believes that can be achieved by winning the TV title. Gilbert and Jeff Jarrett have been feuding for this title going back to when it was the USWA Tri-State Title and have had numerous matches once it has become the TV title but each match, Stunning Steve Austin has appeared and caused either a DQ or a count-out. The interesting thing here is that he has no favorites. He will go after Eddie Gilbert or Jeff Jarrett. All that matters to him is to show everyone that he is in control of the situation. He has nailed both Gilbert and Jarrett with his devastating move, the Stun Gun where he drops his opponent over the top rope neck or head first. Jerry Jarrett has said over and over that this is not the way to earn a title shot but one thing for certain is that Madusa and Stunning Steve seem to do things their own way. JJ and Gilbert and scheduled for another title shot next week, let’s see what happens. USWA World Tag Team Titles The Steiners continue to be the team! It doesn’t matter if its Southern Justice, The Dirty White Boys or any combination of the First Family, Rick and Scott continue to come out on top…. for now!! This week on TV, Lance Russell was interviewing the Steiner brothers after they destroyed two jobbers. The Steiners continued to be fan favorites but they are extremely confident and belief that they are the best tag team in the world. Well, Lance had an interesting video for them… it was from the Road Warriors. Animal and Hawk who admitted to being on tour in Japan said they heard the Steiners were claiming to be the best and they had a problem with that. They said they would love to get them in a ring and show them who is the best. This seemed to excite the Steiners but with the Rick and Scott being in Memphis and Animal and Hawk being in Japan, this is just a pipe dream… for now. USWA Southern Tag Team Titles Jimmy Hart’s Anvil and Hammer still hold the titles but for how long… we are unsure! This week on TV, we get another one of those hype videos of the Rock n Roll Express where Ricky and Robert let everyone know they will be in Memphis real soon and they want Jim Neidhart and Greg Valentine’s Southern Titles! Other USWA News Ever sense Junkyard Dog and Jeff Gaylord defeated Dutch Mantell and The Angel of Death, Dutch has been missing in action. With Dutch, this could mean anything. He could be off looking for another security guard. He could have fled Memphis in fear of The Missouri Tiger or he simply could be pretending to be sick. Keep an eye out for The Dirty Dutchman. He could appear anywhere. Speaking if missing in action, Brian Christopher has disappeared ever sense Jimmy Hart and the First Family told him that they would reveal a big secret in he ever appeared in the USWA again. This must be a huge secret if the promising youngster has given up his career to keep it under wraps. Also missing, Ms. Alexandria York. In recent weeks, she came on air and said that her company, The York Foundation had partnered with a wrestler who had come into large amount of money and they were looking to buy the USWA. When Jerry Jarrett turned down an over worth over a million dollars, York said that he left her no choice but to simply take the company from Jarrett. Since then, we have not seen her and have received no more information on the wealthy wrestler she has partnered with. Southern Justice and the Southern Boys are on a collision course. Southern Justice, Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce along with Wild Bill Irwin are frustrated with the Southern Boys and their phony Southern Gentlemen routine. This conflict is only in the promo stage but with Wild Bill at the helm, you can bet Southern Justice will attack soon!

Wow... I love the AWA. You have always done a great job moving pieces around but this might be my favorite version of the AWA yet. The 4 Horsemen are great. I think adding Larry Z really makes them special. Also like the addition of Kerry VonErich! He could do big things here! Jimmy GOlden is a great choice for Cactus. Golden always had that dirty, I'll do anything attitude and I could see this really helping out the career of Cactus Jack! Add in Texas Red, Saito, DeBeers, KKB, Iceman, Idol, etc... the choices are endless. Have fun!

First, sorry for falling so far behind but it was fun reading a bunch of shows all together as the angles stay fresh in my head. I love your use of the rating system during these recent string of shows. First, Luger not counting Sting at all because he wasn't in the top 10 and then #1 vs #2 for Clash of Champions... Nice touch. Also liked how quickly Kama and Luger went after Steamboat after he became the top contender. Good booking also with Sting part of the save!! Also, the build to Hennig was great! Can't wait to see where you go with Pillman and Curt as these are two top players but I think you have an out with Pillman and the tag team situation! Also nice addition with Tama. The 3 person tag team works well with them! Skinner will be a nice midcard guy who eventually takes a beating! Good depyh piece for you. Is Nikita making another turn or just has some respect for Sting... interesting angle to watch! Nice job!

Two very fun Prime Times! I really liked the promo with Dusty! His emotions really showed on both ends whether he was talking about how he couldn't help his son or the watermelon theif, egg suckin dog Terry Funk. Great job and really looking forward to their Texas Death Match at SummerSlam. Bravo vs Duggan should be another great match at Summerslam! I might have saved the great visual of Snuka coming off of Andre's shoulders for a bigger event then TV but this move would never get old and you could build it into the greatest finisher in WWF history! Really looking forward to SummerSlam!

Great road map for the AWA going forward. So much to look forward to here!

Aired on July 26, 1990 Highlights from this week’s TV Show Ms. Alexandria York has to wait to get her answer! The show started with Jerry Jarrett joining Lance Russell and Dave Brown where Lance showed a video from last week when Ms. Alexandria York appeared on set and said that her company, the York Foundation has partnered with a wrestler who has come into some new and serious wealth. She went on to say that her and the wrestler who has decided to remain anonymous for now, are looking to buy the USWA. Jarrett replied that the company was not for sale but Ms. York proceeded to give him an envelope with the Foundation’s offer inside. As the show closed, Jarrett opened the envelop and went a little wide-eyed at the offer. This week, Lance asked Jerry about the offer but all that Jarrett would say is that it was a significant offer and that he has asked Ms. York to appear later in the show to get her answer. Devastation Inc. is no more? Skandar Akbar gave a short interview where he told Lance and Dave that he was in the wrestling business for one reason… to hold championship gold!! He admits that so far his men have failed him miserable so he has disbanded his current stable of wrestlers and is set to make a journey around the world and he will not return until he has found the perfect wrestlers. He does anger the Memphis crowd when he tells Lance that after being in the United States for as long as he has, he is quite certain that he will have to go abroad to find this talent as he has seen how weak in both mind and body the Americans are. The Tag Team Division Continues to Explode! The Steiner Brothers, the USWA World Tag Champs, continue to be on top of the mountain as they destroyed two more jobbers on TV this week. While they are clearly fan favorites, even Rick and Scott couldn’t avoid being a little arrogant this week after they put the Grapplers in their place last week and there doesn’t seem to be any other teams ready to challenge for the titles. Southern Justice (Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce along with Wild Bill Irwin) continued their rise up the tag team ranks with a violent win over Steve Simpson and Sam Houston. In their post-match interview, Lance brought up the fact that last week, they mentioned they might have a problem with the Southern Boys. Bill Irwin: “Not might… we do have a problem with the Southern Boys. Look at these two clowns coming out here wearing Confederate Uniforms. Is this what the people of the South want to look up to? Two idiots wearing Halloween costumes that show the South at the worst time in history…. When the South got crushed by the North. If you look like losers, you are losers. Now look at Tex and Shanghai …. This is what Southern Justice looks like. If we want something…. We’re going take it…. And we’ll take it however we want! Southern Boys…. We’re about to take you out! Southern Justice will be dealt… harshly. The Dirty White Boys made their return to Memphis and easily handled Verlon Biggs and Seve Downing with the end coming with The Bucksnort Blaster by Dirty White Boy #1! Lance asked us to take a look at one of those videos set to music to hype up the incoming talent and the video was of none other than The Rock n Roll Express!!!! The video, with a lot of double dropkicks, fast cars, hair, and beautiful women wanting a piece of Ricky and Robert, ended with the RnR Express putting the Southern Tag Team Champions (The Anvil and the Hammer) on notice. The First Family Seems to have accomplished their goal but at what consequence! Last week, Jimmy Hart and the First Family (HTM, Anvil, Hammer & Eddie Gilbert) took offense to Lance Russell giving an interview to Brian Christopher after he pinned Jimmy Hart after Bill Dundee had nailed the “Mouth of the South” will a piledriver. Jimmy Hart claimed to have some big secret about Brian Christopher and that he would reveal it if Brian Christopher ever showed up again in the USWA. This week, the Anvil & the Hammer defended their Southern Tag Titles on TV in a squash match where their post-match promo not only dared the Rock n Roll Express to come and try and take their titles but also pointed out that Brian Christopher was a no show! Later, Honk Tonk was at the podium with Jimmy Hart (still in his neck brace) and they were having a great time talking about how much fun they had beating Brian Christopher all over the country and now the punk is so afraid he is in the witness protection program. Suddenly, Jerry Lawler appeared and he goes straight for HTM. Jerry Lawler: “Honky Tonk Man… Jimmy Hart… I’ve heard about enough of this. You know what you really want is me… You want to take me down… You want to take my title… you want to put me out of wrestling. How about I give you that chance right now! You and me Honky…. In the ring right now for the USWA World Title. Lawler walks over to the ring as Lance Russell calls for a ref. HTM with his guitar along with Jimmy Hart follow Lawler to the ring as ref Jerry Calhoun rushes in. HTM attacks Lawler from behind and has complete control. He is stomping, kicking and punching Lawler… this one looks real personal! After a good 4-minutes of a beat down, all the result of the Pearl Harbor job, HTM nails Lawler with a nasty back drop. As Lawler eventually staggers to his feet, HTM rushes in for a spear but the King jumps out of the way just in time! WHAM… HTM nails Jerry Calhoun with the spear. Calhoun is down and HTM is staggering from his own blow. Jimmy Hart is jumping up and down on the studio floor. Lawler simply walks over to the corner where HTM left his guitar and picks it up! WHAM… Lawler shatters the guitar of the head of HTM and covers him. Jerry Calhoun recovers just in time to make the three count! Lawler takes his world title and walks straight to the locker room. HTM is throwing a temper tantrum like a spoiled 3-year-old. At first, he was jumping up and down screaming at Jerry Calhoun that Lawler cheated by busting his guitar over his head but Calhoun simply shrugs his shoulders saying he didn’t see it. HTM is now kicking and screaming and finally sits down in the middle of the ring and refuses to leave until Calhoun does something. Lance Russell: “Yeah Lawler used the guitar but that’s only because HTM attacked him from behind before the match ever started. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander now get out of the ring Honky Tonk Man. Suddenly Tommy Rich comes out as he was to get ready for his upcoming match. Tommy points at HTM and asks him to leave but HTM starts screaming at Tommy. Tommy Rich: now with Lance “There’s an old saying Lance. Some win and some lose and some just sing the blues. I guess this wanna-be Elvis jerk is just singing the blues! Man that’s the agony of defeat sitting there in the ring right now! HTM: “Hey pretty boy… why don’t you just mind your business and shut up! Wildfire and HTM continue to yell at each other until Rich makes the mistake of turning his back on HTM… WHAM… from behind, HTM with another Pear Harbor job! Here comes the Anvil, the Hammer and Eddie Gilbert. The entire First Family is all over Wildfire. Eventually, Junkyard Dog, Jeff Jarrett, Superstar Dundee and Brad Armstrong make the save. While the damage was already done, there was a big promo from JYD who is making his first TV appearance here in Memphis in a long time and the fans are going Wild. JYD vows revenge as nobody does this to his old friend Tommy Rich. This continues to help Wildfire get over with the Memphis crowd even though Lawler is anti-Rich. Speaking of the King, he was nowhere to be seen after his match with HTM and never came out to check on Wildfire Tommy RIch. Huge Main Event on next week’s show! When Jerry Jarrett came back at the end of the show, he teased next week’s show by saying the main event will be Eddie Gilbert and Jeff Jarrett for the USWA World TV Title. Next he called out Alexandria York. Jarrett explained that he was shocked at the 2,000,000 offer to buy the USWA but he must decline as this is his life and he has big plans for the USWA. Alexandria York: “Mr. Jarrett, I must say that I am a bit surprised but it will be more fun this way. Jerry Jarrett: “I’m not sure I understand. What will be more fun?” AY: “Well instead of buying your little company, now, my partner and I will simply take it. Have a good day.”

I really like Jesse Ventura back in the WWF. He was one of things I really liked about this promtion when I was young. Nice win for King Kevin!

Monday, July, 21, 1990 Tommy Rich defeats Scott Taylor with a Thesz Press. Debut Match: Stunning Steve Austin with Madusa defeats Brad Armstrong with the Stun Gun; a devastating finisher where Austin picks up his opponent from the legs and drops him, neck first across the top ropes. Armstrong proved to be a perfect first opponent for Austin as he was so smooth and willing to take all the bumps and sell each of Austin’s move along with having some name recognition that the fans were impressed with the newcomer. Jeff Jarrett defeated “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff with a roll up after Mr. Wonderful thought he had the JJ in series trouble and started to antagonize the fans to get more heat. USWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Steiner Brothers © defeated The Grapplers with Skandar Akbar when Scott connected with the Frankensteiner for the win. The Grapplers are physical enough to give the Steiners a good match but the technical skill along with the entire bag of big moves by the Steiners has them clearly the best team in the USWA. Grudge Match: “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord & ???? vs “Dirty” Dutch Mantel & The Angel of Death With Dutch and the Angel of Death already in the ring, Gaylord comes out all only and Dutch starts laughing and pointing at Gaylord because Dutch thinks The Missouri Tiger couldn’t find anyone to team with him. Suddenly, the speakers start to blare… “ Bomp, Bomp, Bomp… Another One Bites The Dust” and the crowd explodes… It’s the Junkyard Dog! Dutch and The Angel of Death look at each other and jump from the ring. Mantel’s bull whip doesn’t look as intimidating now with JYD swinging a long chain! Dutch starts pointing at the Angel of Death to do something, but he is anything but stupid and gives the Dog the center of the ring to do his little show. Eventually we get to the match where it is a very typical match! Dog and The Missouri Tiger start fast and control the opening segment until the Angel of Death uses some dirty tactics to gain control. Jeff Gaylord now plays the face in peril and when Angel of Death has inflicted enough punishment on Jeff, Dutch demands to be tagged in. Dutch continues to kick and stomp on Gaylord but eventually we get the hot tag and JYD goes nuts. The end comes when JYD connects with the big thump on Dutch! USWA Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Randy “Macho Man” Savage with Miss. Elizabeth vs Big Bossman What a match! Back and forth we go… momentum change after momentum change with many near falls. Bossman and Savage each connected with their finishers only to have the other get their foot across the bottom rope to stop the count. After the powerslam by Bossman, Savage was able to roll out to the Coliseum floor. Bossman followed him out and rammed Savage into the ring apron. Bossman was set to charge in and squish Macho Man against the steel barrier but for the second time in weeks, Savage grabs Miss. Elizabeth and uses her as a human shield! Bossman, not wanting to crush the valet hesitates. The two start to have words… finally, the Bossman hit a nerve and Savage shoved Miss. Elizabeth aside. The two rush at each other and we get a massive collision! Somehow, Bossman gets up first and he and heads back to the ring. Savage, now acting like he cares, goes to check on Elizabeth who was still on the floor. The bell sounds as the ref has counted out Macho Man. Savage goes nuts and starts screaming and pointing at Elizabeth like this is her fault. Bossman rushes back outside and the brawl is back on. Miss. Elizabeth, now crying runs up the apron. Main Event: The First Family (HTM, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart & Eddie Gilbert) with “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart (still in a neck brace) & Missy Hyatt vs Jerry “The King Lawler, Superstar Bill Dundee & The Southern Boys This one is simple… Wild action with the King getting the win after he hit HTM with the Piledriver. This one seemed personal for the King who was on a tear all match.

Great finish to the Main Event!!! Very realistic! Love the Hair vs Mask match. To some wrestlers, their hair or the mask is truly their identity and these matches seem so personal! Really looking forward to Summer Slam.

This is the perfect format for your territory. You do such a good job of having these faction feuds that this Squadron Battle is perfect!

I wonder how Backland's comment about winning his match for America went over in Japan! Looking forward to seeing where the whole Brazilian thing goes with the Gracie clan!

July 19, 1990 Highlights from this week’s TV show: Jerry Jarrett gets interrupted To open the show, Jerry Jarrett was with Lance Russell and Dave Brown as he had a few important messages to tell the USWA fan base. First, he was very excited to announce that USWA has been negotiating with some major television stations around the country and will now be syndicated in many of the major markets. He explained that this would not only bring the best wrestling in the world to so many new fans but would also allow the USWA to host shows in many new venues including St. Louis and Kansas City. Next, Jarrett admits that the USWA has fallen a bit behind the times and will begin to get into the Pay-Per View sector of wrestling with the first pay-per view coming around Halloween. He will have more on that later. As Jarrett was getting to his next point, a small, attractive (in a nerdy way) women dressed in a business suit came out. Lance: “Excuse me Miss. This is a live show, and you cannot be here right now.” Lady “Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Miss. Alexandria York, of the world-famous and extremely wealthy York family. I am the CEO of the York Foundation and I’ve recently partnered with a well-known wrestler who would like to remain nameless for now. This wrestler has come into a large amount of money and by large amount, I mean a very significant amount. He has asked me to come here today to buy your little company and in this briefcase, I have already drawn up the papers and all you have to do is sign on the dotted line. Jerry Jarrett: (smiling) “First of all Miss. York. Welcome to USWA Wrestling. I’m Jerry Jarrett, the CEO of this company. I do take offense to you calling the greatest wrestling organization in the World, “little” and I would also like to make it very clear to you that this company is not for sale! Miss. York “I had a feeling you would say that but when you see the amount we are prepared to offer, you might change your mind. And I would also like to warn you … that if you do not sell to us now, we are prepared to simply take it from you. So in my professional opinion, it is better to get something than lose everything. I will leave this document with you which contains our offer. I will be back next week to get your final answer. Think very carefully about what I’ve said. Miss. York hands Jerry Jarrett the folder and walks away. Jerry, Lance and Dave Brown are all a little stunned and just simply tilt their heads to the side in confusion. As we go to break, Jarrett opens the folder where he must have seen the offer and his eyes grow very wide! Tommy Rich continues to win and answers some difficult questions Tommy Rich, in a match that started and ended with a handshake, defeated “White Lightening” Tim Horner with the Thesz Press. After the match, Lance Russell confronted Tommy Rich about his not getting involved in helping Jerry Lawler who has recently been the victim of several attacks by the First Family. TR: “Lance, I made it quite simple why I am back in Memphis and that’s to wrestle in front of my hometown fans and to right some of the wrongs I’ve made. You just saw me wrestle Tim Horner and we had ourselves a nice, clean match. I told Jerry Lawler that if he ever needed my help, all he had to do was ask. So far, he hasn’t asked. He’s bad mouth me. He’s called me a liar. He said I can’t be trusted. I’m not going to go out of my way to help someone who doesn’t want my help. So, listen up Lawler… if you want my help, like I said, I’m here for ya. If you want to fight… we can do that to. Just let me know! Lance Russell announces the Main Event for this Monday in the Midsouth Coliseum It’s going to be Jerry “The King” Lawler, Superstar Dundee, & The Southern Boys vs The First Family (Eddie Gilbert, HTM, Greg Valentine and Jim Neidhart) with both Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt. After a win against some local talent for HTM, the entire First Family was at the podium where Jimmy Hart, wearing a neckbrace and was all fired up! Jimmy Hart: “Superstar Bill Dundee… Southern Boys… you all must feel pretty good about yourselves. I mean Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong… you come out and interfere in my match which allows that midget Bill Dundee to hit me with a piledriver…. A piledriver! I’m not a wrestler… I’m a manager…. Dundee was trying to kill me…. And then he tells that snot-nosed punk …. Brian “ummm” Christopher to come over and pin me. I mean come on… who would ever believe that someone like Christopher could be me!!! Ridiculous Baby! And then the Southern Boys come out again and cost my man Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert, the World Title!!! Lawler has cheated his way to the top for the last time. So now Jarrett signs this 8-Man tag match for this Monday… I hope you don’t think The First Family is scared baby! This is our chance to take out not only Lawler but his crony Bill Dundee and the Fake Southern Boys all at once!!! Lawler the end is near!!! Later in the show, we get promos from the Southern Boys, Dundee and Lawler and they are just as pumped up for the match as the First Family was. Lawler also seemed to have trouble getting Tommy Rich out of his head as he told Lance to tell Tommy for the last time, to stay out of his way! The Breaking of Kafabe? While Brian Christopher did not wrestle on today’s show, he did get an interview. Lance Russell wanted to talk to him about getting his fist true win in the USWA after he pinned Jimmy Hart in his tag match with Superstar Bill Dundee against Hart and Honk Tonk Man. Christopher was very humble and did give all the credit to Superstar Bill Dundee. Suddenly this interview was interrupted by Honky Tonk and Jimmy Hart (still in his neck brace) Jimmy Hart: “Whoa, Whoa Whoa… What’s going on here Lance. Hundreds and hundreds of wrestlers get their first win every year and they don’t get an interview. Is it because Brian Christopher got a tainted win over me… “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart? I know Jerry Jarrett hates me… I know Jerry Lawler hates me… I know they want to make a mountain out of a mole hill. They want people out there in TV land to think I lost to you Brian… Uhhh… Christopher but the folks that where in the Midsouth Coliseum know it was only because of the Southern Boys…. But back to the real issue… Why is a person with one career win getting interview time on this week’s program… Seems a big waste of time to me baby. Brian… do you want to tell everybody what’s going on. Brian remains silent…. Honky Tonk Man: “Lance… Jerry Jarrett… Jerry Lawler… I won’t touch Brian Christopher today. But, honestly folks…. It’s time you know. I mean week after week, the First Family has come out here and beat this young nobody to an inch of his life. It’s time to ask yourselves why? If you’ve been in Memphis as long as I have, you know the truth…. Brian Christpher…. You know the truth. Show up here again, and everybody will know the truth.” Brian Christopher puts his head down as Lance tries to use his words to protect the youngster. Lance: “Alright that’ll be about enough of this. You two have no business getting into someone’s private life.” HTM: (looking at Christopher) “You’ve been warned!” The Tag Team Division Gets Deeper This week, we saw the debut of a new, wild and violent tag team Southern Justice who were led to the ring by none other than Wild Bill Irwin! This team of Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce weighed in at a combined weight of nearly 600 pounds but it was more their attire than their size that sent a chill through the spines of the studio audience. They came with bandanas covering their face, black hats, and large bull ropes with metal attached to the end. These two combined with Wild Bill nearly killed the two local jobbers they were facing. After the match, Southern Justice made it a point to explain that Southern Justice means solving your own problems and they were about to solve their biggest one… The Southern Boys! They did not respond when Lance asked why they had a problem with Steve Armstrong and Tracy Smothers. Also, the Steiners and Grapplers both won matches this week and hyped up their USWA World Title match this Monday at the Coliseum. Skandar Akbar, the manager of the Grapplers, said a few weeks ago that his Devastation Inc was all about winning titles and thus far, he has come up empty. Akbar is not a patient man and has already fired numerous stable members. He has warned the Grapplers that this is their last shot or else they will be unemployed!! Madusa introduces her man! A few weeks ago at the Great American Stampede, Madusa paraded her new man around the ring during the USWA Tri-State Title Match (Now the USWA World Tag Team Title) where the couple seemed to put both Eddie Gilbert and Jeff Jarrett on notice. Well this week, Madusa introduced her man, Stunning Steve Austin to the USWA fans where they both made it quite clear that her man is the future of professional wrestling and they don’t care if its people like the First Family or people like Jeff Jarrett, and that Stunning Steve Austin will soon be the face of USWA Wrestling… and what better thing to showcase the face of the organization then by winning the World Television Title! Dutch & The Angel of Death return from their suspensions! Dutch and the Angel of Death were suspended last week for failing to follow the stipulations of their match at the Great American Stampede. After “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord defeated the AOD, he was to get 5 minutes with Dutch Mantel but Dutch ran away after this happened. Not only were the two suspended, but their wages were given to Gaylord! This had Dutch fuming! Dutch Mantel: “All I’m going say is that what Jerry Jarrett did last week was illegal. He has no right to take my money and give it to somebody else. I have contacted my lawyers and they have promised me that Jerry Jarrett will pay! This brought out Jerry Jarrett. Jerry Jarrett: Let me tell you this Dutch… I can do what I want. I can fire you for breach of contract. I can suspend you without pay. I can give Jeff Gaylord a raise… I’m not sure what type of lawyer you went to but I’m sure he was a crook just like you. Now, I have some more news for you that you won’t like! You and the Angel of Death will meet Jeff Gaylord this week in the Midsouth Coliseum with a partner of his choosing. If you fail to follow the terms of this contract, your services will no longer be needed here in the USWA! Dutch was fuming but out of options. He will be there on Monday night! This week’s Midsouth Coliseum Card: Tommy Rich vs Scott Taylor Debut Match: Stunning Steve Austin with Madusa vs Brad Armstrong Jeff Jarrett vs “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff USWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Steiner Brothers © vs The Grapplers Grudge Match: “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord & ???? vs “Dirty” Dutch Mantel & The Angel of Death USWA Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Randy “Macho Man” Savage vs Big Bossman Main Event: The First Family ( HTM, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart & Eddie Gilbert) with “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt vs Jerry “The King Lawler, Superstar Bill Dundee & The Southern Boys

Awesome work here with WrestleRock! You put a lot of time and effort into this and it really shows!! For me, the biggest bouts of the first night were the Muraco/Jumbo cage match. So well done and so suspensful. Also. talk about suspense... The Hangman vs Snowman! I was really looking forward to this one and now I can't wait to see what is really going on here. Next, Colon and Debeers! I new this was going to be a war. Wonder after the DQ if we will get another brawl between this two. I love how you have used Colon during his stay in the AWA! In real life, I have never known exactly what to make of Terry Taylor. Big babyface in the UWF, arrogant heel in WCW and a clown in the WWF but I could not wait to see who he was to face here.... WOW.... Stan Hansen... Poor Terry Taylor. Great job! And then the main event for Night 1... the RnR Express vs the Enforcers.... now looking more like the new Horsemen! Nice job bringing in Tully! On to Night 2: I enjoyed the matchup and the description of Mike Graham and Ron Garvin... loved the no music for the no nonsense duo. Love... Love... Love the paring of Dr. Tom and the Nature Boy.... Great job! Great story line between Buzz and Cactus... if this is finally over, it was a great ride! Perfect way to develop Cactus! Also, I am really enjoying your use of El Canek... Big win over Bundy and bigger win for the fans when he press slammed Greg Gagne! And the Flair era begins... sometimes the chase is bigger than the title reign. Hogan is really set to draw big crowds as he goes back after Flair. AWESOME EVENT

The figures are back!!!!! Great event. I really liked how you pushed all the new talent to help set you up for the future... Sid... The Return of Sting, etc. I also liked how you had so many clean finishes. Just my thought but a house show is to continue to build an angle but the pay per view is, in most cases, to put someone over and move to the future. Great job!! Looking forward to what;s next with Luger, Sting, Sid and Muta. All seem poised for something big!!