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USWA WRESTLING: 10/21/1984: WTBS TAPED IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Lawton, Oklahoma and the Great Plains, Coliseum. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up the recent card in the Jackson, Mississippi. We see a video tape of the USWA World Title Match between Dusty Rhodes and Hacksaw Butch Reed. The video shows the two slugging it out in the center of the ring and Dusty seemed like he just refused to feel the pain that this monster must have been causing him. Rhodes blocks a right by Reed and connects with a huge Bionic Elbow. Reed goes down but quickly rolls out of the ring. Rhodes follows him out onto the floor where the two just beat each other senseless. Reed somehow musters the energy to scoop Rhodes up and drop him across the steel barricade. Reed is able to beat the 10 count in as Rhodes is counted out. Reed goes wild thinking he is the new World Champ but Ref Bronco Lubich rips the title from his hands. Akbar, Reed and The Iron Sheik resume their beating of the champ. Jim Ross once again expressed how disappointed he is in the tactics of Akbar and his men and that it seemed like Reed was out to injure Rhodes and that he went too far when he dropped the champ across the steel barricade. Ernie Ladd, as you would expect, believes that Reed should have been declared the champ and that Rhodes got himself counted out just to save his belt. Jim Ross changes the topic to our first match which will be for the USWA World TV Title. MATCH ICEMAN KING PARSONS VS MATT BORNE Ross hypes up Parson’s title win last week over Kabuki but he seems worried here if Iceman will get a true one on one battle here tonight or will the rest of the Rat Pack interfere. As for this match, it is a nice back and forth for about 5 minutes and then the Rat Pack tries to take the law into their own hands. First, Dick Slater wonders out and attempts to trip Iceman. Iceman turns quickly in anger but is able to refocus on Borne. Next we see the USWA North American Champion, Dick Murdoch come out. He distracts the ref and allows Borne to catch Iceman with an eye rack. Borne now controls the next few minutes. As Dibiase comes to the interview desk and says that his Rat Pack is about to add another title to its collection, borne Irish Whips Iceman into the ropes as Borne goes for a clothesline. Somehow, Iceman had the where to all to duck under it. He comes off the ropes and connects with a big Butt Bump! He quickly goes for the cover and gets the three count just before the Rat Pack can hit the ring. Iceman rolls out the other side and hits the locker room before the Rat Pack can attack 4-1. Ross really hypes up Iceman’s win while Ladd wants to know how Ross can support a coward as a champion. Jim Ross: Coward? What are you talking about? Ernie Ladd: That’s right, Ross. I called him a coward. He didn’t stay and fight. He took his belt and ran away. Jim Ross: Oh brother. We got to take a break. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Jim Ross calls out Kerry VonErich but insists that we see the end of last night’s match between Kerry and Mr. Texas first. With only about a minute to go in the match and 2 minutes to go in TV time, VonErich connected with the Tornado Punch and followed it up with the Iron Claw. Kerry almost turned this into a pin a couple of times but Mr. Texas got the shoulder up. While Mr. Texas would not submit to the Iron Claw, he did begin to lose consciousness. With about 5 seconds to go, the ref lifted his arm up and the fans watched it fall to the side and he counted 1. Ref Pee Wee Anderson repeated this action and counted to 2. He was in the middle of lifting it again when the bell rang signaling a 10 minute time limit draw. The camera picked up on the fact that Kerry was now going for the mask and that he had it half way off. Mr. Texas was doing everything he could to keep that mask on but Kerry ripped it off. Mr. Texas quickly put his hands over his face and ran to the locker room. The camera did catch a quick glimpse of this blonde haired, blue eyed handsome man. Jim Ross: ok Kerry, it looked like you definitely knew who Mr. Texas was. I mean by the look on your face when you pulled that mask off last night, it was very clear. Mr. Texas was someone you have crossed paths with before. Kerry VonErich: That is for sure. I have definitely crossed paths with him before as has all of my brothers. Jim Ross: Well that might explain why he has been coming after each and every one of the VonErichs over the past month. Kerry VonErich: Well that it where I disagree with you. Family should never attack family! Jim Ross: Family? Kerry VonErich: That’s right Jim. Mr. Texas is my cousin. He is the son of my father’s brother Waldo. That masked man is none other than my cousin, Lance VonErich. When I saw who it was I was in shock. I tried to gather my composure last night and call him to see what was going on but he did not answer. Kevin, Mike and I are in need of answers and we want them sooner than later! Jim Ross: Well thanks Kerry. This is all been a shock to us and I hope you get the answers you have been looking for. We need to get back to the ring. MATCH DAN SPIVEY VS NICK KINISKI Dan Spivey, the rookie, continues to look better and better since he first appeared in the USWA. He racks up another win. This time is came after about 4 minutes of some robotic wrestling as he connected with a powerbomb. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- THE FABULOUS ONES VS BOBBY JAGGERS & MEAN MIKE MILLER The crowd is really dancing away to “Sharpe Dressed Man” as the Fab Ones hit the ring. This is one of the best entrances in all of wrestling and it really is fun to watch. As for the match it is a nice 8 minute back and forth with the Fab Ones getting the win after Steve Keirn connected with a reverse DDT on Miller. The Fab Ones head over to the interview desk where the really hype up the Halloween Tag Team Special in Dallas, Texas. Both Keirn and Lane say how great it would be to win $50,000 but it would mean more to them to walk out again as the USWA World Heavyweight Champions but they know how tough it would be as all 8 teams in the tournament are really good. Ladd basically says they have no shot but Ross thinks differently and wishes them luck. All of a sudden Skandar Akbar leads out Devastation Inc. out to the interview desk where Hacksaw Butch Reed, the Iron Sheik and Black Blood get right in the face of the Fab Ones as Akbar takes the microphone Skandar Akbar: Just look at my men Jim Ross. They are big. They are strong. They are mean. How do these little girly men think they could win the tag team tournament when their first match is against Devastation Incorporated? All of a sudden the crowd explodes as the World Champion, Dusty Rhodes rushes out and grabs the mic. Dusty Rhodes: It is real easy to act big and bad when it is 3-2. Well I said it last night. The American Dream will not let any of his friends be outnumbered by people like you Skamdar Akbar. Skandar Akbar: Well, well, if it not the Dough Boy Champion of the World. Be careful Rhodes before Reed beats you some more. All of a sudden all 6 men begin a pushing match as officials and wrestlers poor out from the back and somehow find a way to maintain order. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: JYD & TOMMY RICH VS DICK MURDOCH & TED DIBIASE The crowd explodes when the first chord of Another One Bites the Dust is played. JYD comes to the ring swinging his big dog chain and is howling at the moon as Wildfire runs around the ring giving the fans high fives. The atmosphere does a complete 180 as the Rat Pack comes to the ring. Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd both hype up the North American Title Match between Murdoch and JYD this week in Denver. Another great match here for the fans and with just a couple minutes left in TV time, it looked like they were to leave happy. JYD and Rich were in control when all of a sudden, Dibiase “accidently” knocked the ref down. All 4 men were now in the ring and going at it. Dibiase caught Rich with an eye rack and then quickly caught him with the loaded glove and Rich went down. Murdoch caught JYD here with an elbow and then grabbed him from behind. Dibiase again goes for the loaded glove and connects. JYD goes down and Murdoch scoops him up in the center of the ring and WHAM Murdoch nails JYD with a Brainbuster. Murdoch covers JYD just as the ref recovers and he to the fans dismay, gets the 3 count. Jim Ross is sick and tired of the tactics of the Rat Pack while Ladd hypes up the idea that Murdoch has JYD’s number and there is no way for JYD to get his title back in Denver. Matt Borne and Slater come out as the full Rat Pack ends another show in complete charge of the arena. We hear Jim Ross hyping up the card in Denver, Colorado for Tuesday night and the Team of Terror event in Dallas on Halloween night. He also reminds us that next week the TBS show will be coming from the Cincinnati Gardens. As Ross begins to sign off, the camera closes in on Dibiase who holds up 1 finger and mouths the words, “One More Member.” “So long from Lawton, Oklahoma.” As the screen fades to black with see a promotion for the Denver Auditorium. Matches Include: “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes & The Fab One vs Hacksaw Burch Reed, the Iron Sheik and Black Blood with Skandar Akbar USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE REMATCH The Freebirds vs The Violence Committee USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE (KING OF THE ROCK MOUNTAIN MATCH: NO RULES Dick Murdoch vs JYD Tommy Rich, Iceman Parsons & Chris Adams vs Ted Dibiase, Dick Slater & Matt Borne And much, much more!!

Good show as always. The Rankings were always my favorite part of reading the wrestling magazines when I was a kid. Liked the joint promotion with Lutte.

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I like that I am seeing a clear hierarchy here throughout the card and it is obvious as to who is getting the push and who is doing the jobbing. This is something that I truly struggle with. Like to see Ottman getting a little love here. What I found interesting is Sgt. Slaughter over the Masker Superstar. Superstar was just up for the belt and I thought Sgt. was struggling a bit. This will be interesting to watch. Does Superstar get relegated to Mid Card and Sgt move up the list or will they continue to battle back and forth to see who eventually makes another major run.

Thanks for keeping this going. Good luck and have fun with it!

10/20/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 TAPED IN LAWTON, OKLAHOMA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Lawton, Oklahoma and the Great Plains, Coliseum. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up the recent card in the Jackson, Mississippi. We see a video tape of the World 6 Man Title Match between the Freebirds and The Violence Committee. (Terry Gordy, Steve Williams and Manny Fernandez) The tape shows that Madusa Miceli leads The Violence Committee out to the ring and she gets right in the face of Precious and warns her to stay out of the action. The tape then jumps forward and the match is a full out war. With the ref knocked down, Precious jumps up on the apron and is about to throw the loaded purse to Jimmy Jam Garvin to use on Steve Williams. Before she can do this, Madusa catches here with a forearm to the back and she flies into the ring post. Madusa scoops up the purse and throws in to Dr. Death who clocks Garvin in the head. Williams follows up this knock-out blow with the Oklahoma Stampede. As the ref staggers back to the action, Williams covers Garvin. Michael Hayes rushes in to make the save but Bam Bam Gordy catches him and almost plants him through the mat. The ref makes the 3 count and we have New World Six Man Champions! When the tape ends we see the Violence Committee and Madusa Miceli at the interview desk. Jim Ross: Well, well guys! You weren’t kidding when you said you had a plan to deal with Precious. Terry Gordy: Remember, I used to be a Freebird. I know how they think. They always have a plan. They knew that they couldn’t beat us straight up so planned to use Precious and that loaded purse. We got ourselves a little insurance policy! We knew Madusa would take care of that She-Devil! Jim Ross: And take care of her she did. Madusa Miceli: And nothing could have been more fun. People like Precious give the rest of us women in this industry a bad name and I knew I needed to do something about it. Ernie Ladd: Well if you ask me, this was not a win. You cheated and have no right to call yourselves Champions! Steve “Dr. Death” Williams: Well Ladd if you want to come out of retirement and find a few of your old goons to come and try and pry these belts off our waists, we would gladly accept your challenge. If not, just stay out of our business. Jim Ross: What do you think Ladd? Are you ready to get back in the ring? Ernie Ladd: Typical of today’s wrestlers. Pick on the retired guys so they don’t have to give the Freebirds a rematch. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton with Baby Doll Vs Al Madril & Brian Adias (NON-TITLE) A rather quick match that saw Anderson hit the Spinbuster on Al Madril and then tag in Bobby Eaton for the Alabama Jammer for the pin. After the match, Baby Doll leads her team over to the interview desk where she confidently knows that her team will be the #1 seed in the upcoming $50,000 winner take all tag team tournament on Halloween Night in Dallas. She demands to know who the other tag teams in the tournament will be. Jim Ross admits that Baby Doll is correct in that the World Champs are indeed the #1 seed. He continues to announce the other teams #2 Seed: The Violence Committee (Terry Gordy & Steve Williams) #3 Seed: The Fabulous Ones #4 Seed: Kevin & Kerry Von Erich #5 Seed: The Japanese Assassins (Kendo Nagasaki & the Great Kabuki) #6 Seed: Devastation Inc.: The Iron Sheik & Black Blood #7 Seed: The Fabulous Freebirds (Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin) #8 Seed: The Rock n Roll Express Arn Anderson: Are you telling me, that we have to wrestle the Rock n Roll Express in the first match and then win 2 more matches in the same night just to leave Reunion Arena with our titles? This seems like Watts is just trying to find a way to take our belts. Jim Ross: That is the setup of the tournament. You could also walk out with $50,000 in cash. Let’s get back to the ring. MATCH HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN VS THE CUBAN ASSASSIN As usual, the Cuban Assassin gets the fans going by waving that Cuban Flag. Duggan can’t take anymore and to the delight of the fans, Hacksaw attacks right away. During the match, the Rat Pack, Dibiase, Slater, Murdoch and Borne, come out to ringside and things look bad for Duggan. It is hear that the crowd pops as JYD, Dusty Rhodes, and the VonErichs also come out to ringside. The two teams stare at each other and kind of draw the line in the sand which neither team crosses. Duggan rides the momentum of his allies coming to ringside to get the victory after a Football Tackle. Duggan joins his pals at the interview desk where the USWA World Champion, Dusty Rhodes does most of the talking. Dusty Rhodes: These are sum dark times! Whether it is the Rat Pack or Devastation Incorporated and that no good desert rat, Skamdar Akbar. Whether it is Gary Hart and his team of Assassins or Michael Hayes and his team of Cuckoo Birds. These are sum dark times but in dark times you band together. You find who is willing to be by your side. And let me tell something brother, the guys out here right now have each other’s backs. Whether you make up some corny name for us like all the ones on the evil side have done, We Got Each Other’s Backs! Call us the Dream Team. Call us the Dog Pound. Call us the Von Erich Extended Family. Call us Hacksaw’s Hitman! It doesn’t matter. We will never be alone again. Good is about to rise up and put evil in its place. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Skandar Akbar comes out to the interview desk where Jim Ross asks about this new edition to Devastation Inc. known as Black Blood. Akbar says that he has people all over the world searching for the best wrestlers and that he will spare no expense to rule the USWA. He warns the fans that what they are about to see will make some of them very, very nervous and for them to sit back and think what Dusty Rhodes is thinking right now knowing that Hacksaw Butch Reed, the Iron Sheik and now Black Blood are hot on his heels. MATCH: HANDICAP MATCH BLACK BLOOD VS THE OATES BROTHERS This powerful monster just annihilates the Oates brothers with power move after power move. The end comes when Black Blood puts Ted Oates into a Backbreaker Rack and then changes it into a nasty Power Bomb. The crowd is in awe and Akbar is all smiles. Ross and Ladd hype of the power of this new, masked man in a big way and then Ross takes us back to the ring. MATCH THE JAPANESE ASSASSINS with GARY HART VS THE FORT BRAGG BROTHERHOOD (Kernodle & Kirchner) Gary Hart and his men are not to be out done by Akbar as the Japanese Assassins just dominate. The end comes with the Spinning Thrust kick by Kabuki on Kirchner. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Both Ross and Ladd really hype up tonight’s main event as it is the Gauntlet Glove Match. If the masked man, Mr. Texas gets the win, he will earn a World Title Shot and he would be the first USWA Wrestle to complete the Gauntlet Glove. Jim Ross asks Ernie Ladd to reach into the hat to find out the opponent of Mr. Texas. Ernie Ladd reaches into the hat and pulls out…………… Kerry VonErich. Jim Ross: Business is about to pick up now. Mr. Texas has been going after the VonErichs for weeks now and tonight it will be the Modern Day Warrior, Kerry VonErich standing between Mr. Texas and a World Title Shot! MATCH: MAIN EVENT GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH MR. TEXAS VS KERRY VON ERICH With Mr. Texas already in the ring, the crowd explodes as we hear “Tom Sawyer” by Rush blare from the speakers. They truly go nuts as Kerry makes his way to the ring. Neither man waits for the bell and the brawl is on. Kerry has the advantage for the first few minutes but Mr. Texas takes control after an eye rake. It appeared as if Mr. Texas would win after he locked in the Cobra Clutch but Kerry made it to the ropes. VonErich blocked a vertical suplex and then reversed it with one of his own. Kerry was shaking his fists as the crowd was now behind him. With only about a minute to go in the match and 2 minutes to go in TV time, VonErich connected with the Tornado Punch and followed it up with the Iron Claw. Kerry almost turned this into a pin a couple of times but Mr. Texas got the shoulder up. While Mr. Texas would not submit to the Iron Claw, he did begin to lose consciousness. With about 5 seconds to go, the ref lifted his arm up and the fans watched it fall to the side and he counted 1. Ref Pee Wee Anderson repeated this action and counted to 2. He was in the middle of lifting it again when the bell rang signaling a 10 minute time limit draw. Jim Ross sounds disappointed that Kerry did not win the match but he also expressed how relieved he was that whoever this Mr. Texas was, would not get a shot at the USWA World Title. Ernie Ladd chimed in and the two began to argue. While they were arguing, the camera picked up on the fact that Kerry was now going for the mask and that he had it half way off. Mr. Texas was doing everything he could to keep that mask on but Kerry ripped it off. Mr. Texas quickly put his hands over his face and ran to the locker room. The camera did catch a quick glimpse of this blonde haired, blue eyed handsome man. While Jim Ross is left wondering who it could be, Kerry VonErich looks like he has just seen a ghost. Jim Ross: “Fans, we will have to wait to tomorrow night to get to the bottom of this. So long from Lawton, Oklahoma.” As the screen fades to black with see promotions for the Denver, Auditorium on Tuesday night and Reunion Arena in Dallas for Halloween Night.

To be honest, I have no idea. I never saw Mid-South Wrestling. The research I did was a bit confusing. One thing said it was Dibiase, Borne and Hacksaw Duggan while cagematches.com said it was those three + Mr. Olympia, Steve Williams and KKB. Not sure which is true.

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10/14/1984: WTBS TAPED IN CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Corinth, Mississippi and the Crossroads Rodeo Arena. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts with an interview with the USWA World Champion, Dusty Rhodes who is really upset that his next opponent, Hacksaw Butch Reed has joined forces with Skandar Akbar and Devastation Inc. He basically says that there is no way that he would ever allow this title to fall into the hands of someone like Akbar and that he will find some way to defeat the monster, Hacksaw Butch Reed. Ernie Ladd: Dusty, there is no way an out of shape, pot-bellied, over the hill redneck like you could beat today’s perfect athlete, Hacksaw Butch Reed. Dustry Rhodes: I may be old. I may be fat. But one thing will never die in me and that is that I bleed Red, White and Blue. And the next time you mouth off to me Ernie Ladd, you better be willing to get in the ring and stand by your words. Jim Ross: You tell um Dream. Now we got to get to the ring. MATCH SAM HOUSTON VS JOHNNY MANTELL Ross hypes up Houston’s win last week against Terry Taylor but Ernie Ladd believes it was all caused because of the interference by that no good Tommy Rich. As for this match, the young Houston looks pretty good in this affair. He is on the verge of victory after a Bulldog on Mantell but before the ref can make the count Terry Taylor hits the ring and makes a real example out of the youngster. Jim Ross is really sickened by the actions of Taylor who really lays the boots to Houston. With Houston basically out on his feet, Taylor gives him a Bulldog of his own. The crowd pops as Wildfire Rich hits the scene and Taylor scurries for cover. This is the second week in a row that he wanted no part of Rich. Rich helps Sam Houston to his feet and raises his hand. The crowd gives the youngster a nice ovation. Jim Ross tells us that this feud between Taylor, Rich and Houston seems to be just getting started. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Jim Ross hypes up the Gauntlet Glove Match and reminds us that today, the masked man, Mr.Texas, is going for his fourth straight win which would leave him just one short of a World Title Match. Ernie Ladd reaches into the hat and pulls out his opponent ……… Kevin VonErich. GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH MR. TEXAS VS KEVIN VON ERICH Jim Ross can’t believe the match up we got here as Mr. Texas and the VonErich’s have been feuding for a while now. As for the match, it pits two great and powerful athletes against each and it proves to be as good as advertised. The end comes after Kevin weakened Mr. Texas with the Iron Claw and climbed to the Top Rope for the VonErich Death Leap. WHAM! At the last second Mr. Texas pulled the ref in close and it was the ref that took the full force of the VonErich leap. Kevin goes over to see how Pee Wee Anderson is doing when WHAM! Mr. Texas hits Kevin with a lowblow and down he went. Mr. Texas now picks up VonErich and locks in the Cobra Clutch. He keeps it locked in until VonErich goes out cold. Mr. Texas goes over and helps Pee Wee to his feet and then simply covers Kevin for the 1…2…3. Jim Ross is really disgusted the tactics of Mr. Texas but Ernie Ladd is excited that the VonErichs are getting taken to school here of late by this masked avenger. He hypes up the fact that if Mr. Texas wins next week, he will get a World Title shot. MATCH THE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE (Terry Gordy, Manny Fernandez & Steve Williams) VS THE OUTLAWS (Ron Bass, Bobby Jaggers & Mean Mike Miller) While the Outlaws are a good team, this was just complete domination by the VC. The end came after an Oklahoma Stampede by Dr. Death on Miller. The Violence Committee stops by the interview desk after their match where they take turns hyping up their 6 Man World Title Match this week in Jackson, Mississippi. Terry Gordy even hints that there will be a little surprise in Jackson for that so called “lady” known as Precious. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- USWA TELEVISION TITLE MATCH THE GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart vs ICEMAN KING PARSONS The crowd is really dancing away to “We are Family” as Iceman hits the ring. The fans would like nothing more than to see a new World TV Champ here as they are sick and tired of the antics of Gary Hart and his wrestlers. As for the match, it was a great showcase for TV but it appeared that the 10 minute time limit would expire. Both men had their turn with the momentum but Kabuki seemed satisfied that with a draw as he kept Iceman on the ground with a painful nerve hold. All of a sudden, Iceman began to shimmy and shake. He seemed to just ignore the pain as he got to one knee and then the other. He stood up with Kabuki on his back and backed full force into the turnbuckle. Kabuki was bucked off and left flat on the ground. Gary Hart feared that Iceman was about to gain the victory so he got up on the apron. WHAM! Iceman hit the ropes and came off with a major Butt Bump and sent Hart flying. WHAM! Iceman came off the ropes again and this time he nailed Kabuki with the Butt Bump just as he was getting to his feet. 1… 2… 3. Jim Ross hypes up the fact that we have a new World TV Champion while Ernie Ladd tells us that he thinks he is going to be sick to his stomach. Jim Ross makes an announcement that on October 31, Halloween Night, there will be a $50,000 winner take all Tag Team Tournament known as TEAM OF TERROR and it will be held in the Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. The tournament will include 8 teams and the tag team title will be on the line each and every time the champions wrestle that night. All of a sudden the USWA World Tag Team Champions, Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton, are led to the interview table by an angry Baby Doll. Baby Doll: What is the crap! Nobody ran this by the champions. Are you telling me Jim Ross, that my Perfect Team will have to defend their World Titles 3 times that night? Jim Ross: I never said that. They could lose the first match and whoever is the champ in the second round would now be defending the titles. Bobby Eaton: Oh very funny, Jim Ross, you must be some sort of comedian. Jim Ross: I am not sure what you guys are worried about. It was just last week that you said that no team around here even deserved to be in the ring with you. Arn Anderson: No team does but this is typical of that fat, no good Bill Watts. Stack the deck against the people who refuse to bow down to him. Jim Ross: Well next week, right here on WTBS, we will announce the other 7 teams. Ernie Ladd: This is the most unfair thing I have ever heard of. Jim Ross: But it will be a real exciting night a wrestling. There will also be a World Title Match that night and a North American Title Match that night. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: JYD VS DIRTY DICK SLATER The crowd explodes when the first chord of Another One Bites the Dust is played. JYD comes to the ring swinging his big dog chain and is howling at the moon. The atmosphere does a complete 180 at Slater walks to the ring alone. Ross was surprised that the rest of the Rat Pack didn’t accompany him. Another great match here for the fans and with just a couple minutes left in TV time, it looked like they were to leave happy. JYD was holding Slater up by his ears and was nailing him with headbutt after headbutt. Slater was staggering as JYD whipped him into the turnbuckle. This arch backing toss had Slater bouncing towards the middle of the ring. This is where Dog caught him with a huge THUMP (powerslam) but before the ref could even count to one, the Rat Pack hit the ring. Matt Borne, Dick Murdoch and Ted Dibiase where now laying the boots to JYD. As the show was about to close, JYD was tossed to the floor and for the second straight night, America watched the Rat Pack celebrate in the center of the ring. We hear Jim Ross hyping up the card in Jackson, Mississippi for Tuesday night and the Team of Terror event in Dallas on Halloween night. He also reminds us that next week the TBS show will be coming from the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton, Oklahoma. As Ross begins to sign off, the camera closes in on Dibiase who holds up 1 finger and mouths the words, “One More Member.” “So long from Corinth, Mississippi.” As the screen fades to black with see a promotion for Mississippi Fairgrounds in Jackson. Matches Include: USWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs Hacksaw Burch Reed with Skandar Akbar USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE MATCH The Freebirds vs The Violence Committee Ted Dibiase vs JYD Hacksaw Duggan & Kerry VonErich vs The RAT PACK (Slater & Borne) And much, much more!!

Love McMahon and The Body together on TV. You to a great job of giving us their little back and forth. Also that was a pretty big show in Hollywood, Fl. each match could have been a main event.

Nice to see the Zambouie Express playing a big roll right away. I enjoyed how you teased the Main Event right from the opening and kept us wondering if Martel would be all alone. George the Animal vs the Sheepherder! That must have been chaos. Also really liked the interview with the Brain as he basically threw the Samoans away and could care less that he lost one of the greatest tag teams of the era and it meant nothing to him.

And the WWF keeps on rolling. One good show after another. Sullivan and Snake are perfect together.

First from the Oct. 5th show- -That first match was a classic. You turned an opening match into a Main Event with the wording. "The Young Gentleman" was classic as the Iron Fists was perfect. -Like the way you set up the angle of the Bad Newsbreakers and Playboy After Dark From the Met show on Oct 5th- great job of letting the TV show set up the House Show. I would have liked to have seen Patera's response when challenged by Tito Love the Interview with the Young Lions and Welcome Mr. Steve Regal! Also from that show, you proved that it is not only the famous wrestlers from 83 that work well if you develop the angles..... Here comes the Botswana Beats! Keep up the great work!

10/13/1984: WTBS TAPED IN CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Corinth, Mississippi and the Crossroads Rodeo Arena. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up the recent card in the Jackson, Mississippi. We see a video tape of the No DQ match between Hacksaw Reed and Hacksaw Duggan. The tape shows an all-out war between the two huge men. While both men connected with power move after power move, neither could get the victory, as the bell sounded signaling the 30 minute draw we see the Iron Sheik enter the ring and attack Jim Duggan. When the tape ends we see Skandar Akbar at the interview desk. Jim Ross: I have seen some dirty things in this business but what was that all about Akbar? Skandar Akbar: Well believe it or not Jim Ross, wrestling is a business and in this business money talks. Ernie Ladd: We all know that’s the truth and we all know you have a lot of the green. Jim Ross: I still have no idea what you are talking about. Skandar Akbar: I thought you were smarter than that Ross. Come on, put two and two together and you come up with the fact that Hacksaw Reed is the newest member of Devastation Inc. Jim Ross: I don’t believe that for a second. Butch Reed has been saying for months that he is the man around here and he walks alone. What would make him agree to work for you? The crowd erupts in anger as Hacksaw Reed comes out. Hacksaw Reed: Not work for, but work together. I have seen what Mr. Akbar has done for my buddy the Iron Sheik. I have seen what he has done for the Muslim Connection. I need a business manager. Nobody, and I mean nobody can beat me in the ring but I need some legal power behind the scenes to stop people like Cowboy Bill Watts from keeping me down. Skandar Akbar is that man! Ernie Ladd: Brother, you have finally seen the light! And not to mention that this Tuesday night in Jackson, Mississippi, you are facing none other than the USWA World Heavyweight Champion, Dusty Rhodes. Jim Ross: Oh yeah, and not to mention that! It seems like you are trying to up the odds on becoming the next World Champion. What about America? What about the land that has kept us free? How could you agree to join a team with Akbar and the Iron Sheik when all they do is put down the land that has given you everything? Hacksaw Reed: This country aint given me nothing. I have earned everything I got and now it’s time to get me sum more. American Dream, Dusty Rhodes you better watch your back now! Devastation Inc. will soon rule USWA Wrestling. Skandar Akbar: Oh how sweet that sounds! The Sheik back in control of American Wrestling. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Jim Ross hypes up the Gauntlet Glove Match and reminds us that today, the masked Mr.Texas is going for his third straight win. Ernie Ladd reaches into the hat and pulls out ……… Brian Adias GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH MR. TEXAS VS BRIAN ADIAS A great opening match but in the end, Mr. Texas wins with a Cobra Clutch. After the ref calls for the bell, he refuses to release the hold. Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd both discuss how dangerous this is. As the ref threatens to reverse his decision, the crowd explodes as Kevin & Kerry VonErich hit the ring and chase Mr. Texas off. The VonErichs and Adias head to the interview desk where Adias thanks them for their help and that they all know they got each other’s backs. Adias reminds the audience that he and Kevin have been friends since they were in school together and that it is great to have guys like this as friends. The VonErichs express how sick and tired they are of Mr. Texas and want to know what his problem is. They remind the audience that their brother, Mike, suffered a concussion due to Mr. Texas and that he is constantly getting involved in their matches They promise to get to the bottom of this. Jim Ross thanks the group for their time but says they must get back to the ring. MATCH DAN SPIVEY VS JOHNNY MANTELL Here we see Spivey follow up his second match here in the USWA with another win. It was a little awkward to watch but the 6’8, 310 youngster has some real potential. The win came after he connected with a nasty Bulldog. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH KENDO NAGASAKI with GARY HART VS SWEET BROWN SUGAR A nice 5 minute contest here where the end came after Gary Hart distracted the ref and Nagasaki used a foreign object to gain the victory. After the match Gary Hart went to the interview desk and Kabuki joined Nagasaki. Gary Hart warned Iceman Parsons that he was going to get hurt in the Television Title Match with Kabuki and that he should consider himself warned. When that ends, the speakers begin to play Freebird and out strut the World 6 Man Tag Team Champions. Michael Hayes: What is wrong with people? Why doesn’t anybody listen? We are the baddest boys on the block. So bad, they named the block after us! Bad Street USA! We warned Terry Gordy and the rest of his goons that we could not be beaten. Jimmy Jam Garvin: Were we supposed to run in fear? Well if you think that Steve Williams, Manny Fernandez and that traitor Baby Gordy would have us shaken in our boats, you don’t know the Freebird Way! Last week we beat you in the ring. We beat you on the floor. We beat you in the aisles and we beat you in the streets. Jim Ross: I think you took far more then you gave and if it wasn’t for that loaded purse of Precious, I think we would have seen new champs. Buddy Roberts: Don’t you EVER SPEAK like that to us again Ross unless you want a chair up side your head. Ernie Ladd: That’s right Buddy. What is wrong with you Jim Ross? Do you have no class? Well anyway, I don’t understand it but the USWA Board of Directors is mandating that you wrestler the Violence Committee again this week in Jackson, Mississippi. Michael Hayes: It doesn’t matter. Jackson, MS, Memphis, TN, Dallas, TX or Hot Lanta, GA. They all end on Bad Street with the Freebirds partying like the Rock Stars we are! ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: MAIN EVENT TED DIBIASE VS CHRIS ADAMS Both Ross and Ladd really hype up this contest and it turned out to be well worth the attention. Both men were at the top of their game. They bump! They sell! They give the fans everything they could ask for. In the end, Adams went for the Superkick but Dibiase ducked under it and nailed him with the dreaded loaded glove. From here it was all over. The ref asked if Dibiase had anything in the glove and he vehemently denied it and made the cover. The ref accepted his answer and made the three count. The rest of the Rat Pack came out and tossed Adams to the floor. The show ends with Slater, Murdoch, Borne and Dibiase in control of the ring. As Ross begins to sign off, the camera closes in on Dibiase who holds up 1 finger and mouths the words, “One More Member.” Jim Ross: “So long from Corinth, Mississippi.” As the screen fades to black with see a promotion for Mississippi Fairgrounds in Jackson.

10/6/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 TAPED IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Dothan Alabama and the Houston County Farm Center. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” HIGHLIGHT FORM TO ALLOW ME TO CATCH UP MATCH TERRY GORDY VS JOHNNY MANTELL Gordy wins with a piledriver and then goes to the interview desk where they show a video of his recent match with Michael Hayes. The video clip shows an all-out war between the two men who are slugging it out in the middle of the ring. Gordy’s power overwhelms Hayes and it appears he is going to win. He is posed to connect with a piledriver but before the move can be carried out, Jimmy Garvin and Buddy Jack Roberts rush in to make the save. Gordy wins by DQ but he takes a good beating before the rest of the Violence Committee (Steve Williams and Manny Fernandez) rush in to even things out. After the video the entire Violence Committee is at the interview desk where they are hyping up their World Six Man Title Match against the Freebirds Tuesday night in Birmingham, Alabama. With the interview concluded, Jim Ross quickly changes the subject to the Gauntlet Match where Mr. Texas is looking for his second win. Ernie Ladd reaches into the hat and pulls out ……… Cpl. Kirchner ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH MR. TEXAS VS CPL. KIRCHNER Mr. Texas gets the victory when he used the Iron Claw to get the submission victory. Both Ross and Ladd hype this up as it appears Mr. Texas is doing anything he can to get the ire up of the VonErich family. Jim Ross takes us right back to the ring where he is hyping up a 6’8, 300 pound newcomer to the sport of wrestling. MATCH DAN SPIVEY VS IGOR VOLKOFF A nice touch here by USWA to kick this rookies USWA career off by defeating the big, hated Russian. Spivey wins in impressive fashion with a massive clothesline followed by a Power Bomb. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- USWA TELEVISION TITLE MATCH THE GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart vs BRIAN ADIAS A lopsided affair here where Kabuki just beat Adias from pillar to post. The end came after a thrust kick to the throat but that did not stop Kabuki from hitting Adias with the kendo stick after the match was over. This caused Iceman Parsons to rush in and make the save. Parsons went to the interview desk where he demanded a TV Title Match next week and we find out from Bill Watts that this match has been sanctioned. Ernie Ladd tried to stick his two cents in by asking Watts what made Iceman the #1 contender for the belt but as usual, his obnoxiousness fell on deaf ears. MATCH: TERRY TAYLOR VS SAM HOUSTON This is Houston’s first bout in the USWA and he really had his hands full. Taylor controlled the entire match accept for the last moment when Wildfire Tommy Rich came out and distracted Taylor which allowed Houston to roll him up for the pin. Taylor was fuming but wanted no part of Wildfire who celebrated in the ring with Sam Houston. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH DICK MURDOCH VS KEVIN VON ERICH The crowd explodes as Kevin comes to the ring but that all changes when Murdoch enters with the members of the Rat Pack. (Ted Dibiase & Dick Slater) As for the match, it is a great TV Main event. Dibiase has gone over to the interview table where together with Ernie Ladd, really hype up Murdoch and give VonErich no chance at the victory. But sometimes actions speak louder than words and in the ring, it is all Kevin. After weakening Murdoch with the claw, the barefooted VonErich climbs to the top rope and comes off with a VonErich Death Leap. He connects and appears to be on the verge of becoming the new champ. As the ref gets in position to count, the crowd roars as someone is rushing to the ring. This newcomer, together with Dirty Dick Slater are all over Kevin VonErich. The ref calls for the bell but this win by DQ is not what VonErich was looking for. Jim Ross: Is that? Yes it is. It is Maniac Matt Borne. What is he doing here? Ted Dibiase: I told you yesterday that there were still two more pieces to the Rat Pack. Matt Borne, an original Rat Pack Member is back in town. Now as you watch this beating just remember, there is still one more member to come. You won’t know who. You won’t know when. But trust me, there is one more still to come! We hear Jim Ross hyping up the card at the Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama for Tuesday night and he reminds us that next week the TBS show will be coming from the Crossroads Rodeo Arena in Corinth, Mississippi. “So long from Dothan, Alabama.” As the screen fades to black with see a promotion for The Boutwell Audiorium in Birmingham, Alabama Matches Include: USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE MATCH The Freebirds vs The Violence Committee NORTH AMERICAN TITLE REMATCH: Junk Yard Dog vs Dick Murdoch THE BATTLE OF THE HACKSAWS Hacksaw Reed vs Hacksaw Duggan Dick Slater & Ted Dibiase vs Kerry & Kevin VonErich Tommy Rich vs Terry Taylor And much, much more!!

USWA sends Rocky Johnson and Mr. Wrestling II to Mid-Atlantic for Matt Borne and Sam Houston

Nice use of Jake Roberts. Enjoy the Snake!

I liked the idea of the Samoans turning babyfaces for one last go-round. Great set of shows here.

Fall Brawl was a great show. Just like Flair to win by DQ. A major show always needs at least 1 title change and I like the one you choose. Andre might not have been too happy being so far down this card but that is no knock on you. This card was loaded

USWA will be a little late with shows. The stomach flu has hit early this year.

I am sorry to say but like Derek, the 83 project is my focus. USWA is open to anyone who wants to upgrade to a weekly show. Sorry I could not give this more of a focus. Good luck to all involved.

10/6/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 TAPED IN DOTHAN, ALABAMA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Dothan Alabama and the Houston County Farm Center. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up the recent card in the Myriad in Oklahoma City. We see a video tape of the No DQ match between JYD and Dick Murdoch for the North American Title. As the tape begins, we see both men looking worn out. Murdoch has JYD in the corner and hits him with a huge right hand. Dog falls forward and Murdoch picks him up by the hair. Murdoch goes for the Brainbuster but it is blocked and JYD somehow flips Murdoch over his back. You can see the momentum begin to change. JYD connects with three rapid headbutts. Dog then whips Murdoch into the ropes and catches him in a Big Thump (Powerslam). Dog is a little slow to make the cover but it still looks like he has enough to get the pin. All of a sudden the crowd roars as someone is running to the ring in a long shirt and a pair of jeans. He scoops up a chair on the way. 1… 2… WHAM…. It is DICK SLATER who has made he was to the ring and has nailed JYD in the head with the chair. Since it is a NO DQ Match there is nothing ref Pee Wee Anderson can do about it. Slater drags Murdoch on top of Dog and Anderson makes the three count. The fans are stunned. When the tape ends we see a dejected JYD has joined Ross and Ladd at the interview desk. Jim Ross: I have seen some dirty things in this business but what Slater did last week in the Myriad was one of the worst. Ernie Ladd: Why, he followed the rules. It was a No DQ Match, therefore Slater had every right to do what he did. JYD: I have no interest in hearing anything from you Ladd. Murdoch knew he couldn’t beat me. He knew he needed help so he tricked me into getting the stipulation he needed. Two weeks ago, he riled me up by hitting me in the head with a chair. I was so mad, I would have agreed to anything. I should have known better. I should have seen through Murdoch’s plan. I should have seen it coming but I missed it. It won’t happen again. All of a sudden the crowd rumbles. Jim Ross: “Oh my, what is this……? It is Ted Dibiase. What are you doing out here? The crowd is also very interested. They know that JYD and Dibiase have often been at odds but the last time we saw them together, they were partners in a great match. Ted Dibiase: Don’t worry folks. I am as disgusted by what happened in Oklahoma City as anyone. I was watching and could not believe how low Murdoch and Slater stooped to win the North American Title. I came back here because I owe JYD one. If you last remember, he came back here and saved my butt when he didn’t have to. If you don’t mind, I would like to show everyone a quick video. Ted Dibiase & Junkyard Dog vs Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard -We have seen some matches try to steal the show but this is the reason why everyone is here. Gino and Tully have got so much heat as security brings them down to the ring. Dibiase comes out to a nice ovation but fans are still luke-warm on him. The fans come unglued when the JYD comes out and it is pure chaos. JYD is kissing fans all the way to the ring. These guys get a solid 30-minutes and my oh my it is great as a spectacle. Dibiase does some great in ring work with Hernandez and Blanchard to carry the match but it is JYD who makes the match special. He comes in with some huge bombs and he has got the crowd going wild. We see the tease near the end with Dibiase getting busted up on the corner. Hernandez and Blanchard work over the Dog badly but somehow he finds a way to break free. He goes to tag Dibiase who drops down and is shaking his head. He is shaking out the cobwebs but here comes Blanchard to try and finish off the Dog. Dibiase is getting screamed at by the crowd as Hernandez and Blanchard are going for a spike pile driver but Dibiase jumps back in and we’ve got a four way brawl and the crowd is back in! Dibiase and JYD go back to back and then we see Dibiase throw JYD down and take a huge clothesline. Hernandez and Blanchard are working as a unit but JYD has got the momentum. We see him with some huge strikes and then Dibiase comes back and he and Hernandez go out of the ring to the floor. Inside, Blanchard goes for a knee lift but JYD grabs him and hoists him up for the THUMP and the 1…2….3!!! THE CROWD EXPLODES! Blanchard goes out of the ring but Dibiase grabs the briefcase… he steps into the ring and teases hitting JYD with it… instead he opens it up and they start tossing the money around! They shake hands and what a night. The Superdome has seen it all. Ted Dibiase: You see. JYD saved my butt against Gino Hernandez and Tully Blanchard and now I am here to help him out against Murdoch and Slater. I have never forgotten what he did for me. I still have that briefcase from that night. In fact, I have brought it out here to show everyone how much JYD returning to Mid-South meant to me. JYD: I know we have not always been on the same side but what you have done for me tonight, is truly awesome. You have made me see the good in people again. I was really beginning to wonder. The two embrace and Dog is clapping his hands in a real excited way as he walks towards the fans. WHAM!!!!! Dibiase nails Dog with the briefcase and down he goes. From out of nowhere, Slater and Murdoch hit the scene and Dog is getting hit from all angles. As Murdoch and Slater continue the beating we here Dibiase. Ted Dibiase: I can’t believe how stupid he is. I can’t believe he fell for it. Remember the Rat Pack days of the Mid-South. Well, the leader of the Rat Pack is back and I am going to be in control USWA Wrestling. You already met two of the members of the Pack. You won’t believe the other two which you will find out tomorrow night. Let’s go boys. Dibiase, Murdoch and Slater embrace and head to the locker room. Jim Ross can’t believe what he just saw and Ernie Ladd seems excited by it. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE PERFECT ALLIANCE (ARN ANDERSON & BOBBY EATON) with Baby Doll VS FT. BRAGG BROTHERHOOD (CPL. KIRCHNER & PVT. KERNODLE) A really nice opening match with a few momentum changes. Baby Doll and The Perfect Alliance return to their usually spot as heels after a short run as babyfaces in their last few matches with the Muslim Connection. This match goes about 8 minutes and ends with a Spinebuster by Arn on Kirchner followed up by the Alabama Jam by Eaton. The Perfect Alliance heads over to the interview desk where Baby Doll takes a momentum to thank her team for their victory over Akbar’s Muslim Connection because of the stipulation that if they won, she would get Akbar 1-1 in the ring. She really gets excited as she hypes up how she enjoyed knocking Akbar around the ring. Jim Ross explains to those of us who were not in Oklahoma City how easily she beat Akbar. Anderson and Eaton start explaining that it is almost two easy. That there isn’t a tag team in the World who could beat them and it doesn’t matter who is next, it will be the same result. All of a sudden Kevin and Kerry Von Erich come out and ask for a World Title Match and it is fun to see how fast the Perfect Alliance back pedal on their words and say that there is no way they can give the Von Erich’s a title shot. Baby Doll reminds them of all the teams that are ahead of them in the rankings like The Kiniski brothers, the Oates brothers and she goes on to rattle off about 10 teams. She explains that if and only if they beat all those teams can they can have a title shot. Kerry and Kevin just keep saying how afraid they are and they might claim to be fighting champs but they are just hiding behind a women. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- When we come out of break, we see Gary Hart and the Great Kabuki walk out to the interview desk and the crowd gives a loud groan. They know that by seeing Kabuki it means that Jake the Snake Roberts lost the loser leave town match in Oklahoma City and Kabuki is here to stay. Gary Hart: We warned you Jake Roberts. The Great Kabuki cannot be beaten in a Dragonshi Match. He hit you with that Kendo Stick in the head. In the back, in the ribs and in the legs. Kabuki ripped that steel mesh glove across your forehead until you bled so much you couldn’t see 6 inches in front of you. Let this be a warning to the rest of the USWA. The Great Kabuki is not only the best USWA WORLD TV CHAMPION, he is the most dangerous man in all of wrestling. Jim Ross: Mr. Hart, you seem to be leaving out the fact that you got involved in the match by throwing some sort of foreign object into the eyes of Jake Roberts and leaving him completely defenseless. You also left out the fact that up until you did that, Jake Roberts was in complete control of the Dragonshi Match. Gary Hart: How dare you Jim Ross! Falsely accuse me again of such actions and you will be hearing from my lawyers. This interview is over and consider yourself lucky as coming up next is Kabuki and Kendo Nagasaki in the ring. Ernie Ladd: Yes, Jim Ross, consider yourself lucky. With lies like you just said, I am surprised he didn’t sue you. Now sit back and enjoy our next match. MATCH KENDO NAGASAKI & KABUKI with Gary Hart VS ROCKY JOHNSON & SWEET BROWN SUGAR A great tag match that had a lot of speed, martial arts and power moves. The end came with Sweet Brown Sugar being blinded by Gary Hart while Kendo Nagasaki distracted the ref. Kendo tagged in Kabuki who nailed Sugar with a thrust kick to the temple for the victory. Jim Ross quickly changes the subject as he is sick of Gary Hart and his dirty ways. He gets us ready for the Gauntlet Glove Match and reminds us that today we need to pick two wrestlers from the hat as last week ended in a draw between Chris Adams and Iceman Parsons. Ernie Ladd reaches into the hat and pulls out ……… Mike Von Erich and Mr. Texas. GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH MIKE VON ERICH VS MR. TEXAS Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd both hype this up. The masked Mr. Texas is new on the scene but it is obvious that he has a bone to pick with the Von Erich family as he has attacked them two weeks in a row. The match is high paced and had a lot of energy from the fans. They are all over Mr. Texas but it doesn’t matter. In the end, his power is just too much. He has almost 50 pounds on Mike and it is all muscle. Mike caught him with the Iron Claw on two occasions but Mr. Texas just pushed the hand away both times. Mr. Texas weakened VonErich with a few power moves including a belly to belly suplex. He then caught Mike in the Cobra Clutch. Mike refused to give up but soon passes out from the pressure and the ref had no choice but to call for the bell. Jim Ross is really concerned for the VonErichs with this Mr. Texas after them while Ernie Ladd says it is about time someone stood up to them. The have ridden their fathers position of power long enough and he predicts their complete demise. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: MAIN EVENT THE FABULOUS ONES Vs THE OUTLAWS (RON BASS & BOBBY JAGGERS) The crowd explodes with the first chords of Sharpe Dressed Man. The USWA has not seen the Fabulous Ones for a few weeks since they were beaten pretty good by the Muslim Connection. This match is wild from the get go. The Outlaws tried every dirty trick in the book but can’t get the victory. After Steve Keirn was really worked over he made a forward roll and a diving to tag in Stan Lane. Lane comes in like a house a fire. He soon has Bass on the floor and is going full steam ahead on Jaggers. He climbs to the top rope and comes off the top rope and nails Jaggers with the ALABAMA JAM for the win. Jim Ross really hypes that up and says that by using The Perfect Alliances finisher, the Fab Ones are sending a clear message to the World Champs that they are coming for the belts. All of a sudden “Rock & Roll All Night” by Kiss blares through the speakers and the crowd pops again. This time it is the Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson who come out. Morton starts shaking his hand as Lane while Gibson does the same to Keirn. Then both members of the R N R Express start making the sign of the belts around their waist. Jim Ross: Oh my. Business is about to pick up here. The Tag Team Champions said there is no one in the USWA who even deserves a World Title Shot never mind defeat them. Now in one night, we have the VonErichs, The Fab Ones and The Rock N Roll Express are laying claim to the #1 Contenders spot. This is going to get very interesting. “So long from Dothan, Alabama.” As the screen fades to black with see a promotion for The Boutwell Auditorium in Birmingham, Alabama

Also on the block is the Zambouie Express-Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed

I think since we are already into October and all Japanese wrestlers have to be back in less then two months, the entire time period would be ok.

I agree. Buzz and Schultz might just have the energy to match the Road Warriors. I also loved the progression of your card from openers to midcarders to main eventers. The AWA is by far the most realistic promotion here. While many of us, myself included, have gone for star after star, except for Boon, we could probably never pay our bills. Great work and always a fun read.