kevinmcfl

Great MSG show and like always, you do a great job on introducing new angles and keeping things fresh.

I love this! It has that feel a a small NWA territory of the 1980's. The wrestlers are the only ones who know it is small. The announcers do a great job of hyping things up. The gimmicks and feuds seem so real. Reminds me of a few week period when I was young that the USA network carried Southwest Championship Wrestling. After just a few weeks I thought Bob Sweetan was the best wrestler in the World. That is how you make Tom Pritchard, Johhn Rich, Roy Lee Welch and the Wild Hogs feel. PERFECT!

USWA will add Mr. Wrestling II to the jobber pact spot opened up by sending John Nord to the WWF.

USWA sends John Nord to the WWF for future consideration.

I am sorry but I thought we were only allowed to do one move a day and I don't mean to give you more work. I will send you a completed roster tomorrow. If anyone was going to pick up anyone I did just let me know and I will go in another direction. USWA drops Kevin Sullivan and Rufus Jones USWA adds Cpl. Kirchner and Mean Mike Miller USWA moves Brian Adias to a jobber pack and also picks up Jose Lothario and moves him to a jobber pact..

with an open roster space, USWA adds Don Kernodle

USWA trades the Sheepherders to Lutte for the Oates brothers. This trade will really be a 3 month exchange but they are switching rosters because the Oates brothers will be going to a USWA jobber pack. USWA also sends Norvell Austin to Lutte and USWA's 3rd pick in the 1985 fresh face draft for Lutte's second round pick. I will PM you a completed roster in a few days as I now need to add some wrestlers from free agency to fill out my roster.

9/2/1995: WMC 5 (MEMPHIS) 10:00-11:30 “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling from Memphis, Tennessee. I am Corey Macklin and what a show we have for you today. (Macklin rundowns today’s show) HIGHTLIGHT FORM: 1. A video tape from the Mid-South Coliseum shows Southern Comfort (Tracy Smothers and Jesse James Armstrong) winning the USWA World Tag Titles from PG 13 after a pumphandle slam on JC Ice. All of a sudden, some bass drums begin to beat and we hear the dreaded sound, THE NATION…. Of DOMINATION. THE NATION…. Of DOMINATION . The Nation of Domination (Ron Simmons and the Harlem Knights) interrupt an interview of Southern Comfort and demand a title shot which Southern Comfort accepts. 2. “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart returns to Memphis and says he is back with the First Family to put an end to Jerry Lawler. The First Family (Tommy Rich, Barry Windham and The Warlord) destroy the team of Dixie Dynamite, Booby Blaze and The Inferno Kid in a 6 Man Tag Match. 3. After a commercial break, Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett and Superstar Bill Dundee are at the interview desk and are mocking Jimmy Hart and his first family. They decide that they are now going to call themselves The Kings! 4. Diamond Dallas Paige and Kimberly have a successful debut in USWA as he defeated the Colorado Kid with the Diamond Cutter. The fans loved his energy and his catch phrase “BANG” everytime he wanted to emphasize something. Kimberly was also very easy on the eyes. Corey Macklin gives him a big push here. 5. Miss. Texas comes out a video is shown is shown of her big win over Uptown Karen at the Mid-South Coliseum. Corey Macklin hypes up the victory during his interview with her and says that he believes the Uptown Karen was so upset after the match that she has up and left the USWA. All of a sudden, we hear that stupid voice blaring from the microphone as Jimmy Hart returns. He puts down Miss. Texas and women in general until Miss. Texas can’t take anymore and smacks him. He is left laying on the floor as we went to commercial break. 5. Brian Christopher’s match with the Falcon was interrupted by a run in by the hated BRAT PACK (Doug Gilbert & Chris Jerricho). This attack went on for a few minutes until Lawler, Jarrett, and Dundee rushed to his aid. Christopher was then all fired up during an interview. 6. The main event match was a USWA Southern Title Match between the champion Billy Jack vs Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy. It was a classic match that eventually saw the fan favorite, Gordy get the clean victory after a nasty powerbomb! After the match we again heard the drums beating and the return of the Nation of Domination chant. Ron Simmons came out and started pointing at Gordy but not much else happened. 7. Promotions for the week

USWA drops Brickhouse Brown and adds Fidel Sierra.

USWA sends Black Bart to Lutte for Kendo Nagasaki

Great show. Love where your angles seem to be going. TA vs Larry Z and Flair vs Backlund are great draws! Hopefully someday you will get to Flair vs TA but be patient as that would be an instant classic.. In my opinion that might just be the best any of us could do. Also, for the Fugi Clan gives a lot of credibility to your mid-card as there is a lot of talent there! Keep up the good work!

Sorry, left this out. An all-time great like Carlos Colon goes 0-3 also says something about that roster. Quality throughout and all used in the correct spot! Can't wait to see how long Gilbert stays in the dress!

Great TV sow. I liked how Cornette said the Midnight Express are to special for TV. Very cool and Cornette like thing to say. The Valentine/Schultz interview was great! THe Mouth of the South and Valentine after Martel... great match. Just to let you know, when I see your matches posted, I predict a winner. Tonight I was only 1-3. That makes things so unpredictable and also says something about the quality of your matches. I love it!

Thanks for the comments. Not to give too much away but Sheik will be a transition champion kind of like he was in the WWF.

Thanks Edger. You set that all up by Gordy winning the Cup!

Sorry, I wasn't clear. Scott McGhee

Sorry, I posted this is the roster thread before. USWA adds -Kelly Kiniski to a jobber pack -Scott Meghee was already on my roster and should be removed from free agency - Mike Graham and Bob Roop seemed to have gotten lost from the summer draft and should be put back into free agency.

USWA adds Kelly Kiniski to fill out its jobber pack. Also, Scott McGhee is on USWA's roster and should betaken off of free agency.

USWA has Billy Jack, Ron Bass, Black Bart, The Sheepherders, The Zambouie Express, Brickhouse Brown, Sweet Brown Sugar and Rufus R. Jones on the block

Another great show! You stole some of my thunder as I was going to put some monthly rankings into my shows. I can't tell what show I am looking forward to more... Meadowlands or MSG! Keep up the great work!

Nice card! Bad News Allen vs Steamboat is really interesting. Totally different styles to see who comes out on top. The Road Warriors and Orndorff would be awesome together.

USWA WRESTLING PRESENTS PARADE OF CHAMPIONS II 9/6/1984: WTBS 7:05-10:05 FROM THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Hello again everybody. Welcome to Labor Day Special from the Mid-South Coliseum here on WTBS. I am Jim Ross along with Bill Mercer. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to the ring. TOMMY “WILDFIRE” RICH & TERRY TAYLOR VS THE OUTLAWS (RON BASS & BLACK BART) This is Terry Taylor’s first match back in the USWA and the fans are really excited to have him back. The Outlaws had attacked Wildfire on the last TV show and challenged him to a tag match but they said they he was such a loser that he would never find a partner. Rich said all it would take was one phone call and that the Outlaws wouldn’t know what him them. This mystery partner turned out to be Taylor and the Outlaws took a few steps backwards when Rich and Taylor hit the ring. As for the match, it is a great way to get the crowd into it as all four men really like to brawl. The fan favorites controlled almost the entire match even though the Outlaws tried every dirty trick in the book. Rich and Taylor where always one step ahead of their opponents and the end came after Taylor hit a powerbomb on Black Bart! Taylor proceeded to tag in Rich who pulled up Bart by the head and followed up an Irish Whip with a Lou Thesz Press. Rich covered Bart for the pin. 1… 2… WHAM! Oh my God, Terry Taylor has come off the top rope and nailed Wildfire with an elbow to the back of the head. He continues to kick and stomp at Rich. The Outlaws just stand by and look on. Taylor puts Rich in the Figure 4 and really amps up the pressure. Taylor signals Bart to come off the rope with the Leg Drop Guillotine which he does. Rich is really in a bad way. Another Leg Drop Guillotine and Taylor releases the Figure 4 and simply walks out of the ring Bart covers Rich for the easy 3 count as the fans wonder what has become of Terry Taylor! If Rich is not hurt too badly, we have not heard the last of this one as they will both be involved in the lumberjack match between Reed and JYD a little later. MATCH TIME: 12:21. WINNERS: THE OUTLAWS _________________________________________________________________________ THE GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH BILLY JACK HAYNES VS ? Billy Jack Haynes is just one victory away from a World Title shot as he has won 4 Gauntlet matches in a row. Jim Ross takes out the hat with all the wrestlers’ names to find out who his opponent will be. Jim Ross: “Well business is about to pick up. Billy Jack will face none other than “Dr. Death,” Steve Williams.” You hear the kind of “WOW” murmur from the crowd. Steve Williams has that reputation of being double tough and double strong and this should be an amazing match between two very powerful men. Jim Ross reminds us that this match will follow Gauntlet Glove rules which means that someone must win in under 10 minutes to get control of the Glove. This match doesn’t disappoint but the outcome was almost apparent from the beginning when both men met in the center of the ring for a test of strength. Billy Jack, with muscles bulging from everywhere, was no match for Williams who used his 40 pound weight advantage to overpower Jack. The fans were surprised but Jim Ross was not as he reminded us of Dr. Death’s power of the football field at the University of Oklahoma. The rest of the match was similar. Even though Jack had his moments, Williams would just find a way to run over him. The end came when Dr. Death followed up a major football tackle with the Oklahoma Stampede. As Steve Williams just stands over his fallen prey daring him to get up, Jim Ross hypes up the fact that Williams is now in possession of the Gauntlet Glove and is just 4 victories away from a World Title shot. The crowd really loved what they saw and are hopeful that Dr. D will be on their side! MATCH TIME: 7:21. WINNER: “Dr. Death” Steve Williams __________________________________________________________________________ “THE AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES VS “HANDSOME” HARLEY RACE These two have met in recent weeks but each match has ended in a draw. While both men clearly believe they are the better man, they do respect each other and the match starts out rather cautious. Race gains the first advantage after a double eye gouge but is unable to gain the victory. Rhodes goes on a hot streak after he blocked a body slam but he has the same problem. He can’t put Race away. It didn’t matter what they did to each other. Diving headbutts by Race. Bionic Elbows by Rhodes. Piledrivers by both. They could not finish each other off. The 30 minute time limit expired with each man going toe to toe with the other throwing right hand after right hand. The ref tried to separate the two but this was to no avail as the brawl continued. Finally wrestlers and officials poured in from the back and finally got the two men apart. Jim Ross wonders if this feud is ever going to end and that it might just become a feud of epic proportions. MATCH TIME: 30:00. WINNER: DRAW __________________________________________________________________________ TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP CHRIS ADAMS VS JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS & THE GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart (2-1 Handicap Match) The crowd is clearly behind Adams but he has that look of what have I gotten myself into? Bill Mercer explains that it is actually Adam’s own fault for this match as he said that if he couldn’t beat Roberts and Kabuki, he would take then on in this handicap match. As you would expect, Roberts and Kabuki have the advantage for most of this match. They were able to tag each other in when they tired and they, along with Hart, where able to distract the referee and really break the rules. The end seemed obvious on many occasions as Adams was nailed by a DDT by Roberts and by a nasty Thrust Kick by Kabuki. Each time Hart celebrated a little early as Adams powered out of the pin. With the referee knocked down, Robert’s held Adams by both arms as Hart ordered Kabuki to spray the Asian Green Mist into the eyes of Adams. Bill Mercer reminds us that his eyes have already been damaged not too long ago by Michael Hayes as he blinded Adams with some sort of powder. Mercer continued on to say that somehow Adams managed to steal victory in that match against Terry Gordy to capture the Texas Heavyweight Title. As Gary Hart went to “help” the ref so he could make the pin count, Kabuli went into his spinning routine and sprayed the mist. Somehow Adams slipped out of the grasp of Roberts and Kabuki nailed his teammate with the mist. Adams quickly jumped over Roberts for a Sunset Flip. Hart saw none of this and when he heard the count begin, he counted along with the fans. Kabuki was either too stunned to break up the pin or had some other devious plan in his sick mind. Whatever it was, Hart was shocked to see the ref raise Chris Adams’ hand. Adams made a quick exit to ensure he was not attacked again as the crowd roared. Hart did all he could to keep his men separated as Roberts seemed really angry at Kabuki. MATCH TIME: 16:21. WINNER: CHRIS ADAMS (STILL TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION) __________________________________________________________________________ USWA 6 MAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FINAL The FABULOUS FREEBIRDS VS THE VON ERICHS (NO DQ) FREEBIRDS VS VONERICHS! Nothing more needs to be said. The Freebirds enter to Lynard Skinnard and Freebird. As they make their way to the ring, Jim Ross is in shock as they are being lead to the ring by Precious. Ross explains that he has no idea why she is here and that last he knew she was the valet for Jimmy Garvin in the AWA. Jim Ross reviews how we got here and all the results from the World 6 Man Tournament and that the winner tonight will in fact be the first ever USWA World 6 Man Tag Team Champions. As you could expect, this match has it all. Inside the ring action! Outside the ring action! Simultaneous inside and outside the ring action. Of course it was an all-out war with many momentum changes. With the ref having no control, the VonErichs somehow took charge as all 6 man were paired off. This is when the camera catches Precious adjusting her purse. Mike Von Erich and Buddy Roberts were brawling it out and both fell through the ropes. Kerry Von Erich nailed Michael Hayes with a Tornado Punch which sent him out to the floor. Kerry followed him out and went for the Iron Claw. Kevin Von Erich connected with a Super Kick to the temple of Terry Gordy and then climbed to the top rope for his patented VonErich Death Leap! Precious hopped up on the apron as the ref once was again trying to deal with a match that was completely out of control. WHAM! She nails Kevin with her loaded purse which caused Kevin to fall off the top rope. As he fell, his head and neck snapped off the ropes in a really awkward way. Terry Gordy was slowly recovering from the Superkick and was now going for the easy pin. 1… 2… WHAM! Precious nails Terry Gordy with the loaded purse! Gordy is now out as is Kevin VonErich. Jim Ross is now heard screaming, “Oh my God, is that, yes it is. It is Jimmy Jam Garvin coming to the ring.” Garvin hops into the ring and drags KEVIN VON ERICH on top of Gordy. Jim Ross is in shock as the ref again begins to count. 1… 2… 3. The crowd was stunned. Jim Ross was stunned and the VonErichs who were now the World 6 Man Tag Team Champions were stunned. Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin turned their attention on Gordy and really started to whoop up on him. The VonErichs tended to Kevin who was in bad shape and did nothing about the Freebird’s internal issues. After Gordy took a minute or two of this 3-1 attack, the crowd roared as Dr. Death Steve Williams ran to the ring. He went wild and single handedly cleared the ring of the Freebirds with punch after punch. Buddy Roberts and Jimmy Garvin hit the floor as Williams scooped up Michael Hayes. WHAM! Oklahoma Stampede! Hayes is down as Williams goes to Gordy and helps him to his feet. The two embrace. By this time Kevin VonErich is up and the VonErichs have regrouped in the ring. They also go to Gordy to make sure he is okay and one the most amazing things in WCCW history occurs next. The VonErichs and Bam Bam shake hands. The crowd EXPLODES!! MATCH TIME: 25:27. WINNERS: THE VON ERICHS (NEW USWA 6 MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS) __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH THE FABULOUS ONES vs THE PERFECT ALLIANCE (Arn Anderson/Bobby Eaton) with Baby Doll The Fab Ones are first to the ring as the crowd goes wild when the first chords of “Sharpe Dressed Man” blares from the Coliseum speakers. Baby Doll leads here men to the ring to a mixed ovation. Some seem to like them for beating the hated Sheepherders and others are excited just to get a glimpse of the Perfect 10, Baby Doll. That being said, the Fab Ones still see to have the approval of most of the crowd. There is nothing else to say about this match other than CLASSIC! All 4 men can really move and are great tag team wrestlers. They know how to bump. They know how to sell. They know how to work together and they really know how to FLY! The fans are on the edge of their seats the entire match. The end comes when Baby Doll tried to trip Stan Lane. Lane did not fall down but turned to look at Baby Doll who jumped right up on the apron and got in his face. Jim Ross is heard saying, “Why does that jezebel feel the need to get involved in this great match.” Lane kind of laughed but the damage was done. He had lost focused. He turned around right into a Spinebuster by Arn Anderson. Arn tagged in Beautiful Bobby who climbed to the top rope and leaped….. WHAM! An Alabama Jam. Arn makes sure that Keirn can’t make the save as the ref makes the 3 count. Jim Ross hypes up the fact that we have new USWA World Tag Team Champions as the Perfect Alliance celebrate in the ring as The Fab Ones know they let one slip away. They also stare down Baby Doll who made her presence felt tonight. MATCH TIME: 22:50. WINNERS: THE PERFECT ALLIANCE (NEW USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS) __________________________________________________________________________ USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS JYD (LUMBERJACK MATCH) This has been the summer of Reed vs The Dog. They have battled in every type of match and the wars have been epic. They only thing that has not occurred was a title change. They have wrestled to draw after draw and dq after dq and count out after count out. This match is the Dog’s last chance to capture the title and the Lumberjack Match might just be the style for the Dog. Reed can’t escape and to be honest, it will be interesting to see if he has any friends in the Mid-South. He keeps claiming he is the Man and walks alone. Well tonight might not be the not to be by yourself! The Lumberjacks are first to the ring and they receive either their customary cheers or boos. Except for one! The crowd explodes as the see a 2 x 4 wielding Hacksaw Jim Duggan head to the ring. It is Hacksaws first appearance in the Mid-South in quite some time and the crowd loves him. He gives the fans a giant thumbs up as he finds his place amongst the other lumberjacks. The crowd really pops as Another One Bites the Dust leads the Dog to the ring. He is pumped up by all his buddies surrounding the ring including a bandaged Tommy Rich, the VonErichs and of course, Hacksaw Jim Duggan. He enters the ring swinging a big dog chain and shaking and barking like only the Dog knows how to! Reed struts out next. No handshakes, no dancing. He means business and he doesn’t wait for the bell. He attacks JYD as soon as he gets in the ring. He quickly tosses Dog out buy he is caught by his friends and gentle helped back in the ring. The action does spill out onto the floor numerous times. Each time the same thing happened. Dog was helped in and Reed was shoved in and the Lumberjacks battled each other on the floor. Tommy Rich and Terry Taylor went at it on a few occasions and had to be separated by the other lumberjacks. Same could be said for the new Freebirds and the old Freebirds. The war raged on and on until finally Hacksaw Reed caught JYD with an elbow to the head. He quickly turned his advantage into a Gorilla Press Slam. Victory was his if he went for the pin but instead he backed off. It looked like he was trying to hurt the Dog with more punishment. Slowly JYD pulled himself up with the aid of the ropes and he was slumped over with only the middle rope holding him up. Reed backed away and gave the signal that he was about to use his finisher, the football tackle. Jim Ross acts like he can see into the future as he warns the fans that if he connects with this JYD is going through the ropes and the back of his head is going to hit the steel barricade. Here comes Reed!! At the last second, JYD is thrown out of the way by Hacksaw Duggan and Reed goes flying through the ropes head first into the steel barricade. He is busted wide open. Tommy Rich and Kerry Von Erich quickly throw Reed back into the ring. The other Lumberjacks may not like Reed but they believe this was all unfair. The lumberjacks are in an all-out brawl out on the floor as JYD simple falls onto Reed for the cover. 1…. 2…. 3. Jim Ross: “And for the first time in a very long time, we have a new North American Heavyweight Champion! JUNK YARD DOG. MATCH TIME: 32:25. WINNER: JUNK YARD DOG (NEW USWA NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION) __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH JERRY “THE KING” LAWLER VS THE IRON SHEIK with Skandar Akbar (TITLE WILL CHANGE HANDS ON A DQ) Neither Lawler nor the Sheik took part in the Lumberjack match as they were preparing for this huge title bout. The main event pits good vs evil. “The King” Jerry Lawler is so popular here in Memphis that he could be the Mayor while The Sheik and Skandar Akbar are so hated that there has been extra security hired tonight to ensure the safety of these Un-American heathens. The Sheik and Akbar do nothing to calm the crowd as the head to the ring waving a giant Iranian flag. The Sheik takes the microphone from the ring announcer and yells and screams about how he spits on the American way of life. Then we hear his customary Tehran, Iran chant over and over again. Now it is time for the King to come out as he is introduced by the ring announcer. The crowd is on their feet but something just does not seem right. There is no King? The crowd just sits and waits. Finally, the King comes stumbling out. He can barely walk and each step looks more painful than the last. Ref Pee Wee Anderson comes to his aid and asks what is wrong. Pee Wee then goes to ring announcer Marc Lowrance and explains. “Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentlemen. I regret to inform you that Jerry Lawler has been injured tonight during a locker room attack and will not be able to wrestle. The crowd is incensed. Not that we have no match but because someone would attack Lawler in the locker room. Right away they all blame Skandar Akbar! Lawler asks for the microphone. Jerry Lawler: I didn’t say I wasn’t going to wrestle. I said that these two towel heads over here are such scum that they Pearl Harbored me in the locker room. They are not going to get away with that! This is America. This is Memphis. We work hard every day. Pain is a way of life. Skandar Akbar grabs the microphone and denies that he and the Iron Sheik are responsible for the attack and that he is used to Americans making excuses and being racist against his people. He goes on to wonder what the Constitution stands for. Nobody in the Mid-South Coliseum is buying any of this and know they attacked Lawler. As for the match, Lawler really can’t move and the beginning is all Sheik. The crowd is worried that Lawler will be permanently hurt here. Finally, Lawler is able to get things going. He is throwing right hand after right hand. The momentum is his and the match is his. He climbs to the top rope. Measures his fist with Sheiks head. Here we go, Top Rope Fist Drop for the victory! Oh no, Akbar is up on the apron and shoves Lawler to the floor right on his back. Lawler is in agony as the Sheik follows him to the floor. The crowd pops again as the American Dream, Dusty Rhodes, comes running out and WHAM! He clocks Akbar so hard that the Saudi headdress comes flying off. Akbar somehow gets up and scurries to the locker room. The Dream stays to encourage Lawler to fight these foreigner. Once in the ring, Lawler lays face down on the mat. Jim Ross fears that his back may be broken. The Iron Sheik sits across Lawler’s back. Hooks his arms over his knees and leans back into the Camel Clutch. Lawler is writhing in pain as Dusty is basically pulling his hair out unsure what to do. One minute passes and Lawler refuses to give up. Same after two minutes. After 5 minutes in the Camel Clutch with an already injured back, Lawler is almost unconscious from the pain. Dusty has found a towel and is struggling with the decision. If he throws in the towel, this evil Iranian will be the next USWA World Champion. If he doesn’t, Jerry Lawler may never wrestle again. Rhodes begins to ask the fans and they tell him to throw in the towel. They can’t bear to watch Lawler in agony. Rhodes throws in the towel and hits the ring and goes right after the Sheik who high tails it out of the ring. He may be the new champion but he will not celebrate in front of these fans. He is being pelted with debris all the way to the locker room as Dusty is frantically calling for the medics. These fans are not used to seeing their King lose in Memphis and not by cheating. Thank God there is extra security here tonight or else this could have turned into a real riot. MATCH TIME: 14.02. WINNER: THE IRON SHEIK (NEW USWA WORLD CHAMPION) Jim Ross: Well what an awful ending to a glorious night of wrestling. So long from the Mid-South Coliseum.

USWA sends Buzz Sawyer to the AWA for Manny Fernandez

Very fun card!

9/4/1984: WTBS 9:35-10:35 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS BILL MERCER welcomes all the fans to World Class Championship Wrestling here in Texas from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium in downtown Dallas. Mercer begins the show starts by really hyping up the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup in Montreal. Mercer explains that it was an international tournament that included wrestling stars from many different promotions in the United States and Canada including two stars from right here in World Class Championship Wrestling. He goes on to explain that Modern Day Warrior, Kerry Von Erich was there and we would like to show some highlights of his match. George Steele (w/Richard Charland) (Lutte Internationale) vs Kerry Von Erich (USWA) Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier wonder if George Steele will be able to save face for Lutte Internationale, who is 0-for-2 thus far in the tournament. They also question if Richard Charland will get involved in the match somehow. Kerry Von Erich quickly answers this question early in the match as he thwarts a Charland interference by throwing a discus punch at him, knocking him out for the remainder of the match. However, a discus punch wouldn’t save Kerry in this one as George would duck a discus punch from Kerry and hit him with his hammerlock slam to secure the victory at 7:45 and advance in the tournament. Kerry and the rest of the Von Erich brothers are with Bill when the video ends and Kerry thanks Lutte International Wrestling for allowing him a chance to wrestle in their great event. He goes on to say that George “The Animal” Steele is one of the mot unorthodox wrestlers he has ever faced and hopes that Playboy Gary Hart never gets his hands on him as he would fit in perfectly with his band of misfits! Everybody chuckles and then the Von Erichs take turns hyping up their title match with the Freebirds at the Labor Day Special. Each one says how excited they would be to be the first ever USWA World 6 Man Tag Team Champions. Kerry also says they should have a bit of an advantage because one of the Freebirds might be a little tired! Again, he gives us a smirk but Bill Mercer asks him not to give away too much of tonight’s show. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Bill Mercer pulls out the hat to find Billy Jack’s opponent in our Gauntlet Glove Match. Before choosing the name he reminds us that Billy Jack goes for his 4th win which would leave him just one short of a World Title Match. Mercer reaches into the hat and pulls out ………. Al Madril. GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH BILLY JACK HAYNES VS AL MADRIL A nice bout between two fan favorites. It was nice for a change to see a match start with a handshake instead of an eye gouge and the two played it straight up the entire time. Billy Jack’s power turned out to be just too much for Madril as he was forced to submit to the Bearhug in just over 6 minutes. Bill Mercer reminds us that Billy Jack is now just one match away from a World Title shot and since the Labor Day Special is a televised event, that match will take place at the Mid-South Coliseum! MATCH: NORVELL AUSTIN VS TONY GAREA A match of good vs evil. Garea truly outwrestled Austin but couldn’t compete with the flapjack that Austin clocked him with for the victory. Austin went over to the interview desk where he basically said his former PYT teammate, Brickhouse Brown, was usuless and that he carried him. Brown came out and confronted Austin. Norvell pretended to walk away from Brown out of disgust but when Brickhouse turned his attention back to Bill Mercer, Austin clocked him with that same weapon that he hit Garea with. Brown was laid out as Austin just laughed his way to the locker room. Mercer yells at Austin and tells him to get out of here. He then wonders where this feud will go. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- In this segment we see two quick matches where evil rules! MATCH: Jake Roberts & The Great Kabuki (with Playboy Gary Hart) VS Scott McGhee & Rufus Jones You would have expected a little more from McGhee ad Jones but Hart’s men just destroy them. It is one of the worst 5 minute beatings you could have imagined. The end came after Kabuki connected with a thrust kick on McGhee and then just to punish his opponent, he tagged in Roberts for a DDT. At the interview desk, Gary Hart wondered how Chris Adams was going to take on his men in a handicap match. He basically answered it himself by simply saying, “He CAN’T!” MATCH: THE IRON SHEIK with Skandar Akbar VS JOHNNY MANTELL Another squash match that lead to Mantell submitting to the Camel Clutch in just over 3 minutes. Sheik, like always, did a good job antagonizing the fans with his Tehran, Iran chant while Akbar riled up the fans by asking how these sorry Americans are going to feel when The Iron Sheik takes the USWA World Title from the “Queen” Jerry Lawler. Sheik does a little posing and follows it up by saying tiny Americans have no chance against him and that he will break Jerry Lawler in half like a twig. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Bill Mercer: Believe it or not, one of our own World Class Wrestlers won the entire tournament for the Johnny Rogeau Memorial Cup and you will never guess who it was. Well let’s get to the video tape. Eric Embry (Independent) vs Terry Gordy (USWA) Guy Hauray mentions during the match how unusual it feels to see Terry Gordy without his Fabulous Freebirds cohorts but word was that Terry Gordy wanted to go at it alone for the tournament. Eric Embry gave it a nice effort but Bam Bam Gordy was too dominant. Gordy gets the win at 5:19 with the High Angle Belly-to-Back Suplex. Tom Pritchard (w/Sunshine) (SMW) vs Terry Gordy (USWA) As good as the Smokey Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion is, Tom Pritchard would need anything and everything, including every Sunshine dirty tactic imaginable in order to defeat the Fabulous Freebirds’ representative. Tom Pritchard once again tried to resort to Sunshine’s loaded purse but the referee caught Sunshine red-handed and threw her out of the arena. A desperate Pritchard then rapidly fell prey to Terry Gordy as he pinned Pritchard with his High Angle Belly-to-Back Suplex at 6:35 to advance to the quarter-finals Ricky Morton (Memphis) vs Terry Gordy (USWA) It was a well-rested Ricky Morton who showed up for his quarterfinals match since he had a bye in the 2nd round. And he would need every ounce of energy he had against Terry Gordy, who had steamrolled in the competition thus far. While Morton was able to get the early advantage with his quickness, one mistake was all Gordy needed to regain the upper hand. Terry Gordy then finished up Morton with a shoulderbreaker at 5:06 Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup Final Match Terry Gordy (USWA) vs Rick Martel (Lutte Internationale) The moment has finally come to determine the winner of the 1st Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup. While Rick Martel has caught literally no break in this tournament, Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy is well-rested, benefitting from a bye in the semis, since both Tito Santana & Bret Hart were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Another case of power vs strength and throughout the match, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier put over Terry Gordy and the possibility of his Fabulous Freebirds cohorts, Michael PS Hayes & Buddy Jack Roberts showing up to help him. Jacques, Raymond & Armand Rougeau are seated at ringside, looking to congratulate the winner of the tournament. Martel fought as hard as he could and gave it his best shot. Martel’s able to hit his Slingshot Splash on Gordy but Gordy kicked out at 2. The end of the match saw Rick Martel first attempting the Boston Crab but changed his mind and went instead for a Figure Four but Gordy countered and shoved Martel, who went head first in the turnbuckle. Martel staggered and Gordy hit the High Angle Belly-to-Back Suplex to get the victory at 21:36 and win the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup After the video montage, we see Terry Gordy standing with Bill Mercer holding the Memorial Cup! Gordy actually seemed rather humble in victory until he went on a rant about how he knew he was going to win as nobody but a Freebird can walk down BAdstreet and come out the other side. Bill Mercer wonders what it was like wrestling as a single when he is so used to tag team and 6 man action. Terry Gordy paid a lot of repect to Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts but also stressed how sometimes it is fun to go it alone where all the weight is on your shoulders. All of a sudden the Freebird Anthem plays and out comes Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts who is still wearing a protective headgear. Hayes is very blunt is saying that the Freebirds are a team and for you to go all the way up to Canada just days before our World Title Match with the Von Erich’s moght not have been the best thing to do. Terry Gordy: C’Mon Man! Kerry was up there to. You don’t see his brothers riding him. Michael Hayes: Oh now it is Kerry. What are you two BUDS? I mean what happened to kicking Ass and taking names. Just a few months ago I remember you saying that the Freebirds might not be liked but boy we are good at swinging chairs and crackin heads. Now I hear you say buuuuuuut Kerry was there. And then worst of all, I see you shake the hand of Rick Martel. You have gone from Badstreet to Soft Street. I just hope you are on you game come the Mid-South Coliseum. Terry Gordy: You know I will. Once a Freebird always a Freebird. The South will rise again and the Von Erichs will be down for the count. Michael Hayes: Now that’s what I want to hear brother. Let’s get down to business and win us a title tomorrow night. First we pummel the Von Erichs that we love the ladies on Beale Street. History tomorrow night! As the Freebirds walk off, Bill Mercer wonders if they are really on the same page. “So long from Dallas, Texas and don’t forget to watch the huge Labor Day Special tomorrow night right here on WTBS.” Promotion for the Mid-South Coliseum Supercard on Labor Day. Matches Include USWA WORLD 6 MAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Freebirds vs The Von Erichs USWA WOLRD TITLE: Jerry Lawler vs The Iron Sheik TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: 2-1 HANDICAP MATCH Chris Adams vs Jake Roberts and The Great Kabuki NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH: LUMBERJACK MATCH Hacksaw Reed vs JYD USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE: The Fab Ones vs The Perfect Alliance & Baby Doll “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs “Handsome” Harley Race The Outlaws vs Tommy “Wildfire” Rich & Terry Taylor GAUNTLET GLOVE MATCH: Billy Jack goes for win #5 and a World Title shot!