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I think you brought in Tim Horton from free agency. Tim Horner is in the Memphis with Gene.

Welcome WCW! I loved it. I also love your great dark matches that you use after your television shows. Windham-Flair would be such a treat for a studio audience that they would come back time after time. A nice jam packed, energetic audience plays so well on TV in those small studios.

MID-SOUTH WRESTLING: HOUSE SHOW OF THE WEEK 8/5 – Lafayette, – Canjundome Billy Jack Haynes defeated Johnny Mantell with the Full Nelson Cowboy Ron Bass defeated Wahoo McDaniel when the ref was knocked down and Black Bart rushed in to help deliver a Spike Piledriver. Bass stole Wahoo’s Native American Headdress as he left the ring. Big Bad Leroy Brown with Sir Oliver Humperdink and Blackjack Mulligan wrestled to a double count-out as the action spilled out onto the floor. Mulligan was able to drop Brown across the steel barricade and then went after Humperdink who fled in fear of his life. The Perfect Alliance (Arn Anderson & Beautiful Bobby Eaton) with Baby Doll defeated Mike Graham and Rufus R Jones when Eaton followed up Arn’s Spinebuster with the Alabama Jam. Buzz Sawyer with Humperdink defeated Tommy Rich by DQ when Humperdink tossed a pair of brass knuckles to Sawyer but Rich intercepted them. Rich didn’t seem to care about the victory and even though ref Pee Wee Anderson begged him not to use them he clocked Sawyer resulting in the DQ. After hitting Sawyer, Rich also went after Humperdink who for the second time tonight ran for his life. USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fabulous Ones defeated The Sheepherders in a wild one when Butch Miller was about to nail Steve Keirn with a chair but Stan Lane hit a dropkick off the top rope right into the chair which knocked Miller in the head. Lane made sure Luke Williams didn’t make the save as Keirn made the pin. After the match, The Perfect Alliance strutted out to ringside and kind of sized up the Fab Ones . This might be a little premature as they still have not beat the Sheepherders to become the number one contenders. NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITE MATCH (Louisiana Street fight) Hacksaw Butch with Baby Doll vs JYD Hacksaw Butch Reed defeated JYD by pin after using a chair. JYD was in control of the match and was about to pin Reed after a THUMP on the concrete floor but Baby Dol rushed in and got in the face of Dog. Dog tried to move here away but she is a big women who needs more than a little push to be moved. JYD got frustrated and shoved her pretty hard the second time but by now Reed was up and he had a chair. WHAM! He must have hit Dog 5 or 6 times with Baby Doll jumping for joy with ach whack! That was enough to get the victory and save his belt. HOUSE SHOW OF THE WEEK 8/9/1984 – Wacco, Texas – Fair O Fair Complex Brian Adias defeats Nick Kiniski by submission with a Oriental Spike at 8:12. Al Madril defeats Nightmare #1 by submission with a Crucifix at 6:02. Rocky Johnson defeats Joe Salvoldi with a series of Lightening Dropkicks at 3:58. Brickhouse Brown defeated Sweet Brown Sugar with a Missile Dropkick after Sugar was distracted by Norvell Austin at 12:31. Rocky Johnson came out after the match to protect Sugar from a 2 on1 attack. The Iron Sheilk defeated Cpt. America Dick Murdoch with a Camel Clutch after Skandar Akbar interfered at 18:21. The Freebirds defeated The Von Erichs for the second straight time as again Buddy Roerts used his loaded head gear as a weapon. He connected with a top rope flying headbut on Kevin Von Erich while Michael Hayes held his legs so he couldn’t move. Kerry was unable to come to his brother’s aid as he had just been dumped on the top rope by Terry Gordy while ref David Manning was distracted. Match time 21:43. TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: CHRIS ADAMS VS THE GREAT KABUKI with Playboy Gary Hart A great match that saw Chris Adam’s get very lucky to escape with his title. The ref was down and Hart had Adam’s shoulder locked. Kabuki went to deliver a Thrust Kick but Adams escaped at the last second and Kabuki caught Gary Hart. Adams quickly nailed Kabuki with his own front kick just as ref David Manning was getting back to his feet. Adams was able to get the victory as the fans erupted. USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: JERRY LAWLER VS TERRY GORDY A huge battle here between two very talented wrestlers. Lawler did everything he could but could not put Gordy away. Gordy caught Lawler in a piledriver and it looked like we were about to have a new World Champion but for some reason Hayes got up on the apron and the ref stopped his count. Hayes later explained that he was just ready to congratulate Bam Bam and was not interfering in the match so he feels like this is just more bias by the WCCW referees against the Freebirds. Lawler took advantage of this and slammed Gordy’s head into Michael Haye’s head. From here it was a Top Rope Fist Drop followed up by another Royal Piledriver and this time he got the 3 count.

Now that is a great card for ESPN. 4 huge matches with all the big stars going head to head. That's the way to keep AWA popular and for ESPN to become a major player in the wrestling business.

George Steel is really picking on all the big boys.... Martel and Backlund

I agree with Edger... you have a lot of talent in the tag teams and stables. Liked your World Title match but must admit I was going for Dibiase. Really liked your intercontinental match. Looking forward to your next major card.

I like it. What about the idea that along with the stealing aspect, there is some sort of moving up draft at the same time of the rookie draft. Maybe 2 or 3 rounds each... Tier 3: Unlimited rounds Tier 2: 2-3 Round draft from tier 3 (Tier 3 can protect 3 wrestlers from this draft) Tier 1: 2-3 Round draft from tier 2 (Tier 2 can protect 4 or 5 wrestlers from this draft) This would make sure the pecking order stays in correct and each writer excepts their role. I am from Tier 3 and would be fine with this. I would also add that if writers drop out that people below get the chance to move up. This would reward the loyal people and with newcomers starting on the bottom there would be harm if they didn't stick and also they would have no false ideas on making an indie on par with WWF

USWA would like Abdullah and Hansen on the 12th

I have a roster spot open after my trade with Portland. USWA adds Freddie Blassie

USWA sends Kevin Sullivan, Scott McGhee and Mike Graham to Portland in return for Scott and Steve Armstrong, John Nord and Kelly Kiniski. All 4 wrestlers going to the USWA will be place in a jobber pack for training.

Looking forward to your final match with Hogan and Dibiase

I agree with Boon. These little matches on the side really make your wrestlers look like stars throughout the entire province.

Good show! I enjoy your format and simple style.

Nice house show loop going.

Since Top Rope went to ECW, I would love to go to USWA

Gene Congrates on the promotion.

Glad you are back and hop you are feeling well.

Since you are would allow Omega which started in 97, would it be ok if I did Mason Dixon Wrestling which also opened in 97. It focused on old NWA stars and a mix of new young talent. This would give me something I am familiar with.

I would be open but need some help. I know almost nothing about the Indies. Would it be possible to do Southern States Wrestling which opened up in 1991 and was also in Kingsport,TN. I do not want to step on anyone's toes and that might be two close to Smoky Mountain. If someone who knows more than me could recommend a Southern Wrastlin Style indy I would be up for that.

For a long match, Steele would have been great. The action would be all over the arena and Martel would have taken a beating. This would have allowed him a comeback in front of the home crowd and they would have all left happy. Martel is like Lawler in Memphis. The entire match would have kept the fans on the edge of their seats. It could have been 10 minutes or an hour.

8/5/1984: 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 hypes up tonight’s show but says that before we get to the ring, we are going to show you a short video tape from the locker room after last week’s World Championship Match between Jerry Lawler and Dusty Rhodes in which Gary Hart’s Family attacked both Lawler and Rhodes and more specifically, the Iron Sheik punished Jerry Lawler in the Camel Clutch. Jerry Lawler: Dusty, I know that we have not been on the same page of late. I know that I have not always been on the side of right here in the USWA but we must come together. We can’t let these foreigners with towels on their heads or paint on their faces put down this land of ours. Dusty Rhodes: You got that right baaaby. We have had some dozy along the way. You one tough rascal. I give you that but together, the Dream and the King can stop anybody. I know we both bleed right, white and blue and from now on we got each other’s backs. The video ends with the fans roaring at the apparent attitude change of Lawler and the unison of two of the best in the business. After Bill Mercer hypes up the video, The Fabulous Freebirds come to the interview desk. Michael Hayes: “We are sick and tired of the Fabulous Ones. They call themselves World Champs but all they do is cheat. They know they can’t beat the Freebirds so the trick the stupid referees here in Texas each and every match. I mean just look at those little punks. They can’t beat us. Look at Bam Bam! Look at Buddy Jack! (Who by the way is wearing his head gear which he claims is a result of the dirty tricks of the Fab Ones.) All of a sudden the crowd explodes as Fritz walks out to the interview desk. This is his first appearance on TV in weeks after being sent to the hospital by the Freebirds. Michael Hayes: Well, well looky here. It is none other than Fruit Loops Von Erich. I mean after we beat him silly, his brain don’t work anymore. Fritz Von rich: Shut Up Hayes! I am out here tonight to deliver a message from the USWA Board of Directors and this goes against everything I stand for. You are still considered the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Title. Terry Gordy: Of course we are! I mean nobody can walk down Bad Street and get out without taking a whooping. We are not like some of those other teams around here who care more about dancing and shaking their moneymakers. We are BONE-BREAKERS! Fritz Von Erich: Well, again, like I said, this goes against my best wishes but you are receiving a World Title shot right here tonight. Buddy Roberts: OH Yea! Keirn and Lane shine up those belts. They are coming home to where they belong. Fritz Von Erich: Well you better win tonight as this is your last title shot for long while. If you don’t win tonight, the USWA will name a new number #1 contender for those belts. And, umm, by the way. Somehow, you low life scum must have some pull in the USWA. They have listened to you whine and cry about the referees here in the USWA and tonight there will actually be 2 referees. One inside the ring and one outside the ring! Now get out of here or by God, I will make sure this match does not go on. Even though Hayes has been crying about the referees, you can see he is not excited to now have two of them. Bill Mercer welcomes Fritz back and tells him that he should pick the name out of the hat for the gauntlet match which is up next. Before Fritz pulls the name out, Mercer reminds us that Jake “The Snake” Roberts is going for his third straight win and if he gets to five, he will get a World Title Shot! Fritz reaches in and pulls out ………. Dusty Rhodes. The crowd explodes. Gary Hart rushes out and says that he thinks this is all rigged and are we supposed to belief that out of all the wrestlers in World Class, you just happened to pull out the American Dream? Fritz Von Erich: You have two choices Hart. Get Jake Roberts in the ring now or forfeit the Gauntlet Glove. The fans love that Fritz is back and keeping the riffraff in line. GAUNTLET MATCH: JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS VS “THE AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES As you would expect, the fans carry Dusty to an early advantage but Gary Hart is able to reach into his bag of dirty tricks to help Jake out. After about 5 minutes with the advantage, Roberts connects with a nasty DDT. The ref counts 2 ¾ and the crowd can’t believe Rhodes kicked out. Neither can Roberts who picks up Rhodes and goes for a body slam but Rhodes blocks it. Not once but twice. Roberts hits Rhodes with a huge right hand but Rhodes stands up a little taller. Again, another right hand and Rhodes stands up taller. Another right and Rhodes starts to shake with anger. Bill Mercer: “Strong right by Roberts but Rhodes just shrugs it off. Not even shrugs it off, he acts as if he were attacked by a gnat that has intruded into his space. Rhodes now goes on the attack. Right hand after right hand, Rhodes is taking Roberts to Woodshed City. Holy Cow, look at Dusty go! Bionic elbow to the skull of Roberts. Roberts is down. Rhodes grabs him by his hair and lifts him up for the Piledriver! WHAM!!! Dusty connects and covers Roberts for the 1…2…3. Mercer puts over the fact that Dusty now has the Gauntlet Glove and is just 4 wins away from a World Title shot as the rest of ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ When we come out of break, Playboy Gary Hart is back at the interview desk and Mercer asks him why he is back again? Hart: Mr. Bill Mercer, I am in wrestling for one reason. Money! I love to make money. A lot of money! And I love to have wrestlers in my organization make a lot money. Well just now in the locker room, I made A LOT of money. I mean more money than you will make in your entire life. Bill Mercer: What are you taking about Hart? Gary Hart: Well, I made a back room deal that will allow me to go out a buy some of the best wrestlers in all of the industry but I had to part ways with possible the best wrestler in all of World Class. I want to inform you that the Iron Sheik will no longer be a member of me stable. The fans explode with excitement as they believe the Iron Sheik is gone from World Class Wrestling. The Iron Sheik rushes out and starts yelling and screaming about what is going on and how can Gary Hart do this? Gary Hart: Hold on. Hold on a minute. Sheik, I think you are going to love what has just gone down. I would like to call out your new manager! There is a gasp from the crowd as all of the wind comes out of their sails as the most hated man in World Class history has reappeared. None other than SKANDAR AKBAR comes out. Skandar Akbar: Well we meet again Bill Mercer. Devastation Inc. is back in business. You have already meet the first member of my organization and I would like to bring out two more members right now. Wearing two Saudi headdresses, out comes Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed as Akbar introduces the Muslim Connection. Akbar goes on to say that Devastation Inc. will soon rule all of World Class. He explains that the Iron Sheik will soon be the World Champion while the Muslim Express will be the World Tag Team Champs. Akbar: But one thing at a time. My dear friend Gary Hart was correct. Money can do a lot for a person. I have just bought my way into the World 6 Man Tag Team Tournament and Devastation Inc. is about to show each and every one of you how superior life is in the Middle East compared to America. SIX MAN WORLD TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH DEVASTATION INC with Skandar Akbar (The Iron Sheik, Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed VS BRIAN ADIAS, AL MADRIL AND CHRIS ADAMS The match is a good back and forth for about 8 minutes when all of a sudden chaos break loose and all 6 men are in the ring. It is here that the size of the Muslim Connection takes over. They just over power Adias and Madril and toss them through the middle rope. It is now 3-1 for a minute and Adams is badly weakened. When ref Bronco Lubich finally restores order it is too late. The Iron Sheik catches the Texas Heavyweight Champion in the Camel Clutch and Chris Adams has no choice but to tap out. The fans are concerned at how easy Devastation Inc. won that match. They might just be the best team in this 6 man tournament and Akbar’s words may come to fruition. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart VS JOE LIGHTFOOT A quick destruction of Lightfoot by Kabuki proves that Gary Hart’s stable is still very dangerous even after the sale of The Iron Sheik. Kabuki started the match by aweing the fans by spraying the Asian Green Mist and ended it with a nasty thrust kick that almost took the head off of Lightfoot. MATCH: SWEET BROWN SUGAR vs STEVE SIMPSON A good match for TV that features two great athletes. Simpson’s power is apparent and Sugar’s agility are constantly put out there for everyone to see. Sugar gained the victory between these two baby faces after a series of missile dropkicks. Sweet Brown Sugar heads over to the interview desk where he expresses his anger at Brickhouse Brown for stabbing him in the back and breaking up PYT. Bill Mercer reminds Sugar that Brickhouse and his new partner, Norvell Austin are now claiming to be the REAL PYT. Sugar says that this issue is long from over and he can’t wait to get Brickhouse and Austin in the ring. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ USWA TAG MATCH THE FABULOUS ONES VS THE FREEBIRDS (Gordy & Roberts) with Michael Hayes As the crowd pops with the entrance of the Fab Ones, Bill Mercer reviews how the Fab Ones outsmarted the Freebirds in their last two matches when the Freebirds seemed to confuse Lane and Keirn. Mercer continues by explaining that the Freebirds should he happy with this title match as ref David Manning will be inside the ring and ref Bronco Lubich will be outside the ring to make sure no funny stuff goes on. Even Mercer knows how ridiculous that sounds as it is always the Freebirds bending the rules. The match is wild and the fans are really into it. The Fab Ones use their quickness to gain control but are soon overpowered by Bam Bam Gordy who begins to toss them around. The end comes with a massive whip into the corner by Gordy on Stan Lane and then he follows it up with a huge running forearm to the head. Gordy placates to the crowd as Lane is just slumped in the corner. Hayes comes around by Lane but just taunts him and doesn’t touch him. WHAM! Somehow, Lane mustard up enough energy to smack Hayes right across the face. Michael Hayes on instinct, turns and smacks Lane. Lane gets up and is furious but seems to have lost focus and walks right into a huge running powerslam by Gordy. Gordy goes for the cover and Buddy Roberts makes sure Keirn can’t make the save. 1…2…3. Bill Mercer can’t believe it and you tell by his voice that he is none too happy about it as he announces that the Freebirds are once again the World Tag Team Champions. Ring announcer Marc Lowrence is handing the belts to the Freebirds and is on the microphone announcing the result. Behind him we see Bronco Lubich and David Manning talking. You can see Bronco make a slapping gesture with his hand. David Manning goes to Marc Lowrance and interrupts him. He asks to speak with him off mic. Marc Lowrence: Due to outside interference by Michael Hayes, the Freebirds have been disqualified. Your winners and still USWA World Tag Team Champions…… The Fabulous Ones. Bronco Lubich rips the titles out of the hands of the Freebirds and returns them to their rightful owners. Hayes is pleading his case that he was hit first but nobody wants to hear it. Bill Mercer reminds us that we are now in search of new #1 contenders for the World Tag Titles and the Freebirds better focus on the 6 man tag belts. So long from Dallas, Texas.” As the screen fades to black we see one last promo. HEART O FAIR COMPLEX IN WACCO, TEXAS Key Matches include: TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Chris Adams vs Great Kabuki Brickhouse Brown vs Sweet Brown Sugar Kevin & Kerry Von Erich vs Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts Dick Murdoch vs The Iron Sheik USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jerry Lawler vs Terry Gordy

USWA drops Bob Roop and adds Kareem Muhammad

Actually the second, I was traded WTBS and Gordon Solie from Boon awhile ago. lol

USWA would like to place Kevin Sullivan on the trade block...

In an interesting trade USWA sends the Saturday night time slot from 6:05-8:05 on WTBS and the use of Gordon Solie who to MACW who will be running in Atlanta. But the USWA will keep the Saturday morning and Sunday evening hour slots on WTBS. USWA will also be sending Blackjack Mulligan,Mr. Saito, and Sir Oliver Humperdink for Skandar Akbar, Terry Taylor and a wrestler to be named later