kevinmcfl

Love the show! I had Buddy Landell earlier in this game and found him very entertaining and you did a great job of introducing him WOOOO! Liked how you got the Schultz/Hart feud going hot right a way with the spoiled Hart angle a la Fritz down in WCCW. Nice, well written match between Brett Hart and Steven Regal. Jake the Snake maybe uncovering some Stu Hart abuse! Very interesting. Looking forward to the Supercard!

4/9/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 11:05-12:05 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS Dave Brown welcomes all the fans to TNT Wrestling from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium. He introduces his co-commentator and President of TNT Wrestling, Fritz VonErich. Fritz announces that right here in two weeks, there will be a 20 Man Battle Royal. He continues by explaining that there will be a twist and that the Battle Royal will end when there are 4 contestants remaining. Fritz will then announces that there will be a drawing to see which wrestlers will face each other. The two winners of these matches will meet on April 23rd at Memphis Roundhouse Revival and the winner will become the first ever TNT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION! Dave Brown puts over that idea and then says it is time to get to the ring for tonight’s first match. MATCH: OX BAKER VS BRUCE DEAN A complete squash match where Baker just beats Dean all over the ring. The match ends when Baker uses his taped right hand to deliver a brutal Heart Punch. Ox Baker goes to the interview desk where for the second straight week he doesn’t wait for a question. He just grabs the mic and begins to say that Fritz should just hand him the TNT Title now before someone gets seriously hurt. Fritz says if Baker is one of the final four in the battle royal, he will have a chance to win the title but he is not going to just give it to him. Ox warns Fritz that he may kill someone with his Heart Punch AGAIN if Fritz doesn’t come to his senses. All of sudden Dave Brown says, oh my, look at this, it is Bugsy McGraw.” Bugsy comes out to the interview table and just starts spinning in circles. When he finally stops, he starts chanting “No social conformity, No social conformity, over and over again. Ox seems confused and announces the obvious. “This guy is off his rocker and he better be careful because I have had about enough of this.” McGraw finally stops and corrects Ox Baker by saying, “No it is us who has had enough of you. I like your style man. It is great not to bow down to the Man. It is right to be your own person.” He starts spinning around again chanting, No Social Conformity! Ox Baker can’t take this “clown” much longer and gets in his face. Bugsy stops spinning and gets a real serious face and stops and looks Baker right in the eyes. He continues, “It is ok to be different but what you are trying to do is hurt people. Next week, why don’t you pick on someone your own size.” Ox accepts the challenge and looks ready to kill Bugsy. Cooler heads prevail as they go their separate ways. As we go to our first commercial break, Fritz says that Bugsy is nuttier than a fruit cake but he is one tough lunatic. That is going to be some match next week. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: KEN TIMBS VS STEVE TRAVIS In a pretty good back and forth match, Ken Timbs finally gets the victory after he followed up a nasty eye rake with a running bulldog. As soon as the ref made the three count, another wrestle runs into the ring and goes right after Timbs and starts throwing some haymakers. Fritz announces this new wrestle as Ricky Gibson, the brother of the famous Robert Gibson. After being hit with a few wild right hands, Timbs escapes and exits to the locker room. Ricky Gibson heads over to the interview desk and Dave Brown wants to know what that was all about. Gibson says two years ago, Ken Timbs attacked his brother in the parking lot in a match in Southwest Championship Wrestling. He continues to explain how this unprovoked attacked cost him and his brother a chance at the title. He goes on to say that he has been chasing Timbs every sense and it looks like he has found him. He warns Timbs not to let him get his hands if he values his health. Fritz says that it look like an unexpected feud is brewing here in USWA. ******** This was to be the angle for Timbs and Gibson but Boone released Timbs******* Sorry to leave this here but needed time to figure out a new angle and didn’t want the show to be late. COMMERCIAL BREAK At the interview desk with Brown and Fritz is Superstar Bill Dundee and the Perfect 10, Baby Doll. They are really fired up over the events of last week. Dundee thanks Baby Doll for clocking Rock Riddle and protecting him in his match against the USWA World Champ, Austin Idol. He then talks about how he can’t wait for his title shot against Idol later this month. Baby Doll then basically warns Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and Sensational Sherri Martel to stay out of their way. Fritz explains that this might not be possible as he has already signed a match between Gilbert and Dundee for next week’s show. Dundee and Baby Doll seem excited. Donna Summers “Hot Stuff” begins to blare as Eddie Gilbert and Sensational Sherri come to the interview desk where they warn the Perfect 10 and Dundee that they better be careful what they ask for and that they just sit back and watch the next match. MATCH: Eddie Gilbert with Sherri vs “Quick Draw” Rick McGraw This is Rick McGraw’s first appearance on TNT and he looks pretty good. He is 6’1 and packed full of muscles but this doesn’t intimidate Sherri. She goes right up to him and pushes him. He doesn’t really move much so she starts to berate him and then smacks him across the face. This seems to get McGraw’s attention and he begins to go after her when …… WHAM….. Eddie Gilbert nails him with a drop kick as the bell sounds. Sherri, knowing her work is done, leaves the ring and plays to the crowd. This was all the advantage Gilbert needed as the match came to an end after Gilbert hits the Hot Shot! (A flapjack dropped into a hangman) Gilbert sees no reason to stop the onslaught and continues the beating on McGraw. After a minute or two of the beating, Superstar Bill Dundee and Baby Doll hit the scene. Gilbert and Dundee square off while Sherri and Baby Doll just eye each other. A few officials rush from the back to break up the fight as the crowd seems more eager to see what will happen between the two women. They never really get it going but you can cut the tension with a knife. This one is really starting to heat up. When the smoke clears, the camera goes back to the interview desk where the Bruise Brothers (Porkchop Cash and The Dream Machine) have joined Dave and Fritz. They are basically putting out a warning to all tag teams in TNT that they are the team to beat. They don’t care if it’s Hansen and Brody. They don’t care if it’s the Sheepherders. They don’t care who it is. They are ready to take on all comers and they hope to do the fans proud. Dave Brown wishes them luck in their match against the Nightmares which is about to start. The Dream Machine says luck has nothing to do with it. It is a bit strange how the fans really like this team as they are really rough and abusive. MATCH: The Bruise Brothers vs The Nightmares Surprisingly, the match is a total squash match. It is strange to see the Nightmares go down so easily but they could not handle the power nor the viciousness of the Bruise Brothers. The end came when Porkchop Cash connected on a massive power slam of Nightmare #1. As they go to break, Fritz and Dave say how tough those two men are. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: BRUISER BRODY AND STAN HANSEN VS STEVE SIMPSON AND WENDELL COOLEY Not to be outdone by the Bruise Bruisers, Hansen and Brody just beat Simpson and Cooley to hell. The end comes after Hansen hit a huge lariat on Cooley and Brody followed it up with a Running Knee Mauler. Brody and Hansen head to the interview desk where Hansen has tobacco juice running down his face and he is screaming about how the Bruise Brothers better watch their mouths and Brody says he can’t wait to kick them right in the teeth. Fritz discusses how this feud is going to really get ugly and the fans better hold onto their hats as this is going to be wild. COMMERCIAL BREAK The show comes from break with the USWA World Tag Team Champions, Wildfire Tommy Rich and Jerry the King Lawler at the interview desk. They are talking about how it is such a pleasure to be in the great state of Texas and how they can’t wait for their next trip down here so they can compete against the best TNT has to offer. The fans start screaming for a match against the Bruise Brothers but Jerry Lawler quickly explains that they are not able to fight this week as Tommy is still nursing an injured leg. Wildfire gets the fans all fired up as he says he can’t wait to get in the ring with the Bruise Brothers. He says both Jerry and he are good friends with The Dream Machine and Porkchop Cash and that they really deserve a title shot. This brings out Brody and Hansen who are screaming that they are the ones who deserve a title shot and that Lawler and Rich are just afraid and they are ducking them. This bothers Lawler and Rich who go right back at them but do to Rich being on crutches, can’t do much about it. Something Lawler says must have struck a nerve with Brody and Hansen as those two just go on the attack. Brody and Hansen are having their way with Lawler and the injured Rich. They are hitting them with anything they can find when all of a sudden the Bruise Brothers hit the scene and go right after Hansen and Brody. This fight rages on for a minute or two as Dave Brown warns the fans that “we are running out of time.” Finally Lawler has recovered and rejoined the fight. It is now three on two and Hansen and Brody are getting the worst of it. The scurry off to the back as Lawler, Cash and the Dream Machine help Rich to his feet. The 4 men gave each other a big handshake and the fans go wild as Rich takes the microphone and is all firrrrrrreeeeeeeddddddd up! The crowd goes wild! Dave Brown is heard saying “So long from the Sportatorium. Don’t forget to tune in next week for another great show.”

USWA WRESTLING: 4/8/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 5:05-6:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s ring in our first guest.” Gordon Solie: “Lance, I have just been informed that we have a situation in the back and a cameraman is rushing to the scene. Let’s see what is going on. As the TV screen goes to the back, we see a total war going on between the House of Humperdink and The Iron Curtain. Lance Russell is heard saying, “What in the Sam Hill is going on back there. This is total mayhem.” Buzz Sawyer, Hercules Hernandez and Crusher Ottman seem to have surprised Korstia Korchenko, Alexis Smirnoff and Kris Markov as they were entering the studio. They are using anything they can to injure the Russians. Tables, Chairs and anything that is not nailed down is being used as a weapon. Smirnoff and Markov are down and this gives the Humperdink’s stable a chance to go after the man they really want, Korstia Korchenko. Humperdink is still furious over Korchenko performing so poorly when he was a member of his stable and they are trying to get even tonight. This triple teaming includes Sawyer connecting with a Frog Splash off the table onto Korchenko who is now rolling on the concrete floor. They follow this up by laying Korchenko across the table allowing Crusher Ottman and his 370 pounds to hit an Avalanche putting him through the table. Korchenko is hurt badly but it is now Hercules Hernandez turn. Humperdink is shouting at him to put Korchenko in the Backbreaker Rack which he complies. Not only is Korchenko being bent in half, Hernandez is slamming his head over and over again into the cement wall. Hernandez finally drops a bloodied Korchenko on top of his comrades and Humperdink is heard screaming, “Revenge is So Sweet!” Gordon Solie is heard calling for medical attention as we head to our first break. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Lance Russell informs the audience that order has been restored but that Korstia Korchenko has been sent to the hospital. The fans seem to be just fine with that information. Tommy Rich, who is still on crutches, comes to the interview desk with his partner and fellow USWA World Tag Team Champion, Jerry Lawler. They are all hyped up and start talking about the party Bam Bam Bigelow threw with Humperdink’s money last night down at Corky’s. Next, they go after the Shogunate and say they can’t wait to get their hands on them at Memphis Roundhouse Revival. They then turn their attention to the Perfect Stable and how Lawler wants to get his hands Idol and the Kansas Jayhawks for their attack on Jimmy Valiant. Gordon Solie says that they are going to the VTR of the match between Valiant and The Hangman, Bobby Jaggers. The audience watches a replay from last night where he and Rock Riddle basically hang Valiant over the top rope by a bull rope. As they come back, Jimmy Valiant has joined them at the interview desk with a neck brace on. He is ranting and raving as only the Boogie Woogie man could and his calling out Jaggers, Mantell, Idol and Rock Riddle. All of a sudden the Perfect Stable appears and is full of laughter and jokes asking if Lawler’s friends are patients in a hospital. Idol, Mantell, Jaggers, and Rock Riddle take turns making fun of Rich and his leg and Valiant in his neck brace. Rock Riddle laughs and takes out a stethoscope and gives it to Lawler as a gift. Lawler just throws it to the ground and is furious. He gets ready to shove Idol when Solie reminds them to keep order and that if any member of the Perfect Stable touches Valiant, Idol will be stripped of the USWA Heavyweight Title. Riddle says they know about Jarrett’s stupid rule but…… All of a sudden the Shogunate attack Lawler and his two injured allies. Again mayhem is under way and The Perfect Stable just stands by making sure not to get involved. Mr. Saito, Killer Khan and Tojo Yamamoto really lay it on the three fan favorites. Wrestlers pour out from the back and finally pull the Shogunate off Lawler, Rich and Valiant. Again, Solie seems relieved that peace has been restored and promises fans that when they get back from break, they will go right to the ring. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Thunderbolt Patterson A great match that is back and forth. Patterson is able to fight off some of the power moves by Reed and keeps him off balance with his long arms. Patterson made this look like a boxing match and was doing great until Reed blocked a big right hand and scooped him up for a running power slam. He followed this up with a gorilla press slam and gained the pin. Ernie Ladd came out and Reed dared him to enter the ring but Ladd thought discretion was the better part of valor. Reed was joined by Sweet Brown Sugar and together they went to the ring. They asked Solie and Russell if they tuned into their sister promotion, TNT, last Tuesday Night on WTBS. Solie and Russell said of course. Reed continued to ask if he saw The Dream Machine and his new partner….. Porkchop Cash. Reed did a short summary of the reunion of the Bruise Brothers and how Cash apologized for ever following a low life like Ernie Ladd. Reed begins to wonder out loud……. So who is left of Ladd’s Army? Is it just Ladd and Patterson? Reed says that’s not an Army. That’s not even a gang. That’s not even a family. That’s just two ignorant fools who are going to get their butts kicked at Memphis Roundhouse Revival. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS MAIN EVENT: MR. USA TONY ATLAS VS ROWDY RODDY PIPER (Non-Title Match) Atlas is just back from the Paul Boesch Tag Tournament where he a his partner, Andre The Giant had an excellent showing. Tonight it is a wild match that started with the USWA National Champ, Tony Atlas making fun of Piper’s kilt. This infuriated Piper who rushed in to quickly and Atlas took control. Atlas spent the next few minutes crushing Piper with some big power moves including an agonizing Bearhug. To Piper’s credit, he refused to give up. An eye rake later and the momentum had changed. Piper now Irish Whipped Atlas into ref Jerry Calhoun and the two banged heads and both went down. The Sheepherders rushed out and began to spray a white towel with something from a spray can. It appears to be the same either that Piper used last night on Sweet Brown Sugar. As Luke Williams is holding the towel and Butch Miller is spraying…… WHAM! The Fabulous Ones rush out and from behind, double drop kick the Sheepherders. Both Williams and Miller fall forward and bang their heads on the steel ring post. Piper sees this and doesn’t know which way to run. Stan Lane grabs him while Steve Keirn sticks that white towel right into the face of Piper. Lance Russell announce that we are just about out of time as Lane goes to help Atlas to his feet and Keirn helps the ref regain his composure. Atlas sees Piper on the ground and doesn’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, so his covers the Hot Rod. Calhoun stumbles over and makes the 1, 2, and 3. The fans go wild as Atlas and the Fabulous Ones control the ring as the show comes to an end. Gordon Solie ends the show with “So long from Memphis.”

Very Very fun show! Loved the match descriptions and the results were not predictable which kept my interest. From a fans perspective I am upset that Flair regained the belt. I really would have liked to follow Steamboat around the NWA as champion but again, the match was well done.

First for the positives on Coastal Clash: Love how you had a title change to open the show. his would really get a crowd into it! I thought the variety of matches was fun. From a Tag Team Battle Royal to a Charlotte Stree tfight to a Lumberjack Match. Very Cool! Move of the night: BAM BAM Terry Gory with a football tackle on Andre! LOVE IT! A thought a backslide was a cool way to end the Steamboat/Flair battle. They were going at it for so long and couldn't get a victory and then a simple back slide and the title changes hands. Now for the Negatives: That this Super Card didn't happen in real life wrestling! I loved every minute of it. I wish the NWA had really allowed The Dragon a World Title Reign! COMPLETELY AWESOME JOB AND WELL WORTH THE WAIT.

With the trade of Baron Von Raschke to Stampede, I had an open roster spot and will pick up King Cobra. I had also picked up Ricky Gibson with the +1 draft. I just saw that he was not on my roster.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/7/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie and Dave Brown. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to it Lance Russell and Gordon Solie welcome fans to the Saturday night show on WTBS and they both take turns congratulating Dave Brown on his new position as the host of TNT Wresting in Dallas, Texas which can be seen each and every Tuesday right here at 11:05. Gordon Solie gives a quick update on the wrestling spectacular to take place right here in Memphis on April 23rd. The event is being billed as Memphis Roundhouse Revival and all USWA Champions will be in action. Lance Russell continues to push USWA VOLUME #1 which is now available on VHS and is being offered for just $19.95. This great video contains over 5 hours of non-stop action that includes matches with all your favorite superstars. Gordon Solie gives an INJURY UPDATE on Tommy “Wildfire” Rich and his injured leg and announces he will once again be unable to wrestle for at least another week. As Lance begins to run down tonight’s card. Austin Idol, the World Champ and Rock Riddle comes out to the set. Solie asks “what do we owe this pleasure to. “ Riddle tells Solie to be quiet and his “Perfect” Champ” has something to say. Idol goes on to announce that he is sick and tired of all these gnats that call themselves wrestles coming for his title. He gives a double bicep pose and says he understands why everyone wants to be him. From the limo rides to all the pretty girls, his life is just a dream. He doesn’t care if it is Jimmy Valiant, Jerry Lawler or that little man down in Dallas, Superstar Dundee, he is going to beat them all. With that Jerry Lawler and Jimmy Valiant strut out to the desk and are all smiles. Idol and Riddle asks what in their pathetic lives do they have to smile about. Lawler reminds Riddle that he and Dundee are good friends and asks the “Original Mr. Perfect” how it felt to be knocked out by the “Perfect 10.” Riddle goes nuts at the reference to how Baby Doll laid him out in Texas last Tuesday. Riddle and Idol threaten to attack Lawler and Valiant right here but that seems to be just an “idol” threat. Jerry Jarrett has said if any member of the Perfect Stable lays a hand on Valiant before their match, Idol will be stripped of his title. Riddle tells Idol it is time to go and they walk off set and Lawler and Valiant make chicken noises. Gordon Solie says we will be right back with some in ring action. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Kris Markov and Korstia Korchenko are at the interview desk where both are speaking in with a Russian accent, announce that they can’t wait to meet Humperdink’s team of Sawyer and Hernandez in just a moment. Solie tells them to be careful what they wish for as Hernandez and Sawyer are double nasty. Markov says it doesn’t matter how big or good they are. They are Americans. All Americans are stupid and that he guarantees that they will beat Sawyer and Hernandez. MATCH: Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Korstia Korchenko and Chris Markov. This match gets the fans right into the show from the beginning. While The Iron Curtain has only been in the USWA for a short time, any team waving the flag of the Soviets and screaming about how pathetic the United States is gets a great reaction. In fact, the Russians are so disliked that the fans are actually cheering for the House of Humperdink. As for the match, Hernandez and Sawyer are liked caged animals and they are really having their way with the Russians. Hernandez appears on the verge of victory as he has Korchenko locked in the Backbreaker Rack when all of a sudden Alexis Smirnoff rushes out and attacks Humperdink. Hernandez drops Korchenko and goes to aid his manager. Hernandez is all over Smirnoff but loses focus as ref Paul Morton counts him out. The Iron Curtain wins the bout and are celebrating in the ring as Hernandez chases Smirnoff to the back. This gives the other two and opportunity to beat on Buzz Sawyer for a minute until Crusher Ottman rushes out to save Sawyer. The Iron Curtain beat a hasty retreat. Sir Oliver Humperdink, Buzz Sawyer and Crusher Ottman head to the interview desk where Humperdink asks Pencil Nose not to speak but to listen for once in his life. He goes on to say that he is sick and tired of The So Called Iron Curtain and that the USWA is not big enough for both teams. He announces that Jerry Jarrett must do something or else he promises that someone is going to get hurt very, very badly and that somebody is the commie Korstia Korchenko. Humperdink tells the rest of the stable to go and find Korchenko and his comrades now and prove his point. Ottman and Sawyer are practically foaming at the mouth as they head to the back. Lance Russell tells the fans that he hopes cooler heads will prevail and that they will be right back after this break. _________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: The Clawmasters (Von Raschke and The Spoiler) vs Brett Wayne and Ted Allen The match was back and forth for a few minutes but Brett Wayne got a little excited too quickly and went for a frog splash on The Spoiler too early. The Spoiler rolled out of the way and was able to get up for the tag and the Baron went to work on Wayne and ended it with a Brain Claw. The Clawmasters were a little upset that they had trouble with this team and continued the beating for a minute or two after the bell. After the match the Clawmasters went to the interview desk where they told the studio audience to look at the carnage they had left in the ring. They then turned the interview to PVT. Kernodle and Cpl. Kirchner and how they would be their next victims and that no lowly American Army Brats could ever handle their wrath of destruction. The Spoiler goes on to remind the fans that the last time he faced Kernodle and caught him in the Brain Claw that Kernodle nearly died. There was so much blood running down his face that they had to censor the match and that is exactly what will happen again. As Gordon Solie leads us into break, he tells the Clawmasters “Fair enough,” and seems to have had enough of their presence. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Jimmy Valiant vs Bobby Jaggers with Rock Riddle This week, it will be Jaggers trying to hurt Valiant in an effort to aid Austin Idol, another member of the Perfect Stable. Idol is to face Valiant for the World Title on August 23rd at Roundhouse Revival. Jerry Jarrett said two weeks ago that if any member of the Perfect Stable laid a hand on Valiant at any time other than a sanctioned match, Idol would be stripped of his title. As far as the match goes, it is a wild one with many momentum turns. As Valiant seemed to gain control, Jaggers intentionally throws Valiant into ref Paul Morton. With Morton down, Jaggers goes absolutely nuts. He tosses Valiant to the floor and starts to beat him with a chair. Valiant is in serious trouble as Jaggers tosses him into the ring. He has no interest in getting a pin but in injuring the Boogie Woogie Man. Rock Riddle is yelling instructions as Jaggers goes to the corner and grabs his bull rope and straps it around the neck of Valiant. Lance Russell is heard saying OH NO, WE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE! WE BETTER GET SOME HELP OUT HERE. Jaggers runs Valiant towards the ropes and tosses him over but hold on to the bull rope. Valiant is now being hanged over the top rope as Jaggers ties the rope to the turnbuckle. Gordon Solie is heard saying, “And it looks like… yes indeed, it is Jerry Lawler and Bam Bam Bigelow rushing to the ring. Jaggers runs off hoping the damage has been down. Lawler and Bigelow quickly untie Valiant and lay him down on the mat Lawler is yelling to get some medical attention down here and Solie says we better take a break __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS Lawler is at the interview desk with Bigelow and the still injured Tommy Rich. They are yelling their heads off about Idol and the Perfect Stable and that Jaggers better never let them get their hands on him. They continue to foam at the mouth and you can tell they really want a piece of the Perfect Stable. Lance Russell says he completely understands but now they must get to their next segment. Lawler, Rich and Bigelow head off. Piper’s Pit with Special Guests the Sheepherders Roddy Piper makes his way out to the set and sits in one of the two chairs that are there. The Sheepherders follow Piper out and instead of standing behind him with their arms folded, they take their place in the folding chairs. This entire segment is a lovefest between Piper and The Sheepherders. They belittle the USWA. They belittle American but most of all, they belittle The Fabulous Ones. The Sheepherders get so worked up at even the mention of their names that they begin to punch each other. Piper is saying that you must be nuts to want to get in the ring with the Sheepherders. They cause massive destruction wherever they go. Miller and Williams just continue to brawl with each other as the blood begins to flow but the strangest thing is occurring. THEY ARE SMILING! They seem to love the blood. They seem to love the pain! Piper goes on to explain that this is the differences between the Sheepherders and the Fabulous Ones. Lane and Keirn want to dance their way to the ring. They want to hug the fans. They want to wear their fancy costumes. Piper continues that they better want to take a vacation because after the match between The Sheepherders, who are now a bloody mess, the Fabulous Ones will be on a permanent vacation. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Mr. Saito and Killer Khan Vs Wendell Cooley and Steve Simpson Tojo accompanies his stable mates to the ring and does a good job of antagonizing the crowd. The match is pretty one sided and comes to the end after Killer Khan sprays the Asian Green Mist into the eyes of Cooley and follows it up with a Cobra Clutch that puts Cooley’s lights out. The Shogunate head to the interview desk where Tojo tells Mis-tah Toomy Rich to make sure he says hurt if he knows what is good for him. Tojo said he respected Toomy Rich 5 years ago when he would do anything to win. Now he is soft! Look at how easy Mistah Saito and Mistah Khan hurt you the last two weeks. Do yourself a favor and just hand us the World Tag Championship if you know what is good for you. He continues to tell Mis-tah Lawler the same thing while Saito just stands there, arms folded while Khan paces back and forth and makes some grunting sounds. Lance Russell seems really concerned for Lawler and Rich at Memphis Roundhouse Revival. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS Match: Hacksaw Reed, Tony Atlas and Sweet Brown Sugar vs Roddy Piper, Ernie Ladd and Thunderbolt Patterson This strange alliance between Piper, Ladd and Patterson was formed last week in piper’s Pit and now they are going right after their enemies in this wild 6 man tag match. The match is back and forth with a lot of wild 4 man and 6 man action. Rules were not really made for this match. Ref Jerry Calhoun is having a tough time keeping control. At one point, Mr. USA tossed Piper out of the ring and now Atlas, Sugar and Reed had the numbers advantage and they took advantage of it. Piper slowly regained his composure outside the ring and was caught on camera gathering a white towel and some sort of spray can from under the ring. He is seen spraying something into the can and then being careful not to be seen by the ref, sneaks up behind Atlas and puts the towel over his face. Atlas struggles for a few seconds and then his legs get wobble and down he goes. Calhoun is finally able to restore order and when he turns around, Piper has Atlas covered. Calhoun hits the mat and makes the 3 count. Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar seem confused and go to aid Atlas as the heels celebrate in the ring. Gordon Solie questions Piper what was in that can. Piper acts like he has no idea what Solie is talking about? Piper goes on to say that this is the exact result that will occur the next time he faces Piper. He promises that USWA National Championship will soon be around his waist. Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar rush the interview desk and get right into Piper’s face questioning what had he done to their friend. Piper again acts dumb and that they better watch their mouths if they know what is good for them. For once in the USWA, cooler heads prevail as Solie takes us to break. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: Crusher Ottman with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Bam Bam Bigelow with Jerry Lawler Jerry Jarrett mandated this rematch after last week when Ottman beat Bigelow but after the 5 minute rule that Humperdink had previously set up for the Humperdink Challenge. Humperdink argues that this stipulation was not in the contract for last week and therefore he does not have to pay Bigelow the $5000. Jarrett has included that stipulation for this match so if Ottman doesn’t beat Bigelow in less than the 5 minutes or else pay the money. As the match gets going, it is a replica of last week. Both huge men have their moments and Bigelow’s speed gives him an advantage. At about the 4 minute mark, Humperdink is beginning to sweat. He tries to trip Bigelow but is unsuccessful. Lawler now comes after Humperdink. He actually scurries through the middle of the ring while trying to escape. While exiting the ring, he drops his walking stick which Bigelow scoops up. The fans are screaming at him to crush Ottman with it while ref Paul Morton is begging him not to. Bigelow actually snaps the stick in two as Lawler catches Humperdink and lets him have it with a huge right hand. WHAM! Right after Bigelow broke the walking stick, Ottman came up from behind with a huge running squash into the corner. Bigelow falls hard and Ottman covers him for the 1…2…3. Lawler rushes to the ring to prevent Ottman for injuring Bigelow. The fans are upset and Humperdink seems relieved. That is until Lance Russell announce the winner by pinfall at a time of 5:01, Crusher Ottman. The fans go wild as Humperdink is forced to hand over the money. He is yelling and screaming that this was all rigged and that he is going to get his lawyer and he is going to sue everyone in the USWA. He is arguing that his watch says 4:59 and not 5:01. Gordon Solie stands up for the USWA and as the credits start to roll, he is heard saying, ”Mr. Humperdink, we have heard about enough of that.” He continues, “We are out of time. So long from Memphis.” As the screen fades to black, the national audience is left watching Lawler and Bigelow holding huge fistfuls of cash.

Jerry Jarrett and Fritz Von Erich spoke by phone this week and both were very excited by the success of the first TNT show last week from the Sporatorium. To further their partnership and to save each promotion money, the two agreed to increase the relationship between the two. This was evident when Jarrett agreed to send VonErich, Alexis Smirnoff, Chris Markov, Pvt. Kernode, Cpl. Kirchner, The Spoiler and in a surprising move, Bam Bam Bigelow. The hope with Bigelow is that Fritz will give him a bit of a push and then he can return to the parent company down the road with a push to the top of the sport. Jarrett was also so impressed by VonErich's show that they agreed that the superstars of TNT will compete in USWA's monthly mega show and that Dallas, Texas will be the home to the JULY 4th Extravaganza at none other that the Cotton Bowl! Fritz also announced that he has signed another star that will really bring nightmares to the fans in around the Memphis area because they last time he was in the area, he caused pure HAVOC! USWA also announced that it has made an attempt to sure up its undercard by signing such wrestlers as Ricky Gibson, Ken Timbs and Rick McGraw. The wrestlers of mainstream USWA are still complaining about the amout of travel that is expected of them. Their has been talks between the wrestlers and the Board of Directors about this situation. One solution that has been discussed would keep about 12 wrestlers centered in Memphis loop and 12 centered in the Georgia loop. The problem here is that while Jarrett, in Memphis, is completely able to run a wrestling promotion, there is nobody Ted Turner feels comfortable with to run the Atlanta side. Ole Anderson's name has come up but he is locked into a contract in Big Time Wrestling in the Detroit area.

USWA sends Baron Von Raschke to Stampede for future considerations.

USWA is releasing Korstia Korchenko and adding Bruce Dean. Dean will go on the jobber pack and Rick Quick Draw McGraw will move to a regular spot

Welcome to the game! Great first show. You seem to have all the major players involved right from the get go. Enjoyed your format as it was easy to follow. I thought your main event match was very well done and I could just feel the crowd at the edge of their seats. The non-clean win sets up a nice feud early in Stampede and I really liked how Jake Roberts called out Brett Hart and The Foreign Invaders are getting ready for war with the Bulldogs. So much to look forward to!

Looking forward to Night of the Cage!

Nice! Two cards in one day. I liked how this show built off of All Star Wrestling and how the feuds continued. Your heel stables are fun to follow but with Hogan in the Main Event, the fans usually get to leave with their favorite still being the champ. As the other show, this one leads you right to the next one. Good work!

Very nice show. In real life, I was always surprised at the success of Playboy Buddy Rose. I looked at him and always thought he was going down and out of nowhere, he would get the victory. He was truly great and I think you captured him perfectly. Love the Crusher/OMG team. They could cause havoc. Road Warriors better be careful! Mr. Piledriver Bob Sweetan was awesome! I could just see him Sweetan chasing Master Gee around the ring and when he finally catches him, A beat down begins! Keep up the fun shows!

USWA adds Ricky Gibson in the April +1 Round

The USWA is looking for a few mid card baby faces. If any of the following are of interest to you send me a PM: The Spoiler, Baron Von Raschke, Chris Markov, Alexis Smirnoff, Korstia Korchenko.

4/2/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 11:05-12:05 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS Dave Brown welcomes all the fans to the first ever TNT Wrestling show from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium. He says that tonight’s show will begin by bringing in the President of TNT Wrestling, none other than the great Fritz VonErich. Fritz walks to the interview desk and says it is a great pleasure to be back in Dallas, Texas, the home of the greatest wrestling fans in the World. Dave Brown says that it has been a tough couple of months for you Fritz. Fritz agrees and goes through how WCCW lost its TV contract and how his sons headed down to Florida and of course the death of David. He says he basically went into a shell and was in a dark place but he knew the only way out was to get back into wrestling. That’s when he came up with an idea to start a new wrestling promotion in the two best wrestling states in the country, Texas and Tennessee. He said it only took a minute or two to name his new promotion TNT. Fritz goes into how Jerry Jarrett came down to his home in Denton, Texas and offered him a chance to become a full member in the USWA. Fritz says that he knew the USWA was new but he liked everything about it and that he jumped on board. He says Jarrett basically gave him everything he could want including appearances by the World Champions and a weekly show right here on the great WTBS. Fritz goes into saying that in just a week’s time he has been able to build a great roster and the fans can just sit back and see some of the great stars from Texas and Tennessee along with some really exciting newcomers. All of a sudden the USWA World Heavyweight Champion, Austin Idol and his manager Rock Riddle come out to the interview desk. Fritz says it is a pleasure to have the champ here in the Sportatorium. Idol simple waves off Fritz and it seems he is disgusted by the whole thing. He begins by saying that only rednecks could call this dump the greatest wrestling arena in the world. He goes on to say that there are only make shift benches, no air conditioning and a tin roof like a barn or something. Rock Riddle, the original “Mr. Perfect,” goes on to say that this is no place for the Perfect Stable to be and if the USWA did not make him come down here, he wouldn’t be within a 100 miles of this dump. The fans are all over Idol but he just continues. He says that Jerry Jarrett sent him down here to put on a non-title match against anyone Fritz thinks is worthy, Idol says that he is used to wrestling the greatest in the world and if Fritz could hurry up and get Average Joe or Fat Matt out here so he can get on with his life. Fritz says that Idol will be surprised at the roster here and that he shouldn’t take his opponent lightly. Idol dismisses this idea and says that he guarantees that he will win in under 5 minutes or else on his next mandated trip here, he will put his title on the line. Fritz quickly says “deal” as Idol and Riddle head to the ring. All of a sudden, Superstar Bill Dundee and a very attractive amazon like blonde head to the ring. The crowd roars as Idol’s mouth drops. Idol is in disbelieve that his longtime rival is his opponent and Riddle is heard yelling that this was all a set up by Jerry Jarrett. MATCH: USWA WORLD CHAMP AUSTIN IDOL with ROCK RIDDLE VS SUPERSTAR BILL DUNDEE AND A TALL BLONDE WOMEN Idol never expected this but tried to jump Dundee before the bell sounded by Dundee was ready for him. The brawl was on and Dundee was in complete control. As the five minute mark neared which would give Dundee a title shot, Riddle tried to get involve by distracting the ref. The tall blonde quickly came behind Riddle and threw a huge right hand to the back of his head. Riddle went down as the crowd went wild. Dundee continued to throw Idol from pillar to post. Dundee tossed Idol over the top rope and was about to go out after him but Idol had different thoughts. He just ran with Riddle to the locker room and was counted out. Dundee and the tall blonde head over to Fritz and Dave Brown. Brown asks Dundee to introduce him to this stunning women with him. Dundee goes on to say that this Perfect 10 was Baby Doll and while Idol had Riddle to save his butt, he now has Baby Doll to make sure no one interferes in his matches anymore. He thanks Fritz for the opportunity to wrestle in TNT and says he can’t wait to get his hands on Idol again and become the World Champ. Dundee and Baby Doll, who dwarfs Dundee walk off arm in arm. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: OX BAKER VS WENDELL COOLEY A complete squash match where Baker just beats Cooley all over the ring. The match ends when Baker uses his taped right hand to deliver a brutal Heart Punch. Ox Baker goes to the interview desk where he doesn’t wait for a question. He just grabs the mic and begins to say that Fritz doesn’t know what he has done be giving him a contract. He announces that his is the baddest wrestler in the business and that he enjoys hurting people. Winning is not the most important thing. Pain is the most important thing. He announces that when people come to see him wrestle they better be warned that he is trying to permanently injure his opponent. He says his heart punch is so brutal that his opponent is lucky if he lives. He announces that he is here to become the first ever TNT Champion and that the entire TNT roster better be careful. COMMERCIAL BREAK At the interview desk with Brown and Fritz is the masked Dream Machine. He gives a little background information on himself saying that he just got finished beating Ernie Ladd all over Memphis. All of a sudden, the speakers begin to blare that unmistakable music of the Blues Brothers. None other than Porkchop Cash, wearing a black suit and sunglasses, comes to the interview desk. The Dream Machine looks ready to fight and Cash tells him to “hold on brother. I am here to say I was wrong in Memphis. I was a fool to listen to that idiot Ernie Ladd.” Cash continues by asking Machine what he would think of getting the “Band back together.” Machine ponders for a moment and then gets so excited he hugs Porkchop Cash. The Dream Machine announces to the fans that they are in for a treat. “The Bruise Brothers are back together and we are now going to show these fans what they are all about. The beg Fritz to get them a match right now and he tells them to go to the ring and he will go to the back to see what he can do. Fritz returns and tells the fans to hold on to their hats. This is going to be a wild one! MATCH: The Bruise Brothers vs Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody This match is an all-out brawl with the fighting taking place as much on the outside of the ring as the inside. Eventually after about 5 minutes of total chaos and all 4 men being in the battle at the same time, the ref calls for the bell and rules this contest a double disqualification. This seems to have no impact on the 4 men involved. They just continue to brawl. The locker room empties and about 10 guys poor out but they still have trouble restoring order. Finally, the mayhem subsides as they cut to break. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: MIL MASCARAS VS KEN TIMBS A pretty good match that both Dave Brown and Fritz VonErich really get excited by some of the aerial acrobatics of Mil Mascaras. Finally the “Man of a Thousand Masks” wins the match after a perfectly executed Suicide Dive from the top rope. The fans are going nuts as Mil is a true showman. Mil goes to the interview desk where he announces that he is the best trained, the best conditioned and that there is no opponent that can beat him. He wants to thank the fans for their support and hopes he can do them justice. He then speaks in Spanish where those that understand him give him a great round of applause. COMMERCIAL BREAK The music begins to blare as the audience is treated to Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff.” Eddie Gilbert makes his way to the ring and he is joined by none other than one of the best female wrestlers in the world as well as being one of the sexiest women in the world, Sensational Sherri Martel! They strut to the ring arm in arm and Sherri help’s Gilbert into the ring. She gets right in the face of Gilbert’s opponent, Steve Simpson. Simpson is an impressive young talent with muscles from head to toe but this does not seem to intimidate either Sherri or Gilbert. When the match gets under way, Simpson makes a good showing but in the end the team of Sherri and Gilbert prove to be just too much. Anytime Simpson got anything going, Martell would distract the ref anyway she could and that was pretty easy for her to do. Gilbert took these opportunities to break some rules and he finally weakened Simpson enough to nail him with a DDT for the victory. With time winding down, Hot Stuff and Sensational Sherri head to the interview desk where they basically announce that they are the hottest couple in all of wrestling. They tell everyone to forget what they saw earlier and that Dundee and Baby Doll are not in their league. Dundee and Baby Doll come on out and the two “couples” get in each other’s faces as the credits begin to roll. Dave Brown is heard saying “So long from the Sportatorium. Don’t forget to tune in next week for another great show.”

I think that since you had a trade already in place, you can pull the trigger when ever you wish.

Sorry to see you go.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/1/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 5:05-6:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s ring in our first guest.” Jerry Lawler and Tommy Rich, still bandaged up from last night’s attack open the show at the interview desk. Lance Russell begins by asking about their health. Both admit to being a little banged up but say they will be ready for to defend their USWA World Tag Titles in a few weeks against the Shogunate. Lawler then changes the direction of the interview and focuses on Austin Idol who hit him with a chair last night. Lawler is pipping mad but also has a smirk on his face as he says he is wondering what it must be like to be Austin Idol today. Lawler says he came into last night’s match just moments after being beaten 3 on 1 by the Shogunate. His head was bandages, he was hobbling on one foot and still Idol couldn’t beat him. Lawler says if, and that is a big if, Idol is still the champ after he faces Jimmy Valiant at Roundhouse Revival, Lawler will get the next title shot and that Idol better just hand him the belt. Gordon Solie thanks them for their time and says it is time to head to the ring for the first match of the night which includes the #1 contenders for the USWA National Tag Titles, The Fabulous Ones. Match: The Fabulous Ones vs The Nightmares Just like last night when the Sheepherders manhandled their opponents, tonight the Fabulous Ones are in complete control. The match ends when Steve Keirn tags in Stan Lane. Keirn scoops up Nightmare #1 onto his shoulders while Lane climbs to the top rope. Lane comes off with a top rope clothesline and that is all she wrote. The Fabulous Ones high five their fans on their way to the interview desk where they say that don’t care what the Sheepherders say about not giving them another title shot. They say Jerry Jarrett said whoever won last week between them and the House of Humperdink would receive the title shot at Roundhouse Revival and they one. They continue on about the only reason the Sheepherders don’t want to face them is that they are afraid. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Sir Oliver Humperdink and Crusher Ottman are at the interview desk where Lance Russell asks him what his complaint is this weak. Humperdink tells Pencil Nose to Shut Up but that he does have a few complaints. First, he is sick and tired of The Iron Curtain commies interfering in his matches. He can’t wait to get them in the ring and get even with that low life Korchenko and his “comrades,” Smirnoff and Markov. Next, as usual, Humperdink is all over Jerry Jarrett for not giving his team of Sawyer and Hernandez a title shot at Roundhouse Revival. He is sick and tired of this organization keeping his men down because they don’t like him. They know if his House ever gets a title shot or two, they would be in complete control of all the belts in the USWA. Humperdink says that Crusher Ottman is now going to show these fans what he can do. He reminds Lance Russell and Gordon Solie that Ottman has only been training with him for a few weeks and he is already unbeatable. He continues on saying that his opponent, Mr. Bigelow, has been trained by the ”King” Jerry Lawler for months and has like two wins. Gordon Solie says, “fair enough Mr. Humperdink. It is time to get to the ring. Mr. Bigelow is already waiting.” MATCH: Crusher Ottman with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Bam Bam Bigelow Now this is a match between two big men. Ottman 6’3, 385 and Bigelow checks in at 6’4 3’40. The first few minutes each wrestler tries to bully the other with his power but that turns out to be a stalemate. Bigelow, who is very agile for his size, catches Ottman off-guard with an amazing drop kick for his size. He follows this up with a diving head-butt. Humperdink is beside himself as his man might go down to this wild and untamed rookie. Humperdink helps in any way he can. After a recovery by Ottman, he whips Bigelow into the ropes and catches him in a Bearhug. Bigelow tries everything to break the hold but can’t get free. After a moment. Ottman actually runs with Bigelow in his arms and slams him into the turnbuckle. Ottman covered him for the 3 count and he escapes with the victory at 9:31. Once again, Jerry Lawler comes to the interview desk and is clapping his hands! Lance Russell says he understands that his man Bigelow had a pretty good match but he is surprised at how happy Lawler is with a loss. Lawler starts to speak and says last night, Dave Brown made it sound like two men at once couldn’t beat Ottman and tonight, his rookie trainer almost beat him. Humperdink heads to the interview desk where he really let’s Lawler have it and puts down Bigelow as a good for nothing fat slob! Lawler continues to laugh and laugh. Finally, Humperdink asks what Lawler is laughing about. Lawler just asks if Humperdink called Bigelow a good for nothing fat slob. Humperdink says he did and there is nothing he can do about it. Lawler once again begins to smile and says his could for nothing friend in the ring was actually good for $5000. Humperdink asks what Lawler is talking about. Lawler says that on the first night of USWA Wrestling, Humperdink said that any man that could last 5 minutes with any of his men would win $5000 and that last match lasted over 9 minutes. The crowd goes wild as Humperdink says that match was not announces as a challenge match and that he is not going to pay anything. This brings Jerry Jarrett out and he demands Humperdink pay Bigelow $5000 or else they will garnish his wages. Humperdink yells and screams about how Jarrett is just out to get him and that he is going to sue the USWA for everything it is worth. Jarrett just says another week, another law suit by you. He then asks Humperdink how many of these ridiculous lawsuits he has one. Humperdink says nothing and Jarrett finishes the segment by saying PAY UP OR ELSE! __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: DIRTY DUTCH MANTELL with ROCK RIDDLE VS PVT. DON KERNODLE The match was really entertaining. These two have been wrestling mostly in tag matches of late but this singles match really amped up the crowd. The end came when Ref Paul Morton was knocked down which allowed Rock Riddle to trip Kernodle. Dutch used this to his advantage as he hit back to back leaping elbows to the head of Kernodle. Morton recovered in time to see the cover and counted out Kernodle. Dutch celebrated in the ring when all of a sudden Baron Von Raschke and The Spoiler hit the ring and really gave it to Kernodle. Baron, with his raspy voice could be heard calling Kernodle nothing but a weak and pathetic American. CPL Kirchner rushed in to aid his partner but the ClawMasters for the second straight week ran away to the locker room. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MAIN EVENT: MR. USA TONY ATLAS AND HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS ROWDY RODDY PIPER AND ERNIE LADD After last week’s Piper’s Pit where Ladd and Piper agreed to help each other rid USWA of Atlas and Reed, this match was inevitable. The match was wild as the fan favorites used some big power moves early in the match but they were never able to gain a pin. Piper and Ladd did what they do best. BREAK EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK! From low blows to throwing their opponents into the steel barricades, Ladd and Piper were giving the muscle bound favorites everything they could. With TV time winding down, Atlas escaped a double team and tagged in Reed who hit the ring like a bull in a china closet. He quickly emptied the ring and neither Piper nor Ladd seemed in hurray to get back in. When Piper finally did, Reed was still in complete control. He caught Piper in a backbreaker rack and as Ladd tried to make the save, Atlas close lined him. Piper was screaming and looked ready to submit when Thunderbolt Patterson hit the ring causing the DQ. Sweet Brown Sugar soon rushed to the ring making it 3 on 3 until the Sheepherders and Fabulous Ones rushed to the ring and 10 superstars battled it out. Just before the show came to an end and with Lance Russell saying you cannot believe the mayhem we just had, the fan favorites, to the delight of the crowd gained control of the ring. Gordon Solie ends the show with “So long from Memphis.” The Credits roll while the chaos continues. The screen fades to black.

Truly one of my favorite shows I have read in this game. The opening had me hooked from the get go. It was wonderfully done. I have an idea of where this might be going but I will not say as I don't want to play spoiler. If it is what I think, you should have been a promoter in real life. You have a great roster but you are still developing a great pecking order where your Megastars are beating your Superstar and your superstars are beating your stars. From Tully and Gino to the Fantastics to the Tag Team Tournament! From Dr. Death to KKB to Rude! Hacksaw to TA to Muraco! You have your own Hall of Fame going.

USWA WRESTLING: 3/31/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie and Dave Brown. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to our first segment.” THIS WEEK IN THE USWA BY DAVE BROWN Lance Russell and Gordon Solie welcome fans to the Saturday night show on WTBS and they turn it over to Dave Brown for his segment, This Week in the USWA. · USWA EXPANSION Dave Brown announces that the USWA has expanded and that it is proud to announce that Fritz Von Erich’s new promotion, TNT Wrestling will now be a part of the USWA family. This promotion will be centered in Texas and Tennessee with its TV tapings being Tuesday nights at the great Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. He announces that TNT Wrestling will air on Tuesday nights at 11:05 and that the first show will be this Tuesday, April 3rd. He announces the roster will include some USWA stars along with some new comers to the area. · REVIEW OF THE UPCOMING MEMPHIS ROUNDHOUSE REVIVAL ON APRIL 23rd. Dave Brown announces that all 4 USWA titles will be defended on this great card long with the crowning of the first ever TNT Heavyweight Champion. Brown continues by saying that this show can be seen live on WTBS. · MATCH OF THE WEEK: Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Hercules Hernandez Dave Brown takes us to VTR of the match from Nashville Tennessee at the Municipal Auditorium. As one would expect, it was a brawl with two of the most powerful men in all of wrestling. The match ended when Sir Oliver Humperdink tossed his walking stick into Hercules Hernandez but it was intercepted by Reed who used it to pummel Hernandez. Ref Paul Morton disqualified Reed but one can bet that this will not be the last time these two go toe to toe. · TAG TEAM OF THE WEEK: The Shogunate The group of Tojo Yamamoto, Mr. Saito and Killer Khan had a perfect week going 3-0 including a huge win over The Fabulous Ones when Tojo, who was not official involved in the match, tripped up Stan Lane and Saito followed it up with a Saito Suplex. · Wrestler of the Week: Crusher Ottman The newest member of the House of Humperdink used his size to pummel some of the talent in the USWA. Ottman wrestled in 3 Handicap Matches and was able to win all of these 2 on 1 matches in under 5 minutes including a mauling of Brett Wayne and Ted Allen in Oxford, Mississippi at the CM Smith Coliseum. · USWA VOLUME #1 Dave Brown announces that USWA VOLUME #1 is now available on VHS and is being offered for just $19.95. This great video contains over 5 hours of non-stop action that includes matches with all your favorite superstars. · INJURY UPDATE: Tommy “Wildfire” Rich injured his leg and will be out of competition for a week or two. His leg was injured by the Shogunate when they interfered in a World Tag Team Title Match against The Sheepherders. Rich says he will be fine for the title against the Shogunate at Memphis Roundhouse Revival. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: The Iron Curtain (Korstia Korchenko, Alexis Smirnoff and Kris Markov vs The Fort Bragg Brotherhood (Pvt. Kernodle and Cpl. Kirchner) and Skip Young. The match gets the crowd into right away. It is USA vs Russia and that evokes such emotion. The Iron Curtain comes to the ring waving the flag of the Soviet Union and the fans really let them have it. Kernodle comes to the ring wearing a USA bandana and he has extras which he tosses to the crowd. The Iron Curtain waste no time and attacks before the bell. It is a wild scene for about 5 minutes as the Russians are pummeling the Americans. The action finally settles down but The Russians are still in control. All of a sudden the House of Humperdink walk out to ringside. The site of Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer, Hercules Hernandez and Crusher Ottman seems to be making the Iron Curtain nervous. Korchenko lost focus and went to the ropes to yell at Humperdink’s stable and Sweet Brown Sugar snuck up from behind and gained the victory by an old fashion roll up. The House of Humperdink seem happy and walk away with a smug, mission accomplished smile on their faces. The Iron Curtain is beside themselves and again attack their opponents but this time the Americans are ready for them and wipe the mat with them. The fans go wild and are chanting USA, USA as Gordon Solie calls for our next break. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: USWA NATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Sheepherders vs Brett Wayne and Ted Allen The Sheepherders are flawless and ruthless in this match. It surprised many at how easily they won. The end came when Luke Williams grabbed his partner’s head and used it as a battering ram on Ted Allen. The Sheepherders head to the interview desk where they are irate. Williams leads the way saying how Jerry Jarrett is trying everything to take their titles. He is really agitated that The Fabulous Ones have been named the new # contenders for the belts. Miller they just beat them in the Omni and they refuse to wrestle Lane and Keirn again. This brings Jerry Jarrett to the interview desk where he tells the Sheepherders that if they do not wrestle The Fabulous Ones at Memphis Roundhouse Revival, they will be stripped of their tittles. The Sheepherders off yelling and screaming. Gordon Solie, smiling, announces “we will be right back after these messages. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Jimmy Valiant vs Dirty Dutch Mantel with Rock Riddle Dirty Dutch is trying to aid Austin Idol, another member of the Perfect Stable. Idol is to face Valiant for the World Title on August 23rd at Roundhouse Revival. Jerry Jarrett said last week if any member of the Perfect Stable laid a hand on Valiant at any time other than a sanctioned match, Idol would be stripped of his title. As far as the match goes, it is a wild one with many momentum turns. As Valiant seemed to gain control, the other members of the Perfect Stable, Idol and Bobby Jaggers, came to ringside trying to intimidate Valiant. The Boogie Woogie Man paid them no mind as he knew they couldn’t interfere in the match. He follows up a big bodyslam with a diving elbow and gained the pin over Mantell at 13:10. After the match, he walked right by the rest of the stable to the interview desk. As only the Boogie Woogie man can, he starts ranting about how he can’t wait to get Idol in the ring and did those “daddy O’s” think they were going to bother me tonight. He tells the fans that they are all invited to his party after he wins the World Heavyweight Title and together they will party like “Charlie Brown from Outta Town.” Lance Russell seems confused but says it sounds like fun. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Piper’s Pit with Special Guests Ernie Ladd and Thunderbolt Patterson Roddy Piper makes his way out to the set and sits in one of the two chairs that are there. The Sheepherders follow Piper out and stand behind him with their arms folded. Piper calls out Patterson and Ladd and they both shake hands with Piper. Piper praises the two for a few minutes about their wrestling ability but also how they don’t bow down to the low life American fans, the smug USWA Board of Directors, and most importantly, to the untrustworthy American Government. Patterson and Ladd agree with everything Piper has to say and they can’t believe how corrupt this country is and all they are trying to do is to get a fair shake in their own county. All three admit to being totally confused at how those out of shape, no good country hicks, Tommy Rich and Jerry Lawler are given such favoritism here in the USWA. The segment turns to Hacksaw Butch Reed and Mr. USA, Tony Atlas and all three begin to almost foam at the mouth in such anger. Ladd and Patterson say that they will not stop until those Uncle Toms are out of the USWA and Piper agrees to help. The three embrace as the segment ends. The fans are a little nervous at the merger of these three men. They know from experience that Reed and Atlas better have eyes behind their backs. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Mr. Saito vs Steve Simpson Mr. Saito truly beats on Steve Simpson beyond belief. Suplex after Suplex is followed with Saito pulling Simpson up after a count of two as he refused to allow the pin. After the 3rd time, the crowd starts to go wild as a white towel is thrown in and Jerry Lawler hits the ring and chase Saito away. Wildfire Rich follows but can’t do much due to the fact that he is on crutches. Rich and Lawler aid Simpson who is finally able to get to his feet. Other wrestlers help guide Simpson to the back as Lawler and Rich go to the interview desk where they basically call Saito everything they can get away with on TV. Rich wants Saito to come back out and guarantees that there is no way that bully Saito would beat him like that and that it didn’t matter if he was on crutches or not. . He says Saito is just a bully and deep down, Saito is nothing but a yellow bellied coward and like most bullies they only pick on the weak. Lawler says that he will get his revenge on the Shogunate at the Memphis Roundhouse Revival and that all the members are like all the other Japanese people he has ever met. COWARDS! Lawler continues on talking about sneak attacks and Pearl Harbor and then turns his attention to tonight’s World Title Match against Idol. He keeps saying how wonderful it would be to be both the World Champion and The World Tag Team Champion at the same time. Rich, also smiling, says he will be right there by his partner’s side when from out of nowhere, Saito, Killer Khan and Tojo Yamamoto attack from behind. The 3 on 2 advantage, along with Rich on one leg and the attack from behind, gives them control of this chaotic situation. Wrestlers rush from the back to break up the mayhem but not before Tojo uses Rich’s crutch as a weapon and nails both Wildfire and Lawler over the head and back. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS ___________________________________________________________________________________ Before the next match, Solie and Russell announce the fact that both Lawler and Rich are receiving medical attention in the back and that tonight’s main event between Lawler and Idol for the World Title is in jeopardy. Match: Hacksaw Reed vs Baron Von Raschke In another good match, Reed finally gains control of the match after a huge body slam and has Baron up for a Gorilla Press Slam when Ernie Ladd walks out to the ring. Reed just drops Von Raschke and starts to have words with Ladd. Thunderbolt Patterson joins Ladd at ringside and now the two start to creep up towards the apron as the Baron regains his feet. Baron begins to walk towards Reed and lifts his right hand in the air to signify the Iron Claw. As Reed turns around, Baron moves in for his finisher but Reed sees it at the last minute and grabs the hand of Baron. Reed than kicks him in the mid-section. He quickly lifts Von Raschke up into another Gorilla Press Slam but this time walks towards the ropes with him and tosses him over the ropes right onto Ladd and Patterson. Ref Paul Morton proceeds to make the 10 count and Reed wins by count-out. Tony Atlas rushes to the ring to make sure nobody attacks Reed. There is a bit of a standoff but cooler heads prevail. Gordon Solie tells the fans how lucky Reed was to escape tonight uninjured. Russell agrees and wonders if Lawler is going to be able to wrestle in the main event which is up next. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: AUSTIN IDOL with Rock Riddle VS JERRY LAWLER Idol and Riddle come to the ring first and are both even more smug than normally as neither of them thinks Lawler will even make it to the ring. All of a sudden, the crowd goes wild as Lawler appears. Their enthusiasm quickly turns to concern as they see Lawler has a bandage around his head and is limping badly. They fear he will get injured even more if he gets in the ring. Rich also bandaged, heads to the interview desk where he continues to show his anger at the Shogunate. As for the match, it is one of the more lopsided Lawler/Idol matches of all time. Lawler just doesn’t have anything going but his actions are commendable. Idol hits him with everything he has but Lawler refuses to get pinned or to submit. Idol’s frustration grows and grows till he finally can’t take it anymore. Riddle picks up a chair and throws it to Idol. Wildfire Rich starts yelling to his partner to watch out but he doesn’t head to the ring to aid him. His injuries the last two weeks have him to hurt to be able to help his Lawler. WHAM! Idol nails Lawler with the chair over and over again. Ref Jerry Calhoun calls for the bell as Gordon Solie announces that “We are out of time. So long from Memphis. As the screen fades to black, the national audience is left watching Lawler face down on the mat not moving.

It has finally happened! After a few months of searching for a promotion to join USWA and striking out all over the country, Ted Turner and Jerry Jarrett have just struck gold. While it is not an existing NWA or AWA territory that has decided to jump ship and join the USWA, it is one of the biggest names in the industry. Fritz Von Erich is coming aboard. He has had a tough couple of months. First, his WCCW lost its television contract and then his sons, to better their careers, moved on to Championship Wrestling from Florida only to have David lose his life. Fritz decied it was time to get back in the wrestling game and decided to begin a brand new promotion which he was going to call TNT WRESTLING as it was to be centered in Texas N Tennessee. TNT wrestling will host a weekly show in the Dallas, Texas at the Sportatorium. Who is to announce the TV show is yet to be determined as is most of the roster for TNT. Jerry Jarrett got wind of this are went to Fritz to see if he would be willing to partner with USWA. Fritz was very hesitant at first but Jarrett and his partner, Ted Turner, basically gave him everything he could every ask for. a 1 hour national TV show on WTBS that will begin airing late Tuesday nights so not to interfere with the Braves games and maybe move to the Sunday night show that airs from 6:05-7:05. This will be determined by the ratings that TNT is getting. This show will begin almost right away with hopes to have a show by the first week of April. Fritz will be able to control his own champions which will include the TNT Heavyweight Champion and the TNT Tag Team Champions. The USWA will also use these champions in their major events to give TNT more exposure. As compensation for recognizing the USWA World Champions as the true "World" Champions, Fritz will get the use of those champions on 2 TV shows a month plus use of them at any major show he runs. Fritz will be responsible for his own roster and needs to find his own talent with the following exceptions: Jarrett has given Fritz the use of some of his lesser talent who will be on active in both promotions. Fritz is still negotiating with other companies for talent and he is also in the process of buying a few of the contracts from Jarrett of wrestlers Jarrett does not deem necessary for the continued success of his side of USWA.

USWA would like to add Abdullah and Mil on 3,10,17,24 and 31 along with the women and Brody and Hansen on the 31st.

Will there be a draft for the +1 on April first or will it be first come first serve