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Mid-South releases Ray Candy, Cpl. Kirchner, and Mongolian Stomper,

Great show... The ending was so crazy that any kid in the arena will remember that bout for the rest of their lives. I have been to one wrestling show in my life and will never forget the bodyslam Andre the Giant put on Sgt. Slaughter at the Westchester County Center. You gave everyone fan in the audience something to get excited about no matter what type of match they like and you did it in only 4 matches. We get the babyface vs babyface match, the big heel win in the tag team match, a wild 6 man-tag with the fan favorites getting the win and a mixed gender match. Nice booking!!

Mid-South then acquires Jack Victory and John Tatum from PCW for future considerations. Mid-South also releases the Rock n Roll RPM's

Mid South reclaims Bret Sawyer as he was released by mistake. Mid-South then sends Bret Sawyer, Tonga Kid, Todd Champion and Curtis Thompson to the NWA for Adrian Street and Ms. Linda.

Mid-South releases Bret Sawyer and Italian Stallion

Yes on Tiger Mask 2. Chono is good for ever as he has 10 matches in the U.S. in the year 1988.

I am going to take the other side. I think with wrestlers from Europe and Asia, I would like to hold to a 10 match in one year before they are eligible. I just think that is more realistic. I know we have made some mistakes before but would rather keep that in place. As far as how long they stay, I think that once they have shown they are going to stay for a few months, it is conceivable that they stay for the long haul. I think we have such a large pool of wrestlers already with their only being 7 of us that our rosters would get even more bloated with stars if we allowed anyone in as long they came to North America for one match. There is nobody here who can say that there roster is short on talent on then IPW and he said that he is enjoying what he currently has. The rest of us are like WWF vs WCW in terms of rosters. Tiger Mask rarely ever stayed for more then two matches. Keeping him for 3-6 months is very different then his usual weekend trip to wrestle in some big event like the Crocket Cup like he did in 86.

CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: EPISODE #8: April 29, 1988 The traditional CWA opening is played with some music being played as we see all the big stars of Memphis past hitting big moves. One exception is there is no Jerry “The King” Lawler in the intro. (As the show starts, with see Lance Russell and Dutch Mantell. Absent from the opening scene is Dutch’s bodyguard Jeff Gaylord. Lance Russell: Yeeellow Everybody. Lance Rusell alongside Dirty Dutch Mantell. By golly we’re ready to fire off another great week of championship wrestling. This is professional wrestling like it used to be and the way you like it. On today’s show you’re going to see The Fab One Steve Keirn in action. Rip Roger’s is here, and he is trying to get back on winning side as he takes on none other than JJ, Jeff Jarrett. And speaking of the Jarretts, The CWA president, Jerry Jarrett will be here with a huge announcement about the Southern Heavyweight Tournament. The Franchise “Shane Douglas is back in action as he takes on the Assassin and Dutch why don’t you tell everyone about the big 6-Man main event. Dutch Mantell: Before I get to that main event, I just want everyone to know that I hope the Assassin takes care of that psychopath Shane Douglas. I mean, I’m here today without my bodyguard so if the Assassin doesn’t do his job, it could be curtains for old Dirty Dutch. Now as far as that 6th man main event goes, Shaska Whatley and The Big Russians, Boris Zhukov and Soldat Ustinov are going to take on the Lightening Express and a mystery partner. Now I doubt thay found anyone any good as nobody would want to be there partner. Lance Russell: Come on Dutch. You know the Lightening Express are one of the best teams in the entire world. Dutch: In the world of make believe. Mark my words, the Lightening Express are in for a world of trouble tonight. MATCH #1 “The Fab One” Steve Keirn vs Larry Cheatum Keirn had the fans eating out of his pockets from the first chord of “Go Fabs Go,” He controlled 90% of the match; with Cheatum getting in a few blows when he turned to the questionable tactics. This only made Keirn angry and he had no problem going blow for blow with Cheatum with the end coming from Top Rope Diving Senton. Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville Next to the podium is Jerry Jarrett where he has a huge announcement on the Southern Heavyweight Tournament. Jerry Jarrett: I’m really excited to let all the fans know that the Southern Heavyweight Tournament is going to be just over two weeks from now. It is going to be held on Monday night, May 15th. Historically, Mondays has been the biggest night of the week in Memphis Wrestling as it was the night we wrestled in the Mid-South Coliseum. Well, I am so proud to announce that May 15th is not only the night of the Southern Heavyweight Tournament, but it is also the night we here at Championship Wrestling will return to the Mid-South Coliseum. This night marks the first time in over 4 years that the Championship Wrestling will host an event in the Mecca of professional wrestling. As for the tournament itself, we wanted only the best of the best so we narrowed it down to only 8 wrestlers. These eight wrestlers will wrestle in a single elimination tournament that night. Right now, I’m going to announce 6 of those wrestlers. They are, in no particular order, The Fab One, Steve Keirn, The Franchise Shane Douglas, “The Rebel” Dick Slater, “The Nature Boy” Buddy Landel, The Dirty White Boy, and “The Hustler” Rip Rogers. Lance Russell: My oh my, Jerry, that is one heck of a field. Any one of those wrestlers could win the whole thing. Dutch Mantell: Hold on. Hold on just a minute Mr. Jarrett. I know that I spend a lot of my time here as a commentator but I’m also undefeated here in Memphis since our return. Jerry Jarrett: That is true Dutch and you’ve had a great history here in Memphis but to tell you the truth, you’ve only wrestled once since our return, and you sit here week after week claiming to be afraid for your life of Shane Douglas. Dutch Mantell: Shane Douglas is crazy… He isn’t a wrestler. He’s an escapee from the asylum. I’ll wrestle anyone else and prove to you that I belong in that tournament. Jerry Jarrett: I’ll tell you what Dutch. We still have two wrestlers to add to the tournament. Next week, I’ll give you a match right here on tv and if you win, you can have one of those opened spots. Dutch Mantell: To me that seems like you don’t want me in the tournament, but I see no other choice. Next week I will beat whatever loser you put in front of me. Jerry Jarrett: Okay, fans, in next week’s main event it will be Dirty Dutch Mantell vs “The Superstar” Bill Dundee for a spot in the Southern Heavyweight Tournament… Dutch Mantell: WHAT!!!! YOU TRICKED ME JARRETT!!! Lance Russell: (laughing) … Dutch, the situations you get yourself into never cease to amaze me. Fan’s you just heard it… Superstar Bill Dundee is returning to Memphis and if that’s not enough, he will face Dirty Dutch right here on TV. Let’s get back to today’s action. MATCH #2 “The Hustler” Rip Rogers vs Jeff Jarrett “You Give Love a Bad Name” is heard from the speakers and Rip Rogers comes to the ring in his normal pink vest and pink tights. Jarrett is already in the ring and seems to watch the nonsense without a care in the world. Rogers once again grabs the house mic and starts his gimmick. Rip Rogers: What I would like to have right now of is for all you fat and out of shape sorry excuses for men who are sitting here reliving your glory days, to be quiet so I can scan the audience for one good looking woman to help me remove my vest. Rogers circles the ring looking out to the stands and he keeps making a face like he is smelling something rotten. Suddenly, its like a lightbulb has gone off in his head. He starts to smile. Rip Rogers: I don’t believe it! A needle in a haystack. Finally, after 2 months of searching, someone worthy. Worthy of my attention. Worthy of my time. Worthy to touch my vest! You darling… are about to have a thrill of a lifetime. Suddenly the camera sees the girl he has picked, and she is making her way to the ring with a huge smile on her face. Rip Rogers: Now darling, what’s your name? Random Girl: Terry Rip Rogers: Well Terry, are you ready for the thrill of a lifetime? Terry: I think so. Are you? Rip Rogers: Well aren’t you full of confidence. Terry: Ummm… Rip Rogers: Hit my music! Rogers begins a seductive dance as Terry begins to pull off Rip’s vest. Rogers is sure to give a little extra flex and allows Terry a little time to grope the biceps. Rip Rogers: Now darling, have you ever seen anyone in as perfect shape as me. Terry: I honestly must say I have! The crowd begins to laugh as Rogers seems shocked and upset. Suddenly, Terry removes her sweatshirt and reveals a body equally as fit as Rips! Rip Rogers: Wow, you are full of Big Surprises! I think we need to get to know each other a little better. How about you sit ringside and watch me teach this young punk a lesson. Terry: Deal! Once Terry Power has stepped out of the ring, the bell sounds. Give Jarrett some credit here, after waiting patiently for the whole vest thing to play out, he is ready to go. Jarrett seems one step ahead for most of the match. Lance Russell keeps reminding everyone that JJ grew up in the business and seems to have been a great student. One the other hand, Dutch is convinced that Rip’s mind is elsewhere. In the end, Rip whips JJ into the ropes where Terry Power trips him. Lance Russell: Come on! What’s that all about? Dutch Mantell: I told you before Lance, Jarrett isn’t ready for the big time. He’s so clumsy. He just tripped over his own feet. Rogers is now able to take advantage and works over JJ until he is finally able to connect with the Ripperplex (Superplex) for the win! Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville MATCH #3 “The Franchise” Shane Douglas vs The Assassin Interesting thing here is that the Assassin, yellow mask and black singlet, seems to have a good 30 pounds on Douglas. In terms of the match, we get a brawl from the opening bell. Surprisingly, Douglas holds the upper hand for most of the bout. At about the 6 minute mark, Dutch Mantell, who has been frustrated from the beginning, heads to the ring where he starts screaming at the Assassin to crush Douglas. This does nothing but to enrage Shane who goes nuts. Dutch is now up on the apron. Big Mistake! WHAM… Running football tackle on Dutch and he goes flying to the floor. WHAM… Belly to Belly Suplex on The Assassin. 1…2…3! The Franchise is not satisfied with the win. It is almost like he has smelled a rat! He quickly starts to untie the mask of the Assassin and rips it off! To the fans surprise, the Assassin turns out to be Jeff Gaylord, the bodyguard of Dutch Mantell! Douglas holds up the mask… points to Dutch Mantell and gives him the throat slashing sign and starts to come out after him. Lance Russell: Wow… I never knew Dutch Mantell could run that fast. He must’ve been a track star back in high school. The Franchise is in hot pursuit but I don’t think he’s going to catch him. I also don’t think we’ll be seeing much more of Dutch this week. I guess I should send a thankyou note to Shane Douglas for that! Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville MAIN EVENT MATCH 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH Boris Zhukov, Soldat Ustinov and Shaska Whatley vs The Lightening Express and a Mystery Partner The heels come out first and are waiting in the ring. Everyone, including Lance Russell, is wondering who the mystery partner is but they do not get an immediate answer as Brad and Tim come out alone. Lance begins to wonder if his partner, Dutch, could’ve been right when he said that Brad and Tim couldn’t find a partner. Suddenly the speakers begin to blare “Bad to the Bone.” Lance Russell: Oh my… I guess there’s no better place to turn to when you need help then to your family…. Here he comes! “The Bullet” Bob Armstrong! Everyone is shocked as the heels begin to scurry! Once the match starts, the fan favorites are able to capitalize on the initial energy of Bob Armstrong’s entrance but after some dirty tactics by the heels, the match seems pretty even. We get a typical 6-man bout where everyone gets a little time to shine. The end is simply chaos as all 6 men are in the ring in a complete Pier 6. Brad and Zhukov are trading blows out on the floor. Horner and Shaska are brawling on one side of the ring and The Bullet and Ustinov on the other. Somehow, the Bullet ducks under a big right hand by Ustinov… WHAM… Georgia Jawbreaker by Bob Armstrong. 1…2…3! Lance Russell: What a wild match with a perfect ending. The Bullet shows up and the crowd favorites get the victory. I be the Russians and Whatley are going to lose some sleep tonight. Fans, don’t forget to be here next week when the Superstar returns to Memphis as Bill Dundee takes on Dutch Mantell for a spot in the Southern Heavyweight tournament. Until next week, Lance Russell and Dutch Mantell saying bye bye every body.

The other thing on Tiger Mask 2 is that according to our rules, a wrestler has to wrestle 10 matches in the U.S or Canada in a current or future year to be eligible. Tiger Mask has not reached that as of 1988 and never does wrestle 10 matches in U.S. or Canada in any year. Again, my research is only from wrestlingdata.com so there may be more info out there.

I would like others opinions on Tiger Mask 2. From the research I found, he wrestled 2 matches in the U.S. in 1986 and then didn't return until after 2000. I might be wring on that and if I am, please let me know. I know we have allowed a few others to come in early but not sure he has enough North American experience to be included here. Please everyone, let me know your thoughts.

I do think that once a wrestler is on your roster, you can use him as you see fit as long as it is a character they used in real life. I have rushed Shane Douglas into the Franchise even though he was not that until 1993 or so. I had Wahoo McDaniel just play a huge heel role even though, technically, he is way past his prime. I think Rain used Darryl Peterson as Maxx Payne before he was that in real life. We have all held on to wrestler's glory days far too long and made rookies play bigger roles then they were ready for. In my opinion, it is more important to be try and be realistic with talent instead of name. Where Ultimo Dragon or Yoshihiro Asai is in terms of ability in 1988 is more important to me then the name he uses. If others disagree, I am always for majority rule as this is all of our game and we have equal say.

I am fine with Ultimate Dragon with WCW. He was active in 1987 and we are in 1988

Mid-South Wrestling 1988: Episode #16: April 22 & April 29, 1988 To be honest, I’ve had a bit of writer’s block with my Mid-South show but wanted to keep on heading into my next big event at Lakefront Arena in New Orleans on May 6. So, I just decided to give a summary of the next two shows before New Orleans. Angle #1: Ted Dibiase and Jake “The Snake” Roberts Jake was to wrestle Ted Dibiase on television on April 22 in the main event in the Rapides Parish Coliseum. Ernie Ladd had laid down the law on the previous show and said that if The Barbarians, Alofa, Mike Rotundo or Sheik Adnan Al Kassie interfered in the match, the title would automatically be handed to Jake Roberts. As the show progressed on April 22, Jake Roberts had yet to be seen in the locker room. Just as his match was to start, a bloodied Snake is being led to the podium by Paul Ellering. Ellering is screaming that he found Roberts laying in the parking lot and that it was obvious that he was attacked by one of Dibiase’s minions. Dibiase came out and promised he had nothing to do with it and was frustrated because he just wants to beat Jake Roberts one more time and put all this nonsense behind him. It was obvious that Snake was in no shape to wrestler as Dibiase snickered about his misfortune. Ernie Ladd came out and promised that the cameras would be checked and that Dibiase better be right that he had nothing to do with. Not wanting to upset the fans, Ernie Ladd informed the Louisiana Heavyweight Champion that he would still have to defend his title tonight and that Jake Robert’s replacement would be Junkyard Dog. Dibiase went berserk but there was nothing he could do about it. As for the Dibiase-JYD match, it went right down to the last seconds of the tv show and as we were running out of time, JYD catches Dibiase with the Thump (powerslam) but before he could make the pin on Dibiase, Alofa and The Barbarians made the save.? Gordon Solie ends the show thinking that due to Dibiase’s stipulations for his match tonight with Jake Roberts, that JYD will be the Louisiana Heavyweight Champion even though he won the match by DQ but we will have to get word from Ernie Ladd on next week’s show. Fast forward to the April 29 tv show in The Cajundome in Lafayette where some very interesting developments occur. First, Ernie Ladd informs us that since JYD was a last-minute replacement for the injured Jake “The Snake” Roberts, they only had time to use a very basic contract and that there were no stipulations allowing the title to change hands on a disqualification. JYD, the fans and even Gordon Solie were very upset with this decision, but Ernie Ladd said there was nothing he could do about it. Ladd did say that he had some other information that might make everybody a little happier. He said that he was able to do a little research of the attack on Jake Roberts last week in the parking lot of the Rapides Parish Coliseum and that, without a shadow of a doubt, the person who attacked Jake Robert’s was Mike Rotundo. Gordon asks if Jake Roberts was the new Louisiana Heavyweight Champion as it was stipulated that any outside interference, Dibiase would have to turn his title over to Jake “The Snake” Roberts. Ladd replied that Dibiase was still the champion as the attack did not occur during the match, but that Mike Rotundo has been indefinitely suspended effective immediately. The fans seem happy Rotundo is gone but aren’t happy that Dibiase is still the champion. Last bit of information on this angle is that Jake “the Snake” Roberts will be getting another show at the Louisiana Heavyweight Title on May 6th in the Lakefront Arena… this time… in a STEEL CAGE! MID-SOUTH TELEVISION TITLE Ever since Rick Steiner won the TV title, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt have been very jealous. So jealous in fact that they attacked him and kicked him out of Hot Stuff Inc. On April 22, Eddie and Missy interrupted an interview after Rick’s successful title defense against The Grappler and demanded that Eddie get a TV title match. Steiner is so sick of both Eddie and Missy that he wanted the match that day and headed to the ring. Eddie looked a little nervous at how hyped-up Steiner was that he hesitated and then Missy grabbed the microphone and said that Eddie already had a busy schedule and has not prepared for the title match but that he would be ready on March 6th at the Lakefront Arena. Steiner laughed and gladly accepted. MID-SOUTH TAG TEAM TITLE: The title match between the champs, Hercules Hernandez and Scott Steiner and The Barbarians managed by Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie has been set for Lakefront Arena now for a few weeks. All we get on the April 22nd and the April 29th shows are a few heated promos and one big stare down where the champions dared the Barbarians to enter the ring, but Sheik decided to let them stew for another week. Whichever team wins this match, is sure to have survived a war. Mid-South Title Match: While any match between Lex Luger © and Hacksaw Butch Reed is headlines enough, the big story here might be the Snowman. While he surprised everyone last month at the Lakefront Arena when he attacked Hacksaw in his title match against Luger, he now has everyone expecting the worse. He confronted Reed a few weeks ago on TV and was real angry at Reed and Ladd. He said they were both Uncle Tom’s to Ted Turner and that he would not allow someone like Reed to win the Mid-South title. It is obvious to all that he is just angry and not getting the wrestling job he wanted here in Mid-South, but he has everyone on their toes as he has vowed to be at Lakefront Arena on May 6th. Hacksaw better have eyes in the back of his head. The Ragging Bull Issue: Manny Fernandez has only been in Mid-South a few weeks but seems set on making Vader’s life miserable. Two weeks ago, he did a little history lesson on Vader and reminded everyone that just last year, he was known as The Bull, Leon White where he won a few matches and lost a few matches. Manny reminded everyone that he left for about 6 months and returned with Kevin Sullivan and Woman and these two lunatics want everyone to believe that they changed Leon White into some unbeatable monster. Fernandez lets everyone know that there is only one Bull in Mid-South and that’s him and he wants Vader in the ring. Woman came out with Vader and confronted Manny and laughed at his idea that he could’nt even last 5 minutes in the ring with Vader. Manny accepted that challenge and headed to the ring. Unfortunately for the Ragging Bull, Vader Pearl Harbored Manny and gave him a pretty good beat down. Last week, Manny, recovered from the attack, demanded Ernie Ladd to sign a match between Vader and himself, and Ladd gladly added it to the May 6th event in the Lakefront Arena. OTHER MATCHES SIGNED FOR MAY 6th AT LAKEFRONT ARENA Alofa with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie vs Mighty Goliath The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdick & Stan Hansen) vs The Assassin & The Cuban Assassin JYD vs Moondog Moretti Brad Rheingans vs Shaun Simpson

Thanks for the kind words but to be honest, I hit a bit of a mental road block in Mid-South and had to write my next two shows as a summary. Thanks for the patience.

Really fun Power Half Hour. I love the segment with the fine on Dark Journey for a few reasons. First, you know your audience really well. Most of use would have fined her much more but knowing the poverty in Arkansas, those fans would think $100 would mean a lot. Also the extra $100 for the slap was priceles

I really enjoyed all the back and forth with Larry Nelson. I could just picture his head shake and eye roll. Very historically accurate. I am really glad the Harris brothers are with you. You always make great things out of people I struggled with. I always wondered what wrestling in Alaska would be like. I beat this is going to be one tough crowd. Poffo vs Idol is very interesting to me. Can't wait to see were you go with this. You are so good at changing gears from show to show and this was no different. Awesome job.

Snuka and Kamala.... very interesting. Dusty... don't trust Ivan.... WCW has a few curve balls right now, can't wait to see where you go with this.

Awesome week in Arkansas. I really like how you use your Power Half Hour to hype up your hose shows. This is not only very realistic but also a smart way to bring in the money. Great use of the women. Starting with 2 and maybe building to 4 would give you a solid division. Just love how you know exactly how to get the most out of your roster. Great shows with little cost. So very Arkansas!

Mid-South Wrestling 1988: Episode #15: April 15, 1988 Gordon Solie: Thank you so very, very much indeed for turning into another episode of Mid-South Wrestling. I’m Gordon Solie and it is my pleasure to be coming to you today from the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge. Before we get to tonight’s action, I want to bring you back to last week where we saw Missy Hyatt and Eddie Gilbert attack Hot Stuff Inc. member Rick Steiner. VTR: After Steiner’s draw and successful TV title defense against JYD, Missy Hyatt, after showing up JYD, Steiner seemed upset at Hyatt and her treatment of the Dog. Missy proceeded to spray perfume in both the eyes of Steiner and JYD and Eddie Gilbert rushed out and attacked his tag team partner, Rick Steiner. After nailing him with a couple of Hot Shots, Gilbert and Hyatt rushed to safety as Scott Steiner and Hercules Hernandez rushed out to help Rick and JYD. Gordon Solie: BRO-ther, that was some incident last week. We will be hearing from both Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner in today’s show to see if the two have found a way to make amends. Also on today’s show, we will see Ted Dibiase taking on Cougar Jay. Manny Fernandez will be making his return to Mid-South Wrestling and will be taking on Killer Brooks. The Mid-South Tag Team Champions, Hercules Hernandez & Scott Steiner will square off against The Assassins. Dr. Death squares off against The Red Shadow and in the Main Event, it will be Rick Steiner putting his Mid-South Television Title on the line against the big bull Vader! It looks like we are ready for our first bout. Let’s get to the ring. MATCH #1: Louisiana Title Match Ted Dibiase with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie defeats Cougar Jay by submission with the Figure Four As Dibiase and The Sheik head to the podium, they are joined by Mid-South President Ernie Ladd. Ernie Ladd: Perfect timing. Just the duo I want to see. Sheik Adnan, do you want to here the good news or the bad news first. Sheik Adnan: Here we go again Ladd. We don’t have time for your games. You pick. Ernie Ladd: Okay, let’s do the good news for you. Your tag team, the Barbarians has been named the #1 contenders for the Mid-South tag team titles and they will face Scott Steiner and Hercules Hernandez at the next big card at the Lakefront Arena on May 6th. Sheik Adnan: Finally, Mr. Ladd, you and your cronies have seen the forest through the trees. The Barbarians are an unstoppable force and soon they will be champions. Ernie Ladd: And now for your bad news and my fun news. Last week, I said that if there was any evidence that the beast who attacked Jake Roberts two weeks ago in Lakefront Arena had any previous relationship with you or any member of the Million Dollar Corporation, that you would be stripped of the Louisiana Title. Ted Dibiase: What are you getting at Ladd? Ernie Ladd: After your last scheme Dibiase, we had cameras put into the locker room and this is what we saw after your last match against Jake Roberts. VTR: We see Ted Dibiase shaking hands with the savage beast who had attacked Jake Roberts prior to the Louisiana Title Match. Next, Dibiase hands the Wildman a large paper bag full of money. Ernie Ladd: Not sure words can get you out of this one Dibiase but go ahead and try. I think we have you caught red handed. Ted Dibiase: First of all Ladd… cameras in the locker room. A new low, even for you. Also, an invasion of privacy I believe. My lawyer, Rufus Buckley, will be hearing about this. Now as for the money you think I illegally paid of Alofa with. Gordon Solie: Alofa? Ted Dibiase: Yes Mr. Puppet. Alofa. After what I saw Alofa do to Jake Roberts, I realized that he was exactly the type of man I needed in the Million Dollar Corporation. I mean Jake Roberts has repeatedly used an illegal move, the DDT, on me … on the concrete no less. So to protect me against that lunatic, Jake Roberts, I hired Alofa as my new personal security guard. Ernie Ladd: Come on Dibiase. You expect me to believe this nonsense. So, if he is your new personal security guard, where is he now. Ted Dibiase: A little slow Mr. Ladd. Try and pay attention. I told you, he is to protect me from Jake Roberts. I also was told that neither Mr. Roberts and Mr. Ellering are in the building tonight. Correct. Ernie Ladd: Correct. Ted Dibiase: So why then would Alofa be here. Ernie Ladd: You are on thin ice Dibiase. Thin Ice. Next week, it will be you and Jake Roberts right here on TV with your title on the line. And if The Shiek, the Barbarians, Mike Rotundo, or “Alofa” interfere in the slightest, say good bye to your title. Ted Dibiase: How about we just say goodbye to you. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RAPIDES PARISH COLISEUM IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA When we come out of break, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt are with Gordon Solie. Gordon Solie: Eddie, I’ve got to ask… What happened last week between you and Rick Steiner. Eddie Gilbert: I’ll tell ya what happened. Missy and myself stopped carrying that ingrate Rick Steiner. I mean everything we did for him. We trained him. We nurtured him. We became his family and then he has the nerve to not do the simple things. We asked him to put the Mid-South tag team titles ahead of himself. I mean I put my career… the career of the Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert, on hold to help this snot-nose kid… but no… all he cared about was himself. Well after he gave half an effort in our title match against Hercules Hernandez and Scott Steiner… Missy and I had seen enough. Missy Hyatt: Then, last week, he goes and puts Junkyard Dog ahead of me. You all saw it… on national TV, he tells me what to do. Who does he think he is. After all we did for him… He got exactly what he deserved. And let me tell you… this is just the beginning. Eddie Gilbert: Or maybe Missy.. this is the beginning of the end… for Rick Steiner! Gordon Solie: Fair enough. Let’s get back to the action. MATCH #2 “The Ragging Bull” Manny Fernendez defeats Killer Brooks with Flying Bodypress Post-match interview with Manny Fernadez Gordon Solie: Congratulations Manny on your first win here in Mid-South Wrestling. What brings you to the area. Manny Fernandez: Gordon, What brings me to Mid-South Wrestling is simple. Every time I turned on the Superstation I saw this is where the big boys play. I mean every match here is like a back-alley brawl and that’s just the way the Raggin Bull likes it. I grew up fighting in the streets of El Paso, Texas and now can’t wait to do some fighting in the ring all across Louisiana. Gordon Solie: Fair enough Manny. We look forward to seeing more of you in the ring. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RAPIDES PARISH COLISEUM IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA Prior to our next match, Hacksaw Butch Reed is at the podium. Gordon Solie: Hacksaw, your recent run-ins with the Snowman has taken everyone here by surprise. I mean I for one had no idea why he attacked you in your title match with Lex Luger. Hacksaw Reed: Gordon, to tell you the truth, I might not know Snowman if I bumped into him on the street. We have never wrestled each other. We have never been tag team partners. I don’t even think we were ever in the same territory at the same time. We he singled me out… We he called both Ernie Ladd and myself Uncle Tom’s… I got no Idea. The only thing I can think of is jealousy. He wishes he was the first black man to hold the NWA title. He wishes he was the first black man to hold the UWF title. And if he interferes in my next Mid-South Title Match at Lakefront Arena, he is going to wish he never stepped foot in Louisiana. Gordon Solie: Very strong words from Hacksaw Butch Reed. We will just have to wait and see as Snowman has vowed to be at Lakefront Arena on May, 6. Let’s get back to the ring. MATCH #3 Mid-South Tag Team Title Match Hercules Hernandez & Scott Steiner defeat the Assassins in a tough battle that saw Hercules Hernandez finally connect with a devastating clothesline on Assassin #1 The post-match interview began by focusing on the upcoming Mid-South Tag Team Title match in a couple of weeks where the champs will face the Barbarians. In the middle of the segment, Rick Steiner comes out and we get a rather emotional Rick Steiner asking Scott for forgiveness. Scott quickly reminded Rick that he was never angry with Rick and he kept telling everyone that Rick would need to see for himself what type of lowlife Eddie Gilbert was. The two embraced and walked off with Hercules Hernandez. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR LAKEFRONT ARENA When we come out of break, Woman and Lex Luger are at the podium Gordon Solie: Lex… many say that you got lucky in your last match against Hacksaw Butch Reed. Many saw that Snowman saved your title. Lex Luger: This is all getting a bit ridiculous. I mean how many times do I have to beat Butch Reed. The last three times him and I got in the ring together, I came out just as I went into the match… As the champion. Guess what… the exactly same thing is going to happen on March 6th. Reed, it’s not only that I got your number…. I am just clearly the future of professional wrestling and you are nothing more than the past. Woman: Gordon, baaaby, you always want to put my man down. You want to talk about how lucky he was. I think you are leaving a few things out. First of all, Vader let us down when he lost to Dr. Death allowing that overgrown guerrilla to be the referee for the title match. Gordon Solie: Speaking if Vader where is he? Woman: Gordon, baaaby, I don’t ask where your wife is when you sit here week after week staring at me so I am confused at why you always want to get involved in my business. (Gordon seems to be turning red) But if you must know, Vader is in the back getting ready for his Television Tag match against Rick Steiner. Now don’t try and change the subject. Lex is the Total Package. The best there is in professional wrestling. Dr. Death can’t change that. Hacksaw Reed can’t change that. In fact, there is not a man alive that can change that. On May 6th, we will AGAIN prove that! MATCH #4 Dr. Death Steve Williams defeats The Red Shadow with the Oklahoma Stampede A quick post-match promo has Dr. Death angry at Woman about calling his win against Vader luck and that he is ready for Lex Luger if Luger somehow survives his match with Hacksaw in Lakefront Arena then Dr. Death will be ready to take that Mid-South title. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR LAKEFRONT ARENA Main Event Match Mid-South TV Title Match Rick Steiner (without Missy Hyatt) vs Vader with Woman For the second time in two weeks, we get a huge TV title match to end the show. The big difference is that Rick Steiner in now a fan favorite as he has gone his separate ways from Hot Stuff Incorporated. Though as much as things change, they stay the same as for the second week in a row, we get a 10-minute draw. This match was full of devastating power moves and both men looked to be on the verge of victory multiple times during the match. Again, just the same as last week, Eddie Gilbert rushes the ring and tries to take advantage of a worn out Steiner but this time Rick is ready for him and catches him with the German Suplex. Missy Hyatt was a frantic mess after this and dragged her man to safety. As the show ends, Steiner is getting some serious love from the crowd but Women seems upset that her man is not leaving as the new Mid-South TV champion. Gordon Solie: Folks, we are just three weeks away from the next big show in Lakefront Arena and things are really getting pretty wild around here. Make sure to join us next week were the main event will be the huge Louisiana Heavyweight Title match between Ted Dibiase and Jake “The Snake” Roberts. So long from the Pelican State. Dark Matches included: 1. The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch & Stan Hansen) crushing two jobbers. 2. Shaun Simpson is an exciting, high flying debut victory over Trent Knight 3. The Mongolian Stomper in his Mid-South debut using the sleeper to knockout Verlon Biggs

Mid-South adds Buddy Roberts, Mike Davis, Tommy Lane, Iceman Parsons and Fidel Sierra, Todd Champion and Curtis Thompson and drops Mark Fleming, Killer Brooks and Spike Huber

CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING ASSOCIATION: EPISODE #7: April 22, 1988 The traditional CWA opening is played with some music being played as we see all the big stars of Memphis past hitting big moves. One exception is there is no Jerry “The King” Lawler in the intro. (As the show starts, with see Lance Russell, Dutch Mantell, and Jeff Gaylord (Dutch’s bodyguard) Lance Russell: Yeeellow Everybody. Lance Rusell alongside Dirty Dutch Mantell. By golly we’re ready to fire off another great week of championship wrestling. This is professional wrestling like it used to be and the way you like it. On today’s show, Too Cold Scorpio will be in action. Boris Zhukov, Soldat Ustinov and Shaska Whatley will be here in 6 Man Tag action. The Dirty White Boy will be in the ring. Also, we’re going to here from Mr. Ron Wright. He says he has some big news but we’ll have to see about that. Dutch, why don’t you tell us about today’s big main event. Dutch Mantell: First things first. I don’t want to be rude like you Lance. Let’s not forget to introduce my personal security guard… Jeff Gaylord. With that lunatic Shane Douglas running around, Jeff might just be the most important man in Memphis. And on to the Main Event… we’re going to see “The Hustler” Rip Rogers hustle another $500 out of the hide of Tim Horner. Lance Russell: Well We’re ready to kick off our first match. Bell Time! Heeeeerrreeeeeee we go! Match #1 Too Cold Scorpio vs Trent Knight Too Cold Scorpio again gets the crowd grooving from the beginning as he comes out dancing to Jungle Boogie by Cool and the Gang. Scorpio jumps over the top rope and climbs to the top turnbuckle and does a back flip to really get the crowd hooked. For the entire match, Scorpio wows the fans. His arsenal included missile drop kicks, top rope cross body blocks, superkicks and all other aerial tactics. The end had the crowd talking all night as he climbed rope and did a double flip right on his already fallen opponent! Just like last time, Lance hypes up Too Cold but Dutch could care less about the wrestler he called Too Hot Torpedo. Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville When we come out of break, Jeff Jarret is with Lance Russell. Jeff Jarrett: Fans, I know you are very family with my father. Now it is my job to have you get to know me very well. I’m going to do my best to live up to not only the Jarrett name but also the standards here in championship wrestling. I might not be the biggest men here. I might not have all the experience that some of the guys do but what I do got is heart and respect for this business. I hope to bring a lot of excitement to the ring and give everybody more than then paid for. Lance Russell: Well I just want to wish you a lot of luck in this business. Knowing your Dad as well as I do, I have no doubt you’ll put the work in. Now Dutch, during that last break, I was just informed of next week’s main event. Brad Armstrong will be back from Japan and he and Tim Horner along with a partner of their choosing, will be taking on the Big Russians, Boris Zhukov and Soldat Ustinov along with Shaska Whatley in the main event 6 Man tag match. Dutch Mantell: Just a bit of advice to Brad Armstrong even though I know he isn’t smart enough to take it. Stay in Japan. Eat your Sushi, wear your kimono and stay in the Land of the Rising Sun because if you make it here for that match, your sun may never rise again. Lance Russell: Come on now Dutch. You know that Brad will be here. There isn’t an Armstrong alive that has ever backed down from a fight. Dutch Mantell: The key word there is “alive.” I bet there are plenty of them who are dead after fighting men like Zhukov and Ustinov. Lance Russell: That’ll be enough of that Dutch. Let’s hear a pre-recorded message from Tim Horner Tim Horner: The time has finally come. Next week, Brad and myself, finally get a second chance at the Russians and Shaska Whatley for what they did to us when they lied to us that Soldat was back in Russia on official business. Things are finally getting in line. Brad will be back and we will make the most of this second chance. As for our partner, you all know him real well and he is going to scare the living daylights out of the Russians and Shaska Whatley. Who is it? We’re not going to tell you right now but you’re just going to have to wait till you step in the ring next week to find out. Lance Russell: That match I’ll sure be a doozy. Let’s go to the ring as the Russians and Shaka get a little warmup for next week. MATCH #2: 6 Man Tag Match Boris Zhukov, Soldat Ustinov and Shaska Whatley destroy Steve Patterson, Trent Riggans and Vance Smith. The end came when Zhukov connected with a Russian Sickle on Patterson. Riggans and Vance foolishly tried to make the save. Riggans got a sickle of his own from Ustinov and Smtih was hit with a perfect dropkick from Whatley. The winners proceeded to beat their opponents until the ref threatened to reverse the decision. Post-Match Interview: While Shaska does the talking, the Russians are stomping around and cracking their big chains on the floor. Shaska Whatley: Let me tell you about the Lightening Express … they aint never won nothing in their life and they sure as heck aren’t going to start next week with us brother. Have you ever in all your born days seen such a trio as us. We’re stoppable. There’s not 3 men on this Earth that can beat us. Especially not the Lightening Express. I don’t care who your mystery partner is. Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville Lance Russell: Fans, if you remember last week, Eddie Marlin, the General Manager of Championship Wrestling made the decision to ban Ron Wright from ringside because of his constant interference in the matches. It did not sit to well with Mr. Wright and he has asked for some time on today’s show to make his point. Ron Wright wheels himself to the podium. Ron Wright: Now it’s just a disgrace what Eddie Marlin did last week. I know Jerry Jarrett was behind this. I mean those two can’t stand for a Christian man to try and right their wrongs. They’ve been on the wrong side of the law as far as professional rastling goes for a long, long time. Now let me tell you something Lance Ruseell. It’ll take a smarter group of men than Eddie Marlin and Jerry Jarrett to outsmart me. I’ve finished up my scountin for now and I got a man under contract now and we’re going to go down to that ring and show all these heathens what rastlin and managing is all about. The Christian Rastling Association has begun here in Memphis. MATCH #3: The Dirty White Boy with Ron Wright defeats Bill Tabb after he whipped him face first into the turnbuckle and when Tabb staggered out backwards, The Dirty White Boy clobbered him with a clothesline to the back of the head. Interesting thing here was that Eddie Marlin came to ringside first to make sure that Ron Wright had actually signed DWB to a contract. When Wright showed him the contract, Marlin had no choice but to slump back to his office. Ron Wright and The Dirty White Boy make their way back to the podium. Ron Wright: Let me tell ya’ll sometin. This man is signed on the dotted line. Because of him I now have hope. Hope of someday getting out of this wheelchair. Hope of someday being able to afford this hip and knee surgeries I so badly need. Ron Wright and DWB shake hands before DWB speaks. DWB: If Mr. Wright is happy then the Dirty White Boy is happy. Now you people might not know who I am but you will in just a very short time. I’m here to make as much money for myself and Mr. Wright and the easiest way to do that is to win that Southern Heavyweight Title you got coming up here real soon. I am glad you picked me to help you, the legend Ron Wright. I promise you that together, we will soon be on top of championship wrestling. And let’s not forget, we will do it the Christian Way! Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville When we come out of break, Rip Rogers is holding up an issue of the National Inquire. Rip Rogers: I just want to clear up a few rumors. Rumors that seem to be in the headlines of all the national publications. Well, please, uneducated people of Tennessee, don’t believe everything you read. That is, if you can read at all. I’m going to tell you people once and for all. I did not break up Vanna White and Sylvester Stallion. Why, we all know I have a better body then Sly and that any woman would chose me over him, I did not fly to Hollywood last week to break up their relationship and I’m not flying to Hawaii this weekend for a secret wedding with Vanna. While Vanna White and I are good friends, there is nothing romantic about our relationship. To tell you the truth, Vanna is not my type. She doesn’t look like she has spent a day in the gym in a long, long time. As Rogers walks away, Lance wonders if Rip is a legend in his own mind while Dutch complains that Lance is just jealous because Vanna White wants Rip Rogers. When Lance tries to change the subject to tonight’s main event match against “White Lightening” Tim Horner, Rogers attitude changes to one of anger. Rip Rogers: Tim Honer, you tobacco-chewing redneck, I’m about to take $500 more of your money. I did exactly what I said I was going to do. The Marathon Man that I am, performed squats for the entire hour and there was nothing your hillbilly brain could do about it. Well tonight, it’ll be like taking candy from a baby… and Tim Horner… you and your pot-belly look like you’ve eaten a lot of candy. MATCH #4 Big Money Marcus defeats Jerry Adams with a Bear Hug turned into a Powerslam The mystery about Big Money Marcus continues to grow. Added to his dark suit and sunglasses tonight was a small case that Lance Russell said looked like a violin case but Dutch was certain it was a case for a gun. Dutch then reminded everyone about the link between Big Money and the Gambino crime family in N.Y. Lance vowed to get to the bottom of this after the match but Marcus walked right passed him and refused even to make eye contact when Lance asked for an interview. After the bout, Dick Slater comes out to the podium where we see a quick video clip of his win last week over the Masked Mauler. Lance Russell: He Dick… glad to have you hear today. You know that tournament to crown the new Southern Heavyweight Champion is just around the corner and a lot if guys around here are saying they think they can win the title. Dick Slater: Let me ask you this Lance. You’re a man that’s been around here a long time and you know this business inside and out. Who do you have your money on? Lance: Let me put it this way. I wouldn’t bet against you Dick. Dick Slater: Well you’d be a fool to. I’d tell you that much. In this business, united we stand and divided we fall and when we get in that tournament a lot of people are going to fall to my piledriver and I will be the one standing when all is said and done. Commercials + Promos for upcoming events in Memphis, Evansville, Louisville and Nashville MAIN EVENT MATCH “The Hustler” Rip Roger vs “White Lightening” Tim Horner Tim Horner gets all the fans excited as he enters the ring to Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA.” He is high-fiving as many fans as he can and seems eager to get this match underway. The cheers quickly change to boos as “You Give Love a Bad Name” is heard from the speakers and Rip Rogers comes to the ring in his normal pink vest and pink tights. Horner is ready to go but Rogers makes the ref keep him away as he once again grabs the house mic and starts his gimmick. Rip Rogers: What I would like to have right now is for all you fat and out of shape sorry excuses for men who are sitting here reliving your glory days, to be quiet so I can scan the audience for one good looking woman to help me remove my vest. Most of the audience is booing but some ladies seem eager to come help Rip Rogers with the vest. Rogers circles the ring, while scanning the audience for a helper. Rip Rogers: Ummm, I can’t believe it, not one good looing woman in the entire audience. I guess ugly just keeps breeding ugly in this part of the county. I guess it will be just another week of me taking of my own vest. WHAM… White Lightening can’t take the insults of his native Tennessee people any more and attacks Rogers. The ref calls for the bell and we are under way. The bout is actually pretty technical for the first 4 minutes as we get both men using a lot of headlocks, armbars, head scissors, etc… Eventually Rogers tires of this style and tosses Horner to the floor. Give Rogers some credit here as he shows some athleticism and comes over the top rope all the way to the floor with an ax handle chop to Horner. Horner now goes 3 great minutes playing the face in peril. Eventually, he made his comeback but again Rogers doesn’t back down and the two begin to brawl out on the arena floor. Both men barely make it back to the ring before the 10 count but Rogers has the advantage. He looks poised for the piledriver but Horner blocks it and catches Rip in a rolling cradle for the surprising 3 count! Lance hypes up the fact that Horner has won back his $500. Before Lance signs off for the week, he let’s us all know that Brad Armstrong will be back from Japan next week and our main event will be the Lightening Express and a mystery partner vs Boris Zhukov, Soldat Ustinov and Shaska Whatley. Lance: Until next week, Lance Russell and Dutch Mantell saying bye bye every body.

WOW... WOW...WOW... What an event. I admit that I have been a little busy of late and forgot some of the matches as I read down the show and each match seemed to get me more and more excited to see where you were taking the AWA next. I will admit that I was surprised at Chicky Starr took out Al Perez and this is only because of my lack on knowledge on Chicky. Everyone who has him always puts him in a big role and it is my fault for not doing more research. At this point of their careers, I think you had the better Crippler win but there was something in my rooting for the old, nostalgic Crippler. Nice job continuing your star building of Bully Busick. You have made him a big time name in this game. Also, in this event, you may have begun the star building of Kokina. Many of us have head but weren't sure what to do with him. I'm sure with your ability, that will all change! Greg Gagne knows just how to get under my skin. No, you are not #1!! lol And the era of the Warrior begins. If ever there was a sacrificial lamb in this game, it was Charland. Moment of the night #1 ... Poffo comes out in glitter. Awesome booking. Moment of the night #2... the ode to Magnum T.A.... Nikita with the Belly to Belly. Very historically accurate. Nice job with the whole Koloff-Adams feud. Moment of the night #3... the entire Colon-Bad News match. I would love more!

SuperClash III, to me, served many purposes. It allowed a few wrestlers to get some much needed wins but it also kept your big feuds white hot! Rhodes gets the 3-1 beatdown... We know he will rebound in a crazy match down the road! Throwing Mr. T in with the Freebirds and allowing, in my mind, the third Freebird to take the lose, keeps this one going for a a while, along with selling tickets for a while. I am interested in seeing your end game with Zenk and Haku. Not necessarily with each other but as individuals. Zenk was never my favorite but he had the look and could be big time and we all know what Haku becomes.

Sorry for falling a bit behind here. Really liking where the NWA is at right now. Prichard vs Morgan could be very interesting. I like those monsters vs little guys. I thought Rugged Ron Garvin vs Brooklyn Brawler was a great squash match that could have had some great antics from the Brawler with Garvin shutting him up with the knockout punch. I bet security was in there to stop Wahoo from killing Lightfoot. This is going to be fun. Tully and DeBeers vs Flair and Brody!!!! Love it!

Mid-South Wrestling 1988: Episode #14: April 8, 1988 Gordon Solie: Thank you so very, very much indeed for turning into another episode of Mid-South Wrestling. I’m Gordon Solie and it is my pleasure to be coming to you today from the Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana. Before we get to today’s show, we need to update you on a few major happenings from our last supercard at Lakefront Arena. First, Hacksaw Jim Duggan pulled out a huge victory against Super Destroyer in the mask vs contract match. The problem was that Super Destroyer refused to take off his mask, assaulted both the referee and Duggan before hightailing it out of the arena. Duggan did his best to pursue Super Destroyer. Last thing anyone in Mid-South saw was Duggan in a high speed care chase with Super Destroyer, both heading east on Interstate 10. As of now, nobody has heard from either of the two and we are unsure if they will be back in Mid-South Wrestling. Fans, that was just one of the wild situations we had last Monday at the Lakefront Arena and you will be hearing much more of what happened there throughout the hour tonight. As for tonight, we have a great card in-store for you. Jake “The Snake” Roberts will be taking on Killer Brooks. The Barbarians will be in action against Irish McGhee and The Italian Stallion. Hacksaw Butch Reed will be taking on the Masked Mauler. Stan Hansen and Dick Murdoch will be taking on the Assassins and in our main event, it will be Rick Steiner taking on Junkyard Dog with his Mid-South TV Title on the line. Let’s get to the ring for our first match. MATCH #1 Jake “The Snake” Roberts with Paul Ellering defeats Killer Brooks with a DDT After the bout, Roberts and Ellering are with Gordon Solie. Gordon Solie: Jake, another nice win tonight but I think we need to go back to Monday night when you were attacked by some savage beast before your Louisiana Heavyweight title match against Ted Dibiase. Do you have any idea who that was? Jake Roberts: Gordon, every question has a multitude of answers. It is all up to how that question is interpreted. If you are asking what was the name of that monster that attacked me… then the answer is no. If you are asking me who that man was… the simple answer is that he was the latest henchmen from Ted Dibiase who got paid a hefty sum of cash to prevent me from defeating Dibiase and taking the Louisiana Heavyweight Title. Gordon Solie: Jake, while that very well may be the case, do you have any proof to your accusation. Paul Ellering: Are the Barbarians not proof enough. Is scandalous Sheik Adnan Al Kassie not proof enough. Is the notorious black glove not proof enough. Ted Dibiase is nothing if he is not criminally sneaky. The only problem for Mr. Dibiase is that he is the hunted. We are the hunters. In order for the Snake to survive he must eat. We will continue to hunt you until you are no more. If we must first destroy the beast you have put in front of us, all it will do is delay your demise but in the end the story has been written and you will soon fall prey to the Snake. Gordon Solie: Fair enough. Let’s head to break. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX IN BATON ROUGE When we come out of break, Woman, Lex Luger, and Vader are at the podium. Gordon Solie: Fans, again, I must go back to Monday night at Lakefront Arena. This time the chaos involved the Mid-South Title match between Lex Luger and Hacksaw Butch Reed. Let’s take a look at what happened. VTR: The video shows Woman arguing with special guest referee “Dr. Death” Steve Williams when suddenly a very well-built black man jumps in the ring and attacks Hacksaw Butch Reed with a steel chair. When Dr. Death sees this, he quickly calls for the bell. Gordon Solie: Well Fans, we do know that the man who attacked Butch Reed was the Snowman, a professional wrestler most known for his time in the AWA. Lex, what do you too have to say about what we just saw? Woman: Gordon, baaaby, there is nothing left to say. Hacksaw Butch Reed obviously knew the only way he could defeat Lex Luger was by disqualification, so he hired one of his old buddies from the hood to attack the Perfect Package. Gordon Solie: Uh huh… Lex Luger: Gordon, look at me. I am the perfect athlete. I have been born and breed to be a champion. Hacksaw Butch Reed was good in his day but his day has come and gone. Whoever that guy was that attacked him at Lakefront Arena did him a favor. All that was going to happen if there was not outside interference was that Reed was going to suffer. Suffer a defeat that he may never have been able to recover from. Ernie Ladd comes out… Lex Luger: Oh, here we go again… What’s next Ladd. Ernie Ladd: Lex, I’m glad you asked. While the event at Lakefront Arena was another huge success, it did leave a lot of questions. First, and most important, is the integrity of our Mid-South Title. While you may have no idea who that man was that attacked Hacksaw Reed, I do know that the title match was comprised. As a result of that, I am ordering a rematch between Lex Luger and Hacksaw Butch Reed for Saturday, May 6th back at the Lakefront Arena. Also, Mr. Dibiase, I know you are listening and if I find out that you had anything to do with the attack on Jake “The Snake” Roberts” by that savage beast, then you will be immediately stripped of your title and suspended from Mid-South Wrestling. Gordon Sole: Thank you Mr. Ladd, it seems like May 6th is already shaping up to be a huge event. Also, I would be willing to bet that Dibiase was behind the attack on Jake Roberts. Now we just need to find the proof. Let’s go to the ring. MATCH #2 The Barbarians with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie defeat Irish McGhee & Italian Stallion with a top rope shoulder block by Konga After the match, Ted Dibiase joins Sheik Adnan Al Kassie and the Barbarians at the podium. Gordon Solie: Mr. Dibiase, it seems that a lot of people have some suspicion… Ted Dibiase: Gordon… I’ve respected you for a long time, but I’m giving you this warning out of courtesy. Don’t ever get in my business again. I heard you out here saying you’d bet I was behind the attack on Roberts…. Again… Don’t get in my business. My reputation is on the line. My title is on the line…. And more importantly… your health is on the line. The Barbarians seem to close in on Solie and start jostling him a bit as they basically push him back and forth between themselves. Gordon seems severely frightened and stutters us to a commercial break. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX IN BATON ROUGE Match #3 Hacksaw Butch Reed defeats The Masked Mauler with the Military Press Slam After the bout, Reed joins Gordon. Gordon Solie: Hacksaw, I must ask you about that attack from the Snowman last Monday night at the Lakefront Arena. I mean the last anybody had heard from him, he was a member of the Brusie Brothers tag team up north in the AWA. Butch Reed: I got no idea what that guy’s problem is, but he cost me the Mid-South Championship and he’s going to pay. Suddenly, Snowman comes out… Solie: Gentlemen… this isn’t the time nor the place. Let’s keep our composure. Snowman: Composure… Composure? I’ve been watching Mid-South Wrestling for a while now and been trying to get a job here and that Uncle Tom president of yours, Ernie Ladd has refused to give me a job and then I got to watch Butch Reed show up just a few months ago and now this Uncle Tom get’s a Mid-South Title shot. I guess it’s not how good you are but how high you jump when the master says so. Ernie Ladd comes rushing out… Ernie Ladd: Now Snowman… I’ve heard about enough from you. Calling myself and Hacksaw Butch Reed Uncle Tom’s is just uncalled for. Now this is the second time in a week you have shown up at a Mid-South Wrestling event and just walked out like you own the place. I could have you arrested for trespassing but instead I’ve given you more than enough space. Now, you know as well as I do, that I have agreed to give you matches here in Mid-South but that you would have to work your way up from the bottom. Snowman: Come on man… I know you work for Master Turner over there at the Superstation but you can’t be serious. Like I said, I aint starting at the bottom and if Uncle Tom Reed got himself a title match, then I deserve one also. Ernie Ladd has seen enough and calls in security to escort him out. As security struggles with Snowman, Snowman is heard promising to be at Lakefront Arena on May 6th and there is nothing any Uncle Tom can do about. Hacksaw Reed seems a bit unnerved by all this and he appears to be concerned that his next title shot will also be compromised. COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX IN BATON ROUGE When we come out of break, Dick Murdoch and Stan Hansen are at the podium Gordon Solie: Gentlemen, I must admit that was some brawl between you at the Barbarians last Saturday night. Dick Murdoch: Let me tell you something, a while back, me and another guy from West Texas used to run from town to town brawling every night against anybody who dared get in the ring. That guy was the American Dream Dusty Rhodes and we were the Texas Outlaws. Now this guy standing next to me is every bit as tough as Dusty was. Every bit as mean as I was and every bit a West Texas as the both of us. Barbarians… if you every want to try it again, The New Texas Outlaws are willing and ready! Stan Hansen (screaming and stomping his way around the promo in such a way that he makes Murdoch look calm) I don’t care if it’s the Barbarians… I don’t care if its Eddie Gilbert …. Heck I don’t care if its Andre the Giant and Hulk Hogan…Dick Murdoch called me up about two weeks ago and said things down here in Louisiana have gotten pretty rough and we need to clean this up …Texas Style. When I heard that, I got my trusty cow bell and came running. Nothing makes a Texas Outlaw happier than a good ol’ brawl. Gordon Solie: Fair enough gentlemen. I think they are waiting for you in the ring. Match #4 The Texas Outlaws (Dick Murdoch & Stan Hansen) destroy The Storm Troopers as Hansen hit the Lariat on #1 COMMERCIAL BREAK -PROMO FOR RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX IN BATON ROUGE Match #5 Main Event : Mid-South Title Match Rick Steiner © with Missy Hyatt vs Junkyard Dog This match ends up going the distance as we get a 10-minute draw but that is not what will be remembered from this bout. After the ref called for the bell, both Steiner and JYD laid on the mat exhausted. Missy Hyatt comes into the ring, basically laughing at JYD and then goes to help up her man Rick Steiner. Steiner is not very pleased at how Missy treated JYD and lets her know. Missy seems to understand and backs away for a second. Steiner goes to help JYD to his feet…. WHAM… Missy sprays Steiner in the eyes with the hair spray. He is writhing in pain… Gordon Solie: Fans… look at this… Here comes Eddie Gilbert. He is stomping away on both JYD and Rick Steiner. There goes Missy Hyatt with the hairspray. This time she gets JYD right between the eyes. Gilbert has Steiner up…. Hot Shot. Steiner is in trouble. Gilbert is up on the top rope…. Flying Elbow to the neck on Steiner. Here comes the calvary. Yes…. It’s Scott Steiner and Hercules Hernandez. Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt run out of the ring and head to the locker room before the tag champs can catch them. The biggest ovation of the night followed as Scott Steiner helps his brother up. The two embrace and then the Steiner brothers, JYD and Hercules embrace and it seems like the good guys have added another member as Rick seems on the outs with Hot Stuff Inc. Gordon Solie: So long from the Pelican State.