
Everything posted by kevinmcfl
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National Wrestling Alliance
Nice set of house shows this week. You can really tell your pecking order with these results. While all the cards were great, my favorite was Hampton, Virginia. Each main event on all three cards was awesome but when you throw on Nikita and Savage, that card goes to Must See!
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Continental Championship Wrestling
Really fun TV show this week as CCW is having no trouble moving on from the NWA. The storylines and promos were awesome as always. Embry was a good first segment and a good way to bring attention to the U.S. Jr title. Slick-Stud Stable-Ron Fuller-Bad News-Mystery partner-loyalty questions- The perfect soap opera for guys. Can't wait to see how this all plays out. Sawyers vs The Rich cousins...just seems right Bullet with some strong words for Skanky Sherri... wonder how he will try to finish off Adonis without the sleeper. Khan just seems like a better bodyguard then Ron Slinker but I hope Alberto doesn't get made at him like he did Slink. On to the Civic Center... Nice start for Embry getting a win over an Armstrong in his first match... Nice win for the Sawyers. I bet those Rich boys wish they were still on good terms with Wildfire. Amazing what can be found under the ring... to bad for Taylor that tonight it happened to be a guitar. The Bullet might need more then a school boy roll up for a finisher if he faces Adonis again. YES..... IDOL IS HERE!!!
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National Wrestling Alliance
Great first edition of the Power Hour. It seems great minds think a like as we both have gotten rid of our regional titles in similar fashion. It will be fun to watch Race go for the gold again and to see the Youngbloods go after Foley's men. I think Matt Borne is going to be be great here in the NWA. Can't wait to see what you do with him.
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1988 Rookie List
Here is a way-to-early list of rookies for 1988. I admit that we are getting out of my comfort zone by 1988 and I need some help. Some of these wrestlers might be already in our game but under different names. Also, wrestlers coming from other countries and wrestling 10 matches in either the U.S. or Canada will be part of this rookie class. If you know of anyone who should be in, let us know. 1988 ROOKIES Al Farat Bert Centeno Bobby Starr Chaz Taylor Chuck Williams (Rockin Rebel) DC Drake Dave Power Dennis Allen Johnny Weiss (Johnny Hotbody) Larry Power Mike Samson Mongolian Mauler Ricky Rice Solomon Grundy Steve Gillespie Steve Ray Sunny Beach Tony Stetson
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UWF
DEC.5 ENOUGH IS ENOUGH There is no denying that Cowboy Bill Watts and Ernie “Big Cat” Ladd get under each other’s skin but this week it seems to have reached another level. Ernie Ladd has spent the week saying that the only reason his team of Bad News Allen and Bad LeRoy Brown lost to Dick Murdoch and Rocky Johnson and had to leave the UWF was because that Big Dummy Watts is corrupt and biased. Maybe because Watts has been hearing negative comments about himself from all over the wrestling world lately, he was a little on edge at this week’s TV taping from Ft. Worth. When Ladd, on national TV, criticized Watts, Watts exploded. The two men, who have faced off in the ring for years, had to be separated from wrestlers from the back. Ladd vowed to get a new wrestler in his stable that would prove unstoppable to the “cheating cowboy; somebody who hated Watts even more then he did. Watts asked Ladd “why find a new wrestler to manage… why not do the job yourself.” And there you have it… Last Stand 86 in Reunion Arena in Dallas on December 26 sees Bill Watts facing off against Ernie Ladd. While Ladd has not been in the ring in nearly a year, he won’t need to review any wrestling moves. This match will see each man bring out a year’s worth of hatred into one huge brawl. TWO FRONT WAR So, who do Terry Gordy and Dr. Death go after first? The choices are almost limitless! Let’s look back at where are the problems started. It was last July at the Great American Bash in the Superdome in New Orleans where Freebird Michael Hayes nearly blinded Terry Gordy with some sort of cream to the eyes. It was just this past Thanksgiving in the Omni in Atlanta that Ted Dibiase turned on his former World Champion tag team partner Dr. Death as Dibiase joined Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie’s Army. So do these two go after Michael Hayes and the rest of the Freebirds or do they set their eyes on getting revenge on Ted Dibiase and the rest of the Shiek’s Army. Both Gordy and Dr. Death know the right answer because they have others to think about. During this past week’s interview with Jim Ross, they reminded everyone that their good friends, Scott Casey and Sunshine, have also had to deal with the Freebirds of late. They reminded us of the $25,000 bounty placed on the career of Scott Casey by Precious, the valet of the Freebirds and the pig slop dumped on Sunshine at Starrcade by that so-called woman valet of Jimmy Garvin. So, to Gordy and Dr. Death, the answer is simple… Freebirds first … Dibiase and the Sheik next. It seems that Bill Watts agrees with Terry Gordy and Dr. Death as he signed a 6-Man Loser Leave Town Match at Last Stand between The Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Buddy Roberts) against Gordy, Dr. Death and Scott Casey. Jim Ross explains how grateful he would be to anyone who could rid the UWF of Michael Hayes but how somber it would feel around here if Terry Gordy or Ted Dibiase took the loss. TITLE VS TITLE To Bill Watts, the term champion and the brand UWF go hand in hand as they both refer to the best of the best. As he would like to expand the UWF all across the nation and maybe even Canada, he doesn’t see the purpose in regional titles. With that being said, the Mid-South Title is obsolete. Rocky Johnson has been a great Mid-South title holder and it would not be fair to just strip him of a title that is being vacated. Therefore, at Last Stand 86, it will be Title vs Title…. The North American Title vs the Mid-South Title. Jake “the Snake” Roberts vs Rocky “Soul Man” Johnson. Winner, and there must be a winner, is the North American Champion. Both Rocky Johnson and Jake “the Snake” are very confident they will come out on top! Jake “the Snake”: It doesn’t matter who it is. It could be Rufus Jones. It could be Dick Murdoch… Heck… it could be the UWF Champion Hacksaw Butch Reed. They all think they are fighters. They all think they can knock me down with one punch. Well, truth be told, none of them ever have. This time in Dallas, it will be your turn to learn Rocky Johnson. You will use your Soul Man Shuffle or what ever other silly name you come up with for an illegal punch… but trust me… after you are done dancing around, I will drop your head on the mat… DDT style and that will be the last dance you ever do! Rocky Johnson: First, I want to thank Bill Watts for the opportunity to face Jake Roberts for the UWF North American Title. I know Jake Roberts is one tough individual but I guarantee you that I will give it everything I got and I am pretty sure that will be enough to defeat The Snake. Chop the head off a snake and it dies. I think the Soul Man Shuffle will do just that! THE ROCK n ROLL RPM’S MIGHT HAVE TO FACE THE MUSIC Whether it is just the fact that Ricky Gibson is the brother of Rock n Roll Express member Robert Gibson, or some other motive but it is obvious that Mike Davis and Tommy Lane have set their goal on eliminating Ricky. Numerous times over the past month, they have attacked Gibson after a match. They have thrown him into the steel ring post. They have clobbered him with chairs and this week in Jackson, they even threw him through a popcorn machine at the concession stand. Well, it seems like Ricky Gibson has help. Koko Ware rushed out from the locker room after the popcorn machine incident with a chair of his own. He went full tilt after the RPM’s. While he did not catch them this time, he vows to make sure Davis and Lane don’t have a numbers advantage anytime they are near Ricky Gibson. Koko has even gotten Bill Watts to sign a Texas Tornado Match (All 4 Men in the Ring at Once) between himself and Ricky Gibson vs The Rock n Roll RPM’s at Last Stand BIG VAN VADER…. MAN OR MONSTER No matter who it’s been so far… Big Van Vader has destroyed them. Most matches last less than a minute with the wrestler being stretchered out after a Sit Down Powerbomb; the most devastating move in the UWF today. As scary as that sounds… Kevin Sullivan; Vader’s handler, often demands that Vader execute another powerbomb after the match is over. Neither man seems to care if they are disqualified. As Sullivan told us last time. The only time when Big Van Vader is happy is when he is punishing someone. In fact, lately it has been 2 or 3 men at a time in Handicap Matches all over the UWF. Last week on TV, the Patriots came to the rescue of Larry Winters and Tom Stone who were just man-handled by the monster. Both Patriots, said that Vader should take on someone his own size. Both men were pretty sure they could take on Vader in a One-on-match at Last Stand. This brought Kevin Sullivan back out, with his eerie laugh. Sullivan accepted their challenge with one minor adjustment… Big Van Vader will wrestle both Patriots in a Tag Team Match at Last Stand 86! Jim Ross reminded us that the Patriots are one of the best tag teams in the entire world as he reminded up that they just wrestled for the NWA Tag Team Title at Starrcade. Ross already knew that Big Van Vader was one of the toughest men he had ever seen, but Ross said that if Vader beat both Patriots, he is more than a man. He would be a MONSTER. A NEW FACE FOR THE UWF Les Thatcher’s big talk is now UWF’s gain. When Thatcher decided to take a stand a say that any Continental Championship Wrestling star who showed up to Starrcade would lose his job, I bet that he never thought that an Armstrong would ignore his words. Well, that is exactly what happened when Brad Armstrong decided it was unfair of the tyrant Thatcher to deny him an opportunity to become the World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Even though Armstrong did not win the title, he had every right to go to Starrcade. When you look at Armstrong’s title match against Eric Embry, we see another miscarriage of justice as Embry had a lot of outside help to retain his title. As Armstrong was about to win the title, he was attacked by Doug Somers, Sean Royal and Paul Roma. Even though Brad won the bout, he did not get the title. He also got no justice when he complained about the result to Jim Crocket who had just completed a coup against Bill Watts. Armstrong, extremely frustrated with Thatcher and Crockett, turned to Bill Watts who was more than happy to bring Brad to the UWF. Recently, Watts met with Ted Turner who agreed to a new TV contract for the UWF on WTBS. Part of this deal included reinstating the TV title to make sure the fans at home get quality mates every week. Watts agreed with Brad Armstrong that he was screwed at Starrcade. He agreed to give him a chance to be the first UWF TV Champion as he will face “The Mighty Yankee” Billy Jack Strong at Last Stand. Brad Armstrong could not have been more appreciative of Bill Watts and let everyone know this is how a wrestling promotion should be run. He just wished the rest of the Armstrong clan could see the light and come on over to the UWF. A MILLION DOLLAR CHAMP? It seems like Sheik Adnan Al Kassie’s plan to control the UWF is right on schedule. When he gave Ted Dibiase a million dollars to join his stable, he was sure he found the man who could bring him the world title. This week in Jackson, Dibiase was able to outlast Captain Redneck in an epic battle to become the #1 contender to Hacksaw Reed’s UWF title. Many in the business say that it is Dibiase’s title to lose. They expressed how difficult it will be for Reed to defeat Dibiase as he is not only one of the most skilled wrestlers in the world, but the numbers game might make him unstoppable. Whether it is the Sheik, Hercules Ayala, Demolition or Jake “the Snake,” Reed is going to need eyes in the back of his head at Last Stand to retain his title. Quotes from around the UWF “The Mighty Yankee” Billy Jack Strong on his upcoming UWF TV Title match with Brad Armstrong Armstrong, I heard you talking about how you want to win the TV title… how you want to be the face of the UWF. Understand one thing, all you are is a face. Your body doesn’t compare to mine. You are weak! I’m going to lock you in the full nelson and bend you in half like a pretzel. The Mighty Yankee will run through Dallas like Sherman did Atlanta. Michael Hayes on the Freebirds 6-Man Loser Leave Town Match against Terry Gordy, Dr. Death and Scott Casey at Last Stand “Not sure when the last snowstorm hit Dallas, Texas but a blizzard is coming on Christmas. White out conditions … travel at a complete stand still. It will be so bad that Santa Claus will be stranded in downtown Dallas. That’s right, old Saint Nick will have to spend the night in Reunion Arena and he will still be there as Last Stand gets under way. Santa… I’m telling you now that Michael Hayes has been very naughty this year and I don’t need any gifts, but I am about to give the people in Dallas the gift of a lifetime. That’s right… when I hit the bulldog on Terry Gordy, he will be out of Dallas forever. People of Dallas, I think you remember the Ghost of Christmas past… the VonErichs… I sent them out of town and now… Terry Gordy will be the ghost of Christmas present… gone forever from UWF Hacksaw Butch Reed on his UWF title match against Ted Dibiase at Last Stand… “I’ve been told the odds are against me. I’ve been told that Ted Dibiase is the future of the UWF. I’ve been told the Sheik has too many weapons. Well, listen up everyone. I don’t pay attention to what anyone else says. I’m coming to Dallas as the UWF champion, and I plan on leaving there as the champion. Ted Dibiase can and will be beat and Sheil, I’m warning you know, get in my way and you will be spending a whole heck of a lot of your money on paying some hospital bills. LAST STAND 86 DALLAS, TEXAS: REUNION ARENA DECEMBER 26, 1987 (SHOWN ON SUPERSTATION 17) HANDICAP MATCH Big Van Vader with Kevin Sullivan vs The Patriots (Todd Champion & U.S. Steel) TEXAS TORNADO MATCH The Rock n Roll RPM’S VS KOKO WARE & Ricky Gibson UWF TV TITLE MATCH Brad Armstong vs Billy Jack Strong TITLE VS TITLE MATCH (WINNER IS THE NORTH AMERICAN CHAMP) “North American Champ” Jake “the Snake” vs “Mid-South Champ” Rocky Johnson LOSER LEAVE TOWN 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH (WHOEVER SUBMITS OR IS PINNED IS OUT OF THE UWF) The Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin & Buddy Roberts) with Precious Vs Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams & Scott Casey with Sunshine STREET FIGHT “Cowboy” Bill Watts vs “The Big Cat” Ernie Ladd UWF TITLE MATCH Hacksaw Butch Reed © vs Ted Dibiase with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie
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AWA Major League Wrestling
Great transition from SuperClash! I think you hit the nail on the head with Colon joining Iaukea! I enjoyed using Kirby when I made up the Midwest Mafia and I think he will be fun for you also. He has a pretty good stable with some toughness and personalities. Looking back at our game here, I think Iceman has gone from babyface to heel more than anyone. I loved him as a babyface when I was a kid but for some reason, he has been a better heel in Dawn of War. Enjoy this new stable. It is going to be a wild ride. Bock vs Hennig... WOW. Usually I can get an idea of who might be higher up on the pecking order but here... I have no clue. This is going to be awesome! Tommy Rich vs Jerry Lawler... Love it!! AWA has plenty of great storylines heading into 1987!
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Championship Wrestling from Florida
One of the reasons I love wrestling from the 80's were the promos. They just seemed so real and not so scripted like today. I think you nailed all the promos today! Texas Red came off so sincere that the fans would gave eaten that up! Backlund's sudden anger in his promo was awesome. I must admit that I was disappointed as I thought Backlund was going to be a babyface in Florida. Not disappointed in you but that I was going to miss out on someone who has become one of my favorite heels in the game. When he said "I WAS SPEAKING GORDON!!", I was really pumped for the future! Also, Lightfoot, Avi and Samoa better be careful! The Cartel is dangerous. I heard once in an interview with Mike Graham that his father had a conversation with Vince McMahon on if there was anyone in Florida that he could put the WWF title on and Graham said Steve Keirn. For some reason, Vince wanted Backlund instead but this goes to show you what Keirn meant to Florida Wrestling. Nice to see him getting another run here. Awesome show as always.
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Wonder Women Wrestling
It doesn't matter if its a Trios match, Richter is still the focus! I like the burning hatred of Devine as this angle contniues!
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Continental Championship Wrestling
Great night in Biloxi! I loved the Loser Can't Use The Sleeper Stipulation. Very creative... Very CCW! Sawyers vs Richs... Just seems right! WOW... Landel has some real added protection!
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Pacific Coast Wrestling
Really good shows after San Diego! I like how Cornette and Eaton seem a little lost without Dennis. I think we need to watch this one closely as I have a feeling something big is about to happen. Really classy act by PCW to allow Bam Bam, Bully, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt to say their goodbyes on the air. Looking forward to seeing what is next for PCW. Awesome job in 86!
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ROSTERS AND TRANSACTIONS
UWF sends the rights to talented rookie Shaun Simpson to Florida for future considerations.
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ROSTERS AND TRANSACTIONS
UWF releases Carl Fergie
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Championship Wrestling from Florida
Awesome show! All the fans in the Sportatorium would have left knowing they just got their money's worth. I really like how you use the Cartel. The heat they must get! I was really looking forward to the Backlund-Poffo match and it didn't disappoint. Hope they match up again. And the build of Texas Red continues! The Heart Puch is one scary move and perfect for his "future." Again to me, Duggan vs Herc could go on for months! Great job. I think the one thing we do here is have people wrestle once or twice and then move on. Looking at some event cards from the 80's, they might have wrestled 20-40 times. Florida has become really interesting and is a great read.
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Wonder Women Wrestling
Awesome Spercard with the stars taking over. Richter was like a wild woman all throughour the show and Moretti and Combs paid a huge price. The best part of this is that we might get Richter and Moretti! Again, awesome show.
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Championship Wrestling from Florida
Very entertaining hour from Florida. You are really hitting your stride with those promos. I really enjoy the Cartel each week and I thought the $100 bill idea was brilliant. Luscious is also a great promo. Very interested in seeing his match with Backlund! Also looking forward to seeing the match with the Spoiler/Red/Borne and Sawyer. Big stipulations in that main event-is this the end of Duggan?
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Continental Championship Wrestling
RPG: "All I can say is thank God and good riddance! Bill Watts is a self absorbed bully who ran things like a dictator and Jim Crockett has all the business sense of an eight year old running a lemonade stand after school. I predict they'll both be out of business in the next three years." Just one comment for you Mr. Thatcher... When Ronnie P agrees with you, you know you are full of crap. lol -Great job with Adrian Adonis and the knew gimmick. I was sure he was toast about a month ago. Like the battle of the sleepers with the Bullet. -Slick and all the Fullers seem to be on different pages. Looking forward to this angle developing. - Do like JYD and Olympia getting a title shot but be real Les, you were the cause of them not getting a shot at the Andersons -Landel, as always, was awesome. Anything you do with him is golden. -I'm glad Taylor might be getting a bigger push. AWESOME SHOW-CAN'T WAIT TILL 1987!
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National Wrestling Alliance
Mr. Watts challenges the NWA to WrestleWar in March to decide who is boss!
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TRADE BLOCK
UWF places Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin, and Dick Murdoch on the block.
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AWA Major League Wrestling
Sorry for falling so far behind on my comments. Hopefully, I will get on a better schedule soon. That being said, Superclash was AWESOME! I loved the opening with Brenda and Linda Ronstadt. The St. Paul crowd really got their money's worth here with 14 matches. WOW... great work here! Interesting night for Iceman... started out a little heelish with the feet on the ropes and then the attack on Mulligan completed the turn. Looking forward to seeing this develop. I must say that that I am enjoying the Great Gagne! Verne should have done this in real life! I must that a bit of me was wishing to see one more heart punch from Ox but this was a really well writen feud from the beginning and you did an awesome job in the end. You really tried to not have a winner in the RnR Express/Fab One 7 match series but Jarett wouldn't allow it! Either way you wrote this would have been awesome. These two teams could go another 100 matches with each winning 50 and it would sell tickets every time. Bockwinkle with a great show of sportsmanship after the match with Garvin. Bock is one of those guys I watched in real life that I wasn't sure if I was suppossed to hate. He was just so good that you had to respect him. You have done a great job of capturing that side of Mr. AWA. Priceless in the hot tube before the match was such a great way to show their arrogance. Too bad it didn't pay off! If this is the end of Priceless, they had an awesome run. Lawler-Idol is over for now but it is such a great feud that somewhere in the game, I bet they match up again. Great job writing this up. Colon vs Steamboat for Match of the Year.... Colon is another guy I like better as a heel. You have done a great job of bringing his wild WWC side to the AWA and making it work. I know these shows are a lot of work and you did a great job with it. Thanks for all the hard work. I really enjoyed it.
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UWF
DEC.5 (Magazine Edition #1) A Word With Bill Watts Cowboy Bill Watts: Fans, I want you to understand that a new day has dawn on the wrestling world. A day that will forever change the landscape of the sport that both you and I love. Today, is the first day of the Universal Wrestling Federation. Fans, don’t worry. You will still see all of the stars that you love to watch and even some of those that you love to hate. The UWF is committed to bringing you all of the great action that you were use to seeing when this show was titled Mid-South Wrestling and we will still be visiting all of our old venues in Louisiana and Texas. We will also be coming to some new and exciting places. Fans in Oklahoma, Missouri, Ohio, Michigan and anywhere else we can think of, get ready because the UWF is coming to town. Now, I know many of you fans want to know why the UWF came to be and it is simple. Let’s first discuss that no good Les Thatcher over there in Alabama. He decides to pull out of last week’s super event in Atlanta days before the show is set to take place. Somebody tell me how, in just a matter of hours, he is able to get his own show booked for Thanksgiving night. I’ll tell you how. He had that whole thing planned ahead of time because he is a greedy rat. He blames me. He says I am power hungry. He calls me a dictator. Look in the mirror Thatcher, you want to control the world of wrestling, but we all know you aren’t smarter enough. Next, let’s look at Crockett up there in the Carolinas. For those of you who saw Starrcade, you saw the travesty of justice in the World Title match between Hacksaw Butch Reed and Tully Blanchard. For those that did not, this match was a coup! A theft by Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling so they could have the World Champion on their roster. For those that did not see it, I will just tell you that Tully Blanchard got help from Ric Flair, Ole Anderson and Arn Anderson while ref Ron West was knocked out and then that poor excuse for a referee, Carl Fergie rushed down and made the illegal three count and gave the belt to Tully Blanchard. We later found out that Carl Fergie took a $25,000 bribe to get involved in that match. From who? We don’t know for sure but we are pretty sure the Horseman were involved. As soon as Starrcade ended, I demanded a meeting with the NWA Board of Directors and it seems Crockett had gotten to the other board members and bribed them to not let a person from Mid-South Wrestling be the World Champion. As soon as they decided to keep Tully Blanchard as their champion, I resigned from being the President of the NWA and this was basically the birth of a new, honest, and tremendous wrestling organization… THE UNIVERSAL WRESTLING FEDERATION! Now some business matters… First… Carl Fergie has been Fired Forever from the UWF! Second…Hacksaw Butch Reed has been restored as the champion and will be recognized as the first ever UWF Champion. Third… The Masked Superstars or whatever they are calling themselves now will have their Mid-South Tag Team Titles renamed as the UWF Tag Team Champions. Fourth… The first big event under the UWF banner will be titled Last Stand and it will take place December 26th at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas Last… Make no mistake about it, the UWF is the top dog Wrestling World. We will not back down from anyone. If Mid-Atlantic wants to test our wrestlers, sign on the dotted line and we will kick your “you know what” all over any arena in this country. Same comes for Continental Championship Wrestling. In fact, I challenge you Les Thatcher to show up in any UWF arena, I will personally take you on in the ring and teach you a think or two. Ted Dibiase: The New Million Dollar Man For those of you who didn’t see Starrcade, Ted Dibiase did the unthinkable as he turned on his tag team partner, “Dr. Death” Steve Williams in their title match against the Masked Superstars. (now known as Demolition) Dibiase clobbered Dr. Death with the “Million Dollar” briefcase of Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie. As Masked Superstar #1 pinned Dr. Death, Dibiase and Sheik made eye contact followed by a nod of their heads. An agreement had been instantly made. Dibiase keeps the Million Dollar Briefcase and he joins Sheik’s stable! While Dibiase refused to give an interview after the match but Jim Ross did catch up with Dibiase in Baton Rouge this past Friday to find out just how he could turn on Dr. Death and all these great fans. Dibiase, who was dressed in a new tuxedo and wanted to be called the Million Dollar Man, said the answer was simple. “Dr. Death had lost his focus. He no longer wanted to be the best tag team in wrestling. He had his hand in a bunch of different things and didn’t seem committed to our partnership. He tried to become the World Champion at Halloween Havoc. He was spending half his time with Terry Gordy. Just look at Starrcade. Ten minutes before our match, he rushed out to help Gordy deal with the Freebirds. He was not the teammate he once was. On the other hand, it is great to be wanted. Time and time again, I defeated a member of the great Sheik Adnan’s Army. He knew I was the one who could bring him to the top. He new I was his way to the World Title! When we looked at each other at Starrcade, we both knew it was right. When we asked Dr. Death about what Ted Dibiase had done, he had trouble talking. He was not only saddened by the actions of Dibiase but he was angry… very angry. He vowed revenge on Dibiase and anyone who was a member of the Sheik’s Army. He also confirmed that Terry Gordy and he had formed an alliance. Together, they had agreed to put an end to both the Freebirds and Sheik’s Army. The Transformation is Complete Fans, recently in the Centroplex in Baton Rouge a “newcomer” by the name of Big Van Vader was lead to the ring by the “Task Master” Kevin Sullivan. Vader destroyed the Italian Stallion with the end coming by the way of a big powerbomb. This devastating move was delivered by the near 400-pound monster who came to the ring wearing some sort of animalistic headgear with steam coming out of the sides. As the match began, the headgear was removed, revealing a sort of half red mask and it became obvious that Big Van Vader was Leon White. Leon White has not been seen in these parts for nearly 6 months when he was kidnapped by his rival Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan had his minions, Haku and the Barbarian, place a bag over White’s head and dragged him from the arena. While White was being dragged away, Kevin Sullivan was heard saying, “Now the transformation can begin. After the recent match in Baton Rouge, Jim Ross wanted an explanation… Kevin Sullivan: Jim Ross… it’s simple. The man before you now always had talent but that talent needed to be brought out from the deepest being of his soul. He needed to stop worrying about the people around him and start fighting for himself. I took this man before you and we traveled the seven seas and fought the toughest men all around the world. We fought men who didn’t care if Leon White survived or died. Leon had to learn to fight. He had to learn to bring out his inner most beast and what you see before you know is a machine. A big, mean Van Vader killing machine! Jim Ross: Vader… What’s a Vader. Kevin Sullivan: Oh Jim Ross… you did go to school did you not. Think about the book, Dante’s Inferno. Way down deep in the bowels of hell, in fact the deepest level of Hell, the 9th Circle if you will…there was a beast who survived solely from his enjoyment of punishing other living creatures. The man before you must punish others or else who will not survive. You will see over the next few months that the only time Vader is happy is when he is punishing others. The problem for the wrestlers in the UWF is that they cannot stop Big Van Vader from being happy. The transformation I spoke of back in May is now complete and I pity those who will feel the wrath of the beast that is Vader! As Sullivan and Vader walk off, Jim Ross is obviously shaken and he isn’t sure who unnerves him more… Sullivan or Big Van Vader. The Bad Side of Rock n Roll Mike Davis and Tommy Young, better known as The Rock n Roll RPM’s, are quickly becoming one of the most hated tag teams in the UWF. While it is obvious to most that they have stolen their gimmick from the great Rock n Roll Express, they continue to brag about their so-called connections to the world of rock music. Besides their complete neglect for the rules, they have lately taken to attacking Ricky Gibson whenever they have a numbers advantage. Gibson, the brother of Rock n Roll Express member, Robert Gibson, has challenged them to have a fair match but this doesn’t seem to be of any interest to them. Only time will tell! Quotes from around the UWF Ernie Ladd on his team of Bad News Allen and Bad LeRoy Brown losing a Loser-Leave-Town Match against Rocky Johnson and Captain Redneck Dick Murdoch… Don’t you worry… my job of running Bill Watts out of wrestling is just getting started. That big dummy has proven time and time again that he can’t outsmart the Big Cat. Now, his corrupt officials have fast-counted my men out of the UWF. No big deal! There are plenty of men who want my services. There are plenty of men who want to take that Mid-South title off that Uncle Tom, Rocky Johnson. There are plenty of men who want to clobber Dick Murdoch. Trust me, Bill Watts. My plan is just getting started! Michael Hayes on why he painted a yellow strip down the back of Terry Gordy after Gordy’s U.S. Title Match against Nikita Koloff where he won by DQ after Ivan Koloff got involved: “If you just had a match for the U.S. Title against a Russian and you allowed him to walk out of that ring with our title, you are nothing but a big coward! Bill Watts should have sent someone capable into that match. Someone like the Freebird Michael Hayes. If I was in that match, we would be partying all night down in Atlanta, GA. Just ask the people in Hotlanta! That’s my town. It would have been my night. It would have been a rough trip down Bad Street for one Nikita Koloff. I must apologize to everyone for not getting the job down last year against Terry Gordy. I should have made sure that dumb bat was blind for life. Don’t worry Terry Gordy, I will finish the job I started. Jimmy Garvin on if he thought he won his Starrcade match against Scott Casey because he had his suspended valet, Precious, wear a mask and run to ringside and dump a bucket of pig slop all over Sunshine! “It’s not my fault that Scott Casey thought the masked woman was so much hotter then his hideous “lady” that he had to chase her up the aisle looking for a date. It’s night my fault Scott Casey has a valet that actually smelled a whole lot better after she had the pig slop dumped on her. It’s not my fault we all can’t be as beautiful as Gorgeous Jimmy. It’s not my fault that Precious and myself are this good looking and Scott Casey and Sunshine hit every branch on their fall from the ugly tree. It’s not my fault that when my Precious returns in December from that bogus suspension Watts threw at her, we will run Casey and Sunshine out of the UWF. Hacksaw Butch Reed on Bill Watts voiding the results from Starrcade and naming him the first ever Universal Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion… “I want to thank Mr. Watts for doing the right thing. The NWA board of directors, Les Thatcher and Crockett had a plan to get this title off me. I think we all know why. They have some sort of backwards way of thinking. They couldn’t handle me being their champion. Well, Mr. Watts proved what kind of man he is. Now, because of the actions of those cheaters, the NWA has fallen apart right before their eyes. I hope their happy. As for the Horsemen, we all knew they were corrupt and can’t do anything unless they have a numbers advantage. Tully Blanchard, Ole Anderson, Anr Anderson or Ric Flair for that matter… I’m letting you know all know that I have an open contract for this UWF title. If you ever have the guts to come down here, I will show you what a real champion looks like… and that goes for you to Les Thatcher. If you think anyone over there in Alabama can take this title from me, go ahead and try. That open challenge goes for you to Ted Dibiase … or should I saw Benedict Arnold. I’m going to put this title on the line every night and if anyone wants a shot, put your name on the dotted line!
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Continental Championship Wrestling
Okay... Now we have a problem! There is no way Thatcher could have planned thos awesome show in less then a week. It is obvious he wants to ne the show an is not a team player! lol Not sure where Wildfire is going but I hope his heelness continues. He has been a great read all year no matter where he is. The Bullet might need more frineds to protect that mask as Tommy was right... Brad left him flat out! Could for him putting his career ahead of CCW. (joking) Big win for Dundee... I bet this insn't the end of this one. Wargames was awesome... Nice way to send the crowd home!
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TRADE BLOCK
Mid-South adds Carl Fergie and the Harris brothers to the block
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NWA Mega Events
THE OMNI ATLANTA, GEORGIA THANKSGIVING NIGHT NOVEMBER 25, 1986 Gordon Solie: Thank you. Thank you so very much and welcome once again to the National Wrestling Alliance, the oldest and largest sanctioning body the world over. Tonight, is going to be an historic evening as we have reached Starrcade 86, the biggest and best wrestling event of the year. Tonight, we will have 10 huge matches including all three NWA World Titles. I see the NWA President, Cowboy Bill Watts in the ring and seems set to go so lets turn things over to him now and get right to all the action. Cowboy Bill Watts: Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the Omni. The National Wrestling Association in conjunction with Mid-South Wrestling and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling brings you the best wrestling has to offer tonight as it presents Starrcade 86. Before we get to the ring, please stand and remove your hats as the South’s very own Charlie Daniels performs the Star-Spangled Banner. Trust me folks, if you have never heard the National Anthem played on a fiddle before you are in for a big treat. When the national anthem is over, Charlie Daniels grabs the mic and says this is going to be one Helluva night and so let’s start it off Georgia style and it goes something like this… (Charlie really gets the Georgia crowd going with an awesome playing of the “Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Chris Benoit vs Steve Wright Wright seemed to be getting Benoit in position for the "Octopus Hold" when Foley threw his helmet in the ring. As the ref admonished Foley, Benoit mule kicked Wright leading to the Dragon suplex for the win. NWA JR. Heavyweight Title Match: Eric Embry © vs Brad Armstrong Brad Armstong gets the win by dq when the rest of Radiance (Somers, Royal & Roma) stormed the ring after Brad hit the Russian Legsweep. As Embry and Radiance head back to the locker room with Embry raising the title above his head, Armstrong struggles to his feet. You can just tell by the look on Brad’s face that he is fuming. Remember, he cost himself a job with Continental Championship Wrestling by showing up tonight at Starrcade and now the NWA and more specifically, wrestlers from Mid-Atlantic have screwed him out of the NWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title! What is next for B.A.? We will have to wait and find out. Grudge Match: Freebird Jimmy Garvin vs Scott Casey with Sunshine Jimmy Garvin wins by count-out as a masked women rushed down to the ring and dumped a bucket of what appeared to be pig slop on Sunshine and then ran away. Scott Casey saw this and rushed out to help his valet as Jimmy Garvin stayed in the ring and just smiled. Gordon Solie couldn’t say for sure, but he was pretty sure the masked woman was Precious who was suspended from the NWA for the month of November for putting a bounty on Scott Casey. It seems like come December when she returns, Precious is going to have some questions to answer. NWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Ole & Arn Anderson vs The Patriots (U.S. Steel & Todd Champion) Sorry everyone, but this is the weakest match on the card even though it’s for the NWA Tag Title but when that no good Les Thatcher pulled Continental Championship Wrestling at the last moment, there was nothing that could be done. U.S. Steel and Todd Champion did their best to use their power to their advantage, but the Andersons are the champs for a reason and their teamwork was spot on with the end coming in a clean victory when Arn followed up Ole’s top rope knee drop with a Spinebuster on Champion for the victory. Captain Redneck Dick Murdoch & Mid-South Champion, “Soul Man”Rocky Johnson vs Bad News Allen &LeRoy Brown with Ernie Ladd Losing Team Must Leave the NWA & if Rocky Johnson Loses, the winner gets his Mid-South Title A true brawl from start to finish with, as you would expect, the finish involving Ernie Ladd. With Bad News Allen arguing with the ref for distraction purposes, Ernie Ladd tried to clobber Rocky Johnson who was being held from behind by LeRoy Brown. Problem was Murdoch took the opportunity to come from behind and nail Brown in the back of the head. The blow caused Brown to release Johnson but now got hit in the front of his head by his own manager. After the double whammy, LeRoy was in trouble. Bad News Allen turns only to be hit with the Soul Man Shuffle which caused his to fall through the ropes… Huge double team move now as Rocky Johnson helps Murdoch lift and deliver a double suplex on Bad News Brown. The ref covers 1…2…3! Gordon Solie is ecstatic as he can’t believe that Bad News Brown and Bad News Allen are out of the NWA! As we catch a glimpse of Ernie Ladd, Solie adds that he can only imagine the joy going through the mind of NWA President Bill Watts right now as Ladd and his group have basically terrorized Watts for all of 1986! BUNKHOUSE BRAWL The Posse (Dick Slater, Black Bart, Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) vs Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley, Tiger Conway Jr, Norvell Austin & Savanah Jack) The Posse pulls out the victory in a wild bout when Bart hit Jack with the "Texas Trash Compacter" through a table on the floor! Mid-South Tag Team Title Match: The Masked Superstars © vs Ted Dibiase & Dr. Death Sheik Adnan Kassie must give Dibiase & Dr. Death $5000 if the win Cleary the two best teams from Mid-South Wrestling are here vying for supremacy and they put on a great show. Sheik Adnan seems oddly quiet during the match and that might be because his bodyguard, Hercules Ayala, has been banned from the building and now the Sheik must guard his own $1,000,000 briefcase! Again, a match of big moves, near falls, and momentum changes. At about the 20-minute mark, we see the Sheik finally get involved as Masked Superstar #1 has just hit a big body slam on Dr. Death. Sheik slides the briefcase into one corner and then walks around the ring to the other side and gets up on the apron. He starts screaming at ref, Carl Ferige, who comes over to “argue” with Sheik. Superstar #1 grabs the briefcase, and out of character, climbs up to the top rope. He leaps off the top rope, going for a briefcase shot to the head. OOOFFF… Dr. Death rolls out of the way at the last second and Masked Superstar is down and the briefcase goes flying! Dr. Death is up… here comes Superstar # 2…. Oklahoma Stampede on #2. Dr. Death scoops up Superstar #1, the legal man, Oklahoma Stampede on #1. Dr. Death covers #1… Carl Fergie sees and slowly moves over to start what seems like the slowest cover in history! WHAM…. Oh My God! Ted Dibiase comes off the top rope with the briefcase and clobbers his Dr. Death. Dibiase then drags the Masked Superstar on top of Dr. Death and Fergie now makes a fast 1-2-3 count and the Superstars keep their titles! Dibiase picks up the Million Dollar Briefcase, looks at Sheik Adnan who shakes his head. Dibiase opens the case, sees the money and shakes his head in approval back at the Sheik. Dibiase walks out to the Omni floor and shakes hands with Sheik Adnan Al-Kassie as the Masked Superstars close in on Dr. Death. The crowd explodes as Terry Gordy rushes to the ring to help Dr. Death. The Masked Superstars are trying to escape from the ring but just as they are going through the ropes, Gordy grabs each of them by the mask and gives a big yank and the masks come off. The crowd gasps again, this time at the unmasked Masked Superstars! Gordon Solie: I can’t believe what I have just seem. Ted Dibiase has turned on Dr. Death and it looks like Sheik Adnan Al Kassie has his new Million Dollar Man! And what to make of the appearance of the Superstars! United States Title Match: The Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff with Ivan Koloff vs Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy Nikita really got all he could handle when he called out any American who had the guts to meet him at Starrcade for his U.S. Title. This bout was mega move after mega move with the end coming with Nikita winning by DQ as Uncle Ivan hit Gordy from behind when the action spilled out onto the floor. This didn’t stop the Russians from dragging Gordy back into the ring where we saw “the Russian Nigtmare” connect with a big Russian Sickle. The problem got worse for Gordy when the Russians left the ring as Freebirds Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin rushed to the ring with a gallon of paint and a paint brush. With Gordy just starting to stir from the beating from the Russians, Michael Hayes quickly painted a long yellow strip down his former partner’s back and then dumped the entire gallon of paint over Gordy’s head. The Freebirds now were stomping a mudhole in Bam Bam and there was nothing he could do about it. The crowd exploded as Dr. Death rushes to the ring to help Gordy just as Gordy had helped him a little while ago. Even though Dr. Death was alone, he quickly cleared the ring as the Freebirds ran for cover. A messy Gordy and an amped up Dr. Death dared the Freebirds to come back in the ring, but they never even thought about it as the headed up the aisle. WARGAMES: 2 Rings surrounded by 1 Cage New Wrestler Enters Every 5 Minutes Kevin Sullivan’s Spectral Hand (Sullivan, Missing Link, Warlord, The Barbarian &The Great Kabuki) Vs Luger’s Legion (Luger, Wahoo McDaniel, Dan Spivey, & Renegade Warriors (Mark & Chris Youngblood) McDaniel & Kabuki start and spend the five minutes blistering each other with chops, kicks & forearms. Finally the first period ends and Missing Link enters to make it 2 on 1 for 2 mins. Wahoo fights back as best he can but the two savages eventually wear him down. Thankfully the period ends & Chris Youngblood enters using his quick offense to stump the madmen. Wahoo regroups and we get a proper Tornado 2 on 2 until the horn sounds again and The Warlord enters the ring. The powerhouse is completely unleashed repeatedly slamming his foes into the mat, each other & especially the cage. Wahoo & Chris are both in bad shape as the horn heralds the arrival of Mark Youngblood. The elder Youngblood brother is the proverbial "house of fire" as he unloads on his opponents with stiff chops. He manages to floor Link & a bloody Kabuki but Warlord refuses to go down. The faces are just hanging in there when the Barbarian storm into the cage. He meets up with Warlord and together the Powers of Pain unload devastating double team moves. Barby is just finishing a string of big boots when Dan Spivey charges in. He immediately nails Link with a big boot of his own, catches Kabuki with a bulldog, then entering the second ring, runs through a double clothesline attempt from P.oP & hits his own dropping them both! Spivey's blitz gives his teammates time to recover and they actually have the advantage as Kevin Sullivan enters. Sullivan stands in the corner, reaches into his tights & retrieves... THE GOLDEN SPIKE!!! Sullivan surveys his surroundings then, holding the spike like a slasher villain holds his knife, let's lose a blood curdling scream and stabs Spivey! Sullivan is a man possessed stabbing all his opponents in rapid fashion. Then as the timer ticks down, he stands in the center of ring 1 taking in the chaos around him before noticing blood on the Spike. He stares for a moment before smiling and LICKING THE BLOOD to the absolute disgust of the crowd. As he's savoring the taste the horn sounds for the final time signaling Lex Luger's arrival. Luger wastes no time immediately tackling Sullivan and pounding him into the matter as the fans are informed that the "Match Beyond" has begun. What follows is several minutes of hell with no discernable advantage on either side. Most of the wrestlers are bleeding. Finally a turning point, Barbarian manages to collect the Golden Spike as Sullivan hits Luger with a uppercut to the uprights. Seeing Barbarian with the spike Sullivan grabs Luger and holds him in position while screaming "finish him!". Barbarian doesn't need to be told twice & rushes forward. But just as he's bringing the spike down, Luger breaks free & dives out of the way causing Barbarian to drive the spike into the top of Sullivan's head! Barbarian is in shock giving Luger enough time to hit a running forearm sending him into the space between the rings. With as much urgency as he can muster, Luger pulls Sullivan into the "Torture Rack"! To his credit Sullivan endures the pain for a few moments but once it's clear no help is coming he submits! After the bell, as the cage is being raised Sullivan breaks away from the medics attending to him. Managing to come up behind Luger, Sullivan spins him around...AND THROWS A FIREBALL IN HIS FACE!!!! Everybody is in shock! Sullivan stumbles through the ropes and joins his minions laughing the whole time while medics & security rush to tend to Luger. NWA World Title Match: Hacksaw Butch Reed © vs Tully Blanchard with Baby Doll We all know that this was an awesome match with each guy bumping and selling like crazy, momentum change after momentum change and near falls by each man, so let’s just get to the finish. Hacksaw Butch is in full control of the match and comes off the ropes at full speed setting up Tully for the spear but somehow Tully dodges it and Reed crashes full tilt into ref Ron West. Reed checks on West who is out as Tully goes to Baby Doll and is screaming for her to get involved. Baby Doll slowly gets up on the apron and puts one leg through the ropes but hesitates. Tully is screaming to hurry up. Suddenly, Baby Doll steps back out through the ropes and stands on the apron. Tully is frantically screaming but Baby Doll shakes her head NO! SMACK! Tully smacks the Perfect 10 right in the face and down she goes. Seeing that their original plan has not worked out, Ric Flair and the Andersons rush the ring and attack Hacksaw. The throw everything at him but the kitchen sink. We see the Ole Kneedrop, the Flair Figure 4, and the Arn Spinebuster. Finally, Tully with the assistance of Flair hit the Slingshot Suplex and Reed and Tully goes for the cover. You could have counted to 100 but the only problem was that Ron West was still out cold. No matter what the Andersons due, they can’t get West up. Suddenly we hear a moan from the crowd …. It’s Carl Fergie, in his ref cloths, rushing to the ring. He dives under the bottom rope as Tully once again covers Hacksaw. With the fastest count in history, Carl Fergie makes the 3-count and Gordon Solie can’t believe the miscarriage of justice as he announces Tully Blanchard as the new NWA World champion. He hopes that Bill Watts will not let this stand but says that Tully is the champion for now. As we go off the air, we see Tully, the Andersons and Flair celebrating their victory with Carl Fergie. Baby Doll, holding her reddened check with tears streaming down her face, and Hacksaw Butch Reed kneeling in disbelief as the NWA World Title was literally just stolen from him! So long from the Omni!
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Wonder Women Wrestling
Sorry I fell a bit behind here. I am joying what you are doing with Lisa M., Velvet, Richter and Madusa. Can't wait to see why Lisa M. was surrounded by people after the match. Eventually RIchter may be ready to go out on her own as she seems to know she is the big dog. Nice alliance between Velvet and Madusa but will it last. Your format is so simple but you do a great job of moving your angles along.
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Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling (v3)
Nice leadup to Starrcade! Big win for Harley Race. Can't wait to see what is next here. Also, really looking forward to seeing your Wargames match!