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the House of Humperdink is wild right now. Oh how the mighty have fallen... JYD gets a 20 minute draw with Duke Myers I wonder what an Iron Bridge of Hell Scaffold Match would look like with big Bob Sweetan on a scaffold. Sullivan and Sweetan must be white hot with each other to agree to such a dangerous one.

November 9, 1984 A montage of wrestling and rodeo falls set to music introduces the show. Broadcasting to our local affiliates in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, the Dakatos, TSN all across Canada and Sports Channel America throughout the United States,the American Wrestling Association proudly presents Rocky Mountain Wrestling, coming to you from the KCNS Studio in Denver. From peak to peak and valley to valley we welcome you Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling. I am Cowboy Bob Tallman and we are coming to you tonight from the KCNS studio in Denver, Colorado. With me tonight is the President of Rocky Mountain Wrestling, the Lawman, Don Slatton. Don, I am told, you have a huge announcement for us tonight. Don Slatton: That’s right Bob. On Thanksgiving Night, Rocky Mountain Wrestling will be putting a wrestling spectacular in the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium. Already signed for that major event will be the rematch for the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title between the champion, Blackjack Mulligan and the former Champion, Ernie “The Big Cat Ladd.” I can guarantee you that these two men have some unfinished business and this is going to a match that you will not want to miss. Cowboy Bob: Well, all I know is that if the Thanksgiving Night Spectacular is anything like Halloween Howl, it will be a night to remember. Speaking of Halloween Howl, that night left us with some unanswered questions. More specifically, what was Lars Anderson doing helping the Iron Sheik and Nicolia Volkoff defeat Dory Funk Jr. for the tag team titles. Lawman Don: Well hopefully we will get some answers this week as Lars is supposed to join us later in the show. We will also be seeing the self-proclaimed #1 free agent in the business, Dick Slater in action. The Zamboui Express will make their in-ring debuts tonight, as will another team I am really excited to see, Tony Atlas and Hacksaw Duggan. Also, in action will be Grizzly Boon and Kendall Windham. In the main event, we will be seeing the Rocky Mountain Champion, Blackjack Mulligan in the ring against Man Mountain Link . Cowboy Bob: Well let’s get up on that bull and get this night started. MATCH: The Zamboui Express with Ernie Ladd crushes Tom Stone & Ed Oak with the end coming mercifully after Akeem Muhammed hit a powerslam. Ernie Ladd seems to take over the post-match interview and the dominance of his men is totally ignored. Ernie Ladd: Ok Lawman…. Finally you have done something right. My rematch with Mulligan is set for Thanksgiving Night. What a night to carve up a giant turkey like Mulligan. He thinks just because one corrupt referee gave my belt to Mulligan, that he can beat me again. Mulligan is nothing more than a big dummy. Thanksgiving is all about being grateful. I promise you that on Thanksgiving night, the big dummy will be grateful to God …. if he can ever walk again. Big Dummy… you listen and listen good…. SHINE MY BELT BOY! COMMERCIAL MATCH: Kendall Windham defeats Josh Jones with a Running Bulldog The fans really love the charisma in Kendall and Cowboy Bob never misses a chance to remind everyone that Kendall must get home early as he has his high school biology homework to finish up. MATCH: Grizzly Boone crushed Brain Garrett with a Giant Splash The interesting part here was that Grizzly was the same nasty wrestler he was before but since he was kicked out of Ladd’s Army, the fans were 100% behind the big man. In a quick post-match interview, the video tape from last week were Boone was jumped by the Zamboui Express is shown. Grizzly Boone: I know it was Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed who attacked me last week but I also know it was at the command of one Ernie Ladd. Ernie has put out many hits in the last few months… whether it was Eric Embry, Sonny King or Taras Bulba. The attack was always sanctioned by Ladd. He is the Godfather if you will of the Movement that is sweeping across the AWA. I know this because I was often the one sent to carry out the deed. Well now I see I was just being used. Ernie Ladd is nothing but a bully hiding behind his goons. Well the tide is about to turn…. But somethings will remain the same. I will be still be carryout the hits except this time it will be on the members of Ernie Ladd’s Army including the Godfather himself. COMMERCIAL MATCH: Dirty Dick Slater defeats Steve Dean with 3 Right Hands followed by a Neckbreaker Cowboy Bob Tallman: Well Dick, do you wish to expand on your comments last week where you said you were the #1 free agent in the game and that you are here to help one of the good guys in the sport of wrestling. Dick Slater: In due time Cowboy, in due time! MATCH: THE USA EXPRESS (Atlas & Duggan) vs Ciclon Negro and Kim Duk Negro and Duk do a good job of playing the hated foreigners which is perfect for the first match for the patriotic team of Duggan and Atlas. Negro and Duk try to break every rule in the book which helps to put the USA Express over with the fans. The end game when all 4 men were in the ring as Duggan gets town in the three-point stance and hits Duk with a big football tackle. In the post-match interview, Duggan leads the crowd in a USA Chant as Atlas declares that he wants a piece of the Rocky Mountain tag champs, the Iron Sheik and Nicolai Volkoff at the Thanksgiving Thunder. COMMERCIAL ROCKY MOUNTAIN TITLE MATCH: Blackjack Mulligan defeats Man Mountain Link with the Brain Claw As soon as the ref made the three count, the Zamboui Express and Ernie Ladd hit the ring and started to beat on Mulligan. It was obvious that Ladd was starting his campaign to weaken the champ as much as he could before their title bout on Thanksgiving. Lucky for Mulligan, the calvary was there shortly to make the save. This answered one question as part of the calvary was none other than the #1 free agent in the game, Dick Slater but it also left us with another question as the other man was in a yellow mask and yellow tights. It didn’t matter who he was, he could really fight and soon the fan favorites were in charge of the ring! Mulligan is screaming about how great it feels to have his own real true Army to combat Ladd now and how Ladd is the one who now needs to have eyes in the back of his head. Dick Slater simple says that he told everyone he was here to help a good guy and that there is no one better than Blackjack Mulligan… the crowd simply explodes. When asked who he was by Cowboy Bob, the man is the yellow mask says nothing. COMMERCIAL When we come out of break, Lars Anderson has finally come out to answer some questions on why he distracted the ref on Halloween Night in the Denver Auditorium which helped the Iron Sheik and Nicolai Volkoff win the tag titles. Lars Anderson: First of all… lets get one thing straight. I am as American as anyone in this studio today. This had nothing to do with helping the Iron Sheik or Nicolai Volkoff as what they say and do makes me sick but so does Dory Funk Jr! I was sitting at home a few weeks ago and this show started with a match that was 5 years old when Dory Funk Jr. won some now extinct title. Then Dory Funk Jr. comes out and is the guest commentator week after week as you, Cowboy Bob, keep telling him how wonderful he is and how much the Funks mean to the sport of professional wrestling. You even went so far as to call the Funks the first family of wrestling. I was at the breaking point and then the Lawman broke all the rules and allowed Dory to take Sweet Brown Sugar’s spot to defend a tag title that was not even his. WHY? Just because he was a Funk! I got so sick to my stomach that I had to show up in Denver and let everyone know that the Funks are overrated…and let everyone see that th first family of wrestling is in fact the Andersons and anytime Dory or any other Funk for that matter wants to step in the squared circle, I am ready to go. All of a sudden, Dory comes out and goes right to the ring and is screaming at Lars to get in the ring and just as he said he would, Lars obliges. No ref, no contract, no real match but real anger! The brawl is on but unfortunately, we are out if time so only the fans in studio see how this one ends. Cowboy Bob Tallman: Well folks, tonight’s wild rodeo has come to a close. See you next time on AWA Rocky Mountain All-Star Wrestling. So long from Denver!

Great set of shows. Enjoyed the write up of the Unsanctioned Barbed Wire Match. As much as I hated to admit it as a kid, wrestling is scripted and sometimes it goes wrong. You also carried it nicely over into your tv show. So many ways you could go with this that I am interested to see if this will end in the titles being taking away from the Fantastics. Percy with Embry is perfect but Street against Embry is even better. Looking forward to your promo segments here. All the segments on TV seemed to be white hot and were a fun read. Flair vs Muraco is a great starting point for the Nature Boy but we all want Flair vs Landel. Please slooooooooow play this one as I hope it never ends.

November 2, 1984 Music intro with a montage of all the stars of Stampede Wrestling past and present is shown. Broadcasting to our local affiliates in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, TSN all across Canada and Sports Channel America throughout the United States, the American Wrestling Association proudly presents Stampede Wrestling, coming to you from the CHCT Studios in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ed Whalen: Hi everybody and away we go with another edition of Stampede Wrestling. I am Ed Whalen coming to you from the CHCT Studies in downtown Calgary. We have so much to get to and it all goes back to Halloween night in the Corral. For those of you who missed it, we have a little video montage to catch everyone up. VIDEO OF HALLOWEEN HOWL The Hart Foundation defeats the British Bulldogs in a Stampede Tag Title Match and the Bulldogs are leaving Stampede Wrestling Tito Santana defeats Sgt. Slaughter for the Stampede Heavyweight Title Paul Orndorff successfully defends the AWA North American Title against Ric Flair when Heenan hit his own man with a chair. Bad News Allen defeats Stan Hansen in a Lights Out Loser -Leave Town Match When the montage is over, Ed Whalen is interrupted by Bad News Allen. Bad News Allen: It doesn’t matter where in the AWA you are. Everyone is talking about Bad News Allen. Here in Stampede Wrestling, I am God. I am the almighty. The one who decides who leaves and who goes. Over the past year, I have lost only one match and that is when Verne Gagne strong -armed a referee into making a fast count against me and gave Hulk Hogan a tainted win. The fact about that match is that I beat Hogan so bad, he has not shown his face anywhere in Canada in Months. I took out the Mongolian Stomper. I took out Nikita Koloff. I took out Stan Hansen…. All never to be seen again. The fact is that I am the most dominant force ever in Stampede Wrestling. I know Stu Hart has done his best to keep people like me down but with the Movement taken over… he can’t get away with that any longer. My next goal …to get back the title that Stu Hart wrongfully took away from me last December when he couldn’t control his own event…when I nearly killed the Stomper’s bratty kid. That’s right Mr. Paul Orndorff. I want my North American Title back and there is nothing you can do about it! As Bad News walks off, Ed Whalen seems visibly concerned as he knows what a focused and angry Bad News Allen can do. MATCH #1: Chief Joe Lightfoot defeats Joe Callo with the Running Knee Lift Lightfoot is a long time Stampede fan favorite but this is his first time back to Calgary in a while. When asked why he was here, Lighfoot said that Stampede seems to be the center of the Light Heavyweight Division in the AWA and that if he could ever win the British Commonwealth Middleweight Title, it could be a stepping stone to the AWA World Light Heavyweight Title. Lightfoot makes sure to compliment the champion, Dave Morgan, and acknowledge other top contenders like Gamma Singh, Ben Bassarab and MX-1. As we go to break, Ed Whalen lets Chief Joe know how great it is to have him back in Stampede. (Commercials) When we come out of break, Bobby Heenan is at the interview desk where Ed Whalen wants to know about his current relationship with Ric Flair. Bobby Heenan: Unfortunately, I will no longer be managing Ric Flair. After Halloween Howl we decided to go our sperate ways. I blame Stu Hart. He made it impossible for Ric and myself. All he cared about was protecting his boy and hurting Bobby Heenan. He could care less about helping his biggest asset. He had the best wrestler working with the best manager. That means dollars but he couldn’t see the forest through the trees. He just wanted to see the Hart Foundation as the tag team champion and to make sure nobody who was under contract to me was the North American Champion. That meant Paul Orndorff could go around hitting people in the head with chairs and nobody would say anything to him. Ed Whalen: Well I guess you will be out of the wrestling game for a while. Bobby Heenan: Come on Whalen. I am a legend in this sport. Just ask me! How long do you think it took me to regroup and put together a new Family? Maybe a minute. Now my goal is to take that tag team title away from the Harts and I got just the team to do and you will see them in the ring in just a few minutes. All of a sudden, Bad News Allen walks out again. Bad News Allen: It seems to me Bobby that we got the same enemies. We both want to destroy Stu Hart, but we also want a piece of Paul Orndorff. What do you say, lets make an alliance to stop the Harts and get the North American title back where it belongs. Heenan, with a big smile on his face shakes Allen’s hand and tells him to watch as his new Family members destroy two jabrones. MATCH #2 Dr. Death Steve Williams & Mr. Saito with Bobby Heenan crush Brian Dean & Mike Downs If Ed Whalen was in shock when Bad News joined Heenan, he nearly collapsed when Heenan’s new team turned out to be Saito and Williams. Last we saw in Stampede, Dr. Death was going after the Road Warriors with his partner Manny Fernandez and he seemed to be on the right side of the law. Whalen emphasizes that Dr. Death seems to have jumped ship on the fans and has no idea why. He also wondered how long it would be before Bobby Heenan truly controlled Stampede Wrestling. (Commercials) Before our next match, the North American Title Champion, Paul Orndorff joins Ed Whalen. Paul Orndorff: Bobby, Bobby, Bobby… Don’t you ever learn. You have me so focused that it doesn’t matter who you put in your stable. I took care of Ric Flair with no problem and now because you and Bad News Allen think just because you shook hands and made nice, that you are going to come and take the North American Title from me. That is one thing I will not let happen. MATCH: Gama Singh with John Foley defeats by submission The Patriot with the Camel Clutch John Foley: The colonists here in Calgary are revolting. The fans show no respect for Mother Britain, but I have a plan. A plan to take down that trader, the British Commonwealth Middleweight champion, Dave Morgan and that plan starts with the universal feared Gama Singh. Ed Whalen: And what about your #1 guy… Sgt. Slaughter. He seems to have lost the Stampede Heavyweight Title to Tito Santana. John Foley: For once, you are correct Ed Whalen, but you seem to have left out the fact that it was a colonist who was the referee and my man Sgt. Slaughter never received a fair shake. For the title rematch, I am requesting a change of venue. Since it is obvious my man cannot receive a fair and honest shot here, I will seek a neutral venue and when Sgt. Slaughter wins, the Queen will throw a huge party for me and my troops. And guess what Ed Whalen…. You are still not invited! (Commercials) MATCH: The Outlaws (Ron Bass & Black Bart) defeat Larry Isle & Dan Moregrief as Bart hit the big Legdrop This Stampede tag team division may have lost the British Bulldogs last week but seems to have gotten a whole lot deeper as tonight first showcased the new team of Dr. Death and Mr. Saito and now we see the appearance of the Outlaws. In their post-match interview, they are nasty, repulsive and hot tempered. Ed Whalen: Not sure you boys know this, but we have been following the goings on of Rocky Mountain Wrestling for some time up here in Calgary and it seems like you two have had a rough time of it lately, losing your belts to Tony Atlas and Sweet Brown Sugar and all. This just about had smoke coming out of the Outlaws ears and Whalen realized he many have taken his life into his hands with that comment, so he takes a quick commercial break but before the screen fades away, we here him calling for security to protect him. Commercials Before our main event, the Hart Foundation come out and again explain how hard it was for them to wrestler the British Bulldogs on Halloween night and that they wish them will. They also comment how Bobby Heenan thinks just because he has a new team, that the Harts are just going to hand the belts over, he better think again. MAIN EVENT: NON-TITLE MATCH Tito Santana defeats Moondog Rex with a Flying Burrito This match was rather tough for Santana because of the style of the Moondog but once Santana decided to fight fire with fire, he was able to secure the win. Unfortunately for Tito, John Foley wanted to prove a point that getting that Stampede title back around the waist of Sgt. Slaughter was his #2 priority, Foley attacked with his entire stable of Butch Moffit, Gama Singh and of course, Sgt. Slaughter. Santana held his own for a few seconds but the numbers game proved to be too much and Tito was being beaten until the crowd erupted as the Hart Foundation came to the ring along with none other than Jimmy Garvin and Precious. Soon the fan favorites were in control of the ring and the fans went wild. Ed Whalen: Not sure where the time went tonight but what a show we just saw. Bobby Heenan and his new team of Saito and Dr. Death, the Outlaws and now Jimmy Garvin coming out to help Tito Santana. I never would have expected any of those things and they all happened in one hour. Stampede is a wild, wild scene. Make sure you tune in next week as we have a lot of questions to ask. So, in the meantime and in the in-between time… that’s it, another edition of Stampede Wrestling.

Really like the dominance at the end with Murdoch and Adonis taking the big win. This keeps them red hot going into the big card Nice way to keep both Jones and Wells looking good. Wells with the win, Jones with the revenge!! And just like that! Prichard is over with the fans... so simple... so quick... so effective. I am going to use this one DJ and Shaw is an interesting team. You could do some much with them. They could be the champs or the JTTS.... Can't wait to see what you do with this feud you got building. Colon vs Ayala on free TV... Love it! Can't wait for the big one. Nice lead in show here

Pat Patterson couldn't have put anymore on the line.... A career match is must see tv but Pat might have gone too far for just the TV title. Samoans vs Moondogs would be a great brawl. One question? Who was the crowd behind here.

Star Wars was a great showcase of all the talent in World Class. Like how Corny outsmarted everyone once again. That overprices education did him well. Still unsure if the VonErichs should trust Adams but that is what makes it fun. Bock gets a nice win and it will be interesting to see who is up next for the champ The only bad part of the show was the Chamber of Horrors because it now marks the end of one of my favorite angles in the entire game right now. Awesome match. Awesome show! I like this 4 match major show that would really pick up a huge tv audience. I think this is a great way to keep people excited and watching all of our shows

Very interesting show. Not sure if even Hulk believes Eddie is the savior.

November 2, 1984 A montage of wrestling and rodeo falls set to music introduces the show. Broadcasting to our local affiliates in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, the Dakatos, TSN all across Canada and Sports Channel America throughout the United States,the American Wrestling Association proudly presents Rocky Mountain Wrestling, coming to you from the KCNS Studio in Denver. From peak to peak and valley to valley we welcome you Rocky Mountain Pro Wrestling. I am Cowboy Bob Tallman and we are coming to you tonight from the KCNS studio in Denver, Colorado. With me tonight is the President of Rocky Mountain Wrestling, the Lawman, Don Slatton. Don, what a show we had on Halloween Night. Don Slatton: It was indeed Cowboy. Not only was it the first combined show between Stampede and Rocky Mountain Wrestling but we saw both Rocky Mountain Wrestling titles switch hands. All of a sudden, Ernie Ladd comes out with Grizzly Boone and he is fuming about losing the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Title to Blackjack Mulligan. Cowboy Bob: Well, Mr. Ladd…. What do we owe this pleasure to. Ernie Ladd: Enough of your sarcasm Cowboy. I am not in the mood. I will admit that I made some mistakes and those mistakes cost me the title. Lawman Don: That is very big of you to admit that at Halloween Howl that Blackjack Mulligan was the better man. Ernie Ladd: Now you just proved you are as dumb as you look. I said no such thing. I said I made mistakes, but I will never admit that Blackjack Mulligan was the better man. My mistakes were not listening to Shaska Whatley and Tiger Conway Jr. when they questioned some of the members of my army as they were not quite…. How do you say it…. Movement material. All these people just seemed to ride my coattails to the top and we not in it for the right reasons. From that no-good albino, Eric Embry to that lazy Mexican, Taras Bulba to the crazed Canuck, Jos Leduc. None of them were ready to go to war against Blackjack Mulligan and sense they all failed me, they are all fired! Cowboy Bob: Does that mean that Grizzly Boone is the only one left in your Army. Ernie Ladd: Well it is like dumb and dumber around here. I never said that. I just told you who is out of the Army. Now I will bring out the newest members… ones I am sure the Movement will approve of… The crowd is stunned as Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammad come out in camaflouge cloths as Ernie Ladd introduces the Zamboui Express. Cowboy Bob: Wow… I will say that between Grizzly Boone and the Zamboui Express…. You might just be unbeatable. Ernie Ladd: Again… stop trying to figure out the Army. I recall Grizzly Boone trying to stop that no good cheater Blackjack Mulligan on Halloween only to be stopped by Rufus Jones. I am not sure Grizzly Boone is Army material anymore. Grizzly Boon: Come on boss. You know I got your back. WHAM…. From out of nowhere comes the Zamboui Express, they beat Grizzly Boone out of Ladd’s Army. The nearly 600 pound mountain is left laying in the fetal position and appears to be convulsing on the floor. Without any friends to help him, Boone was forced to just take the beating until Ladd’s new army was done. Ernie Ladd: Blackjack Mulligan…. Shine my belt boy. I am coming for you! COMMERCIAL Promos for Monday’s show at the Denver Auditorium Show repeated around Colorado during the week (Boulder, Pueblo, Ft. Collins, Grand Junction) MATCH: John Tatum defeats Josh Jones with a Superkick MATCH: Hillbilly Jim defeats Mike Lownd with the Bearhug Tatum is new to the winning scene here in Rocky Mountain Wrestling but it seems he is going to make the bet of his new push. We can see him start to strut a bit more and seems to be getting more comfortable with getting some heat from the fans. In fact, it was so good tonight, that Cowboy Bob said that John Tatum seems to have a bit of Hollywood in him. No post-match interview tonight, but if he keeps perfecting this arrogant act of his, he will be a low card star in no time. As the Tatum match ends, Dory Funk Jr. comes out to the interview area where we see the video tape of his Rocky Mountain Tag Team Title match with Tony Atlas vs the Iron Sheik and Nicolai Volkoff. Funk was filling in for the inured Sweet Brown Sugar, but he came up on the short end of the stick as the Foreign Menaces became the champions. The reason for the defeat was the interference by Lars Anderson. Cowboy Bob: Dory… I must ask you what it is between you and Lars Anderson that caused him to side with an Iranian and a Russian instead of you and Tony Atlas. Dory Funk Jr. I got no idea, but I can assure you, I am going to find out. What he did was not only cost Tony Atlas his title, but he took it away from these great fans. I have never had a problem with Lars. In fact, I have had very little interaction with him in all my years in wrestling. One thing for sure though, with a last name like Funk, you can be sure I am going to get to the bottom of this and I am going to get even. COMMERCIAL MATCH: Dirty Dick Slater defeats Leo Downing with 3 Right Hands followed by a Neckbreaker Cowboy Bob Tallman: Well Dick, welcome to Rocky Mountain Wrestling. What brings you to town. Dick Slater: Instead of running my mouth and giving you all this bull about how I want to be here for the competition and all, why don’t I just cut to the chase. I have been wrestling all over this country and in my time in this sport, I have come across a few good guys and a whole lot of jerks. I have come here because a good guy asked for my help in getting rid of a jerk. Cowboy Bob: Can you be a little more specific. This is of course Rocky Mountain Wrestling where it seems everyone is here to settle some score. Dick Slater: That is information that will have to keep to myself at this time but all I can tell you is that I am the #1 free agent in the game right now. I am a gun for hire if you will and when the time is right… I will be the true mercenary that I have been asked to be. Cowboy Bob: Fair enough! This show has become a bit of a mystery. COMMERCIAL Promos for Monday’s show at the Denver Auditorium MATCH: Johnny Rich defeats Man Mountain Link with the Middle Rope Knee Drop Rich continues to be the slayer of all the big and powerful wrestlers in Rocky Mountain wrestling and tonight was no different. Man Mountain Link goes nearly 400 pounds and Rich just battled and battled until finally he was able to wear Link down. At one point, Rich thought he had Link finished and hit the Thesz Press but Link just caught Rich and slammed him down. Again, Rich started from the bottom and wouldn’t quit until he finally climbed to the middle rope and hit a double knee drop on Link for the win. At the interview desk, Cowboy praised Rich for his win against Jos Leduc and Rich replies that each and every week he goes out there and gives 110% and it doesn’t matter how big the man in the other corner is. ROCKY MOUNTAIN TITLE MATCH: Blackjack Mulligan defeats Ciclon Negro with the Brain Claw At the interview desk, Blackjack hypes up the fact that he won the Rocky Mountain title but that his work will not be done until he rids the sport of wrestling of Ernie Ladd. When asked about the new members of his Army, Blackjack just smiles and lets everyone know that he has some reinforcements of his own. He also gives a big thanks to Rufus Jones for his help in keeping Grizzly Boone out of the ring at Halloween Howl. COMMERCIAL Promos for Monday’s show at the Denver Auditorium When we come out of break, Cowboy Bob informs us that he has just been informed that Lars Anderson will be here next week and he has some serious questions to answer. NON-TITLE MATCH: Iron Sheik & Nicolai Volkoff vs Verlon Biggs & Jay Dean Even in this squash match, Volkoff and Sheik have perfected getting heat from the crowd and this continued all the way though the match. The Sheik and Volkoff decided that today was the day they would dish out some extra punishment and they kept picking up Jay Dean at the count of two so they could inflict some extra punishment. The crowd pops… Cowboy Bob Tallman: Well here comes the calvary… its Tony Atlas and… and… yes… yes… it is Hacksaw Duggan! Both Atlas and Duggan hit the Foreign Menaces with big right hands. Duggan then comes off the ropes for a big football tackle on the Sheik and he tumbles to the floor as Atlas Press Slams Volkoff. Within seconds, Atlas and Duggan have emptied the ring and the champions are out on the floor debating if they will come back for more when they decide to head for the hills, the crowd is disappointed but also elated as they know the USA has just one up-ed the champs. At the interview desk, Altas and Duggan are both hyping up the fact of how great America is and how they are coming after those Rocky Mountain Tag Belts. Atlas is sick and tired of the Sheik and Volkoff bullying people and thinking they can get away with what ever they want. He guarantees those days are over and he thanks Duggan for coming here to Rocky Mountain Wrestling. Duggan says where ever there is an A-RAB problem and a Commie problem he is the man to call. As Duggan starts the USA chant, the crowd is electric! Cowboy Bob has declared Atlas and Duggan as Team USA and how he can’t wait to see them get their hands on the Sheik and Volkoff. Well folks, tonight’s wild rodeo has come to a close. See you next time on AWA Rocky Mountain All-Star Wrestling. So long from Denver!

No problem with the lab top issues. Take your time getting caught up. We look forward to reading whatever you write. As for the TV, great start. The Fiesta Garden was great. The back and forth between Street and Albie was great. Harley with the Andersons is an awesome pairing. Looks like we are on the verge of a great stable here. I could just picture that Muraco promo with the Surf Board. I can't wait to see a focus Magnificent One when he comes back Thu Brutherhood vs Poke Chop and the Grand Wizard was really well written. I keep saying this but I love how we have all jumped on the Movement band wagon. OMG vs Bundy.... something has to give. Fantastics-Andersons-Movement.... So hard to predict. Anyone could be on top when this is all said and done. Armstrongs-Funk.... Can't miss TV AND ON TO THE BOUTWELL SHOW Great No Contest with Brutherhood vs Cash and Smothers. So glad this angle is continuing, Pringle's annoying voice being the downfall of OMG... I could see that as he drive me crazy as a kid What a bad night for Ellering... he may need a new business. I bet he would love Animal and Hawk right about now. AND ON TO THE CLASH Must say I am going to miss the Fiesta Garden Like the Olympia as the champ but he will have his hands full with KKB A draw for Garvin vs the champ really increases his value. Nice work Abbie helping Funk means trouble for Brad but you never know... this is wrestling

No problem with the lab top issues. Take your time getting caught up. We look forward to reading whatever you write. As for the TV, great start. The Fiesta Garden was great. The back and forth between Street and Albie was great. Harley with the Andersons is an awesome pairing. Looks like we are on the verge of a great stable here. Will add more later.

OCTOBER 31, 1984 LIVE FROM THE DENVER AUDITORIUM & THE CORRAL IN CALGARY AIRED LIVE THROUGHOUT CANADA ON TSN AND THE U.S.A ON SPORTS CHANNEL AMERICA 8:00-11:00 PM Cowboy Bob Tallman: Welcome everybody to an historic night on professional wrestling. I am Cowboy Bob Tallman and my partner is Rocky Mountain Championship Wrestling President, The Lawman, Don Slatton. Tonight, Rocky Mountain Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling in conjunction with TSN and Sports Channel America, have joined together to put on the first wrestling show every to be shown live throughout all of the United States and Canada from two different arenas. The first 1 ½ of this show will be coming to you from the Denver Auditorium and then we will turn the show over to Ed Whalen and Jim Davies who will be coming to you live from the Corral in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Lawman Slatton: You said it Bob. This is the first show ever of its kind and we are in for a wild ride…. 5 title matches, a loser- leave town match, possible the last match for the British Bulldogs in Stampede Wrestling, 2 arenas, two countries and 7 matches in total. We have a lot of action but limited time so let's get to the ring. ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TEAM TITLE Tony Atlas & Mystery Partner vs The Iron Sheik & Nicolai Volkoff This is not your typical opening match as the talent is main event all the way but TSN and Sports Channel America want to hook the fans from the get go. As the Sheik and Volkoff head to the ring, the fans must put up with a lot of Anti-American sentiment from the Foreign Menaces. From their flag waving to the anthem singing, the crowd is fuming. Tony Atlas heads to the ring alone as the Cowboy and the Lawman wonder who the mystery partner is when all of a sudden the crowd explodes as the legendary Dory Funk Jr. heads to the ring. During the opening minutes, Cowboy Bob brings everyone up to speed in this rivalry from Atlas beating the Sheik at his Persian Club strength competition to the Foreign Menaces hitting Atlas’s normal partner, Sweet Brown Sugar, across the head to Don Slatton allowing Tony Atlas to choice a new partner for this title match because of the fact that Sugar is out as a direct result of the Sheik and Volkoff. As for the match, it is a wild and the fans are on the edge of their seats with each momentum change. As we head to the middle of the match, Lars Anderson comes down to ringside. He is a newcomer to Rocky Mountain Wrestling and Cowboy Bob hypes up the fact that Lars comes from the legendary Anderson family that includes Ole, Gene and young Arn. They are considered one of the best families ever in the sport. Lars comes to ringside and starts cheering on Atlas and Funk and the crowd is excited as it just seems like a little extra help couldn’t hurt. Unfortunately, at this point of the match, Dory is playing the face in peril role and it taking it pretty good. As we have all seen a thousand times, the face fights his way out and makes the hot tag. The problem was that as soon as Funk escaped the wrong corner, Lars jumped up on the apron and distracted the ref who did not see the tag. He forced Atlas back out of the ring which took some time during which the Menaces really took liberties with Funk. Funk ends up getting hit by the Russian flag pole and goes down hard. The ref turns to see Volkoff making the cover and before Atlas notices what is happening, the ref makes the three count. Cowboy Bob: Bawh God what have I just seen. The Iron Sheik and Nicolia Volkoff are the new Rocky Mountain Champs. What was Lars Anderson doing? This is just an awful start to this night! Let’s take a break. Johnny Rich vs Jos Leduc To be honest with everyone, this match might be the time to run to the kitchen and get that snack as it doesn’t quite belong on this card but Rocky Mountain is in the midst of a roster rebuild so this was the best we could do. Again, Cowboy gives a lot of background to these new audiences and tells everyone that Leduc is one of the members of Ernie Ladd’s Army while Johnny Rich seems to be the giant killer of late as he just keeps going after the big boys and keeps on getting the victories. This will be a tough one though as Leduc is not only big and powerful but his mental stability is also in question. After about 8 minutes of seeing Leduc pound on Rich, it looked to be a mismatch. Leduc catches Rich in the Bearhug but Rich refuses to submit. Leduc gets tired on waiting and throws Johnny away like a rag doll. Leduc continues the pounding until we see Johnny duck under a big right hand and hit the ropes and come off and grab Leduc by the head and hit a running bulldog for the surprise win. The crowd gives a little pop but they are still in shock the Iron Sheik and Volkoff are now the champs. ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH ERNIE LADD © vs Blackjack Mulligan Again, as the match is getting started, we hear the build up to this big feud. From the factions that have been built to protect both Ladd and Mulligan to the fact that Ernie Ladd personally beat Blackjacks 16 year old son, Kendall Windham just to upset Mulligan, this one is the biggest feud in Rocky Mountain Wrestling. We get a good 15 minutes of a brawl before we see the enforcer of Ladd’s Army, the nearly 600 pound monster, Grizzly Boone head to the ring. The problem was that Rufus Jones rushed in from behind and gave it his best to slow Boone down and it worked. Back in the ring, the tide has turned as Mulligan has the advantage with Ladd on his back. Mulligan splits the Big Cat’s legs and ignores Ladd’s pleas as he hits the low blow. The ref warns Mulligan but Mulligan doesn’t seem to care and whips Ladd into the ropes for a huge shoulder block. Mulligan then locks in the Iron Claw and we get the clean pinfall victory for Mulligan. Cowboy Bob: Well there is justice in the air tonight. Mulligan has gotten his long-awaited revenge and is now the Rocky Mountain Heavyweight Champion. What a great start to this event and after these messages we will be taking you to Ed Whalen and Jim Davies up in the Corral in Calgary. COMMERCIAL BREAK Ed Whalen: : Hi everybody and away we go with the second half of this wrestling spectacular. II am Ed Whalen coming to you from the Corral in downtown Calgary. Today we will be showing four great matches that when all said and done, will have a lasting impact on the future of Stampede Wrestling. I promise you another ring-a ding-dong- dandy of a show so let’s not waste any time and get you right to the action STAMPEDE TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH (IF THE BULLDOGS LOSE, THEY WILL BE LEAVING STAMPEDE) The Hart Foundation vs The British Bulldogs Whalen hypes up this match by filling us all in on this sometimes off and sometimes on-again relationship between these two top teams in Stampede. While they are both fan favorites, Stu Hart has often played a role in this power struggle and he has always been on the side of the Hart Foundation. Recently, the Bulldogs put their careers on the line against the Assassins and came out on top but they also found themselves being wooed by other promotions who though they might become free agents and this is how we got here. The Bulldogs will stay if and only if they are the champs and if not… they will be headed elsewhere. The fans have often been split in this feud but tonight they are squarely behind the Dogs as they don’t want them to leave. The match starts with a handshake and remains technical but physical. The match saw Dynamite Kid climb to the top rope but get knocked off by accident as Neidhart fell back into the turnbuckle. From here on out, Kid seemed to be hobbled and let Davey Boy do the majority of the work. Unfortunately, Davey Boy couldn’t fight the Harts 2-1 and eventually had to tag in Kid one last time. Bret was at the top of his game and saw a wounded Kid as his prey. Eventually Bret locks in the Northern Lights Cloverleaf where Kid actually passes out from the pain as he just refused to submit. The ref called for the bell and there was an empty feeling in everyone’s stomach. Bret Hart actually cried as his hand was raised and all went to help Dynamite back to his feet. As the crowd shouted, Please Don’t Go, both Bret and the Anvil lead the crowd in a standing ovation for the Bulldogs! STAMPEDE HEAYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Sgt. Slaughter © with John Foley vs Tito Santana This one has been red hot for months now and really got amped up when Slaughter’s old manger, Sheik Adnan-Al Kassie, tried to hang Tito over the top rope. All of this built up anger comes out early here Tito wrestles from the top for the opening phase of the match. Foley does everything he could to help his #1 man and finally helps Sgt. Enough when he jumped up on the apron. Tito goes after Foley which gives Sarge time to recoup and catch Santana with a knee to the gut. Sarge works over Tito pretty good until the crowd helps Tito start the comeback. Foley sees this and is really concerned. He starts waving to the back and Butch Moffit rushes to the ring. The problem was that he was a little too late. Sarge tried a Cannon Lariat but Tito ducked under. When he Tito came off the ropes, he hit Slaughter with a Flying Burrito and Tito got the three count and became the new champ! NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH STAMPEDE HEAYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP Paul Orndorff © vs Ric Flair with Bobby Heenan Not much to be said here that hasn’t been said before so let’s just get to the ending. With the ref down, Heenan is up on the apron with a chair in his hands. WHAM… Orndorff breaks free and Flair is hit once again with the chair shot by his own manager. Orndorff picks Flair up and connects with a Piledriver as the ref is gathering himself. Orndorff makes the cover and we get the three count. As Orndorff celebrates, Heenan goes to Flair and helps him to his feet. WHAM…. Flair shoves Heenan to the ground! The crowd loves this and Flair simply throws his hands up in the air and walks away. Orndorff has a smile on his face as he knows that Heenan-Flair is over. LOSER-LEAVE TOWN LIGHTS OUT MATCH Stan Hansen vs Bad News Allen What else can be said here. BRAWL-BRAWL-BRAWL! BLOOD-BLOOD-BLOOD! Bad News Allen gets the win after hitting the Ghetto Blaster and following it up with the Massive Leg Drop for the win! Ed Whalen: Well what a night it has been. A partnership has been formed between Rocky Mountain Championship Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling that is sure to up the ante for wrestling all over North America. We have seen 3 new champions crowned, Stan Hansen being forced to leave the area and the end of an era as we just witnessed the last match of the British Bulldogs in Stampede. What will happen next week… God only knows. Please make sure to join both Cowboy Bob Tallman and Rocky Mountain Wrestling and myself with Stampede Wrestling each and every week . If you are in the U.S.A, tune in to Sports Channel America and in Canada you can find both shows on TSN. So, in the meantime and in the in-between time… that’s it.

One thing for sure is that the Florida fans are never sure what to expect which makes it really fun. I was wishing JYD had more then a day with the belt as I think he is someone to build around and get a huge feud going with someone. Also was surprised Gino exited the Gauntlet Match so quick but that just goes to show you how wild and crazy the feud between Gino and Savage is right now.

Loved the Warriors winning the title here as I think they are the cream of the crop.

And on the WrestleStorm! I could read Lawler, Idol, Dream and Dundee all day. These 4 just go round and round like a bunch of country kin folk. One day they are on the same side and the next they are brawling in the backyard. I love it. I love your tag division but still think the team of Adonis and Murdoch is the cream of the crop. The push of the Oates and Fleming is a good move as it makes your roster even deeper. The problem is that nobody will ever want to get out of their seats for popcorn as they will love each match on every card. I wish SD Jones did this when he was in the WWF in real life. Would have been awesome and he deserved better then just JTTS every week. Really fun read here. Curt, Larry, Tully and Landel.... this might be one of the few things that could keep Lawler from the Main Event. Awesome pairings. So glad Curt is with you

Great show to hype up Halloween Star Wars! I thought the interviews were priceless. The Bockwinkel interview was great as every word sounded just like him. Loved his answer to why he had given Hart a briefcase full of money. Also laughed out loud at Watts calling Hart a used car salesman. The Corny segment was perfect. Again, I could hear him saying each word! Great details in the ending of the HTM which drew a clear picture of what was happening. From the lowblow to the neckbreaker to grab of the tights. World Class is a wild place right now and your babyfaces are so feed up, they are acting like heels. Sam Houston coming from behind with a guitar shot and the Glamour Boys jumping the Highway Men before the match wouldn't work in all places like the WWF for example but in World Class it adds an element of fun. Nice job. The Reed/Movement segment was great. I love how you gave examples to how it is spreading throughout the entire AWA. I wonder how long Reed can go it alone or will he eventual join. This angle gives you a lot of options and go on and on! Nice job getting Reed to Texas. I would have like one more segment on Brody/Schultz and Studd going into Halloween as this is match I think I am most looking forward to. I know they have been suspended but maybe a video segment of the chaos they have caused could sell just a couple more tickets in Kemper Arena. AWESOME, AWESOME SHOW!

Nice way to get three angles heated up in a nice, compact and easy to read show!

And who was that mystery man? Looking forward to the next show.

Awesome set of house shows. The babyfaces seem to be red hot in the last 4 matches but you did a nice job of not giving too much away with non-title matches and DQ wins which allow you to continue the angles.

Gino Hernandez is just getting bigger and bigger and Mucho Man helos out. The House of Humperdink is a fun aspect of ACCW

Giving Schultz, Brody and Studd time to stew until Chamber of Horrors is going to mean chaos! I am enjoying the business men side of Gary Hart and he does have a dangerous stable. It also seems like he is willing to rent them out to people like Bock so all of World Class better have eyes in the back of their heads. Chris Adams is a nice start but the VonErichs might need more help. Sam Houston is a nice mid-card fan favorite for WCCW. He always seemed to bring some a lot of energy to the ring. WCCW is the only place where Adias could rise to this level and you have him down pat. Nice work Looking forward to the Halloween card

TBS/GEORGIA and CCW fit like a glove! Funk paying off Fuller and Golden to attack an Armstrong seems so right in the world of CCW The poor Lumberjacks trying to keep Bundy and OMG in the ring Like how quickly the Family is being born. Nice win for the Andersons Ronnie Garvin winning the belt seems like a nice fit to go with the new Georgia connection

I have loved the build up to Axe and son vs Tully. Landel was a great addition to this feud. Nice push for Real Deal but the champs are going to be tough! I think we are all buying into the Movement and it has become a fun league-wide angle Jumbo might have met his match if we get a Martel feud And the Oates get a little love... the master of the midcard continues Great realistic show from a Memphis point of view as we get our weekly heel turn with a new/old, friend/enemy turning on Lawler. Great fun!

POST-DRAFT CATCH-UP SHOW TV Contracts It appears that both Rocky Mountain Championship Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling have added national cable television contracts. So many of the people living near the border have already been seeing both shows through local syndication but now each show will be shown nationally. The fans in Canada can see both shows on TSN, the Canadian equivalent of ESPN while the fans in the United States will be able to see both shows on Sports Channel America. Meeting between Stu Hart & Blackjack Mulligan After Stu Hart and Blackjack Mulligan jointly secured these national tv shows, they also entered into an agreement to share talent and will also work together to produce major shows both on cable and on the up and coming idea of pay per view. The first major cable show will be on Halloween Night and will be seen on live tv. It will be a 3 hour spectacular with the first 90 minutes coming from the Denver Auditorium and the last 90 minutes coming from the Corral in Calgary. If all goes well, they will immediately begin working towards the first pay per view titles King of the Mountain on January 5th in the Saddledome. The Hart Dungeon In order to train wrestlers for both Rocky Mountain and Stampede, Stu Hart has agreed to train upcoming wrestlers in his “Dungeon.” It is said that his new stable of workers includes 1. a near 400 pound baby bull who is just running over people by the name of Leon White. 2. one tough wolverine who refuses to give an inch by the nake of Chris Benoit. 3. A physically 6’4, 280 pound bodybuilder who so far just tells Stu Hart that he is a Warrior. THE BRITISH BULLDOGS The British Bulldogs defeated the Assassins in their Contract vs Mask match which made them the number 1 contenders to the Stampede Tag Team Title last Monday in Calgary. When the masked came off of the Assassins, Assassin #1 turned out to be long time Stampede heel, Kurt Von Hess and Assassin #2 turned out to be Man Mountain Rex. Why they had joined forces is unknown as they high-tailed it out of the ring and the arena. Von Hess has not been seen since and Rex, as usually has remained mute on the situation. The problem came when Jim Davies went to interview the Bulldogs as we soon found out that when they had dared to put their contracts on the line, they were instantly pursued by another promotion who has remained nameless as of now. Both Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith were blown away by the offer and said they only way they could make that type of money was if they were the champions. So basically, it comes down to this… if the Bulldogs beat the Hart Foundation at the Halloween Spectacular, they will remain in Stampede but if they fail to win the titles, they are going to be leaving Stampede. The crowd immediately began to chant “Please don’t go!” STAN HANSEN VS BAD NEWS ALLEN Last we had seen, Bad News Allen had used a chain to knock out Stan Hansen and then he walked away from the ring with Hansen’s cowboy hat. The two were to meet this past week but the match never got started. With Hansen already in the ring, a delivery boy brought a box to the ring and presented it Hansen. When Hansen opened the box, it appeared to be Stan Hansen’s hat filled with some sort of feces. Hansen went absolutely wild and as Bad News Allen was coming to the ring with a big smile on the face. Allen never reached the ring, as Hansen rushed up the ramp and the brawl was on. It became one of the bloodiest scenes in Stampede Wrestling history and was declared a No Contest. We later found out that Stu Hart and Stampede Wrestling refuse to sanction another bout between the two but the hatred between them has gotten so hot that there is going to be a Loser-Leave Town Lights Out Match on the Halloween Spectacular ROCKY MOUNTAIN TAG TITLE: It is becoming obvious that Sweet Brown Sugar will not be healthy enough to defend the title with Tony Atlas. He was attacked by the Iron Sheik a few weeks ago with the Persian Club. The Sheik and Nicolai Volkoff have been reminding Rocky Mountain President, Don Slatten, that if they do not defend the belts in 30 days, that, by rule, they must be stripped of the belts. Since Sugar’s injuries were caused by the #1 contenders in a non-wrestling situation, the Lawman has agreed to allow Tony Atlas to find another partner. The Sheik and Volkoff have been complaining about this but the quited down when Slatton threatened to bring the police in and allow them to investigate the assault situation. We will find out who Tony Atlas finds as his new partner on Halloween night. Other matches already signed for the Halloween Spectacular: North American Title Rematch: Paul Orndorff © vs Ric Flair Rocky Mountain Title Match: Ernie Ladd © vs Blackjack Mulligan Commonwealth Title Match: Dave Morgan vs Gamma Singh