Autistic Dragon

Santa Barbara sees a clean sweep for Los Guerreros. Steamboat with a win over another credible veteran. Yamada gets a win over longtime rival Smothers & maybe puts a dent in the Hollywood Knight's armor. I'm with the crowd, we need more of that 6 man. Steamboat is proving to be a real friend to B. Adams, which he definitely needs.

The beef between Cooley & Sherri continues throughout the first 2 rounds. Slick may have fumbled with Robert but he did pretty well by Jimmy. I don't think I'm alone in saying I didn't expect Travis to make it to the semi's but the way it happened made sense. Oh man! Tommy's had enough of his "fake ass cousins"! Wildfire walks alone! Even though I knew it was happening (so sorry for the spoiler last episode) Mr Olympia still had to work for his new championship & his spot in the tournament.

Hart gets past Hart's Hitman. Bigelow corals a Outlaw on the way to San Diego. The Thundercats aren't getting the hang of the whole "rule breaking" thing. Black Tiger strikes (Black) Gold in the 6 man. Ok I know she had a tense encounter with Orton but Hyatt isn't doing Badd Company any favors no-showing their matches. Windham guts it out against Easy Ed while Rose puts his issue with St Clair to rest in the cage. Can't wait for their clash in San Diego.

Experience trumps technique as Condry defeats Regal. Orton crosses a line as Gilbert bests his Crazy Gang comrade. Badd Company is in a serious funk. Cameron wins a bruising brawl with Ganter. Windham wins a stacked battle royal to earn the biggest opportunity of his career! Great job peppering in details like who worked with whom & who went on a tear. OMG! Those 2 nights are going to be epic!

Les Thatcher has a lot to cover & he does it well. That's quite the tournament he got together on such short notice. Though it will be 2 matches shorter than planned if Bass & Brooks don't take their lashes. On top of all that, he suspens all of Starr Corporation! Plus Dusty'll be waiting for them when they get back. The first proper interaction between between Slick & the Stud Stable is everything we could've hoped. I can't wait to see Slick's "Stud Stable esque" attire. I find it hilarious that Bruno is simultaneously encouraging Travis's country singer act while never ACTUALLY letting him sing. We get a refreshing change of pace on the Fiesta Garden as Alvin gets trolled out of his own show! The Desperados finally get what's coming to them. On the bright side they secure their spots in the tournament Monday. Nice promo for Furnas. T&Z collide for the TV Title! Thankfully it seems cooler heads prevai...this time.

MACW Live @ James H Gary Sr Civic Center in Albany GA 10/23/1986 Savanah Jack defeats Billy Two Eagles with a superkick. "Dangerous" Dan Spivey defeats "Gorgeous" Gary Royal with a powerbomb. Harts Afire (Bruce & Keith Hart) vs Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) ended in a 15 minute time limit draw. "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala w/JR Foley & Friday defeats "Hangman" Bobby Jagers with "Air Africa" "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel defeats The Great Kabuki by dq when Kabuki sprayed "Asian mist" in Wahoo's eyes. The Commonwealth (George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd) w/JR Foley defeat The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) when Foley passed Barnes his helmet which he used too hit Michaels. As Luger is playing to the crowd flexing his muscles a buzz goes through the arena as Kevin Sullivan makes his way down the aisle. As Luger prepares to "welcome" Sullivan a man with a bizarre haircut & green facepaint comes through the crowd, sneaks in the ring & jumps Luger from behind. After a few minutes he backs off at Sullivan's command. When Luger pulls himself up the ref ask if he wants to continue. He says to start the match leading to... NWA World Television Championship Kevin Sullivan defeats "Total Package" Lex Luger with the "Devil Stomp" following more interference from Sullivan's crazed compatriot. NEW CHAMPION!!! "Handsome" Harley Race vs Tully Blanchard w/ Baby Doll ends in a 45 minute time limit draw.

Bill Watts delivers the news regarding Magnum T.A with the dignity it deserves. RPM's are really pushing their luck. The Freebirds earn their spots in the battle royal. Precious & Garvin are in a very tricky situation... & i love it! Roberts shows Leduc why he didn't belong in the Shiek's army. A loss for Brown AND a fine? Bad night in Jackson for the "Big Cat" Fergie makes his most controversial call yet. No battle royal spot, no bounty, & a angry Casey on the loose. This was NOT Oliver's night!

Kernodle continues his workman's path. Haystacks pulls off a classic handicap monster squash. Lighting Strike vs The Union sounds like a fun 10 minutes "Rugged" Ron wrecks the Wrecking Machine... Again! A rare misque by RnR leads to the Fabs getting win #3. *sing-song* I sense a bullrope match coming between Mulligan & Dream Machine. I was right about Idol having a plan but it backfiii...*cough* Lawler gets his title shot!

MACW sends Jacques, Raymond & Armand Rougeau to WWF for Paul Roma, Missing Link & a future consideration.

Jones arrives via Special Delivery. The Glamor Boys give a quick recap of their legendary feud with the Highwaymen. One match & Perez is already on thin ice & threatening to drag Santana down with him. Solie & Akbar's back-and-forth continues to be a highlight. Good to see Solie try to be the bigger man. Big Ripper. LOL. Spoiler shows up & gets wrecked by Mad Dog & The Maniac! He better find a friend fast! Big night in Lakeland. Duggan vs Hercules in a chain match! Bring it on!

Jarrett starts us off with a huge announcement, Steamboat/Colon for the World Title at SuperClash! Canek is as ready for Haystacks as a man can be. Karachi Vice advances! You know there's something respectable about a man who knows how much his time is worth & Nick Bockwinkel is certainly that man. Whether by luck, skill or what have you, young Putski gets himself a title shot! Damn wasn't expecting Idol to step up like that. He has to have a plan. The Pitbull makes a huge debut laying out Blackwell! Priceless has the money AND gold. Of course they make the rules! I hope Snuka & Cabin Fever know what they're doing challenging Ox, Hayes & The Beasts to a 4-3 handicap match. Solid promos from Henning & Dream Machine. The Bruise Brothers are moving on! The King sends us off with a stern warning to Idol.

MACW TV Friday October 22nd 1986 On Commentary:Bob Caudle & Tony Schiavone Ring Announcer:David Crockett Airing from the Flora County Civic Center in Greenwood SC (We open the show with a series of clips from last weeks show in Richmond before the opening montage set to "The Hit" by Richard Myhill. We then send it to Caudle & Schiavone in front of a joint NWA MACW logo) BC: Wrestling fans welcome to Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, professional wrestling's most exciting hour sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance. I'm Bob Caudle alongside Tony Schiavone & Tony we're getting ever closer to what promises to be the wrestling event of the fall Halloween Havoc! TS: We certainly are Bob. We're just 9 days away from that event, the face of which has changed immensely. Fans who watch Continental Championship Wrestling already know this but earlier this week the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Magnum T.A was in a car accident. Magnum was taken to the nearest hospital, we can report that he is in stable condition & is resting comfortably but there are serious questions about his future in the wrestling business. We are asking you all to keep Magnum & his family in your prayers we here in Mid-Atlantic certainly are. Switching gears fans, there's more news from CCW. Last week they held a 2 ring battle royal to determine their final 2 representatives for the tournament at Halloween Havoc, Those 2 men being Brad Armstrong & "Wildfire" Tommy Rich. They'll be joining Buddy Landel & Terry Taylor. They were scheduled to be joining "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes but due to a injury suffered at the hands of Bruiser Brody & Killer Khan Dusty has not been cleared to compete. While that is unfortunate news to be sure CCW has found a suitable replacement in Mr Olympia. If you've never seen Mr Olympia fans you're in for a treat. Bob it's proving to be a winding road heading into Halloween Havoc. BC: That it is Tony. Fans we've got some more big news for you a little later in the broadcast but I think we've talked enough. Let's head to the ring for our opening contest. Match #1 "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord defeats Punisher (Don Bass) with a spear. Commercial+Promo for Halloween Havoc live on closed circuit television throughout all NWA territories. Check your local listing! (We see footage from a house show in Greenville SC. We hear the introductions for a Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship match. We th cut to the finish with Armand hitting Raymond with his megaphone by mistake leading to Chris & Mark Youngblood being announced as the NEW Mid-Atlantic Tag Team champions!) BC: Wrestling fans you saw it right there we have new Mid-Atlantic Tag Team champions & here they are, Chris & Mark Youngblood, The Renegade Warriors! (The Youngbloods enter the scene to a rousing ovation) Gentlemen welcome to Mid-Atlantic. The wrestling world wants to know, what is going through your minds becoming champions in such quick fashion. MY: Thank you Bob Caudle. This is a very emotional moment for Chris & myself. You see longtime fans of Mid-Atlantic will remember our brother Jay God rest his soul spent a good portion of his career in this part of the country & as I'm sure you remember Bob he held this Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Titles on 4 separate occasions. These belts have meant a lot to the Youngblood family & we were sick & tired of water those Rougeau twits bringing shame on the titles our brother worked so hard to make mean something. From now on these belts will be carried with the dignity & respect they deserve & that means they will be defended against ANY team with the courage to challenge for them. The Renegade Warriors are here & with God & Jay as witness we're on the warpath! (The Youngbloods leave to another rousing ovation) BC: Wrestling fans you'll see The Renegade Warriors in action later this broadcast but let's send to the ring for our next match. Match #2 Savanah Jack defeats "Stray Cat" Brody Chase with a superkick. Commercial+Promo for Halloween Havoc (We return return to see Caudle joined by Lex Luger. Luger is fired up & says he can beat any member of the Spectral Hand one-on-one & to prove it he's challenging any of them to meet him tomorrow night in Albany GA. He's even gone to MACW matchmakers & agreed to put his NWA World Television Championship on the line to "help one of them find their backbone) Match #3 Harts Afire (Bruce & Keith Hart) defeat Hank Hill & Dale Dribble when Keith made Dribble submit to the figure four. Commercial+Promo for Halloween Havoc (Bob Caudle informs the audience that NWA President Bill Watts is expected to make a announcement regarding Magnum T.A, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship & the tournament at Halloween Havoc on the next episode of Mid-South TV) Match #4 "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater defeats Mick Foley with a spinning neckbreaker. Commercial+Promo for Halloween Havoc (Bob Caudle announces that next week when MACW airs from the WTBS studio in Atlanta GA the NWA World Tag Team champions Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams will be there in person for a face-to-face with the Minnesota Wrecking Crew & by order of NWA President Bill Watts if any physical altercation breaks the side that starts it will be stripped of their respective titles & suspended INDEFINITELY) Match #5 Non title The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood) defeat Rock n Roll Phantoms (Don Bass & Roger Smith) when Chris pinned Phantom #1 with a sunsetflip. Commercial-Bob Caudle runs down the card for tomorrow night in Albany GA Savanah Jack vs Billy Two Eagles "Dangerous" Dan Spivey vs "Gorgeous" Gary Royal Harts Afire (Bruce & Keith Hart) vs Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala w/JR Foley & Friday vs "Hangman" Bobby Jagers The Great Kabuki vs "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel The Midnight Rockers (Marty Jannetty & Shawn Michaels) vs The Commonwealth (George Barnes & Jonathan Boyd) w/JR Foley NWA World Television Championship "Total Package" Lex Luger(c) vs a member of the Spectral Hand "Handsome" Harley Race vs Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll Bell time 7pm. Tickets still available Main event "Flamboyant" Eric Embry defeats Mr Wrestling 2 with a piledriver.

Busick with the Spinebuster outta nowhere! OMG flattens Double J. Black Tiger may be on the hunt for a title shot. I know the crowd loved watching Finlay & Severn pound on eachother. Candido has a FIRM grip on the Light Heavyweight title. A Brigade win is a guaranteed pop. Mr Hollywood always has a plan.

MACW places The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Armand, Jacques & Raymond) & Johnny Ace on the block.

MACW releases Ron Ritchie & signs Brodie Chase.

B.Adams quest for vengeance against Gary Hart's men begins with a win over Hito. A alliance with steam (& by extention the rest of Missy Hyatt International) would be a wise move. Masked Avenger just beat the General! Guerrero beats Yamada as much by experience as skill. I can imagine Black Gold taking a couple bruises in that match with the Dog Pound. Interesting to see The Thunderbirds get a little dirty against the MXE, even if it didn't work. Windham gets a big win over the leader of the Crazy Gang. I don't blame St Clair being pissed. Being dq'd because of a accident? I'd want another piece of Rose's (considerable) ass too.

MACW House Show results for 10/20/1986 MACW Live @ Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium in Fayetteville NC Savanah Jack defeats a local talent with a superkick. "The Electrifying" Ben Bassarab defeats Scorpion with a Fllying Bodypress. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers defeats "Mr Excitement" Johnny Ace with a Brainbuster. Black Bart defeats The Barbarian with the "Texas Trash Compacter" The Great Kabuki defeats "Dangerous" Dan Spivey by c.o when Kabuki sprayed Spivey with the "Asian mist" during a brawl on the floor & Spivey couldn't find his way back to the ring. The Road Warriors (Hawk & Animal) w/"Precious" Paul Ellering defeat Assassins 1&3 (Jody Hamilton & Don Bass) with the "Doomsday Device" on Assassin #3 MACW Live @ Memorial Auditorium in Greenville SC "Gorgeous" Gary Royal defeats George South with a Rear Naked Choke. "Downtown" Denny Brown defeats Flame with a Oklahoma roll. El Santo Negro defeats The Warlord with a Missle Dropkick. Kevin Sullivan defeats "Crippler" Ray Stevens with the "Devil Stomp" Southern Streetfight Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) defeat The Hangmen (Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) when Norvell Austin emerged from the crowd & struck Jagers in the back of his head with a cowbell. Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood) defeat The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers (Jacques & Raymond) w/Armand when Armand hit Raymond with his directors megaphone by mistake! NEW CHAMPIONS!!!

McIntyre gets dragged into the Medusa - Monsters madness. Pardue with the water bucket would've gotten a laugh in my home. 3 belts Moretti outlasts 5 women. Can anyone stop her?

MACW Live @ "Old" Charlotte Coluseam in Charlotte NC 10/19/1986 "Gorgeous" Gary Royal defeats Gladiator #2 with a rear naked choke. "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord defeats "Dandy" Don Bass by ducking a lariat & coming off the ropes with a spear. Norvell Austin defeats Billy Two Eagles with a moonsault. The following match was advertised as Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Roosevelt Jones) vs Spartanburg Vice. However Whatley came to the ring, grabbed the house mic & said Jones had been sent on a "urgent mission" in Florida. Whatley assured the crowd that they would have a match & introduced the newest Brutha...TIGER CONWAY JR! Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Tiger Conway Jr) defeat Spartanburg Vice (Jerry Bryant & "Big" Lou Winston) with a double DDT on Bryant. Mad Dog Vachon vs "The Ugandan Giant" Kamala w/JR Foley & Friday ended in a double c.o. The following match was billed as The Powers of Pain vs The Can-Am Express. However it was announced that the Express had taken a job offer with another territory. As the POP began to demand to be announced the winners by forfeit it was announced that a replacement team had been found...Chris & Mark Youngblood, The Renegade Warriors! The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood) defeat The Powers of Pain (The Barbarian & The Warlord) when Mark pinned Warlord with a Tomahawk Chop. NWA United States Championship "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff(c) defeats "Chief" Wahoo McDaniel after hitting him with his chain behind the referee's back.

It was only a matter of time till Madril's open challenge backfired on him. Good on Pride. Well The Super Ds may have dropped the ball but Prichard retains the gold. Sweet of Ron to console his cousin. Oh Damn! I wasn't expecting Sherri to bring in Jason! Cooley learned a hard lesson about messing with a woman's heart. Not only do The Desperados lose but they can't wrestle again till they take their lashes! The Slickster is back in Continental! He & the Stud Stable are gonna be so much fun. LOL. I love that Street was able to creep Man out. Interesting strategy by Poffo with the latex. Too bad it didn't work. Me: You can't possibly get scarier then teaming Bruiser Brody with Killer Khan. Chicky: I just hired Abdullah the Butcher. Me: My apologies Senior Starr.

TNT makes his explosive in ring debut. Mando tries to do his hermano a solid & take out Pillman but it doesn't work out. Big Bubba bests Brickhouse but Camp Cornette ends up making a huge deal with British Steel giving San Diego Battleground it's first match. The Crazy Gang excel in chaos as Gilbert & Steamboat find out the hard way. Douglas probably shouldn't have been a convincing challenger but to your credit he surely had the crowd believing.

Dream Machine gets nasty hanging Garea. Iceman & The Bruise Brothers sounds like a trio with potential. Bockwinkel may want to put a pause on chasing the world title, don't wanna risk pissing off Colon right now. Snuka beats Billy Jack but pays big time. Rock n Roll is on the board! Lawler is two-thirds of the way to his rematch with Idol. But thanks to him Garvin has a win over the champ giving him a strong case for a rematch. It may not have been the smart thing but Lawler definitely did the right thing.

MACW Live @ the Richmond Coluseam in Richmond VA 10/16/1986 "The Electrifying" Ben Bassarab defeats Soldat Ustinov with a Flying Bodypress. The Barbarian defeats "Mr Excitement" Johnny Ace with a Big Boot. Brutha's in Arms (Shaska Whatley & Roosevelt Jones) defeat The Can-Am Express (Doug Furnas & Phil LaFleur) when Whatley pinned Furnas with the "Flying Willie" EL Santo Negro defeats The Great Kabuki with a La Magistral cradle. Non title "Total Package" Lex Luger vs Kevin Sullivan ends in a Double DQ. The Koloffs (Ivan & Nikita) defeat The Hangmen (Bobby Jagers & Dirty Rhodes) when Nikita hit Rhodes with the "Russian Sickle" (Before their match The Assassin grabbed the house mic & challenged Slater to make their match a Submission match...which Slater accepts!) Submission match "The Unpredictable" Dick Slater defeats The Assassin with a figure four leglock. "Handsome" Harley Race & "Macho Man" Randy Savage w/Ms Elizabeth defeat The Four Horsemen (Ric Flair & Tully Blanchard) w/JJ Dillon & Baby Doll when Dillon went to hit Race with his shoe but Race ducked & Dillon hit Blanchard instead! Race through Dillon out of the ring & with Flair brawling with Savage in the crowd & Baby Doll trying to throttle Elizabeth there was no one to break up the pin.

Florida better find a couple of tough guys for Boone & Sawyer & quick. Sabu claims his first notable scalp. And we have the next round in the epic Glamor Boys/Highwaymen saga. Kazaharu busts out the mist against Regal! A rematch seems inevitable. Good & Plenty promises to be a entertaining counterbalance to the "main" semifinal match. Herc & Hacksaw boil over to the surprise of no one. Clearly something more substantial is in order.

I agree there's a argument that a number of these tragedies wouldn't have happened if the wrestler had simply been somewhere else. Brody in particular stands out in this regard.