Posted July 30, 201213 yr comment_5511546 What was the first TV date of the PW USA TV show? Was is 10-13-84 or 9-27-84? Thinking its 10/13/84 but there are promos on that show for Sept shows...dont understand! Thanks!
July 30, 201213 yr comment_5511547 I think this is the first taping, courtesy of Clawmaster's AWA Results: 9/18/84 Memphis, TN @ Mid South Coliseum Pro Wrestling USA TV taping the Rock N Roll Express: Robert Gibson & Ricky Morton beat the Nightmares Tony Atlas & Butch Reed beat Kurt Von Hess & Keith Robertson Road Warriors beat Ken Raper & Mark Regan Mr. Saito beat Tracey Smothers Nick Bockwinkel beat Lanny Poffo Jerry the King Lawler & Tommy Rich beat Dirty White Boys AWA Champion Rick Martel beat Eddie Gilbert Fabulous Ones beat the Masked Spoiler & Phil Hickerson Road Warriors beat Tracey Smothers & Keith Eric Jerry Lawler & Tommy Rich beat the Nightmares Superstar Billy Graham beat Ken Raper Mr. Saito beat Craig Carson Harley Race beat Dutch Mantel Fabulous Ones beat the Nightmares Superstar Billy Graham beat Craig Carson Dory Funk Jr beat Dutch Mantel Mr. Saito beat Keith Eric Rick Martel beat the Masked Spoiler Tony Atlas & Butch Reed beat Dirty White Boys Tony Atlas & Butch Reed beat the Masked Spoiler & Keith Roberson Road Warriors beat Ken Raper & Craig Carson Jerry Lawler beat Eddie Gilbert Harley Race & Dory Funk Jr beat Tracey Smothers & Mark Regan Larry Zbyszko beat Keith Eric Rock N Roll Express beat Phil Hickerson & Lanny Poffo Also on hand: Bob Backlund, Terry Funk, Sheik Adnan El-Kaissey Attendance: 3000 I believe the first PWUSA show is labelled as October 10-ish, from memory. Maybe you saw a promo hyping the Memphis tv taping date?
August 3, 201213 yr Author comment_5511803 10-10 looks right... The First PWUSA TV show starts with Rock N Roll vs. Nightmares correct? Just want to make sure I am not missing anything in my shows.
August 3, 201213 yr comment_5511841 10-10 looks right... The First PWUSA TV show starts with Rock N Roll vs. Nightmares correct? Just want to make sure I am not missing anything in my shows. I believe you are correct.
August 6, 201213 yr Author comment_5511975 Thanks...now to put these all in order and label the right dates!!!
August 8, 201213 yr comment_5512180 It was a combination of various promotions/territories as a response to Vince expanding, most notably JCP ("the NWA" as far as the Apter mags were concerned by 1985) and the AWA. It fizzled out by 86. Later, the AWA, Memphis and WCCW attempted another territory combination, which resulted in the 1988 Superclash III ppv disaster (business wise--the Lawler/Von Erich main event was pretty good).
August 23, 201213 yr comment_5513282 Ok. why the hell is Ric Flair not mentioned at ALL in the first month of Pro Wrestling USA TV. I know he wasn't at the tapings but still.
August 23, 201213 yr Author comment_5513284 For real Matt....they spend more time talking about how Bob Backlund is the "real champion"... But from everything I've read and seen from PWUSA, the promotions were all out for themselves and since the AWA seemed to be the only one that stayed with the PWUSA logo the longest (never saw an NWA PWUSA show and only a few Memphis ones) I guess the AWA shoved their stuff to the front as much as they could....
August 23, 201213 yr comment_5513286 It was AWA, a few NWA guys, and then the assorted Wrestling Superstars, being Backlund, Lawler, Rich, Race, Dory Jr, and Graham. I know some guys like Backlund, Graham, and Race worked AWA around here but still. In all the promos they'd mention lots of names and belts and people, but no Flair. The best part is Jimmy Hart managing Saito.
August 23, 201213 yr comment_5513314 For real Matt....they spend more time talking about how Bob Backlund is the "real champion"... The main goal of Gagne et al was to establish themselves in the New York area, and Backlund was who they thought was the most recognizable name to the fans in that area that they had, so they put him up front as much as they could. While being the champ for 6 years in the WWF would definitely make you recognizable pretty easily to wrestling fans of the area, people subjected to 6 years of your matches and promos would probably be just as inclined to want to watch someone new as opposed to the same-old that they had just come off of seeing for 6 years. Could go both ways with it, I suppose.
August 23, 201213 yr comment_5513318 It's just that they mention a "superbowl of wrestling" where they'd combine all the world titles, including the NWA one, and they never actually mention who the NWA champ is.
August 23, 201213 yr comment_5513328 God damn bait and switch Pro Wrestling USA. On the 11-17 show they build the whole show to Roadies vs Rich/Lawler for the 11-24 show, including one of my favorite Lawler promos ever. And then on the 11-24 show, the main event instead is Ron Bass vs Joel Deaton.
August 23, 201213 yr Author comment_5513375 For some reason, I swear that match is on one of the shows...I will have to look through mine, but I could swear they do battle on PWUSA....either TV or one of the Star Wars Shows (2-85 / 4-85 / Fall 85)
August 28, 201213 yr comment_5513660 I love when Slaughter shows up and goes on about the Sheik and how he beat him all around Madison Square Garden. "No, I'm talking about Shiek Adnan Al-Kassie." "THERE'S ANOTHER SHIEK?!"
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