(BUSTER) CWF 1983-84 #2

This starts with clips of Zambuie Express vs. Mulligan & Windham with promos from everyone involved afterwards.

 

Next we get clips of Angelo Mosca Jr. jumping Mark Lewin before Sullivan & Zambuies attack him which brings out his daddy and The Family to make the save. (7/13/83)

 

Then we get Dusty brawling with Dillon & Bass before they walk off and a promo afterwards with Dillon announcing that he is exclusively managing Bass. Dillon also accepted a bullrope Match with Dusty in Lakeland. (7/13/83)

 

Brad Armstrong & Scott McGhee vs. Ox Baker & "Big Bad" Bobby Duncum (7/20/83)

 

After some decent back and forth action the heels won't quit double teaming and Bill Alfonso DQ's them.

 

Next we get a promo from Mulligan who signs a contract for an African Death Match at Bayfront on 7/30/83 so Sullivan & Zambuies come out which of course ends up with Mulligan getting triple teamed until Dusty runs out to help but he gets beat bloody although he makes his own comeback and runs them off with a chair. Extra material. (7/20/83)

 

Then we get a promo from Bob Backlund who is in the area defending his WWF title. Bass & Dillon come out (7/20/83)

 

Next we get a brawl between the Mosca's and Lewin/Sullivan. (7/20/83)

 

Bass & Dillon are out next gloating about Dillon beating Dusty in the bullrope match in Lakeland on 7/23/83 and we get clips of the match which was preceeded by a tough battle with Bass. Dillon then retires as the new King of the Bullrope matches. Definite extra.

 

Then we get clips of Mike Graham vs. Sullivan from Lakeland on 7/23/83 with the Zambuies attacking Graham before Mulligan makes the save but he eats a fireball for doing that. Sullivan got suspended for this action or in other words he left to go to JCP so there was a promo with him announcing that Jim Holliday was taking over his charges. Extra material.

 

Angelo Mosca Jr. vs. Ox Baker (7/27/83)

 

Mosca wins in a minute and everyone goes nuts with his father coming out for a celebration.

 

Next we get a promo with Sullivan & Zambuies talking about going after the Family. (8/2/83)

 

Mr. Elijah Akeem vs. Scott McGhee (8/2/83)

 

McGhee puts up a fight early but Akeem would use his roughhouse tactics to take control. McGhee makes a fiery comeback though getting a nearfall off a big diving headbutt off the top rope but Sullivan would get on the apron as McGhee hit a dropkick. Kareem would run in to headbutt him and Akeem covered to win.

 

Next the cameras follow Angelo Mosca and others as they are leaving the building and going to the parking lot where they find a beaten and bloodied Barry Windham laid out. They put Windham in a car to take him to the hospital which forces him to forfeit his Florida Heavyweight Title to Jos LeDuc. Extra material. (8/2/83)

 

Then we get a promo from Windham along with Dusty & Mulligan talking about being attacked in the parking lot describing the plot setup by Bass & LeDuc to injure him. Extra material. (8/10/83)

 

Next we get another Sullivan/Zambuies promo about The Family and beating them in a cage match. (8/10/83)

 

Then the Mosca's cut a promo about their battles with Sullivan's crew. (8/10/83)

 

Next we get Take 5 with Dusty & Mulligan about their war with Sullivan who Mulligan calls Jim Jones and said that Guyana will happen all over again. Extra material. (8/10/83)

 

Dick Kroll is out next talking about Dusty/Race going to a DQ in their match in Tampa on 8/16/83 and Dusty then cuts a promo about this as well which brings out Harley who calls Dusty a coward because he won't wrestle him on TV.

 

Barry Windham vs. Harley Race (8/17/83)

 

This is the match that made Windham a major player in the area and sure he had held various titles over the years but this match on TV was the one because Harley was the champ. Dusty is on commentary here so he is pushing Barry hard on commentary as well. This had some damn good back and forth action that really got going once Windham got posted on the floor bringing out the juice. Windham then makes a spirited comeback and sends Race to the floor where he returned the favor by posting Race who also is now juicing. This has now turned into a war of atrition with both men going all out trying to get the win which Windham would get after getting an O'Connor Roll. Race tries to give Windham a brainbuster on the floor but Dusty stops it and eats a piledriver for doing that. Fantastic match and a slam dunk nomination.

 

Zambuies are out next for a promo talking about how everyone is scared of them. (8/17/83)

 

Bass & Dillon are out next talking about the art of the Texas Bullrope match. (8/17/83)

 

LeDuc then comes out next with Bass & Dillon talking about Windham. (8/17/83)

 

Lewin & Sullivan are out next for a promo on Dusty. (8/24/83)

 

Dusty then comes out and talks about his Bullrope match with Bass at Bayfront on 8/27/83. Extra material.

 

Then Dusty comes back out and jumps Lewin & Sullivan and Dusty puts a rope around Sullivan's neck and hangs him from the rafters but the heels make a comeback and they destroy Dusty. The VQ here is subpar.

 

Lewin & Sullivan come back out and Sullivan talks about his feud with Dusty with clips shown of their battles. Extra material. (8/31/83)

 

Zambuies are back out next with their new manager Jim Holliday who said that Solie should be proud because the promotion renewed his liquor license which got quite the facial expression from Gordon. Holliday was a solid manager who should've been bigger. (8/31/83)

 

Bass & Dillon are out next talking about Windham and we get clips of Windham vs. LeDuc from Bayfront on 8/27/83 that Bass got involved in.

 

Next Dillon interviews LeDuc at ringside where he kisses his ass before Mosca comes out saying that he is Canada's greatest athlete and LeDuc runs away. (9/7/83)

 

Mulligan is out next talking about the upcoming Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage match between Dusty & Sullivan in Lakeland on 9/10/83 and Abdullah the Butcher entering the area. (9/7/83)

 

Dillon then praises Jim Holliday for bringing Abdullah into the area leading to.....

 

Abdullah the Butcher vs. Scott McGhee (9/21/83)

 

Abby beats the hell out of McGhee here and McGhee was no jobber. McGhee comes firing back with European uppercuts and puts Abby down with a dropkick but misses a huge somersault senton off the top rope. Abby then goes back to destroying the bloody McGhee to win. Holliday then says afterwards that he would put up $10,000 to anyone who could pin Abby who tries to eat some dollar bills.

 

Bass & Dillon are out next talking about Mike Rotundo taking the Florida title from him on 9/26/83 in West Palm Beach and how he won't be surprised again. We get clips of the finish and an angry promo by Bass & Dillon in the locker room. (9/28/83)

 

Decision Match for the vacant Brass Knuckles Title: Blackjack Mulligan vs. Mr. Kareem Muhammad (9/28/83)

 

Kareem really works over Mulligan to start and bloodies him up but Mulligan makes a comeback and takes the fight outside where they brawl all over the parking lot. This is wild as they use objects found in the back of a pickup truck while Kareem struggles to keep his pants up. Mulligan would pin Kareem on the concrete to win the title but he gets doubled up with Elijah running out and they tie Mulligan to a pole before being run off. Extra material.

 

Lights Out Loser Leaves Town Steel Cage Match: The Midnight Rider vs. Lucifer (9/20/83)

 

Lucifer of course is Kevin Sullivan who if he gets unmasked revealing Sullivan then not only does he leave town but is banned for a year. This doesn't go very long but it's a historic match with some fun action and this moves forward as a nomination.

 

Florida Heavyweight Title vs. Saddle: Barry Windham © vs. Outlaw Ron Bass (11/15/83)

 

This is a very famous match as Bass wanted a title shot and was forced to put up his treasured saddle that was given to Bass by Dusty's mother to get it. Windham looks so good here and Bass was very effective in his role here as the crafty heel who uses his roughhouse tactics to keep Windham at bay. I dug Bass picking up Windham for a suplex then sitting him on the top rope before suplexing him. Bass really works over Windham's back here inside and outside the ring and this is some really good action. Barry is now juicing after being beaten from pillar to post on the floor but makes a comeback hitting a desperation dropkick sending Bass to the floor where he repaid him from earlier as he bashed his head into the dressing room door twice. Bass is now juicing and Windham tees off on the cut as you can tell how important the stakes are here. Solie & Buddy Colt are also very solid in their commentary especially Colt who really sells how important this is. Both men are totally exhausted here as this is a war of atrition before Bass hits a backdrop suplex on Windham putting them both out before Bass finally rolls for a nearfall. They turn it into a complete slugfest next as they trade shots and moves before Windham hits a big lariat to get the pin. The studio goes nuts and Windham has a look of shock on his face before being awarded the saddle but Bass would attack him with help from One Man Gang then grabbed the saddle and put it on Barry before preceeding to ride him. Bass calls Windham a yellow dog afterwards in some foreshadowing of what was to come. Tremendous match and a post-match angle that is remembered 30 years later which seals the deal as a slam dunk nomination.

 

Blackjack Mulligan & Dusty Rhodes vs. The Zambuie Express (Mr. Elijah Akeem & Mr. Kareem Muhammad) (December 1983)

 

Nothing pretty here just basic brawling but Dusty is fun and this is basically the blowoff of the long feud as the Zambuie's are on their way out of the area.

 

Next we get a promo from Kevin Sullivan, Kharma (Gene Lewis aka The Mongol), & a heel Hacksaw Duggan who cuts a babyface Duggan type promo on Dusty. Extra material. (2/8/84)

 

Then we get another Sullivan promo with Kharma about Dusty of course. (2/22/84)

 

Next we get another Duggan promo again babyface style with heel talking points. (2/22/84)

 

Then we get Ron Bass & Black Bart attacking the Yellow Dog giving him a top rope spike piledriver. (2/22/84)

 

Next we get a promo by Billy Jack about Dillon's army. (2/22/84)

 

Then we get another Sullivan/Kharma promo with clips of his feud with Dusty. Extra material. (2/22/84)