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Thanks very much. Now that I have posted my three house shows from last week's loop and posted my TV from this past weekend, I am pretty much caught up after the great laptop crash of 2021. Now I need to catch up on everybody else's stuff...I feel bad, I haven't read anything anybody has posted for over a week. I want to see what has been happening in Stampede and Mid South, at least. I know Texas has been a bit quiet and I heard there might be some changes in Mid Atlantic...

Sorry I didn't reply...my bad. Sure, you can use Abdullah on 3/21. I don't need him again until 03/27 when he and The Sheik are fighting Paul Jones and The Masked Superstar in Niagara Falls for the NWA World Tag Team Titles. So if you want, you can have him that whole week from the Saturday the 21 up until Thursday the 26.

Maple Leaf Wrestling is releasing: Huge Tom Lintz (aka Tim Lenz, Boomer Lynch, Ali Khan) Maple Leaf Wrestling is signing: Tony Anthony (aka Grappler #2)

MAPLE LEAF WRESTLING TV ON CHANNEL 11 March 14, 1981 (Taped at the Brantford Civic Center in Brantford, Ontario on 03/09/81) * * * * * As always, we open to Billy Red Lyons and Mike McMan in front of the Maple Leaf Wrestling backdrop. They welcome us to another exciting edition of Maple Leaf Wrestling, and hype up the Main Event for this week...the next Quarterfinal Match in the Tournament to crown the new NWA International Tag Team Champions. This week we have the #2 seeded team of King Kong Mosca & Dewey Robertson taking on the #3 seeded team of NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion Big John Studd and his partner Huge Tom Lintz. Mike McMan: "That's going to be an incredible match, Billy Red Lyons...and don't forget there is a special, added stipulation!" Billy Red Lyons: "That's right, Mike. If the team of Mosca and Robertson wins that match, not only will their team advance, but whoever scores the victory will be granted a Title Shot at Big John Studd." Mike McMan: "I can't wait...but before we get there...let's go to the ring!" VS. Norm Kimber introduces Cowboy Frankie Laine who is already in the ring. Laine raises his arm to acknowledge the response of the fans. The camera shot turns to the entrance way, where we see Abdullah Farouk leading The Great Hossein Arab to the ring. Hossein is dressed in his traditional garb and is waving the Iranian flag proudly, much to the contempt of the fans in the Brantford Civic Center. Hossein climbs into the ring and points at Cowboy Frankie Laine, shouting unintelligibly. Farouk assists Hossein in removing his garb, takes the flag and leaves the ring. Norm Kimber finishes making the introductions, the bell rings and we are underway. Laine gamely charges at Hossein and attempts a dropkick, but Hossein deftly steps out of the way and goes to work. The Great Hossein starts to toss the hapless Cowboy around the ring like a rag doll, using a variety of suplexes to exert his will on the popular veteran. Cowboy Frankie Laine briefly takes the upper hand with a flurry of punches, and slaps on a side headlock to attempt his patented bulldog finishing manoeuvre. However, The Great Hossein hooks one of his curved persian boots over the bottom rope, preventing the momentum. As a result, Cowboy Frankie Laine goes crashing to the mat, face first. Mike McMan: "The Great Hossein Arab showing us all why he is a former Olympian in Greco Roman Wrestling, Billy Red. He's really putting on a clinic here today. You know, Hossein has mostly been focusing on Tag Team matches with his partner the devious Mr. Fuji lately, but now that they have been eliminated from the NWA International Tag Team Tournament, you have to wonder how long it will be before The Great Hossein sets his sights on some singles gold here in Maple Leaf Wrestling!' Billy Red Lyons: "That's right, Mike. And now poor Cowboy Frankie Laine has got himself in a world of trouble, because of that missed bulldog attempt. Laine is flat on his face, with his back exposed and that is not a position you want to be in with The Great Hossein!" The Great Hossein Arab wastes no time in stepping over the prone Frankie Laine, and sitting on top of him...locking in the infamous Camel Clutch! No sooner does The Great Hossein have the hold locked in then Cowboy Frankie Laine screams in pain and waves his arm, signalling his submission. The referee calls for the bell, and after giving one final wrenching jerk on the back of Laine, Hossein releases the hold and raises his own arms above his head in victory. Norm Kimber: "Here is your winner...by submission...THE GREAT HOSSEIN ARAB!" The fans boo loudly as Farouk waves the Iran flag proudly at ringside. Hossein confidently climbs out of the ring and walks up to Lord Athol Layton who is standing at ringside with a microphone, waiting to interview The Great Hossein. Lord Athol Layton: "Congratulations on another decisive victory, Mr. Hossein." The Great Hossein Arab: "Thank you very much, Mr. Lord Arthur Layburn. But first you tell these people to shut up, and don't keep booing and yelling at The Great Hossein!" The fans choose not to comply, and continue to jeer loudly as Abdullah Farouk proudly waves the flag in the background. Hossein: "Mr. Lord Layburn, you know and all intelligent wrestling fans in the Canada know who is The Great Hossein. All wrestling fans know that Hossein is the best wrestler in the Canada. They know The Great Hossein is the best wrestler in the America. But that place, the America is a sick country. And this is sick country. And the great leader, the great Ayatollah Khomeini he give me a mission. He tell me to beat all the so-called superstars in the Maple Leaf Wrestling. And I do it. You know and all these people know, I beat the Kong King Mosca. I beat the Dewey Robotson. I beat the Crackerjack Mulligan. I beat all of them, I put them in the Camel Clutch and break their back. So now, where is the title match for The Great Hossein? Bring me the Big John Thumb. Bring me the Dino Brio. I take all those title and I take them back to Iran and present them to the great leader. Because Iran, number one! The Great Hossein, number one! USA? Canada? Patooey!" The Great Hossein Arab spits contemptuously. The Great Hossein Arab: "Camera man! Camera man...zoom! Zoom in on The Great Hossein!" The Great Hossein poses triumphantly and strokes his moustache as we go to commercial... ~COMMERCIAL~ We return from commercial to see Jeff Sword of the Devil's Duo, already in the ring. Sword is pacing around, shouting at the fans...as the curtain parts and a muscular young man appears and starts to make his way down the aisle to the ring. The fans (especially the young ladies in attendance) seem quite taken with the newcomer as he confidently strides to the ring, taking the time to exchange high fives with many of the people as he heads to the ring. VS. Norm Kimber introduces both men as the bell rings to start the match... Mike McMan: "We're getting one of our first looks at the popular young newcomer from Texas, Brian Adidas. Brian was trained by and is close personal friends with the legendary Von Erich family down in Texas, but he has decided to take his show on the road and test his skills against the best the world has to offer, and of course that brought him right here to Maple Leaf Wrestling!" Billy Red Lyons: "There no better place to find the best competition than here in Maple Leaf Wrestling, but young Brian is in for a tough one this week against the experienced and savvy Jeff Sword." As soon as the bell rings, the two men lock up. Brian Adidas immediately throws Sword half way across the ring with a perfect armdrag. Sword leaps to his feet and charges at Adidas, enraged. Adidas does it again, hurling Sword through the air and sending him sprawling. Sword struggles to get up this time, clutching his knee. The referee looks concerned and goes to check on Sword. Brian Adidas walks across the ring and stands over Jeff Sword...who is playing possum. Sword gets to his knees and hits Adidas with a low blow! The crowd groans in sympathy as Adidas keels over in pain. The referee admonishes Sword, but the damage has been done. As Adidas lays prone on the mat, Sword starts to mercilessly stomp and kick the popular young newcomer. Suddenly, the fans are distracted. We see two familiar faces entering the ringside area... Mike McMan: "Wait a minute...wrestling fans...we know who these two men are. That's Leo Burke the former North American Champion from Stampede Wrestling! What is he doing here? And that's Don Kernodle with him! Both of these men are very familiar to all of us, but we haven't seen either of them here in Maple Leaf Wrestling for a while! What are they doing here? What do they want?" Billy Red Lyons: "Whatever it is, Mike...you can guarantee they are up to no good. I gave these two men the nickname of "The Terrible Two" and it stuck for a reason. Leo Burke is a devious mind in the world of Professional Wrestling, and we all know that Don Kernodle loves to talk about how much he loves the United States of America, and how Canada and these Canadian fans are inferior to American fans. The fans here in Maple Leaf Wrestling hate these two men...just listen to the crowd reaction they are getting. It might have been a while since we've seen the Terrible Two, but these fans haven't forgotten." Like Billy Red says...the fans are booing loudly and are making their feelings about Burke and Kernodle well known. Burke and Kernodle seem oblivious to the crowd reaction, they just pull up a couple of chairs at ringside and sit back to watch the match between Brian Adidas and Jeff Sword. The two men watch the action intently and start whispering to each other. In the ring, Adidas and Sword are engaged in their contest and seem oblivious to what is going on outside the ring. For the next few minutes, Jeff Sword is firmly in control. Sword dominates Adidas hitting him with most of the best moves in his arsenal...and he is very aggressive as he does it. Sword hits Adidas with a series of elbow smashes and a couple of well placed fist drops. Finally, Sword hauls the stunned Adidas to his feet and whips him into the ropes. Sword throws a vicious looking clothesline attempt, but Adidas ducks! Adidas rebounds off the far ropes, leaps into the air and smashes Sword right in the head with a high knee! Jeff Sword goes down in a heap, and Brian Adidas wastes no time in climbing to the top rope. As the fans come to their feet, Adidas leaps high in the air and flattens Jeff Sword with a picture perfect flying bodypress! Adidas stays on Sword for the cover... One! Two! Three! Norm Kimber: "Here is your winner: BRIAN ADIDAS!" As soon as Brian Adidas scores the victory, Leo Burke and Don Kernodle abruptly get up and leave the ringside area. At this point, it is unclear if Adidas or Sword even noticed them. Brian Adidas rolls out of the ring and starts celebrating with the fans. Jeff Sword gets to his knees and starts smashing his fists on the mat in frustration. Suddenly, the curtain from the backstage area parts, and a hooded monk figure slowly walks toward the ring. As the hooded monk walks out of the backstage area, Burke and Kernodle walk past him and disappear backstage. Both men give the Monk a strange look, but they do not engage with him. This is the same strange hooded figure we saw several weeks ago on Maple Leaf Wrestling. The hooded monk slowly climbs into the ring and leans down, whispering something to Jeff Sword. Sword intermediately calms down, and his eyes bug out as if he is in a trance. The hooded figure leaves the ring and slowly walks to the back, and Jeff Sword slowly walks behind him almost like a zombie. Brian Adidas is still shaking hands with the fans at ringside, but he wisely gives Jeff Sword and the hooded figure a wide berth. The announcers speculate about who this hooded figure is and what this means for Jeff Sword, as we go to commercial... ~COMMERCIAL~ THE MAIN EVENT VS. To determine who advances to the Semifinals of the NWA International Tag Team Tournnament Special Stipulation: If Robertson & Mosca win...whoever scores the victory earns a shot at NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion Big John Studd at a later date Norm Kimber: "Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Main Event of the evening, with a 20 minute time limit or television time remaining." The curtain from the backstage area opens, and Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman steps into the aisle, resplendent in a blue sequined jacket. Creatchman is running his mouth a mile a minute as his team follows behind him. Norm Kimber: "Introducing first, making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 650 pounds and accompanied by Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman...here are HUGE TOM LINTZ and his partner the NWA CANADIAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION...BIG JOHN STUDD!" Studd and Lintz both hold their arms over their heads as they stride to the ring. Creatchman takes possession of the NWA Canadian Championship belt, and slings it over his shoulder as if it is his. Studd steps over the top rope, and Lintz follows behind him. The camera angle returns to the entrance way, and we see King Kong Mosca and Dewey Robertson enter the aisle, decked out in matching black singlets, and start to purposefully march to the ring with looks of determination on their faces. Both fan favorites take the time to exchange high fives with any fans that reach out to them, but both men look like all business. Norm Kimber: "And now their opponents: both men hail from Hamilton, Ontario and weigh in at a combined 575 pounds...here are DEWEY ROBERTSON and KING KONG MOSCA!" The two teams square off in the middle of the ring, as the referee gives his instructions. King Kong Mosca heads to his corner as the bell rings to start the match... Mike McMan: "This is it, Billy Red Lyons! This is the Main Event and whoever wins this match is going to the Final Four and will be at Maple Leaf Gardens on March 29!" Billy Red Lyons: "That's right Mike...whoever wins this match gets the unenviable task of facing the winner of the upcoming Blackjack Mulligan and Bullwhip Johnson vs. Abdullah The Butcher and The Sheik Quarterfinal Match, which takes place this Friday Night in Oshawa! And for now I have to say...I don't ever remember seeing so many big men in the ring at the same time! Think about it...Big John Studd goes 350 pounds. Huge Tom Lintz is over 300 as well. Angelo Mosca weighs 300 even. I never thought I'd see the day where Dewey Robertson would be the smallest man in the ring...since he only goes about 260-275 pounds!" Studd and Lintz try and trap Dewey Robertson to start, but he comes fighting out with clotheslines. The fans come unglued as Dewey hits a bodyslam on Lints and looks ready to go for an early cover, but Big John Studd breaks that up with a brutal boot to he back of Robertson. Big John Studd tags in and goes to work on the back of Dewey Robertson, stomping on him repeatedly. Studd pulls Robertson to his feet, and then hammers him back down to the mat with a series of clubbing forearms. Studd tags Huge Tom Lintz back in for more of the same, just repeated stomps and kneedrops to the back of Dewey Robertson. The fans are exhorting Robertson to fight back and in the corner Angelo Mosca is pounding on the turnbuckle in time with the claps of the fans...encouraging Dewey Robertson to fight back. Hearing the support of his partner and the people, Dewey Robertson starts to rise, despite the attempts from Huge Tom Lintz to keep him down. Just as soon as Dewey Robertson gets back to his feet and starts swinging, Huge Tom Lintz sends him back to the mat with a wicked clothesline and tags in Big John Studd. Robertson gets back to his feet and with all his considerable strength, shoves Big John Studd backward! Studd stumbles backward and crashes into Huge Tom Lintz. This give Robertson the chance to dive for his corner... Tag to King Kong Mosca as the fans go insane! King Kong charges into the ring and grabs both Lintz and Studd and unbelievably manages to pull off the DOUBLE NOGGIN KNOCKER! Outside the ring, Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman is having a conniption fit, jumping up and down and slamming his hands on the ring apron. King Kong Mosca delivers a charging clothesline to Big John Studd, but Studd doesn’t go down. Mosca starts swinging like a wildman, hammering the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Champion with punches to the head. Big John Studd still doesn't fall, so Angelo Mosca goes behind and applies an abdominal stretch in the middle of the ring. He really cranks on it and does that so much, that he doesn’t see Tom Lintz coming in this time to nail him in the face! All of this thanks to Pretty Boy Floyd distracting the ref, of course. Huge Tom Lintz becomes the legal man as Big John Studd staggers to the corner, holding his side. Huge Tom Lintz manages to hoist King Kong Mosca high in the air and plants him with a bodyslam! Cover by Huge Tom Lintz! One! Two! NO! King Kong Mosca kicks out and the fans sigh in relief. Huge Tom Lintz pulls King Kong Mosca to his feet and amazingly is able to hoist him up and slam him again. Lintz makes the tag to Studd. Studd pounds away on Mosca, but then misses a clothesline and goes down to a shoulder tackle from Mosca! King Kong pulls Big John to his feet, and the two men end up standing in the middle of the ring exchanging brutal punches as the ring shakes! Finally, Studd sidesteps a punch from Mosca, backs off and makes the tag to Huge Tom Lintz. Mosca is ready and hammers Lintz with an elbow smash to the head of Huge Tom Lintz. King Kong Mosca has been in there a long time now, so he reaches back and tags Dewey Robertson! Robertson comes in and after a series of forearms to the chest, he hauls Huge Tom Lintz high into the air and absolutely plants him in the middle of the ring with a huge powerslam! Cover by Dewey Robertson on Huge Tom Lintz... One! Two! Big John Studd makes the save, by planting another boot to the back of Dewey Robertson! Robertson is incensed, he leaps to his feet and tackles Big John Studd around the midsection, sending the Champion falling backward through the ropes to the floor! Studd lands on top of his manager Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman and the two men go down in a pile. Dewey Robertson turns around, and Huge Tom Lintz is back up. Lintz grabs Robertson by the arm and whips him into the ropes at full speed. Dewey Robertson rebounds off the ropes, but leaps into the air and nails Huge Tom Lintz right in the chest with a Lou Thesz press! Dewey Robertson uses his considerable strength to hold Lintz on the mat by the shoulders as the referee slides into position... One... Two... THREE! The fans erupt, as Big John Studd and Pretty Boy Floyd stagger to their feet outside the ring, staring in disbelief! Norm Kimber: "Here are your winners...and advancing to the Semifinals of the NWA International Tag Team Championship tournament...KING KONG MOSCA AND DEWEY ROBERTSON!" The fans are deafening as Robertson and Mosca embrace in the middle of the ring, holding each other's arms in the air. The two fan favorites roll out of the ring to celebrate with the fans, while Big John Studd and Floyd Creatchman remain outside the ring, looking shocked. Robertson and Mosca head up the aisle to the dressing room, shaking hands with the fans, while Lord Athol Layton approaches Floyd Creatchman and Big John Studd... Lord Athol Layton: "Mr. Creatchman, you have to be disappointed with this result...not only is your team eliminated from the NWA International Tag Team Championship tournament, but now Dewey Robertson has earned himself a shot at Mr. Studd's NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship!" Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman: "Unfair! Illegal! Unjust! What...how can...this is not right! They cheated! Dewey Robertson wasn't really the legal man! And how can...Big John Studd shouldn't have to fight Dewey Robertson...John Studd isn't the one who lost the match! Big John Studd didn't fail! I'm going to appeal this to Frank Tunney! I'm going to get a lawyer! I'm going to appeal this to the Prime Minister! This had nothing to do with Big John Studd! This is all the fault of this incompetent imbecile...Tom Lintz! Tom Lintz! This is your fault! We never should have trusted you, you inept buffon! You failed! I was never your manager, we hired you to do one simple job and you couldn't do it! This is your fault! This is all your fault!" While Floyd Creatchman has been ranting and raving, Big John Studd has been pacing back and forth behind him, holding his head with both hands as if he is in shock. Huge Tom Lintz has gotten to his feet and slid out of the ring. As soon as Floyd Creatchman starts pointing at him and screaming...Big John Studd attacks! As Lord Athol Layton drops the microphone and flees in terror, Studd flattens Huge Tom Lintz with a massive clothesline! Lintz goes down, but he doesn't stay down for long, because Big John Studd hauls his partner to his feet and smashes him to the arena floor with a bodyslam! The fans groan in sympathy at the sight of Huge Tom Lintz splatting on the floor after the slam from Studd. But Big John Studd isn't finished. As Floyd Creatchman jumps up and down screaming at Big John Studd to do it again, Studd hoists Lintz to his feet, scoops him up and walks over to the timekeepers table. Studd powerslams Huge Tom Lintz right through the timekeepers table! Mike McMan: "This has gotten out of control, Billy Red Lyons! Big John Studd is going to permanently injure Huge Tom Lintz!" Billy Red Lyons: "I know Floyd Creatchman is upset that his team isn't advancing to fight for the Tag Team Championships, and I know he's even more upset that Big John Studd now has to face Dewey Robertson for the Canadian Heavyweight Championship...but this is the worst display of sportsmanship I have ever witnessed!" Unbelievably, Big John Studd is not finished. With Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman egging him on, Big John Studd hoists Huge Tom Lintz up for a third time...and this time he slams Lintz down, back first...across the steel ring barrier! Tom Lintz's back contorts at a sick angle as he slides down and crumbles in a heap. Finally, a herd of referees and backstage officials rush to the ringside area. Studd and Creatchman back off, leaving the motionless Tom Lintz slumped on the arena floor. Floyd Creatchman is still ranting and raving at the top of his lungs, as he and Big John Studd head back up the aisle to the dressing room...and we are out of time...

Maple Leaf Wrestling Ottawa Civic Centre Ottawa, Ontario March 14, 1981 Paid Attendance: 2,500 * * * * * Maple Leaf Wrestling returned to Canada's Capitol for a sold out show on Saturday Night March 14, 1981. The action included two big title matches...here are the results: 1) Moose Morowski vs. Cowboy Frankie Laine The big veteran Morowski has been on a tear lately, seemingly motivated by his contempt for the upstart "Second Generation Superstars" faction. The arrival of the exciting youngsters seems to have agitated Morowski and made him even more vicious and unpleasant than usual. Moose dominated this contest and mercilessly brutalized Cowboy Frankie Laine, attacking him as soon as the bell ring and never letting him get the upper hand. Morowski pummelled the popular veteran, and hammered him with a continuous barrage of stomps and kicks. At one point, Morowski even had Laine down for a pin following a powerslam, but picked him up after the count of two. The end came when the referee stopped the match after Morowski had Laine prone with an over-the-shoulder backbreaker. After the referee stopped the match, Morowski refused to release the hold, until Whipper Watson Jr. and Kelly Kiniski stormed the ring. This brought out the Kelly Twins for backup, which ended up in yet another melee between the two factions, which had to be broken up by security and a large ensemble of referees and backstage officials. Official Result: Moose Morowski defeated Cowboy Frankie Laine via Referee Stoppage at 5:13 following an backbreaker submission. 2) George Wells vs. Iron Mike Sharpe Last week in Hamilton, Iron Mike managed to get the upper hand on the popular Wells, after Sharpe clobbered Wells over the head with his infamous forearm brace. This week, Wells came out of the blocks a lot more fired up than usual, he was obviously smarting from the defeat in front of the sold out crowd in Sharpe's hometown. The usually passive and laid back Wells came out flying, and stunned Sharpe with a series of chopblocks and hip tosses which sent "Canada's Greatest Athlete" bouncing around the ring. Sharpe was able to regain the advantage by raking the eyes at one point, and then controlled the pace for a few minutes with a series of hard hitting stomps and forearm smashes. At one point, Sharpe looked to be "loading up" his forearm brace, but Wells grabbed Sharpe by the wrist and forcibly smashed him in the forehead with his own brace, stunning him. This gave Wells the chance to criss-cross the ring, come off the ropes at full speed and almost take Iron Mike Sharpe right out of his boots with a flying shoulder tackle. Wells sent Sharpe crashing to the mat so hard the canvas bounced...and Wells got the cover and the victory. Official Result: George Wells defeated Iron Mike Sharpe via pinfall at 7:17 with a Flying Shoulder Tackle. 3) Kelly Kiniski & Whipper Watson Jr. vs. The Devil's Duo The Devil's Duo of Jeff Sword and Doug Vines have been smarting a bit since their elimination from the NWA International Tag Team Championship Tournament last month, and came into this match with something to prove. However, Watson and Kiniski are on a roll right now, and proved during this match that they are totally in sync and are firing on all cylinders. Watson and Kiniski gained the advantage early and were impressive with a series of double-team manoeuvres, especially a stunning double dropkick on both their opponents which brought the fans out of their seats. However, Vines and Sword were able to turn the tide at one point and controlled the action for quite a prolonged stretch of time. The Devil's Duo seems to have perfected the art of subterfuge and cheating out of the sight of the referee. Things looked bad for The Second Generation Superstars at one point, when Doug Vines had Watson trapped in an abdominal stretch, and was using extra assistance in form of leverage from Jeff Sword pulling back on his arm out of the sight of the referee. Eventually, Kelly Kiniski had enough, and charged in a broke up the submission attempt. In the ensuing brawl, Watson was able to roll up Vines with a small package and score the quick win for his team...but this was hardly a one sided contest. Official Result: The Second Generation Superstars defeated The Devil's Duo at 13:27 when Watson pinned Vines with a Small Package. 4) Johnny Weaver & Mike Rotundo vs. The Kelly Twins Weaver and Rotundo are on quite a roll right now, having advanced through the Opening Round and Quarterfinals of the aforementioned NWA International Tag Team Championship Tournament. As we know, the popular Veteran/Rookie team are scheduled to face The Della Serra Brothers in the Semifinals on March 29, and if they are successful in that endeavour they could potentially go on to vie for the Championships in the Tournament Final that same night. Some fans and pundits are starting to consider this team, who were once considered underdogs, as potential new champions. The combination of wisdom and experience with youthful energy and enthusiasm seems to be a winning formula for Weaver and Rotundo. On the other side of that equation, the veteran team and former championship holding Kelly Twins are smarting from their elimination from the tournament, and seem have been having some trouble finding their footing since their return to Maple Leaf Wrestling. Most compelling of all about this match is the fact that it was Weaver and Rotundo who successfully eliminated The Kelly Twins from the tournament, so it would not be wrong to say that The Kelly Twins were highly motivated and looking for revenge coming into this match. This match was a much different contest from the one these had on Maple Leaf Wrestling TV just a few weeks ago. Rotundo and Weaver started the match off trying to wrestle strategically, but The Kelly Twins were much more reckless...and it has to be said aggressive...during this match. It appears that since they had no fear of being disqualified and being eliminated from the tournament this time out, they felt much more free to engage in blatant cheating. At one point, Pat Kelly wrapped some of his wrist tape around the neck of young Mike Rotundo, and began blatantly choking him. The referee was successful in stopping that attack, but shortly thereafter the twins rolled Rotundo outside the ring and worked him over, actually bodyslamming him on the arena floor. The fans were ecstatic when young Rotundo was finally successful in making the tag to Johnny Weaver, who came into the ring like the proverbial house on fire. Weaver went after both twins just as his nickname describes him...like a buzzsaw. Weaver hammered both twins with punches, kicks, elbow smashes and clotheslines. Weaver had Mike Kelly prone and was applying his patented Sleeper Hold, when Pat Kelly broke it up with a folding chair right to the back of Johnny Weaver. This was right in plain sight of the referee, who had no choice but to call for the bell. Official Result: Mike Rotundo and Johnny Weaver defeated The Kelly Twins via Disqualification at 23:59 when Pat Kelly was DQ'd for hitting Johnny Weaver with a chair. 5) The Great Hossein Arab vs. Sweet Ebony Diamond As per usual, the fans were not happy to see The Great Hossein...especially when he decided to get on the house microphone and declare that Ottawa was the "stupid capital of a stupid country" and that "Iran is number one." Needless to say, the patriotic fans in attendance in Ottawa strongly disagreed with Hossein and let him know it in no uncertain terms. The fans were happy to see the flamboyant and very popular Sweet Ebony Diamond. This match was tightly contested, and a bit of a clash of styles. Diamond took the upper hand early on, with his usual barrage of flying fists and fancy footwork. However, Hossein managed to ground Diamond eventually, and worked him over with an admittedly impressive series of suplexes. The end came when Diamond missed an attempted dropkick, and Hossein hit Sweet Ebony Diamond with a perfectly executed Belly-to-Belly Suplex and then turned him over and applied his dreaded Camel Clutch. Official Result: The Great Hossein Arab defeated Sweet Ebony Diamond via Submission at 21:12 with the Camel Clutch. 6) For the NWA Canadian Television Championship: Dino Bravo (c) vs. Mr. Fuji As soon as Norm Kimber made the official introductions, and just as Dino Bravo was removing his championship belt, Fuji went on the attack. Fuji staggered Bravo with a knife-edge thrust right to the throat, and then followed up with a series of precision kicks of the fallen Bravo. Fuji managed to manoeuvre Bravo into a seated position in the middle of the ring, and then applied a nerve hold to the side of Bravo's neck. There was a strong contingent of both Italian fans, as well as Francophone fans who had made the short trip across the border to see the Quebec native Dino Bravo...and these fans made their voices heard loudly. The people exhorted Bravo to rally. With the deafening encouragement of the sold out crowd, Bravo was able to struggle back to his feet, despite the obvious pain he was in from the nerve pinch hold on his neck. Bravo finally broke the hold with a back elbow to the midsection of Fuji, and then went on the offensive with a series of shoulder blocks, clotheslines and plenty of punches. Fuji managed to regain the advantage a couple of times with an eye rake and even a low blow, but eventually Bravo overpowered and out muscled Fuji. Bravo ducked an errant double chop attempt from Fuji, and put his challenger away with a thunderous side slam. Official Result: Dino Bravo retained the NWA Canadian Television Championship by pinning Mr. Fuji at 18:08 with a Side Slam. 7) The Main Event - For the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship: Big John Studd (c) vs. Sweet Daddy Siki Big John Studd was accompanied by this manager, "Pretty Boy" Floyd Creatchman, and the reception was anything but warm. As mentioned earlier, there was a strong contingent of fans in the crowd from Quebec, and these fans know better than anyone what kind of person Floyd Creatchman is...and what he is capable of. Ottawa might not be Toronto, the place that loves Sweet Daddy Siki more than anywhere else, but the reception was still extremely enthusiastic for Sweet Daddy. As always, John Studd had the clear size and strength advantage in this match. Sweet Daddy Siki threw every thing he had in his arsenal at the Champion...shoulder tackles, punches, chops, clotheslines, even his famous dropkick...but Sweet Daddy just couldn't knock the Canadian Heavyweight Champion off his feet. Siki had Studd rocked...especially after the dropkick, but despite looking very wobbly, Studd managed to stay on his feet. The fans were loudly encouraging Sweet Daddy Siki to take the giant Studd to the mat, when Studd turned the tide and managed to hammer Siki to his knees thanks to a series of brutal clubbing forearm smashes to the back. Studd then locked Siki in a long, punishing bearhug and basically tried to squeeze the life right out of him. The fans encouraged Sweet Daddy Siki to rally, and when the referee checked Siki's arm it dropped twice...but as the fans stomped their feet and clapped their hands in unison, Siki stopped just short of dropping his arm the third time. Instead, Siki waved his finger theatrically in Studd's face, enraging the Champion. Siki reared back, and smashed Studd right between the eyes with a headbutt, breaking the bearhug. The fans blew the roof off the Ottawa Civic Center, as Siki broke free and started to use his famous fancy footwork, delivering a rapid series of shots to the head of the stunned Big John Studd. After using his famous "Cocoa Butt" to break the bearhug, Sweet Daddy Siki knew what he had to do. Siki had discovered Studd's weakness, and Siki hit Studd with not one, not two but three Cocoa Butts to the head of Big John Studd...and the champion started to sway. Finally Siki leapt into the air and hit Studd square in the middle of the chest with his beautiful dropkick...and Studd went down. You couldn't hear yourself think, as the fans came unglued. Siki criss-crossed the ring and dropped a couple of precision elbow smashes to the chest of the Champion...and then he went for the cover. Siki got a two-and-a-half count as the fans groaned loudly at how close the count had been. But Studd was still flat on his back and definitely the worse for wear...so Sweet Daddy Siki headed for the top rope and measured Big John Studd off. You could tell that Sweet Daddy Siki was planning to hit Big John Studd with a Cocoa Butt to the head, all the way from the top rope...and there was no way the Champion would be able to kick out of that. Unfortunately, Pretty Boy Floyd Creachman knew this too...and he leapt to the ring apron and shoved Sweet Daddy Siki off the top rope, sending him crashing to the mat. This blatant act of interference was in full view of the referee, who had no choice but to call for the bell to the dismay of the fans who had been hoping to see Sweet Daddy Siki go home as the new Canadian Heavyweight Champion. Sweet Daddy Siki did gain some measure of revenge and sent the fans home happy when he managed to clothesline both Big John Studd and Pretty Boy Floyd Creatchman over the top rope at the same time. Studd and Pretty Boy Floyd made their way up the aisle to the Locker Room doing lots of pointing and shouting threats while Sweet Daddy Siki danced and celebrated in the ring...but nobody could deny that if not for the interference of Creatchman, we likely would have had a new Champion on this night in the nation's capital. Official Result: Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Big John Studd by Disqualification at 13:15, when Studd was disqualified due to the interference of Floyd Creatchman. Big John Studd retains his Championship as the title cannot change hands as a result of a Disqualification.

Maple Leaf Wrestling Barrie Arena Barrie, Ontario March 13, 1981 Paid Attendance: 800 Cowboy Frankie Laine defeats Tim Gerrard with a bulldog Brian Adidas defeated Goldie Rogers with a flying bodypress from the top rope The Destroyer defeats Mike Rotundo by referee stoppage when Rotundo passed out from an Indian Deathlock Billy Robinson defeated Johnny Weaver by submission following a doublearm chickenwing Sweet Daddy Siki pinned Huge Tom Lintz with a rebound dropkick

Maple Leaf Wrestling Guelph Memorial Gardens Guelph, Ontario March 12, 1981 Paid Attendance: 750 Brian Adidas pinned Tim Gerrard with a flying bodypress from the top rope The Devil's Duo defeat The Marcus Brothers when Jeff Sword pinned Joe Marcus following a clothesline out of an Irish Whip by Doug Vines Goldie Rogers defeats Cowboy Frankie Laine after pulling the tights and putting his feet on the ropes Mike Rotundo & Johnny Weaver went to a 30 minute draw with Billy Robinson & The Destroyer Sweet Daddy Siki pinned Mr. Fuji with a headbutt from the second rope

Thanks brother. I am really enjoying this project and it will be fun to finally get past this technical problems and get back to it. Speaking of which...

Just wanted to post a quick update... So for some reason, that deal where I installed the Windows Update to remove Flash and then couldn't reboot my laptop ended up destroying my video card. The repair guy claimed that in order to fix my video card he would have to replace my motherboard, which he claims wasn't worth the expense since my laptop was very old and pretty much an antique...so the long and the short of it is that my laptop ended up getting scrapped. The good news is that he was able to rescue the majority of my data from the old laptop. I ended up purchasing an external hard drive and I just checked it...all my Maple Leaf Wrestling stuff is on there. Problem is, I had to get a new laptop too, so now I am just reinstalling my programs and figuring this whole deal out. So yeah...I'm out of pocket for the repair guy rescuing my data, then a new external hard drive and a new laptop...so I'm not having a great week. I just got the new laptop and hard drive today, so it has been almost an entire week I've been without. I am going to take a bit of a breather, but I am hoping over the next couple of days I am going to post my house show results for the past week, as well as my TV. Then I should be back on schedule. Just wanted you guys to know I am not bailing out, I'm just a bit behind. I am looking forward to catching up with all your results when I get back on schedule too.

Do you have any flexibility around the date? I guess if it is for your TV you probably don’t. The problem is, March 20 is the date of that big show in Oshawa for me, with The Butcher and The Sheik against Blackjack and Bullwhip to decide who gets the last spot in the Final Four of my Tag Tournament. I feel really bad, because I would love to accommodate you. I have barely used him since my last big show at Maple Leaf Gardens but this is one time I do need to use him.

So on Sunday night, I was doing a Windows update including erasing Adobe Flash and installing the new program that is replacing it. For some reason this did not work the way it was supposed to, and it ended up totally trashing my hard drive. It turns out this has happened to a lot of people who have had the exact same problem, run your Windows update and end up losing your files and getting your operating system screwed up beyond belief. I am going to end up having to do a total reinstall. I am trying to recover my files, but it looks like I may have lost the results for my shows this week that I had already written, and the TV for this weekend I had written as well. I am still assessing the damage, but I might be out of touch for a few days while I try and recover my laptop and files. The moral of the story is, don’t get lazy and forget to back up your files like I did! I am hoping this will not interfere with my schedule for Maple Leaf Wrestling too badly. But right now I don’t even have a laptop I can use and I’m not going to be able to write shows on my phone obviously. Hopefully I will be back soon.

Thanks! In studying Maple Leaf Wrestling results from that time period, it struck me how some of the smaller shows in small Ontario towns were pretty much one match cards, otherwise filled with unremarkable matches (many times with unremarkable talent.) For my smaller shows, I have tried to stick true to life as much as possible and have held back some of my bigger names...but in the big markets like Hamilton they tended to pull out the big guns, so for this show I tried to do the same thing. Plus, some of the angles I have been starting to build on the TV show can pay off more now, making things a bit more interesting I hope. The great thing about Hossein and Fuji is that they cheated so much, it is always possible to have it backfire on them and they never really lose credibility or heat. Thanks. When I studied up on Maple Leaf Wrestling I was actually surprised at how they were using The Destroyer...it seemed like he got a lot more respect in Japan than he did in Toronto, which was literally his own backyard. But I always loved his work. With Bravo, I was lucky enough to see him in Toronto a few years before he clearly got into the steroids, gained about 40 pounds and became almost immobile and was plodding and boring. I was fortunate enough to see young, exciting Dino Bravo with black hair at Maple Leaf Gardens before we were all subjected to bloated, blond and very slow Dino Bravo. I didn't much care for him in the later years of his career either, quite honestly...but at least in 1981 he could still move around.

You do a great job with Ron Bass, I can totally see him and hear him when I read those promos.

That was a fun tournament to read with all the different match-ups but I'm bummed my pick got eliminated in the opening round from a time limit draw. Kabuki is always a great pick though.

Maple Leaf Wrestling Hamilton Convention Center Hamilton, Ontario March 7, 1981 Paid Attendance: 3,300 * * * * * Maple Leaf Wrestling returned to one of our most popular towns on March 7. Several of the biggest names in Maple Leaf Wrestling hail from Hamilton, so the arena is always packed and the fans are always vocal when Maple Leaf Wrestling comes to town. Next to Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens and the Oshawa Civic Auditorium, many devoted fans of Maple Leaf Wrestling consider Hamilton to be one of the most important stops on the Maple Leaf Wrestling touring schedule...and this show was no exception. Here are the results from last night's show: 1) The Kelly Twins vs. The Marcus Brothers The Kelly Twins were able to bully the Marcus Brothers and dispatch them fairly easily, however things got a little tense and exciting early in the night, when Kelly Kiniski and Whipper Watson showed up at ringside, taunting The Kelly Twins. This of course is fallout from the big brawl the two teams had on the most recent episode of Maple Leaf Wrestling on TV this past Saturday. However, in the end the Kelly Twins did not allow themselves to rise to the bait and become distracted...and they earned a convincing victory in this opening match. The Kelly Twins defeated The Marcus Brothers at 7:17 when Pat Kelly pinned Joe Marcus with a backbreaker. After the match, The Kelly Twins challenged Watson and Kiniski to get in the ring (the prospect of which caused great excitement with the fans) however a herd of referees and officials intervened and cooler heads prevails, much to the disappointment of the sold out crowd. 2) Whipper Watson Jr. vs. Goldie Rogers Next up, the popular young Whipper Watson Jr. (with Kelly Kiniski in his corner) took on the always flamboyant and entertaining Goldie Rogers. Rogers gained the early advantage by resorting to some rather questionable tactics...hair pulling, eye gouging and even choking...but Watson bravely battled back and ended up scoring the win. Whipper Watson Jr. defeated Goldie Rogers via pinfall at 9:13, with a flying bodypress. As soon as the match was over, while Kelly Kiniski was in the ring celebrating and holding Watson's arm in the air in victory, The Kelly Twins repaid the favor from earlier in the evening, and attempted to pay Watson and Kiniski a visit in the ring. The Kelly Twins came charging down the aisle with evil intentions, but were stopped by a large contingent of security, referees and backstage officials. 3) Sweet Daddy Siki vs. Moose Morowski As vocal and excited as the fans had already been all night, the intensity went up a notch as soon as Sweet Daddy Siki made his entrance. The ever-popular superstar strutted his way to the ring, celebrating with fans and causing a general uproar. The match itself was a tightly contested, back and forth affair and Sweet Daddy Siki seemed on his way to earning a victory, when the crafty veteran Moose Morowski gained the upper hand by using some nefarious tactics. Out of the sight of the referee, Morowski appeared to be using some sort of illegal object like a roll of quarters or perhaps even brass knuckles. Whatever it was...Morowski knocked Siki down and was about to pin him, when all hell broke loose. Bruno Sammartino Jr. stormed the ring and slid under the bottom rope, attacking Morowski and slapping the foreign object out of his hand. As soon as the object hit the mat, the referee called for the bell. Morowski raised his arms celebrating...assuming he was being declared the winner by disqualification due to the interference of Sammartino. However, the referee disqualified Moose Morowski for using an illegal weapon. Morowski was livid and attacked Sammartino, and the two men began to brawl. At this point, the Kelly Twins charged the ring again...and this time there was no stopping them. Morowski and The Kelly Twins began to beat on Bruno Sammartino Jr., but mere seconds later the tide was turned when Kelly Kiniski and Whipper Watson Jr. made the save, sliding into the ring. A pier six brawl ensued, much like the ruckus which occurred between these same six men this past week on television. The fans were on their feet and the house was rocking as a stampede of officials and even other wrestlers charged to the ring to attempt to break up the melee. After several minutes, the smoke cleared and the two factions were separated, but this situation had been brewing all night and it finally came to a head in a violent explosion that will likely not be the last confrontation between these men. In the end, Sammartino, Kiniski and Watson raised Siki's arm in the air to the rapturous cheers of the capacity crowd. Sweet Daddy Siki defeated Moose Morowski by Disqualification for use of a foreign object at 11:21 4) Iron Mike Sharpe vs. George Wells Iron Mike Sharpe hails from Hamilton, of course...so even though his tactics are usually highly questionable, it must be admitted that a large number of fans in attendance cheered loudly for the man who insists on being referred to as "Canada's Greatest Athlete." In fact, a massive cheer went up as soon as Sharpe grabbed the microphone and made this demand of Ring Announcer Norm Kimber. The highly athletic yet unassuming George Wells also got a rousing ovation, and did a commendable job bouncing Iron Mike around the ring, from pillar to post. Sharpe as per usual was his highly verbose self, bellowing constantly during the match and frequently arguing with the referee, complaining about (non-existent) cheating by Wells. The end came when Sharpe managed to dodge the patented Shoulder Tackle from George Wells. Wells crashed into the corner and Sharpe wasted no time in climbing to the middle turnbuckle and bringing his notorious black forearm brace crashing down on the top of the head of the already stunned Wells. There have of course been allegations that Sharpe loads his forearm brace with some form of weight, but as always...if the referee doesn't see it then it didn't happen. The ovation for Sharpe following his victory seemed to surprise even him, and one has to feel sorry for George Wells...had this match taken place anywhere aside from Hamilton, you would have to assume the crowd reaction would have been much, much different. Iron Mike Sharpe pinned George Wells at 12: 56 following a forearm smash to the head from the second rope. 5) Bruno Sammartino Jr. vs. Huge Tom Lintz Before this match began, Norm Kimber announced to the fans that Pat and Mike Kelly, Moose Morowski, Whipper Watson Jr. and Kelly Kiniski had been forcibly removed from the Hamilton Convention Center in order to avoid any more violence between the two factions and to ensure this next match would take place fairly and free of any outside interference. This match was definitely not a display of technical skill or high flying...this was two big men over 250 pounds, attempting to assert their dominance. Both of these men are considered masters of the Bearhug, but neither man had a hope of successfully executing that particular move on their opponent on this night. These two men posses strengths and similarities that seemed to almost neutralize each other. At times, this contest was reminiscent of a sumo match, with both Sammartino and Lintz challenging each other to try and knock the other off their feet using running shoulder blocks. Neither man succeeded. Sammartino could not topple Lintz but neither could Lintz knock down the stocky and determined young Bruno. The men exchanged kicks, punches, forearms and even bodyslams...and every time they connected the ring shook. The end came when Huge Tom Lintz seemingly had young Sammartino staggered following a double axe handle smash to the head. As young Bruno attempted to regain his senses, Lintz climbed to the second turnbuckle and came down with his arms over his head...attempting a second double axe handle...but Sammartino was ready, grabbed Lintz in the air and deftly spun him around and drove him into the mat at maximum impact with a powerslam. Bruno Sammartino pinned Huge Tom Lintz at 9:17 following a Powerslam. 6) Dino Bravo (c) vs. The Destroyer: For the NWA Canadian Television Championship If the match prior to this featured two men with similar skills trying to best each other...then this match was the exact opposite. Dino Bravo is similar to the young Sammartino in style, powerful, squat, stocky and reliant on high impact offensive moves. The Destroyer on the other hand, is a crafty, wily veteran who is able to outwrestle just about anybody on the roster here in Maple Leaf Wrestling (the only exception being his own Tag Team partner, Billy Robinson.) This match was not flashy, but it was engrossing and highly competitive. Every time it seemed Bravo had gained the advantage with a bodyslam or other high impact manoeuvre, The sensational, intelligent Destroyer would counter with a complicated or potentially crippling leglock or submission attempt. The two men battled back and forth, neither man gaining a clear advantage...until finally the time ran out. Dino Bravo and The Destroyer battled to a 30 Minute Time Limit Draw. Bravo retains the NWA Canadian Television Championship. 7) King Kong Mosca & Dewey Robertson vs. The Great Hossein Arab & Mr. Fuji This match of course was a rematch from The Main Event of the most recent show at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. It must be said that the intensity of this match rivalled and probably even exceeded the aforementioned contest. Firstly...Angelo Mosca and Dewey Robertson both hail from Hamilton, so to say that they were the hometown favorites would be an understatement. Hossein and Fuji are usually considered villains no matter where they go...but in Hamilton against Mosca and Robertson, the atmosphere was beyond electric and from the moment both teams made their appearance you could barely hear yourself think. On top of that, there are ongoing personal issues between both teams...Fuji and Hossein attacked Robertson on television last month, with Mosca making the save and preventing serious injury. Then Mosca and Robertson defeated Hossein and Fuji in the first round of the NWA International Tag Team Championship tournament last month at Maple Leaf Gardens, which only added fuel to the proverbial fires of animosity between the two teams. Putting it plainly, this was a long, hard fought battle of attrition between two teams who would not back down. Robertson looked fantastic, and was able to muscle Hossein to the mat at one point (no small feat) and engaged in a spirited sequence of chain wrestling with the Iranian grappler. Fuji gained the advantage for a prolonged period of the match by scratching the eyes of Mosca and then driving a series of precision thrusts and chops into the throat of the man known as "King Kong." The end came as a result of backfiring chicanery on the part of the foreign team. While the referee had been temporarily knocked to the mat by an errant clothesline by Mosca, Fuji held Angelo in place while Hossein tried to jab him in the throat with the folded Iranian flag. However, Dewey Robertson dove at the legs of Hossein at the last minute, knocking him off balance. At the same time, Mosca sat out of the full nelson, causing Hossein to jab Fuji in the throat instead with the flagpole. Robertson tackled Hossein out of the ring, while Mosca made the cover on the incapacitated Fuji...just in time for the referee to recover his senses and make the count. King Kong Mosca and Dewey Robertson defeated The Great Hossein Arab and Mr. Fuji at 27:03 when Mosca pinned Fuji. This result delighted the hometown fans and sent them home happy after another night of thrilling action from Maple Leaf Wrestling.

Yeah, when I did some research, I was surprised to find out how many different versions there were of the NWA International Tag Team Championships. There were separate versions of those titles in Georgia, Vancouver, Toronto and Japan...and there were other versions, I think. I wanted to get a decent picture of the Toronto version of the title belts, but I couldn't really find any. Nor could I find any decent pictures of the NWA Canadian Open Tag Team Championships which preceded the International belts. So I just settled for the best version of the NWA International Tag belts I could find...even though they weren't technically the Toronto versions. From what I saw, the Toronto version of the titles looked very similar to the classic NWA World Tag Team Championship belts, actually. Thanks very much, I appreciate that. I love Sweet Daddy Siki, I think he is one of the criminally underrated Pro Wrestlers of all time. In a sense, I think his career was hurt by his staying exclusive to Toronto as much as he did. He was crazy over here for years and years, but sometimes I wonder if a lot of casual fans even know who he was. He really broke down a lot of barriers, I think he was the very first African American Pro Wrestling to challenge for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, and I know he ended up basically being the "Jackie Robinson" of Professional Wrestling in a lot of ways...he broke down the color barriers in a lot of the regional territories. So many people ended up copying his style and mannerisms, as well. I was really happy when he was able to appear on RAW years ago for Edge Appreciation Night, because I know he helped a lot of the local talent getting into the business like Edge, Christian, Val Venis, etc. Plus...he was definitely the first African American Pro Wrestler I ever heard of who become a country music star.

Another week of great TV. I am really looking forward to The Texas Outlaws vs. The Original Midnights...and I can't wait to see what you have in store for the Superdome, those shows were always huge.

When I was a kid, Makhan Singh was the North American Champion and he was great heel. He had a fantastic rivalry with Owen Hart. It always bothered me that Singh ended up getting stuck with crappy gimmicks like Norman The Lunatic, Trucker Norm and Bastion Booger, because in reality he was a great promo and could have done so much more. He's my pick for this tournament and I can't wait to see how it turns out.

Thanks very much. I always felt bad for David Sammartino, he was in the WWF when I was watching in the early 80's. He wasn't bad, but he didn't have his Dad's charisma. He kind of floundered around, and never really made it. We'll see if I can change that here. By the early 80's the Kelly Twins were pretty much done as serious names, for all intents and purposes. They had been huge in Maple Leaf Wrestling back in the 70's, they had a big ongoing rivalry with Dewey Robertson and Billy Red Lyons. They moved on to the AWA, St. Louis and Dick The Bruiser's territory where they had some success, but they never really caught on when they returned to Toronto. I always had a soft spot for them, but in reality they ended up working for Dave McKigney's "Big Bear Promotions" which was an independent organization that ran opposite Maple Leaf Wrestling. One of them was in the car and was killed in the same accident that killed Adrian Adonis. When I first drafted them, I thought I'd use them more prominently, but I got lucky and got some really good talent during the draft, so they didn't end up being as vital for me as I thought. After the angle I wrote on TV this week, I think I'll use them more now against Watson, Kiniski and Sammartino.

Maple Leaf Wrestling is releasing: Ricky Johnson Tony "Cannonball" Parisi Maple Lead Wrestling is signing: Leo Burke Don Kernodle

MAPLE LEAF WRESTLING TV Saturday March 7, 1981 (Taped from the Brampton Civic Center in Brampton, Ontario on 03/02/81) We open to Mike McMan and Billy Red Lyons in front of the Maple Leaf Wrestling backdrop. They welcome us to another exciting edition of Maple Leaf Wrestling on CHCH TV 11. The announcers run down the card for this episode, and hype up the Main Event for today’s show. Billy Red Lyons reminds the fans that the Main Event for today is The Della Serra Brothers, Bob and Rocky going against Dominic DeNucci and Tony “Cannonball” Parisi. Mike McMan shows highlights of last week’s Quarterfinal match in the NWA International Tag Team Championship tournament, where Mike Rotundo and Johnny “Buzzsaw” Weaver defeated The Kelly Twins to advance in the Tournament. McMan reminds us that whoever wins the match this week will go on to face Rotundo and Weaver in the Semifinals at Maple Leaf Gardens on March 29. Billy Red Lyons says it’s time to get to the action and we head to the ring. VS. Norm Kimber introduces Goldie Rogers, who is already in the ring. As per usual, Goldie is preening and posing. “It’s Hard To Be Humble” by Mac Davis starts to play over the sound system, and the fans cheer enthusiastically as Sweet Daddy Siki emerges from behind the curtain and makes his way to the ring. Siki is resplendent in his sleeveless sequined jacket (complete with tails) along with his matching white boots, tights and gloves. Siki is of course wearing his patented sunglasses and is holding a large bejewelled hand mirror. Sweet Daddy Siki takes time to exchange high fives with many of the fans on his way down the aisle, but he also periodically stops to admire himself in the mirror as well. Once Sweet Daddy Siki enters the ring, his music slowly fades and he takes a great deal of time to take off his jacket, stopping several times to check his hair. As he does this, Norm Kimber makes the introductions, and once again Sweet Daddy gets a rousing reception from the fans, who have truly come to love and embrace the over-the-top superstar over his many years wrestling in the Toronto area. An extra loud cheer goes up when Norm Kimber announces Sweet Daddy Siki as hailing from Toronto. The bell rings to start the match. Sweet Daddy Siki and Goldie Rogers go to lock up, but Rogers stops short, adjusts his hair and goes into a theatrical strut. The fans are not impressed. Rogers finally stops strutting, and consents to lock up...but this time Sweet Daddy Siki stops short and goes into a strut of his own. The reaction from the fans is much different, as they enthusiastically cheer as Sweet Daddy confidently struts across the ring. Mike McMan: “You know Billy, there is little doubt that these are the two most flamboyant...and it has to be said...the two most vain men in all of Maple Leaf Wrestling.” Billy Red Lyons: “You’re right about that, Mike. But poor Goldie just can’t get the level of love and admiration from these fans that they bestow on the legendary Sweet Daddy Siki. He might be outrageous, but in the eyes of the fans he can do no wrong.” Sweet Daddy Siki stops strutting, and he and Rogers finally go to lock up again...but Sweet Daddy once again stops suddenly. Siki goes back to his corner, and grabs his mirror to check on his hair, while the fans laugh and cheer. Goldie Rogers throws a comical temper tantrum in the middle of the ring...he is not used to being outperformed in this department. Once Sweet Daddy Siki is sure his hair is perfect, the two men finally lock up. The muscular Sweet Daddy manages to overpower Goldie Rogers and wrestles him to the mat. Rogers scrambles away, and loudly accuses Siki of having pulled his hair. While Rogers is protesting in vain to the referee, Sweet Daddy Siki launches himself into the air and hits Goldie Rogers with one of his patented dropkicks, sending him sailing over the top rope to the floor, much to the delight of the fans in the Brampton Civic Center. Goldie Rogers throws another dramatic temper tantrum on the outside of the ring, hopping up and down, shouting at the referee and slamming his hands on the ring apron. The referee exhorts Rogers to get back into the ring. Finally Sweet Daddy Siki has waited long enough, and he rolls outside the ring and boots Goldie in the gut, folding him up like an accordion. Sweet Daddy rolls Rogers back into the ring, and takes another minute to play to the fans before he rolls back in himself. As soon as Sweet Daddy Siki is back in the ring, Goldie Rogers is ready for him. Rogers rakes the eyes of Sweet Daddy Siki, and then starts to violently choke him with both hands. The referee starts to administer a count, threatening to disqualify Goldie Rogers. Rogers finally releases the choke, but begins to throw a flurry of punches to the head of Sweet Daddy Siki. Suddenly, Sweet Daddy Siki stands up straight, and gives Goldie Rogers a dramatic stare. Sweet Daddy Siki’s eyes are bugging out, and he starts to jog in place, shaking and dancing on the spot. The fans go nuts. Goldie Rogers slowly backs up, begging off. Sweet Daddy Siki grabs Goldie Rogers by the back of the head, and then hits him right between the eyes with his patented “Cocoa Butt!” Rogers starts to stumble around the ring, flailing his arms. Sweet Daddy Siki grabs Goldie Rogers by the arm, and whips him into the ropes. As Rogers rebounds off, Sweet Daddy Siki launches into the air, and turns around to that Goldie Rogers collides directly with Sweet Daddy Siki’s rear end. Goldie Rogers is launched backward from the impact, his arms and legs akimbo. As Goldie Rogers crumples to the mat, Sweet Daddy Siki performs a somersault in the air, landing directly on top of Goldie for the lateral press! The referee slides in for the count... One! Two! Three! The bell rings as the cheers of the fans intensify... Norm Kimber: “Here is your winner: SWEET DADDY SIKI!” Sweet Daddy Siki rolls out of the ring, all smiles as Lord Athol Layton approaches with a microphone. In the background we see a disoriented Goldie Rogers roll out of the ring, holding his head. Rogers stumbles up the aisle to the dressing room. Lord Athol Layton: “Another great victory for Sweet Daddy Siki! Sweet Daddy, you’ve done it again and these fans couldn’t be happier!” Sweet Daddy Siki: “Thank you very much, Lord Athol Layton. You’re a classy man, you dress very nice and if it wasn’t for Sweet Daddy Siki, you might be the best looking man in all of Maple Leaf Wrestling. And you’re right, these people are happy...and Sweet Daddy Siki is happy to make these people happy. Because these are Sweet Daddy Siki’s people. And I love all my people. They know Sweet Daddy Siki for all these years. They know I am the woman’s pet and the man’s regret. And do you know what I always hear from these people?” Lord Athol Layton: “What’s that?” Sweet Daddy Siki: “They come up to Sweet Daddy Siki at the airport. They come up to Sweet Daddy Siki at the restaurant. They come up to Sweet Daddy Siki on the street, and they always say the same thing. First off they say “We Love You Sweet Daddy.” But then they ask me...they say: “Sweet Daddy Siki, when are you going to beat that big, ugly nasty, smelly Big John Studd? When are you going to take his Canadian Championship away, and send him packing? And that’s a good question. Frank Tunney, are you listening to these people? These people love Sweet Daddy Siki. And they hate that nasty Big John Studd. Because that man is ugly. Big John Studd is so ugly, that when he looks in the mirror...his reflection throws up. Big John Studd is so ugly, that when he goes swimming the tide don’t wanna bring him back in. Big John Studd is so ugly that he makes onions cry. The people don’t want no big, ugly, nasty, hairy, smelly, Big John Studd as their champion. No sir. Look at that face. You don’t want that face on your posters. You don’t want that face on your television. That's bad for business. You want Sweet Daddy Siki. Then the television ratings will skyrocket. Then the people will line up around the block, just like they do every time Sweet Daddy Siki is on the show. The people want Sweet Daddy Siki as the Champion. But we all know Big John Studd don’t want no part of Sweet Daddy Siki. Because he’s scared. So Frank Tunney, you do the right thing. You give these people what they want. You what is smart for your business. You give Sweet Daddy Siki what he wants. You give me that Title Shot, and then we’ll send Big Ugly John Studd back to the freak show where he belongs...and it’ll be a beautiful world again. Beautiful...just like Sweet Daddy Siki!” Sweet Daddy Siki grins widely as the fans cheer loudly. Siki heads back to the dressing room as we go to commercial... ~COMMERCIAL~ We return to see Tim Gerrard standing in the ring. Across the ring from Gerrard, we see the none other than Bruno Sammartino Jr., who has made his return to Maple Leaf Wrestling. Sammartino is jogging in place, and removes his ring jacket. Sammartino is accompanied by Kelly Kiniski and Whipper Watson Jr., who shake his hand and pat him on the back, and then head outside and stand in his corner. VS. Norm Kimber makes the introductions, informing the fans that this is a one fall match between Tim Gerrard and Bruno Sammartino Jr. The fans give Sammartino a rousing reception. Mike McMan: “The fans giving a warm welcome back to young Bruno Sammartino Jr.! We haven’t seen Bruno Jr. here in quite some time, but both he and of course his father are fixtures here in Maple Leaf Wrestling. Before Bruno Sammartino ever went to the World Wide Wrestling federation and became their Heavyweight Champion, he was one of the most popular stars here in Maple Leaf Wrestling. So it only made sense that when his son decided to try his hand in the family business, he came here to Maple Leaf Wrestling to test his skills.” Billy Red Lyons: “That’s right Mike...and over the past year or so young Bruno Jr. has been travelling all over the world testing himself against top competition. But now he has come home and the fans here couldn’t be happier to see him.” As soon as the bell rings, Gerrard and Sammartino lock up. The powerful youngster easily shoves Gerrard back to the mat, and follows up with a crushing elbow smash. Sammartino pulls Gerrard back to his feet and then drives him right back into the canvas with a bodyslam. Gerrard rolls over and gets on all fours and tries to crawl away...but Sammartino grabs him in a rear waistlock and hurls him back with a back suplex. Tim Gerrard lands like a ton of bricks. Sammartino pulls Gerrard back to his feet. Gerrard gamely tries to fight back and throws a series of weak looking forearm smashes to the chest of the burly young second generation superstar, but Sammartino basically shrugs them off. Sammartino grabs Gerrard by the arm and yanks him forward violently, right into a clothesline which almost takes Tim Gerrard right out of his boots. Tim Gerrard is laying on the mat in a crumpled heap, twitching. Bruno Sammartino Jr. reaches down, pulls Tim Gerrard to his feet and throws him into the ropes. As Gerrard rebounds, Sammartino goes into a crouch and grabs Gerrard, putting him in a crushing bearhug! The fans erupt, as Bruno Sammartino Jr. clamps his arms tight around Tim Gerrard and starts to violently shake him left and right, wrenching in the hold as he does. Mike McMan: “Bearhug from Sammartino, and that’s a familiar sight, Billy Red! That of course is the famous move used by his father to submit Buddy Rogers in under a minute and win the World Championship!” Billy Red Lyons: “Look at poor Tim Gerrard! He’s gone totally limp! The referee checks his arm, and he is lifeless! That’s all she wrote for Tim Gerrard!” The referee calls for the bell, and Bruno Sammartino Jr. casually tosses the lifeless Gerrard aside in a heap, as the bell rings, the ref holds his arm in the air and Norm Kimber makes it official... Norm Kimber: “Here is your winner: BRUNO SAMMARTINO JR!” The fans are cheering enthusiastically as Tim Gerrard is helped out of the ring and dragged to the back. Bruno Sammartino Jr. joins Whipper Watson Jr. and Kelly Kiniski at ringside and the three men exchange enthusiastic high fives. Lord Athol Layton heads over with a microphone. Lord Athol Layton: “What an impressive return for Bruno Sammartino Jr.! Welcome back, Bruno!” Bruno: “Thank you very much, Lord Athol Layton. It’s great to be back here in Maple Leaf Wrestling and it’s great to see all these fans again. And it’s great to have friends like Whipper and Kelly with whom I have so much in common.” Lord Athol Layton: “I was going to ask you about that. Whipper, you boys seem to have formed quite an impressive alliance here, and I can’t help but wonder if there’s anybody in Maple Leaf Wrestling who can stop you!” Whipper Watson Jr.: “That’s right Lord Athol. You know, some men are afraid of their past. Some men run away from their history, or hide from it. Some men think that they have to stand in the shadows, if they are descended from great men. Well you’re looking at three men who don’t think that way. We’d be fools to deny who we are. I know my father is probably the most famous man to ever wrestle in Maple Leaf Gardens. My father set attendance records in Maple Leaf Wrestling that will probably never be broken, when he was the NWA British Empire Champion, and when he was the NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion. I know that. And my friend Kelly Kiniski here...his father is probably the greatest Canadian Pro Wrestler in history. His Dad Gene Kiniski wore the NWA World Heavyweight Championship with pride and defended it with honor. He wasn’t just here in Toronto, he went all over the world and defended that title and made a name for himself, and proudly wore the name Canada across his chest wherever he went. And then of course there is Bruno. His father made his name here, long before he became a legend at Madison Square Garden. But he went on to become the biggest WWWF Champion of all time. We are the next generation of that great lineage. Where are the continuation of that dynasty. And with all humility, we feel that we are the next evolution of that great heritage and between the three of us, we can take our family names on to even greater accomplishments and greater heights. We plan to work hard, and eclipse even what our fathers accomplished...wait a minute...what do you want out here?” The camera angle switches, and we see The Kelly Twins and Moose Morowski slowly walking down the aisle to the ring. All three men are sneering and have disgusted looks on their faces. Morowski snatches the microphone out of Watson’s hand. Moose Morowski: “Shut up, punk. Nobody wants to hear some punk out here flapping his lips about his old broken down has-been father.” The fans do not like this statement and boos and jeers start to rain down. Moose Morowski: “You people shut up, too. Now listen. Ever since you punks showed up in Maple Leaf Wrestling, guys like me and guys like The Kelly Twins here been pushed to the side. And we’re sick of it.” The massive Kelly Twins stand behind Morowski and nod in unison, with their arms folded across their chests. Moose: “You want to talk about history? What about The Kelly Twins? They were the longest reigning Tag Team Champions in Maple Leaf Wrestling, but ever since they have come back here they ain’t been getting the respect they are due. Because people like Frank Tunney and Athol Layton and these fans have been too busy swooning over you punks. And what about me? I’ve been wrestling for 30 years. 30 years, I said. I been Canadian Champion. I been Tag Team Champion. But where is my respect? Where is my big interview? Where’s all the fuss over me? Let me tell you something...I wrestled all three of your daddies...and they were all chumps. All of em. Yeah, your fathers all won World Championships. And they all lost them too. You know what that makes them? Losers. And they’re all gone. But I’m still here. So if I can’t beat them up again and get my respect, if I can’t beat up all those old losers, then maybe I have to beat up the sons of losers.” The fans are irate now, jeering loudly and throwing trash. The Kelly Twins are still standing behind Moose Morowski, looking menacing...but they have been laughing uproariously as he insults the boys in front of him. Meanwhile, all the referees and several officials have come running from the backstage area and have attempted to insert themselves between the six men. Suddenly, Kelly Kiniski reaches out and grabs the microphone. Kelly Kiniski: “What did you say about my father? Who do you think you are? You think you’re so tough? Prove it! These Kelly Twins want more respect? Earn it! In fact...I hear we have a big show coming up in Oshawa, a week from this Friday. I want to issue a challenge. The Kelly Twins and Moose Morowski against the three of us...in the middle of that ring, next Friday night in Oshawa. But since you want to be such a big mouth, I say why wait until then? We can always start now!” The fans erupts as Kelly Kiniski drops the microphone and throws a wild haymaker punch at Moose Morowski. The Kelly Twins charge forward and start to brawl with Bruno Sammartino Jr. and Whipper Watson Jr. All six men spread out next to the ring, and start pummelling each other with wild punches as the fans blow the roof off the Brantford Civic Center. A herd of referees and officials charge down the aisle from the backstage area and start trying to pull apart the combatants. Mike McMan: “Total chaos has broken out here on Maple Leaf Wrestling, as The Second Generation Superstars are brawling with Moose Morowski and The Kelly Twins!” Billy Red Lyons: “The officials are trying to contain this situation...we are going to go to commercial and hopefully when we return, things will be returned to some type of order!” ~COMMERCIAL~ We come back from commercial to see Mike McMan and Billy Red Lyons. Mike McMan: “Welcome back fans. While we were in the break, officials managed to separate Bruno Sammartino Jr., Whipper Watson Jr., and Kelly Kiniski from Moose Morowski and The Kelly Twins and escort all six men to the back.” Billy Red Lyons: “Meanwhile, it’s been confirmed...these six men will meet in a big Six Man Tag Match next Friday Night when Maple Leaf Wrestling returns to Oshawa. You want to get your tickets for that show now fans. With the big Abdullah The Butcher and The Sheik vs. Blackjack and Bullwhip match in the Main Event, you just know that show is going to sell out fast.” Mike McMan: “Speaking of the NWA International Tag Team Tournament fans, it’s time for our Main Event fans. Let’s go to the ring!” THE MAIN EVENT VS. QUARTERFINAL MATCH IN THE NWA INTERNATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT The camera shot returns to the ring, where we see both teams already waiting in their respective corners. Norm Kimber: "Ladies and Gentlemen this next bout is our Main Event of the evening and is a Quarterfinal match in the Tournament to determine the new NWA International Tag Team Champions! The winner of this match will advance to the Semifinals at Maple Leaf Gardens on March 29, where they will face the team of Mike Rotundo and Johnny Weaver!” The fans cheer in appreciation: Norm Kimber: “The match is Tag Team contest scheduled for one fall with a 20 minute time limit or TV time remaining. Introducing first, in the corner to my left...from Montreal, at a combined weight of 490 pounds here are Rocky and Bob Della Serra!" The fans boo loudly, as The Della Serra Brothers turn and actually act surprised at the negative reaction they are receiving from the crowd. Rocky gives the “up yours” gesture to the fans as Norm Kimber turns towards the other corner. Norm Kimber: “Their opponents, in the opposite corner...from Italy and Niagara Falls respectively, at a combined weight of 430 pounds here are Dominic DeNucci and Tony “Cannonball” Parisi!” The fans cheer loudly as the two favorites hold up their arms to acknowlege the cheers. The two men remove their ring jackets as the Norm Kimber exits and the bell rings to start the match. The referee orders both teams to pick a man to stay in the ring. Tony "Cannonball" Parisi heads to the apron, as does Rocky Della Serra. We have Dominic DeNucci and Bob Della Serra in the ring to start the match, and the fans are all stomping their feet and clapping their hands in excitement. The ref calls for the bell, and we’re underway! Dominic DeNucci immediately starts to unleash a series of chops aimed at the chest and torso of Bob Della Serra, who answers back with a series of overhead forearm smashes to the back. DeNucci is fighting gamely, but Bob Della Serra is so big he knocks DeNucci to the mat. Bob Della Serra steps back, measures DeNucci off, and then delivers a kick right to the chest of DeNucci! The crowd gasps at the sight of the big man violently booting Dominic DeNucci as hard as he can. Mike McMan: "That’s vicious! Bob Della Serra just kicked Dominic DeNucci right in the chest!" Billy Red Lyons: "Sadly, I don’t think Bob Della Serra and Rocky Della Serra are going to be known for their fair play here. Both brothers have the potential to be ruthless." The crowd boos mercilessly as DeNucci rolls on the mat, holding his ribs. DeNucci rolls too close to the opposing corner, and from the apron, Rocky Della Serra grabs DeNucci and forcefully lifts him to his feet. DeNucci's arms go up in a defensive cover up position over his face, but Bob Della Serra drives a boot into his gut, doubling him over. The crowd boos the double team. Bob Della Serra looks carefully as DeNucci staggers to his feet. DeNucci rushes at him somewhat groggily. DeNucci manages to grab Bob Della Serra and tries weakly to hoist Bob Della Serra up with a German Suplex, but Bob Della Serra grabs the top rope, and Rocky Della Serra calls for the referee to break it. DeNucci starts to back off but Bob Della Serra hammers across his back with a double axe handle smash, and then connects with an upper cut to the chin as he drops to a knee to deliver it. DeNucci spins around but stays on his feet, walking as he turns right into Bob Della Serra who delivers a belly-to-belly suplex! Mike McMan: "Bob Della Serra starting things off for his team nicely using his power to his advantage, Billy." Billy Red Guy: "That is what he brings to the table, Bob is definitely the more powerful of the two brothers." Dominic DeNucci tries to get up right away, but falls back against the ropes. Bob Della Serra rushes at him and lifts a knee aiming for the mid-section but DeNucci side-steps it and as Bob Della Serra hits the ropes chest first DeNucci hands find the underside of Bob Della Serra's chin and he drops straight down, delivering the neckbreaker! DeNucci gets to his feet a bit sluggishly and steps towards his own corner. Bob Della Serra in the meantime, well aware of the situation simply reaches a hand up and across and Rocky Della Serra slaps it. Rocky Della Serra springs into the ring and runs across at DeNucci, delivering a clothesline to the back of his head. DeNucci falls forward, and his fingers just scrape the outstretched hand of Tony "Cannonball" Parisi, and the fans erupt! Parisi propels himself over the top rope and lands right in front of Rocky Della Serra. Parisi fires off a hard right which connects, driving Rocky Della Serra backward. Tony "Cannonball" Parisi moves in with another hard right, hitting again, knocking Rocky Della Serra into the middle of the ring. Parisi grabs the arm of Rocky Della Serra and Irish Whips him into the ropes. Rocky Della Serra bounces off hard and Parisi nails him with a perfectly timed clothesline! Mike McMan: "Tony "Cannonball" Parisi goes for the cover! One… No! Easy kickout by Rocky Della Serra." Billy Red Lyons: "You cannot expect to keep Rocky Della Serra down so early. He’s too strong." Both men climb to their feet and Tony "Cannonball" Parisi connects with another punch to the jaw of Rocky Della Serra, then follows it up with a series of blows which Rocky Della Serra unsuccessfully tries to fend off. The result has Rocky Della Serra dazed, leaning back against the ropes and Parisi clotheslines him up and over the top rope! In an amazing display of balance, Rocky Della Serra actually lands on his feet but takes a few steps back trying to maintain it. Parisi grabs a hold of the top rope and flies over it, landing on Rocky Della Serra with a cross body block…and they both spill to the floor! The fans are on their feet, cheering as the announcers show a replay of Tony "Cannonball" Parisi launching himself over the top rope onto Rocky Della Serra. As we go back to live action, both Dominic DeNucci and Bob Della Serra pound the turnbuckles, trying fruitlessly to revive their teammates who lay outside the ring. Inside the ring the referee’s hands fly into the air as he loudly shouts out his count. Bob Della Serra is the closest to the place outside the ring where the two men lay. Bob Della Serra looks like he is about to jump down, and give them an unwanted hand. Dominic DeNucci stares over at Bob Della Serra and steps through the ropes suddenly, sprinting across the ring heading for Bob Della Serra. Bob Della Serra sees Dominic DeNucci coming and drops off the apron, pointing to the referee and yelling at him, telling him to deal with Dominic DeNucci. As Dominic DeNucci tries to fight his way through the official, Bob Della Serra runs around to where the two others lie, helps Rocky Della Serra to his feet, rolling him into the ring. Heflin sees this over DeNucci's shoulder and starts to shout at Bob Della Serra to get back to his corner. Bob Della Serra holds his hands up in the air and goes back to his corner as the ref is about to convince DeNucci to go back to his own corner. Mike McMan: "Excellent job by the official there to maintain order in this match." Billy Red Lyons: "Trying to maintain control in a match featuring The Della Serra Brothers is an uphill battle." Tony "Cannonball" Parisi has now managed to crawl to his feet and roll into the ring. As he rolls into the ring, Rocky Della Serra grabs his arm and yanks him to his feet, tossing him into the Della Serra corner with some serious authority. Parisi slumps down into a sitting position and Rocky Della Serra runs at him and delivers a running knee smash right to the face of Tony "Cannonball" Parisi! The crowd gasps loudly at the sight of Rocky Della Serra nailing Tony "Cannonball" Parisi with the precision move. Rocky Della Serra tags in Bob Della Serra and then props Parisi up, leaving him open for the shot to the gut that Bob Della Serra delivers. Bob Della Serra grabs Parisi as he drops to a single knee, puts Parisi's arm around his shoulders, and delivers a suplex! Billy Red Lyons: "Another punishing move delivered by Bob Della Serra…and a cover! ONE! TWO! Kickout by Tony "Cannonball" Parisi!" Mike McMan: "Nobody can question Parisi's heart." Bob Della Serra looks down as Parisi slowly gets up to his feet. Tony "Cannonball" Parisi, visibly wavering on his feet, throws an awkward punch at Bob Della Serra that misses and sends him spinning around. Bob Della Serra grabs Parisi from behind in a full nelson and launches Parisi up into the air as he falls back. Parisi's neck hits the mat at an odd angle and his body goes limps as he skids a few feet after impact. Bob Della Serra slides to the mat and hooks Parisi's leg. ONE! TWO! Mike McMan: "DeNucci jumped into the ring and broke up the count and now he's going after Bob Della Serra!" Dominic DeNucci knocks Bob Della Serra off Parisi and then gets on top of him, beginning to pound away at Bob Della Serra without any control. Rocky Della Serra quickly gets into the ring and pulls DeNucci off of his tag team partner. Dominic DeNucci turns to face Rocky Della Serra and lifts him clear off the mat with a devastating uppercut. Bob Della Serra is on his feet now and he spins Dominic DeNucci around and is about to lay into him when his face turns to shock…as Tony "Cannonball" Parisi sneaks up behind and executes a school boy roll up! ONE! TWO! Bob Della Serra escapes! The referee shouts at Dominic DeNucci to leave the ring, who does so grudgingly as Rocky Della Serra lies in the corner of the ring still trying to recover his senses. Bob Della Serra jumps right up, furious at the attempted sneakiness from Tony "Cannonball" Parisi, and knocks Parisi straight to the mat with a short arm clothesline. Parisi pops right back up however and ducks a second clothesline. Parisi fires a kick at the side of Bob Della Serra, but the bigger man grabs Parisi's foot and pulls as hard as he can, wrenching his leg and sending Cannonball crashing to the mat. As he starts to get up, Cannonball executes a desperation “chop block” and takes Bob Della Serra’s legs out from under him. Parisi starts to crawl to his corner. Dominic McMan: "This is Parisi's chance to bring in DeNucci!" Billy Red Lyons: "Parisi needs this tag badly!" Parisi lunges and tags in DeNucci and the roof blows off the Brantford Civic Center as DeNucci quickly gets into the ring! Bob Della Serra is on his feet now and faces Dominic DeNucci, who hits Della Serra with a spinning forearm smash that sends them both down to the mat! Dominic DeNucci gets up quickly and immobilizes the head and shoulder of Bob Della Serra as he brings him to his feet. DeNucci lifts Bob Della Serra up and with a huge effort powers him over with a suplex! The crowd roars at sight of DeNucci slamming Bob Della Serra to the mat, back first. Dominic DeNucci releases Bob Della Serra on impact and staggers to his feet, holding his back in pain. DeNucci takes a few steps back and then the fans go nuts as DeNucci leaps on top of Bob Della Serra, pinning him down to the mat, and sending a barrage of punches at him. Rocky Della Serra gets into the ring and rushes in to break up the beating, but Tony "Cannonball" Parisi intercepts him with a dropkick that knocks Rocky to the mat. DeNucci continues to unleash on Bob Della Serra, delivering three or four successive blows straight to the face. In the middle of the ring Rocky Della Serra ducks a clothesline from Tony "Cannonball" Parisi and runs and leaps on top of Dominic DeNucci, trying to pin his arms so he can't keep hitting his brother. Bob Della Serra, somewhat dazed from the beating DeNucci gave him lays mostly still as the struggle ensues just a few feet away from him. Suddenly Tony "Cannonball" Parisi flies into the picture, dropping an elbow on the struggle between Rocky Della Serra and DeNucci, hitting both of them! Billy Red Lyons: "Tony "Cannonball" Parisi may have made a critical mistake there, Mike. He missed Rocky Della Serra and partially got DeNucci! Now everybody is down!" The crowd watches on pins and needles as all three men slowly recover. The referee has sent Parisi out of the ring, and then tries to get Rocky Della Serra to crawl to his own corner. Bob Della Serra drags himself to his feet at roughly the same time as DeNucci. They lunge at each other, tying up a second time. DeNucci tries to push Bob Della Serra back into the turnbuckle but Bob Della Serra is just too big and too strong. Bob Della Serra smashes DeNucci over the head with an elbow. Dominic DeNucci gasps in shock and falls to the mat. Bob Della Serra takes the time to go over and tag out to Rocky Della Serra, while Dominic DeNucci lies on the mat. Rocky Della Serra stands over Dominic DeNucci with a big smirk on his face. Finally, Rocky Della Serra reaches down, dragging DeNucci back up to his feet and stunning him with a forearm shot to the head. He pushes Dominic DeNucci against the ropes and then sends him flying into the opposites ropes. DeNucci comes off and gets taken down with a perfect drop toehold. In an instant Rocky Della Serra is on his feet and flips DeNucci over, grabbing his legs. Rocky Della Serra gets a cocky smile on his face and tries to turn DeNucci over, who fights it. With one powerful movement Rocky Della Serra gets Dominic DeNucci over and continues to hold DeNucci’s legs while he sits back! DeNucci immediately yells in pain! Billy Red Lyons: "Rocky Della Serra has DeNucci locked in a Boston crab!" Dominic McMan: "Look at his face! Rocky Della Serra seems to be getting quite a thrill from trying to make Dominic DeNucci beg for him to stop!" DeNucci pushes himself up, and tries to walk on his hands towards the ropes. He gets a bit closer to the ropes, but the smiling Rocky Della Serra simply applies more pressure to his back and DeNucci collapses back to the mat. On the apron, Tony "Cannonball" Parisi begins lifting his arms, gathering the crowd behind DeNucci, who is clearly screaming in pain as this crippling submission hold goes on. Dominic DeNucci once again props himself up and in two quick hand steps and a lunge grasps a hold of the bottom rope! Mike McMan: "He got it!" Billy Red Lyons: “He reached the bottom rope, Della Serra must release the hold!” Rocky Della Serra releases the hold, shrugs, and walks over to his corner, tagging in Bob Della Serra. DeNucci pulls himself along the bottom rope towards one of the neutral turnbuckles, slowly getting up. As he turns around, Bob Della Serra is right there, and surprises him by throwing him into the far ropes with an Irish Whip. However, Bob Della Serra doesn't realize how close to the corner DeNucci got and as he bounces off DeNucci raises his arm and Tony "Cannonball" Parisi slaps Dominic DeNucci on the hand tagging himself in! The fans erupt again, but Bob Della Serra still guns for DeNucci, clinching him in a belly-to-belly suplex hold. But before he can send DeNucci into orbit, Parisi leaps around and delivers a violent punch to the kidneys of Bob Della Serra, causing him to release the hold. DeNucci drops to a knee and quickly rolls out of the ring. Billy Red Lyons: "Tony "Cannonball" Parisi just saved Dominic DeNucci." Mike McMan: "Rocky Della Serra did so much damage with that perfectly applied Boston Crab, he may have effectively taken DeNucci out of this match!" Tony "Cannonball" Parisi grabs Bob Della Serra's head and drives it into the mat with a bulldog. Parisi scales up the turnbuckles and waits while Bob Della Serra gets to his feet, facing opposite of Parisi. The fans come to their feet, because they know Parisi is in position for his patented Cannonball manoeuvre! Slowly Bob Della Serra turns and Parisi jumps off, but Bob Della Serra moves out of the way! Tony "Cannonball" Parisi hits the mat hard and Bob Della Serra staggers over and brings in Rocky Della Serra! Tony Parisi has missed the Cannonball! Bob Della Serra locks Tony Parisi in a front facelock, while Rocky climbs the turnbuckles to the top rope! Dominic DeNucci is desperate to enter the ring, but the referee is right there, ordering him to stay put. While Bob Della Serra keeps Parisi locked in a front facelock, Rocky leaps from the top rope and lands knee first right on top of Tony Parisi, hitting him in the kidneys and driving him face first to the canvas! Tony “Cannonball” Parisi collapses lifeless on the mat, while Rocky makes the cover! Dominic DeNucci tries to enter the ring, but Bob Della Serra cuts him off. The referee slides down for the count... One! Two! Three! The bell rings, and boos rain down as the Norm Kimber makes it official... Norm Kimber: “Here are your winners, and advancing to the Semifinals of the NWA International Tag Team Championship Tournament: THE DELLA SERRA BROTHERS!” For some reason, Rocky and Bob Della Serra start to stomp and kick the fallen Tony Parisi. Dominic DeNucci enters the ring, and the two brothers turn on him and start to clobber the veteran with punches and kicks while Parisi still lies motionless on the mat. The Della Serra Brothers pull Dominic DeNucci by the arms and forcibly tie him up in the ropes. As DeNucci struggles, The Della Serra Brothers go back to ruthlessly stomping on Tony “Cannonball” Parisi. Bob Della Serra rolls out of the ring, grabs a wooden folding chair and slides back in. Della Serra holds the chair high over his head, and smashes it down on the head of the helpless Dominic DeNucci! The fans are incensed and are jeering so loud you can barely hear the announcers. Rocky Della Serra takes the chair under his arm and heads back to the top rope, and then Bob pulls the unconscious Tony Parisi to his feet. Once again, Bob puts the lifeless Cannonball in a front facelock, and now Rocky leaps off the top rope and drives the folded chair right into the back of the neck of Tony “Cannonball” Parisi! Mike McMan: “What kind of man does this to his opponent after he’s already beaten him, and basically tortures him? What kind of men are these Della Serra Brothers?” Billy Red Lyons: “This is a total disgrace, and our fans here are on the verge of rioting!’ Rocky Della Serra gets to his feet after leaping off the top rope with his chair and is joined by Bob Della Serra, and the two men start to stomp Tony "Cannonball" Parisi further into the mat. Rocky Della Serra and Bob Della Serra continue to beat the hell out of Parisi, to the boos of the fans. Suddenly, the crowd goes wild! Dino Bravo charges down the aisle from the dressing room. He is in street clothes, but he is carrying a folding chair of his own! Bravo slides into the ring, and starts to swing the chair over his head! The chair cracks both Bob Della Serra and Rocky Della Serra upside the head as Bravo swings it like a crazy man! The fans go nuts cheering, and finally Bob Della Serra and Rocky Della Serra bail out of the ring and head up the aisle Bravo brandishes the chair, with fire in his eyes. Tony "Cannonball" Parisi is still lifeless on the mat, as Dino Bravo frees the helpless Dominic DeNucci from the ropes. Both men rush to the fallen Parisi. Rocky and Bob Della Serra are still in the aisle and is going nuts, pointing at Bravo and shouting something. Mike McMan: “I really don’t understand Rocky and Bob Della Serra. They won this match, cleanly. Why would they do that to Tony Parisi?” Billy Red Lyons: “I don’t know Mike, but I get the feeling this issue isn’t over, tournament or no tournament. And unfortunately, we have run out of time! See you next week fans, here on Maple Leaf Wrestling!”

Maple Leaf Wrestling Dundas, Ontario - Dundas Arena March 6, 1981 Paid Attendance: 500 Goldie Rogers pinned Bob Marcus at 7:13 following a side slam Whipper Watson Jr. pinned Tim Gerrard at 8:42 with a flying bodypress Moose Morowski pinned Joe Marcus at 9:33 with a powerslam Iron Mike Sharpe defeated Cowboy Frankie Laine at 11:23 with a forearm shot to the back of the head with his forearm brace, from the second turnbuckle Sweet Daddy Siki & George Wells defeated The Kelly Twins at 19:55 when Siki pinned Pat with a dropkick, while Wells flattened Mike following a shoulder tackle