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Fantastic moment of silence to start the show. I love the way RPG sets the tone! Nelson Royal makes a great challenger for Scott Armstrong. They'll give the fans some exciting action for that Junior Title. I am all in on the Violent Gentleman. You've made them one of my favorite teams in the game, and I've never seen Barnes in real life. Very much looking forward to this feud with Fuller/Golden. Should be quite the back and forth blood bath if I had to guess. That elimination ten man tag is going to be nuts. The continuation of Sawyers/Nightmares is just going to get more violent, and I have to think that Brad has nowhere to go but up from here, and I look forward to that ride. Kamala wrecking shit is right where Kamala belongs. Love It! It does sound like he has a date with the Bullet sometime in the future though. That'll be one hell of a fight! Stomper/Mulligan... No DQ! Oh Hell Yeah! Buzz Sawyer tries to make some oatmeal, but the babyfaces save the day. Yeah, that 10 man is going to be crazy!! To the Farm Center!! Ash cheats to get a nice win in the opener! I almost picked him up. Glad to see him getting a win! Armstrong/Royal go to a draw. Perfect opening for this feud! Oh! Looks like Gypsy Joe is all done after two splashes from the Fredphoon!! Wow! Last week Brad takes the World Champion to the limit, and this week he is the Sole Survivor of the big ten man! I think Mr. Armstrong has big things coming in his future! Oh No! The Candyman eats a Kamala top rop splash, and two Big Bubba splashes!! He is going to be hurting bad after this one. But I feel like Bubba may have a Chocolate Drop in his future. JIMMY GARVIN!!! If there was one guy I never expected to see show up and help Fuller/Golden/Johnny V, he would be pretty high on that list! Is he here for Brisco? Is this a new Stud Stable? Was it to screw the Gentleman? I can't wait to see where this goes!! Mulligan has Stomper dead to rights again, and this time Carson uses the stipulation to get involved and steal the win. I smell a cage match! As always, Twin States is the place to go for good old fashioned Southern Wrestling!

I used to enjoy NXT so much, and now like the rest of WWE's programming I find it to be a total chore. At first I thought it was the move to 2 hours and the feel of Vince being on it that was the problem, but the more I think about it, I think it's the fact that the product has ground to a halt. Before you saw the guys for six months to a year and they moved on. The roster seemed to constantly change like an old territory and it was refreshing. Now we've had Gargano, Ciampa, Velveteen, and the 4 UE guys who have been there forever. We have Balor, Breeze, and Fandango there again. Uggh. I sat and watched Takeover, and while all of the matches were fine matches, I found myself invested in Escobar/Swerve and Shirai/Lerae most of all because they don't feel old hat like everything else. Priest, Kushida, Kross, Escobar, Swerve, Thatcher, Grimes, Reed, Imperium. I could get back into a show built around these guys. But like everything else WWE, it seems they are only comfortable dishing out the same old shit.

I am super excited for the empty arena match. I know you are going to do an awesome job with it, and with Funk and Lawler involved, you know it is going to be a wild brawl. Good win for Bassarab. He could definitely be en route to a TV Title shot. The Magnificent Ones get a nice win, but Yatsu and Fuchi get a little payback. This will be a good little feud. As I said before, the Thornton/St. Clair duo is a favorite of mine. Kirchner will make for a fine challenge, but I don't think he is the guy to end the reign. Speaking of favorites, Champagne is awesome! Huge props to you for building Morrow up in to a guy that we are all excited to see challenge Lawler. Grapplers may want them some Road Warriors, but they'd better start paying attention to the Lone Stars. Doring has my attention. Interested to see where he goes. More Rich Cousin vs Borne/Oliver!!! Mike George picks up a big win, but has the whole Elite pissed off in the process. He is gonna need some back up. Great show! Looking forward to Thursday Night!!

(Taped on Monday September 28th, 1985 and airing Friday Night October 2nd) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Ninety minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut directly to the ring where Marc Lowrance is standing by with Frank Dusek, Scott Casey, Phil Hickerson, and Jack Victory? Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the Will Rogers Coliseum for another exciting edition of Texas All Star Wrestling right here on KTVT Channel Eleven. I' am your host Marc Lowrance, and as you can see we are set to get things started immediately here tonight, but first I must ask, Jack Victory, what are you doing here? Victory who is wearing huge white sunglasses and a blue jean jacket with the words Heart Throb across the back, struts over to Lowrance with a goofy grin on his face. Jack Victory: Well Mac, I'm out here to represent my good friends the Blondes. They don't speak English good like me and you, so they asked me to come out here and make sure they weren't getting ripped off by you and Dootcheck in this card game or whatever it is. Frank Dusek steps forward and takes the microphone. Frank Dusek: No one is getting ripped off Victory. It's real simple. You pick a card from the deck. The two teams with the lowest cards meet in the first match. The winners of that match meets the team with the highest card in the main event, and the winner of that match wins the All Star Tag Team Titles. So since you wanna run your mouth Jack, you can pick first for Regal and Donovan. Jack Victory: Regal and Donovan? Never heard of 'em! Anyhow.... Victory reaches in and grabs a card. Dusek moves the deck to Casey who takes a card, then to Hickerson who takes one. Frank Dusek: Alright Victory, what do you have? Victory turns his card over revealing the 6 of Diamonds. He immediately throws an exaggerated fit, ripping the card in half, kicking the bottom rope, and stomping off to the corner. Frank Dusek: The Blondes have the Six of Diamonds. Casey? Casey flips his card. Frank Dusek: The Gunslingers have the Queen of Hearts. From over in the corner the microphone picks up Victory saying "The Gunslingers are a couple of queens." Scott Casey doesn't take very kindly to that and makes a move for Victory, which causes Dusek to get between the two of them. While this scuffle is happening in the foreground, eagle eyed viewers will have noticed Phil Hickerson looking at his card in the background. Whatever that card was quickly disappeared into the pocket of his long Highwayman coat, and a new card appeared from his sleeve. Hickerson then stood back and made no move to get involved in the skirmish. Dusek finally calmed Scott Casey down, and turned around to Victory. Frank Dusek: One more crack from you and I'll have you thrown out of the building. You got it? Victory rolls his eyes and nods in the corner. Dusek turns back to Hickerson. Frank Dusek: Alright Hickerson, what do you got? Hickerson flips over the card in his hand revealing the Ace of Spades. A big smiles crosses his face, like he is seeing it for the first time. Frank Dusek: Highwaymen have the Ace of Spades. Highwaymen get a bye of the finals. Blondes and Gunslingers, you are up after the first break. Be ready. Dusek hands the microphone back to Lowrance. Hickerson leaves the ring grinning like the Cheshire Cat. Casey stays in the ring, and Victory is jawing with the ringside fans as the show goes to commercial. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling! The draw has been made and the bracket is set. The Highwaymen are going straight to the finals. They are one victory away from being the first All Star Tag Team Champions. Which means right now we are going to see two teams compete for the chance to meet them and vie for those titles. It is going to be The Gunslingers and....(sigh).....The Laser Blondes.... 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Laser Blondes (Laser Blonde I/Laser Blonde II) vs The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) w/Sunshine- The Blondes jumped The Gunslingers before the bell rang and made sure to knock Casey to the floor, leaving Mantell and his bad neck in the ring. After that they expertly cut off the ring and worked Mantell over for quite some time, focusing primarily on the head, neck, and shoulder region. It was nearly ten minutes that the Blondes remained in control, although Mantell did get close several times. Finally he got free after hitting Blonde II with a reverse atomic drop and tagged Scott Casey in. Casey took control and bumped both of the masked men all over the place, but eventually a poke to the eyes put the Blondes back in control. That didn't last nearly as long this time, as after about three minutes, Blonde I shot Casey into the ropes and leaned over for a back body drop, but Casey put on the breaks, then simply reached down and plucked the mask off his head! To the surprise of virtually no one, "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal stood up clutching at his unmasked face with a look of total shock on his face and then ran to his corner and tagged in Laser Blonde II. While Regal tried to hide his face in the corner, Blonde II charged into the ring, but Casey took him down with a drop toe hold. Casey yanked the man to his feet and planted him with a bodyslam, then tagged in Mantell who quickly dropped a leg onto Blonde II. Casey charged across the ring and knocked Regal off the apron. He and Mantell then each hit the ropes and drilled Blonde II with a Double Bulldog! Mantell covered for the One, Two, Three! Mantell then reached down and yanked the mask off of Laser Blonde II revealing...Chick Donovan! Winners: The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell in 15:49 Marc Lowrance: All Right! The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell have advanced to the finals of the All Star Tag Team Title Tournament. They will meet The Highwaymen of Bobby Duncum and Phil Hickerson here tonight in the main event with the belts on the line. Also, to the surprise of absolutely no one, these masked men have been revealed as Steve Regal and Chick Donovan. At least now they can stop trying to speak Spanish. Folks, we'll be right back with the debut of "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones! Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones vs The Bounty Hunter- Although he may not be the competitor he once was, for a man in his mid-40's, Tom Jones is still put together! He came out tonight and used his power advantage to make pretty short work of the masked Bounty Hunter. A couple of big forearms and clotheslines. A bodyslam where he walked around with the big masked man. A bearhug that wore him down, and finally he slapped on the Full Nelson and put him out. Winner: "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones in 4:11 Marc Lowrance: I am standing by with your winner, "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones. Tom, a nice win here tonight, and may I say, Welcome to Texas All Star Wrestling. Tom Jones: Thank Ya Marc. Ya know, I've been wrestling all over the place for a lot of years, and if I am being real honest with myself and with all of you, I don't know how much fight this old dog has left in him. So when I heard that wrestling was coming back to North Texas, just up the road from where I call home, I figured what better place to come and find out just what I had left in the tank! So I'm here in Texas All Star looking for some gold and looking to mix it up with anyone that wants to fight. I may not know how many fights I have left in me, but I know I have a few, and what better place to have them, than right here in Texas! The fans in the Will Rogers Coliseum like that one and give a big cheer to Jones who holds up his fist and pumps it as he exits the arena. Marc Lowrance: Tom Jones is here and he is looking for a fight. We are looking at a quick break, then we will see Jack Victory, the New Jersey Heartthrob in action. We'll be right back. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory vs Mike Reed- After strutting to ringside in his ridiculous glasses and jacket, and strutting during his ring introduction, Victory turned surprisingly violent when the bell rang. He was all over Reed peppering him with punches, then dropping repeated elbows on him when he got him to the canvas. Victory jerked him up by the hair, whipped him into the ropes, then hit him with a nasty clothesline. Victory jerked him up again, plowed him with a Piledriver and covered him for the victory. Winner: "The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory in 2:35 Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, I am here with... Jack Victory: You Shut Up Florence! I got a complaint! It isn't fair that them Gunslingers ripped the masks off my friends Steve Regal and Chick Donovan. In Lucha Libre rules, if you take the mask off your opponent, that is an automatic disqualification, and that means that The Gunslingers should be eliminated from the tournament, and the Laser Blondes should be fighting for the titles. It's not fair that they are going to get fired again just because Steve Macey and Jimmy Chantell are dirty, no good, low down cheaters! Marc Lowrance: What are you talking about? Victory looks like he is about to blow a gasket at Marc Lowrance, when Steve Regal and Chick Donovan come marching down to ringside and attempt to calm Victory down. As Chick Donovan walks the animated Victory away from the interview area, Regal approaches Lowrance. Steve Regal: What my good friend Jack is trying to say Marc Lowrance, is that it is an absolute travesty that The Gunslingers had to resort to such low down tactics to defeat us. We got cheated in a Loser Leaves Town match in the USWA. So we put on those masks and came here so that we could continue our run of tag team dominance. But now thanks to those Gunslingers, not only will we not be bringing home the All Star Tag Team Titles, we are once again unemployed. Now it is Frank Dusek who comes marching to ringside with a look of absolute annoyance on his face. Frank Dusek: Look, I have an announcement to make and a show to produce, so I am going to keep this nice and short. Number one, this isn't Lucha Libre, this is Texas Wrestling! So you two getting your masks ripped off means jack and squat to me! You lost, you are out of the tournament, get over it. As for you two being out of a job. We may be an associate of the USWA, but we ain't the USWA. You two idiots never had to wear masks and pretend to be Mexican to wrestle here in the first place. Steve Regal: So...we...aren't fired..... Frank Dusek: Not unless you keep holding up my show. Steve Regal: Oh Yeah! Got It! Thanks Boss! Regal pats Dusek on the chest, then turns around and yells "I Saved Our Jobs!" to Donovan and Victory. Donovan and Victory both look super excited, and all three jump up and down celebrating. They then head backstage laughing and high fiving. Marc Lowrance: That was something. Frank Dusek: Tell me about it. Marc Lowrance: You mentioned an announcement? Frank Dusek: What? Oh... Yeah, sorry. I got distracted by idiots. Anyway, since we will be all finished with the tag team tournament and will have All Star Tag Team Champions after tonight, I figured it was time to tell all these fine people about our other championship. The Texas All Star Heavyweight Title. Now, how are we going to decide that champion? I'm glad you asked. It was just over a year ago that our friends at World Class Wrestling presented a match called The Great Texas Round Up. That night they put two men in the ring, and every two minutes sent another man to the ring until twenty men had entered. Those men fought tooth and nail to eliminate one another and ultimately the winner went home with the gold. That sounds like just the kind of fight we need to determine who the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion should be! But instead of twenty guys, let's make it twenty five. Marc Lowrance: That sounds fantastic. When can we expect this to take place Mr. Dusek? Frank Dusek: Well, next week our show is only going to run sixty minutes instead of the usual ninety. If my math is right, that should give us just enough time to have a Twenty Five Man, Great Texas Round Up for the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title, so let's do it right here, next week! Marc Lowrance: Oh Yeah! Next week we crown the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion! Dusek heads out to a big pop, as the show heads to commercial. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -The Texas Ranger vs Dave Kent- The Texas Ranger is 6'2" and 265 pounds, pretty well built, and wearing a mask that is done up in the colors of the Texas flag. Needless to say, he draws a pretty positive reaction from the crowd. He is put over very heavily in this one, taking Kent down with armdrags, dropkicks, bodyslams, a huge suplex, and a big atomic drop. Finally he throws the Longhorn hand sign into the air and then clamps his opponent into a modified cobra clutch that Lowrance calls the Longhorn Lock on commentary for the submission victory. Winner: The Texas Ranger in 3:09 Marc Lowrance: An impressive debut win for The Texas Ranger here tonight as he puts his opponent away with the Longhorn Lock. Ladies and Gentleman, right after this break, we will be back with our main event, the final match in the tournament to crown the Texas All Star Tag Team Champions. Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 60 Minute Time Limit -The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson) vs The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) w/Sunshine- All Star Tag Team Titles The Gunslingers were definitely a little worse for wear, especially Johnny Mantell, but they weren't about to go down without a fight. This one started off hot and heavy with Casey and Duncum trading shots in the center of the ring, and Casey took the advantage. The Gunslingers used quick tags in and out and worked over Duncum pretty heavily in the opening minutes of the contest. After a near two count, Duncum rolled to the floor and took most of a ten count to return to the ring. He tagged in Hickerson, and it looked like Casey was going to get the advantage again, but Phil stuck a thumb in his eye and then The Highwaymen went to work. For the next seven or eight minutes, Scott Casey was relentlessly beaten down by both Duncum and Hickerson, until the two week old wound on his head was bleeding again, and it looked like the Gunslingers were all but finished. Just before the fifteen mark of the match, Casey was able to duck under a Duncum clothesline, and catch him with a cross body block on the rebound. Instead of trying for a cover, Casey scrambled on hands and knees and tagged in Mantell just before Hickerson who had entered the ring illegally could stop him! Mantell came in like a wild man, blasting Hickerson with right hand after right hand. Then he started firing them at Duncum who'd gotten back to his feet. Then it was one for Hickerson, one for Duncum, back and forth, back and forth. Then a dropkick sent Hickerson out of the ring. Mantell fired Duncum into the ropes and caught him in an abdominal stretch! Duncum struggled for several long moments, but finally got his hand on the top rope. Mantell continued working on Duncum for the next part of the match, grinding him down with several holds. Then he picked the pace back up taking him over with several hip tosses, and a big body slam! Mantell shot Duncum into the ropes, and got in position for a back body drop, but Duncum was able to put on the brakes, and quickly stuffed Mantell's head between his legs and drilled him with a piledriver right onto his bad neck! Both men were down in the center of the ring as the referee started the ten count. Duncum was moving first around 5, crawling toward Hickerson, and he managed to make the tag around 8. Hickerson wasted no time breaking the count, by dropping an elbow right onto the head of the prone Mantell. Hickerson was ruthless, dragging Mantell to the head by his injured neck and clamping on a headlock. He worked it for probably a full minute, jerking the head of Mantell left and right, but finally Mantell either built up some strength, or got pissed off and scooped Hickerson up and drove him down with a back suplex! As the chants of "Johnny! Johnny!" filled the Will Rogers Coliseum, Mantell summoned the strength and began to crawl toward his bloody partner who stood with his arm outstretched. Hickerson got back to his feet a little off balance, and dove for Mantell to stop the tag, but Johnny slapped the hand of Casey at the last second before Hickerson connected! Casey hit the ring, and drove a knee into the half prone Hickerson. He then met Duncum who was rushing into the ring with a dropkick that sent him sprawling. Turning his attention back to Hickerson, he blasted him with a series of lefts and rights that left Hickeron staggered, then scooped him up and slammed him! Duncum came back for Casey, but this time Referee Rick Hazzard stepped between them and started ushering Duncum out of the ring. This unfortunately stopped him from seeing Hickerson stiff arm Casey in the groin. Once that damage was done, Duncum quickly exited to his corner. Hickerson then staggered to his corner and tagged out. Duncum came in legally and blasted Casey with a clothesline just as he was getting to his feet. Duncum whipped Casey into the ropes, and took him over with a back body drop on the rebound. Unfortunately for Duncum, he never saw Mantell slap Casey on the back for the tag, so when Mantell charged in from behind and planted Duncum with a huge Bulldog, he never saw it coming! Mantell quickly hooked a half nelson to roll Duncum over and covered him for the One, Two, Thr.... Hickerson stomped Mantell in the head! Mantell jumped up and started trying to get at Hickerson, meanwhile a somewhat recovered Scott Casey had gotten to his feet and was also trying to get at Hickerson. So with two Gunslingers pushing at one Highwayman, while the other laid on the ground, Hazzard turned his attention to pushing Casey out of the ring. Hickerson and Mantell started throwing punches at one another, then Bobby Duncum took hold of Mantell's leg from the canvas which took Johnny's attention away from Hickerson. This allowed Phil to knee Mantell in the gut, and drop him with a DDT. Casey pushed Rick Hazzard aside and charged when he saw the DDT, but he was then met with both Duncum and Hickerson, an onslaught he couldn't stand up too for very long. Although he got off a few good shots, he ended up eating a lot more, and then being tossed to the floor. Hickerson then scooped up Mantell while Duncum scaled the ropes, and they planted him on his bad neck with the Spike Piledriver. Duncum covered for the One, Two, Three. Winners, and NEW ALL STAR TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!: The Highwaymen of Bobby Duncum and Phil Hickerson in 29:17 Marc Lowrance: My goodness what a final match! Both of those teams gave everything they had, and although they had to resort to dirty tactics to do it, The Highwaymen have won the tournament and become the first Texas All Star Tag Team Champions! Be sure to join us next time for the Great Texas Round Up which will see the crowning of the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion, right here on KTVT. Good Night Ladies and Gentleman! The show goes off the air with Phil Hickerson and Bobby Duncum celebrating with the All Star Tag Team Titles. Meanwhile medical personnel are in the ring checking on Johnny Mantell, while Sunshine and Scott Casey stand at ringside looking concerned.

Texas All Star sends Ricky Gibson to the NWA for "Iron" Mike Sharpe Also, Please go ahead and send Ted Allen to the free agents list. This trade negates my need for him, and Gene doesn't want him back either!

Anyone got any background on this particular "Samoan".... https://youtu.be/Oc7WHAC2p5w Also be interested to learn anything you have on Arandu as well!

Blanchard/Armstrong for the NWA Worlds Heavyweight Championship would have people coming out from all around to see Rocket City Rampage. Kicking off the big show with a cage match! Scott Armstrong finally gonna get a fair shake at Bota. Nice! Nightmares vs Sawyers in a Tag Team Stretcher Match! Aww Shit. I'm gonna have to steal the Superstar's RX7 and get down to the VBC box office myself! Glad to see "The Candyman" getting serious and working toward another shot. Still glad to see you using him! Loving Fuller and Golden showing their true colors, and Johnny V works fantastic with them. Great promo. I don't know what Gordon Solie is being all uppity about, Ron Wright's Bank Account is a well known charitable organization! Awesome promo by the champ, that does a great job further building intrigue for the reveal of Wright's guy. That literally got an out loud chuckle from me... at work. Oh Shit....Kamala just wrecked Armstrong!! That's a pretty good surprise, and like a blind porn star, Armstrong never saw it coming. A nice little mini brawl between the Nightmares and the Sawyers to get us ready for the stretcher match. This is a great feud. Oh Damn! Blackjack Mulligan shows up to challenge the Stomper!! First Kamala, now BJM, and Cooley has a mystery partner coming too! Bidness is pickin' up in Twin States if you weel! On to the Rampage!! With no one able to interfere for Bota, Scott Armstrong finally brings home the gold!! Cooley and Brad make one hell of a team! Glad to see Candy pick up the win over the rookie Tugmaster Oh Shit, looks like Fuller and Golden may have actually accomplished taking out Jimmy Valiant. Violent Gentleman retain!! I like these guys! and now a feud with Fuller/Golden!! Between this and Sawyers/Nightmares, I am loving the Twin States tag team scene!! Carson saves the title for Stomper! Blackjack ain't gonna be happy. Sawyers get the win after a hanging!! That seems about right. MORE!!! Great interviews setting up the opponent switch in the main event. Seemed word for word exactly like it would go down. Then the fans got treated to a classic. Brad is criminally underrated in the real world, glad he got a chance to go nearly an hour with the NWA Champion in this one. That will be a favorite amongst tape traders for years to come. Great Stuff Gene!!

Two things... 1) Under the free agent women, there is a listing that just says Dallas. Is this the same Linda Dallas that is currently on the Houston roster? If so, that should be removed. 2) I believe Kat Leroux is another woman who would have been around and working during this timeframe. If I am correct, can I have her to use as a valet?

Texas All Star sends Billy Robinson to the AWA for Steve Doll

I will thank both of you for the recommendation. I just ordered the MSG Blu-Ray, a book for myself, and 4 books for my Dad for Christmas all for like 35 bucks shipped. Can't beat those prices.

Loving The Funker as always! Looking forward to the empty arena match. Should be good and violent! Kirchner is on quite a role, and if St. Clair retains, a good old fashioned USA vs foreigner feud for the TV Title might draw nicely for you. Kai's Samoans are proving far more effective than The Medics! You've already made me a Goldie Rogers fan, I love it when people add Jack to a sentence. I seriously wish I could incorporate it into real life! Nice work on putting The Magnificent Ones together. Another fantastic team for your already stacked tag team division. Speaking of which, loving The Technicians. Roop is a guy I am really only discovering recently, and the more I see, the more I enjoy him. Looking forward to Wrestlestorm, and thanks for the props! Happy to be part of the team! "True Grit" is certainly a better nickname than "The Timekeeper" but he'd better find some backup if he is going to tussle with The Elite. As I keep stating, I am super stoked for the Borne/Oliver vs Rich Cousins feud. This has potential to be epic. I am probably the only person rooting for the CEO's over the RPM's! Never did like those third rate knock offs! The pairing of Sugar and Norvell is awesome, I really hope they give Karachi Vice a run for their money. I also love the Beauty Shop. You've made Brenda into something fun as hell. When Dicky Slater comes back from Japan, Dream Machine had better make himself scarce, or he may be in a whole lot of trouble!! Awesome, awesome main event. St. Clair with Thornton is a great act and just perfect for the mid-card title scene. Loving this reign.

(Taped on Monday September 21st, 1985 and airing Friday Night September 25th) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Ninety minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut to ringside where Marc Lowrance and Frank Dusek are standing by. Marc Lowrance: Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Will Rogers Coliseum and to Championship Sports. We are here on KTVT for another exciting edition of Texas All Star Wrestling! I am your host Marc Lowrance, and joining me here at ringside is the liaison for the powers that be here in Texas All Star, Mr. Frank Dusek. Frank Dusek: Marc Lowrance, as you saw, all the people here at the Will Rogers Coliseum saw, and everyone watching at home saw, it was absolute chaos here last week. Men and women were fighting all over the place. Referee's were hit, blood was spilled, and it was utterly out of control. I am out here to tell you right now, that crap isn't happening again tonight! Dusek's stern declaration draws a cheer from the Texas crowd. Frank Dusek: If all of these people want to beat one another half to death, I don't have a problem with it, and we'll schedule those matches just as soon as we can. But I will not have our tournament for the All Star Tag Team Titles ruined because of it. So as of this moment if any of Black Bart, Killer Brooks, Jeff Sword, Doug Vines, or The Spoiler so much as step foot in the Will Rogers Coliseum tonight, I am going to fine you Ten Thousand Dollars and suspend you for six months! Everyone else that was involved in that mess is scheduled to compete here tonight. I am telling all of you, you go to the ring, you wrestle your match, and you go to the back. If anyone interferes in anyone else's matches, I will fine you Fifteen Thousand Dollars and suspend you for a year! Oh, and since contractually Skandor Akbar and Sunshine are allowed to be ringside during the match between The Gunslingers and Devastation Incorporated, and I can't do anything to stop it. I will personally be coming down to ringside with three chairs and two pair of handcuffs, and the three of us will be sitting together and watching the match! Thank You Everyone. Marc Lowrance: Mr. Dusek, I believe you were going to give an explanation on how the last round of the tag team tournament would work, when three teams remain. Frank Dusek: Indeed I was. At the beginning of the show next week, one member of the three remaining teams will meet me in the center of the ring. Then since this is Texas, and every good Texan likes a good hand of poker, we are going to play what I am calling one card draw. Each man will draw a card from the deck, whoever draws the highest card secures a bye for his team. The other two teams will meet in the first match of the night. Whoever wins the match goes on to face the team that gets the bye in the main event. The winners will be the first All Star Tag Team Champions. Marc Lowrance: There you have it Ladies and Gentleman, Frank Dusek is laying down the law tonight! We'll be right back with our first contest. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling on KTVT Channel 11! Let's head to the ring for our opening bout, a second round match in the All Star Tag Team Tournament. 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The S&S Express (Steve Simpson/Joe Savoldi) vs The Highwaymen (Bobby Duncum/Phil Hickerson)- A real banger to start the show as there is some history here as The Highwaymen had quite the feud with Simpson when he was part of The Glamour Boys, and Simpson apparently hadn't forgotten it either as he came out of the gate with a huge flurry of kicks and punches on Hickerson. Simpson kept the momentum going and took it to Duncum as well, and The Highwaymen bailed to the floor to regroup early in this one. After that it was more back and forth contest with both teams making frequent tags and the match stretched past the ten minute mark before either team took an extended advantage again. Finally it was The Highwaymen who used some double teaming to work over Savoldi and they held him in their corner and the beating continued as the match passed fifteen. Finally Savoldi made the hot tag and Simpson was back in like a man possessed and taking it to both Duncum and Hickerson. The fatal mistake came when Simpson tagged Savoldi back in so they could go for their Missile Dropkick/Flying Splash combo finish on Hickerson. Duncum who had been sent out to the floor got back on the apron and yanked the foot of Simpson causing him to crotch himself and fall to the outside. Meanwhile Hickerson was able to sidestep the dropkick of Savoldi who crashed hard to the mat. Hickerson quickly scooped him up, planted him with a DDT and covered him for the victory at 19:21 Winners: The Highwaymen of Bobby Duncum and Phil Hickerson -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star on KTVT. What a contest we just witnessed as The Highwaymen and The S&S Express tore the roof off the Will Rogers Coliseum for nearly twenty minutes. In the end it was The Highwaymen who advanced to next weeks Final Three with some double teaming and a big DDT from Phil Hickerson. My goodness, what a match. Up next folks we have singles competition as Mike Bond will take on a newcomer to the area. All the way from Puerto Rico, his name is Jose Estrada, but he prefers to be called "El Jefe." 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"El Jefe" Jose Estrada vs Mike Bond- Estrada came sauntering down to the ring looking quite the character. Head shaved, full beard, dark sunglasses, cigar hanging out of his mouth. A pair of gold trunks with the words El Jefe emblazoned across the back in black lettering with a matching vest. Black boots, elbow and knee pads to round out the attire, and a look of pure arrogance etched across his face. His performance in the ring seemed to back it all up, as he offered little room for Mike Bond to get in any offense. A combination of speed, technique, and just plain being mean seemed to keep Estrada one step ahead the whole match. Finally after taking Bond over with a big back body drop, Estrada ascended to the top rope, and when Bond regained his footing Estrada nearly decapitated him with a Flying Clothesline for the three count in 4:47. Winner: "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Marc Lowrance: An impressive win tonight for Mr. Estrada, and we will be right back with the second of our three Tag Team Tournament matches. Don't go anywhere! -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling! It is now time for our second, second round match in the All Star Tag Team Tournament, which will see Brian Adias and Lance Von Erich take on....why are we still doing this....Blonde Machine and Fabulous Machine.. Los Fabulosas Machines. 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -Los Fabulosas Machines (Fabulous Machine/Blonde Machine) vs Brian Adias/Lance Von Erich- From the moment the bell rang this was one was high paced, back and forth action. Despite the silly masks The Machines were all business in the ring, and the team of Adias and Lance were able to keep up with them at least in the beginning. Von Erich and Adias controlled the opening minutes with high impact moves from Lance and some solid arm work from Adias. Eventually the tag team experience of the Machines paid off as they suckered Adias into their corner and used some good, old fashioned, Greco-Roman cheating to take the advantage. After what seemed like ages, Adias made the tag and Lance came in and cleaned house. Both of the Machines took several big punches and a dropkick from Von Erich and bailed out of the ring. After taking a moment to regroup they both slid into the ring at the same time, which brought Adias back in off the apron. As referee David Manning was pushing Adias out of the ring, while Lance grappled with Fabulous Machine, he never saw Blonde Machine slide something into his mask and headbutt Von Erich in the back of the head. Lance crashed to the mat like a cut redwood, and Fabulous Machine covered him for the three count in 16:52. Winners: Los Fabulosas Machines of Fabulous Machine and Blonde Machine Marc Lowrance: An absolute travesty as Chick Donovan clearly put something in his mask and butted Lance Von Erich in the head with it. But unfortunately, David Manning didn't see it, and the decision of the referee is final. The Machines come strutting over to where Marc Lowrance is standing. Marc Lowrance: I bet you two are real proud of yourselves. Fabulous Machine: Si! Marc Lowrance: What about the object that you had in your mask Mr. Donovan? Blonde Machine: No Comprendo. Marc Lowrance: Just how long do you both intend to keep up this charade? Fabulous Machine: Gracias Mi Amigo! Marc Lowrance: I feel like if I keep talking you will both eventually run out of the phrases you learned on the first day of High School Spanish Class. Blonde Machine: Ennnhh.... Dos. Lowrance stares at both men for a moment then just walks away with a disgusted look on his face. The Machines raise each others hands in victory as the show goes to commercial. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -"Mean" Mike Miller vs Dave Kent- Miller was all over Kent the moment the bell rang, hammering him with big shots across the back and elbows to the head. A big bodyslam, followed by an elbow drop probably could have ended things. But Miller picked Kent up, shot him into the ropes and kicked him hard in the face. He then drove down onto him with the Louisiana Legdrop and covered him for the 1,2,3 in 3:29. Winner: "Mean" Mike Miller Marc Lowrance catches up with "Mean" Mike as he is exiting the ring. Marc Lowrance: Mike Miller, if I could have a word. Last week you arrived on the scene here in Texas All Star and appeared to have aligned yourself with Black Bart in his feud against Killer Brooks and the Devil's Duo of Vines and Sword. Many people, myself included found that somewhat curious as they fashion themselves as something of a biker gang, and you are known as something of a motorcycle guy as well. Mike Miller: Marc Lowrance, I know you and all these fans that have seen me before have seen me in my bandanas and vests and leather jackets. Yeah, I do enjoy hitting the open road on a big ole hog, but if you know anything about me you know you are just as likely to see me wearing a ten gallon cowboy hat and working my hands to the bone like these people here in Texas do baby! That draws a good pop for Miller. Mike Miller: But let me tell you what I'm not. I ain't nothing like Brooks or them two boys he is running with. Mike Miller might be Mean, but he isn't the kind of guy who attacks a dude when he's locked in handcuffs. He ain't a coward that needs two buddies to beat up a guy three on one, and while he might be mean as the devil, he darn sure ain't the kind of guy who worships him! Marc Lowrance: So Black Bart.... Mike Miller: You wanna know the facts, Jack! Me and Bart ain't friends, heck I hardly know Bart. But any dude that can take that kind of beating and still wants to fight, and wants to fight dudes I want to fight. That's the kind of guy I want watching my back. Miller walks away from Lowrance and raises his hands to the sky, drawing a big reaction from the crowd. Marc Lowrance: There you have it Ladies and Gentleman. We'll be right back with our Main Event, the final second round match in the tournament to crown the first All Star Tag Team Champions! Don't go anywhere!! -Commercial Break- As the show returns from commercial we see Frank Dusek and Sunshine sitting next to one another with their wrists cuffed together. Several security guards are surrounding a standing Skandor Akbar and Dusek is pointing at the other chair next to him. Akbar is saying something and obviously trying to get out of the situation, and we see Dusek motion for the ring announcer. Dusek whispers something to him, and then an announcement is made that if Akbar doesn't sit down and get handcuffed to Dusek, the Devastation Incorporated team will be forced to forfeit the match. Akbar makes a big show of it, but eventually sits down and is cuffed to Dusek. Security takes up spots next to both Sunshine and Akbar. We then hear Dusek say "Bring them to the ring." 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) vs Killer Khan/Kim Duk- Even with the managers out of the equation, Mantell and Casey were still at a disadvantage from the start. Casey had a bandage on his forehead from last weeks brawl, and Mantell still seemed to be favoring his neck. However The Gunslingers hits the ring fighting and this one was a brawl from the opening bell. After a pretty even opening five minutes that saw all four men in the ring, Khan and Duk managed to isolate Mantell and began to work him over. There were several close falls as they wrenched and pounded on the already injured neck, but each time Mantell was able to kick out. Finally at close to the twelve minute mark, Mantell rolled under a Khan clothesline and made the tag. Casey came in fists a flying and laid both of the big Asians out. A round of hip tosses, and a round of armdrags followed and finally The Gunslingers had some momentum. Casey whipped Khan into the ropes and caught him with a big back body drop, then dropkicked Duk who had just gotten back to his feet on the apron. Casey quickly tagged in Mantell and the two of them dropped Killer Khan with a Double Bulldog, and at 13:58 Mantell covered for the One, Two, Three! Winners: The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell Marc Lowrance: Scott Casey and John Mantell, The Gunslingers join The Highwaymen and the two men we know to be The Fabulous Blondes as the final three team in the tournament to crown the first Texas All Star Tag Team Champions! Frank Dusek releases both sets of handcuffs and we see Sunshine rush into the ring to raise the hands of Casey and Mantell. Skandor Akbar meanwhile head over to check on Kim Duk while giving a bit of the evil eye to Killer Khan in the ring. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, that is all for Texas All Star Wrestling this week. Be sure to join us next week for the conclusion of the Tag Team Title Tournament and a whole lote more, right here on KTVT. Good Night Everyone!

Of all the UE guys, O'Reilly would definitely be my choice of guys to watch at this point. (If I hadn't been watching Roderick for 15 years already, it would probably be him.) However, I just feel that Thatcher, Grimes, Reed, and Kushida all would have been better choices simply by having not been all over NXT for eons at this point, and it would have been nice for them to not do the obvious thing for once. Not to mention that I find all four to be more interesting competitors.

So we've got 5 possibilities to challenge for the NXT Title....new blood, new blood, guy who hasn't been used properly, new blood, and another variation of the same old shit. Finn Balor vs yet another member of the Undisputed Era is of course your Takeover main event! I guess at least Kyle isn't Cole, but any of the other 4 choices would have been far more interesting IMO.

Opener to Late Night Dynamite between Scorpio Sky and Ben Carter was a ton of fun. This Carter kid reminds me of Pac before he got all jacked. Definitely has a ton of potential.

(camera cut) They (camera cut) are (camera cut) Retribution! (camera cut) (camera cut) (camera cut) (camera cut) #WWEUniverse #Slapjack #T-Bar #Mace #ClashoftheChampions #MondayNightRaw #RawUnderground #TrendingWorldWide #CameraCut What's not too understand? That sounds about right.

I just feel bad for Mia Yim. She's been around for so long and worked so hard to get there, and is hands down one of the nicest people in the business I've had the pleasure to meet....and she gets saddled with this. Never met Mercedes, but everything else applies for her as well. Dijak will recover based on size, Maddin is young enough to rebound, and Shane Thorne was never going anywhere as a singles anyway. I just really hope this wasn't those two ladies only shot.

The fact that I always get a chuckle from the opening of your shows cause Gossett is such a dick is a wonderful thing. Digging the intro for Johnny V, and not trusting him in the least. Like the set up though. Be interested to see how this plays out. Jer-Bear got a legit chuckle out of me. That bad Mexican food will do it to you every time. Well, so far I am leaning toward Johnny V managing Fuller/Golden, but that might be too easy.... The whole Mexican food exchange, ending with another Gossett one liner was fantastic. With these two teams, the Gentleman, the Nightmares, all of the masked guys, and potential Armstrong combinations, your tag team division is STACKED!! Nightmares/Sawyers should make for a fun and bloody little feud. I am loving the Violent Gentleman. Great promo. I hope they keep the belts for a long while. I am a huge battle royal mark, so this is my kind of main event. Then you put The Candy Man over!! Fuck Yeah!! Stacked card for the Farm Center! Nightmare and Assassin 3 either need a new masked gimmick or to get unmasked...... I'm sure you have some Intern or Galaxian masks laying around somewhere! Let's get to it..... Cooley gets chiseled in the face! With Mantell gone, Cooley needs some back up ASAP! Nightmares and Sawyers going to Double CO is a nice start to what I can only assume is going to be a war. Well then, I guess Johnny V is going with Fuller and Golden! This should make for a fun feud, although I can see Jimmy being torn as to what to do here. Loved the Gentleman just kinda going "Whatever, Fuck It" and taking the titles and leaving. I didn't figure Candy Man would beat The Stomper, but at least he got a shot. and then we move on to Jackson!! The Southern Street Fight is what I was expecting from the Sawyers and The Nightmares! Now this feud is kicking!! Uh oh.... Ron Wright having a huge surprise for Bob Armstrong can't be good..... and The Gentleman come up short against Doc and Dibiase. Oh well, that is quite a hill to climb. Great set of shows dude! Enjoyed them from start to finish.

I legit laughed out loud at work over this. Well Played.

Angry Grapplers want more of the L.O.D.... Oh Boy, I hope Len has something up his sleeve!! Glad to see DJ talking about looking for gold. Enjoying him being in the mix!! Sweet Ebony Express picks up another nice win, and apparently the champs feel like they are getting a little too much momentum. Karachi Vice with the big Pearl Harbor job and the Ebonies are laid out. I think I am excited for this feud! Really like the dynamic you have with Thornton and St. Clair. They've certainly made the TV Title a bigger prize than it was before, and whoever manages to take it from them will be a made man. Speaking of guys I'd like to see take it from him, nice win for Porkchop Cash!! Leilani's stable is fantastic. More of your genius, as I'd have never thought to use her as a manager. She fits perfectly with these guys, and I look forward to seeing Morgan in the ring tearing shit up a whole lot more! I really like The Lone Stars. Gary Young is a favorite of mine, and Deaton makes a great partner for him. Them feuding with The Grapplers is must see TV for me! The Rich Cousins reaction to Johnny being reinstated was awesome, and not what I was expecting. I am stuper stoked for this feud as I mentioned before. Gotta love a good old fashioned bounty! Duke Myers huh..... I will be rooting for St. Clair!! Great final segment with Funk and Lawler. These two could feud until the end of time and it would never get old. Good looking house show loop, but man those final 4 matches sound like fun!! Lone Stars and Grapplers already getting wild. This should be a good feud. The Funker cheating to beat Porkchop would have certainly gotten the ire of the people up. Goldie Rogers shows up looking for that bounty money, and Colon had better be on high alert....the word is out!! Six man main event breaks down into chaos! Tommy and Johnny leaving Kelly high and dry is a fantastic way to end it. DJ gets a nice W, and the tag blood feud that is brewing, just keeps on brewing. Great Stuff Dude!!

Texas All Star releases Brad Batten and Bart Batten to Free Agency

(Taped on Monday September 14th, 1985 and airing Friday Night September 18th) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Ninety minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut to ringside where Marc Lowrance is standing by with a microphone. Marc Lowrance: Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Will Rogers Coliseum and to Championship Sports. We are here on KTVT for another exciting edition of Texas All Star Wrestling! I am your host Marc Lowrance, and we have quite a night of action in store for you this evening. Not only will we continue our tournament to crown the first All Star Tag Team Champions, but we will have singles competition featuring the fearsome masked man known as The Spoiler! Also in competition will be the former footballer turned professional wrestler, the six foot three, two hundred and eighty pound, Missouri Tiger, Jeff Gaylord! Like I said, quite a night of... Lowrance is cut off as Black Bart comes storming to ringside and tears the microphone out of his hands. Bart is wearing his trademark long coat and cowboy hat, but we can see some bandages on his forehead from last weeks beating sticking out from underneath the hat. Black Bart: WHERE IS HE! WHERE IS THAT NO GOOD, YELLOW, SCUM SUCKING, GUTTER TURD!! BROOKS, GET OUT HERE!! I'M GONNA KNOCK YOUR DADGUM HEAD OFF!! Bart storms over to the time keepers table and flips the whole thing over, sending the time keeper running for cover. Black Bart: BROOKS! YOU AND THEM TWO LONG HAIRED, EGG SUCKING, PIECES OF CRAP GET OUT HERE NOW AND I'LL FIGHT ALL THREE OF YOU!! Frank Dusek comes from the back with several Police Officers and they surround Bart. The microphone in Barts hand picks up Dusek speaking to him. Frank Dusek: Brooks isn't here. Vines and Sword are wrestling later, but we can't have you messing up our tag team tournament. So go to the back... Black Bart: MESSING UP YOUR TOURNAMENT! I DON'T CARE ABOUT NO DADGUM TOURNAMENT! I GOT STITCHES!! IN MY HEAD!! I'M GONNA WHIP ALL OF THEM YELLA COWARD SONS OF BIT.. Dusek jerks the microphone away from Bart and speaks forcefully. Frank Dusek: You can either go to the back right now, or these officers are going to.... Bart jerks the microphone back. Black Bart: DUSEK, DON'T YOU HEAR GOOD? I AIM TO WHIP SOMEBODY HERE TONIGHT, AND IF YOU KEEP GETTING IN MY WAY, I'LL WHIP YOU TOO! Dusek shoots a look at the police officers who immediately swarm Bart. He puts up quite a struggle, but is overwhelmed by sheer numbers. After a few moments, Black Bart is in handcuffs and being taken out of the building, still yelling about whipping Brooks, Vines, and Sword the whole way. Dusek just shakes his head and hands Marc Lowrance back the microphone that was dropped to the floor during the skirmish. Dusek then follows the procession of police and Bart out of the building as Marc Lowrance turns back to the camera. Marc Lowrance: Uhh... Ladies and Gentleman, we'll be right back. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back to Texas All Star Wrestling! I'd like to apologize for that wild start Ladies and Gentleman, but as I am certain you could tell, tensions are running a little high after last week, and Black Bart is looking for a little revenge. It doesn't seem he'll be getting it tonight though as Killer Brooks is apparently not in the building, and Black Bart has now been removed from the building by local law enforcement. Anyhow, let's talk briefly about our tournament for the All Star Tag Team Titles. Last week we saw the first three matches in the tournament, and saw the teams of The Highwaymen, the S and S Express, and the team of Brian Adias and Lance Von Erich advance to the next round. This week we have three more matches that will give us the six teams that will compete in round number two, which will begin on the next edition of Texas All Star Wrestling. I also understand that Frank Dusek will be joining us to explain how the final round will work when we have three teams left. So let's go ahead and get the action under way as the team of Cocoa Samoa and Chief Joe Lightfoot take on... you've got to be kidding me.... Ladies and Gentleman, I am only giving you the information that is given to me. Their opponents are from "South of the Border" and they are Los Fabulosas Blondes.... 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -Los Fabulosas Blondes (Blonde Uno/Blonde Dos) vs Cocoa Samoa/Chief Joe Lightfoot- The two masked men have obviously done very little to cover up their identities apart from putting masks on as they strut down to the ring, and draw heavy boo's from the crowd at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Lightfoot and Samoa don't look amused and are even less so when the Blondes attack them from behind before the bell rings. Samoa is run shoulder first into the ringpost and falls hard to the concrete floor, and Lightfoot is brought into the ring and immediately taken over with a double hip toss, before the referee forces Blonde Dos out of the ring. The Blondes would go on to dominate the rest of the early part of the contest, making frequent tags and working over Lightfoot. Finally after what seemed liked an eternity, Lightfoot did manage to get in some offense and made a tag to Samoa who finally got back to the apron after several minutes. Cocoa came in and blasted Blonde Dos with a huge headbutt, but Blonde Uno came in the ring and caught Cocoa with a big dropkick. Dos tagged Uno, and they nailed Samoa with a big double suplex, and then Uno slapped an armlock on the arm that hit the post earlier and Cocoa gave it up at 8:25. Winners: Los Fabulosas Blondes Marc Lowrance: Alright Ladies and Gentleman, I am here with the winners Los Fabulosas Blondes. Gentleman, would you care to explain yourselves? Blonde Uno: No Habla English. Marc Lowrance: Oh come on, it is quite obvious that you are Steve Regal and that your partner over here is Chick Donovan. Blonde Dos: Uhhh.. Donde esta la biblioteca? Marc Lowrance: Really? Blonde Dos: Si? Marc Lowrance: This is obviously going nowhere, let's take a break. The two masked men throw their arms in the air like they've just won again as the crowd boo's the obvious charade. Marc Lowrance is shaking his head with a slight grin on his face as he walks out of frame as the show goes to commercial. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: We are back with more Texas All Star Wrestling here on KTVT Channel 11. Up next we have the former Missouri Tiger, big Jeff Gaylord! Let's head down to the ring. 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -Jeff Gaylord vs Snake Brown- Though he is still very much a rookie, the six foot three, two hundred and eighty pound Gaylord looked like a beast in this one as he dismantled the man who hails "From Outta Town" with an array of impressive power moves. A big suplex in the opening moments showed just how strong Gaylord is, and a clothesline nearly tore the head off of Snake about a minute later. It didn't take a whole lot longer, and Gaylord scooped Brown up and planted him with a big Powerslam and that was all she wrote in 4:07. Winner: Jeff Gaylord Marc Lowrance: A very impressive showing from Jeff Gaylord this evening. Up next we have another match in the tournament to crown the first All Star Tag Team Champions as Brad and Bart, The Batten Twins will be taking on the Asian team of.... A very loud eruption of boo's from the crowd in the Will Rogers Coliseum is enough to stop Lowrance in mid sentence. He looks away from the camera toward the aisle and we can see his face take on a look of annoyance. Marc Lowrance: Oh No.... "Oh Yes Marc Lowrance!!" Into the camera shot walks a man dressed in Arabic robes, and sunglasses, with a Keffiyah covering his head. Marc Lowrance: Skandor Akbar, what are... Skandor Akbar: As always, that is "General" Skandor Akbar to you Lowrance! Marc Lowrance: Pardon me, General Akbar, but what are you doing here in Texas All Star Wrestling? Skandor Akbar: Well Marc, when I heard that they were bringing wrestling back to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, I knew that all of these idiots would be here cheering for the Von Erich's and Brian Adias and Scott Casey, so I wanted to come back to Texas and crush their dreams! Ha! Ha! Ha! Marc Lowrance: Come on now. Skandor Akbar: I believe you were just about to introduce the second team in this upcoming tag team match, were you not Lowrance? Marc Lowrance: Indeed I was, the opponents of the Batten Twins will be the Asian duo of Killer Khan and Kim Duk. Skandor Akbar: Wrong as always Lowrance! The opponents of the Batten Twins will be the Devastation Incorporated duo of Killer Khan and Kim Duk! Now, take your commercial break so that my men can beat the Batten's to a pulp. As the camera begins to fade out... Marc Lowrance: How did you know we were going to break? Skandor Akbar: Because I know everything Lowrance! I'm the General for a reason! -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Batten Twins (Brad Batten/Bart Batten) vs Killer Khan/Kim Duk w/"General" Skandor Akbar- This was for all intents and purposes a squash, but the Battens were allowed to get a few offensive moves in (that were mostly no sold) in order to give it the appearance of something competitive. Duk started the beating, tossing Bart around the ring for a while, and then ate a kick to the chest on a backdrop attempt that allowed Brad to be tagged in. Duk ate a couple punches with a smile, leveled Brad with a chop and tagged in Khan. Khan was less giving than Duk battering Brad with Mongolian chops and knees to the midsection, then planting him with several slams. Finally Khan tagged Duk back in and he planted Brad with his Inverted Piledriver and that was all she wrote at 6:56. Winners: Killer Khan/Kim Duk Marc Lowrance: A very dominant performance from Kim Duk and Killer Khan as they put away The Batten Twins. Up next, we will see The Spoiler in action. Skandor Akbar comes back over to the announce position with a big smile on his face. Skandor Akbar: Hey Lowrance, what did you think of that? Marc Lowrance: As I just said to the viewers at home, a very dominant performance for your Devastation Incorporated team. Skandor Akbar: Yes it was! Marc Lowrance: Now, if you'll excuse us General. We have to take a break, and then The Spoiler is going to be in action. Skandor Akbar: The Spoiler! Care to take a guess on who his manager is Lowrance? Marc Lowrance: ....... Skandor Akbar: That's Right!! Ha! Ha! Ha! Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, we'll be right back. -Commercial Break- 1 Fall, 10 Minute Time Limit -The Spoiler w/"General" Skandor Akbar vs Mike Reed- The Spoiler was in a bad mood tonight and Mike Reed paid the price for it. He was all over Reed from the opening Bell hitting him with big shots to the head that had Reed rocked, and then Spoiler showed off that agility, walking across the ropes and crashing down with a thunderous shot to the back of the head. Spoiler then held his hand up and as the boo's rained down, he locked The Claw on to Reed who submitted very quickly at 3:01. Winner: The Spoiler Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, I am here with your winner The Spoiler and his manager "General" Skandor Akbar. Skandor Akbar: Oh Marc Lowrance, can you feel it? Devastation Incorporated is two for two here tonight! Soon we will be running the show here in Texas All Star Wrestling, and there is nothing anybody can do about it! The Spoiler: What all of you people just witnessed was destruction, and the single greatest Claw hold ever seen in the state of Texas! That comment draws a massive round of booing as Akbar and The Spoiler head out of the arena. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, we'll be right back with our Main Event. -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: Welcome back folks, it's time for the final first round match in the tournament to crown the first All Star Tag Team Champions. Earlier this evening we told you that The Devil's Duo of Vines and Sword were competing in the main event tonight, but we never mentioned who the opponents were going to be. Well, I think it's time to let that cat out of the bag. Ladies and Gentleman, first let me introduce, the lovely Sunshine! Sunshine comes from the back and she receives quite an ovation. She is all smiles, and waves to the crowd before joining Marc Lowrance at ringside. Marc Lowrance: Sunshine, may I be the first to say, Welcome Back to Texas! Sunshine: Thank You Marc, and Thank You Everyone for that reception! You all honestly have no idea how happy I am to be back here in Texas. After spending part of the year in New York, it's nice to be around some normal people again! That comment draws a big reaction from the fans and a laugh from both Marc Lowrance and Sunshine. Sunshine: I also didn't come back to Texas alone. There were a couple of guys up there in New York with me, who were kicking butt and taking names, but apparently the people in charge decided that they didn't want too many Texas guys making those North East boys look bad, so first they split them up and then they got rid of them. Well, the three of us decided that right here in Texas All Star was the place to put it all back together, so please let me introduce the two men I will be managing.... Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell...The Gunslingers!! 1 Fall, 30 Minute Time Limit -The Gunslingers (Scott Casey/Johnny Mantell) w/Sunshine vs The Devil's Duo (Doug Vines/Jeff Sword)- The story on this one wasn't so much the match as it was the finish and the aftermath. But the body of the match saw The Gunslingers take the early advantage using the momentum from the crowd after their big introduction. The Duo took over with some good old fashioned double teaming on Mantell who appeared to be nursing a bit of a neck injury (like he was recently tombstoned on concrete or something) and then worked him over in their corner for quite a while. Mantell finally caught Sword sleeping on a backdrop attempt and kicked him hard in the face. Both men were down and the crawl to make a tag began. Sword got to Vines first, but Mantell summoned a big burst of energy and leapt forward to tag in Casey. Casey came in hot, nailing Vines with lefts and rights. Sword came back in and ate a dropkick that sent him clear to the floor for his troubles. Then Vines got one, and collided with Referee James Beard. That is when all hell broke loose... "Killer" Tim Brooks came charging down the aisle with a chain wrapped around his fist, slid into the ring and blasted Scott Casey in the face. Casey went down like a virgin on prom night, and soon a puddle of blood was forming around his head. Brooks grabbed Doug Vines and pointed him to the fallen Casey, then went over and started shaking James Beard awake. Sunshine was on the floor checking on Johnny Mantell when Brooks hit the ring and laid out Scott Casey. By the time she realized what was happening, Casey was already down and out, Vines was covering him, and Brooks was shaking the fallen referee. Without hesitation, she slid into the ring and jumped onto the back of Killer Brooks and began clawing at his face. The crowd in the Will Rogers Coliseum was going nuts for this as Brooks spun in circles trying to get Sunshine off of his back. On the other side of the ring on the floor, Jeff Sword was recovering from getting dropkicked out of the ring. He looked up just in time to see Killer Brooks spinning in cirles with Sunshine on his back. He reached up and grabbed the ropes, looking to get back into the ring to help out his buddy. That's when something crashed into him from behind.... Johnny Mantell got to his feet just as Sunshine jumped onto the back of Killer Brooks. Ignoring the pain in his neck, he rolled back into the ring and saw two things. Doug Vines covering his bloody partner, and the chain that Brooks had dropped when Sunshine jumped him. Mantell shrugged his shoulders, grabbed the chain, and drove a chain covered fist into the back of the head of Vines. He then rolled Casey, who was still out, on top of Vines, who was now out. Mantell then went to help Sunshine. Referee James Beard felt someone shaking him, and after taking a moment to clear the cobwebs, lifted his head to see a plethora of things. First he saw what looked like two men and a woman fighting off to the side of him. He saw a length of chain laying a little further away, and just in front of him, he saw a very bloody Scott Casey covering an unconscious Doug Vines. Not exactly sure what else to do, he counted the One, Two, Three. Winners: The Gunslingers of Scott Casey and Johnny Mantell Jeff Sword crashed hard sternum first into the apron as the man who had just charged down the aisle at top speed crashed into him. When the fans realized that it was Black Bart and that he was still in fact in handcuffs, they went wild!! When Sword crashed to the ground, the wind driven out of him, Bart began to stomp him repeatedly as best he could with his hands cuffed behind his back. Meanwhile in the ring, Johnny Mantell pulled Sunshine off of Killer Brooks and blasted him with several huge right hands that sent Brooks tumbling out of the ring to the floor. Mantell and Sunshine were turning to check on Scott Casey when The Spoiler, Killer Khan, Kim Duk, and Skandor Akbar all hit the ring! Khan and Duk immediately went after Mantell, and the crowd came unglued when The Spoiler hit Sunshine with a big right hand that sent her to the mat!! As Bart was joyfully stomping away on Jeff Sword, he never saw Killer Brooks get knocked out of the ring. Brooks took a moment to compose himself, then grabbed a chair from the timekeepers table, came around the post and blasted the handcuffed Bart over the head with the chair. Bart went down like a ton of bricks, and Brooks looked to be lining up a second shot with the chair, when yet another person came rushing to the ring! "Mean" Mike Miller came running down with a chair of his own and took a wild swing at Brooks, but somehow the "Killer" managed to avoid it and started backing quickly away from the newcomer. Just a few seconds behind Miller, the foursome of Brian Adias, Lance Von Erich, and the S&S Express hit the ring and they began brawling with Devastation Incorporated who quickly bailed out the other side of the ring and headed for the dressing room. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, it is absolute insanity in here! Killer Brooks busted Scott Casey open, and was then attacked by Sunshine. Johnny Mantell hit Doug Vines with the same chain that Brooks used and rolled Casey on top of Vines. When James Beard woke up, he counted the fall, so The Gunslingers advance in the tournament. Then Black Bart showed up, still in handcuffs and attacked Jeff Sword. Devastation Incorporated arrived and laid out Johnny Mantell and Sunshine. Brooks then took out Bart with a chair, but then "Mean" Mike Miller showed up to save Bart? Then Brian Adias, Lance Von Erich, Joe Savoldi, and Steve Simpson ran off Akbar and his men. Now Brook and Sword have pulled Vines out of the ring and are retreating to the back. I think we need medical attention for Scott Casey, and maybe for Sunshine and Black Bart. I'm not sure what else to say Ladies and Gentleman, that is all for Texas All Star Wrestling this week. We thank you so much for joining us, be sure to tune in next time, right here on KTVT. We get a couple quick shots as the show fades to black. First is Miller helping a furious looking Bart to his feet. The second is Lance Von Erich and Brian Adias kneeling next to an obviously shaken Sunshine. The last is EMT's checking on Scott Casey as Johnny Mantell is holding his neck and looking down at him.

I would absolutely love to see all three of those girls get a shot. Though I suppose it would depend on whether or not Sarita wants to get back into the ring. I thought Serena looked great when she appeared the other week. I haven't seen Melissa since LU ended, but she was always a treat as herself or as Mariposa. If they are going to continue to bring in girls from the Joshi scene, I would really like to see Miyu Yamashita from Tokyo Joshi Pro get a shot. She has impressed me every time I've seen here.