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Should the other Harris twin be on the list? and I am not trying to nitpick spelling, but I just want to make sure it is the same person, is the "Akiro Saito" listed supposed to be Akio Sato who wrestling in Central States and Continental in '86 and would go on to be part of the Orient Express in WWF?

Fantastic Garvin interview! Ronnie losing weight, and "single and ready to mingle" both got a chuckle out of me! Hamilton better have a good partner to be throwing tag team challenges at A.O.D. and Strong. I like the angle of having Armstrong and Royal go to a draw at 15, then at 30. Something tells me next week is going to go a little differently I am loving the Sawyers here in Twin States. The chaos that follows everything they do is wonderful. Now they have two teams pissed off at them, and I expect Buzz couldn't be happier! Jeebus… Kamala just squashed both the hillbilly's straight on back to Mudlick. Looks like the Bullet is coming back for some revenge though. Judging by those ribs, it might be a bit early. Oh Man! Now Boogie Woogie is coming for revenge! Johnny V and his boys have a whole mess of people that want to kick their asses! This will be fun to watch! More shenanigans in the main event, as Blackjack gets screwed out of the belt yet again! Carson and Stomper were smart to run for the hills, and like Kevin said, Mulligan probably saved that refs life by putting him in the Claw! Good stuff as always Gene. Always looking forward to seeing where the action is going next.

Thank You. Maybe next we can wax nostalgic for Jackie Gayda or Jillian Hall

Texas All Star has the following available for trade: (Happy to trade multiple for one on bigger names, or just swap around some lower card talent) Kim Duk (aka Tiger Chung Lee) Jumpin' Joe Savoldi Cocoa Samoa Ric McCord Chief Joe Lightfoot Mark Fleming Doug Vines and Jeff Sword

Nice work on the empty arena match. Seems like it would have been difficult to write, and you pulled it off nicely. Nice job making the aftermath as interesting as the match, with Funk's rematch up in the air, and Lawler potentially being forced to give up the belt if he can't make his scheduled defense. This could be good news for Champagne! Nice win for Porkchop in the opener, curious about Thornton, and I too would love to see Cash get a shot at the TV Title. Really like your portrayal of Ripper Morgan, and the Kai stable is all around awesome. Nice win for DJ Grapplers getting another crack at the Road Warriors, which may not be the best idea. They also still have some business with the Lone Stars apparently, as they stop them from getting the bounty on Colon. A lot going on for the masked men. Quite the demonstration from the newly christened Dragons. You have a fantastic tag team division. Dr. Dream Machine promo was great, and I am looking forward to Slater coming back and kicking his ass! Kirchner keeps his momentum going, and gets his shot at St. Clair. I just don't think he's the guy though. Another nice win for Mike George as he takes down another member of The Elite. This has been a good angle. Still think George is going to need some back up. Bob Roop is pissed, and that wily veteran could spell big trouble for Morgan and Kai. Great main event, and the Sweet Ebony Express comes up JUST short! I would say a rematch is in order, but it doesn't look like that will be happening. Karachi Vice has got a death grip on those belts! Good Stuff as always man!

I get what you are saying. Female Byron Saxton is actually a pretty good description. I feel like Renee Young was the best shot they had at a sure thing female commentator, but they swiftly beat the life and will to live out of her. That really seems to be a problem with this company.

Texas All Star sends Killer Khan to Houston for Dory Funk Jr.

(Taped on Monday October 5th, 1985 and airing Friday Night October 9th) From the beautiful Will Rogers Complex in Fort Worth. This is.... Sixty minutes of ringside excitement featuring the worlds greatest professional wrestlers from... We cut to Marc Lowrance who is standing next to a small podium where the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title is sitting. Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, beside me is the reason we are here this evening. The Texas All Star Wrestling Heavyweight Championship. Tonight twenty five men are going to war in the second annual Great Texas Round Up to determine who will go home with that championship. In this match, two men will start in the ring, and every two minutes after another competitor will enter the fray. Elimination occurs by being thrown over the top rope and to the floor, and the last man standing will be the Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion. We don't know who all is entered in the match, and we don't know what order they will enter. I can tell you that Johnny Mantell will not be participating. He was set to compete, but due to the injuries to his neck, he has been deemed unfit for competition by the doctor for the Texas State Athletic Commission. Ladies and Gentleman we only have an hour tonight, so let's get to it. The 2nd Annual Great Texas Round Up -Texas All Star Heavyweight Title- Entrant #1: "Mean" Mike Miller Entrant #2: "The New Jersey Heartthrob" Jack Victory Marc Lowrance: As far as the luck of the draw goes, these two men came out on the short end of the stick. But Mike Miller is a man who has been in more than his share of fights, and Jack Victory has proven to be, shall we say resourceful. So although it is certainly a long shot, I certainly wouldn't count either man out of this thing. Entrant #3: Jeff Sword of "The Devil's Duo" Marc Lowrance: This is certainly bad news for Miller, as Sword hits the ring and goes straight for him. Victory and Sword have no association, but Sword's alliance with Killer Brooks is at odds with Miller and Bart, and a man like Victory will stand with anyone who will get him a little closer to the championship gold. Entrant #4: Mark Fleming Marc Lowrance: Sword and Victory have been doing quite a number on Mike Miller, and Mark Fleming is an interesting addition to the match. Fleming has no alliances with anyone, and you have to wonder if he will be out of place in a match like this one. He is at the top of the food chain when it comes to technical wrestling, but Round Up is as much of a brawl as anything. Entrant #5: Black Bart Marc Lowrance: Oh My! Mike Miller is finally going to get a little bit of help in there, and Jeff Sword may now be the man in trouble. Elimination #1: Black Bart hit the ring like a wild man. He ran into Fleming first and hit him with three big elbows to the top of the head that dropped him. Then Jack Victory charged Bart, and was met with a big clothesline for his trouble. That finally allowed Bart to go after the man he wanted, Jeff Sword. Sword was busy pounding away on Mike Miller in the corner and hadn't paid attention to who entered the ring. Bart stomped over, grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around. The "Oh Shit" look on the face of Sword quickly told the story, and he immediately took a big swing at Bart. But Bart saw it coming, ducked it, and when the momentum took Sword all the way around, Bart hoisted him up and gave him a big atomic drop! The impact sent Sword up and out of the ring! Jeff Sword has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, we have out first elimination as Black Bart sends Jeff Sword out of the ring. Bart is helping Mike Miller to his feet, and we have to take a quick break. Don't got anywhere, we'll be right back on KTVT. -Commercial Break- Entrant #6: "The Missouri Tiger" Jeff Gaylord Marc Lowrance: Welcome back folks, just before we returned big Jeff Gaylord entered the ring. Miller and Bart have been all over Fleming and Victory, and Victory was nearly eliminated but managed to hang on to the bottom rope. Entrant #7: Killer Khan Marc Lowrance: A member of Devastation Incorporated, the huge Killer Khan is headed for the ring! Elimination #2: Killer Khan charged down the aisle, slid into the ring, and as soon as he got to his feet, Jeff Gaylord charged across the ring and clotheslined him to the floor!! Killer Khan has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: WHOA! Just like that Jeff Gaylord has taken Killer Khan out of the Texas Round Up!! Khan is irate at ringside, and you have to believe that Skandor Akbar is beside himself in the dressing room. That is a huge elimination for the rookie Jeff Gaylord. Entrant #8: The Texas Ranger Marc Lowrance: The spectacular masked man who debuted last week here on Texas All Star Wrestling, The Texas Ranger is headed to the ring. With Miller, Bart, Gaylord, and now The Ranger, a lot of the bigger guys are hitting the ring early in this one. You have to wonder if that will be an advantage to them as they can get the jump on their opponents as they enter, or if it will be an advantage to the opponents as men of that size will have a harder time as the match goes longer. Entrant #9: "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi Marc Lowrance: Jack Victory and Mark Fleming are working together to try and get Black Bart out of the ring, while Mike Miller and and The Texas Ranger are locked up in the corner. Here comes Joe Savoldi, a much smaller and quicker athlete. It will be interesting to see what kind of strategy he chooses to employ against these much larger men. Elimination #3: Jack Victory and Mark Fleming each have a leg of Black Bart and are doing their best to hoist him out of the ring. Across from them, Savoldi hits the ring and jumps on to the back of The Texas Ranger, which gives Mike Miller a moments break. Miller notices his partner nearing elimination and heads across the ring. Miller fires punches at both Victory and Fleming, which gets Bart free of his predicament. Miller then nails Mark Fleming with a clothesline that sends him over the top rope and to the arena floor. Mark Fleming has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Mike Miller saves Black Bart from elimination, and in the process takes Mark Fleming out of the match. Don't go anywhere, we'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Entrant #10: Kim Duk Marc Lowrance: Welcome back Ladies and Gentleman to the Great Texas Round Up! Another big man is entering the ring as Kim Duk is entrant number ten. Another member of Devastation Incorporated, you know Skandor Akbar is hoping he fair better than the last one. Duk goes straight after The Texas Ranger. Mike Miller is fighting both Joe Savoldi and Jeff Gaylord, while Black Bart is slugging it out with The Texas Ranger. Entrant #11: Doug Vines of The Devil's Duo Marc Lowrance: The other half of The Devil's Duo, Doug Vines is headed to the ring and you know that both Bart and Miller will be after him. Gaylord almost has Savoldi out of the ring, but Savoldi has his legs wrapped around the head of the big rookie.... Elimination #4: Doug Vines has barely made it into the ring when Black Bart and Mike Miller come at him from opposite sides of the ring. Being the fresh man, Vines puts up a decent fight, but eventually the two on one odds are too much to overcome. Bart and Miller pound him down and finally when they feel they've had enough fun beating him up, they deposit Vines over the top and to the floor. Doug Vines has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Vines put up one heck of a fight, but the combined forces of Bart and Miller were just too much for any one man too...wait a second.... Elimination #5: Bart and Miller finish dumping Vines over the ropes, and both men turn back to the action. Bart finds Jack Victory and The Texas Ranger fighting near the turnbuckle not too far away from him and heads off to interject himself. Meanwhile, Mike Miller turns around and finds only the foot of Kim Duk as it catches him just under the chin and sends him sailing backwards over the top rope and to the floor. "Mean" Mike Miller has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Kim Duk uses a martial arts kick and Mike Miller has been sent backwards out of the ring and crashes hard to the floor. He had been in the ring for over twenty minutes and was certainly starting to look fatigued, but he never saw that one coming. Entrant #12: "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones Marc Lowrance: Tom Jones enters the Round Up, and with strength like his, picking guys up and throwing them out shouldn't be too difficult. Jones was our twelfth entrant, so after he has been in the ring for one minute, we will have reached our half way point. Jack Victory who drew number two is still in the ring which means he is nearing the twenty five minute mark. Black Bart entered at number four and I think he'd fight everyone in the state of Texas until he gets his hands on Killer Tim Brooks. Entrant #13: "Chief" Joe Lightfoot Marc Lowrance: Chief Lightfoot enters the ring and we now have eight men in there. Jack Victory looks like he has been hit by a truck, and he is just clutching at the bottom rope over in the corner hoping no one notices him. Tom Jones has big Jeff Gaylord up on his shoulder and is trying to put him out, while Bart, the Ranger, and Kim Duk all are battling it out mid ring. Entrant #14: "Killer" Tim Brooks Marc Lowrance: Oh Boy.... Elimination #6 & #7: Killer Brooks came to the ring with a length of chain wrapped around his fist. A referee tried to stop him, but he got punched in the face for his trouble. Brooks slid in to the ring, and immediately blasted Joe Lightfoot in the face with a chain covered fist, because he happened to be near where Brooks was. Then Black Bart was there and he began unloading on Brooks with lefts and rights and Brooks didn't even have time to react. Bart grabbed two handfuls of hair, and threw Killer Brooks over the top rope, where he landed on the apron. Bart reached over the ropes to grab him again, and this time Brooks reacted, punching Bart in the face with a chain covered fist, then grabbing two handfuls of hair and pulling Bart over the top rope to the floor. Brooks stood up to get back in the ring, but Bart wasn't done, reaching up and yanking the feet of Brooks out from under him, causing Brooks to smash face first into the apron and his feet to hit the floor. The two men then began to brawl as Frank Dusek, several referees, and a ton of security came running from the back to pull them apart. Black Bart has been eliminated "Killer" Tim Brooks has been eliminated -Commercial Break- Marc Lowrance: We are back, and they have finally managed to separate Bart and Brooks and get them away from ringside. We are moments away from number fifteen entering the fray. Entrant #15: "The Russian Hammer" Alexis Smirnoff Elimination #8: Joe Lightfoot has barely gotten to his feet, his face covered in blood as Smirnoff enters the ring. The big Russian grabs the arm of Lightfoot, secures it behind his head, and then drills him with the Russian Hammer Heart Punch. Lightfoot collapses to the mat, but Smirnoff pulls him back up and deposits him to the floor. "Chief" Joe Lightfoot has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Poor Joe Lightfoot was sucker punched with a chain by Tim Brooks, now he has unnecessarily been given that Russian Hammer Punch by Alexis Smirnoff and his night is over. You have to think....wait....Jeff Gaylord!!... Elimination #9: The big, impressive rookie Jeff Gaylord has been in the ring for nearly twenty minutes and was starting to show signs of running out of gas. That didn't however stop him from going toe to toe with Kim Duk exchanging big haymakers. An exchange that Gaylord got the better of, putting the big Asian down with a huge roundhouse right. Gaylord exhausted from the exchange, sagged onto the ropes, and Jack Victory, thirty minutes deep into the match, grabbed one of Gaylord's legs and shoved for all he was worth, sending the big Missouri Tiger out of the ring and to the floor to a chorus of boo's. Jeff Gaylord has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: I can't believe it! Jack Victory looks like he can barely stand up, but he mustered the strength to send big Jeff Gaylord out of the ring, just moments after Gaylord flattened Kim Duk with a massive right hand. Entrant #16: Brian Adias Marc Lowrance: Judging by the reaction of the crowd, the people's choice has just arrived! Brian Adias is headed into the Great Texas Round Up! Elimiation #10 & #11: Kim Duk and The Texas Ranger were tied up with each other in a kind of double hip toss. Each trying to muscle the other out of the ring. Brian Adias saw the two men perched on the ropes and grabbed a leg of each and leveraged both of them up and out of the ring! The Texas Ranger has been eliminated Kim Duk has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: and it only takes a few moments for Brian Adias to make a huge impact as he sends both Kim Duk and The Texas Ranger out of this one! I know that Adias and The Ranger are friends, but this match is every man for himself and is for the All Star Heavyweight Title, so you can't blame him for that one! Entrant #17: "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal Marc Lowrance: One half of The Fabulous Blondes, Steve Regal is headed to the ring and you can actually hear Jack Victory thanking the lord over in the corner! Mr. Victory needs to remember that this is every man for himself! Elimination #12: Alexis Smirnoff and Tom Jones are waging a one on one war in the far corner of the ring, both men firing haymakers at one another. Jones is getting the upper hand, as Smirnoff is doubled over in pain, and Jones is now clubbing forearms down onto the back of the big Russian. But then Smirnoff stiff arms Jones in the balls, hooks his legs and back drops him out of the ring and to the floor. "Mr. Ebony" Tom Jones has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Smirnoff just blatantly hit Tom Jones in the groin, but there are no rules in the Round Up. Jones is gone, and Smirnoff is grinning from ear to ear. We'll be right back! -Commercial Break- Entrant #18: Lance Von Erich Marc Lowrance: Cousin Lance hits the ring, and he is fired up! Lance and Adias are going after Smirnoff!! Over in the corner.... Elimination #13: Steve Regal and to some extent the exhausted Jack Victory have been working over Joe Savoldi in the corner. Each man grabs a handful of hair and a handful of tights, and they send Savoldi out of the ring. "Jumpin" Joe Savoldi has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Savoldi had been in the ring for quite some time, but the combined assault of Regal and Victory was too much for him. Victory has now been in the ring for over thirty five minutes, and to be honest, I can't believe that he is still there. Entrant #19: "Cowboy" Scott Casey Marc Lowrance: Things weren't looking good for Adias and Lance as Regal, Victory, and Smirnoff were taking advantage of a three on two situation, but here comes Scott Casey, who you have to believe will even the odds!! Elimination #14: Casey came in guns blazing firing off a barrage of punches at Smirnoff who then staggered into a big Lance dropkick. Casey then turned his attention to Regal who ate a clothesline, then got sent into the ropes and got tossed up high with a big back body drop! Then Casey turned and saw Brian Adias blast Jack Victory with a dropkick of his own that sent Victory sagging into the ropes. Before Victory could hit the mat, Casey charged across the ring and nailed him with a clothesline that sent him out of the ring to a massive pop from the Fort Worth crowd!! Jack Victory has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: After nearly forty minutes in the Great Texas Round Up, Jack Victory is eliminated! Like him or not, you have to give the man credit, that is one heck of a performance! Five men remain in the ring, with six men left to enter. Entrant #20: "Iron" Mike Sharpe Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, this man refers to himself as Canada's Greatest Athlete. "Iron" Mike Sharpe is a veteran of professional wrestling, and a very dangerous competitor. I do believe he is the man who replaced Johnny Mantell in the Round Up, and with an entry this late in the game, he certainly has a very good chance to make quite the name for himself in his first appearance here in Texas All Star Wrestling. Elimination #15: Sharpe was in the ring for less than ten seconds when he was charged by Lance Von Erich. Being the veteran that he is, Sharpe simply dropped down, hooked the rope, and allowed the younger, less experienced Lance to sail over the ropes and crash to the floor, much to the shock of everyone in the building. Lance Von Erich has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Just Like That! Sharpe just capitalized on the inexperience of Lance Von Erich and allowed him to get the better of himself, and he did it without exerting hardly any energy. That is the kind of strategy that will win you a match like this. Wow. A shocking elimination. Entrant #21: Steve Simpson Marc Lowrance: Popular, young Steve Simpson hits the ring, and he is right after Steve Regal! Peppering him with rights and lefts. Meanwhile Brian Adias and Scott Casey.... Elimination #16: Scott Casey and Alexis Smirnoff were paired off fighting, while Brian Adias and Mike Sharpe were paired off not far away. Adias managed to catch Sharpe with a dropkick that sent him to the canvas, just as Smirnoff blasted Casey with a big shot to the face. Casey and Adias got to their feet at the same time and turned their attention to Smirnoff. The two men began firing at Smirnoff together, and it was too much for the big Russian to handle. Finally a double dropkick, sent him over the top, and to the floor. Alexis Smirnoff has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: A big double dropkick ends the night of the big Russian, and we are going to take our last commercial break! After this we will stay with you until we crown a champion!! You don't want to miss it!! -Commercial Break- Entrant #22: Chick Donovan Marc Lowrance: The other half of The Fabulous Blondes, Chick Donovan is headed in, and you have to think he and Regal will attempt to work together until the end. Mike Sharpe is taking it to Steve Simpson, while Adias and Casey have been working over Regal. Entrant #23: Cocoa Samoa Marc Lowrance: From Pago Pago, it's Cocoa Samoa! This hard hitting islander is going to be right at home in a match like this one! Elimination #17: As soon as The Fabulous Blondes hooked up, they started working together on whoever got in front of them. Adias went down to a pair of savate kicks. Casey was taken over with a double suplex. They even hit Sharpe with a double bodyslam. Steve Simpson caught the worst of it as The Blondes worked him over in the corner with fists, knees, and boots for quite a while. Just before the entrance of number twenty four, they bundled him out and to the floor. Steve Simpson has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Blondes have taken Steve Simpson out of the Round Up, and together they are looking unstoppable. Here comes number twenty four, and uh oh... Entrant #24: The Spoiler Marc Lowrance: That is a big, tough, mean man and he is entering this thing with a great number. Elimination #18: The Spoiler wasted no time in proving that absolutely no one was going to be safe from his wrath. Samoa ate a big punch as soon as he entered the ring. Scott Casey was hit with an elbow strike that sent him to the canvas. But it was Mike Sharpe who was standing too close to the ropes, and a big boot from The Spoiler sent him sailing out of the ring and hard to the arena floor. It was time for "Iron" Mike to hit the showers (again) "Iron" Mike Sharpe has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler has no friends in that ring, and Canada's Greatest Athlete is the first to fall at his hands! Elimination #19: Cocoa Samoa is still holding his jaw from the big punch he ate, when the clothesline from The Spoiler connects with the side of his head and sends him cartwheeling over the top rope to the floor. Cocoa Samoa has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Make it two for The Spoiler as Cocoa Samoa just got shot out of the ring like a rocket! Elimination #20 & #21: The Spoiler had just finished dumping Samoa when he turned around to find Steve Regal and Chick Donovan standing in front of him, while across the ring Brian Adias was helping Scott Casey to his feet. A big grin spread across the face of Regal as patted Spoiler on the chest and the audio picked him up saying "Alright big guy, how about the three of us, take out those two!" Donovan then slapped Spoiler on the back and said "Let's do it!!" Spoiler nodded his head in agreement, and The Fabulous Blondes turned to go after Adias and Casey. The Spoiler then shook his head NO, grabbed two handfuls of blonde hair, and gave the Fabulous Blondes a double noggin knocker, before spinning both men around and hurling them over the top rope! Chick Donovan has been eliminated Steve Regal has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler just took out both Blondes!! He is a one man wrecking crew in that ring! Double clothesline on Casey and Adias!! Can anyone stop The Spoiler!! Entrant #25: "El Jefe" Jose Estrada Marc Lowrance: Our final entrant is the the man who calls himself the Boss! Jose Estrada, The Spoiler, Scott Casey, and Brian Adias. One of these four men will be the first Texas All Star Heavyweight Champion. Elimination #22: The Spoiler was still working over both Casey and Adias when Estrada hit the ring. The Spoiler had the Iron Claw locked on Scott Casey whose head wound had re-opened yet again and blood was streaming down his face. Adias was struggling to his feet using the ropes, so Estrada went after him, smashing him in the back with a double ax handle. Estrada then grabbed Adias by the trunks and sent him over the top rope to the floor. Brian Adias has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: Estrada bundles Adias out of the ring.... Elimination #23: As Adias was sent over the top rope, the heel of his foot caught The Spoiler in the back of the head. Spoiler let go of the claw on the half concious Casey and turned to see Estrada staring down at the eliminated Adias. Estrada turned to find Spoiler staring at him and smirked, Spoiler met that grin with a huge right hand to the face. Estrada stumbled backwards, but Spoiler was on him like a wild dog. Punch after punch rocked Estrada all the way across the ring, then a huge clothesline sent "El Jefe" out of the ring to the floor. "El Jefe" Jose Estrada has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: The Spoiler racks up his fifth elimination! Elimination #24: Spoiler heads back across the ring to where Scott Casey is still slumped down on his knees in the corner, bleeding profusely. Spoiler holds his Iron Claw hand, already covered in the blood of Casey, into the air for the crowd in the Will Rogers Coliseum to see, then he reaches back down and clamps the Claw back onto Casey. But the boo's quickly turn into a massive cheer, as Casey seemingly comes back to life, hooking his arms around the legs of The Spoiler, and lunging back to his feet in one swift motion. The Spoiler still has the Claw locked in as Casey heaves with every thing left in his body, throwing The Spoiler back over his head, and over the top rope to the floor! The Spoiler has been eliminated Marc Lowrance: He's Done It!! GREAT TEXAS ROUND UP WINNER, AND THE FIRST TEXAS ALL STAR HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: "COWBOY" SCOTT CASEY Marc Lowrance: Ladies and Gentleman, covered in blood and nearly unconcious from the effects of the Iron Claw, after coming up just short in the tournament for the Tag Team Titles, Scott Casey has won the Texas All Star Heavyweight Championship!! Here come Sunshine and his partner Johnny Mantell! The celebration is on here in Texas!! Ladies and Gentleman, that is all for Texas All Star Wrestling! We thank you so much for joining us, be sure to tune in next time, right here on KTVT! As the show goes off the air, we see Sunshine buckling the Texas All Star Heavyweight Title around the waist of Scott Casey who is being helped to stand by Johnny Mantell. They both raise his arms as we fade to black.

I don't totally disagree with this statement, but I feel like the fact that you had Mauro constantly over talking everyone, and now whoever the Michael Cole sound-a-like lead announcer is does the majority of the talking. Add to that, that she has constantly been part of a three person commentary team (which to me has always been overkill), and I'm not sure she has ever had a chance to develop beyond where she is currently. Plus god only knows who she has screaming in her ear "producing" her. Not saying she would ever get better, but I just don't think she's really had the chance.

Does that require an adapter to work on N64's outside of Japan? I still have mine and have thought about buying that game myself.

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.