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Several people will be happy to know that Goldie Rogers has been written into a bigger role on three out of my next four shows leading to a match I added to my October 1st supercard.

That was some great TV! Lawler getting injured, aping the ICW angle with a jobber and a big brawl to end it.

I think that's more a Vince Sr. thing that worked well enough for his son to keep. Backlund and Sammartino were around before Vince and drew a lot of money in their time.

September 5th, 1983, Colisée de Saint-Jean, Saint-Sean-Sur-Richelieu, QC (2,751, sellout) The Kay Brothers defeated Etienne Bergeron & Fredric Tremblay with a Rudy Kay elbow drop on Bergeron Invader 3 defeated Alex Gerrard with a running senton Dave Kochen defeated Goldie Rogers with a schoolboy as Rogers was posing for the crowd Gilles Poisson defeated Tony Ricco with a bearhug Gino Brito & Tony Parisi defeated Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet with a side suplex/flying senton combo,both teams shook hands post-match The Can Am Express & Invader 1 defeated the Tongan Terrors & Mad Dog Lefebvre with an Invader 1 heart punch to Lefebvre, Poisson and Invader 3 ran in post-match to touch off a 4 team brawl with Lefebvre joining late after the heart punch

Agreed.

Great ending to the show with a lot of angles furthered.

September 3rd, 1983, Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC (4,000, sellout) Dave Kochen defeated Etienne Bergeron with an abdominal stretch Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco defeated the Gerrard Brothers with a wishbone snap/half crab combo on Tim Gerrard Gino Brito & Tony Parisi defeated the Kay Brothers with a side suplex/flying senton on Bobby Kay Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet defeated Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson with a flying fist drop/scorpion claw hold on Johnson Jim Brunzell defeated Tonga John with an inside cradle before escaping Dennis Condrey & Mad Dog Lefebvre defeated Raymond Rougeau & Invader 1 with a Condrey full nelson facebuster on Raymond King Tonga defeated Phil Lafon with a thumb spike Jacques Rougeau & Invader 3 defeated Randy Rose & Gilles Poisson with a Invader 3 running senton to Lefebvre, all four teammates emerged from the back to brawl post-match with Lefebvre leading the way

I am liking the Mid South resurrection. JYD is going to get a holy shit massive pop when he finally goes over Ted.

Why announce it? Just have him show up and challenge a guy who he feuds with for a few weeks. It would fit your booking style much better.

Several great points so far. I have read more than a few people's reviews of matches that coincide with my own and found a good amount of really good to great wrestling as a result. You just start to get a feel for why you like wrestling and when you see other people write about similar stuff you are more likely to look into said matches, promos, etc. I think it is important to long term viewing that you look deeper into the why of it also. I know immediately if I enjoy a wrestling match or not. I get glimpses of the why as I go, but second and third viewings tell me a lot more about what catches my eye both good and bad. Through that I get a better idea of why I like pro wrestling and have a better idea of what matches to watch based on others' reviews. And for myself, when I started posting here I very much caught only surface type stuff. I think having the forum with all of the thoughtful looks at different styles of wrestling has helped a lot in my own ability to look at a wrestling match and see the details and overarching stories more than just the great execution of moves. Don't get me wrong, a well-executed suplex or even down to a really good wrestling punch or elbow drop get me excited. I just look at more stuff while that is going on than I used to.

Gagne is gaining a lot of momentum as a heel. Soon he's going to be taking on Jake and Reed, which is actually very intriguing on both sides.

Goldie Rogers was supposed to be a midcard guy without any kind of feud for the first bit, just running over jobbers and lower midcarders until his feud started. Fan demand may change the booking up a bit.

I dig how you are using your highlights show. It's like an extra spotlight you shine on the big things either at the big show or leading into it.

I continue to enjoy the way your shows work. Lots of good tag action and some hot feuds to boot.

Oooh, who is next up for Eddie Gilbert? I'm also intrigued as to who Mr. Mexico is. I do want Tully and David to get their comeuppance, but I have to say I think the Fabs and Duggan are going to have a few more hurdles to get over first.

Man, that main had to be something. I hope both JYD and Darsow were bleeding in that double chain match. After repeated chain shots of course.

The above mentioned stuff plus a six man tag with Hogan make this a great show. Looks like Garvin will be forced to actually defend his title now.

Nice flow to that show. The Russians are becoming a much more menacing presence.

International Wrestling, September 2nd, 1983 (Taped August 31st, 1983 at the Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC) 4,000 fans, sellout The opening montage cuts to a shot of Jacques, Sr. welcoming the fans to International Wrestling. Last week’s events are recapped and the camera cuts to the ring where Louis Laurence is slapping hands with fans at ringside as they cheer. Phil Lafon makes his way out to the ring to a better reaction than Laurence, but Jacques, Sr. puts both over as young men with a lot of potential. Opening Match 0:00 - 7:30 Phil Lafon vs. Louis Laurence Lafon takes an early advantage despite some effective punches and elbow smashes from Laurence. Laurence tries working over Lafon’s leg, but Lafon gets out of trouble quickly and starts laying in kicks on Laurence. A running spinkick to Laurence in the corner sends laurence stumbling back to the middle of the ring. Lafon hooks in the cobra clutch in the center of the ring for the win. Phil Lafon wins by submission with a cobra clutch 6:12 Jacques, Sr. runs down the rest of the matches on the card and talks about them briefly as we go to commercial. Commercial Break 7:30 - 17:30 We return from commercial to another shot of Jacques, Sr. as he puts over the previous match as a battle between two rising stars. The camera cuts to the ring and Richard Charland emerges from the curtain wearing his Quebec Heavyweight Title. He gets quite a lot of boos as he rolls into the ring and Jacques, Sr. makes sure the fans watching know that he is a very undeserving champion. Dave Kochen walks down to the ring being cheered by the crowd and slapping hands with more than a few. Jacques, Sr. talks about Kochen’s recent struggles against Charland. Charland ambushes Kochen as he climbs up on the apron and sends him to the floor with a right hand. Dave Kochen vs. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland in a title match Kochen struggles to get back in the ring as Charland is not giving him any room to come back in, taking time to respond to the jeers from the crowd each time he sends Kochen back to the floor. Charland’s legs finally are caught by Kochen, who drags him outside and sends him into the guard rail. Referee Pierre Bertrand warns Kochen to not use the ringpost and he instead rolls Charland back in the ring and gets a few nearfalls after taking out his frustrations on the champion. Charland rakes the eyes multiple times to get control of the match back and runs Kochen’s face down the top rope for good measure. Kochen avoids a corner charge on instinct, but he can’t capitalize. Charland and Kochen exchange punches on their knees with Charland rolling out of the ring to avoid further punishment. Dan Johnson runs out and Bertrand is distracted as Charland rams Kochen’s head into the ringpost and rolls the now groggy Kochen back into the ring. A piledriver from Charland gets the three to retain his championship. Richard Charland wins by pinfall with a piledriver 8:05 Jacques, Sr. is fuming about the breach of the rules by Charland as Charland and Johnson celebrate in the ring. Kochen starts to revive, a trickle of blood showing on his forehead before Charland and Johnson rolls him out of the ring and keep celebrating to Jacques, Sr.’s disgust. Commercial Break 17:30 - 35:30 Lou Albano and the Tongan Terrors are in the ring with Jacques, Sr. as we return from break. Jacques, Sr.: Mr. Albano, your charges have been better behaved since their last return to the IWA. Is there any reason for that besides dumb luck? Albano: Hah, funny you should use the word “dumb,” Rougeau. The Tongan Terrors and Albano share a laugh. Jacques, Sr. does not look amused, but says nothing. Albano: You see, I was right! The reason I asked for this time, Rougeau, is because my monsters and I have heard the rumblings of a tournament to be crowned the inaugural Quebec Television Tag Team champions. I just wanted to remind whoever might be in charge of that tournament what happened when we weren’t invited to the tournament to crown new Canadian International Tag Team champions. The crowd boos Albano loudly. Jacques, Sr.: I think we all remember that, Mr. Albano. I see now why you and your “monsters” have been so well-behaved. If you could call it that in any way other than by comparison to their earlier actions. Albano: So you can put two and two together. How nice for you, Rougeau. I just want the fans to know this. These two monsters WILL be your first and ONLY television champions. Just imagine, Rougeau, no matter what we do there is no way that Frank Valois and his cronies can kick my monsters off of television! That means that the fans will be treated to these two monsters from the island of Tonga destroying their opponents week in and week out with impunity! What do you think about that? More loud boos from the crowd. Jacques, Sr.: I think the Can Am Express might have something to say about that. I’ve heard that they are involved in this tournament as well! This changes the crowd’s booing to cheers. Albano: Just when I thought you were learning. These fans I never had any hope for. You think we are worried about the Can Am Express? Just because those two have managed to not get absolutely annihilated by my monsters the last two times they met doesn’t mean they can beat us. These two monsters standing behind me are big, tough, more than capable men who have been DOMINANT since their arrival in the IWA. Do you really think a guy with a dropkick and his little buddy with karate kicks can stop them? Do you think that King Tonga, a man well-versed in the martial arts himself, more experienced, bigger and stronger, doesn’t trump Lafon? Let me tell you something, Lafon! I have heard your threats against me and they will not go unanswered. You are not on my list yet, but you’re close to being right up next to your buddy Brunzell! Just watch yourself before you make me or my monsters angry. Albano sends Tonga John to the back as Jacques, Sr. exits the ring and makes his way back to the announce table. Jim Brunzell slaps hands with the fans on his way to the ring, getting a lot of cheers. Jacques, Sr. puts over Brunzell as a tough, athletic competitor who has been faced with a lot of challenges since arriving in the IWA. Jim Brunzell vs. King Tonga Brunzell tries to get off to a fast start but is cut off by King Tonga headbutts. King Tonga uses his martial arts and brawling to punish Brunzell until the former Hi-Flyer comes back with European uppercuts and starts working the left leg of King Tonga. Tonga comes back with more headbutts, punches and chops, but a missed elbow drop gives Brunzell the opening to go right back to the leg. King Tonga fights his way out of a toe hold with more punches and an eye rake and starts working on Brunzell with nerve holds between headbutts and chops. Brunzell kicks King Tonga’s leg out from under him and goes for the figure four only to have King Tonga kick him to the ropes and blast him with a savate kick. Tonga covers and pulls an almost out Brunzell up at two and a half on Albano’s orders. The thumb is exposed, but Brunzell avoids the thumb spike and spins into a schoolboy for a surprise three count before sliding out of the ring. Jim Brunzell wins by pinfall with a schoolboy 13:47 The crowd goes insane for Brunzell as he celebrates just past the guard rail. Tonga John runs out of the back to ambush Brunzell, but Lafon is close behind him, hitting him in the back with forearms just after he ambushes Brunzell. Tonga John retreats back to the ring after fending off both members of the Can Am Express and the two teams have a standoff as we go to commercial. Commercial Break & Upcoming Events September 3rd, 1983, Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC Jacques Rougeau & Invader 3 vs. Randy Rose & Gilles “The Fish” Poisson Phil Lafon vs. King Tonga Raymond Rougeau & Invader 1 vs. Dennis Condrey & Mad Dog Lefebvre Jim Brunzell vs. Tonga John Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet vs. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson And more! September 5th, 1983, Colisée de Saint-Jean, Saint-Sean-Sur-Richelieu, QC The Can Am Express & Invader 1 vs. The Tongan Terrors & Mad Dog Lefebvre Gino Brito & Tony Parisi vs. Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet Tony Ricco vs. Gilles “The Fish” Poisson Dave Kochen vs. Goldie Rogers And more! Sep 6th, 1983, Palais des Sports, Granby, QC (2,000, sellout) Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers & Invader 3 vs. The Midnight Express & Gilles “The Fish” Poisson Jim Brunzell vs. King Tonga Rene Goulet vs. Tonga John And more! September 7th, 1983, Paul Sauvé Arena, Montreal, QC The Can Am Express vs. Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles “The Fish” Poisson “The Farmer” Louis Laurence, Dave Kochen & Tony Ricco vs. Goldie Rogers, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet vs. The Tongan Terrors And more! September 8th, 1983, Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Quebec City, QC Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers & the Invaders vs. The Midnight Express, Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles “The Fish” Poisson Gino Brito & Tony Parisi vs. “The Farmer” Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet vs. Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson Dave Kochen vs. Goldie Rogers And more! September 9th, 1983, Colisée de Rimouski, Rimouski, QC Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers & Invader 1 vs. The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre Dave Kochen vs. Goldie Rogers Gino Brito & Tony Parisi vs. The Tongan Terrors Invader 3, Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet vs. Gilles “The Fish” Poisson, Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson And more! 35:30 - 58:30 We come back from commercial with Jacques, Sr. hyping the debut of a new tag team, Earth & Sky , as two Japanese men in masks are shown. One is wearing a white mask with a dark twister type design on either side and the other a black mask with a stone grey rock design on the face. Eddie Creatchman and the Midnight Express are in the ring with Jacques, Sr. when the camera cuts. The fans are booing all three and taunting them from ringside. The men in the ring seem unaffected by it. Rougeau, Sr.: From what I hear, you and your team are no closer to being number one contenders for the Canadian International Tag Team Titles than you were two weeks ago, Eddie Creatchman. Creatchman: You would be happy about that, Rougeau. You want to keep these men as far away from your boys as you can after the drubbing that Randy Rose gave Jacques last week. The crowd shows Creatchman it’s disapproval. Rougeau, Sr.: I think you overestimate how badly your man beat my son, Eddie Creatchman. And I think it’s time for a deserving team like Gino Brito and Tony Parisi or the Invaders to get a title shot. The crowd cheers. Creatchman: Oh yes, the Invaders. Gino Brito’s new best friends so you would make them out to be some kind of contenders. Guess what, the Midnight Express is the GREATEST tag team in all of wrestling. Whatever you say about Brito or the Invaders or the Can Am Express, they can not compare to these two men behind me. And tonight they are going to prove that. Again. And if Frank Valois and your idiot kids keep ignoring what I’m saying they will regret it. And so will you. Rougeau, Sr.: Nothing you have done thus far has been effective, Eddie Creatchman. What makes you think that things will get any better? Creatchman: You just leave all of that to me, Rougeau. I have everything well in hand, something you should know by now. These men behind me deserve far better than what the IWA is giving them. They are counting on me to get them the match and I KNOW they will make come out champions this time. Do you think I am going to fail these great wrestlers behind me by not getting them the titles they so richly deserve? You can bet that’s not the case. The crowd boos Creatchman and the Midnight Express loudly again as Jacques, Sr. exits the ring and goes back to the announce table. Mad Dog Lefebvre comes out to the ring to loud boos and barks at the crowd. Jacques, Sr. talks about the recent issues between his sons and the Midnight Express as well as the Invaders and Lefebvre & Poisson as The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers and Invader 1 walk to the ring. The Rougeaus are proudly wearing their Canadian International Tag Team Titles. Canadian International Tag Team Champions The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers & Invader 1 vs. The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre The Rougeaus bring the fight to the Midnight Express early, all six men in the ring right away before the heels clear out of the ring and talk things over with Creatchman. Condrey faces off with Raymond and ends up getting his arm worked over by the faces for a short while. Condrey reverses a whip by Jacques and decks him on the rebound before stomping away at him. The heels work Jacques over as the crowd voices their disapproval. Jacques makes a fired-up comeback only for Rose and Condrey to stomp a hole in him after illegal man Rose hits Jacques in the back with a few forearms. Head referee Adrian Desbois escorts Rose back to his corner and Condrey tags him in. Rose cuts off another Jacques comeback by kicking the leg out that he had worked on last week. Lefebvre was brought in and he cut off a Jacques comeback with biting and eye rakes before Jacques finally crawled between his legs and tagged in Invader 1. Invader 1 was a house afire when he hit the ring, hitting everything that moved and taking it down. The Midnight Express both get a hold of Invader 1 in the corner and allow Lefebvre to work him over. The heels work on Invader 1, Lefebvre ripping at his mask several times. Invader 1 fights back valiantly, but can’t seem to get over for a tag. When he finally nails Rose with a dropkick and tags Raymond, the place goes nuts. Raymond comes in hot and clears the ring of every opponent but Lefebvre. The two childhood friends brawl across the ring before Raymond slams Lefebvre down and tags in Invader 1. Invader 1 is all over Lefebvre, but Condrey hits the ring and blasts him from behind before knocking both Rougeaus off the apron. Desbois is trying to get Condrey back on the apron as Rose is setting Invader 1 up for Lefebvre’s second rope superplex. Rose knocks Raymond off the apron again as Jacques is still recovering. Desbois again escorts a member of the Midnight Express back to their corner. Invader 1 is fighting back, but Lefebvre rakes the eyes and hits the superplex for the three count on Invader 1. Mad Dog Lefebvre over Invader 1 by pinfall after an assisted second rope superplex 19:36 The show goes off the air with Midnight Express, Creatchman and Lefebvre celebrating in the ring as the crowd boos. Creatchman makes the belt signal around his waist and points at his two charges as Jacques, Sr. Assures the fans that his sons and the Invaders will have their revenge. Dark Matches Pre-Show Tony Parisi defeated Alex Gerrard with a flying senton Tony Ricco defeated Dan Johnson with a crossbody Goldie Rogers defeated Tim Gerrard with a neckbreaker Armand Rougeau defeated Bobby Kay with a sleeper Post-Show Tonga John defeated Rene Goulet with a running big boot Invader 3 defeated Gilles Poisson by disqualification followed by a brawl between the Invaders and Lefebvre & Poisson

Great show! Glad to see Bob get his gold back.

One of Grimmas' Russians is fake too, who would care?

Casey taking on Tonga Kid sounds great! I want to see a joint MAC/MLW show where the Russian teams join forces in a 12-man elimination tag against an all-star Canada/U.S. alliance. That would be a match right there.

I like a slow burn more than rushing to the payoff anyway.

That feud has yet to truly get started. September 1st, 1983, Colisée de Trois-Rivieres, Trois Rivieres, QC (3,400) Dave Kochen defeated Bobby Kay with an abdominal stretch Goldie Rogers defeated Frederic Tremblay with a neckbreaker The Can Am Express defeated the Gerrard Brothers with a dropkick/cobra clutch on Alex Gerrard Jacques Rougeau defeated Rudy Kay with a Quebec crab, the Midnight Express attacked with Raymond Rougeau saving his brother, leading to a standoff Armand Rougeau & Rene Goulet defeated Quebec Heavyweight Champion Richard Charland & Dan Johnson with a flying fist drop/scorpion claw hold on Johnson The Midnight Express defeated Louis Laurence & Tony Ricco with a suplex lift/second rope powerslam on Ricco King Tonga defeated Tony Parisi with a thumb spike Tonga John, Mad Dog Lefebvre & Gilles Poisson defeated Gino Brito & the Invaders with a bearhug/second rope superplex on Invader 1

I wrote four shows over two days about three weekends ago to get to the end of September. I tend to either write everything for TV/big cards or at least all of the matches if I'm not feeling the promos. Then I'll fill in the promos when I am up for it. Then when it is getting towards bedtime or I'm not feeling overly ambitious I'll fill in house show stuff .