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July 16th, 1983 at the Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec (3,300) The Kay Brothers defeated Etienne Bergeron and Frederic Tremblay when Bobby Kay rolled Tremblay up with an inside cradle Richard Charland and Dan Johnson defeated The Gerrard Brothers with a spike piledriver Gilles Poisson defeated Louis Laurence with a bearhug Mad Dog Lefebvre and Armand Rougeau went to a double count-out The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers defeated Gino Brito and Tony Parisi with a crab/flying knee drop combination on Parisi

It's been years since I was watching WCW TV, but that post brought me right back. The Daniel Bryan part I swear actually happened with somebody. Would Sting also make PG 13 poopy jokes back at Vader (who would I assume be Authority-backed Orton withTriple H and Kane in the WWE scenario) as if he were John Cena? Because that was how it played out for me.

International Wrestling 7/15/83 (taped 7/13/83 in the Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec) 3,200 fans 0 - 14:30 Opening/1st Match The opening montage leads once again to Jacques, Rougeau, Sr. This time he is in the backstage interview area in front of the International Wrestling Association banner. Captain Lou Albano, looking very unhappy, shuffles into frame with no Tongan terrors in tow. Rougeau, Sr.: Mr. Albano, how do you feel about the decision handed down by none other than Frank Valois himself that the Tongan Terrors were banned from the arena for tonight’s show? Albano: How do you think I feel about it, Rougeau? This is a travesty and exactly the kind of thing that caused what happened last week. My monsters are very passionate men and their anger got the better of them. What do you think- Rougeau, Sr.: Excuse me, Mr. Albano, but you were the one who was directing traffic last week. Albano: I thought I told you never to interrupt me, Rougeau! Rougeau, Sr.: I wrestled for many years, Mr. Albano. If you think you are going to intimidate me you are dead wrong. Albano: I’m sorry, I was out of line. As I was saying, my monsters are very passionate and difficult to control. You can’t expect me to be able to keep this kind of thing from happening. Rougeau, Sr.: I expected this kind of response from you and had a video montage of last week prepared. Clips of Albano ordering the Tongan Terrors to attack other wrestlers are shown followed by Albano’s comments to the effect that they are his monsters and he controls them. The camera cuts back to Albano, looking both enraged and a little scared with Jacques, Sr. Albano: I was a little angry myself. I can promise you that we will never disrupt an entire show like that again. We’ve learned our lesson Mr. Rougeau. Rougeau, Sr.: I’d like to say I believe you, Mr. Albano, but- Albano snatches the microphone from Rougeau. Albano: And I’d like to tell everyone watching that Jim Brunzell has NOT gotten any kind of reprieve. He will pay next week for causing all of this! Albano tosses the microphone at Rougeau’s feet and glares at the retired wrestler before stalking away. The camera cuts to the ring as Tony Ricco comes out to a mild reaction. Richard Charland is booed, but not overly loudly. Tony Ricco vs. Richard Charland Ricco and Charland feel each other out with basic exchanges, Ricco getting the better of things and working an arm. Charland goes to the hair several times before raking the eyes to take control. Charland cuts off Ricco comebacks with eye gouges before getting cocky and slapping Ricco around. Ricco fires up and makes a comeback, but Dan Johnson runs out to ringside. Referee Adrian Desbois turns his attention to clearing Johnson away from ringside, allowing Charland to hit a low blow. Charland’s piledriver finisher is enough to get the three count. Richard Charland over Tony Ricco by pinfall with a piledriver 9:28 Jacques Rougeau, Sr. Talks about the next match before the commercial break. Commercial Break (14:30 - 27:30) Mad Dog Lefebvre is approaching the ring to boos when we come back from commercial. Armand Rougeaus gets a very good reaction from the crowd as he heads to the ring. Lefebvre ambushes Rougeau as he enters the ring and the match is off to a hot start! Armand Rougeau vs. Mad Dog Lefebvre Armand was taking the worst of it at first, but he fired up and came back strong with right hands. A crossbody put Armand firmly in charge and he hammered away with right hands. Lefebvre went to the floor for a break, but Armand followed him out. Lefebvre reversed a whip into the rail as they brawled around ringside and started pounding away on Armand again. The two fought tooth and nail, but Lefebvre eventually gained enough of an advantage to set Rougeau up for his second rope superplex. Armand recovered and hit a few short punches to the face to send Lefebvre stumbling down to the mat. Rougeau lept off the top into a sunset flip for the three. Armand Rougeau over Mad Dog Lefebvre by pinfall with a flying sunset flip 10:49 Jacques Rougeau, Sr. talks about the final two matches on the card tonight before the break. Commercial Break 27:30 - 42:30 Jacques and Raymond Rougeau come out to a tremendous reaction. Jim Brunzell and Phil Lafon come to the ring and get a lot of cheers, especially after the Rougeaus start clapping and encouraging the fans to do the same. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers vs. Jim Brunzell and Phil Lafon Both teams came out fast and furious, working to find an advantage. After a lot of fast chain wrestling and counters the Rougeaus were able to work on Lafon for a while, but the youngster was able to kick his way out of trouble and tag Brunzell. More furious back and forth action followed. Eventually the Rougeaus wore down both Lafon and Brunzell enough to set up a Raymond sleeper on Lafon. Lafon just barely made the ropes and Raymond set Lafon up in a Quebec crab after tagging in Jacques. Jacques flew off the top with a knee drop and covered for the three while Raymond held off Brunzell. After the match the Rougeaus shook hands with Brunzell and Lafon before holding up the arms of the defeated tag team. Jacques Rougeau over Phil Lafon by pinfall after a Quebec crab/flying knee drop combination 13:16 Commercial break with upcoming events promoted July 16th, Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec Gino Brito & Tony Parisi vs. The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers Mad Dog Lefebvre vs. Armand Rougeau Gilles "The Fish" Poisson vs. "The Farmer" Louis Laurence July 19th, Colisée de Saint-Jean, Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers & Armand Rougeau vs. The Midnight Express & Mad Dog Lefebvre Rene Goulet vs. Tonga John Phil Lafon, Jim Brunzell and Tony Parisi on the card. July 20th, Paul Sauve Arena, Montreal, Quebec Stan Hansen vs. Gino Brito Jim Brunzell & Phil Lafon vs. The British Bulldogs Armand Rougeau, Rene Goulet & Dave Kochen vs. Mad Dog Lefebvre, Gilles Poisson & Richard Charland Dan Johnson vs. Louis Laurence (42:30 - 45:30) Jacques, Sr. is in the interview area as Eddie Creatchman and the Midnight Express casually stroll in. The Midnights look ready for action. Jacques, Sr.: Eddie Creatchman and the Midnight Express, you were the only ones not victims of the brutal attack by the Tongan terrors last week. How do we know you weren’t in on it? Creatchman: You never did like me, Rougeau. You think I had anything to do with that? Of course you do. Anyone with half a brain knows that we were not involved. Jacques, Sr.: I don’t believe that for a second, Eddie Creatchman. But that’s not what we’re here to talk about. You said that you had something to say regarding my boys? Creatchman: I do and I would appreciate you not taking up my time with your conspiracy theories in the future. You see, these men came within a hair’s breadth of being the Canadian International Tag Team champs a few weeks ago and there’s another big show coming up on the 30th in the Montreal Forum. It is our considered opinion that we are the natural challengers for the titles. Jacques, Sr.: I think you may be the only three men who have that opinion. Regardless that’s up to Frank Valois to decide. Creatchman: You would think like that, Rougeau. But we will prove that we are the number one contenders. You give us any tag team besides the Rougeaus and we will make good. So why don’t you just slink back to- Creatchman is cut off by the appearance of Gino Brito and Tony Parisi, also in their ring gear. Brito walks over to Rougeau, Sr. and a standoff between the two tag teams ensues. Jacques, Sr.: We will not have a brawl here, gentlemen. You will keep your tempers. Brito: We have a match whenever Creatchman gets done talking. The Midnight Express lost their match for the titles, now it’s our turn. Nothing their mouthpiece spews out can change that. Creatchman: Tonight you find out what real wrestlers are, Gino Brito! Too long you’ve skated by on your reputation. That ends tonight. But a six-man match doesn’t prove anything. It’s only fair that you have to fight for your title shot. In two weeks you two against the Midnight Express to decide who faces the Rougeaus on the 30th. Brito: You’re on Creatchman, and don’t think you can weasel your way out of this when you lose! Both teams leave in opposite directions as we go to commercial. Commercial Break (45:30 - 60:00) Gino Brito, Tony Parisi and Louis Laurence are already in the ring, playing to the crowd as the Midnight Express, with Creatchman in tow, and Dan Johnson make their way to the ring to boos. Gino Brito, Tony Parisi, & Louis Laurence vs. The Midnight Express & Dan Johnson Brito and Parisi both started hot against Condrey and Rose. Laurence and Johnson went back and forth. Brito and Condrey had an intense brawl, very likely the result of Condrey’s sneak attack on Brito last week. Parisi was brought in after Brito took control and fell victim to several punches to the gut, one to the face and a neckbreaker to swing momentum Condrey’s way. The Midnights and Johnson cut off the ring and worked Parisi over. Laurence took the tag and came in on fire, Brito tagging in soon after and doing the same. Condrey and Rose tried saving Johnson as Brito and Laurence took turns attacking him, but Brito was fired up and not letting them get control back. Brito tagged in Parisi and hit a side suplex on Johnson, staying in the ring to slow down the Midnights as Parisi came off the top with a senton to finish Johnson. The crowd went nuts as Brito, Parisi and Laurence celebrated. The Midnights tried to attack the faces after the match, but Brito and Parisi were ready for them and they had to retreat, dragging a groggy Johnson to the back with them. Parisi over Johnson by pinfall after a combination side suplex/flying senton 13:26 Dark matches: Pre-show Dave Kochen defeated Bobby Kay with an abdominal stretch Gilles Poisson defeated Alex Gerrard with a bearhug

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Perhaps in a post-match angle he could have sided with them in a beatdown of Savage or something, yeah. Regardless, good stuff. Damn those RnRs for being so insensitive and selfish!

Yeah, I'm royally pissed at this development. She was one of the few workers I enjoyed around the main event level of NXT the last month or so. Bayley not being around hasn't helped much.

Watch it or the Rougeaus will be carrying a copy of the Wade Smeltzer Flaming spectator during their entrances, carefully translated to French by a paid employee of course, only to rip it to shreds. THAT will show you gossip journalists a thing or two.

I'll be running there soon as well as Ottawa proper. My feeling is that the MLW shows are different enough from mine that we can co-exist in Ottawa as long as we don't try to run the exact same day.

Gagne is way underrated by the majority of the internet. Brunzell is a lot of fun despite always being the guy who has to take the beating/fall. Anyone else think that goofy jump thing Gagne does when he gets a hot tag or fires up should count against them?

OOOOH YEEEAH that Lanny is gonna get hiiis! Also, I am waiting on the Ronnie Garvin knocking OMG out in the blowoff. Not sure if I want Cornette to get it too or save that for another day.

I can watch current WWE for the wrestling matches, but it has a limited shelf life for me. The announcing makes me want to kill my own eardrums. But as long as I keep it to a match or two I'm usually not ready to hunt down and kill JBL. It's more than I can say for NJPW, which drives me really nuts every time it's not Minoru Suzuki or somebody outside of the modern puro bubble who will make their matches a little less uninteresting.

I think it's been mentioned before in this thread that the title is as important as the promotion makes it. I can apply that same idea to everything about wrestling, so it's not something that should elude any wrestling promotion. I think a lot of it is derived from the way the WWE is what is important and not the wrestlers, the titles, the feuds or the matches. I think a lot of the focus on the Authority also comes from that as they are representatives of the WWE and very much an ingrained part of what the company is and will be. You can say the same for Cena, Orton, Batista, Kane, etc. These are all things that have become as much a part of the backdrop the show is presented against that they are the things that will be focused on regardless of who has what title. It may drive a lot of us nuts, but it's how it is.

As far as the Hansen looking great against a noon-world class talent, watch the 4/18/91 tag against the MVC and his matches with Williams from that year. Then watch everything else you can find that Williams and the MVC did that year. If you don't think hansen is amazing after watching that I'd be surprised. Also, re: goc. I always thought that when I watched the Colon vs. Hansen matches. With all the U.S. workers who went over there and were scared of the fans, Hansen openly fucking with them like that is so ballsy.

What a dick, picking on a 16 year old kid. Soon he'll need an entourage to stop wrestlers from shooting on him!

The mistakes are a part of the charm.

He can want to build up guys as much as he wants, but the WWE has to book them right after Cena is done with them for it to mean something. Anyone else see that not happening the way I do?

I do remember Sally Ride, but I thought the Dory vs. Muraco bit was the funniest part. I've listened to enough podcasts to know your feelings on both.

This was incredible. I LOLed at the description of the Dory vs. Muraco match. Who knew this was going to be a perk of the 1983 project?

It took me three hours plus to find the right websites that pointed me at arenas with building dates and capacities and arrange them into a sensible loop while fitting in the monthly trip to Halifax. I can't imagine looking up 1983 schedules for 7 or 8 junior hocky league teams and trying to work around that too.

Crap, I need to remember to add details when necessary on these smaller shows. Lazy writing will be the end of me. Thanks for the reminder.

July 12th, 1983 from Gatinaeu, Quebec (2,300) Richard Charland and Dan Johnson defeated the Kay Brothers with a spike piledriver Phil Lafon and Jim Brunzell defeated the Gerrard Brothers when Lafon hit a Canadian Rocky Buster on Tim Gerrard Gilles Poisson defeated Tony Parisi with a bearhug Rene Goulet defeated Tonga John when Tonga John passed out in a scorpion claw hold after John dominated the majority of the match when he busted Goulet open with a headbutt early and worked the cut all match The Midnight Express and Mad Dog Lefebvre defeated The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers and Armand Rougeau when Lefebvre used a second rope superplex to pin Armand Rougeau

Hey, Kochen is actually kind of over as a babyface in halifax and he won. But yeah, the heels got a few over on the faces on this night.

Oh only the first 6 months are more than just a bar skeleton of "this feud, followed by this feud" type stuff. If I had time I could actually write every show out for the first 6 months right now, but I'm not going to spend all day and night doing that. Google Chrome works for C & P so by the end of the weekend I should have most of July done anyway. I still have internets research to do on my wrestlers and 5 discs of AWA to power through before I start on Memphis. Sometimes I am too ambitious for my own good.

I have main event storylines involving the big 8 until 1986 backed up. So unless soemthing really major happens that kills me on wrestling in general I think I'm around for a while.

Man, great stuff. The background is a nice way to go, gives you a backdrop to plug in the new faces against.