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I think the first thing to do, is to see how many people are interested in getting anyone from that loan list from Southeast. If you are interested say it on here and then we can work out the best way to get it done.

Are you keeping these people as roster spots on your roster then or would we be picking them up?

I think this would be the first pro wrestling VHS wouldn't it? It would definitely be worth it with that line up. We are still a ways away from PPV but we could start seeing some VHS comps coming out in the next couple of months.

3/23/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – San Antonio, Texas – HemisFair Arena The Killer Bees defeated Los Conquistadors Scott Casey defeated Ivan Putski The All Americans defeated the Executioner & Lord Humungous via DQ! Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude w/ Jimmy Hart King Kong Bundy w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Magnum TA via DQ MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © defeated the Russians via DQ when Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch interfered! MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Gino Hernandez © defeated Mr. Wrestling II MID SOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Hacksaw Duggan defeated Tully Blanchard © via DQ 3/24/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Beaumont, Texas – Civic Center The Killer Bees defeated Los Conquistadors Scott Casey defeated Don Muraco The All Americans defeated the Executioner & Lord Humungous via DQ! Rick Rude w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Wahoo McDaniel Magnum TA defeated King Kong Bundy w/ Jimmy Hart via Count out MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Gino Hernandez © defeated Mr. Wrestling II MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © vs Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch went to a double DQ! MID SOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tully Blanchard © defeated Ivan Putski

Yes, April 1st you have the choice... 3 person jobber pack, a manager, or a regular wrestler I also know that today has been 60 days with no contact for Pwsony... so I feel as though it is appropriate to move PerfectlyStraightedge into Stampede and let him take over. Any oppose?

Yeah and Duggan is associated with them

I love the idea of Piper interviewing himself. Few if any could every get away with something like this like he did. I don't know if I am fully on board with the rookies of Shane Douglas and Bam Bam but I do think there is potential but the pairing just has me confused. USWA is going slowly but surely... I do think you have transitioned well and put together a top product in the world of wrestling we've created. Consistency is key and you've kept right up there with it.

3/22/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Monroe, Louisiana - Civic Center The Killer Bees defeated Los Conquistadors Scott Casey defeated Ivan Putski The All Americans defeated the Executioner & Lord Humungous via DQ! Rick Rude w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Wahoo McDaniel Magnum TA defeated King Kong Bundy w/ Jimmy Hart via Count out MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © & The Russians went to a double count out MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Gino Hernandez © defeated Mr. Wrestling II Tully Blanchard defeated Don Muraco

Mid South Wrestling is coming to you on its Fox Affiliates throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Action is coming to you tonight from the Irish McNeil Boy’s Club in Shreveport, Louisiana! {MSW opens with footage of all the top stars of Mid South and then we see Jim Ross standing by with Cowboy Bill Watts!} Jim Ross: Welcome everyone to Mid South Wrestling. I am Jim Ross alongside Cowboy Bill Watts. Bill, we have got one of the most important nights in the history of Mid South right here this evening. Bill Watts: That’s right Jim… you’ve got the North American Championship on the line and Ted Dibiase is back! Jim Ross: Ted Dibiase said it clearly this past week on Power Pro, he doesn’t have any friends and he’s fighting a battle against possibly two men here tonight! Bill Watts: If you ask me, he’s right. He has burnt every bridge he’s got here in Mid South on his way to getting that title but tonight he is going to have to go it alone and you know where Tully Blanchard is… Gino Hernandez isn’t far behind! Jim Ross: Fans this match is going to have a sixty-minute time limit which is what we’ve got here for television… we are going to get it going right now and give these men time… who will walk out with the gold? MID SOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Ted Dibiase © vs Tully Blanchard w/ Gino Hernandez -No better way to kick it off that with Boyd Pierce setting a monumental stage for what will be a defining moment in the history of Mid South. Ted Dibiase makes his return to the ring and the fans aren’t overly big on him but they are more against Tully, which helps his cause. This is a fantastic 25-minute match. These guys show why they are two of the top wrestlers anywhere in the world right now and for just cause. We get a commercial break in the contest when we return, Tully has taken full control of the contest. Gino jumps on commentary and puts himself over in the biggest way. Inside the ring we see Tully looking to wear down the back and go to finish but Dibiase has got other plans. He fights back with the passion of a thousand fires and he is slowly winning over the fans. His back is in bad shape though as Gino points out and Tully looks to finish. Tully goes for a hot shot suplex but Dibiase goes over his back and pushes him into the ropes for a roll up but then we see Gino jump up on the apron and Dibiase runs and FLOORS him with a huge forearm and Gino goes flying to the ground. Tully Blanchard comes up and swings wildly but Dibiase grabs him for an atomic drop and then a bulldog for a close two count! Dibiase goes for a piledriver but Tully drops down as Gino is up against. PeeWee Anderson tries to stop him but inside the ring, Tully Blanchard grabs Dibiase and LOW BLOW… and another LOW BLOW! Dibiase is down as Dibiase picks him up and PILEDRIVER! Gino drops down as Tully covers Dibiase for the 1….2….3!!! WE HAVE A NEW CHAMPION! TULLY BLANCHARD IS THE NEW NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION! *COMMERCIAL* -MSW is back and Gino Hernandez and Tully Blanchard are showing off their titles to the crowd as Bill Watts is calling them out for their actions! Jim Ross is also putting them down talking about the low blow! Tully says the referee counted 1…2…3 and there’s nothing anyone can do about it! Dibiase is helped to the back by referees as we see our next contest coming up. It is a rematch from last week with the Killer Bees challenging the Fantastics. We cut to the ring for the contest… The Fantastics vs the Killer Bees -We see Tommy and Bobby come out as they look at Ted Dibiase being carried back. They turn their attention to Gino and Tully who give them the glare of all glares. Inside the ring, we get a nice little 5-minute contest as the Killer Bees put out a solid effort against the Fantastics once again but Tommy and Bobby have got some kind of fire under them and we see them dispatch the Bees with a pair of double dropicks leading to the 1…2….3!! Ross and Watts put these guys through the roof in the biggest way as they walk over… Jim Ross: Gentlemen, without a doubt, you have something to say about what we saw here earlier tonight… Tommy Rogers: I want to put it on the line right now… Gino Hernandez… Tully Blanchard… you two are nothing but SCUM! You are nothing but low down pieces of trash! Bobby Fulton: Now we don’t really know Ted Dibiase and we surely don’t side with him… but when you’re a champion… you deserve some respect. That respect is absolutely gone from you both. You are not champions of pride and honor but of filth and grime! Tommy Rogers: Now we know that there’s a long list of men who want a shot at these titles around our waists… and we know there is a long line of men who want those titles from you… Bobby Fulton: But if this man… (Bill Watts) puts it together.. boys… we will put it all on the line! -The crowd pops as the Fantastics works the crowd… when we come back we will hear from the Russians! *COMMERCIAL* -MSW returns with footage from the recent happenings of the Russians. We see the debut of Ivan from a couple of weeks ago and the big beatdown from Kruschev last week. Ivan and Kruschev join Watts and Ross… Jim Ross: Welcome in here gentlemen… Ivan Koloff: Jim Ross… you do best right now to keep your mouth shut while I speak. I am tired of one way commentary from you and Bill Watts. That’s right Bill Watts… I am here to set the record straight. For too long have you held my family down. For too long have you held Russian down. I have spoken to the Kremlin and they have sent me the weapon to change this war. Bill Watts: What are you talking about Koloff… Ivan Koloff: I tell you what I am talking about. I am talking about your Hacksaw Duggan. Your Steve Williams. Your Mike Rotundo. These men who you saw are America. (Spits on the ground) I spit on them and I spit on you for putting Russian down. Bill Watts: Well let me tell you something pal… this is the United States of America and if you don’t like it you can GET OUT! Ivan Koloff: Oh I will leave Bill Watts… I will leave when someone makes me… but first I am going to unleash the Superpower! Bill Watts: Who is this Superpower huh? Get this guy outta here! -Officials and agents run off Koloff who is yelling all the way to the back. Watts and Ross put it over as we’ve got limited time remaining for our big main event… Magnum TA & Wahoo McDaniel vs King Kong Bundy & Rick Rude w/ Jimmy Hart -A great capper to what has been an amazing night of action. This one has about 15-minutes of television time remaining and they use every second of it. These guys have got a lot of heat heading into this one as all four of these men have had issues as of late. Jim Ross talks about Bundy being one of the top contenders for the North American title while Magnum is one of the top contenders for the television title. Watts says that Rick Rude and Wahoo McDaniel will meet this week in San Antonio and next week in Houston. Here tonight in Shreveport though, we get a clustered up finish that sees Jimmy Hart get ROCKED by Magnum TA as he and Bundy then fight outside the ring. Inside the ring, Rick Rude hits Wahoo with a nasty high knee and then rolls him up with a handful of tights for the 1…2…3!! Rude and Bundy walk out winners here but Magnum is back out to get his hands on them as the show goes off the air with Ross and Watts putting over tonight’s action in the biggest way.

-In a big move by Bill Watts, Power Pro will be pulled from the air this week and for the subsequent future. Word is that the financing of the show along with some negative reviews from seeing the wrestlers wrestling in the same venue as MSW has caused Bill Watts to pull the plug. While Mid South is doing good numbers, the price tag for some of the top talent is too high to continue to keep two television shows on the air. There are some rumblings that issues in Oklahoma around the oil business may be cause for concern for Mid South, but Watts was quick to hush those rumors. Vince McMahon was especially irate due to this being the one way he was on television with Jim Ross hosting MSW. Watts is looking for McMahon to focus on contracts and building up the talent relations in the future and less about television. Watts was not impressed with Vince's ideas to get national coverage for Mid South. Negotiations were in the final stages to have Mid South syndicated in New York and Los Angeles and even Chicago due to McMahon's influence, but once Power Pro went down, so did the deals. There may be a chance down the line for MSW to be run on syndication, but that looks grim. -Mid South is putting everything they've got into this week's edition of Mid South Wrestling with the return of Ted Dibiase and the defense against Tully Blanchard. - Bill Watts was able to successfully veto Bruiser Brody's entrance into the big $200,000 tournament in Houston on April 6th and 7th. Boesch has no choice but to answer his demands as Mid South sent a lot of talent for the event. This may be the final days of Mid South in Houston if this relationship doesn't get better. No word on who Hansen will get as a partner. Ole Anderson was one name, but he isn't too high on Watt's list either. Another option could be someone from Japan... but that could come with a high price tag and booking concerns from Giant Baba as he works directly with Hansen. Dory Funk Jr was another name and even Terry Funk's name came up. His replacement is expected to be named in the coming days. -Another name on the block is Kendall Windham who has been working through some nagging injuries as of late. This would leave Barry to find a partner... he wouldn't go with Hansen but could find someone else. Some have even said he would get the JYD to join him but JYD seems to be "off limits" due to his "contract status" with Mid South but anything could happen. -There is talk of Mil Mascaras & Jose Lothario jumping into the tournament somehow. There are no openings, but if Hansen or Windham gets bumped, they could step right into that spot as Boesch wants to see them in the tournament. -Don't expect to see the Masked Superstar around Mid South for a while as talks fell through with Bill Watts on his appearances and pay. He also has Japanese dates coming up so he may not return until mid summer if he even does at all. -Watts is expected to run a Superdome show in late May and then two more this year. He wants to build up to a big show in September and then finish off the year in December.

I think everyone has ideas on how a territory can be run effectively. If this were real life, I know my money would be coming in from the house shows compared to television. With roughly 2 hours of television in my markets, my big draw is coming from setting up the big shows with the talent I've got. Not all my top talent comes on television week in and week out, but if you come to the shows you will see them in action. I don't think you need to invest too much time in a big "this is how/why this person is gone" type thing due to guys coming and going from the territories on a weekly basis at this point in time. Whatever is best for business though will end up being the way to go.

Sorry to hear about things Kev. Look forward to you coming back as soon as you can. Boon, I do think that the influx can be bad for some and good for others which is why I wanted to try and urge people that it was a choice. with the expansion of Mid South, I've been able to bring in some bigger names in different roles but in doing that, I've pushed away guys that got me to the moment. Mr. Wrestling II is a prime example of a guy I pushed big to get things going... but now he is in a completely different role. The big thing is how you use your guys. I think you have been very successful with a small promotion and running your local guys and putting over what you want to put over. If you are interested in dishing out talent, I will definitely look at working with you as Mid South has its foundational lobby with a revolving door of newcomers coming in here and there.

Very fun run of house shows leading to your big closes circuit show. The Steamboat/Windham vs Flair/Savage matches would undoubtedly be off the charts, but the tension with Flair and Savage over Liz would have been fun to see.

I've seen a lot of this as I have done these types of projects. The best advice I give is to plan an event in 6 months and then work backwards. I think you have done that with the whole WTBS stuff, now it is about finding another event that is important to get to. For me... I have the big return of Ted Dibiase this week which is a major point, the next is the tag tournament, and then going from moment to moment and building up things from there.

{Power Pro Wrestling opens showcasing the top talent in Mid South as we cut to the studio and see Vince McMahon standing by.} Vince McMahon: Welcome everyone to Power Pro Wrestling. I am Vince McMahon and fans we have got a great series of events to go through this evening. We will highlight the 48-hour journey towards the television championship that saw a twenty man battle royal turn into a one on one contest. Tonight we will show you those matches in full… let us begin with the big twenty-man battle royal. Let’s go to footage from this past week’s Mid South Wrestling! MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER ONE CONTENDER BATTLE ROYAL Don Muraco, Wahoo McDaniel, Rick Rude, Jim Duggan, Krusher Kruschev Magnum TA, King Kong Bundy, Scott Casey, Gino Hernandez, The Executioner SD Jones, Jose Lothario, Ivan Putski, Lord Humungous, Brady Boone Norville Austin, Omar Atlas, Dominic DeNucci, Black Shadow, White Shadow -No better way to start the show than with twenty of the top wrestlers in Mid South. We see the debut of Norville Austin who has some name value and Jim Ross puts it over. We also see the return of the Executioner who looks to be pretty ripped and spent some time in the gym. He pales in comparison to Humungous though; this guy is an absolute monster. The bell rings and we get under way. We get some real hard hitting action to kick things off but the biggest event happens when Humungous and the Executioner go on a tear and rip through some of the lower named guys. We see the Shadows, DeNucci, Atlas, and Boone go flying out of the ring in moments as both of these guys are tearing it up and then they come to blow with one another and the crowd pops! In an even bigger moment, we see Hacksaw Duggan and Ivan Putski walk over and lift both men’s legs and throw them over the top to the floor! This battle isn’t over though as the Executioner and Humungous continue to brawl outside the ring! We will be right back! *COMMERCIAL* -We return to MSW and Ross puts over some of the eliminations that happened during the break as Norville Austin, Jose Lothario, and SD Jones were all eliminated and we are down to our final10. One of the underlying stories throughout this match has been Rude and Bundy teaming up and we see that when they eliminate Ivan Putski. Don Muraco throws out Scott Casey but then Rude and Bundy throw him out! On the other side of the ring, Duggan looks like he’s about to eliminate Hernandez but here comes Kruschev and he tosses out Duggan! We’ve got six men in the ring remaining and what an interesting pairing as we see Kruschev team up with Bundy and Rude on Wahoo but as Krusher hits the ropes, Duggan pulls it down and Kruschev goes flying to the floor! These two guys continue to brawl! Inside the ring, we’ve got five men remaining and Wahoo and Magnum have got the crowd going wild. Wrestling II says he is looking forward to whomever wins. It is a tornado tag team match for all intensive purposes right now with Gino Hernandez playing cat and mouse. The big finish comes with Wahoo and Bundy near the ropes and then Rick Rude runs over and he picks up Wahoo but he tangles with Bundy as they fly over the top to the floor. Jimmy Hart is wondering what Rude has just done but here comes Magnum TA with a nasty dropkick to Rude’s back and his neck whiplashes and then goes over the top to the floor! It is Magnum and Gino but Gino comes with a low blow! He then turns and tosses Magnum over the top and to the floor! Gino Hernandez has won it! Gino will face Wrestling II this Friday night for the title! *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro returns with Vince McMahon putting this over in a big way. He talks about the challenger, Gino Hernandez and how he faired against Wrestling II who is wrestling his first match since February the 4th. He talks about how the team of Gino and Tully has foretold their future thus far… but now we see if they speak truth. We head to the ring for footage from this past week in Houston, Texas. MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Mr. Wrestling II © vs Gino Hernandez -This is a white hot contest from the get go as Mr. Wrestling II is back and he’s in prime form. He looks good out there but you can tell he isn’t in the prime of his career. Gino however, is just on fire from the word go. He gets some great early heat from Wrestling II and he’s got the crowd in the palm of his hand. We then see Wrestling II get his offense going and Gino bumps around for him like crazy and makes him look like a million dollars. Vince McMahon is solo on the voiceover here and he doesn’t quite do the match justice but gives it a good go ahead. As things start to wind down, we see Gino working over the knee of Wrestling II ad setting him up with a nasty figure four leg lock. Wrestling II is able to get to the ropes but he is in a bad way! Gino is looking to finish but II has got something else up his sleeve as he gets control. He is looking to finish with the big knee but Gino moves. Wrestling II is struggling right now and Gino grabs him and kicks the knee before hitting a DDT! 1….2….3!! GINO HERNANDEZ IS THE NEW TELEVISION CHAMPION! He works the crowd as Tully comes out and celebrates with him! The Houston crowd is HOT! *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro returns with Vince McMahon putting Gino Hernandez over in a big way. He talks about the television title win and how this is the momentum that Tully Blanchard may need to win the title this week on MSW against Ted Dibiase. Vince puts over that big title match and we close the show with words from both men regarding the big showdown this week from Shreveport! Tully Blanchard: You people just saw history made. Gino Hernandez is the new television champion and lemme tell ya… he deserved it in every way! It was the first fall in a blizzard that is going to take over Mid South Wrestling. We said it when we arrived but now it is time… now it is time for me to fulfill my destiny! Ted Dibiase… you’ve been gone but not forgotten pal. This week, it all comes together and let me tell you something right now… if you’re a gambling man, but every single dime you’ve got on Tully Blanchard because there’s no way on this world I am not walking out with that title! Ted Dibiase: The winds of change are definitely swirling here in Mid South and it was evident just this past week in Houston. It has been evident since Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez came to Mid South. Well boys… let me explain it to you as simply as I can… I am the North American champion for a reason and there is nothing you can do about it. I don’t have very many friends, but that happens when you go to the top like I did. That’s what happens when you do what I did to get this title. But don’t forget… it is my title and there’s no way you are going to be able to take it from me! MSW Preview for 3/21! Ted Dibiase defend the North American Championship against Tully Blanchard! Magnum TA & Wahoo McDaniel take on King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude! The Mid South Tag Team Champion Fantastics take on The Killer Bees! Plus Ivan Koloff and Krusher Kruschev are going to be in the arena and they may have some choice things to say about the All Americans!

3/15/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Tulsa, Oklahoma – Civic Center The Killer Bees defeated The Shadows Norville Austin defeated Brady Boone Scott Hall defeated Dominic DeNucci Don Muraco defeated Scott Casey The Executioner defeated Ivan Putski Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude King Kong Bundy defeated Magnum TA Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Steve Williams & Mike Rotundo Gino Hernandez, Tully Blanchard, & Lord Humungous defeated Hacksaw Duggan & The Fantastics 3/16/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Houston, Texas – Sam Houston Coliseum The Killer Bees defeated The Shadows Norville Austin defeated Brady Boone Scott Hall defeated Dominic DeNucci Krusher Kruschev defeated Mike Rotundo The Executioner defeated Ivan Putski Hacksaw Duggan & Ivan Koloff went to a double DQ King Kong Bundy, Rick Rude, & Scott Casey defeated Magnum TA, Wahoo McDaniel, & Don Muraco MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © defeated Tully Blanchard & Lord Humungous via DQ MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Gino Hernandez defeated Mr. Wrestling II © to WIN THE MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP! 3/17/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Lafayette, Louisiana – Cajundome The Killer Bees defeated The Shadows Scott Hall defeated Dominic DeNucci Norville Austin defeated Brady Boone Don Muraco defeated Scott Casey The Executioner defeated Ivan Putski Wahoo McDaniel defeated Rick Rude King Kong Bundy defeated Magnum TA Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruschev defeated Steve Williams & Mike Rotundo Gino Hernandez, Tully Blanchard, & Lord Humungous defeated Hacksaw Duggan & The Fantastics

Drop Chris Markoff Pick Up Barry Horowitz

Effective March 15th, Mid South sends Alexis Smirnoff and ThunderBolt Patterson USAW sends Hillbilly Jim & Uncle Elmer Mid South sends Steve Lombardi Southeastern sends Norvell Austin

Mid South Wrestling is coming to you on its Fox Affiliates throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Action is coming to you tonight from the Civic Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Jim Ross: Welcome everyone to Mid South Wrestling! I am Jim Ross and fans what a night of action we have in store for you this evening. You can see the ring is filling up as we speak. Twenty of the top wrestlers in Mid South are about to step into the ring for the chance of a lifetime this Friday night against Mr. Wrestling II in Houston, Texas as he returns to the ring to defend that television championship. I want to welcome in the champion right now, welcome to the broadcast. Mr. Wrestling II: It is good to be here Jim. I am happy to say that I am back to 100% and come Friday night, I am going to show the world why I am the rightful champion and why I’ve held this title for as long as I have. Jim Ross: When we look at all the competitors here tonight, you’ve got twenty big names, who do you see as potential threats? Wrestling II: To be honest with you Jim, I will wrestle anyone, anytime. The way I see it… you’ve got some tough competitors but no one I wouldn’t be afraid to step into the ring with. Jim Ross: How about Magnum TA? Wahoo McDaniel? Friends of yours? Wrestling II: People say blood is thicker than water… but lemme tell you Jim… gold is thicker than anything when it comes to this sport. If I have to throw hands with either man, I will throw hands! Jim Ross: It will be interesting to see how that goes down, fans we have some supplementary matches including the Mid South tag team champions and another showdown with the Russians and the All-Americans. It is time to find out who will face Mr. Wrestling II this Friday night… let’s head to the ring! MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP NUMBER ONE CONTENDER BATTLE ROYAL Don Muraco, Wahoo McDaniel, Rick Rude, Jim Duggan, Krusher Kruschev Magnum TA, King Kong Bundy, Scott Casey, Gino Hernandez, The Executioner SD Jones, Jose Lothario, Ivan Putski, Lord Humungous, Brady Boone Norville Austin, Omar Atlas, Dominic DeNucci, Black Shadow, White Shadow -No better way to start the show than with twenty of the top wrestlers in Mid South. We see the debut of Norville Austin who has some name value and Jim Ross puts it over. We also see the return of the Executioner who looks to be pretty ripped and spent some time in the gym. He pales in comparison to Humungous though; this guy is an absolute monster. The bell rings and we get under way. We get some real hard hitting action to kick things off but the biggest event happens when Humungous and the Executioner go on a tear and rip through some of the lower named guys. We see the Shadows, DeNucci, Atlas, and Boone go flying out of the ring in moments as both of these guys are tearing it up and then they come to blow with one another and the crowd pops! In an even bigger moment, we see Hacksaw Duggan and Ivan Putski walk over and lift both men’s legs and throw them over the top to the floor! This battle isn’t over though as the Executioner and Humungous continue to brawl outside the ring! We will be right back! *COMMERCIAL* -We return to MSW and Ross puts over some of the eliminations that happened during the break as Norville Austin, Jose Lothario, and SD Jones were all eliminated and we are down to our final10. One of the underlying stories throughout this match has been Rude and Bundy teaming up and we see that when they eliminate Ivan Putski. Don Muraco throws out Scott Casey but then Rude and Bundy throw him out! On the other side of the ring, Duggan looks like he’s about to eliminate Hernandez but here comes Kruschev and he tosses out Duggan! We’ve got six men in the ring remaining and what an interesting pairing as we see Kruschev team up with Bundy and Rude on Wahoo but as Krusher hits the ropes, Duggan pulls it down and Kruschev goes flying to the floor! These two guys continue to brawl! Inside the ring, we’ve got five men remaining and Wahoo and Magnum have got the crowd going wild. Wrestling II says he is looking forward to whomever wins. It is a tornado tag team match for all intensive purposes right now with Gino Hernandez playing cat and mouse. The big finish comes with Wahoo and Bundy near the ropes and then Rick Rude runs over and he picks up Wahoo but he tangles with Bundy as they fly over the top to the floor. Jimmy Hart is wondering what Rude has just done but here comes Magnum TA with a nasty dropkick to Rude’s back and his neck whiplashes and then goes over the top to the floor! It is Magnum and Gino but Gino comes with a low blow! He then turns and tosses Magnum over the top and to the floor! Gino Hernandez has won it! Gino will face Wrestling II this Friday night for the title! -Ross and Wrestling II put this over in a big way. We hear Wrestling II say that Hernandez is dangerous and someone to be reckoned with. Ross says he has got all the momentum in the world and it could spell trouble for Wrestling II. Ross puts this over one more time, as we will see the Mid South Tag Team Champions when we come back! *COMMERCIAL* -MSW returns with Jim Ross, Gino Hernandez, and Tully Blanchard at the announce table. Jim Ross asks Tully what his plan is for Ted Dibiase next week… Tully Blanchard: Let me tell you something right now Jim Ross and I want the people of Mid South to know that in one week, the future of this company will look completely different. In one week, Gino Hernandez is going to be the television champion of Mid South and in one week, I am going to defeat Ted Dibiase and become the North American Champion. I am putting everyone on notice right now… when we came to Mid South… Gino and I said the titles would be ours… and if you hold the gold you are on the dotted line. -The crowd then pops as Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers come out with the tag team titles… they tell Tully and Gino that their hopes and dreams of gold are just hopes and dreams and they are reality! Gino and Tully smile and walk off as we’ve got tag team action with the champions right now. The Fantastics vs the Killer Bees (Blair and Brunzell under hoods) -This one is a fun little contest as Ross puts over the Bees as some up and comers. Much like the Conquistadors, the Bees put together a damn good match with the Fantastics. They go about 8-minutes and it is a sprint from start to finish. Ross can’t tell which Bee is which but it doesn’t make too much difference. The end of the contest is a little chaotic but we see one of the Bees go flying into the ring post. Rogers then dropkicks the other right on the chin and he goes backwards into Fulton who gets him with the crucifix for the 1….2…3! The Champions are the winners here and this is a hard fought battle. The crowd gives the Bees their due as the Fantastics shake their hands. Ross puts it over in a big way and puts over the big main event when we come back! *COMMERCIAL* -MSW returns with Jim Ross being joined by Bill Watts. They put over Mid South Wrestling and Watts talks about the future of the company. He talks about reaching out to fans all over the country. He says that next week will be a huge week of Mid South Wrestling when we see Tully Blanchard vs Ted Dibiase. He says that people from all over the country will be tuning in to see who walks out with the gold. He then puts over the big $200,000 tag team tournament in Houston. He says that Mid South will be sending some big time teams and we will hear the seedings in the coming days for that tournament and who will get byes for the first round. Ross and Watts then turn their attention to the big Russian vs USA issue going on. Watts says he doesn’t know about Ivan Koloff and what his intentions are… Ross says we will probably find out sooner than later. Mike Rotundo & Steve Williams vs Alexis Smirnoff & Chris Markoff -A fun little main event here as Kruschev is nowhere to be see and Duggan has jumped on to put over American and his All-Americans here. The crowd is really behind Williams and Rotundo who are putting together one heck of a tag team in the early going on their run. Markoff and Smirnoff are off the mark and you can see it from the word go. It isn’t the best looking match but Rotundo and Williams are really something special. We see a big Oklahoma Stampede from Williams on Markoff for the 1…2…3! Duggan joins his men as they celebrate out of the arena. The crowd then stirs when Krusher Kruschev walks out and he is joined by Ivan Koloff! They walk down to the ring as Markoff and Smirnoff are trying to regroup. Ivan then nods his head and Krusher Kruschev destroys Smirnoff with the Russian Chain! Markoff gets up and then Krusher hits him with another huge clothesline and he falls out of the ring. Ivan and Krusher shake hands… is this the new Russian contingent? This could get interesting for Duggan and company. We’ll see you next week!

Paul Boesch presents… the $200,000 Tag Team Grand Prix! Live on April the 6th and the 7th from the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas. The top 24 teams in the world will be in Houston for one of the biggest prizes in the history of professional wrestling. Sam Houston: Lemme tell you something Terry… this is the biggest chance we’ve ever had man. You are talking about $200,000 on the line and anything could happen! Terry Taylor: That’s right Sam… I mean you’re talking about fighting for two days… and we know that we’re going to have to go through five matches. Sam Houston: Hey man, underdogs have done it before… Terry Taylor: And if you ask me… this is going to be a story of us underdogs doing it one more time! Gino Hernandez: The blatant disrespect given to myself and my partner Tully Blanchard is beyond reprehensible. Paul Boesch, you and you little conglomerate of individuals who feel as though they make decisions have made the worst decision of a lifetime… you’ve made the two of us angry. Tully Blanchard: Paul Boesch… the seeding of this tournament stinks of controversy and blatant thievery. We were robbed of that first round bye… but Gino, you and I both know there’s a chance for us to get that spot… Gino Hernandez: That’s right Tully… Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers… we’ve got you on our mind and we want those tag titles and that seed… you are looking at two men who are going to be $200,000 richer… Tully Blanchard: And there’s nothing you can do about it! Rick Rude: Promises, promises. You look at the top 24 tag teams in all of professional wrestling and you look at the top billed team… the number one draw… King Kong Bundy and Rick Rude. Now we didn’t get the seed but we know Paul Boesch is too afraid do something like that. He puts us in there against the Windhams. Well Barry… you better call your daddy and your momma and tell them goodbye because you won’t be coming back from Houston! King Kong Bundy: HAHA! The Windhams… a rich family with history throughout Texas. Well I know your daddy and I’ve beat him just like I am goin to beat the two of you. Texas won’t be prepared for the AVALANCHE I AM BRINGING! Dick Slater: Right here brother… tag team titles. This is what it is all about on most counts… but not on April the 6th and 7th. Bob Orton: That’s right Dick. You are talking $200,000. We could stretch that a long way don’t you think? Dick Slater: Haha… I think we could make some serious friends and put away some serious enemies with that kind of money. Bob Orton: Without a doubt… and whoever is in our way… you better know we are going to be bringing the fight and we are bringing it double tough! Michael Hayes: I can already hear Freebird blaring through the arena. The Sam Houston Coliseum is going to be rocking and rolling with the Freebirds daddy and you are looking at two bad dudes from Badstreet USA! Terry Gordy: Michael… we know what tag team wrassling is all about and come the tournament, you and I are going to be PRIMED AND READY for WAR! WAR! WAR! Michael Hayes: That’s right Terry… there’s no stop signs and no speed limits to that $200,000 prize and you are looking at two bad dudes with bad attitudes who want it all for themselves! ALSO SIGNED FOR THE CARD. NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, RIC FLAIR DEFENDS HIS CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST RICKY THE DRAGON STEAMBOAT! Ricky Steamboat: I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have eagles in my stomach thinking about this chance to face Ric Flair in the great wrestling town of Houston. That NWA World Title is the most prestigious title in this sport. Ric Flair… you wrestling 7 nights a week, 365 days a year. You are a fighting champion. Now I don’t respect who you are as a person… but as an athlete you are one of the best in the world… but I am going to show you that I am better. I have never had the chance to win the title in such an event and I am going do it… it is my destiny! Ric Flair: You wanna talk about character Ricky Steamboat? Huh? You are looking at a $600 suit… $15,000 Rolex watch… $300 alligator shoes… and right here… $25,000 of pure gold… right here around my waist. You wanna talk about my character… ha… you are looking at the highest paid athlete in this sport. You are looking at the biggest box office attraction in the sport pal! I go 7 nights a week! I go 365 days a year! Ricky Steamboat… you call yourself the dragon, but I am going to have you breathing fire pal. I am the world champion for a reason and you’re going to find out why! DON’T FORGET TO TUNE IN FANS RIGHT HERE ON FOX HOUSTON FOR COVERAGE OF THIS HUGE EVENT!

{Power Pro Wrestling opens showcasing the top talent in Mid South as we cut to the studio and see Vince McMahon standing by.} Vince McMahon: Welcome everyone to Power Pro Wrestling. I am Vince McMahon and we’ve got a great night of action lined up for you fans. We are just days away from the big showdown in Oklahoma City in which 20 of the top wrestlers in Mid South will step into the ring and fight for the chance to face Mr. Wrestling II in Houston this Friday night! Also on the card, we will see a tag team encounter between Alexis Smirnoff and Chris Markoff taking on the impressive tag team of Mike Rotundo and Steve Williams. These two are All-American athletes and they have the college credentials to prove it. They will no doubt be a team who could challenge the Mid South Tag Team Champions, the Fantastics down the line. Fulton and Rogers are in action tonight and they will be this week on MSW… let’s see them in action. The Fantastics defeated Los Conquistadors -A fun way to kick off the broadcast with the Fantastics really looking good here tonight. Ross and McMahon put over their recent issues with the Guerreros. They talk about how the Fantastics are looking at Gino Hernandez and Tully Blanchard and would like to show them a thing about respect. Here tonight, we see the Rocket Launcher for the 1…2…3 and the Fantastics look good tonight and continue their momentum as Mid South Tag Team Champions. *COMMERCIAL* Ivan Putski defeated Brady Boone -Polish Power looks bigger than ever and Ross and McMahon put him over with his allegiance to Don Muraco. They talk about them trying to get into the big $200,000 tag team tournament in Houston. Putski with the huge double axe handle smash and then the bear hug and Boone has no choice but to tap out. What does the future hold for Polish Power? -Power Pro is back and McMahon is putting over Ivan Putski in a big way. He talks about his strength and how it may be second to none. He turns his attention to the Executioner who is returning to Mid South after some injuries sustained by Andre the Giant during their contest in the Superdome last month. He says that Executioner has bulked up and he has put his attention on Ivan Putski… let’s see him in action. The Executioner defeated Omar Atlas -The Executioner is back and he looks to big just a little big bigger and a whole lot badder. He handles Omar pretty easily and hammers down on him with some dangerous blows. We see the Executioner hoist up Atlas and unlike Putski, he shakes Omar violently and he is motionless. He looks strong here and a showdown with Putski is likely to happen sooner than later. *COMMERCIAL* Rick Rude w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Jose Lothario -Rick Rude has really come into his own over the past couple of weeks. Jimmy Hart jumps on commentary to put him through the roof. Here tonight, he handles Jose Lothario pretty easily. Rude is really polishing his in ring skills as he works the neck and the back before hitting the big Rude Awakening for the 1…2…3! Hart says that Rick Rude is eyeing that television championship and if you were a betting man, he is the one to put your money on BABY! -McMahon really puts Rude over in a big way. He talks about Jimmy Hart’s influence and how far Rude has come in the past couple of months. He puts him over as a big contender for the Television Championship but wonders if Magnum TA or Wahoo McDaniel will let that happen. He then turns his attention to Lord Humungous and says his reign of terror has only begun here in Mid South. He puts over his presence in the battle royal this week on television and wonders if he can be defeated. He is in action tonight as we head to the ring. Lord Humungous w/ Tully Blanchard defeated Jose Louis Rivera -If the carnage wasn’t enough from this past week’s MSW, tonight it is even worse. Humungous is in the ring for about 90-seconds and in that time he looks to possibly break Rivera’s neck. The choke hold and then the spinebuster ends things for Mr. Rivera and the 1…2..3 is all she wrote. Tully raises his arm as Humungous stares him down. What is to make of this relationship? *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro is back and Vince is putting over all the action we’ve seen. He highlights the big battle royal this week on Mid South television saying that the future of one man could be changed forever. He says that in our main event, two men will fight tonight but one of them could change their life forever this week on MSW. SD Jones vs Gino Hernandez -A nice main event with Gino and SD doing some decent work. Ross and McMahon put over Hernandez as a favorite in the bit TV title Battle Royal. We get a decent 8-minute match with Jones getting in some small offense but it is Hernandez who is the star. He is able to hit a slick double arm DDT. He steps up to the middle rope and a falling backwards elbow drop for the 1…2…3! Gino makes the sign for the title and it may just be days away before he gets his hands on the gold!

Well the big thing with Stampede... you've got all the Harts... even Owen... and the Bulldogs... and some other great names not to mention all the Samoans... so the Samoans vs Harts would be a helluva feud... No real rhyme or reason to take those pieces out of that puzzle in my book. 60 day mark will be coming up around april... so we'll wait it out until then and see what goes down.

Pwsony hasn't been logged in in over a month, so we may have to begin some discussions on what we want to do with Stampede. Perfectly Straightedge is someone I have worked with in the past who has joined the board and is interested in writing. All in all, we have to try and figure out what we want to do for the future with it.

All set.

-Seedings and pairings for the big Paul Boesch $200,000 invitational tournament have been released. In some late breaking news, Bill Watts was trying to close a deal to get the Von Erichs and Dusty Rhodes on the show, but ended up with no call backs from Florida. It is believe that Graham has plans for his men outside of those dates and with the death of David Von Erich still looming, there are other priorities for the Florida based promotion. -Expect to see some changes in the pairings even as they were just released. Watts tried to get all the promoters to act as he is with teams losing their seeds if they lose their titles or lose to someone in a lower seed. Boesch says it is an asinine idea but will adhere to it with the Mid South teams... which only one of them was seeded. -Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch are finishing up a tour of Japan on the 22nd of March and should be on light duty when the tournament rolls around. They are expected to be a sleeper pick to go far. -Bill Watts is doing everything in his power to get Bruiser Brody out of the tournament, even threatening to pull out of Houston all together and leave Boesch to find another promotion to run there. While that wouldn't be a problem for Mr. Boesch, he may have to make a decision on Brody sooner than later as he is in high demand and would want to be paid accordingly. Additionally, with that story, Stan Hansen would be left in the dark and needing someone to partner with. Some said he would pull someone from Japan since they would be off tour or he could even no show the tournament the day of leaving Boesch and Watts in a bad way, but that wouldn't be smart business for Hansen, who is used quite regularly by both men and makes quite a bit of money when he is around. - In other news, Vince McMahon Jr was off the road this week as he was up in New York visiting with Gorilla Monsoon and his father Vince Sr. Vince Sr. has expressed some interest in reopening the WWF and Gorilla was excited about the opportunity but Vince Jr says he is locked in with Mid South and balked the talks. - Ted Dibiase's return to Mid South on the 21st is expected to garner a big rating and should open the show. Watts is hoping that Dibiase will be 100% on return and that the match against Blanchard will be one of the highlights for Mid South Wrestling in 1984.