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- Big signings out of Mid South this week. Jim Ross was said to be in charge of talent relations with Bill Watts. Watts is said to do the major signings but Ross was part of the negotiations. His role has diminished over the last couple of weeks stemming from the Power Pro incident and Vince McMahon is said to be part of negotiations. Over the past week, Matt Borne, Adrian Street, and Miss Linda were all signed with Mid South through negotiations with Vince McMahon and Watts overseeing the agreements. Gino Hernandez has agreed to do a couple of dates for Watts but no major deal has been signed yet. - Mid South went on tour again this weekend, Jim Ross and Joel Watts were promoting both shows in Mississippi. They were blessed to get Matt Borne, Adrian Street, and Gino Hernandez (for one show) added to the bunch. They were said to have had good crowds and are "doing exactly what Bill Watts is looking for" when putting these shows together. - Still no word on the outcome of the Dibiase vs JYD contest on February 4th. The stipulation says that the loser must leave and only the winner can bring that person back. Both men could fill either role. - Watts is said to really be pulling out all the stops for the February 4th Superdome show. Bruiser Brody and Andre the Giant are said to be action. Ric Flair has been signed to defend the NWA World Title against Hacksaw Duggan. Expect more surprises as Watts is said be making a move towards closed circuit shows like Starrcade and he has been shopping some national television deals as his contract with Fox and MSW will be expiring in the next two months. - Could Mid South be coming to MSG? Watts and McMahon took a meeting with the directors of Madison Square Garden. No word on if these were just meetings or if Mid South could try to run in a market that is dying for wrestling right now.

1/23/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live - Tupelo, Mississippi - Civic Center Tom Zenk defeated Israel Matia - Zenk is pretty green but a very good looking youngster. Tracey Smothers defeated Dominic DeNucci - Smothers is a pretty slimy heel right off the bat. He cut a promo right before the match and said Zenk was a goody too shoe pretty boy who couldn't fight to save his life. Zenk shrugged it off but the crowd had some heat. Steve Williams defeated Raul Castro - Dr. Death really looks good here. He has shrugged off any ring rust. Adrian Street w/ Miss Linda defeated Brady Boone - The fans were pretty turned off by Street's gimmick and he garnered some very good heat. The Maniac Matt Borne defeated Johnny Rodz - Borne is back in Mid South and he has got some goofy hair and was very "crazy" during the contest. Krusher Kruschev, Boris Zhukov, & The Russian Nightmare defeated SD Jones, ThunderBolt Patterson, & El Bracero - The Russian Nightmare looks humungous but he's very green. He was only in the contest for 2-3 minutes but did get the pinfall on Bracero with a clothesline that looked to take his head off! Jose Lothario defeated Rick Rude when Superstar Graham accidentally hit Rude when aiming for Lothario 1/24/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live - Meridian, Mississippi - Civic Center Tom Zenk defeated Tracey Smothers via DQ when Smothers hit Zenk with a steel chair Exotic Adrian Strett w/ Miss Linda defeated Dominic DeNucci Dr. Death Steve Williams defeated Brady Boone The Maniac Matt Borne defeated Omar Atlas Krusher Kruschev, Boris Zhukov, & The Russian Nightmare defeated Los Conquistadors & S.D. Jones Jose Lothario & El Bracero defeated Rick Rude & Superstar Graham Gino Hernandez defeated ThunderBolt Patterson

I like the first output for the new MACW. Good continuation and write ups. I think you've got a good formula and this is a lot of detail for just a house show. You may be able to streamline some of it and add that effort into television but we'll see how it all plays out.

When Rain gets on he can make the call on what he wants to do with him. I am sure when Goc quit and tried to erase all the roster data, some little pieces got lost, I think we've got 98% of it fixed from his issues though, so if Sword is the only loss, we're doing alright.

He's one we could look to add. Since I wasn't around for the initial draft, what was the decision on Bruno??

Let me know if you have questions sony.

Didn't you just trade him to macw?

Brady Boone, Dominic Denucci, Johnny Rodz, and Omar Atlas all sign for the Mid South as jobbers

Yep, let's go with it... If you want to do this... You are categorizing 6 people as jobbers on your roster.... they will be in the 35 and 36 spots on your roster. 3 people per spot.

Power Pro Wrestling Sunday January 22nd Vince McMahon: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Power Pro Wrestling. I am Vince McMahon and what a night we have planned for you this evening. We will see highlights from the big number one contender battle royal from Mid South Wrestling this past week. Plus we will see the Mid South Tag Team Champions in action. We will have words from the Junkyard Dog and Ted Dibiase, plus the announcement of two big matches to the card for the Superdome Extravaganza on February the 4th! Right now we have action from the double tough Russian… Boris Zhukov! Boris Zhukov defeated Victor Rivera -Vince and Ross put over Boris as a tough guy. It appears as though he is regaining some favor. Tonight he looks tough against Victor Rivera. Boris with some big offense and then a nasty bearhug into a slam for the 1…2….3! Boris works the crowd as Ross and McMahon put over how he will be in Krusher Kruschev’s corner this week on MSW when he takes on Hacksaw Duggan! *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro returns with Vince putting over the big battle royal from MSW this week. He then turns his attention to a new tag team on the block. He puts over Rex and Spot… the Moondogs. They are two of the most unpredictable wrestlers in the world. He talks about the two of them being former tag team champions. He cuts to a video of them and then we cut to the ring…. The Moondogs defeated Dennis Stamp & Steve Lombardi -Rex and Spot aren’t in the best shape in the world, but neither are those bones they come to the ring with. They are mean and ruthless but they work the fans and there appear to be getting a little love. Vince and Ross put them over in a big way and we see an atomic drop by Rex as Spot runs with a big headbutt for the 1….2…3!! The Moondogs work the crowd and they may be on the something here…. *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro returns with Vince McMahon running down the card for the Superdome Extravaganza on February the 4th… NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP LOSER LEAVES TOWN FOR ONE YEAR The Junkyard Dog vs Ted Dibiase © MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Mr. Wrestling II © vs Scott Casey MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © vs Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis Andre the Giant vs The Executioner Wahoo McDaniel vs King Kong Bundy -Vince puts over the addition of the two matches of Andre vs the Executioner and Wahoo vs Bundy. He talks about the big feuds and says that Andre is filling in on a threat that Dibiase says no one can beat the Executioner one on one. He says that Andre will be in the arena this week on Mid South Wrestling and is said to have some words for Dibiase and the Executioner. Vince then puts over the Fantastics and their big contest with Murdoch and Adonis in the Superdome as we see them in action… The Fantastics defeated The Shadows -A nice showcase for The Fantastics as they go move for move with the Shadows. It is a fun little contest with Fulton and Rogers showing some tag team excellence as Ross and McMahon say they will be tough to beat when push comes to shove. The Shadows do alright but the Fantastics are able to finish it off with a Rocket Launcher for the 1…2…3!! Fulton and Rogers show the titles to the fans. They have got a showdown in the Superdome with Adonis and Murdoch… will they be able to keep the gold? *COMMERCIAL* -Power Pro is back and Vince is putting over the battle royal we are about to see. He they pumps up this week’s MSW and talks about a big one on one contest with Hacksaw Duggan taking on Krusher Kruschev, Bobby Fulton taking on Dick Murdoch. We’ll see a rematch of El Bracero and Jose Lothario taking on Rick Rude and Superstar Graham. McMahon then puts over how Ted Dibiase and the Junkyard Dog will be in the house along with Andre the Giant and the NWA World Heavyweight Champion… Ric Flair. It will be an episode of MSW you can’t afford to miss. He pumps the Battle Royal one more time as we see the clipped version of the match… MAIN EVENT WINNER GOES ON TO FACE FLAIR FOR THE NWA TITLE Hacksaw Duggan, Bruiser Brody, Krusher Kruschev, King Kong Bundy, Wahoo McDaniel, Masked Superstar, Tully Blanchard, Magnum TA, Executioner, Don Muraco -This one has been built up so much. The top ten guys in Mid South have the chance of a lifetime here tonight. Ross and Watts put this over for the fans and we see some great action. Early on, it is the Executioner and Brody just throwing some huge bombs with one another. Magnum TA and Tully Blanchard have really got some hatred for one another. Wahoo and Bundy finally lock up and it brings the crowd to their feet. Kruschev is almost like a mercenary, going around, helping and hitting when he needs. Hacksaw Duggan is trying to fight off Superstar and Muraco. We then see Wahoo and Bundy outside the ring fighting around a crowd of officials. On the other side of the ring… Magnum TA throws Tully Blanchard out but the referees are locked up with Wahoo and Bundy. Blanchard sneaks back in the ring and comes from behind Magnum and tosses him over the top by the officials and gloats. Brody comes from behind him and tosses him out! On the other side of the ring, Duggan with a huge double clothesline and out go Superstar and Muraco! It is dwindling down here with only four men remaining. Duggan and Brody taking on Kruschev and Executioner! We get a nice brawl with these four but Tully Blanchard isn’t done… Brody is close to the ropes and Blanchard pulls them down as the Executioner nails him with a huge boot and Brody goes over the top to the floor! It is down to three and Executioner and Krusher are doubling up on Duggan who ducks and comes with a big shoulder block on Krusher and he goes to the corner. Executioner is close and Duggan comes with a huge clothesline and Executioner is out. Here comes Krusher but Duggan ducks and tosses him over his back, over the ropes, and to the floor! DUGGAN HAS WON IT! DUGGAN HAS WON IT! The crowd erupts as JYD comes out to celebrate with him! Vince puts this over and says that Flair will be in the arena this week and Duggan will officially challenge him for the World Title this week on MSW!

All set.

1/21/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live – Lafayette, Louisiana - Canjundome The Moondogs & The Russians went to a double Count Out! El Bracero & Jose Lothario defeated Rick Rude & Superstar Graham BUNKHOUSE MATCH The Junkyard Dog, Hacksaw Duggan, & Wahoo McDaniel defeated The Executioner, King Kong Bundy, & Masked Superstar Mr. Wrestling II & defeated Scott Casey MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © vs Murdoch & Adonis went to a 45-minute time limit draw MID SOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Ted Dibiase © defeated Magnum TA when Tully Blanchard hit him with the loaded glove!

MACW Ric Flair Terry Gordy Michael Hayes Buddy Roberts Terry Taylor Randy Savage Barry Windham Kamala Sam Houston Len Denton Tony Anthony Lanny Poffo Rip Rogers Pistol Pez Whatley Siva Afi Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie Toru Tanaka Tiger Chung Lee Pedro Morales Cheif Jay Strongbow Ricky Steamboat Kendall Windham "Exotic" Adrian Street *** Traded to Mid South for Moondog Rex *** Matt Borne *** Traded to Mid South for Moondog Spot *** Fred Ottman *** Traded to CWA Memphis for Jules Strongbow *** Gary Royal *** Sent to Free Agency for Italian Stallion *** Dusty Wolfe *** Sent to Free Agency for Blue Demon Jr. *** Wendell Cooley *** Sent to Free Agency for Pierroth Jr. *** Spike Huber *** Sent to Free Agency for Hiro Saito *** Denny Brown *** Sent to Free Agency for Salvatore Bellomo *** Killer Tim Brooks *** Sent to Free Agency for Pat Patterson *** Chick Donovan *** Sent to Free Agency for Ray Stevens *** Johnny Valiant *** Sent to Free Agency for Mad Dog Vachon *** Johnny Mantell *** Sent to Free Agency for Butcher Vachon *** Tiger Conway Jr. *** Sent to Free Agency for Mr. Fuji *** Miss Elizabeth Skandar Akbar Miss Linda ***Traded to Mid South for Paul Jones*** Here is his roster... I have updated Free Agency... I have updated the roster database... Patrick has MACW. He will be putting together an updated World champion thread for requests.

After speaking with Patrick, it appears as though he will officially take over MACW effective today. He is working on his roster and we will post that on here and the deals that have gone through. I know he will be dropping some guys and picking some up from free agency in the switch. Once he gets that finalized, we can open up the Roster spots for the jobber packs. All you will need to do is simply say the four people your picking up... should be that simple.

Let's wait to finalize the Macw thing. Give it a day

Some good/bad news... The good... I want to congratulate Gene on promoting an awesome show in his home state of Alabama and his recent real life promotion at work. Seems like things in the real world are going great for him. The bad... Gene may not be able to stay on with MACW. With the real life running wild in good ways, the fantasy world may take a hit or go away for the time being. The good (again)... I have spoken to Patrick about taking over MACW. He would be in control of Ric Flair and the NWA title to start things out. Along with making some possible changes to the MACW roster... dropping some guys and picking up some free agents to get him going. (Which I am not opposed too... nothing major but just some cosmetic changes to suit his style). We will see how this develops over the next couple of days and make a ruling as soon as possible.

1/20/1984 - Mid South Wrestling Live - Houston, Texas - Sam Houston Coliseum Rick Rude defeated El Bracero The Moondogs & The Russians went to a double DQ Jose Lothario defeated Superstar Graham Magnum TA defeated Scott Casey via Count Out Masked Superstar & Don Muraco defeated S.D. Jones & ThunderBolt Patterson The Junkyard Dog defeated The Executioner INDIAN STRAP MATCH King Kong Bundy w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Wahoo McDaniel when Rick Rude joined him and they doubled on Wahoo. They hung him by the throat after the match. He was saved by Superstar Graham who argued with Rude but they didn’t come to blows. MID SOUTH TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Fantastics © vs Murdoch & Adonis went to a 30-minute time limit draw MID SOUTH TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Tully Blanchard defeated Mr. Wrestling II © via DQ when Scott Casey got involved MID SOUTH NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Ted Dibiase © defeated Hacksaw Duggan

I enjoyed this card and if you had to split up the tag team match, you picked a good way to do it. I have to wonder if you swap Bigelow and Orndorff... given everything involved I think you could get similar outcomes with both of them in these positions. Good stuff!

To devil your devil, why would a jobber be in such demand? If I have someone in my pack, if some one wants him, just ask. Easiest way to solve it.

It would need to be arranged with the companies for something like that. I mean, if I have a guy as a jobber or on my list he's under contract to me. If someone wants him, then they contact me to get him type deal.

I know my list would be interchangeable month to month... so if this passes... I am going to go ahead and pick up 4 more jobbers to go with Israel and Castro for my cycles. I don't think it needs to be complex enough to draft.

I think so. So if I were to go on the list and pick up one set of 3 (Ben Alexander, Bill Armstrong, & Brady Boone) My other set of 3 would be (Israel Matia, Raul Castro, and Frank Williams) Those two sets would essentially take Israel Matia and Raul Castro's "spots" on my 36 and count towards just jobbers.

Dennis Stamp finished up his television tapings with Mid South last night and has been released. Tom Zenk has been picked up by Mid South.

Essentially yes... You just have some cases where a guy may be a job guy but you always want him around (Dennis Stamp) so he takes up a roster spot if you want.

Let's revisit this... so my proposal would be for our 35th and 36th spots to be "jobber pack" spots in which we would get three jobbers a piece for each of those sections. These Jobbers would be hired to come in for tv or live shows just for their purpose... to job. This way they don't take up too much space on the roster and you can designate two spots for 6 full time jobbers and if you have some guys who may be on the cusp of coming up, they can be in one of the other 1-34 spots. Long story short... Keep the cap at 36 for roster spots. Use the 35th and 36th spots for 3 man jobber packs as just talent who will be losing week in and week out. We can keep this going as we continue to do our +1 roster spots every couple of months.