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Sunday June 13 MACW - Event @ Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA MAIN EVENT Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper goes to a bloody 30-minute double dq when the masked man shows up again to try and piledrive Flair this time outside the ring but Piper is able to fight him off. SIX-MAN TOURNAMENT Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts vs Swede Hanson, & The Assassins -The Freebirds get the win following a Gordy powerslam on Swede Hanson! Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, & Wahoo McDaniel vs Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers -Steamboat gets the win for his team after hitting a high cross body off the top rope on Super Destroyer 1! Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, & Jake Roberts vs Ivan Koloff, Ken Patera, & Skandar Akbar -Blackjack Mulligan makes his return to MACW in a big way with a clawhold on Akbar for the win! Bret Hart, David Von Erich, & Rocky Johnson vs Gino Hernandez, Tully Blanchard, & Kabuki -Gino Hernandez gets the win when he nails Rocky Johnson with a spike piledriver! Monday June 14 MACW - Event @ Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA NWA United States Roddy Piper defeated Ivan Koloff MACW Title Ken Patera defeated Wahoo McDaniel in a bloodbath MACW Tag Gino and Tully defeated Steamboat and Youngblood via DQ MACW TV Greg Valentine defeated Kabuki via DQ Ric Flair defeated Skandar Akbar The Freebirds defeated Swede Hanson & The Super Destroyers David Von Erich defeated Dick Slater Barry Windham & Blackjack Mulligan defeated the Assassins Tuesday June 15 MACW - Event @ Township Auditorium in Columbia, South Carolina, USA NWA United States vs MACW Title Roddy Piper vs Ken Patera went to a double DQ MACW Tag Barry Windham & Blackjack Mulligan defeated Gino & Tully via DQ MACW Tv Title Kabuki defeated Greg Valentine with help from Gary Hart to WIN THE TV TITLE! Ric Flair defeated Ivan Koloff

So one thing we wanted to change is how to approach this game in the year 1981. There are so many people who are "tied" to their home promotions and if anyone is interested in writing, we want to give you a chance to start with some of those big names. What we've done is come up with some of the promotions that were active in 1981 and put 5 workers a piece with them. This number may increase to 10 over time but these five would be individuals that were consistently with the company during this time. Additionally, you would then be able to draft out the rest of your roster from the free agent pool. If you're interested in writing for one of these promotions - these are the names you'd start with. Additioanlyl, if there is another promotion you'd like to write for... we would accommodate you to put the individuals on that roster to start. All Japan Pro Wrestling Giant Baba Akio Sato Takashi Ishikawa Masa Ito Mitsurhara Misawa American Wrestling Association Verne Gange - World Champ Gino Brito Adrian Adonis Jesse Ventura Nick Bockwinkel Jerry Blackwell Greg Gagne Larry Hennig Larry Zbyszko New Japan Pro Wrestling Antonio Inoki Tatsumi Fujinami Seiji Sakaguchi Strong Kobayashi Yoshiaki Fujiwara Riki Choshu Maple Leaf Wrestling Dewey Robertson Dino Bravo Ron Bass Leroy Brown Johnny Weaver Memphis Jerry Lawler Bill Dundee Austin Idol Eddie Gilbert Tojo Yamamoto Pacific Northwest Wrestling Rip Oliver Iceman Parsons Magnum TA Art Crews Stan Stasiak Southeastern Wrestling - CWF Robert Fuller Ron Fuller Jimmy Golden Bob Armstrong Brad Armstrong Stampede Wrestling David Schultz (Dr. D) Keith Hart Smith Hart Bruce Hart Fidel Sierra

Saturday June 12 Georgia Championship Wrestling from the WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia -Gordon Solie welcomes us to the show putting over a good night of action including the National Tag Team Champions the Fabulous Freebirds. Plus we will see NWA Georgia Champion Steve O taking on a special surprise opponent. We’ll also hear from NWA National Heavyweight Champion Tommy Rich along with a new team with a manager by the name of Jimmy Hart. Matt Borne & Kevin Sullivan defeated Ryan Franks & Tom Williams We then see Ole Anderson come out to a great ovation from the crowd… he addresses Gordon and then grabs the microphone… Ole Anderson: I am here tonight to make a declaration. You see for a while now, I have been spending time in Georgia and up in the Carolinas for Mid Atlantic Wrestling. Well they had their television taping this morning and I found out that that good for nothing Jim Crockett Jr fired my tag team partner Gene Anderson because he was injured. Well I had had enough of his garbage and the garbage of that company so I told them I am going to a place where honor is upheld… where the wrestlers are tough as nails…. GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING! I am here to rally the troops of Georgia… I brought some reinforcements… but I want to rally every single man in this company to come with me and take the fight to them! I want to show them why we’re number one in this sport and by gawd we’ll crack some heads while we do it! Jim Barnett… I am asking you… give me the chance… let me build the Georgia Army and let’s go to WAR! *COMMERCIAL* GCW is back with the debut of Jimmy Hart and his new team…Big John Studd & Big Daddy Bundy! Jimmy Hart goes on about how these two men come in at almost 800 pounds. Together they are the skyscrapers of wrestling… the twin towers of power… they are the Monsters of Mayhem! Together… they are going to challenge all the top teams in GCW and they will have the gold when all is said and done. He also says that if Ole Anderson wants an army… he doesn’t have to look too much further than these two… if the money is right! Studd & Bundy w/ Jimmy Hart defeated Ken Wright & Bobby Burns Paul Orndorff then comes out with the GCW television title. He puts over the talent here in Georgia and says that every time he steps in that ring he defends this title. There isn’t a man alive who can beat him in 20-minutes and he’ll prove it night in and night out! *COMMERCIAL* GCW is back with Ted Dibiase & Stan Hansen on the set. They put over the National Tag Team Championship and the Freebirds. They want a shot against them next week. They want to challenge for the titles and show everyone why their the top team in wrestling and they want to get their shot at the Von Erichs and the NWA World Tag Titles! The Freebirds (Hayes & Gordy) defeated Jimmy Johns & Wally Randolph The Freebirds are then joined by Buddy Roberts. They talk about being the top team in Georgia and how they’ll take on any and all comers. The accept the challenge of Dibiase & Hansen… but they won’t tell anyone which pair of them will defend the titles! *COMMERCIAL* We’re back with our final segment of GCW and Gordon is joined by NWA National Champion Tommy Rich. He talks about the Georgia title and Steve O being one heck of a competitor. He talks about Ole Anderson’s war and he knows that to be a champion he has to defend his title and the honor of GCW… he’ll battle anyone… anytime… anywhere! NWA GEORGIA CHAMPIONSHIP Steve O vs The Masked Superstar -Superstar makes his return to GCW in a big way. He handles Steve O with ease tonight but Steve O tries everything he can to make a comeback. O tries to get some big shots in but Masked Superstar counters and ends up locking him in a Cobra Clutch and then a SLAM for the 3-count. Masked Superstar is the new Georgia Champion and the crowd pops for the title change. Masked Superstar goes to Solie and then he’s joined by Ole Anderson. They shake hands and say this is just the beginning and in the end they will bring the MACW titles back to Georgia. They will be the ones who change the sport and they’re excited to see just who wants to join them and dominate the sport!

Saturday June 12 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA MACW opens this week with Caudle and Crockett announcing that Jim Crockett is here tonight and he has a huge announcement… Jim Jr. comes out to a nice ovation as he grabs the microphone… Jim Crockett: It has come to my attention and to the attention of the board of directors for the National Wrestling Alliance that Ric Flair has petitioned for a rematch against Roddy Piper for the chance to face Harley Race at the July 4th show in Greensboro. I spoke with both men extensively this week and we have signed a match for next week right here on television. Roddy Piper and Ric Flair… one on one with the winner moving on to face Harley Race in Greensboro! -The crowd pops pretty big here. Things kind of turn though when Ole Anderson comes out… Jim Crockett: Ole… what can I help you with? Ole: Did you fire my partner Gene Anderson? Jim Crockett: What do you mean? Ole: Did you fire Gene Anderson… YES or NO!?! Jim Crockett: Due to the injuries sustained here on television… Gene was unable to fulfill his duties to Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling… Ole: DAMNIT DID YOU FIRE HIM!?! Jim Crockett: I suppose in so many words… yes… Ole: Listen to me Crockett… everyone knows that I make my money in Mid Atlantic but also down in Georgia… well down there… we don’t treat people like that… I know you're buddied up with guys like Ric Flair and Roddy Piper and Barry Windham but this is just plain and simple garbage! Jim Crockett: If you’d like to talk more… we can go to the… Ole: I am done talking. All these people out here… they came here to watch this show… well let me pull the curtain back… Jimmy and his goons thought it would be fun to set me up with Skandar Akbar and be in his little group… well no more. You can tell Akbar to stick it. I am not longer an employee of Mid Atlantic… I am going back to Georgia and this is only the beginning Mr. Crockett… when it is all said and done… I am going to do right by the Andersons… and I am going to put you down where you belong! Ole walks off… the crowd is stunned… we’ll be right back... *COMMERCIAL* Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, & Wahoo McDaniel defeated Mike Stone, Rick Williams, & Mark Curtis via the Flying Karate Chop! Steamboat, Youngblood, and Wahoo come over and cut a promo talking about the tag titles and Steamboat says he still has his eyes on the television title… they also point out that they’re putting their names in the hat for the six-man title tournament coming up later this month… Bret Hart defeated Assassin #2 via the Piledriver! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett still reeling from the Ole Anderson announcement… they say that Piper and Flair will be here in this broadcast. They apologize for the following contest… as it has been changed due to some happenings… we head to the ring... Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers w/ JJ Dillon defeated Mike Boone, Kyle Franks, & Hank Johnson via the Brainbuster! JJ walks his men over and then cuts a scathing promo… JJ: Well fellas… looks like the road to humility has been paved in the yellowness of the weak. You see… Wrestling II… Hacksaw Duggan… Butch Reed… they have left the building and the territory. We ran them off and we ran off that good for nothing Paul Ellering. You see… I guess Ole Anderson pulled some strings and got Duggan and Reed their jobs back in Georgia… Wrestling II headed back to Louisiana… and well Ellering… haha… who knows where he ended up. It is a lesson to everyone… when you mess with men of this caliber… you will find yourself on the short end of the stick every single time. We’re in the six-man tag title tournament… we’re going to win and we’re going to destroy everyone in our path! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett trying to make sense of the missing people within MACW. They say that there is another match tonight that had to be changed due to these happenings… right now though… we’ve got more action… let’s head to the ring… Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson via the Boston Crab! We cut back to Caudle and Crockett who are joined by the Freebirds who want to know who the final teams in the six-man tournament are going to be. Caudle and Crockett announce that we’ll have the full bracket later on this evening. The Birds make it known that when the tournament starts tomorrow night in Charlotte… it will only be crying for anyone in their path. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back on MACW with Crockett and Caudle apologizing once again about the incident with Ole Anderson… then we see Ivan Koloff come out and he’s joined by Ken Patera and Skandar Akbar... Skandar Akbar: Well I guess we’ve seen the true colors of that puke Ole Anderson. He couldn’t handle the battle so he went back home to Georgia where he belongs. Well let me say this… Anderson… you owe me some serious money pal and one way or another… I am going to come and get it. While we’re on that… Masked Superstar… I couldn’t find you in the back either… so looks like you decided to jump ship as well! Good riddance… I have got the men right here who will not only continue to dominate this sport but also join forces with me tomorrow night in Charlotte to punch our ticket for the NWA World Six-Man tag titles! Ivan Koloff: It comes as no surprise to me… Ole Anderson… he was yellow...Masked Superstar… yellow… they couldn’t hang… well right here… the next US champion… the current Mid Atlantic Champion… the next six-man tag champions… we’re going to dominate this sport. We’re going to dominate Mid Atlantic like we have. If we have to go down to Georgia… we will dominate there as well! Ken Patera: I am a little tired of not being able to trust people who say we common enemies… in fact… I think that it is pretty pathetic that we even let those guys run with us in the first place… right here is the best six-man crew in the sport and we’re going to prove it. We then see the Freebirds come out… we have some bickering before the main event is signed… we’ve got a six-man coming up tonight with these men! Kabuki, Gino, & Tully w/ Gary Hart defeated Max Michaels, Tim Shaw, & George Wright via the Spike Piledriver! Gary Hart brings his men over as they pumped up the six-man tournament before turning to Greg Valentine and saying he’s a marked man… the TV title will be with Kabuki and they’ll make sure of it. *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Ric Flair walks out to a great ovation from the crowd… he begins to tear into this issue with Piper and wants to know exactly who the masked man was that allowed him to keep the title. This brings out Piper who gets right in Flair’s face to let him know that he had nothing to do with it. He wants a fair fight next week… the winner gets the shot and it will be one of them with the best man winning. MAIN EVENT The Freebirds vs Patera, Koloff, & Akbar -A big main event that only goes about 8-minutes. Akbar is able to hold his own for a while but nothing too special. The highlight of this match is seeing Hayes just work the crowd into a frenzy before Gordy and Patera light up the fans with some heavy blows and serious heat. There is something to be had here but we only get a taste before all hell breaks loose. We see Akbar try to get a fireball but it goes in the air for Tommy Young to call for the DQ! Akbar and his men leave the ringside while the Freebirds want more… tomorrow night is round one of the six-man tournament… tune in to find out who will move on and who will win the gold! SIX-MAN TOURNAMENT Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy, & Buddy Roberts vs Swede Hanson, & The Assassins Ricky Steamboat, Jay Youngblood, & Wahoo McDaniel vs Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers Barry Windham, Blackjack Mulligan, & Jake Roberts vs Ivan Koloff, Ken Patera, & Skandar Akbar Bret Hart, David Von Erich, & Rocky Johnson vs Gino Hernandez, Tully Blanchard, & Kabuki

Mike Rotundo and Jimmy Hart have signed contracts with MACW

I read the tv and was so excited for the MSG show... then I read the show... hoping for a title swap... but it didn't happen. I don't know why I am so against the Moondogs and Pedro but I definitely see the writing is on the wall for them. Backlund... well that's a different story... " Antonio Inoki defeats "Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino by bell clapping his way out of a bear hug then hitting the Enzuigiri. " I legit popped for this... I think Inoki has a huge upside now and could really be on the move vertically after these attraction bouts. I also lke the Backlund main event... you've got some really great stuff here... looking forward to the progress throughout the summer

You're still free to book him on that date given the changes...

Gene Anderson has left MACW

Wanted to bump this out again - we've got a ton of talent available and we're willing to share some of the top names to get people going. We can try to meld the promotion to some of the real life talents in 81 and then you can put in some more pieces to make it your own. Let me know if you're interested!

MACW sends Bad News Allen, Tenryu, Saito, & Paul Jones to AWA for Curt Hennig, Big Daddy Bundy & Matt Borne MACW sends Jimmy Snuka & Curt Hennig to the WWF for Jake Roberts & Paul Orndorff

Sunday June 6 MACW - Event @ Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Roddy Piper vs Ric Flair went to a 30-minute draw MID ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIP Ken Patera defeated David Von Erich MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP Gino & Tully © defeated Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood MACW TV TITLE Greg Valentine © vs Kabuki went to a double dq Barry Windham & Jake Roberts defeated Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff via DQ Masked Superstar defeated Rocky Johnson Dick Slater w/ JJ Dillon defeated Wrestling II w/ Paul Ellering The Super Destroyers defeated The Hacksaws Bret Hart defeated Buddy Roberts

Saturday June 5 MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA MACW opens with the footage of Tully and Gino winning the MACW tag titles from Wahoo and Jimmy Snuka. We then see the controversial finish of the Piper and Flair contest. We then cut to Bob Caudle and David Crockett who pump up a video interview with Harley Race and Jim Crockett that will air in a little while. They point out that tonight we’ll see a rematch for the tag titles… this time the loser of the fall must LEAVE Mid Atlantic Wrestling! Right now we’ve got our opening contest, let’s head to the ring! Rocky Johnson defeated Swede Hanson via the BIG LEFT HAND! Rocky Johnson comes out and cuts a promo talking about the tough competition in the Mid Atlantic and how he is looking to face the toughest of the tough and then best of the best. *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett pumping up a big six-man contents coming up as we head to the ring for this headline event... Wrestling II, Hacksaw Duggan, & Butch Reed w/ Paul Ellering vs Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers w/ JJ Dillon -A big time six-man with all the players getting involved. We see Ellering and JJ working the outside of the ring and the crowd, acting as managers for their crews. Dick Slater is the one who outshines the rest here and he looks spectacular doing it. Duggan and Reed look to bring some lumber here as well while the Super D’s give it a good showing. Before too long we see all six-men involved and the finish sees Dillon and Ellering fighting outside the ring before Wrestling II tries to break it up… but Ellering and Dillon lock hands and then nail Wrestling II… he turns around and Dick Slater grabs him for a BRAINBUSTER for the 3-count! Ellering and Wrestling II are arguing while Duggan and Reed try to break them up. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back with a special video package… Jim Crockett is at a table with Harley Race… in the seats to the right and the left are Ric Flair and US Champion Roddy Piper. Crockett goes on to say… Jim Crockett: It goes without saying that the controversy surrounding the US Championship match from the Norfolk Scope has shaken Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. On July the 4th, from the Greensboro Coliseum, Mid Atlantic is hosting the biggest wrestling event of the summer and it will be headlined by the NWA World Champion, Harley Race defending his title against the number one contender. The number one contender according to the NWA By-Laws is the United States Champion. The match was contracted to be a number one contender contest with the winner getting the shot. That is why we’ve come to a conundrum. As a result of the match, Ric Flair should be the man facing Harley Race… but as US Champion… Roddy Piper is the lawful contender. Given the circumstances for that match result and the prestige of this contest on July the 4th, I have had to meet with the NWA Board of Directors. As the President of the NWA, I put it to a vote and it was decidedly 4-3 in favor of Roddy Piper receiving the World title shot on July the 4th in Greensboro. The ruling was granted due to the outside interference from this mysterious masked man whole piledrove Roddy Piper which led to the count out victory for Ric Flair. Flair: You can’t be serious!?! Piper… you couldn’t beat me on your best day… Race… you got lucky pal… Roddy: Hey… you want a rematch… just tell me when pally! Crockett tries to calm things down while Race smiles… this one is out of hand but it looks like we've got a ruling on the July the 4th show from Greensboro. We head back to the studio for our next contest. Bret Hart defeated Assassin #1 via the PILEDRIVER! Bret Hart comes over and cuts a quick promo talking about trying to work his way back into the Television Title hunt… he isn’t afraid of the challenge and welcomes more of them in the future... *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett putting over the issue between David Von Erich, Barry Windham, and Jake Roberts against Ivan Koloff, Masked Superstar, Ole Anderson, and Ken Patera. Tonight we get to see Jake Roberts in action... Jake Roberts vs Ivan Koloff w/ Skandar Akbar -A nice little tv match with these two going about 9-minutes. Koloff and Akbar are a fun pairing as they find ways to feed to one another. Roberts is doing everything he can to fight them off as the referee can’t seem to catch them in the act. The finish sees Akbar going for the Russian Chain but Roberts ducks out of the way. Tommy Young turns to see the situation and then Ivan Koloff runs to Roberts who ducks and throws him over the ropes into Akbars lap as the referee calls for the bell. Roberts is DQ’d for throwing Koloff over the top rope but he is trying to say something about the Russian Chain… This brings out Ole Anderson who clips Jake Robert’s knee and then Koloff pounces. They’re working him over until Windham shows up and fights them off. This one continues to heat up with these guys all wanting to tear each other apart. *COMMERCIAL* We’re back here on MACW and before you know it… Ric Flair is out here and he’s hot! Ric Flair: What in the hell is going on out here?!? David, you better talk to that brother of yours. I am on the war path pal… listen here and listen up good. I beat Roddy Piper a week ago… I am the rightful number one contender. That NWA world title should be MINE! Piper! You got lucky…. I don’t know who this guy in the mask was… I want to know if you paid for him… because I don’t know who he was but he cost me everything! This isn’t over… I am coming back… and I am not going to stop until I get my hands on the title…. WOOOO! The Freebirds defeated Mike Stone, Mark Rollins, & Wes Wilkins via the POWERBOMB! Roddy Piper: Did I hear Ric Flair right… did he say I paid for that masked guy to come out there and piledrive me on the concrete floor? Flair… are you gone in the head man? Is it all about the NWA title? Well I will say this… I think the two of us have done just about everything in this sport… but win the world title… so if this is the straw brother it is going to break the camel’s back and it is going to be a clean break. I got the shot on July the 4th and by god I am bringing the NWA title back with me from Greensboro… if you can’t accept it Flair… tough! *COMMERCIAL* Caudle and Crockett are back putting over the big MACW tag title main event… the loser of the fall leaves MACW... MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP LOSER OF THE FALL LEAVES MACW Wahoo & Snuka vs Tully & Gino © w/ Gary Hart -Huge main event… all the stakes on the line… the titles… loser leaves town… we get about 17-minutes of big time action. We’ve got blood from Tully and Wahoo… both busted open from the cage match last week. Both teams get in some offense with Wahoo and Snuka building up to a huge finish with Gino and Tully trying to pull out all the stops to slow them down. The finish sees Wahoo thrown out of the ring while Tully and Gino double up on Snuka. Wahoo looks to get in the ring but Kabuki turn him around and GREEN MYST! Snuka is able to fight off Gino and Tully but when he goes up top… he hits a high cross body on Gino but Tully rolls him over and Gino with a handful of tights and the 1...2….3!!! Gino and Tully win the contest… Snuka is the loser of the fall...Snuka must leave MACW… What is next for Gary Hart’s army?!?

Some pretty solid matches.... Patterson and Slaughter is big time but so is Orndorff and Muraco. I am waiting for a team to jump up and take the tag titles... I feel that the Moondogs time is limited. Backlund is still the champ but for how long and who could take it? Is there a heel to take over or do you transition it to another babyface... There's a lot of opportunity here.

Love me a good Gauntlet match... fuck Buck Zhumoff by the way. Bock v Tanaka would be a fun little contest and Andre in the main event is never a bad thing.

MACW is going to pick up Kevin Sullivan.

Sunday May 30 - MACW - Event @ Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, USA MAIN EVENT SIX-MAN TAG David Von Erich, Barry Windham, & Jake Roberts defeated Ole Anderson, Ivan Koloff, & Masked Superstar NWA UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper © -This one went 28-minutes as both men were gushing at the end of it. The finish was very controversial with both men outside of the ring and the referee counting. Flair and Piper continue to hammer on one another but out of the back we see a mask man come out. Flair is able to throw Piper into the ring post and get in the ring... the problem occurs when the masked man comes from behind and turns Piper around and PILEDRIVER ON THE FLOOR! Tommy Young turns around and hasn't seen the situation unfold...8...9...10! Ric Flair has won the contest... but not the US title... MACW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP CAGE MATCH Gino & Tully defeated Wahoo McDaniel & Jimmy Snuka to WIN the MACW Tag Team Championship! MACW CHAMPIONSHIP Ken Patera © defeated Rocky Johnson MACW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Greg Valentine © defeated Kabuki via DQ

As long as someone isn't booked, and you write up the request, you're good to go. I can't always keep track of all of them. Sorry. Outside of that - pretty good stuff here and what a main event with Inoki and Orndorff... that would be amazing to see in this era of WWF.

MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA May 29, 1981 MACW opens this week with some good footage from the issue last week with Andre the Giant being blinded by Skandar Akbar and that nasty fireball! We then see Akbar walk out to a chorus of boos and with him is Ken Patera and Masked Superstar…. Caudle and Crockett ask what his motive is… Skandar Akbar: I don’t have any need to announce my intentions to the two of you or to any one of these morons out here. Let me make it completely clear… I am here to make MONEY! I make money off of my investment… these two men are the top earning superstars in this company and they will continue to be at my employ. I am also taking on the contract of Ivan Koloff and Ole Anderson. Together… these four men will take over MACW in every shape, form, and fashion. Masked Superstar: It started last week with Andre the Giant and it is going to end when we walk all over every single hero you pukes out there cheer for. Look at what happened to Barry Windham… look at Andre… we won’t stop… Ken Patera: This MACW title is the top championship in this company. I am going continue to beat every single man in my way… Jim Crockett then walks out and the crowd begins to stir… Skandar: What do you want? Jim Crockett: Well… after last week… I had a very angry man storm into my office and he demanded a match… a match against Ken Patera… here tonight on Mid Atlantic… that man’s name is ANDRE THE GIANT! I felt that the fans needed it… I felt that he deserved it… so I booked it right here for tonight… so Patera… GET READY! The crowd erupts with that huge announcement… we’ll see that big match up later on plus we’ll see Steamboat and Kabuki! Right now it is time for tag team action… let’s go to the ring! Hacksaw Duggan & Butch Reed defeated The Assassins via the FLYING SHOULDER BLOCK! Duggan and Reed walk over and work the fans and talk about being a team that people need to keep an eye on in 81! They plans to take on all comers and prove that the strength of the 2x4s can’t be denied! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett talking to Rocky Johnson who says he’s keeping a very close eye on the tv title contender match later on. He has good hopes for Ricky Steamboat but says he isn’t going to be too far away from challenging for the TV title when he gets a chance! The Freebirds defeated Brian Blair, Tommy Rogers, & Bobby Fulton via the POWERBOMB from Gordy! The Freebirds come over and officially put their names in the hats for the NWA Six-Man Title tournament that will start next week in Greensboro. They make it clear there won’t be too many challengers who can stop them and soon they’ll be the champions that no one can stop! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and we have got Caudle and Crockett putting over the introduction of Skandar Akbar and his allegiance with Ole Anderson and Ivan Koloff. They put over what happened to Barry Windham a couple of weeks ago and wonder if that’s just the beginning!?! Ole Anderson & Ivan Koloff w/ Skandar Akbar defeated Jay Youngblood & Jim Garvin Ole and Ivan continue the beatdown until Barry Windham comes out and they back off. Ole, Ivan, and Skandar go to the booth and they are calling out Windham. They want to know just what Windham is going to do about it. Ole says he will chase his all over this country and do right to put him down and out with no questions asked… then the crowd pops… wait a second… JAKE ROBERTS is HERE! He comes out and stands side by side with Windham… he grabs the microphone… Jake Roberts: Ole Anderson… you wanna talk about chasing brother… well I’ve been chasing you all the way from Atlanta and I found you brother. I found you and now I’ve got you right where I want you. You see something Ole… you thought you put me down… you thought you cut the tail off the Snake but man… you don’t know that a Snake can grow a second tail… one bigger and stronger than the first. My tail ain’t hiding between my legs as I run the other way… I am right here and I am standing tall with my man Barry Windham and we’re coming for YOU! The hunt is on! The crowd pops as Jake and Windham help Garvin and Youngblood to the back… looks like Ole and Ivan may have met their match! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett pumping up the big TV title situation as they put over Greg Valentine, Kabuki, and Steamboat. Crockett says all three men should face one another at the same time… what a novel concept… the winner of this next match gets a shot... Ricky Steamboat vs Kabuki w/ Gary Hart -A 15-minute time limit is pushed right to the minute. They go right down to the wire and Kabuki is a master villain with Steamboat playing babyface to a T and perhaps being the best in the game. The finish sees Kabuki trying to lay waste to Steamboat but the Dragon fires back with huge chops and shots. A couple of huge dropkicks and then a top rope karate chop…. Steamboat then goes up and he’s looking for the cross body but when he leaps… Kabuki with the MYST! Kabuki ducks out of the way and Steamboat’s face is covered in green… he slowly gets to his feet but then Kabuki with a nasty crescent kick right to the throat and then a roll up for the 3-count! Kabuki has won it and he’s the new number one contender for the TV Title! *COMMERCIAL* We return to MACW with special promos for tomorrow night’s huge event in Norfolk... Ric Flair: A lot of people have come and gone in this business… very few have ever had a chance to be named NWA World Champion. Well Roddy Piper… very few people in this world have ever been called my friend… you’re one of them… but pal… I am looking to be the next NWA Champion and in order to do that… I have to beat you. Tomorrow night… Norfolk, Virginia… pal… no friends… only enemies… when all is said and done… I am going to get that US title and I am going to be the man who beats Harley Race to become the next NWA World Champion. Roddy Piper: You know it is funny how quickly things can change in an instant. One minute Ric Flair and I are partners and the next we’re going to be facing one another with the NWA world Title shot on the line… well Ric… I guess the gloves are off… the friendship is down the drain… this US Title is mine and it ain’t going anywhere! Gino & Tully put over how they have already beat Wahoo and Snuka within an inch of their lives… but tomorrow night they do it in front of 20,000 and they’ll do it for the MACW titles inside a cage just to prove why they are the best tag team in wrestling! Wahoo & Snuka put over how there was controversy last time… but this time… there must be a winner… only one team walks out and then we’ll see who is the best... Dick Slater & The Super Destroyers w/ JJ Dillon defeated Tommy John, Ricky Wade, & Ryan Simms via the BRAINBUSTER Wrestling II announces that Ellering has a broken shoulder… he is challenging Slater and the Destroyers… he is going to have some back up next week and wants to see them in the ring! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with the huge main event… Caudle and Crockett put it through the roof… Andre the Giant and Ken Patera for the MACW Title! Andre the Giant vs Ken Patera w/ Skandar Akbar -An absolute slugfest with both men throwing some serious bombs and the crowd 100% behind Andre. Patera is able to hold his own but Andre is such a beast in there. This one goes about 12-minutes with both men really breaking each other down. The finish is sort of a mess with Masked Superstar coming out and trying to get involved but here comes Windham and Roberts… now Ole and Koloff come out. We’ve got a lot of fighting outside the ring while Skandar tries to get involved with the title belt but he nails Patera instead! Ken is down and Andre nails Akbar! Andre covers for the 1….2…..3 but Masked Superstar pulls te referee out of the ring! What has happened?! Andre goes out and now he and Superstar are throwing bombs! Here comes David Von Erich to join the battle. This is pure chaos!

Fun lineups headlined by this spectacular Boston show. Inoki and Brisco... Bruno and Khan... plus the fun finish to the IC title match. I am interested in the next step of your champions... who will be the one to upend your current title holders... I have a couple of favorites.

All of these are good and I also booked the July 4th super show from Greensboro with some top guys. If anyone wants Dusty or Andre though - let me know and I can give them up.

Boylan baby... I will always mark out for shows here... Tiger Mask and Santana... that's a tag team. I am also kind of big on the idea of Jumbo being a top tier guy... there could be something to that if you get a couple more Japanese players to make a run.

Fun little look and the 2-3 Falls match is a fun one... I remember seeing the big 10-man best of 5 match on a VHS. I like Backlund vs the Monsters... makes me wonder who will be the next big thing for the WWF as we roll through the 80s or if you keep Backlund as the man. Also great use of Gorilla!

MACW TV Taping - TV-Show @ in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA May 22, 1981 MACW opens with footage from last week when we saw the issue from Barry Windham getting choked with the chain by Ivan Koloff & Ole Anderson. We then see the big NWA World Tag Team Title win of the Von Erichs when Kerry & Kevin defeated The Masked Superstar & Paul Jones! That leads us to the ring with Bob Caudle and David Crockett putting over a huge night of action and we see David Von Erich come out… Bob Caudle: Welcome in here David… we want to wish you and your brothers the deepest congratulations on winning the NWA world tag team championship! DVE: Well Bob… I’d be remiss if I didn’t shed a tear right now for my brothers… it is the ultimate goal to be a champion in this sport… in the NWA… tag team wrestling is paramount and to have my brothers on top of the mountain...well… there’s no better feeling. Caudle: I think the only sour point may be that they will no longer be regulars here in MACW… they’ll be traveling champions… DVE: That’s right… you know when you’re an NWA Champion… you have to defend those titles every night all across this country. I know Mid Atlantic is going to be a frequent stop but to not have my brothers here...well that is never a good feeling. I also want to send best wishes out to Barry Windham who has got stitches in his face right now and is going to be back real soon to get revenge on you Ivan Koloff! That brings out the Masked Superstar but he isn’t alone… he’s got Ken Patera & Ivan Koloff with him… Superstar: If anyone wants revenge… IT’S ME VON ERICH! I am holding you and your brothers personally responsible for me losing those titles! I am going to take it out on you… and then… when your brothers decide they have got the guts to show back up here in the Mid Atlantic… I am going to get my titles back but this time with a new partner! One who isn’t weak like Paul Jones… Ken Patera: I know you’ve had your eyes on this title Von Erich… but understand something… you aren’t even going to get close to it. Now you don’t have your little brothers running around and attacking people from behind… well now… we’re the ones who are challenging you and we’re coming right to you face to face… DVE: You know I figured you would want to do that… so I got some backup… Out comes Dusty Rhodes to a huge ovation! Dusty: Ken Patera… you dirty dog… looks like you didn’t get enough last week… well I guess we gonna have to do the damn thing one more time baby! Right here tonight! Patera: Haha… Rhodes… there’s only two of you… no other Von Erichs… no Barry Windham…. Who do you have to help you?! THE CROWD EXPLODES WHEN ANDRE THE GIANT WALKS OUT! OMG! HE’S HERE! Patera, Koloff, & Superstar freak out and back off! We’ve got a HUGE six-man coming up tonight… Ole Anderson defeated Scott Casey via the Armbreaker! Ole walks over and says he isn’t going anywhere! What happened to Barry Windham last week was just the beginning. He tells Rhodes, Von Erich, and Andre to watch their back because he’s going to be in the corner of Patera, Superstar, & Koloff tonight! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett put over the big six-man coming up tonight. They also pump up the big Television Championship match tonight with Valentine taking on Bret Hart! Right now though… we’ve got some tag team action… let’s go to the ring! Mr. Wrestling II & Paul Ellering vs Dick Slater & Super Destroyer II w/ JJ Dillon -An interesting tag with SD II out there with Slater. This one is a pretty good 8-minute contest with Wrestling II and Ellering getting some good pop from the crowd but as the match goes on things heat up with Slater and SD II getting some nice heat. The finish sees JJ Dillon pull Wrestling II out of the ring before we see SD II and Slater try to double up on Ellering but he is able to break free. The problem is that SD II goes under the ring and here comes SD I! The switcheroo! He hammers Ellering from behind and Slater picks him up for the big BRAINBUSTER and the 3-count! SD II jumps back out and now they’re on the attack on Ellering! They pick him up outside the ring and ram his shoulder into the ring post! OH MY! They do it again! Wrestling II tries to stop them but the damage has been done! Dillon and company laugh it off all the way to the back! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and Caudle and Crockett are joined by the Freebirds. They put over the World Tag Titles and the MACW Tag Title situations along with the thoughts of the NWA Six-Man titles. They say that they feel naked without the gold and it is getting cold on Badstreet! Jimmy Snuka defeated Ron Ritchie via the SUPERFLY! Wahoo comes out to join Jimmy Snuka and they put over the big cage match next week in Norfolk. Wahoo says that his head may never heal but he knows that the titles are the most important thing and he’s going to be there to defend and keep those titles! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Gary Hart out there and he’s got Kabuki, Tully, & Gino. They run over the big cage match next week for the MACW Tag Titles. Then Gary Hart turns his attention to Greg Valentine… he says that he has an open contract for Kabuki to face him for the TV title. When will Valentine answer this challenge?! MACW TELEVISION CHAMPIONSHIP Bret Hart vs Greg Valentine © -A good showcase for Bret Hart who is made to look great by Valentine. The Hammer is able to get some good heat on him before Bret makes a great comeback! Bret is really cooking here with some good dropkicks and clotheslines but he goes for broke with a high cross body off the top rope but Valentine ducks. Bret is slow to get up but then Valentine comes from behind with a CHOP BLOCK! Valentine sets him up...FIGURE FOUR LEG LOCK! Bret tries to move and get out but he can’t get out… he has to tap and Valentine is the winner… The problem is that Valentine won’t let go but then we see Ricky Steamboat come out and the crowd pops as he lets everyone know that Greg Valentine isn’t going to just do whatever he wants out here! We then see Gary Hart come out and he challenges Steamboat on behalf of Kabuki… next week.. .with the winner getting a shot at the TV Title right here on television! Steamboat is happy to accept and we’ve got a whale of a match next week! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back and out comes Ric Flair. The crowd is rockin and the Nature Boy seems to have something on his mind… Ric Flair: You know… I have got out here to set the story straight… Roddy Piper… I know you’re back there pal… listen to me when I say that I am not afraid of you pal. There’s been a lot of talk about me ducking you well pal… here’s the contract. Sign the dotted line. If I have to get through you to get to Race… sign it pal! Norfolk, Virginia next week… sign on and let’s do the damn thing! Rocky Johnson defeated Tenryu with a Flying Shoulder Block! After the contest… we don’t have to wait long… here comes the US Champion… Rowdy Roddy Piper… Roddy Piper: Flair… my friend… I am not afraid of you… I am defending this title against any and all comers… Norfolk… next week.. You got it pal! You want Race… you gotta get through me… well… let’s see if you can do it! *COMMERCIAL* MACW is back with Caudle and Crockett putting over the huge announcement… next week in Norfolk… Ric Flair vs Roddy Piper for the US title… Gino and Tully vs Wahoo and Snuka in a cage… it is going to be a show you can’t afford to miss. Tonight… we have got the biggest six-man match in the history of MACW… let’s go to the ring! SIX-MAN TAG Andre the Giant, Dusty Rhodes, & David Von Erich vs Ken Patera, Masked Superstar, & Ivan Koloff w/ Ole Anderson -A huge main event and the crowd is absolutely rocking. David and Dusty do a lot of the work and get some great heat going with Ivan and Patera. Masked Superstar and Andre take things to another level and the fans are just going nuts. It is a nice 13-minute contest and everyone gets in there. The highlight may be Patera and Andre just throwing bombs at one another. We get some chaos with Ole Anderson getting involved and he pulls Dusty out of the ring. Ole and Koloff are teaming up on Dusty… Masked Superstar and David are on the other side of the ring. Wait just a second… who is that? Is that Skandar Akbar… what the hell is he doing here? Patera with a knee to the back of Andre and he falls into the ropes. Akbar then walks up and FIREBALLS ANDRE! OMG! The referee calls for the bell and the fans can’t believe it! The chaos continues as we see Dusty try to get in there and help Andre. He is getting stomped and kicked while David gets a chair to come in there and stop the issue. Akbar is shaking hands with Patera and Masked Superstar. What is going on here? Andre has been blinded! Caudle and Crockett put this over in a huge way!

Skandar Akbar is signing with MACW