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I just caught this and ending up binge watching (reading) all your shows. Man, this is really great stuff! Luger as champ, Levy finding is way, Horowitz involved in angles, an intense Ron Simmons, Armstrong rift, stacked tag team division, Morton and Eaton battling for the TV title. New rejuvenation gimmicks for Nord, Shaw, Bomb and Payne. ECW favorites like Sabu and Sandman. Of course having Sid around is a bonus. Backlund in ECW is surreal and awesome at the same time. Keep up the good work and I'm defiantly going to keep reading.

Whoa! Didn't see that shocker coming. Luger and Baby Doll aligning with Ladd??? Wow! Fun seeing the Kerry/Nikita feud crossing over in different territories. Another great way to build up their huge WCCW Bash match. Are we seeing a different side to Landell? I wonder if he's being genuine or does he have something up his sleeve? Long Riders have a good showing and strong Promo. Cuban Assassin will be a fun heel here. The US Express getting into the thick of things as they have a showdown coming up with Ole and Ivan. A Fab Ones/RnR Express feud could be epic!

That show was so much fun. I love that the GAEA brings a whole new dynamic to this game. The woman really shined here. Solid opener with Yokota and Gonzales with a classic German suplex pin. Always been a huge fan of Sherri so nice seeing her advance and Bobby Heenan is a pure bonus. Nagayo scores the upset but man Monster Ripper looked impressive here. Richter is another favorite but the odds were just to much to handle as Dump advances. What an exciting tag match to end the show. The crowd was pretty hot for that one. Hopefully we get a series of matches between these two teams.

MACW @ Winthrop Coliseum, Rock Hill SC 7-13-86 Bad News Brown vs. Chick Donovan There's a lot of confusion as Chick Donovan struts around the ring while the announcer is talking to the officials. It's announced that Bad News Brown was found laid out in the back and will not be able to compete. So Cowboy Scott Casey will be subbing for Brown tonight. 'Cowboy' Scott Casey vs. Chick Donovan Donovan starts off strong, showing off some power with some body slams. Donovan swings Casey into the turnbuckles and charges in but Casey moves. Donovan hits hard and staggers back. Casey clamps on a headlock and hits the Running Bulldog for the pin! Bull Gantner vs. Pat Rose Bull is on fire tonight as he swings Rose to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Rose staggers up and Bull Gorilla Presses him up and slams him down. The crowd is cheering him on as he swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop for the pin! Bull is raising his fists to the crowd when Manny Fernandez and Rick Rude hit the ring and attack him! They hurl him outside the ring and double body slam him on the concrete! Security rushes out to stop them. Caspian Empire vs. Stampede Rush (Kerry Brown and Duke Myers) A good hard hitting match going on. Sheik eye rakes Kerry then rams his head on Smirnoff's boot. Sheik body slams Kerry then tags in Smirnoff, who crashes down with a knee from the 2nd turnbuckle. Smirnoff suplexes Kerry then tags in Sheik, who hits a gut wrench suplex and tags in Smirnoff. The tide turns when Smirnoff misses a clothesline and Kerry swings back with a running clothesline then tags in Duke. Duke hammers away on Smirnoff, swings him to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash. Sheik charges in and hits Duke, which brings in Kerry. Kerry and Sheik are fighting in the corner as Duke and Smirnoff fight in the center of the ring. Duke swings Smirnoff to the ropes and puts him down with his fist. Kerry atomic drops Sheik. Sheik staggers forward and Duke puts him down with a fist. Duke and Kerry swing Smirnoff to the ropes and hit him with a double back elbow smash. Duke swings off the ropes and hits an elbow drop 1..2..3! The crowd cheers as Stampede Rush gets a huge win here. 'Professor' Brad Rheingans vs. The Great Gama Brad starts off the match with some solid takedowns. Brad hits a couple hip tosses then slaps Gama. Gama charges but Brad runs out of the ring. The crowd is booing Brad. Brad gets on the apron and Gama charges over but Brad rakes the eyes. Brad gets back in the ring and clamps on a headlock. Brad starts hitting Gama with closed fists. Finally Gama hoists Brad up and suplexes him back. Gama goes to work with several knee drops. He swings Brad to the turnbuckles and monkey flips him over. Brad staggers up and Gama drop kicks him down. Gama goes for a knee drop off the turnbuckles but Brad moves. Brad gets control with a Cutter. Brad picks up Gama and executes a swinging neckbreaker. Brad admires his work and taunts the crowd then covers 1..2..Gama kicks out. Brad swings Gama to the ropes and bends down but Gama leap frogs over, swings back and hits a high knee. Both men are regrouping. Gama punches away on Brad, then vertical suplexes him back. Gama hits a backbreaker and goes for the Boston Crab but the bell rings. Time has expired, official ruling a draw. Gama stands up with disappointment. He shakes his head while his hands are on his hips. Brad sits up against the ropes. As Gama starts to leave Brad hits him with a knee to the back then hoists him up and over with a bridging suplex. Brad stands up and raises his arms to the booing crowd. Brad gives Gama a couple more stomps then leaves the ring. King Kong Bundy vs. Corporal Kirchner Bundy charges full force at Kirchner but Kirchner moves and carries Bundy's momentum into the turnbuckles. Kirchner unloads on Bundy. He swings Bundy to the ropes and hits a boot to the mid section. Bundy is bending over, Kirchner swings off the ropes and hits a boot to the head, sending Bundy to the ground. Kirchner swings off the ropes and hits a flying fist drop. Kirchner jumps up and crashes down with a standing leg drop and covers 1..2..Kick out. Kirchner picks up Bundy but Bundy rakes the eyes and body slams him. Bundy regroups. Bundy drops a giant elbow then swings off the ropes with a knee drop. Bundy picks up Kirchner and swings him into the turnbuckles then follows with the Avalanche! Bundy throws Kirchner to the center of the ring. Bundy slowly walks around Kirchner. The fans roar as Bad News Brown comes down the aisle in street clothes and bandaged up head. He comes up from behind Bundy and hits the Ghetto Blaster! Bundy drops down face first. The Ref signals for the Disqualification. Brown exits the ring with a scowl on his face. US Tag Team Title Bout Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley (C) vs. The Fabulous Blondes w/Rock Riddle Scores to settle as these teams start out brawling. Riddle stays on the apron but gets down in a hurry when Johnson swings at him. Johnson and Cooley swing the Blondes into each other. The Blondes stagger back and Cooley hits a back suplex on Wells while Johnson hits one on Timbs. The Ref gets control. Johnson swings Timbs to the ropes and back drops him. Timbs staggers up and Johnson hits a high drop kick then tags in Cooley. Cooley swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop and covers but Wells breaks the count. Timbs rakes Cooley's eyes and pushes him to the corner. Timbs kicks away then tags in Wells. Timbs chokes Cooley while Wells hits him with several shoulder shots to the mid section. Wells suplexes Cooley back then drops several knees. Wells swings Cooley to the ropes and nails him with a shoulder tackle then tags in Timbs. Timbs jumps off the top rope with a knee drop and covers 1..2..Johnson breaks the count. Wells charges in but Johnson drop kicks him back. Cooley eventually makes the hot tag to Johnson, who cleans house! Johnson hits Timbs with several rapid fire jabs then puts him down with a right fist. Wells runs in and hits Johnson from behind, then body slams him. Timbs tags in Wells. They swing Johnson to the ropes and put him down with a double shoulder block. Wells swings off the ropes, hits a forearm drop and covers but Cooley makes the save. Timbs runs in. Cooley kicks Timbs and hoists him up on his shoulder and hits the Oklahoma Stampede! Riddle is irate and hops up on the apron. Wells stands up but Johnson comes up from behind, pushes him into Riddle (sending him flying off the apron) and rolls him up 1..2..3!! The crowd roars as Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley retain the US tag titles! US Champ Ted Dibiase and The Awesome Twosome vs. 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka and Polynesian Power The fans are on their feet as this one is non stop action. Dibiase, Rude and Manny are bumping machines as Snuka and Polynesian Power control the early portion. Snuka body slams Dibiase, swings off the ropes and hits a diving headbutt. Snuka covers but Rude and Fernandez run in. Polynesian Power run in and drop kick the Awesome Twosome out of the ring. After controlling with quick tags and high offense, the tide turns when Tui swings Dibiase into the turnbuckles and charges in but Dibiase kicks him in the face and follows with a clothesline. Dibiase hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a forearm drop. Dibiase swings off the ropes and nails Tui with a delayed fist drop then tags in Manny. Manny hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops an elbow. Manny lifts Tui up and hits a rib breaker then tags in Rude. Rude picks up Tui and hits a delayed backbreaker then does it again. Rude covers 1..2..Sakalia breaks the count. Rude swings Tui to the ropes and misses a clothesline, Tui swings back and drop kicks Rude then rolls over and tags in Sakalia. Sakalia drops several elbows on Rude, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop and covers but Dibiase and Manny break it. Snuka runs in but The Ref guides him back. Dibiase and Manny swing Sakalia to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Rude tags in Dibiase. Dibiase swings Sakalia to the ropes and hits a powerslam then follows with a vertical suplex and tags in Manny. Manny swings Sakalia to the ropes but Sakalia hits Manny with a flying knee and tags in Snuka, the same time Manny tags in Dibiase. The crowd goes nuts as Snuka chops away on Dibiase, swings him to the ropes and sends him down with a big chop. Rude and Fernandez run in which brings in Polynesian Power. Pier six brawl going on! The Ref is trying to get control but both teams continue to fight. After this goes on for a bit, the Ref signals for the bell. It's a Double Disqualification! The bell keeps ringing but they keep fighting. Snuka grabs Dibiase and knocks him down with a jumping headbutt. Polynesian Power swing The Awesome Twosome to the ropes and back drop them out of the ring. Snuka goes to the top rope. Dibiase staggers up and Polynesian Power nail him with a double super kick. Snuka flashes the 'I love you' sign and leaps off the top rope and hits the Superfly Splash on Dibiase! The crowd roars as Snuka and Polynesian Power hug in the middle of the ring.

MACW trades Tom Prichard to Portland for Mark Lewin

Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling News A lot of mid year changes are happening in MACW. The biggest news was the departure of Hacksaw Jim Duggan. Duggan came in for a 3 month deal and the Crockett's wanted to make the most of him and they certainly did. It was reported that the Duggan/Dibiase program drew huge houses on the way to their Great American Bash steel cage match. The Crockett's wanted it stated that Duggan was not obligated to work past July 1st but he said he would do the job to Dibiase on July 2nd before he left. The Crockett's said Jim Duggan was the ultimate professional and is always welcomed back. The Great American Bash was a tremendous success as Memorial Stadium drew 30,000 fans. The Crockett's wished to thank all the other NWA promoters who sent in talent for the event. They wanted to also extend a special thank you to the AWA for letting them showcase their world title in a special attraction match. The event will be released on video cassette within the next few weeks. New wrestlers arriving on scene recently are Tommy Rich, Bad News Brown, Bull Gantner, The Great Gama, DJ Peterson, George Wells, Chris Youngblood and The Stampede Rush. Leaving are Harley Race, Bob Backlund, Pedro Morales, Jimmy Golden and Spike Huber. The Crockett's wish all of them the best of luck. They wanted to especially thank Harley Race and his outstanding run as Mid Atlantic Champion. As for the new guys coming in, Tommy Rich has already won the TV title. Bad News Brown will be in a high profile feud with King Kong Bundy. The Crockett's have high hopes for Bull Gantner who's coming off a strong WWF Run. They are going to give him the Dusty Rhodes rub and he's even slated to be in WCCW's War Games match. They are also pleased to be bringing in International stars like The Great Gama (Gama Singh) and Stampede Rush (Duke Myers and Kerry Brown). Be on the look out for DJ Peterson. The Crockett's were impressed with his energy and charisma. Chris Youngblood is returning and will team with his brother Mark as the Renegade Warriors. Art Crews winning the NWA National title was quite a shock and certainly caused some changes. First, he will be now known as Arthur W. Crews and still sport his bleach blonde crew cut. Ken Timbs will now be teaming with Master G George Wells as the Fabulous Blondes. Rumor has it there might be a tad of dissention in Riddle's Agency as Tom Prichard was the top guy but with Arthur winning the National Title along with Prichard losing the TV title (to Tommy Rich) he's seemed to have dropped down a notch. We'll see how this unfolds. Other changes were made with the Assassin's group as Tom Brandi will be heading to Portland. The Crockett's were very pleased with Brandi's progression and think Portland will be a great territory to continue his progression. The Cobra and Kazuo Yamazaki will be the Assassins and the Wildman Jack Armstrong will be wrestling as The Flame. Ted Dibiase is really getting into the Million Dollar Man gimmick and is taking it to a higher level as he will own the contracts of Rick Rude, Manny Fernandez and now King Kong Bundy. The idea here is that Dibiase is not really an actual hands on manager but that these are wise business investments. Behind the scenes him and his lawyers will make sure these men are granted opportunities. Dibiase will make sure his investments are well taken care of so he can reap the benefits. He will also use them as obstacles as well. Big plans for JJ Dillon. The Crockett's were so pleased with Dillon's work during the 10,000 dollar King Kong Bundy angle that they have another new program lined up for him to get over. The Crockett's have been throwing around the idea of adding Mid Atlantic Tag Team Titles. They feel there is enough tag team competition to justify the titles. The Crockett's are working on the next big supercard, set for the Fall. One idea being pitched around is a Bunkhouse Battle Royal with the winner getting a US Title shot at Starrcade. However, this could change as another idea for Starrcade is a champion vs. champion main event between the US champion and Mid Atlantic Champion.

Wild night in Amarillo! Southern Boys and Super D's is a classic territory style tag team match. Hot Stuff Inc is back in a big way. Gilbert even hits the Hot Shot for the pin. Fun feud going on here between Wrestling 2/3 and Tojo's stable. Looks like Tojo has a new guy but Akira comes out to even the odds. Street and Adonis lived up to the craziness but what really cracked me up was seeing Percy and Linda going at it. This feud is going to be a lot of fun. Crazy 6 man unification match! Oh man, Nikita nails Kerry with the sickle! Great set up for their Bash match. RnR Express continue their impressive National Tag Title reign. However they have a monumental task ahead with Brody and Hansen. We'll see if War Games will settle things between Dream and Funk. Insane main event. The Russians and Ole are wrecking havoc in Texas! Crazy seeing Dr. D being the victim of not one but two brutal beatings tonight. All roads are leading to the Great American Bash.

MACW @ The Coliseum, Hampton VA 7-12-86 Vinnie Valentino vs. Steve Pardee Fun fast paced opener. The tide turns several times. Pretty good finish as both men trade near falls until the bell rings. The match ends in a draw. After the match, both men shake hands and get a good reaction from the crowd. DJ Peterson vs. Mike Sharpe Sharpe unloads on DJ, then stomps him in the corner. Sharpe body slams DJ and follows with an elbow off the 2nd turnbuckle 1..2..Kick Out. DJ makes a comeback, swings Sharpe to the ropes and back drops him. DJ gets on the 2nd turnbuckle, Sharpe stands up and DJ hits a flying dropkick. DJ grabs Sharpe's legs then hits a diving headbutt to the mid section. DJ applies the Scorpion Deathlock! Sharpe submits and the Ref signals for the bell. The fans cheer as DJ jumps up and down while shaking his fists. Mark Youngblood vs. Rob 'The Stud' Fuller Mid way through the match they have a furious exchange as Fuller uses his fists and Mark chops away. Mark gets the upper hand, swings Fuller to the ropes and puts him down with a diving thrust shot. Mark body slams Fuller and climbs to the top turnbuckle. Fuller stands and Mark crashes down with a chop to the head. Mark follows with a standing leg drop and covers but Fuller kicks out. Mark swings Fuller into the turnbuckles and follows with a boot to the head. Mark swings Fuller to the other turnbuckles and charges in but Fuller lifts his knees. Mark hits the knees and falls back. The Ref doesn't see Fuller's feet on the turnbuckles as he grabs Mark's legs and pushes forward 1..2..3! Fuller is still a bit wobbly as he rolls out of the ring. Sweet Brown Sugar and 'Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant vs. The Assassins w/The Assassin The Assassins are subbing for the Southern Ramblers tonight. I think this change has thrown Sugar and Valiant off a bit but Sugar is quite familiar with The Assassins. Sugar and Cobra are going at it but Kazuo hits Sugar with a kick from the apron. Sugar staggers forward and Cobra hits a snap suplex. Cobra tags in Kazuo. Kazuo nails Sugar with several kicks then drops a knee from the 2nd turnbuckle and tags in Cobra. They hit a double stomach breaker. Cobra covers 1..2..Sugar barely gets his shoulder up. Cobra swings Sugar to the ropes and bends down but Sugar leap frogs over, swings back and nails Cobra with a drop kick and tags in Valiant! The crowd roars as Valiant swings off the ropes and drops an elbow 1..2..Kazuo breaks the count. The Ref guides Kazuo back. Valiant and Sugar hit a double suplex on Cobra while The Assassin is screaming at the Ref. Valiant body slams Cobra and tags in Sugar. Sugar leaps off the top turnbuckles and hits a flying leg drop 1..2..Kazuo breaks the pin. Valiant runs in and punches away on Kazuo. The Ref is trying to regain order. He guides Valiant back. Sugar and Cobra stand up. Kazuo runs over and hits Sugar with a spinning roundhouse kick. Cobra follows with a German Suplex 1..2..3! Rip Oliver vs. Blackjack Mulligan w/Paul Jones The bell rings and the brawl is on. Jones is still on the apron yelling. Oliver swings Mulligan to the ropes and clotheslines him, then charges and knocks Jones off the apron! Oliver stomps on Mulligan and drops several elbows. Oliver's momentum is stopped with an eye rake and body slam. Mulligan gets his shots in. The fight goes back and forth and eventually both men fight through the ropes and to the outside. The Ref is counting while Oliver and Mulligan tear into each other. The Ref counts to 10 and signals for the Double Countout. The bell is ringing but they keep fighting. Jones is still in a daze. The fans cheer as they keep fighting around the ring until officials come out to break it up. TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle These two are giving the fans their money's worth as they go back and forth. Rich gains momentum with a back drop and body slam. Rich gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and comes down with a fist drop 1..2..Riddle pulls Prichard's foot under the rope and points it out to the Ref. Rich starts yelling down at Riddle. Prichard gets up and nails Rich with a flying knee to the back. Prichard hits a back suplex 1..2..Kick out. Prichard lifts Rich up and hits a gut wrench suplex. Prichard swings off the ropes and hits a corkscrew elbow drop 1..2..Rich kicks out. Riddle and Prichard are screaming at the Ref. Prichard picks up Rich and goes for a vertical suplex but Rich blocks it and suplexes Prichard back. Both men are lying side by side. Riddle hops up on the apron. The Ref is telling him to get down. Rich hobbles up and grabs Riddle by his shirt. Prichard runs up from behind and goes for a high knee but Rich moves. Prichard nails Riddle and sends him flying off the apron. Prichard staggers back. Rich swings off the ropes and hits the Thesz Press 1..2..3!!! The fans explode as Tommy Rich retains the TV title! NWA National Title Bout Arthur W. Crews (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol Rock Riddle is in the back recovering. Crews holds his title high and flaunts it in front of Idol. The bell rings and Idol nails Crews with a clothesline. Idol swings Crews to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Idol drops a knee and covers 1..2..Kick out. Idol picks up Crews but Crews thumbs him in the eye. Crews regroups then puts Idol down with a knee lift. Crews swings off the ropes and hits a delayed knee drop and covers 1..2..Kick out. Crews swings Idol to the ropes and hits a diving shoulder tackle. Crews picks up Idol and hits a Shoulder Breaker 1..2..Idol gets his shoulder up. Crews yells at the Ref. Crews swings Idol to the ropes and ducks down but Idol stops and uppercuts Crews then follows with a clothesline. Idol regroups as the fans cheer him on. Idol picks up Crews and vertical suplexes him back. Idol picks up Crews and swings him around but Crews foot hits the Ref and knocks him down. Idol doesn't realize this and slams Crews down. Idol picks up Crews and hits the Shin Breaker, then applies the Las Vegas Leglock! Idol puts the pressure on. Crews is yelling in pain and wants to submit but the Ref is still down. The fans boo as Rob Fuller comes down the aisle. He's got a pair of gold brass knuckles. He gets up on the top turnbuckle and crashes down, hitting Idol with the brass knuckles, busting him open. Fuller puts Crews arm on Idol and drags the Ref over. Fuller leaves to the sound of boos and garbage thrown at him. The Ref counts 1..2..3! The fans continue to boo. Crews still cant get up as the Ref hands him the National Title. Mid Atlantic Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and Tony St. Clair vs. Tiger Jeet Singh and The Flame w/The Assassin After minutes of brawling the Ref finally gets some sort of control but it doesn't last long as everybody starts brawling again. The Assassin is on the apron and St. Clair drop kicks The Flame into him. St. Clair then hurls The Flame over the rope and he crashes down on The Assassin. Orndorff is hammering away on Singh then punches him into St. Clair. St. Clair punches away on Singh and punches him back to Orndorff. They swing Singh to the ropes and hit a double high knee. The Flame gets on the apron and they knock him back down with double fists. The Ref once again gets control. Orndorff gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops a forearm drop on Singh. Orndorff grabs Singh's head and just pounds away. then he lifts him up and body slams him down and tags in St. Clair. Singh sits up but St. Clair jumps over him with a head snap. Singh's head bounces forward and when he rises, St. Clair nails him with a heels first drop kick. St. Clair gets up on the top turnbuckle but The Flame runs over and pushes him off. Orndorff charges but The Ref guides him back. Singh can hardly move and slowly rolls over and tags in The Flame. The Flame body slams St. Clair then grabs the top rope and stomps away and chokes him with his boot. The Flame rakes St. Clair's head across the top rope then snaps his head back. The Flame gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and comes down with a boot to the mid section. The Flame swings St. Clair to the ropes and nails him with a fist to the head. The Flame swings St. Clair to the corner and charges in with a clothesline then tags in Singh. The Flame hits a backbreaker and holds St. Clair as Singh comes off the 2nd turnbuckle with a boot to the head. Singh chokes away on St. Clair then stomps on him and chokes him with his boot. Singh pushes St. Clair into the corner. The Flame chokes St. Clair while Singh kicks him. Orndorff runs over with fists flying. The Ref guides him back. Singh applies a nerve hold on St. Clair then starts biting him and tags in The Flame. The Flame rams St. Clair's head on the turnbuckles then hits a over the head back suplex. The Flame gets up on the top turnbuckle and goes for the flying elbow drop but St. Clair moves. The crowd is cheering St. Clair on. St. Clair lunges over and tags in Orndorff! The crowd goes crazy! Singh runs in but Orndorff clotheslines him down. The Flame gets up and Orndorff clotheslines him down. Singh staggers up and Orndorff sends him through the ropes with a high knee. The Assassin gets on the apron and Orndorff clocks him, sending him down. The Flame hits Orndorff from behind. The Flame swings Orndorff to the ropes and ducks down but Orndorff kicks him and tags in St. Clair. St. Clair gets on the top turnbuckle. The Flame staggers around and St. Clair hits the Flying Press 1..2..3!!! Singh gets on the apron but Orndorff runs over. Singh drops down and is pointing and yelling up at Orndorff and St. Clair. Singh even gets his sword and starts swinging it wildly and pushing over officials. The crowd roars as Orndorff and St. Clair stand tall in the ring.

And the War Games match is set! Awesome promos by both sides. Awesome anticipation leading up to this historic match. Nice preview with the fun 6 man main event that of course ends in chaos. I cant tell you enough what a tremendous job your build to War Games has been. Always great seeing Brody and Hansen teaming up. Hot Stuff Inc. returns in full force. Fun battle royal as a lot of feuds continue to develop here. Adonis and Street should be a very interesting program especially in WCCW. I like seeing Kendo back in action in this game. Gilbert and Houston should be an exciting match for the TV title.

Entertaining offers for Tom Prichard.

MACW @ WTBS Studios TV (Recorded 7-9) Aired 7-12-86 The show opens with footage from Greensboro as Jimmy Snuka officially becomes the number one contender to the United States Title by winning an 8 man tournament. Schiavone: Hello again everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. With me as always is David Crockett. David as we saw at the top of the program, Jimmy Snuka is the number one contender to the US title. Crockett: Great news for the Superfly. I understand he will get his shot at the US title next month in Greensboro. Speaking of the US champion, I understand The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase will grace us with a live appearance in the studio today. Schiavone: Should be interesting. Lot's of action in store today. Sweet Brown Sugar takes on Randy Rose of the Southern Ramblers. Also in action will be The Flame, Hot Property, The Fabulous Blondes, Tony St. Clair. Crockett: Austin Idol will be in the ring, as well as the Caspian Empire. DJ Peterson and The Great Gama will be making their Mid Atlantic debuts. And in a blockbuster main event, Tommy Rich will defend the TV title against former champ, Tom Prichard. Schiavone: Well fans...wait a minute what's going on here? Boos come from the fans as US Champ,Ted Dibiase walks out with JJ Dillon and King Kong Bundy. Dibiase is getting some serious heat here. Dibiase: You peons keep your mouths shut and that includes the two of you (looking at Crockett and Schiavone). I understand Jimmy Snuka is now the number one contender to my US title. I have more pressing issues right now so I'll address that 2nd rate loser another time. You know, there's a reason I have so much money and that's because I'm a very shrewd and savvy business man. Now, I'm happy to say I have worked out a deal with another brilliant business man, James J. Dillon. A very historic deal, perhaps, literally the biggest deal in history. Today I have officially acquired the contract of one King Kong Bundy (the laugh) Big smiles from JJ and Bundy. Schiavone: Oh my! Dibiase: Oh my is right. Everybody saw the recent theft committed by Bad News Brown. That criminal steals 10,000 dollars and gets away with it! I couldn't let that happen to a great man like JJ Dillon. JJ has been fully compensated plus a whole lot more. King Kong Bundy is the most destructive force in wrestling and is worth every penny I paid. King Kong Bundy is one of my greatest investments. Rest assure JJ, Bad News Brown wont get away with this and he will be taken care of. JJ: Mr. Dibiase, I want to tell you what a pleasure it has been doing business with you. You certainly wont regret this. (JJ arrogantly smiles) I myself have an investment in mind. Mr. Dibiase, here is the official contract of King Kong Bundy. Once again, a pleasure Sir. JJ hands Dibiase the contract, shakes hands with him and Bundy, then exits. Schiavone: I cant believe this. King Kong Bundy, any comments? Bundy: Hey! Mr. Dibiase is going to make me a wealthy man. But don't think for one second I'm going to get comfortable and soft. Bad News Brown! We have a score to settle and it's going to end with you getting the Avalanche! Bundy heads to the ring for his match. Dibiase: (Laughs) As always, money well spent. Just look how my other investments are doing, I'm talking about the Awesome Twosome. You see, I don't have to come out and escort my men to the ring. They don't need guidance. They win matches and we all make money. Simple! Well, Gentlemen the pleasure was all yours. (looks around) Jeez, I hope I don't have to come back to this place for a long time. King Kong Bundy vs. Tim Straw Bundy charges and mows down Straw. Bundy swings off the ropes and drops a giant elbow. Bundy picks up Straw, swings him to the turnbuckles and charges in with the Avalanche! Bundy grabs Straw and throws him to the center of the ring. Bundy swings off the ropes and hits the Big Splash for the pin! Commercial Break Crockett: I still cant believe what we just witnessed. Ted Dibiase has purchased the contract of King Kong Bundy. Dibiase now owns the contracts of Bundy as well as Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez, the Awesome Twosome. I have to hand it to him, those are good investments. Back to the ring. DJ Peterson vs. Lou Simms DJ gets the crowd going as he swings Simms to the ropes and hits a Power Slam! DJ grabs the legs and hits a diving headbutt to the mid section then wraps Simms up in the Scorpion Deathlock to get the submission! DJ pumps his fists to the cheering crowd. Schiavone: Impressive debut with DJ Peterson. Fans, I want to bring out Mark Youngblood. Mark, I understand you have some news for us? Mark: (Waves to the fans) Yes I do Tony. I'm excited to say that my brother Chris will be returning next week. He's been gaining experience around the world and I'm proud to say the Renegade Warriors will be back in action! Schiavone: Great news indeed! Looking forward to watching the Renegade Warriors in action next week. Back to the ring. The Flame w/The Assassin vs. Roger Murphy The Flame punches Murphy down and follows with stomps. The Flame picks up Murphy and rams his head several times on the turnbuckle. The Flame body slams Murphy then goes to the top turnbuckle. The Flame crashes down with a flying elbow drop for the pin! The Assassin raises The Flame's arm as the fans boo. Commercial Break Fabulous Blondes (Ken Timbs and Master G George Wells) w/ Rock Riddle vs. Carl Hillman and Jay Jones Timbs swings Hillman to the ropes and hits a knee to the mid section. Timbs suplexes Hillman and tags in Wells. Wells swings Hillman to the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle then tags in Timbs. They hit the Double Front Facelock Drop for the pin! The fans boo as they head to the podium. Tom Prichard joins them. Footage is shown of Master G debuting and the 3 on 2 attack on Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley. Crockett: I'm sure you're happy with yourself and the Agency. Riddle: Lighten up Davey Baby. I'm sensing some hostility in your voice. Just relax, after all, we are friends. I told you I had a surprise and did I come through or what? In the movies, there's nothing like a surprise appearance from a big star. Master G George Wells fits the billing baby. You saw what my Blondes did to those B level so called champions. The Fabulous Blondes are going to be wearing the gold real soon. Speaking of gold, by the end of this program, Tom Prichard is going to get back his TV title. Right Tom? Prichard: You said it Rock. Tommy Rich, right here, live on television, I'm taking back my title. The title belongs around the waist of a star. Riddle: (Pats David on the back) The future is looking bright, wouldn't you say Davey Baby? Crockett: (looking annoyed) Fans, we'll be back Commercial Break Hot Property vs. Lloyd London and Aaron Arbuckle Hot Property hit a double back drop on London, who crawls over and tags in Arbuckle. Travis swings Arbuckle to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam then tags in Savoldi. Savoldi jumps off the 2nd turnbuckle with a knee drop then tags in Travis. They swing Arbuckle to the ropes and hit the Double Hot Shot for the pin! Hot Property cuts a promo on The Assassins and says if The Flame gets involved they have an insurance policy waiting. Tony St. Clair vs. Gary Williams St. Clair snap mares Williams over and follows with a head snap then swings off the ropes and hits a heels first drop kick. St. Clair climbs to the top turnbuckle. Williams staggers up and St. Clair nails him with the Flying Body Press for the pin! It's announced that on July 19th in Florida, St. Clair will take on Tiger Jeet Singh in an Anything Goes Match! Commercial Break Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Randy Rose w/Johnny Rich and Paul Jones Fun back and forth match. Jones and Rich are really interfering and distracting Sugar throughout the match. Rose takes advantage of this and nails Sugar from behind. Rose slams Sugar's head on the turnbuckle and body slams him, then follows with a corner sling shot splash and cover 1..2..Sugar gets his foot on the rope. Rose swings Sugar to the ropes and ducks down but Sugar hits a sunset flip 1..2..3!!! The crowd roars as Sugar pulls off the quick pin out of nowhere. Jones and Rich charge the ring. The Ramblers put the boots to Sugar. The crowd roars as Jimmy Valiant hits the ring. He fires away on the Ramblers but Blackjack Mulligan hits the ring and punches Valiant. Once again the crowd cheers as Rip Oliver hits the ring with fists flying! Everybody is fighting! Sugar drop kicks Rose from behind and sends him through the ropes. Valiant hurls Rich over the top rope while Oliver clotheslines Mulligan over the top! Jones is irate and helps his boys out of there. Oliver and Valiant back up into each other. They turn around and hold up their fists. Sugar intervenes and plays peacemaker. They all head to the podium. Oliver: (looking at Valiant) Listen Valiant, there's no reason in the world for you to trust me. However, I will give you just one valid reason...Paul Jones. It seems we have a common enemy. I'm sure Sweet Brown Sugar wants in. I'm in! So, Valiant, if you want to help in the fight, I'll fight side by side with you and I'll earn your trust! The fans cheer as Valiant looks out at them. Sugar: Boys, you know you can count on me! Jimmy, we need you brother. Valiant: Sugar, we're brothers, you know I'll always back you up. Oliver, the past few months I've despised you, however lately you've shown some good qualities against a man I have a bitter hatred for and yes I'm talking about Paul Jones. Sugar says you're ok, then I'll give you the chance. I'm in! The fans roar as Valiant and Oliver shake hands. Commercial Break The Great Gama (Gama Singh) vs. Brad Kimber Gama swings Kimber to the ropes and back drops him then follows with a high knee that sends him into the turnbuckles. Gama hits a money flip, swings off the ropes and drops an elbow. Gama picks up Kimber and drops him with a backbreaker. Gama clamps on the Boston Crab to get the submission victory! Gama heads to the podium. Schiavone: Welcome to Mid Atlantic, I see why they call you Great Gama. Gama: (Smiles) Thank you Tony Schiavone. It's a nickname that's.... The fans boo as Brad Rheingans comes over. Brad: Whoa, wait just a minute. Great? They call you great? That's funny because, watching from the back, you didn't look so great to me. As a matter of fact you might not even pass for mediocre. I'm the Professor of wrestling, so I know. Schiavone: Stop causing trouble, this isn't your time Mr. Rheingans, it's Great Gama's time. Brad: There's that word again. Do not call him great. I'm a great wrestler and calling him great insults me. Take a hike Gama before I give you a wrestling lesson you'll never forget. Gama starts to walk away but Rheingans pushes him. Gama holds up his arms and slowly walks by, then clamps on a sleeper! Rheingans is trying to fight it but Gama has that cinched on tight! Officials run out as Gama just lays Brad down on the ground slowly. The fans cheer as Gama walks away with a smile. Commercial Break Caspian Empire vs. Dave Penson and Ken Jenkins Sheik hits a Gut Wrench suplex on Jenkins then proceeds to stomp away. Sheik tags in Smirnoff, who flies off the top turnbuckle with a knee drop. Smirnoff throws Jenkins across the ring, Jenkins tags in Penson. Smirnoff hammers away on Penson and body slams him then tags in Sheik. Sheik stomps on the back then applies the Camel Clutch for the victory! Sheik wont release the Camel Clutch. Jenkins runs in but Smirnoff clotheslines him and hurls him through the ropes. Sheik wrenches away as Smirnoff kicks Penson's head. The Ref is pleading with them. Smirnoff grabs the Ref and throws him down. The crowd cheers as the Stampede Rush hits the ring. They swing Smirnoff to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. They pound away on Sheik then double body slam him. They pick up Sheik and throw him through the ropes, then do the same to Smirnoff. The fans cheer as Myers and Brown raise their fists to them. Commercial Break Crockett: Ok, order has been restored. Wow that situation between the Caspian Empire and Stampede Rush has gotten out of control fast. Speaking of out of control. Last weekend, Tiger Jeet Singh attacked the Mid Atlantic Champ, Paul Orndorff during a tag team match. I want to take you to some comments made earlier by Tiger Jeet Singh. Singh: I've told everybody here that I abide to no rules! I see something I want and I will take it! This so called Mr. Wonderful calls himself a champion? He's a pretty boy and I mess up pretty faces for a living! Your title will soon be mine! As for that other pretty boy, Tony St. Clair, on July 19th I will finally finish you off. Anything goes! This match is a playground for me. I end you on the 19th St. Clair and then I get your title Orndorff. Nobody is safe from the wrath of Tiger Jeet Singh! 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Clyde Putnam Idol swings Putnam to the ropes and hits a clothesline. Idol swings off the ropes and drops an elbow. Idol picks up Putnam and hits the Shin Breaker then clamps on the Las Vegas Leg Lock for the win! Idol winks at the crowd and gives them a right arm bicep pose. Idol cuts a promo and says Rob Fuller is going to pay for his part in costing him the NWA World Title. Commercial Break Crockett: Fans, before we get to our main event, I want to bring out the number one contender to the US title, Superfly Jimmy Snuka. Huge ovation as Jimmy comes out waving to them. Snuka: It's my pleasure to be out here and to stand as the number one US title contender. Dibiase, brotha, it seems to me that you're underestimating me. You're focused on your business deals. You loose focus with me in the ring brotha and I guarantee you, the title will be mine. Dibiase, as the clock ticks forward, the Superfly gets closer. The fans cheer as Jimmy flashes them the 'I love you' sign. Main Event TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle The bell rings and Prichard charges over but gets hip tossed and drop kicked. Rich hits a vertical suplex, swings off the ropes and crashes down with a knee drop 1..2..Kick out. Prichard turns the tide with an eye rake and body slam. Prichard swings Rich into the corner and follows with a knee to the mid section. Prichard hoists Rich up and suplexes him back. Prichard swings off the ropes and hits a corkscrew elbow and covers 1..2..Kick out. Prichard pounds away on Rich then hoists him up on the turnbuckles. Prichard hops up and goes for the Superplex but Rich starts firing away on Prichard then a right punch sends Prichard flying back. Rich jumps off with a flying fist drop and covers but Riddle gets up on the apron and distracts the Ref. The Ref is telling Riddle to get down. Rich comes over and grabs Riddle. Rich is shaking Riddle. The fans boo as the Fabulous Blondes hit the ring and pound away on Rich! The Ref signals for the Disqualification! The fans jump out of their seats as Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley hit the ring! Their heads are bandaged up but their fists are flying! Prichard and Rich get up and all 6 men are fighting as the show ends. July 19th, Ocean Center, Daytona Beach FL 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes and Bull Gantner vs. Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez National Tag Team Title Bout Rock n Roll Express (C) vs. Polynesian Power Anything Goes Match Tony St. Clair vs. Tiger Jeet Singh Stampede Rush vs. Caspian Empire Taped Fist Match Corporal Kirchner vs. Canadian International Champ Don Kernodle 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Rob 'The Stud' Fuller

Cant beat a show that starts off with Andre. Man, Sunny paid a huge price on that interference. 6 Man tag would of been a lot of fun as Savoldi gels well with the Bees. Jacques gets a big win over OMG. Tough night for OMG as he even gets attacked after the loss. I bet the crowd loved Charland's win over Ole. Once again, Kernodle retains.

Garvin makes a huge TV debut here and makes his intentions known, then backs those intentions up with a piledriver. The SST/Fab Ones match was awesome. SST is really becoming a top NWA team. Hot Property represented MACW well with a huge win over the Harts. The Adias/Sunny feud continues to build tension and heat. Wow, looking forward to the Blond Outlaws and what they stir up here. Southern Ramblers have given the Road Warriors some good matches but once again the champs prevail. What a way to end the show. That dirty Kernodle manages to once again barely hold on to that title. Poor Jacques, pretty heavy penalty laid on him. Expect the unexpected in Lutte.

Great follow up show. I like the comeback wins for the guys who came up short on the stadium show. Fun seeing the announcers back in full force tonight. Owen Hart's promo was outstanding and his segments are getting close to Chicky Starr level. Speaking of Starr, he continues to crack me up and in his mind, he does bring up some valid points LOL. Fun main event and the ending surprised me a bit as Medicos and Mantell score the pin. Big time matches announced for the next stadium show. Colon and Abby in a fire match! Mantell/Jaggers in the cage! Just those 2 matches make this card insane! I'm sure the build will be another wild ride.

MACW releases Spike Huber

Fun cards in Texas. Smart booking having Wahoo beat Barry in a strap match. The fans in Houston must of blown the roof off the place when Duggan showed up. TV starts off hot and we find out later Savage will be out of the picture for 30 days. I wonder who Barry's next challenger will be? You can count on Tonga Kid to get a crowd going. I love your booking of the Russians and that finisher was insane. Studd makes a dominant statement here. I'm all for a Studd/Wahoo program. Wow what a debut for Muta! A Muta/Hart match will be off the charts. Liked the Tully/Atlas match. Cool seeing Atlas and Bravo teaming again. The show ends with a bang as Hacksaw Duggan returns in a big way! It seems like a lot of alliances might be forming to take on the Horsemen.

MACW Updated Roster 1. Ted Dibiase 2. Paul Orndorff 3. Bad News Brown 4. Honkytonk Man 5. Tommy Rich-(On Loan) 6. Buzz Sawyer 7. Jimmy Snuka 8. Mark Lewin 9. Austin Idol 10. Don Kernodle 11. Sweet Brown Sugar 12. Blackjack Mulligan 13. Corporal Kirchner 14. Tiger Jeet Singh 15. Missing Link 16. The Flame (Jack Armstrong) 17. Rip Oliver 18. Brad Rheingans 19. Gama Singh 20. Rob Fuller 21. Bull Gantner 22. Art Crews 23. Tony St. Clair 24. DJ Peterson 25. Rocky Johnson 26. Wendell Cooley 27. Rick Rude 28. Manny Fernandez 29. Steve Armstrong 30. Tracy Smothers 31. Iron Sheik 32. Ray Stevens 33. Tui Selinga 34. Super Samoan Sakalia 35. The Cobra (Assassin 1) 36. Kazuo Yamazaki (Assassin 2) 37. Ben Bassarab 38. Spike Huber 39. George Wells 40. Ken Timbs 41. Mark Youngblood 42. Chris Youngblood 43. Johnny Rich 44. Randy Rose 45. Jobber Pack- Scott Casey, Vinnie Valentino, Steve Pardee 46. Jobber Pack- Mike Sharpe, Chick Donovan, Terry Gibbs 47. JJ Dillon (Manager) 48. Rock Riddle (Manager) 49. Paul Jones (Manager) 50. Jody Hamilton (Assassin, Manager)

MACW releases Pedro Morales

Martel's win over OMG is big and puts him right back in title contention. Road Warriors retain but for me their opponents were the story here. What a combo with Graham and Ole. They might of done alright if Ole hadn't of walked out. Ole is making a lot of enemies of late. MS-1/Cobra, Goto/Satanico and Lane/Brunzell are a string of exciting and fast paced matches that must of kept the crowd hot. Kernodle continues his reign. Borne gets a huge win over Jacques but gets a surprise attack from Jimmy Garvin. Very interested to see where this goes.

Exciting 2nd hour that brought out top stars everywhere. Magnum needed some help and boy does he have it. Magnum, Lawler and Kerry vs. Nikita, Ivan and Ole will be a blockbuster of a main event. Boone isn't just going away as Wright found out. Things just seem right seeing Big Bubba with Cornette. Fun main event but what a shocker seeing the Fab Ones align with Ernie Ladd. Ladd made some serious waves with this move.

Welcome back Jack! Jack is the perfect commentator for the UWF and Buddy Landell found out Jack still has some fight left in him as well. Ole explains his actions and looks like Magnum has an uphill battle here. Fun seeing Sean Royal debut here. Good young talent. Liked seeing Killer Brooks get a win. Rotunda and Kendall make a solid team. Kendall will benefit from Rotunda's experience. I enjoyed seeing the Devil's Duo pop up here. I really think they're an underrated team. Haku and Dr. Death going toe to toe was a highlight. Long Riders are a great fit with Wright. I can see them being a serious threat to Jarrett and Armstrong.

Great follow up here. The Horsemen with another classic promo and all the titles back up their claims. The tag team division here is on fire. The promos by Harts, Russians, and Demolition put them right back in the swing of things. Then you have the gem feud with Power and Glory/Rockers. And now the Blade Runners are making some noise along with a new team on the horizon. It just keeps getting better. Fun 6 man TV main event. Tony Atlas was always one of my favorites so it's fun seeing him get some shine. Hennig is really becoming a star here. Savage made it clear, he's not done with Windham. Man, it's great seeing the Horsemen dominant the WWF.

MACW @ The Civic Center, Wheeling WV 7-6-86 'Cowboy' Scott Casey vs. Vinnie Valentino Fun fast paced opener as these guys go back and forth. They trade drop kicks, hip tosses and arm drags. Valentino almost gets the pin with a flying body press but Casey kicks out. Casey comes back, swings Valentino into the turnbuckles, clamps on a headlock and hits the Running Bulldog for the pin! Bull Gantner vs. Chick Donovan Donovan attacks Bull as the bell rings. Donovan breaks the rules with some choking on the ropes then shows off some power with a couple body slams. The tide turns when Donovan swings Bull to the ropes and misses a clothesline, Bull swings back and hits a clothesline that flips Donovan over! That gets a huge pop from the crowd. Bull gets pumped up and body slams Donovan a couple times then follows with a Gorilla Press/Slam. Bull swings off the ropes and hits a running jumping knee drop for the pin! The crowd cheers as Bull flexes his muscles for them. Hot Property vs. The Assassins (Cobra and Kazuo) w/The Assassin After what happened on TV, Hot Property storms the ring and takes the fight to the Assassins. The Assassin runs out of there. Hot Property swings the Assassins to the ropes and hit them with drop kicks. Order is restored and Cobra starts off with Travis. Travis hip tosses Cobra and drop kicks him into the turnbuckles. Cobra staggers forward and Travis hits him with a sidewalk slam. Travis tags in Savoldi, who jumps off the turnbuckles with a knee drop and cover 1..2..Kazuo breaks it with a kick. Travis runs in and sends Kazuo back with a running forearm blast. Savoldi swings Cobra to the turnbuckles and follows with a monkey flip. Savoldi swings off the ropes and drops a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kazuo breaks the count. Savoldi tags in Travis. They swing Cobra to the ropes and double back drop him. The Assassin gets on the apron and Hot Property run over and blast him with a double forearm shot, sending him flying. The Ref guides Savoldi back while Kazuo nails Travis with a roundhouse kick. Cobra staggers up and suplexes Travis, then tags in Kazuo. Kazuo kicks away on Travis, jumps up and crashes down with a knee and cover 1..2..Kick out. Kazuo picks up Travis, swings him to the ropes and nails him with a kick to the face. Kazuo suplexes Travis and covers 1..2..Savoldi breaks the count. Cobra comes in and him and Savoldi start fighting. Kazuo picks up Travis but Travis kicks him and suplexes him back. Hot Property swing Cobra to the ropes and hit the Double Hot Shot! The Ref is trying to get control as he is guiding Savoldi back to the corner. The fans boo as The Flame runs out. He gets up on the top turnbuckles and hits Travis with a double Axe handle just as the Ref turns around. The Ref signals for the Disqualification! Everybody starts fighting while the bell rings several times. Bad News Brown vs. Mike Sharpe Sharpe tries to brawl with Brown but Brown gets the best of him and just starts pummeling him. Brown grabs the top rope and stomps away on Sharpe. Brown body slams Sharpe and follows with a forearm drop. Brown picks up Sharpe and swings him hard into the turnbuckles. Sharpe staggers forward and Brown hits the Ghetto Blaster for the pin! The crowd cheers but Brown just puts his foot on Sharpe's chest and raises his fist in the air with a scowl. The Flame w/The Assassin vs. Spike Huber w/Pedro Morales Huber starts off strong as he swings Flame into the ropes and back drops him. Flame staggers up, Huber swings off the ropes and drops him with a running forearm blast. Huber body slams Flame and follows with a standing leg drop and cover 1..2..Kick out. Assassin gets up on the apron but Morales runs over and pulls him down, winds up and clocks the Assassin. Huber picks up Flame but Flame rakes the eyes and hits a Hangman Neckbreaker. Flame drags Huber to the ropes and starts choking him on the bottom rope breaking at the count of 4. Flame repeats this several times. A roar comes over the crowd as Hot Property runs to the ring and start hammering away on The Flame. The Ref signals for the Disqualification. Hot Property swings The Flame to the ropes and hit a Double Hot Shot! Morales gets in to check on his partner. The Assassins run in and the brawl is on! Hot Property end up drop kicking The Assassins out of the ring. The Flame just rolls out of the ring. The Assassin regroups his men and escorts them out. Morales helps Huber up. Hot Property check on Huber and apologize for interfering in his match. Huber pushes Travis then shoves Savoldi. They're still apologizing but Huber shoves them again. Morales steps in and calms Huber down. Huber throws up his hands and exits the ring. Hot Property continue to apologize to Morales. Morales nods at them and shake their hands as they walk out together. Polynesian Power vs. The Southern Ramblers w/Paul Jones It's announced that the NWA Board of Directors have decided that due to the interference from Paul Jones during their last match for a shot at the NWA National Tag Titles, a rematch has been ordered. So tonight's match will be for a shot at the National Titles on July 19th. The crowd loves this and you can imagine the tantrum Jones is throwing. Polynesian Power controls the early part with quick tags and high offense. Ramblers get their segment next by bending the rules and double teaming. A brawl breaks out as the Ref looses control. Rich and Tui are fighting in a corner while Sakalia and Rose are fighting in the opposite corner. Polynesian Power swing the Ramblers into each other, they stagger back and Polynesian Power each hit an atomic drop that sends the Ramblers crashing into each other again. The Ref is trying to get control as he guides Tui back to the corner. Sakalia hoists up Rose for a suplex but Rich dives over and clips Sakalia behind the knees. The Ramblers pick up Sakalia and hit a double front face suplex. The Ref guides Rich to the corner. Rich sticks his boot out and Rose rams Sakalia's head on it then body slams him and follows with a corner sling shot splash and tags in Rich. Rich picks up Sakalia, and hits the Snake Eyes on the top turnbuckle. Rich covers but Tui runs across to break the count then nails Rose, which sends him flying. The Ref guides Tui back. Jones is yelling up at Rich and tosses up the cane but Sakalia intercepts it and wallops Rich with it! Sakalia wobbles to the corner and the fans explode as he tags in Tui. Tui gets up on the top turnbuckles and crashes down with the flying elbow drop 1..2..3!!! The crowd explodes! Jones is having a breakdown and berating the Ref. Polynesian Power get the National Tag Title shot. Mid Atlantic Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and TV Champ Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich VS. The Awesome Twosome (Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez) What a match! The crowd is really into this one as these guys go all out. Orndorff and Rich start out with a bang as Rude and Fernandez are bumping all over the place. The crowd is on fire! Rich swings Rude to the ropes and hits a running elbow smash, picks him up and suplexes him, swings off the ropes and comes down with a fist drop. Rude is finally able to tag Fernandez but Rich fires away and hits him with a suplex slam, then tags in Orndorff. Orndorff jumps off the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a diving forearm drop. Orndorff picks up Fernandez and German suplexes him back 1..2..Rude breaks the count. Rich comes in and fires away on Rude, sending him back. Orndorff vertical suplexes Fernandez, swings off the ropes with a diving knee drop then tags in Rich. Rich comes off the 2nd turnbuckle with a diving fist drop 1..2..Rude breaks the count. Orndorff runs in and hammers Rude to the corner. The Ref is guiding Orndorff back. Rude charges and nails Rich from behind with a high knee. Fernandez rolls over and tags in Rude. Rude drops several knees on Rich then picks him up and hits a delayed backbreaker. Rude picks up Rich and hits another delayed backbreaker and covers 1..2..Rich barely gets a shoulder up. Rude tags in Fernandez. They double body slam Rich, then Fernandez swings off the ropes and drops an elbow 1..2..Rich gets his shoulder up. Fernandez picks up Rich and pushes him into the turnbuckles and follows with some back hand chops then tags in Rude. Rude just punches and kicks away on Rich as Fernandez chokes him. Orndorff comes running over with fists flying. The Ref guides him back while Fernandez and Rude continue the double teaming. Rude suplexes Rich then tags in Fernandez, who climbs to the top turnbuckle and jumps off with a knee drop but Rich moves. Fernandez crashes down. The fans cheer Rich on. Rich rolls over and tags in Orndorff just as Rude gets tagged in. The fans roar as they exchange punches. Orndorff fires away, swings Rude to the ropes and hits a high knee. Fernandez comes in but Orndorff sends him back with a right fist. Rude staggers up and Orndorff hits a belly to belly suplex. Orndorff picks up Rude and hits the short arm clothesline. The fans roar as Orndorff makes the signal. Orndorff hoists up Rude but Fernandez comes from behind with a clothesline. Rich comes in and fires away on Fernandez. Order is restored and Orndorff tags in Rich as Rude tags in Fernandez. Fernandez swings Rich to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Rich swings back and hits the Thesz Press 1..2..Rude breaks the count. Orndorff runs in and another brawl ensues. During the melee the Ref gets knocked down. Orndorff clotheslines Rude over the top rope and goes back to his corner. Rich and Fernandez continue to brawl. The fans boo as Tiger Jeet Singh runs down the aisle and nails Orndorff on his back with the sword! Singh pulls Orndorff off the apron and hits him repeatedly with the sword. Rude gets a chair and gets in the ring and nails Rich from behind with the chair. Rude picks up Rich and hits the Rude Awakening! Rude helps the Ref up as Fernandez covers. The Ref crawls over 1..2..3! The fans are furious! Security runs out to stop Singh's assault on Orndorff. Rude helps Fernandez up and they raise their arms high to the booing crowd. 18 Man Battle Royal Scott Casey, Vinnie Valentino, Chick Donovan, Joe Savoldi, Billy Travis, Bull Gantner, Steve Pardee, Pat Rose, Cobra, Kazuo, The Flame, Spike Huber, Pedro Morales, Mike Sharpe, Tui Selinga, Super Samoan Sakalia, Johnny Rich, Randy Rose, Fists and bodies are flying everywhere. Gantner eliminates Sharpe and Donovan with a double clothesline! The Assassins and Flame work together and eliminate Pardee and Valentino. Polynesian Power and Southern Ramblers are going at it. Polynesian Power hit flying presses that sends all 4 men over the top rope! They continue to fight on the outside and all the way up the aisle. Hot Property send Pat Rose over the top rope, then Spike Huber comes from behind and hurls Savoldi over the top. Huber and Travis get into a heated shoving match then start fighting. Morales is kind of caught up in the middle. The Assassins and Flame charge over and dump Travis, Huber and Morales over the top. Huber and Travis start pushing each other on the outside as Morales plays peacemaker. It's down to Scott Casey, Bull Gantner, The Assassins and The Flame. The Assassins start double teaming Gantner. Casey drop kicks the Flame into the corner and charges in but Flame moves. Casey staggers back, Flame grabs him by his head and hurls him over the top rope! The Assassins pick up Gantner and hit a double stomach breaker. The Flame leaps off the top rope and drops an elbow on Gantner. The Assassin is on the outside telling his boys to send a message and punish him some more. The Flame picks up Gantner. Kuzuo hits Gantner with a spinning roundhouse kick and Cobra follows with a quick knee strike that sends Gantner down. Flame picks up Gantner and swings him into the turnbuckles. Flame charges in but Gantner back drops him over the top and onto the floor! The fans are going crazy. Assassin is panicking and telling his team to eliminate him. The Assassins charge in and stomp away. They swing Gantner to the ropes but Gantner comes back with a diving shoulder tackle, knocking the Assassins down! The crowd cheers Gantner on as he regroups and gets pumped up. Gantner drops a knee on Cobra, picks up Kazuo, runs with him and hurls him over the top rope! Cobra staggers up. Gantner hammers away on him, picks him up and presses him over his head, then throws him over the top rope and onto Kazuo. Both Assassins fall on the ground as the bell rings. The crowd roars as Bull Gantner wins the Battle Royal!

Portland Wrestling is off to a great start. It's good to see a lot of wrestlers who have been on the sidelines get a chance to shine here. Strong showing of the Spoiler. Pairing him with Blassie is brilliant. Solid tag team debuts of the Sawyers and Samoans. I always liked vignettes so I enjoyed the one here with Ranger Ross. Vignettes are such a great way to introduce a wrestler coming in. Smart move having Martel comment on the upcoming Gauntlet. It really shows the importance of your top title. Great way to end the show with Graham surprising Chung Lee. Ends the first show with a pop.

This was a lot of fun and the TV show was one of my favorites of the year. So many great debuts here. Mr. Electricity as Wrestling 3 is a great choice. Then Tojo debuts Kendo and a feud is born. What a great way to debut 2 wrestlers. Rogers and Putski have a good follow up. The Dream sends out some strong words. Chaotic ending to an exciting show. War Games will be epic! The fans in Houston got their money's worth. Adonis and Pringle will be magic. Southern Boys move up the ranks with a win over the DWB's. Southern tag wrestling at it's best. Missy Hyatt shows up and costs Putski the match. HMMM, I wonder what Missy's intentions are in WCCW?? A Killer Khan run in! Tojo is building him up a dangerous group. I liked the Bullrope match because it works so well here. A white hat wearing cowboy taking on a deranged cowboy villain. That's a great story. Headhunters retain but Mr. Olympia found himself a pretty good partner in Ottman. RnR Express are proving to be solid National Champs, taking on all comers around the NWA. Of course the main event was the money match and sends the fans home happy.