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Huge News! Tully and Arn win the WWF Tag Titles! Wow, I did not see that coming at this point but man that's awesome. I like how Tully and Arn do the job to Hogan and Savage in Detroit and bounce back the next night to win the titles. I think their rematches with the Hart Foundation will be money. However, the Hart Foundation looks to have unfinished business with Demolition. Things in the tag division have become very interesting. Flair has the World Title. Windham has the IC title and now Tully and Arn have the tag straps. The 4 Horsemen rule the WWF right now. The clubs in Chicago made a lot of money that night. I love the Flair/Santana main events. I think their chemistry works so well here. The Hennig/Valentine matches looked pretty solid and I hope this program continues for a bit. Power and Glory/Rockers continues to be a fun feud.

Really glad you guys liked the debut of George Wells here. The stars aligned on this. I was looking for a new partner for Timbs as the Fabulous Blondes, when Kev popped up George Wells name on Free Agency. I just thought the Master G gimmick would work so well here. This should be a lot of fun. Side note- I always liked George Wells and growing up I had the pleasure of watching him wrestle live at the Oakland Coliseum. Man, he was over in the Bay Area.

MACW @ The Coliseum, Greensboro NC 7-5-86 8-Man Tournament to determine the Number 1 US Title contender plus a 5,000 dollar prize for the winner Bracket 1- Jimmy Snuka vs. Brad Rheingans / Rob Fuller vs. Mark Youngblood Bracket 2- Corporal Kirchner vs. Iron Sheik / Tom Prichard vs. Sweet Brown Sugar Round 1 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka vs. 'Professor' Brad Rheingans Brad gains control early as he executes some quick take downs followed by a snap suplex. Brad picks Snuka up and rakes his face across the top rope then slams his head on the turnbuckle and follows with a belly to back suplex and pin attempt but Snuka kicks out. Brad hits an atomic drop, then quickly follows with a running forearm to the back of the head. Brad swings off the ropes and drops a knee and covers 1..2 Kick out. Brad gets frustrated and chokes Snuka. Brad picks up Snuka, swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Snuka swings back and nails Brad with a flying press 1..2..3!! The crowd pops as Snuka gets a pin out of nowhere. Mark Youngblood vs. Rob 'The Stud' Fuller It's back and forth for the early part, then these two have a brutal exchange as Mark hits the chops and Fuller uses closed fist punches. Mark starts to get the upper hand, swings Fuller to the ropes and hits a diving thrust. Mark follows with a standing leg drop 1..2.Fuller kicks out. Mark swings Fuller to the ropes and back drops him, swings off the ropes and goes for a flying knee drop but Fuller moves. Fuller regroups and stomps down on Mark. Fuller swings Mark to the ropes and gives him a back elbow smash. Fuller picks Mark up and delivers a vertical suplex. Fuller gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and jumps off with a forearm drop but Mark moves and Fuller crashes down. Both men struggle to get up. Mark gets up, swings Fuller to the ropes and gives him a boot to the face. Mark swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Fuller barely gets his shoulder up. Mark swings Fuller into the turnbuckles, hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and blasts away on Fuller. Mark hops down and swings Fuller to the opposite turnbuckles. Mark charges over but Fuller moves. Mark hits the turnbuckles and staggers back. Fuller rolls Mark up with a handful of tights 1..2..3! The crowd boos as Fuller advances. Corporal Kirchner vs. Iron Sheik w/ Alexis Smirnoff Big time heat for this match up. The bell rings but Smirnoff stays on the apron and yells insults at Kirchner. Kirchner heads over. Sheik tries to attack Kirchner from behind but Kirchner turns around and blasts Sheik. Kirchner swings Sheik into Smirnoff, knocking him off the apron. Kirchner fires away on Sheik, swings him to the ropes and back drops him then body slams him. Kirchner swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Sheik kicks out. Kirchner goes to swing off the ropes but Smirnoff trips him. Kirchner turns around and heads towards Smirnoff. Sheik nails Kirchner from behind and gives him a back suplex. Sheik kicks away on Kirchner then chokes him. Sheik puts Kirchner's head on the bottom rope. Sheik distracts the Ref as Smirnoff chokes Kirchner on the rope. Sheik body slams Kirchner then stomps on the back. Sheik is ready to apply the camel clutch. Just as he sits on Kirchner, Kirchner rises up and drops Sheik back. The crowd starts chanting 'USA' as Kirchner shakes his fists. Sheik rises and Kirchner starts unloading on Sheik but Sheik stops him with an eye rake. Smirnoff gets on the apron. Sheik swings Kirchner towards Smirnoff but Kirchner reverses it and swings Sheik into Smirnoff. Smirnoff fly's off the apron and Sheik staggers back. Kirchner hoists Sheik up and crashes back with the Fallaway Slam 1..2..3! The crowd roars. Kirchner rolls out of the ring, grabs the American Flag and raises it high as he parades around the ring. 'Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle vs. Sweet Brown Sugar The crowd is into this one as these two go toe to toe and match hold for hold. Prichard swings Sugar to the ropes and bends down but Sugar sunset flips him 1..2..Kick out. Sugar swings Prichard into the turnbuckles and follows with a Monkey Flip. Sugar swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. Sugar picks Prichard up but Prichard knees Sugar in the mid section and follows with a gut wrench suplex. Prichard swings off the ropes and hits a corkscrew elbow drop 1..2..Kick out. Prichard picks Sugar up and goes for a suplex but Sugar blocks it and suplexes Prichard back. The crowd is cheering Sugar on. Prichard staggers up and Sugar drop kicks him down. Sugar swings off the ropes and drops an elbow. Sugar hops up on the top turnbuckles. Riddle jumps up on the apron and is yelling at Sugar. The Ref is telling Riddle to get down. Prichard runs over, hops up on the turnbuckles and blasts away on Sugar. Prichard executes a Superplex 1..2..3! Riddle is jumping up and down as he celebrates with Prichard. Semi Finals 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka vs. Rob 'The Stud' Fuller These two are no strangers as they start off with a pretty good brawl. Snuka swings Fuller to the ropes and takes him down with a big chop. Snuka body slams Fuller, swings off the ropes and hits a flying knee drop 1..2..Kick out. Snuka picks up Fuller and swings him into the turnbuckles. Snuka charges in but Fuller runs forward and clotheslines Snuka down. Fuller regroups and chokes Snuka with his boot. Fuller picks Snuka up and drops him with a Gourdbuster. Fuller covers 1..2..Snuka barely gets a shoulder up. Fuller is livid and yells at the Ref while holding up 3 fingers. Fuller stomps and chokes away on Snuka. Fuller picks Snuka up and vertical suplexes him and covers 1..2..Snuka barley raises his shoulder. Fuller is furious and once again berates the Ref. Fuller picks Snuka up but Snuka grabs him by the ears and nails him with a jumping headbutt. Fuller staggers against the ropes. Snuka hits another jumping headbutt, sending Fuller through the ropes. The crowd cheers Snuka on. Snuka swings back off the ropes, runs forward and dives through the ropes, nailing Fuller! Fuller fly's back against the guard rail. Snuka is on the ground. The Ref starts the count. He gets to 9 and Snuka rolls into the ring just in time. Fuller tries to stand but falls back down. The fans roar as Jimmy Snuka wins by Countout and advances to the finals. Corporal Kirchner vs. 'Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle The fans are rallying behind Kirchner as he swings Prichard to the ropes and puts him down with a fist to the head. Kirchner swings off the ropes and hits a fist drop and covers 1..2..Kick out. Kirchner picks Prichard up but Prichard rakes the eyes and body slams him. Prichard drops several knees then hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and comes off with a forearm drop and cover 1..2..Kick out. Prichard hits a backbreaker, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick out. Riddle is on the outside yelling at the Ref. The fans start cheering Kirchner on. Kirchner hits Prichard several times in the mid section then stands up and hits Prichard with several forearm shots. Kirchner swings Prichard to the ropes and clotheslines him. Kirchner swings Prichard into the turnbuckles. Prichard staggers forward and Kirchner body slams him. Prichard rolls out to the apron. Riddle runs over to comfort him. Kirchner grabs Prichard and lifts him up to suplex him back in the ring but Riddle reaches in and trips Kirchner. Kirchner falls back with Prichard on top. The Ref counts as Riddle holds on the Kirchner's foot 1..2..3! The crowd boos heavily. Tom Prichard advances to the finals against Jimmy Snuka. US Tag Team Title Bout Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley (C) vs. NWA National Champ Arthur W. Crews and Ken Timbs w/Rock Riddle The champs were signed to defend against the Fabulous Blondes before Crews won the National Title. Riddle holds up the National Title and tells Johnson and Cooley the Agency will be acquiring their titles in just a matter of moments. The champs look sharp tonight as they control the early stages. Johnson and Cooley swing Crews to the ropes and double hip toss him. Timbs runs in and gets a double drop kick. Crews staggers up and gets a double body slam followed by a double elbow drop. Order is restored and Cooley works over Crews. Cooley swings Crews to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash and tags in Johnson, who jumps up and lands an elbow drop on Crews. Johnson covers but Timbs drops a knee to break the count. Cooley runs in but the Ref guides him back. Timbs body slams Johnson and drags Crews to the corner and tags himself in. Timbs grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Johnson. Timbs grabs the top rope and chokes Johnson with his boot. Timbs swings Johnson into the corner. Crews chokes him as Timbs kicks away at the mid section. Cooley runs over but the Ref stops him and guides him back. Crews gets in and him and Timbs put the boots to Johnson and follow with a double vertical suplex. Crews takes over without a legal tag. Crews swings Johnson to the ropes and hits a shoulder tackle and cover 1..2..Cooley drops an elbow. Timbs runs in but Cooley drop kicks him back to the turnbuckles. Crews picks Johnson up but Johnson back drops him, turns around and makes the diving tag to Cooley. The fans roar as Cooley hammers away on Crews, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Timbs runs in but gets back dropped. Cooley continues to pound away on Crews, then rams his head several times on the top turnbuckle and tags in Johnson. Johnson hits a backbreaker on Crews then rolls him over and applies the Boston Crab! Timbs runs in but Cooley hits him several times and hoists him up and hits the Oklahoma Stampede! The Ref is asking Crews if he wants to submit. Crews is screaming in pain. A commotion comes over the crowd. A man with blonde hair is running down the aisle. It's Master G George Wells!!! He runs into the ring and hits Cooley with a flying shoulder tackle! He swings off the ropes and clotheslines Johnson! The Ref signals for the bell. Crews and Timbs are Disqualified! Riddle is ecstatic as he grabs the National Title and runs into the ring. Wells helps Timbs up. They pick up Cooley and drop him with a double Front Facelock Drop! Wells and Timbs help Crews up. Wells and Timbs pick up Johnson and double body slam him. Crews yells something to Riddle and Riddle nods his head yes. Crews goes out and gets the US tag titles. He gets in the ring and hands them to Riddle. Riddle tells Wells and Timbs the plan. Timbs holds up Johnson as Wells blasts him over the head with a US title belt, busting him open. They walk over to Cooley. Wells holds Cooley up as Timbs blasts him over the head with the belt, busting him open. The crowd throws garbage in the ring as Crews holds up the National Title while Wells and Timbs hold up the US titles. Wells and Timbs stand over the champs, smile and drop the titles on their chests. Short Intermission Tournament Final 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka vs. 'Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle The announcer tells the crowd that the winner of this match will be declared the number one contender to the United States Title. He holds up the check and says the winner will also receive 5,000 dollars. All heat is on Riddle as the fans let him have it. The bell rings and Riddle is still in the ring. Snuka is a good friend of Johnson's so he runs after Riddle but Prichard nails him with a forearm blast to stop him. Riddle high tails it out of there. Prichard grabs Snuka and hits a gut wrench suplex. Prichard hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and crashes down with a forearm drop. Prichard covers but Snuka kicks out. Prichard picks Snuka up and slams his head on the turnbuckle but that has no affect. The crowd roars as Snuka grabs Prichard's head and slams it several times on the turnbuckle. Snuka picks up Prichard for a body slam but Riddle reaches in and grabs Snuka's leg. The Ref sees this as Snuka stumbles and awkwardly falls with Prichard. The Ref is yelling down at Riddle. The crowd goes nuts when the Ref signals for Riddle to leave. Riddle is throwing a fit. Prichard gets up and starts yelling at the Ref. Officials come out to escort Riddle out as the fans keep cheering. They take an irate Riddle away. A couple officials stick around to prevent any other interference. Prichard continues to yell at the Ref. Snuka gets up, grabs Prichard and headbutts him, sending him through the ropes. Snuka goes out after him and hurls him back in the ring. Snuka goes to the top rope. Prichard staggers up and Snuka crashes down with a double axe handle. Snuka picks up Prichard and drops him with a facebuster and covers 1..2..Prichard barley gets a shoulder up. Snuka picks up Prichard and swings him into the turnbuckles and charges in but Prichard just collapses as Snuka hits the turnbuckles hard. Prichard grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. Prichard grabs Snuka and executes a Sitout Gutwrench Powerbomb! Prichard signals that it's over as the fans boo. Prichard picks up Snuka and hits a Slingshot Suplex. Prichard arrogantly covers and doesn't hook the leg as he holds up fingers to count along with the Ref but Snuka raises his shoulder! Prichard cant believe it. The fans are cheering Snuka on. Prichard stomps away in anger on Snuka. Prichard picks up Snuka, swings him to the ropes and clamps on the Sleeper. The Ref is looking over Snuka, then raises his arm, the arm falls, the Ref raises it again and it falls, he does it again and is ready to ring the bell but the crowd explodes as Snuka holds up the arm! Snuka starts elbowing Prichard then runs backwards and slams him into the turnbuckles. Both men fall forward. The Ref begins the count. Both men stagger up at 8. They start exchanging blows. Out of nowhere, Prichard eye rakes Snuka, grabs his head, jumps over the ropes and snaps his head on the top rope. Prichard gets back in the ring, picks up Snuka and hoists him up on the turnbuckles. Prichard hops up and is going for the SuperPlex. Snuka hits him several times, grabs his head and headbutts him, sending Prichard flying back. Snuka hops up to the top turnbuckle. The crowd is on their feet as Snuka flashes the 'I love you' sign. He leaps off and nails Prichard with the Superfly Splash 1..2..3!!!! The crowd goes bonkers! The announcer hands Snuka the 5,000 dollar check as the Ref raises his arm. Jimmy Snuka is the number 1 contender to the United States Title!

What an awesome week this has been! Showdown at Shea finishes an epic week of Super Cards! Fun 6 man tag to open the show. Rockers had a good shine. Atlas and Studd still have unfinished business. Strong finish by the heels. Very good booking here as Hennig gets his first TV title defense over the very credible Muraco. Oh snap! The Blade Runners in the WWF! This is way to cool! They're gimmicks fit in so well here and this team is going to generate some big time excitement. LOL! Valentine and the shin guard, this is fantastic. Valentine sends out a strong message that he's a threat. The tornado match was chaotic fun. Man, after that finish, Demolition deserves to be number one contenders. The IC title match was classic but I was expecting nothing less from these two greats. This epic feud has been going on awhile and the heat just keeps coming as shown here tonight. It turns up to an even higher level! This has been one of my favorite feuds in the game and it looks like it's far from over. The Tag Title match had a hard act to follow but man the Foundation and Russians do the job. Intense match here with the Russians hurting Anvil with the chain. The Russians looked really strong tonight. Incredible babyface comeback by the Hart Foundation as they retain. Now they have Demolition to deal with. Typical Andre match but when it's Andre, that's all you need. Andre gets his revenge and the fans are happy. The main event, and wow was that ever a main event match. The helicopter entrance by the Horsemen was awesome! Funny side note, I had Dibiase ride out in a limo and that idea came from Flair's epic helicopter entrance. Hogan manages to eclipse this by getting a 50,000 fan pop! The match was off the charts. I loved the reference to Wahoo's football days with the Jets. The match was full of drama and anticipation. I could just imagine the roar when Hogan finally got his hands on Flair. Tito has a great shining moment with the flying forearm blast. The Horsemen looked strong but Hulkamania runs wild in the end. This just sets up more anticipation for the inevitable Flair/Hogan rematch. Awesome Job! With this being such a success I can only hope for a Showdown at Shea 3 next year.

MACW @ WTBS Studios TV Aired 7-5-86 Great American Bash Highlights are shown in a music video Schiavone: Hello again everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship wrestling. With me as always my partner. David Crockett. Well David, The Great American Bash is in the books. We want to thank all the great fans who came out and made the event an incredible success. A lot went down. Crockett: You're right about that Tony. A lot of old scores were settled, new grudges began and looks like some haven't been resolved. Ted Dibiase retained the United States Title in a bloody hard fought steel cage match against Hacksaw Duggan. Later on in the show, we will hear from Dibiase on location from one of his many vacation spots. Speaking of the US title, this weekend in Greensboro there will be an 8 man tournament to decide the new number one contender to the title. The winner will also receive 5,000 dollars. Schiavone: That's big news indeed. A lot of action in store tonight. Big main event as The Assassins take on Hot Property. That's a rivalry that's been going on for awhile. Fans, lets go to the ring. Mid Atlantic Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Roger Murphy Orndorff gets the crowd going as he body slams Murphy, then jumps off the 2nd turnbuckle with a forearm drop. Orndorff picks up Murphy and delivers a short arm clothesline. The fans roar as Orndorff gives the signal. He hoists Murphy up and crashes him down with the Piledriver for the pin! The fans cheer as Orndorff holds up the Mid Atlantic title then heads to the podium. Orndorff: I made a promise heading into the Bash that I would be the one walking out. Well, here I am! My issues with Harley Race are done and now it's time to move on. I'm here to say I'll defend this title against anybody, anytime, anywhere! Tiger Jeet Singh! I haven't forgotten about you. You want a shot at me and the title? Come and get it! Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, The Assassin has requested this time. Mr. Assassin, your Assassins have a big match later on. What's going on here? Assassin: Tony Schiavone, I'm out here to say necessary changes have been made to my stable. Rest assured the Assassins are alive and well. Let me introduce to you my new Assassins, Cobra and Kazuo. Two men come out in new red masks and black pants then stand behind the Assassin. Assassin: These two men will carry on the Assassin name with pride. This is the most hard striking and high impact tag team you will ever see. Now, speaking of hard hitting and carrying on a name. Please allow me to introduce to you...The Flame. A man comes out wearing the familiar and classic yellow and black mask. He's wearing black pants with red flames on them. Assassin: You're looking at the most dominant stable in Mid Atlantic. The Flame will run over the solo competition while the Assassins will rule over the tag team division. Tonight, we start with Hot Property. Schiavone: Oh my! These changes made by the Assassin could be devastating here in Mid Atlantic. Back to the ring. Polynesian Power vs. Carl Hillman and Vic DeMarco Polynesian Power double superkick Hillman out of the ring. Tui climbs to the top turnbuckle. Sakalia hoists DeMarco up and crashes back with the Samoan Drop. Tui fly's off the turnbuckle and crashes down with a flying elbow drop for the pin! The fans cheer as Tui and Sakalia bump fists and hug. Polynesian Power cut a promo and say the Southern Ramblers stole their shot at the NWA Tag Titles when Paul Jones used the cane. They said their not going to make excuses and cry about it but they're coming after the Ramblers and Jones! Commercial Break Crockett: Fans, we're about ready to see a man in action, who made quite a splash at the Bash. I'm talking about Bull Gantner! Bull Gantner vs. Tim Straw Gantner swings Straw to the ropes and does a Gorilla Press and Slam! Gantner swings off the ropes and hits a flying knee drop. Gantner picks up Straw swings him to the ropes and hits a Spinebuster for the pin! Gantner shakes his fists and flexes for the cheering crowd. He's pumped up tonight as he heads to the podium. Crockett: Bull, welcome to Mid Atlantic. At the Bash you ran in and helped the American Dream Dusty Rhodes as he was being double teamed by Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez. That's certainly one way to make an impact here. Bull: First off David, I cant tell you how great it is to be here! I'm pumped up and ready for action here in Mid Atlantic! As you may know, I was born and raised in Florida. I grew up watching Dusty Rhodes. I became a wrestler because of Dusty Rhodes. So when I was at the Bash and saw Dusty getting double teamed, well I couldn't stand by and let that happen. It was literally a dream come true to be standing side by side with the Dream. And now it gets better because on July 19th in Daytona Beach FL, It's going to be me and Dusty Rhodes taking on Rude and Fernandez! David, I cant wait! Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Lou Simms Sugar hip tosses and drop kicks Simms all over the ring. Sugar swings Simms to the ropes and back drops him then goes to the top turnbuckle. Simms staggers up and Sugar hits a missile drop kick for the pin! Sugar goes out and slaps hands with the cheering fans. Sugar has really gotten over with the Mid Atlantic crowds. Commercial Break Rob 'The Stud' Fuller vs. Todd Rooney Fuller swings Rooney to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Fuller chokes Rooney with his boot then starts stomping on him. Fuller vertical suplexes Rooney, goes to the 2nd turnbuckle and crashes down with a knee drop for the pin! The fans boo as Fuller heads to the podium. Schiavone: Well Fuller, I'm going to come right out and say it. Why did you interfere in the NWA World title match at the Bash? I believe you costed Austin Idol his chance at the world title. Fuller: You know Tony Schiavone, it's a crying shame that Austin Idol didn't win that prestigious title. It really is. But what you and that bottom of the barrel licking Austin Idol forget is that title shot was rightfully mine. There was no way Idol could beat that Russian Monster but a big man like myself could have. Now Idol, if you have a problem with me, well I'm not a hard man to find son. Mark Youngblood vs. Bill Richards Mark swings Richards to the ropes and hits a diving thrust shot. Mark swings Richards into the turnbuckles and follows with a body slam. Mark goes to the apron and hits the Sling Shot Splash for the pin! Mark Youngblood cuts a promo and says he's got some exciting news coming next week. Commercial Break Crockett: (Smiling) Fans, with me right now is JJ Dillon. Well JJ, the Bash didn't work out so well for you and King Kong Bundy. JJ: Wipe that smile off your face Crockett. What everybody saw at the Bash was a crime committed by one Bad News Brown. Not only did he steal the 10,000 dollars but he used the briefcase as a weapon on Bundy. Bundy is at home recovering. So not only did Bad News Brown commit robbery but also assault with a deadly weapon. I want Bad News Brown out here right now! The crowd roars as Bad News Brown walks out frowning. He walks to the podium. JJ backs up a bit, regroups and starts in. JJ: Mr. Brown, you're in serious trouble. You stole a large sum of money from myself. You will return it right now or I'm pressing charges. Do you understand? Brown: To Bad! The money is gone. Yea, I spent it, every last penny. As a matter of fact, I bought myself a brand new Cadillac and boy is it nice. If you or that Fat Man Bundy have a problem with that, go ahead and do something about it! JJ: I will do something! I'm calling the police and you're going to jail, a place I'm sure a criminal like yourself is very familiar with. JJ walks away but Brown grabs him by his shirt and turns him around. Brown: You know what! I do have something left. I have the receipt to my Cadillac. Brown grabs the receipt out of his pocket and shoves it in JJ's mouth. Brown tosses JJ on the ground and walks out. Crockett is looking down at JJ. JJ rolls over and coughs up the receipt. "Professor' Brad Rheingans vs. Clyde Putnam Brad works over Putnam with some solid amateur wrestling then slaps his head. Brad hits a delayed vertical suplex. Brad sits against the turnbuckles and just waits for Putnam to get up. Putnam rises, Brad clamps on a waist lock and hits a bridging back suplex for the pin! The fans boo as Brad heads to the podium. Brad: You simpletons just saw why I'm the Professor of wrestling. Bob Backlund knows why I'm the Professor of wrestling. Bob Backlund failed Wrestling 101 and I had to drop him. That's right, Bob Backlund is no longer in Mid Atlantic and I'm the reason why. I outclassed him, I out worked him and I out wrestled him! I'm a true wrestler and I'm in a class of my own. If any wrestler wants to be taught a lesson then sign up for the Professor's class, I now have an open spot. Commercial Break Southern Ramblers w/Paul Jones vs. Louis Campos and Alex Portman The Ramblers double body slam Portman and hurl him to the corner. Portman tags in Campos. Rich nails him with a running Forearm and tags in Rose. Rose hits a gut wrench suplex and tags in Rich. The Ramblers climb up opposite turnbuckles and each fly off and come down with a double fist drop for the pin! The fans boo as Jones and the Ramblers head to the podium. Jones: You know it figures Polynesian Power would be out here crying that we stole their shot at the National Tag Team titles. Bottom line people, The Southern Ramblers earned that long overdue shot. These guys are the best team in the NWA and on July 19th, the Rock n Roll Express are going to find that out first hand. As for Polynesian Power, well they just aren't in the Southern Ramblers league. Now, more big news in the Paul Jones Army. Everybody saw it at the Bash, so welcome out the newest member of the Paul Jones Army...Blackjack Mulligan! Mulligan walks out and shakes hands with the Ramblers and Paul Jones. Jones: This man right here is as rough and tough as they come. A true Mid Atlantic legend. Rip Oliver! You're nothing but a fool with a bleeding heart. I should of never wasted my time on you in the first place. You don't have what it takes to be in my Army. This man does and you and that other fool Jimmy Valiant already felt that and guess what? There's a lot more to come. Mulligan: It's simple! This man is paying me a lot of money to rid Mid Atlantic of Rip Oliver and Jimmy Valiant. I don't care about titles. I wont be distracted! I'm being paid a lot of money to do a job and believe me Paul, you're money will be well spent. I wont show any mercy! Oliver! You're just gutless! Like Paul said, you don't have what it takes. (Holds up his black gloved fist) But I do! Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, our next match is the debut of a team coming in with a lot of hype. Duke Myers and Kerry Brown, The Stampede Rush. Stampede Rush vs. Brad Kimber and Steve Ramsey Myers and Brown work over their opponents with hard hitting offense and quick tags. Brown swings Kimber to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Brown tags in Myers. Myers swings Kimber to the ropes and hits a double axe handle to the head then tags in Brown. Brown body slams Kimber, hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits an elbow drop and tags in Myers. Myers swings off the ropes and drops an elbow for the pin! Stampede Rush head to the podium Schiavone: Great debut for the Stampede Rush. gentleman welcome to Mid Atlantic Wrestling. Wait just a minute... The Caspian Empire head out to boos. Smirnoff: For the past few weeks, all we hear about is Stampede Rush. Let me tell you right now, the Caspian Empire is the best tag team here and you so called great tag team cannot just come in here and go to the top. You haven't shown us anything. We are not impressed at all! Sheik: Caspian Empire is number one! Stampede Rush (Spits towards Stampede Rush) Stampede Rush loose it and charge Caspian Empire. They're brawling in front of the podium as Schiavone gets out of there. Both teams brawl around the studio. Commercial Break NWA National Champ Art Crews w/Rock Riddle vs. Gary Williams Crews swings Williams to the ropes and shoulder blocks him down. Crews hits a standing leg drop then picks up Williams and suplexes him back. Crews swings Williams to the ropes and hits a flying shoulder tackle for the pin! Riddle runs and hands Crews the National title then raises his arm to the booing crowd. They head to the podium and are joined by Tom Prichard and Ken Timbs. Crockett: Well fans, it's a reality, Art Crews is the NWA National Champion which means the title is with Rock Riddle and the Agency. Riddle: (Long pause as he smiles at David) Davey Davey Davey Davey Baby! What a glorious time for the Agency. Art, step forward and show David that beautiful National title. Doesn't that look so pretty Davey Baby. Listen to this, the NWA National Champion, Arthur W. Crews! That's a top billing name if I ever heard one. Arthur W. Crews, what a name! With Arthur W. Crews winning that title, the Agency is on fire baby! Speaking of fire, my main man Tom Prichard is coming after Tommy Rich and that TV title. Tommy, I still have a score to settle with you boy. The Doctor of Desire is bringing the TV title back to the Agency. Only a matter of time. Now, Ken Timbs, I have some really great news for you. Next week I'm bringing in a true A lister to team with you. This guy definitely belongs in the Agency and is a perfect choice to be in the Fabulous Blondes. It wont take long for the Fabulous Blondes to bring the Agency some tag team gold baby. Those B level champs Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley might as well hand over the titles right now (smiles) Davey Baby, the Agency is the hottest commodity in wrestling right now and we're just going to get hotter! Riddle, Prichard, Timbs and Crews group hug and walk off as the fans boo. Crockett: Unbelievable. Fans, we'll be back. Commercial Break Hot Property vs. The Assassins w/The Assassin Hot Property seem to be thrown off by the new Assassins as they try to figure them out. Kazuo hits Savoldi with some hard striking kicks then follows with a roundhouse and tags in Cobra. Cobra hits a snap suplex, swings off the ropes and drops a knee. Assassins continue to dominate. The tide turns when Cobra goes for a back drop but Savoldi leapfrogs over him and tags in Travis. Travis nails Cobra with a running forearm smash. Kazuo runs in but gets back dropped. Travis drop kicks Cobra. Kazuo hits Travis from behind. Savoldi runs in and everybody is brawling. Hot Property swing the Assassins into each other. The Ref is guiding Kazuo back to his corner. Hot Property swings Cobra to the ropes and hit the Double Hot Shot! The Ref turns around and guides Savoldi back to the corner. The fans boo as the Flame gets up on the top turnbuckle. The Assassin runs around the ring and distracts both Savoldi and the Ref. The Flame fly's off the top turnbuckle and crashes down with an elbow on Travis. The Flame puts Cobra on top of Travis. The Ref turns around 1..2..3! Savoldi hits the ring as Kazuo pulls Cobra out of the ring. The Assassin and Flame hold up the Assassin's arms in victory as the crowd boos. Schiavone: The Assassins steal a victory with help from the Flame. The Assassin has himself a very dangerous group of masked men. Fans in Greensboro, this weekend you will see a tournament as 8 men will compete, with the winner receiving 5,000 dollars and will be named number one contender to the US title. Well fans, as promised we're going to end the program with words from the United States Champion, the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase. I understand he's on vacation. See you next week. Ted Dibiase is sitting on a beach. Bandages on forehead, sunglasses and having his shoulders massaged by a woman. Dibiase: As you peons can see, I'm on a long overdue vacation and might I add well deserved (Laughs) You see, when you have vast amounts of money, which I do, you can go anywhere in the world you want. When your the United States Champion, which I am, you can defend the title whenever you want. Speaking of title defenses, at the Great American Bash, everybody saw me defeat that poor excuse, even for the working class, Jim Duggan. Did you people think for one second, the outcome would be any different? News flash peons, put back together your broken hearts and find a new hero. But this time don't get to attached because I'll just shatter your hopes again and again. Listen up Crocketts! From now on, I call the shots! Like I said earlier, I'll decide when and where I'll defend this title. Now, I'll be doing some traveling this month. I thought it would be fun to crush some top names in other promotions. And it gives me a whole new audience of hearts to break (Laughs). So Mid Atlantic, go ahead and hold this little number one contender tournament. And to the winner, don't spend the 5,000 dollar winnings in one place (Laughs)

The tension and heat is really building on some great feuds. The Jacques/OMG match ends in chaos as their enemies interfere. I have a good feeling we're going to get some huge matches soon. Infernales are racking up the wins. The Road Warriors and SST going at it is always money to me. MS-1 pulls double duty tonight and looks strong but that dirty Don Kernodle manages to walk out with the title.

The long awaited Great American Bash card has arrived and wow did it ever go above and beyond expectations! I liked Victor opening the show with an impressive debut. Boyd and Crusher get back into the tag ranks with a solid win over the Battens. St. Clair and Singh take their heated rivalry over here. St. Clair gets the C.O. but I don't think this feud is over. Dutch and Jaggers was every bit the fight I thought it would be. WOW, Austin Idol runs in and helps Jaggers get the win. I'm sure Dutch is going to want some old fashion revenge. This is what I love about territories. Idol is a top face in Mid Atlantic but a hated heel here. Great stuff. Von Erich's and Funks brought their craziness here and man was it crazy. Terry's pre match promo was classic. Loved the wild finish and it seems the Von Erich's really got over with the crowd. Tamba and Leduc was a fun match. Tamba might of got the C.O. victory but I don't think Leduc is done with him or Chicky. Owen and Santana was high flying and non stop action with some intense heel work by Owen. Owen wins the title! Chicky comes out to congratulate him. I guess aligning with Chicky has paid off for Owen. Looking forward to more of this relationship. Mercenarios beat the Caribbean Express in a chaotic match. Chicky is everywhere tonight but his interference and distractions are paying off for his guys. I can tell the fans are happy about this LOL. I really liked the Jacques/Keith match. Bruce and Kernodle added so much to this. The finish was perfect and sets up Jacques/Kernodle so well. The gem I was waiting for as TNT takes on Gama. The match lived up to expectations and I loved the back and forth battle. Even from up top in a cage, Profe manages to determine the outcome. I liked the finish because it elevates TNT to another level. Gama really put him and his finisher over well and then even does the stretcher job. That was a great blow off. Medicos and Starrs was a fun fast paced match. Starrs retain but were showered with trash. Chicky is way beyond heat level. Battle of the power guys as Ayala and Bam Bam have a hard hitting contest here. Bam Bam wins the belt, in sort of a passing of the torch match. Love the display of sportsmanship afterwards. Nice contrast from the last match, as Invader 3 and Benoit go at it for the NWA Light heavyweight title. This is one of those show stealing matches as these guys put on a classic. Invader 3 wins the title! Great match and Invader 3 should be a fun champion. The Invaders/Pastores fight was literally insane! Fans getting involved, police with batons, just a wild scene! It doesn't look like these teams are finished with each other. Next up we get an eagerly awaited NWA World Title rematch between Nikita and Martel. I wonder what the argument between Martel, Invader 1 and Colon was about? Martel has been pretty beaten up lately but gives Nikita a good fight. Nikita looks strong at the end with 2 sickles. Man, it looked like Nikita was ready to take on the entire stadium. I have to say, Nikita has had a strong showing at the Bash cards. In one week he's defended against Idol, Magnum and Martel. Who can dethrone this monster??? After all of this, it's the grudge match of all grudges. This match was perfect booking as Colon just takes it to Abby and goes after the eye, even using a fork of his own. The Doctor stopping the match just shows how crazy Colon was on revenge and that he succeeded in achieving that. It's obvious the fans loved this as Colon gets a hero's celebration with the crowd. That was an awesome way to end the show and send the fans home very happy. You did an excellent job and this card exceeded all the hype. It had something for everyone and the ending was so well done. The NWA must be ecstatic as WWC represents with a very successful Great American Bash show!

You know it's going to be a hot show when Andre/Mulligan open. Satanico gets a big win over Charland. The GAEA showcase match looked pretty amazing. This Adias/Sunny situation is really heating up well. That's going to be one heck of a collision when they finally meet one on one. The very same goes for OMG and Kokina. SST and Killer Bees put on a great main event. Fatu showed he can really handle himself.

Good last show build up to the July 5th extravaganza. Sports Shop was classic. LOL Chicky going on that cheating rant was hilarious. Hmmmm I wonder what's going on with him and Profe??? Dutch and Jaggers is going to be one heck of a brawl. Santana looks strong on TV as he prepares for Owen. I've said this before but the Gama/TNT feud has been a nice gem. Ayala sounds like he's ready for Bam Bam. The build to July 5th has been awesome. So much going on and to top it all off, we get the epic confrontation between Colon and Abdullah. The 'eye for an eye' comment guarantees a sold out stadium.

Muraco is a good first challenger for Hennig. Who is Sting's new partner??? Main event was a lot of fun and sets up even more intrigue in the tag team division. The Horsemen promo was the highlight for me. It reminded me why they are the elite. I could listen to Arn promos all day. Windham must be driving Savage insane with those Liz comments. Flair tops it off and validates his points. Showdown at Shea will be an epic event.

Sheepherders carry over their AWA momentum and get a big win here over the Killer Bees. Looks like Charland gave OMG a battle but comes up short. Nice to see Los Infernales come back to Lutte and get a strong win. Jacques has been on a tear recently. St. Clair gets a little break from Singh and gets a solid win, but I believe he's back on a plane to WWC to face Singh. I wonder if this intense week of travel will affect him?? Man, Kernodle is making a lot of dangerous enemies. His days as champ might be numbered.

I noticed George Wells was added to the list. MACW would love to pick him up.

Couple of great cards. Zenk continues his unbelievable win streak. Zenk turning heel has done wonders for his career. Snakepit seems focused and have been on a tear. Roberts proved that with the DDT on Dundee. Both Pillman and Finley are coming on strong in singles competition. Looks like Adams has officially gained the trust of Ron Garvin, a very good guy to have on your side. Sheepherders are causing some serious havoc in the tag team division. Never get tired of British Steel and Bullies going at it. Larry Z, Saito and Bock look to be on the same page with that win over the Guerreros. Steamboat gets in 2 solid title defenses against 2 very tough customers. I'm loving Steamboat's title run here. Well, it looks like the injuries have finally caught up to Spivey. He had a fantastic title run. He went out fighting and there's no shame in that. I am happy that Orton has a belt. Solid choice.

Very fun SNME! I have to say, I think Hennig/Valentine stole the show. What a great feel good moment on TV as Hennig wins the title. The pictures at the end sum it all up. Exciting 6 man tag match. Windham and Hogan going toe to toe was a great visual and I wouldn't mind seeing them in a program down the road. I'm sure the fans popped hard for that finish. The Tag Title bout ends with a DQ but the Russians make a huge statement here. The Russians have set themselves up as serious threats. Great World Title bout as Flair and Wahoo give the fans one heck of a chop fest. Flair proves to be the dirtiest player in the game and gets the C.O. victory courtesy of Angel's shoe. Great way to set up a rematch. After reading this, I cant wait to see what happens at the Showdown at Shea card.

Happy 3 year anniversary! I joined last year and it's been non stop fun. 1986 has been an amazing year of wrestling all over the world and I'm sure that will carry into 1987. It's been great working with all of you.

Man, that was awesome! This card had it all. Twists, turns, swerves, title changes, excitement and drama. I thought for sure Street and Adonis were going to go over. Adonis sure left his mark in the UWF with that post match attack on Street and Linda. Lawler returns! Ross on commentary really made that a big moment. Lawler gives the fans what they were dying to see and bashes the guitar over HTM's head. JYD returns to the Superdome and gets a hard fought victory over Dick Murdoch. I know the fans popped huge for that. Leather strap match was a wild one. Bullet Bob is going to need an army now that the Long Riders have aligned with Fuller and Wright. The Luger/Gilbert match was filled with suspense. Missy and Baby Doll really added to this feud and played their parts so well in this match. That moment where Rich held that loaded purse had me going for a second. Great blow off here. Fun National Tag Title match. The Blondes were solid challengers but RnR get their textbook win. You're right, their formula works so well here. I really liked the Slater/Taylor match. Cornette adds so much just with his presence. Feel good ending with Taylor winning the Continental title. Taylor can really shine here in the UWF. The 4 corners UWF tag title match was non stop action. I didn't know who was going to come out champs. The finish was fantastic with the underdogs taking home the titles. The excitement continues as Dr. Death has enough of Akbar. Dr. Death and Doom feuding with Devastation Inc will be one crazy hard hitting feud. The main event lived up to all the hype. Magnum has the title within his grasp until interference costs him the title. What a swerve to end the show as Ole Anderson is revealed as the Russian Assassin!!! Cant wait to see the follow up on this. Every match delivered and a lot of storylines were set up. I would say the UWF's Great American Bash was a tremendous success!

Great brawl between Dutch and Jaggers. I also loved the avoided foreign objects line. Good tension building between TNT and Gama. I'm really looking forward to Owen and Santana. Wow, Chicky takes a chair shot and gets pinned. Perfect set up for the Starr's title match against Medicos. The build to July 5th has been a wild ride!

Thank you guys for the great feedback. I really enjoyed building up and writing this card. I wanted to make it a big deal as a mid year supercard. The build to Starrcade will be a lot of fun. Normally I wouldn't do this many run ins and interference on one show. I felt Bad News Brown would be perfect in the angle with Bundy and there will be a fun follow up to this. As for Bull Gantner. Lowblow built him up and utilized him well in WWF, so I wanted to carry that momentum over. I figured getting a rub from Dusty against the Awesome Twosome would be a good way to get him over with the Mid Atlantic fans. But don't worry, I have huge plans for the Awesome Twosome. I wanted to have Snuka really shine in his match with Crews before the run in. Haku's interference continues their unfinished business. As for the World Title Match, I wanted Nikita to look really strong but didn't want to bury Idol to bad. Idol will bounce back and continue his feud with Fuller.

Good grief! Where do I begin? Man that was some serious non stop action. As I've said before, I really enjoy lower card feuds and you set up a couple of fun one here with Putski/Rogers and Houston/Jimmy Jack. Super Destroyers win a fun gauntlet match, setting them up as a serious threat. Headhunters continue their dominant reign. Funks and Freebirds together!!! Oh man that's serious trouble for Dusty Rhodes. Brody had quite a night in Ft. Worth. Ted Dibiase is a huge part of all this and he's not even in the building. What a great and creative angle this is. The War Games is going to be insane! This is got to be the most anticipated match of the summer. WCCW is the perfect place for Dr. D. Kerry gets the win but I have a feeling we're going to be seeing more of Dr. D.

MACW Presents The Great American Bash 86, Memorial Stadium Charlotte NC 7-2-86 Schiavone: Hello everybody and welcome to the Great American Bash! It is my pleasure to be a part of this historic night of action. I will be providing match commentary along with my partner David Crockett. Well David, we already have a big announcement to make regarding tonight's show. Crockett: Tony, great to be here and yes we have big news. On June 29th at Lutte's Heatstroke card, Art Crews upset Jimmy Snuka to become the NWA National Champion. Snuka was set to defend the title against Haku tonight. Snuka has invoked his rematch clause for tonight and so it will be Art Crews defending the National Title against Jimmy Snuka. Schiavone: Sounds like that is settled. Wow, what an amazing sight this is as I look around this stadium and see 30,000 fans ready for the show. We wont keep you waiting, let's get the Great American Bash started! US Tag Team Title Bout Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley (C) vs. Los Infernales Los Infernales come to the ring wearing the US titles they stole. Johnson and Cooley hit the ring and the match is on. The champs pound away on Los Infernales. They swing MS-1 to the ropes and put him down with a double fist to the head, then run over and nail Morgan with a double fist. The champs control the start with quick tags, hip tosses, back drops, body slams and drop kicks. Next segment is controlled by Los Infernales. Their style seems to throw Cooley off a bit as they work him over with fast kicks, punches and knees to the mid section. They hit a double back drop on Cooley. MS-1 hits a spinebuster on Cooley and tags in Morgan, who swings off the ropes and hits a body splash 1..2..Johnson makes the save. The Ref guides Johnson back. Morgan throws Cooley through the ropes. MS-1 hammers away on Cooley and holds him as Morgan dives the ropes and nails Cooley! Morgan throws Cooley into the ring and tags in MS-1. MS-1 vertical suplexes Cooley and hurls him back outside the ring. Johnson charges over but the Ref guides him back. MS-1 goes out and picks Cooley up and Morgan jumps off the apron and hits Cooley with a Senton! Johnson runs around the ring and double clotheslines Los Infernales! After order is restored, MS-1 rolls Cooley into the ring and goes for a body splash but Cooley puts his knees up, rolls over and tags in Johnson! Johnson is hammering away on MS-1, then body slams him. Morgan runs in and gets back dropped. Johnson hits a backbreaker on MS-1 and puts him in the Boston Crab. Morgan kicks Johnson from behind. Cooley runs in. Everybody is fighting. Cooley back drops Morgan over the top rope! Johnson hits a high drop kick on MS-1, who staggers into Cooley. Cooley picks up MS-1 and hits the Oklahoma Stampede and Johnson follows with an elbow drop 1..2..3!!! The Ref hands the champs their rightful titles. Johnson and Cooley raise them up to the cheering crowd. 'Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant vs. Rip Oliver Paul Jones keeps his word and doesn't come out with Oliver. These two put on a fun little 5 minute match, as it goes back and forth. Valiant swings Oliver to the ropes and back drops him then follows with a body slam. Valiant swings off the ropes and hits the jumping elbow drop 1..2..Oliver gets his foot on the rope. Valiant swings Oliver into the turnbuckles and charges in but Oliver gets both knees up and nails Valiant. Oliver hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle. Valiant staggers up and Oliver nails him with a diving clothesline 1..2..3! Oliver is happy with the win. The fans boo as Paul Jones hits the ring with his cane. Jones is telling Oliver to finish Valiant off with the cane. Oliver is arguing with him. It starts to get heated then escalates as Jones is jumping up and down with the cane. Oliver starts to walk away and an irate Jones slaps him! Now Oliver is irate. The fans roar as Oliver grabs Jones by his shirt. Oliver clenches his fist and looks at the cheering crowd. Oliver is ready to hit Jones when Blackjack Mulligan runs in and clotheslines Oliver from behind. A shaken up Jones falls back against the turnbuckles. Mulligan grabs the cane and nails Valiant with it several times, then hurls Valiant out of the ring. Oliver slowly stands and Mulligan clotheslines him with the cane! Jones gets up and raises Mulligan's arm as the fans boo. Tony St. Clair and Antonio Inoki vs. WWC Champ Abdullah the Butcher and Tiger Jeet Singh Whatever this Referee is making for this match, it isn't enough. Singh and St. Clair start fighting on the outside. Abdullah goes right after Inoki. All four men are fighting on the outside. The Ref figures he's better off letting them go for awhile. After a few minutes of brawling, Singh and St. Clair are busted open. It doesn't take long for Inoki to start bleeding as Abdullah got out the fork. Inoki gets some payback and rams Abdullah's head on the steel post, busting him open. Order is somewhat restored as Singh and St. Clair are in the ring. St. Clair hits Singh with a heels first drop kick and tags in Inoki. Inoki hits a diving knee drop from the top rope and tags in St. Clair. St. Clair gets up on the top turnbuckle. Singh staggers up and St. Clair hits a flying body press 1..2..Abdullah drops an elbow to break the count. Inoki runs in and starts hammering away on Abdullah with bare knuckle punches. Both of them end up fighting through the ropes. Singh staggers up against the ropes and St. Clair runs over but Singh back drops him over the top rope. Abdullah and Inoki continue to brawl around the ring. Singh slowly walks to the outside and grabs a chair. He walks over to St. Clair and lifts the chair up but St. Clair kicks him several times, grabs the chair and nails Singh over the head! The Ref sees enough and is forced to signal for the bell. He Disqualifies St. Clair and Inoki. Abdullah and Inoki fight all the way to the back. Singh is laid out. St. Clair puts his boot on Singh's chest and raises his hand to the cheering crowd. TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich (C) vs. 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle Exciting back and forth match as these two really go at it. Tommy has his segment as he hits a Exploder Suplex, diving fist drop, running elbow smash and pulls out a Sitout suplex slam. Prichard gets his shine as he pulls out a variety of suplexes, including Vertical, gutwrench and sling shot. Prichard hoists Rich up on the turnbuckles and is going for the Superplex but Rich fires away and sends Prichard flying back. Rich sets up and is going for a fist drop but Riddle runs over and trips him, sending Rich straight down. Both men stagger up at the Ref's count of 8. They have an exchange. Prichard eye rakes Rich, body slams him and follows with an elbow drop off the 2nd rope and covers 1..2..Rich gets his shoulder up. Prichard and Riddle are screaming at the Ref and holding up 3 fingers. Prichard gets Rich up, swings him to the ropes, misses a clothesline, Rich swings back and hits the Thesz Press! The Ref counts 1..The bell rings. The time limit has expired. The official ruling is a DRAW. Riddle gets in the ring and starts bad mouthing Rich. Rich goes towards Riddle. Prichard gets up but Rich turns around and punches away on Prichard. Rich hurls Prichard out of the ring. Riddle tries to run but Rich grabs him, swings him to the ropes and hits the Thesz Press! Rich then starts punching Riddle as the fans are going crazy! Rich gets up and gets his TV title then holds it up to the cheering crowd as Riddle remains laid out. Corporal Kirchner/Rougeau Brothers vs. Canadian International Champ Don Kernodle/Caspian Empire Of course the match starts out with a pier six brawl. Jacques and Raymond drop kick the Caspian Empire out of the ring. Kirchner punches Kernodle into Raymond, who punches him into Jacques. Jacques punches away on Kernodle, clamps on a headlock, continues to punch away then hits a Bulldog. Raymond follows with a knee drop off the 2nd rope. Kirchner hits a standing leg drop. The wrestlers get to their corners. Kirchner rams Kernodle's head several times on the turnbuckle. Kernodle is already busted open. Jacques sticks his boot out and Kirchner rams Kernodle's head on it then tags in Jacques. Jacques body slams Kernodle and drops several knees on him. Raymond sticks his boot out and Jacques rams Kernodle's head on it and tags in Raymond. Raymond suplexes Kernodle back and covers 1..2..Smirnoff and Sheik run in and kick Raymond. Another brawl ensues. As order is getting restored, Smirnoff drops a knee on Raymond and drags Kernodle to the corner and takes over. Kernodle is a bloody mess and is laid out on the apron. Smirnoff body slams Raymond and chokes away then tags in Sheik, who stomps away on Raymond, then executes a gutwrench suplex. Sheik body slams Raymond and tags in Smirnoff. Sheik picks up Raymond and holds him as Smirnoff hits a double axe handle from the top rope. Smirnoff hits a knee drop and covers 1..2..Jacques and Kirchner break the count. Sheik runs in but Jacques and Kirchner sends him back with punches. Smirnoff tags in Sheik, they double body slam Raymond. Sheik hits a backbreaker on Raymond, stomps on his back and applies the Camel Clutch! Kernodle slowly stands on the apron. Kirchner runs in and clotheslines Sheik! Smirnoff charges in but Jacques nails him with a high knee. Sheik tags in Kernodle. Kernodle grabs Raymond, swings him to the ropes, bends down but Raymond kicks him and tags in Jacques! Jacques just pounds away on Kernodle, puts him in a half nelson and slams his head several times on the turnbuckle. Caspian Empire run in and another brawl ensues. Kirchner clotheslines Smirnoff over the top rope as Raymond drop kicks Sheik through the ropes. Raymond grabs Kernodle as Jacques goes to the top turnbuckle. They execute the Rougeau Bomb! Jacques tags in Kirchner, who hoists Kernodle up and drops him back with the Fallaway Slam 1..2..3!!! Kernodle is knocked out and is a bloody mess. The Rougeaus and Kirchner embrace and raise each other's arms to the cheering crowd! Schiavone: Oh my David, what an exciting Great American Bash so far! Crockett: You said it Tony, we've seen a lot go down tonight and we'll have a lot to talk about on our next edition of MACW. Well fans, we're going to have an inter...wait a minute, JJ Dillon and King Kong Bundy have entered the ring and JJ has the microphone. JJ: (Briefcase in hand) I told you we were coming. The Great American Bash wouldn't be historic unless it had King Kong Bundy on the card. Well, we're going to make it historic. I have the briefcase and inside is 10,000 dollars. All anybody has to do is come out here and beat him for it. Right Bundy? Bundy: Anybody! I'm telling you right now, nobody can do it! I mean nobody! There's a huge commotion over the crowd. Crockett: Tony, somebody is coming to the ring. Wait a minute! That's Bad News Brown! Bad News Brown walks into the ring in street clothes. JJ arrogantly smiles and looks over Brown. Brown kicks JJ and yanks the briefcase out of his hands! Brown smacks Bundy over the head with the briefcase! Bundy wobbles back and forth. Brown nails him with the Ghetto Blaster! Bundy falls forward, face down! Brown picks up the briefcase, pushes JJ over, then walks out with the money! The fans are out of their seats cheering. Schiavone: I cant believe what we just witnessed! Bad News Brown has walked off with the money! JJ and Bundy are still in the ring. I don't think they even know what just happened. Unbelievable! Intermission Special AWA World Title Bout Ricky Steamboat (C) vs. Jerry Blackwell Ricky Steamboat gets a huge ovation from the 30,000 fans in attendance. Steamboat gets control early as he hits several beautiful arm drags on Blackwell. Blackwell comes back with punches but Steamboat regains control with a series of knife edge chops. Steamboat even takes Blackwell over with a headscissors takedown. Steamboat turns it up with a kneeling facebuster and cover but Blackwell kicks out. Steamboat gets on the top turnbuckle and comes down with a diving overhead chop, runs to the opposite corner and repeats this. Blackwell is wobbling and Steamboat body slams him, follows with a swinging neckbreaker and covers 1..2..Kick out. Steamboat swings Blackwell to the corner and runs in but Blackwell runs forward and clotheslines Steamboat. Blackwell regroups and takes control. Blackwell lifts Steamboat up and clamps on the bearhug. Blackwell then hoists Steamboat up and crashes him down with a running powerslam 1..2..Steamboat barely gets his shoulder up. Blackwell body slams him, swings off the ropes and comes down with a leg drop 1..2..OH, Steamboat just barley gets his shoulder up. Blackwell starts berating the Ref. Blackwell scoop slams Steamboat and follows with a knee drop and cover 1..2..Steamboat once again barley lifts the shoulder. The crowd is cheering Steamboat on. Blackwell is beyond frustrated. Blackwell swings Steamboat hard into the turnbuckles and charges in but Steamboat moves. Blackwell hits hard and staggers back. Steamboat quickly gets up on the top turnbuckle and leaps off with a flying body press 1..2..3!!! Huge pop from the crowd! The Ref raises his arm and a very tired and beaten up Steamboat holds the AWA title high up to the cheering crowd. 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes vs. Stan 'The Lariat' Hansen Everybody was wondering if Dusty would make it and all doubt is removed as the fans explode when they see Dusty make his way down. Before Dusty gets to the ring, Stan Hansen charges at him and the fight is on! The bell rings and fists are flying. They fight all around the ring and eventually make it inside. Dusty punches away on Hansen then spins his hands and hits the Bionic Elbow, sending Hansen through the ropes. Dusty goes out but Hansen gets up and drops him with a clothesline. Hansen stomps on Dusty then body slams him on the outside. Hansen picks up Dusty and heads towards the steel post but Dusty reverses it and slams Hansen into the post! The Ref counts to 10 and signals for the bell. A Double Countout. Dusty wants to continue and finds Hansen's cowbell. Hansen slowly staggers up and Dusty nails him with the cowbell! Thundering boos come over the crowd as Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez attack Dusty from behind! They hammer away and hurl him in the ring. They get in the ring and start stomping away. Crockett: This isn't good Tony, we need security. The crowd's boos turn to cheers as somebody is sprinting to the ring. Schiavone: Someone is coming! That's. that's Bull Gantner! Rude and Fernandez turn around and are nailed by a double clothesline from Gantner! The crowd explodes! Gantner is pumped up! Rude staggers up and Gantner body slams him. Fernandez gets up and heads towards Gantner but Dusty gets up and hits the Bionic Elbow on Fernandez! Rude and Fernandez roll out of the ring and high tail it out of there. Hansen is slowly rising on the outside but Security hold him back from getting back in the ring. Dusty shakes Gantner's hand and holds it up to the cheering crowd! Mid Atlantic Title Bout- NO DQ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff (C) vs. Harley Race All out back and forth fight here. These guys fight everywhere and the fans are into every minute of it. They're fighting on the outside and Race clotheslines Orndorff and starts choking him with a cable. Race then slams Orndorff's head on the apron and hurls him back in the ring. Race hits a diving headbutt, grabs the top rope and chokes Orndorff with his boot. Race picks up Orndorff and drops him with a neckbreaker and continues to choke him. Race swings Orndorff to the ropes and misses a clothesline, Orndorff swings back and hits a high knee. Orndorff regroups and starts choking Race then hurls him out of the ring. Orndorff picks up Race and suplexes him on the concrete! Orndorff gets on the apron and jumps down with a forearm drop. Orndorff gets back up on the apron and jumps down again but Race moves. Both men are lying side by side. Race grabs a foreign object from his tights. Both men stagger up and Race nails Orndorff, busting him open. Race then picks up Orndorff and suplexes him back on the concrete! Race slowly rises and grabs a chair. He walks over to Orndorff but Orndorff lowblows Race. Race drops the chair and falls back. Orndorff regroups, grabs the chair and hits Race over the head, busting him open! Orndorff slides the chair in the ring and hurls Race's limp body in there. Orndorff gets in the ring and the crowd roars as he gives the signal. Orndorff hoists Race up and Piledrives him down on the chair! The Ref counts 1..2..3!!! The crowd goes crazy as a bloodied Orndorff retains the Mid Atlantic Title. NWA National Title Bout Art Crews (C) w/Rock Riddle vs. 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka Riddle is still in the back recovering so Crews is on his own. Snuka starts with fire as he swings Crews to the ropes and hits a flying headbutt. Snuka body slams Crews, swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop. Snuka swings off the ropes again and hits a diving headbutt. Snuka climbs to the top turnbuckles and flashes the 'I love you' sign. The crowd roars and flashes from cameras go off as Snuka leaps off and hits the Superfly Splash! The Ref counts 1..Haku hits the ring and starts kicking Snuka! The Ref signals for the bell. Art Crews is Disqualified and will retain the National Title. The fans are booing big time. Skandor Akbar is now in the ring and is telling Haku to punish Snuka. Haku picks Snuka up and puts him down with a kick to the face. Haku applies the Tongan death grip and puts the pressure on, until wrestlers and officials run out to stop this. NWA World Heavyweight Title Bout Nikita Koloff (C) vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol As the Ref is giving instructions, Nikita and Idol have quite the stare down. The Ref holds up the NWA title to the cheering crowd and signals for the bell. They lock up and Nikita steps back and pushes Idol against the turnbuckles. Nikita flexes his muscles and screams at Idol. They hook up again and Idol arm drags Nikita over. Nikita gets up and Idol body slams him then gives Nikita a bicep pose. Nikita runs over and mows Idol down. Nikita works Idol over with stomps, punches, knee drops and body slams. Nikita swings Idol to the ropes but Idol reverses it and hits him with a back elbow smash. Idol regroups. Idol body slams Nikita, hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops an elbow 1..Nikita kicks out quick. Idol swings Nikita to the ropes but Nikita comes back and takes Idol down with a shoulder block. Nikita pounds away on Idol and swings him into the turnbuckles. Idol staggers forward, Nikita grabs him and suplexes him back. Nikita drops several knees and chokes Idol, breaking at the count of 4. Nikita body slams Idol, swings off the ropes and goes for a knee drop but Idol moves. Idol staggers up and starts stomping on Nikita's knee. Idol regroups and continues to work on the knee. The crowd is cheering Idol on. Idol picks up Nikita and hits the Shin Breaker. Idol goes for the Las Vegas Leglock but sees Rob Fuller come to the ring. Fuller gets up on the apron and is yelling at Idol. Idol gets up and nails Idol with a running forearm smash, sending Fuller flying off the apron. Nikita is leaning against the turnbuckles and is waiting. Idol looks down at Fuller then turns around. Nikita charges and just about decapitates Idol as he hits the Russian Sickle! The Ref counts 1..2..3! Nikita gets up, limps a bit and yells at the crowd. He yanks the World Title from the Ref and holds it up high while claiming to be number one. Schiavone: What a night of action! Nikita Koloff retains the NWA Title with that vicious Russian Sickle. I'm sure Austin Idol will not be happy with Rob Fuller. Ricky Steamboat retains the AWA world title in a hard fought victory over Jerry Blackwell. Paul Orndorff has finally put his feud with Harley Race to rest as he retained the Mid Atlantic title. Art Crews technically retains the NWA National Title and he can thank Haku for that. Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley retain the US tag team titles in a thrilling match with Los Infernales. And Tommy Rich retains the TV title in a draw with Tom Prichard but Rock Riddle found out what Wildfire is all about. Rip Oliver and Paul Jones seem to be done but looks like Paul Jones already has a new man in Blackjack Mulligan. I'm not sure if Tiger Jeet Singh and Tony St. Clair are done with each other. We had shocking appearances from Bad News Brown and Bull Gantner. What a tremendous night it's been. Crockett: Indeed it has been Tony and now we have the match we've all bee waiting for. The Steel Cage is just about ready. This match is under pinfall or submission rules. Fans, it's been a historic Great American Bash. Don't forget to stick around for the fireworks show immediately following the event. Well Tony, let's go to the ring for our final match of the night and it should be a wild one. United States Title Bout- Steel Cage 'The Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase (C) vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan The Fans roar as Duggan storms towards the cage with his 2x4. He gives a thumbs up to the fans, tosses his 2x4 and enters the cage. The fans boo as a red carpet is rolled out. A limousine slowly drives out. The driver hops out and opens the door and out walks Ted Dibiase. Dibiase laughs as he walks down the red carpet. He takes off his suit, unstraps the title, holds it up to the booing crowd and hands it to the Ref. Dibiase stops and looks inside the cage. Duggan is pacing and ready to go. Dibiase yells at Duggan but is hesitant to enter the cage. The Ref is telling Dibiase to get in and Dibiase yells at him. A hand reaches down and grabs Dibiase's head. The fans cheer as Duggan pulls Dibiase in the cage! The Ref steps in and slams the door and the bell rings. Duggan just pummels Dibiase. He punches him several times, then slams his head into the cage. Duggan grabs Dibiase and hurls him into the cage on the opposite side. Dibiase is busted open. Duggan hoists Dibiase up on his shoulder and rams him headfirst into the cage. Duggan then Powerslams Dibiase and covers 1..2..Dibiase barley gets his shoulder up. Duggan picks up Dibiase but Dibiase rakes the eyes, grabs Duggan and Hot Shot's him on the top rope. It takes Dibiase awhile to regroup. Dibiase grabs Duggan and slams his head into the cage, Dibiase then grinds Duggan's face into the cage, busting him open. Dibiase hits a vertical suplex, backs up and comes down with a delayed fist drop. Dibiase grabs Duggan's head and starts punching away. Dibiase picks up Duggan and rams his head into the cage. Duggan staggers back and Dibiase clamps on the Million Dollar Dream! Dibiase is flinging Duggan around. The fans are cheering Duggan on. Duggan starts to fight it as the fans go crazy. Duggan runs backwards and rams Dibiase into the turnbuckles to break the hold! Both men stagger forward and fall. The crowd is chanting Duggan's name. Duggan rises, grabs Dibiase and swings him to the opposite turnbuckles and follows with a running clothesline. Duggan swings Dibiase to the ropes and nails him with a shoulder tackle. Duggan swings off the ropes and hits a running jumping knee drop. Duggan grabs Dibiase's head and starts punching away as the crowd roars. Duggan picks up Dibiase, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. A bloodied and battered Dibiase staggers up against the ropes. Duggan backs up and gets in his 3 point stance. The crowd is on their feet as Duggan charges in, but Dibiase moves, carries the momentum and hurls Duggan through the ropes and headfirst into the cage. Dibiase rolls up Duggan with a handful of tights 1..2..3!!! A hush falls over the crowd. Dibiase stands up but falls back down. Both men are bleeding profusely. Dibiase is finally able to crawl out of the cage and down the steps. The Ref hands him the US title. Dibiase is still on the ground. Through his red face you can see a slight smile as he's just barely able to hold up the title. After a few minutes, Duggan is able to stand up and the fans give him a solid ovation. The fireworks show turned out to be pretty cool and at least sends the fans home happy. Thank you for being a part of the Great American Bash 86.

MACW @ The Civic Center, Philadelphia PA 6-29-86 Rolling Thunder vs. Mike Sharpe and Chick Donovan Sharpe and Donovan double team Morales in the corner. Donovan body slams Morales and tags in Sharpe, who drops an elbow from the 2nd turnbuckle, Sharpe covers but Morales kicks out. Sharpe tags in Donovan. Donovan swings Morales to the ropes but Morales reverses it and back drops Donovan then tags in Huber. Huber fires away on Donovan, swings him to the ropes and Powerslams him! Huber picks up Donovan and Airplane spins him then tags in Morales. Morales swings off the ropes and hits the Senton for the pin! Jimmy Golden vs. 'Cowboy' Scott Casey Casey does a series of hip tosses on Golden then drop kicks him into the turnbuckles. Golden staggers forward to the middle of the ring, Casey clamps on a headlock and hits the Running Bulldog 1..2..Golden gets his foot on the ropes. Casey picks up Golden but gets an eye rake and body slam. Golden grabs the top rope and stomps away. Golden swings Casey to the ropes and hits him with a running knockout punch for the pin! Ken Timbs vs. Steve Pardee Rock Riddle and Art Crews are booked in Lutte, so Timbs is going at it alone tonight. Pardee applies a headlock and takes Timbs over. Timbs gets up and pushes Pardee to the ropes but Pardee comes back with a shoulder block and goes back to the headlock. Timbs lifts Pardee up and hits a back suplex. Timbs kicks Pardee in the mid section and quickly executes a front facelock drop to get the pin! Special Attraction Match Bruiser Brody vs. Akira Maeda The fans in Phiily were all over this hard hitting match up as these two really went at it. Akira is relentless with his stiff kicks. He finishes off a series of kicks with a roundhouse and follows with a belly to belly suplex and cover but Brody kicks out. Akira continues his assault but is stopped by a Heart Punch from Brody. Brody regroups and then it's his turn. He picks up Akira and executes a Vertical suplex powerslam 1..2..Akira kicks out! Brody stomps away, picks up Akira, body slams him, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping knee drop 1..2..Akira kicks out. Brody gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and waits for Akira to stand. Akira staggers up and Brody attempts an overhead chop but Akira kicks him in the mid section on his way down. Akira regroups. Once again Akira works over Brody with several kicks. He starts kicking the leg then applies a single leg Boston Crab. Akira puts the pressure on! Brody finally grabs the ropes, forcing Akira to break. As Brody staggers up, Akira nails him with a palm strike, wraps around him and takes him over with a German Suplex 1..2..Kick Out. As Brody staggers up, Akira applies a headlock and starts punching the top of Brody's head. Brody lifts Akira up and hits an Atomic drop. Brody regroups and hammers away on Akira. Brody then ties Akira up in the ropes. The Ref is trying to set Akira loose. Brody swings off the ropes and nails Akira with a big boot to the head, just about knocking him unconscious. The Ref untangles the ropes and Akira just falls forward. Brody body slams him, then goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying knee drop 1..2..3! The fans cheer as they just witnessed a battle. Intermission Winners get a NWA National Tag Team Title Shot on July 19th Polynesian Power vs. The Southern Ramblers w/Paul Jones The first 10 minutes is back and forth as both teams know what's at stake. The tide turns when Tui is stuck in the corner and the Ramblers really work him over. Rich picks up Tui and hits the Snake Eyes on the top turnbuckle then tags in Rose, who follows with a corner slingshot splash and cover 1..2..Tui gets a foot on the rope. Rose swings Tui to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Tui stops, grabs Rose by his head and slams him down. Tui tags in Sakalia, who swings off the ropes and drops an elbow then follows with three consecutive elbow drops. Rich runs in but Sakalia sends him flying back with a superkick. Sakalia swings Rose to the ropes and back drops him then tags in Tui. Tui body slams Rose, hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops a knee then covers but Rich breaks the count with a kick. Sakalia runs in and starts fighting with Rich. Tui and Rose end up fighting in the corner. The Ref is trying to break up Sakalia and Rich. Paul Jones gets up on the apron and nails Tui on the head with the cane! Tui falls back. Rose gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and comes down with a flying fist drop. Jones screams at the Ref. The Ref runs over 1..2..3! The fans boo. Sakalia runs over to check on Tui as Rich and Rose roll out of the ring. The Southern Ramblers get their National Tag Team Title shot. Mark Youngblood vs. Blackjack Mulligan These two had a heated TV match a couple weeks ago and continue right where they left off. The first part of the match is a slugfest. They exchange punches and end up fighting through the ropes and on the outside. Youngblood hits Mulligan with a series of chops and hurls him back in the ring. Youngblood gets up on the top turnbuckle and crashes down with a chop to Mulligan's head. Youngblood swings Mulligan to the ropes and hits a diving thrust shot and covers but Mulligan kicks out. As Youngblood reaches down, Mulligan nails him with a thumb to the eye. Youngblood backs up and holds his eye in pain. As the Ref checks on Youngblood, Mulligan reaches in his tights and puts a foreign object in his black glove. Youngblood staggers around and Mulligan nails him with a hard fist that knocks Youngblood out. Mulligan clamps on then claw! The Ref sees enough and signals for the bell. The fans boo as Mulligan raises his black gloved fist. Submission Match Bob Backlund vs. 'Professor' Brad Rheingans A lot of bad blood here and the fans in Philly are out of their seats cheering as Backlund goes to town on Brad. Backlund fires away on Brad. Brad takes a swing, misses and Backlund hits an Atomic Drop that sends Brad into the turnbuckles. Brad staggers back and Backlund suplexes him. The crowd roars as Backlund goes for the crossface chicken wing but a panicked Brad grabs the ropes. Backlund then works over Brad's arm and in a shocking move, applies the Kimura! The fans are cheering but once again, a panicked Brad is able to reach the ropes. Backlund grabs Brad by his boot and yanks him to the center of the ring. Backlund reaches down but Brad rakes the eyes. Brad has to take a moment to gain his wits. Brad picks up Backlund and is going to swing him into the turnbuckles but Backlund reverses it and as he's swinging Brad into the turnbuckles the Ref gets sandwiched in and he goes into the turnbuckles, followed by Brad. Brad falls back, then the Ref slowly sinks down. Backlund looks at Brad then goes to check on the Ref. Brad gets up and sends Backlund flying into the Ref with a high knee. Brad goes outside the ring. Brad grabs Backlund's hurt arm and pulls it out so it's laying against the steel post. Brad then grabs a chair. The fans are booing. Brad swings that chair and hits Backlund's arm as it slams against the steel post! The entire arena gasps. Brad goes back in the ring and helps the Ref up. Backlund is in agonizing pain. Brad reaches down and applies the Kimura! The Ref staggers over. Backlund has passed out. The Ref signals for the bell. The fans are booing as Brad celebrates like he just won an Olympic Gold Medal. 6-Man- Tornado Match Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar vs. The Assassins and Cobra w/The Assassin What a way to cap off this night. As soon as the bell rings, the fists are flying. They're paired off in corners then Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar swing the Assassins and Cobra into each other, they collide and stagger back, then Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar triple drop kick them into each other! The Assassin is livid on the outside. Chaos ensues and The Cobra and Sugar end up fighting on the outside. Assassins gain advantage inside the ring. They double body slam Travis, then hit a double stomach breaker on Savoldi. Assassin 1 covers Savoldi but Sugar runs in and breaks the count. Cobra jumps off the top turnbuckle and hits Sugar with a double axehandle. Travis nails Assassin 2, swings him to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam and covers but Assassin 1 breaks the count and stomps away on Travis. Cobra snap suplexes Sugar and covers but Savoldi breaks the count. Assassin 1 starts hammering on Savoldi. Assassin 2 joins in and they double suplex Savoldi. Out of nowhere Travis nails Assassin 2 with a forearm blast. Assassin 1 runs over but Travis drop kicks him. Cobra knee strikes Travis but Sugar executes a flying headscissors on Cobra. Sugar swings off the ropes but The Assassin trips him from the outside and Assassin 1 clotheslines him down. Savoldi comes up from behind and back suplexes Assassin 1. Assassin 2 nails Savoldi from behind. Travis grabs Assassin 2 and back suplexes him. Cobra grabs Travis and puts him down with a shoulder breaker. Sugar hits Cobra and suplexes him. More back and forth action ensues. Sugar hits a flying press on Cobra that sends both men over the top rope. Assassins and Hot Property are going at it. The Assassins swing Hot Property to the ropes but miss clotheslines, Hot Property swing back and each clotheslines the Assassins. On the outside, Sugar and Cobra get up and continue to fight. Sugar gets the upper hand. The Assassin tries to interfere but Sugar headbutts him, grabs his arm and swings him into the Cobra. Inside the ring, Hot Property grab Assassin 1 and hurl him over the top rope. They grab Assassin 2, swing him to the ropes and hit the Double Hot Shot 1..2..3!!! The crowd goes crazy! Sugar runs in the ring. Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar raise their fists high to the cheering crowd.

MACW sends Tom Brandi to Portland

MACW @ WTBS Studios TV (Recorded 6-25-86) Aired 6-28-86 Schiavone: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Back with me this week is David Crockett. Well David, why don't you do the honors and tell the fans the latest news concerning the Great American Bash. Crockett: Thank you Tony. As you fans know, the Great American Bash comes to you on July 2nd in the Memorial Stadium located in the great wrestling city of Charlotte North Carolina. I'm excited to tell you that Tony and I will be there to provide live commentary, not only for our fans watching on Close Circuit, but Crockett Promotions will be recording the event so it can be sold and distributed on VHS tapes. Schiavone: That is exciting news David and I'm glad you were able to get that finalized. July 2nd will be a historic night for Mid Atlantic. As for tonight's show, in action will be Austin Idol, Mid Atlantic Champ Paul Orndorff, Tom Prichard, Corporal Kirchner, Tony St. Clair, Rip Oliver, Jimmy Valiant, Bob Backlund and Polynesian Power. Speaking of Polynesian Power, we have received word from the NWA Board of Directors concerning their match with the Southern Ramblers this weekend in Philadelphia. The winners of that match will receive a shot at the NWA National Tag Team Titles on July 19th. Heavy boos come from the crowd as Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez walk out to the podium. Fernandez: Listen up Daddy, you keep talking about all the great teams here in Mid Atlantic but you're looking at the best and I'm talking about the Awesome Twosome Daddy! There isn't a team here who can match up to us. When Ted Dibiase purchased our contracts, he promised opportunity, but man it's hard to get any opportunity when there's no competition to face. Tell them Rick. Rude: That's right! We say we're the best because we are. The facts have already been established. Every team in Mid Atlantic is ducking us. (Laughs) I mean nobody wants to get in the ring with the Awesome Twosome. I just feel bad for Ted, I hate seeing his hard earned money go to waste just because the tag team competition here is so weak. The crowd cheers as Rolling Thunder (Pedro Morales and Spike Huber) come out. Huber: You know, my partner and I have been in the back listening to you two run your mouths. You want some competition? Morales: We'll give it to you. In the ring...tonight! The fans cheer as Rolling Thunder head back. Fernandez and Rude smile at each other. Fernandez: We accept Daddy! Schiavone: Ok fans, there you have it. Our main event tonight will be Rolling Thunder taking on The Awesome Twosome. Let's go to the ring. Corporal Kirchner vs. Vic DeMarco Kirchner swings DeMarco to the ropes and gives him a boot to the face. Kirchner body slams DeMarco and follows with a standing Leg Drop. Kirchner hoists DeMarco up on his shoulders and drops him back with the Fallaway Slam for the pin! The fans cheer as Kirchner parades around the ring, holding the American Flag high. Kirchner cuts a promo saying the Rougeaus are pumped up and ready for the Bash. He says the Caspian Empire will fall and Don Kernodle's days are numbered. Commercial Break 'Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant vs. Carl Hillman Valiant swings Hillman to the ropes and back drops him, and follows with a body slam. Valiant swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop for the pin! Valiant cuts a promo and says he heard Oliver say he doesn't want Paul Jones at ringside during their match at the Bash. Valiant says he doesn't trust Jones and never will so he'll be watching out for him. Tony St. Clair vs. Aaron Arbuckle The fans cheer as St. Clair heads towards the ring but Tiger Jeet Singh nails him from behind! Singh hammers away on St. Clair and hurls him into the ring. Singh kicks Arbuckle and throws him through the ropes. The Ref tries to stop Singh but Singh throws him out of the ring! Singh turns around and is nailed with a European uppercut by St. Clair. St. Clair hits Singh with a flurry of European uppercuts, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him. Officials storm the ring to break this up. After a moment, it's under control but Singh breaks free and nails Tony from behind with a double axe handle to the back of his head. Wrestlers from the back come out to help. Commercial Break Crockett: Order has finally been restored. Those two will be on opposing teams at the Bash but adding Antonio Inoki and Abdullah the Butcher to the mix equals more chaos in my opinion. I sure feel bad for the Referee who has to officiate that match. I want to take a moment and remind our great fans in Philadelphia that MACW comes to the Civic Center this weekend for a hard hitting card. You will see Bob Backlund squaring off against Brad Rheingans in a submission match. Polynesian Power take on the Southern Ramblers for a shot at the National Tag Team Titles. Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar take on the Assassins and Cobra in a 6 man Tornado match. Mark Youngblood clashes with Blackjack Mulligan and in a special attraction bout, Bruiser Brody goes up against Akira Maeda. Should be a great night of action. Well fans, with me right now is one JJ Dillon. JJ: (Arrogant smile) David Crockett, things couldn't be going better, thank you for asking. As you know, I have the most destructive force in wrestling, King Kong Bundy. He's so destructive that for the past two months we've put up 10,000 dollars to any man who can defeat him. Guess what? (Holds up the briefcase) I still have the money. One by one they've come in and one by one Bundy has knocked them down. I would say that's quite a track record. However, King Kong Bundy is somehow left off the Great American Bash card. I find that very puzzling. But do you really think that's going to prevent us from showing up? David, my boy, rest assured King Kong Bundy and myself will be attending the show and I dare anybody to try and stop him. Crockett: Well it looks like JJ and King Kong Bundy plan on making the trip to Charlotte, match or not. I'm not sure I like the sound of that. Fans, back to the ring. Bob Backlund vs. Lloyd London Backlund works over London with some solid Amateur wrestling. Bob's favoring his sore arm a bit but still looks sharp. Backlund hits a Running Atomic Drop on London, then applies the cross face chicken wing for the submission. Backlund cuts a promo on Rheingans and says hurt arm or not, he will make Rheingans submit in Philadelphia. Commercial Break Rip Oliver w/Paul Jones vs. Alex Portman Oliver body slams Portman a couple times then swings off the ropes and hits a knee drop. Oliver climbs to the 2nd turnbuckle. Portman staggers up and Oliver nails him with a flying clothesline for the pin! Oliver and Jones head to the podium and are met by the Southern Ramblers. Schiavone: With me right now is the entire Paul Jones Army. I've got to ask.. Jones: Stop right there Schiavone! You just keep your mouth shut and listen up. First things first, my Southern Ramblers, Johnny Rich and Randy Rose are going into Philadelphia this weekend for one reason, to beat that 2nd rate team Polynesian Power and get what's rightfully theirs, a shot at the National Tag Team Titles. The Southern Ramblers smile and nod in approval. Jones: Now, as far as the Great American Bash goes. Rip, I told you I would respect your wishes and stay away from ringside during your match with that lowlife Valiant. I will honor that but just remember the end game here. Understand? Oliver: How can I forget Paul, that's all you've been talking about since I arrived here. I remember the end game but just make sure you do. The end game is me getting a title shot once this situation with Jimmy Valiant is over. Do you understand? Jones: You do for me Rip and I will surely do for you. Commercial Break Polynesian Power vs. Steve Ramsey and Brad Kimber Sakalia swings Kimber to the ropes and hits a superkick and follows with three consecutive elbow drops and tags in Tui. Tui suplexes Kimber and tags in Sakalia. Sakalia hoists Kimber up and crashes back with the Samoan Drop and tags in Tui. Tui leaps off the top turnbuckle and crashes down with a flying elbow smash to get the pin! The fans cheer as Polynesian Power bump fists and hug. Polynesian Power cut a promo and say they've been waiting for this golden opportunity and the Southern Ramblers aren't going to stop them from achieving their goal. Schiavone: Polynesian Power have their sights set on the National Titles but the Southern Ramblers stand in the way. Ok fans, I want to bring out another young talented team here in Mid Atlantic, I'm talking about Joe Savoldi and Billy Travis known as Hot Property. Huge pop from the fans. Schiavone: Big night in Philly as the two of you team with Sweet Brown Sugar in a 6 man Tornado match against the Assassins and Cobra. That should be a wild one as both sides have had some major issues wi... The Assassins and Cobra come out and attack Hot Property! The Assassin is telling his guys to punish them. The crowd cheers as Sweet Brown Sugar runs out to even things up. All 6 men are fighting all over the place. Pandemonium is breaking loose! Commercial Break 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/Rock Riddle vs. Gary Williams Prichard swings Williams to the ropes and flips him over with a knee to the mid section. Prichard body slams Williams and follows with a corkscrew elbow drop. Prichard hoists Williams up on the turnbuckles and follows with a Superplex for the pin! Riddle runs in, pushes the Ref's hand away and raises Prichard's arm to the booing crowd. Crockett: Fans, you just saw the man who will challenge for the Television Title at the Great American Bash. Please welcome out the Television champ, Tommy Wildfire Rich. The fans explode as Tommy Rich comes out with the TV title on his shoulder. Rich: Did somebody say something about fired up, because David, I'm fired up tonight! The fans boo as Rock Riddle and Tom Prichard walk to the podium. Riddle: Oh Davey Baby, I'm truly disappointed in you, I really am. My main man, the A lister himself Tom Prichard just puts on a stellar show for his fans and what do you do? You bring out this fluke of a chump Tommy Rich. Why are you wasting your time with this B level talent? I mean what is this? Amateur Hour? Crockett: I believe this is the man who beat your A lister for the TV title. That's why he's out here. Prichard: That was a fluke! Tommy Rich knows it and I know it! Come July 2nd baby, that title is coming back where it belongs, around the waist of a true blockbuster of a champion, which would be me. You don't deserve that belt Rich! You're nothing but a flop! Rich sets the title on the podium and takes off his jacket. Rich: Let me tell you something Mr. A lister. I do agree, you're at the top of the A list. You're the number one Ass in my book! Prichard swings at Rich but Rich blocks it and punches Prichard, knocking him down. Riddle quickly gets Prichard and takes him to the back as the fans are out of their seats cheering. Commercial Break Another wrestling montage video is shown, hyping up The Stampede Rush (Duke Myers and Kerry Brown) Mid Atlantic Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff vs. Ken Jenkins Orndorff swings Jenkins to the ropes and hits a high knee. Orndorff hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and crashes down with a forearm drop. Orndorff picks up Jenkins and blasts him with a short arm clothesline. The fans cheer as Orndorff makes the signal. Orndorff hoists Jenkins up and crashes him down with the Piledriver for the pin! Orndorff heads to the podium. Orndorff: Harley Race! The day is almost at hand. One on one, No disqualification. I guarantee at the end of the match only one man will be left standing...and you're looking at him! Commercial Break The Awesome Twosome vs. Rolling Thunder Pretty fun TV match here. Huber and Morales control the early part with quick tags, arm drags, hip tosses and drop kicks. The momentum changes when Rude nails Huber with a knee to the back from outside the apron. Fernandez body slams Huber and stomps away then tags in Rude, who fly's off the top rope with a knee drop. Rude tags in Fernandez, they swing Huber to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow smash. Fernandez goes for a fist drop off the 2nd turnbuckle but Huber moves, rolls over and tags in Morales. Morales swings Fernandez to the ropes and back drops him. Rude charges in and gets back dropped. Morales nails Fernandez with a Caribbean Knee lift, bouncing him to the corner where he tags in Rude. Morales hammers away on Rude, swings him to the ropes and flips him over with a punch to the gut. Morales tags in Huber. Huber drop kicks Rude to the turnbuckles. Rude staggers forward, Huber swings him to the ropes and hits the Powerslam! Huber tags in Morales. Fernandez runs in and pushes Huber. Huber runs forward but the Ref guides him back. Rude eye rakes Morales as Fernandez swings off the ropes and nails him with a flying forearm smash. Rude picks up Morales and hits the Rude Awakening for the pin! Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, before we see Austin Idol in action, we want to show you a special video package of the NWA World Champion, Nikita Koloff. A highlight video is shown of Nikita Koloff just destroying his opponents. It shows him taking down a variety of opponents with the Russian Sickle. It ends with Nikita holding up the NWA World Title. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Clyde Putnam Idol looks more than ready for his shot at the NWA title as he looks in great shape tonight. Idol swings Putnam to the ropes and takes him down with a clothesline. Idol picks up Putnam and drops him with a Shin Breaker then quickly applies the Las Vegas Leglock. Idol puts on the pressure and it doesn't take Putnam long to submit. The fans cheer as Idol gives them a right bicep pose. Crockett: Austin Idol meets Nikita Koloff on July 2nd at the Great American Bash for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Fans you don't want to miss this historic night of wrestling action. I know I cannot wait to be a part of this fantastic event. Fans, as you know the United States Championship will be on the line inside the steel cage as the Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase defends the title against Hacksaw Jim Duggan. This has been a very intense and heated rivalry. We want to end the show with a video recap of this feud. Fans, I'll see you on July 2nd at the Great American Bash! A recap is shown of the Dibiase/Duggan feud. Highlights are shown of Dibiase's debut at Spring Spectacular as he paid for Stan Hansen's spot to win the US title. Various tag matches are shown with Duggan scoring pins. Other tag matches that end in chaos. It shows the 3 on 1 TV attack by Dibiase, Rude and Fernandez followed by Duggan's payback with his 2x4 the following week. The video ends with a picture of a steel cage. The Great American Bash- July 2nd, Memorial Stadium, Charlotte NC Be There!

Off to a great start with an exciting announcement. Rip Oliver would love to represent Mid Atlantic at Summer Gold.

Harley bounces back with a strong win over Goto. Hot Stuff is doing very well both in the UWF and over here in Lutte. He's really becoming a top name in the NWA. Andre has been on a roll here. I'm sure the fans are enjoying his nice run. I really like the tension building between Adias and Sunny. It's going to be a big deal when they finally meet one on one. Poor Jimmy Snuka, he loses the National title in a shocking upset, then has to face Kokina. Not a good week for him. Jacques gets a main event win over Idol. I wouldn't mind seeing Jacques get a shot at Nikita in front of a Lutte crowd.