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Awesome TV angle with the Midnight Rider! Pringle throwing the fireball in Lawler's face, WOW did not see that coming. Then Dusty Rhodes comes out and cuts a great promo and lays down the War Games challenge. Just great TV! I cant tell you how hyped I am for the War Games match. Also love the build to Nikita/Kerry. Great card in San Antonio. Dr. D returns to WCCW in only a way Dr. D can. Man, Dr. D in an alliance with the Russians will be nothing but dangerous. Southern Boys/Dirty White Boys is a fun program. The Headhunters showed their dominance by taking out Wrestling 2. Who can stop these beasts?? The Freebirds have been on a roll since winning the 6 man titles. Terry Funk and Kevin Von Erich continue their heated rivalry.

I agree. It's great to see the Portland territory coming back.

Heatstroke lived up to all the hype. Huge upset as Art Crews defeats Snuka for the National Title!!! Man that is going to send shockwaves throughout the NWA. I know Rock Riddle and the Agency are celebrating tonight. The Adias/Sunny feud continues to heat up. Brito spoils a debut last night but different story tonight as Goto wins his debut. Borne's craziness works out well for him tonight. Crazy ending as Abdullah and Ivan do a number on Martel. The Rougeaus make a dramatic save but it's obvious serious damage has been done to Martel.

Great show! Roberts putting Resnick down with the DDT is a shocking moment. The Snakepit was dangerous before but after this, they move up to an insane level. The Sheepherders run in sets up a great three way feud. The Razor Boys have some serious threats gunning for the titles. Larry Z cracked me up and their 6 man title reign will be a lot of fun to watch. Zenk wants a title shot and with the roll he's been on, he deserves one. Wild ending to the show. I wonder what Piper is up to???

MACW Great American Bash 86 Update w/ Bob Caudle Bob Caudle: Hello again everybody and welcome to the final Great American Bash update. It takes place on July 2nd at the Memorial Stadium in Charlotte NC. Following the great night of action will be the special fireworks show. What a way to spend a summer night. I have a lot to cover so here we go. For the NWA World Heavyweight title, the Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff will defend the title against the Universal Heartthrob Austin Idol. As you all remember, Idol defeated Rob Fuller to earn this golden opportunity. Let's hear from the Universal Heartthrob. Idol: OOOOOOHHHH baby! I heard Nikita Koloff calling me a sissy. Nikita, don't let my good looks fool you baby. I may be the toast of the coast and I may have trouble getting to my car because all the ladies want a piece of the Universal Heartthrob, but know this Nikita Koloff, I've been in the ring with the meanest, roughest and toughest men this sport has produced and I've beaten them all. You're no different darling. At The Great American Bash, I'm coming for you Nikita and I'm coming for the world title baby! Caudle: Nikita Koloff versus Austin Idol for all the marbles. Should be a great title match. Speaking of world title matches. The AWA World title will be defended as Ricky Steamboat puts the title on the line against Jerry Blackwell. Let's hear from the challenger, Jerry Blackwell. Blackwell: Steamboat, you've been ducking me long enough! Mid Atlantic wanted this showcase match and I'm going to give them exactly what they want. Now I'm a man who tells the truth. I've never told a lie in my life. When I say I'm going to do something, I do it! On July 2nd at the Great American Bash, I'm going to beat that punk Ricky Steamboat for the AWA World title. It's as simple as that! Caudle: Strong words from Jerry Blackwell. Ricky Steamboat has been on an incredible roll as champion and I know the fans in Mid Atlantic will be happy to see him. I for one am excited for this special AWA showcase match. Speaking of titles, I want to show you highlights from this past weekend and what went down with the US tag team titles. Then we'll hear comments from the champs. Footage is shown of Los Infernales attacking the champs Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley. Los Infernales then steal the US titles and leave town with them. Cooley: I use to have a lot of respect for Los Infernales but I don't respect people who attack from behind and I sure don't respect thieves! Rest assured we're getting those titles back on July 2nd! Johnson: Los Infernales want to get down and dirty, well that's fine by us because we can get down and dirty as well. You boys are going to find that out first hand at the Great American Bash. Like my partner said, we're getting those belts back but not before we give you two crooks a wrestling beating you wont ever forget. Crime doesn't pay but you boys will! Caudle: I think the only thing the challengers did was fire up the champs. Another match scheduled for the Bash is Dusty Rhodes clashing with Stan Hansen. The big question is will Dusty Rhodes be healthy enough to compete? We'll have to find out on July 2nd. Let's hear from Stan Hansen. Hansen: Everybody wants to know if that yellow coward Dusty Rhodes is going to show. After the last beating I gave him, I doubt that chicken will ever wrestle again. Regardless, I'm showing up on July 2nd for a fight! I can only hope that coward shows because then I can put him out of his misery for good! Caudle: Boy, if Dusty Rhodes does show up, that will be one heck of a fight. Of course also on the card will be the United States title bout inside the steel cage. This one has been brewing for a long time. Let's hear from the United States champion followed by the challenger. Dibiase: Money talks and losers like Duggan walk. (The Laugh) You know, people like Hacksaw Duggan say money is the root of all evil. Well, lower class peons like Duggan say that because they don't have it and want to make themselves feel better. Look at me Duggan, I'm a very happy man. I can literally do whatever I want. Money is the reason I'm United States champion...well that and my incredible wrestling ability. Duggan, I'm better than you in every way possible and a whole lot richer. (Laughs again) I mean just imagine for one second a goof like Duggan representing the NWA as United States champion. That would be a disgrace! At the Great American Bash, I'm going to show all these working class suckers what I already know. That I'm a better wrestler and I'm a better man than Duggan. (Final Laugh) Duggan: Ted Dibiase! I'm proud to be a working class American and I'm proud to represent all these great working class people. They are the backbone of this great country. You flaunt and talk about all your money. I don't give a damn how much money you have! All the money in the world wont mean anything when we're locked inside that steel cage together. The beating I give you will be for each and every one of these great working class people, who want to see me shut you up. And at the Great American Bash, that's exactly what I'm going to do! The talking is over and it's time to fight and see who the better man really is! Caudle: Wow, strong words from both men. Fans, you wont want to miss it. July 2nd, the Great American Bash. I'll see you there.

Strong card here. Flair and Wahoo in an Indian Strap at MSG is just to cool. I bet that crowd was on fire for that match. Tully and Arn pick up a nice win as they move up the tag team ranks. I really like the push Sting is getting. You can tell he's a superstar in the making. Great tag title match. I like that both the Russians and Demolition are gunning for the titles at the same time. Your tag team division is stacked with solid challengers.

You made a great point about Flair. I had the hardest time booking him without the world title. A lot of people probably thought I was crazy trading away the Horsemen but I really think it has worked out so well for myself and Lowblow. Flair and the Horsemen are tearing it up in the WWF and Dibiase has become my top heel and his gimmick is working wonders in Mid Atlantic. I also have big plans for the Awesome Twosome and Bundy. Glad you have enjoyed Polynesian Power. They have been a great addition to my roster and are steadily moving up the ranks. Their upcoming match with the Southern Ramblers in Philly will have a little bonus added to it.

I really liked this card. Los Infernales have been looking good and continue to do so with a win over the Killer Bees. Charland defeats Crews in 2 straight falls. Looks like he's ready for Snuka. Andre continues his great run with a huge win over top face Jacques. Bruce with an impressive win over Race, even more impressive by winning with the sharpshooter. Brito spoils the debut of Saito. Awesome main event as the champions go head to head for almost an hour. Borne is really becoming a top name in Lutte. It's been an incredible build to Heatstroke.

MACW @ The Convention Center, Miami Beach FL 6-22-86 Iron Mike Sharpe vs. Pat Rose Evenly matched opener that goes back and forth . Pat gets some momentum going and swings Sharpe into the turnbuckles and charges in, but Sharpe hits him with a boot to the face. Sharpe body slams Pat, then hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a forearm drop for the pin! Assassin 1 vs. Chick Donovan The Assassin isn't here tonight. Donovan gets the upper hand, swings Assassin 1 to the ropes and back drops him, then follows with a body slam and elbow drop but Assassin kicks out of the pin attempt. Assassin 1 gives Donovan an eye rake and follows with a series of forearm smashes, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him. Assassin 1 hits a back breaker, then goes to the top rope and hits a flying elbow drop for the pin! Blackjack Mulligan vs. Vinnie Valentino Mulligan swings Valentino to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Valentino swings back and hits a flying body press 1..2..Mulligan kicks out. Valentino swings Mulligan to the ropes and drop kicks him and covers but Mulligan kicks out. Valentino picks up Mulligan but Mulligan kicks him in the gut and body slams him. Mulligan swings Valentino to the ropes and hits a flying back elbow smash. Mulligan stomps away on Valentino's head. Mulligan lifts up his black gloved hand and applies the claw! The Ref signals for the bell. Mulligan raises his fist in the air then gives Valentino another stomp to the head. The Awesome Twosome (Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez) vs. Rolling Thunder Rude and Fernandez get a lot of heat as the fans let them have it. The fans cheer as Huber and Morales take control early. Huber tags in Morales. They swing Rude to the ropes and double back drop him. Rude bumps up and Morales nails him with a Caribbean Knee Lift. Rude fly's back and tags in Fernandez. Fernandez charges in and throws a punch but Morales blocks it and fires away, then body slams Fernandez and tags in Huber, who hits a leg drop and covers 1..2..Fernandez kicks out. Rude comes in as does Morales. The Ref guides Morales back. Rude clotheslines Huber. Fernandez swings Huber into the corner. Rude chokes Huber as Fernandez kicks him. Fernandez tags in Rude. Rude body slams Huber, picks him up and hits a delayed backbreaker. Rude tags in Fernandez. They pick up Huber and double vertical suplex him back. They start stomping away until Morales runs in. The Ref gets control. Fernandez swings Huber to the ropes and bends down but Huber kicks him, jumps over and tags in Morales. Morales hammers away on Fernandez and body slams him. Rude runs in and gets back dropped. Morales swings off the ropes and hits a Senton on Fernandez and tags in Huber. Huber swings Fernandez to the ropes and hits a Power slam 1..2..Rude breaks the count. Morales comes in and the brawl is on. The Ref guides Morales back. Rude nails Huber from behind. Fernandez swings Huber to the ropes and hits the flying forearm smash then tags in Rude. Rude picks up Huber and drops him with the Rude Awakening. Fernandez runs over and hits Morales with a forearm blast. Rude covers 1..2..3! Bob Backlund vs. 'Professor' Brad Rheingans These two have a big submission match coming up in Philadelphia, but they're locking horns tonight. Bob's arm is still hurt but he came to wrestle. After a lot of stalling by Brad, he finally gets up on the apron. Bob has enough, runs over, nails Brad, then suplexes him back in the ring. The fans cheer as Bob shakes his fists. Bob drops several knees, picks up Brad and hits a gut wrench suplex and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Bob swings Brad to the ropes and back drops him. Brad bounces out of the ring. The Ref starts the count. Brad doesn't want to get back in the ring and starts to leave. Bob runs out after him and hurls him back in the ring. Bob slides into the ring but Brad drops a knee. Brad grabs the top rope and chokes Bob with his boot, breaking at the count of 4. Brad repeats this 2 more times. Brad then picks up Bob and rams him (arm first) into the turnbuckles. Bob falls back in pain. Brad taunts the booing crowd then stomps on the arm. Brad picks up Bob in a hammerlock and slams him down on the arm. Brad goes for the Kimura but Bob quickly grabs the ropes. Brad gets frustrated and argues with the Ref. Brad picks up Bob, clamps on a headlock and taunts Bob as he wrenches away. The fans cheer Bob on. Bob starts shaking a fist, picks up Brad, and hits a Running Atomic Drop that sends Brad into the turnbuckles. Brad staggers back, Bob grabs him and hits a bridging back suplex 1..2..3!! The fans go crazy. Bob rolls out of the ring and holds his hurt arm but lifts the other one to the cheering crowd. Brad is disoriented as he tries to stand but falls back down. 10,000 Dollar Challenge King Kong Bundy w/JJ Dillon vs. Sam Houston JJ opens the briefcase towards Houston, arrogantly smiles and says "All you have to do is beat him but don't say I never warned you" Houston raises a fist to JJ and JJ slams the case shut and high tails it out of the ring. The bell rings and Bundy mows over Houston with a running shoulder block. JJ holds up the briefcase and smiles to the booing crowd. Bundy swings off the ropes and drops an elbow and covers 1..2..Houston gets a foot on the rope. Bundy picks up Houston and drops him with a fist. Bundy picks up Houston and swings him into the turnbuckles. Bundy charges in for the Avalanche but Houston moves. Bundy crashes in and staggers back. The crowd cheers Houston on, as JJ paces nervously around the ring, clenching the briefcase. Houston fires away on Bundy, then hits a drop kick. Bundy is wobbling. Houston hits another drop kick that sends Bundy against the ropes. Houston swings off the ropes and hits another drop kick, sending Bundy through the ropes. JJ runs over in a panic as the crowd cheers. Bundy crawls back in the ring. Houston clamps on a headlock and hits the Bulldog! Houston covers but Bundy throws him off. They both stagger up. Houston clamps on another headlock and goes for another Bulldog but Bundy pushes him into the turnbuckles. Bundy grabs Houston and swings him to the opposite turnbuckles and follows with the Avalanche! Houston is out on his feet. Bundy body slams Houston to the center of the ring. Bundy swings off the ropes and hits the giant splash 1..2..3! JJ wipes the sweat off his forehead and gets in the ring. He holds Bundy's arm up with one hand while holding the briefcase with the other. Corporal Kirchner vs. Canadian International Champ Don Kernodle The bell rings and these two are going at it. It's nothing but a back and forth brawl. Both men are busted open and bleeding by the 7 minute mark. They end up brawling on the outside. The Ref hits the 10 count. Official ruling is a Double Countout. The bell is ringing but they continue to fight. Kernodle rakes the eyes and grabs Kirchner by his hair. Kernodle goes to ram Kirchner's head on the steel post but Kirchner blocks it with his boot, grabs Kernodle's hair and rams his head on the post as the crowd cheers. Finally Officials come out to stop this. Kernodle is on the ground. Kirchner grabs his American Flag and parades around the ring while the fans cheer. 8-Man Tag Team Bout 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard/The Fabulous Blondes/'The Stud' Rob Fuller w/Rock Riddle vs. NWA National Champ 'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka/TV Champ Tommy 'Wildfire Rich and Polynesian Power The crowd is into this one as the first few minutes is chaotic action. The Ref tries to control it but ends up letting them go for awhile. Rich and Prichard fight through the ropes and are brawling on the outside. Fuller eye gouges Snuka and swings him to the ropes but Snuka sends Fuller to the outside with a flying headbutt. Fuller staggers up and Snuka hits him with a dive between the ropes. Tui and Crews are fighting in one corner as Sakalia and Timbs are fighting in the other corner. The Blondes start to whip Polynesian Power into each other but Tui leapfrogs over Sakalia and nails Timbs with a forearm blast, sending him through the ropes and Sakalia sends Crews through the ropes with a super kick. Riddle is trying to get his boys together and regroup. The Ref finally gets order. Rich, Snuka and Polynesian Power control the next segment. Snuka sends Fuller flying back to his corner with a jumping headbutt. Timbs charges in and gets chopped down by Snuka. Polynesian Power swing off the ropes and drop a double elbow on Timbs. Crews eventually gets tagged in but doesn't fare any better as Tui back drops him and Tommy Rich follows with a fist drop. Rich drop kicks Crews to the corner and wants Prichard. Prichard and Rich have a furious exchange, Rich gets the upper hand, kicks Prichard and suplexes him back. The heels control the next segment when Sakalia goes to swing off the ropes and gets a knee to the back by Timbs from the apron. The Fabulous Blondes swing Sakalia to the ropes and hit a double high knee. Fuller follows with a Gourdbuster but cant put Sakalia away. Eventually Sakalia is able to tag in Rich. Rich cleans house for a bit but the Fabulous Blondes hit a double clothesline to stop the momentum. Fuller rams Rich's head several times on the turnbuckle, body slams him and tags in Prichard. Prichard stomps away and chokes Rich then hoists him up on the top turnbuckles. Prichard hops up and executes a beautiful Superplex! Riddle is holding up his arms in victory. Prichard covers 1..2..Snuka breaks the count and chaos ensues. Snuka back drops Fuller out of the ring. Polynesian Power drop kick the Blondes out of the ring. Rich is finally able to tag in Tui as Prichard tags in Crews. Tui body slams Crews, swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow and covers but Fuller breaks the count, igniting another brawl. After order is restored, Tui is nailed from behind with a high knee from Timbs. Crews follows with a shoulder tackle. Fuller tags in Prichard. Fuller vertical suplexes Tui, and Prichard follows with a knee drop from the top rope. Prichard tags in Timbs. Timbs fly's off the top rope for a knee drop but Tui rolls out of the way at the last second. The crowd is chanting Tui! Tui! Tui! Tui leaps over and tags in Snuka. The crowd goes crazy as Snuka cleans house. Snuka swings Timbs to the ropes and hits a flying crossbody block 1..2..Once again it's broken up and once again everybody is brawling. Riddle gets up on the apron and pulls something out of his jacket. Prichard rakes Rich's eyes and heads over to Riddle, who hands Prichard the foreign object. Rich nails Prichard from behind with a high knee. Prichard crashes into Riddle and accidently hits him with the foreign object. Polynesian Power double drop kick Fuller over the top rope. Rich swings Prichard to the ropes and hits a Thesz Press, then starts pounding away on Prichard. Snuka grabs Crews and hits a jumping headbutt, sending him through the ropes. Timbs hits Snuka from behind and hammers away on him. Polynesian Power nail Timbs and say something to Snuka. Snuka climbs to the top turnbuckles. The fans are going crazy as the Ref is looking at the chaos. Polynesian Power swing Timbs to the ropes and hit a double superkick. The crowd roars as Snuka flashes the 'I Love You' sign. Snuka leaps off and crashes down with the Superfly Splash 1..2..3!!! The crowd goes bonkers! Rich hurls Prichard through the ropes and he lands by a knocked out Riddle. Snuka, Rich and Polynesian Power raise their arms as the crowd continues to cheer.

Wow! Your Great American Bash card is stacked! The qualifying tag matches were a lot of fun. Hard to pick a winner but I'll go with Doom. The ending was great and what a couple of blockbuster announcements from Watts. Hot Stuff could be in serious trouble here with Tommy Rich as referee. Missy Hyatt might be packing. However, Gilbert always seems to have something up his sleeve. July 4th cant come soon enough.

MACW @ Dorton Arena, Raleigh NC 6-21-86 Jimmy Golden vs. 'Cowboy' Scott Casey The bell rings and Golden charges over but gets hip tossed and drop kicked by Casey. Casey swings Golden to the ropes but Golden reverses it, bends down for a body drop but Casey sunset flips over Golden 1..2.Golden kicks out. Golden rakes Casey's eyes and hits a hangman neckbreaker. Casey slowly gets to his feet. Golden swings off the ropes and nails Casey with a running knockout punch for the pin! Tony St. Clair vs. Assassin 2 w/ The Assassin The Assassin is distracting St. Clair while the bell rings. Assassin 2 hits St. Clair from behind with a high knee. Assassin 2 body slams St. Clair then stomps him several times. Assassin 2 hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and crashes down with a knee 1..2..Kick Out. Assassin 2 continues to work over St. Clair then swings him to the ropes but misses a clothesline, St. Clair swings back and puts Assassin 2 down with a clothesline. The Assassin gets up on the apron. St. Clair picks up Assassin 2 and Atomic Drops him into The Assassin, knocking him off the apron. St. Clair hits a suplex slam, then goes up to the top turnbuckles. Assassin 2 staggers up and St. Clair hits him with a flying body press 1..2..3! The fans cheer as the Ref raises St. Clair's arm. The fans start booing as Tiger Jeet Singh hits the ring and nails St. Clair from behind, sending him through the ropes. Singh goes to the outside and grabs St. Clair but St. Clair fights back and the two start fighting around the ring until Security runs over and breaks them up. Iron Sheik vs. Steve Pardee Pardee gets some good offense flowing until Sheik stops it with an eye rake, kick to the mid section followed by a gut wrench suplex. Sheik body slams Pardee, then starts stomping away. Sheik hits a backbreaker then kicks Pardee's back several times and applies the Camel Clutch! Sheik wrenches back and Pardee submits. The fans boo as Sheik grabs his flag and waves it around. Sweet Brown Sugar vs. The Cobra w/The Assassin It looks like the Assassin is still in the back recovering from his fall earlier. The first few minutes is non stop action as both wrestlers pull out their high flying offense. Sugar hits his headscissors and drop kicks while Cobra hits his suplexes and elbow drops. Cobra takes control with a knee strike followed by a shoulder breaker. Cobra hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops an elbow and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Cobra body slams Sugar then goes to the top rope and fly's off with a senton but Sugar moves and Cobra hits the canvas. Finally Sugar grabs the ropes and rises up. Sugar swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop. Sugar goes to the top rope. Cobra slowly rises and Sugar hits a missile drop kick but the bell rings. The Ref talks with the timekeeper and the official ruling is a DRAW. After a couple minutes, Sugar starts to leave but Cobra hits him from behind. These two go at it in a bonus match for the next 5 minutes. Cobra rams Sugar's head on the turnbuckle and follows with an inverted suplex. A moment later, Cobra goes for a vertical suplex on Sugar but Sugar blocks it and suplexes Cobra. The fans cheer Sugar as he goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop! Sugar raises up his fists, exits the ring and slaps hands with the fans. US Tag Champ Wendell Cooley vs. Tiger Jeet Singh Cooley's ribs are bandaged up from the assault at the hands of Los Infernales and he doesn't have his US title belt because they stole them. Cooley tries to take the fight to Singh early as he swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Singh gets up but gets drop kicked back down, Singh staggers up again but gets another drop kick. Cooley swings off the ropes and drops an elbow. Cooley is grimacing as the hurt ribs are taking a toll but continues to work over Singh. Cooley swings Singh into the turnbuckles and charges in but Singh runs forward and clotheslines Cooley. Singh regroups and starts stomping on the ribs. Singh picks up Cooley and hits a rib breaker. Cooley is hurting. Singh picks up Cooley and hangs him upside down on the turnbuckles then starts kicking away on the ribs. The Ref counts and tries to back Singh away. Singh pushes the Ref down and continues to kick away on Cooley. The Ref signals for the bell and Disqualifies Singh. Singh doesn't care and continues the assault. The boos turn to cheers as Tony St. Clair hits the ring and fires away on Singh. He swings Singh to the ropes and back drops him. Singh bounces out of the ring. St. Clair goes out after him and continues to blast away on Singh until once again Security runs out to break them up. Hot Property and 'Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant vs. Southern Ramblers and Rip Oliver w/Paul Jones The first portion of the match is a pier six brawl and the Ref shows a lot of leniency by letting them go at it. Hot Property swings Southern Ramblers to the ropes as Valiant swings Oliver, they all hit a back drop and the Ramblers and Oliver roll out of the ring where Jones comforts them and also yells up at Valiant. The Ref gets control. Travis swings Rose to the ropes and hits a sidewalk slam then tags in Savoldi. Savoldi swings Rose into the turnbuckles and follows with a monkey flip then tags in Valiant, who swings off the ropes and hits an elbow drop and covers 1..2..Rich breaks the count. Travis drop kicks Rich back to his corner. Oliver runs in and Savoldi sends him back with a running forearm blast. The Ref guides Hot Property back. Rich hits Valiant from behind. Rose crawls over and tags in Oliver. Jones is telling Oliver to punish Valiant. Oliver body slams Valiant then picks him up for a suplex but drops him on the top rope. Valiant is hanging over. Rich runs over, grabs Valiant by his hair and head snaps him on the rope. Valiant snaps back and Oliver levels him with a clothesline. Oliver tags in Rich. Rich gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a flying fist drop 1..2..Hot Property break the count. Jones is throwing a tantrum. Rose and Oliver run in and they fight with Hot Property. After the Ref gets control, Rich tags in Oliver. Oliver gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and goes for an elbow drop but Valiant moves and Oliver hits the canvas. Valiant is crawling to the corner but Rich and Rose run in and stop him, which brings in Hot Property. Chaos follows. Valiant and Oliver stagger up. Jones yells at Oliver and tosses up the cane but Valiant catches it, does and dance towards a livid Jones and nails Oliver with the cane! Valiant covers, the Ref runs over 1..2..3! The crowd goes crazy. Jones cant believe what just happened. Hot Property and Valiant celebrate and exit the ring. After a moment, The Ramblers are talking with Jones trying to figure out what happened. The Ramblers help Oliver up. Oliver holds his head then pushes Jones down! The crowd roars as Jones looks up in shock. The Ramblers hold Oliver back. Oliver holds his head again then walks out alone as the confused Ramblers help Jones up. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Alexis Smirnoff w/The Iron Sheik Sheik points and yells at Idol. It's obvious Sheik is still upset about his submission loss to Idol a couple weeks ago. Smirnoff levels Idol from behind with a forearm blast. Sheik gets a couple kicks in before the Ref makes him exit the ring. Smirnoff stomps away on Idol then drops several knees. Smirnoff body slams Idol then gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and comes down with a big stomp to the mid section. Smirnoff chokes Idol with his boot, the Ref pushes him back. Sheik reaches in and chokes Idol on the bottom rope as the fans boo. Smirnoff picks up Idol and swings him to the turnbuckles and charges in but Idol lifts his boots and nails Smirnoff on his chest. Idol regroups. Smirnoff staggers up and Idol hits a running clothesline. The crowd roars as Idol fires up. Sheik gets up on the apron and Idol runs over and knocks him off the apron with a forearm blast. Idol swings Smirnoff to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Idol picks up Smirnoff. Sheik once again gets up on the apron. Idol swings Smirnoff into Sheik, sending him flying. Idol grabs Smirnoff and hits a bridging German suplex 1..2..3! The fans stand up and cheer as Idol gives them his famous right bicep pose and wink. Idol looks more than ready for his upcoming NWA World Title Bout. US Champ 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase and Harley Race vs. Mid Atlantic Champ 'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff and Hacksaw Jim Duggan Dibiase and Duggan have bandaged up foreheads from their previous encounters but that doesn't stop them from hammering away on each other. The fans are on their feet as Dibiase and Duggan take their fight to the outside. Race and Orndorff are having a furious exchange inside the ring. After a few minutes of back and forth brawling, Dibiase and Duggan end up at their corners. Orndorff swings Race to the ropes and hits a high knee then follows with a forearm drop. Orndorff tags in Duggan, who swings off the ropes and hits a delayed knee drop. Duggan picks up Race and powerslams him and covers 1..2..Dibiase breaks it up with a fist drop. Orndorff runs in and hammers Dibiase back to his corner. The Ref is breaking them up. Race crawls up as Duggan starts to stand. Race low blows him. The Ref regains control as Race tags in Dibiase. Dibiase picks up Duggan and swings him hard into the turnbuckles. Duggan staggers forward and Dibiase belly to belly suplexes him over. Dibiase backs up and hits a delayed fist drop. Dibiase rakes his boot across Duggan's forehead a couple times (reopening his cuts) and tags in Race. Race comes in and hits a diving headbutt. Race picks up Duggan and vertical suplexes him. Race gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and goes for a diving headbutt but Duggan moves and Race headbutts the canvas. The crowd cheers Duggan on as Orndorff is reaching out. The crowd erupts as Duggan makes the tag. Orndorff drops several knees on Race, picks him up, swings him to the ropes and clotheslines him. Dibiase charges in and gets back dropped. Orndorff picks up Race and vertical suplexes him back. Dibiase goes after Orndorff but gets speared by Duggan! Duggan puts his knee on Dibiase's chest and punches away on him, reopening his cuts. Orndorff grabs Race but Race gives him a knee to the mid section and hurls him out of the ring. Race follows out. Race grabs Orndorff and slams his head on the apron. The Ref starts the count on Race and Orndorff. Inside the ring, Duggan picks up Dibiase, runs around the ring and Power slams him down. Duggan backs up and gets in a 3 point stance. Race grabs Orndorff and rams his head into the steel post as the Ref reaches the 10 count. Inside the ring, Dibiase wobbles up and Duggan runs over and nails him with the running clothesline! The official ruling is a Double Countout. Orndorff is busted open and leaning against the steel post. Race walks over. By sheer instinct, Orndorff grabs Race by his tights and yanks him headfirst into the steel post, busting Race open! Both men are bleeding and laying side by side. Dibiase slowly rolls out of the ring and falls to the ground. Duggan is the last man standing tall in the ring.

That sneaky Roma fools everybody and takes the feud with the Rockers to another level. They couldn't of found a stronger partner than Tony Atlas. Fun 8 man tag, liked the friction between Demolition and the Russians. Great TV main event between Savage and Brown. Awesome showdown between the Horsemen and Hogan. Lot's of action coming up with SNME and Showdown at Shea. The Mega Powers coming together against the Horsemen will be explosive!

Looking forward to your shows Gordi. All good LowBlow, sounds like you've been busy. Good luck with everything. Sorry I didn't post my weekend shows. I was having trouble getting on the site. I'm still recovery from hip surgery so I have plenty of time to get those posted. Speaking of that, I wanted to tell you guys how much easier the recovery has been by being part of this forum. Reading your shows and participating in this has really helped occupy my time.

Another action packed show as the UWF heads towards the Great American Bash. Nikita wins the big showdown with Baba but now has to deal with a fired up Magnum TA. Tim Horner is impressing on TV. Haku continues to dominate and I'm looking forward to his match with the Superstar. What a way to end the show. Bullet Bob finally gets his match with Fuller and JYD is going to clash with Murdoch. The Bash is heating up!

4 corners tag match for the UWF tag titles is going to be so much fun. I'm liking this Kendall/Honky Tonk program. Kendall is improving every week. Graham and Haku is really heating up, it's a classic old school powerhouse going up against the new monster. I love seeing Baba in this environment. It's so different which is why I love it. Magnum TA has become a huge star here and knows how to fire up this Mid South crowd. His feud with the Russians is money! You're Great American Bash card is going to be a huge draw.

MACW @ WTBS Studios (Recorded 6-18-86) Aired 6-21-86 Schiavone: Hello again everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. My partner David Crockett is out of town on business. We have a great program lined up for tonight as we get closer to the Great American Bash. In action will be US tag team champs, Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley. Tony St. Clair, Rolling Thunder, Caspian Empire and Don Kernodle in 6 man action. Sam Houston will be in the ring. We haven't seen Sam since Starrcade. Harley Race will be wrestling. Also in the ring will be Austin Idol as he prepares for his NWA World Title match against Nikita Koloff on July 2nd at the Great American Bash. Tommy Rich will defend his Television title against Ken Timbs of the Fabulous Blondes. Bob Backlund takes on Brad Rheingans, in what should be a heated contest. And Mark Youngblood clashes with Blackjack Mulligan. And finally, we will be graced with a live appearance by the United States Champion, The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase. I would like to hear what he has to say in regards to that 3 on 1 attack last week on Hacksaw Duggan. That attack has kept Duggan out of action and who knows when he will be able to return. As a matter of fact I'm sure the only reason Dibiase is here today is because he knows Duggan isn't. Fans, lets go to the ring. Rolling Thunder vs. Tim Straw and Lou Simms Morales gets the fans going as he swings Straw to the ropes and back drops him. Straw rolls over and tags in Simms. Simms charges but Morales hip tosses him and follows with a running forearm smash, then tags in Huber. Huber swings Simms to the ropes and hits a Powerslam! Huber picks up Straw and Airplane spins him. Huber tags in Morales, who swings off the ropes and hits the Senton for the pin! The crowd cheers as Huber and Morales shake hands and hug. Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, with me right now is Rip Oliver and Paul Jones. Paul, everybody has seen the friction lately between you and Rip Oliver. How will this affect Rip's upcoming match with Jimmy Valiant at the Great American Bash? Jones: Boy you just love to stir it up, don't you Schiavone! Well, we're going to get this straightened out right now. Listen Rip, I brought you in here to get rid of Jimmy Valiant. It's that simple. Now, I'm not sure what the problem is, but I need to know that you will finish the job on Valiant at the Great American Bash. How about it? Oliver: The problem is you Paul and your obsession with Jimmy Valiant. You promised me opportunity and title shots but your obsession with Valiant as derailed all that. Your obsession has cost me matches. Now, here's the deal. I will take care of Valiant at the Bash, but not with your help. I don't want you at ringside, got it. When I'm done with Valiant then I want a title shot. Jones is taken aback. He looks at his cane then looks at Oliver. Jones: If that's what it takes to get rid of that lowlife pest Valiant, then fine by me. Also, if you do finish off Valiant at the Bash, then I'll see to it you will get your title shot. Schiavone: Ok there you have it, a deal has been made. Lets go back to the ring. Tony St. Clair vs. Roger Murphy St. Clair snapmares Murphy, then jumps over him and hits a head snap and follows with a standing leg drop. St. Clair hits a suplex slam on Murphy then climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Murphy staggers up and St. Clair hits him with a flying body press for the pin! The fans cheer as St. Clair raises his fist to them. St. Clair cuts a promo and says him and Antonio Inoki are pulling nothing back when they collide with Abdullah and Singh at the Bash. Commercial Break US Tag Team Champs Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley vs. Larry O'Meara and Todd Rooney Johnson and Cooley look crisp with quick tags and solid teamwork. Johnson body slams Rooney and tags in Cooley. They swing Rooney to the ropes and double hip toss him then follow with a double drop kick. Cooley hoists Rooney up and hits the Oklahoma Roll then tags in Johnson, who puts Rooney in the Boston Crab for the victory! Johnson and Cooley are high fiving each other when all of a sudden, Los Infernales hit the ring with chairs!!! MS-1 nails Johnson from behind as Pirata Morgan nails Cooley. They drop the chairs. MS-1 body slams Johnson on a chair as Morgan does the same to Cooley. MS-1 gets up on the top turnbuckle and hits a flying knee on Johnson (laying on the chair) With Cooley laying on a chair, Morgan jumps off the top rope and drops a flying knee on Cooley. The fans are booing. Los Infernales go out and grab the US titles and hold them up to the booing crowd. Los Infernales take the titles with them as they leave! Schiavone: Oh my fans! I cant believe what I just witnessed! Los Infernales have just ambushed the US champs and now they have stolen the titles! Those two teams will meet at the Great American Bash, but it looks like Los Infernales showed up here to send a hurtful message. My goodness, Johnson and Cooley are being helped out by trainers. Fans, we'll be back. Commercial Break A video montage of wrestling highlights is shown of the tag team of Kerry Brown and Duke Myers, known as The Stampede Rush. Schiavone: As you just saw, Kerry Brown and Duke Myers, the Stampede Rush will be coming to Mid Atlantic very soon. That is one hard hitting tag team. I'm sure they plan on making an impact here. I just got word that Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley have been transported to the Hospital for observation. I'll keep you posted. Fans let's go to the ring for a featured bout. Bob Backlund vs. 'Professor' Brad Rheingans Backlund is still favoring the arm but that doesn't hold him back as he rams Brad's head several times on the turnbuckle. Brad staggers back and Backlund suplexes him back. Backlund picks him up and Atomic Drops him. Brad goes flying into the turnbuckles and staggers back. Once again, Backlund suplexes him back and covers 1..2..Brad barely gets his shoulder up. The fans are cheering Backlund on. Backlund reaches down but Brad grabs his tights and pulls Backlund forward and through the ropes. Brad clears the cobwebs. Backlund gets back up on the apron. Brad grabs his head and snaps it on the top rope. Brad pulls Bob up and walks him over to the turnbuckles then slams Backlund's hurt arm on it. Backlund is in pain as he falls down on the apron. Brad kicks Backlund off the apron. The fans let Brad have it. Brad goes to the outside. He grabs Backlund by his head and is going to ram him into the steel post but Backlund blocks it with his boot, elbows Brad several times, then lifts him up and Atomic Drops him into the steel post. Backlund slides back into the ring. The Ref counts to 10! Backlund wins the match by countout! Backlund favors the arm but holds the other one up in victory. Commercial Break Schiavone: What an intense match we just witnessed between Backlund and Rheingans. Speaking of those two, I want to announce that on June 29th, MACW returns to the Philadelphia Civic Center. Listen to these matches signed. In a special attraction bout, Bruiser Brody will clash with Akira Maeda. Polynesian Power take on the Southern Ramblers. In a 6 man tornado match, The Assassins and Cobra collide with Hot Property and Sweet Brown Sugar, and Bob Backlund will face Brad Rheingans. It should be a hard hitting night of action and a great prelude to the Great American Bash. June 29th in Philadelphia. The fans boo as Brad Rheingans storms to the podium, still reeling. Brad: Tony, you are well aware of my wrestling credentials. Because of my reputation and resume, each and every time I go into that ring, I honor my reputation by keeping things clean. I go in there and win a match on ability. I wish I could say the same thing about Bob Backlund but I honestly cant. You saw it. The man is a cheater and has a blatant disregard for the rules. Rules are something I take very seriously in wrestling. I now have no choice. I'm the Professor of wrestling and now I'm going to have to teach Bob Backlund a lesson. Bob, you and I have a match in Philadelphia on June 29th. I'm challenging you to a submission match! It's time somebody put an end to your cheating ways. Schiavone: I think Brad is a little delusional in calling Bob Backlund the cheater but the challenge has been made. Maybe a submission match is the only way to resolve this. Fans back to the ring. Canadian International Champ Don Kernodle/Caspian Empire vs. Clyde Putnam, Ken Jenkins, Dave Penson Sheik gut wrench suplexes Putnam over then tags in Smirnoff, who fly's off the top rope and crashes down with a knee drop. Smirnoff tags in Kernodle. Kernodle grabs Putnam and hits a swinging neckbreaker for the pin. Jenkins and Penson run in to check on their partner but are beat down by Kernodle and Caspian Empire. The fans boo as Kernodle and Caspian Empire raise up their arms in victory. They cut a promo saying that the Rougeaus wont be enough to help Kirchner. Kernodle says he's already beaten Jacques mentally and will be surprised if he even shows up at the Bash. He says he's already beaten Kirchner up so many times. he's lost count but wont pass up another chance to beat him up again. Sheik ends the promo saying Kernodle and Caspian Empire are number one. Commercial Break Harley Race vs. Jim Davidson Harley lifts Davidson up and holds him in a vertical suplex position then drops him back. Harley backs up and hits a diving headbutt. Harley picks up Davidson and drops him with a swinging neckbreaker. Harley yells at the camera "This one's for you Orndorff!" Harley hoists Davidson up and crashes him down with the piledriver for the pin! Schiavone: Strong message sent by Harley Race to Mid Atlantic champ Paul Orndorff. Those two will meet at the Great American Bash in a NO DQ match. As you saw in the Great American Bash update, this feud has become very heated and very personal. Fans, back to the ring as a former Television Champ is set for action. Sam Houston vs. Jay Jones Sam fires up the crowd with hip tosses and arm drags. He swings Jones to the ropes and back drops him. He picks Jones up and swings him hard into the turnbuckles. Sam clamps on a headlock then hits the Running Bulldog for the pin! The fans cheer as Sam heads to the podium. Schiavone: Great to have you back in a Mid Atlantic ring Sam. I understand you have something to say in regards to why you're here. Houston: Thank you Tony and it's great to be here. And yes, I do have a specific reason why I'm here. This weekend in Miami I will be going after King Kong Bundy and the 10,000 dollars. Now I know he's a heck of a lot bigger and stronger than me but I've been wrestling with those odds my entire career. I've never backed down from a challenge and I'm always looking for a challenge. This 10,000 dollar challenge is about as big as it gets and you better believe I'm up for it. The fans boo as JJ Dillon walks out with the briefcase. He looks over Sam Houston, smiles and shakes his head. JJ: Son, listen to me real closely because your career and quite possibly your life depends on it. A lot of powerful wrestling veterans have come in here to try and get this here 10, 000 dollars. They all went down in defeat. Not just defeated, but they were crushed, they were squashed and they were flattened by King Kong Bundy. Looking at you and knowing what's going to happen, well I just feel sorry for you kid. I mean it's just sad and downright pathetic. This wont be a match, it will be a beating. Please go home. You have a fighting spirit but that wont mean anything when King Kong Bundy hits the splash and breaks your weak ribs. Why don't you go back to school and get an education. JJ arrogantly smiles and ruffles Sam's hair. Sam pushes his hand away and pushes JJ down on the ground as the crowd cheers and laughs. Sam steps over JJ on his way out. JJ rolls over in pain, grimaces and adjusts his glasses. Schiavone looks down at JJ, smiles and goes to a commercial. Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, I've received word that Bob Backlund has accepted Brad Rheingans submission match challenge on June 29th in Philly. Fans in Philadelphia wont want to miss that one. Back to the ring for another featured bout. Mark Youngblood vs. Blackjack Mulligan Mulligan attacks Mark as the bell rings. Mulligan hammers away. Mark gets fired up and blocks a punch and chops Mulligan. They have a vicious punch/chop exchange. Mark gets the upper hand and a big chop sends Mulligan through the ropes. The Ref gets to the count of 7 as Mulligan is yelling up at Mark. Mark goes to the ropes. Mulligan grabs his boots and pulls him to the outside. Mulligan punches away. Mark fires back. They have another punch/chop exchange on the outside. Mark hits a chop and rolls Mulligan back into the ring. Mulligan pulls something out of his tights. The Ref sees this and warns Mulligan and tells him to hand it over. Mulligan pushes the Ref out of the way. Mark heads towards Mulligan and Mulligan nails him with the foreign object, busting him open. The Ref signals for the Disqualification. Mulligan continues to stomp on Mark, then drops down and applies the Claw! Mulligan puts the pressure on Mark's bloody head until wrestlers from the back come out to break it up. Commercial Break Schiavone: This has been a crazy show tonight fans and I don't know what's gotten in to some of these wrestlers. I sure hope Mark Youngblood is ok. Back to the ring. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol vs. Carl Hillman Idol looks sharp tonight as he tunes up for his NWA World Title Bout. Idol swings Hillman to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash followed by a jumping elbow drop. Idol swings Hillman to the turnbuckles and follows with a running clothesline. Idol picks up Hillman and drops him with a shin breaker. The fans cheer as Idol clamps on the Las Vegas Leglock. Hilllman submits and the Ref signals for the bell. Idol gives the fans a wink and bicep pose as they cheer. Idol cuts a promo and says he's more than ready for his golden opportunity and it's going to take a lot more than the Russian Sickle to put him down and out. Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans, I've been told Mark Youngblood will face Blackjack Mulligan on June 29th in Philly. Another great match added to the hard hitting card. Well fans lets go to the ring for the Television Title match. TV Title Bout Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich vs. Ken Timbs w/Rock Riddle The bell rings and Riddle is pointing and yelling at Rich. Timbs nails Rich from behind with a high knee. Timbs grabs the top rope and stomps down on Rich. Timbs picks up Rich and body slams him, then gets up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a knee drop and covers 1..2..Kick Out. Timbs argues with the Ref as Riddle reaches in and chokes Rich. Timbs picks Rich up and goes for a suplex but Rich blocks it and suplexes Timbs. The crowd cheers Rich on. Rich swings off the ropes and hits a fist drop. Rich hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and hits a forearm drop. The fans boo as Tom Prichard comes to ringside. Rich is distracted and warns Prichard. Timbs comes up from behind and hits Rich with a forearm blast. Prichard gets up on the apron as Timbs distracts the Ref. Prichard grabs Rich and holds him. Timbs charges over with a high knee but Rich moves. Timbs hits Prichard and he fly's off the apron. Riddle gets up on the apron and Rich punches him off. Rich fires away on Timbs, swings him to the ropes and hits the Thesz Press 1..2..3!!! The fans go wild as Tommy Rich retains the TV title! Commercial Break Schiavone: Great title defense for Tommy Wildfire Rich. Well fans as promised, making a very special Televised appearance, please welcome out the United States Champion, The Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase. The Fans stand up and boo as Ted Dibiase strolls out. He looks around the studio in disguised and shakes his head. Then he looks down at his US title and smiles. He unstraps the title and holds it up to the booing fans, then gives them a trademark laugh. WHAM!!!! Dibiase is nailed from behind by Hacksaw Duggan with a 2x4! The fans roar as Duggan holds up his 2x4. Duggan has a bandage on his head from last week's assault. Dibiase is holding his back and yelling in pain. Duggan reaches down and grabs Dibiase by his hair and slaps him across the face (returning the favor from last week) Duggan picks up the US title, gives the fans a smile then whacks Dibiase across the head with it, knocking him out! The fans boo as Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez storm out. Duggan grabs his 2x4 and threatens them with it. Officials and wrestlers come out to keep them apart. Rude and Fernandez are attending to Dibiase while yelling and threatening Duggan. Duggan lifts his 2x4 up high to the cheering crowd as the show ends.

Colon has been cleared! Watch out Abdullah because I'm sure Colon will be a man focused on sheer revenge. Santana bringing in Leduc is a very smart move. Really enjoyed the Sports Shop and the history there. Good TV wins for the Caribbean Express and Tamba. Another fun main event with Owen pulling out a pin on Santana. This gives Owen some good momentum heading into the big event.

Great way to start the show as Keith Hart gets a huge win over OMG. The Nightmares continue to impress in singles action. Andre is having a nice run here and has beaten a lot of top faces. I've always liked low/mid card feuds, so I've really enjoyed the Adias/Sunny feud. Mark Youngblood keeps his winning ways going. He's having a good run here and in MACW. Like Dawho mentioned, MS-1 has been on quite the roll lately. Great hard hitting main event that sends the fans home happy.

MACW releases Jeff Sword and Doug Vines and picks up Duke Myers and Kerry Brown

Heatstroke is stacked! One thing's for sure, Martel backs down from nobody. Him and Abdullah will be a great main event. MS-1 cashing in against Kernodle will be interesting. The Nightmares trickery continues. Kokina goes nuts and squashes both Madril and OMG! Great segment. Love the Japanese talent coming in. Poisson sends a strong message to Benoit and Lutte as well. I'm all for Fab Ones and SST.

​MACW Great American Bash 86 Update w/ Bob Caudle Bob Caudle: ​Hello again everybody and welcome to another Great American Bash update. Coming to you on July 2nd at the Memorial Stadium in Charlotte NC. Fans what a hot summer night of action it will be. A fireworks show will follow the event but there will sure be enough fireworks going on in the ring. A lot to talk about on this update and we're going to kick things off with pre recorded comments from the NWA World Heavyweight champion, the Russian Nightmare Nikita Koloff. Nikita: ​(Belt on his shoulder) Austin Idol! You are nothing more than, ah what you Americans say? A sissy boy! You win match for a shot at my title. All you did was win a beating! I will celebrate you Americans Great American Bash by proving Russia is superior in every way. This sissy Austin Idol does not stand a chance against the Russian Nightmare. (Motions the sickle) I will take his head off with this! I will represent Mother Russia well by holding up my world title in victory. Caudle: ​Very strong words from the World Champ. Nikita Koloff has been on an unstoppable roll. Can The Universal Heartthrob put an end to the Russian Nightmare's reign of terror? We'll find out at the Great American Bash. Fans, I want to show you highlights from last week's edition of MACW Television as the show came to a close. Highlights are shown of Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez attacking Hacksaw Duggan. Then, United States Champ, Ted Dibiase comes out and joins in. He slaps Duggan several times while Rude and Fernandez hold Duggan. Dibiase then levels Duggan across the head with the US title belt. Caudle: ​I hope the US champ is proud of himself and that 3 on 1 attack. One thing is for sure, Dibiase will have no help as he will be locked inside a steel cage with Hacksaw Duggan at the Great American Bash. I understand Ted Dibiase will make a rare announced appearance on this week's edition of MACW. Switching gears to another feud that's been getting out of control. I want to show you highlights from a recent card in Greenville, SC and what went down between Corporal Kirchner and Don Kernodle. Highlights are shown of Kernodle interfering in a match between Kirchner and Smirnoff. Kernodle has his fist taped and busts Kirchner open with several fists to the head. Later on, a bandaged up Kirchner hits the ring with a taped fist and pounds away on Kernodle then hits the Fallaway Slam which allowed Jimmy Snuka to get the pinfall. Caudle: ​These two men have had a heated rivalry going on. Don Kernodle also has an enemy in Jacques Rougeau. So it seems Don Kernodle will be quite the target at the Bash when Kirchner and the Rougeau's collide with Kernodle and the Caspian Empire. The Caspian Empire have proven to be solid muscle for Kernodle but that might not be enough when the Rougeau brothers come to town. Another score that will hopefully be settled on July 2nd is between Paul Orndorff and Harley Race. Those two will collide in a NO DQ match for the Mid Atlantic Title. Fans, more highlights, this time from Norfolk and what went down between these two. Highlights are shown of the Orndorff/Idol vs. Race/Fuller bout. Officials are distracted with Idol and Fuller as Idol has Fuller in the Las Vegas Leglock out on the concrete. Tiger Jeet Singh runs in and nails Orndorff from behind with his sword. Race slides a chair into the ring and piledrives Orndorff on it! Caudle: ​Very graphic scene. Let's take you to pre recorded comments from both Harley Race and Paul Orndorff. Race: ​Nothing has felt better than piledriving Orndorff's head on that steel chair! Orndorff! That was just a sample of what you're going to get at the Great American Bash. No DQ! That means I can do whatever I want to do! And when it's all over, that Mid Atlantic Title is going back where it rightfully belongs...around my waist! Orndorff: ​(Brace around his neck) The only thing that was proven Harley Race, was that you couldn't get the job done by yourself! Now I have no idea why Tiger Jeet Singh had to interfere but rest assured Singh, I will not forget this and after I'm done with Race, you're next! Orndorff rips off his neck brace and throws it on the ground. Orndorff: ​Back to you Race! Come July 2nd, No DQ, that means nobody can stop what I'm going to unleash on you! I'm going to hurt you like I've never hurt anybody in my entire life! I wont be happy unless you're down and out. I guarantee you Race, you wont be walking out of there on your own! Caudle: ​Wow! Chilling words from both men. I'm genuinely concern for the safety of both men. July 2nd should be an incredible night of action and don't forget about the very special AWA showcase match as AWA World Champion, Ricky Steamboat defends his title against Jerry Blackwell in what should be an outstanding match up. Well fans, that's it for this week. I'll see you next week for our final Great American Bash update. ​Great American Bash 86, Charlotte NC Memorial Stadium 7-2-86 ​NWA World Heavyweight Title Bout ​'The Russian Nightmare' Nikita Koloff © vs. 'The Universal Heartthrob' Austin Idol ​United States Title Bout- Steel Cage ​'The Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase © vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan ​US Tag Team Title Bout ​Rocky Johnson and Wendell Cooley © vs. Los Infernales ​Mid Atlantic Title Bout- NO DQ ​'Mr. Wonderful' Paul Orndorff © vs. Harley Race ​NWA National Title Bout ​'Superfly' Jimmy Snuka © vs. Haku w/ Skandor Akbar ​TV Title Bout ​Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich © vs. 'The Doctor of Desire' Tom Prichard w/ Rock Riddle 'The American Dream' Dusty Rhodes vs. Stan 'The Lariat' Hansen-??? Corporal Kirchner/The Rougeau Brothers vs. Canadian International Champ Don Kernodle/Caspian Empire Tony St. Clair and Antonio Inoki vs. WWC Champ Abdullah the Butcher and Tiger Jeet Singh 'Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant vs. Rip Oliver w/ Paul Jones AND ​AWA World Heavyweight Championship Bout ​Ricky Steamboat © vs. Jerry Blackwell

​​​​​Epic return of JYD! JYD helping in the feud against the Wright Army spells money. After the Rich/Gilbert feud you went right into another hot angle with Luger and Gilbert. Missy and Baby Doll add so much to this angle. The Honky Tonk Man segments continue to deliver. Adonis and Street taking on the Long Riders in a loser leaves town match is a good blow off to this story. The Hollywood Blondes have become a serious threat to the RnR Express. Haku continues his rampage but be careful because the Superstar still has some fuel left in the tank. Great job building towards the Bash.

That card would of given me my money's worth. OMG is on a terror and I'm looking forward to his inevitable collision with Kokina. I have a feeling MS-1 and Tommy Lane put on an exciting match. Andre and Martel is a main event anywhere. Maybe Martel should take some time off and heal up. Looks like Benoit and Madril had a solid working match. Nice showing for Backlund. Candido is gaining a lot of experience by taking on these veterans. Big upset for Wayne as he beats Jacques. Even if the real Kernodle isn't around, he's sure making his presence known and getting in the head of Jacques. Awesome main event that looked like a lot of fun. With a win over the King, Borne has solidified himself as a top name in this game.

I really enjoy these profiles. It reminds me of the old days before a wrestler would debut, they would hype them up with vignettes. It's such a great way to introduce the wrestlers to the fans. The way your building up your roster has really gotten me invested in your tournament. Great job and looking forward to more.

Hey life happens and gets busy. You hit all the highlights here, TNT and Gama both look tuned up for their showdown. I liked the stare down by TNT and El Profe, nice little mind game there. Jaggers and Mantell have strong words for each other. Jaggers joining Starr Corporation could be very interesting. Boyd and Crusher have a strong showing. Fun main event, ending in a brawl. Man I cant wait for Owen/Santana on July 5th!