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Great explanation of the shocking events. The next few months should be very interesting.

Charland and Tonga have some good momentum going as they get ready for the Road Warriors. I like the Leduc/SST feud. Owen gets a good win over Brito, who has been on a roll. David Sammartino gets a title shot, hopefully he can bring that focus back to Mid Atlantic

MACW @ WTBS Studios TV Aired 4-19-86 Schiavone: Hello again everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship Wrestling. Once again my partner David Crockett wont be joining me today, as him and his brother Jim are involved in some serious negotiations with a huge wrestling superstar. As I mentioned last week, the Crockett's have offered this man the most lucrative contract in Mid Atlantic history. I understand they are very close to signing this individual and hope to make the gigantic announcement next week. I do know that the Crockett's will be attending the big 2 day event this weekend, I'm talking about the Clash of Champions, Spring Spectacular. That's right, April 19th in Baltimore and April 20th in Philadelphia. We do have a big change to the event that I will get to momentarily but first let's here some pre recorded comments from the winner of the 2nd Battle Royal and the man who will be facing Hacksaw Duggan for the vacated United States Title in Philly, fans let's hear from the one and only Stan Hansen. Pre Recorded Comments Hansen: (Hits his cowbell on the ground) Stan Hansen is coming to Philadelphia to beat up Hacksaw Jim Duggan! (Another hit with the cowbell) And I'm going to leave Hacksaw Duggan lying in the gutter when I'm done with him! (Another hit with cowbell) Then when I'm done with that I'm gonna walk over that beaten down body of his and I'm gonna grab my United States Title and I'm gonna hold it high in the air over his beaten up and bruised body! (Cowbell hit to the ground) Back Live Schiavone: There you have it fans, the winners of the Battle Royal's Hacksaw Duggan and Stan Hansen for the US Title at the Spring Spectacular in Philly. Now onto the bad news, fans earlier this week in Columbia SC, Billy Travis was wrestling in a singles match while his partner Joe Savoldi was participating in a Light Heavyweight championship tournament in Puerto Rico. Well, let's show you the footage. Footage from Columbia Billy Travis hits the side slam on Mike Sharpe to get the pin! Travis is celebrating with the fans when The Stud Stable, Rob Fuller and Jimmy Golden run in the ring and nail Travis from behind. They swing Travis to the ropes and double clothesline him, then double body slam him. Fuller grabs Travis as Golden gets on the 2nd turnbuckle and they hit the Spike Piledriver! Back Live Schiavone: Fans with me right now are the current US Tag Team Champions, the Stud Stable. Just what was the meaning of that despicable attack? Golden: Hey! That young punk wanted to shoot his mouth off last week and well, we had to put that punk in his place by dropping him on his head. (Golden bursts out laughing) Fuller: (laughing) Well put Jimmy. You know Tony Schiavone, that drop on his head just might knock some sense into that kid. Schiavone: Well thanks to that disgusting attack, Billy Travis wont be able to compete at the Spring Spectacular, therefore Hot Property will be unable to challenge for the US titles. Fuller: (Smiling) Well then, it looks like the US Champions, the Stud Stable, will get a much deserved night off. My apologies to our fans, who paid good money for a ticket to watch us, but our challengers just don't have what it takes. Crying shame Tony Schiavone, it truly is. Schiavone: Well, I've been told that you will be defending your titles that night. That's right, in Baltimore you will be defending the US Titles against the team of Rocky Johnson and Wildcat Wendell Cooley, a team that's been on quite a roll lately. Fuller and Golden throw a fit. Golden: You see Robert! You see! Once again we are the victims here! Fuller: Valid point Jimmy. Tony Schiavone, we are the champs and we should decide who and when we defend these titles against. A rag tag team like this Johnson and Cooley shouldn't even be in the ring with us! This is injustice at its best. Well Jimmy, looks like we've got two new boys to make an example of. Commercial Break Terry Taylor vs. Jay Jones Taylor starts off with a couple headlock takeovers. Taylor has Jones up and drops him back with a vertical suplex. Taylor drops a knee then picks Jones up, swings him to the ropes and hits the flying 5 arm for the pin! Schiavone: Terry, you look more than ready for your shot at the NWA World title in Baltimore. Any thoughts on the champ, Rick Martel? Taylor: Tony, I told you after Starrcade I was a changed man. I told you I was going to go at it on talent and ability. Well I did that and look where it got me. I couldn't be more excited for this opportunity. Rick Martel has been a true fighting champion and I have all the respect in the world for him. But make no mistake about it, I'm going into Baltimore with one thing on my mind and that's winning the NWA World Title. Schiavone: Ok fans, in what should be an outstanding match up, Rick Martel defends the NWA title against Terry Taylor, Baltimore, Spring Spectacular. Lets go back to the ring. Blackjack Mulligan vs Vic DeMarco Mulligan swings DeMarco to the ropes and nails him with a flying back elbow smash. Mulligan stomps away on DeMarco then throws him out of the ring. The fans boo as Mulligan goes out and stomps on DeMarco on the outside. Mulligan chokes away and punishes DeMarco. The fans roar as Jimmy Snuka runs out and starts hammering away on Mulligan! The bell rings as Snuka pounds on Mulligan. Mulligan starts to fight back and the two are brawling all around the ring. Wrestlers from the back come out to break it up. Commercial Break Schiavone: Ok, things have settled down. Boy, I would hate to be the referee assigned to that match as they collide this weekend at the Spring Spectacular. Fans, don't forget, tonight we have a huge 6 man tag match as Polynesian Power and Tony St. Clair take on the Caspian Empire and Billy Robinson. Should be a great one. Well with me right now is Don Kernodle and Corporal Kirchner, the tag team known as American Made. Kernodle: Hold on Tony. Kirch, do you now see what I've been talking about? Why does Johnson and Cooley get the US Title match this weekend? It should be us getting that match. Why are we getting overlooked as usual? Schiavone: Wait a second Don, you guys have an opportunity. At the Spring Spectacular, you guys will face the Fabulous Blondes with the winners getting a guaranteed shot at the US titles. Kirchner: There you go Don. Come on buddy, we have to stay focused on the Blondes. We'll get our shot. Kernodle: (Pauses and calms down) Yea, ok, you're right. Lets do this! They high five and exit. "The Great One" David Sammartino vs. Carl Hillman Sammartino continues to yell at the fans until Hillman rolls him up and almost pins him. Sammartino stomps away on Hillman then body slams him and follows with a knee drop. Sammartino swings Hillman hard into the turnbuckles then clamps on the bear hug to get the submission victory! Sammartino yells at the fans, all the way to the podium. Schiavone: Aggressive win tonight David. Now, Bob Backlund has accepted your challenge this weekend. May I ask why you challenged him? Sammartino: Tony, you really are a fool. I mean I cant believe you actually get paid for asking idiotic questions like that. The reason is simple. I am the Great One and when you're great, you have to prove how great you are by beating up wrestlers who think that they are great. Bob Backlund just oozes with arrogance every time he sets foot in that ring. Well I'm sick of it! He needs to be taught a lesson in the ring and this weekend that's exactly what I'm going to do! Schiavone: David Sammartino ladies and gentlemen. Fans let's go to the ring for exciting tag team action. The Steiner Brothers vs. Aaron Arbuckle and Lloyd London The Steiner's get the crowd going with some high powered offense. Rick and Scott trade off with a variety of suplexes. Rick swings London to the ropes and nails him with a clothesline. Scott comes in and hits a backbreaker. Scott hoists London up on his shoulders, then tags in Rick. Rick jumps off the top rope and hits the bulldog to get the pin! Commercial Break "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. Alex Portman Idol swings Portman to the ropes and back drops him then jumps up and drops an elbow. Idol grabs Portman's leg and drops an elbow on it then wraps him up in the Las Vegas Leglock to get the submission win! Idol flexes his biceps and winks at the crowd. The crowd boos as Rock Riddle strolls out and points up at Idol. He starts yelling at Idol. Idol walks across the ring, towards him. Tom Prichard runs in the ring behind Idol but Idol turns around and punches away then swings Prichard to the ropes but Prichard grabs the ropes and slides out of the ring. Riddle comforts Prichard as Idol motions around his waist. Schiavone: Oh my, fans, Tom Prichard will defend the TV title against Austin Idol, this weekend at the Spring Spectacular. Back to the ring as Tiger Jeet Singh makes his official television debut. Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Brad Kimber Singh runs around the ring, swinging his sword around at the fans. Singh runs into the ring and attacks Kimber before the bell rings. Singh stomps on Kimber then hits him several times with his sword. Kimber gets busted open as officials run in to stop this. The match never officially began. Singh looks into the camera and yells "Inoki!" Commercial Break Mark Youngblood vs. Alex Portman Youngblood swings Portman to the ropes and puts him down with a thrust shot. Youngblood picks Portman up and swings him into the turnbuckles then follows with a running boot to the face. Portman staggers forward, spins around and falls down. Youngblood goes out on the apron and hits the Slingshot Splash for the pin! The fans cheer Mark as he heads to the podium. Schiavone: Ok Mark, this weekend, it's you and the legendary Mil Mascaras facing the team of the Assassins led by the Original Assassin. Mark: Tony, you know I've had problems with the Cobra and the Assassins. It seems the Assassin always sent in his team when I had the upper hand on the Cobra. Well, the same thing happened to my partner, Mil Mascaras the last time he faced the Cobra. Well this weekend, we get the Assassins and Assassin rest assured we're getting serious payback on your goons. Commercial Break "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs. Gary Williams Orndorff swings Williams to the ropes and hits the high knee then follows with a forearm drop. Orndorff scoop slams Williams then gives the signal as the crowd roars. Orndorff hoists Williams up and crashes him down with the piledriver to get the pin! The crowd roars as Orndorff flexes. Orndorff heads to the podium. Schiavone: Mr. Wonderful, this weekend, it's you and Harley Race for the Mid Atlantic Championship. Orndorff: Tony, I have waited patiently and now I finally get my shot at Harley Race and the Mid Atlantic Championship. Harley Race, you can kiss that title goodbye because it's going around my waist! You've attacked me and you have used my move, the piledriver on me. Come the Spring Spectacular, I'm going to piledrive your head right through the mat! Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans before we get to the big 6 man tag match, with me right now is JJ Dillon. JJ, you made a huge wave by bringing in King Kong Bundy and now it's Bundy taking on Ole Anderson this weekend. JJ: Tony, I carried Ole Anderson for a long time. I made him relevant again and how does he thank me? By punching me! Ole, your days are numbered and your career is in serious jeopardy. When the walking path of destruction, King Kong Bundy gets his hands on you...well your just finished. I wont lie Tony, I'm going to take pleasure in seeing Ole suffer and suffer you will Ole. Polynesian Power and Tony St. Clair vs. Caspian Empire and Billy Robinson All 6 men start fighting as the bell rings. Polynesian and St. Clair swing Caspian and Robinson to the ropes and hit a triple back body drop, then follow with a triple drop kick, sending Caspian and Robinson through the ropes. Polynesian and St. Clair keep the momentum rolling until an eye gouge by Smirnoff on Tui stops it. Smirnoff swings Tui into the corner and Sheik and Robinson kick and choke him. Robinson and Sheik choke Tui as Smirnoff kicks away. Sakalia and St. Clair have enough and charge over. Everybody is brawling in the corner. The Ref loses control and signals for the bell, calling for a double disqualification. The bell is ringing as the men keep fighting. Commercial Break Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Dave Penson Duggan swings Penson to the ropes and knocks him down with a shoulder block. Duggan follows with a running knee drop. Duggan stomps around the ring then gets in a 3 point stance. Penson staggers up, Duggan charges and nails Penson with the running clothesline to get the pin! The fans cheer as Duggan heads to the podium. Schiavone: Hacksaw Duggan, it's you and Stan Hansen for the vacant United States Title, this weekend in Philly. Duggan: Stan Hansen! You want a fight, then come and get it! Don't think for one second you're going to leave me lying in the gutter. I'm going to knock you all around the ring and then I'm going to knock you out! When that's done, I'm going to be the one holding up the United States Title! Schiavone: There you have it. Fans this weekend, Clash of the Champions, Spring Spectacular. Two nights, Baltimore and Philadelphia. BEEEEE THERE! Clash of Champions: Spring Spectacular- Night 1, Baltimore Civic Center 4-19-86 NWA World Title Bout Rick Martel © vs. Terry Taylor United States Tag Team Title Bout Stud Stable © vs. Rocky Johnson and Wildcat Wendell Cooley Mid Atlantic Championship Bout Harley Race © vs. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Tiger Jeet Singh vs. Antonio Inoki Mark Youngblood and Mil Mascaras vs The Assassins w/The Assassin King Kong Bundy w/JJ Dillon vs. Ole Anderson Bob Backlund vs. "The Great One" David Sammartino Polynesian Power vs. Caspian Empire Night 2- Philadelphia Civic Center- 4-20-86 For the United States Title Hacksaw Duggan vs. Stan Hansen TV Title Bout "Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard © w/ Rock Riddle vs. "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol NO DQ Tony St. Clair vs. Billy Robinson "Superfly" Jimmy Snuka vs. Blackjack Mulligan Winners get a US Tag Title Match American Made vs. The Fabulous Blondes w/Rock Riddle "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant vs. Paul Jones- Johnny Rich will be locked inside a cage The Cobra w/The Assassin vs. Sweet Brown Sugar Rolling Thunder (Huber/Morales) vs. The Devil's Duo w/Paul Jones

I agree, Rain has a true gift when it comes to developing young talent. If this was the AWA IRL, they would of been a major player in wrestling. I think it's amazing that Rain can keep all the storylines moving without doing a lot of interviews. The way he works this all into the match descriptions is truly talented. Growing up watching the NWA on the Superstation in the 80s, their format was a lot of squash matches and promos. It was a real treat when they showed footage from a house show, involving top stars going at it. It's hard for me to venture out of this format because it's ingrained in my memory LOL. So to make up for the lack of competitive matches on TV, I try and do a couple weekend house shows with top matches. I totally get where Kevin is coming from on the screwy finishes (that was just the way it was during the 80s in several territories) but something I've learned from a lot of you guys is feuds can defiantly keep their heat with clean finishes.

WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! Wow!!!! Ric Flair wins the WWF title!!!! This is huge!! Man this is incredible. I cant wait to see the WWF reign of Ric Flair. Total game changer here. My mind went blank after reading Flair's big win, but I also loved Santana teaming with Wahoo against Tully and Arn.

Martel/Nikita, Midnight Express/RnR Express, Reed/Nation, Wright Army/Armstrong and Co., and now Freebirds/Devastation Inc! All this plus Mil Mascaras. Lots of great stuff going on in the UWF!

Oh man what an action packed card! Singh with an oh so close submission win, looks like TNT can thank El Profe for that one. What a series of brawls with Medicos/Mercenarios and Mantell/Jaggers, Happy that Castillo and Perez finally got that big win over Boyd and Crusher. Fun match with Invaders and Starrs, which segues into another angle with the Pastores interfering. Bam Bam finally has enough of Barrabas and knocks him out! Bam Bam is really being set up as a major player in this world. Santana wins the tournament by giving Owen a huge taste of his own medicine. Looks like Bruce might be next. WOW! Abby beats Colon for the title in an epic brawl! Outstanding night of action. This card certainly lived up to the build.

Shocker! Wow Satanico comes back from his upset loss last night to beat Terry Gordy for the belt! Unbelievable! That's why I love Lutte so much, anything can happen on any given night. Also, Mr. Electricity gets a huge upset over Duggan. I'm sure Duggan will be thinking about that on his plane ride to Philly. Looking forward to seeing Leduc and Kokina go at it. Cant wait for the Road Warriors to arrive.

Yea, that 6 man tag title bout was awesome! The Guerreros have magic when it comes to 6 man tags. Ut oh, more dissention in the Varsity club. Blackwell gets some payback on Kabuki. Black Irish and British Bullies sure gave the fans their money's worth. Could Adams be heading for a full on face turn? LOL, liked Piper's finish on Jack, typical heel Piper. Razor Boys get their first successful title defense against the former champs, solidifying them as the real deal.

Whoa, Keith turns on Bruce! That must of been a total shocker for the crowd. That was quite a display by Hacksaw Duggan and a great way to get tuned up for his upcoming match with Stan Hansen for the US title. The same can't be said for the Assassins, as they take a beating from the SST. Happy to see the SST win the belts and looking forward to their reign of terror. Regal with a big win over Satanico, that might mess with his head as he goes up against Gordy.

Oh Snap! Nasty Boys win the titles with a piledriver on the bar! That might be the craziest finish to a title match I've seen on here. Then Jimmy Jack and Lance Von Erich follow that with a bullrope match! Only at Billy Bob's.

Awesome set up show for the huge event this Saturday! The Mantel/Jaggers brawl is just a taste of what the fans are going to get. Hart and Santana is the finals I was hoping for. They have great history and the finals should be one heck of a match. I've really liked the build for Castillo/Perez vs. Boyd and Crusher. Bam Bam and Ayala will be a great fight. After beating Invader 1, Bam Bam looks ready but I hope Barrabas isn't to much of a distraction for him. Man, all this and Colon vs. Abby in the main event! What a loaded card!

Cant wait for Martel/Nikita! Two hot feuds are in the making with Reed vs. The Nation and Rich vs.Gilbert. Speaking of feuds, Luger and Dr. D have a great brawl. Hmmmm, I wonder what's going through the head of Baby Doll. Ole makes a great debut in UWF and forms an alliance with Magnum TA! Wow! Didn't see that coming. Street continues to have the upper hand on the Blondes.

I agree, great to see the Guerreros getting back on track. Man, Blackwell gets the mist! That might put him down for a bit but I have a feeling he'll be back with revenge on his mind. The remaining Varsity Club members are looking strong. Zenk continues his singles win streak. Speaking of winning, Tanaka is really on a roll. Another classic draw with Adams. Black Irish is one brutal team.

LOL! Very tough task indeed

Good Grief!!!! That first round is full of main event matches! This is shaping up to be one of the most epic events I've ever seen.

Great AWA TV as usual. Pillman seems to be a real crowd pleaser, no doubt better off on his own. Guerreros might be slipping in solo matches but they continue to be successful in defending their 6 man titles. Sarge makes a huge statement, putting Sommers to sleep. Adams might be taking a page from Pillman's book by realizing he might be better off on his own. What a way to end the show! Simmons standing tall! BTW, I really love the effort you put into the description of not only the match itself but what's going on with all the wrestlers. Nice to see Zenk and Pillman teaming up in that 6 man tag. Of all people in the AWA, Greg Gagne just cant seem to find his way. Things like this is why I love this Fantasy world. Jake and Jack get a big win over Piper and Orton. Oh Snap! It's the Razor Boys who end the long reign of Sommers and Rose! Wow! I got to give it to Playboy After Dark, they had one heck of a run. Looking forward to the reign of the Razor Boys. Larry Z puts up a fight but Steamboat has to much momentum going right now.

MACW puts David Sammartino on the trade block.

What a great show. I'm all for a Mantell/Jaggers feud. Super Medicos continue to improve as they get ready for Los Mercenarios. Loved the two Light Heavyweight tournament matches. Great seeing Savoldi representing Mid Atlantic well. Owen gets the win over a banged up Invader 2. Hart/Savoldi should be a fun fast paced match. Santana/Kobayashi should be an action packed hard hitting match up. Man this tournament has been a lot of fun. TNT/Singh continues to be one of my favorite programs here. Cant wait for April 19th!

I agree, seeing that 10 man tag gets my money. Another great card lined up with tourney matches and young lions showcase.

Yea, I really went back and forth with match placement for the Greenville Card. I try to send the fans home happy as often as I can. Due to the finishes of the Battle Royal and 6 man tag, I decided to put Taylor/Slater on last. I figured Taylor winning with the racket and a tantrum by Cornette would do the job

MACW @ Central State Florida Community College in Ocala FL- 4-13-86 Pedro Morales vs. Doug Vines w/Jeff Sword For some reason, Paul Jones isn't with Vines tonight. The Devil's Duo attack Morales before the bell. They stomp on him until the Ref finally gets control and officially starts the match. Vines continues hammering away on Morales. Vines body slams Morales by the ropes. Sword reaches in and chokes Morales. Vines drops a knee from the 2nd turnbuckle and covers 1..2..Morales kicks out. Vines gets up on the top rope and goes for another knee drop but Morales moves. Morales shakes his fists and gets pumped up. Morales punches away on Vines, swings him to the ropes and back drops him. Sword gets up on the apron and Morales grabs him. Vines staggers up and charges but Morales gets out of the way as Vines hits Sword with a high knee. Morales grabs Vines and gives him a belly to back suplex to get the pin! US Tag Team Champ Jimmy Golden w/Rob Fuller vs. Chick Donovan Donovan gets going early as he swings Golden to the ropes and back drops him. Golden staggers up and gets a forearm blast. Donovan swings back off the ropes but gets tripped up by Fuller. Donovan looks back at Fuller then gets clocked from behind with a clothesline by Golden. Golden stomps away on Donovan then body slams him. Golden suplexes Donovan then gets up on the top rope and hits the flying knee drop for the pin! Sweet Brown Sugar vs. Randy Rose The fans boo as Paul Jones comes out with Randy Rose. Jones and Rose are yelling insults at Sugar. The bell rings and Sugar has enough. Sugar drop kicks Rose into Jones, sending Jones through the ropes. Rose staggers up and Sugar executes a flying head scissors. Sugar maintains control until an eye rake by Rose stops him. Rose swings Sugar into the turnbuckles then charges in and hits a forearm blast to the face. Rose swings Sugar to the opposite turnbuckles and charges in with a knee to the mid section. Rose snapmares Sugar over then hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops a knee then covers 1..2..Sugar kicks out. Jones is yelling at the Ref. Rose picks up Sugar, swings him to the ropes, ducks down for a back drop but Sugar hits a sunset flip 1..2..3! The fans cheer as Sugar gets the quick pin. Sugar is celebrating but is leveled from behind by Rose! Jones runs in and raises Rose's arm to the booing crowd. American Made vs. The Kiniski Brothers Good fast paced match that goes back and forth. The Kiniski's get some momentum going as Kelly slams Kirchner, tags in Nick and Nick drops an elbow. Nick hits a suplex on Kirchner then swings off the ropes but gets a knee to the back by Kernodle. Kelly is yelling at Kernodle from across the ring. Kirchner body slams Nick then tags in Kernodle. Kernodle very aggressively stomps away on Nick. Kernodle resorts to choking as Kirchner doesn't look to happy about it. Kernodle hits an inverted atomic drop then grabs Nick before he falls and hits a neckbreaker to get the pin! The Ref raises the arms of American Made as Kirchner glares at a smiling Kernodle. "Boogie Woogie Man" Jimmy Valiant vs. Johnny Rich w/Paul Jones As you would expect, these two just start going at it. Jones wants to interfere but ends up running away when Valiant goes after him. Valiant swings Rich to the ropes and puts him down with a right fist. The crowd cheers as Valiant gives them a dance. Rich makes a comes back, swings Valiant to the ropes and nails him with a back elbow. Rich jumps up and crashes down with a fist drop. Rich puts his knee on Valiant's chest then grabs his head and pounds away with fists, busting Jimmy open. Rich rakes his boot across the face then stomps away. Rich body slams Valiant then hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle. Rich goes for the flying fist drop but Valiant moves. Rich's fist hits the canvas and he holds it in pain. Valiant goes over and stomps away on Rich then stomps on his hurt hand. Valiant goes down and starts biting Rich's forehead. Rich starts to bleed. Valiant body slams Rich then swings off the ropes but is distracted by Jones. Valiant goes to the ropes and starts yelling at Jones. As the Ref is guiding Valiant away, Jones runs over and slides his cane to Rich. Rich gets up, with the cane in his hand. Valiant walks over, Rich swings, Valiant ducks and punches Rich, the cane falls out of Rich's hand. The crowd roars as Valiant picks up the cane. Rich staggers around and WHAM, Valiant nails Rich with the cane. The Ref signals for the DQ. Valiant hits Rich a couple more times with the cane as the crowd roars. Valiant points the cane at Jones. Jones has a terrified look on his face. These two will go one on one on April 20th. Polynesian Power vs. The Caspian Empire Tui swings Smirnoff to the ropes and hip tosses him then puts him down with a drop kick. Sheik runs and gets hip tossed to the corner by Tui. Sheik stands up and gets nailed by Sakalia followed by another hip toss by Tui, sending him back to his corner. Smirnoff charges Tui but gets back dropped. Tui tags in Sakalia. Sakalia runs in and clotheslines Smirnoff. Sheik charges in but gets back dropped by Sakalia. Caspian Empire regroups as Smirnoff tags in Sheik. Sheik eye gouges Sakalia then pushes him in the corner as they double team Sakalia. Smirnoff chokes Sakalia while Sheik kicks away on the mid section. Sheik tags in Smirnoff, who goes to the 2nd turnbuckle. Sheik gut wrench suplexes Sakalia, then Smirnoff jumps off the turnbuckles with a stomp to the gut. Caspian Empire start double teaming Sakalia in the corner. Tui has enough and runs over and hammers away on the Empire. The Ref pushes Tui back to the corner. Caspian Empire double slams Sakalia. Smirnoff swings Sakalia to the ropes, ducks down for a back drop but Sakalia kicks him then makes the tag to Tui. The crowd cheers as Tui hammers away on Smirnoff. He swings Smirnoff to the ropes and hits a back elbow smash. Sheik runs in and gets sent flying back with a forearm blast. Tui suplexes Smirnoff and covers 1..2..Sheik breaks the count with a boot to the head. Sakalia storms in and punches away on Sheik. Sheik and Sakalia are fighting in the corner while Tui and Smirnoff end up fighting in the opposite corner. Polynesian Power whip the Empire into each other. As they stagger back, Polynesian Power each connect with a super kick on Smirnoff and Sheik. Sakalia picks Sheik up and Samoan Drops him back. Tui leaps off the top rope with a flying elbow drop! As the Ref gets ready to count, the bell rings, signaling for a DRAW. Tui and Sakalia cant believe it and the fans can see they're clearly disappointed. TV Title Bout "Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard © w/Rock Riddle vs. Bob Backlund Backlund starts off hot as he puts Tom over with a series of arm drags. Backlund then puts Tom over with a few headlock takeovers. Tom is frustrated as he ends up rolling out of the ring. Riddle hugs him as the fans boo. Tom gets up on the apron, Backlund walks over and Tom eye gouges him. Tom grabs Backlund's head and snaps it on the top rope. Tom climbs to the top turnbuckle and delivers a flying knee drop then covers 1..2..Backlund gets his shoulder up. Tom grabs the top rope and drops several knees on Backlund then chokes him with his boot. Tom lifts Backlund up and drops him back with a vertical suplex. Tom swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop and covers 1..2..Backlund raises his shoulder. Riddle throws a fit and berates the Ref. Tom joins in and yells at the Ref. They keep arguing. Backlund uses the ropes to help himself up. Backlund comes from behind and rolls Tom up 1..2..Tom kicks out. Tom charges Backlund but Backlund body slams him. Backlund swings Tom to the ropes and back drops him. Backlund picks Tom up and hits an Atomic drop that sends Tom head first into the turnbuckles. Tom staggers back, Backlund grabs him by the waist and German suplexes him back 1..2..No, Riddle distracts the Ref by getting on the apron. Backlund goes towards Riddle but Riddle hops down in a hurry. Backlund body slams Tom then picks him up and sets him on the top turnbuckles. Backlund hops to the 2nd turnbuckles and the crowd cheers as he sets up Tom for the superplex. Backlund hoists Tom up but Riddle runs over and pulls on Backlund's feet allowing Tom to fall on Backlund. The Ref counts 1..2..3! The fans boo as Tom Prichard retains the TV title. Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. US Tag Team Champ Rob Fuller w/Jimmy Golden The Stud Stable attack Duggan before the bell. They swing Duggan to the ropes but miss a double clothesline, Duggan swings back and takes both of them down with a double clothesline! Duggan grabs Golden and hurls him over the top rope. The bell rings and Duggan hammers away on Fuller. Duggan scoop slams Fuller then drops a knee. Golden runs around and starts yelling at Duggan. Duggan stands up and starts yelling back at Golden. Fuller sneaks up from behind and hits a low blow. Fuller stomps away on Duggan. Fuller swings Duggan to the ropes and kicks him in the mid section then suplexes him back. Fuller hits a fist drop and covers 1..2..Duggan kicks out. Fuller starts kicking Duggan's leg then clamps on the Fuller Leg Lock! Fuller spins around and twists the knee. The Ref is asking Duggan if he wants to submit. Duggan yells "NO" The crowd is cheering Duggan on. Duggan is able to kick Fuller with his other leg to break the hold. While Fuller is distracting the Ref, Golden reaches in and chokes Duggan. Fuller picks up Duggan and goes for a suplex but Duggan blocks it and suplexes Fuller back. Duggan limps around the ring then stomps around the ring. Fuller gets up and Duggan punches away. Golden gets on the apron and is holding on to the top rope. Duggan grabs the rope and snaps Golden into the ring. Duggan picks up Golden and Atomic drops him into Fuller. Duggan backs up and gets in a 3 point stance. Fuller is staggering around. Duggan charges and nails him with the running clothesline and covers 1..2..3!!!! The fans go crazy! Duggan stomps around the ring, giving the fans a thumbs up.

Great set up for the Dream vs. Dream match. This feud is just to cool. I'm really liking this Horner/Ice Man story. I think you have a gem going on here. I'm excited for the Road Warriors/Grapplers clash. Hillbillies making their presence known. Nice payback for the Von Erich's as they take care of the Super Destroyers. Classic WCCW main event between Studd and JYD. How fitting, Studd wins the match with a power slam. Love the brawl at the end. A Dream, JYD, Lawler alliance is up there with the Von Erich's in terms of popularity.

MACW @ The Memorial Auditorium, Greenville SC- 4-12-86 Rocky Johnson and "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. The Fabulous Blondes w/Rock Riddle Blondes attack when the bell rings but Johnson and Cooley were ready and clean house, sending the Blondes rolling out of the ring. Riddle runs over to council with them. Johnson and Cooley start fast as Johnson swings Crews to the ropes and back drops him then follows with a high drop kick. Johnson tags in Cooley, who drops Crews with another drop kick followed by an elbow drop and cover, but Timbs drops a knee to break the count. Crews tags in Timbs. They double suplex Cooley, then Timbs hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops a knee and covers 1..2..Kick out! Blondes control the next few minutes until a miscue, which allows Cooley to make the tag to Johnson. Johnson knocks both of the Blondes heads together, then body slams Crews and covers but Riddle causes a distraction. Johnson goes towards Riddle, Crews hits him from behind with a forearm blast. Johnson is leaning on the ropes, Timbs runs over and snaps his head on the top rope. Crews drops an elbow and covers but Cooley runs in to break the count. All four men are brawling. Riddle jumps up on the apron and Cooley atomic drops Timbs into Riddle, sending him flying off the apron. Johnson swings Crews to the ropes and hits a Power Slam for the 1..2..3! Tiger Jeet Singh vs. "Cowboy" Scott Casey Singh runs down the aisle, swinging his sword like a madman and knocking over anybody standing in his way. The bell rings and Casey drop kicks Singh from behind, sending the sword flying out of the ring. Casey hip tosses Singh and follows with another drop kick. Casey swings Singh into the turnbuckles and charges in but Singh lifts his boot and kicks Casey in the face. Singh pummels away on Casey then puts the boots to him, grabs the top rope and chokes Casey with his boot. Singh hits a back breaker, then hoists Casey up on his shoulders and hits the Argentine Back Rack drop for the pin! Singh continues to stomp on Casey then goes and gets his sword. Singh hammers away on Casey with the sword, busting him open! Officials come out to stop this madness. Tony St. Clair vs. The Cobra w/The Assassin These guys start off fast and have a good exchange, Tony gets the upper hand with several European uppercuts then swings Cobra to the ropes and hits a heels first drop kick. Tony drops Cobra with a vertical suplex and covers 1..2..No! Cobra kicks out. Tony swings Cobra to the ropes, Cobra reverses it and The Assassin trips Tony, Tony stumbles and Cobra takes him down with a knee strike. Cobra picks Tony up, spins him around and hits a Gut Buster. Cobra covers but Tony kicks out on 2. Cobra swings Tony to the ropes but misses a chop, Tony swings back and clotheslines Cobra. Tony regroups and swings Cobra to the turnbuckles but the Ref gets in the path and is knocked down. Tony is checking on the Ref. The fans boo as Billy Robinson runs into the ring and hits Tony with a swinging neckbreaker! Billy runs out of there as the fans boo. Cobra gets up on the top rope and hits a flying Senton! The Ref crawls over and counts 1...2...3! The Assassin runs in and raises the Cobra's arm in victory as the fans continue to boo. The Assassins w/The Assassin vs. The Steiner Brothers The match doesn't even start and these teams are punching away on each other. The Assassin tries to interfere but a hard fist by Rick Steiner puts him down. The teams continue to brawl and end up fighting on the outside. They're brawling all over the place. The Ref cant get control and the match ends up a No Contest. The teams continue to fight all the way up the aisle. Mark Youngblood vs. Billy Robinson Billy starts the match with an eye rake then body slams Mark and stomps away. Billy gut wrench suplexes Mark over, then picks him up and hits a belly to back suplex, but cant put Mark away. Billy puts Mark's head on the bottom rope and chokes away. Billy runs back, swings off the ropes and leaps up but Mark moves out of the way and Billy gets tangled up in the ropes. Mark regroups and gives Billy a back suplex. Mark swings Billy to the ropes and nails him with a running thrust shot. Mark drops a flying knee and covers 1..2..Billy barely gets his shoulder up. Mark picks Billy up, but Billy low blows him. Mark is on the ground while Billy regroups. The fans cheer as Tony St. Clair comes to the ring. Tony and Billy start to argue. The Ref is trying to get things under control. Mark comes up from behind as Billy turns around. Mark chops him, then body slams him and covers. The Ref counts 1..(Tony reaches in and holds Billy's foot)..2..3! The fans go crazy as Billy loses it. Tony points and tells Billy "Payback' then heads to the back as the fans cheer. Stan Hansen, Mid Atlantic Champ Harley Race and Blackjack Mulligan vs. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, "Superfly" Snuka and Austin Idol Wild 6 man tag action as Mulligan and Snuka start the match and they go at it with a vicious exchange. Snuka swings Mulligan to the ropes and puts him down with a chop. Snuka tags in Idol. Idol swings Mulligan to the ropes and back drops him. Mulligan rolls over and tags in Race. Race slowly walks in. Orndorff begs for the tag and Idol tags him in. Race and Orndorff exchange blows, Race swings Orndorff to the ropes and misses a clothesline, Orndorff comes back and sends Race out of the ring with a high jumping knee. Race gets back into the ring and charges Orndorff, but gets back dropped. The crowd goes crazy as Orndorff lifts Race up for the pile driver but WHAM! Hansen nails Orndorff from behind. Race rakes his boot across Orndorff's face then picks him up for a delayed suplex and drops him back. Race tags in Hansen. Hansen puts the boots to Orndorff, then gives him a thundering body slam. Hansen tags in Mulligan. Mulligan swings Orndorff to the ropes and delivers a flying back elbow smash. Mulligan covers but Snuka drops a headbutt to break the count. Race runs in but is punched back into the corner by Idol. Mulligan picks up Orndorff but Orndorff grabs his arm and fireman carries him over then tags in Snuka. Snuka is on fire as he hammers away on Mulligan. Snuka swings off the ropes but is kicked in the back by Race. Orndorff charges over and starts pounding on Race. Hansen grabs Orndorff by the hair but Idol runs over and him and Hansen start fighting. The Ref is focused on Race and Orndorff. Hansen kicks Idol low and throws him through the ropes. Snuka body slams Mulligan but from behind, Hansen nails Snuka with a lariat! Hansen rolls Mulligan on top of Snuka. Hansen grabs the Ref and pushes him the other way. The Ref jumps down and counts 1..2..3! Race and Orndorff continue to fight. Idol tries to get in the ring but Hansen sends him back out with a kick to the face. Intermission Battle Royal 2- Winner faces Hacksaw Duggan for the Vacant US Title on April 20th Harley Race, Paul Orndorff, Stan Hansen, Billy Robinson, Tony St. Clair, Rocky Johnson, Wendell Cooley, Assassins, Cobra, Mark Youngblood, Jimmy Snuka, Blackjack Mulligan, Fabulous Blondes, Austin Idol, Steiner Brothers. Due to injuries sustained by Tiger Jeet Singh, Scott Casey is unable to compete. The bell rings and the big brawl begins. Steiners and Assassins start off where they left off and all four men fight over the top rope and are eliminated. They continue to fight on the outside. Mulligan and Snuka tear into each other, as Robinson and St. Clair fight in the corner. Orndorff and Race exchange punches in the middle of the ring as Cobra and Youngblood go at it in the other corner. Cooley, Johnson and the Blondes are on the ropes fighting and trying to eliminate each other when Stan Hansen runs over and clotheslines Cooley and Crews over the top rope! Johnson and Timbs are hanging over the ropes when Austin Idol runs over and dumps both men over the top rope. Cobra hits Youngblood, swings him to the ropes but misses a chop, Youngblood swings back off the ropes and hits a flying body press on Cobra, Cobra is holding him but the momentum carries both men over the top rope. Mulligan punches away on Snuka then backs up and charges in but Snuka back drops him over the top rope! Race eye rakes Orndorff. Mulligan gets up and is yelling up at Snuka, Race comes up from behind and hurls Snuka over the top rope. Mulligan and Snuka continue their fight on the outside. Race turns around and gets sent over the top rope by a clothesline from Orndorff! The crowd loved that. It's down to Orndorff, Hansen, St. Clair, Robinson and Idol. Idol punches Hansen to the ropes but Hansen hits him with a knee then grabs his hair and hurls him over the top rope! St. Clair and Robinson have been tangled up with each other since the start. They both fight over the top rope and onto the apron. They keep slugging away on each other. Orndorff runs over and hits Robinson off the apron, as Hansen nails St. Clair and eliminates him! Hansen and Orndorff are the final two! They don't waste anytime as they start clobbering each other. They battle back and forth. Harley Race is still on the outside and circles the ring. Orndorff starts to get the upper hand then body slams Hansen and follows with a forearm drop. Race gets up on the apron. Orndorff runs over and a forearm blast sends Race flying off. Hansen gets up and runs over, then sends Orndorff over the top rope with a clothesline from behind! Stan Hansen is the winner! He goes on to face Hacksaw Duggan for the United States Title on April 20th! Harley Race gets up, picks up Orndorff and rams him into the steel post! The fans boo as Race just gives them a look and heads to the back. Stan Hansen puts up the 'Bullhorn' sign and gives a yell before exiting the ring. Terry Taylor vs. UWF Continental Champ Dick Slater w/Jim Cornette- If Slater wins, he gets Taylor's NWA World Title shot Slater nails Taylor from behind as the bell rings. Cornette throws out some insults to Taylor before he leaves the ring. Slater pounds on Taylor then drops several elbows on him and covers 1..2..Kick out! Slater chokes Taylor, then picks him up and gives him a belly to back suplex. Slater backs up then drops a running jumping knee drop and covers but Taylor kicks out. Cornette is swinging his racket and yelling at the Ref. Slater swings Taylor to the ropes and bends down for a back drop but Taylor kicks him, then grabs him and puts him down with the jaw breaker! Taylor regroups and suplexes Slater back. Taylor hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and drops a knee and covers but Slater kicks out. Taylor swings Slater to the ropes, hits a back drop then drops an elbow but still cant put Slater away. Taylor picks up Slater but Slater grabs his tights and pulls Taylor through the ropes. Taylor hits the ground and Cornette runs over and kicks Taylor. Slater rolls out of the ring, grabs Taylor and slams his head on the apron then hurls him back into the ring. Slater hops up on the 2nd turnbuckle and lands a forearm drop then covers 1..2..Taylor gets a foot on the rope. Cornette is up on the apron yelling at the ref. Slater starts to yell at the ref. Slater then goes to the 2nd turnbuckle and goes for a knee drop but Taylor moves as Slater crashes down on his knee. Taylor gets his fire back, picks up Slater and puts him down with a shin buster. Taylor goes to pick up Slater but is distracted by Cornette, who's on the apron once again. Taylor grabs Cornette by his shirt, as Cornette is pleading for his life. Slater limps up then grabs Taylor from behind and suplexes him back. Both men are down. The Ref is telling Cornette to get off the apron. Slater gets up and goes over and starts yelling at the Ref. Taylor gets up, runs over and pushes Slater into Cornette (his racket fly's into the ring) and rolls him up 1..2..NO! Slater kicks out. Cornette is on the ground, yelling at the ref that Taylor should be disqualified. Slater eye rakes Taylor. The Ref is still distracted by Cornette. Slater picks up the racket. He lifts it up and is going to swing down on Taylor but Taylor kicks Slater in the mid section, then grabs the racket and WHAM, hits Slater over the head. Slater drops and Taylor covers, the Ref turns around and counts 1..2..3!!! The crowd goes crazy! Cornette is having a breakdown on the outside. Terry Taylor keeps his NWA World Title shot as he faces the champ, Rick Martel on April 19th in Baltimore!

Big Shock as the Vachon's retire! No time wasted as new champs will be declared on Friday. SST and Assassins should be a great fight. A star studded event coming to Hamilton!