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Another stacked card! Yea Sawyer/Cactus would of been my money match. Leon and Simmons teaming up...YES! Badd Company looks to be making a comeback. Love the Bock/Perez match. Just a great scientific encounter.

Great way to kick off Wild West Wrestling! Steiners are a great choice as champs. Benoit/Dundee would of been something to see in this era. The fans got their money's worth in that main event. I wouldn't mind seeing more of a Flair/Gilbert alliance.

LOL me too! I work for an oil company so when I'm filling up Barrels or totes my mind goes to this.

That was a great history lesson. Thanks for the time you put into that. Great to see Tiger Jeet Singh's name mentioned. You hit it right on. Not a great technical worker but man his gimmick was way over in Japan. And you're right about the hardcore stuff. I think he was knocking people over with his sword in the late 70s. So yea you're right, Japan was doing some crazy things years prior. That was a really cool read, thanks again.

First off, great TV show. I love the description of the Saito match. Hmmmm, Saito vs. Simmons, that's a match I would pay to see. I like Scorpio getting his first title shot against Mando. Scorpio earned that shot. He came up short but I'm sure he gained a lot of experience in that one match. Spivey with two big wins against two top names. No doubt about it, Spivey's moving up. Rose and Sommers continue to look great. I'm sure the fans got a taste of Steamboat and Orndorff in that tag match. Great set up for their eventual title match.

Two great brawling cards! Armstrong's and Long Riders was a good one. I like Tommy Rich getting the pin on Boris. Oh man I don't know if the King can hold off the challenge of Nikita but never count the King out. Wild ending to the Duggan/Williams match! Well, looks like Dick Slater has chosen sides. I do love a heel Slater. Nice job of keeping these feuds heated.

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling News Sources say Ric Flair is still pretty upset over some pay offs from Crockett. Apparently his Horseman buddies feel the same way. Tully Blanchard discovered his Starrcade pay off was lower than some of the outsiders that were brought in for the card. He felt this was a slap in the face, since he was involved in the Greensboro Main Event. Arn Anderson was upset as well, when he found out the Freebirds received more of the 1-25-86 Greensboro gate. This led to a meeting between the 4 Horseman and the Crockett's. The Crockett's explained that they were special attractions for a special show and the cost to bring them in. Believe it or not, Ole Anderson was the one playing peacekeeper as he saw the Crockett's point of view and felt everybody received good pay offs. The Crockett's assured them that they are very crucial to the success of Mid Atlantic. The Crockett's also reminded them, that all of them are in very high profile matches at the upcoming Battle of the Belts card. Adding to Flair's frustration is the fact he hasn't been given a rematch for the NWA World Title. However, Flair has been very happy traveling around the territories and feels that other promoters value him more than the Crockett's. I'm sure the Horseman will be looking very closely at the Battle of the Belts pay offs. Look for the Rock n Roll Express to have a nice run for a few weeks. The Crockett's want to give them a good little run as a thank you for doing the job against Hansen and Brody at Starrcade. The 1-25-86 Greensboro card was a huge success. Word has it that the Flair/Mascaras match was an all time classic. Tully Blanchard made his return at the expense of Michael Hayes. A match between the two has been signed for the Battle of the Belts. The US tag team tournament came to a conclusion as the Stud Stable won the straps. Looks like the Stud Stable will be using the Freebird rule to defend the titles, as Jimmy Golden is now a member. Word is the Crockett's really like the Stud Stable and think they could be one of the top heel factions in the NWA. After what happened at the Press Conference, Tony St. Clair and Billy Robinson will be in a program. The Crockett's think Billy Robison will do an outstanding job of getting St. Clair over in the States. They really want to build up St. Clair. Mid Atlantic is planning a Super Card in April as the Clash of Champions: Spring Spectacular, will take place at the Baltimore Civic Center.

Oh man what a throwback with Studd bringing out the old Executioner mask. Jeez! The Funks and Abdullah on the same team. Poor Embry. Moondogs seem to be on a roll. And the Steiners are building some momentum.

The No DQ Blood elimination match was insane! Love Hickerson and his towel spots LOL. Really liked the AWA Challenge match. Very technical and hard hitting The main event was great! Poor Jumbo just cant catch a break. Your matches are so realistic, great job!

MACW @ St. Louis, MO- Kiel Auditorium 2-2-86 Spike Huber vs. Terry Gibbs Huber swings Gibbs to the ropes and hits the Power Slam for the pin! Devil's Duo w/Paul Jones vs. Kiniski Brothers Doug Vines tags in Jeff Sword. Vines hits Nick Kiniski with the backbreaker and holds him in position. Sword jumps off and stomps his boot on Nick's head. Nick flips over and Sword covers him for the pin! They continue to beat down on Nick. Kelly Kiniski runs over but Sword nails him with Paul Jones's cane. Corporal Kirchner w/Chris Youngblood vs. Alexis Smirnoff w/Baron Von Raschke Smirnoff gets the pin after Youngblood accidently pushes Von Raschke into Kirchner. After the match, Kirchner wasn't to happy with an apologetic Chris Youngblood. Brett Sawyer vs. Johnny Rich Wild brawl that ended in a double count out. Both men continued to fight up the aisle. Hot Property (Billy Travis and Joe Savoldi) vs. 'The Great One' David Sammartino and 'Cowboy' Scott Casey (subbing for Bob Roop) Hot Property swing Casey to the ropes and finish him off with the Hot Shot to get the pin! After the match Sammartino got on the house mic. "You know, I came here tonight because I was going to team with a wrestler on my level. Then they put me with this guy and what does he do? He loses and makes me look bad!" Sammartino beats down Casey, throws him out of the ring, clamps on the bear hug and rams him into the steel post! Ron Fuller vs. Rocky Johnson The Ref gets knocked down. Johnson body slams Fuller then puts him in the Boston Crab! Jimmy Golden runs out and nails Johnson in the back with a chair. Golden helps Fuller up and lays him on top of Johnson. The Ref wakes up and sees Fuller covering Johnson. The Ref counts 1..2..3! Bob Backlund vs. The Iron Sheik They both had their working boots on tonight and really went at it. Von Raschke runs to the ring and gets up on the apron. Backlund atomic drops Sheik into Von Raschke, then rolls Sheik up for the pin! Smirnoff runs out and a 3 on 1 attack happens. Chris Youngblood runs in but the odds are to much. The Bolshevik Revolution put the boots to Youngblood while Sheik has Backlund in the Camel Clutch! The Rock n Roll Express and Terry Taylor vs. Tom Prichard and The Fabulous Blondes w/Rock Riddle This match tore the house down! At the 40 minute mark, Taylor and Prichard end up battling on the outside. The RnR Express double drop kick Timbs out of the ring then double drop kick Crews for the pin! The crowd blew the roof off the place. Main Event- US Title Match Magnum TA © vs. Mid Atlantic Champ- Harley Race Even after the previous match, the St. Louis crowd was into every minute of this match. Race fought aggressively but stayed within the rules. Harley pulled out all of his arsenal, knee drops, diving head butts, suplexes and slams. Magnum however was able to withstand the Indian deathlock and mount a comeback. Magnum hits suplexes of his own, drop kicks and hip tosses. Magnum even gets Harley up in a Gorilla Press and slams him down. Both men go back and forth in a hard hitting match up. The bell rings as both men are trading punches. The official ruling is a draw. In the ultimate display of sportsmanship Harley offers his hand. Magnum nods and shakes it. The crowd gives them a standing ovation.

Wild end to another fun show. Embry continues to crack me up. I can't imagine how Dr.D is going to react to him LOL. Ron Garvin is one of the only guys in the business who can stand alone. Love the Steiners getting some heat on the Fantastics. Terry Funk is acting crazier than ever. Man your next Amarillo card is stacked!

The Dick Slater storyline gets more and more interesting. Looking forward to the Andersons/Road Warriors clash. The Duggan/Dr. Death feud is in high gear. Rip Oliver is looking strong and I think he's heading for big things. Texas Tornados continue to build momentum. Liked the Warrior/Barbarian power match.

MACW @ WTBS Studios Recorded 1-30-86, Aired 2-1-86 Schiavone: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of Mid Atlantic Championship, with me as always is David Crockett. Crockett: Thank you Tony, boy do we have a great show lined up tonight. Our main event has been changed a bit, due to Mark Youngblood fulfilling some booking obligations up in Canada. It will be the Bolshevik Revolution and the Iron Sheik taking on Bob Backlund, Chris Youngblood and a mystery partner. Schiavone: Should be interesting to see how that transpires. We will also be hearing from the United States Champion Magnum TA. But first fans, we want to show you footage from the Press Conference earlier this week. Crockett: That's right Tony, my brother Jim put this historic press conference together to officially welcome one of UK's best, Tony St. Clair. Lets take you to it. Press Conference Jim Crockett: After negotiating for over a year, the NWA, Crockett Promotions and Mid Atlantic are pleased to announce the official signing of the longest reigning British Heavyweight Champion in history. Please welcome Tony St. Clair. Tony heads up to the podium, grabs a pen and signs the contract. Tony and Jim shake hands. Jim tells him the time is his. Tony: Thank you very much Mr. Crockett. It has been a dream of mine to come here to the United States and wrestle the very best competition in the world. A commotion starts in the crowd. Walking through the crowd is Billy Robinson! Billy heads up to the podium. Tony offers his hand but Billy slaps it away. Jim Crockett stands up. Billy: This whole charade is making me sick! You give this man the red carpet treatment. You hype up his arrival for weeks! Then you give him his very own press conference. Why? Everybody knows that I'm the greatest wrestler to come out of the UK. So I sign with Mid Atlantic and what do I get? Not a dahm thing! Nothing! Jim: Look Mr. Robinson, Crockett Promotions is extremely happy to have you here but this is Tony's time. Why don't we talk about this after the press conference. Tony: Billy, You know I have the utmost respect for you. If you want to have a match with me, it would be my pleasure. Billy: Pleasure, is the last word I would use to describe a match with me. Billy decks Tony then grabs his head and slams it on the table. Jim tries to intervene but gets pushed aside by Billy. Billy grabs Tony and body slams him unto the table. Security runs up and holds Billy back. Live in the Studio Crockett: I know that Billy Robinson has been fined for his despicable actions and my brother is thinking about laying a suspension down on him. Tony was banged up bit but will be in action soon. Schiavone: I found it hard to believe that a class act like Billy Robinson would do something so low. Fans, we will keep you posted. Right now lets go to the ring. Rocky Johnson vs. Tim Straw Rocky shuffles his feet as he nails Straw with a series of punches. Rocky has the fans on their feet as he swings Straw to the ropes and hits him with a high drop kick. Johnson follows with a body slam then puts Straw in the Boston Crab for the victory! Commercial Break The Stud Stable (Ron and Rob Fuller with Jimmy Golden) are at the podium Schiavone: Fans with me right now are the new United States Tag Team Champions, the Stud Stable. Congratulations gentlemen, I have to say, some unusual methods in winning the titles. Ron: Mr. Schiavone, the Fullers are business men and our contract was perfectly legal. Now, the contract states that any two members of the Stud Stable can defend these titles. Rob: That's right brother. Look now, the Stud Stable are gonna be fight'n champions and we're going to prove that today. Jimmy: You said it Rob. We whipped the Loser Patrol in Greensboro to win these and today out of the kindness of our hearts we're gonna give back. Tell them Ron. Ron: Yes, well Mr. Schiavone, you know I don't wrestle on TV so tonight Rob and Jimmy will wrestle not 1 not 2 but 3 top ranking tag teams. And if any one of those top rank teams score a win then we will give them a US tag team title shot. Schiavone: Ok fans, there you have it, the Stud Stable will be wrestling in 3 matches later on tonight and if a team wins then they will get a shot at the titles. Lets go to the ring for our next bout. Brett Sawyer vs. Lou Simms Bret takes Lou down with a series of standing drop kicks. Bret suplexes Lou back then climbs to the top rope. Bret jumps off and hits a flying leg drop for the pin! Bret heads over to the podium. Crockett: Well Brett, you've had some problems with Johnny Rich recently. You even tried to get your hands on him in Greensboro but it didn't look like he wanted anything to do with you. Sawyer: Johnny proved he's nothing but a coward. He jumps me a few weeks ago and busts my head open. I haven't forgotten that and I'm looking for some payback. If he wants to continue the Rich, Sawyer feud then buddy, anytime and anyplace! Crockett: I think a war has started. Fans, back to the ring. Kiniski Brothers vs. Clyde Putnam and Bill Richards Kiniski's look sharp tonight with some quick tags and solid teamwork. Kelly hits Putnam with an inverted atomic drop and Nick hoists Putnam back with a belly to back suplex to get the pin! Commercial Break Schiavone: Fans with me right now is the United States Champion, Magnum TA. Magnum, you have been nothing short of a dominate champion. Now it's official. You will be defending your title against Ric Flair at the Battle of the Belts on Feb. 22nd. Magnum: Well it's no secret that I've been going head to head with the Horsemen and it should be only fitting that Ric Flair is next. The crowd makes some noise when Ric Flair walks out in one of his tailor made suits. Flair walks right up and gets in Magnum's face. Flair: WHOOO! You know Schiavone, I took time out from tearing it up in Texas and flew here in my private jet to speak with the so called US champ face to face. Now listen up punk! You heard the announcement and your days are numbered. I just gave Mil Mascaras and the Funk brothers wrestling lessons they wont ever forget and pal, you're next! Magnum smirks and looks down. Flair gives him a little slap to the face. Flair: Look at me when I'm talking to you boy! Now I've held the gold and you all are wondering why I'm going for the silver. It's real simple. When I beat this punk for the US title, the NWA will have no choice but to give me my world title rematch. Flair gives Magnum another slap. Flair: You hear me boy! Magnum socks Flair then starts ripping his suit off! Magnum is dragging Flair around as the fans are going crazy! Tully Blanchard and the Andersons run out and attack Magnum. They punch him down and hold his arms. Flair regroups and slaps Magnum. Then slaps him again. Flair: The 4 Horsemen are as united as ever and your US title is mine! Flair slaps him again then Tully and the Andersons take a few more shots then throw Magnum to the ground. Commercial Break Schiavone: Ok fans, Magnum was helped out of here. It looks like the 4 Horsemen are back to their old ways. I wouldn't want to be Ric Flair on the 22nd, that's for sure. Lets go to the ring. Fabulous Blondes w/Rock Riddle vs. Gary Williams and Brad Kimber The Blondes are looking confident coming off the post match beating they put on the Nightmares last week. Art Crews hits a few shoulder tackles then tags in Ken Timbs. Timbs works over Williams with some high knees then tags in Crews. They both drop Williams with a double front facelock drop for the pin! Riddle runs in and pushes the Ref away then raises his team's hands in victory. Riddle is smiling and yells "Where are the Nightmares?" Him and the Blondes laugh as the fans boo. Crockett: A very confident agency but we'll see if that remains when the Nightmares return to action. Fans my guest at this time, Bob Roop. Bob, you get your TV title match against Terry Taylor next week. Roop: Look you saw what happened in Greensboro. Taylor doesn't have the right temperament to be a champion. His temper was the reason he lost our match. You're looking at a wrestler who can control himself. A wrestler who knows exactly where he is in the ring. Next week the title will finally be around the waist of a real wrestler and that's Bob Roop! Crockett: Ok, television title match next week, Terry Taylor vs. Bob Roop. Back to the ring. David Sammartino vs. Aaron Arbuckle Sammartino slams Arbuckle down and chokes him with his boot. Sammartino picks Arbuckle up in a bearhug then rams him into the turnbuckles. Sammartino hoists Arbuckle up on his shoulders and drops him down with the back rack for the pin! Schiavone: Good win tonight... Sammartino: Quiet Schiavone! It was a great win and from now on you and everybody else will refer to me as the Great One David Sammartino. Just ask Pedro Morales how great I am. I put that old timer out to pasture in Greensboro and I'll do the same to anybody else who wants to try me! Commercial Break Bolsheviks and Iron Sheik vs. Bob Backlund, Chris Youngblood and Mystery Partner Sheik and Revolution are at the podium. Smirnoff: Get them out here! They don't have a partner, because nobody is brave enough to fight us! Sheik: Iran number one, Bolshevik Revolution number one! Von Raschke: And that's all the people need to know! They head to the ring. Sheik is waving the Iranian flag around as the fans boo. Backlund and Youngblood come out and wait. Then Corporal Kirchner comes out!! He stands beside them, waving the American flag as the fans cheer. Kirchner, Backlund and Youngblood charge the ring and all 6 men brawl. The Ref lets them go for awhile. Finally the Ref gets control. The match goes back and forth with all the men getting their moments. Kirchner is wailing away on Von Raschke when Smirnoff runs in which causes chaos. Backlund and the Sheik end up on the outside brawling. Kirchner goes down. The Bolshevik Revolution double team Chris Youngblood in the corner. They're stomping away on Youngblood. Kirchner comes from behind and rolls up Von Raschke 1..2..3! The match is over but the fight is still going on. Smirnoff runs over and clotheslines Kirchner. The Bolshevik Revolution double team Kirchner. Backlund and Sheik are still fighting on the outside. Youngblood wobbles up and helps Kirchner. The brawl continues. Commercial Break Crockett: Wow that was a real barn burner! That fight is far from over and Corporal Kirchner picking up right where things left off. Ok fans its time for the Stud Stable challenge. Match 1 Stud Stable w/Ron Fuller vs. Carl Hillman and Vic DeMarco The Stud Stable make short work of their opponents and finish them off with a double body slam! Fuller and Golden each hold up one finger. Match 2 Stud Stable w/Ron Fuller vs. Nate Brown and Zach Goodly The fans boo as they see what's going on here. Fuller puts Brown down with an armbar then tags Golden. Golden jumps off the top rope and drops a knee on Goodly then wrenches the arm and gets the submission victory. Ron hops in the ring and shakes Rob and Jimmy's hands as the fans boo. Match 3 Stud Stable w/Ron Fuller vs. The Unknowns The Stud Stable are laughing uncontrollable as two men in masks, pants and long sleeve shirts enter the ring. Ron pats Rob and Jimmy on the back as they're still laughing uncontrollably. The bell rings. Rob pats Jimmy on the back and says he'll take care of this. Rob turns around and is hit by a double kick. The Unknowns pick Rob up and suplex him back then hop up and give Jimmy a double fist that knocks him off the apron. The Unknowns jump up and crash down on Rob with a double head butt. The Ref counts 1..2..3! The fans jump out of their seats! The Unknowns get a US tag team title shot! The Unknowns jump up then take off their masks. It's the Soul Patrol!!!! Ron Fuller is on the outside throwing his cowboy hat down. Crockett: I cant believe it! The Soul Patrol now get a title match! Incredible! Fans we're out of time! See you next week! Battle of the Belts- Feb. 22nd US Title Bout Magnum TA © vs. Ric Flair w/JJ Dillon NWA World Tag Team Title Match The Andersons © w/JJ Dilllon vs. UWF Champs The Road Warriors w/Paul Ellering Mid Atlantic Championship Bout Harley Race © vs. Wahoo McDaniel Stan Hansen vs. Antonio Inoki Tully Blanchard w/JJ Dillon vs. Michael Hayes w/Buddy Roberts

Man that Feb. 22nd card is stacked! Love the "flying elephant' comment LOL. The RPM's put up a valiant fight but take a heartbreaking loss. Brody/Invader 3 was a special TV match for the fans. Madril and Chicky were quite the pair. Wow Ric Flair and Carlos Colon on TV, that's awesome!

Another round of great shows. Man, even though I knew it was coming, it was still sad to see. Just a reminder of what could of been. Gino went way to soon but he certainly made the most of his time. Hogan and Hansen have been tearing it up. Cant wait for their SNME showdown. Some interesting scenarios going on. First with Hennig as Heenan says he'll be in his corner next week. Then with the Harts and their upcoming match with Valentine and Honkeytonk. The next SNME should be a good one. WrestleMania season is in full swing!

MID-ATLANTIC CHAMPIONS United States Champion- Ted Dibiase Mid Atlantic Champion- Paul Orndorff United States Tag Team Champions- Rick Rude and Manny Fernandez Television Champion- Tony St. Clair

WOW! Terry Gordy wasn't playing around! That was one dominant squash. Gino Brito looks like he might have earned himself a title shot with that win over Tonga. Charland and Poisson score a huge win over the Freebirds in Atlanta. Fun show, I'm sure Lutte will be back in the Omni.

Good grief that was one strong card. The main event was crazy! I loved that finish! I'm sure the crowd was really into the Mando/Furnas match. Cactus Jack gets a big win over Sawyer. Scorpio keeps moving up the ranks. And hey how about the Youngbloods pulling off an upset over the Onyx Express.

Great way to kick off the new format. Gordy and Armand should be a good one. Martel is becoming quite the fighting champion. The Fantastics are becoming real crowd pleasers. I like seeing Mr. Electricity getting some shine. Adonis retains in the ultimate heel way. Lots of great stuff being set up in Lutte.

Fun hard hitting card. The Guerreros /British Bullies match would of been awesome to see. Oh man looks like it's on between Sarge and Blackwell/Patera. I think Sarge and the Dream have some common enemies which will make for one epic feud. Crazy ending to the Bock/Adams match. I could just imagine Bock piledriving a green faced Adams. I'm loving these AWA house shows!

Another strong card! Scorpio is getting some good wins. The Mando/Rougeau match is a classic. Man Ricky Steamboat and Dan Spivey are putting together some really good matches. Cant wait for the Steamboat/Orndorff match. Speaking of Orndorff, he got by the Dream tonight, with a little help. I'm sure Dream is going to be after Patera. I liked the close circuit part. Nice partnership with Lutte. The talents from both territories really mesh well together.

Loved the contract on a pole match. Armand gets the title shot! I liked the close circuit deal with the AWA. The card at the Omni is shaping up to be something special.

Cornette was in top form tonight but he better be careful and not get in JYD's path. UWF has some serious heel factions going with Wright's army, the Nation and the Russians. The Long Riders and Southern Boys will no doubt produce some great matches. Lawler, Rich and Valiant are the perfect faces in Mid South. Looking forward to the Luger/Reed match.

I really liked this show and the momentum of your storylines. Great set up with Sullivan getting frustrated with his guys then getting pinned by Scorpio. Huge win for Scorpio! Love the Blackwell/Patera team, so glad they're back together. Larry Z better watch himself. Playboy After Dark shows they will do anything to hang on to the titles. That was a fun TV main event.

Another outstanding card! Terry Funk kissing Precious is hilarious. I don't know who got it worse LOL, Garvin who saw him do that or Embry getting hit with the branding iron. This was defiantly the Funk's night. Dr. D wins the Texas Championship in a huge way. Studd also gets a huge win over Brody in the cage.