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Ok here we go. USWA drops Ted Oates, Jerry Oates, Mark Fleming, Scott McGhee, Kim Duk, Gypsy Joe, Killer Brooks, Baron Von Raschke, Jerry Grey, Goldie Rogers, Bob DellaSerra, Keith Hart. USWA would like to pick up Brad and Bart Batten, Don Kernodle, John Quinn and Dale Veasey Thanks Kev

USWA presents Scores to Settle! Market Square Arena, Indianapolis IN 3-14-85 Lance Russell: Hello everybody and welcome to this very special closed circuit event as the USWA brings you Scores to Settle. We have 12 big matches lined up and a lot of scores will be settled tonight. One big change tonight. The Central States title bout between Kerry Von Erich and Hercules Ayala is now a NO DQ Match. Apparently Sonny King wanted this and Kerry was more than happy to accept. I just hope he watches out for the Movement. Well fans, let's get things going! Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. "The Technician" Mark Fleming Fleming is in the ring as Les Thornton comes to the ring alone. Les grabs the mic. "Tonight will be a historic evening indeed because all of you lowly peons and untouchables will witness United Kingdom's best. So please allow me to introduce to you, Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair" Boos reign down as St. Clair arrogantly walks to the ring wearing a sparkling United Kingdom colored robe. The match begins with some solid chain wrestling. St. Clair starts to take control but Fleming comes back and shows off some serious wrestling skills. Fleming turns it up with a back drop and almost shocks St. Clair with an Oklahoma roll. Thornton tells St. Clair to go to work. Fleming swings St. Clair to the ropes and misses a clothesline, St. Clair swings back, does a somersault and nails Fleming in the mid section with a diving headbutt. St. Clair executes a gut wrench suplex then follows with a delayed vertical suplex. St. Clair goes to the top rope and crashes down with a flying leg drop! St. Clair picks up Fleming and executes a butterfly suplex for the 1..2..3! The fans boo as St. Clair picks up Fleming and vertical suplexes him for the fun of it. More boos as Thornton raises St. Clair's arm in victory as St. Clair smiles and bows. Winner of the Match- Tony St. Clair Central States Tag Team Title Bout Bad Attitude (C) w/ "Cool" Carl Fergie vs. The Goldmine The bell rings and Bad Attitude charge with fire! The Goldmine don't know what hit them. Borne and Young beat down Grey then swing Rogers to the ropes and hit a double flapjack. They pick up Grey and execute a double rib breaker 1..2..3!!!! It's over! Fergie runs in and hands Bad Attitude the titles. Bad Attitude predicted they would make a statement tonight and they obviously did. Winners and still Central States Tag Team Champs- Bad Attitude "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal After what happened last week on TV at the hands of Bruce Hart, Regal's manager Johnny Valiant is not here tonight. This throws Regal off a bit as Hart goes to work and dominates the early minutes with hip tosses, dropkicks, back drops and punches. The tide turns when Hart swings Regal into the corner and charges in but Regal puts his boot up. Regal comes back with a body slam and elbow drop but cant put Hart away. Regal goes for a suplex but Hart blocks it and suplexes Regal. Hart starts to fire up but there's a commotion in the crowd. Lance: Wait a minute that's Chick Donovan! What's he doing here? Chick struts around the ring as Hart eyes him closely. Hart works over Regal then swings him to the ropes but Regal reverses it, as Hart swings off, Chick trips him. Hart staggers into a Northern Lights Suplex by Regal 1..2..3! Regal staggers up with a smile and raises his arms. Hart realizes what happened, gets up and nails Regal from behind but Chick gets in the ring and blasts Hart. Chick and Regal put the boots to Hart then double slam him down. They hurl Hart out of the ring and follow. They pick Hart up and double suplex him on the concrete. The fans boo as Regal and Chick stomp on Hart before leaving. Winner of the Match- Steve Regal TV Title Bout- No Time Limit Rick Martel (C) vs. Larry Zbyszko Of course since there's no time limit, Larry once again goes to his stalling tactics to frustrate Martel. This only makes the fans and Martel mad. Larry is on the outside yelling at the Ref and says he'll get in the ring when he's ready. While this is going on, Martel goes to the outside and grabs Larry from behind. The fans go nuts as Martel pounds away on Larry and hurls him back in the ring. Martel swings Larry to the ropes and hits a beautiful high dropkick 1..2..Larry gets his foot on the rope. Martel continues to work Larry over until Larry kills the momentum with a low mule kick. Larry regroups and slams Martel down then grabs the top rope and drops several knees then chokes Martel with his boot. Larry picks Martel up and chokes him on the top rope then snaps him back. Larry swings Martel to the ropes and puts him down with a spin kick to the gut. Larry holds his arms out as the fans boo. Larry picks up Martel and attempts a swinging neckbreaker but Martel punches away then back drops him over. Larry staggers up and Martel dropkicks him down. Larry staggers up and Martel scoop slams him then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Martel body slams Larry then goes to the top rope and comes down with a knee drop but Larry moves. Both men are down. Larry grabs the ropes and pulls himself up. Martel staggers up but Larry rakes the eyes, swings him to the ropes and flips Martel over with a knee to the mid section. Larry snapmares Martel over, clamps on a chinlock and delivers several knees to the back. Larry picks up Martel and executes the swinging neckbreaker 1..2..Martel gets his foot on the rope! Larry throws a tantrum and berates the Ref. Larry spends to much time arguing. Martel is slowly rising. Larry turns around and goes after Martel but Martel grabs his head and smashes it on the turnbuckle 10 times as the fans count along. Martel swings Larry to the opposite corner and follows with a running clothesline. Martel swings Larry to the other corner and follows with another clothesline. Martel monkey flips Larry over then goes out to the apron and executes the slingshot splash 1..2..3!!! Huge pop! Winner of the match and still TV Champion- Rick Martel The Naturals vs. The Movement w/Sonny King As soon as the Naturals hit the ring they go at the Movement with fists flying! The Ref signals for the bell and the match is on. Sonny King tries to get involved but the Naturals sends him over the top rope with a double punch. They swing Whatley to the ropes and double back drop him. They grab Conway and hurl him over the top rope. The Ref finally gets control. Adias is all over Whatley as he swings him to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Adias tags Wells in. Whatley staggers up and Wells puts him down with a running tackle 1..2..Conway breaks it with a knee drop. Adias runs in but the Ref guides him back. Conway drags Whatley over and tags in. Conway chokes away on Wells then unleashes a series of punches. Conway slams Wells, goes to the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee 1..2..Adias breaks it. Whatley runs in and him and Adias have a furious exchange. Adias punches Whatley to his corner as the Ref guides Adias back. Conway tags in Whatley. They go for a double suplex on Wells but Wells fights it and suplexes both of them! The fans go wild as Wells tags in Adias. The Movement stagger up and Adias double clotheslines them down. Conway rolls out of the ring. Adias hops on the middle ropes, Whatley slowly rises and Adias hits a crossbody block 1..2..King puts Whatley's foot on the rope. Wells runs around and shoulder blocks King down! Adias rolls Whatley over and has him in the Boston Crab. Conway climbs to the top rope and nails Adias with a double axehandle to the head. Wells runs in and hammers away on Conway. The Ref is tied up with them. Sonny King pulls out a pair of brass knuckles. Adias slams Whatley and hops on the middle ropes but King gets on the apron and blasts Adias with the brass knuckles! Adias just falls down on the canvas. Whatley rolls over and covers. The Ref turns around and runs over 1..2..3! NO! The Movement steal one tonight! Winners of the Match- The Movement Boot Camp Match Sgt. Slaughter vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker Slinker gets mega heat tonight as he puts on a show in the ring with nun chucks. The crowd goes insane as Slaughter comes down the aisle. The bell rings as Slaughter charges Slinker. Slaughter bulldozes over Slinker as the nun chucks go flying! Slaughter is ruthless as he just pounds away on Slinker's head. Slaughter slams Slinker then smiles as he picks up the nun chucks. Slinker gets to his knees but Slaughter hits him several times on the back with the nun chucks! Slinker is down. Slaughter throws the nun chucks then takes off his boot. Slaughter busts Slinker open as he hits him several times on the head with the boot! Slinker is bloody, battered and out of it. Slaughter drops the boot and pulls Slinker up by his hair then clamps on the Cobra Clutch! The Ref sees that Slinker is already out and signals for the bell. Slaughter swings Slinker around then tosses him across the ring. The fans are up and cheering as Slaughter salutes them. Winner of the Match- Sgt. Slaughter Lance: What a night it's been so far and we're only half way there. Fans, we're going to have a 15 minute intermission and then it's back to more action. A commercial is shown- May 23...Texas Stadium...USWA presents The Parade of Champions! Intermission "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie The fans don't get a chance to breath because as soon as the intermission is over they get another match that's full of hate. Big surprise as fists are flying as soon as the bell rings. They brawl through the ropes and continue to hammer away on each other all around the ring and even into the crowd. Fergie tries to hit Cooley but Cooley grabs him and hurls him into the steel post. The fans cheer as Fergie is busted open. That stops when Rich comes from behind and rams Cooley into the post busting him open. Rich punches away on Cooley then hurls him back in the ring. Rich climbs to the top rope and goes for his diving elbow drop but Cooley moves! Both men are reeling. Both men stagger up, Rich throws a wild punch but Cooley ducks and hits a back suplex. Cooley rolls over, puts his knee on Rich's chest and unloads with punches as the fans cheer. Cooley swings Rich to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Rich kicks him then falls back and regroups. Cooley rises but Rich knocks him down with a running forearm blast. Rich puts his boot on Cooley's chest 1..2..Kick Out. Rich jumps down and chokes Cooley breaking at the Ref's count of 5 but Rich repeats this a couple more times. Rich swings Cooley to the corner and charges but Cooley lunges forward and puts Rich down with a clothesline. Carl Fergie slowly rises to the apron. Cooley slowly walks towards him. Rich gets up and pushes Cooley into Fergie. Fergie grabs Cooley and holds his arms. Rich swings off the ropes and goes for a axe bomber but Cooley breaks free and Rich nails Fergie and sends him flying. Rich turns around and Cooley kicks him in the gut, grabs his head and hits the running bulldog 1..2..3!!! Huge Pop! Winner of the match- Wendell Cooley Central States Title Bout- NO DQ! Kerry Von Erich (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King Sonny King somehow managed to make this a NO DQ match and also managed to get Kerry Von Erich to agree to it. Nothing bad could happen here right? Everybody is in the ring and ready for action. Kerry warns King. King smiles, nods and slowly exits the ring. As Kerry is watching him, Ayala comes from behind and blasts him with a clothesline to the back of the head. Ayala spends the next few minutes kicking, stomping and punching Kerry all over the ring. Ayala swings Kerry to the ropes and shoulder blocks him down then follows with a jumping knee drop 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Ayala hurls Kerry out of the ring and follows. Ayala picks up Kerry and hits a backbreaker then holds him up and rams his back first into the steel post then powerslams him over! Ayla picks up Kerry and leans him against the steel post, backs up and charges but Kerry moves and Ayala crashes into the steel post! Kerry rolls over and favors his back and tries to regroup. Kerry staggers up. Ayala charges but Kerry back drops him over on the concrete. Kerry looks at King and King backs off. Kerry pumps his fists as the fans go wild. Kerry gets on the apron and comes down with a knee drop on Ayala. Kerry walks around favoring his back then hurls Ayala back in the ring. Kerry hops on the middle ropes. Ayala slowly gets up and turns around as Kerry hits a flying dropkick 1..2..Ayala gets his shoulder up. Kerry swings Ayala to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash then follows with a standing leg drop. BOOS as the Movement storm towards the ring but the Naturals are right behind and the two teams go at it and brawl back up the aisle. In an incredible moment of adrenaline, Kerry picks up Ayala and military presses him and slams him down! Kerry favors his back but gets his fist ready. Ayala is out as he slowly staggers up then Kerry nails him with a discuss punch! WHAM! Lance: Oh my goodness! That's Mean Mike Miller with a chair! What the hell is going on?!?! Miller unleashes a series of blows with the chair! Miller lays the chair over Kerry's face then hops on the middle ropes and crashes down with a knee drop on the chair! Kerry is a bloody mess. Miller pulls Ayala on top of Kerry. The Ref has no choice but to count 1..2..3! MASSIVE BOOS!!! King grabs the Central States title and runs into the ring. Miller looks at him and nods then walks through the ropes. King sits Ayala up and shows him the title then helps Ayala up. Ayala manages a smile as King holds him up. What just happened? Medics rush the ring and Kerry is eventually stretchered out. Winner of the Match and NEW Central States Champ- Hercules Ayala Grudge Match Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis The fans give it to Adonis as he yells and taunts them. He even goes out and grabs a kid's Jerry Lawler sign and rips it up. The boos turn to a rousing roar as Lawler comes down the aisle. Lawler nails Adonis from behind as the Ref just signals for the bell. Lawler is all over Adonis with punches then slams his head on the apron. Lawler doesn't let go of his hair as he slams Adonis's head on the announcer's table. Adonis is bleeding. Lawler holds on to his hair then punches him several times as the blood pours from Adonis's face. Lawler hurls Adonis back in the ring. Lawler stomps on Adonis several times then picks him up and slams him down. Lawler gives him 3 more body slams as the fans cheer. Lawler goes to the middle ropes and lowers his strap. The Fans are on their feet cheering as Lawler crashes down with the fist drop! Lawler looks out to the fans and yells "One more" Lawler hops on the middle ropes. As Lawler comes down with the fist drop, Adonis grabs the Ref and pulls him down. Lawler nails the Ref! While Lawler is looking over the Ref, Adonis is lying there and pulling something out of his tights. Adonis rolls over. Lawler is helping the Ref. He sees the Ref moving and goes back to Adonis. Adonis throws a powdered substance in Lawler's face. Lawler's eyes are on fire. Adonis gets up. kicks Lawler low then drops him with a DDT! The Ref crawls over 1....2....3! The boos thunder down and the garbage hits the ring. The bloodied Adonis rolls out and staggers up the aisle as medics hit the ring to flush Lawler's eyes. Winner of the Match- Adrian Adonis Texas State Title Bout- If Olympia loses he must leave the USWA Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Mr. Olympia Tully and Baby Doll arrogantly walk around the ring as Tully is telling the Ref to declare him the winner because there's no way in hell Olympia is showing up tonight. After a moment it's announced that Mr. Olympia has 10 seconds to get to the ring or he will forfeit the match. As Tully and Baby Doll celebrate the fans go crazy as Olympia comes down the aisle. Tully goes ballistic. As soon as Olympia enters the ring, Tully attacks before Olympia can take his jacket off. Tully is all over Olympia as he stomps him and follows with several knee drops. Tully hits several quick elbow drops then drags Olympia to the ropes and chokes him. Tully then goes for the mask! Olympia's head is hanging on the rope as Tully is loosening the mask. All of a sudden the fans start cheering. Lance: Hold on! Who's that coming to ringside? Wait a minute, is that Mr. Olympia? The masked man is wearing a neckbrace. Baby Doll sees him and is screaming up at Tully. Tully stands up and looks. Tully is in shock as he goes to the ropes. Baby Doll continues to get the mask off the wrestler in the ring. She gets it off! Lance: That's Bob Armstrong! It's Bob Armstrong! Tully is pointing and yelling at Olympia. Olympia hops up on the apron. The Ref is arguing with Baby Doll and is shocked by all this. Bob Armstrong pulls himself up. Tully takes a swing at Olympia but Olympia blocks it and punches Tully. Tully spins around and is clotheslined by Armstrong. Armstrong hoists Tully up and piledrives him down! The Ref turns around, runs over and counts 1..2..3!!!! The fans are jumping up and down. Baby Doll is throwing a fit. Tully is laid out. Olympia gets the Texas Title and hands it to Armstrong. The fans roar as Armstrong smiles and holds up the title! Winner of the Match and NEW Texas State Champ- Bob Armstrong! USWA Heavyweight Championship Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Carlos Colon In contrast to the last few matches this one is a strong technical bout. The last time these two met they went to a thrilling 60 minute draw. This defiantly has a big match feel. Both men are cautious during the opening minutes and trade hold for hold. Things pick up as Bock cheapshots Colon during a break. Bock slams Colon then works on the leg and eventually applies the Indian Deathlock. Colon reaches the ropes. A frustrated Bock puts Colon's leg on the rope and drops several knees then drags him out and applies the figure four! Colon is in trouble but the fans cheer him on. Colon bounces up and down then starts punching Bock's face and is able to break the hold. Bock swings Colon to the corner and charges in but Colon sunset flips over him 1..2..Kick out! The fans let out a gasp. Bock goes for a body slam but Colon fights it and slams Bock. Colon regroups, swings Bock to the ropes and hits a diving headbutt. Colon hops up on the middle ropes and crashes down with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. Colon grabs Bock's legs and drops several elbows on the leg then applies the figure four! Now Bock is in trouble. Bock fights his way to the ropes and grabs them. Colon gets up, grabs Bock's legs and pulls him back out and reapplies the figure four! Colon wrenches away as Bock screams in pain. Bock bounces up and rakes Colon's eyes to break the hold. Bock limps around and stomps on Colon. Bock snapmares Colon over and works a headlock. Colon shakes his fists and starts to rise but Bock punches him several times and takes him over. Bock picks up Colon, swings him to the ropes and clamps on the sleeper! Bock works it hard. The Ref drops Colon's arm once, twice, thre..NO Colon shakes his fists as the fans cheer him on. Colon runs backwards and squashes Bock into the turnbuckles then hip tosses Bock over. Colon fires up and vertical suplexes Bock. Colon climbs to the top rope. Bock staggers up and Colon hits a flying press 1..2..Bock manages to kick out. Colon swings Bock to the ropes and back drops him then crashes down with a standing fist drop 1..2..Bock barley gets his shoulder up. Colon executes a backbreaker then goes to the middle ropes and comes down with a diving headbutt 1..2..3!! Colon and the fans go wild! NO! The Ref sees Bock's foot under the ropes and tells Colon. Colon and the fans cant believe it. Colon swings Bock to the ropes and goes for a back drop but Bock stops and nails Colon with a forearm blast to the head. Bock swings Colon to the ropes but misses a clothesline, Colon swings back and hits a Thesz Press but Bock holds on as he falls back and hot shots Colon on the top rope! Bock holds on to the legs as Colon awkwardly falls back and Bock (Still holding the legs) flips over 1..2..3!!! Man, Bock always finds a way. Winner of the Match and STILL USWA Champion- Nick Bockwinkel Lance: Well fans, as they set up the cage I just want to thank each and everyone of you for making Scores to Settle a huge success. We sure will have a lot to talk about on next week's TV show. We're just about ready for our final match of the night. Let's go to the ring! USWA Tag Team Title Bout- STEEL CAGE! "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. The Grapplers The time has finally come! This one's been brewing for a long time. Graham lost his mask and the Grapplers lost their titles. Reality sets in fast as the cage door slams shut! The champs realize they cant run or hide to escape with their titles. The Grapplers waste no time and go on a rampage. Even after a long night of wrestling, these fans are really into this as the Grapplers unleash all their anger and frustration on Graham and Idol. The opening minutes is all Grapplers. Graham and Idol are already bleeding. Grappler 1 punches away on Graham and tags in Grappler 2, they swing Graham to the ropes and double clothesline him down. Idol comes in but gets pummeled back to his corner. After taking a horrific beating, the champs take control when Idol clotheslines Grappler 2 from the apron. Graham crawls over and tags in Idol. Idol works Grappler 2 over with slams, punches and stomps then hurls him into the cage and grinds his face against it. Idol tags in Graham. Idol holds Grappler 2 as Graham comes off the top rope with a double axehandle 1..2..Grappler 1 breaks it. Graham smashes Grappler 2s face into the cage and blood shows through the mask. Graham and Idol continue to work over Grappler 2. The fans cheer when the champs miss a double clothesline and Grappler 2 swings back and clotheslines them down and tags in Grappler 1. Grappler 1 is on fire as he slams Graham then swings Idol over the ropes and into the cage. Grappler 1 picks up Graham and slams his head several times into the cage. Graham is a bloody mess. Grappler 1 goes to cover but Idol comes off the top rope with a knee drop. Graham tags in Idol. Idol works Grappler 1 over then picks him up and runs with him slamming his head into the cage. Now everybody is bleeding! Idol tags in Graham. Idol holds Grappler 1 in a backbreaker position as Graham comes off the ropes with a stomp to the chest. Graham hops on the middle ropes and comes down with his elbow drop 1..2..Grappler 2 breaks it. Idol runs in and the fight is on! Grappler 2 grabs Idol and Graham by their hair and knocks their heads together. Grappler 1 staggers up and it's a pier six brawl. The Ref just lets it go. The Grapplers pick up Graham and hurl him into the cage. Grappler 1 hoists up Idol in a bear hug. Grappler 2 hops on the middle ropes and hits the clothesline! They pick up Idol and hurl him over the ropes and headfirst into the cage! They pick up Graham and hurl him headfirst into the cage, then hurl him headfirst on the opposite side then hurl him headfirst on the other side and one more time to the opposite side! Grappler 1 hoists up an unconscious Graham and Grappler 2 leaps off the middle ropes with a diving clothesline 1..2..3!!!! The fans blow the roof off the place! The door opens and the Ref hands the titles to the Grapplers. The fans continue to cheer as the Grapplers hold the titles high! Winners of the Match and NEW USWA Tag Team Champs- The Grapplers! Lance: What a way to end the show! Fans, once again thank you for being a part of this incredible night of action. I'll see you next week for a full recap.

Great tournament that was full of surprises. Slater lays out Link. Looks like Dirty Dick is coming back! Jumbo also has issues as he beats up his partner and manager! I have a feeling Jumbo is going to be on a path of destruction. Sherri gets the DQ which means we'll probably get another match...YES! The Russians might of used underhanded tactics but they beat a lot of top teams to win the titles. Get ready for the reign of Russian terror!

Very creative! Loved the entire build with Andre, Belushi, SNL, Ebersol and of course McMahon. I could really see something like this happening LOL. Watch out because the WWF is making a big time comeback!

All good with me

USWA sends Johnny Valiant and DJ Peterson to the WWF in exchange for Siva Afi and Chick Donovan.

Good set of first round matches. I really liked that Savage/Bruiser match up. Savage will be a major deal here. Cool seeing Butch Reed as a huge star in the game. His next match with Savage should be a good one. Windham vs. Duggan will be very interesting. Oh man Funk challenges Magnum for the title! Big money there.

Damn good show! Woman's champ Devine will have her hands full as Sherri issues a challenge and Wendi Richter is coming in. Big news as titles will be unified. RnR vs. Super Destroyers and Rich vs Sawyer will be some solid matches to determine the North American Champs. The American Dream has a lot on his plate, teaming with Wahoo in the tournament and vowing to get the masks off MMM and Mr. USA. High Flyers qualify as does the dangerous team of Slater and Link. Man that tournament is stacked! What an ending! Stevens loses the match but goes 10 minutes with Dibiase! Dibiase shows his respect but it's short lived as he does a number on Stevens. Flair comes out with fury. The Dibiase/Flair title match has some real heat! Cant wait for Super Sunday!

Scores to Settle Preview This will be a closed circuit event from Market Square Arena on March 14th, 1985 Central States Tag Team Title Bout Bad Attitude (C) w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. The Goldmine Bad Attitude (Matt Borne and Gary Young) along with manager "Cool" Carl Fergie have been successfully defending their titles since they won them in a tournament. The Goldmine (Jerry Grey and Goldie Rogers) defeated the Oates to earn this match. Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. "The Technician" Mark Fleming Fleming was trained by the legendary Lou Thesz and has impressed fans with his wrestling skills. Les Thornton has been shown in pre recorded promos from the UK saying he's bringing in the best wrestler in the UK, Tony St. Clair. "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal w/Johnny Valiant This all started when Regal lost a TV title match to Rick Martel. An angry and frustrated Regal remained in the ring. Bruce Hart came out for his USWA debut and Regal attacked him and suplexed him on the concrete. These two have put on some solid matches. On the last TV show, Regal's manager Valiant slapped Hart and Hart beat him up and put him in the camel clutch. Valiant is questionable for Scores to Settle. The Naturals (George Wells and Brian Adias) vs. The Movement (Shaska Whatley and Tiger Conway) w/Sonny KIng Sonny KIng came in to help lead the Movement. They targeted Kerry Von Erich but Kerry's friends The Naturals got involved to even things up. The Movement showed how ruthless they could be when they viciously attacked and kicked out former member Roosevelt Jones. Things could of been a lot worse but the Naturals came out to stop the beating. These teams have been involved in some hate filled matches. Their match should be an explosive one at Scores to Settle. "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie Cooley and Rich were to debut as a team but Rich was mysteriously absent during their debut. Rich finally showed up at the Central States Tag Tournament but ended up walking out on Cooley. Carl Fergie had gotten in the ear of Rich and the Memphis Mafia Man was born. Cooley and Rich have had some heated brawls on TV and have interfered in each other's matches. At Scores to Settle they will finally go at it one on one. TV Title Bout-No Time Limit Rick Martel (C) vs. Larry Zbyszko These guys have wrestled to several 10 minute draws with Larry spending most of the time stalling. Larry says this was all strategy. At Scores to Settle the time limit has been waved. Boot Camp Match Sgt. Slaughter vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker Slinker and all his henchmen did a number on Slaughter. Slaughter vowed to go through every man that attacked him until he got to Slinker. He did just that. Recently Slinker attacked Slaughter with nun chucks. Slinker says he will beat and humiliate Slaughter in the bootcamp match. Slaughter says Slinker's days are numbered and he's going to make that maggot suffer. Texas State Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Mr. Olympia These guys have been involved in a hated feud since Baby Doll interfered in the battle royal which allowed Tully to win the title. Tully has barley escaped with his title during their matches. Tully said Scores to Settle is in Indiana and he doesn't have to put up the Texas Title. Olympia said put the title on the line and if I lose I'll leave the USWA. Things went to another level when Tully piledrived Olympia through a table! Olympia vows to be at Scores to Settle. Tully is laughing at him and says he's all talk and when he doesn't show up he'll have to leave the USWA. Central States Title Bout Kerry Von Erich (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny KIng On a TV episode, Ayala joined the Movement and attacked Von Erich. Von Erich defended the title against Ayala and beat him with a cradle. Ayala gave Von Erich a vicious post match beating. Von Erich was out of action for a couple weeks. Ayala (The man who retired the Brass Knuckles title) has been steamrolling competition. Sonny King says Ayala is going to show Von Erich absolutely no mercy. Von Erich says he's going to settle this score and once again walk out with his title. Grudge Match Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis This one started when Lawler and Nick Bockwinkel were wrestling in a title unification match. Adonis shocked everyone by interfering and DDT Lawler on a chair! Adonis called Lawler, Jerry Jarrett's puppet and wouldn't allow Lawler to have yet another title run. A couple weeks later, Lawler returned and these two have been brawling every since. Adonis says Lawler is nothing but a gutter rat and he's going to beat him down like he's never been beaten before. Lawler says he's not just going to win the match but he will make Adonis pay. USWA Tag Team Title Bout- Steel Cage! "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. The Grapplers A few months ago, the Dream Machine tried to unmask Mr. Wrestling 2. The Grapplers stormed the ring and unmasked the Dream Machine! The Grapplers won the USWA tag titles but were attacked by the maskless Graham and Austin Idol. These teams wrestled for the titles. Graham wore his mask and loaded it with a foreign object to win the titles. In several rematches Graham and Idol have either walked out and lost by C.O. or got a cheap DQ. Jarrett announced at Scores to Settle the title bout will be in a cage. There will be nowhere to run or hide and there will defiantly be a clear winner. USWA Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Carlos Colon In there first match, these two put on a wrestling clinic and went to a classic 60 minute draw. Of course Jarrett immediately signed a rematch for Scores to Settle. Bock says Colon is the luckiest man alive and that draw was a fluke. Bock says he'll show the world why he's the greatest wrestling champion. Colon has been on his A game and is tuned up and ready for the rematch. Bock's arrogance is at an all time high but Colon has remained focused and is keeping his eyes on the prize.

Boyd and Morgan continue to get the upper hand on Bigelow. I'm hoping for a big Orton and Shultz push. They're off to a great start. I'm sure the fans were out of their seats during that Del Ray/Scorpio match. Thanks to his Freebird brothers, Gordy escapes with his title but Texas Red is on his heels. Huge win for Victory over Mando. Al Perez is moving up in the world. Taylor and Adams put on another classic. Big time main event as Steamboat and Muraco battle to a double DQ. Cant wait for more!

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 3-6-85 Footage is shown from last week as Tully Blanchard piledrives Mr. Olympia through a table! Lance Russell: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to another edition of USWA wrestling here on the USA Network. Fans, we're only one week away from Scores to Settle and things are heating up. Tonight's main event will be Jerry Lawler teaming with the Grapplers to take on Adrian Adonis and the USWA tag champs Troy Graham and Austin Idol. We'll hear from the USWA champ Nick Bockwinkel and we'll see his upcoming challenger Carlos Colon in action. Right off the bat I want to bring out the Texas State Champ Tully Blanchard along with Baby Doll. Mega boos as Tully arrogantly walks out smirking with Baby Doll at his side. Lance: I have to say that was a despicable act last week. I've received word that Mr. Olympia was recently released from the hospital and believe it or not he has vowed to be at Scores to Settle. Tully: (takes off his sunglasses) Oh what a hero Mr. Olympia is. What a role model. The man is broken and I'm the one who broke him. He talks a big game but trust me come match time the man will be nowhere to be found. And just remember the stipulation, if he fails to win this here title then he's gone from the USWA! Olympia will go down as just another man I defeated and ran out of town. Save your dignity Mr. Olympia and stay home! Lance: Boy I cant believe the arrogance of that man. Trust me, I don't think anything or anybody will keep Mr. Olympia from showing up at Scores to Settle. Fans let's go to the ring. "The Technician" Mark Fleming vs. Trent Watkins Fleming puts on a wrestling showcase as he works Watkins over. While Fleming is in control, Les Thornton comes out and scouts the match. Fleming remains focused and wins the match with a back drop followed by an Oklahoma roll. Commercial Break Lance: Before we get to our next match, I wanted to get in a word with Les Thornton. Les, we've seen your comments from the UK and it's obvious you were here doing some scouting. Les: You're a very astute man Mr. Russell. Next week at Scores to Settle, the United States will witness what true wrestling is all about as Tony St. Clair makes his historic USWA debut. Mark Fleming has the wrestling credentials but they are nowhere near the level of Tony St. Clair and at Scores to Settle everybody will know why he's simply the best. The Goldmine vs. Sam and Sean Smith Goldmine tune up for their upcoming Central States tag team title shot at Scores to Settle. Grey executes a superplex on Sam then tags in Rogers. Rogers hits a double stomp from the middle ropes to get the pin. Goldmine cut a promo and say they're more than ready for Bad Attitude and ready to be champs. Commercial Break "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. Gary Williams Cooley is on fire tonight and finishes Williams off with the running bulldog! Cooley raises his fist to the fans as they cheer. WHAM! Johnny Rich hits the ring and clotheslines Cooley from behind! Carl Fergie cheers Rich on as Rich puts the boots to Cooley. Rich slams Cooley then goes to the top rope and hits a flying elbow drop! Fergie gets in the ring and picks up Cooley. Rich taunts Cooley then punches him in the face. Fergie throws Cooley down and gives him a stomp before they head to the podium. Lance: Yea you guys are some class acts, hitting Cooley from behind and attacking him. Fergie: Shut up nerd! Wendell Cooley, that's just a sample of what you're going to get at Scores to Settle. Rich: That's right! Cooley, boy I'm going to give you the whipp'n of your life and one that's long overdue! Fergie: And as for the Goldmine, you think you're ready for Bad Attitude? Think again. Bad Attitude are coming to Scores to Settle to make a statement and that's exactly what they're going to do! Your going to be nothing but victims! Commercial Break "Timekeeper" Mike George vs. Ted Oates w/Johnny Valiant Last week George defeated Jerry Oates and Valiant said lightning wouldn't strike twice. The bell rings but Valiant wont leave as he berates George. Ted tries to sneak up from behind but George turns around and pounds away on him then swings him into Valiant. Valiant tumbles through the ropes. George hoists up Ted and executes a running shoulder breaker 1..2..3! Big Pop! Commercial Break Lance: (Laughing) Well once again things backfire on Johnny Valiant. Joining me now is the man who will face Valiant's other man Steve Regal at Scores to Settle, I'm talking about Bruce Hart. Bruce: Lance, good to be here. From the moment I came to the USWA, Regal has been a thorn in my side. Well at... Johnny Valiant storms out. Valiant: Listen up punk! You're so lucky Mr. Electricity Steve Regal isn't here tonight because if he was he would knock you into next week! I'm so sick and tired of seeing your stupid face and come next week at Scores to Settle, Regal is going to smack that stupid face of yours silly. Hart looks at the fans and laughs. Valiant: Look at me when I'm talking to you! Valiant slaps Hart! Hart pauses then grabs Valiant by his collar and throws him down. Hart picks up Valiant and hurls him in the ring. Valiant is trying to crawl away but Hart drops an elbow on his back. Hart picks up Valiant and hits a backbreaker! Hart rolls Valiant over and applies the camel clutch! Valiant is screaming in pain as Hart wrenches away. Commercial Break Lance: Fans, Johnny Valiant had to be escorted out by our medical staff. I'm sure he regrets slapping Bruce Hart. Back to the ring. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny King vs. Todd Rooney Ayala destroys Rooney before clamping on a bearhug then ramming him into the turnbuckles and finishing him off with a belly to belly suplex. The fans boo as King leads Ayala to the podium. King: That punk Kerry Von Erich has felt the wrath and strength of Hercules Ayala. Von Erich! There's nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. At Scores to Settle you must face this man and Hercules Ayala will show no mercy. He's coming for your Central States title and he's coming to destroy you! Commercial Break The Legion vs. Coat of Arms Big TV tag match as these teams have been involved in quite a feud. Coat of Arms controls early as they execute a double suplex on Baron. Boris runs in but Brito puts him down with a fist and DellaSerra follows with a jumping knee drop. The Ref gets control. Brito swings Baron to the ropes and back drops him. Baron staggers up and Brito dropkicks him back and tags in DellaSerra. DellaSerra hits a back suplex 1..2..Boris kicks DellaSerra. Brito runs in but the Ref guides him back. Boris clotheslines DellaSerra. Baron tags in Boris. Boris works over DellaSerra then smashes his head on Baron's boot. Boris tags in Baron. Boris holds DellaSerra while Baron comes off the middle roes with a double axehandle to the head. Brito runs in but Boris and Baron nail him with a double clothesline. Boris hurls Brito out of the ring while Baron applies the claw to DellaSerra! DellaSerra sinks down to the mat and the Ref counts 1..2..3! Big win for the Legion. Lance: The Legion get a strong win tonight. Right now I want to show you footage from what happened last week in Texas. Footage is shown of Ron Slinker attacking Sgt. Slaughter during his match with Tully Blanchard. Slinker beats Slaughter up with a pair of nun chucks! Lance: With me now is Ron Slinker. I wouldn't want to be you come next week at Scores to Settle when you face Slaughter in a boot camp match. Slinker: Did you see how I beat him up? After that humiliating beating, I heard he's been demoted to Private. Slaughter will be no match for a martial arts expert like myself. I'm going to teach that brawler a serious lesson in combat. I'm the one with a score to settle and Slaughter is going to pay the price and regret ever messing with me. That's a painful fact! Commercial Break Carlos Colon vs. Gary Williams Colon has the fans cheering as he body slams Williams then does a cartwheel. Colon climbs to the top rope. Williams staggers up and Colon finishes him off with a diving clothesline. The fans cheer as Colon heads to the podium. Lance: Ok Carlos, next week at Scores to Settles, it's for all the marbles as you go up against Nick Bockwinkel for the USWA title. I know you're ready. Colon: Yes I am Lance. I've trained my entire life for an opportunity like this. Boos as Nick Bockwinkel strolls out wearing a suit and carrying the USWA title. Bock: Relax gentlemen, I'm out here to conduct myself like a class act champion should. Mr. Colon, you are a tremendous wrestler however you do not carry the class that a champion requires. You do not carry the intestinal fortitude that a champion requires. You simply do not meet the standards of a champion. I can check all those boxes. Therefore there is no way you can defeat me for this title. You took me to the limit last time and like I said you were just lucky. I took the match a little to lightly and lost focus. At Scores to Settle I will prove to the world why I am the greatest wrestler walking the face of the earth. You do not stand a chance but I want to offer my hand as a show of sportsmanship. Bock extends his hand with a smile. Colon looks to the booing fans then at Bock. Bock: Don't be a fool. Prove me wrong and show me that you have an inkling of class. Colon smiles and shakes Bock's hand. Bock's smile turns into a grimace. The fans go wild as Colon pulls Bock in then hurls him over his shoulder!! Colon exits as Lance stares down at Bock. Commercial Break TV Main Event Jerry "The King" Lawler and The Grapplers vs. Adrian Adonis and the USWA Tag Champs "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol This one is wild from the get go. Lawler goes right after Adonis and they brawl to the outside. Grappler 1 is punching away on Graham in the corner while Grappler 2 is hammering away on Idol in the opposite corner. The Grapplers swing Graham and Idol into each other. They stagger backwards and The Grapplers nail them with clotheslines. The Ref finally gets order. Lawler and Adonis are in a furious exchange. Lawler gets the upper hand and knocks Adonis back. Lawler swings Adonis to the ropes and gives him a big back drop. Adonis bumps back and tags in Graham. Graham charges but Lawler hip tosses him over and tags in Grappler 2. Grappler 2 pounds away on Graham then tags in Grappler 1. They swing Graham to the ropes and put him down with a double back elbow drop. Grappler 1 covers but Idol runs in and drops a knee to the head. Grappler 2 charges and punches away on Idol. Adonis runs in but Lawler tackles him and they both go through the ropes. Pretty soon everybody is fighting. The Ref lets it go as the fans are out of their seats cheering. The Grapplers punch Graham and Idol through the ropes. Graham and Idol stagger up and around then grab their belts and head to the back as the fans give it to them. Lawler and Adonis continue to fight on the outside until Adonis breaks free and heads to the back. The Ref reaches the 10 count since Graham was the legal man. Lance: Once again Graham and Idol take the easy way out but at Scores to Settle they wont be able to do that in the cage. Grapplers and Lawler go to the podium. Grapplers yell and say Graham and Idol wont survive the cage match and the titles will come back to where they rightfully belong. Lawler: Adonis! You talk the talk but when it comes to fighting you just come up short. At Scores to Settle I'll finally get my hands on you one on one and brother my score will be settled! SCORES TO SETTLE Closed Circuit Broadcast from Market Square Arena Indianapolis IN 3-14-85 USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Carlos Colon USWA Tag Team Title Bout- STEEL CAGE! "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. The Grapplers Grudge Match Jerry "The KIng" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis Central States Title Bout Kerry Von Erich (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny KIng Texas State Title Bout- If Olympia loses he must leave USWA Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Mr. Olympia Boot Camp Match Sgt. Slaughter vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker TV Title Bout- No time limit Rick Martel (C) vs. Larry Zbyszko "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie The Naturals vs. The Movement w/Sonny KIng "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal w/Johnny Valiant Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. "The Technician" Mark Fleming Central States Tag Team Title Bout Bad Attitude (C) w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. The Goldmine

Fun opener as 2 up and comers go at it with Tonga Kid getting the win over a man called Sting. I can only imagine the brawl Rich and Sawyer had. Of course Sawyer had to win the first blood match. Nice job giving the ladies some attention. I'm looking forward to this division. Poor Scott Armstrong. He felt the wrath of Ivan and his chain! Flair looks strong by making Slater submit. This puts Flair and the figure four over. Loved that classic RnR/PYT's match. What a main event! Dibiase escapes with a DQ win over Dream thanks to Mr. USA and the MMM. Dusty is going to be looking for some serious payback.

Looks like MACW is coming back with a bang! Title Night 85 will be an action packed night of wrestling.

Steamboat looks impressive as his road to Muraco continues. Rude and Manny made a statement tonight as Hector does the stretcher job. 1985 could be Beefcake's year as Gilbert and Missy have him focused and winning. Cool seeing Jimmy Del Ray take on a leadership role. If your going to have an ace up your sleeve well then Orton is your guy. Shultz is a smart man. Big win for Billy Jack as he makes Hayes submit. Texas Red has a date with destiny with Gordy and the title. That's going to be a money making match!

USWA places the Super Samoans (Tui and Sakalia) and Mike Shaw on the block.

USWA releases SD Jones and would like to pick up Keith Hart.

The Russians are certainly one of the favorites to win the tournament. Great segment with Dibiase, Stevens and Flair. Next week will be very interesting as Flair wagers everything. Rich is fired up tonight. Cant wait to find out what's in store for Rich and Sawyer. The MMM seems very confident in Mr. USA as he issues a challenge to the American Dream for Super Sunday. Watch out AWA because Outback Jack is coming! Hall and Hennig get in the tournament but suffer a post match beating by the Super Destroyers. The tournament is heating up. Once again love the commercials. They add a lot of fun to the shows.

USWA @ The Convention Center, Corpus Christi TX 3-1-85 "The Technician" Mark Fleming vs. Boris Zhukov Fleming starts strong but Boris comes back and really works him over but cant put him away. Fleming survives as the 10 minute time limit expires. A frustrated Boris gives Fleming a post match beating. Official Ruling- A Draw USWA Tag Team Champ "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol vs. "Timekeeper" Mike George George gives Idol a match and almost finishes him off with a running shoulder breaker but Idol got his foot on the rope. Idol eventually comes back and wins the match with a knee drop from the middle ropes. Winner of the Match- Austin Idol "Captain" Ron Slinker vs. Gypsy Joe Joe has been in some bloody fights with Slinker's henchman Killer Brooks but tonight he gets the Captain one on one. Joe takes the fight to Slinker and gives him a good beating until a lowblow turns the tide and Slinker follows with a gut wrench suplex to get the win. Winner of the Match- Ron Slinker The Grapplers vs. Oates Outstanding w/Johnny Valiant Oates take advantage of Valiant's distractions and get in some good offense but it isn't enough as The Grapplers eventually comeback with a vengeance and finish the match as Grappler 1 hoists Jerry up in a bear hug while Grappler 2 hits the diving clothesline from the middle rope! After the match, The Grapplers pound on Valiant and nail him with their finisher! Winners of the Match- The Grapplers "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal These 2 will square off at Scores to Settle but the fans here get a preview of that. Valiant is still reeling in the back and isn't out here with Regal. This works out well for Hart. After a fast paced back and forth match, Hart gets the win as Regal goes for a slam but Hart cradles him for the 1..2..3! Regal gets right up and they have a furious exchange until Hart dropkicks him out of the ring. We'll see if Hart can repeat this at Scores to Settle with Valiant in Regal's corner. Winner of the Match- Bruce Hart The Movement w/Sonny KIng vs. The Naturals An intense and hate filled match between these feuding teams. After 15 minutes of action, a pier six brawl breaks out. Sonny King gets on the apron but Wells dropkicks Whatley into him. Adias hits Conway with a flying cross body press to get the pin! I'm sure the Movement will be looking for revenge at Scores to Settle. Winners of the Match- The Naturals Texas State Title Bout Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Sgt. Slaughter Oh man Tully gets nuclear heat tonight stemming from piledriving Mr. Olympia through a table on TV. The massive boos turn to a thundering roar as Sgt. Slaughter comes down the aisle. The fans are going crazy as Slaughter just beats Tully all over the place. Even Baby Doll stands back. Tully gets some moves in here and there but Slaughter is dominating this match. The fans go nuts as Slaughter applies the Cobra Clutch! Tully is almost out! Baby Doll is throwing a fit. The Ref looks Tully over. WHAM!!! Ron Slinker runs in and nails Slaughter with a pair of nunchucks!!!! The Ref signals for the DQ. Baby Doll runs in and drags Tully to the outside. The fans are in riot mode as Slinker continues to hit Slaughter with the nunchucks. Slaughter is busted open. Security runs in. Slinker strolls out and up the aisle as fans throw garbage at him. Winner of the Match by DQ- Sgt. Slaughter however Tully Blanchard remains Texas State Champ BOOOOOOOO Central States Title Bout Kerry Von Erich (C) vs. USWA Tag Champ "Dream Machine" Troy Graham Well if there's one guy in Texas that can turn a hostile crowd around it's Kerry Von Erich. Graham is close to Tully's heat just because of the way him and Idol have acted as tag champs. Graham attacks at the bell and goes to work on Kerry. Kerry fights back and the fans cheer when he military presses and slams Graham down. Graham rolls out of the ring. The fans boo when Austin Idol appears at ringside to give his partner "encouragement" Idol goes around the ring and argues with Kerry. This allows Graham to sneak up and clothesline Kerry from behind. Graham swings Kerry to the ropes and puts him down with a back elbow smash. Graham drops an elbow 1..2..Kick Out. Graham drags Kerry to the ropes and chokes him. The Ref backs Graham up and Idol runs over and slaps Kerry as the fans boo. Graham picks Kerry up and hits a snake eyes on the turnbuckle. Graham hops on the middle ropes and comes down with a forearm drop 1..2..Kerry gets his shoulder up! Graham yells at the Ref while Idol chokes Kerry on the bottom rope. The fans go wild as the Grapplers run down the aisle! They nail Idol with a double clothesline! Graham goes crazy and is yelling at the Ref to ban them. The Ref shrugs his shoulders. Kerry staggers up and as Graham turns around Kerry levels him with a discuss punch 1..2..3! The Grapplers nod in approval as Kerry holds up the Central States Title to the cheering fans. Winner of the Match and still Central States Champ- Kerry Von Erich

USWA @ The Hammond Civic Center 2-29-85 "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. Baron Von Raschke Raschke gives Cooley quite a beating but Cooley ends up winning the match with a surprise roll up! Winner of the Match- Wendell Cooley The Goldmine vs. Tiger Chung Lee and Killer Brooks The Goldmine are set to get a Central States Tag Title match at Scores to Settle but Lee and Brooks want to play spoilers tonight. Brooks and Lee put up a serious fight but the Goldmine win the match after executing a double hot shot on Brooks. Winners of the Match- The Goldmine Adrian Adonis vs. Scott McGhee McGhee is on fire tonight and has Adonis bumping for awhile. McGhee almost puts Adonis away with a European uppercut followed by a back suplex but Adonis had his feet in the ropes. McGhee goes for a back drop but Adonis drops a forearm blast on his head and quickly follows with a DDT for the win. Winner of the Match- Adrian Adonis Central States Tag Team Champ Matt Borne w/ Gary Young and "Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Bob DellaSerra DellaSerra had way to much to deal with on the outside and Borne took full advantage. Things backfired as Fergie was distracting the Ref while Borne held DellaSerra and Young went for a double axehandle off the top rope but DellaSerra's partner Gino Brito ran out and pushed Young off the top rope. DellaSerra nails Borne and cradles him as the Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Winner of the Match- Bob DellaSerra Rolling Thunder vs. The Super Samoans These teams have been feuding and trading wins but things escalated when Rolling Thunder attacked the Samoans on TV. This match is chaos from the beginning. After a few minutes of out of control action the Ref has no choice but to throw this one out. Official Ruling- No Contest "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Gino Brito Jr. Brito spends most of the match working over Rich's leg and clamps on the figure four. Thanks to an eye rake by Fergie on the outside, Rich manages to rebound and win the match with a flying elbow drop from the top rope. Rich limps around and wants to dish more punishment on Brito so he does. Brito's Coat of Arms partner DellaSerra hits the ring but Fergie nails him from behind with a foreign object. Fergie and Rich put the boots to them as Bad Attitude hits the ring and joins in. The fans go wild as Wendell Cooley and the Goldmine storm the ring with fists flying! ! Fergie, Rich and Bad Attitude get out of there quick. Winner of the Match- Johnny Rich USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko vs. Carlos Colon and TV Champ Rick Martel These 4 wrestlers put on a wrestling clinic and give the fans a thrilling 45 minute match. Everybody gets a chance to shine and show off their skills. Things get crazy in the end as the Ref takes a bump. Colon swings off the ropes but Bock lowers the rope and Colon takes a nasty bump on the outside. Martel is taking it to Larry and goes for a suplex but Bock clips the back of Martel's leg. Larry staggers up and gives Martel a swinging neckbreaker as the Ref crawls over and makes the 3 count. Winners of the Match- Nick Bockwinkel and Larry Zbyszko Jerry "The KIng" Lawler vs. Hercules Ayala Sonny King is booked elsewhere tonight so he wont be a factor. This one is a hard hitting affair. After 10 minutes Ayala is in control as he clotheslines Lawler down and follows with an elbow drop 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Ayala picks Lawler up and chokes him. Lawler is off his feet and Ayala just slams him down at the Ref's count of 5. Ayala executes a backbreaker then lifts Lawler up and clamps on the bearhug! The fans are cheering Lawler on and he slowly starts punching his way out. Ayala finally looses his grip and Lawler continues to pound away. Ayala staggers around and Lawler scoop slams him then hops on the middle ropes and connects with a fist drop 1..2..NO! Adrian Adonis hits the ring and hammers away on Lawler!!! The Ref signals for the DQ. Ayala rolls out of the ring and heads up the aisle. Adonis swings Lawler to the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Lawler ducks swings back and clotheslines Adonis down! Lawler lowers his strap as the crowd goes nuts. Adonis staggers up and Lawler punches away then punches him over the top rope as the fans go nuts. Lawler pumps his fists to the cheering fans. Winner of the Match by DQ- Jerry Lawler

You know Brad Armstrong fired up the crowd. Rich vs. Sawyer is one of my all time favorite feuds so it's awesome seeing them go at it here in the AWA. Hall and Hennig get a big time rub teaming with Dusty and getting the big win over the MMM's stable. That RnR/Jumbo/Machine match looked like a classic. Both of Gene's teams look good tonight. Dibiase retains with a hard fought win over Wahoo. Even though the heel won I'm sure the fans went home satisfied after watching that match.

USWA TV @ The Civic Auditorium Knoxville TN 2-28-85 Lance Russell: Hello again and welcome to another edition of USWA Wrestling here on the USA Network. Big main event as the Texas State Champ Tully Blanchard teams with Johnny Rich to take on Mr. Olympia and Wendell Cooley. Sgt. Slaughter returns to television. Also in action will be the Central States Champ Kerry Von Erich! TV champ Rick Martel will also be in action as well as the Grapplers. Adrian Adonis will be here as well as Jerry The King Lawler. That and a lot more. Right now my guest is the current USWA Champion Nick Bockwinkel. Bock arrogantly walks out wearing a suit with the title on his shoulder. Lance: Well Nick, at Scores to Settle you will once again defend that title against Carlos Colon. The last time you guys wrestled it went to an incredible 60 minute draw. I for one cant wait for the rematch. Bock: Lance, Carlos Colon is the luckiest man walking the face of the earth. I will give the man credit, he stood toe to toe with me for 60 grueling minutes but I want to make something very clear, that will not happen again. At Scores to Settle I will defeat Carlos Colon and I will retain this title. I am without a doubt the greatest wrestling champion in the world. What makes me a great champ is I'm always looking to make myself better. Colon, I have studied our match over and over and quite frankly I know how to beat you and beat you I will at Scores to Settle. Lance: Ok, strong and confident words from the USWA Champ. Let's go to the ring. TV Champ Rick Martel vs. Todd Rooney Martel looks sharp tonight and puts Rooney away with the Slingshot Splash. Martel cuts a promo and says at Scores to Settle he's finally going to put Larry Zbyszko down for the 1..2..3. Commercial Break Lance: With me right now is the man who will challenge Rick Martel for the TV title at Scores to Settle. Larry, you and Martel have battled to several draws and you've been accused of stalling. I have to ask, you needing to defeat the champ in 10 minutes, why would you spend a lot of time stalling? Larry: Because I'm not only a living legend but I am a master of psychology. Don't you get it? I have Martel right where I want him. At Scores to Settle our match will have no time limit. That is when I take the title. I have already defeated him psychologically and now I'll beat him physically. Lance: (Rolls his eyes) I think it'll be a tougher task then he thinks, back to the ring. The Super Samoans vs. Gary Williams and Trent Watkins Sakalia hits a Samoan Drop on Watkins and Tui follows with a flying splash from the top rope to get the pin! The Samoans flash the "I love you" signs to the fans WHAM!!! Rolling Thunder hits the ring and attacks the Samoans! They hurl Sakalia out of the ring. DJ swings Tui to the ropes and clotheslines him down. Shaw swings off the ropes and hits a body splash! The fans boo as Rolling Thunder go to the podium. They yell and say the Samoans have gotten to many undeserved title shots. They demand a title shot! Commercial Break "Timekeeper" Mike George vs. Jerry Oates w/Johnny Valiant and Ted Oates George has a tough time tonight as both Valiant and Ted Oates constantly interfere. Valiant is on the apron distracting the Ref while Ted is on the other side and holds George from the apron. Jerry charges with a high knee but George hits Ted with a back elbow and ducks as Jerry nails Ted with the high knee. Jerry staggers as George rolls him up. The Ref runs over and counts 1..2..3! Valiant throws a tantrum as the fans pop for George. Lance: (Laughing) Mike George overcomes the odds and gets the win over Jerry Oates. Valiant storms the podium. Valiant: I've never seen such bad officiating in my life! I hope you're happy with that tainted win Mike George. You'll never pull that off again! Mike George walks over. Mike: I would be more than happy to do that again. Valiant: Ok, next time try that on Ted Oates. Lightning wont strike twice on the Outstanding Oates! Commercial Break The Grapplers vs. Sam and Sean Smith Grapplers demolish the Smith brothers. The finish sees Grappler 1 hoist Sam up in a bearhug as Grappler 2 hits a diving clothesline from the middle ropes for the pin! Grapplers cut a promo and say they're counting down the days until they get Graham and Idol in the cage at Scores to Settle. They remind Graham that they took off his mask and next up are the titles! Commercial Break Another pre recorded UK promo from Les Thornton. He says he understands Mark Fleming will be the opponent of Tony St. Clair at Scores to Settle. He acknowledges Fleming's wrestling skills but assures him he will be no match for Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair. St. Clair is going to prove what he already knows and that's UK wrestling is far more superior that that of the USA. Lance: Les Thornton will bring Tony St. Clair to the USWA at Scores to Settle. I don't think they should look past Mark Fleming. Well fans let's go to the ring for the television return of Sgt. Slaughter. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Roy Glader The fans go wild as Slaughter comes to the ring waving the American Flag. Slaughter looks great as he finishes Glader off with the Cobra Clutch! The fans cheer as Slaughter salutes them. Wait a minute! Ron Slinker walks out with The Legion, Killer Brooks and Tiger Chung Lee. They all have evil smiles as they slowly circle the ring. Slaughter has his fists up. But wait a minute! Coat of Arms run out and attack the Legion! Scott McGhee runs out and hammers away on Lee! Gypsy Joe storms out and pounds away on Brooks. Slaughter goes out after Slinker but Slinker runs away to the back. Everyone else is brawling as we go to a commercial. Commercial Break Lance: Oh my! Things have calmed down. Here comes Slaughter. Slaughter: Ron Slinker you maggot! Your nothing but a gutless coward! But at Scores to Settle, you will have nowhere to run when you step into a bootcamp match with me! Slinker! Get your affairs in order! Lance: I wouldn't want to be Ron Slinker. Back to the ring. Central States Tag Champs Bad Attitude w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Stu Jersky and Paul Sampson Bad Attitude work their opponents over pretty good before winning the match with a double rib breaker! Fergie leads his team to the podium. Fergie: Listen up nerds. Later on tonight I'll be back out as my man Johnny Rich teams with the great Tully Blanchard to give Mr. Olympia and that big dummy Wendell Cooley the beating of their lives. Now! At Scores to Settle it appears the Goldmine have earned themselves a shot at our Central States tag titles. HAHAHAHA the only thing they earned is a guaranteed loss! Commercial Break Lance: With me right now is Adrian Adonis. (BOOOS) Adrian, it's you and Lawler at Scores to Settle and I'm sure that's going to be nothing less than a fight. Adonis: A fight? It's going to be me putting a sheer beating on that gutter rat Lawler! Lawler isn't a man, he's just Jarrett's puppet. That's right, Lawler has always been Jarrett's favorite and that's the only reason he's been as successful as he has. I put an end to that and made damn sure he wouldn't be champion. There was no way in hell we would endure yet another Lawler title run. At Scores to Settle..... The fans go wild as Jerry Lawler storms out and tackles Adonis! Lawler hammers away until prelim wrestlers come out to stop it. It's a wild scene as they hold Lawler back. Adonis staggers up and goes after Lawler! They try and break it up but Lawler breaks free and the brawl is on! They roll around and throw punches as the prelim wrestlers try and break it up. Commercial Break "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. Wes Cantrell Hart executes a backbreaker then applies the Camel Clutch for the submission win. Hart cuts a promo and says his score will be settled when he puts Steve Regal down once and for all. Commercial Break Central States Champ Kerry Von Erich vs. Neil Schneider Kerry has the fans roaring as he puts Neil down with the discuss punch for the win! Footage is shown from a couple weeks ago as Hercules Ayala gave Kerry a post match beating finishing him off with a belly to belly suplex on the concrete. Lance: Ok Kerry, you'll be defending the Central States Title against Hercules Ayala at Scores to Settle and you know Sonny KIng will be in Ayala's corner. Kerry: Ayala! You made a big mistake and brother you're going to pay! Don't think your Movement buddies will be able to help because I have friends to. At Scores to Settle, I'm putting you down and walking away with this title! Commercial Break TV Main Event Texas State Champ Tully Blanchard w/Baby Doll and "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Mr. Olympia and "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley These teams go non stop for a few minutes. Things get crazy when Fergie tries to hit Cooley with a cheap shot but Cooley blocks it and levels him. Rich clotheslines Cooley from behind then hurls him out of the ring and follows. Olympia goes out after Rich but Tully nails him from behind and pushes him into the steel post. The Ref reaches the 10 count as everybody is on the outside. The bell is ringing but Rich continues to put a beating on Cooley. Fergie holds Cooley up as Rich grabs a chair, gets on the apron and jumps down, hitting Cooley over the head with the chair! Cooley is busted open. Satisfied, Fergie walks Rich out of there as the fans throw garbage at them. This is only the beginning. Tully picks up Olympia and slams him on the concrete. Baby Doll is yelling at Tully and points to the announcer's table. Tully hurls Olympia on the table then hops up. Lance: OH NO! He's going to piledrive Olympia on the table! We need help out here!! Tully hoists Olympia up and piledrives him through the table!!!!!! The fans are in a stunned silence as the show ends. SCORES to SETTLE Closed Circuit Event, Market Square Arena Indianapolis IN 3-14-85 USWA Heavyweight Title Bout Nick Bockwinkel (C) vs. Carlos Colon USWA Tag Team Title Bout- STEEL CAGE! "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. The Grapplers Grudge Match Jerry "The KIng" Lawler vs. Adrian Adonis Central States Title Bout Kerry Von Erich (C) vs. Hercules Ayala w/Sonny KIng Texas State Title Bout- If Olympia losses he must leave USWA Tully Blanchard (C) w/Baby Doll vs. Mr. Olympia TV Title Bout- No Time Limit Rick Martel (C) vs. Larry Zbyszko Boot Camp Match Sgt. Slaughter vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker "Wildcat" Wendell Cooley vs. "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool Carl Fergie The Movement w/ Sonny King vs. The Naturals "Bronco" Bruce Hart vs. "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal w/Johnny Valiant Tony "Simply the Best" St. Clair w/Les Thornton vs. "The Technician" Mark Fleming Central States Tag Team Title Bout Bad Attitude (C) w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. The Goldmine

Gene comes back with a bang! I loved the themed commercials, very nice touch. Big news as a tournament will crown world tag champs. RnR do a good job hyping it up. Dibiase has strong words for Flair. This is one of the most anticipated matches in the game. LOL, like the continuation of the Marvelous Masked Manager story. I'm glad to see Gene Anderson back as a manager. Smart man as he has two teams involved in the tournament. We'll see how long they can coexist. What a way to end the first show with a lumberjack title match! Rich regains the title and Koko and Norvell are unmasked! What an ending! Great job!

Nelson, Blears, Resnick, Trongard, St. Paul, ESPN and a new booker. Verne is making his move. This will be a lot of fun and I cant wait for the epic Dibiase/Flair match.

USWA @ The Roanne Fieldhouse, Memphis TN 2-23-85 Central States Tag Team Champ Matt Borne w/"Cool" Carl Fergie vs. Lou Robinson Borne easily wins the match with a bomb's away from the top rope. The Grapplers vs. The Legion Very hard hitting match up as both teams take it to each other and aren't afraid to bend the rules. After an intense fight, the Grapplers double clothesline Zhukov over the top rope. Grappler 1 hoists Baron up in a bearhug as Grappler 2 comes off the middle ropes with a diving clothesline for the pin. Winners of the Match- The Grapplers "The Memphis Mafia Man" Johnny Rich w/"Cool Carl Fergie vs. "Timekeeper" Mike George George is in control as he back drops Rich. George swings off the ropes but is tripped by Fergie. George goes after Fergie but Rich blasts him from behind then body slams him down. Rich climbs to the top rope and crashes down with a flying elbow drop to get the pin. Winner of the Match- Johnny Rich Scott McGhee vs. "Captain" Ron Slinker McGhee is red hot as he back drops, hip tosses and uppercuts Slinker all over the ring. Slinker comes back and breaks every rule in the book. McGhee fires up and once again takes it to Slinker. The Ref gets tangled up and goes down. McGhee is still punching away on Slinker but Tiger Chung Lee runs to the ring and nails McGhee from behind with his kendo stick. Lee takes off as McGhee is on his knees favoring his back. Slinker staggers up and karate kicks McGhee. The Ref crawls over and counts 1..2..3! Winner of the Match- Ron Slinker USWA Tag Team Title Bout "Dream Machine" Troy Graham and "The Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol (C) vs. The Super Samoans The champs will be defending the titles in the cage against the Grapplers at Scores to Settle but they might not be champs because they're facing one of the top teams in the USWA tonight. The Samoans show why they're in this spot as they go full throttle. They double back drop Graham. Idol charges but gets knocked out of the ring with a double superkick. The Ref guides Tui back. Idol grabs one of the title belts and sets it on the apron. Sakalia continues to work over Graham. Idol runs in as does Tui. Tui punches him through the ropes. The Ref is trying to guide Tui back to his corner. Sakalia picks up Graham and Samoan Drops him. Idol comes off the middle ropes and nails Sakalia with the title belt. The Ref turns around and runs over 1..2..3! Tui runs over and hits Idol as the belt fly's out of the ring. Graham rolls out of there. Boos as Graham and Idol stagger up and grab their titles. Winners of the match and still USWA Tag Team Champs- Troy Graham and Austin Idol Sgt. Slaughter vs. Tiger Chung Lee This is Slaughter's first match back since that attack by Slinker and his gang (Lee was involved). The fans are going wild as Slaughter unloads on Lee. Boos as Ron Slinker comes out and distracts Slaughter and the Ref. Lee sneaks out and grabs his kendo stick. The fans cheer as Scott McGhee (still favoring his back but he's high on adrenaline) runs down the aisle and nails Lee. Slinker is on the apron. Slaughter grabs him and punches him off. McGhee hits Lee with his kendo stick and rolls him back in the ring. Slaughter clamps on the Cobra Clutch and it's all over! Slinker is going berserk. Slaughter points down at him and yells "You're next!" Winner of the Match- Sgt. Slaughter USWA Champ Nick Bockwinkel and "Mr. Electricity" Steve Regal vs. Carlos Colon and "Bronco" Bruce Hart These 4 workers put on a solid 40 minute match. Everybody gets a chance to shine and they do. In the closing minutes, Colon and Bock are going toe to toe. They eventually tag in their partners. Regal gets control as he swings Hart to the ropes and nails him with a high knee. Regal vertical suplexes Hart 1..2..Kick Out. A frustrated Bock runs in and body slams Hart. Colon charges and punches Bock to the corner. Regal goes to the top rope and comes down with a flying leg drop but Hart moves. Colon clotheslines Bock over the top rope then swings off the ropes and hits a jumping elbow drop on Regal. Hart follows with a splash 1..2..3! Big Pop! Bock grabs his USWA title and tells Colon "You will never beat me for this" Winners of the Match- Carlos Colon and Bruce Hart

Good comeback show! Things are going to get crazy when Fuller and Kirchner come back. In one show the Iceman becomes a top heel. Him and SBS will be a fun feud. Solid main event between 2 top Juniors who are no strangers to each other. Nice finish as Denny picks up the win. LOL, the ending was perfect as Bass doesn't get to sing his song. HAHAHA good stuff.