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USWA releases Mil Mascaras, Moondog Spot, George South and Joel Deaton

REUNION ARENA (Venue Change) Feb 26, 1991 (Thought I post this early as some are waiting on some talent to head their way) Dark Match The Ebony Express over Bad Boy Billy Black and Pretty Boy Ken Timbs as the Moondogs were a “No Show” when Stevie Ray hit a spinebuster on Timbs. The Ebony Express continue to impress with their athleticism and charisma. In this match it was Booker T playing the Face in Peril until he ducked under a double clothesline and came flying off the ropes with a huge shoulder block causing both Black and Timbs to go flying across the ring resulting in a huge pop by the crowd! Moadid (Ahmed Johnson) defeated Mike Graham with a huge back-flip splash off the top rope for the pin. Moadib is one scary beast. When you combine his size and power along with his gimmick of carrying that medieval ax to the ring, he has parents covering the eyes of the young ones in the crowd. Mike Graham has been a big name in this business but tonight, he was completely dominated as he was tossed from pillar to post. The Cam-Am Express (Furnas & Kroffat) defeated Terry Taylor & “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly is a match that some saw as an upset as Kroffat hit Terry Taylor with the Cobra Clutch Suplex for the win. The Cam-Am Express where definitely the better team while Taylor might have been the best wrestler in the match. Kevin Kelly has size but that is about all as he tends to be a bit of a mess in the ring which caused Taylor to do most of the work. The outcome will become clearer in the weeks to come as Taylor was on his way out of the territory so he was the one to do the job. Also, the USWA is losing a few of their babyface teams so the Cam-Am Express, the Ebony Express and a few others are battling to move up the card! USWA Texas Title Match “Wild” Bill Irwin © vs The Missing Link ended in a DQ win for the challenger as Bill Irwin got tired of being on the receiving end of Link’s headbutts so he tossed Missing Link over the top rope leading to the DQ for Irwin. Give Missing Link some credit. He still looks good at his age and he might get more out of one move (the headbutt) than any other wrestler in the business. Loser Gets Painted Yellow Match Jeff Jarrett vs Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart Jarrett, using speed and skill controls the opening segment until we get the trip by Jimmy Hart allowing HTM to take over. HTM almost had the win with the Shake Rattle and Roll but JJ countered with a backdrop. This brought Jimmy Hart to the apron and JJ went after him. We get some comedy here as JJ chases Hart all around the ring until HTM submarined JJ with a elbow. JJ goes flying and HTM is back on top. Jimmy Hart decides its time for the finish and grabs the can of yellow paint. He yells to HTM to hold JJ. HTM lifts JJ up by the hair and hooks him from behind! Jimmy Hart is dancing around with the paint as he is finally going to get one over on JJ. He tosses the entire can of paint at JJ but JJ escapes and HTM is a yellow mess. JJ from behind with the roll up and the three count. Suddenly Jerry Jarrett comes to ring side with USWA officials. He grabs the mic and lets everyone know that since Jeff has won the match and that HTM is already painted yellow, the only fair thing to do to make sure the stipulation for the match is carried out is that Jimmy Hart will be the one to be painted yellow. Jimmy Hart is screaming “NO” and tries to run to the locker room only to be carried back to the ring by the officials. JJ rips Harts jacket and shirt off while the officials make sure he doesn’t escape from the ring. JJ, to the delight of crowd, paints a huge yellow streak down Jimmy Hart’s back! Texas Bull Rope Match (Sorry, I accidently wrote this as a Texas Death Match on the card) Rick Steiner vs Abdullah the Butcher This match was set up by Kevin Sullivan as he has been after the Steiner’s since his arrival in the USWA. Going back to Memphis Mayhem, we have already seen Sullivan attack Rick with the Golden Spike and has used the numbers game whenever he could to put the Steiners down. Sullivan dared Rick to get tied together with the 400-pound Abdullah and he would be surprised if he survived. Sullivan might have been right! Giving Abbie more weapon in the rope and the cowbell along with his fork, had Rick bloody from the opening minutes but he somehow survived after he clocked Abbie out with the cowbell over and over again and the Madman from the Sudan crashed to the mat and Steiner got the pin. This match was pure violence but was not a great idea. Abbie’s size made it very hard for Steiner to use many of his power moves resulting in both men just beating on each other but there was not enough build to get the heat needed for the bout. Most would agree that this was the most disappointing match of the night but not because of Steiner… just bad booking. USWA Southern Tag Team Title Match (No Disqualification) The Rock n Roll Express vs The Destruction Crew This is your normal RnR Express match with Ricky and Robert off to a quick start only for the heels do some dirty tactics and take over with a beat down of Ricky Morton. It looker really bad for Morton as the Destruction Crew had him set up for their version of the Doomsday Device only to have Ricky roll forward and catch Bloom in a sunset flip for a near fall. This led to the hot tag a 4-man melee with the Rock n Roll Express beating the Destruction Crew all over the ring. A double drop kick led to a near pinfall but this time it was Enos barely kicking out. The RnR Express now are set up to whip Enos and Bloom into each other… WHAM… Reversal by the Destruction Crew and it is Ricky and Robert now in trouble. Enos to the outside and he grabs a chair. He puts the chair in the center of the ring and hoists up Ricky. Bloom to the top rope for another Doomsday Device... this time it will end with Ricky landing on a steel chair. WHAM… from behind Robert takes out the leg of Enos. Unfortunately, as Enos drops Ricky, it is right onto the chair. Wham… off the top rope, its Bloom with a frog splash onto Morton who is still on the steel chair. 1…2…3! The Destruction Crew get the win and are the new USWA Southern Tag Team Champions! (As we will learn later, it was the Rock n Roll Express who were set to leave the territory doing the job on the way out) 4 Man Tornado Match for the USWA World Television Title Michael Wallstreet © with Miss. York vs Great Muta with Gary Hart vs “Stunning” Steve Austin with Medusa vs “The Man with a Thousand Masks” Mil Mascaras A lot of talent in the ring and everybody gets some time to shine so lets just get to the finish… With Stunning Steve and Michael Wallstreet brawling on the outside of the ring, we see Muta with a bodyslam on Mascaras. Mascars kicks out before the count of 1. Muta with a flying dropkick that Mascaras refuses to sell as he only staggers back a few steps into the ropes before he has completely recovered in less than two seconds. Muta whips Mascaras into the ropes and goes for another dropkick… Mascaras hooks the ropes and Muta crashes hard to the mat. Mascaras quickly scampers up to the top rope as Muta staggers slowly to his feet. Mascaras with the Death Leap off the top rope! WHAM… Mascaras nails Muta but as they topple to the mat, Muta rolls over and is now in the pinning position. With the fastest count ever… Muta wins the USWA World TV Title. Even with the cheating by the ref, it was hard to tell if Mil Mascaras kicked out or not but the ref is having nothing to do with it! With Mascaras going after the ref, Muta takes this chance to get some extra heat and sprays Mil in the mask with the green mist! Muta and Hart are celebrating while Austin and Wallstreet seem to have forgotten about the title and continue their brawl on the outside. (Truth be told … Jerry Jarrett found Mil Mascaras very difficult to work with. His refusal to sell for anyone was a bit unrealistic at his age so Jarrett told the ref to make sure, somehow, Mil took the pin. Mascaras is another one moving on from the USWA after Texas Tough. Jarrett hopes that his departure doesn’t hurt ticket sales but enough was enough) USWA Southern Title Match Scott Steiner © vs Kevin Sullivan This is experience vs youth. This is good vs evil. This is power vs tenacity. The question is whether Kevin Sullivan wants to win a title or just wants to hurt someone. For some reason, Sullivan and his gang of misfits have been after the Steiners ever since they arrived in the USWA about a month ago. The bout starts with Sullivan backing Steiner into the corner and nailing him with two chops that echoed through the arena. Steiner simply lifts Sullivan up and reverses positions and now gives him two huge chops. Sullivan with a sadistic grin on his face seems to like it as Lance Russell wonders if Scott has just earned respect of the leader of Soul-les! Huge hip toss but Steiner followed by a very athletic drop kick sends Sullivan bumping all the way to the floor. Steiner follows him out to the floor and to the delight of the crowd, rams Sullivan into the ring post. Steiner is willing to fight fire with fire here. Forget the rules tonight! The match slows down just a bit once everyone is back in the ring. Steiner using some arm twists and elbows to the shoulder to try and keep Sullivan on the defense but Sullivan is pretty good on the technical side himself and reverses these arm twists and eventually whips Scott into the ropes and takes him down with a great ankle lock. Reverse by Scott into a hammer lock. Reverse by Sullivan into a headlock. Reverse by Scott back to the hammer lock. Reverse by Sullivan to a chin lock. Lance is shocked at the wrestling of Sullivan as he usually just is more like a bull in a china closet. Next, we get an Irish whip by Sullivan by Scott crashes right into the ref. Wham… Sullivan tosses Scott right over the top rope where he lands hard onto the floor but the ref was down and never saw it. Forget the wrestling now, Sullivan is now his normal crazy self. Kick to the head of Steiner. Sullivan with a leaping punch to Steiner who is down on the arena floor. Sullivan drops Steiner right across the ring stairs and the next time we see Scott, we see him a bloody mess. This is the second time tonight that a Steiner has been busted open by a member of Soul-les! Sullivan drags Steiner back into the ring where it is punches and kicks with the occasional wrestling moves like a snap mare or bodyslam. The ref is back up but doesn’t have too much to do as Sullivan hasn’t even tried a pin attempt yet. Sullivan, without any thought goes to the top rope but Scott is up first and grabs him and flips him off the rope to the center of the ring. Steiner next scoops up Sullivan for the powerslam! Steiner rushes into the corner but Sullivan slips out. Steiner hits the ring post hard. Sullivan is motioning to the back. Here comes Abdullah! They attack is on but here comes Rick Steiner! This is a brawl to remember with the Steiners, to the delight of the fans, controlling the ring with Sullivan and Abdullah heading to the locker room to fight another day. One thing for certain. Sullivan has some beef with the Steiners and he would rather take them out then win a title! USWA World Tag Team Road Warriors © vs Soul-less (Cactus Jack & Big Van Vader)- Kevin Sullivan has been barred from ringside due to his actions tonight! No intimidation here by anyone. Not sure any of these men have ever been intimidated by anything in their life. To be honest, this match was somewhat difficult to write as it was just pure chaos with many momentum changes due to some huge power moves. Cactus Jack was the one who seemed to be on the short-end of the stick a lot of time but he seemed to enjoy it. As for the finish, we see Cactus Jack and Hawk both tumble out to the floor in a twisted mess as neither man would let go. This distracted the ref for just a second as Kevin Sullivan rushed to the ring and tossed in some object to Vader. WHAM… Vader nails Animal with the illegal object WHAM… Vader with the powerbomb on Animal. 1…2…3! Vader and Cactus Jack are the new USWA World Tag Team Champions! (Once again, we will find out soon the Road Warriors are on their way out of the USWA and while they did not want to drop the title to Vader, they respected Kevin Sullivan and his wrestling-mind enough to do the job) Texas Death Match “The King” Jerry Lawler & Brian Lawler vs Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich with Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt! The comedy side of a Death Match was watching Jimmy Hart who still had yellow paint all over him trying to act tough as he got right in the face of Brian and Jerry Lawler before the bout and was laughing and pointing at them and then giving them the universal sign for sleeping as he put his hands together on the side of his head and then pointed to the Lawlers and the middle of the ring. All of this was happening as Missy Hyatt was acting real concerned of what was about to happen to Hot Stuff! As for the match, The First Family took advantage of Brian’s inexperience in the beginning and used every dirty tactic they knew to give him a pretty good beating. Brian did a good job of always getting up before the 10-count. Watching his son take a good beating only served to riley up the King and when he got his shot, he was like a Wildman that couldn’t be slowed. Jimmy Hart tried to help out his men only to have it backfire as Jerry Lawler decided it was time for a barbeque and threw a fireball at Hart. This caused him to be singed on the face and head back up the run way seeking water. Next, the Lawlers were able to connect with dueling fist drops and piledrivers. These two big moves kept Hot Stuff and Wildfire not to be able to answer the 10-count! USWA World Title Match Randy “Macho Man” Savage © w/ Miss. Elizabeth vs “The Total Package” Lex Luger w/ JJ Dillon Lex Luger and JJ Dillon showed up in the USWA about a month ago and have been moving towards the world title since day 1. Dillon has been tauting Lex Luger as the total package and he has been just that since his arrival in the promotion. After winning Memphis Mayhem and earning a title shot, Luger and Savage have had a few verbal sparring matched that turned hot one day as Macho Man played up to the crowd and Luger attacked from behind eventually locking in the Torture Rack and then dumping a destroyed Randy Savage in the middle of the ring as the crowd looked on in shock! As for tonight, a smirking, strutting JJ Dillon dressed in a sharp blue suit leads a cocky “Total Package” to the ring. Lex is all in black from his robe to his tights and he enters the ring with a few “most muscular” posses which does impress the crowd. Macho Man, in a multi-colored glittering jacket, hat and tights is led to the ring by the elegant Miss. Elizabeth. Elizabeth holds down the middle rope as Macho Man enters, stretches out his arms from the side and twirls around in a circular motion. Savage means business! Luger actually exited the ring as Macho Man moved in his direction. Lex’s confidence doesn’t seem as high as it did a minute or so ago. As the match starts, Luger tosses the ring bell into the ring but Macho catches it. Macho Man is going after Luger with the bell but the ref, to prevent chaos, wraps his arms around Savage as forces him back. This is when Luger attacks! A few huge kicks by Lex and then he tosses Savage to the floor. JJ Dillon is imploring him to attack and he does. Over and over again, Lex runs Savage into the steel barrio separating the fans from the action. Luger back in the ring but he nails Savage with a running knee to the head as Savage tries to get back in the ring. Savage flies back to the floor. Again Lex runs at Savage as the champ tries to get back in the ring but Macho Man grabs the leg of the Total Package and trips him up. Savage drags Lex back onto the arena floor where it is his turn to use the steel barricade as a weapon. Lex is in trouble but unlike what Lex wanted, Savage wants Luger back into the ring so he tosses him in by his head. Savage scampers to the top rope while Luger struggles to his feet. WHAM… Double Ax Handle to the head. Two count brings JJ to the apron but he is relieved when Lex muscles out before the 3. JJ Dillon, sweating and shaking his head is screaming at Savage and the ref trying to by time for his man. Savage tried to use the rope to choke out Luger but Luger manages to reverse the move and is now chopping away on the champ. Irish Whip by Lex but he rushed in too fast and Macho Man catches his with a big elbow. How quickly the momentum changes are occurring in this match. Another two count has Lex begging for mercy but Savage is all over him. Savage drags Lex to the corner and draps his throat across the edge of the ring and comes down with a big elbow to the throat of Luger. Luger is gasping for air. A few more two counts but no fall as Savage is getting frustrated. He moves in too quickly and Luger with another forearm changes momentum once again but it is short lived as Savage moved out of the way when it looked like Luger was coming from behind to hoist Savage up in the Torture Rack. When you see the replay, you see Miss. Elizabeth screaming to Savage to “Watch out.” This warning allowed Savage to connect with a knee to the gut and once again, the champ scampers up to the top rope. Savage about to leap through the air with the elbow drop! WHAM…. JJ Dillon, right in front of the referee shoves Savage to the arena floor. The ref calls for the bell and Luger is DQ’ed. Luger goes out to the floor and throws Savage back into the ring… Luger locks in the Torture Rack… The ref is calling over and over again for the bell but Luger is just cracking in the Torture Rack. Miss. Elizabeth is pleading to no avail. Finally, officials and wrestlers rush the ring and force the break. The show ends with Macho Man a broken mess in the center of the ring with Elizabeth kneeling over him with tears in her eyes. JJ Dillon shaking his head walking back to the locker room thinking about what could have been and Luger yelling at any fan that would listen to him! I hate to end a big show on a DQ but this is Memphis even though we are in Dallas!!

Sorry for falling behind here. Great job with the Royal Rumble! They are hard to write. Interesting choice with Tito getting the big win. I can't wait to see where he goes with this. He was always one of my favorites. Great job with Lawler! I heel in the WWF and a babyfave in Memphis! Seems like everything is normal in the world. I'm enjoying this shared agreement. It doesn't matter where or what time period but Dusty vs Funk always works. Great job with this feud but it will be interesting to see where Funk and his buddies go from here. Seems to be a bit of a rocky time period for them. Earthquake as IC Champ is interesting as it is going to take a monster to get his shoulders down and the belt off of him. Should be a fun run! Can't wait for the push towards Wrestlemania!

Really enjoyed your Clash! Very realistic. You nailed Dusty. He would have had a huge pop but he needed Nikita to do most of the work! Hennig-Steamboat would have been a highlight!!! Great right up with a great finish that keeps everyone strong! Sid over Sting! Looking forward to see where WCW goes from here!

Enjoying all of the character building that is going on here! While they might not all be big names in 91, the people would have an interest and come out to see the matches!

Love the idea of Misty Blue coming in to take care of Tasha but I wonder if Tasha might have another plan... well all I know is that I will be back next week to find out. Really enjoying the best 30 minutes in wrestline each week!!

Great recap for War Games!! What a wild ride it has been since Morrow and the bribe to now with Magnum in charge! This has been must see TV.... the best soap opera for men since we started this project! I can't wait to see how it all plays out. Also, really like that Carlos Colon finally has a title. He has been the best AWA warrior for a long, long time and deserves some payoff.

Taylor and Gilbert will be listed on the Southeastern roster as part of the agreement of the exhange

REUNION ARENA (Venue Change) Feb 26, 1991 Sorry for falling so far behind. Just thought I'd post the card for the next event. Preview show to follow Dark Match The Ebony Express vs The Moondogs Moadid with Kevin Sullivan vs Mike Graham The Cam-Am Express vs Terry Taylor & “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly USWA Texas Title Match “Wild” Bill Irwin © vs The Missing Link Loser Gets Painted Yellow Match Jeff Jarrett vs Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart Texas Death Match Rick Steiner vs Abdullah the Butcher USWA Southern Tag Team Title Match (No Disqualification) The Rock n Roll Express vs The Destruction Crew 4 Man Tornado Match for the USWA World Television Title Michael Wallstreet © with Miss. York vs Great Muta with Gary Hart vs “Stunning” Steve Austin with Medusa vs “The Man with a Thousand Masks” Mil Mascaras USWA Southern Title Match Scott Steiner © vs Kevin Sullivan USWA World Tag Team Road Warriors © vs Soul-less ( Cactus Jack & Big Van Vader) with Kevin Sullivan Texas Death Match “The King” Jerry Lawler & Brian Lawler vs Eddie Gilbert & Tommy Rich with Jimmy Hart USWA World Title Match Randy “Macho Man” Savage © w/ Miss. Elizabeth vs “The Total Package” Lex Luger w/ JJ Dillon

Really love all the gimmicks here from PIP to the Crazies to Itchie Ritchie. This is true Indy Wrestling but add in your great storylines and this is awesome. Can't wait to see the finals of the TV tournament... A bet Tasha has something to do with the outcome!!! And now for the next episode... I am currently listening to a weekly podcast on Memphis 85 where Tom Renesto is the booker and so many crazy things keep happening and now you have him down pat... wild and strange Memphis under Renesto and now wild and strange West Virginia under Renesto... I love it all!! Awesome finals match with great graphics... I wish I could do that! Tasha with the roll of quarters to the ref!!! Great right up and great finish. It wouldn't be West Virginia without some chaos! Thanks to Wild Dog... Morton wins the belt! What will Tasha do next!!!

Great continued use of the free agent list. Working with WCW is a great move under your current situation. I would caution you that many of the wrestlers you are using might not be ready for the limelight as they are still really green. People like Rip Morgan, Tenryu and Angel of Death can get some pretty good heat as they are pretty good in the ring for an upstart company like yours but people are rookies and would still be learning the ropes. Please don't take this as a negative. I am enjoying what you are doing and we all have rushed a wrestler or two or gone the other way and kept them in the main event way past their prime.

Thank you for checking. I will get theat all fixed.

Eric you would need to drop people before adding. I have you at 67. Please check as I may have made mistakes like I did with mine, AWA and PCW. Thanks.

January 26, 1991 MEMPHIS MADHOUSE TAG TEAM BATTLE ROYAL: It is now time for the Memphis Madhouse Tag Team Battle Royal. The rules are as follows… two teams will enter the ring and wrestle for 2-minutes. At the end of the two minutes, another team will enter the match. Elimination can occur at any time when an individual is thrown over the top rope to the floor with both feet touching the ground. When one member of a team is eliminated, both members of the team are eliminated. After all 10 teams have entered, the final remaining team standing in the ring will be the winner and be awarded a USWA World Tag Team Title match next month in the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio at “Texas Tough” along with a check for $25,000. Now, without further ado… the team that drew number 1… the one and only … Rock n Roll Express! And next, the team that drew number 2… Southern Justice… Shanghai Pierce and Tex Slazenger! The RnR Express come down to a huge ovation from the crowd as Lance Russell wonders just how long they will be able to last in a match like this… Dave Brown wonders the same thing as this match lends itself to some of the larger teams in the match… the same cannot be said for Southern Justice as the crowd is all over them. The RnR Express and Southern Justice have a fun little 2-minute struggle for momentum with the Express using speed and quickness while Southern Justice wanted to turn this into a slugfest. Wild Bill is doing everything he can to disrupt the Express. WHAM… double dropkick on Tex and he staggers to the ropes… but not over… yet that is! WHAM … a second double dropkick sends Tex out to the floor. Wild Bill is fuming and yelling at both Tex and Shanghai as Ricky and Morton high-five each other and wait for the next team to be called as the timer is running down… Number 3 is… The Destruction Company!!! Oh my! These two teams have some unfinished business as Enos and Bloom just went to a time-limit draw with the Express as Ricky and Robert were lucky that they left the Midsouth Coliseum last month with the Rock n Roll Express lucky to be leaving with their titles. Lance and Dave put over the fact that it seems unlucky that these two top teams in the USWA had such unlucky draws! After two minutes, all these teams accomplished was proving they don’t like each other and they are still going at it hot and heavy as the next number is getting ready to be called. Suddenly, we see Enos and Bloom both grab their construction helmets and crack Ricky Morton over the head. Robert is doing everything he can to not allow his partner to be tossed over the top rope. Number 4: The Assassins (Don Bass & Laney Kean under the masks) are next to the ring. This is one rugged duo who are known to do anything to get what they want. They had right in and attack Robert. For the next two minutes, it is 2-1 on both sides of the ring. Ricky trying to hold off the Destruction Crew and Robert trying to hold off the Assassins. They are just hoping that it will be someone they are on the same side with that comes to the ring next…. Number 5 – The Ebony Express, Booker T and Stevie Ray, come to the ring… Not much is known about these two brothers as they’ve only had a couple of matches in the USWA. Their size and physique are unquestionable but this could mean a quick end to the Rock n Roll Express or it could be their lifeline…. As Booker T and Stevie Ray hit the ring, the fans are …. Relieved … The Ebony Express goes right after the Assassins. This gives Robert some freedom to join Ricky as we are two teams battling it out on both sides of the ring. So far, it is only Southern Justice to have been eliminated! Number 6– It’s the Moondogs… Rex and Spot both carrying large bones with them to the ring… Lance … admitting there is nothing in the Moondogs style that lends itself to the technical side of rassling but wonders if this is their type of match… Rex and Spike hit the ring and immediately join the Assassins as both mysterious duos try to toss Booker T and Stevie Ray to the ring but this is turning out to be a difficult task. Booker T are strong, agile and ready to fight! Number 7 – Oh My Gosh… It’s the Steiners! Scott and Rick are hear!! We have not seen them together since Halloween when Rick was injured during their bout with Road Warriors. It was just last week that we saw Cactus Jack and Vader attack Rick who was still walking with a cane but here he is!!! The question Lance asks Dave Brown is “should Rick Steiner be in the ring or is he risking more damage.” At least for the beginning, it looks like the answer is “yes” as Rick and Scott are hitting everything in sight. It doesn’t matter to them if it’s heels or babyfaces… they know the way to victory is to be the last one standing. Unfortunately, it is a double running clothesline that sends the Rock n Roll Express tumbling from the ring. It seemed like they were going after the Destruction Company but hit Ricky instead and he flew over the top rope and out onto the floor with one hell of a bump! Robert quickly went to make sure his partner was ok and the duo grabbed their Southern Titles with them and headed up the ramp knowing that they give it their all. It turned out that Lance and Dave Brown were right… this was a tough style of match for the RnR Express. The Steiners not about to take a break … turn their attention to the other side of the ring and fly at Assassin #1 with a double clothesline, this time to back of the head and #1 rolls over the top rope and out onto the floor. The Steiners have been together for less than a minute and have eliminated two teams… Would you expect anything else…. Still Fighting: The Destruction Crew, The Ebony Express, The Moondogs and the Steiner Brothers Eliminated: Southern Justice, the Rock n Roll Express and the Assassins Number 8 – Cactus Jack and Vader… Soul-les is here and they are being led to the ring by the maniac himself, Kevin Sullivan. Slowly, methodically, this duo weighing over 700 pounds, climb to the apron and enter the ring. Cactus Jack and Vader are so confident… or maybe so unorthodox, that they seem confident enough to split up in the ring. Vader goes right after the Ebony Express while Cactus Jack gets all mixed up with the Destruction Crew. The Steiners seem content to send the Moondogs packing and have yet to even notice Vader and Cactus Jack. Maybe this is on purpose as they just want teams to get eliminated and they don’t care who it is but probably not… the Steiners don’t back down from anyone and if they saw Cactus Jack and Vader it would be a war for what they did to Rick last week. Still Fighting: The Destruction Crew, The Ebony Express, The Moondogs, the Steiner Brothers and Soul-les (Vader & Cactus Jack) Eliminated: Southern Justice, the Rock n Roll Express and the Assassins Number 9- It’s the Cam Am Express …. Doug Furnas and Dan Kroffat …Furnas waving and American flag and Kroffat with the Canadian flag, sprint to the ring as Lance Russell reminds everyone that Furnas was a former NFL football player who was a star running back for the University of Tennessee… what a way to get this new team over to the people of Nashville. Right as the Cam-Am Express was getting ready to enter the ring, we see Booker T rush across the ring and nail Spike with an unexpected Superkick … Spike staggers back to the ropes and tumble over. It is now that the Steiners lay eyes on Cactus Jack and Vader… the two teams meet in the center of the ring and just start laying into one another. Still Fighting: The Destruction Crew, The Ebony Express, the Steiner Brothers, Soul-les (Vader & Cactus Jack), and the Cam- Am Express Eliminated: Southern Justice, the Rock n Roll Express, the Assassins, and the Moondogs Number 10 - The Dirty White Boys hit the ring … And we now basically have three Texas Tornado Matches going on at the same time… The Destruction Crew vs The Ebony Express, the Cam-Am Express vs the Dirty White Boys and The Steiner Brothers vs Soul-les. Interesting turn here… both heel teams find a way to eliminate their enemies as The Ebony Express and the Cam-Am Express go out. This leaves what looks like real trouble for the Steiner Brothers… Soul-les, The Destruction Crew and the Dirty White Boys can join forces against Scott and Rick! Still Fighting: The Destruction Crew, the Steiner Brothers, and Soul-les (Vader & Cactus Jack), Eliminated: Southern Justice, the Rock n Roll Express, the Assassins, the Moondogs, the Ebony Express, and the Cam Am Express. Sensing the trouble, the Steiners, maybe for the first time in the lifes, back towards the corner as the know the numbers are against them. The Destruction Crew and Vader close in on Rick and The Dirty White Boys and Cactus Jack make their way slowly towards Scott. WHAM… in what is one of the most memorable moment of the night, Vader grabs Mike Bloom from the Destruction Crew and whips him across the ring at the same time Cactus Jack grabbed DWB #2 and whipped him across the ring. Bloom and the Dirty White Boy have a nasty collision in the center of the ring and stagger backwards. Vader and Jack sprint across the ring and right passed each other. WHAM… Vader nails DWB #2 with a huge clothesline as Cactus Jack nails Bloom with a huge shoulder tackle. Both DWB and Blook tumble over the top rope eliminating their teams. We are now left with the Steiners vs Soul-les and the winner earns a USWA World title shot next month against the Road Warriors! While both teams are full of power moves, it is nearly impossible to get their big bodies over the top rope. We see slams, suplexes, and splashes but neither team can get anyone over the top rope… that is until Kevin Sullivan gets involved as he once again nails Rick in the right leg with the Golden Spike. Rick is and struggling to help out Scott. Scotty does his best and it able to hold over Vader and Cactus Jack for a period of time but after numerous double team moves, Scott is down. This allows Vader and Cactus Jack to double team the still injured Rick. Finally, just before Scott is able to make the save, we see Vader hit a clothesline to the back of the head of Rick and he tumbled over the top rope! The Winners… Soul-les! USWA WOLRD TITLE MATCH: Randy “Macho Man” Savage & Miss. Elizabeth vs “The Universal Heartthrob” Austin Idol Stipulation: If Idol losses, he must retire. Idol struts to the ring wearing yellow and turquoise spandex tights, a navy blue sparkling vest, sunglasses and a black and white spotted bandana. He is yelling at any fan that will listen to about who is the best every in Memphis! Maybe Austin Idol was right when he claimed that Macho Man was just immatating The Universal Heartthrob. Savage came out with a purple, navy blue and pink long robe, matching cowboy hat and sunglasses. What separated the flare of Idol and Savage was the very classy Miss. Elizabeth who came out wearing a sparkling silver, thin strapped, short dress. Miss. Elizabeth quickly got the attention of Austina Idol who gestured to her that they could leave together after the match. Knowing the jealousy of Savage, this move was either a huge mistake or calculated briallance to get Savage off his game. Either way, it got a reaction as it was the babyfaced champ who attacked before the bell. This fire gave Savage the early momentum which was full of big elbows, knees and punches! We even so Macho Man with a nice drop kick that landed squarely on Idol’s head. With Idol down, Savage took some time and was yelling at Miss. Elizabeth. We’ve seen this before as Savage points his anger in the wrong direction. Next, the Macho Man scampers to the top rope but Idol leaps up and nails him with a low blow. Savage takes a big bump to the matt and is rolling in agony as Idol points to his own head like he is the genius. Idol with a running knee to the back of Savage… Savage rolls around the matt in agony. Idol rams Macho Man’s head into the turnbuckle and follows it up with 3 huge right hands! Idol with the cover…. 2 count! Idol elbow drop to the knee of Savage and know he goes to work on the lower body as he is trying to set Savage up for the Vagas Leglock. Knees to the hamstring, elbows to the knees, ankle locks… the fans begin to wonder if Savage will even be able to walk during the match! Idol locks in the Vagas Leglock and Savage is writhing in agony. Idol, near the ropes, uses them for added leverage and Savage is pulling his own hair out but he won’t submit! There is no escape as he is near the center of the ring. Savage starts to twist and turn as he is going for the reverse…. Yes… Savage now has Idol in the reversed figure four and Idol is screaming… but it is short-lived as Idol is in the ropes to force the break. Both men stagger to their feet very slowly… Idol with a weak right hand but Savage shrugs it off. The two exchange a few blows but you can see Macho Man is on the come! Savage with a big right hand and down goes Idol. Savage whips him into the corner and hits the splash as he followed him in. Savage to the second rope and begins the 10-punch sequence as the fans count along with him! Savage again to the top rope but Idol once again staggers up … WHAM… Savage leaps and nails Idol with the double ax-handle off the tope rope! 1…2…3! Savage survives! He grabs his title and holds it high as the fans celebrate. Fans of Memphis might be just as excited that Idol is done in the ring as they were that Savage won the match. Interesting thing here was that Miss. Elizabeth walked up the aisle as Savage celebrated in the ring. Has she had enough of Savage and his temper… MEMPHIS MADHOUSE BATTLE ROYAL: Lance Russell: It is now time for Memphis Madhouse. The rules are as follows… two men will enter the ring and wrestle for 2-minutes. At the end of the two minutes, another man will enter the match. Elimination can occur at any time when an individual is thrown over the top rope to the floor with both feet touching the ground. After all 20 participants have entered, the final remaining man standing in the ring will be the winner and earn a USWA World Title shot at “Texas Tough” along with a check for $50,000. Now, without further ado… the individual who drew number 1… “the Wildman from the Sudan, Abdullah the Butcher! The man who drew number 2… none other than the King of Wrestling, Jerry Lawler! The crowd moans as their hero has drawn an awful number as he chances of winning are almost none. Adbullah comes down to a hostile crowd as Lance wonders just how long a man in his condition can last in a match like this… Dave Brown counters that he isn’t sure anyone can life the nearly 400 pound Butcher over the top rope. Abbie and the King have an interesting 2 minutes as Lawler dances away from Abbie and nails him with a few jabs in the process. Abbie rushes the King in the corner but misses and knocks himself to the ground. Lawler quickly to the middle rope for the fist drop but Abbie just lies there and the King can’t budge him toward the ropes as the timer runs down! Number 3 is… the leader of Soul-less… the purely evil… Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan rushes at Lawler and the two are like two pitbulls fighting in the center of the ring. These two have not seen each other in a long time but Lawler and Sullivan have enough knowledge of one another to know better then slow down their attack. Abbie is up and now we see Lawler in trouble as Sullivan and The Butcher go to work on the King. Number 4 - Mike Graham….While Graham is new to the USWA, he is not new to Sullivan and Abbie from there time in Florida. He rushes the ring and grabs Sullivan and nails him with a big right hand. It is now Lawler vs Abbie and Graham vs Sullivan. Nobody has a clear advantage and the fans are wondering who is next as the tide could turn either way. Number 5 - Here comes Michael Wallsteet who is lead to the ring by Ms. Alexandria York and her briefcase. At first this looks bad for Lawler and Graham as it gives the heels a 3-2 advantage but York whispers in the ear of Wallstreet just as he enters the ring. Wallstreet simply heads to a vacant corner of the ring and hangs out. York and her scouting report seem to be telling Wallstreet to get involved as little as possible! ! Number 6 – the USWA Texas Heavyweight Champion …. Wild Bill Irwin. Wild Bill rushes the ring and quickly sizes up the competition. He decides that is it best to get rid of Lawler whenever you can so he joins Abbie in the attack on the King! Somehow Lawler manages to escape the rush of Irwin and Irwin slams into Abbie. Abbie, not really ure what is going on goes after Irwin while Lawler saw Wallstreet just hanging out and decides that Wallstreet’s money has bought him enough of a rest and goes right after him. We know have 4 singles matches going on at the same time but there is no wrestling involved. It is a brawl or should we say Madhouse! Number 7 - Here comes “No Class” Don Bass …. He’s been in Memphis long enough to know that the King is the one that controls everything so just like Wild Bill, he goes right for the King… Funny thing here was that Lawler saw him rushing in and nailed him with a back body drop right over the top rope. “No Class” has just established the record for quickest elimination… 5 seconds. Number 8 – Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert joined by both Missy Hyatt and Jimmy Hart… boy does Missy make an entrance!!! Gilbert runs down and heads right to the Mike Graham-Kevin Sullivan brawl. This 2-1 attack proved too much for Graham and in the bump of the night, we see Hot Stuff hoist Graham up for the Hot Shot but Sullivan push him over the top rope from the suplex position… this might be the last we see of Graham as the crowd gasped. Sullivan and Gilbert now split up as Sullivan joins Abbie in his fight with against Wild Bill will Gilbert attacks his long-time foe, Jerry Lawler who is battling Michael Wallstreet. Number 9 - The Prince of Memphis… that’s right is Brian Lawler rushing down the ramp to save his Dad. Brian goes right for Gilbert which allows Lawler to re-establish his fight with Wallstreet. While the Lawler’s gladly dealt with their foes, Sullivan demanded Abbie toss Wild Bill over the top rope which he did with no problem. Still Fighting: Abbie, Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Gilbert and Brian Lawler Eliminated: Don Bass, Mike Graham, and Bill Irwin Number 10 - … here come … from parts unknow… The Missing Link! Link goes right for both Abbie and Sullivan. While this seems like a mismatch, his one move, the headbutt, has both men staggering. The Lawlers vs Wallstreet and Gilbert is still going hot and heavy. Number 11 - Here comes the son of the promoter, Jeff Jarrett. JJ heads right into the Lawlers/Wallstreet & Gilbert melee and for the first time all night the babyfaces have an advantage. On the other side of the ring, Sullivan and Abbie have turned the tide and have Missing Link in trouble. Number 12 - From the Land of the Rising Sun… here comes the Great Muta led to the ring by Gary Hart. The mysterious Muta, wearing black and red face paint tonight, heads right over to Brian Lawler and nails him with a Super Kick… Brian Lawler topples over the top rope as Muta makes his mark in a hurry! Next, we see Sullivan stomping on Missing Link who is caught in the Tree of Woo! With Link basically out of it, Sullivan props him up along the ropes and Abbie comes running into him with a big body smash and out goes Link! Now we have Lawler vs Wallstreet, JJ vs Muta and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert while Sullivan is smacking Abbie just to get him more fired up! Still Fighting: Abbie, Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Gilbert, Jeff Jarrett and Muta Eliminated: Don Bass, Mike Graham, Bill Irwin, Brian Lawler and Missing Link Number 13 – “Stunning” Steve Austin rushes to the ring with Medusa right behind him. Austin, still holding a grudge on how he lost the USWA World Television Title, joins The King in his battle of Michael Wallstreet while Medusa circles the ring and is looking to attack Miss. York and/or Missy Hyatt… whoever she finds first. The catfight is on and Medusa is taking care of business! Stun Gun by Austin on Wallstreet and he takes a nasty fall to the floor. WHAM… body slam on the floor by Medusa on Miss. York! What a nasty exit for The York Foundation! This distraction allowed JJ to send Eddie Gilbert packing as he simply tossed him over the top rope. Sullivan and Abbie are all fired up and move into the frey and attack the King. The King is in trouble as he is hanging on by a thread… Wham… Austin with the save and we now have Austin and Lawler vs Sullivan and Abbie while JJ and Muta continue their brawl while Medusa is the last cat standing! Number 14 – from South Africa… Steve Simpson. The well-built fan favorite is not very well known here in Memphis so the fans don’t get to excited and they really have no idea what to expect. Simpson does his best to endear himself to the Memphis fans and goes right after Abbie to help the King! WHAM… big flying cross body block on The Madman from the Sudan and both Simpson and Abbie topple over the top rope! That might have been the quickest exit ever for a match like this but it came with a huge ovation as Lawler’s chances have just greatly increased. It is JJ vs Muta while Austin and Lawler are double teaming Kivin Sullivan. Still Fighting: Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Jarrett, Muta and Steve Austin Eliminated: Don Bass, Mike Graham, Bill Irwin, Brian Lawler, Missing Link, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Gilbert, Steve Simpson and Abdullah the Butcher Number 15 – Here comes the Nubian Terror, Moadib…this 300-pound muscular black man is also new to the people of Memphis but unlike Steve Simpson, he immediately has the fans on edge. He is swinging that double-bladed medieval ax like his is going to kill someone. Luckily for all, he dropped it before getting in the ring but he heads right over to the leader of Soul-les, Kevin Sullivan and goes to work on his attacks… the King and Steve Austin! Muta has JJ is a world of trouble and is climbing to the top rope for what will later be called a Moonsault. Number 16 – Mr. Magnificent… Kevin Kelly… WHAM… before Kelly even gets to the ring, Moadib whips Lawler so hard into the corner that the entire ring seems to quiver. Problem for Muta was that Lawler was whipped into the corner he was preparing for the Moonsault and this sent Muta out onto the floor. Even in defeat, Muta shows amazing skill as he back-flipped from the top rope to the floor landing on his feet!! Moadib seems ready to murder Lawler as Sullivan stomps on JJ. Austin heads right for Kevin Kelly to finish off another person he has beef with lately. Still Fighting: Jerry Lawler, Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Jarrett, Steve Austin, Moadib and Kevin Kelly. Eliminated: Don Bass, Mike Graham, Bill Irwin, Brian Lawler, Missing Link, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Gilbert, Steve Simpson, Abdullah the Butcher, Muta Number 17 – Honky Tonk Man…. HTM seems to really take his time getting to the ring. He is in no hurry and wants to increase his chances of winning by spending less time in the match. This might have been a mistake as by the time he finally got to the ring, two people who might have been on his side where eliminated…. Moadib rushed as Lawler like he was going to decapitate him but Lawler moved in the nic of time and Moadib went summersaulting over the top rope ala Ric Flair. This allowed Lawler, Austin and JJ to triple team Kevin Sullivan and send him over the top rope. HTM looks like he is walking into the lion’s den as Lawler, Austin and JJ are all waiting for him! In fact, HTM has taken so much time waiting to get to the ring we are ready for our next entrant! Still Fighting: Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, Steve Austin, Kevin Kelly, and HTM Eliminated: Don Bass, Mike Graham, Bill Irwin, Brian Lawler, Missing Link, Michael Wallstreet, Eddie Gilbert, Steve Simpson, Abdullah the Butcher, Muta, Moadib, and Kevin Sullivan Number 18 – The Nightstalker…we have only seen a few matches of the Nightstalker here in Memphis as he was part of Smoky Mountain Wrestling and challenged Steve Austin a few times when he was the USWA World Television Champion. What it does here is put Austin in some trouble as now the Nightstalker and Kevin Kelly join forces against Stunning Steve as Lawler and JJ go to work on the HTM! These 2-1 battles both continue into our next entrant! Number 19 – Wildfire Tommy Rich… the crowd moans in agony! It looked like the King was finally cayching a break and then his arch-enemy has to come down to the ring. Tommy is all smiles as he is looking forward to taking care of the King. HTM survived and now has help on the way. Somehow, Austin has also survived against his huge enemies. Who will be #20? Still Fighting: Jerry Lawler, Jeff Jarrett, Steve Austin, Kevin Kelly, HTM, Nightstalker and Tommy Rich Number 20 - Here comes The Total Package, Lex Luger!!! Pec Flexing and strutting all the way to the ring, Lex is led down the ramp by a man who is full of smiles, JJ Dillon! Lex enters the ring, scans the situation and hits the ring ropes and couple of times to get himself all stretched out. The in the move of the night, Lex rushes at the Austin vs Kelly/Nightstalker melee and nails all three with a double-clothesline. All three tumble to the floor. Austin continues his attack on both Kelly and the Nightstalker even though he has been eliminated until the two flee to the locker room. Austin and Medusa leave to a big ovation. Back in the ring, Lex simply walks over and grabs JJ off of HTM and locks him in the Torture Rack and struts around the ring with JJ strapped across his shoulders. Now HTM and Tommy Rich attack Lawler! Lex simply tosses JJ to the floor and rushes in with another double clothesline. This time it was to the delight of the fans as HTM and Wildfire tumble out. In a matter of minutes, Lex has eliminated 5 men. It is now down to Luger and Lawler. Luger is fresh but Lawler is exhausted as he has was involved sense the beginning. Lex with some more flexing as Lawler pulls down the strap. The two go another 3 or 4 minutes and it is pretty one-sided with Lex doing all of the work. Lex climbs to the top rope and looks for a double ax handle but… WHAM… Lawler rushed at him and Luger tumbles doing a slit across the ropes and seems to be in agony in the worst place possible. The crowd sees this as Lawler’s chance. The King comes over and tries to force Luger to the floor but Luger simply shrugs his head “NO.” Luger with a mighty yank of the top rope and Lawler comes flying over to the floor! Lex Luger wins Memphis Madhouse… the $50,000 and the USWA World Title shot next month at Texas Tough!

USWA releases King Cobra and Jimmy Jannetty as I was over the cap. Sorry for the mistake. Please check your rosters and make sure I have it right as I might have forgotten to update some after the rookie draft. Please try to have your roster be at the 65 cap as we do have a writer working off of free agency and we should be thinking of our protected list which would allow us to keep 45 people protected. This would be in early May