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Please don't take it the wrong way. I enjoyed the show. My wrestling knowledge of Sabu is only from ECW and the table smash reminded me of it. Keep doing everything you are doing.

Very interesting interview with Dutch... PCW... PCW... PCW or ECW... ECW.... ECW

I wish that somehow I had made an Omni card once in my life. I remember getting the rundown of matches every couple of weeks of the upcoming Omni card and just seeing one big match after the next... just like your card. Very fun night for the fans. Sasuke taking the 4-1 beatdown Muta coming in The Nasty Boys attacking the Steiners Luger attacked by Cactus Jack and Abbie during his match with Sid Undertaker vs Steamboat! What a night that has some great angles progessing nicely.

Great job getting us all set for the Happenings. Enjoyed the Bossman-Debeers parking lot brawl. As a kid, I remember seeing a few of these in various promotions and it always made it seem so real... so personal. Can't wait for this match. Still wondering what the letter to Slater said... I am hooked! When the Hangman vs Leo Burke is your opener, you know you are in for one Hell of a Night! Always liked when the gave away a car as the car often is part of the angle. I think Ron Garvin actually sued Fuller in court and won his car from part of an angle or something like that.

Really enjoyed the last two weeks and looking forward to the Knock Down Drag Out Match for the North American Title! Doink is perfect for the UWF and you used him perfectly as he interupted Ranger Ross and CO.! Very funny segment. The Desparados and Madril is an awesome angle. Just loved the Dream Machine promo! That was spot on! Also, nice job with the end of tv time matches as we get hooked into big matches that make us want more... Ratings go up, crowds go up, mony goes up!

Nice job moving the angle along with Broda and the Dundee. Looking forward to best of 7 series as it might be the first real female angle we have had here. Others have had intergender matches or a couple of matches but this seems to be the biggest feud yet. Mr. Wrestling 37.... I wonder how he compares to the other 36! Great name!

September 26, 1991 Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, Kentucky The EKU Alumni Coliseum is packed for SMW's biggest Kentucky event to date. The centerpiece is the Battle of Kentucky Eight-Man Elimination Tournament, with the winner receiving $5,000 and a future shot at the SMW Heavyweight Championship. QUARTERFINAL MATCH: Stunning Steve Austin vs. King Kong Bundy Austin comes out firing, attacking Bundy's leg before the massive veteran can establish his power game. Bundy eventually catches Austin with a clothesline and nearly ends the match with an Avalanche, but Austin rolls away at the last second. Bundy really struggles to get to his feet which gives Austin some time to recover. Once Bundy gets to his feet, he rushes at Austin who is standing in the corner. Again, Austin moves at the last second. Bundy smashes into the corner and staggers backwards to the center of the ring…. WHAM! Stun Gun by Austin. Bundy is “stunned” long enough to score the three-count. Stunning Steve Austin advances. *This match will never be seen on TV or even talked about and nobody will mention it again. Only the people in Richmond will know how Bundy lost. As far as the rest of the territory is concerned, Bundy is an undefeated monster heel!! QUARTERFINAL MATCH: Brad Armstrong (subbing for Ron Garvin who is now in the steel cage match) vs. IRS with Ron Wright Armstrong battles IRS in a technical, methodical contest, with IRS breaking just enough rules to allow Brad to show off his bumping skills. Armstrong absorbs everything and eventually turns the match into a slugfest as he gets feed up with the questionable tactics by both IRS and Ron Wright. Eventually, the numbers game is too much and IRS gets the win with the Airplane Spin/Samoan Drop Combo (TaxDay) for the win. QUARTERFINAL MATCH: Michael Hayes vs. Buddy Landel Hayes and Landel turn the match into a heated brawl almost immediately as they both seemed to get feed up with the others showboating and arrogance. Landel repeatedly taunts Hayes and attempts to capitalize on Hayes' increasingly wild temper, while Hayes focuses on keeping Landel from slowing the match down. Landel comes within seconds of victory after using the ropes for leverage after he locked in a Figure 4, but the referee catches him. Hayes takes advantage of the distraction, catches Landel with the Left-handed Punch, and scores the victory after he followed it up with a running bulldog! QUARTERFINAL MATCH: Tommy “Wildfire” Rich vs. Curt Hennig Hennig wrestles with the confidence of a man who believes the tournament was designed for him to win. Rich refuses to be intimidated, repeatedly frustrating Hennig with some quick reversals. Hennig eventually takes control and begins targeting Rich's back, but Rich makes a dramatic comeback and nearly scores the upset after a sunset flip. Now we get a fired up Wildfire throwing some big right hands but Hennig with a rake of the eyes gets the momentum back. WHAM!!! Perfect Plex. Curt Hennig advances. SEMI-FINAL MATCH Stunning Steve Austin vs IRS with Ron Wright IRS attacks before the bell but Austin is ready and the fight is under way. Austin pounds away on IRS but Ron Wright and all his antics distracts the ref which allows IRS to pull an illegal object from his trunks. IRS, with the weapon is his hand, winds up for the big right hand but Austin ducks under the blow. WHAM… Stun Gun!!! The ref hears IRS hit the canvas and turns around just in time to make the 3-count. The weapon goes flying in the air and lands next to the wrestlers. The ref sees it and is now confused. Did Austin nail IRS with the object? He has no idea!! So he just ignores it and raises the hand of Stunning Steve!! Ron Wright is screaming about how Austin cheated and he is not a Christian Rassler!!. SEMIFINAL MATCH: Michael Hayes vs. Curt Hennig This becomes a battle between Hayes' trickery and Hennig's precision. You might get confused if you were a fan wondering who was the actually heel was and babyface was. Hennig repeatedly attempts to ground Hayes, while Hayes turns every exchange into a fight. Hayes nearly wins after the Left-handed Punch, but Hennig rolls underneath the referee's count and escapes to the floor. Hayes follows him and the two brawl around ringside. Back inside, Hennig catches Hayes with a knee to the stomach and immediately applies the Perfect Plex. Hayes kicks out just before three, stunning Hennig. Hennig refuses to panic, waits for Hayes to stand and hits a second Perfect Plex. Smoky Mountain Tag Team Championship: Jeff Jarrett & Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Heavenly Bodies (Tom Prichard & Eddie Gilbert) Sensational Sherri Martel The heat for the Heavenly Bodies starts right away as Sherri demands the ring announcer read the following statement: “When the Heavenly Bodies are making their way to the ring, under no circumstances can any females attempt to grope or touch them in any way. Any extent to touch the Heavenly Bodies will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We ask the women on the audience to keep their women under control” As for the match, The Heavenly Bodies are attempting to make good on their promise to take the SMW Tag Team Championship. Sherri repeatedly distracts the champions from ringside while Prichard and Gilbert isolate Jarrett. Michaels eventually explodes into the match and turns the momentum, but Sherri grabs Jarrett's leg at a crucial moment. Jarrett fights off Gilbert and Prichard, but Gilbert catches Michaels with a cheap shot behind the referee's back. Jarrett manages to break up the first pin attempt, but the Bodies swarm him. Michaels is finally caught with the Love Bomb, and the referee counts three before Jarrett can make the save. The Heavenly Bodies win the SMW Tag Team Championship. Afterward, Sherri climbs into the ring and raises the new champions' arms while Jarrett and Michaels sit stunned in the corner. Battle of Kentucky Tournament Finals Stunning Steve Austin vs. Curt Hennig The $5,000 and a future SMW Heavyweight Championship opportunity are at stake. Hennig controls the opening minutes, using his technical wrestling to repeatedly frustrate Austin. Austin finally catches Hennig with a series of punches and sends him crashing into the corner. Hennig answers with a vicious knee and nearly finishes Austin with the Perfect Plex, but Austin kicks out. Hennig becomes increasingly frustrated and attempts another Perfect Plex. Austin blocks it, spins free and catches Hennig with the Stun Gun. It looks loke Austin is going to win the title but the way Hennig crashed to the matt, he was able to get his foot across the bottom rope and stop the ref’s count. Hennig is “stunned” but refuses to stay down. Austin whips Hennig into the ropes and looks to go for a second Stun Gun but Mr. Prefect comes in with a flying dropkick sending Austin to the floor. The two battle outside of the ring with Hennig now in charge. As they come into the ring, Hennig with a nasty knee lift takes Austin off his feet. Mr. Perfect drags him up by the hair…. WHAM…. Perfect Plex. Curt covers him for the three-count. MR. PERFECT WINS THE BATTLE OF KENTUCKY TOURNAMENT. Hennig is awarded the $5,000 prize and a future shot at the SMW Heavyweight Championship. Fans are already talking about what a Curt Hennig vs Terry Gordy might look like. MAIN EVENT: STEEL CAGE MATCH: Ron Garvin & Bullet Bob Armstrong vs “Tennessee Stud” Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden The main event began with the unusual stipulation being announced: both members of a team must escape the steel cage to win, but neither man can leave until he has first pinned an opponent. The crowd immediately sensed that this could produce a war, and with Southeastern Champion Ron Garvin and “The Bullet” Bob Armstrong facing Jimmy Golden and “The Tennessee Stud” Robert Fuller, there was no shortage of bad blood. From the opening bell, Golden and Fuller appeared determined to keep Garvin and Armstrong separated. Garvin quickly went after Golden, pounding him around the cage and repeatedly smashing his opponent's head into the steel. Fuller tried to interfere, but Armstrong intercepted him, leading to an explosive four-man brawl. The cage became a weapon as all four men took turns being thrown into it, with Garvin eventually getting the upper hand on Golden. After a brutal exchange, Garvin caught Golden with a devastating right hand and covered him. One! Two! Three! The crowd erupted as Garvin became the first man to earn the right to escape. Garvin immediately began climbing the cage, but what he didn't realize was that the entire sequence had played directly into the heels' hands. Garvin dropped to the floor and turned around just in time to see Fuller and Golden trap Armstrong inside the cage. The look on Garvin's face changed instantly. He sprinted back toward the cage and tried to climb inside, but Fuller met him at the top and shoved him back to the floor. Garvin desperately tried another side of the cage, only to have Golden cut him off. Inside, Armstrong was completely defenseless. Fuller and Golden proceeded to beat the living daylights out of “The Bullet.” Armstrong fought back with everything he had, but the two heels overwhelmed him. Fuller held Armstrong in place while Golden hammered him with right hands. Armstrong was driven face-first into the cage, then thrown across the ring. Garvin was beside himself on the floor, screaming at the officials and desperately trying to get back inside. He climbed halfway up the cage only to be knocked back down again. He tried the door, but the referee refused to open it. “LET ME IN!” Garvin screamed as Armstrong staggered to his feet. Golden leveled him again. The beating continued. Garvin eventually grabbed the ring announcer's microphone and pleaded with Fuller and Golden to stop. They ignored him. Armstrong was barely moving as Fuller pulled him up one more time and Golden delivered another crushing right hand. Garvin could take no more. He grabbed the white towel. Garvin threw it over the cage. The referee caught it and called for the bell, but incredibly, Fuller and Golden didn't stop. The heels continued their assault on Armstrong, stomping him in the corner while Garvin screamed in disbelief. The crowd began roaring for someone—anyone—to come to Armstrong's aid. Then suddenly— Wildfire Rich came running to ringside. Right behind him came Brad Armstrong. Garvin, Rich and Brad Armstrong charged the cage. Garvin began climbing first, followed by Rich and Brad. The three men poured over the top of the cage and hit the ring as Fuller and Golden finally realized they had pushed their luck too far. Golden and Fuller scrambled for the opposite side of the cage. Garvin grabbed Golden by the shirt, but Golden managed to slip away and exit through the open door and Fuller was right behind him as the heels sprinted toward the locker room as the fans tossed debris at them. Garvin, Rich and Brad Armstrong stood over the battered “Bullet” Bob Armstrong. The official ruling was announced: Ron Garvin and Bob Armstrong had lost the match after Garvin threw in the towel—but the match had turned into something much bigger than who won the match. Golden and Fuller had revealed that their entire strategy had been to get Garvin out of the cage first, leaving Armstrong trapped and helpless. As the crowd chanted “BULLET! BULLET! BULLET!”, Garvin knelt beside Armstrong, furious and visibly blaming himself for what had happened. The final image was of Garvin, Rich and Brad Armstrong helping the battered and bloodied Commissioner to his feet.

Knoxville Civic Center Studio September 19, 1991 Episode #23 LES THATCHER: Welcome, wrestling fans, to another huge edition of Smoky Mountain Wrestling! Wrestling the way it used to be and wrestling the way you like it. I'm Les Thatcher, and sitting beside me is Dirty Dutch Mantel. We coming to you from the Knoxville Auditorium Studio. Dutch, we've got a tremendous hour ahead of us, but I don't think anything is going to overshadow what Commissioner Bob Armstrong has promised for the Battle of Kentucky! DUTCH MANTEL: Well, Les, I hope you've got your checkbook ready because five thousand dollars is a lot of money. And apparently Commissioner Armstrong has decided to throw eight men into a tournament and let them beat the daylights out of each other for it. LES: And for a future Smoky Mountain Heavyweight Championship match! [Commissioner Bob Armstrong walks into the ring.] BOB ARMSTRONG: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here tonight to make the biggest announcement we've made concerning the Battle of Kentucky! I’m going to announce the 8 men involved next week in the one night tournament at the Alumni Center in Richmond. ARMSTRONG: And here are your eight participants. Fans, you are going to like these first four names. “Stunning” Steve Austin, Ron Garvin, Freebird Michael Hayes, And Tommy “Wildfire” Rich! And representing the other side of the locker room: Irwin R. Schyster, King Kong Bundy, “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel, And finally, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig! Now, the order I called out the names has nothing to do with the first-round match-ups. Those will be picked at random at the arena. No matter who faces who, I guarantee one great night of wrestling. Just look at those names! LES: What an announcement! DUTCH I love it. No excuses. No rankings. No waiting around. You win, you advance. You lose, you go home. My only complaint is that I should have been there. LES: Over who? DUTCH: Stunning Steve Austin. LES: You just lost to Stunning Steve last week in Knoxville. DUTCH: He cheated! LES: I can’t win. Let’s go to the ring as Sensual Sherri finally has her new tag team in studio as she has promised for a few weeks. For those fans who were not in the Civic Center last week, her men did make an appearance there but more on that later. MATCH ONE THE HEAVENLY BODIES vs. THE BATTEN TWINS TOMMY KNOE (Ring Announcer): Sherri Martel demand’s that I read the following announcement: When the Heavenly Bodies are making their way to the ring, under no circumstances can any females attempt to grope or touch them in any way. Any attempt to touch the Heavenly Bodies will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We ask the men in the audience to keep their women under control. DUTCH: Now these are my kind of guys! The Heavenly Bodies! LES: They haven't even wrestled an official match here in Smoky Mountain Wrestling. DUTCH: They didn't need to. They proved everything they needed to prove in the Civic Center. LES: They blindsided the Smoky Mountain Tag Team Champions, Jeff Jarrett and Shawn Michaels, in Knoxville. DUTCH: Exactly! A beautiful Pearl Harbor attack. LES: Beautiful? DUTCH: Perfectly executed. SHERRI MARTEL: Last week, the Heavenly Bodies showed everybody exactly what happens when you get in their way! Jarrett and Michaels didn't know what hit them! They were laying face down in the middle of that ring! PRICHARD: And tonight, the Batten Twins get to find out what everybody else is going to learn. We're the Heavenly Bodies. We're not here to make friends. We're here to take championships! GILBERT: And while we're on the subject of Knoxville, I have one request for Smoky Mountain Wrestling security. I need more security! LES: More security? GILBERT: Absolutely! I'm surrounded by all these fat, ugly women every time I come to the arena! I'm afraid one of them is going to jump me! DUTCH: Eddie, that's a legitimate concern. LES: Oh, come on! GILBERT: I'm a handsome man! I need protection! [Jarrett and Michaels come to ringside.] SHAWN MICHAELS: You two sure seem proud of yourselves! JEFF JARRETT: You attacked us from behind because you didn't have the guts to face us! MICHAELS: You call yourselves the Heavenly Bodies? Well, we've got a message for you. JARRETT: At the Battle of Kentucky, you won't be attacking us from behind. You'll be looking us straight in the eyes. MICHAELS: Because we're challenging you to a Smoky Mountain Tag Team Championship match! PRICHARD: You want us? GILBERT: You've got us! SHERRI: And at the Battle of Kentucky, we're taking those titles! DUTCH: That's what I like. A challenge and an acceptance. LES: But I'm wondering about something, Dutch. Was this all a setup? Did the Heavenly Bodies attack the champions last week specifically to provoke this challenge? DUTCH: Of course it was. You don't think these guys accidentally left two champions laying in the middle of the ring, do you? [Finally the match begins.] The Heavenly Bodies dominate early, cutting off one Batten Twin from his corner. Sherri repeatedly distracts the referee while Prichard and Gilbert take turns working over their opponent. LES: The Bodies are methodical. They're not wasting any motion. DUTCH: They're taking this team apart piece by piece. Gilbert hits a knee lift and tags Prichard. Prichard follows with a series of punches and a knee to the stomach. Another quick tag … Hot Shot be Gilbert on Brad Batten… WHAM… Prichard off the top rope with the elbow drop to the neck! Prichard with the cover and win! DUTCH: Wow did you see that move… I think they call that the Love Bomb! LES: I don’t think Prichard was the legal man! DUTCH: Who cares! The Heavenly Bodies are the next tag team champions! MATCH TWO “MR. PERFECT” CURT HENNIG vs. ERIC EMBRY [Hennig enters arrogantly.] DUTCH: Now look at this man. Perfect posture. Perfect hair. Perfect wrestling ability. LES: Perfect ego. DUTCH: That's part of being perfect. Hennig immediately controls Embry with a headlock and takedown. Embry tries to fight back but Hennig repeatedly cuts him off. LES: Embry has to find a way to frustrate Hennig. DUTCH: You don't frustrate Mr. Perfect. You survive him. Embry gets a brief flurry, knocking Hennig into the ropes. Hennig stops him with a boot and delivers a hard knee. Hennig then takes Embry up for the Perfect Plex. LES: Perfect Plex! ONE! TWO! THREE! DUTCH: Easy! LES: Very impressive victory for Curt Hennig. DUTCH: He told everybody what he was going to do, and then he did it. POST-MATCH INTERVIEW — CURT HENNIG HENNIG: Brad Armstrong found out last week in Knoxville exactly what everybody is going to find out. You can't beat Mr. Perfect. And now I've got eight men standing in my way at the Battle of Kentucky: Stunning Steve Austin? Not good enough. Ron Garvin? Too old. Michael Hayes? Too busy worrying about his hair. Tommy Rich? His best days are behind him. And then you've got the other guys. Bundy. Schyster. Landel. Pretty good but I'm not worried about any of them. The Battle of Kentucky is just a stepping stone. Five thousand dollars? Peanuts… A title shot… worth everything. And when I get that title shot, I'm taking the championship because I'm Perfect! COMMERCIAL Dick Murdoch and Dory Funk Jr. are at the podium. MURDOCH: Michael Hayes! Last week you hit us in the back with a chair! FUNK JR.: That's right! A man doesn't attack another man from behind unless he's afraid! MURDOCH: You didn't beat the West Texas Outlaws. You didn't outwrestle us. You didn't outfight us. You hit us with a chair! FUNK JR.: And we're not finished with you! MURDOCH: You picked the wrong Texans, Hayes! MATCH #3: SOUTHEASTERN TITLE MATCH RON GARVIN vs. JIMMY GOLDEN [Ron Garvin stops at the podium on his way to the ring. He enters with the Southeastern Championship.] LES: This is a match with a tremendous amount of bad blood. DUTCH: Golden wants that championship, He has a point that Garvin never earned the title shot against his cousin, Robert Fuller. GARVIN: Come on Dutch, I just defeated Robert Fuller for this title. And I'm going to tell you something—it felt good. After all these years, after everything we've been through, I finally got some revenge. But I ain't finished. Because Jimmy Golden attacked me right here on this television show two weeks ago! He tried to injure me so I couldn't face Robert Fuller for this championship. Well, Jimmy, it didn't work. I'm still standing. And tonight, I'm going to show you what happens when you try to take something away from Ron Garvin! Golden comes out to the podium. GOLDEN: Ron, you got lucky against my cousin. Tonight, luck runs out. GARVIN: Come find out. Golden and Garvin trade punches. Neither man gives an inch as the action spills into the ring as the bell sounds. LES: This is exactly what you'd expect! DUTCH: Two tough men beating on each other. Golden gains control with a knee and works Garvin over in the corner. Garvin eventually fights back, catching Golden with a right hand. Garvin fires off several punches. LES: Golden is staggered! Garvin hits a clothesline and follows with another. Golden falls into the corner. Garvin charges. WHAM!!! Garvin catches Golden with a series of hard right hands. Golden falls. LES: Garvin may have him! Garvin pulls Golden up and prepares for another punch. Suddenly— ROBERT FULLER RUNS INTO THE RING! LES: FULLER! DUTCH: Here we go! Tennessee Stud Time Fuller attacks Garvin from behind. [Bell rings.] Garvin fights back, but Golden joins Fuller. LES: It's two-on-one! Fuller and Golden aren't even interested in winning the championship anymore. They're trying to hurt Ron Garvin. Golden holds Garvin while Fuller pounds away. LES: Somebody has to stop this! Garvin is knocked to the mat. Fuller stomps away while Golden pulls him up. Suddenly— BOB ARMSTRONG CHARGES INTO THE RING! LES: COMMISSIONER ARMSTRONG! Armstrong grabs Fuller and throws him backward! He turns and tackles Golden! DUTCH: He's putting his hands on the wrestlers! He has NO RIGHT TO DO THAT! LES: Neither did Robert Fuller! Armstrong chases Fuller and Golden from the ring. POST-MATCH INTERVIEW ARMSTRONG: Fuller! Golden! You wanted Ron Garvin two-on-one? You got it! But if you think I'm going to stand around and watch you two injure a man, you've got another thing coming! GARVIN: Bob, I appreciate what you did. But I want Fuller and Golden! ARMSTRONG: You'll get them. And I promise you, we're going to settle this! COMMERCIAL MATCH FOUR STUNNING STEVE AUSTIN & TOMMY “WILDFIRE” RICH vs. BAD BOY BILLIE BLACK & KILLER KYLE Let’s just get to the finish LES: Austin drives Black's throat across the top rope! Dutch that bring back memories DUTCH: Do you ever stop. You’re giving me a headache. POST-MATCH RICH: The Battle of Kentucky is what everybody is talking about. Eight men. One winner. Five thousand dollars. And a championship opportunity. I've been around a long time, and I know what it means to have an opportunity like that. I'm going to Richmond to win it. AUSTIN: Same here. Tommy and I are friends. We respect each other but when that bell rings, friendship doesn't mean anything. Five thousand dollars and a title shot!! That’s what it’s all about. Next, [Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy appear.] HAYES: Dick Murdoch! Dory Funk! You two want to run your mouths? You say Michael Hayes is a coward? GORDY: You want to find out if he's a coward? Then let's settle it! HAYES: We're not done with the West Texas Outlaws! And let me tell you something about the Battle of Kentucky, Everybody wants to know why I'm in that tournament . I'll tell you why. I'm not there for the money. I'm not there for the championship shot. I'm there to protect my brother! GORDY: Protect me? HAYES: That's right, Terry! Because somebody has to make sure some outsider doesn't put his hands on that title you got over your shoulder. GORDY: Michael, I can take care of myself. HAYES: I know that! But that's what brothers do! LES: Dutch, does any of that make sense? DUTCH: Absolutely. LES: What part? DUTCH: I have no idea. COMMERCIAL [Wheelchair-bound Ron Wright sits with the Dirty White Boys.] RON WRIGHT: Les Thatcher, I'm glad you asked me about Knoxville. My Dirty White Boys were cheated! Cheated! The referee had something against us. The fans had something against us. The ring ropes were against us! I even think the timekeeper was against us! Nobody wants to see me get up out of this here chair. Nobody cares about the cancer I’m a goin to get if I a keep having these darn heart attacks. LES: Oh Ron, that doesn’t even make sense. WRIGHT: Are you a doctor? I don’t think so. And can you believe they refused to give me a free popcorn at the Civic Center. I might uf starved to death. LES: Ok Dutch. Lets move on. You said the Dirty White Boys were cheated but what about what happened between IRS and Tommy Rich? WRIGHT: What about it? LES: Didn't you give your man a chisel? WRIGHT: A chisel? LES: Yes. WRIGHT: Why would I give a wrestler a chisel? LES: You handed it to him! WRIGHT: I did? LES: Yes! WRIGHT: Well, maybe it was a pencil. LES: It wasn't a pencil! WRIGHT: Could've been a pen. LES: Ron Wright! WRIGHT: I don't remember! LES: You don't remember giving IRS a chisel to carve up Tommy Rich's head? WRIGHT: Les, I have a very busy schedule. I can't be expected to remember every little piece of hardware I hand somebody! DUTCH: That's the best defense I've ever heard. LES: It's ridiculous! WRIGHT: The Dirty White Boys were robbed in Knoxville, and we're going to get justice! MATCH FIVE KING KONG BUNDY vs. JOEY MAGS & SWEET BROWN SUGAR HANDICAP MATCH [Bundy enters.] DUTCH: Now this is unfair. Those two men got no shot against King Kong Bundy. Bundy storms into the ring and immediately attacks both opponents. He throws Sweet Brown Sugar into the corner and crushes him with his massive body. Joey Mags tries to attack Bundy from behind but to no avail. AVALANCHE ON MAGS! AVALANCHE ON SWEET BROWN SUGAR! HE STACKS THE TWO MEN ON TOP OF EACH OTHER! LES: GOOD LORD! The referee begins counting. ONE! TWO! THREE! FOUR! FIVE! DUTCH: He could have counted to a hundred! BUNDY INTERVIEW BUNDY: Battle of Kentucky! That's what I want! Tonight I only got to hurt two men. Two! At the Battle of Kentucky, there are going to be eight men! And I'm going to hurt every single one of them! Five thousand dollars? Mine! A Smoky Mountain Championship match? Mine! When King Kong Bundy walks into Richmond, Kentucky, somebody is getting crushed! LES: We've seen tremendous action tonight! [Commissioner Bob Armstrong suddenly appears.] ARMSTRONG: I've had enough! I mean I don’t know why those Fullers get under my skin like they do but it’s time to settle this once and for all. At the Battle of Kentucky, Ron Garvin and I will face Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller! And because I don't want anybody running away, because I don't want anybody interfering— It's going to be a STEEL CAGE MATCH! LES: A Steel Cage Match! ARMSTRONG: That's right. Four men. One cage. No running. No excuses. Garvin and I against Golden and Fuller! DUTCH: Wait a minute! DUTCH: You're the Commissioner! You can't do this! The referees work for you! You can tell them whatever you want! You can have them count three whenever you want! You can have somebody disqualified! How are Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller supposed to get a fair match against you? ARMSTRONG: Dutch, I've been Commissioner long enough to know how to run a wrestling match. DUTCH: and fix one also! ARMSTRONG: And if Fuller and Golden don't like it, they can get out of Smoky Mountain Wrestling! LES: What a way to end the program! So long from the Smoky Mountains

I like it. I guess I kind of do that in Knoxville with the Fuller's but I should research my other towns.

No. I used AI to try and make the poster that I recently put up but really struggled to get pictures to look anything like the real guys. I did use AI to make a format of a 1-hour show and then copied it into word to save time with each show. This way, I don't need to keep filling in Les and Dutch and Commisioner Armstrong, etc and it also helped me to just fill in my 5 match format each week. So, I guess in a way, I did use it but not to write the show.

I always find this idea interesting and something I never pay attention two. I still have so much to learn about how the territory system worked. I recently listened to something on Georgia Championship Wrestling how Marietta, Georgia was under the umbrella of GCW but had their own TV show and promoter and their the Oates Brothers were huge while they were basically midcard everywhere else in the territory. I heard other stories about the WWF and how they really played into the immigrant population in certain cities. They had a wrestler from Portuguese decent whose name I can't recall and he was getting title matches in Providence becasue of the high number of Portuguese people here but he was a jobber everywhere else. You always seem to have some reason for certain wrestler's success in certain parts of your territory. Awesome job. Sometimes there is a reason for it or sometimes a wrestler and the fans just click in a certain place better then others.

Really interesting last two weeks of TV as you are doing a great job of getting everyone excited for the Happening. I am enjoying the Gamma-Norman issue and you did a nice job with the promos... "My name is Norman!" This just makes him look crazy! WOW... Bossman with the handcuffs on the Col. Fans would have loved this beat down. Bossman is a great tweeener that everyone could hate or love depending on his opponent.... and here, they really love him and his heel-like beat down of one of the worst heels in the game. Barbarian vs Warrior... I am interested to see where this goes as it means so much to the Warriors future in the AWA. Very interesting choice. Verne Gagne was so conservative but your AWA has been anything but. Can't wait to see who wins the National Tag Team Title... I know who I am rooting for. Bad News and Kokina in a wild in-studio brawl. That would take some big men to break up. So much excited in these shows. They would have been money if I was a kid and saw this on TV. Reminds me a lot of Southern Rasslin instead of the boring WWF I had here in NY. I recently heard that ESPN's pick for what territory they were going to originally air came down to Vern and the AWA against the Fuller's and Continental. Not sure if this was true, but I wish they had gone with the wild Southern promotion instead of the tuxedo wearing AWA. Your AWA is mo much like Georgia, Texas or Alabama and I just love it. Great job.

Wow... what an image... King Curtis and The Missing Link and then Papa Shango.

I enjoyed Clash of Champions. Great use of Abbie. He is gold is small doses and him and Cactus is shure to be a wild ride. I like that the tag team titles are being held up. This always adds a level of intrigued to an angle. I have never remembered to use this idea but may be now after you reminded me.... Undertaker vs Simmons in his prime.... this would be great! It is unusual that the world title match is in the background but your card was so fun, that Sting and Tenyru was like my 5th favorite match... WOW... that says a lot about your roster and booking! Great job with WCW

Knoxville Civic Center September 12, 1991 Episode #22 LES THATCHER: "Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to Smoky Mountain Wrestling here at the Knoxville Civic Center! Tonight may very well be one of the biggest nights we've ever had! We've got championship implications, bitter rivalries, some of the greatest athletes in this sport, and a main event featuring the Smoky Mountain Champion, Terry Gordy, teaming with Michael Hayes against Dory Funk Jr. and Captain Redneck, Dick Murdoch!" DUTCH MANTEL: "And don't forget, Les, we've got the Nature Boy Buddy Landel, King Kong Bundy, Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig, IRS, and the Dirty White Boys! This isn't a wrestling card. This is a collection of people who don't like each other!" LES: "That's one way of putting it." DUTCH: "It's the correct way." MATCH #1: "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel vs. "Jumping" Joey Mags Joey Mags comes out to a strong ovation. He plays to the crowd before entering the ring. Then the music changes. "NATURE BOY" BUDDY LANDEL makes his entrance. Landel stops at the top of the aisle, looks around at the crowd and gives them an exaggerated smile before slowly walking to the ring. DUTCH: "Look at him, Les. That's a man who knows he's better than everybody in this building." LES: "Buddy Landel is a tremendous athlete, but his arrogance is going to get him in trouble someday." The opening minutes are fast-paced. Joey's speed gives Landel problems. Mags hits several arm drags and a dropkick and nearly catches Landel with a quick roll-up. ONE! TWO! Landel kicks out. Joey tries another quick pin. Again, Landel escapes. Landel becomes frustrated. He eventually cuts Joey off with a knee to the stomach and begins slowing the match down. Landel works the back and neck. Mags makes another comeback and catches Landel with a flying bodypress. ONE! TWO! Landel barely kicks out. The crowd believes Joey might actually pull the upset. Landel rolls outside. Joey goes after him. Landel catches him coming around the corner and rams him face-first into the ringpost. Back inside, Landel takes control. Joey attempts one final comeback. Landel catches him. He hooks the leg. FIGURE FOUR! The crowd comes alive. Joey refuses to submit. He reaches for the ropes. Landel pulls him back toward the center. Joey tries to turn the hold over. Landel uses the ropes for leverage when the referee isn't looking. Joey screams in pain. Finally, Joey has no choice. Winner: Buddy Landel by submission via the Figure Four Leglock Landel releases the hold and arrogantly raises his arms. MATCH #2: King Kong Bundy vs. Eric Embry Eric Embry comes out ready for a fight. Bundy looks almost bored. The bell rings. Embry fires punches at Bundy. Bundy barely reacts. Embry tries to whip him into the ropes. Bundy reverses. HUGE CLOTHESLINE! Embry goes down. Bundy picks him up. Embry tries another flurry. Bundy cuts him off. Bundy backs Embry into the corner. AVALANCHE! Embry crumples. Bundy drops on top of him. The referee begins counting. ONE! TWO! THREE! Bundy doesn't get up. Instead, he keeps his weight on Embry. FOUR! FIVE! Winner: King Kong Bundy Bundy stands over Embry. MATCH #3: Stunning Steve Austin vs. Dirty Dutch Mantel Dutch enters carrying Shoo Baby, his bullwhip. The crowd rains boos down on him. Stunning Steve Austin receives a tremendous ovation. Dutch spends the opening minutes antagonizing the crowd. Austin finally has enough. They begin exchanging punches. Dutch repeatedly attempts to use Shoo Baby behind the referee's back. Austin catches him once. The referee warns him. Later, Dutch tries to use the bullwhip again. The referee sees it. He grabs Shoo Baby and takes it away. Dutch screams at the referee. DUTCH: "That's my property!" STUN GUN! Austin hooks him and drops him across the top rope. Austin covers. ONE! TWO! Before three, King Kong Bundy's is seen heading to the ring. Bundy gets halfway to ringside. Suddenly— AHMED JOHNSON CHARGES OUT! Ahmed tackles Bundy. The two begin brawling. Punches are flying. Bundy tries to get past Ahmed. Ahmed grabs him again. Meanwhile, Austin turns his attention back to Dutch. STUN GUN #2 Austin hooks the leg. ONE! TWO! THREE! Winner: Stunning Steve Austin Ahmed continues brawling with Bundy as officials rush out. MATCH #4: Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig vs. Brad Armstrong THE WRESTLING MATCH OF THE NIGHT Brad Armstrong enters to a tremendous ovation. Then Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig appears. Hennig slowly walks to the ring, confident and smug. DUTCH: "There's your winner." LES: "The match hasn't even started." DUTCH: "Doesn't matter." The bell rings. The first several minutes are pure wrestling. Arm drags. Headlocks. Wristlocks. Counters. Neither man can gain an advantage. Hennig catches Armstrong with a dropkick. Brad responds with one of his own. Both men get back up simultaneously. The crowd applauds. Hennig offers a handshake. Brad considers it. Hennig pulls his hand away and laughs. The crowd boos. The match gets increasingly physical. Armstrong hits a beautiful dropkick that sends Hennig through the ropes. Hennig lands hard. Brad follows him outside. Hennig suddenly grabs Armstrong and drives his shoulder into the ringpost. LES: "That's the difference between these two men! Brad wants to beat you in the middle of the ring. Hennig wants to beat you any way he can!" Hennig works the injured shoulder. Armstrong absorbs punishment. Hennig repeatedly tries to pin him. ONE! TWO! Brad kicks out. Hennig gets frustrated. Brad finally starts fighting back. A series of punches. Clothesline. Dropkick. Arm drag. Powerslam. ONE! TWO! HENNIG KICKS OUT! The crowd explodes. Brad pulls Hennig up. He attempts another big move. Hennig pokes him in the eye. The referee admonishes him. Brad staggers backward. Hennig grabs him. PERFECT-PLEX! Hennig bridges perfectly. ONE! TWO! THREE! Winner: Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig Hennig immediately rolls away from Armstrong. He stands outside the ring and points to his head. MATCH #5 Irwin R. Schyster vs. Tommy "Wildfire" Rich Tommy Rich gets a huge ovation. IRS enters with his manager. Rich takes control early. IRS retreats repeatedly. Eventually, Rich catches him. Rich begins hammering IRS with punches. The crowd gets behind him. IRS' manager gets on the apron. Rich turns his attention toward him. The referee tries to get the manager down. While the referee is distracted— THE MANAGER SLIPS A CHISEL TO IRS! IRS hides it. Rich turns around. WHAM! IRS drives the chisel into Rich's forehead. Rich drops. Blood immediately pours down his face. LES: "GOOD LORD! TOMMY RICH HAS BEEN BUSTED WIDE OPEN!" IRS hides the chisel. The referee turns around. Rich is barely standing. IRS grabs him. AIRPLANE SPIN/SAMOAN DROP! IRS covers. ONE! TWO! THREE! Winner: Irwin R. Schyster IRS and his manager quickly escape. Tommy Rich remains seated against the ropes, blood streaming down his face. MATCH #6: Southeastern Title Match Ron Garvin vs. "The Tennessee Stud" Robert Fuller The atmosphere changes completely. The crowd is firmly behind Ron Garvin. Garvin walks toward the ring with one thing on his mind. Revenge. LES: "Twelve years, Dutch. Twelve years Ron Garvin has waited for this opportunity." DUTCH: "That was twelve years ago, Les!" LES: "To Ron Garvin, it was yesterday." Fuller enters. The bell rings. Garvin immediately charges. RIGHT HAND! Fuller goes backward. Fuller fires back. They begin brawling. Punches. Forearms. Eye rakes. Headbutts. The referee can barely maintain control. Fuller gets Garvin down. FULLER LEG LOCK! Garvin refuses to submit. Fuller leans back, putting tremendous pressure on the leg. Garvin crawls toward the ropes. He grabs them. The referee forces Fuller to break. Later, Fuller gets the leg lock again. Garvin refuses. Again. Garvin refuses. Fuller becomes increasingly frustrated. Garvin catches Fuller with a huge right hand. Fuller goes down. Garvin follows with another. And another. GARVIN STOMP! Fuller is seemingly out. Garvin covers. ONE! TWO! FULLER KICKS OUT! The building explodes. Garvin can't believe it. Fuller tries to get up. Garvin nails him again. Fuller collapses. Another cover. ONE! TWO! FULLER KICKS OUT AGAIN! Fuller desperately grabs Garvin's leg. FULLER LEG LOCK! Garvin screams but refuses to submit. Garvin fights his way toward the ropes. He gets there. The referee breaks the hold. Both men slowly get back up. Fuller swings. Garvin ducks. Fuller turns around. SUNSET FLIP POWERBOMB! Garvin hooks both legs. ONE! TWO! THREE! WINNER: RON GARVIN! The Knoxville Civic Center erupts. Ron Garvin is the new Southeastern Champion!!! SEMI-MAIN EVENT SMW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP TNT — Shawn Michaels & Jeff Jarrett vs. The Dirty White Boys with Ron Wright The champions receive one of the biggest reactions of the night. The Dirty White Boys enter with their manager, Ron Wright. Wright screams instructions from ringside. The match is classic tag-team wrestling. TNT rely on speed and teamwork. The Dirty White Boys use power and double-teaming. Michaels gets isolated. DWB #1 traps him. BUCKSNORT BLASTER! Michaels is crushed. DWB #2 covers. ONE! TWO! JARRETT BREAKS IT UP! The crowd erupts. Ron Wright is furious. The Dirty White Boys continue working Michaels over. Finally— TAG! Jarrett explodes into the ring. He cleans house. Clotheslines. Dropkicks. Hip tosses. The crowd comes alive. The match breaks down. DWB #2 catches Jarrett. Michaels comes flying in. SUPERKICK! DWB #2 staggers. Jarrett climbs the ropes. DOUBLE LEG DROP OFF THE TOP ROPE! Michaels and Jarrett hit it simultaneously. Jarrett covers. ONE! TWO! THREE! WINNERS AND STILL SMW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: TNT — SHAWN MICHAELS & JEFF JARRETT The champions celebrate. Ron Wright is furious. The Dirty White Boys retreat toward the back. TNT stand in the center of the ring holding their championships high. Then— Suddenly, Two men wearing black masks suddenly sprint down the aisle. LES: "WAIT A MINUTE!" They slide into the ring. TNT never see them coming. DOUBLE ATTACK FROM BEHIND! One masked man grabs Jarrett. The other grabs Michaels. They smash the champions into the turnbuckles. Jarrett tries to fight back. He gets knocked down. Michaels comes off the ropes. One masked man catches him. DOUBLE TEAM! Michaels crashes to the canvas. The crowd is furious. The two masked men continue the assault. TNT are completely laid out. The masked men stand over the fallen champions. Then... MUSIC HITS. The crowd suddenly goes quiet. SENSATIONAL SHERRI MARTEL appears at the entrance. She is dressed elegantly and confidently. She slowly walks toward the ring. She doesn't look concerned. She looks pleased. Sherri enters the ring. She looks down at Michaels and Jarrett. Then she turns toward the two masked men. She points. SHERRI: "Take off your masks." The crowd buzzes. The men hesitate. Sherri points again. SHERRI: "I said... TAKE THEM OFF." The first man reaches up. He removes the mask. THE CROWD ERUPTS. THE "DOCTOR OF DESIRE" TOM PRICHARD! The second man removes his mask. ANOTHER MASSIVE REACTION. "HOTSTUFF" EDDIE GILBERT! The Knoxville Civic Center goes absolutely wild. LES: "OH MY! TOM PRICHARD! EDDIE GILBERT! WOW… I WAS BEGINNING TO BELIEVE THERE WAS NO TEAM.” Sherri smiles. She walks between them. She looks down at the fallen champions. Then back at Prichard and Gilbert. SHERRI: "Meet the future of Smoky Mountain Wrestling." The crowd rains boos down. Sherri raises both men's arms. TNT slowly begin to move. Prichard and Gilbert step toward them. Sherri stops them. SHERRI: "No." She smiles. SHERRI: "Let them get up." Sherri points toward the championship belts lying on the canvas. SHERRI: "Because we're coming for those." Sherri, Prichard and Gilbert leave the ring. TNT are left sprawled in the center. MAIN EVENT THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP IS ON THE LINE Terry Gordy & Michael Hayes The Fabulous Freebirds vs. Dory Funk Jr. & "Captain Redneck" Dick Murdoch The crowd comes alive when Dory Funk Jr. and Dick Murdoch enter. Then the music hits. THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS! Michael Hayes comes out first. He poses. Then Terry Gordy follows with the Smoky Mountain Championship around his waist. Gordy looks focused. Hayes looks much more interested in playing to the crowd. LES: "There's an interesting dynamic here tonight. Terry Gordy is the Smoky Mountain Champion, and he's taking this match very seriously." DUTCH: "And Michael Hayes is smart enough to let Terry do the heavy lifting." The bell rings. Dory Funk and Gordy start. Gordy explodes. He throws Dory across the ring. Murdoch tags in. Gordy destroys Murdoch with power. Hayes watches from the apron. Gordy tags Hayes. Hayes enters only long enough to stomp Murdoch. Then he immediately tags Gordy. LES: "Michael Hayes doesn't seem terribly interested in wrestling tonight." DUTCH: "He's conserving his energy." Gordy does most of the work. Gordy dominates both opponents early. Dory and Murdoch eventually begin double-teaming him. A quick tag. Another. Another. Gordy is trapped in their corner. Murdoch and Funk work him over. Hayes reaches out. Gordy finally gets close enough. TAG! Hayes comes in. Dory and Murdoch are both down. Hayes gets excited. He stomps Dory. Then tags Gordy. DUTCH: "See? That's teamwork." LES: "That's tagging a man who has already done all the work!" Gordy gets back in. But the double-teaming continues. Dory and Murdoch begin wearing Gordy down. Gordy is eventually trapped in a corner. Murdoch lands a series of punches. Dory follows. Gordy falls. The crowd begins rallying behind the champion. "GORD-Y! GORD-Y! GORD-Y!" Gordy slowly gets back up. Dory hits him. Murdoch hits him. Gordy absorbs it. He stands. Another punch. Gordy barely moves. LES: "Wait a minute..." Another. Gordy doesn't move. DUTCH: "He's getting mad." Gordy suddenly explodes. He throws Murdoch across the ring. He turns and levels Dory. He grabs Murdoch. HUGE SLAM! Dory attacks. Gordy turns around. BIG BOOT! Gordy is suddenly on fire. He begins battering both men. Murdoch gets thrown into the corner. Dory gets clotheslined. Gordy hits Murdoch. Then Dory. Then Murdoch again. Michael Hayes is standing on the apron watching. Gordy grabs Dory. HUGE SPEAR! Dory crashes to the canvas. Gordy stands over him. The crowd is going crazy. Hayes is smiling. Gordy grabs Dory. He looks like he's about to finish him. LES: "Terry Gordy has got them both! He's got this match won!" Gordy turns toward Murdoch. Murdoch is barely moving. Gordy goes after him. Then— WHAM! MICHAEL HAYES NAILS DICK MURDOCH WITH A STEEL CHAIR! The crowd explodes in boos. Murdoch collapses. The referee immediately calls for the bell. WINNERS BY DISQUALIFICATION: DORY FUNK JR. & DICK MURDOCH But Hayes doesn't care. He looks extremely pleased with himself. He drops the chair. He points at the fallen Funk and Murdoch. DUTCH: "Brilliant!" LES: "Brilliant?! Michael Hayes just cost the Freebirds this match!" Terry Gordy turns around. He looks at Murdoch. Then Dory. Then at Hayes. Gordy's expression changes. Hayes is still smiling. Gordy walks toward him. LES: "Wait a minute..." Hayes extends his hand as though expecting Gordy to congratulate him. Gordy doesn't take it. Hayes pats Gordy on the shoulder. Gordy brushes his hand away. LES: "Terry Gordy thought he was about to win this match!" Hayes shrugs. Gordy points at the chair. Then points at himself. He mouths: "I HAD 'EM." Hayes responds: "NOW WE GOT THEM BOTH." Gordy shakes his head. The crowd realizes there may be trouble within the Freebirds. Hayes picks up the Smoky Mountain Championship belt. He looks at it. Then looks at Gordy. He hands it back. Gordy takes it. But the tension is obvious. Dory and Murdoch are still down. Hayes walks toward the back. Gordy remains behind, staring at him. LES THATCHER: "Michael Hayes may have just created a problem for himself with Terry Gordy!" DUTCH MANTEL: "Problems? Those two are the Freebirds! They'll work it out!" LES: "Maybe. But tonight Terry Gordy wanted to beat Dory Funk Jr. and Dick Murdoch, and Michael Hayes decided the win wasn’t important!"