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Really looking forward to Landel and Prichard. They are both great workers. I really like the angle of the extra Horsemen... wonder how many their will be after Starrcade.

Love this! This Southern style wrestling is right up my alley!!! Can't wait to see where you go with this. Really glad you are back!

Week of November 11, 1989 Huge Announcement on the Future of Memphis Wrestling! This week’s show begins with Jerry Jarrett making a huge announcement. Jerry Jarrett: Fans, I want to start by saying just how excited I am to be with you today. I have the pleasure and the privilege of making the most historic announcements in Championship Wrestling history. You, fans of the CWA, are well aware of the great talent this promotion has brought to the Memphis area over the past several decades. Well now, we will be able to bring you even greater talent as two great wrestling promotions have come together for the decade of the 90’s. I’m talking about a merger. A merger between the CWA and all of its great stars with the UWF, another great Southern wrestling company. Together, we are forming the United States Wrestling Association. Boy, there can’t be anything more exciting then this merger between two great wrestling companies. We will now be able to bring in even greater talent then we already have and our wrestlers in the CWA will now be able to showcase their talent all over the southern part of the United States. Just imagine Jerry “The King” Lawler in the Superdome in New Orleans or the great USWA tag team of Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons coming to the Mid-South Coliseum. With such a plethora of talent, the possibilities are endless. To kick of this great merger, we are going to have an inter-promotional event tittled WrestleWar on Thanksgiving Night right here in the Midsouth Coliseum. The biggest stars from the USWA will square of with the biggest stars of the CWA! So Who Threw The Fireball at Jimmy Hart? On this week’s show, we see Lance Russell talking about the main event from the Mid-South Coliseum where Jerry “The King” Lawler defeated “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert in a Barbed Wire Match as someone dressed in a Freedy Kruger costume came out and threw a fireball at Jimmy Hart. Lance Russell: Folks, Jimmy Hart and Eddie Gilbert bullied the injured King into this match and like we’ve seen time and time again, The King overcame adversary to get the win. Now we are not going to show you the action from this match as it is disturbing…. Suddenly Eddie Gilbert, Missy Hyatt and Jimmy Hart with an eyepatch over his left eye come to the podium. Eddie Gilbert: I dare, I dare, Jerry Lawel to come and say that he didn’t have this heinous attack on my friend, the great Jimmy Hart, planned well before he even accepted this match with Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert. I mean, he knew he couldn’t beat me so he had to turn this into one of the worst tragedies in wrestling history! Lawler, you had the audacity to hurt Jimmy Hart… now the entire First Family will make sure that you pay for that decision. Jimmy Hart: Oh, Lawler baby… you made a big mistake… a huge mistake. While you obviously paid off referee Jerry Calhoun… while you obviously paid off Jerry Jarrett and his stooge Ed Marlin, while you obviously paid of Lance Russell here not to show the video today… you forgot to pay off one more very important person. That being the cameraman. He, whether by accident or on purpose had a closeup of your friend in the Freedy Kruger mask; the one who threw the fireball and may have permanently blinded me…. And that closeup showed a glimpse of his hair… that blonde, curly hair. We all know exactly who that …. The one and only, son of the CWA President… Jeff Jarrett! Lance Russell: Oh come on now Jimmy… you can’t prove that! Jimmy Hart: Then call out Jeff right now and show the video. You will see that the hair is an identical match. Lance Russell: As I said before, the video is not with us today and neither is the Southern Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett but I am sure when he gets back next week, he will asure that it was not him. Have a good day Jimmy. Jimmy Hart: This is not the end of this. The CWA will be hearing from my lawyers about this!!! What Is Behind Jimmy Golden Attacking the Studd Stable? On this week’s show, we get a replay from the last Mid-South Coliseum event where Jimmy Golden shocked everyone and came from under the ring in the steel cage match for the Southern Tag Team titles between the Studd Stable (Fuller & Eudy) and the Freebirds and attacked his old partner Robert Fuller. Jimmy Golden came out and explained his actions…. Jimmy Golden: First, let me explain what’s been going on and what my future wrestling plans are. Over the past few months, I’ve gotten tons of letters asking me what’s going on. Where’ve you been? What happened between you and Robert? Let me start there with Robert Fuller. I mean where are relatives. We are blood… but that’s as far as it goes. Robert’s actions of late are make it obvious to all that he is just an idiot that only cares about himself. I mean Robert’s attitude is that if its good for Robert then that’s all that matters. We were having one heck of a run over there in the Carolina’s and then one small bump in the road he up and leaves. I kept trying to call him and let him know that I got his back and he that he can count on me and that I don’t blame him for what happened. His answer to me…. Click… I mean that coward doesn’t even have the guts to speak to me face to face like a man. Then I see him out here with that freak Sid Eudy proclaiming to be the Studd Stable. I mean come on Robert. Instead of working hard to be the best like we used to, you went out a got a fool that will do all your dirty work for you. Sid… I don’t blame you. I mean every wrester in the world would jump at being part of the Studd Stable but that’s because of what I made it! So you ask, what’s my future? My future is to ruin Robert Fuller. Wherever he goes, you will see me. Whenever he steps in the ring, you will see me. Robert Fuller… this is going to end real bad for one of us! I can tell you this cousin… blood is thicker than water… and the clean up crew is going to have one heck of a time cleaning yours up! Does Rip Rogers Have A New Valet Last we saw, Rip Rogers was leaving the Midsouth Coliseum with Elvira who had helped him defeat Eric Embry. Embry was fuming this week on TV and wanted a piece of Rip Rogers but Rip was not in the building. At one point during the show Jerry Lawler was at the podium and he joked about what Rip and Elvira were doing but Lance reminded him that this was a family show. I guess we will have to wait a week or two to find out. The Dirty White Boy & The Forearm Injury For weeks now, the DWB has been adjusting his forearm brass just before he delivers a devasting blow which leaves them nearly unconscious. Everyone seems to claim that it is like getting hit with a 10-pound brick and that there is definitely some sort of illegal object inside of the brass. This week, Eddie Marlin demanded that the Dirty White Boy come to podium prior to his match and remove the brass so that it could be examined. The DWB refused claiming that the doctor says that he cannot remove the brass due to a severe injury and that the entire CWA Board of Directors should be praising him for defending his Tri-State Title and coming to work each and every week while being in such poor health. Eddie and the DWB went back and forth with neither giving in. The DWB held his ground refusing to take off the brass. Eddie Marlin also held his ground refusing to let the Dirty White Boy wrestle. The end result was a win by disqualification by Eric Embry over the DWB. While the crowd cheered for a moment, they realized the title didn’t change hands. A frustrated Embry went after the DWB and got in a few good shots before he, just like the others who came before him, got nailed with the loaded forearm brace. It will be very interesting to see where this one goes. Tojo & Tarzan Goto Snap but There Was an Answer! This week we saw Tarzan squash another jobber, but Tojo crossed the line with the bamboo cane. Tojo once again came to the podium and demanded Lance Russell show him, his wrestler and the country of Japan the respect that they deserve. Lance held his ground and refused to praise anyone who used the tactics that they did. Tojo got right in his face but Lance wouldn’t change his mind. Tojo turned to Goto and Goto snatched Lance by the throat and shoved him backwards. It looked like Lance was in serious trouble when the crowd suddenly erupted with cheers. Dave Brown took over the commentary…. alerting everyone to the man rushing in to make the save and it was none other than Sgt. Slaughter!!! Sarge is known throughout the wrestling world and the Memphis fans were elated that he was here now. Sarge rushed in with his Army helmet and laid out Tojo with one blow. He then attacks Goto with the Cannon lariat and then locks Tojo in the Cobra Clutch. Sarge is leaning back and pouring on the pressure. For the first time since he arrived in the CWA, Tarzan Goto is in trouble. Officials rush in from the back and eventually force Sarge off but he is white hot!!! When we come back from commercial break, we find out that Sgt. Slaughter is currently a wrestler in the UWF and was really just hear to hype up the merger between the two promotions. Lance thanked Slaughter for his help and Slaughter took this opportunity to challenge Tarzan Goto on Thanksgiving Night at the Mid-South Coliseum. Jerry Jarrett came out and thanked Sgt for helping Lance. He also said that Tojo and Goto would be suspended from the CWA for the next week. He also let everyone know that he was still the matchmaker here in the CWA and that he didn’t care what Tojo or Goto said… the Boot Camp Match on Thanksgiving is a signed deal!! What Is to Become of Shoo Baby! Even though Brad Armstrong defeated Dutch in the Bullwhip on a Pole Match at the Midsouth Coliseum, Dirty Dutch left with his family heirloom. This week, Eddie Marlin was out to make a point of the use of illegal objects. He had already refused to allow the Dirty White Boy to wrestle with the loaded forearm when he came out during Dutch Mantel’s interview where he was cracking his bullwhip all across the interview area. Eddie told Dutch that he would be allowed to bring the bullwhip to the ring, but any use of the bullwhip would result in a heavy fine and long suspension. Dutch threatened Eddie Marlin and reminded him that he better control people like Brad Armstrong he recently stole Shoo Baby and was ready to use it against Dutch. Lance signs off this week once again hyping the merger between the CWA and the UWF!

Free Agency is open. Jimmy Jack's new roster is up.

Free Agency is currently closed

Memphis adds Thrasher and drops concluding this years rookie draft.

Memphis adds Scotty 2 Hottie. NWA is up

Memphis takes Dave Sullivan. Spaldoni is up for two picks.

No Rain is up for 2 and then you.

Memphis adds Jeannie Clark and the NWA is up next.

With the draft set to start in less then two days, I will post the rules for the rookie draft here. Please make all selections in this thread. I have copied both the list of wrestlers Rain compiled on this page alone with the draft order. Rain, I believe you have the first four picks so you can make them whenever you like and start the draft a little early if you like. THE 1990 ROOKIE DRAFT - DRAFT WILL BE A SNAKE DRAFT - DRAFT WILL LAST UNTIL LAST PERSON DROPS OUT - ALL ROSTERS MUST BE AT THE CAP BY JAN 1. - DRAFTED WRESTLERS CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL JAN 1. - ALL DRAFT PICKS CAN BE TRADED - THE DRAFT ORDER AND LIST OF ELEIGIBLE ROOKIES IS LISTED BELOW. -PLEASE LET THE NEXT PERSON KNOW WHEN THEY ARE UP. Draft Order 1) PCW: Chris Jerichio 2) NWA: Traded to WWF , then traded to PCW: Lance Storm 3) Memphis : Traded to PCW: Sean Waltman 4) AWA: Trade with WWF , then traded to PCW: Rob Van Dam 5) WWF: Kevin Nash 6) WWF: Buff Bagwell 7) AWA: Traded to WWF: Marc Mero 8) Memphis: Jeannie Clark 9) NWA: Ice Train 10) PCW: Chris Hamerick 11) PCW: David Cash 12) NWA: Bill Demott 13) Memphis: Dave Sullivan 14) AWA: Alexandra York 15) Memphis: Scotty 2 Hottie 16) NWA: Tony Halme 17) PCW: Jason Broyles 18) NWA: 911 Al Poling 19) Memphis: Thrasher / Glenn Ruth Eligible Wrestlers Al Poling / 911 The American Kickboxer / Frank Mullins Awesome Kong (of the Colossal Kongs) Bad Crew #1 Bad Crew #2 Barry Hardy Bill DeMott Billy Black Bobby Clancy Bobby Jay Bodacious Pretty Boy Boogie Woogie Brown Buff Bagwell Cheetah Master Chris Hamrick Chris Jericho Chris Von Erich Damien Demento / Mondo Kleen Dave Sullivan / The Equalizer David Cash Debbie Malenko Dino Casanova Duke Droese Dynamite D Earl Kennedy EZ Ryder Freight Train Fulton Gemini Kid Duane Gill / Gillberg Glen Osbourne Hack Meyers Harley Johnson Horace Hogan Ian Rotten Ice Train Jason Broyles Jeannie Clark (manager) Joe Gómez José Estrada Jr. JT Smith Kevin Krueger Kevin Nash Krusher Kong / King Kong Lance Storm Leroy Howard Lester Speight Marc Mero Mike Samples / Leatherface Mike Winner Mitch Ryder Paul Atlas Ray González The Renegade Rich Myers Rick Fuller Rob Van Dam Romeo Valentino RT Williams Scott Taylor / Scotty 2 Hottie Scotty Summers Sean Waltman Shane Morton Steve Lynskey Robert Kellum / The Maestro Tasha Simone Terri Runnels / Alexandra York / Marlena Thrasher / Glenn Ruth Tony Halme / Ludvig Borge Trevor Blanchard T. Rantula Big Vito Lograsso / Skull Von Krush Vladimir Koloff

GREAT EVENT!!! Loved the Halloween type reveals of Arn, Tully, and Flair! Stretcher Match was a perfect choice for a Halloween event. Looking forward to all the exciting matched coming up to end 1989!

Looking forward to the big show in Alaska.... some interesting matches already signed. Looking forward to what you do with Konnan. I always liked him. The AWA has a very crowded tag division where everyone seems to think they deserve the gold. I wonder who will wear the belts when the dust clears. What an attack on Doll. It was hard to tell the heels from the babyface in this one. Larry Z with the chair shot on David S. I just can't seem to get enough of this one!

Episode #4: October 30, 1989 4 CORNER ELIMINATION MATCH Freddy Krueger (Doug Sommers) vs Darth Vader (Tim Horner) vs Beetlejuice (Tim Brooks) vs Michael Myers (Mean Mike Miller) Halloween in the Mid-South Coliseum is going to be spooky from beginning to end. On this week’s TV show, Lance Russell told everyone in the crowd to come to the matches in their favorite costume. We do see many dressed like the wrestlers in the ring but we also see a lot of Batman costumes, Joker costumes, Elvis costumes along with many kids in their football uniforms and cheerleading uniforms. We also see a few couples came as Tammy Faye and Jim Baker. Lastly, the cameraman can’t seem to get his camera off a well-endowed lady in her Elvira costume. This match is Memphis’ idea of a true comedy match, and the fans seemed to enjoy the opening act that saw Freddy Krueger defeat Michael Myers with, as the ring announcer put it, the Ghost Buster Slam! As the others characters left the arena, Freddy Krueger took bags of candy and went around to all the kids in the audience giving candy to the children. We would see Freddy throughout the night repeating this version of trick or treating. Tarzan Goto with Tojo Yamamota vs JT Southern Once again this week, Tojo threatened Lance Russell with physical harm this week if he didn’t show him the proper respect. It seemed it was only due to Eddie Marlin coming out to threaten Tojo and Tarzan Goto with a long suspension if they didn’t leave the podium immediately that saved Lance. As for this match, Goto continued to run roughshod over everyone that stood in his way. This beating left TJ needing medical attention after numerous Big Splashes from the nearly 375-pounder. Rip Rogers vs Eric Embry This match starts with Rip doing his whole “search for a new valet” gimmick while Eric Embry just shakes his head. After spanning the crowd with his eyes, Rip starts his whole “this is the ugliest audience I have ever seen” routine and adds “thank God its Halloween and many of you have covered your faces.” As he turns one more time, Rip seems to tilt his head a bit with a surprised look on his face. “Now hold on just a minute. Look at this beautiful lady. Come on up her darling.” Suddenly the lady in the Elvira costume stands and smiles and heads up to the ring. She seems very interested in Rip and his physique and “charisma.” After a little back and forth, Elvira agrees to stay ringside and get a closer look at the greatness of Rip Rogers! As the match starts, Embry can’t help but laugh! The problem was that Elvira seems to have fired up The Hustler as he wants to impress his new lady. Rip is pulling put every dirty trick in the book while also mixing in some big power moves to impress his “lady.” Don’t take anything away from Embry who is more than ready for a fight. In the end, Embry has fought his way all the way back and looks to be setting up for the piledriver. The problem was that Elvira seems to want to help her new man and jumps up on the apron and distracts ref Jerry Calhoun with her “ample assets.” Embry is very frustrated and comes over to get Jerry Calhoun refocused. WHAM… Low blow by “The Hustler” and down goes Embry. Rip Rogers quickly follows up with the Ripperplex (Superplex) and he gets the three count for the win. Rip and Elvira leave together as both have huge smiles on their faces! Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Kendall Windham The more things change, the more they stay the same. Each week we see the DWB face another opponent and each week he cheats his way to another title defense. This week was no different. While Kendall had the momentum for a large portion of the match, the Dirty White Boy was able to load that forearm brace and clobber Windham. The Dirty White Boy then connected with the Bucksnort Blaster for the win. He snatched his title from the ref and berated the fans on his way back to the locker room. Bullwhip on a Pole Match Dutch Mantel vs Brad Armstrong This match is a result of Brad Armstrong walking out of the Midsouth Coliseum last week with Dutch’s bull whip. When “Dirty Dutch” claimed that this bull whip has been in his family for generations and if Brad didn’t give it back, he would get the lawyers involved. Brad told him to come to the Coliseum this week and take his bull whip back like a man. Dutch eagerly excepted as he was excited to whip an Armstrong. Unfortunately, Dutch’s plan didn’t work out as Brad was able to use his athleticism and capture the whip and get the win. Unfortunately for Brad, he didn’t use the whip right away and was leaving the ring when he was Pearl Harbored by Dutch. The Dirty One picked up the whip and just missed Brad as the whip cracked against the arena floor as Brad exited to safety. Grudge Match Steve Keirn & Jeff Jarrett vs Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart Wild match here that saw Steve Keirn and JJ get the win by DQ as Jimmy Hart crushed HTM’s guitar over the head of Steve Keirn. Southern Tag Team Title Match in a Steel Cage- NO DQ The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) with Woman vs The Freebirds (Hayes & Garvin) Prior to the match, all the characters from the first match came out and distributed more candy as the arena staff built the steel cage. One stipulation was that both Buddy Roberts and The Rebel were banned from the arena. Eddie Marlin came out this week on TV and said that he was getting tired of the interference by the Studd Stable and Buddy Roberts in their title defenses against the Freebirds. Robert Fuller and Sid Eudy were upset as they claimed that they had nothing to do with the Rebel attacking the Freebirds last week in the Coliseum. They said that this just goes to show you how many enemies the Freebirds really have and that they have pulled the wool over the fan’s eyes for years.. Buddy Roberts even had the audacity to claim that he was not the Rebel. Lance Russell and Eddie Marlin didn’t buy this for second and made sure that he banned both from the arena. As for the match, we get your typical cage match with a lot of blood and violence. Remember though, this is Memphis where things might start in typical fashion but always seems to end in chaos. Tonight, it seems that the Studd Stable were going to successfully defend their titles as their size and power lead to them controlling much of the action inside of the cage. During a moment that sees all four wrestlers in the ring, we get a bit of Déjà vu from a few weeks ago when Buddy Roberts came from under the ring and attacked Michael Hayes. Only this wasn’t Buddy from under the ring; it was long time Studd Stable member Jimmy Golden who seems to have a pair of brass knucks on his fist. The Freebirds see the problem and back into the corners as the Studd Stable close in. WHAM… from behind… Jimmy Golden nails SID EUDY! The fans go wild as Sid face plants and is out cold. Robert Fuller is SHOCKED! Jimmy Golden just smiles at his cousin. WHAM… Golden with a boot to the ribs of Fuller. WHAM…. Jimmy Garvin with a brainbuster and covers Fuller! Ref Jerry Calhoun comes in and makes the three count! The ring announcer announces the Freebirds as the new Southern Tag Team Champs and Jimmy Golden gives one last kick to Fuller as Garvin, Hayes and Golden walk off to a loud ovation. Main Event Barbed Wire Match Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt Again, more candy to the kids by Freedy Kruger and company as the ring is quickly converted from a cage match to a Barbed Wire Match!. As for the match, this is even more brutal than the cage match that we just witnessed. The problem for the King was that he might have been goated into this match by Gilbert and Jimmy Hart. The doctors warned Lawler that he was not healed from the attack by the First Family a few weeks ago and that he should not get into the ring. Hart and Gilbert called Lawler everything they could think of and even gave him a chicken costume to wear on Halloween. Lawler just had enough and accepted the challenge. Lawler’s adrenaline got him off to a quick start but one reversal by Hot Stuff sent Lawler rolling in pain as he hit the barbed wire. From here on out, Gilbert was in control. Missy Hyatt even got into the action as she gave the King a huge, embarrassing smack. It was obvious that the crowd was nervous as they even started to reject the candy from the ghouls giving out the treats. Freddy Kruger is heading off to the locker room when he stops… turns…. And starts to come back to the ring. He shuffles towards Jimmy Hart who at first shooed him away, but Kruger keeps coming closer. Hart is back peddling towards the ring post while Kruger keeps coming. WHAT WAS THAT…. OH MY GOD…. FREDDY KRUGER HAS JUST THROWN A FIREBALL IN THE FACE OF JIMMY HART! HART IS ROLLONG IN AGONY AS KRUGER SHULLFES AWAY. Two things happened pretty quickly… First, the camera man who had a great shot of the fireball shows a shot of Freedy Kruger rushing towards the locker room and it appears that there are a few strands of curly, blonde hair sticking through the costume. Second, the fire ball distracted Eddie Gilbert just enough, that a bloody King Lawler was able to shove him into the barbes wire and then connect with a bodyslam before following it up with a piledriver for the win! The fans leave the Midsouth Coliseum elated while a few could be heard wondering who Freddy Kruger was. One thing for sure is that Halloween seemed to be a trick on the First Family while Lawler was given the treat.

Great job with the Battle Royal. Steamboat is not only going to have to be ready for Gordy but as we saw at the end, Dibiase and Dr. Death will also be lurking around. With only two matches signed, San Diego Battleground is already a Must See. Can't wait.

I really get that WWF Raw feel when I read these shows. When I first started watching wrestling, the WWF was all I had and I would always get excited every few weeks when SD Jones would take on a star heel as I thought he had a chance. He never really did but this was as exciting as it got. Later with RAW, there was big match after big match but Vince always kept things in order. Look at that first match you had with the Rockers going over the Russians. That is a big match that would have the fans on the edge of their seats but things were always in order. The Rockers were higher up the ladder and would always come out on top. GREAT HISTORIC FEEL HERE! Looking forward to Survivor Series. Jake Roberts had an interesting few weeks here!

Really like how you gave Harley Race another big main event at this stage of hos career. Looking forward to Halloween Havoc. Card looks great.

Loved your promo with Taylor. I think he is a bit underrated as he was good as a fan favorite and heel and was pretty good at the technical stuff in the ring. Can't wait to see what you do with Debeers. I was never sure how to far to push his gimmick but looking forward to your take. I think you have done a great job throughout the time with Carlos Colon. I think you have nailed it perfectly. He is someone I think would have been even bigger with more time in the U.S. He seemed to be able to work any type of match and you have captured that perfectly. Also, love the idea of a movie and a match. Very creative and a great way to make Hogan happy. Soul Taker and the Moondogs make a great stable. I think he should have stayed with the Soultaker gimmick.

October 21, 1989 I thought I would do another Coliseum show or two before my next TV show as I am trying to introduce my roster to the readers while also acting like many of these wrestlers have been in Memphis for a few months already. October 14, 1989 Rip Rogers vs JT Southern “The Hustler” Rip Rogers continues his whole gimmick of searching for a new valet in the audience before finally giving up because all of the females in Memphis are just too ugly. While the fans are upset at Rogers, JT Southern kind of turned to the fans asking “who does this guy think he is.” This was all the advantage that Rip needed as he Pearl Harbored Southern before the bell. JT tried his best to change the momentum but to no avail. Rogers got the win in 6 minutes with the Ripperplex (Superplex) being the finisher. Tarzan Goto with Tojo Yamamoto vs Tim Horner Let’s just say that the first two matches were all heels. “White Lightening” tried his best to fight off the big wrestler from Japan, but it was like a mosquito attacking an elephant. The 350-pound Goto finished off Horner with a Giant Splash which followed up his huge powerslam. Most people who say this wondered how Tim Horner could survive this. If this was not enough, Tojo came into the ring after the bout was over and gave Horner 3 huge blows with his bamboo cane. Then Tojo took the house microphone and addressed Lance Rusell who was not even in the building. Tojo: Mista Lance Russell… you will pay me and ta country of Japan, ta respect we deserve. If not… this might be you laying in ta ring after we beat you, within inch of your life. This sermon by Tojo seems to be in response to Tarzan Goto’s last match where similar dirty tactics where used in his match against Mike Jackson and when Tojo asked Lance what he thought of his great wrestler, Lance replied he thought his behavior was disgusting. Immediately Tojo demanded respect but to Lance’s credit, he did not back down no matter how much Tojo and Tarzan got in his face. Eric Embry vs Killer Brooks Eric Embry has been like a house a fire since arriving in Memphis back in August. He might not be the biggest man in the organization, but he won’t back down from anyone and is willing to fight for what he thinks is right. This bulldog mentality has endeared him to the Memphis fans, and they are behind him 100% tonight as he faces one of the dirtiest men in the game. Embry is able to match Brooks blow for blow tonight and to the delight of the crowd, he gets the win with the piledriver. The Guerreros (Hector & Chavo) vs The Young Guns (Sam Houston & Kendall Windham) This is the first bout for the Guerreros in Memphis, and they don’t waste a second getting some serious heat as they antagonize each and every fan on their way to the ring. For the most part, this is a pretty technical match with the Guerreros doing some high-flying action while Windham and Houston seem content to slow down the team from Mexico with a bunch of arm bars, head scissors and other grappling moves. In the end, we see Chavo get in the face of Jerry Calhoun which allowed Hector the time to hit a low blow on Windham and then lock him in the Gory Clutch and with a grab of the tights, the Guerreros get the win. Hector and Chavo are gloating all around the ring giving the title belt sign as they exit. Dutch Mantel vs Brad Armstrong This one ended in a double-count out as both men fought all over the arena floor. Again Dutch went for the bull whip but Brad caught him with a running knee to the gut before Dutch could “crack” the whip. Brad saw the Bull Whip on the floor and simply picked it up and walked away with it. Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Chief Joe Lightfoot The Dirty White Boy defeated Lightfoot with the Bucksnort Blaster (powerslam) but, again the problem this weak was his use of the loaded forearm. The crowd tried their best to alert the ref but each time he asked the DWB, the DWB vehemently denied the accusation. Grudge Match If the First Family wins, Eddie Gilbert gets a Southern Heavyweight Title Match “Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Honk Tonk Man w/h Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt Vs Jeff Jarrett, “The Fab One Steve Kerin and ??? This one needs a little background first. We all saw the return of the First Family last week in the Coliseum and the damage they all did to “The King” when they attacked him 4 on 1. Well this week on TV, Eddie Marlin did inform the fans that there was some good news as Lawler did not break his leg but he will still need a few weeks to recover. Jeff Jarrett and Steve Keirn talked with Lance Russell and they expressed how angry they were. They were not angry with Jimmy Hart as everyone knows what a coward he is and by hiding under the ring, he just proved that to anyone who didn’t already know it. They were not angry with Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine as they are obviously jealous of Jerry Lawler and they knew the only way they could beat him was to attack him with their gang mentality. JJ and Keirn also admitted that they weren’t even angry with Eddie Gilbert as everyone already knew that he is just a snake in the grass. Lance finally asked JJ and Keirn if they were mad at anyone, and they both admitted that they were mad at themselves. They were mad that they didn’t expect the unexpected from the Snake Eddie Gilbert. They were mad at themselves for not getting there sooner to help Jerry Lawler and they were mad at themselves for not following Hart and the First Family into the parking lot and gave them the beating they deserved. Lance Russell completely understood and asked them what their next move was. JJ said that they wanted all three, Gilbert, the HTM and Valentine, in the ring this week in the Coliseum if the “First Family” had the guts. This quickly brought out Hart and his men. Jimmy Hart: HAHAHA, Lance Russell… Never say Never Baby. Jimmy Hart and The First Family are back in Memphis and on the first day we brought the King and his Kingdom to his knees. Now we are here to save Memphis Wrestling and by the looks of it you need… what are there? Forty or fifty people in the audience tonight and I bet they all got in for free. Lance Russell: C’mon Jimmy. That’ll be enough of that. Jimmy Hart: I’ll tell you what we’ve had enough of and that’s these two pretty boys standing with you. Jeff Jarrett… Steve Keirn… you two stand out here and say your mad? I’ll tell you who you should be mad and that’s your mother baby… she raised two of the worst friends in all the world. You two cowards watched us beat Lawler from pillar to post and you two were so scared you let us take your buddy to the old woodshed. Oh man, with friends like you two, who needs enemies. Jeff Jarrett: Does that mean you agree to meet us in the Coliseum this Monday. Eddie Gilbert: We’ll make a deal with you two, when we beat you, I get my Southern Heavyweight Title rematch which you have been avoiding ever since you stole my title. JJ pulls out a piece of paper and a pen and scribbles something on the paper. JJ: There you go Eddie. If you guys sign this contract and beat us in the Midsouth Coliseum this Monday, you, Mr. Gilbert, will get your rematch. All 3 members of the Hart Foundation sign the contract. Jimmy Hart: Oh baby…. The people down here are even dumber than I remember. This is like taking candy from a baby! The three members of the Hart Foundation vs you two wanna be rock stars. It took my like a week to get gold around the waist of the First Family. Steve Keirn: Us two? You mean us 3! JJ and Keirn start to smile as Jimmy Hart snatches back the paper and takes a closer look. Jimmy Hart: No… No… No…. You two lied! Gilbert, HTM and Valentine all look confused. JJ: That’s right Jimmy. It seems that certain people up North hated you just as much as we do down here in Memphis. Suddenly, from behind…. It’s the Texas Tornado Kerry VonErich who attacks the First Family and we have a great TV Brawl! Now, for the match in the Coliseum. BRAWL… BRAWL… BRAWL! The problem as usual was Jimmy Hart who could not stop himself from sticking his nose in the match. The only thing is that you never no exactly who benefits. This time Hart rushed to the ring with a chair when he thought Ref Jerry Calhoun was not looking and he nailed Kerry VonErich with the chair shot. This time, the chair shot backfired on Jimmy Hart. First, Jerry Calhoun saw the attack and disqualified the First Family. Next, unluck the chair shot that hit Lawler on the head, this one hit VonErich on the back and he completely “No Sold” the hit. Kerry turned, wound up and hit Jimmy Hart with a huge Texas Tornado Discus Punch that sent Hart flying through the ropes. The fan favorites now pounded the First Family from pillar to post and by the end, they were in-charge of the ring with the First Family on the floor, limping back to the locker room with Jimmy Hart walking in circles as he had no idea which way was up! MAIN EVENT Southern Tag Title Match “The Studd Stable” Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy vs The Freebirds A quick background here also. First, last week in the Midsouth Coliseum, we saw the surprise return of Buddy Roberts who shocked us even more when he jumped off the top rope and nailed Michael Hayes. This week on TV, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin came out to talk to Lance Russell. Lance wanted to know why Buddy Roberts did what he did. Michael Hayes: (A very angry Hayes) For those of you who know about the history of professional wrestling and the history of the Freebirds, you know that we are a family. Sometimes families fight with each other, but nobody ever gets between family members. Some of the best wars I ever had were with my brother, Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy but that was between Terry and myself. Buddy Roberts … what you did last Monday is the worst thing that has ever been done to me in my life. You abandoned “the family” and sided with Robert Fuller over me. Ya see… I would have had no problem if you told me to meet you in a back alley and we fight like cats and dogs… I would have no problem if you came to me and said “Michel,” I hate your guts and lets settle this in a steel cage. But NO… you took the cowards way out. You Pearl Harbored me and laughed all the way to the locker room with that low life copperhead! Now listen closely Buddy Roberts, you should know this better than anyone. Anytime that the Freebirds have been attacked, they have come out on top. Well, I am still a Freebird … and you are anything but. So you just wait and see, the Freebirds will come out on top again. Suddenly, Buddy Roberts came out and Lance begged for decorum. Buddy Roberts: Michael Hayes… you have always talked about family. You say, “Once a Freebird, always a Freebird.” Well, listen up Hayes and listen good. You’re a liar. Where’s Terry? Last I heard, you tossed him out of the Freebirds and now he is out there on the west coast somewhere. When you told me I wasn’t a member of the Freebirds anymore, you didn’t have the guts to tell me face to face. You sent a letter to my house. And look who you tossed Terry and me aside for. Jimmy “Goofy” Garvin. So, you ask why to I join the Studd Stable for? Why did I attack you last Monday? … The answer is simple. I had no choice. Michael Hayes: Buddy… I called you time and time again. I told you to show up for a match in this place and that place, but you never showed up. I sent you a letter because you went AWOL! So, who quit on who? You quit on me. In fact,… the only thing you haven’t quit on is the bottle … you DRUNK! Suddenly it looks like this is all going to blow up into a brawl, but Eddie Marlin comes out and demands that everyone listen. First, he doesn’t care who is at fault here, but the fact is simple. Buddy Roberts currently doesn’t work for the CWA. He is not a licensed wrestler or licensed manager. Eddie goes on to say that out of respect for his career, he did not have Buddy Roberts arrested last Monday night but if it happens again, he will have no choice but to contact the authorities. He tells Buddy to leave now, file the proper paperwork and he will bring it to the board at their next monthly meeting. Buddy seems ready to argue but Eddie warns him not to speak and leave. Buddy does walk off and Micheal just gloats the entire time. Eddie Marlin goes on to explain that as a result of Buddy Robert’s interference last week, he has granted a rematch to the Freebirds for this Monday night in the Midsouth Coliseum against the Studd Stable for the Southern Tag Team Titles. As for the match in the Coliseum, it is very similar to last week with a lot if dirty tactics and momentum changes. It looked like this could go either way when suddenly Jimmy Garvin connected with a powerbomb on Robert Fuller. This occurred while Hayes and Eudy tumbled outside and had their own brawl going on. Before we get the pin attempt, a man in a rebel masked rushed from the audience and attacked Garvin. Jerry Calhoun called for the bell and this one ends with the Studd Stable retaining their title by DQ. Everyone in the audience swore it was Buddy Roberts.

Memphis will add Cannonball Grizzly

Thanks for this. November 1st is perfect.

Like the choice of Taylor as the champ. His character is so good at playing both sides of the fence that he can really square off against anyone.

Love it!!! Dr. Tom over Studd!

Fun finally catching up with PCW. Such an awesome roster with so many great storylines. Loved your description of the MVC taking on Danny Brown and Ace Gordon. The event in Calgary has an awesome card and like how you have connected the Battle Royal in the Saddledome to your big event in San Diego. This helps to sell tickets. Nice booking.

October 14, 1989 Rip Rogers vs “The Fab One” Steve Keirn Before the match, Rogers does his entire bit where he scans the crowd in search of a new valet before letting everyone know that they are just as he thought… too ugly! This gives him some instant heat and makes the ovation even louder for the Fab One. As for the bout, both men started pretty clean, but this just helped Keirn gain the momentum as he was clearly better at this style. Rogers decided to take the match to the gutter after he nailed Keirn with a knee to the gut during what was too be a clean break. Rogers now used his momentum to set Keirn up for the Ripperplex (Superplex) but Keirn was able to block it and fight his way back down to apron. Keirn was fired up now and showed Rogers that he had no problem mixing it up. WHAM… Russian Legsweep by Keirn for the win and the crowd loves that the first match of the night went to the fan favorites. The Masked Executioners vs Kendall Windham & Sam Houston The Masked Executioners were able to connect with a double loaded head butt on Windham for the win. This came after they had tossed Houston to the floor where Houston seemed to have banged his head on the metal barricade separating the fans from the action. Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Brad Armstrong The Dirty White Boy defeated Brad Armstrong with the Bucksnort Blaster (Power Slam) which was all set up by the loaded forearm smash by the DWD! Southern Tag Title Match The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) vs The Freebirds (Hayes & Garvin) As you would expect… this one was wild! Fuller and Eudy were able to use their size and power to hit some big moves but the Freebirds used their speed and willingness to be dirtier then any heel in wrestling to make this a pretty even match. In the end, we see Michael Hayes shove Fuller into the ref and down he went Jerry Calhoun. Hayes and Garvin now went on the attack as they were able to catch the heels a bit off balance. Suddenly, the crowd explodes… here come Buddy Roberts! Hayes and Garvin grab Eudy by the head and ram him into the ring post. Hayes grabs Fuller and backs into the corner with Fuller in a Headlock! WHAM… Running Bulldog by Hayes on Fuller. Buddy Roberts quickly climbs the top rope as Hayes and Garvin hold Fuller down. Roberts leaps off the top…. WHAM… Diving Elbow Drop to the back of the neck to MICHAEL HAYES!! Garvin in shock. WHAM…. Buddy Roberts sucker punches Jimmy Garvin with a roll of quarters. Buddy quickly pulls Fuller on top of Michael Hayes just as the ref starts to crawl back to the action! 1…2….3! The bell rings and the ref hands the belts to the Studd Stable as Buddy Roberts stares down at the fallen Freebirds. The crowd is shocked as it looks like Buddy Roberts is with the Studd Stable! SEMI-MAIN EVENT Southern Heavyweight Title Match Jeff Jarrett © vs “The Dirty Dutchman” Dutch Mantel Young vs old! Clean vs dirty! Technical vs Brawler! Fan Favorite vs Heel! This bout couldn’t pit two more different wrestlers against each other. For all their differences, these two put on a great show! In the end, we see Dutch so frustrated that he headed outside to get his trusty bull whip. Give ref Jerry Calhoun some credit. As Dirty Dutch closed in a Jarrett, Calhoun got right in between Dutch and the champ. Mantel starts berating Calhoun, but Calhoun doesn’t back down. Dutch has no choice but to throw the bull whip down. WHAM… from behind, JJ with the roll up and Calhoun makes the 3-count and JJ survives in more ways than one. Mantel is fuming and goes right back for the bull whip but he can’t seem to catch JJ who heads back to the locker room holding his title high in the air to the delight of the fans! MAIN EVENT NO RULES-REF OUTSIDE THE RING Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert with Missy Hyatt As you could expect, this one is a brawl from beginning to end! We see Jerry Calhoun rush into the ring a few times as both wrestlers made a pin attempt but nothing was really close to ending the match. After about 20 minutes of a great match, the Masked Executioners came to ringside. These two are brand new to the CWA and nobody really knows anything about them but the fans all can sense that they are there to help Gilbert. For the first few minutes, they just seem watch, but you can tell Lawler is a bit unnerved. Lawler refocuses and nails Hot Stuff with a big elbow to the back of the head and follows it up with a leg drop. Lawler seems to be trying to end this one quickly before the Executioners can get involved. Lawler drags Gilbert and is looking to set up the piledriver. The Masked Executioners quickly are up on the apron and Lawler lets Gilbert go and dares the two masked men to get involved. There is a gasp from the fans…. The don’t believe their eyes…. From under the ring on the other side of the ring it is none other than JIMMY HART …. WITH A CHAIR! WHAM… Hart clobbers Lawler with a big chair shot to the head and down goes Lawler. Next thing you know, Gilbert and the Masked Executioners are all over Lawler! After a big time beating, Gilbert simply puts one foot across the chest of Lawler and Jerry Calhoun slowly comes in and makes the three-count! If this is not bad enough… one of the Masked Executioners grabs Lawler and locks him into the Figure 4! Gilbert is putting more pressure on the leg as it looks like the are trying to break it! The other Masked Executioner goes out to the floor and goes under the ring and comes out with …. a guitar? The fans are shocked and confused at the same time! WHAM… The Masked Executioner breaks the guitar over Lawler’s head and Lawler is out cold. Finally help is on the way in the form of JJ, Steve Keirn, Brad Armstrong and the Freebirds… Gilbert, Missy Hyatt, the Masked Executioners and Jimmy Hart exit the ring and start to celebrate what they just did to the King as the fan favorites rush to aid Lawler. Halfway up the apron, the heels stop and while dodging debris, Jimmy Hart has a house microphone and gets the attention of the fans…. Jimmy Hart: I would just like to welcome the First Family back to Memphis. You already know Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and the beautiful Missy Hyatt. I am sure nobody here in Hicksville has every forgotten me, the one and only Jimmy Hart but now let me introduce the rest of the First Family…. Executioners… please remove your masks! As they two slowly take off the masks, the crowd is once again shocked… it is none other than Jerry Lawler’s cousin, the Honky Tonk Man and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine!