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1/15/1985: WTBS 9:05-10:05 ALexandria, Louisiana “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Alexandria, Louisiana and The Rapides Parrish Coliseum. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd. What a card we had last week at the Sam Houston Coliseum. Let’s take a look at a video from that big event. VIDEO MATCH: USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH SHEIK HACKSAW BUTCH REED with SKANDAR AKBAR VS HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN The video begins with Duggan and Reed brawling in the middle of the ring and Reed whips Duggan off the ropes and both he and Duggan collide with the ref. The ref goes down as Reed recovers first and grabs Duggan by the head and tosses him over the top rope. Duggan fights his way back into the ring and the two square off in the center of the ring for the second time. By now, ref Pee Wee Anderson is up and Duggan is getting the best of Reed. Duggan goes for a giant football tackle but Reed pulls Anderson in front and the ref takes the blow. Reed scrambles outside the ring and gets a chair. He swings and misses. Somehow Duggan gets the chair. WHAM! Duggan clocks Reed with the chair. WHAM! Duggan clocks him again! WHAM! A third chair smash. Duggan know has Reed where he wants him as the ref is staggering back to his feet. Duggan catches Reed with a football tackle and Pee Wee Anderson makes the three count! We have a new USWA North American Champion. Anderson is still struggling a bit as the three blows have taken their effect on him. Senior official Bronco Lubich comes out as Duggan is celebrating in the ring. Duggan’s recent tag partner, Wildfire Tommy Rich comes out to join in the celebration. Duggan has the belt and is playing to the crowd. We see Lubich and Anderson talking and all of a sudden. Lubich raises the hand of Duggan and the crowd explodes but only for a second as Lubich takes the title back from Duggan and hands it to Reed. When the video ends we see Duggan with Jim Ross. Ross explains that Hacksaw Reed was disqualified by Bronco Lubich for throwing Duggan over the top rope in the beginning of that clip and therefore Reed retains his title. Duggan goes on a bit of a rant here that Reed knows he can’t beat him and has to cheat to win. He is also angry as to why Bronco Lubich stepped in here but guarantees that Reed has not seen the last of him. MATCH: JIMMY SNUKA with Gary Hart vs SWEET BROWN SUGAR Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd hype up Snuka here and there is good reason to. He is a supremely athletic monster who has just pounded away on everyone in the USWA so far. This is another complete squash match as Snuka deals with the talented Sweet Brown Sugar in quick fashion. Snuka again amazes the crowd with his Top Rope Death Leap for the victory. In a quick interview after the match, Gary Hart explains that he cannot guarantee the safety for the old wash women Sgt. Slaughter he couldn’t help but stick his nose in Superfly’s business last week. Jim Ross reminds Hart that it was Snuka who attacked Slaughter. This sets Snuka off again and it seems like he is about to attack Ross but Hart pulls Snuka away to the locker room. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: TV TITLE MATCH BILLY JACK HAYNES VS ASSASSIN #1 The fans enjoy this 5 minute bout as the Assassin at almost 280 pounds proves to be a nice test for Billy Jack’s power. Billy Jack controlled most of the match and finished off the Assassin by submission with his signature full nelson. Billy Jack does a quick interview where he says that he is really proud to be representing the USWA as the TV champ and will accept all challenges. MATCH TED DIBIASE VS MIKE VON ERICH A great bout for TV as Dibiase tries to secure his #1 contender status against the young VonErich. The crows is really hopeful as VonErich is really taking the fight to Dibiase. Dibiase tries his stall game here but nothing seems to be working. Dibiase resorts to throwing Mike through the middle ropes and ref Bronco Lubich gets right in his face. Jim Ross sees it coming and warns us the Dan Spivey is heading to the ring. Spivey grabs VonErich by the head and clocks him with the brass knuckles that he has been carrying around now for a few weeks. Spivey rolls VonErich into the ring and disappears as fast as he appeared. Dibiase stops arguing with Lubich and adjusts his own black loaded glove and clocks VonErich again. Dibiase adds a suplex into the mix and that is all she wrote. Dibiase goes over to the interview desk and is as cocky as ever. He tells the fans that if he beat Mike VonErich so easily it is going to be a walk in the park this week when he takes the World Title from Dusty Rhodes. Jim Ross questions how easy the VonErich match was and proclaims he would have lost if not for Dan Spivey. Dibiase plays dumb but does give Spivey a lot of props for his recent success. He goes as far as to say that young Dan Spivey is looking more and more like Rat Pack material. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: SGT. SLAUGHTER VS THE GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart This turns out to be Sarges first official bout in the USWA and he makes the most of it. While Kabuki gave him all he could handle, Sarge took control after a Big Bearhug that took its toll on Kabuki. In order to break the hold, Gary Hart got up on the apron but all this led to was a massive Lariat by Sarge to the head of Hart. Slaughter then locked in the Cobra Clutch on Kabuki and it was all over. During his post-match interview, all Slaughter wanted to talk about was getting revenge on the Magot Jimmy Snuka who attacked him last week. Slaughter was all fired up and the spit was flying from his mouth. All of a sudden, a wild scream was heard and out of nowhere Snuka came flying in a landed atop the head of Slaughter. Slaughter went down and banged his head of the interview desk and was busted wide open. Soon the TV screen was censored with a giant X as Snuka went to town. He used anything that was not nailed down to destroy Sarge. Jim Ross rushed us to break in hopes of getting order restored. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, both Ross and Ladd are in shock at what Snuka has done here in the USWA in just 3 weeks. They both agree that Slaughter is one of the best in the world but he has not even gotten his hands up to defend himself before Snuka takes him out. They both then spend a little time hyping up our main event. It is no surprise that they are on different sides here. Ladd likes the Perfect Alliance while Ross says Kevin Von Erich and Iceman Parsons have been on a roll of late. MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE THE PERFECT ALLIANCE VS KEVIN VONERICH & ICEMAN PARSONS The fans are bouncing in their seats as “We Are Family” leads the challengers to the ring. Baby Doll holds nothing back as she sits on the middle rope to help her team enter the ring. The fans hate the Perfect Alliance but love to keep their eyes glued to the Perfect 10. The Perfect Alliance go right into the stall as they know this match is going to be short as TV time is about to expire. Arn Anderson rolls in and out of the ring and the fans begin to get restless. Finally, Kevin catches him and goes to work but before he can get anywhere Bobby rushes into to prevent any real damage. Iceman joins the fray and for a minute or two we have all 4 men in the ring. Iceman takes care of Eaton with a jumping clothesline and follows it up by coming off the ropes for a Butt Bump. Eaton is knocked through the middle ropes where he is quickly consoled by Baby Doll. Kevin seems to be taking care of Anderson and the crowd pops as he clamps in the stomach claw. This is painful but will not bring them the belts. He tags in Iceman who goes for the finish with the Butt Bump but Baby Doll pulls down the middle rope and now Iceman crashes to the floor. Eaton has recovered enough and is waiting with a steel chair. CRACK! Eaton nails Iceman with the chair and the ref quickly disqualifies the Perfect Alliance. This doesn’t bother them in the least as they retain their belts. Jim Ross is once again disgusted by the actions of the heels as Baby Doll raises the hands of her team even though they lost. Jim Ross: So long from Alexandria, Louisiana. Don’t forget to join us this week at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio and next week we will be coming to you from Little Rock, Arkansas and the Barton Coliseum.

Love the Magnum T A push here of late and wondering if he becomes the next major thing for Ric Flair to deal with. If is a tough call for you with Lutte in the mix now. You really have 4 top guys in Flair, TA, Martel and Bockwinkle. 1985 is a tough thing to predict in the NWA. I would be somewhat careful with guys like Luke Graham and Mr. Wrestling II as they are nearing the end. Wrestling II could probably pull off anything in the NWA where he was one of the top dogs for so long.

Your TV show was perfectly set up. First, the segment in the beginning and Sherri Martel saying that by the end of the night, Bockwinkle would be in her stable kept the viewer glued to the entire show and then the triangular stare down at the end brings the viewer back next week to see what is going on. Very well planned!

Some very interesting things from Detroit. Why does Snake leave the ring and Mulligan subs for Houston and beats Bass. What does this mean for Mulligan and Bass. I can't wait to see. Always something to look forward to in the WWF.... Here comes the King of the Ring.

Fun show. Would have loved to see the Midnight Express vs The Fantastics and TA vs Stevens. I have never watched a match that was over an hour long and could only imagine the momentum swings of the fans watching it. All of our promotions , including myself, that have used Carlos Colon never had him near the top and I have always wondered what his true place in history was. I have read about some huge matches with Flair but we always have him as a mid-carder. This is by far nothing negative as I did they exact same thing. I just wonder what his true standing is in wrestling. Does anybody now where he was on the Greatest Wrestler List?

I left out most title changes as we have a titles thread.

1/12/1985: WTBS 9:05-10:05 Texarkana, Arkansas “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Texarkana, Arkansas and The Four States Arena. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd. What a card we had last week at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Let’s take a look at a video from that big event. VIDEO MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The PERFECT ALLIANCE (Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson with Baby Doll) VS THE FABULOUS ONES The video shows a wild finish where the Fabulous Ones connect with a double back drop on Anderson and think they are about to regain the World Titles as Lane covers Anderson for the pin. The Fab Ones had not noticed the Anderson had tagged in Eaton and Beautiful Bobby had climbed to the top rope and came off for an Alabama Jam on Lane. Keirn had actually already turned away and thought the count was for his team’s victory instead of Eaton on top of Lane. The Perfect Alliance pulled out another victory over the Fab Ones who just can’t seem to beat them. After the video ended we see a very cocky Perfect Alliance where Baby Doll wonders just how many more times her men are going to have to embarrass the Fab Ones. Jim Ross “thanks” the Perfect Alliance for their time and gets us to the ring for tonight’s first match. MATCH: THE MEMPHIS BRUSIE BROTHERS (Dream Machine and Pork Chop Cash) VS THE FT. BRAGG BROTHERHOOD (Pvt. Kernodle & Cpl. Kirchner) Before the match, Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd gives us some background on the Bruise Brothers and let us know that they were a huge tag team up in the Memphis area and that they twice held the AWA Southern Tag Team Titles. The Bruise Brothers come out dressed as Belushi and Akroyd from the Blues Brothers with the same music blaring from the speakers. The crowd is getting into in but once the match starts they are unsure what to make of Cash and the masked Dream Machine. They are just brutal with elbows, kicks and forearms. In the end, Dream Machine caught Kirchner with a powerslam and gained the pinfall. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN VS ROTTEN RON STARR Prior to the match, Ross informs us that Hacksaw Duggan won the huge Battle Royal last week in Reunion Arena and is now the new #1 contender for the North American title. The fans really throw their support behind Duggan as he makes his way to the ring waving the 2X4. He stops for a second to salute the flag and this serves to only endear him more to the fans here in the patriotic South where the Red, White and Blue means everything. The match is a quick 4 minute dismantling of Starr as Duggan just uses brute force to keep the momentum. In the end we see a nasty football tackle for the victory. Duggan heads over to the interview desk where he is all hyped about getting a shot at Reed and the North American Title but before he gets too far, Skandar Akbar and Hacksaw Reed appear. Hacksaw actually has an Arabian Headdress on much the same way Hercules Hernandez did last week. Jim Ross: Gentlemen. This is not your time and you have no business being out here. Skandar Akbar: Shut Up Ross and from now on, address my men with the proper term of Sheik. This is Sheik Hacksaw Butch Reed. Sheik is a title of respect where I come from. It is a title for leaders. Men who are in control and right now Sheik Reed is in control of the USWA North American Title and he should not have to waste his time with this dirty low life to your right. Hacksaw Duggan: Listen up towel head! We are in America and when you want respect, you earn it. You don’t just run out to the laundry mat and steal some old ladies bedsheet and wrap it around your head and call yourself a Shiek! Skandar Akbar: You mean a Sheik Hacksaw Duggan: Listen up Reed. I am getting sick and tired of this mouth piece of yours. I did once respect you. You claimed to be the man here in the USWA and now you are nothing more than a puppet for this Genie in a Bottle. Take that stupid thing off your head now and we can settle this like men. If not, I will remind you of another American tradition. Sheik Hacksaw Butch Reed: Don’t tell me what to do Duggan. I am the champ. I am the man. Hacksaw Duggan: I am the man with the Big Stick! Duggan goes wild swinging his 2x4 as Akbar and Reed scramble to the locker room with Duggan. Jim Ross: Well I can’t wait to see what happens when these two do get in the ring this Tuesday night in the Sam Houston Coliseum. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: TERRY GORDY VS TOR KAMATA with Tojo Yamamoto Terry Gordy really took offense to the comments by Yamamoto and his men about the United States on last week’s show and demanded this match here tonight. The match is all Bam Bam as you can tell he is furious. He is all over Kamata for the first few minutes but as he came off the ropes, Yamamoto tripped him up. This gave the maniacal Kamata time to recover and then he went to work. Chops, nerve holds and thrust kicks had Gordy in serious trouble. Somehow, Gordy started to shake and convulse and you could just see the adrenaline rising. It is here that Gordy becomes immune to pain and just takes chop after chop from Kamata without giving an inch. One Irish Whip later and the 350 pound Kamata is on the wrong end of a powerslam. Before the ref can make the 3 count, Yamamoto is in the ring and his side kick, Mr. Pogo is not far behind. The Japanese attackers give it to Gordy pretty good but only for a minute or two before Bam Bam’s tag partners hit the ring. Dr. Death Steve Williams and Manny Fernandez are like a house afire and are going wild Soon the Violence Committee has regained control of the ring with the Japanese monsters headed to the locker room. Jim Ross hustles up to the ring for a quick interview with the 6 Man Tag Team Champions. Terry Gordy is a little worse for wear but they are all fired up and demand to meet these Monsters of the Midway this Tuesday night in Houston, Texas where they can give them a good old fashion Cowboy Beating! Jim Ross is sure that both Cowboy Bill Watts and Yamamoto’s men will jump at the chance of having a USWA 6 Man Title Match on the card. MATCH: HOTSTUFF EDDIE GILBERT VS MOONDOG CUJO Gilbert has been on a role since his return to the area and tonight is no different. A nice 3 minute match where Gilbert controls the big man and ends it with a Hotshot. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Ernie Ladd and Jim Ross are still trying to get over the last segment and the Japanese Invasion as we get set for our main event. MATCH: KERRY VON ERICH & KEVIN VON ERICH VS THE SHEIKS (IRON SHEIK & SHEIK HERCULES HERNANDEZ) with Skandar Akbar A great main event here as the pride of Texas, the VonErichs are here to take on two of Akbar’s men. As one would expect, it was more of a brawl then a wrestling match and in the end, Kerry connected with a Tornado Punch on the Iron Sheik and then tagged in his brother who climbed to the top rope and connected with a VonErich Death Leap but before he could make the pin, we see Akbar signaling to the back and out rushed Hacksaw Reed. Reed enters and the ref calls for the bell. Kerry and Reed are squared off in the center of the ring and they are exchanging some huge blows. Kevin is after Akbar and all of a sudden the crowd explodes. It is Hacksaw Duggan and his trusty 2x4. He is swinging it like a Louisville Slugger as the Sheiks all head for the road. The VonErichs and Duggan do a little playing to the crowd and everybody leaves happy. Jim Ross: Sorry folks we are out of time. So long from Texarkana, Arkansas. Don’t forget to join us this Tuesday in Houston, Texas. As the screen fades to black we see promotions for the big show in the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston, Texas. MATCHES INCLUDE NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE Sheik Hacksaw Reed vs Hacksaw Duggan USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE MATCH The Violence Committee vs The Monsters of the Midway (Yamamoto, Pogo, Kamata) Kevin & Kerry Von Erich vs The Sheiks with Skandar Akbar

Very, very cool and gives me much more of an understanding of Lucha Libre wrestling.

Love how you plan your stuff out and explain your thoughts to us. It helps each and every one of us.

I love when you guys are nitpicky. It helps me out a lot. I agree with you completely about Hart being the talker. I missed it on that one.

1/8/1985: WTBS 9:05-10:05 Baton Rouge, Louisiana “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Baton Rouge, Louisiana and The Riverside Centroplex. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd. What a card we had last week at Reunion Arena in Dallas. Let’s take a look at a video from that big event. VIDEO MATCH: USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH DUSTY RHODES VS TED DIBIASE We pick up the end of the match here as we see ref Pee Wee Anderson get knocked down by Dusty Rhodes who was whipped into the ref by Dibiase. Dusty also goes down for a minute and this gives Dibiase a chance to grab a chair. As Dibiase comes after Rhodes, he violently swings the chair but Rhodes gets out of the way in the nick of time. With Dibiase off balance, Rhodes was able to catch him with a Bionic Elbow on the top of the head. Dibiase goes down hard and Rhodes grabs the chair. He starts waving it in the air as the fans are imploring him to crack Dibiase. This is right when Pee Wee Anderson recovers enough to stagger to his feet. He sees Dibiase down and Dusty waving the chair. He puts two and two together and wrongfully calls for the bell. He has disqualified the Dream for using a chair! As the video ends, an irate Dibiase has joined Ross and Ladd at the interview desk. Ted Dibiase: I can’t believe how much of a coward that fat slob Dusty Rhodes is. He calls himself the American Dream yet he gets himself disqualified to save his title. He calls himself a role model. Well what kind of role model is he. He should do what is right and just hand over the belt to the true champion. ME! TED DIBIASE! Ernie Ladd: That sounds very reasonable. Jim Ross: That is utterly ridiculous. Mr. Dibiase, you were the one who shoved Dusty into the ref. You are the one who brought the chair into the ring. You are the one who tried in injure the American Dream. You are also the one who was laid out on the canvass by a LEGAL ELBOW! The only good news is that this interview is over as we have our first match set to go. Ted Dibiase: Not quite over. You forget to tell these morons in TV land that in two weeks at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, I will be facing the American Nightmare, Dusty Rhodes and this time the title will be mine. _____________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: KEVIN VONERICH & ICEMAN PARSONS VS THE WILD HOGS (KING HARLEY HOGG & JR HOGG) A nice opening showcase that gets the fans up and out of their seats. They love the Iceman and his “We Are Family” and now that he is together with Kevin VonErich, the fans are ecstatic. As far as the match goes, the fan favorites take care of business against these two large biker dudes. Iceman whipped JR Hogg into the ropes and connected with a Butt Bump and then quickly tagged in Kevin who scampered up the ropes and came off with a Top Rope Von Erich Death Leap for the victory. Both Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd compared Kevin’s top rope leap with the amazing leap they saw last week from that freak of nature, Jimmy Snuka. Even a reluctant Jim Ross was forced to admit that Snuka most likely won that debate. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: TV TITLE MATCH BILLY JACK HAYNES VS DAN SPIVEY As we get ready for this great match, Ernie Ladd explains that Spivey was granted this title shot after his great victory over Mike VonErich in Reunion Arena last week. Jim Ross has a different take on things and says the victory was more tainted than anything else. He goes on to explain that when a pair of brass knuckles was the cause of the victory, he would call it shameful instead of great. Ernie Ladd simple says, “A win is a win.” As the match is getting set to begin, Mike VonErich comes out to the interview desk. Ladd quickly says that he has no right to be out here and if he wanted to be involved in this match, he should have won the other night. Mike simple responds that he is out here to make sure no funny business costs his buddy, Billy Jack Haynes his TV Title. The match is truly a battle of some big men. Spivey is 6’8 and over 300 pounds while Billy Jack is just ripped from head to toe. These big boys pull off some huge power moves and take turns with the momentum. Billy Jack has Spivey in trouble after a body slam and he lets the crowd know he is going for his Full Nelson. Spivey notices this and slips out of the ring. Billy Jack heads out after him but ref Bronco Lubich stops him. While Billy Jack and the ref are arguing, the camera catches Spivey reach into his trunks for the brass knucks. He jumps up onto the apron and as Billy Jack comes to meet him… WHAM! Mike VonErich pulls Spivey off the apron and on the way down, Spivey’s head connects with the matt and then the cement floor. Bronco Lubich quickly calls for the bell and declares Spivey the winner by DQ. Billy Jack is confused at why his friend would do this but Mike is complaining to the ref and asks him to come out onto the floor. Lubich obliges VonErich and when he goes to exam Spivey, he sees the Brass Knuckles on his hand and reverses the decision. Billy Jack thanks Mike for his help as Ross is grateful for the presence of VonErich. Ernie Ladd is once again disgusted by the interference of a VonErich and that is doesn’t matter who his father is, something must be done about their lack of respect for the rules of wrestling. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Gary Hart and Jimmy Snuka are at the interview desk. Jim Ross: I must ask you Mr. Snuka what has caused this sudden change in you. I mean we have all seen the love and support you received from the fans in the WWF. Now, you have partnered with one of the most diabolic men in all of wrestling. Gary Hart: Watch your mouth Ross. I am a wrestling genius and this man knows I will take him to the top! Jimmy Snuka: That is the exact reason I have given my services to Mr. Hart. In the WWF, the fans adored me and what did it get me! Nothing. I gave my blood and sweat to the organization and they treated me like some sort of animal. Every time they thought they had something better come along, they pushed me to the back burner. Nick Bockwinkle comes in… forget Snuka. Gino Hernandez comes in… forget Jimmy Snuka. I learned two things from my time up north. Nice guys finish last and you don’t hope to be respected, you demand to be respected! I can guarantee you that in my time in the USWA, I will not be nice! I will be the monster that Roddy Piper claimed me to be and I will be respected. MATCH: SGT. SLAUGHTER VS THE CUBAN ASSASSIN (Fidel Sierra) The crowd explodes as Sgt. Slaughter makes his way to the ring. They can’t wait for Slaughter to take care of the Cuban Assassin. Jimmy Snuka: This exactly what I mean, No Respect. Slaughter has interrupted my time on National TV and the USWA allowed it. Snuka sprints towards the ring and leaps at Slaughter. Slaughter not expecting the attack, takes the full brunt of the blow. Snuka is going absolutely nuts. He is chopping away at Slaughter and headbutting him into a bloody mess. The Cuban Assassin doesn’t know what to do so he simply walks away. Slaughter is face down on the matt and is convulsing every few seconds. Snuka jumps into the ring and climbs to the top rope and leaps off. WHAM! Snuka flies all the way to the floor and crashes right onto the back of Slaughter. Officials and wrestlers pour out from the back and surround Slaughter to stop another attack from Snuka. Snuka simple raises his arms in the air to signify some sort of greatness. Fans start to toss some drinks and food and him but this only seems to increase his rage. He starts growling and his face is contorting. His eyes are basically popping out of his head. Finally Gary Hart comes to him and puts an arm around him and it seems to calm him down enough to be lead to the back. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Jim Ross introduces us to first timer Ted Arcidi. Ross informs us that Arcidi is known as the World’s Strongest Man and is closing in on a 700 pound bench press. Ernie Ladd doesn’t believe it for a second and says that no human will ever bench press 700 pounds. As Arcidi walks out to the ring, Ernie Ladd takes one look at him and changes his tune “If any man does bench 700 pounds, it will be this man. He is HUGE! MATCH: TED ARCIDI VS RON STARR Ted Arcidi is one big powerful man who is built like a fire hydrant. Arcidi is very awkward during the match but the veteran Ron Starr guides him along for about 4 minutes. In the end, Arcidi whipped Starr across the ring and caught him in a powerful Bear Hug. Ron Starr does some good selling here and the rookie gets his first victory in Pro Wrestling. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- TOMMY RICH VS DICK SLATER Wildfire has been feuding with the Rat Pack for a while now and everybody knows that he and Dibiase have some real bad history between them. Before this match begins, the camera catches Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert watching from the shadows. As for the match, it is a brawl from beginning to end but both Rich and Slater keep an eye on Gilbert. Slater and his hands of stone are doing some damage but Wildfire is not to be out done. With only about a minute left in the show, the action spills out onto the floor right in front of Gilbert who still does not get involved. Rich is able to slam Slater on the concrete floor and get back in the ring before the 10 count. The bell sounds as Jim Ross is getting ready to sign off as the ref raises the hand of Wildfire who claims victory by count-out. The last image of the show is Gilbert and Wildfire starring at each other. Gilbert gives a little sly grin as the screen fades to black. Jim Ross: So long from Lafayette, Louisiana. Don’t forget to join us this week at the Sam Houston Coliseum and next week we will be coming to you from Alexandria, Louisiana and the Rapides Parish Coliseum.

USWA releases Loch Ness and adds Dirty Rhodes

It will be interesting to see if Paul Orndoff turns into Mr. Wonderful now that he is the champ. Either way he is a great choice and he plays both the heel and babyface so well. Whoever becomes your challenger they will have their hands full.

Sorry about my miss on the US Tag Match but I will not miss on this one..... Lutte is full of Wildmen and I love it. From Dory Funk to the Missing Link to the Great Kokina and so on and so on, Lutte is getting pretty wild.

Nice use joining your stars into tag matches to hype up your angles. Also loved Pipers Pit with only Piper! He is the one star who could pull that off.

I agree with Edger. Valentine vs Hogan is a great event and love quickly you moved him in.

Very nice show. Love your new U.S tag team champions. Also love how it was like Sheri Martel owned the place. What an upgrade for her... Gilbert to Bockwikle. Your roster has some mega stars to deal with not only Lutte but the entire NWA. Martel or Bockwinkle could be the next world champ!

Yes, So Happy Memphis is back. 1980's wrestling is so much better with Lance Russell and Jerry Lawler.

Nice set of matches. Schultz and Sawyer are on a roll of late

Great start that is so well organized from top to bottom. I really enjoy your style of writing.

1/2/1985: WTBS 9:05-10:05 Dallas, Texas “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from wrestling’s most famous arena, The Sportatorium right here in downtown Dallas, Texas. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd. Before we get to our first match, I would like to call out Mike Von Erich. As many of you know, Mike was named the USWA Rookie of the Year for 1984 last week but before he could accept the trophy, he was attacked by Dan Spivey who broke the trophy over Mike’s head. As Mike comes out, Jim Ross apologizes for the unprovoked attack and asks Mike what is going through his head right now about Dan Spivey. Mike Von Erich: No need for you to apologize Mr. Ross. You did nothing wrong. I guess it was just a bit of jealousy that caused Spivey to attack me last week. All of a sudden Spivey rushes out to the interview desk where Jim Ross explains to him that this is not his time and that he has no right to be out here. Spivey plays Ross no mind. Dan Spivey: Jealousy? Are you out of your mind VonErich? I am 6’8 and over 300 pounds of the most perfect wrestler this sport has ever seen. All you do and all your brothers do is ride the coat tails of your daddy! If you had any guts, this would be settled in the ring but I know you are a coward. Mike VonErich: I have NEVER backed down from a challenge and I am not going to start now. If you want a match, you got one. How’s this Tuesday night right here in Reunion Arena sound! Dan Spivey simple smiles and shakes his head yes as he walks off set. Jim Ross: The nerve of some people. I am sorry for that Mike but we have to get to the ring and folks I think you are really going to love what we have for you next. Plowboy Frazier is back and says he has his little cousin with him. A little bit of fiddle music starts to play as Plowboy (Uncle Elmer) heads to the ring. All of a sudden his cousin makes his entrance. Jim Ross: OH MY GOD! Have you ever seen anything that big! MATCH: BIG COUNTRY (UNCLE ELMER & SILO SAM) VS THE ASSASSINS (JODY HAMILTON & MARK LEWIN WEARING MASKS) The ring announcer tells the fans Big Country weighs in at a mere 948 pounds. Jim Ross adds that they outweigh their opponents by almost 550 pounds but what really gets Ross is that Silo Sam is a GIANT. The ring announcer says he is 7’7 but Ross is unsure if he is not closer to 8 feet tall. As for the match, it is a total squash. While both members of Big Country are awkward, they just can’t be taken off their feet. At one time, Assassin #1 jumped off the middle rope and Silo Sam caught him and simply dropped him. From that height, it was like a monster slam. Silo Sam tagged in Frazier for the Big Squash and this one was over in less than 3 minutes. When the bell sounded, Big Country, went right back to the square dancing. The fans really seemed to enjoy this one. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- When we come out of break, we see the new North American Heavyweight Champion, Hacksaw Butch Reed standing at the interview desk with his manager, Skandar Akbar. Jim Ross does congratulate Reed on his recent victory and wonders what his plans are in defending the belt. Hacksaw Reed: I have been tellin all you suckers out there that I am the man. I can’t be beat. I just beat Junk Yard Dog so bad, you don’t even see him around here no more. He is probably back in North Carolina riding a pony or something. He wants no part of me. I can guarantee you that brother. Skandar Akbar: My man is right. Nobody in the USWA can do what he can do. I make sure he gets the best training. I make sure he gets the best food. I make sure he gets everything he needs. Now that he is the USWA North American Champion, he makes sure I get what I need…. MONEY! It doesn’t matter if it’s Kerry VonErich. It doesn’t matter if it’s Iceman King Parsons! It doesn’t matter if JYD runs home and finds his Stagger Lee mask. Nobody and I mean nobody is going to take the belt off of Hacksaw Butch Reed. Jim Ross announces that there is going to be a 20 Man Battle Royal in Reunion Arena to determine the new #1 Contender for the belt. Ross rattles off a few of the wrestlers entered in the tournament but Reed and Akbar seem extremely confident that Reed will destroy whoever wins. Jim Ross takes us back to the ring for our next bout and reminds the fans that it is 1985 but we are seeing a lot of old faces returning to USWA Wrestling. MATCH: “HOTSTUFF EDDIE GILBERT VS ROTTEN RON STARR An interesting match where the fans are not sure who to root for. The last time Gilbert was around, he and Sheri Martel caused havoc and took it to Baby Doll and Curt Henig. Well, now Henig is off in the AWA and Baby Doll is one of the biggest heels around. Also, Rotten Ron Starr is doing nothing to endear himself to the crowd. In the end Gilbert wins with a Hotshot and makes the pin without grabbing the tights or placing his feet on the ropes. Ross sees these as positives and has high hopes for Gilbert. After the match is over, Gilbert goes over to the interview desk where he tries to play the role of the choir boy. We will just have to wait and see. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- When we come out of break, we see the Miracle Violence Committee at the interview desk with their World 6 Man Titles around their waist. Jim Ross asks Terry Gordy the question everybody wanted to know: “When did you get your eyesight back and was that all a set up to defeat the Freebirds? Terry Gordy: When you spent as much time on Bad Street as I did, you learn how to be real BAD. That lowlife coward Michael Hayes really did try to blind me and was trying to put me out of the sport I love. So yes! It was all a set up. The doctors at the University of Tennessee Medical Center did a tremendous job the night I went in there. With their help, I was able to make a full recovery in just a few weeks but I didn’t want anybody to know. I know Hayes was just too cocky and would mess up sooner or later and I was just waiting for my revenge. When he made that Elimination Match for our titles, I knew we had him. When I power slammed Hayes to win that match, it was the best feeling I ever had. Now, where are the Freebirds? I heard they ran from USWA so fast. I heard they ran all the way to Japan. If they know what’s best for them, they will never return. Jim Ross: Well guys, I am unsure where the Freebirds are but I have some information that the men in our next match are looking for you and your titles? Steve “Dr. Death” Williams: It doesn’t matter who they are. If they qualify for a title shot. They will be granted one. But they better be ready for the fight of their life! We are just a group of rebels who were born ready to fight! Jim Ross thanks them for their time and gets us ready for some tag team action in the ring. MATCH: TOR KAMATA & MR. POGO with Tojo Yamamoto VS THE FORT BRAGG BROTHERHOOD (PVT. Kernodle & Cpl. Kirchner) Jim Ross warns us about this team from Japan. He informs us that Tojo Yamamoto is one of the most devious wrestlers ever to step foot on American soil and that we should be prepared for the worst. As the match is getting set to begin, it is obvious that the Fort Bragg Brotherhood do not hear the warning from Ross. They are happily waving the American flag around when they are attacked by Kamata and Pogo. Kamata is like some sort of caged animal. As he is chopping and stomping away at Kirchner, his face is contorting in many different shapes. You hear almost like some sort of wailing cry coming from him. They fans are in utter shock at his monster. Mr. Pogo is more measured. He seems to enjoy hurting people and each new blow to Kernodle from him is well planned out to inflict the most pain possible. The ref never called for the bell to start the match but after a few minutes, Pee Wee Anderson is frantically calling for help from the back. The Brotherhood is just taking the beating of a life time when all of a sudden Tojo puts up his hands and Kamata and Pogo stop. They simply exit the ring and walk behind Yamamoto to the interview desk and an obviously nervous Jim Ross. Tojo Yamamoto: Mis-tah Jim Ross. Mis-tah Ernee Ladd. You have just witnessed what my men are capable of doing. We have come here to prove that your way of life does not produce winners. You Americans are lazy. You Americans are soft. Those two men lying in the ring were supposed to be two our your finest. They are the ones your government paid to protect you. Now in just minutes, they are lucky to be alive. Soon, I will join them in the ring and it will be worse for your men. We will rule USWA Wrestling. We will soon be champions and take your titles back to the Land of the Rising Sun. They will give us a parade; not because we are champions but because we hurt America. Forty years ago, you fought like cowards. Dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and then run and hide. Revenge will be sweet. Death will be slow and painful. My men need blood to survive. They are going to grow stronger and stronger hear off the blood of stupid Americans. We will soon drink the blood of the Miracle Violence Committee and take their dignity and their titles. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- Ernie Ladd and Jim Ross are still trying to get over the last segment and the Japanese Invasion as we get set for our main event. MATCH: KERRY VON ERICH VS THE IRON SHEIK with Skandar Akbar The fans are a bit nervous. They have just seen American pride taken down a notch here in Dallas with the defeat of the Fort Bragg Brotherhood and they would be really depressed if their “Modern Day Warrior,” Kerry Von Erich went down to the Iron Sheik. Akbar and the Sheik do nothing to calm them down with their Anti-American rhetoric as they enter the ring. Kerry comes out to a huge ovation and you could see Kerry means business. In fact, this is one of the most lopsided matches of the Iron Sheik’s career. He could get nothing gong. In the end, Kerry connected with Tornado Punches on both the Sheik and Akbar before he clamped on the Iron Claw for the submission victory on the Iron Sheik. We here a moan form the crowd as the camera catches a huge man in an Arabian headdress coming towards the ring. WHAM From out of nowhere comes Kevin VonErich with a running elbow to the back of the head of this monster. The monster simply turns and laughs as he and Kevin square off. As these two throw wild punches at each other the headdress comes flying off. Jim Ross: Oh my God! It’s Hercules Hernandez! What is he doing back in the USWA? Ernie Ladd: Taking care of the VonErichs and that is all that matters. Jim Ross announces that we have just seconds to go in tonight’s show as Ernie Lad is once again disgusted by the actions of the VonErichs. He says that Kevin had no right to be at ringside tonight and that he has no right to take off the sacred headdress of Hercules Hernandez. Jim Ross: Oh come on Ladd! Hernandez is no more Arabian then I am. That attire is not sacred to him. Ernie Ladd: To each there own. Jim Ross: Sorry folks we are out of time. So long from Dallas, Texas. Don’t forget to join us this Tuesday in Reunion Arena. As the screen fades to black we see promotions for the big show in Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas. MATCHES INCLUDE USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH Dusty Rhodes vs Ted Dibiase USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Perfect Alliance vs The Fab Ones 20 MAN OVER THE TOP BATTLE ROYAL (Winner to become #1 contender for North American Title) Mike Von Erich vs Dan Spivey

Good luck with the interview. LOL

USWA WRESTLING: 1/1/1985: WTBS 10:05-11:05 Lafayette, Louisiana “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Lafayette, Louisiana and The Cajundome. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd. Welcome to our first show in 1985 and what a show it is going to be. Let’s kick off the action the way it should be done, with the USWA World Champion, The American Dream, Dusty Rhodes. MATCH: DUSTY RHODES VS ASSASSIN #1 (NON-TITLE) A nice opening match that saw Rhodes really have to work against the Assassin. In the end, Dusty got tired of the dirty tactics by the Assassin and started throwing some haymakers of his own. He followed that up with a Bionic Elbow for the victory. What made this interesting was that right when the match started, the leader of the Rat Pack, Ted Dibiase, joined Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd at the interview desk. Every time Dusty made a move, Dibiase explained how easy it would be for him to counter it and every time the Assassin had the advantage we heard Dibiase say that if the Assassin could do this to Rhodes, imagine what will happen when Dibiase meets him this week in Reunion Arena in Dallas. Rhodes was obviously distracted during his match and shouted across the arena at Dibiase. He even held down the middle rope suggesting that Dibiase step in the ring right now. As soon as the match was over, Dusty hustled over to the interview desk but Dibiase had sauntered off by then. Rhodes really hyped up the match in Reunion Arena. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- When we come out of break, Jim Ross shows us a video clip from last week’s show and explains that many may have missed it due to the holidays. MATCH: TV TITLE MATCH MANIAC MATT BORNE VS BILLY JACK HAYNES A nice match here with a few momentum turns. Jim Ross continues to wonder where the rest of the Rat Pack are as it is rare to see one without the rest close behind. In the end, Maniac Matt Borne caught Billy Jack with a DDT and went for a pin attempt but the ref caught him with his feet on the ropes. Borne went to argue with ref Pee Wee Anderson but this allowed Haynes time to recover. Billy played a little cat and mouse here and blocked a right hand from Borne. He then caught Borne with a haymaker of his own and then followed it up with an Oregonian Power Slam for the victory. As the tape ended, Ross hypes up the fact that we have a new USWA World TV Champion and he calls out Billy Jack. Haynes accepts his congratulations but is surprised to find out that Matt Borne has decided to leave the USWA after their match due to the fact that he felt the lack of support from the rest of the Rat Pack. Borne said that he was always there for Dibiase and Slater but where were they when a crooked referee cost him his title. Billy Jack doesn’t know what to make of this as he says that he always knew Borne was a coward but he also doesn’t know if this is just the latest scheme of Dibiase and his Rat Pack! ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Gary Hart is with Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd. Gary Hart: Christmas time has lost its meaning in America. We used to focus on celebrating the birth day of Baby Jesus. Now we focus of the gifts we get. The ugly sweater from Aunt Jolen. The nasty fruit cake from Uncle Clem. Even the hideous tie you received from your boss. Well, I am as American as the next and really Love to receive. This Christmas, I received the greatest gift a wrestling manager could ever want. A monster! I went out and bought myself a true monster. I did not wait to see the awful gifts others would give me. I bought my own gift and as I said, I bought a true monster! To all the USWA fans around the world, turn your attention to the ring and feast your eyes on a future world champion. From behind the curtain comes a bearded, muscular, barefooted, scowling Superfly Jimmy Snuka who heads right to the ring. Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd hype this new USWA wrestler to the roof! MATCH: JIMMY SNUKA with Gary Hart Vs MIKE JACKSON A complete destruction here of Mike Jackson. Superfly kicks, chops and headbutts his way to an easy victory. With Mike Jackson basically unconscious, Superfly climbs to the top rope and dives 2/3 of the way across the ring and lands on Jackson. Both Ross and Ladd can’t believe the height Snuka reached on this leap. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- THE FABULOUS ONES VS THE NIGHTMARES (Ted Allen & Ron Starr behind masks) Again, the Fab Ones get the crowd going with their energetic entrance but the Nightmares won’t them complete their lap around the ring where they were high fiving all their fans. This sneak attack by the Nightmares gave them an early advantage but once the Fab Ones regained their control, it was all over. A double backdrop followed up by a double drop kick on Nightmare #1 was all that was needed for the pin. This quick match gave Jim Ross reasons to hype up the fact that they have been named the new #1 contenders for the USWA World Tag Team Titles. Almost on que, the Perfect Alliance, (Bobby Eaton and Arn Anderson) lead by Baby Doll, rushed to the ring. The Fab Ones saw them coming and got ready for a fight. Seeing their sneak attack would not work, the Perfect Alliance jumped down from the apron as the Fab Ones dared them to enter the ring. Cooler heads prevailed but you can see there is unfinished business between these two teams. Jim Ross informs that will actually meet this week in Reunion Arena. Jim Ross: So long from Lafayette, Louisiana. See you next week at the Riverside Centroplex in Baton Rouge.

Wonderful show and a great way to end 1984. I know it was a good show as I found myself rooting as I read the matches. Was hopeful that Bockwinkle would come out on top but in true Hogan form, he pulled out a victory when it looked like he was going down. Looking forward to what happens with Gino and to see who comes out as the big opponent for Hogan heading towards WrestleMania.

Nice intro here for PYT. Also nice progression of your angles. Gilbert with Hennig to Rose was well thought out.