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USWA NEWS: It appears that there is trouble in paradise between Cowboy Bill Watts and Fritz VonErich. While the USWA promotion has seen great success, the two men are having trouble working together. A few of the sticking points are: 1. The VonErichs: Fritz is hell bent on his sons being the center of the promotion while Watts sees a lot of potential in such major players as Butch Reed, Ted Dibiase and Tommy Rich to name a few that he feels the VonErichs should be more of team players and not have everything centered around them. 2. The future of tag team wrestling: Watts loves the traditional tag team match and steady tag teams while Fritz says the future is in larger tag team matches like 6 man or 8 man matches. Again, Watts argued that this was just to better his own sons. 3. Expansion: While there seems to be a push to more national promotions going on, such as the WWF and the AWA, Fritz believes that a Dallas based promotion would be the most financial successful and that there is no reason to leave Texas/Oklahoma/Louisiana. Watts believes that a market without pro wrestling is a great market for the USWA. He has been the driving force into going to Denver, St. Louis and Nebraska. In fact, he has contacted Eddie Graham and Robert Fuller about getting something more steady going throughout the Gulf Coast States. 4. Wrestler Contracts: Fritz believes less is more and that anybody along with his sons can make a good promotion as long as the angles are interesting. Watts believes that star power and physical power are huge in the wrestling industry. With expiring contracts for people like Hacksaw Duggan, Tommy Rich, Billy Jack and JYD, this roster could see some major overhaul if VonErich gets his way. 5. The USWA Heavyweight Title: With these two at odds with each other and they both most agree on a title change, it seems unlikely Rhodes will drop the belt anytime soon. The best thing for the USWA would be to add more members to the "Board of Directors" Whatever happens here, one thing is for sure. Stay Tuned! Anything could happen. Have we seen the end of the USWA as we know it. Could we be headed back to Watts and VonErich running their own separate promotions like we say earlier in 1984 with World Class and Mid-South? Maybe we are on the verge of the "death" of the USWA? Do they have the money and resources to battle Vince McMahon if they go it alone? Do they have the roster talent to split in to two? Could they survive with 3 smaller promotions if the bring back Florida and Eddie Graham? We will just have to wait and see!

11/20/1984: WTBS 7:05-10:05 FROM THE LOUISIANA SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to the Thanksgiving Special from The Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. We are here live on WTBS. I am Jim Ross along with Ernie Ladd. Both Ross and Ladd hype up tonight’s event and give some time to the Bull Rope Match for the World Title between Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk. Ross believes Rhodes will come out on top but Ladd disagrees as there in tougher wrestler in the world then Terry Funk. Ross and Ladd also have a bit of a back and forth on the North American Title Match which is a three way match between JYD, Ted Dibiase and Hacksaw Reed. This time, Ross and Ladd seem to be on the same page as the deck is obviously stacked against the Dog. Ross takes us to the ring for our first bout which could be a Main Event anywhere in the country. HACKSAW JIM DUGGAN VS DIRTY DICK SLATER with Loch Ness This is an intense match from the beginning as Duggan has gone on the war path of late and is hell bent on ridding the USWA of the entire Rat Pack. Duggan excites the fans by waving his trusty 2 x 4 around as he enters the ring but is attacked before the bell as he turned and played to the fans. Slater is one tough hombre and he really knows how to throw the hands. Somehow, Duggan regained the momentum and the end came after Duggan followed up a powerslam with a nasty football tackle. As the ref counted three, we see the nearly 700 pound Loch Ness climb up onto the apron and enter the ring. Duggan is not about to back down and quickly gets his weapon. Duggan cracks Loch Ness across the back of the head but instead of Loch Ness going down, the 2 x 4 splinters into tiny pieces. Loch Ness just laughs at Duggan who looks like he just saw a ghost. Loch Ness smashes Duggan into the corner and by now Slater is up. Slater holds Duggan’s legs down as Loch Ness begins to climb to the second rope. Jim Ross announces that if he connects with this Big Splash it could mark the end of Duggan’s career. Before Loch Ness gets his balances, the crowd explodes as Wildfire Rich rushed down the aisle and clobbers Slater. Rich now hopes up on the middle rope and hits Loch Ness with about 10 huge haymakers. As Rich hops down, we see Loch Ness teetering on the ropes. Finally after a few uneasy moments, Loch Ness loses his balances and crashes head first to the mat. Rich and Duggan begin putting the boots to the Rat Pack and are soon in complete control of the ring. Rich and Duggan embrace in the ring as Ross hypes up the fact that these two have become really close friends of late and that they are becoming a force to reckon with in the tag team division. MATCH TIME: 14:21. WINNERS: Hacksaw Jim Duggan _________________________________________________________________________ MR. TEXAS with SKANDAR AKBAR VS MIKE VONERICH Mike Von Erich was able to get his revenge here. While Akbar did his best to distract Mike VonErich, there was no stopping him here. Ladd reminds us that Mr. Texas is the one who put Mike out of action for a month with a nasty head injury and that Mike better be careful or it would happen again. In the end, Mike nailed Akbar who was up on the apron and then turned his attention on Lance. He caught Lance with the Iron Claw and that was all she wrote. MATCH TIME: 7:02 WINNER: The VonErichs __________________________________________________________________________ WOMEN”S TAG TEAM MATCH THE WINNERS WILL FACE EACH OTHER FOR THE WORLD TITLE WENDY RICHTER & BABY DOLL VS MADUSA MICELI & THE FABULOUS MOOLAH This is a wild match where neither teams is happy with their partner. The team of Baby Doll and Madusa take control. Madusa seems to be just one step ahead of both Richter and Moolah and Baby Doll just seems to be too powerful. In the end, we see Madusa with a slingshot suplex on Moolah which seems to be enough for the victory until the unthinkable happens. Baby Doll comes in and makes the save. Ernie Ladd seems confused but Jim Ross believes that Baby Doll is just plan insane and her jealousy has won out and she can’t bear to see Madusa gain the victory for her team. Madusa and Baby Doll have words and begin to shove each other. Moolah is able to make the tag and Richter rushes in and rolls up Madusa for the 1… 2… WHAM! Baby Doll hits Richter with a massive elbow drop. Baby Doll demands to be legally tagged in and Madusa obliges. As she comes in the ring, Richter is just getting up and is hit with the biggest clothesline in Women’s wrestling. It looked like her head was going to separate from her body. Baby Doll makes the cover and Madusa, doing the team thing, drop kicks Moolah and prevents her from making the save. 1… 2… 3. Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd hype up the fact the Baby Doll and Madusa gained the victory and now they will face each other for the Women’s title. Baby Doll and Madusa just stare each other down and don’t celebrate one iota. MATCH TIME: 10:41 WINNER: Baby Doll and Madusa Miceli __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TV TITLE MATCH ICEMAN KING PARSONS VS “MANIAC” MATT BORNE With Borne already in the ring, the champion comes out and does his best to get the crowd going with a little “We are family,” but it is obvious that he is not himself. He comes out with his mid-section wrapped and Ross reminds us of the crushing blow he took from the Rat Pack’s enforcer Loch Ness. Ladd says that Iceman has no shot here and he just give it up. Iceman gave it his best shot but was only able to keep the momentum for short periods of time. He did have one shot at victory as he went for the Butt Bump but Borne hooked the ropes. In the end, Borne caught Iceman with a DDT. Ross is disgusted that the Rat Pack’s dirty tactics last week have led to a championship for the group while Ladd reminds Ross that this is wrestling and that Ross needs to put on his big boy pants and stop crying because Borne beat Parsons here in the Superdome fair and square. MATCH TIME: 7:41. WINNER: Maniac Matt Borne (NEW USWA WORLD TV CHAMPION) __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE MATCH THE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE (Fernandez. Gordy & Dr. Death) VS THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS with Precious A wild one from beginning. This was just all out brawl and neither team waited for the bell as all 6 men brawled all over the arena floor. After about 10 minutes of trying to get order restored, referee Pee Wee Anderson called this match a No Contest. The Freebirds and the Violence Committee could care less. This feud has been white hot and it is their pure hatred for one another that proved to be even more important than the World 6 Man Title. Finally, when order was restored, the cameras focused on a bloody Terry Gordy and bloody Michael Hayes. It is obvious that this feud has reached a boiling point. Jim Ross blames Michael Hayes for turning on Bam Bam while Ernie Ladd says that that is ridiculous as it was Gordy who put himself first and the team second. It doesn’t matter who is right, this one is far from over. MATCH TIME: 0:00. WINNER: NO CONTEST __________________________________________________________________________ THE FABULOUS ONE VS DEVASTATION INC. (The Iron Sheik & Black Blood) with Skandar Akbar This is a tale of two different teams. The fan favorite Fab Ones get the crowd going with ZZ Topps and “Sharpe Dressed Man” while Devastation Inc. raises every inch of ire the fans could muster. The hooded Black Blood is just scary. So evil and powerful looking that the fans could not imagine getting in the ring with him while The Sheik and the Iranian flag really bring out the patriotism in all at the Superdome. The Fab Ones take a pretty good beating here and appear to be on the verge of going down to defeat. Steve Keirn is locked in the Camel Clutch by the Iron Sheik when all of a sudden, Stan Lane rushed into the ring and before the ref could get him back to his corner, he connected with a baseball sliding drop kick to the face of the Sheik. This brought Black Blood into the ring and Akbar up onto the apron. As fast as Lane attacked the Sheik, he goes after Black Blood with another flying dropkick. Black Blood stumbles backwards and crashes head to head with Akbar. Both men roll to the floor below. With Sheik dazed, Lane drags Keirn to his corner so he can legally tag himself in. Lane hops up to the top rope and as Sheik staggers to his feet, with see a third dropkick, this one from the top rope. Lane covers Sheik and to the delight of Ross and the crowd, the Fab Ones gains the victory. Ladd is screaming about the incompetence of the USWA officials and doesn’t understand how the Fab Ones can be called the victors when Lane should not have even been in the ring. MATCH TIME: 18:27. WINNERS: THE FAB ONES __________________________________________________________________________ USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH THREE WAY MATCH JYD VS HACKSAW REED with Skandar Akbar VS TED DIBIASE The crowd really pops as Another One Bites the Dust leads the Dog to the ring. He is pumped up and swinging his big dog chain and howling at the moon. His opponents are already in the ring and are huddle together planning strategy. Jim Ross and Ernie Ladd both hype up the fact that this could only mean trouble for the Dog. Ross reviews the rules for this match and it is quite simple. ALL 3 MEN ARE IN THE RING AT ONCE. For JYD to win, he must pin or submit either Dibiase or Reed and for Dibiase or Reed to win the must pin or submit JYD. As the bell sounds, it is obvious that Reed and Dibiase planned to attack JYD 2-1. JYD is great but not even he can take on Dibiase and Reed alone. JYD takes a crazy amount of punishment. After about 5 minutes of punching and kicking the Dog, Dibiase points to the sky and Reed shakes his head yes. Reed hoists JYD up for a Gorilla Press Spike Slam with Dibiase helping to throw the Dog to the canvass. Reed then goes for the cover. 1… 2… WHAM Ted Dibiase nails Reed with a huge elbow and Reed rolls over holding his head. Dibiase now signals for his finisher…. The Figure 4 and he quickly picks up JYD’s leg and puts him in the submission hold. WHAM!! Reed drops the elbow onto Dibiase. Jim Ross: “Hey! I think JYD’s chances have just picked up. Both Reed and Dibiase might have beaten JYD to hell but they can’t let the other pin the Dog. As the Dog is recovering from his beating, Dibiase and Reed spend the next 5 minutes or so trying to wear the other down. Finally, Dibiase can’t take anymore and gouges the eyes of Reed. From here, he connects soundly with a low blow. Reed doubles over and starts to stagger backwards and falls right through the middle ropes and crashes to the floor. Dibiase now seems to be adjusting that “loaded” black glove. Dibiase thinking he is about to become North American Champion, turns his attention back to the Dog. Dibiase is shocked when he sees Dog up and ready for him. A quick howl to the moon as JYD blocks a huge, “loaded” right by Dibiase and then grabs him by the head and connects with 3 massive JYD head-butts. From there, it was an Irish Whip into a huge THUMP (Powerslam) JYD goes for the pin and Reed is nowhere to be seen. 1… 2… 3. Ross hypes up the fact that JYD has beaten both Reed and Dibiase and retains the belt. Ladd is once again disgusted. MATCH TIME: 26:25. WINNER: JUNK YARD DOG __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The VonErichs VS The Perfect Alliance with Baby Doll The Perfect Alliance enter first and strut their way to the ring. Baby Doll is making the sign of the championship belt as she high fives her team. Ross is unsure if she is talking about the Perfect Alliance tonight or that the she is proclaiming herself to be the first women’s champion. As the Von Erichs start to come to the ring, we notice that Madusa is leading them down the aisle. Jim Ross is excited that finally there will be someone at ringside to stop Baby Doll from getting involved. Ladd explodes that she has no right to be out here. He continues that she is not a licensed manager but it doesn’t seem that the ref is going to do anything about it! As for the match, this Superdome crowd could not have asked for more. It is a great back and forth for about 15 minutes and then all of a sudden Baby Doll got involved by throwing a massive elbow to the face of Kevin VonErich after he was tossed out of the ring by Arn Anderson. This is all that Madusa needed to see as now the brawl was own between Madusa and Baby Doll. Since it didn’t directly interfere with the match, the ref paid no attention to it and focused on the in ring action. Kevin caught Arn with a shoulder block as he re-entered the ring. This allowed him to get to his brother and make the tag. Kerry came in like a house afire and connected with Tornado Punches to both Arn and Eaton. With Eaton down, Kerry quickly scoops up Arn for a massive suplex and then goes to tag his brother. Kevin again climbs the ropes and leaps! WHAM!! Von Erich Death Leap right on top of Anderson. The crowd counts along with ref Pee Wee Anderson. 1… 2… 3. As Ross hypes up the Von Erich victory we see Madusa has the Iron Claw on Baby Doll ad she is screaming in pain. Ross explains that this relationship between the VonErchs and Madusa seems to be a two way street. Madusa helped them take care of the Perfect Alliance and the VonErichs have taught Madusa the Iron Claw to take care of Baby Doll. MATCH TIME: 25:27. WINNERS: THE VON ERICHS __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH BULLROPE MATCH “THE AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES VS TERRY FUNK The main event is just brutal. Both men are busted open and are just beating the hell out of each other. We see Dusty being whipped into the corner but Funk rushed in a little too quickly and was caught with a nasty elbow. Funk goes down. For the next few minutes, Rhodes just grinds the open end of the cow bell into the forehead of Funk. Funk appears to be wearing a crimson mask as Jim Ross can’t belief how brutal this match is. Rhodes continues to beat Funk with the cow bell and then begins to wrap the rope around the neck of Funk. Funk is in trouble and appears to be almost out on his feet. Rhodes whips Funk into the ropes and launches himself at Funk as Funk comes off the ropes. GONG! The sound of the cow bell violently hitting Funks head echoes throughout the building. Funk is knocked backwards and goes straight through the middle ropes. The camera catches Funk falling so hard through the ropes that he actually hits his head off the steel barricade surrounding the ring. Jim Ross guarantees us that there is no way Funk will be able to beat the count back in and he was right. As ref Pee Wee Anderson makes the 10 count, we see Rhodes ecstatically jumping around the ring. Jim Ross announces that Rhodes is jubilantly jumping around the ring and it appears that he has met and conquered his biggest test since becoming World Champion. What a night for Dusty Rhodes but Ernie Ladd is sure Funk will be back and that this is just a minor setback. MATCH TIME: 32:27. WINNERS: Dusty Rhodes Jim Ross hypes up that Dusty is still the USWA World Heavyweight Champion. So long from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Commissioner Bruno as the enforcer! Love it

and Valentine is back on the winning side!

Is this the beginning of the phony, politically correct Vince McMahon? Soon to follow the No Blood, family friendly entertainment?

The USWA is jealous here! Good luck to the new NWA/LUTTE

Some great angles being played out here. From Bruno to the Funks to Bockwinkle. Keep up the good work

The USWA drops the jobber pack of Kelly & Nick Kiniski and Jose Lothario and adds Brett Wayne Sawyer

11/17/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 DOTHAN, ALABAMA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Dothan, Alabama and the Houston County Farm Center. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” DUE TO A HECTIC SCHEDULE, THIS WEEKS SHOW WILL BE IN SUMMARY FORM! BOTH TV SHOWS DO THEIR BEST TO HYPE UP THE UPCOMING THANKSGIVING THUNDER CARD FROM THE SUPERDOME ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th. ANGLE #1: USWA WORD TITLE: DUSTY RHODES VS TERRY FUNK · We see a short video of Rhodes and Funk from the Kiel Auditorium where the match ended in a Double Count-out as the two brawled all over the studio. · Jim Ross announces that the feud is far from settled and that the two will meet again at Thanksgiving Thunder in a Bull Rope Match. · Terry Funk beats Chris Adams in a real violent match but the end comes with Funk showing some technical skill by using the Spinning Toe Hold for the victory after the match, Funk beats Adams with the Bull Rope until Dusty comes out and the two go at it in a big way. The locker room has to get the two separated. · We see some pre-taped comments from both Dream and Funk and they seem ready to go for the kill at Thanksgiving Thunder. As we know, both men can really cut a promo. ANGLE # 2: USWA WORLD TG TEAM TITLE: THE VONERICHS VS ARN ANDERSON & BOBBY EATON · Ross and Ladd hype up the match between the two at the Kiel Auditorium that ended with a DQ when the ref thought he caught Kevin VonErich with an illegal object. It was a pair of brass knuckles that Baby Doll was tossing to Beautiful Bobby but Kevin intercepted them. After the DQ, Kevin felt he had nothing to lose, knocked Eaton out. The fans went wild. · Ross explains that the Perfect Alliance will be given their last title shot against the VonErichs at Thanksgiving Thunder. If they fail to win the belts, they will not be allowed to wrestle the VonErichs for the titles for 1 year. Ladd is really upset at this and explains that it is total unfair. · Both teams gain easy victories on the show and in their interviews it is obvious that there is no love loss here. The VonErichs are sick and tired of the Perfect Alliance’s dirty tactics while we have to listen to Baby Doll scream about Kevin VonErich stooping so low as to use a weapon in the ring. When Ross confronts her and reminds her that she threw the brass knuckles into the ring, Baby Doll went nuts on Ross. · In other tag team news, we find out that Dick Murdoch was injured at the hands of Hacksaw Duggan during the Murdoch/Slater vs Duggan/Rich match at Kiel Auditorium. Duggan took the 2 x 4 to Murdoch’s head and it seems that he has suffered concussion and will be out of action for a couple of weeks. Duggan and Rich were disqualified and the Rat Pack gained the victory. An angry “Dirty” Dick Slater demanded and received a NO DQ match against Duggan at Thanksgiving Thunder. Duggan was thrilled during his TV interview and said it was not victories he was after but revenge. He claims the Rat Pack started this war and he was more than happy to end it. · The Fab Ones and Devastation Inc. also hyped up their match against each other at Thanksgiving Thunder. ANGLE #3: USWA WORLD 6 MAN TITLE: FREEBIRDS VS THE VIOLENCE COMMITTEE · Ross announces The Freebirds and the Violence Committee will face off at Thanksgiving Thunder. · The Freebirds attacked Steve “Dr. Death Williams” during his TV singles bout against Killer Brooks. This quickly led to a brawl between the two best 6 man teams in the USWA. A commercial break seemed to restore order. · In other 6 man tag news, we see the first win for the Japanese Assassins (Kabuki, Nagasaki and the Super Strong Machine with Gary Hart) Both Ross and Ladd hype up their potential. ANGLE # 4: USWA WORLD TV TITLE: ICEMAN PARSONS/MANIAC MATT BORNE · Cameras rolled in the back of the studio as we Iceman getting attacked by Maniac Matt Borne and the new enforcer for the Rat Pack, Loch Ness. · Later in the show, a bruised and battered Iceman comes to the interview desk a demands a title match with Borne at Thanksgiving Thunder. Ross is unsure if that is a good thing as Iceman seemed a bit wobbly. Ladd gave him some credit for “finally” facing a real challenges. Cowboy Bill Watts does grant the match. ANGLE #5: USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE · We see a video from the Kiel Auditorium between Ted Dibiase and Hacksaw Butch Reed for the #1 contenders spot to face JYD at Thanksgiving Thunder. Unfortunately nothing was cleared up as the match ended in a draw. · Ladd says that Cowboy Bill Watts has no choice but to let Reed and Dibiase face JYD in the Superdome but Ross says that is ridiculous. Unfortunately for JYD, Cowboy Bill Watts agreed with Ladd and we have a 3 Way North American Title Match at Thanksgiving Thunder. All 3 wrestlers had their time on the mic during the show. Nobody seemed thrilled with the ruling as JYD seemed rather depressed about his chances. ANGLE 6: USWA WOMEN’S: Baby Doll, Madusa, Wendy Richter & Fabulous Moolah · All 4 women are called out as these are the Final 4 to become the first ever USWA Women’s champion. The rules are that they will first have a tag match at Thanksgiving Thunder and then at the year-end spectacular, the winners of the tag match will meet one and one with the winner becoming the champion. · The reason for them all being out at the interview desk was to pick teams. Ross explains that their 4 names will in a hat and the first two Ernie Ladd picks out will be team-mates. · Ladd choices Baby Doll and Madusa to be one team and Wendy Richter and Moolah to be the other. This lead to whole lot more arguing as nobody seemed happy. Ross told them if they want to be champion, they better learn to work together by Tuesday night. We also learn that Mike VonErich has signed a contract to wrestle his cousin, “Mr. Texas” (Lance VonErich) as he tries to seek revenge for the trouble’s Lance has caused the rest of the VonErich boys. Jim Ross: So long from Dothan, Alabama. Don’t forget to join us this Tuesday Night in the Louisiana Superdome for Thanksgiving Thunder. Next week will be in Knoxville, Tennessee and the Knoxville Civic Center. As the screen fades to black with see promotions for the Thanksgiving Thunder.

How did wrestling contracts work back then? Why did promotions like WWF allow Hogan to go to Japan?

Great group of shows. Looking forward to Kokina and Andre. Superstar seems so close to a title but keeps winning by DQ. Perfectly 1985! Killer Khan on the rise could be dangerous for all involved. Interested to see what is Windham's next big thing.

I agree. Very fun and all seems so planned out. I love your organization. Wahoo and Ronnie Garvin doing nice work here. Santana and Sawyer would be a fun watch. You figure that the Road Warriors would come out on top but it would have been fun to see the carnage in the match with Kamala and the Botswana Beast.

Was just wondering what your idea was for the 1985 fresh face draft.

and 24 Karat is off and running. Perfect! Still wondering who will be first to challenge Flair with this new group.

Nice! Maybe we could join forces on this Women's thing.

Again, very Smoky Mountainish.... perfect. The Dutch thing is completely Dirty Dutch. I am interested to see how the #1 contenders match plays out. Especially if Gordy wins.

11/10/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Little Rock, Arkansas and the Barton Coliseum. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up the recent match between the Von Erichs and the Perfect Alliance for the USWA World Tag Belts where the VonErichs were able to get the victory by DQ when Baby Doll got involved. MATCH JYD (NORTH AMERICAN TITLE HOLDER) VS KILLER TIM BROOKS (Non-title Match) A nice opening bout that gets the crowd into it from the second “Another One Bites the Dust” begins to play over the speakers. JYD quickly tires of the dirty tactics of Killer Brooks and put him away with a THUMP (powerslam) which followed three straight Howling Head Butts. JYD went to the interview desk with his USWA North American Title and was congratulated by Jim Ross while Ernie Ladd asked him when he was going to step up in competition and give some real men like Hacksaw Reed or Ted Dibiase a title shot. JYD: First of all Ladd, nobody wants to hear your big mouth. Next thing, the Dog is a fightin champ and will wrastle anybody at any time. I have beating Reed and I have beating Dibiase…… All of a sudden the leader of the Rat Pack, Ted Dibiase, appears with his new enforcer, Loch Ness. Ted Dibiase: Wait a minute Junk Yard Dog. Or should I call you Stagger Lee. Just remember our last two loser leave town bouts. You LOST you loser! What makes you think that you could ever beat me? I deserve a title shot and you know it. JYD: Just look at how yellow bellied you truly are Dibiase. You can’t even come out here on your own. You got to bring Mountain Moron with you. Loch Ness begins to inch towards JYD but Dibiase tells him to stay cool. JYD: When the USWA names you the #1 contender, I will gladly beat on you some more. All of a sudden Hacksaw Reed and Skandar Akbar come out. Skandar Akbar: Wait a minute, there is no way the USWA would name Dibiase the #1 contender when we got the greatest wrestle in the world today standing right next to me. Genetically perfect with the ability to beat any man in a matter of minutes. And you Dibiase, think you are the #1 contender for the title? As it gets a bit heated here, Cowboy Bill Watts comes out with a message. Cowboy Bill Watts: I think the people are sick and tired of the Rat Pack! (The crowd cheers) and I think the people are sick and tired of Skandar Akbar and Devastation Inc. (The crowd cheer again) The USWA Board of Directors has decided that neither of you are currently the #1 contender to JYD’s title. Both men seem really confused and agitated. Cowboy Bill Watts: Let me explain. The Board has decided that right now, you two are both equally deserving of a title shot. Jim Ross: Does that mean JYD has to face both men? Cowboy Bill Watts: No, that seems like an impossible task. Instead, as we in the USWA understand, we must please our fans. They just seemed really excited at the idea of the Rat Pack and Devastation Inc. tearing each other apart so this week in St. Louis, Missouri and the Kiel Auditorium, Ted Dibiase and Hacksaw Reed will face each other and the winner will be named the number # contender to the North American Title and will face JYD at Thanksgiving Thunder in the Louisiana Superdome. Ross and Ladd hype this up as JYD just smirks and Dibiase and Reed eye each other cautiously. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE ICEMAN KING PARSONS VS DAN SPIVEY Once again, the crowd is brought to their feet with a little music as Iceman comes to the ring to “We are family.” As for the match, the young Spivey gives Iceman all he can handle. This big young rookie has some future and came within a clothesline of gaining his first title. Instead, Iceman ducked under the clothesline and came off the ropes with a huge Butt Bump and barely got the pin. Iceman really expresses his respect for Spivey at the interview desk and seems relieved to have won the match. This is when Playboy Gary Hart comes to the interview desk. Hart tells Iceman that Spivey is nothing and if you want to see a newcomer to the USWA in action with a bright future, stay here for just a minute. MATCH: SUPER STRONG MACHINE VS AL MADRIL As soon as the Super Strong Machine heads to the ring, Jim Ross begins to go crazy as he is yelling about how the last time this lunatic was in the USWA, he almost killed a man and that he was suspended indefinitely. Gary Hart: Jim Ross, you are correct. The last time he was here, he did nearly kill a man and he was suspended. Why, I do not know. Is it his fault that he is just that much better than ever other wrestle here? No, I think not and pleaded my case over and over and over again with the Board of Directors and finally them have come to their senses and reinstated my man. Ernie Ladd: Sounds fair to me. As for the match, it was just a barbaric beating. One huge power move after another. The end came after Super Strong Machine connect with a Bridging Underhook Suplex and finished it with a devastating Sit-Down Powerbomb. As Hart and the Machine celebrate in the ring, ref Pee Wee Anderson is frantically calling for a stretcher as Al Madril seems seriously injured. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: 6 Man Tag Match THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS with Precious VS MIKE VON ERICH, SWEET BROWN SUGAR & MIKE GRAHAM The first thing we notice is that Precious is wearing a neck brace which Ross explains comes from a recent encounter with Madusa. Ernie Ladd seems disgusted by this as he doesn’t understand how a professional athlete like Madusa thinks it is ok to attack a person with absolutely no wrestling experience. Ross counters by asking Ladd how many times Precious has stuck her nose it where it doesn’t belong and hit someone with her loaded purse. Ladd seems confused and doesn’t recall any of this. He also wants to know how Jim Ross knows what is in a women’s purse and if Ross might be a little ya know, “funny.” This is also the first we have seen of Mike Graham sense his vicious parking lot beating from Kevin Sullivan. Ross hopes he is ok but Ladd thinks that is impossible as nobody is ever ok after dealing with Kevin Sullivan. As for the match it is a nice 8 minute showcase with a lot of back and forth action. The end comes when Hayes and Garvin double team Sweet Brown Sugar as Precious distracts the ref. While Precious is jumping up on the ring apron and pointing a menacing finger in the refs face, Ross wonders how a person with a neck brace could be jumping and gyrating like that. He beliefs it all to be a rouse. When the ref is done with Precious, she suddenly remembers her neck brace and climbs down to the ring floor ever so gingerly which prompts Ladd to tell Ross he is just so hateful and it is obvious she is hurt. With Sugar already in trouble, Garvin connects with a Brainbuster for the victory. Ross argues that this move should be illegal and Ladd counters with the thought that whenever a fan favorite uses a move like a piledriver or a brainbuster, you say how wonderful the wrestle is. Ernie Ladd: DOUBLE STANDARD ROSS? The Freebirds make a quick stop at the interview desk where they hype up the fact that they deserve another shot at the 6 Man Belts held by Terry Gordy, Manny Fernandez and Steve “Dr. Death” Williams. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: “MANIAC” MATT BORNE with Rat Pack Enforcer LOCH NESS VS CHRIS ADAMS In a wild main event, we see Adams seemingly in control after about 7 minutes. Somehow the two sandwich ref David Manning and with Manning down, Adams goes to check on him. Borne catches him from behind with an elbow and down goes Adams. All 6’11 and 685 pounds of Loch Ness climbs into the ring and with Borne holding Adams legs, Loch Ness climbs to the first rope. He just kind of falls off with what Ross called the biggest Super Splash in history. Adams is crushed and the loud crash must have woken Manning. With Loch Ness back on the floor, Borne covers Adams in the most arrogant of ways, by standing up and putting one foot on Adams chest. With the victory we hear Borne calling for Iceman and his World TV Title. Jim Ross: So long from Little Rock, Arkansas. Don’t forget to join us next week in Dothan, Alabama and the Houston County Farm Center for our next TV show. As the screen fades to black with see promotions for the major event this week in the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri. Matches Include: USWA WORLD HEAVYEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs Terry Funk USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The VonErichs vs Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson #1 CONTENDERS MATCH FOR THE USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE Ted Dibiase with Loch Ness vs Hacksaw Reed with Skandar Akbar The Fab Ones vs The Iron Sheik and Black Blood with Skandar Akbar LUMBERJACK MATCH The Rat Pack (Slater & Murdoch) vs (Duggan & Rich)

Sweet Ebony Diamond...... I Love it! This is one of my favorite angles from wrestling when I was a kid. Whether it was Tommy Rich as Mr. R or JYD as Stagger Lee or Rhodes as the Midnight Rider. PERFECT!

USWA also moves Sam Houston to a jobber pact and moves Sweet Brown Sugar (Skip Young) to a regular roster spot.

USWA drops the Oates Brothers and Scott McGhee from a jobber pack and adds Mike Graham.

The "Survivor" Series was a lot of fine. I wonder how Andre feels about the team being called the Hulkamaniacs. Funk is a show stopper. I know we had talked about him in the past and I was never on board as to just how big he could be. I was wrong. He is a show stopper!

Nice show. Can't wait to see what we get out of the Original Midnight Express. our tag team division is stacked and I never know what team will come out on top. Makes this fun!

11/10/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from Little Rock, Arkansas and the Barton Coliseum. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts with a video of the last few minutes of the USWA World Title match between Dusty Rhodes and Terry Funk from the Cajun Dome where we see the bout end in a Double Count-out as the two are just beating the heck out of each other. After the bell was sounded, it took about 10 officials and wrestlers to get the two separated. After the video, Terry Funk is at the interview desk carrying a branding iron where he says he is unsure which one would bring him more pleasure. Taking the World Title from the egg sucking Dusty Rhodes or permanently branding him with the tag of the Double Cross Ranch! He goes on to say that he might as well do both and for those of you who have never seen something branded before, stay tuned. You might just see it in a minute. Funk goes to the center of the ring and rams his branding iron into the center of the ring and we see a little smoke rise and Funk’s logo etched into the center of the ring. He places the branding iron outside the ring. MATCH: TERRY FUNK VS SAM HOUSTON Funk goes absolutely wild on the young Sam Houston and beats him like a dog. The finisher is when he nails not one but two Texas Piledrivers on Houston. After the pin, he goes out to get the branding iron. He begins to size up Houston and is trying to figure out the best place. He decides on the upper part of his leg but before he can finish the task, Dusty hits the ring and the two pick up right where they left off at. Again, it takes a herd of people to get them separated. Jim Ross seems really relieved that Funk couldn’t complete the job on Houston as Ladd seems like it would have been fun to watch ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, we see Cowboy Bill Watts at the interview desk where Watts informs us that the USWA is going to be adding a Women’s Division. He goes on to say that the fans really seemed to enjoy the battle last week between Madusa and Baby Doll and that there are a lot a really great athletic women who have been asking for the USWA to get involved in Women’s wrestling. He goes on to say that the USWA is going to kick off the women’s Division tonight with a $5000 over the top rope Battle Royal which will include all the great women’s wrestlers in the country. Watts continues by explaining that this Battle Royal has some twists. First of all, it will stop when we reach the Final Four competitors. These 4 will wrestle in a tag team match at the Thanksgiving Thunder in the Superdome with teams being made by drawing names from a hat. The winners of this match will then wrestle each other in our USWA Year End Spectacular to be held in the Mid-South Coliseum. The winner of this match will get the $5000 and be crowned the first USWA Women’s Champion. MATCH: WOMEN’S BATTLE ROYAL LISTED IN ORDER THEY WERE ELIMINATED Princess Victoria Velvet McIntrye Debbie Combs Donna Day Wendi Richter Judy Martin Penny Mitchell Susan Star Joyce Grable Leilani Kai FINAL FOUR: TAG TEAMS TO BE CHOSEN NEXT WEEK ON TV Fabulous Moolah Madusa Micelli Baby Doll Wendy Richter ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MATCH: DEVASTATION INC. (The Iron Sheik & Black Blood with Skandar Akbar) VS AL MADRIL & BRIAN ADIAS To the fans dismay, this was all Devastation Inc. The end comes when Black Blood caught Al Madril in a swinging full nelson and almost broke him in half. After the match, Akbar is at the interview desk challenging the Fab Ones who he says have no chance at beating his team of near monsters. The crowd explodes as the Fab Ones come out and confront Akbar and his men. The Fab Ones look almost puny next to the humongous Black Blood but they don’t seem to be the least bit afraid. Both teams claim to be the better then the others but cooler heads prevail as Cowboy Watts comes out again and says enough is enough and this can be solved in the ring this week in St. Louis at the Keil Auditorium. Ladd and Ross really hype this one up but as usual, they can’t agree on who will win this huge battle. MATCH: TOMMY “WILDFIRE” RICH & HACKSAW DUGGAN VS TERRY TAYLOR & “KILLER” TIM BROOKS This is the first time that either of these teams are working together and it is an entertaining 8 minute bout with the fan favorites finally getting the victory as Rich caught Brooks with a cross body block and then tagged in Duggan who connected with a massive football tackle. Rich made sure Taylor couldn’t make the save as the fan favorites get their first win as a tag team. Rich & Duggan head over to the interview desk where they focus their attention on getting even with the Rat Pack but more specifically Dick Murdoch and Dick Slater. This is some interview as Rich and Duggan really know how to cut a promo. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH THE VON ERICHS VS THE JAPANESE ASSASSINS (GREAT KABUKI & KENDO NAGASAKI with Gary Hart) A great back and forth Main Event that sees all the great moves of both teams from the flying dropkicks by Kevin Von Erich and the Tornado Punches by Kerry to the nerve holds, and thrust kicks by the Japanese Assassins. To the delight of the crowd, the VonErichs take control and Kerry uses the Iron Claw to weaken Kendo Nagasaki and then he tags in his brother who climbs to the top rope and is about to go for the Von Erich Death Splash . All of a sudden, the Perfect Alliance hit the ring and we see Arn Anderson and Bobby Eaton all over the VonErichs as Baby Doll is dishing out orders. This beating soon turns on to a 4-1 as the Japanese Assassins join in. This is where the show comes to an end as the World Tag Team Champions are sprawled out on the floor. Jim Ross: So long from Little Rock, Arkansas. Don’t forget to join us next week in Dothan, Alabama and the Houston County Farm Center for our next TV show. As the screen fades to black with see promotions for the major event this week in the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri.

11/3/1984: WTBS 9:05-10:05 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA WRESTLING from New Orleans, Louisiana and the Lake Front Arena. I am Jim Ross and my partner today is the Big Cat, Ernie Ladd.” The show starts by really hyping up Halloween Howl, the recent card in Reunion Arena. We see a replay from yesterday’s show of one of those cool videos set to the music of the day. The video is a 5 minute video montage of all the highlights including The Von Erichs winning the World Tag Team Title, JYD regaining the North American Title from Dick Murdoch and Dusty Rhodes outlasting Hacksaw Butch Reed. Jim Ross takes us right to the ring for Ted Dibiase. Ernie Ladd hypes up Dibiase’s win over Hacksaw Duggan at Halloween Howl while Ross reminds him that he had help from “Dirty” Dick Slater and his loaded black glove. MATCH TED DIBIASE VS JOSE LOTHARIO Even though Lothario is pretty good, this was all Dibiase with the end coming by submission with the Figure Four. Dibiase heads over to the interview desk where it is obvious that he has turned his attention to the North American Title and the Junk Yard Dog. Ted Dibiase: It has only been a few weeks since I returned to the USWA but it is obvious nothing has changed. The ref’s continue to cheat the Rat Pack. That is obvious as that no talent JYD was able to recapture the North American Title from Dick Murdoch. This would be impossible without some help from the USWA officials and the referees. This has only made me want to beat JYD even more and if you remember, that is a really easy task for me. Twice in the last year and a half, I have beaten him in loser leave town matches but he somehow keeps coming back. Last year, I beat his yellow bellied thick skull and the next thing we know, this fool name Stagger Lee appears. I mean everybody knew it was that cheating dog but the Board of Directors did nothing about it. The stupid fans loved Stagger Lee and that is because these rednecks have no morals. They are ignorant. Then a few months ago, I beat him in another loser leave town match and here he is again. HOW? Jim Ross: What do you mean how? You asked for him to be reinstated so you could take on Gino Hernandez? Ted Dibiase: Nobody asked for your warped input Ross. Anyway, this time two things are going to happen. I am going to win the USWA North American Title and the second thing is, JYD will be gone from the USWA forever! ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- The segment starts with the Freebirds at the interview desk and they once again continue to say they are the rightful owners of the USWA World Six Man Title belts and that here is no way the Violence Committee could stop them. Jimmy Garvin and Precious take their turn on the mic and explain that if Madusa ever goes after Precious again, she will be in a world of trouble. Precious says she has more talent in her little pinky than Madusa has in her entire body and that Madusa is lucky she is not here tonight or she would prove it to her. All of a sudden Cowboy Bill Watts comes out. He says that he is sick and tired of the Freebirds saying that the USWA is a corrupt organization but tonight he hears them loud and clear. Michael Hayes: Finally, someone else sees we are the best 6 man team around and we are going to get our title shot. Cowboy Watts: Not quite Hayes. I heard Garvin and Precious. So tonight in our Main Event it will be Jimmy Garvin and Precious vs Dr. Death Steve Williams and Madusa Miceli. Precious and Garvin nearly jump out of their skin and start to really argue but Watts will hear nothing of it. Ross really seems to love this latest twist as Ladd says that he is sick and tired of Watts trying to bully the Freebirds. MATCH HACKSAW BUTCH REED with Skandar Akbar VS PVT. KERNODLE & CPL. KIRCHNER Complete destruction by Reed as he seems to be back on a roll of late after almost capturing the World Title at Halloween Howl. Here, he makes quick work of the Ft. Bragg Brotherhood as he follows up a Gorilla Press Slam with a Football Tackle for the pin on Cpl. Kirchner. Both Ross and Ladd hype up the fact that the Brotherhood are a really good tag team and Reed beat them easily by himself. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- The segment begins with Reed and Akbar at the interview desk where Ross congratulates Reed on tonight’s win. Reed seems confused. Hacksaw Reed: Congratulations? That was a waste of my time. If the USWA doesn’t start to challenge me with some competition, I am just going to start hurting people. I heard Ted Dibiase out here earlier saying he deserves with JYD. Who does this Johnny Come Lately think he is? Dibiase just arrived in the USWA and now he wants a title shot. Get in line! Whether it is Dusty Rhodes or JYD, all TITLE SHOTS RUN THROUGH ME. I have said it before and I will say it again, I am the man around here. All of a sudden Dibiase comes out and gets in the face of Reed and starts to say if he were the man around here, he would already have one of those belts. He wonders why the USWA would give him anymore title shots as he has had so many and failed. The duo are really having a heated discussion and Ladd just keeps agreeing with whatever person spoke last. Finally, they agree to go their own way. MATCH USWA WORLD TV TITLE ICEMAN KING PARSONS VS HACKSAW HIGGANS In a nice match that got the crowd really dancing in their seats, Iceman gets the victory over the powerful Higgans with the Butt Bump. When the match is over, Rat Pack member, Maniac Matt Borne comes out and wonders when Iceman is going to put the title on the line against some real competition. Iceman tells him to get out of his face but Borne continues. Iceman turns to walk away when out of nowhere he is blindsided by the largest man ever seen in the USWA. Borne just starts laughing and laughing. Matt Borne: The USWA will pay the Rat Pack the respect they deserve or suffer the consequences. Iceman turned his back on me and our brand new enforcer taught him what his mamma should have taught him a long time ago. Respect your Superiors. Oh, and by the way, the name of our newest enforcer is Loch Ness and I don’t think anyone else should cross the Rat Pack or else they will meet the same fate. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- MAIN EVENT: STEVE “DR. DEATH” & MADUSA VS JIMMY “JAM” GARVIN & PRECIOUS The crowd is really excited for this one as they fully expect the Freebirds to get what is coming to them. As the bell sounds, all 4 competitors are still in the ring. Garvin and Precious begin to argue with each other as neither one seems very interested in starting the match. Finally, Precious just runs from the ring and by the rules of this inter-gender match, Garvin will face Dr. Death. Dr. Death is all over Garvin and just begins to pummel him. The crowd loves it but they really want to see Madusa get at Precious so they start to chant for Williams to tag in his partner which he does. As Madusa enters the ring, Precious looks like she has seen a ghost. She begins to tremble as she enters the ring. Madusa begins to come at her but Precious quickly runs from the ring. With Madusa in hot pursuit, Precious runs around her own corner. WHAM! With a perfectly timed flying elbow, Garvin has caught Madusa who is now down on the cement floor. Dr. Death rushes over after Garvin as Precious retrieves her loaded purse. WHAM! Again, Madusa takes a huge shot and seems to be in real trouble. Garvin is in a full out sprint towards the locker room with Williams closing quickly. The ref begins to count and somehow Madusa sneaks in at the count of 9. Madusa shakes off the cob webs as Precious is trying one more blow but it looks like she has never been in a fight before. This awkward “girly” punch does nothing to Madusa who know has a smile on her face. She catches Precious in a front headlock and changes it quickly into a nasty sling shot suplex and it is all she wrote. Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts rush to the ring but they are met by Terry Gordy and Manny Fernandez. These 4 begin to brawl all over the arena floor as Jim Ross really hypes up he feud between these two groups and says he can’t wait for their battle for the 6 Man Championship belts. Ladd seems disgusted by the actions of Madusa as he says she had no right to go after Precious as she is a valet and not a wrestler. Jim Ross: So long from New Orleans.” As the screen fades to black with see promotions for the major event this week in the Cajundome in Baton Rouge. Matches Include: USWA WORLD HEAVYEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP “The American Dream” Dusty Rhodes vs Terry Funk USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The VonErichs vs Bobby Eaton & Arn Anderson Tommy Rich & Hacksaw Duggan vs Dirty Dick Slater & Dick Murdoch Special Women’s Battle Baby Doll vs Madusa

Now that was a fun read! The Tag Team division already seemed stacked and ow here comes the Texans! Dirty Dutch as only Dirty Dutch could be..... "perfectly dirty" The 3 night classic "Thanksgiving Thunder is just what you would expect from SMW. Terry Gordy's run in----- What an ending.