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With the July +1 pick, the USWA takes Johnny Mantell

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Love the back and forth between both sets of announcers and that is one thing that made WWF fun. I also loved the Regal angle and was very happy you gave him a lot of help here as he is too young to do it all on his own. Love how Superstars gave us highlights of great matches. Too many shows in the 1980's were kind of boring with only jobber vs jobber matches Very interested to see who gets the first run as World champ. Great work

Ok in order to keep things fresh USWA will make the following moves 1. Release from jobber packs: Chris Colt, Ken Timbs, Jeff Gouldie and Duke Myers 2. Place from regular roster spots to jobber packs: Jose Gonzalez, Roberto Soto, Brett Wayne Sawyer and Big Red Reese 3. Add to regular roster spots: Mike Masters, Sonny Two Rivers, Shunji Takano, and Roger Kirby

Just checking on what is to happen with our loans from Southeastern as they are to expire in a few days

On my roster, I sent the New Guinea man eater to Florida for future considerations and picked up Armand Hussein

Also Jose Gonzalez and Roberto Soto are on the Uswa roster as the invaders. Sorry to be a pain but just trying to help as the +1 pick is almost here

Just letting you know that Moondog Moretti and both Srap Irons are not free agents. They are on Mid-Atlantics roster

Great work of late. Can't wait for Mayhem. Very interested in seeing who Mr. money is. Also like Terry Taylor as a heel. Flair vs Brody is great match.

USWA has Ernie Ladd, Brett Sawyer, The Invaders and Big Red Reese on the block for either trade or 3 to 4 month short term exchange

USWA WRESTLING PRESENTS THE DAVID VON ERICH MEMORIAL PARADE OF CHAMPIONS 6/1/1984: WTBS 5:05-10:05 FROM THE COTTON BOWL DALLAS, TEXAS “Hello again everybody. Welcome to The David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions and USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Gordon Solie along with Jim Ross. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to the ring. THE HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK (KEVIN SULLIVAN & THE GREAT KABUKI) VS KEVIN & MIKE VON ERICH Now this is the way to get the crowd into it right away explains Jim Ross. The House of Humperdink is first to the ring as Kevin Sullivan has a giant snake wrapped around his neck. When the two enter the ring, The Great Kabuki begins to spin in circles and then sprays the green mist straight into the air. The House of Humperdink has the fans on edge right from the get go and they love it. The crowd explodes like never before as the Von Erich brothers come out. Not only are they fan favorites but this being the David Von Erich Memorial has put these fans over the edge. As for the match, it is a rough one. Sullivan is like a caged animal and he is having his way with Mike Von Erich. Kabuki continues the punishment when he enters and Kevin Von Erich doesn’t make it any better as he continuously tries to rush in but referee Rick Hazzard shoves him back each time. This gives Humperdink opportunities to get in a few blows with the walking stick and Mike is busted wide open. Somehow Hazzard got knocked out for a few minutes. This didn’t do anything to slow down Kevin Von Erich as he was on fire. All of a sudden, Sullivan grabbed Von Erich as Humperdink and Kabuki entered the ring. Kabuki went to spray the mist in the eyes of Kevin but he slipped away at the last minute and Kabuki actually blinded Sullivan. A few seconds later, Humperdink went to hit Kevin with the walking stick but he was hit with a haymaker from Mike and to the delight of the crowd, Mike then clamped in the Iron Claw on Humperdink. Kevin hit a perfectly timed Super Kick to the chin of Kubuki which sent him tumbling out of the ring. Kevin hopped up on the top rope and leaped off connecting with a Von Erich Splash. He covered Sullivan just as Hazzard was stumbling over and the Von Erich’s got the win. The fans erupted with this and they hoped it was just the beginning of a good night for the Von Erichs. MATCH TIME 23:21. _________________________________________________________________________ USWA TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH CURT HENIG VS HOT STUFF EDDIE GILBERT with SHERI MARTEL Sheri Martel and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert strut out to the ring and seem very confident that they will win the belt tonight. Jim Ross says much of this confidence might be caused by the fact that Baby Doll has been banned from ringside during the match. Curt Henig comes out to the roar of the fans but he does seem a little lost without the Perfect 10 by his side. As for the match, it is a back and forth contest where each wrestler has the momentum on many occasions. The beginning of the end came when Gilbert whipped Henig into the ropes and Sheri Martel tried to trip him. This was the first time she had interfered in the match but once was all it took. The crowd erupted as Madusa Miceli rushed to ringside and Martel tried to run away. Jim Ross explains that Madusa must have been the plan that Henig had all along. As Martel was trying to escape, she ran right through the ring with Madusa in HOT pursuit. This distraction allowed Henig to connect with a drop kick on Gilbert. He quickly followed this up with a bridging cradle plex for the victory at 15:15. Meanwhile, Madusa was having her way with Martel on the outside of the ring as she also connected with a suplex but this one was on the Cotton Bowl floor. Gilbert and Martel were rolling around in agony as Baby Doll came to the ring. She quickly embraced Henig and Madusa and then went right up to Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and smacked him so hard right in the face that he actually tumbled through the middle ropes out on to the floor landing on Sheri Martel. Jim Ross wondered if the Perfect Team has a new member as Henig, belt in hand walks out of the ring with two of the hottest blondes on the planet. __________________________________________________________________________ THE FABULOUS ONES VS THE RED ASSASSINS (A MASKED ALEXIS SMIRNOFF & FIDEL SIERRA) (FLAG POLE MATCH) These two teams have been at each other’s throats for weeks and they have the fans into it from the get go. The crowd here in the Cotton Bowl erupts when the ground crew secures two American Flags above one of the ring post and you can almost feel their anger when the same man places the Cuban and Russian Flags above the opposite ring post. The rules are that whichever team collects their flags first will be declared the winners and loser must stand at attention while the winners National Anthems are played. The Red Assassins come to the ring first and they are under fire from this crowd right away but that all changes when ZZ Topps and “Sharp Dressed Man” blares from the speakers. Steve Keirn and Stan Lane come dancing out in their tuxedos and do a little strip tease and the girls are almost in heat. The interesting thing is that these teams must stand in the corner opposite their own flags. As the match starts, the masked Russian Assassin tries to bull rush the Fabulous Ones and just grab his own flag but Keirn dropped down and caught him with a toe hold take down while Lane quickly got involved by coming off the top rope for an elbow drop. This was as close to getting a flag that either team will get in the first 15 minutes of the bout. All 4 men had the momentum but it was so hard to get a flag as they were actually above the wrestler who was not in the ring and every time someone gained the advantage, it was the outside teammate who protected his flag. With all 4 men battling in the ring, Fidel Sierra whipped Lane right at the Russian Assassin and Lane was nailed with a Heart Punch. This allowed the Red Assassins to gain the Cuban Flag but Keirn refused to allow them to gain both by dropkicking the Cuban Assassin out of the ring. He quickly turned and nailed The Russian Assassin with a Russian Leg Sweep. Keirn and a battered Lane, simply walked across the ring and take both American flags for the victory at 19:21. The Fabulous One jumped up on the ring ropes waving the American Flags as the entire crowd was on their feet. Before the United States National Anthem played, Ross kept going over how great it was for the Fabulous Ones to win on a Russian Leg Sweep. Security came out and blocked the exits and the Red Assassins had no choice but to stand and listen to the Star Spangled Banner. What a Patriotic Scene here in Texas. __________________________________________________________________________ USWA NATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH OLE & ARN ANDERRSON VS THE YOUNG STALLIONS (PAUL ROMA & JOHNNY POWERS) With the challengers already in the ring, Jim Ross can’t believe his eyes as Ole and Arn Anderson are being lead to the ring by Ole’s older brother Gene Anderson. Ross really hypes up Gene and says the Young Stallions better be on their toes as business is about to pick up. The match starts with an eye rake by Ole on Roma and the Anderson’s take control for a while. They combine quick tags, dirty tactics and good technical skill to wear down Roma. Somehow Roma escaped the corner and made a tag in to Powers and he went wild for a minute or two and the Anderson’s all ended up on the floor where the three huddled together to slow down the momentum of Powers and rethink their game plan. The Anderson’s knew enough to try and stay away from Jim Powers and his powerslam but somehow he managed to catch Ole after an Irish Whip. Gene made his presence felt for the first time here by pulling Ole’s leg onto the bottom rope. The crowd roared their objection but there was nothing ref Scrappy McGowan could do as he was just tricked by one of the best. Again Ole used an eye rake and escaped more trouble and tagged back in Arn. Instead of leaving the ring, Ole went right up to Scrappy and made up some complaint that him and Scrappy going nose to nose for a minute. This allowed Gene to nail Powers in the back of the head with a massive forearm. Arn followed this up with a Spinebuster and Ole pointed McGowan back to the action. As the ref made the count, Ole knocked Roma off the apron to make sure he didn’t make the save. The Andersons celebrated in the ring with the belts as Jim Ross puts over the fact that the Andersons will now ne double tough with Gene in the mix. Gordon also hypes up just how close the Young Stallions were to taking the USWA National Tag Titles. _________________________________________________________________________ THE OUTLAWS (BLACK BART & COWBOY RON BASS with BOBBY DUNCUM) Vs THE TEXAS OUTLAWS (DUSTY RHODES & DICK MURDOCH) Now this match is just an old fashion brawl. All 4 men just beat the heck out of each other and all 4 had blood streaming down their faces. Rhodes and Murdoch seem to enjoy this old school bar room brawl wrestling with much of the action taking place outside the ring. The end comes when Black Bart rushed into the ring illegally while Rhodes and Bass were battling it out. As ref Bronco Lubich forces Bart out of the ring, Bobby Duncum gets up on the apron and tosses the cow bell to Bass but the toss was long as Rhodes intercepted it. Rhodes didn’t seem to care about the victory as he was enraged at the actions of Duncum. GONG!!! Goes the cow bell off the skull of Bass but unfortunately for the Texas Outlaws, the ref turned around at the last second and Rhodes and Murdoch were disqualified at 21:09. Rhodes and Murdoch did not seem to care. GONG!!! Goes the cow bell off Black Bart while at the same time, Murdoch has grabbed Duncum. Rhodes askes the crowd what he should do? He waves the cow bell in a threatening manner at Duncum and the crowd erupts. GONG!!! Goes the Cow bell and down goes the last of the Outlaws. Rhodes and Murdoch embrace and leave the ring completely satisfied at their destruction of the Outlaws. __________________________________________________________________________ THE WRESTLING CLUB (MR. WRESTLING II, III, & IV) VS TOMMY RICH, WAHOO MCDANIEL AND JUNK YARD DOG (HAIR VS MASK MATCH) A few months ago, nobody would have ever guessed that Mr. Wrestling II would be one of the most hated men in the USWA but his actions of late have caused just that. His two protégées are talented but the fans would love to see them lose so their identity would be revealed. Wahoo, Rich and JYD and three of the most popular wrestlers in all of wrestling and the crowd is really hyped up as they come out. As for the match, it is wild one in which referee Pee Wee Anderson had his hands full. Every time the referee got the least bit distracted, the Wrestling Club would switch wrestlers as nobody could tell them apart with their identical masks. As for the ending, Tommy Rich was in the ring with Mr. Wrestling III and Rich was in control of the match. After an Irish Whip, he caught Wrestling III in a sleeper in the center of the ring. As Wrestling III went down to one knee, the camera man caught Mr. Wrestling II strapping on a knee guard while Wrestling IV tried to rush into the ring and break the sleeper hold. The referee stopped Wrestling IV before he got to Wildfire but the two were going nose to nose in a heated argument. This gave Wrestling II an opportunity to enter the ring and go for the LOADED Million Dollar Knee Lift as Rich had his back turned. Just as Wrestling II went for the knee lift, JYD rushed in and push Wildfire out of the way. WHAM!!! The LOADED knee lift connected with the jaw of Wrestling III and he was out like a light. Pee Wee Anderson turned and saw Rich with the pin attempt while JYD made sure Wrestling II did not interfere. The crowd went wild as Rich, JYD and Wahoo gained the victory. JYD kept an eye on Wrestling II while Wahoo watched Wrestling IV. This gave Rich the opportunity to take the mask off a Wrestling III. Jim Ross is really hyping this up and as the mask comes off you can hear him basically screaming “I can’t believe it. The Devil has come to the Cotton Bowl today and the Devil is none other than …………. BUZZ SAWYER! Rich can’t believe his eyes. After years of battling the Mad Dog, he thought that Sawyer had finally come to his side. You can bet one of the greatest feuds in all of wrestling is back on now! __________________________________________________________________________ USWA NATIONAL TITLE MATCH JAKE THE SNAKE ROBERTS VS ROCKY JOHNSON This match is to fill the vacant USWA National Title and it is between the two hottest wrestlers in Florida Championship Wrestling. The match has many turns and twists that saw Rocky Johnson use his boxing background to take the early advantage but Snake is just too smart. He suckered Johnson in to rushing into the corner a little too quick and caught Rocky with a knee to the gut. The Snake now slithered his way to complete control until Johnson got his adrenaline flowing and went wild. He had Roberts on the ropes after a lightening drop kick but Roberts was smart enough to roll out of the ring. Johnson again rushed to follow him and was caught with a forearm smash to the chest. He followed this up by throwing Johnson into the steel steps to the ring. Roberts quickly picked up Johnson and threw him back into the ring. Roberts picked up Johnson in a front face lock and quickly turned into a devastating DDT for the pin at 18:43. Jim Ross announces we have a new USWA National Champion while Gordon Solie really hypes up how tough Jake Roberts was tonight and that he might hold that belt for quite some time. __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH THE SHEEPHERDERS VS THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS The Freebirds are first to the ring as the crowd goes wild when the first chords of “Freebird” blares from the Cotton Bowl speakers. It is amazing that in just a few weeks, the Freebirds have become almost as big as the Cowboys here in the Dallas area. The aid that they have given to the Von Erichs have endeared them to these fans and they are all rooting for new champions. The Sheepherders come to the ring waving the New Zealand flag and seem to be as confident as ever. As soon as they get in the ring, they go on the attack but the Freebirds were ready and the War is on. While this match did have some momentum changes, the Freebirds were ready for this match. Every time the Sheepherders seemed to have something going, the Freebirds were one step ahead. In fact, Jim Ross said he had never seen a team manhandle the Sheepherders like this. The end came when Bam Bam Gordy just went wild. He caught Butch Miller in a Piledriver and went for the pin. Luke Williams rushed in to make the save with an elbow drop but it was like Gordy had eyes in the back of his head as he rolled away at the last second and Williams hit Miller. Gordy picked up Williams and by sheer power, nailed him with a running powerslam. With Williams now out of the picture, Gordy hit an unnecessary running leg drop on Miller and that was all she wrote. MATCH TIME 24:21 Michael Hayes on the outside of the ring counted along with ref Scrappy McGowan as Gordon Solie hypes up the fact we have new USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS as the Von Erichs rush out to the ring to join in the celebration. Michael Hayes is seen telling Kerry Von Erich “your next” which Ross explains means that Hayes believes that Kerry will become the new World Heavyweight Champion. __________________________________________________________________________ USWA NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS THE BLACK PANTHER (FOOTBALL HELMET MATCH) The Black Panther makes his way to the ring in a completely black mask and cape and antagonizes the fans every step of the way. The crowd is going wild as Hacksaw makes his way to the ring but he seems to pay them no mind as he is all business. Jim Ross reminds us that in this match there is a football helmet attached to a 10 foot pole atop one of the ring post and whichever wrestler gets that helmet can use it anyway he sees fit. Just before the match begins, the Black Panther holds up his hands as if to say wait a minute and ref Pee Wee Anderson keeps Hacksaw Reed back. To the amazement of the crowd, the Black Panther removes his mask and as everyone expected, it is none other than Ernie Ladd. Gordon Solie seems confused by this action as he says the USWA Board of Directors will have no choice but to suspend Ernie Ladd for one year as he was supposed to be serving a 30 day suspension from USWA. Jim Ross says that might not be true as the suspension of Ernie Ladd ended yesterday and there is no way to prove that Ernie Ladd was the Black Panther all along. It seems like Hacksaw Reed has also figured that out and he is enraged. He rushes in on the attack but Ladd escapes through the ring ropes and begins to run around the ring. Reed chases but maybe a bit too recklessly as Ladd catches him with a Big Boot as he came around the corner. Ladd controls the match for a while now but eventually Hacksaw regains the momentum and he begins to really lay it on Ladd. At one point, Reed put on a display off awesome power as he followed up a short armed close line with a double underhook suplex. Reed now went for the helmet but somehow Ladd caught him as he was climbing the pole. Ladd tosses Reed off the top of the pole all the way to the floor which must have been about 15 feet. Ladd now sees his chance at climbing the pole but he seems to have nothing left in the tank and comes up short with 3 straight tries. Reed has recovered by now and is firing on all cylinders. Reed connects with right hand after right hand and sends Ladd through the ropes out onto the floor. Effortlessly, Reed climbs the pole and gets the football helmet and he places it on his head as Ladd barely makes it back into the ring before the count of 10. Ladd staggers to his feet as Reed leaps off the top rope and hits a FOOTBALL TACKLE (spear) leading with the helmet right into the head of Ladd. Ladd is basically out and Reed gets the pin but he doesn’t stop there. He takes off the helmet and begins to swing it like a weapon and he is connecting with every part of Ladd’s body. Ladd is busted wide open and the beating is so violent that even the crowd begins to feel bad for the hated Ladd. There seems to be no stopping Reed as his anger with Ladd has been building up for the better part of a year now. Finally JYD comes out and comes down his buddy. It appears that Reed has calmed down as his shoulders slump and he turns away with his head down as he exhales. JYD has his hands on his hips as if to say whew! WHAM! Reed nails JYD with the football helmet and the crowd is stunned. WHAM! WHAM! Two more massive blows to JYD and he is down right next to Ladd. Reed throws the football helmet down and leaves the ring and heads back to the locker room with his title belt as the crowd is in shock. __________________________________________________________________________ USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH JERRY “THE KING” LAWLER VS KERRY VON ERICH (STEEL CAGE with SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE MICHAEL HAYES) Now this feud is red hot and the crowd here in Dallas is furious at Jerry Lawler for his dirty tactics over the past month. This plays right into his arrogant persona as he just struts out wearing his crown and laughing at the fans and calling them all kinds of names. VonErich is the hometown hero and the crowd would like nothing better than for him to capture the title to honor his brother David. Michael Hayes was the first to enter the cage and he is in the ring in jeans and a referee shirt while Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy is outside the ring making sure that none of Lawler’s henchmen can get involved in this match in any shape or form. As ref Michael Hayes holds up the belt for the fans to see, Lawler attacks before the bell and this gives him the early advantage. Lawler is brutal and really goes after Von Erich. He uses his skill and the cage to really give it to Kerry. He slams fist after fist into the head of Kerry and also rams it into the steel cage until Kerry is busted wide open. Lawler has many near falls but to be honest with you, Michael Hayes seemed to be out of position and made some really slow counts. Lawler even connected with his famous middle rope fist drop but again Hayes was so slow that the match continued. Hayes and Lawler had words and actually shoved each other a few times. Lawler than caught Kerry in a Sleeper but Hayes forced him to break it saying it was a choke hold even though this Steel Cage Match was a no disqualification Match. The crowd begins to get nervous and really tried to get behind the “modern day warrior” and it worked. He blocks another right hand by Lawler and gives it right back to the champ. The two exchange blows in the center of the ring until Von Erich nails a Tornado Punch and Lawler went down. This was almost the end. Not because Lawler was seriously hurt but because the count by Hayes was lightening quick. Hayes really starts to use his referee power against Lawler now and actually seemed to be helping Kerry. Von Erich clamps in the Iron Claw right in the center of the ring but Lawler refuses to submit. With Lawler basically out on his feet, Kerry Von Erich climbed to the top of the cage and leaped off with a flying cross body block. Somehow Hayes was too close to Lawler and he took as much of the blow as The King. Hayes and Lawler were both down but that was not a problem as Kerry could win by simply walking through the cage and Terry Gordy as in charge of opening the door. All of a sudden, the Memphis Bounty Hunter, the man in the red and blue mask who has been helping Lawler of late comes charging to the ring and he and Gordy begin to go at it. The fans are going wild and hoping Gordy can stop this man from saving Lawler and his title. Gordy is able to knock the masked man down and unlocks the cage door as Kerry is about to walk out and become World Champion. WHAM! Bam Bam slams the door right off the head of Kerry Von Erich and down goes Von Erich. Gordy relocks the door as the masked man and Gordy begin to hug as the masked man pulls off the mask and it is none other than BUDDY JACK ROBERTS! Inside the ring, Hayes and Lawler are beating Kerry from pillar to post. Kevin Von Erich and Michael Von Erich rush out to try and help their brother but there is nothing they can do as they have to battle the Freebirds on the outside. After a few minutes of knocking Von Erich around, Lawler rams Kerry’s head off the cage one more time and then covers him for what might have been the fastest count in wrestling history. Lawler and the 3 Freebirds embrace in the center of the ring as the Von Erichs try to help their brother who is a bloody mess. Solie finishes the show by saying that is one of the most disgusting actions he has ever seen in this sport. He wonders what type of human being would do this at the David Von Erich Memorial show and then he catches himself and realizes that the Freebirds and Jerry Lawler are just the type of people to do this. He ends the show by saying this is a sad day in the sport of “KINGS”. So long from Dallas, Texas.

Another great show. I enjoy reading about Montreal as it is very new to me and you are creating such great angles that it makes me feel like I am in Montreal in 1984.

USWA sends the New Guinea Man-Eater to Florida Championship Wrestling for future considerations and USWA adds Armand Hussein from the free agency list to fill its roster.

My fault with Chili Bowl. I did not know he was one if the Minis. I thought he was someone you had on your roster who you gave a nickname to. My fault.

You do a great job of putting over the French based wrestlers. I must admit, I am not as familiar with names like Frank Valois, Frenchy Martin, Mad Dog Lefebvre, the Rougue Brothers and Gilles Poison but you run this just as I would have expected it to be like in 1984 Quebec. Each of our promotions haves such a different twist that this game is getting really interesting to read and see where each of us will take our promotions. Keep up the great work. One question, who is Chili Bowl?

I must say that you have a really organized setup with your TV shows, house shows and main shows. Most of us just run a few angles and play them out while you run an entire promotion. That takes a lot of work and you do it all so well. Keep it up. Also loved the idea of Martel winning in Canada.

WOW. Very interesting. Still pushing Hogan even when he is on the way out. I can't wait to see who comes out on top i n the AWA in a few months as your roster allows you many different options.

I can August and November which were to be Dex and Boon's months.

THIS WEEK IN USWA WRESTLING: HOSTED BY GORDON SOLIE & JIM ROSS 6/23/1984 & 6/30/84 WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 9:05 AM- 10:05 AM “Hello again everybody. Welcome to This Week in USWA Wrestling. I am Gordon Solie joined this week by Jim Ross. Together we will catch you up to date on all the comings and goings here in the USWA. DUE TO A FAMILY VACATION, I HAVE DECIDED TO USE A QUICK UPDATE FORMAT FOR THE WEEKS OF JUNE 23 AND JUNE 30. I ALSO MUST POST IT A LITTLE EARLY. USWA WILL BE BACK IN FULL FORCE FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 9th. HOPE THIS WORKS FOR EVERYONE. USWA: TEXAS 1. PYT (Brickhouse Brown and Sweet Brown Sugar) continue to rise up the ranks of the USWA Tag Team Division and their music and athleticism has endeared themselves to the fans all over the state of Texas. 2. Fritz continues to make use of the Women’s Division and Medusa Miceli is fast becoming a crowd favorite. She has won a couple of exciting bouts against Lelani Kai and Princess Victoria. Her energy, sex appeal and wrestling abilities has the crowd wanting more. 3. The Freebirds continue to be undefeated since their debut in the USWA and they have really solidified their #1 contender status for the World Tag Team Titles against the Sheepherders. In a bit of a strange twist, the Sheepherders and the Freebirds have kept out of each other’s business as both teams just destroy everything in their way. 4. The Outlaws (Cowboy Ron Bass, Black Bart and Bobby Duncum) and the Texas Outlaws (Dusty Rhodes and Dick Murdoch) have been going after each other for two weeks straight. It seems that every time Rhodes and Murdoch have a match, they are attacked by the Outlaws and vice versa. This feud is quickly turning white hot but it seems the 3 on 2 advantage the Outlaws have might be too tough for the Texas Outlaws to overcome. 5. It seems that the House of Humperdink and the Von Erich brothers have been going at it all over Texas. Kevin, Mike and Kerry took exception to the fact that Sir Oliver Humperdink continued to call out their father, Fritz, saying that he was crooked and the only way the Von Erich’s get anything in this sport is because it is handed to them by Daddy. These two groups have been battling in singles matches, tag team matches and even 6 man tag matches. The Von Erich’s always seem to fall victim to the numbers game as Humperdink has called in re-enforcements. What started out in the Frank Austin Center in Austin, Texas as Kevin Von Erich vs The Great Kabuki has seen Humperdink bring in all the hired guns including The Purple Haze, Abdullah the Butcher, The Botswana Man Eater and even the Prince of Darkness, Kevin Sullivan. The feud has been turned up since the arrival of Sullivan who continues to rant and rave that the sins of the father must be paid by the sons. Sullivan has been so brutal that Fritz begged his sons to stay away but they said they have never backed down before and they must stand up and honor the family name. At the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, it will be Kevin & Mike Von Erich vs Kevin Sullivan and The Great Kabuki. 6. The Battle for the Texas Heavyweight Title has become a war of words between Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and Curt Henig. This is due in part to the fact that Gilbert’s manager, Sheri Martel, wants no part of the Perfect 10, Baby Doll and whenever she is with Henig, Martel and Gilbert seem to disappear. This one is interesting because Martel has no problem interfering in Hot Stuff’s matches and with Baby Doll banned from ringside for the title bout in the Cotton Bowl, Henig might be in some serious trouble. Henig keeps saying they have a plan to keep Martel in check. 7. There is no doubt about what has been getting much of the attention here in Texas as Kerry Von Erich is getting set to take on the World Champion, Jerry the King Lawler. All Bill Mercer can say is “Thank God for Freebird Michael Hayes.” On so many occasions over the past few weeks, Lawler has sent in a hired henchman in a blue and red mask to attack Kerry Von Erich and without fail, Hayes has come in to save Von Erich. In fact, there have been a few matches between Lawler and this masked man now known as the Memphis Bounty Hunter and Kerry and Michael Hayes. Most of these matches have resulted in double disqualifications but it is obvious that at least someone has Von Erich’s back. It is also obvious that Lawler will do anything to save his belt. He has brought weapons into the ring, been counted out a few times and shows no respect for the rules of wrestling. These are the reasons for Hayes being chosen by the fans as the special guest referee for the Steel Cage Bout between Lawler and Von Erich at the Cotton Bowl on July 1. Hayes has also promised to bring Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts to help prevent any outside interference. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA MID-SOUTH 1. Mr. Wrestling II and the Mr. Wrestling Club has continued to be a thorn in the side of Tommy Wildfire Rich as they have taken every opportunity to interfere in his matches and interviews. Anytime they found a numbers advantage, Rich was under attack. Wrestling II has quickly taught his stable his new cheating ways and all three of them have perfected the Million Dollar Knee Lift with the loaded knee guard. Rich’s buddies, Chief Wahoo McDanial, Rufus R. Jones and Junk Yard Dog have been the ones to come to Rich’s aid most of the time. In fact, the three recently turned to the tide on the Wrestling Club in a match Wrestling III and Wrestling IV were having in the Lake Front Arena in New Orleans against Billy Two Eagles and Joe Lightfoot when they attacked the Club in the middle of the match. They ran up behind Mr. Wrestling II and whipped him all over the arena. Wrestling II, who has been surviving mostly as a manager, was furious at this and demanded Cowboy Bill Watts do something about it. Watts laughed at II and told him what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Wrestling II threatened lawsuits if Watts did not do anything about it. Watts, not one to cave in, did to SOMETHING about it. He made a six man tag match between Mr. Wrestling II, III and IV vs Tommy Rich, Wahoo McDaniel and Junk Yard Dog. If a member of Rich’s team loses, they will have to leave the USWA and if a member of the Wrestling Club loses, they will have to take their mask off. Of course, this match is to take place at the Super Card in the Cotton Bowl on July 1. 2. The feud between the Fabulous Ones and The Red Assassins (Alexis Smirnoff in a red mask and Fidel Sierra) is on the verge of becoming out of control. It all began when the Red Assassins continues beating Duke Myers and JR Hogg after the match in Shreveport was over and the Fabulous Ones came to the rescue. One week later, the Red Assassins went at it with a female fan until the Fabulous Ones again saved the day and really went to town one the Assassins. It all got out of hand the next week as the Red Assassins interfered in a singles match involving Steve Keirn and they spray painted him “commie” red. Keirn and Lane came back the next week and didn’t even let the Red Assassins enter the building at the River City Arena in Baton Rouge as they attacked them in the parking lot. The Fabulous Ones gave the Red Assassins a beat down with anything they could find and made sure they ended the attack with a little RED, WHITE AND BLUE spray painting of their own. The following week at the TV taping in Shreveport, the Red Assassins got their revenge. During a match between the Invaders and the Fabulous Ones, the Red Assassins, with the help of the Invaders, laid out the Fabulous Ones when Smirnoff used two devastating heart punches. As Keirn and Lane laid helplessly on the mat, Smirnoff covered Lane in a Russian flag and Fidel Sierra covered Keirn in a Cuban flag. Before Tommy Rich, JYD and Wahoo could get to the ring, The Red Assassins began to sing the national anthems of their respected countries. These four men have agreed to an Anthem Flag match at the David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions where the winning team will be the first team to gather both flags of their respected countries. The team that loses must stand at attention as the anthem or anthems of the winning team is played. If they fail to do so, they will be suspended by the USWA. 3. The biggest feud in the Mid-South is for the USWA North American Title where Hacksaw Butch Reed and The Black Panther have been at each other’s throats since Ernie Ladd was suspended almost a month ago. Hacksaw Reed is certain that the Black Panther is none other than Ernie Ladd but Cowboy Bill Watts says he can’t do anything unless someone proves that the Black Panther is indeed Ernie Ladd. Reed has tried on numerous occasions to get the mask off of the Black Panther but the huge, 410 pound Big Red Reese has acted almost as Black Panther’s body guard. Every time Reed attacked Black Panther, Reese made the save and on many occasions he was able to nail Reed with a Holy Ghost Splash nearly breaking Reed in half. The best thing to come out of this is the new friendship between Reed and JYD as JYD has come to the aid of Reed when he was outnumbered by the enemy. The Black Panther has begun wearing a San Diego Chargers football helmet around to help make sure that his mask never comes off. He has also used this helmet on many occasions as these men have meet in many tag team matches. All of these matches have ended in some sort of disqualification usually as a result of the football helmet. Reed believes this helmet is just more prove that it is Ernie Ladd as he played pro football for the Chargers. Reed says he wants to fight fire with fire, as he two played some pro football with the Kansas City Chiefs. Reed and The Black Panther will meet in the Cotton Bowl for the North American Title in the first ever football helmet match. A helmet will be suspended atop a 10 foot pole above one of the ring posts and the first man to get it, can use it anyone he sees fit. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA: CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING FROM FLORIDA 1. Two wrestlers have really emerged as the leading contenders for the vacant USWA National Title and they are Jake the Snake Roberts and Rocky Johnson. The Snake has slithered his way to the top using a brutal style that has usually ended with a devastating DDT while Rocky Johnson has used his athleticism and awesome dropkicks along with his boxing background to climb the ranks. The two will meet for the title at the Parade of Champions on July 1, 1984. 2. The tag team division is really a story of old vs young. The USWA National Champions, Ole and Arn Anderson, have used their brutal tactics to run over every team in Florida and they almost captured the World Titles on a few occasions as they took the Sheepherders to the limit with a few time limit draws. The Andersons are the Andersons. They find and opponents weakness and then take full advantage of it. Many of their wins have come by submission. On the other hand, the Young Stallions, Jim Powers and Paul Roma have really excited the fans with their brand of energy and power. Both men can capture victory from the jaws of defeat as they seem to be able to connect with their finisher, the running powerslam, at any point during the match. The Andersons refuse to give these kids any respect while the Young Stallions are just thankful for the opportunity at the belts. This title match in the Cotton Bowl should be one to remember. COMMERCIAL BREAK The last segment has Gordon Solie, Jim Ross and Bill Mercer hyping up the Supercard in Dallas. Texas on July 1. THE DAVID VON ERICH MEMORIAL PARADE OF CHAMPIONS 6/1/1984: WTBS 5:05-10:05 FROM THE COTTON BOWL DALLAS, TEXAS 1. Kevin Sullivan & The Great Kabuki with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Kevin & Mike Von Erich 2. USWA Texas Heavyweight Championship: Curt Henig vs Eddie Gilbert with Sheri Martel 3. The Fabulous Ones vs The Red Assassins (Alexis Smirnoff & Fidel Sierra: Anthem Match 4. USWA National Tag Title: Ole & Arn Anderson vs The Young Stallions (Roma & Powers) 5. Outlaws ( Ron Bass & Black Bart/Bobby Duncum) vs Texas Outlaws (Rhodes & Murdoch) 6. The Mr. Wrestling Club ( Mr. Wrestling II, III & IV) vs Tommy Rich, Wahoo McDaniel & JYD 7. USWA National Title Match: Jake “The Snake” Roberts vs Rocky Johnson 8. USWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Sheepherders vs The Fabulous Freebirds 9. USWA North American Title Match: Hacksaw Butch Reed vs The Black Panther (Football Helmet Match) 10. USWA World Title Match: Jerry “The King ” Lawler vs Kerry Von Erich (Stell Cage with Michael Hayes as Special Guest Referee)

LAST ONE LISTED IS THE CURRENT CHAMPION: UNITED STATES WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Austin Idol: (1): 2/23/84-4/23/84 Tommy Rich: (1): 4/23/84-6/7-84 Jerry "The King" Lawler: (1) 6/7-84-9/6/84 The Iron Sheik: (1) 9-6/84 UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION Butch Reed (1): 6/1/84-9/6/84 Junk Yard Dog (1): 9/6/84 USWA WORLD TV TITLE EDDIE GILBERT: (1): 4/23/84-5/20/84 CURT HENNIG: (1) 5/20/84-7.14.84 CHRIS ADAMS (1) 7-26-84-9/15/84 GREAT KABUKI: (1) 9-15-84- UNITED STATES WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS- Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler (1): 3/12/84- 4/23/84 Mr. Saito & Killer Khan: (1): 4/23/84-4/28/84 Tommy Rich & Dusty Rhodes (1): 4/28/84-5/14/84 The Sheepherders (1) 5/14/84- 7/1/84 The Fabulous Freebirds: (1): 7/1/84-7-22-84 The Fabulous Ones: (1): 7-22-84-9/6/84 The Perfect Alliance (Arn Anderson & Bobby Eaton) (1): 9-6-84 UNITED STATES WORLD 6 MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS The Von Erichs (1): 9-6-84 UNITED STATES NATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLES- The Sheepherders (1): 2/23/84- 4/23/84 The Fabulous Ones (1): 4/23/84-5/27/84 Ole & Arn Anderson(1): 5/27/84-7/19/24 VACATED UNITED STATES SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- VACANT (Last Champ: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1)) UNITED STATES NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Tony Atlas: (1): 2/23/84-4/32/84 Roddy Piper: (1): 4/23/84-5/14/84 Butch Reed 5/14/84-6/1/4 Jake Roberts: (1): 7/1/84-7/19/1984 VACATED

USWA WRESTLING: TEXAS 6/16/1984: WTBS 7:05-8:05 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS BILL MERCER welcomes all the fans to USWA Wrestling here in Texas from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium in downtown Dallas. Mercer gives a rundown of tonight’s show but says he would first like to welcome in the President of the USWA: Texas, Mr. Fritz VonErich. Fritz says he will get right to it. He announces that the match between Kerry VonErich and the World Champion, Jerry Lawler at the Cotton Bowl in the David Von Erich Memorial will be in a steel cage with a special referee. Fritz goes on to announce that the special referee will be chosen by the fans in attendance tonight and will be announced next week right here on USWA: Texas. Bill Mercer thanks Fritz for that information and then he welcomes in the American Dream Dusty Rhodes. Rhodes comes out, cow bell in hand and says, “You know there’s been a lot of pain and blues and agony dished out here in Texas by a group calling themselves the Outlaws. Bobby Duncum talking family, family’s an important part of this country baybay. Ya gotta understand that Ronnie Bass, Black Bart and Bobby Duncum aint no family. Their mommas and their papas aint made no babies together. You can’t have blood unless you’re kin and Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream knows he got some kin in the wrestling business and I been told that I get Ron Bass tonight in the main event. If Black Bart or Bobby Duncum dare to interfere we gonna have us some bonafide electrified funk in this here arena as my kin’s in the house! You catch what I’m talking about Mr. Bill Mercer. Mercer replies that he thinks he understands but we have to get to the ring for our first match. MATCH: KEVIN VON ERICH & MIKE VON ERICH VS THE INVADERS Even though the Invaders are good wrestlers this was a total squash. In less than 3 minutes, the VonErich’s destroyed their opponents. The end came with a Top Rope Von Erich Splash by the barefooted Kevin VonErich. The match really got the fans into the show as we know how much the VonErich’s mean to wrestling in Dallas. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (GORDY&ROBERTS) with MICHAEL HAYES VS MR. SAITO & THE GREAT KABUKI with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK Bill Mercer informs us that the winner of this match will be named the #1 Contender for the USWA World Tag Titles and they will face the Sheepherders at the Parade of Champions in the Cotton Bowl on July 1. All I can say is what a match! It was back and forth with Kabuki using martial arts to nearly take the heads off of Gordy and Roberts while Saito used every trick in the book and nearly had Roberts pinned after a Saito Suplex. Humperdink got a little too close to the action and Michael Hayes came over and pulled him off the apron and then those two went at it on the floor. This distracted everyone but Terry Gordy who whipped Mr. Saito into the ropes and caught him with a powerslam. As he went for the pin, Kabuki came in a made the save and now it was all 4 in the ring. After a thrust kick by Kabuki to Roberts, Saito held Gordy and Kabuki began to spin. Mercer warns us that he is about to spray Bam Bam with the Green Mist but Gordy slipped out of the way at the last second as Kabuki blinded Saito and Gordy quickly rolled him up for the 1…2…3. Mercer hypes up the victory as Humperdink is really agitated and yelling at anyone who would listen. The Freebirds made their way over to Bill Mercer who congratulated them on their win and upcoming title shot. Gordy took the microphone as says, “We told you we was coming here for one reason and one reason only. To get us the gold and we didn’t care whose heads we had to knock to get it. Tonight we knocked the House of Humperdink and soon it will be the Sheepherders. Buddy Roberts is next as in his deepest, raspiest voice puts over the fact the Freebirds can’t be stopped and we are going to take no prisoners on the way to the another championship. Michael Hayes begins, “Ya know something. One time somebody said, hey why aint you in Hollywood? I said why should I be there when everything’s right here in Dallas, Texas Baby. I mean do those Sheepherders really think they can walk down Bad Street and make it to the end of the block. Match: CURT HENIG with BABY DOLL VS KILLER TIM BROOKS Curt is the Texas Heavyweight Champion but all anyone can do is look at the Perfect 10 as she is hotter than ever. She gets right into the face of Killer Brooks and he seems to cower in her presence. Her confidence and sex appeal have made her an icon here in just a short period of time and everyone wishes she could get her hands on Sherri Martel again. As for the match, Killer Brooks has his moments but in the end Henig was just too good and the end came after a Bridging Cradle Plex. The Perfect Team heads over to Bill Mercer who wonders how Curt Henig is going to deal with the wickedness of Sheri Martel in his upcoming match with Eddie Gilbert as he reminds us that Baby Doll will be barred from ringside. Baby Doll takes over and says “Look at my man. He is the Perfect Wrestler. He has all the muscles. He has all the speed. He has all the skill. He doesn’t need any help beating the scrub Eddie Gilbert and that Street Walker Sheri Martel. If that ugly wannabe wrestler Martel even thinks of getting involved, we got a plan in place for her. We will knock her so far out of here that they will have to ship sunlight to her. It will be the last thing she does in this sport. We will be ready for her and this Texas Heavyweight Title isn’t going anywhere! ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: KERRY VON ERICH VS DUKE MYERS The crowd really goes wild as “Tom Sawyer” by Rush blares through the speakers and they give a great ovation for their modern day warrior, Kerry Von Erich. As for the match, it is exactly what you would expect. Kerry controls all but about 30 seconds and the end comes with the Iron Claw which followed a massive Tornado Punch. As soon as the match ended, Bill Mercer is heard trying to warn Kerry VonErich as the World Champion, Jerry Lawler and that masked wrestler who has been helping Lawler of late hit the ring and go right for Kerry. The attack is short lived as the other Von Erich brothers and Michael Hayes hit the ring. What was a complete shock to the wrestling world just a few weeks ago now appears common as Kerry and Hayes again shake hands in the ring. Mercer meets the Von Erich’s and Hayes in the ring where he asks Kerry if he is getting sick and tired of the dirty tactics by Jerry Lawler. Kerry responds that he would expect nothing less from a snake in the grass like Lawler but he is up for any challenge especially now with Michael Hayes and the Freebirds ready to help out. Michael Hayes again expresses that he has Kerry’s back and that neither Lawler nor that masked creep is going to get to Kerry before the big one in the Cotton Bowl. Bill Mercer is thankful for that and turns the action back over to Marc Lawrence. MATCH: MEDUSA MICELI VS WENDY RICHTER Bill Mercer hypes up the fact that we are in for a treat as we are getting to see the ladies wrestle on TV tonight. He continues to push their toughness, athleticism and wrestling ability to the audience but when they come out, it is obvious that he left out their beauty. Wendy Richter comes to the ring a cow girl outfit that has all of Texas excited but she may have been outdone by Medusa who comes to the ring sporting an outfit that would make any American proud. As for the match, Mercer was right. They are both tough, athletic and have a lot of ability. The match has many turns but the end comes when Wendy Richter was sitting on the top rope and Medusa charged in a caught her with a Handstand Scissor takedown. She followed this up with an airplane Spin and Rick Hazzard made the three count. Bill Mercer hypes up the fact that the fans really enjoyed this one and that Medusa is some athlete. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ As we come out of break, Bill Mercer is hyping up the main event between The American Dream and Ron Bass and he is explaining that this feud might be new to us here in Texas but it has been going on in Florida for a long time. Mercer also explains the problems between Dusty Rhodes and Cowboy Bobby Duncum. MATCH: DUSTY RHODES VS RON BASS Neither man waits for the bell and it is an all-out brawl in the center of the ring. Both man take turns with the momentum but after Dusty was taking a beating for a minute or two, he started to shake and jive and shrug off anything Bass was hitting him with. Bill Mercer was heard saying “Strong right hand by Bass but Rhodes shrugs it off. Not even shrugs it off. He acts as if it is a mosquito on a hot Texas night that has invaded his air space. The punches are bouncing of the American Dream like rain on soft grass.” All of a sudden Rhodes opens up with a barrage of his on and Bass can’t handle it. After a few rights followed up by a Bionic Elbow we hear Mercer saying, “Here we go with danger city. It’s piledriver action by Rhodes” but before he completes the move Black Bart and Bobby Duncum have hit the ring. It is 3-1 and Dusty is in trouble. The crowd begins to stir and by the sound in Mercer’s voice, nobody is sure if this is going to be good or bad for the Dream. Mercer: Running to the ring here in the Sportatorium is none other than DICK MURDOCH and he has a cowbell. Murdoch enters the ring and starts knocking the heads of the Outlaws with the cow bell. Bass and Black Bart are busted open and Dusty has Duncum held up by the hair. Murdoch rushed at him with full force and the cow bell gives an evil THUD! When it hits Duncum. Somehow the Outlaws are able to escape to the safety of the locker room as Mercer meets Rhodes and Murdoch at the interview area. The Dream begins. “I told ya folks I had kin in da house. I told you my blood was here tonight. We Texas are all kin to one another. I’m from Austin, Texas and my brother here is from Waxahochie, Texas and us Texans no two things. One is family and two is Outlawin. Ronnie Bass, Black Bart, Bobby Duncum, ya’ll want a fight well you got it! Dick Murdoch, as he is drooling tabaco juice and waving a cowbell, explains “Dusty and myself are the ORIGINAL TEXAS OUTLAWS. Back when Bass and Black Bart were still being tucked into bed by their mommas, we were winning titles and raisin hell right here in Texas. They can’t be us. They can’t beat us and we are about to take some serious pieces out of their hides. As Mercer signs off, he reminds the fans in studio to vote for the special referee in the title bout between Lawler and Kerry VonErich. So long from Dallas, Texas.”

Love the format of the two weekly shows and the house shows. Was a bit surprised at Hillbilly Jim over KKB but I forgot how big Hillbilly Jim was in the WWF.

I think the Syndicate is the best heel gang we have in the game right now. Love the use of ESPN also. Keep up the good work. It is always a fun read.