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THIS WEEK IN USWA WRESTLING: HOSTED BY GORDON SOLIE 6/16/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 9:05 AM- 10:05 AM SPONSERED BY PRO WRESTLING ILLUSTRATED “Hello again everybody. Welcome to This Week in USWA Wrestling. I am Gordon Solie joined this week by Bill Apter and together we will catch you up to date on all the comings and goings here in the USWA. The show begins with Solie and Apter talking about how the USWA World Champion, Jerry the King Lawler has been bending all the rules of late in order to keep the title. They go over that he has been counted out a few times and disqualified a few others but what really gets them going is this masked man who keeps interfering in the matches and putting his opponents out of commission. Solie then calls out Kerry VonErich who is the #1 Contender for the World Title and asks him what he thinks about Jerry Lawler. Kerry replies that first he would like to thank the USWA Board of Directors for being named the # 1 contender and that honor means even more to him now as that means he will face Lawler and the David VonErich Memorial Parade of Champions on July 1 in the Cotton Bowl. Kerry spends a moment or two talking about his deceased brother but then with tears in his eyes, he warns Jerry Lawler that he better be ready for the fight of his life. Kerry also let’s Gordon know that he is a little nervous with the idea of this masked henchmen running around helping Lawler out. Solie laughs a little and says that he was just given a bit of information before the show and this should put your mind at ease. The Board of Directors was also concerned with Lawler’s lack of respect for the rules so they made your title match a STEEL CAGE MATCH and there will be a special guest referee that the fans of USWA: Texas will choose! A huge smile comes across Kerry’s face and he says he can’t wait to honor his brother’s memory with a World Championship. As Kerry walks off, Solie and Apter spend a few minutes putting over the fact that Championship Wrestling from Florida has joined the USWA and he and Apter discuss some of the major angles including Dusty Rhodes vs Kevin Sullivan and The Army of Darkness. Solie says that when they come back they have footage from this week’s card from the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida where this feud became white hot. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apter and Solie review and show some highlights from this week’s major card from the Fort Homer Hesterly Arena. · Rocky Johnson defeated Kerry Brown with a series of Lightning Dropkicks · The Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma defeated Bob & Joe Markus when Roma connects with a top rope crossbody block. · Shane Douglas defeats Cpl. Kirchner with a Powerslam · Mr. Saito defeats Steve Travis with a Saito Suplex. · The Natural Disaster (Fred Ottman) and Kevin Sullivan defeat Mike Graham and Scott Hall when Ottman knocked the ref down and Sullivan caught Hall in the Tree of Woe · Jake the Snake Roberts defeats Steve Simpson with a DDT. · USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: JERRY LAWLER VS DUSTY RHODES Jerry Lawler retained his title when he was disqualified for outside interference when a masked man entered the ring and clubbed Dusty Rhodes with a steal pipe. · MAIN EVENT: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Sheepherders and The Andersons wrestle to a double disqualification as both teams were counted out of the ring in an all brawl. Solie and Apter really spend some time with hyping up some of the young talent here in the CWF including Hall, Douglas and the Young Stallions but also put over the fact that there is a lot of really experienced talent here including The Andersons, Dusty Rhodes, Jake Roberts and of course Mr. Saito. Both Apter and Solie speculate on who will be in that match for the USWA Florida National Title to be determined at the Parade of Champions on July 1 in the Cotton Bowl. Solie explains that when they get back they will be reviewing a great card from USWA Texas from the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solie and Apter turn their attention to USWA: TEXAS where they show highlights of the great card from The HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. · The Fabulous Freebirds defeated The Nightmares and Killer Tim Brooks in 6 man action when Bam Bam hit the Piledriver on Nightmare #1 · The Outlaws (Black Bart and Ron Bass) defeated Billy Two Eagles and Joe Lightfoot with Black Bart hit the running leg drop on Lightfoot. · Eddie Gilbert with Sheri Martel defeated Josh Stroud with a top rope elbow splash · Team PYT (Brickhouse Brown and Sweet Brown Sugar) defeated the Invaders with a double missile dropkick on Invader #1 · USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Sheepherders defeated Kevin & Mike VonErich when Butch Miller hot Mike VonErich in the throat with the flag pole at 24:12. · TNT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Curt Hennig and Baby Doll defeated The Great Kabuki with a Bridging Cradle Plex at 17:11 · MAIN EVENT: USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH Jerry Lawler defeats Kerry VonErich when the referee was accidentally knocked down and a man in a red and blue mask entered the ring and hit Kerry with a steel pipe at 28:23. Michael Hayes rushed to the ring to aid Kerry VonErich and the two cleared the rig of Lawler and the masked man. Gordon Solie and Bill Apter continue to hype up the friendship that is developing between the Freebirds and the VonErichs. They also hype up the fact that Kerry VonErich has been named the #1 contender for the USWA World Title. Solie reminds everyone to join them on TBS tonight at 6:05 for the next USWA show as the credits roll and the screen turns to black. Solie explains that when they come back they are going to USWA: Mid-South and the great card from this week in Lafayette, Louisiana and the Canjundome. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Solie and Apter turn their attention to USWA: Mid-South where they show highlights of the great card from The Canjundome in Lafayette, Louisiana · The Black Panther defeats Jeff Gouldie with a Big Boot. · Mr. Wrestling II defeats Ken Timbs with a Million Dollar Knee Lift: Many believe it to be a loaded knee guard that Wrestling II is putting on his knee just before he executes his finisher. · The House of Humperdink (Kevin Sullivan & Purple Haze) defeat Brett Sawyer and Buzz Sawyer when Sullivan brutally beats Brett Sawyer · NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH: Hacksaw Reed and Stan Hansen wrestle to a double disqualification as the two battle on the arena floor using anything they could get their hands on. · PYT (Brickhouse Brown and Sweet Brown Sugar) defeat The Wild Hogs (King Harley Hogg and JR Hogg) with a Double Missile Dropkick on JR Hogg · MAIN EVENT: USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Sheepherders and The Fabulous Ones wrestle to a 30 minute draw but after the match, the Red Assassins (Alexis Smirnoff and Fidel Sierra) hit the ring and pummel the worn out Fabulous Ones. · MAIN EVENT: USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH Jerry Lawler defeats Tommy Rich when the referee was accidentally knocked down and a man in a red and blue mask entered the ring and hit Rich with a steel pipe at 22:02. Solie and Apter spend the next few minutes going over some of the matches already signed for the Parade of Champions including: · USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: JERRY LAWLER VS KERRY VON ERICH (STEEL CAGE/SPECIAL GUEST REFEREE) · NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH: HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS THE BLACK PANTHER (FOOTBALL HELMET MATCH) · THE FABULOUS ONES VS THE RED ASSASSINS · USWA NATIONAL TAG TITLE MATCH: THE ANDERSON’S VS THE YOUNG STALLIONS

USWA WRESTLING: MID-SOUTH 6/16/1984: WTBS 6:05-7:05 TAPED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to Mid-South Wrestling from Shreveport, Louisiana and the Irish McNeil’s Boys Club here on WTBS. I am Jim Ross and my partner and President of Mid-South Wrestling is Cowboy Bill Watts.” The show starts with Mr. Wrestling II at the interview desk with the Mr. Wrestling Club members. Wrestling II says that in just one week, his men proved that they are already better then Tommy Rich or any other of the punks in the USWA. II goes on to say that this is all due to his teachings and just wait and see how good they are going to be in just a few weeks. The crowd pops as Tommy Rich comes to the interview desk where Jim Ross asks everyone to try and keep their cool. Rich: Don’t worry Mr. Ross. I am going to keep my cool but at the same time I am going to set my former friend here, Mr. Wrestling II, straight. He keeps saying he taught me everything he knows and that I am a talentless punk. Well Wrestling II, how many World Titles have you won? Oh let me answer that for you. A big fat zero! Just like you, a nothing. A jealous, old men who never lived up to the billing. I tell you what, why don’t you get in the ring right now and I will show you how talentless I am. Wrestling II tells Wildfire that he is not even worth his time but here is what we are going to do. I challenge you and a teammate of your choice to face my Wrestling Club right now and if you somehow win, I will face you next week right here on TV. Rich gladly accepts the challenge as tells II to get his goons in the ring and he will be right back with a partner. The crowd explodes as Rich returns with Chief Wahoo McDaniel. Jim Ross says, “Wow, business is about to pick up.” MATCH THE MR. WRESTLING CLUB VS TOMMY RICH & WAHOO McDaniel The members of the Wrestling Club are wearing identical outfits to Mr. Wrestling II with white shorts and a black and white mask and it is impossible to tell them apart. As far as the match goes, the fan favorites take the early momentum and really take it to the Wrestling Club. Mr. Wrestling II takes advantage of an Irish Whip by Wrestling III on Wahoo as he pulls the rope down causing McDaniel to tumble to the floor. While II doesn’t interfere now, the damage is done. The Wrestling Club takes complete control as Rich is trying his best to get into the ring. He can finally take it no more and rushes in but ref Scrappy McGowan forces him back out. While all of this was going on, TV cameras catch Wrestling II strapping on the knee guard which many belief to be loaded. II enters the ring as Wrestling IV rolls out. Wrestling II hit s a Million Dollar Knee lift on Wahoo and quickly tags in Wrestling III. Wrestling III climbs to the top rope and nails Wahoo with a Top Rope Frog Splash for the pin. Wrestling II quickly rolls out and the Wrestling Club celebrate on the outside as Tommy Rich is fuming and goes to help out Chief Wahoo. Cowboy Bill Watts cannot belief the tactics of the Wrestling Club but Jim Ross says he can’t blame the ref as anybody would be confused with those outfits. Watts says he will have a surprise for Mr. Wrestling II next week. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Jim Ross gets us right to the ring for the next match. MATCH: STEVE KEIRN VS JOSH STROUD Jim Ross explains that Stan Lane, the other half of the Fabulous Ones is not in studio tonight due to being under the weather but the fans are still pumped up to see Steve Keirn. As for the match, Keirn is in control for much of it as the victory comes following a Diving Senton Splash. As soon as the ref counts three, the crowd begins to rumble. Cowboy Bill Watts is heard yelling, “Oh know, what’s this” as the Red Assassins (a masked Alexis Smirnoff as the Russian Assassin and Fidel Sierra as the Cuban Assassin) hit the ring and begin to beat on Keirn who does his best to ward them off but they are just too much for one man. The Russian Assassin follows up an Irish Whip with a devastating Heart Punch and Keirn goes down. The Cuban Assassin pulls out that can of red spray paint as Cowboy Watts says, “Those Commies are about to paint Keirn Red!” In fact that is exactly what they do as wrestlers and officials rush out to aid Keirn but it is too late and his chest is a complete Commie red. Watts again is furious and can’t stand people showing disrespect for God or Country. Steve Keirn makes his way to the interview desk and is full of rage. Keirn: Enough is enough. If these commies want to run around with a can of spray paint and disrespect me or any other member of the USWA then we are going to fight fire with fire! I guarantee you, the Fabulous Ones will get even and when they do there will be Hell to pay. Watts apologizes for Keirn’s language but asks if anyone could really blame him. Jim Ross agrees with Watts but tries to get or attention back to the ring for our next great bout. MATCH: PYT (Brickhouse House Brown & Sweet Brown Sugar) Vs THE BLACK PANTHER & BIG RED REESE The song along with the dancing ability of Brickhouse and Sugar have the crowd all amped up but this will be a tough match. Watts and Ross both hype of the Black Panther and Big Red Reese while they speculate if The Black Panther is indeed Ernie Ladd who is currently serving a mandatory 30hiatus from the USWA. This is a great back and forth match that shows the speed of PYT vs the size and Power of The Black Panther and Reese. Throughout the match Ross reminds us of the fact that PYT is undefeated in the USWA and might be in line for a title shot. They were on the verge of victory here but ref Scrappy McGowan was “accidentally” knocked done and this allowed the Black Panther to enter the ring and hit Sweet Brown Sugar with a chair for the pin. The Black Panther and Reese head over to the interview desk where Ross asks them about the use of that chair in the ring and they both make it seem like they have no idea what Ross is talking about. Ross then turns to the idea being spread by Hacksaw Reed and JYD that the Black Panther is indeed Ernie Ladd. In that unmistakably raspy voice of Ernie Ladd, the Black Panther says that Hacksaw Reed is just trying to find a way to keep that North American Title. He knows that I will run him over. He knows he is full of it and that I am the best. We hear about his football career and how great he was but believe it or not, I played a little football myself. I was the meanest, nastiest player in the game and I know all the dirty tricks. How about this Reed, you put your title on the line in a Football Helmet match. We will put a football helmet on top of a 10 football pole above one of the turnbuckles. Whoever gets that helmet can use it anyway they want. If I win, I get the belt. If you win, I take the mask off. Let’s make this real special. How about July 1st and the Parade of Champions in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. Jim Ross really hypes this idea and says he can’t wait to hear Hacksaw Reed’s response to this challenge and they will have it later on tonight. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- Jim Ross and Cowboy Bill Watts are joined by Sir Oliver Humperdink and some of the members of The House of Humperdink: Abdullah the Butcher, Purple Haze, and The Botswana Man-Eater. Humperdink begins “I am sick and tired of how the House of Humperdink are treated here in the USWA. I mean, we do anything wrong and we are fined, suspended or even worse. Other people show no regard for the rules and they get a handshake. Last week, my man, Purple Haze was just beating that druken injun, Wahoo McDaniel, all over the ring and all of a sudden Rufus R. Jones comes throwing closed fist punches all over the place and everyone applauds him. Jim Ross: Mr. Humperdink, I think you may have some of your facts mixed up.” Humperdink: SHUT UP ROSS! I will not be called a liar on national TV. Watch out or I will sue you for everything you got. Now, Rufus R Jones! Oh by the way, does anyone know what the R stands for in his name? Ross and Watts do not even venture a guess as Humperdink begins to laugh. The R is for REALLY OLD. Humperdink continues by saying that the ring is no place for an old man and Rufus is about to get his at the hands of Abdullah the Butcher. Abdullah and Humperdink head to the ring as Ross hypes up our next match. THE HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK: ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER Vs RUFUS R JONES The crowd pops as Rufus comes to the ring but Abdullah doesn’t even wait for him to get there. They are brawling all over the studio and both are giving as good as they are getting as Jim Ross is heard saying, “We got a slobbernocker going right here.” Abdullah pulls out the fork and rakes the forehead of The Freight Train and busts him wide open. Eventually wrestlers from the back pour out and struggle to separate them. Jim Ross announces to us that we must take a break to restore order. -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- As we come out of the break, Hacksaw Butch Reed and JYD are at the interview desk where JYD really hypes up his return and says he is going to make sure to do his best to keep everyone in line here and if Tommy Rich needs help, he will be here for him. If Hacksaw needs his help, he will be here for him. If Wahoo or Rufus Jones or any of the good people of the USWA need his help, the Dog’s got their backs. Hacksaw takes over and says he heard Ernie Ladd been running around here taking about my North American Title. Ross corrects him by saying you mean The Black Panther. Hacksaw: You heard me Jim Ross, Ernie Ladd thinks he can play a little football and wants a Hemet Match. He is nothing but a fool and a sucker! Count me in Brother! I am going to Whoop that Silly, Big Dummy and then you are taking that mask off and that will be the end of you. A one year suspension! Jim Ross reminds them that this match is a few weeks away but right now you have a World Title Shot against the USWA World Tag Team Champion Sheepherders. Both JYD and Hacksaw say they are going to do their best to bring this title back to the fans of the USWA. Jim Ross wishes them luck as they enter he ring to the cheers of the fans while the Sheepherders are waving the flag of New Zealand. MATCH: USWA WORLD TAG TITLE MATCH HACKSAW BUTCH REED & JYD VS THE SHEEPHERDERS Jim Ross explains that this match will be a TV Time Remaining Time Limit. As you would expect this is a chaotic match where the Sheepherders try to use their violent tactics to keep momentum but this is right up the ally of Reed and JYD. JYD is on a roll and the fans are going wild. It looks like we might have new champs after JYD connects with a THUMP on Butch Miller but Luke Williams makes the save. Jim Ross announces that we only have about a minute left as JYD tags in Reed. Reed scoops up Miller for a Gorilla Press slam but he wastes some time waiting for Miller to get up. Luke Williams, as he has done on numerous occasions, grabs the flag pole and rushes in and hits Reed in the middle of the back. Reed just stands straight up and to the delight of the fans, snaps the flag pole in two. Reed now gets in a football stance and NAILS Miller with a spear! As Reed goes for the cover, PeeWee Anderson makes the count of 1…2….. And the bell sounds with Jim Ross saying sorry folks, we are out of time. So long from Shreveport, Louisiana.

USWA WRESTLING: TEXAS 6/9/1984: 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 new USWA World Champion, Jerry “The King Lawler.” Lawler comes out belt in hand and crown on his head. He spends the first few minutes putting down the USWA and the next few insulting the state of Texas. He asks Bill Mercer if he smells that? Mercer seems confused and Lawler says that this is the only place in the world that he has visited where the horses smell better than the women. Bill Mercer says, “That will be enough of that.” Lawler then turns his attention to wrestling and says that there is not a wrestler in the entire state of Texas who can last five minutes with me and if ….. Bill Mercer interrupts and informs the King that he is not so sure of that and neither is the USWA Board of Directors as they have just announced Kerry VonErich as the new #1 contender for the World Title and that he will face Jerry The King Lawler at the Parade of Champions in the Cotton Bowl on July 1. Mercer reminds us that this is the David VonErich Memorial and how great it is that his brother will be getting a World Title shot at the event. Lawler: “Kerry Von Erich? Are you kidding me? He is the biggest nothing since the invention of zero.” He is not worth my time. I will destroy him in under a minute. All he can do is ride his daddy’s coattails. Fritz comes out and tells King that he is one of the most arrogant people he has ever met. Lawler shoots rights back and says it is not arrogance. It is ability and your son has none and I am the King. Fritz explains that around here he, is the King and he is tired of Lawler’s arrogance so why wait to the Cotton Bowl. He tells the fans that right here tonight we are going to have us a World Title Match. It will be Jerry Lawler vs Kerry VonErich. The crowd really pops as Lawler starts backtracking explaining that he wasn’t scheduled to wrestle and doesn’t have any of his attire. Fritz says you’re the King go buy some and we will see you in the ring in less than an hour. Lawler is furious and Bill Mercer kind of laughs and says lets’ get to the ring for our first match. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd blares through the speakers and the fans are go wild. It has only been one week since their arrival but after helping the VonErich’s last week, the crowd’s really got their backs. MATCH: THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (GORDY&ROBERTS) with MICHAEL HAYES VS THE NIGHTMARES Even though the Nightmares are good wrestlers this was a total squash. In less than 3 minutes, the Freebirds destroyed their opponents. The end came with a Piledriver by Terry Gordy on Nightmare #1. Bill Mercer heads over to the ring to interview the Freebirds. Terry Gordy begins by shaking Mercer’s hand and saying how great it is to be here in the USWA. He goes on basically declare war on all the heel teams in the area including The Outlaws, The Invaders and of course The World Champion Sheepherders. Buddy Jack takes the microphone next and announces they have been all around the country and nobody is running a promotion as great as the USWA and he can’t wait to let Freebird Mania run wild in all the upcoming cities. Michael Hayes is last and quickly announces “We are the toast of the coast, the sensation of the nation baby. Have you seen the record ticket sales since we arrived in the USWA? We have sold out the Omni. We have sold out the Superdome. We have sold out the Orange Bowl. You know why? Because fantasia will amaze ya, and what do we get? We get to come home Freebirds and what’s better than that jack! Nothing except one thing and that’s runnin down Bad Street with the VonErichs and knockin everyone else out of the way. Soon it will be the Freebirds with the World Tag Title and my man Kerry VonErich with the World Title. Take it to the bank, Jack! The high energy interview ends and the fans go wild but Michael Hayes comes back and adds, “One more thing to all the fine ladies here in Dallas tonight. The Freebirds really know how to make our jeans talk if you know what I mean.” Mercer is just laughing to himself as we go to break. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ Match: EDDIE GILBERT with SHERI MARTEL vs DUKE MYERS Sheri leads Gilbert to the ring and there are looking extremely confident. Eddie Gilbert will be getting a TNT title shot and Baby Doll will be barred from the ring for that match with Curt Hennig. As for the match it is rather quick and easy for Gilbert as he wins with a Top Rope Elbow Drop at about the 5 minute mark. Gilbert and Sheri head over to Bill Mercer and they are full of laughs. They both really hype up the fact that Baby Doll is in a neck brace after their last match when Eddie Gilbert nailed her with a DDT. Mercer says that the idea of what Gilbert did to a women really bothers him and he wonders if they would be acting like this is Hennig and Baby Doll were here right now. Both Gilbert and Sheri say of course they would. “Why would we be afraid of a punk like Hennig and a cripple like Baby Doll? The crowd really pops as Hennig and The Perfect 10, Baby Doll come charging out towards the interview area. Gilbert and Martel see that Baby Doll is no longer in a neck brace and that Hennig means business. Gilbert and Sheri beat a hasty retreat before the Perfect Team reaches them. Baby Doll and Hennig start to make chicken noises and continue to say that Martel and Gilbert are nothing but cowards. Baby Doll is not the least bit bothered that Gilbert nailed her with a DDT and makes a promise that if there is anything left of Gilbert or Martel after Curt gets through with them, that she will finish them off. Mercer reminds her that she will be barred from ringside that night and both Hennig and Baby Doll start to laugh. Hennig says that is not a problem as they have a surprise for those slugs and that Hennig and the Perfect Team will keep the TNT Championship for a long, long time. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: THE GREAT KABUKI with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK VS CHRIS COLT Bill Mercer reviews last week’s brutal match where Kabuki blinded not only his opponent, Joe Savaldi but also referee Rick Hazzard Before the match starts, Humperdink comes out and immediately tells everyone to “SHUT UP.” He also reviews last week but with a much different spin on things. He says “Last week was just the beginning. If Kabuki doesn’t get some respect around here and by respect, I mean title shots, we are going to hurt really hurt people. Kabuki can’t be stopped and I am sick and tired of Fritz VonErich running this promotion only to aid his sons’ careers. Okay, I am sick and tired of talking to you morons. Let’s get to the ring. Humperdink leads Kabuki to the ring where Chris Colt is already waiting. As for the match is brutal beyond belief. Kabuki nearly decapitates Colt with numerous martial arts moves. Kabuki finally ends the match but for the second week in a row, he doesn’t stop the beating. He goes into that dreaded spin and sprays the green mist into the eyes of Colt. Humperdink hits the ring and somehow manages to control his man before another match is reversed. Once order is restored, Ron Bass, Black Bart and Bobby Duncum come out to the interview desk where Bobby Duncum does all the talking. He is irate that the USWA has named Kerry VonErich the #1 contender for the World Title but they have not named the Outlaws the #1 contender for the World Tag Belts. He continues by saying after they beat the VonErich’s in a few minutes, they will have no choice but to give them a shot at the Sheepherders. Bill Mercer warns Duncum and the rest of the Outlaws that they better be careful what they ask for. The VonErich’s and the Sheepherders are two double tough teams. Duncum replies, “Mercer, you are about to see triple tough. Unnistand! Mercer turns it over to ring announcer Marc Lawrence for our next match. MATCH: THE OUTLAWS with BOBBY DUNCUM VS KEVIN & MIKE VON ERICH The match is a perfect heel/baby face showdown and both teams give the fans just what they want. The Outlaws were nasty and brutal and the VonErich brothers gave it right back. As Kevin VonErich climbs to the top rope to get ready to leap on Black Bart for the victory, Duncum rushes up to apron to distract the ref. As he does this, Ron Bass runs over and nails Kevin with the Cow Bell. Kevin falls to the mat as Bass pulls Bart on top of Kevin as the ref turns back to the action for the pin attempt. Bass makes sure Mike can’t make the save and Bill Mercer is shocked by this disgusting act by the Outlaws. Bass and Bart now continue to beat on Mike VonErich who is trying to hold his own against all three Outlaws. Bill Mercer and the crowd explode as nobody can believe their eyes. “It’s none other than the American Dream and he is back in Texas. Rhodes elbows Black Bart. Rhodes elbows Bass. Rhodes elbows Duncum. The ring is cleared and DUSTY RHODES is in charge. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ As we come out of break, Dusty Rhodes has joined Bill Mercer and Mercer simply asks him what has brought the American Dream to Texas and Rhodes takes it from there. Dusty Rhodes: “Let me tell ya sumthin Mr. Bill Mercer. I have been looking for Ronnie Bass for sumtime now and thanks WTBS I have found him. Ya see, I done nurtured him down in Florida. I taught him the ropes and then he decides to turn on me to help that devil Keebin Sullivan. Now he comes here with Black Bart and my old enemy Bobby Duncum and they go and call themselves the Outlaws. Well I am going to teach them somtin about OUTLAWING baby. Dusty stomps off and Bill Mercer says The Outlaws better watch themselves. Mercer now turns it over to ring announcer Marc Lawrence and today’s Main Event. MATCH: KERRY VONERICH VS THE USWA CHAMPION JERRY “THE KING” LAWLER (TITLE MATCH) As Kerry VonErich come out, Tom Sawyer blares from the speakers and the girls ooohh and aahhhh. That excitement comes to a quick end as the new champ, Jerry Lawler struts out wearing both the belt and a red King’s Crown on his head. The USWA fans can’t stand him after watching his behavior on WTBS for the past month or so. He has bad mouthed the fans, put bounties on the heads of wrestlers, hired goons to do his dirty work and threw a fireball in the face of Tommy Rich. This might be Dallas but it is still USWA and that is exactly what the fans are cheering. USWA, USWA!! As for the match, Lawler starts by basically keeping his distance and Kerry chasing him all over the ring. When the finally do lock up, Kerry is all over him. Lawler will be lucky to last one minute, never mind the 5 that he guaranteed victory in. Lawler does change the momentum for just a moment and his arrogance is evident as he taunts the fans and VonErich but he should have watched his mouth as Kerry connects with a Tornado Punch that sends the champ reeling. From there it is the Iron Claw locked in and it looks like we might have a now champ right here on TV. As ref Bronco Lubich is asking Lawler if he wants to submit, you can hear the crowd stirring. All of a sudden a man with a red and blue mask has hit the ring and is punishing Kerry with kicks and punches. VonErich is in trouble as Lawler gets ready to do some really damage. Mercer is heard saying, “Here we go with danger city. It’s piledriver action by Lawler.” As Lawler begins to set VonErich up for the piledriver, the crowd pops again as Michael Hayes hits the ring. He is going wild and takes both Lawler and the mask man out. Mercer is so excited. “Holy Cow, look at Hayes go. It’s woodshed city.” The show ends with Bill Mercer saying, “Lawler and the masked man have left the ring and they are running away. Michael Hayes has saved Kerry VonErich for the second time. This Freebird-VonErich alliance is growing rapidly. So long from Dallas, Texas.”

Loved it all. The USWA needs to find a way to get that belt back but will Lawler have it or Savage?

Nice to see Orndorff go babyface. You have so many great angles going. Keep it up.

Great job getting this all set up. Love your roster and your wording from the announcers is right on. I will say that I was not excited when you told me about moving to WWF just because I was always anti WWF even though I am from NY and I grew up on it. I just like the southern Wrastling scene better than the WWF but I must say that you are doing such GREAT JOB with it so far it brings back such memories that I am excited to read my WWF. I live in White Plains and loved the card being there and remember going to the County Center to see Andre vs Sgt. Slaughter and reading your promotion is like I was 10 years old and it is cool. I also commend you on getting the WWF roster in place. You made a lot of moves to get it pretty accurate. Keep it up!

Love the use of the video tapes in your tv show. Gives fans more insight on your big angles. Love Dr. D causing havoc and as I said before your heels are in charge and its fun to watch the baby faces scrambling a bit.

USWA WRESTLING: MID-SOUTH 6/9/1984: WTBS 6:05-7:05 TAPED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to Mid-South Wrestling from Shreveport, Louisiana and the Irish McNeil’s Boys Club here on WTBS. I am Jim Ross and my partner and President of Mid-South Wrestling is Cowboy Bill Watts.” Watts informs us that he is so excited to be here and gives us a quick rundown of tonight’s show. He goes on to inform us that this past Monday in the Mid-South Coliseum, Tommy Rich lost the USWA World Championship to Jerry Lawler. The crowd is shocked and upset at this announcement as a dejected Tommy Rich comes out to the interview desk. Cowboy Bill Watts says that he saw the video and from what he could tell, there was definitely a fast count be the referee. Tommy Rich begins by saying that he doesn’t want to make any excuses but he agrees that the refs count was a bit off but he expected that going up their to the corrupt promotion in Memphis, Tennessee. Rich continues by saying that Jerry Lawler threw him off his game in Dothan, Alabama with that fireball and he fell right into the trap of saying he would put the title on the line in the King’s Corrupt Palace also known as the Mid-South Coliseum. Cowboy Bill Watts says “Wildfire, if that fix was not bad enough, lets’ take a look at the rematch just three days later in The River City Arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The video begins and shows Wildfire has the King locked in the Sleeper in the middle of the ring but referee Pee Wee Anderson gets a little to close and as the King is trying to break the hold he is flailing around and he “accidentally” kicked Anderson where the sun don’t shine. With Anderson down, a man in a red and blue mask rushed into the ring and clobbered Rich with a chair to the back of the head. He then placed Lawler on top of Rich and scurried away as Peewee Anderson rolled over and made the three count. As the video ends us can all see and hear the anger in Rich’s voice. “Lawler! I knew you were nothing but a low done dirty dog but this is even too much for you. Now that you have the belt and that you keep it with you whenever you get disqualified, you are just going to wrestle with a bodyguard who doesn’t care if he gets caught. I am asking you, Cowboy Bill Watts to do something about this. We can’t have that piece of garbage run our belt from up there in Memphis where he owns the promotion, owns the refs, owns the fans, owns the police and owns just about everything. He is the Mafia of Memphis and we got to show him crime doesn’t pay down here in the Mid-South. Watts is about to respond when Mr. Wrestling II walks out. Mr. Wrestling II takes the microphone and begins. “WHAAA WHAAA WHAAA! All you are Tommy Rich is a big baby. I mean you lost twice and it is everyone’s fault but your own. I mean I am sick and tired of all you young want-a-be stars complaining all the time. Cowboy Bill Watts asks “What is up with you lately Mr. Wrestling II. You turn on your friends. You collect bounties. You are not the man we used to admire. Wrestling II responds, “What is up? What’s up is I am sick and tired of these young punks who haven’t even been in wrestling long enough to have a cup of coffee getting all the headlines. All the main events. All the title shots. I mean look at this punk Tommy Rich. Watts: Punk? You used to call him your friend. Wrestling II: That was when he showed me the respect that I deserve. I mean he is talentless. I taught him everything he knows but I had so little to work with. This week I went out and found two young wrestlers to join the Mr. Wrestling Club and they both have more talent that Tommy Rich and with my teaching they will be better than him in less than a month. Mr. Wrestling II continues “Last week on national TV I slapped you Tommy Rich and you just walked away. You know who walks away? A coward. That is all you are a coward. Rich is shaking with anger and explains that he walked away because he was hoping beyond hope that you would come to your senses and not throw away our friendship but I can see now that you have gone off the deep end. I am going to tell you one more thing. I am going to walk away again right now. Not because I am a coward but because I know the way I am feeling right now, I would end your career in we went at it. Rich storms off and Wrestling II continues with this idea that Rich is gutless. He explains that his new wrestling club is going to hurt Tommy Rich real bad and if you don’t believe me, let’s get to the ring right now and show you just how tough this sport can be. MATCH THE MR. WRESTLING CLUB VS BILLY TWO EAGLES & JOE LIGHTFOOT The most interesting part of this match was that the two wrestlers being managed by Mr. Wrestling II were wearing his identical outfit. They wore white shorts and a black and white mask but were definitely more muscular that Mr. Wrestling. Jim Ross really struggled to tell them apart and he called them Wrestling III and Wrestling IV. As far as the match goes, there was no denying the talent of the Mr. Wrestling Club. Wrestling III nailed Billy Two Eagles with a massive power slam but did not go for the pin. Instead his partner distracted the ref for a moment and Mr. Wrestling II threw that knee band into the ring. Mr. Wrestling III proceeded to strap it on and the nailed Eagles with a Million Dollar Knee Lift and Eagles was out. The ref made the three count as Ross and Watts debated if that knee guard was loaded or not. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Jim Ross gets us right to the ring for the next match. MATCH: THE RED ASSASSINS vs JOE SAVALDI & JEFF GOULDIE The Russian Assassin comes to the ring wearing his red mask with the Hammer and Sickle on it while the Cuban Assassin comes to the ring waving the flag of Cuba. The Assassins are fighting with the fans as they enter the ring and they have really evoked the Patriotic feelings of both the fans and Cowboy Bill Watts who is furious at the sight of these two commies. As far as the match goes, the Assassins continue their dominance in the USWA and control the match from start to finish. The Cuban Assassin finally locks in a sleeper on Joe Savaldi and puts him out of his misery. The Assassins are really jawing at the fans as the leave the ring. One of the fans, a lady gets right in their face and gives it right back to them. The Red Assassins threaten her and it seems like the Russian Assassin is going to hit her. He is pointing a finger in her face and this looks to be real trouble. Cowboy Bill Watts is beside himself on the microphone and tells the fans he has seen enough and he is going to put a stop to it. But before he can get there, The Fabulous Ones hit the scene. This week they get there before the Assassins can escape and they really give it to them. Both Keirn and Lane are throwing wild haymakers as the fans go wild. After a few minutes of getting a beating, The Red Assassins are able to run away to the safe confines of the locker room. Cowboy Bill Watts thanks the Fabulous Ones and says that these Red Assassins have to learn some respect for this great nation and these great fans here in the USWA. Keirn and Lane can’t agree more and say they are just the two guys who would love to teach those Reds all about what this great nation is all about. Once order is restored, Jim Ross gets us right back to the ring. He hypes up a team many of us on WTBS have been watching for a few weeks. He announces them as PYT and they come out to the ring with Michael Jackson blaring in the speakers. MATCH: PYT (Brickhouse House Brown & Sweet Brown Sugar) Vs THE WILD HOGS (King Harley Hogg & JR Hogg) The song along with the dancing ability of Brickhouse and Sugar have the crowd all amped up but this will be a tough match. The Wild Hogs weigh in at over 700 pounds and they love to brawl. After the Hogs have their way using some brutal brawling tactics, Brickhouse just goes nuts and takes complete control. He is all over the ring and has the Hogs on the ropes. Brickhouse tags in Sugar and they Irish Whip Jr Hogg and then nail him with a Double Missile Dropkick. Sugar goes for the pin while Brickhouse hits a standing drop kick on Harley Hogg. Ref Ronny West makes the count and the party starts all over again. PYT is met by Cowboy Bill Watts who hypes of that victory and tells them to just listen to these fans who are dancing all over the studio. Both members of PYT thank him and say they are going to give it their all and it doesn’t matter if it is Mid-South, Texas or Florida, they just love being a part of the USWA. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- Jim Ross and Cowboy Bill Watts are joined by Sir Oliver Humperdink and some of the members of The House of Humperdink: Abdullah the Butcher, Purple Haze, and The Botswana Man-Eater. Humperdink begins complaining right away about how his Stable is always mistreated in the USWA. He explains that in Florida they do everything they can to keep him and Kevin Sullivan down. He then turns to Watts and tells him that he isn’t treated any better in the Mid-South. He comes here with a stable of men that can’t be beaten and yet nobody mentions a title shot for the House of Humperdink. Watts tells Humperdink that there is a newcomer to Mid-South who would love to wrestle tonight and if Humperdink’s man wins, they can have a title shot right here on TV next week. Humperdink jumps at the chance and sends The Purple Haze into the ring. Humperdink then wants to know who this rookie is and what newcomer to wrestling would like their first match to be against The House of Humperdink. Watts just laughs….. THE HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK: PURPLE HAZE Vs ? Humperdink demands to know what is so funny as Watts just keeps cracking up. All of a sudden the fans go wild as walking to the ring is none other than CHIEF WAHOO McDANIEL. Humperdink begins screaming that Watts is a liar and Watts just simple responds that he said it was a new wrestler to Mid-South and not a new wrestler. Wahoo hits the ring like a house on fire and starts throwing kicks, punches and chops all over the ring. Jim Ross gives the fans a little background that Wahoo has been after the House of Humperdink for years and is taking all that emotion out of the Purple Haze. One big body slam after another has Humperdink beside himself. After a bad beating, Wahoo is ready to go for the pin but Humperdink sends in the rest of the House to attack Wahoo. Ref PeeWee Anderson calls for the bell and declares Wahoo the winner but he is in some trouble now as Abdullah and the Man-eater are on the attack. This could get real bad but the crowd goes wild as Tommy Rich and another wrestler hit the ring and go wild. Jim Ross really hypes up this other wrestler and tells us that is the legendary Rufus R Jones, better known as The Freight Train. The fan favorites have cleared the ring except for one man. SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK and they have him cornered. Rich connects with a huge right hand. Wahoo gives a chop to the chest that echoes throughout the studio. Jones whips him into the ring and connects with a shoulder block. As Humperdink gets up, The Freight Train comes off the ropes for another shoulder block. He then picks him up and WHAM! A huge head-butt has laid Humperdink out. Jim Ross announces to us that we must take a break to restore order. -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- As we come out of break, Rich, Wahoo and Rufus Jones are with Bill Watts. Wahoo and Jones explain to the fans that they have known Humperdink for years down in Florida and he always tries to play the numbers game but we are sick and tired of it. Wahoo continues to explain that he doesn’t care if it Miami, Dallas, New Orleans or some back country road, he is here to put an end to the reign of terror of the House of Humperdink. Tommy Rich finishes by explaining that “it is not just the bad guys who have friends. I have known Rufus and Wahoo a long time and when they called and explained things, I was ready to lend a helping hand. So whether it is Humperdink, Wrestling II or that scrub in Memphis, Jerry Lawler, We are coming for ya’ll. Jim Ross thanks them and hypes up tonight’s main event. MATCH: NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPION: HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS BIG RED REESE (TITLE MATCH) Big Red showed up last week to aid the Black Panther against the USWA North American Champion Hacksaw Butch Reed and in order to get revenge, Reed demanded this match tonight. It is going to be a tough one as Reese weighs over 410 pounds and The Black Panther has accompanied him to the ring. Jim Ross explains that Reed better have eyes in the back of his head with Ernie La, I mean The Black Panther at ringside. As far as the match goes, Reed is in control but has trouble getting the 400 pounder off his feet. Reed rushed in to the corner a bit too quickly and got caught with an elbow by Big Red. As Reed goes down in the corner, Big Reed distracts the ref and the Black Panther stomps on Reed with a Big Boot. Big Red now slowly climbs to the middle rope and he is trying to set up his Holy Ghost Splash but he takes too long and Reed escapes at the last second. It is now all Reed. He is throwing Haymaker after haymaker and he almost takes off the head of Big Red with a short armed clothesline. As Reed goes for the pin, the Black Panther hits the ring and starts stomping and chopping on Reed. It is now a 2-1 for about a minute and Reed is in real trouble. All of a sudden, the crowd at the Irish McNeil’s Boy’s Club and Jim Ross can barely control themselves. Ross: “Good God Almighty, Its JUNK YARD DOG.” The Mid-South legend has hit the ring and as JR says he is “stompin a mud hole and walking it dry.” He is all over the place and connects with a Big Thump on the Black Panther and he follows it up with 3 massive head-butts on Big Red. Panther and Big Red roll out of the ring as the Dog barks and the fans go insane. Their favorite is back and they can’t control themselves. JYD, who has not always been on the same side as Hacksaw, goes to Reed and helps him up. JYD puts out his hand and Reed hesitates but then shakes it firmly. Jim Ross really hypes up tonight’s show and the ideas that the fans have their Dog back in town as well as Wahoo McDaniel and the Freight Train, Rufus R Jones. As he reminds the fans to join us next time right here on WTBS he guarantees that BUSINESS IS ABOUT TO PICK UP! So long from Shreveport, Louisiana.

Great job and I agree with Sir Edger. It was a little trip down memory lane listening to The Brain and Gorilla go at it.

Love the minor card after the baseball game. God way to build up interest. Love your main events and Dino Bravo seems to be in trouble here as the heels are mounting an attack.

Great first show partner. Love the angles of new vs old. You have made the most of your roster on the very first show and have the right people leading the charge!

Great show. Love all the angles you have going.

LowBlow, If I could help you with anything just let me know. You have done so much work.

Just letting you know Alexis Smirnoff is on the USWA roster and he is not a free agent.

I have said it before but I will say it again. As far as professional wrestling in the United States you have a Hall of Fame roster and that tag team division is stacked. Just love hearing names like Funk, Bockwinkle and Race and then you throw in teams like the Midnight Express, Zambuie Express, O-Zone and the Youngbloods and each night has like 6 main events.

Love the card. I remember seeing something similar in Smoky Mountain Wrestling with the two heel teams and one face team feuding it out for the belt. Bob Sweetan could make any match great at any age. He just seems like a wrestlers wrestler and it would have been fun seeing him against Santana. Still waiting to see where Hogan is going. We are all in suspense.

That was a really fun read. Your heel stable seems to have had a great beginning here in Quebec and wondering how the babyfaces will match up. I know I said it before but I love the two langauges. I think you have found the perfect role for the Animal. I was always unsure what I would do if I ever had him on my roster and nothing compares to what you have done with him. Also love your future joint promotion idea with WWF as you have the perfect roster for it.

Looking forward to PNW wrestling. This is the most excited time I have seen in this game and I just wanted to thank you for joining.

Nice work. Enjoyed reading all your recent posts. Love the three team race for the belts.

USWA WRESTLING: TEXAS 6/2/1984: 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 organization, Fritz VonErich who has a major announcement to make. Fritz comes out and says it is a wonderful time to be a fan of USWA Wrestling. He goes on to discuss how many of the fans already know the organization has just acquired Mid-South Wrestling and Championship Wrestling from Florida. He also announces that the USWA has decided to have its next big wrestling extravaganza right here in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl on Sunday, July 1, 1984. Bill Mercer really hypes this up but Fritz says that is not all. The USWA has titled this event THE DAVID VON ERICH MEMORIAL PARADE OF CHAMPIONS. Fritz begins to break down as he goes in to say that his misses his son so much but this is the perfect way to honor him. He continues by saying David’s life centered around the wrestling ring and this is going to be the perfect way to honor his memory. Bill Mercer says this is going to be a great show and he can’t wait for July 1st. He moves on to hyping up tonight’s program and then takes us to the ring and announcer Marc Lawrence for our first match. Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd blares through the speakers and the fans are shocked. They have heard this before but have not seen the Freebirds in the Texas for a while. They also know this could be heaven or this could be hell. You never know what you get when Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Buddy Jack Roberts hit the scene. MATCH: THE FABULOUS FREEBIRDS (GORDY&ROBERTS) with MICHAEL HAYES VS KILLER BROOKS AND CHRIS COLT Even though Killer Brooks and Chris Colt are good wrestlers this was a total squash. In less than 3 minutes, the Freebirds destroyed their opponents. The end came with a Piledriver by Terry Gordy on Chris Colt. Bill Mercer heads over to the ring to interview the Freebirds. Terry Gordy begins by shaking Mercer’s hand and saying how great it is to be here in the USWA. He goes on to thank Watts, VonErich, and Ted Turner for giving them a chance in the USWA. He goes on to say that many promoters around the country have blackballed the Freebirds for wrapping too many chairs around people’s heads. He goes on to admit that they are not the greatest wrestler’s in the world but they are the greatest at swinging chairs and knocking heads. Buddy Jack takes the microphone next and announces they have been all around the country and all around the world and admits that there are a lot of people who don’t like them but there are a lot of people that do and it is great to be back in the south jack! Michael Hayes is last and quickly announces “the boys are back in town and we aint in town to mess around” as the young girls in the audience go wild. He continues to say “I have heard it through the grapevine that the Sheepherders are saying the Freebirds think this is MTV instead of wrastling. We know this is Wrastling baby right here on WTBS and tell the Sheepherders to get it together because when you come walking down that aisle you going to have to walk down Bad Street and like Bam Bam said a lot of people have tried to make it to the end of the block but nobody has and we nobody has reached Freebird Fantasia. Shine Up those belts boys because they are coming home. Now I got one more thing to say and it’s to Mr. Fritz Von Erich. We know you are hurtin right now. We know you lost your son and we are here for ya! Southern Pride, Family Pride all one in the same and we got your back Jack! ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ Match: TNT CHAMPION CURT HENNIG WITH BABY DOLL (in a neck brace) VS KEN TIMBS The crowd really amps it up for the champ and his manager. Ken Timbs tries to get the advantage by attacking before the bell and he is in control of the early part of the match but Hennig’s skill is just too great. In the end, it’s Hennig and the Bridging Cradle Plex for the victory. Hennig and Baby Doll are met by Bill Mercer and he first asks Baby Doll about her health and she informs us that she is very lucky not to have a broken neck. Mercer explains to us that the Perfect 10’s injury was caused by one of the most disgusting, heinous acts he has every witness and for those of you who missed it, let’s show you the tape from Dothan, Alabama. The tape shows Sheri Martel whipping Baby Doll into the ropes and then dropping down to the canvass as Baby Doll leaped over her only to be caught in a front face lock by Hot Stuff Eddie. Gilbert then changed the face lock into a nasty DDT. As we came back from the video, Hennig takes the microphone and threatens Sheri Martel and Eddie Gilbert and really questions how Eddie Gilbert was raised. He continues to say that he was taught that you NEVER put your hands on a women and anybody who does is low life scum. He says that he even though Baby Doll will be banned from ringside in his upcoming title bout against Gilbert, he is not worried as he has a surprise for that witch Sheri Martel. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: THE GREAT KABUKI with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK VS JOE SAVALDI Bill Mercer really hypes of the fact that The Great Kabuki has signed on to be part of the House of Humperdink and if he wasn’t tough enough before, now he will be double tough. Ross continues with “Say what you will about Sir Oliver Humperdink but he gets the most out of his stable of wrestlers. As for the match, The Great Kabuki was awesome and in complete control from the beginning to the end. The end comes after a nasty Thrust Kick to the throat of Salvadi. He continued the assault after the pin and as ref Rick Hazzard tried to pull him away from Salvadi, the Great Kabuki began to spin and POOF! Ross is heard saying “I can’t believe what I have just seen. The Great Kabuki has sprayed the green mist right into the eyes of the referee and he seems to be completely blinded. Humperdink is laughing like crazy as wrestlers and other officials rush to the ring. One of those in the ring is Fritz VonErich who gets on the microphone and is heard saying that he has personally reversed the decision and the winner of the match is Joe Savaldi. Humperdink goes wild and is screaming that he has no right to do that. VonErich warns him to get Kabuki out of the ring or he will do much more then declare Joe Savaldi the winner. Once order is restored, Ron Bass and Black Bart come out to the interview desk and Mercer wants to talk about their defeat at the hands of the VonErich’s last week in Dothan. Ron Bass tells him to watch his mouth and listen up. He explains that last week was a fluke but none the less they have gone out a hired themselves an adviser of sorts. Mercer asks who this adviser might be and out walks the cowboy hat wearing, tobacco spitting, nasty talking Bobby Duncum. Duncum goes on to say that this Outlaws here are already a tough tag team but they are missing one thing and that to know how to enjoy hurting people. Duncum goes on to say that these here boys are quick learners and to take a look at this next match. MATCH: THE OUTLAWS with BOBBY DUNCUM VS JEFF GOULDIE AND TED ALLEN As if the Outlaws were not brutal before, they are ruthless now. They just beat Gouldie and Allen from pillar to post and the end comes after a huge running leg drop by Black Bart on Jeff Gouldie. Bobby Duncum walks over and takes the mic from Bill Mercer and utters a few words. “I told you these boys are nasty. You unnastan now! Mercer replies I guess I understand! ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: KEVIN & KERRY VONERICH VS THE USWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS THE SHEEPHERDERS (NON-TITLE) As the VonErich’s come out, Tom Sawyer blares from the speakers and the girls ooohh and aahhhh. That excitement comes to a quick end as the Sheepherders storm out waving the New Zealand flag around. The fans are all over them and not because they are against New Zealand but they are against the Sheepherders using that flag pole as a weapon. As one would expect, the Sheepherders just go on the attack the second they enter the ring. This is a brawl from the beginning to the end. The action spills out on to the floor at times. It has all 4 men in the ring at once at times and is always chaotic scene. With TV time running out, the VonErich’s take control of the match. Kerry VonErich uses the Iron Claw and weakens Butch Miller. He then picks him up and WHAM! Kerry hits a huge Tornado Punch. He tags in his brother who quickly climbs to the Top Rope and nails Miller with a VonErich Top Rope Splash. As he goes for the pin, two masked men hit the ring and go right at the VonErich’s. Bill Mercer has no idea who they are but he does know that it is now 4-2 on the VonErichs are in trouble. All of sudden the crowd explodes as the Freebirds are rushing to the ring. Together the Freebirds and VonErich’s take the Sheepherders and the masked me to the Woodshed. Mercer is heard saying, “Holy Cow, look at Kerry and Bam Bam go.” As the show comes to a close, the heels are tossed to the floor and Michael Hayes walks right up to Kerry VonErich and extends his hand. Kerry is a little hesitant but at the urging of the crowd, reaches out as Bill Mercer really hypes up this union. The show ends with Bill Mercer saying, “Nobody who came to the Sportatorium tonight thought they would see the Fabulous Freebirds helping the VonErich brothers. What a great moment in Texas wrestling history. So long from Dallas, Texas.”

USWA is sending Bam Bam Bigelow and Adrian Adonis to the Mid-Atlantic in exchange for JYD and Wahoo McDaniel

Sorry when I sent you my new roster I left off the talent part. Whenever you get a chance, add Cowboy Bill Watts to the promoter list. Watts will also be one of my regular announcers. You can remove Ted Turner from the list.

USWA WRESTLING: MID-SOUTH 6/2/1984: WTBS 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA “Hello again everybody. Welcome to Mid-South Wrestling from Shreveport, Louisiana and the Irish McNeil’s Boys Club here on WTBS. I am Jim Ross and we have had a very interesting week here in Mid-South and let’s call in my partner and President of Mid-South Wrestling, Cowboy Bill Watts.” Cowboy Bill Watt’s comes and thanks Jim Ross and then gets down to business. He begins with the subject of Vince McMahon and you can tell he is spitting mad. He informs the listeners that McMahon has high jacked many of the wrestlers here in the Mid-South and has brought them north to the WWF. Watts says that there are three things that he holds most high: Nation, God and Family and he understands that Vince just lost his father and is trying to honor him but this was the wrong way to go about it. Watts then turns his attention to Eddie Graham, Fritz VonErich and Ted Turner. He says that all three of them reached out to him and asked him to bring Mid-South Wrestling into the USWA and gave him everything that he could have wanted. He explains that Mid-South Wrestling, Championship Wresting from Florida and Texas Championship Wrestling will now all be equal partners in the USWA and that together, they will ring the best product in all of wrestling to the great fans of the south. Watts then reaches out and thanks Ted Turner for making this all possible and for giving him a weekly show on the Superstation, WTBS. Jim Ross hypes all of this up and asks Cowboy why he thinks Turner gave him so much? Watts says there is only one reason. While Mr. Turner is giving Mid-South a new home, we are giving him the greatest fans in all of wrestling. From New Orleans to Baton Rouge to Oklahoma City and to all of the other great cities we visit, you are truly the best and for that I thank you. Watts continues by saying that Mid-South fans can expect to see some great action in the upcoming weeks and that they should be ready for anything. He says they will be welcoming back some old friends and they will also see a lot of new talent in the coming weeks. Watts now explains that Vince McMahon may have stolen many wrestlers from Mid-South but he can’t steal the North American Title. He continues by saying that there was a one night tournament this past Thursday for the vacant USWA North American Title and Hacksaw Butch Reed defeated Dr. D David Schultz to win the belt. Ross asks if that means that Reed is now the USWA North American Title holder as well as the USWA National Champion. Watts explains that according to USWA rules, a wrestler can only hold one title at a time. He continues to explain that Reed decided to keep the North American Title and his reasoning was that Mid-South Wrestling is where he got his start and this is what he hold most near and dear to his heart. Watts finishes the segment that the USWA Board of Directors will shortly decide who the two top contenders are for the USWA National title. Ross really hypes this up as we go to the first break. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, the USWA World Champion, Tommy Rich has joined Jim Ross and Cowboy Bill Watts at the interview desk. Rich explains how excited he is to be in the Mid-South as he has heard nothing but good things about the fans here. Ross asks how he is feeling after his recent match with Jerry “The King Lawler” where Lawler threw a fireball and severly burned his face. Rich explains that he is feeling pretty good and will be out of action for just a couple of days but he can’t wait to get his hands on that piece of garbage Jerry Lawler. Rich goes so far as to say if Lawler won’t come to him, he is going to Memphis, Tennessee to get his revenge. Ross asks if Wildfire can stay for the first match and Rich says he would love to. MATCH: MR. WRESTLING II VS JOSH STROUD Even though Wrestling II has not been in the Mid-South for a few months, the fans have not forgiven him from his last stint here where he turned on them. What is also obvious is that Rich has not forgiven him either for turning on him just a couple of weeks ago when he tried to collect the bounty placed on Rich by Jerry Lawler. Throughout the match, Rich has nothing nice to say about Wrestling II but there is no denying that he still has a lot of talent. Stroud is a young athletic black wrestler who appears to be in great shape but he could get nothing going against II. The math ends when Wrestling II puts some strap over his knee and hits Stroud with the Million Dollar Knee lift and gains the pin. Wildfire is yelling that Wrestling II has a loaded knee guard and that there is now way that he could knock Stroud out with one knee lift. He says if the doctor’s had not banned him from wrestling tonight, he would put a stop to this. Wrestling II leaves the ring and heads right over to Rich and Ross. Wildfire questions Wrestling II’s tactics in that last match and Wrestling II tells Rich to Shut Up! He is sick and tired of these young know it all’s and that Rich should be thanking him for showing him everything he knows. Rich really turns it up now and asks if he should thank him for turning on him and if he should thank him for collecting Jerry Lawler’s money to try and take him out. Rich now gets nasty and says he guesses that he kind of understands because you know you are collecting some of your last paychecks you over the hill nobody. SLAP! Wrestling II whacks Wildfire right across the face and Rich covers up as that must really have hurt that burned face. Ross says that will be enough as Wildfire says he better leave before he does something he will regret. He walks off set almost shaking in anger. Wrestling II: That is your World Champion folks. I mean where I come from you’d rather be hit, kicked, anything but slapped. That’s not man. Tommy Rich is nothing but a sissy. . Jim Ross takes us to break wondering if Mr. Wrestling II has a conscience. If he has a heart. If he has a soul. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- MATCH: THE BLACK PANTHER VS BILLY TWO EAGLES AND JOE LIGHTFOOT Jim Ross explains that this next match will be a handicap match and that it will feature newcomer Black Panther who demanded that he face two men at once as there is nobody in the USWA who could beat him one on one. When The Black Panther enters the ring he is wearing a black mask and one thing is evident. He is huge and appears to be almost 7 feet tall and must weigh near 350 pounds. As the match begins, The Black Panther chops, slams and chokes his way to completely control. Hacksaw Butch Reed comes to the interview desk and starts to complain to Cowboy Bill Watts that this Black Panther is none other than Ernie Ladd who is banned from the USWA for 30 days as punishment for losing their last match. Cowboy Bill Watts explains that all he knows is that he recently signed The Black Panther to wrestle here in the Mid-South and while he does resemble Ernie Ladd in style, size and mannerisms, unless someone takes that mask off and proves it is Ernie Ladd, he has no power to do anything. He continues to explain that if it is indeed proven to be Ernie Ladd, he will personally suspend Ladd from the USWA for an entire year. Reed says well this will take nothing but a minute and heads to the ring just as The Black Panther catches Joe Lightfoot with a Big Boot and makes the cover for the victory. Reed enters the ring and Hacksaw and The Black Panther are going at it. Reed catches him with a haymaker and goes right for the mask. It is halfway off when Jim Ross yells, “Good God almighty. It is Big Red Reese and business is about to pick up.” Reese hits the ring and attacks Hacksaw from behind. Together, The Black Panther and Big Red weigh over 750 pounds and they are using it to their advantage. The Black Panther is holding Reed’s legs as Reese comes off the ropes for a Holy Ghost Splash. That is 410 pounds crashing down on to the chest of Reed. He is just laying their motionless as all of a sudden the crowd erupts as wrestlers and officials pour in from the back. The Black Panther an Big Red escape just in the nick of time. Once order is restored, Jim Ross brings us right back to the ring for our next match. MATCH: THE RED ASSASSINS (ALEXIS SMIRNOFF & FIDEL SIERRA) vs DUKE MYERS AND JR HOGG The Russian Assassin comes to the ring wearing a red mask with the Hammer and Sickle on it while the Cuban Assassin comes to the ring waving the Cuban flag. Both these Assassins are well over 6’0 tall and weigh in excess of 250 pounds with muscle to spare. The fans are as angry as a hornet’s nest with this Anti-American display. They are not the only ones who are angry as Bill Watts does not hold back and calls them commies on a few occasions. Watts is so much about God and country that he can’t keep his feelings to himself. As far as the match goes, the assassins are in control from start to finish as they use their brutal tactics to beat Myers and Hogg all over the ring. The Russian Assassin finally puts an end to this match when he nails Myers with a Heart Punch. The Assassins continue to stomp on their opponents for a few minutes until Stan Lane and Steve Keirn rush the ring to the roar of the crowd. The Assassins decide discretion is the better part of valor and high tail it back to the locker room as the Fabulous Ones help Myers and Hogg to their feet and then join Jim Ross at the announcer’s table. The Fabulous Ones make it clear that they will not let anyone show up this great country and if you commies are looking for a fight, well then you have found it! -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- MATCH: BRETT AND BUZZ SAWYER VS THE PURPLE HAZE AND ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK Sir Oliver Humperdink is at the interview desk and is verbally attacking Dusty Rhodes and his “family.” Ross responds by asking Humperdink to focus on the match at hand. Humperdink responds by saying this won’t be much of a match as his House is going to put the Sawyers through the mat. Ross is obviously upset that he has to spend this match with Humperdink responds with, “We’ll have to see about that. The Sawyers are double tough.” Abdullah and Haze don’t wait for the bell and attack as soon as they are in the ring. This doesn’t bother the Sawyers one bit as they are ready for them. This is a typical match. Well typical match that includes these four men. There is almost no wrestling but the violence is tremendous. From the biting to the forks to the chairs, ref Scrappy McGowan has no control. After Buzz Sawyer connected with a huge Top Rope Splash on Abdullah and looked to have the pin but Purple Haze made the save. All of a sudden, Humperdink wasn’t so comfortable with the tag match any more, calls for re-enforcements and out comes the 400 pound Botswana Man-Eater. From the face paint to the belly slapping, he is just scary. The 3-2 advantage is all the House of Humperdink needs. Scrappy has called for the bell and disqualified Humperdink’s men but they don’t seem to care about that. The have Buzz Sawyer stretched out on the canvass as the Man-Eater climbs to the top rope. If he nails this splash, Buzz Sawyer will be joining Tommy Rich with broken ribs. Just as he was about to leap, the crowd roars. Bam Bam Bigelow has hit the scene and has pushed the Man-Eater off the ropes and he crashes onto the mat. Bigelow now goes wild and power slams Purple Haze and drop kicks Abdullah right through the ropes. As Jim Ross closes the show, Bigelow is in the ring daring any of Humperdink’s men to come in for the fight of their lives. Humperdink himself is demanding that his men head for the locker room. They all play a bit of cat and mouse but none of them has the guts to face Bigelow who is enraged in the ring. Jim Ross reminds the fans to join us next time right here on WTBS. So long from Shreveport, Louisiana.

Very cool with the translation. Valentine at the center of a problem. Perfect!