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USWA WRESTLING: 4/28/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA The show opens with a VTR Tommy Rich winning the World Title over Austin Idol and then a second tape of Rich and Lawler losing the World Titles to the Shogunate. “Hello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Gordon Solie and we have a jam packed show tonight. Gordon Solie welcome Wildfire Rich to the set and as Tommy comes to the set, it is obvious that he has something on his mind. Gordon congratulations him on winning the World Title but he goes on and also reminds the fans that just after that victory, Tommy and Jerry the King Lawler lost the World Tag Titles to Mr. Saito and Killer Khan. Tommy shakes his head and is obviously upset. He is talking low and dejectedly. He goes on to say he would just like to say he is sorry to the fans of Memphis and to his great buddy Jerry Lawler. He takes full blame for losing the Tag titles and says he hopes Jerry Lawler can forgive him. Gordon Solie makes the fans day when he says “tonight our Main Event will be the rematch for the USWA World Tag Team Titles. It will be Jerry Lawler and Wildfire Rich vs Mr. Saito and Killer Khan. Tommy Rich is still just shaking his head and says he doesn’t think Lawler is even going to show up tonight. The fans in Atlanta notice that Lawler is now coming to the set and they erupt because they know that there main event will now take place. Lawler begins by saying “How big it is of you to take responsibility for the tag lose.” Wildfire again says he is sorry and he will do everything in his power to regain those tag titles. Lawler just shakes his head. “You dumb hick! Can’t you tell sarcasm when you hear it. What you did last Monday night was the most selfish act I have ever seen. I will NEVER be your partner again. Last week I was upset that you were named the #1 contender to the World Title because I knew you were going to beat Idol and then it would bother me when I took the title from you because we were friends. Now it is going to my pleasure taking that belt from a punk like you. Wildfire now begins to fight back as Solie tries to keep order. Rich continues about how he made a mistake but if you can’t get over one mistake then you’re not half the man I thought you were. He continues by saying that you might be the King of Memphis but here in Atlanta GA, I am the King and if you think I am just going to bow down and kiss your stinking feet, you got another thing coming. Lawler responds, “There is just one more thing.” WHAM! Lawler sucker punches Rich and walks off set. Rich looks dejectedly at the ground. As they head to break, it is Gordon Solie who wonders if Lawler and Rich can get back on the same page for tonight’s main event. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ Gordon Solie gives a rundown of tonight’s show and gives a quick review on the wrestling spectacular that took place in Memphis on April 23rd before welcoming in the Sir Oliver Humperdink and his “House.” Solie notices that Humperdink is joined by Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez but not Crusher Ottman who was beaten last Monday by Bam Bam Bigelow. Solie mentions this to Humperdink who goes on the tell Solie “How smart you must be to state the obvious.” He goes on to say that he is done with the fat tube of garbage Ottman. How can he allow some worthless piece of garbage that can’t even beat Bigelow in his stable. He continues on by saying that he is in search of new stable members and has a mega deal in the works. He tells Solie to watch the destruction that is about to take place in the ring. MATCH: Hercules Hernandez with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Brett Wayne This is a total squash match where Hercules just throws Wayne from pillar to post. The end comes after Wayne frantically submits after being tortured in the Backbreaker Rack. The ref continues to call for the bell but Hernandez refuses to release the hold. It goes on and on until finally the ref reverses his decision and declares Wayne the winner. This means little to Hernandez and Humperdink. Humperdink is heard screaming “break him in half.” Buzz Sawyer hits the ring and the fans think that Wayne is in for more torture but Mad Dog goes completely berserk on Hernandez. Crusher Ottman hits the scene and does the same to Humperdink. The beatings go on for quite some time until Hernandez and Humperdink escape to the locker room. Sawyer helps Wayne to his feet and gives him an embrace. The crowd is confused. Ottman puts his hand out to Sawyer who looks at it for a minute before shaking it. The three then head to the interview desk. Sawyer grabs the mic and just begins screaming, “I told you. I told you. Anybody else! Anybody else.” Solie asks Sawyer to explain. Sawyer goes on to say that family is family and he told Humperdink not to do what he just did. Solie again seems confused and asks for more information. Buzz goes on to say that this is his younger brother and that Humperdink was told to go easy on him. Solie and the fans are in shock and they feel sorry for Sawyer and his brother. Ottman goes on to say that if the Sawyers will allow it, he would like to help them rid wrestling of Humperdink. They all shake hands as the Atlanta fans can’t believe that Sawyer is on their side now. WOW! What will the champ think about this one? ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ As we come out of break, we again see Tommy Rich at the interview desk. Tommy informs us that we he went back to the locker room to again try and patch things up with Lawler but Lawler had already left the building. All of a sudden, Eddie Graham walks on to the set. Gordon Solie welcomes Graham to the USWA. These two have a great working relationship due to Solie’s time in Championship Wrestling from Florida. Eddie thanks Gordon and says he has two huge announcements. First, he tells everyone that Jerry Jarrett and the USWA have parted ways. He then goes on to announce that he will be the new temporary President of the USWA and that he is so excited to be a part of the newest and brightest wrestling organization around. Gordon Solie seems surprised but is excited. He then asks if that is why he is solo tonight and that Lance Russell is not here. Graham informs him that there will be a lot of changes here in the USWA. Those changes will include roster changes, personal changes and venue changes. He tells the fans throughout Florida, Alabama and Georgia to get ready for the best wrestling show in the business. He says the USWA has nothing but respect for Mr. Jerry Jarrett and they wish him well and hope that they can continue together in some form of a working relationship. Graham goes on and talks about the second big announcement. He says he heard that Jerry Lawler has left the studio and that Tommy Rich should not be punished for Lawler’s actions and neither should the fans in studio or at home be punished. He says there will be a WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH RIGHT HERE TONIGHT! Rich asks Graham who his partner will be and Graham goes over to Wildfire and whispers into his ear and a smile from ear to ear comes across Rich’s face. The fans are all a buzz and these announcements and wonder who Tommy will be partner with tonight. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: MIKE GRAHAM VS TED ALLEN Gordon Solie is excited and puts over newcomer Mike Graham in a big way and says he knows Mike well from his days announcing in Florida and tells the fans they are in for a treat. As for the match it is pretty long and drawn out with a lot of technical moves. After a while, Ted Allen tired of this style and tried surprising Mike with an uppercut in the corner. Graham ducked under this and then decided what was good for the goose was good for the gander and went wild on Allen. The end comes when Graham put Allen into the Figure 4 and forced the submission. Graham went over to Solie and said how wonderful it was to be here in the USWA. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ Piper’s Pit with Special Guests: Eddie Graham Roddy Piper makes his way out to the set and sits in one of the two chairs that are there. The Sheepherders follow Piper out and are standing behind him with their arms folded. Piper has his USWA NATIONAL TITLE around his waist as a VTR begins to play. It is of Piper winning the belt last week over Tony Atlas but it is a doctored tape and only shows the legal things Piper did and the ref making the 3 count. It leaves out him using the ether soaked towel to knock out Atlas. Piper then goes on to say that this next guest was not scheduled but has demanded that he come on to Piper’s Pit tonight. Piper continues by saying once you win the title everyone wants to come up to you and shake your hand. Eddie Graham comes out and Piper is being phony to his new boss right away. Graham tells Piper to pipe down and this will be quick. First of all, Eddie says that he disagrees with the tactics Piper is using and he better change his ways. Graham also demands that Piper wrestle Tony Atlas right here on WTBS tomorrow night and if Piper is disqualified for any reason, he will lose the belt. Graham than proceeds to walk of set and Piper is furious and is muttering to himself. It is the first time Piper has been at a loss for words and is duped on his own Piper’s Pit. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: Hacksaw Butch Reed s Wendell Cooley While the fans are really behind Reed, by the end of this one the crowd almost felt sorry for the rookie Wendell Cooley. Reed hit him with ever major move you could think of before ending it was a Gorilla Press Slam. The match took less than 3 minutes but it must have felt like an eternity to Cooley. Reed makes his way to Solie and he is in a foul mood. He is yelling about how he is sick and tired of Ernie Ladd and anyone stupid enough to follow him. He demands a match against Ladd right here tomorrow night with Ladd. All of a sudden Ron Fuller appears and agrees with Reed and tells him that he will sanction any type of match for tonight and asks Reed what he wants. Reed thinks a minute before shooting out…. Taped Fist Match! The crowd begins to stir as Ernie Ladd comes to the set. “So punk, you want a taped fist match! You got it you big dumb muscled bound nothing. I am 6’9 and I will pound you into the ground. The two get into each other’s faces but cooler heads prevail. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ Match: The Sheepherders vs Ricky Gibson and Rick McGraw The Sheepherders, fresh off of losing the National Tag Titles, really put it on Gibson and McGraw. The match is brutal from beginning to end and the fans are amazed that the Fabulous Ones beat them. After the match, the Sheepherders head to the interview desk where they are pacing and screaming about how the Fabulous Ones cheated and they don’t know who they messed with. Solie takes a risk here and asks the Sheepherders if they have ever broken the rules. Both Williams and Miller threaten Solie and really let him have it verbally. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MAIN EVENT MATCH USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE Mr. Saito & Killer Khan vs Tommy Wildfire Rich & A Mystery Partner The champs are first to enter the ring and they are very confident and let the fans have it on the way to the ring. The fans seem really excited for this one and give it right back to them. Wildfire comes to the ring next and he is alone. The Shogunate begin to close in before the bell but all of a sudden there is a ROAR form the crowd. Gordon Solie is hear saying, And it looks like… yes…. It is indeed… “THE AMERICAN DREAM DUSTY” RHODES! The Shogunate quickly back pedal to the corner and are in complete shock! The bell sounds and it is Wildfire and Saito who are the legal men as Dusty stomps on the apron to get the crowd going even more. It was this energy that carried Rich and Dusty to have most of the momentum in the early part of the match. This momentum changed as Saito was able to catch Dusty off guard with a huge chop to the forehead. It was now the villains turn to take control. They used some nasty double team moves to put Dusty in a bad way. Khan tagged in Saito and Saito grabbed Dusty by the arms. Khan spins around and goes to spray The Asian Green Mist into the eyes of Dusty but he ducks under and Khan actually sprays Saito. Dusty turns and nails Saito with a Bionic Elbow which had Saito stumbling. Dusty leans out and tags in Rich who hits the ropes and nails Saito with a Lou Thesz Press and goes for the cover. As the ref begins the count Khan rushes over. WHAM…… Dusty hits Khan with another Bionic Elbow as the ref counts 3! Solie really puts a lot of energy into this one. “AND WE HAVE NEW WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS. WHAT A NIGHT. EDDIE GRAHAM HAS THIS ALL MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW NIGHT RIGHT HERE ON WTBS!

There has been another meeting of the minds in USWA and it appears that Ted Turner and Jerry Jarrett are at such odds that Jarrett may return to Memphis. Turner admits that he does not know enough of the wrestling business and continues to meet with Bill Watts and Eddie Graham in search of a new USWA President in case Jarrett does bolt. The most interesting name to come out of the USWA rumor mill today was Ron Fuller. Fuller and Turner recently split over the idea that Turner wanted growth and a focus on Georgia while Fuller beliefs in a smaller homegrown roster with a focus on Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. In the two months since Fuller left the USWA he has built a great roster and promotion in Alabama but has recently lost his television contract. The reason for no TV is the rapid growth of USWA on TBS. If the two could agree on a few things, they may be able to reunite. Turner would have to accept Fuller's love of Alabama and Fuller would have to be able to accept the idea of a superstar stacked roster that appeals to all viewers. Again, we will have to wait and see. Will the president of the USWA be Jerry Jarrett, Eddie Graham, Ron Fuller or Bill Watts?

USWA requests Hansen & Brody on May 1,8,15,22,27,29 USWA requests Abdullah on May 3,10,17,24,27,31

I have also reached out for new writers but have not had any luck as of now. I would be all in for the 10 man draft.

Great shows. Loved the Billy Jack/Adrian Street match. Street dodging the cow bell and winning on a roll up was fun. Jimmy Garvin winning a Abttle Royal against those monsters was cool. I really wish WWF would have called you long time ago. The way you use Hogan is priceless. It s the same match they used but your results vary perfectly. He wins. He loses. It just makes it so much fun. I am not a Hogan fan but when I read your matches I find myself very interested because I don;t know the results like I did in real life. Keep up the great work!

Sorry about that. I actually meant May 1. I am only in my forties and a teacher. You would think I would know how many days are in a month.

Thank you guys for the kind words. I am really enjoying this on all fronts especially reading what you guys produce.

Love all your main events but especially with Savage walking out on Flair. This could be the start of something huge!

Very fun show that as always focused on your feuds and your top stars. You have so many ways to play out these angles that I can't wait to see which way you go. Great work.

The news and rumors are coming fast and furious for the USWA and it is hard to tell which is which. Financially, the recent mega-show in the Mid-South Coliseum was a huge success and its TV ratings were through the roof but not everyone in the organizations seems thrilled. In fact, Jerry Jarrett went nuts and was furious at Tommy Rich for not being in shape enough to compete in the two matches that he had. Jarrett had no problem allowing the World Title to go to Rich but then when he just quit in the tag team title match and threw in the towel, Jarrett couldn't believe it. People who were around him said that he could not believe Rich allowed The King to lose his title in Memphis and that Rich deserved to be beaten by the wild mob that almost rushed the ring. Jarrett and Turner were already having problems. Turner thinks that Jarrett is a one town hick who can only survive in Memphis while Jarrett believes Turner to be too egotistical and has no clue on how to run a wrestling business. Turner seems in hurry to control all of the wrestling in the Deep South and believes that Jarrett can be replaced. It is rumored that he has already spoken with Eddie Graham, Ron Fuller and Bill Watts who have a lot of connections in this industry. Turner loves the attention TNT Wrestling is getting and believes growth for the USWA on the success of Fritz. He is trying everything in his power to help expand the roster of TNT and bring back some hometown stars to the program. We will just have to wait to see what shakes out for the USWA!

In just a short time you have amassed an awesome roster and they are all doing great work. Freebirds to Flair to The RnR Express to Barry Windham toKmal to JYD to the Macho Man. This seems like a Hall of Fame of 1984 and each one is so fun to follow.

Hate to see you go and wish you well. I really enjoyed your work and thought you used the idea of a small roster to perfection.

USWA would The Butcher on April 28th.

I am sorry but my roster will be in a bit of flux over the next few days with a number of changes: First: USWA will be releasing Alexis Smirnoff, Chris Markov, and The Spoiler I will be adding Carlos Colon and moving Brett Wayne Sawyer into a regular spot. I will figure out the rest later.

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- UNITED STATES NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- Tony Atlas: (1): 2/23/84-4/32/84 Roddy Piper: (1): 4/23/84- UNITED STATES SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION- VACANT (Last Champ: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1)) 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 UNITED STATES NATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLES- The Sheepherders (1): 2/23/84- 4/23/84 The Fabulous Ones (1): 4/23/84- TNT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION EDDIE GILBERT: (1): 4/23/84-

There are serious rumors coming out of USWA Wrestling that Jerry Jarrett and Ted Turner are having difficulty co-existing. Jarrett is said to be furious about the lack of respect that some of his Memphis based wrestlers are getting, especially the King, Jerry Lawler who seems to be second fiddle to the "Hero of Georgia Championship Wrestling, Tommy Rich. Jarrett also heard that Turner has been having meetings with Bill Watts in an attempt to grow USWA and maybe even to become the President of the Company. Jarrett is the current President and believes that Turner's ego and his desire to run the first truly national program is clouding his vision. Jarrett may also be jealous of Fritz Von Erich whose weekly show, TNT, has opened to great ratings when you consider its small roster and small budget. It has done so well that Fritz is looking to expand this roster and everyone knows he would love to find away to bring back his sons. Fritz is also looking to expand out of the Dallas area. Fritz knows that the easiest way to increase ratings is to bring back legendary World Class Championship Wrestling announcer Bill Mercer and he is in the process of doing exactly that. This made Turner wonder why he has to pay for both Lance Russell and Gordon Solie. Look for changes is the TV structure and the broadcast structure in the near future. In efforts to cut costs, Turner is also said to be looking for a new home base for his TV promotions. He understands Atlanta is the center of his empire but he also knows their are cheaper venues around. Turner said he will never give up the Omni as one of his major venues, but in terms of the weekly TV show, he says it is expensive going back and forth between Atlanta and Memphis.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/23/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 7:05-10:05 LIVE FROM THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to MEMPHIS ROUNDHOUSE REVIVAL and USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie. This is the second prime time special here on WTBS and it is going to be amazing. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to the ring.” BAM BAM BIGELOW VS CRUSHER OTTMAN with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK (STEEL CAGE) Now these are two big men going out it as both Ottman and Bigelow are over 380 pounds. This feud has been boiling for a few weeks now but so far Ottman has always come out on top. The reason it is in a cage is of course, Sir Oliver Humperdink who can’t seem to not get involved. As for the match, the crowd really loves to see these two throw each other into the steal and watch it buckle under their weight. The match is full of huge moves that has the crowd excited from the get go. After about 10 minutes, Ottman seemed to take control and caught Bigelow in a Bearhug and than ran him back first into the cage. Bigelow was in trouble but somehow rolled out of the way of Ottman’s running splash. As both men staggered to their feet, the crowd was awed at Bigelow’s agility as he caught Ottman with an Ensuiguri Kick. Ottman was in serious trouble as Bigelow climbed to the top rope. He looked up at the top of the cage and seemed to think for a moment and thought better of the climb. Instead he connected with a Moonsault off the top rope. The crowd went wild as Bigelow asked ref Jerry Calhoun to open the cage door. With confidence and Ottman still out on the mat, Bigelow walked through the door for the victory. A great match that had the crowd going wild and Humperdink angry at his man. The only problem was that this was the first match of the night and now there was a short break to take down the cage. Bigelow did his best to entertain the crowd by doing an interview with Gordon Solie and then running laps around the ring and up and down the aisles giving high fives to the fans. He actually got the crowd so into it that they started doing the wave! COMMERCIAL BREAK BRUSIER BRODY & STAN HANSEN VS THE BRUISE BROTHERS (Dream Machine/Cash) (Winner will get a USWA Tag Title shot on Next TNT Show) While these are not wrestlers who are part of the USWA roster, they are no strangers to Memphis. The crowd is a bit torn as they are used to rooting for Brody and The Dream Machine but they are also used to hating Cash and Hansen. In terms of support both teams get about 50 percent but as for the match it is a wild brawl from beginning to end. There seemed to be as much action outside the ring as there was in it. Each team had their ups and downs and it was really entertaining for all involved. The end came with Dream and Brody brawling on the outside and the legal men, Cash and Hansen going at it inside the ring. Hansen ducked under a huge clothesline from Cash and came off the ropes with his own Lariat that nearly took the head off of Cash. That was all that was probably needed but he scooped up Cash and slammed him to the mat with a powerbomb. At the same time, Brody was able to catch Dream Machine with a Mauling Knee Smash that left Dream unable to make the save on his partner as Hansen got the three count. Lance Russell puts over the match and says, “This win guarantees Brody and Hansen a USWA Tag Title Match tomorrow night in the Sportatorium against the winners of Rich and Lawler against Saito and Khan.” Brody and Hansen come over for a quick word and say it doesn’t matter, they will crush either team. COMMERCIAL BREAK FT. BRAGG BROTHERHOOD VS THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS with Rock Riddle Pvt. Kernodle and Cpl. Kirchner recently took offense to Dirty Dutch and Bobby Jaggers saying that they are cowards are not worthy of the Army tags they have given themselves. Riddle continued to say that if they were true heroes they would be still be in the Army and not hiding here pretending to be heroes. As for the match, it was pretty even until “Dirty” Dutch lived up to his name and raked the eyes of Kernodle. While ref Paul Morton was admonishing him for this, Riddle pulled the legs of Kirchner off the apron which caused him to hit his head on the concrete floor. With Kirchner out, Jaggers and Dutch used some quick and dirty double team tactics to gain control. Dutch thought he had Kernodle right where he wanted as he picked him up by his hair. It looked like Dutch was going for a neckbreaker but Kernodle slipped out of it. It was now his turn for an eye rake. He quickly rolled up Dutch with an inside cradle for the 1…2..3. Riddle was beside himself as he complaining about the eye rake. Paul Morton just waved his hands at Riddle and was heard saying, “Are you kidding. Did you watch the math at all?” By now, Kirchner had recovered enough to join in the celebration with Kernodle. In a quick interview with Solie, the Ft. Bragg Brotherhood said they take great pride in the time they spent in the service and that they would do anything for this country. If the Kansas Jayhawks or anyone else has anything to say, they have no problem settling the dispute in the squared circle. COMMERCIAL BREAK TNT TITLE MATCH HOT STUFF EDDIE GILBERT with SHERI MARTEL VS SUPERSTAR DUNDEE with BABY DOLL This match is to crown the first ever TNT Champion but the crowd is as interested in seeing if Baby Doll and Sheri Martel go at it again. Hot Stuff by Donna Summers blares as Gilbert makes his way to the ring to a chorus of boos. These Memphis fans really love their Superstar. The match is high energy with a lot of back and forth action. Baby Doll and Sheri encourage their men but for the most part stay out of the match. That is until Sheri tripped Dundee after an Irish Whip. Baby Doll rushed over and got right on the face of Sheri and for some reason, ref Paul Morton got distracted. Dundee was just getting to his feet from the trip when Gilbert reached into his trunks for something. It looked like a roll of quarters and as Dundee turned, WHAM……. Gilbert nailed him. Gilbert covered Dundee as Paul Morton turned back to the action. Morton slapped the mat for the count of three as Lance Russell announced, “We have our first ever TNT Champion…. Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH MR. USA TONY ATLAS VS ROWDY RODDY PIPER A great return match here in the Mid-South Coliseum. Atlas won last month to unify the National and Southern Titles and Piper has been hounding Mr. USA all of the USWA ever sense. As always, Piper gets the crowd going by just the site of his face. The bagpipes, the kilt and the swagger set off the Mid-South Coliseum as he struts to the ring. Those jeers quickly turn to cheers with the appearance of Tony Atlas who is wearing the belt around his waist. As the match begins, Piper does everything to stay away from the powerful Atlas. This hide and go seek game has the fans annoyed as they want to see Piper beaten to a pulp. Atlas also seemed to lose some patients as he rushed in too quickly and got caught with a low blow. Piper used this to his advantage for about the next 8 minutes. Atlas then somehow became Super Human and nothing Piper did to him bothered him. He shrugged off blow after blow until he just went wild and gave the fans the beating that they were waiting for. After a few minutes of this, Piper threw Atlas into ref Jerry Calhoun and they banged heads and each went down. Piper now took the opportunity to get his white towel and again, he went under the ring to pull out the ether bottle. He gave it a big spray as Atlas started to make his way to his feet. Atlas again saw what was going on as he did on TV the other day. As Piper came after him with the ether soaked towel, Atlas ducked away and wound up for a wild haymaker. This time it was Piper who was ready. He blocked the punch, hit Atlas with another low blow and now wrapped the towel around the mouth and nose of Atlas. It was only seconds before Atlas was out. Piper now helped ref Jerry Calhoun to his feet and covered Atlas for the pin attempt. Piper jumped wildly around the ring as Calhoun handed him the belt as Lance Russell announced “the winner and new USWA National Heavyweight Champion….. Rowdy Roddy Piper. Piper grabs the belt as heads over to Russel and Solie where they both admonish his tactics and say that was completely unfair. Piper plays dumb and says he won the match fair and square and that everyone in Memphis is just jealous of his superior ability. The boos rained down in the Mid-South Coliseum as Piper begins his long night of celebration. COMMERCIAL BREAK RUSSIAN CHAIN MATCH THE RUSSIAN ASSASSINS VS BUZZ SAWYER & HERCULES HERNANDEZ with SOH Lance Russell says that the next match shows you that in 1984 anyone who wrestles the Russians are the fan favorites. He continues to say that this will be the first time that the crowd has ever been behind the House of Humperdink. Gordon Solie goes through what led up to this match and how another Russian, Korstia Korchenko used to be a member of the House of Humperdink but that he and Sir Oliver did not get along and this brutal Russian Chain match is the result of the animosity between the two groups. Solie continues by explaining the rules of the match are that all 4 men will be chained together by a 15 foot steel chain and they only way you win is by dragging your opponents to all four corners of the ring. As the Russians hit the ring in their red singlets with the Hammer and Sickle on it and waving the Russian flag, the fans are out for blood. Just the opposite occurs as Humperdink leads Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez to the ring. Sawyer and Hernandez could care less about the fans but are ready for a wild match. Ref Jerry Calhoun locks the 4 men into the chain and the War is on! Just as you would expect in such a match, all 4 men are using the chain with reckless abandon and all 4 are wearing a Crimson Mask of blood soon after the start. The end comes after Hercules Hernandez nails Kris Markov with the chain and he is down. Sawyer and Hernandez than double team Smirnoff for a few minutes until Hernandez puts him in the Backbreaker Rack. Sawyer then wraps the chain around his face and climbs to the top rope. He connects with a Frog Splash on Smirnoff who in a wild move is flipped out of the Backbreaker Rack onto the matt and his face is teaming blood. Hernandez and Sawyer copy the same double team move on Markov and then they each drag a member of the Iron Curtain around the ring as ref Jerry Calhoun counts. 1… 2… 3… 4… The crowd goes wild as the Russians have taken the beating of a lifetime! Sawyer actually looks at the crowd like this is something he could get used to. COMMERCIAL BREAK HACKSAW REED VS ERNIE LADD & THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON This match has turned into a handicap match as Sweet Brown Sugar is still in the hospital due to the beating he receive by Ladd and Cash this week. Hacksaw Reed is going to give it his best shot but a 2-1 match against the likes Ernie Ladd and Thunderbolt Patterson seems like a tall task. As for the match, Reed gives it all he has and is in control of the match for the first 5 or 6 minutes and even came close to a pin after a short armed clothesline nearly took off Ladd’s head. Eventually the numbers game got to Reed and he was in serious trouble. Reed was taking some serious damage including a few Big Boots from Ladd. Reed was so delirious at one point he seemed to go to his corner and reach for a tag even though nobody was there. He then just fall flat on his face. Ladd and Patterson punished Reed really badly. All of a sudden the crowd erupts as Sweet Brown Sugar, with his head bandaged and with a crutch hits the ring and starts swinging like a wild man. Ref Jerry Calhoun immediately calls for the bell and DQ’s Reed and Sugar but Ladd and Patterson beat a hasty retreat. Sugar helps Reed to his feet and the two embrace. Sweet Brown Sugar has truly endeared himself to the USWA fans. Reed and Sugar head to the interview desk where Reed says he can’t believe the courage of the man to his right. He goes on to say that he was in the hospital and under doctor’s orders not to wrestle but he saved my butt tonight without any thought of his own health. He goes on to tell Sweet Brown Sugar that he owes him one and again they embrace. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA NATIONAL TAG TITLE MATCH THE SHEEPHERDERS VS THE FABULOUS ONES This was everything that was expected of this match. From the wild entrances of both teams to the action inside and outside of the ring. You could just feel the hatred between these teams. After about 25 minutes of craziness, the Sheepherders had Stan Lane trapped in their corner and were really working him over good. Steve Keirn couldn’t take it anymore and rushed the ring but ref Paul Morton stopped him and forced him back to his corner. This gave Butch Williams the chance to grab the New Zealand flag and ram the butt of the pole into the throat of Lane. Keirn saw this and rushed back in but again, Morton pushed him back out. Williams continued to use the flag pole as a weapon as he saw that Morton was still distracted. Lane was writhing in pain as Morton turned around and Williams pretended to be only waving the flag pole. Morton now admonished him and got rid of the “weapon.” While this was going on, Keirn crawled on the outside of the ring to Lane and pulled him out and rolled himself, face down, into the ring. Butch Williams and Ref Paul Morton never saw this and when Miller went to pick up Lane he was surprised by Keirn and an inside cradle for the 3 count. He quickly rolled out of the ring to Lane and begin to celebrate before anyone could figure it out. The fans and the Fab Ones celebrate the victory as again, Lance Russell announces we have new champions. The Fabulous Ones are the new USWA National Tag Team Champions. They both head over to Gordon Solie who asks Keirn about that last move and Keirn kind of just smiled at him. Solie finished with “Fair enough” as the Fabulous Ones walk off set. Lance Solie puts over the next upcoming World Title Match between the champ, Austin Idol and Jimmy Valiant. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH AUSTIN IDOL with ROCK RIDDLE VS JIMMY VALIANT As we have come out of break, Jerry Jarrett is on set as Lance Russell welcomes him to show. Lance Russell informs the audience that Mr. Jarrett has a very important announcement. Jarrett thanks Lance and informs the fans that unfortunately due to circumstances out of his control, Jimmy Valiant is not in the arena. The fans start to moan as Austin Idol and Rock Riddle now appear on set. They go on about how they knew Valiant was a coward and they knew he wouldn’t show up to face the Perfect Champion. Riddle says well Idol will enjoy a night off and they start to walk off set. Jarrett announces that Valiant was in a minor car accident and was sent to the hospital but he will be fine in a day or two. He then asks Idol and Riddle to hold a minute and that it will not be a night off. In fact, he says that he has found the “Perfect” replacement for Valiant. He goes on to say that this person is an icon to the wrestling industry here in Tennessee. The crowd begins to chant, “Law-ler, Law-ler, Law-ler. Jarrett informs the crowd that Lawler would be a wonderful replacement but that there are rules to this procedure. He informs Idol, Riddle and the crowd that it is none other than Henderson, Tennessee Native and #1 Contender, Tommy “Wildfire” Rich who will replace Jimmy Valiant. Riddle and Idol begin to protest but it is the crowd at the Mid-South Coliseum who are really upset and they let Jarrett have it. Lawler comes out to a huge ovation and he can’t believe that Rich has accepted the match. He goes on to say that Rich and I have a World Tag Title Defense tonight against Mr. Saito and Killer Khan and how can Rich do both. Jarrett guarantees Lawler that he spoke to Tommy and that Tommy ensured him he could do both and that you would be okay with it. Lawler just shakes his head and walks off set. Jarrett orders Idol and Riddle to the ring and the ring announcer calls out Wildfire. The fans are really letting Rich have it and he seems really surprised. As for the match it is a long and drawn out match that almost goes the 30 minute time limit. Both wrestlers have given everything they have. The legs of Rich really took a beating as he was trapped in the Las Vegas Leglock for about 5 minutes and Idol and Riddle used the ropes and each other for extra leverage. Rich refused to submit. He was finally able to break the hold broken as he reached the ropes. He stumbles around for a few more minutes as he tried to get his legs under him but you could tell he was in trouble. Idol backs him into the corner and starts throwing haymakers. Somehow Rich answers each blow with a blow of his own. His heart has won back some of the crowd. The end came when Rich ducks under a clothesline and comes off the ropes and nails Idol with a Lou Thesz Press. Ref Jerry Calhoun makes the 3 count as Riddle and Idol and in shock. The camera closes in on Idol’s face and you can almost see a smirk of admiration for what Rich just accomplished. Fans need to remember that these two have a long history and most of that was as allies. Idol seems almost happy that if he had to lose, that it was to Rich. For the fourth time tonight, Lance Russell is announcing a new champion. This time it is for the USWA World Title! Rich goes over to Gordon Solie who really seems excited and Rich thanks him and then he guarantees the fans that he is ready for his next match but they seem concerned as he is still having trouble walking. COMMERCIAL BREAK USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP TOMMY RICH & JERRY LAWLER VS MR. SAITO & KILLER KHAN It is right back to the ring for Wildfire as Gordon Solie wonders if he and Lawler can get back on the same page. The Memphis fans are really angry with Rich but he can be forgiven with a good showing here. It is quickly apparent that they will not be the case. Rich is so worn out from the match with Idol that he has nothing in the tank. Lawler did his best to carry the match but he also begins to be worn out by Saito and Khan. When Lawler tagged Rich into the match, he had nothing. He was being beaten from pillar to post and was lucky that Lawler made save after save. Lawler finally had enough and went wild clearing the ring by himself but he was soon forced out of the ring by ref Paul Morton. Somehow Wildfire made a tag and again Lawler carried the match. He came close to pinning Killer Khan after a top rope fist drop but Saito made the save. Khan and Lawler began to double team The King and Rich never even made it into the ring to help his partner. He was draped over the ropes with his head down. Khan chopped away at Lawler and finally Saito came in and connected with 3 straight Suplexes. Lawler managed to kick out at 2 ½ each time Saito became frustrated that Lawler kept kicking out so he began to fire away with huge Judo chops followed by the Prison Lock which is a Kneeling Figure 4. Lawler refused to submit and the fans kept trying to encourage him but he was trapped in the center of the ring. He was trapped for about 5 minutes and the fans began to worry of permanent damage to their hero. The fans were screaming at Rich to get in there but Rich was unable to do anything. Next, he made a decision that will make him a heel in Memphis for a long time. He decided to throw in the white towel. The ref took a moment to understand what had happened and so did Saito. Finally the ref called for the bell and raised the hand of Saito. Saito finally realized they had won and released the hold. Rich wobbles into the ring and tries to help Lawler but Lawler wants nothing of it. He is furious. Khan and Saito celebrate in the ring as Lance Russell announces for the 5th time tonight we have new champions. Saito and Khan are the new USWA World Tag Team Champions but it is not them who the fans are upset with. It is Wildfire Rich who needs security to help him get back to the locker room as the fans are belting him with anything they can launch. The crowd is really becoming unruly and looks to be on the verge of rioting as Gordon Sole says so long from the Mid-South Coliseum. Rich is seen smiling and pointing to his new World Title.

USWA has Alexis Smirnoff, Chris Markoff,and the Spoiler on the block. Looking for next to nothing. I will be running shows Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and would like dates in exchange.

The future consideration for sending Baron VonRaschke to Stampede has now arrived in USWA: Dr. D David Schultz In order to make room for this deal on my roster, I am making spot #35 a jobber pack that includes 3 wrestlers who are already on my roster: Ricky Gibson, Rick McGraw and King Cobra. That actually opens up roster spot #34 and now USWA welcomes Cousin Jr. Lanny Kean.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/22/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 5:05-6:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE The show opens with a VTR of last night’s Main Event that was not quite over before the show ended: “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie. We are just one night away from Memphis Roundhouse Revival and tonight should be a wild ride. Lance Russell and Gordon Solie welcome fans to the Sunday night show on WTBS and they both put over the ending to the match we just saw. Next, they give a rundown of what’s instore for the fans tonight and they head right to the ring for the night’s first match. MATCH: BUZZ SAWYER & HERCULES HERNANDEZ with SIR OILVER HUMPERDINK Vs RICKY GIBSON AND BRUCE DEAN Solie discusses the upcoming match between these members of the House of Humperdink and the Russian Assassins, Alexis Smirnoff and Chris Markov on Monday night. Lance Russell pushes the idea of how dangerous this could be for all men as it is a Russian Chain Match. As for the match it is one sided and comes to an end when Buzz Sawyer nails Bruce Dean with a monster powerslam. Sir Oliver Humperdink and his men head to the interview desk were it is obvious that they are all crazy. Hercules Hernandez starts to hit Buzz Sawyer with his steel chain and all the Mad Dog can do is laugh. Humperdink is telling the Russian Assassins that they better watch this and think again about showing up Monday night. He continues to push the idea how his men love pain. They love to feel it and love to inflict it even more. Gordon is looking at them like they are completely nuts. It is the one time that the House of Humperdink has the backing of the crowd but even they seem to wonder how stable these guys are. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: HACKSAW REED VS NIGHTMARE #2 As for the match, Hacksaw Reed just destroys the Nightmare. The end came when Reed nearly took off the Nightmare’s head with a Short-Armed Clothesline. Reed heads right to the interview desk but he is looking very angry. He begins by asking Solie to replay the incident from last night where Ladd and Patterson beat his partner, Sweet Brown Sugar with a boot. Solie obliges as the fans watch the tape from last night’s show. Reed continues to talk about how last week, it was he who Ladd and Patterson attacked and now it was his partner. He goes on to say that Sweet Brown Sugar spent last night in the hospital and his ability to wrestle on Monday is in question. This brings out Ladd and Patterson who are full of smiles. They seem really excited about their work on Sugar last night and the beating they gave Reed a week ago. In fact, Reed still has the Band-Aids on his temple as a reminder. Ladd and Patterson begin by saying that it will be fun to beat Reed again on Monday night in their Handicap Match. Lance Russell wonders what they are talking about. It is a tag team match and not a handicap match. Ladd starts saying NO NO NO! You must be as dumb as you look Russell. This big dummy over to my left just said Sweet Brown Sugar might not be able to wrestle on Monday so that makes it a Handicap Match. Gordon Solie says that due to the injury which they happened to cause, I am sure Butch Reed will be able to use a replacement. Again Ladd begins, NO NO NO! I have a copy of the contract right here and right here it says that there will be NO SUBSTITUTE WRESTLERS. The muscle bound dope over here is in for the beating of his life on Monday. Ladd and Patterson raise their fist in a sign of black power and laugh all the way back to the locker room. Reed seems just a little concerned but he vows to honor the contract by himself if Sweet Brown Sugar is unable to wrestle on Monday. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ 8 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: TOMMY RICH, JERRY LAWLER and THE FORT BRAGG BROTHERHOOD VS MR. SAITO, KILLER KHAN AND THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS with Rock Riddle This match gives us a glimpse of what is to come Monday night. The World Champions, Rich and Lawler, will take on the Shogunate and Ft. Bragg Brotherhood will face The Kansas Jayhawks. This is a long and drawn out match that gives each wrestler and team a chance to showcase their talent and their signature moves but it is the World Champions who seem to be off their game. Maybe this is caused by the friction between the two when Jerry Jarrett named Wildfire the #1 contender for the World Title and not Jerry Lawler. The end came after some hectic moments of 4 on 4. Rich and Saito were the legal men in the ring but Killer Khan blinded Rich with the Asian Green Mist. This allowed Saito to hook in a Saito Suplex and went for the cover. It appeared that Lawler saw this and could have easily made the save but turned his back and played to the crowd. When the bell rang, signaling the defeat of his team, he turned around and looked surprised that Rich was just pinned. Solie and Russell wonder what that was all about but then push it off by saying Lawler must not have seen the suplex by Saito. They hope the champs will get back on the same page by tomorrow night. _________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS _________________________________________________________________________________ The crowd explodes when we come out of the commercial break as one of their favorites, Superstar Dundee has returned to Memphis. He has been wrestling in TNT but has a title match tomorrow night in the Mid-South Coliseum. He is joined by the one and only Perfect 10, Baby Doll. Lance Russell welcomes him back and tells him to listen to the crowd and says how much they really love you. Dundee goes to say it is great to be back but he is really enjoying himself in TNT which he reminds everybody is part of the great USWA. He spends the next few minutes talking about how he can’t wait for tomorrow night where he will face that punk Eddie Gilbert with the winner becoming the first ever TNT champion. He also says that he has a huge match on Tuesday night in the Sportatorium for the USWA World Title against either Austin Idol or his good friend Jimmy Valiant. He reminds the fans that it can all be seen right here on WTBS. The crowd begins to boo as Rowdy Roddy Piper comes out. Piper begins, “Well, Well, well, the dwarf of Australia has come back to Memphis! He goes on to ask Dundee how his leg is feeling and he reminds everyone that a few months ago on Piper’s Pit, he broke Dundee’s leg. He then jokes that Dundee looks even shorter after it was broke. Dundee gets right in his face but Baby Doll tells him to relax. She goes on to say that they should never let a guy in a SKIRT get to them! Piper goes nuts screaming about how dumb they are and that is a Scottish kilt. Now it is Baby Doll’s time to laugh and she comes back and says that with Piper’s puny legs he shouldn’t be wearing a skirt or a kilt. Piper now gets in Baby Doll’s face but she is almost daring him to hit her. All of a sudden, Sheri Martel and Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert come out and now everyone is jarring back and forth. Tony Atlas now joins Dundee and gets right in the face of Piper. From there the Sheepherders and the Fabulous Ones come out. All of the combatants from Monday night are jarring with their opponents. All of a sudden, Sheri hauls off and nails Baby Doll. She turns and these two begin to go at it. The crowd goes wild as the two beautiful, strong women are in the middle of an all-out cat fight. Martel hold the skill advantage but Baby Doll is huge at 5’9, 190. She just seems to overpower Martel and winds up with a huge haymaker. Just then, the other 8 wrestlers stop what they are doing and quickly pull Martel and Baby Doll apart. For once in Memphis, it looks like the show will end without a chaotic brawl but the tensions are really hot. Again, Russell and Solie push Memphis Roundhouse Revival as Solie says, So long from Memphis. The Credits roll as the wrestlers are still yelling back and forth. The screen fades to black.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/21/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE The show opens with a VTR of the end of last week’s match between Austin Idol and Tommy Rich. Idol comes off the ropes and goes for a clothesline but Rich ducks under the move and catches Idol in a Sleeper. He has it locked in and is in the center of the ring. Idol struggles to free himself but Rich will have nothing to do with it. Idol collapses to one knee and then eventually down into a sitting position. The ref raises Idol’s arm once and it drops effortlessly to his side. 1….. Morton again lifts the arm of Idol and it falls down to the champ’s side. 2…. Morton lifts the arm a third time and…… From out of nowhere, Riddle rushes into the ring and drags Paul Morton to the outside. The two struggle on the floor as Rich keeps the Sleeper hold on Idol. As Riddle and Morton struggle on the floor, there is a cheer from the fans. Idol is now completely out. Rich releases the sleeper and covers Idol for the pin but there is still no ref. From the back comes Ref Jerry Calhoun who slides into the ring. He begins to make the count on Idol. 1… 2… 3… “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie. We have a jam packed show tonight but first we need to call in the President of the USWA, Mr. Jerry Jarrett. Lance Russell and Gordon Solie welcome Jarrett to the set and he says it is great to be here. Jarrett then asks Tommy “Wildfire” Rich join him on set. Rich comes to the set with the USWA World Championship as the fans go wild. Jarrett continues and says that he is sorry to inform M. Rich that he is not the current World Champion. Gordon Solie is heard saying, Waitaminute Mr. Jarrett. There is no question that we all saw Tommy defeat Austin Idol right here on TV last week. Jarrett goes on to explain that there are actually two reasons that Tommy is not the champion. First of all, Austin Idol should have been disqualified when Rock Riddle interfered in the match and pulled ref Paul Morton outside of the ring and second, while this was a sanctioned title match, the referee for this title match was Paul Morton. When Jerry Calhoun came out to the ring and took over the referee duties, he had no right to do so. Tommy Rich is pleading his case but Jerry Jarrett is saying that he is sorry but rules are rules. All of a sudden, Austin Idol and Rock Riddle strut out to the set and begin reaching for the World belt. Rich tells them to hold on a minute and wants to get one thing straight. “Mr. Jarrett, because this low life, Rock Riddle interferes in a title match and prevents this sorry excuse for a champion from losing, I am the one being punished. Rich is really fiiiirrrrreeed up now but Jarrett says that is unfortunately correct. Riddle starts arguing that Rich has no right to insult the “Original Mr. Perfect or the Perfect Champion” and that he better watch his mouth. Rich threatens to knock them both out right now and the fans go wild. Jarrett continues that only due to the technicality, did Idol keep his championship and that they better be more careful in the future. Rich reluctantly hands the title to Jarrett who returns it to the Perfect Stable. Jarrett does continue by saying, if Idol survives Memphis Roundhouse Revival and his match with Jimmy Valiant, he will have to wrestle Tommy Rich right here next Saturday and that there will be two referees for the match. Jarrett also adds that if Idol wins by disqualification, he will lose the title. Riddle and Idol are now beside themselves. The crowd pops as Jerry "the King" Lawler hits the set. The fans think he is there to stand up for his buddy, Wildfire. He begins by asking Lance Russell where they are and Lance replies “Memphis” but he has a puzzled look on his face by the strange question. Lawler continues by asking as who is the King of Memphis? This time Russell tries to be funny as says I guess there are two kings in Memphis. Elvis and you, Jerry. Lawler smirks and says that’s right. He continues by asking Lance one more question. “And Lance, who did Mr. Jarrett name the #1 for the World Title right here on TV just two weeks ago. Lance now understands the pattern of the questions and answers, “Uh, it was you Jerry. Lawler continues to say that right here in his hometown of Memphis, a town he runs, Jarrett has just taken his title match against Idol away and given it to his tag team partner, Tommy Rich. Rich seems stunned at the jealousy and Jarrett just says that wrestling is an ever changing business and that Rich’s victory last week moved him into the #1 contender’s spot. Jerry Lawler continues to complain, The Perfect Stable continue to argue that Rich should not have a math with special rules and Rich is still arguing that he should be the champion. As they head to break, it is Gordon Solie who wonders if Lawler and Rich can get back on the same page for their tag title match Monday night against Mr. Saito and Killer Khan. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Gordon Solie gives a quick update on the wrestling spectacular to take place right here in Memphis on April 23rd. The event is being billed as Memphis Roundhouse Revival and all USWA Champions will be in action. Lance Russell continues to push USWA VOLUME #1 which is now available on VHS and is being offered for just $19.95. This great video contains over 5 hours of non-stop action that includes matches with all your favorite superstars. Gordon Solie then “welcomes” in Sir Oliver Humperdink. Humperdink is accompanied by Crusher Ottman. Humperdink is talking very slowly and philosophically about the upcoming steel cage match between Ottman and Bam Bam Bigelow. He is warning that there is no reason for Bigelow to even show up. He says Bigelow is talented for a youngster but that is all he is and that Ottman is going to hurt him badly, real badly. Humperdink tells Bigelow to watch the next match closely as Crusher is going to man handled two men at the same time and that taking on Bigelow alone will be no match for his monster. Gordon Solie ends the interview with his normal, “Fair enough” as Humperdink and Ottman head to the ring. MATCH: Crusher Ottman vs Bruce Dean and Steve Travis. This is a total squash match where Crusher Ottman just throws these two jobbers from pillar to post. The end came after Crusher nailed Steve Travis with a running splash. He then went over and flipped Bruce Dean into the ring. He whipped Dean into the ropes and caught him in a massive Bearhug but then he quickly turned that into a Spinebuster. He dragged Dean on top of Travis and pinned them both at the same time. The match took a total of 1:48. Gordon Solie was so impressed that he gave Ottman one of his “He is double tough” comments as they head to break. _________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: SWEET BROWN SUGAR VS WENDELL “WILDCAT” COOLEY This is a rather interesting match-up that showcased some of Cooley’s continued improvement. He nailed Sweet Brown Sugar with a Superkick and almost gained a 3 count. In the end, Sweet Brown Sugar aught Cooley on the chin with a lighting drop kick right to the chin and it was all over as ref Paul Morton made the three count. As the match ended, Ernie Ladd and Thunderbolt Patterson hit the ring and put a beating on Sweet Brown Sugar. The hit him with everything but the kitchen sink including 3 hug Big Boots by Ernie Ladd. Patterson than held Sugar as Ladd took off his boot and beat him over the head. Sugar was busted wide open as officials and wrestlers rushed to his aid. Sugar appeared to be hurt badly. This was a similar beating to the one Ladd and Patterson gave to Hacksaw Reed last week. Reed and Sugar are to face Ladd and Patterson at Memphis Roundhouse Revival on Monday. That is, if they are able to. Ladd and Patterson head to the interview desk where they get a scolding from Lance Russell. Ladd quickly tells him to Shut Up and says that if weak dummies like Sweet Brown Sugar and Hacksaw Reed are stupid enough to get in the ring with them on Monday, it will result in more of the same. Ladd and Patterson both take turns on the mic claiming that they are the ones on the right side of justice and that they are sick and tired of being kept down by the rednecks of Memphis like Jerry Jarrett and the Uncle Toms of the World like Sugar and Reed. As they leave, the raise their fists in a sign of Black Power as the fans really let them half it. Solie, who long ago had enough of this interview gives his uncaring, “Fair enough” as they head to break. He also warns Ladd and Patterson that they better be careful. They have had some success of late with their sneak attacks but they might have just stirred up a hornets nest with Reed and Sweet Brown Sugar. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: THE RUSSIAN ASSASSNS vs SCOTT McGHEE and RICK McGRAW Alexis Smirnoff and Kris Markov have no interest in winning this match. Scott McGhee and Rick McGraw took the early advantage but then The Russians took complete control. After Alexis Smirnoff connected with a Heart Punch on McGhee he could have gained the pin. Instead, he just went to the corner and grabbed that steel chain that he brought to the ring. He began to slam it into the back of McGhee over and over again as the ref called for the bell. Markov also grabs the chain he brought to the ring and began to beat McGraw who had tried to help his partner. The beating was so bad that TBS made the decision to censor the screen with a giant X. The Russian Assassins head to the interview desk where they say that can’t believe how stupid Americans are and how do Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez expect to beat them in their own type of match, A Russian Chain Match. They seem really confident and the fans seem concerned that they may be unstoppable. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS ___________________________________________________________________________ Piper’s Pit with Special Guests: HOT STUFF EDDIE GILBERT AND SHERI MARTEL Roddy Piper makes his way out to the set and sits in one of the two chairs that are there. The Sheepherders follow Piper out and are standing behind him with their arms folded. Piper calls out Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and Sheri Martel and he fawns over Sheri for a few minutes. Then he brings up the TNT Title Match at Memphis Roundhouse Revival where Gilbert will face Bill Dundee. Gilbert says he can’t wait to get that little guy Dundee in the ring and it is going to be awesome to be the first ever TNT Champion. Piper then brings up how the last time Dundee was in Memphis it was right here on the set up Piper’s Pit where he broke his leg. He starts to laugh and recall how awesome that was. He then turns the interview to Sherri and once again brings up here beauty but says Dundee has himself one fine babe also in that Amazon chick, Baby Doll. Sherri goes nuts at this and says that Baby Doll better not get in the way Monday night. Piper starts making Meow Sounds imitating a Cat fight. Again Piper encourages Gilbert and too go out and finish off Dundee. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: PVT. KERNODLE vs “DIRTY” DUTCH MANTELL with ROCK RIDDLE In a pretty long match, both wrestlers had their moments but in the end it Rock Riddle was the difference. He distracted ref Paul Morton just long enough for Dirty Dutch to pull out some foreign object from his trunks and nail Kernodle. He finished it up with a flying elbow smash as the ref turned back to the action and made the 3 count. The crowd yelled and screamed about the dirty tactics but when the ref asked Dutch he denied it which left the ref with no choice but to raise his hand in victory. Cpl. Kirchner came out to protect his Ft. Bragg Brother and confronted Dutch but cooler heads prevailed even though the crowd was hoping Kirchner would let Mantell have it. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: JIMMY VALIANT VS STEVE SIMPSON “The Boy from New York City” comes dancing to the ring and high fifing everyone in sight. He is on fire tonight and makes quick work of Steve Simpson after he connected with back to back bodyslams and followed that up with a running elbow drop. He goes to the interview desk where he is jiving about his upcoming World Title match with Austin Idol. He is talking so fast and with so much energy that Gordon Solie begins to smile and seems like he knows Valiant is just a little crazy. Solie asks him about the possible trouble between his two friends, Jerry Lawler and Tommy Rich and Valiant just says that they are family and everything will work itself out and he can’t wait to watch them make Sushi out of the Shogunate! Again, Solie laughs and takes us to break. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MAIN EVENT MATCH THE FABULOUS ONES AND TONY ATLAS VS THE SHEEPHERDERS & RODDY PIPPER This match combines two of the title matches in the upcoming Memphis Roundhouse Revival where the Fabulous Ones will challenge the Sheepherders for the USWA National Tag Championship and Piper will take on Atlas for the USWA National Heavyweight Title. The heels enter the ring first to a chorus of boos but they don’t seem to care. The Fabulous Ones dance their way to the ring and as the bell sounds, the brawl is on. The match is wild from the get go and the Fabulous Ones and Atlas seem to be carrying the tempo. It is hard for the Sheepherders to deal with the power of Atlas. The Sheepherders are eventually able to use their quick tags and devious tactics to take control of the situation. They have Atlas pinned in the corner but somehow he escapes and tags in Lane. Next, we have a Pier 6 Brawl on hand where Ref jerry Calhoun has lost control. He calls for the bell and disqualifies both teams but that does nothing to stop the fight. Piper, once again, uses a low blow on Atlas and follows it up with a high knee life and a running bull dog on Atlas. He then goes for the towel he has in the corner and then scurries out of the ring and is looking for something underneath the ring. Again, he comes up with a spray bottle of some sort and sprays the towel. Lane Russell is heard saying Piper is again spraying the white towel with ether. Solie says that this is a bad situation but unfortunately we are out of time. We will inform you of what happens here tomorrow night right here on WTBS at 5:05. So long from Memphis, Tennessee. The credits roll and the screen fades to black.

MEMPHIS ROUDHOUSE REVIVAL USWA WRESTLING MID-SOUTH COLISEUM APRIL 23, 1984 USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler vs Mr. Saito & Killer Khan USWA WORLD TITLE Austin Idol vs Jimmy Valiant USWA NATIONAL TITLE MATCH Mr. USA TONY ALAS VS ROWDY RODDY PIPER TNT TITLE MATCH HOT STUFF EDDIE GILBERT with SHERI MARTEL vs SUSPERSTAR DUNDEE WITH BABY DOLL BUTCH REED & SWEET BROWN SUGAR VS ERNIE LADD & THUNDERBOLT PATTERSON THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS VS FT. BRAGG BROTHERHOOD RUSSIAN ASSASSINS VS THE HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK (RUSSIAN CHAIN MATCH) CRUSHER OTTMAN VS BAM BAM BIGELOW (STEEL CAGE) BRUISE BROTHERS VS STAN HANSEN & BRUISER BRODY BELL TIME: 7:00 PM

As always, I loved the show. You do a great job of using your stars on TV and that would lead to wonderful attendance at your house shows. Bill Watts and Mid-South would be making some serious money with a hook like that last show. I thought it was awesome. TA OVER GINO GOT THE FANS EXCITED RIGHT FROM THE GET GO! YOU HAVE HEENAN DOWN PAT AND IT IS COOL TO READ! MR. WRESTLING II WITHOUT THE MILLION DOLLAR KNEE LIFT! VERY COOL AND THEN HOW HE CALLS OUT TA....... WOW THE RUSSIAN NIGHTMARE IS GOING TO CAUSE HAVOC! BEST RUSSIAN TEAM IN HISTORY HAS NO BEEN FORMED. PUTS MY RUSSIAN ASSASSINS TO SHAME! KEEP IT UP! MADE MY NIGHT READING THIS SHOW.

There are no historic timetables for use. We are the history now and you can turn Strret or anyone you want whenever you want it. Keep up the great work. Always a fun read.

Loved your shows. I find myself rooting for your heels more so than your favorites and that is cool and says a lot about your roster and how you use them.... Street as a face, Billy Jack as a heel. Very cool + OMG and Dibiase are wonderful. Your 6 man tag match at the end is prove of this. I mean watching a team of Andre and Hulk lose is wonderful. Love the Heavenly Bodies and think Bobby Eaton and Jim Cornette are just devious enough to drive the Road Warriors crazy. Should be a wonderful feud. I hope is goes on for a long time. Great interview and heel turn for Mr. Olympia. Very cool, Mr. olympia and Mr, Olympia Ken Patera together.