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USWA sends Kevin Sullivan, Scott McGhee and Mike Graham to Portland in return for Scott and Steve Armstrong, John Nord and Kelly Kiniski. All 4 wrestlers going to the USWA will be place in a jobber pack for training.

Looking forward to your final match with Hogan and Dibiase

I agree with Boon. These little matches on the side really make your wrestlers look like stars throughout the entire province.

Good show! I enjoy your format and simple style.

Nice house show loop going.

Since Top Rope went to ECW, I would love to go to USWA

Gene Congrates on the promotion.

Glad you are back and hop you are feeling well.

Since you are would allow Omega which started in 97, would it be ok if I did Mason Dixon Wrestling which also opened in 97. It focused on old NWA stars and a mix of new young talent. This would give me something I am familiar with.

I would be open but need some help. I know almost nothing about the Indies. Would it be possible to do Southern States Wrestling which opened up in 1991 and was also in Kingsport,TN. I do not want to step on anyone's toes and that might be two close to Smoky Mountain. If someone who knows more than me could recommend a Southern Wrastlin Style indy I would be up for that.

For a long match, Steele would have been great. The action would be all over the arena and Martel would have taken a beating. This would have allowed him a comeback in front of the home crowd and they would have all left happy. Martel is like Lawler in Memphis. The entire match would have kept the fans on the edge of their seats. It could have been 10 minutes or an hour.

8/5/1984: WTBS 9:35-10:35 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS BILL MERCER welcomes all the fans to World Class Championship Wrestling here in Texas from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium in downtown Dallas. Mercer hypes up tonight’s show but says that before we get to the ring, we are going to show you a short video tape from the locker room after last week’s World Championship Match between Jerry Lawler and Dusty Rhodes in which Gary Hart’s Family attacked both Lawler and Rhodes and more specifically, the Iron Sheik punished Jerry Lawler in the Camel Clutch. Jerry Lawler: Dusty, I know that we have not been on the same page of late. I know that I have not always been on the side of right here in the USWA but we must come together. We can’t let these foreigners with towels on their heads or paint on their faces put down this land of ours. Dusty Rhodes: You got that right baaaby. We have had some dozy along the way. You one tough rascal. I give you that but together, the Dream and the King can stop anybody. I know we both bleed right, white and blue and from now on we got each other’s backs. The video ends with the fans roaring at the apparent attitude change of Lawler and the unison of two of the best in the business. After Bill Mercer hypes up the video, The Fabulous Freebirds come to the interview desk. Michael Hayes: “We are sick and tired of the Fabulous Ones. They call themselves World Champs but all they do is cheat. They know they can’t beat the Freebirds so the trick the stupid referees here in Texas each and every match. I mean just look at those little punks. They can’t beat us. Look at Bam Bam! Look at Buddy Jack! (Who by the way is wearing his head gear which he claims is a result of the dirty tricks of the Fab Ones.) All of a sudden the crowd explodes as Fritz walks out to the interview desk. This is his first appearance on TV in weeks after being sent to the hospital by the Freebirds. Michael Hayes: Well, well looky here. It is none other than Fruit Loops Von Erich. I mean after we beat him silly, his brain don’t work anymore. Fritz Von rich: Shut Up Hayes! I am out here tonight to deliver a message from the USWA Board of Directors and this goes against everything I stand for. You are still considered the number one contenders for the World Tag Team Title. Terry Gordy: Of course we are! I mean nobody can walk down Bad Street and get out without taking a whooping. We are not like some of those other teams around here who care more about dancing and shaking their moneymakers. We are BONE-BREAKERS! Fritz Von Erich: Well, again, like I said, this goes against my best wishes but you are receiving a World Title shot right here tonight. Buddy Roberts: OH Yea! Keirn and Lane shine up those belts. They are coming home to where they belong. Fritz Von Erich: Well you better win tonight as this is your last title shot for long while. If you don’t win tonight, the USWA will name a new number #1 contender for those belts. And, umm, by the way. Somehow, you low life scum must have some pull in the USWA. They have listened to you whine and cry about the referees here in the USWA and tonight there will actually be 2 referees. One inside the ring and one outside the ring! Now get out of here or by God, I will make sure this match does not go on. Even though Hayes has been crying about the referees, you can see he is not excited to now have two of them. Bill Mercer welcomes Fritz back and tells him that he should pick the name out of the hat for the gauntlet match which is up next. Before Fritz pulls the name out, Mercer reminds us that Jake “The Snake” Roberts is going for his third straight win and if he gets to five, he will get a World Title Shot! Fritz reaches in and pulls out ………. Dusty Rhodes. The crowd explodes. Gary Hart rushes out and says that he thinks this is all rigged and are we supposed to belief that out of all the wrestlers in World Class, you just happened to pull out the American Dream? Fritz Von Erich: You have two choices Hart. Get Jake Roberts in the ring now or forfeit the Gauntlet Glove. The fans love that Fritz is back and keeping the riffraff in line. GAUNTLET MATCH: JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS VS “THE AMERICAN DREAM” DUSTY RHODES As you would expect, the fans carry Dusty to an early advantage but Gary Hart is able to reach into his bag of dirty tricks to help Jake out. After about 5 minutes with the advantage, Roberts connects with a nasty DDT. The ref counts 2 ¾ and the crowd can’t believe Rhodes kicked out. Neither can Roberts who picks up Rhodes and goes for a body slam but Rhodes blocks it. Not once but twice. Roberts hits Rhodes with a huge right hand but Rhodes stands up a little taller. Again, another right hand and Rhodes stands up taller. Another right and Rhodes starts to shake with anger. Bill Mercer: “Strong right by Roberts but Rhodes just shrugs it off. Not even shrugs it off, he acts as if he were attacked by a gnat that has intruded into his space. Rhodes now goes on the attack. Right hand after right hand, Rhodes is taking Roberts to Woodshed City. Holy Cow, look at Dusty go! Bionic elbow to the skull of Roberts. Roberts is down. Rhodes grabs him by his hair and lifts him up for the Piledriver! WHAM!!! Dusty connects and covers Roberts for the 1…2…3. Mercer puts over the fact that Dusty now has the Gauntlet Glove and is just 4 wins away from a World Title shot as the rest of ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ When we come out of break, Playboy Gary Hart is back at the interview desk and Mercer asks him why he is back again? Hart: Mr. Bill Mercer, I am in wrestling for one reason. Money! I love to make money. A lot of money! And I love to have wrestlers in my organization make a lot money. Well just now in the locker room, I made A LOT of money. I mean more money than you will make in your entire life. Bill Mercer: What are you taking about Hart? Gary Hart: Well, I made a back room deal that will allow me to go out a buy some of the best wrestlers in all of the industry but I had to part ways with possible the best wrestler in all of World Class. I want to inform you that the Iron Sheik will no longer be a member of me stable. The fans explode with excitement as they believe the Iron Sheik is gone from World Class Wrestling. The Iron Sheik rushes out and starts yelling and screaming about what is going on and how can Gary Hart do this? Gary Hart: Hold on. Hold on a minute. Sheik, I think you are going to love what has just gone down. I would like to call out your new manager! There is a gasp from the crowd as all of the wind comes out of their sails as the most hated man in World Class history has reappeared. None other than SKANDAR AKBAR comes out. Skandar Akbar: Well we meet again Bill Mercer. Devastation Inc. is back in business. You have already meet the first member of my organization and I would like to bring out two more members right now. Wearing two Saudi headdresses, out comes Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed as Akbar introduces the Muslim Connection. Akbar goes on to say that Devastation Inc. will soon rule all of World Class. He explains that the Iron Sheik will soon be the World Champion while the Muslim Express will be the World Tag Team Champs. Akbar: But one thing at a time. My dear friend Gary Hart was correct. Money can do a lot for a person. I have just bought my way into the World 6 Man Tag Team Tournament and Devastation Inc. is about to show each and every one of you how superior life is in the Middle East compared to America. SIX MAN WORLD TAG TEAM TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCH DEVASTATION INC with Skandar Akbar (The Iron Sheik, Elijah Akeem and Kareem Muhammed VS BRIAN ADIAS, AL MADRIL AND CHRIS ADAMS The match is a good back and forth for about 8 minutes when all of a sudden chaos break loose and all 6 men are in the ring. It is here that the size of the Muslim Connection takes over. They just over power Adias and Madril and toss them through the middle rope. It is now 3-1 for a minute and Adams is badly weakened. When ref Bronco Lubich finally restores order it is too late. The Iron Sheik catches the Texas Heavyweight Champion in the Camel Clutch and Chris Adams has no choice but to tap out. The fans are concerned at how easy Devastation Inc. won that match. They might just be the best team in this 6 man tournament and Akbar’s words may come to fruition. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ MATCH: GREAT KABUKI with Gary Hart VS JOE LIGHTFOOT A quick destruction of Lightfoot by Kabuki proves that Gary Hart’s stable is still very dangerous even after the sale of The Iron Sheik. Kabuki started the match by aweing the fans by spraying the Asian Green Mist and ended it with a nasty thrust kick that almost took the head off of Lightfoot. MATCH: SWEET BROWN SUGAR vs STEVE SIMPSON A good match for TV that features two great athletes. Simpson’s power is apparent and Sugar’s agility are constantly put out there for everyone to see. Sugar gained the victory between these two baby faces after a series of missile dropkicks. Sweet Brown Sugar heads over to the interview desk where he expresses his anger at Brickhouse Brown for stabbing him in the back and breaking up PYT. Bill Mercer reminds Sugar that Brickhouse and his new partner, Norvell Austin are now claiming to be the REAL PYT. Sugar says that this issue is long from over and he can’t wait to get Brickhouse and Austin in the ring. ------------------------------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS------------------------------------------ USWA TAG MATCH THE FABULOUS ONES VS THE FREEBIRDS (Gordy & Roberts) with Michael Hayes As the crowd pops with the entrance of the Fab Ones, Bill Mercer reviews how the Fab Ones outsmarted the Freebirds in their last two matches when the Freebirds seemed to confuse Lane and Keirn. Mercer continues by explaining that the Freebirds should he happy with this title match as ref David Manning will be inside the ring and ref Bronco Lubich will be outside the ring to make sure no funny stuff goes on. Even Mercer knows how ridiculous that sounds as it is always the Freebirds bending the rules. The match is wild and the fans are really into it. The Fab Ones use their quickness to gain control but are soon overpowered by Bam Bam Gordy who begins to toss them around. The end comes with a massive whip into the corner by Gordy on Stan Lane and then he follows it up with a huge running forearm to the head. Gordy placates to the crowd as Lane is just slumped in the corner. Hayes comes around by Lane but just taunts him and doesn’t touch him. WHAM! Somehow, Lane mustard up enough energy to smack Hayes right across the face. Michael Hayes on instinct, turns and smacks Lane. Lane gets up and is furious but seems to have lost focus and walks right into a huge running powerslam by Gordy. Gordy goes for the cover and Buddy Roberts makes sure Keirn can’t make the save. 1…2…3. Bill Mercer can’t believe it and you tell by his voice that he is none too happy about it as he announces that the Freebirds are once again the World Tag Team Champions. Ring announcer Marc Lowrence is handing the belts to the Freebirds and is on the microphone announcing the result. Behind him we see Bronco Lubich and David Manning talking. You can see Bronco make a slapping gesture with his hand. David Manning goes to Marc Lowrance and interrupts him. He asks to speak with him off mic. Marc Lowrence: Due to outside interference by Michael Hayes, the Freebirds have been disqualified. Your winners and still USWA World Tag Team Champions…… The Fabulous Ones. Bronco Lubich rips the titles out of the hands of the Freebirds and returns them to their rightful owners. Hayes is pleading his case that he was hit first but nobody wants to hear it. Bill Mercer reminds us that we are now in search of new #1 contenders for the World Tag Titles and the Freebirds better focus on the 6 man tag belts. So long from Dallas, Texas.” As the screen fades to black we see one last promo. HEART O FAIR COMPLEX IN WACCO, TEXAS Key Matches include: TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: Chris Adams vs Great Kabuki Brickhouse Brown vs Sweet Brown Sugar Kevin & Kerry Von Erich vs Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts Dick Murdoch vs The Iron Sheik USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Jerry Lawler vs Terry Gordy

USWA drops Bob Roop and adds Kareem Muhammad

Actually the second, I was traded WTBS and Gordon Solie from Boon awhile ago. lol

USWA would like to place Kevin Sullivan on the trade block...

In an interesting trade USWA sends the Saturday night time slot from 6:05-8:05 on WTBS and the use of Gordon Solie who to MACW who will be running in Atlanta. But the USWA will keep the Saturday morning and Sunday evening hour slots on WTBS. USWA will also be sending Blackjack Mulligan,Mr. Saito, and Sir Oliver Humperdink for Skandar Akbar, Terry Taylor and a wrestler to be named later

I just love how you can get me so interested in wrestlers I know little about. You did it before in Southeast and you have done it again in Smoky Mountain.

Thanks SirEdger. I like it because it I ever go to one single brand then they will have already had some interaction. The one thing I don't know about here is Baby Doll with Hacksaw Butch Reed. Black & White in Louisiana in 1984 is really pushing the envelope.

Good start to Smoky Mountain Wrestling.... Welcome back!

8/4/1984: 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 Jim Ross giving us some very exciting news that the USWA is going to add a 6 Man World Championship to its list of titles and there will be an organization wide tournament to decide the first ever champions. Ross goes on to announce that the tournament will be starting right here tonight and culminate with the finals at the next USWA Super Card on Labor Day. Ross also explains that Tommy Rich lost the Gauntlet Glove to Jake Roberts who is here tonight going for his second win. Jake Roberts comes out to the interview desk with that large snake wrapped around his neck and he has a sly grin on his face. Ross is very nervous around the snake but he wants to know why Roberts is grinning. Roberts: I am in Haven man! I been wondering around the swamps here in Louisiana all day long and seen snake after snake slithering around. This place is like paradise. Then I come in here tonight and I see more snakes. Snakes like JYD. Snakes like Tommy Rich. Snakes like Big Blackjack Mullingan. The best part of all this is I aint afraid of no snakes! Damien and me are going to crush the life out of whoever is next on the Gauntlet! I am 4 wins away from a title shot. Just 4 wins away from wrapping Damien around Jerry Lawler. Just 4 wins away from being World champ. Ross wanting Damien and Roberts to both go away says it’s time for the Gauntlet Match and let’s see who you will be facing. Ross pulls out the hat and choices Roberts opponent………. Blackjack Mulligan! As Roberts heads to the ring, he is still got the sly grin on his face. GAUNTLET MATCH MATCH: JAKE “THE SNAKE” ROBERTS VS BLACKJACK MULLIGAN The match is an entertaining one from the get go. Blackjack controls the early momentum but Jake slithers away each time he tries to get him in the Brain Claw. Mulligan rushed in one too many times and Roberts caught him with an uppercut. Roberts shoved Mulligan into Pee Wee Anderson and as Mulligan went to get Anderson up, Roberts caught him in a front face lock. Before Mulligan even knew what hit him. Roberts turned that front face lock into a match ending DDT. Mulligan laid on the mat and Roberts released Damien who crawled all over Big Mulligan as Jake just kept that evil grin going from ear to ear. As we go to break, Jim Ross hypes the fact that Roberts is just three matches away from a World Title Shot! ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, we see Wahoo McDaniel at the interview desk and he is red hot about recent remarks made by Cowboy Ron Bass about his Native American Heritage. Bass had said that Wahoo was no different than most Indians and was just a fall down drunk who hops around on one foot whenever his crops need rain. When Wahoo is done yelling, he challenges Bass to a match right now and he heads to the ring and to the delight of all the fans, Bass comes out and is ready to fight. MATCH: COWBOY RON BASS VS WAHOO McDANIEL Wahoo takes off his Headdress and Bass takes off his black cowboy hat and the two are after each other. Wahoo is really laying in those huge Tomahawk Chops and they are echoing all over the studio. Just as the crowd is getting into it, Black Bart comes running out with some kind of paint can and his trusted bull rope. He enters the ring and whips Wahoo a few times. This gives Bass and Bart control and they hog tie Wahoo with those bull ropes. Bart goes for the paint can and then dumps it all on Wahoo. Jim Ross: “Good God almighty, they have just dumped some sort of tar substance on Wahoo. Bass now has the Indian Headdress and they are ripping it a part feather by feather. No… I can’t believe what I am watching. They are tar and feathering Wahoo with his own headdress. We need to get some help out here right now!” Wildfire, Billy Jack and JYD rush out to help Wahoo. The Outlaws high tail it back to the locker room as the fan favorites aid Wahoo. As soon as he is untied, he heads back to the locker room in hot pursuit of Bass and Bart. Jim Ross: Well this will not be the last of this. I can guarantee you that. Wahoo is way too proud to let this score go unsettled. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- MATCH: THE PERFECT ALLIANCE (ARN ANDERSON & BOBBY EATON) VS TONY GAREA & JOE SALVALDI A perfect match for the Perfect Alliance. They control it from start to finish with the end coming when “Beautiful” Bobby followed up Arn’s Spinebuster with the Alabama Jam. (A top rope leg drop) The Perfect Alliance heads over to the interview desk where Baby Doll does most of the speaking. Baby Doll: We all know who the best tag team in the USWA is. I mean forget the Fabulous Ones. Forget the Sheepherders. It’s The Perfect Alliance and we have been showing that week after week and we deserve a shot at the World Titles. Those uneducated, smelly Sheepherders go around saying they are the number one contenders. That just proves how nut they are. They got no shot at beating the Perfect Team and if we need to prove that, we are ready! Jim Ross takes us right back to the ring as we hear Queen and “Another One Bites the Dust blaring from the speakers and see JYD entering the ring. MATCH: JUNK YARD DOG VS NICK KINISKI A nice showcase of the Dog. The match lasts only about 3 minutes when JYD followed up a series of headbutts with an Irish Whip followed up by a THUMP! (Powerslam) All of a sudden, the fans erupt into a chorus of boos as a well-dressed Ernie Ladd comes to the ring with a microphone. ERNIE LADD’S LAIR Ernie Ladd: SHUT UP AND SIT BACK FOR THE GREATEST SEGMENT IN WRESTLING TODAY. You fans should consider yourself lucky to witness the first ever Ernie Ladd’s Lair where I will bring you the truth each and every week. I will interview some of the best and some of the worst wrestlers that Mid-South has to offer. It is obvious from the start that Cowboy Bill Watts, the racist owner of this company, is trying to have me fail as he has lined up none other than Junk Yard Dog as my first interview. JYD who was already in the ring from his last bout looks ready to pounce on Ladd JYD: Ladd, you aint nothing! You are not even a has-been. You are a never was! You can’t handle it in the ring no more so you scheme your way back on TV. Now we have to continue to listen to your bull! I mean right now Hacksaw Butch Reed and I aint getting on to well but he did one thing right. He ran you out of wrestling. Ernie Ladd: Nobody ran me out of wrestling. I am working right now on building my army back up and a no good Uncle Tom’s like you got no place in this business. I agree with you on one thing. Hacksaw did give me a beating in the Cotton Bowl but I know one thing for sure. If I couldn’t beat that muscled bound freak of nature, then you got no shot! I also know that on the rare occasion I do take a beating, I have the guts to show my face again. Not like you. You are nothing but a yellow bellied coward. I remember you running around here last year under some stupid mask calling yourself Stagger Lee! More like DUMB JYD! JYD can’t take it anymore and walks out of the ring. Ernie Ladd: Well there he goes again. Is it JYD or Stagger Lee? It doesn’t matter. When Hacksaw Reed is done with him, he is going to be DEAD! Ladd drops the microphone ending the first ever segment of Ernie Ladd’s Liar but as he begins to leave the ring Hacksaw Reed comes out. Reed gets right in the face of Ernie Ladd. Hacksaw Reed: Listen to me Ladd. You a sucker and I don’t want my name coming out of your mouth again. I whooped you in the Cotton Bowl and I will whoop you again. You say you are retired. Then stay home. I am the man in Mid-South. I don’t need you. I don’t need the fans. I just need the North American Heavyweight Title. Reed begins to walk away and then turns back. Reed: Oh, I forgot one thing. I need my new manager…… Out walks the one and only Baby Doll who quickly takes the microphone. Baby Doll: ”Not only does the Perfect 10 now control the Perfect Tag Team. I now will guide the perfectly athlete. The Perfect Alliance would like to welcome Hacksaw Butch Reed to the best wrestling stable in industry today! -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- MATCH: 6 MAN TAG MATCH FIRST ROUND OF THE 6 MAN TOURNAMENT TOMMY RICH, BILLY JACK HAYNES & MIKE GRAHAM VS KEVIN SULLIVN, BUZZ SAWYER & BAD LEROY BROWN with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK A wild one from the beginning where neither team waits for the bell. The match begins with all 6 men in the ring in a Pier 6 Brawl. With all the craziness, it was hard for Pee Wee Anderson to maintain order. In the end, it looked like the fan favorites were going to come away with the victory but Sir Oliver Humperdink did everything he could to make sure that did not happen. With 4 men out on the floor, Billy Jack locked in the Full Nelson on Buzz Sawyer. With the ref focused on the action outside the ring, Humperdink entered and swung his walking stick with all his might, WHAM!!!!! Somehow Billy Jack must have had eyes in the back of his head as he released the full nelson and ducked at the last second and Sawyer got nailed with the walking stick! Just as the ref turned back, Billy Jack covered Sawyer for the 1…2…3. As we are running out of time, Ross hypes up the 6 man Tag Team Tournament and announces that Rich, Billy Jack and Mike Graham have advanced into the second round. He also announces that next week, the full brackets of the tournament will be revealed. Jim Ross says “sorry folks, we are out of time. So long from Shreveport, Louisiana. SCREEN FADES TO BLACK /PROMO CAJUNDOME IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA Key Matches include: The Perfect Alliance (Arn and Eaton) with Baby Doll vs Mike Graham & Rufus Jones Ron Bass vs Wahoo McDaniel Leroy Brown vs Blackjack Mulligan Tommy Rich vs Buzz Sawyer USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: Kevin Sullivan vs Jerry Lawler USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE: The Fabulous Ones vs The Sheepherders NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: HACKSAW REED VS JYD in a Louisiana Street Fight

Both sound fine to me.

After the expansion draft, USWA sent Lanny Kean to Smoky Mountain.... that means I have 4 jobber spots to fill. They will be filled by 1. moving Rufus R Jones from a regular spot to a jobber spot 2. adding Joe Salvaldi, Nick Kiniski and Scott McGhee To fill the open spot of Rufus Jones, USWA welcomes Bob Roop

USWA sends Lanny Kean to Smoky Mountain

If he is your, use him however you see fit.

According to wrestlingdata.com, these wrestlers also began in 1985 Joel Deaton Lt. James Earl Wright Billy Travis Don Running Bear Taras Bulbas (Abel Reynosa) Big John Harris (Silo Sam) John Tatum (Franklin Hayes) Steve Gatorwolf Rick Steiner