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No, I just made it up as sort of a TV title without an actual title

One of my favorite reads as I just plain love your roster and how you do it. Looking forward to Southeastern also.

USWA WRESTLING: MID-SOUTH 7/21/1984: 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 turning it over to Cowboy Bill Watts who has some major announcements about USWA Wrestling. Watts begins by informing us that Championship Wrestling from Florida will no longer be a member of USWA. He cites conflicts of interests as to the reason why. Watts explains that while USWA is always looking toward expansion, it will consist of Mid-South Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling. He explains that you will continue to see all your Mid-South favorites and some new wrestling superstar’s right here on Mid-South Wrestling on WTBS every Saturday from 5:35-7:05. Watts does a little promoting of the USWA sister show, World Class by informing us that WCCW can also be seen right here on WTBS on Sundays from 5:05-6:35. Watts goes on to explain that in order to keep the integrity of USWA Championships, the USWA National Title is going to be currently suspended until further USWA expansion occurs. He does explain that each USWA Show will have a gauntlet match and here are the rules for THE GAUNTLET 1. The winner of the Gauntlet Match will be given a Medieval Gauntlet Glove as recognition for their accomplishment. 2. Any wrestler who wins 5 Gauntlet Match in a row will get a shot at the USWA World Champion on the next TV show. 3. The opponent of the Gauntlet will be picked randomly each week. Jim Ross interrupts and asks when do the Gauntlet Matches start? Bill Watts say tonight and he is about to pick the names out of the hat. The first name he pulls out is Tommy “Wildfire” Rich and the second name he pulls out is Mid-South newcomer, “BAD BAD LeRoy Brown Ross admits that he doesn’t know too much about this LeRoy Brown when all of a sudden Sir Oliver Humperdink comes out. Ross: “What are you doing out here Humperdink. This is not your time.” Humperdink: I was just coming out to inform you that LeRoy Brown is the first winner of the Gauntlet Glove.” Ross: “And how do you know this” Humperdink: “Just take a look at this video” A 3 minute video plays showing a huge 300 pound black man just throwing wrestlers pillar to post. Ross: “Very impressive but I do have one question for you. Why do you have this video? Humperdink: “Oh I didn’t tell you. He is the latest member of the House of Humperdink. Humperdink walks off laughing as Jim Ross is heard saying “Good God almighty. Tommy Rich better be on his toes. Cowboy Bill Watts finishes by announcing that the USWA National Tag Team Titles must be defended today or Ole and Arn Anderson will be stripped of those belts as it has been 30 days since they last defended those belts. Arn Anderson now comes out to the interview desk and Jim Ross appears annoyed at all the interruptions. Arn Anderson says that he has not seen hid nor hair of Ole in weeks and is asking for an extension of the 30 day limit. Cowboy Watts denies this request but says that if Arn can find a new partner who is in the studio tonight, they can wrestle the #1 contenders for those belts right here tonight. Arn says that he is sure that he can find someone and asks “by the way, who are the #1 contenders? Watts announces “The Fabulous Ones” and the crowd really explodes. Jim Ross really hypes up tonight’s action including the Wildfire vs LeRoy Brown match and the USWA National Tag Team match. ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, the Sheepherders are at the interview table and they are fuming mad about why they are not the #1 contenders for the USWA National Tag Belts. Jim Ross informs us that you have lost your lost two matches against the Fabulous Freebirds and the USWA Board has decided you are not inline for a title shot. Both Sheepherders act as if they were robbed by crooked referees in Texas and that these unfair decisions should not impact their ranking. Watts continues by explaining that we have video of that match and says that they were indeed beaten fairly. Watts takes us to a tape of the last few moments of that title match from the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio, Texas. The video shows a wild brawl that had all 4 men in the ring when Butch Miller stumbles backwards and Bam Bam Gordy caught him with a huge powerslam. Bronco Lubich makes the 3 count as the Freebirds retained their titles. The Sheepherders march off mumbling something as Jim Ross carries us through the rest of the segment that included two short matches. MATCH: THE OUTLAWS (Ron Bass & Black Bart) VS TED ALLEN & JOSH STROUD A quick 4 minute domination that say the Outlaws get the victory after Black Bart nailed Ted Allen with a running leg drop. Watts and Ross hype up just how tough these Outlaws are. MATCH: TTIM HORNER VS JR HOGG Ross and Watts are both convinced that newcomer Tim Horner might be in some trouble against the 350 pound JR Hogg. The match went on for 5 minutes where Jim Ross just kept telling us about all the heart Tim Horner was showing as he took a pretty good beating. Somehow, Horner caught Hogg in a roll up and his energy and excitement really got the crowd going. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- Jim Ross takes us right back to the ring where he reminds us that this is the first time we have seen the North American Heavyweight Champion, Hacksaw Butch Reed since the Parade of Champions. MATCH: HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS JOE LIGHTFOOT A nice showcase of the champion’s power. The match lasts only about 3 minutes when Reed followed up a Gorilla Press Slam with a football tackle for the victory. As Reed is about to leave the ring, the crowd pops as Junk Yard Dog comes to the ring. We see Dog ask Reed something and Reed just pulls away and is about to go through the middle ropes. JYD grabs him again and asks him something and Reed just throws his hands in the air and continues to leave. JYD again grabs him and by this time, Cowboy Watts has gotten to the ring with a microphone and asks JYD what’s going on. JYD: “I just want to know why Hacksaw turned on me in the Cotton Bowl when all I was trying to do was calm him down after his match with Ernie Ladd. Hacksaw: I don’t owe this sucker any explanation. I am the man here in Mid-South. I mean has anyone seen Ernie Ladd since the Cotton Bowl. The answer is no. I beat that goof so bad he has run for the hills and what thanks to I get for getting rid of that sucker who was a thorn in all your sides. I get asked by each of you fans “Where is JYD? How is JYD? I keep telling then every time the going gets rough JYD runs and hides but they don’t want to hear it. JYD, JYD. Come on, you all know I am the man. JYD: I aint never run and hid in my life. I don’t know what you tawking bout. Hacksaw: You just a sucker man. In the last year, you done wrestled in like 6 different promotions cause every time you get pushed a bit, you put your head between your tail and head for the hills. You try and come back here after I do all the dirty work and these fans yes and scream your name like you some kind of savior. I am the savior. I am Mid-South. From now on I run alone. I don’t need nobody by my side. JYD: If that’s the way you want it, have it your way but this is one fight you better believe I aint runnin from. Hacksaw Reed again turns to walk away and Dog grabs him by the shoulder and tells him “Don’t you disrespect me by walkin away when I’s taking to you. WHAM!!!!! Hacksaw Reed nails JYD with a huge right hand and just continues to walk off. JYD takes a moment to get to his feet and you could see he is hot under the collar. JYD: Mr. Watts, I want to promise you one thing right here today. The Dog is ready for Hacksaw Reed. He might have put me down today but I am ready for him. Boy, you better get ready for the fight of your life. Cowboy Watts really hypes up this situation and the fans are stunned that Hacksaw seems to have once again turned to the dark side. -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- MATCH: THE FABULOUS ONES VS ARN ANDERSON & ? As the Fabulous Ones finish off their entrance, Ross is really wondering if Arn Anderson has found a tag team partner or if the title will just be handed over to the Fabulous Ones. All of a sudden Baby Doll appears on the set and again Ross is confused. Baby Doll says she is the manager of the next USWA National Tag Team Champions and she is just out here to congratulate them. Bill Watts says he did not know that she was the manager of the Fabulous Ones and Baby Doll informs us that she is not. All of a sudden we hear some great techno music blaring from the speakers and Baby Doll takes the microphone and asks the fans to put their hands together for the greatest tag team in professional wrestling today…. The Perfect Alliance. The music is catchy and the fans seem into it and love to see the Perfect 10 climbing up to the ring and holding the ropes down for her new team. First Arn Anderson comes down to the ring and then Jim Ross can’t believe his eyes. Ross: Not only did Arn Anderson get a tag team partner, he may have gotten the best tag team wrestler in the industry today. Joining Arn in the ring is none other than “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton. The match is a 10 minute classic with both teams having their run with the momentum. With Beautiful Bobby in a little trouble, he threw Steve Keirn through the middle ropes out onto the floor. As ref Scrappy McGowan admonished him, Baby Doll got involved as the amazon nailed Keirn with a huge uppercut that left him wobbly. Arn rolled him back in the ring where Beautiful Bobby nailed him with a huge Suplex. Bobby climbed to the top rope where Jim Ross hyped up what he called the most amazing finishing move in wrestling…. The Alabama Jam. But just before Eaton leaped off the rope, the Sheepherders hit the ring. Nobody was sure who they were after but all six men where in the ring brawling it out. Sheepherders were hitting Fab Ones. The Perfect Alliance was hitting Sheepherders. Fab Ones were trying to battle everyone. It was a wild seen with Scrappy McGowan calling repeatedly for the bell. Jim Ross explains that this match has been declared a No Contest and he guesses the USWA Board of Directors will have to get together and come up with a solution to the USWA National Tag Titles. -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- GAUNTLET MATCH MATCH: TOMMY RICH VS Leroy BROWN with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK Jim Croce’s Bad Bad Leroy Brown blares as Humperdink leads Brown to the ring. Humperdink is strutting around waving his walking stick like a proud father while Ross and Watts really hype up how big and powerful this man looks. The crowd has a nervous murmur for Tommy Rich but everybody knows that Wildfire will never back down. As for the match, Brown takes control early as he attacked before the bell and he has his way with Rich for the first 5 minutes. Finally, Wildfire ducks under a right hand and the two exchange blows until Rich finally knocks down Brown. The crowd goes crazy as Rich is on a roll. He catches Brown in a sleeper as Humperdink jumps up on the apron. Ref Pee Wee Anderson goes right at him and orders him down but the two are now involved in a heated argument. The crowd starts to moan as Jim Ross announces the arrival of the Devil as Kevin Sullivan hits the ring. He is going wild on Rich and to the dismay of the crowd, Buzz Sawyer is right behind them. Pee Wee Anderson senses something is wrong and turns around to the chaotic scene. He quickly calls for the bell and disqualifies Brown but Rich needs help as he is being beaten all over the ring. Ross announces the arrival of the cavalry as Mike Graham, The Fab Ones and JYD hit the scene. Sullivan and his Army of Darkness scatter and it seems like Rich is going to be okay. The fan favorites dare Sullivan to enter the ring but he thinks better of it as they leave the ring area. Ross announces that Wildfire has won the first ever gauntlet match and now is just 4 victories away from a World Title Shot on National TV. Jim Ross says “sorry folks, we are out of time. So long from Shreveport, Louisiana.

USWA would like to add Norvell Austin. I have an open space since I sent Ole Anderson to CWA

USWA sends Ole Anderson to Memphis for future consideration. Memphis will tell you who he is going to release.

Feel better!

USWA adds Tim Horner. I do not need to drop anyone as I sent Ron Fuller to Memphis to open up a spot

Great start!!! Good luck and enjoy!

USWA sends Ron Fuller to Memphis for future consideration. Memphis will tell you who he is going to release.

USWA drops Purple Haze (Mark Lewin) and adds Rocky Johnson

I was just wondering if e had any rules on retirement. I have many people coming up on that time and did not know what to do with them. An example is Ernie Ladd. He has a total of 8 matches between August of 1984-1989 so he is basically retired now.

WOW!!! Beat MACW Card to date! Mr. Fugi winning a 20 man battle royal Tully Blanchard (Mr. Money)/ Barry Windham is a Match of the Year candidate Akbar and the Stongbows! Nice.... Kamala/JYD was another classic brawl Enjoyed the ending of the Taylor/Houston match.... I also like how you have so many wrestlers I grew up believing were mainly baby faces as heels. It makes it very fun to see wrestling from the other angle. Brody makes every match great as does Flair so together you get an instant classic

Welcome back! Love reading CWA news

USWA releases Josh Stroud, moves Skip Young to a jobber pack and adds Elijah Akeem

thanks for everything. Any work I can do for you, I am in most of the night.

USWA takes Brad Armstrong AWA takes Ricky Santana to end the draft

Sorry for the mix up. USWA takes Baby Doll

USWA takes the Fantastics: Tommy Rodgers and Bobby Fulton with its next two picks

sounds fair

I also think free agency should be limited to one pick a day for a few days... that pick could be a tag team, singles or jobber pack.

USWA takes Bobby Eaton. Memphis is back up

USWA will release Mad Dog Boyd and Alexis Smirnoff into free agency to make room for the draft

USWA takes Gary Hart

How does Free Agency work when draft is done.... free for all, all you can get as long as you are under the cap?

USWA will add Chris Adams. USWA will also has traded for AWA's fourth round pick in the draft. The other parts of this trade will be announced soon