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The USWA is looking for a few mid card baby faces. If any of the following are of interest to you send me a PM: The Spoiler, Baron Von Raschke, Chris Markov, Alexis Smirnoff, Korstia Korchenko.

4/2/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 11:05-12:05 TAPED IN DALLAS, TEXAS Dave Brown welcomes all the fans to the first ever TNT Wrestling show from the World’s most Famous Wrestling Arena, the Sportatorium. He says that tonight’s show will begin by bringing in the President of TNT Wrestling, none other than the great Fritz VonErich. Fritz walks to the interview desk and says it is a great pleasure to be back in Dallas, Texas, the home of the greatest wrestling fans in the World. Dave Brown says that it has been a tough couple of months for you Fritz. Fritz agrees and goes through how WCCW lost its TV contract and how his sons headed down to Florida and of course the death of David. He says he basically went into a shell and was in a dark place but he knew the only way out was to get back into wrestling. That’s when he came up with an idea to start a new wrestling promotion in the two best wrestling states in the country, Texas and Tennessee. He said it only took a minute or two to name his new promotion TNT. Fritz goes into how Jerry Jarrett came down to his home in Denton, Texas and offered him a chance to become a full member in the USWA. Fritz says that he knew the USWA was new but he liked everything about it and that he jumped on board. He says Jarrett basically gave him everything he could want including appearances by the World Champions and a weekly show right here on the great WTBS. Fritz goes into saying that in just a week’s time he has been able to build a great roster and the fans can just sit back and see some of the great stars from Texas and Tennessee along with some really exciting newcomers. All of a sudden the USWA World Heavyweight Champion, Austin Idol and his manager Rock Riddle come out to the interview desk. Fritz says it is a pleasure to have the champ here in the Sportatorium. Idol simple waves off Fritz and it seems he is disgusted by the whole thing. He begins by saying that only rednecks could call this dump the greatest wrestling arena in the world. He goes on to say that there are only make shift benches, no air conditioning and a tin roof like a barn or something. Rock Riddle, the original “Mr. Perfect,” goes on to say that this is no place for the Perfect Stable to be and if the USWA did not make him come down here, he wouldn’t be within a 100 miles of this dump. The fans are all over Idol but he just continues. He says that Jerry Jarrett sent him down here to put on a non-title match against anyone Fritz thinks is worthy, Idol says that he is used to wrestling the greatest in the world and if Fritz could hurry up and get Average Joe or Fat Matt out here so he can get on with his life. Fritz says that Idol will be surprised at the roster here and that he shouldn’t take his opponent lightly. Idol dismisses this idea and says that he guarantees that he will win in under 5 minutes or else on his next mandated trip here, he will put his title on the line. Fritz quickly says “deal” as Idol and Riddle head to the ring. All of a sudden, Superstar Bill Dundee and a very attractive amazon like blonde head to the ring. The crowd roars as Idol’s mouth drops. Idol is in disbelieve that his longtime rival is his opponent and Riddle is heard yelling that this was all a set up by Jerry Jarrett. MATCH: USWA WORLD CHAMP AUSTIN IDOL with ROCK RIDDLE VS SUPERSTAR BILL DUNDEE AND A TALL BLONDE WOMEN Idol never expected this but tried to jump Dundee before the bell sounded by Dundee was ready for him. The brawl was on and Dundee was in complete control. As the five minute mark neared which would give Dundee a title shot, Riddle tried to get involve by distracting the ref. The tall blonde quickly came behind Riddle and threw a huge right hand to the back of his head. Riddle went down as the crowd went wild. Dundee continued to throw Idol from pillar to post. Dundee tossed Idol over the top rope and was about to go out after him but Idol had different thoughts. He just ran with Riddle to the locker room and was counted out. Dundee and the tall blonde head over to Fritz and Dave Brown. Brown asks Dundee to introduce him to this stunning women with him. Dundee goes on to say that this Perfect 10 was Baby Doll and while Idol had Riddle to save his butt, he now has Baby Doll to make sure no one interferes in his matches anymore. He thanks Fritz for the opportunity to wrestle in TNT and says he can’t wait to get his hands on Idol again and become the World Champ. Dundee and Baby Doll, who dwarfs Dundee walk off arm in arm. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: OX BAKER VS WENDELL COOLEY A complete squash match where Baker just beats Cooley all over the ring. The match ends when Baker uses his taped right hand to deliver a brutal Heart Punch. Ox Baker goes to the interview desk where he doesn’t wait for a question. He just grabs the mic and begins to say that Fritz doesn’t know what he has done be giving him a contract. He announces that his is the baddest wrestler in the business and that he enjoys hurting people. Winning is not the most important thing. Pain is the most important thing. He announces that when people come to see him wrestle they better be warned that he is trying to permanently injure his opponent. He says his heart punch is so brutal that his opponent is lucky if he lives. He announces that he is here to become the first ever TNT Champion and that the entire TNT roster better be careful. COMMERCIAL BREAK At the interview desk with Brown and Fritz is the masked Dream Machine. He gives a little background information on himself saying that he just got finished beating Ernie Ladd all over Memphis. All of a sudden, the speakers begin to blare that unmistakable music of the Blues Brothers. None other than Porkchop Cash, wearing a black suit and sunglasses, comes to the interview desk. The Dream Machine looks ready to fight and Cash tells him to “hold on brother. I am here to say I was wrong in Memphis. I was a fool to listen to that idiot Ernie Ladd.” Cash continues by asking Machine what he would think of getting the “Band back together.” Machine ponders for a moment and then gets so excited he hugs Porkchop Cash. The Dream Machine announces to the fans that they are in for a treat. “The Bruise Brothers are back together and we are now going to show these fans what they are all about. The beg Fritz to get them a match right now and he tells them to go to the ring and he will go to the back to see what he can do. Fritz returns and tells the fans to hold on to their hats. This is going to be a wild one! MATCH: The Bruise Brothers vs Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody This match is an all-out brawl with the fighting taking place as much on the outside of the ring as the inside. Eventually after about 5 minutes of total chaos and all 4 men being in the battle at the same time, the ref calls for the bell and rules this contest a double disqualification. This seems to have no impact on the 4 men involved. They just continue to brawl. The locker room empties and about 10 guys poor out but they still have trouble restoring order. Finally, the mayhem subsides as they cut to break. COMMERCIAL BREAK MATCH: MIL MASCARAS VS KEN TIMBS A pretty good match that both Dave Brown and Fritz VonErich really get excited by some of the aerial acrobatics of Mil Mascaras. Finally the “Man of a Thousand Masks” wins the match after a perfectly executed Suicide Dive from the top rope. The fans are going nuts as Mil is a true showman. Mil goes to the interview desk where he announces that he is the best trained, the best conditioned and that there is no opponent that can beat him. He wants to thank the fans for their support and hopes he can do them justice. He then speaks in Spanish where those that understand him give him a great round of applause. COMMERCIAL BREAK The music begins to blare as the audience is treated to Donna Summer’s “Hot Stuff.” Eddie Gilbert makes his way to the ring and he is joined by none other than one of the best female wrestlers in the world as well as being one of the sexiest women in the world, Sensational Sherri Martel! They strut to the ring arm in arm and Sherri help’s Gilbert into the ring. She gets right in the face of Gilbert’s opponent, Steve Simpson. Simpson is an impressive young talent with muscles from head to toe but this does not seem to intimidate either Sherri or Gilbert. When the match gets under way, Simpson makes a good showing but in the end the team of Sherri and Gilbert prove to be just too much. Anytime Simpson got anything going, Martell would distract the ref anyway she could and that was pretty easy for her to do. Gilbert took these opportunities to break some rules and he finally weakened Simpson enough to nail him with a DDT for the victory. With time winding down, Hot Stuff and Sensational Sherri head to the interview desk where they basically announce that they are the hottest couple in all of wrestling. They tell everyone to forget what they saw earlier and that Dundee and Baby Doll are not in their league. Dundee and Baby Doll come on out and the two “couples” get in each other’s faces as the credits begin to roll. Dave Brown is heard saying “So long from the Sportatorium. Don’t forget to tune in next week for another great show.”

I think that since you had a trade already in place, you can pull the trigger when ever you wish.

Sorry to see you go.

USWA WRESTLING: 4/1/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 5:05-6:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “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 so let’s ring in our first guest.” Jerry Lawler and Tommy Rich, still bandaged up from last night’s attack open the show at the interview desk. Lance Russell begins by asking about their health. Both admit to being a little banged up but say they will be ready for to defend their USWA World Tag Titles in a few weeks against the Shogunate. Lawler then changes the direction of the interview and focuses on Austin Idol who hit him with a chair last night. Lawler is pipping mad but also has a smirk on his face as he says he is wondering what it must be like to be Austin Idol today. Lawler says he came into last night’s match just moments after being beaten 3 on 1 by the Shogunate. His head was bandages, he was hobbling on one foot and still Idol couldn’t beat him. Lawler says if, and that is a big if, Idol is still the champ after he faces Jimmy Valiant at Roundhouse Revival, Lawler will get the next title shot and that Idol better just hand him the belt. Gordon Solie thanks them for their time and says it is time to head to the ring for the first match of the night which includes the #1 contenders for the USWA National Tag Titles, The Fabulous Ones. Match: The Fabulous Ones vs The Nightmares Just like last night when the Sheepherders manhandled their opponents, tonight the Fabulous Ones are in complete control. The match ends when Steve Keirn tags in Stan Lane. Keirn scoops up Nightmare #1 onto his shoulders while Lane climbs to the top rope. Lane comes off with a top rope clothesline and that is all she wrote. The Fabulous Ones high five their fans on their way to the interview desk where they say that don’t care what the Sheepherders say about not giving them another title shot. They say Jerry Jarrett said whoever won last week between them and the House of Humperdink would receive the title shot at Roundhouse Revival and they one. They continue on about the only reason the Sheepherders don’t want to face them is that they are afraid. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Sir Oliver Humperdink and Crusher Ottman are at the interview desk where Lance Russell asks him what his complaint is this weak. Humperdink tells Pencil Nose to Shut Up but that he does have a few complaints. First, he is sick and tired of The Iron Curtain commies interfering in his matches. He can’t wait to get them in the ring and get even with that low life Korchenko and his “comrades,” Smirnoff and Markov. Next, as usual, Humperdink is all over Jerry Jarrett for not giving his team of Sawyer and Hernandez a title shot at Roundhouse Revival. He is sick and tired of this organization keeping his men down because they don’t like him. They know if his House ever gets a title shot or two, they would be in complete control of all the belts in the USWA. Humperdink says that Crusher Ottman is now going to show these fans what he can do. He reminds Lance Russell and Gordon Solie that Ottman has only been training with him for a few weeks and he is already unbeatable. He continues on saying that his opponent, Mr. Bigelow, has been trained by the ”King” Jerry Lawler for months and has like two wins. Gordon Solie says, “fair enough Mr. Humperdink. It is time to get to the ring. Mr. Bigelow is already waiting.” MATCH: Crusher Ottman with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Bam Bam Bigelow Now this is a match between two big men. Ottman 6’3, 385 and Bigelow checks in at 6’4 3’40. The first few minutes each wrestler tries to bully the other with his power but that turns out to be a stalemate. Bigelow, who is very agile for his size, catches Ottman off-guard with an amazing drop kick for his size. He follows this up with a diving head-butt. Humperdink is beside himself as his man might go down to this wild and untamed rookie. Humperdink helps in any way he can. After a recovery by Ottman, he whips Bigelow into the ropes and catches him in a Bearhug. Bigelow tries everything to break the hold but can’t get free. After a moment. Ottman actually runs with Bigelow in his arms and slams him into the turnbuckle. Ottman covered him for the 3 count and he escapes with the victory at 9:31. Once again, Jerry Lawler comes to the interview desk and is clapping his hands! Lance Russell says he understands that his man Bigelow had a pretty good match but he is surprised at how happy Lawler is with a loss. Lawler starts to speak and says last night, Dave Brown made it sound like two men at once couldn’t beat Ottman and tonight, his rookie trainer almost beat him. Humperdink heads to the interview desk where he really let’s Lawler have it and puts down Bigelow as a good for nothing fat slob! Lawler continues to laugh and laugh. Finally, Humperdink asks what Lawler is laughing about. Lawler just asks if Humperdink called Bigelow a good for nothing fat slob. Humperdink says he did and there is nothing he can do about it. Lawler once again begins to smile and says his could for nothing friend in the ring was actually good for $5000. Humperdink asks what Lawler is talking about. Lawler says that on the first night of USWA Wrestling, Humperdink said that any man that could last 5 minutes with any of his men would win $5000 and that last match lasted over 9 minutes. The crowd goes wild as Humperdink says that match was not announces as a challenge match and that he is not going to pay anything. This brings Jerry Jarrett out and he demands Humperdink pay Bigelow $5000 or else they will garnish his wages. Humperdink yells and screams about how Jarrett is just out to get him and that he is going to sue the USWA for everything it is worth. Jarrett just says another week, another law suit by you. He then asks Humperdink how many of these ridiculous lawsuits he has one. Humperdink says nothing and Jarrett finishes the segment by saying PAY UP OR ELSE! __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: DIRTY DUTCH MANTELL with ROCK RIDDLE VS PVT. DON KERNODLE The match was really entertaining. These two have been wrestling mostly in tag matches of late but this singles match really amped up the crowd. The end came when Ref Paul Morton was knocked down which allowed Rock Riddle to trip Kernodle. Dutch used this to his advantage as he hit back to back leaping elbows to the head of Kernodle. Morton recovered in time to see the cover and counted out Kernodle. Dutch celebrated in the ring when all of a sudden Baron Von Raschke and The Spoiler hit the ring and really gave it to Kernodle. Baron, with his raspy voice could be heard calling Kernodle nothing but a weak and pathetic American. CPL Kirchner rushed in to aid his partner but the ClawMasters for the second straight week ran away to the locker room. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MAIN EVENT: MR. USA TONY ATLAS AND HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS ROWDY RODDY PIPER AND ERNIE LADD After last week’s Piper’s Pit where Ladd and Piper agreed to help each other rid USWA of Atlas and Reed, this match was inevitable. The match was wild as the fan favorites used some big power moves early in the match but they were never able to gain a pin. Piper and Ladd did what they do best. BREAK EVERY RULE IN THE BOOK! From low blows to throwing their opponents into the steel barricades, Ladd and Piper were giving the muscle bound favorites everything they could. With TV time winding down, Atlas escaped a double team and tagged in Reed who hit the ring like a bull in a china closet. He quickly emptied the ring and neither Piper nor Ladd seemed in hurray to get back in. When Piper finally did, Reed was still in complete control. He caught Piper in a backbreaker rack and as Ladd tried to make the save, Atlas close lined him. Piper was screaming and looked ready to submit when Thunderbolt Patterson hit the ring causing the DQ. Sweet Brown Sugar soon rushed to the ring making it 3 on 3 until the Sheepherders and Fabulous Ones rushed to the ring and 10 superstars battled it out. Just before the show came to an end and with Lance Russell saying you cannot believe the mayhem we just had, the fan favorites, to the delight of the crowd gained control of the ring. Gordon Solie ends the show with “So long from Memphis.” The Credits roll while the chaos continues. The screen fades to black.

Truly one of my favorite shows I have read in this game. The opening had me hooked from the get go. It was wonderfully done. I have an idea of where this might be going but I will not say as I don't want to play spoiler. If it is what I think, you should have been a promoter in real life. You have a great roster but you are still developing a great pecking order where your Megastars are beating your Superstar and your superstars are beating your stars. From Tully and Gino to the Fantastics to the Tag Team Tournament! From Dr. Death to KKB to Rude! Hacksaw to TA to Muraco! You have your own Hall of Fame going.

USWA WRESTLING: 3/31/1984: WTBS SHOW AIRED NATIONALLY 6:05-8:05 TAPED IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE “Yello again everybody. Welcome to USWA Wrestling here on WTBS. I am Lance Russell along with Gordon Solie and Dave Brown. We have a jam packed show tonight so let’s get right to our first segment.” THIS WEEK IN THE USWA BY DAVE BROWN Lance Russell and Gordon Solie welcome fans to the Saturday night show on WTBS and they turn it over to Dave Brown for his segment, This Week in the USWA. · USWA EXPANSION Dave Brown announces that the USWA has expanded and that it is proud to announce that Fritz Von Erich’s new promotion, TNT Wrestling will now be a part of the USWA family. This promotion will be centered in Texas and Tennessee with its TV tapings being Tuesday nights at the great Sportatorium in Dallas, Texas. He announces that TNT Wrestling will air on Tuesday nights at 11:05 and that the first show will be this Tuesday, April 3rd. He announces the roster will include some USWA stars along with some new comers to the area. · REVIEW OF THE UPCOMING MEMPHIS ROUNDHOUSE REVIVAL ON APRIL 23rd. Dave Brown announces that all 4 USWA titles will be defended on this great card long with the crowning of the first ever TNT Heavyweight Champion. Brown continues by saying that this show can be seen live on WTBS. · MATCH OF THE WEEK: Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Hercules Hernandez Dave Brown takes us to VTR of the match from Nashville Tennessee at the Municipal Auditorium. As one would expect, it was a brawl with two of the most powerful men in all of wrestling. The match ended when Sir Oliver Humperdink tossed his walking stick into Hercules Hernandez but it was intercepted by Reed who used it to pummel Hernandez. Ref Paul Morton disqualified Reed but one can bet that this will not be the last time these two go toe to toe. · TAG TEAM OF THE WEEK: The Shogunate The group of Tojo Yamamoto, Mr. Saito and Killer Khan had a perfect week going 3-0 including a huge win over The Fabulous Ones when Tojo, who was not official involved in the match, tripped up Stan Lane and Saito followed it up with a Saito Suplex. · Wrestler of the Week: Crusher Ottman The newest member of the House of Humperdink used his size to pummel some of the talent in the USWA. Ottman wrestled in 3 Handicap Matches and was able to win all of these 2 on 1 matches in under 5 minutes including a mauling of Brett Wayne and Ted Allen in Oxford, Mississippi at the CM Smith Coliseum. · USWA VOLUME #1 Dave Brown announces that USWA VOLUME #1 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. · INJURY UPDATE: Tommy “Wildfire” Rich injured his leg and will be out of competition for a week or two. His leg was injured by the Shogunate when they interfered in a World Tag Team Title Match against The Sheepherders. Rich says he will be fine for the title against the Shogunate at Memphis Roundhouse Revival. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: The Iron Curtain (Korstia Korchenko, Alexis Smirnoff and Kris Markov vs The Fort Bragg Brotherhood (Pvt. Kernodle and Cpl. Kirchner) and Skip Young. The match gets the crowd into right away. It is USA vs Russia and that evokes such emotion. The Iron Curtain comes to the ring waving the flag of the Soviet Union and the fans really let them have it. Kernodle comes to the ring wearing a USA bandana and he has extras which he tosses to the crowd. The Iron Curtain waste no time and attacks before the bell. It is a wild scene for about 5 minutes as the Russians are pummeling the Americans. The action finally settles down but The Russians are still in control. All of a sudden the House of Humperdink walk out to ringside. The site of Mad Dog Buzz Sawyer, Hercules Hernandez and Crusher Ottman seems to be making the Iron Curtain nervous. Korchenko lost focus and went to the ropes to yell at Humperdink’s stable and Sweet Brown Sugar snuck up from behind and gained the victory by an old fashion roll up. The House of Humperdink seem happy and walk away with a smug, mission accomplished smile on their faces. The Iron Curtain is beside themselves and again attack their opponents but this time the Americans are ready for them and wipe the mat with them. The fans go wild and are chanting USA, USA as Gordon Solie calls for our next break. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: USWA NATIONAL TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The Sheepherders vs Brett Wayne and Ted Allen The Sheepherders are flawless and ruthless in this match. It surprised many at how easily they won. The end came when Luke Williams grabbed his partner’s head and used it as a battering ram on Ted Allen. The Sheepherders head to the interview desk where they are irate. Williams leads the way saying how Jerry Jarrett is trying everything to take their titles. He is really agitated that The Fabulous Ones have been named the new # contenders for the belts. Miller they just beat them in the Omni and they refuse to wrestle Lane and Keirn again. This brings Jerry Jarrett to the interview desk where he tells the Sheepherders that if they do not wrestle The Fabulous Ones at Memphis Roundhouse Revival, they will be stripped of their tittles. The Sheepherders off yelling and screaming. Gordon Solie, smiling, announces “we will be right back after these messages. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Jimmy Valiant vs Dirty Dutch Mantel with Rock Riddle Dirty Dutch is trying to aid Austin Idol, another member of the Perfect Stable. Idol is to face Valiant for the World Title on August 23rd at Roundhouse Revival. Jerry Jarrett said last week if any member of the Perfect Stable laid a hand on Valiant at any time other than a sanctioned match, Idol would be stripped of his title. As far as the match goes, it is a wild one with many momentum turns. As Valiant seemed to gain control, the other members of the Perfect Stable, Idol and Bobby Jaggers, came to ringside trying to intimidate Valiant. The Boogie Woogie Man paid them no mind as he knew they couldn’t interfere in the match. He follows up a big bodyslam with a diving elbow and gained the pin over Mantell at 13:10. After the match, he walked right by the rest of the stable to the interview desk. As only the Boogie Woogie man can, he starts ranting about how he can’t wait to get Idol in the ring and did those “daddy O’s” think they were going to bother me tonight. He tells the fans that they are all invited to his party after he wins the World Heavyweight Title and together they will party like “Charlie Brown from Outta Town.” Lance Russell seems confused but says it sounds like fun. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Piper’s Pit with Special Guests Ernie Ladd and Thunderbolt Patterson 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 stand behind him with their arms folded. Piper calls out Patterson and Ladd and they both shake hands with Piper. Piper praises the two for a few minutes about their wrestling ability but also how they don’t bow down to the low life American fans, the smug USWA Board of Directors, and most importantly, to the untrustworthy American Government. Patterson and Ladd agree with everything Piper has to say and they can’t believe how corrupt this country is and all they are trying to do is to get a fair shake in their own county. All three admit to being totally confused at how those out of shape, no good country hicks, Tommy Rich and Jerry Lawler are given such favoritism here in the USWA. The segment turns to Hacksaw Butch Reed and Mr. USA, Tony Atlas and all three begin to almost foam at the mouth in such anger. Ladd and Patterson say that they will not stop until those Uncle Toms are out of the USWA and Piper agrees to help. The three embrace as the segment ends. The fans are a little nervous at the merger of these three men. They know from experience that Reed and Atlas better have eyes behind their backs. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ MATCH: Mr. Saito vs Steve Simpson Mr. Saito truly beats on Steve Simpson beyond belief. Suplex after Suplex is followed with Saito pulling Simpson up after a count of two as he refused to allow the pin. After the 3rd time, the crowd starts to go wild as a white towel is thrown in and Jerry Lawler hits the ring and chase Saito away. Wildfire Rich follows but can’t do much due to the fact that he is on crutches. Rich and Lawler aid Simpson who is finally able to get to his feet. Other wrestlers help guide Simpson to the back as Lawler and Rich go to the interview desk where they basically call Saito everything they can get away with on TV. Rich wants Saito to come back out and guarantees that there is no way that bully Saito would beat him like that and that it didn’t matter if he was on crutches or not. . He says Saito is just a bully and deep down, Saito is nothing but a yellow bellied coward and like most bullies they only pick on the weak. Lawler says that he will get his revenge on the Shogunate at the Memphis Roundhouse Revival and that all the members are like all the other Japanese people he has ever met. COWARDS! Lawler continues on talking about sneak attacks and Pearl Harbor and then turns his attention to tonight’s World Title Match against Idol. He keeps saying how wonderful it would be to be both the World Champion and The World Tag Team Champion at the same time. Rich, also smiling, says he will be right there by his partner’s side when from out of nowhere, Saito, Killer Khan and Tojo Yamamoto attack from behind. The 3 on 2 advantage, along with Rich on one leg and the attack from behind, gives them control of this chaotic situation. Wrestlers rush from the back to break up the mayhem but not before Tojo uses Rich’s crutch as a weapon and nails both Wildfire and Lawler over the head and back. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS ___________________________________________________________________________________ Before the next match, Solie and Russell announce the fact that both Lawler and Rich are receiving medical attention in the back and that tonight’s main event between Lawler and Idol for the World Title is in jeopardy. Match: Hacksaw Reed vs Baron Von Raschke In another good match, Reed finally gains control of the match after a huge body slam and has Baron up for a Gorilla Press Slam when Ernie Ladd walks out to the ring. Reed just drops Von Raschke and starts to have words with Ladd. Thunderbolt Patterson joins Ladd at ringside and now the two start to creep up towards the apron as the Baron regains his feet. Baron begins to walk towards Reed and lifts his right hand in the air to signify the Iron Claw. As Reed turns around, Baron moves in for his finisher but Reed sees it at the last minute and grabs the hand of Baron. Reed than kicks him in the mid-section. He quickly lifts Von Raschke up into another Gorilla Press Slam but this time walks towards the ropes with him and tosses him over the ropes right onto Ladd and Patterson. Ref Paul Morton proceeds to make the 10 count and Reed wins by count-out. Tony Atlas rushes to the ring to make sure nobody attacks Reed. There is a bit of a standoff but cooler heads prevail. Gordon Solie tells the fans how lucky Reed was to escape tonight uninjured. Russell agrees and wonders if Lawler is going to be able to wrestle in the main event which is up next. __________________________________________________________________________ COMMERCIAL BREAK WITH PROMO FOR UPCOMING SHOWS __________________________________________________________________________ Match: USWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: AUSTIN IDOL with Rock Riddle VS JERRY LAWLER Idol and Riddle come to the ring first and are both even more smug than normally as neither of them thinks Lawler will even make it to the ring. All of a sudden, the crowd goes wild as Lawler appears. Their enthusiasm quickly turns to concern as they see Lawler has a bandage around his head and is limping badly. They fear he will get injured even more if he gets in the ring. Rich also bandaged, heads to the interview desk where he continues to show his anger at the Shogunate. As for the match, it is one of the more lopsided Lawler/Idol matches of all time. Lawler just doesn’t have anything going but his actions are commendable. Idol hits him with everything he has but Lawler refuses to get pinned or to submit. Idol’s frustration grows and grows till he finally can’t take it anymore. Riddle picks up a chair and throws it to Idol. Wildfire Rich starts yelling to his partner to watch out but he doesn’t head to the ring to aid him. His injuries the last two weeks have him to hurt to be able to help his Lawler. WHAM! Idol nails Lawler with the chair over and over again. Ref Jerry Calhoun calls for the bell as Gordon Solie announces that “We are out of time. So long from Memphis. As the screen fades to black, the national audience is left watching Lawler face down on the mat not moving.

It has finally happened! After a few months of searching for a promotion to join USWA and striking out all over the country, Ted Turner and Jerry Jarrett have just struck gold. While it is not an existing NWA or AWA territory that has decided to jump ship and join the USWA, it is one of the biggest names in the industry. Fritz Von Erich is coming aboard. He has had a tough couple of months. First, his WCCW lost its television contract and then his sons, to better their careers, moved on to Championship Wrestling from Florida only to have David lose his life. Fritz decied it was time to get back in the wrestling game and decided to begin a brand new promotion which he was going to call TNT WRESTLING as it was to be centered in Texas N Tennessee. TNT wrestling will host a weekly show in the Dallas, Texas at the Sportatorium. Who is to announce the TV show is yet to be determined as is most of the roster for TNT. Jerry Jarrett got wind of this are went to Fritz to see if he would be willing to partner with USWA. Fritz was very hesitant at first but Jarrett and his partner, Ted Turner, basically gave him everything he could every ask for. a 1 hour national TV show on WTBS that will begin airing late Tuesday nights so not to interfere with the Braves games and maybe move to the Sunday night show that airs from 6:05-7:05. This will be determined by the ratings that TNT is getting. This show will begin almost right away with hopes to have a show by the first week of April. Fritz will be able to control his own champions which will include the TNT Heavyweight Champion and the TNT Tag Team Champions. The USWA will also use these champions in their major events to give TNT more exposure. As compensation for recognizing the USWA World Champions as the true "World" Champions, Fritz will get the use of those champions on 2 TV shows a month plus use of them at any major show he runs. Fritz will be responsible for his own roster and needs to find his own talent with the following exceptions: Jarrett has given Fritz the use of some of his lesser talent who will be on active in both promotions. Fritz is still negotiating with other companies for talent and he is also in the process of buying a few of the contracts from Jarrett of wrestlers Jarrett does not deem necessary for the continued success of his side of USWA.

USWA would like to add Abdullah and Mil on 3,10,17,24 and 31 along with the women and Brody and Hansen on the 31st.

Will there be a draft for the +1 on April first or will it be first come first serve

I am fine with that

I am sorry. When we did the 1984 Fresh Face Draft, Sherri Martel was listed as a manager so I thought she could be used as one.

Since USWA traded away JR Foley, I need to add a manager so we welcome Sensational Sherri Martel to the organization. USWA is also moving Chris Markov into a regular spot and moving Brett Wayne Sawyer into spot 35 which will now become a jobber spot. To complete this jobber pack, USWA will add Rick McGraw and Steve Travis.

USWA sends Shane Douglas and JR Foley to Stampede for Ox Baker and a wrestler to be named later.

I am ok with giving Dex or Florida Timbs or my partial use of Bill Dundee

I would take Ken Timbs and use him as a mid-carder if nobody else wants him. I find Adrian Street interesting but too much work to do him justice so I would not be interested in him.

If we wanted to avoid a draft, I would be fine with Baby Doll. He would not be my first pick. The Heavenly Bodies, Buddy Landell and the RnR Express would be my first three picks but others are interested in them and to avoid problems, I would be ok with Baby Doll.

I approve. Let him start right away.

UNITED STATES WRESTLING ASSOCIATION TOURING SCHEDULE FOR APRIL 1. MACON, GEORGIA 2. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 3. CINCINNATI, OHIO 4. CANTON, OHIO 5. CLEVELAND, OHIO 6. COLUMBUS, OHIO 7. TV: MEMPHIS 8. BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS 9. MID-SOUTH COLISEUM 10. NASHVILLE, TN 11. FORT KNOX, KY 12. RAMSEY, TN 13. MORENGO, IN 14. TV: ATLANTA 15. COLUMBUS, GA 16. THE OMNI 17. TOLEDO, OHIO 18. HUNTINGTON, WV 19. SAGINAW, MI 20. GRAND RAPIDS, MI 21. TV: MEMPHIS 22. OFF: EASTER 23. MID-SOUTH COLISEUM 24. LOUISVILLE, KY 25. LEXINGTON, KY 26. WHEELING, WV 27. BALTIMORE, MD 28. TV: ATLANTA 29. MARRIETTA, GA 30. THE OMNI * THE APRIL 23RD SHOW IS BEING BILLED AS THE MEMPHIS ROUNDHOUSE REVIVAL AND IT WILL BE SHOWN LIVE ON WTBS! *THESE SHOWS WILL BE STRONGLY PROMOTED DURING THE WEEKLY TV SHOWS. MATCHES WILL FOCUS ON THE ANGLES FOR ROUNDHOUSE REVIVAL AND ALLOW WRESTLERS TO GET USED TO WORKING WITH EACH OTHER SO THE MAJOR SHOW GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. DURING THESE HOUSE SHOWS, RESULTS WILL VARY TO SEE WHAT GETS THE CROWD MOST INTERESTED.

USWA is trying anything to raise money. Glad you liked it. We got a lot of bills to pay!

When I look back to the 1980's, I found a few wrestlers were so captivating that they could carry an organization on their back. It seems to me that you have many at the same time and that makes for a great time in Mid Atlantic. From Flair to Steamboat to Savage to JYD to the Freebirds and of course Akbar! They could feud with anyone and it instantly becomes Pro Wrestling illustrated worthy. This organizations roster is #1 in my eyes and something I enjoy reading each week.

Wow, the Cow Palace was treated to 5 Championship matches plus Gagne vs DiBiase and other great matches. That is a great show. Agree with the others in that I love seeing OMG put it to Hogan! This is going to be a huge angle going forward. The unstoppable Gang vs the never lose Hogan. I am very interested in seeing what gives here.

-Jerry Jarrett and Ted Turner had a meeting this week and decided to increase the number of House Shows. The USWA will be running a show everyday in April except April 22 which is Easter Sunday. In April alone, USWA Wrestling will be in Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky and Maryland. They hope this exposure along with the two weekly TV shows will be able to cover expenses. So far, USWA has been operating in the red. This is not because of attendance or TV ratings which have both been very good. It is just that the USWA may have to many high priced wrestlers on its roster. To help with cost, the USWA Board of Directors has decided to sell quarterly highlight reels of its best matches on VHS. The USWA is still looking for a partner and is somewhat surprised that they have not found one yet. They have offered such things as control of the World Title and segments on a national TV Show. Jarrett is now traveling to Puerto Rico and Canada still hoping to find a taker. His other thought is to expand the travel loop to include both the Northeast and the West which are wrestling starved at this point. He figures the more people who can see the show life, the higher the TV ratings and thus the profits. Jerry Lawler and some of the other wrestlers have expressed concerns about the current amount of travel but that was expected. The King has always been down on travel and this might be one reason the AWA and NWA never looked at him as an option to be World Champion. To appease Lawler, the USWA has agreed that its next major show, Roundhouse Revival on April 23rd will be in the Mid-South Coliseum. Memphis fans are upset that Plowboy Frazier has been forced out but Ted Turner said that he didn't think that Hillbilly angle would play with a national audience. He believes that Russians would outdraw Rednecks any day of the week. Only time will tell especially since his Russian group is the bottom of the barrel.

UNITED STATES WRESTLING ASSOCIATION 1984 VHS SET #1 ONLY $19.95 Includes over 5 hours of the best of USWA Wrestling! · Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler vs Austin Idol & Roddy Piper · Hacksaw Reed & Tony Atlas vs Ernie Ladd & Porkchop Cash · Lawler, Rich &The Fab Ones vs Idol, Piper & The Sheepherders · Slaughter, Kirchner & Kernodle vs Mr. Saito, Killer Khan and Tojo · World Title Match: Austin Idol vs Mil Mascaras · World Title Match” Austin Idol vs Bruiser Brody · Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler vs The Kansas Jayhawks · The Fabulous Ones vs The Sheepherders · Lawler & Rich vs Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez · Loser-leave Town: Stan Frazier & Hillbilly Jim vs The House of Humperdink · USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT FINALE Tommy Rich & Jerry Lawler vs The Sheepherders · PIPER’S PIT WITH JERRY LAWLER AND BILL DUNDEE AND PIPER SEND PAYMENT TO 5675 Jimmy Carter Blvd. Norcross, Georgia

Wow, a show with major ramifications. Heenan gone, Goliath retires and a new Missouri Heavyweight Champ. This is what wrestling is all about. Questions to be answered and new angles to write. Good luck with it and have fun!