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I agree. Love to see Harley Race with the belt. Your roster has really improved quickly and it has a great 1984 feel. Also love the Great American Bash Tour. I am still trying to get used to the Strongbows as heels and the Moondogs as baby faces but that is one of the things that makes this game fun. I wouldn't mind seeing and hearing more from Ric Flair. He is the best in the game and I really loved your cards where he faces TA or Windham. I bet that would really bring in the crowds.

I love how your TV show is like one giant promotion. From reviews of recent events to showcasing upcoming cards. It gets everyone excited without giving away too many big matches on TV. I have said it before but this is just like WWF circa 1984.

USWA NEWS -The biggest news out of the USWA is that they are in contact with both Ron Fuller and Jeff Jarrett as they are trying to bring CWA and Southeastern Championship Wrestling into the USWA organization. If all goes well, the sting of losing Florida will be much less and all believe that along with World Class and Mid-South, the USWA will have the best roster in all of professional wrestling. -There has been a lot of back room talks about what to do with the USWA World Championship. It appeared that the next title run would come from a baby face like Kerry Von Erich, Dusty Rhodes or maybe even Tommy Rich again but with the apparent turn of Lawler to fan favorite, the next champion has become a huge debate among the board. - With all the great tag teams in the USWA like the Sheepherders, The Fabulous Ones, Arn and Eaton etc..., the USWA board has decided that it would like to change the USWA National Tag Team Championship, the second belt in the organization, to the USWA WORLD SIX MAN CHAMPIONSHIP. This will only less clutter in the division as groups like the Von Erichs and The Freebirds, the House of Humperdink or any other faction to compete in their own division. -Speaking of The Sheepherders and The Perfect Alliance (Arn and Bobby), the USWA is interested to see how much heat this heel on heel war can get. They may look to loan one away for a short period of time or move one to one of the other USWA territories. We will just have to see what the fans think as they will make the final decision here. -The USWA will start to promote its next super card this week which would be on Labor Day. It would be perfect if the CWA does in fact join the USWA as it would be wonderful to hold this event in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis. - The USWA has given up all ties to Georgia and Atlanta. With that being the case, it will be very interesting to see what happens with WTBS. The Ted Turner owned station is based out of Atlanta and it is unsure if he wants to continue the relationship with the USWA if Atlanta is not one of their tour stops. Along those lines, USWA has the rights to Gordon Solie but with Jim Ross and Bill Mercer currently announcing the two USWA promotions, Solie, the announcing king of wrestling, is currently without work since Championship Wrestling from Florida closed. Could their be a deal in the works to send Solie to MACW which just acquired Atlanta? or could Solie end up in the Southeast under either Ron Fuller or Ron Wright? We will just have to wait and see.

7/28/1984: 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 taking us to a video from the Lake Front Arena in New Orleans and a World Tag Team Title Match between The Fabulous Freebirds and The Fabulous Ones. The end came with Michael Hayes getting involved in the match. Terry Gordy was in control of the action in the ring and he tossed Stan Lane through the ropes. Michael Hayes went over and gave a good kick to the gut of Lane and then he rolled him quickly back into the ring. Ref Pee Wee Anderson went to admonish Hayes and this allowed for a quick double teaming of Lane which ended in a running power slam by Gordy. The Freebirds all looked out at the New Orleans crowd and mocked them with their “We got the belts” hand gesture. While this was going on, Keirn quickly ran in the ring and dragged Lane over to the corner, then legally tagged himself in and then pulled Lane out onto the floor. Keirn quickly laid down right where Lane had been power slammed. Pee Wee Anderson and Hayes end their little spat and Hayes orders Gordy to finish him off with a Piledriver even though it should have been unnecessary. Gordy picks up who he thought was his victim when all of a sudden, Keirn rolled him up for the 1….2….3. The crowd goes wild as Tommy Rich and JYD rush out to join in the celebration. When the video ends, The Fabulous Ones are at the desk with their new tag titles and the fans are excited. The Fabulous Ones thank them for their support and say they are going to be fighting champs. All of a sudden the Sheepherders appear and say they are the rightful owners of those titles and demand a title shot. As soon as that is done, Baby Doll leads out the “Perfect Alliance”, Arn Anderson and Beautiful Bobby Eaton and they go right after the Sheepherders saying they are the best team in the Mid-South and they should get the next title shot. The Fab Ones just sit back and smile as the two heel teams are having a war of words. Finally, Jim Ross ends the interview and says it is time to get to the ring and we are going to kick it off with a bang. It is the USWA Gauntlet Match where Tommy Rich is looking for his third straight victory. He reminds the fans that if Wildfire reaches 5, he will earn a Televised World Title Match. Ross has the hat on the table with all the other Mid-South wrestlers’ names in it and he reaches in to pick Rich’s opponent….. Tim Horner. GAUNTLET MATCH MATCH: TOMMY RICH VS TIM HORNER The match pits Rich against newcomer and fan favorite Tim Horner. In a nice change of pace, the two shake hands at the opening bell. Rich controls most of the match but Horner shows good technical skill and a lot of heart. The end comes after Rich connects with a Lou Thesz Press. After the match, the two shake hands again. As we go to break, Jim Ross hypes the fact that Wildfire is just two matches away from a World Title Shot! ------------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------------- As we come out of break, Sir Oliver Humperdink and Kevin Sullivan are at the interview desk and Sullivan is ranting that he cannot believe who he saw entering the arena. Sullivan: I leave Championship Wrestling in Florida cause of the sins of Eddie Graham. In just weeks since I leave, the whole company goes belly up. What does that tell you I carried that company. Now I see Eddie Graham’s son coming into this arena with a wrestling bag. Well, I have said it before and I will say it again. The sins of the father are the sins of the son. Michael Graham, if you step foot into that ring, I am warning you that it may be the last thing you do. Your father suspended me. He fined me. He tried to run me out of wrestling. Now I will take it upon myself to end your career. Humperdink: We know all you people got each other’s backs. Someone like Eddie Graham hits some bad times. Cowboy Bill Watts gives his son a job. Well this time, the House of Humperdink is sticking together. Mike Graham, we are coming for you. Jim Ross: Well I do not think that this is what this sport is about and I believe this interview is over. Let’s get back to the ring. MATCH: THE OUTLAWS (Ron Bass & Black Bart) VS MIKE REED & JOHNNY MANTLELL A quick 4 minute domination that saw the Outlaws get the victory after Ron Bass nailed Mike Reed with a massive lariat. Watts and Ross hype up just how tough these Outlaws are. MATCH: BILLY JACK HAYES VS JOE LIGHTFOOT Ross and Watts both hype up the muscular Billy Jack in his first appearance here in the Mid-South. The women in the audience really seem to like him as he enters the ring. Jack is one strong hombre and the end comes rather quickly by submission after a nasty swinging full nelson. Haynes goes over to the interview desk where he is welcomed to area and Billy Jack hypes up all the stars in the area and says that he just to compete against the best. He does add that he likes to play it on the up and up and doesn’t like what he has seen out of Humperdink and Sullivan. ----------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS--------------- Jim Ross takes us right back to the ring where we see the North American Champion in action. MATCH: HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS TED ALLEN 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. Reed comes over to the interview desk where Jim Ross asks Reed if he thinks he went a little far in punching JYD last week. It seemed like he just asked you a question. Reed: “I warned that sucker to get out of my face and who does he think he is asking me anything! I am the man in Mid-South and I do what I want and right now I want to walk alone. If that sucker gets in my face again it will be the last thing that fool does! The crowd explodes as JYD comes out. JYD: You think I’m afraid of you boy! You just said that the next time I get in your face you goin to do sometin about it. Well here I am. Let’s get in the ring right now and settle this! JYD heads right to the ring and Hacksaw follows him. Jim Ross hypes up that we are about to see an unexpected main event. As soon as the two are in the ring the brawl is on. After about a minute of a slugfest. The Dog grabs him by the back of the neck as gives him one of those massive headbutts. He then whips him into the ropes and catches him with a THUMP (powerslam) Reed quickly rolls out of the ring as the Dog begins howling to the moon as the crowd pops. Reed starts to get up on the apron but thinks better of it and heads to the locker room. -------------COMMERCIAL BREAK/PROMOS----------- MATCH: MIKE GRAHAM VS JR. HOGG Just before the match, Graham quickly goes over to the interview desk where he thanks Watts for bringing him into the Mid-South and make no mistake about, he is not afraid of Sullivan or any other member of the House of Humperdink. He adds that while Sullivan may have a bunch of goons with him, Graham says he has lots of friends who have his back. As for the match, it lasts only about two minutes with Graham controlling the tempo before Sullivan, Buzz Saywer and Bad Leroy Brown hit the ring. As they begin to throw Graham around the ring and beat him from pillar to post, you can hear Sullivan screaming, “The sins of the faaather are the sins of the son!” It only takes about 30 seconds before Jim Ross is heard, “Here comes the cavalry….. it is Tommy Rich, JYD, newcomer Billy Jack Haynes and yes by God it is BIG BLACKJACK MULLIGAN. The fan favorites quickly take control of the ring and toss the evil ones out except for Humperdink who has been caught by Mulligan in a nasty Brian Claw and he is writhing in pain. Jim Ross says “sorry folks, we are out of time. So long from Shreveport, Louisiana. As the screen fades to black we see one last promo for the upcoming card at the River Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Key Matches include: Tommy Rich vs Buzz Sawyer Mike Graham and Blackjack Mulligan vs Leroy Brown and Kevin Sullivan USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE: Freebirds vs The Fabulous Ones NORTH AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: HACKSAW REED VS JYD

Great card! I think the draw shows the USWA can hold its own against organization out there.

HOUSE SHOW OF THE WEEK 7/26 – Ft. Worth, Texas – Will Rodgers Center ONE NIGHT TOURNAMENT TO CROWN A NEW AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION RD 1: Kevin Von Erich defeats The Great Kabuki with the Von Erich Frog Splash Terry Bam Bam Gordy defeats Sweet Brown Sugar with the Oriental Spike Chris Adams defeats Wahoo McDaniel with a Superkick Dick Murdoch defeats “Cowboy“ Ron Bass with the Brainbuster SEMIFINFALS Terry Bam Bam Gordy defeats Kevin Von Erich with help from Michael Hayes Chris Adams defeats Dick Murdoch with the Superkick NON TOURNAMENT MATCH: Kerry Von Erich defeated the Iron Sheik when he followed up the Iron Claw with a Tornado Punch. FINALS In a wild finish, Chris Adams defeats Terry Gordy to become the new American (Texas) Heavyweight Champion. While the ref was knocked down, Michael Hayes entered the ring and actually rubbed some sort of cream into the eyes of Chris Adams and blinded him. Gordy now fighting a man who couldn’t see, began to toy with him. Once the ref was back on his feet, Hayes gave Gordy the sign to finish him off with the piledriver. Hayes turned to play to the crown but as Gordy moved in WHAM….. Adams blindly threw a Superkick connecting with Gordy and Adams was able to find him for the three count. Hayes and Roberts rushed in and began to beat on Adams. It looked like nobody was going to help Chris as he has burned a lot of bridges in WCCW of late but then the crowd erupted as all three Von Erichs rushed to the ring. The Freebirds high tailed it out of the ring and it appears as if Adams and the Von Erichs are back on the same page. USWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH Jerry Lawler and Dusty Rhodes fought to a 30 minute wild, brawling draw. It was a crazy match but to the fans surprise, Lawler played it on the up and up for the most part.

USAW is sending Curt Hennig to the AWA for Billy Jack Haynes

My roster was also a little off. Here is the updated one which includes today's free agent pick up of Johnny Mantel and tomorrows free agent pick of Steve Simpson. Both are going to jobber packs. If anyone wants Steve Simpson today he is yours. I just wanted to finish my roster changes for now. USWA - Kevin Promoters/Presidents: Fritz VonErich/Bill Watts Announcers: Jim Ross, Gordon Solie, Bill Mercer, Marc Lowrence Refs: David Manning/Scrappy McGowan/Bill Lampier/Bronco Lubich/Rick Hazzard/Mario Crumley/Pee Wee Anderson Dusty Rhodes Butch Reed Billy Jack Haynes Ron Bass Tommy Rich Ricky Harris Butch Miller Luke Williams Buzz Sawyer Kevin Sullivan Mr. Saito The Great Kabuki Kerry Von Erich Kevin Von Erich Mike VonErich Brickhouse Brown Dr. D Dave Schultz Blackjack Mulligan Michael Hayes Buddy Roberts Terry Gordy Dick Murdoch Wahoo McDaniel Junkyard Dog Arn Anderson Mike Graham Jake Roberts Rufus Jones Tony Garea, Tracey Smothers, Kelly Kiniski Lanny Kean, Joe Lightfoot, & Johnny Mantell JR Hogg, Ted Allen, & Steve Simpson Oliver Humperdink The Iron Sheik Chris Adams Gary Hart Baby Doll Bobby Eaton Steve Keirn Stan Lane Elijah Akeem Al Madrill Brian Adias Norvelle Austin Rocky Johnson Skip Young

Sounds good. I will update it on here

Gene, I had already picked up Norvel Austin on July 19th but it must not have been updated yet.

Love the Idol/Landell combo I agree withFenton that Lawler vs Flair is a Hell of a match but I got to pull for my USWA Champ!

I am sorry but as with many of the wrestlers on the list, they seemed to have been in a promotion for a match and then out. I tried to keep our free agency list to those who were truly active on a promotions roster. Jake Milliman did wrestle through the 1990's but from this point in 1984-1991 he averaged 0.5 matches per month. Many of the wrestlers on this list did have a few matches after July 1984 but it seemed very sparse. I have no problem putting him back on the free agent list if someone would like to add him.

USWA would like to add Kelly Kiniski to an open spot on a jobber pact.

USWA has sent Tim Horner and Robert Fuller to CWA in exchange for Al Madril and Brian Adias

Very exciting start to PNW. You are making the most out of a small roster and your tournaments have been fun to follow.

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Updated on Retirement list. Just need to make sure LowBlow takes them off of free agent list

Fun house shows where the King continues to prove all is well in the CWA.

So very well thought out. I love how Martel kept the title in Canada but lost it in Philadelphia. Love how on TV the Russians destroy people but in the big shows the fans see Democracy survive. This is done so well. Just like real life.

Great TV show. Can't wait to see what you have planned for Sheri and Gilbert. Your are really keeping us waiting on the Masked Cowboys. Love it.

USWA NEWS -The biggest news out USWA was the loss of Championship Wrestling from Florida. The USWA organization had accumulated World Class Championship Wrestling, Mid- South Wrestling and Florida as Ted Turner had put a stranglehold on the competition across much of the Southern United States but now they are scrambling to maintain what the USWA has built over the past 6 months. It is been rumored that the USWA is trying really hard to add new territories to its organization to combat the strength of the other major players in the game including the NWA, AWA and the newly rising WWF. -After its major show in the Cotton Bowl, their has been major upheaval to the USWA roster. In a attempt to get younger, the board has decided not to renew such stars as Ernie Ladd, Mr. Wrestling II and the Purple Haze while bringing in Tim Horner, Chris Adams and Jake the Snake Roberts. The board of directors also loved the attention that was given to the idea of the Red Assassins as they believe Anti-Patriotic wrestlers bring in the crowds but they wanted a fresh face to run that angle. So Alexis Smirnoff and Fidel Sierra as the Red Assassins are out while the Iron Sheik is in. USWA also felt that the masked team of Super Strong Machine and the Super GIant Machine was a little too gimmicky even for wrestling so they have been released along with their manager Armand Hussein. "Playboy" Gary Hart has been brought back to World Class and will lead a stable of heels in the very near future. -The Board of Directors has also seen the ratings spike since adding some beautiful women to the show. They have brought back Baby Doll and now she is heading one of the most exciting new teams in all of wrestling as USWA also signed Arn Anderson and "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton. Together they have formed the Perfect Alliance and the only discussion left in when to give them the belts. It is rumored that Baby Doll might do more then just manage. She might take her almost 6'0, 190 pound frame into the ring against MEN! USWA has also been hyping up Madusa Miceli and she might prove enough competition for Baby Doll. We will just have to wait and see. -Other new stars like Robert Fuller, Rocky Johnson and Norvell Austin have been signed but their roles have yet to be determined. -USWA believes Curt Hennig is a star but they have struggled to figure out his identity. For that reason he has been put out their to other organizations as trade bait. -There has been some behind the scenes arguing going on between Ted Turner and both Cowboy Bill Watts and Fritz Von Erich. Turner wants the TV shows to take place in larger venues while Watts and Von Erich believe the Sportatorium and the Irish McNeils Boys Club are the perfect settings and come across perfect on television. All three agree that their needs to be better use of the World Champions and for that reason they will work together to revamp the house show schedule. -There has been debates inside of USWA that it is the perfect time to expand into new areas. World Class is in discussions with places like Albuquerque, New Mexico and Kansas City, Missouri. They feel that with Wahoo MCDaniel on the roster, it would be the perfect time to head to New Mexico which has a large Native American population and with the Central States promotion, WWA, recently going under, the people of Kansas City are starved for wrestling. Also many of the WCCW stars spent a lot of time in the WWA and are family to its fan base.

Just looking at my roster and I had released Purple Haze (Mark Lewin) and added Rocky Johnson

USWA is sending Mr. Wrestling II to the WWF for future consideration

USWA adds Chris Champion to complete the jobber pack with Tony Garea and Tracy Smothers

Great tournaments going on in the PNW. Enjoy your style!