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CWA WRESTLING: 1/7/1984: MSC STUDIOS (Memphis) SHOWN THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, AND PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI AND INDIANA. Lance Russell: "Hello again, everybody! Lance Russell and Dave Brown here again for CWA Wrestling in Memphis, TN. Let’s get right to our first segment, “This Week in the CWA.” Dave take it away. Dave Brown: Well thank you Lance and great to be with you and all the wrestling fans here in the CWA. What a week it was in the CWA. The second round of the CWA Heavyweight Championship tournament has been set and here is the list of matches to take place at the Mid-South Coliseum on Monday, January 9th. · Jerry Lawler vs Roddy Piper · Butch Reed vs Junk Yard Dog · Lord Humongous vs Bruiser Brody · Austin Idol vs Stan Hansen MATCH OF THE WEEK: This week we have co-winners 1. Jerry Lawler vs Roddy Piper in Nashville, TN at the State Fair Grounds This match was for the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title and if Lawler won, he would get 5 minutes alone with JR Foley. This match was back and forth and nearing the 30 minute time limit saw Roddy Piper get disqualified for a low blow. Piper was forced to leave the arena and follow was ushered into the ring for 5 minutes with Lawler. Just as Lawler was about to beat JR Foley to a pulp, the Sheepherders rushed in and doubled team Lawler. Lawler was in serious trouble when a wrestler making his first appearance in the CWA in almost a year came in and by himself cleared the ring of Foley and The Sheepherders. Who was it you ask? You will have to wait just a minute to find out. 2. Mr. USA Tony Atlas vs Hacksaw Butch Reed in an arm-wrestling match This also took place at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds and the stakes were high. If Atlas won, he would become the new #1 contender for the NWA Mid-American Title. If Reed won, he would be given the next World Title shot here in the CWA. The match saw a lot of pre-match gesturing and yelling about hand positions and grip. When they finally got it on, neither man could move the other’s arm an inch. Slowly, Reed started to power Atlas down but Atlas started to shake and pull with all his might. When Reed was about an inch away from losing, he sucker punched Atlas with his left hand. He then went nuts for the next few minutes hitting Atlas with anything he could find including the arm-wrestling table and a chair. Atlas was busted wide open but was granted the victory by DQ. Tony Atlas is the new #1 contender for Reed’s belt. TAG TEAM OF THE WEEK: The Nightmares Last week on television, we all saw the Nightmares gain a non-title victory over the NWA Mid-American Tag Titles. This upset victory has landed them with their first CWA Tag Team of the Week Award. WRESTLER OF THE WEEK: ? Never before has our wrestler of the week been given to a wrestler who did not even wrestle a match but this man may have just turned the tide in the entire CWA with his return. We talked about a wrestler who helped Lawler fend off the Sheepherders a little while ago. Well this wrestler is none other than “Superstar” Bill Dundee. That’s right folks, Superstar Dundee has reunited with Jerry Lawler and together along with Austin Idol they believe then can fend off the likes of The House of Humperdink, Ladd’s Army, The Shogunate and The Commonwealth. Lastly, the schedule for the CWA Tournament has a slight change. The semi-finals and finals will be on the same night. That night is going to be January 16th at the Mid-South Coliseum. This is also the night the CWA will host The Night of Dreams. This will be a huge night for the CWA and it is set to coincide with the nation’s first every Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This will be a night of wrestling like no other! What a week it was in the CWA. Take it away Lance. Lance Russell: “Wow Dave, what a week it has been. Before we get to the ring let’s call in Jerry Jarrett for a special announcement. Lance Russell: Well Mr. Jarrett this is two weeks in a row. I understand you have something very special for the fans tonight. Jerry Jarrett: That’s right Lance. As the leader of this company, I need to make sure everything is on the up and up. What the Sheepherders did in Nashville this past week cannot be allowed. Lawler defeated Piper due to Piper hitting Lawler with a low blow. The ref saw it and made the decision to disqualify Roddy Piper. I stand by that decision and frankly, it was the correct decision. Lawler by right had 5 minutes alone with JR Foley. Those minutes never occurred because of the Sheepherders. Well I am here now to tell you that those 5 minutes will occur. Tonight! Jerry Jarrett: That’s right folks, the last five minutes of the show will be Jerry Lawler vs JR Foley and if any of Foley’s men interfere in that match they will be fined $1,000.00. Lance Russell: Mr. Jarrett, thank you for that announcement and that will be some ending to our show tonight. Before we go to break, I would like to invite Private Don Kernodle to the interview desk. Lance Russell: Well Don, I hear you have something to say to our fans tonight. Don Kernodle: That’s right Lance. First of all, I would like to thank the CWA for giving me this chance to speak tonight. I wanted to say I am truly sorry for my wrestling recently here on CWA. I mean I gave a really poor showing last week on TV against Mr. Saito and before I go any further, I would like to thank Austin Idol for coming out to try and save my butt. Then last Monday at the Mid-South Coliseum I was embarrassed by Killer Khan. I mean totally dominated. This is not what my Marine Corp training has taught me. I am better than that and most of all, I lost to a couple of goons who trounce on the United States every chance they get. I am hoping to get another chance here in the CWA to do better. Lance Russell: Now, now Tojo. This is not your time. Tojo Yamamoto: Mis-tah Kernodtle. You seem so sad. You seem so upset. Mistah Kernodlte, I not sure why. Did you reaaally think you could defeat my men. Mr. Saito and Killer Khan are the best trained in the world. Not like your Marines. You have soft training. I have deal for you. Don Kernodle: Us Americans are not in the art of making deals with people like you. Tojo Yamamoto: Listen Mistah Kernodlte. You said you want another shot at my Shogunate. I am here to give it to you. This Monday Night, Mr. Saito will wrestle you in a flag match. If you capture the American Flag, you will win. If Mr. Saito captures the Japanese flag, he will win. Don Kernodle: I accept your challenge and there is no way I am going to lose. Lance Russell: We need to get some help out here. We need to get some help. Lance Russell: Well folks this show is off to a real bang. We will be right back with our first match but first here a reminder that the CWA will be back in the great states of Kentucky and Indiana. >> Promo run down of the upcoming schedule for the CWA! January 9: Memphis, Tennessee at the Mid-South Coliseum January 11: Louisville, Kentucky at the Louisville Garden January 12: Lexington, Kentucky at Rupp Arena January 13: Evansville, Indiana at the Soldiers and Sailors Arena Lance Russell: Well, Sir Oliver Humperdinck! What words of wisdom do you have for us tonight? Sir Oliver Humperdinck: Well first of all, the CWA Board of Directors think they can stop Lord Humongous by matching him up with the Maniac Bruiser Brody. Brody! You have never met a man like this. The perfect wrestler. You should run now before you get hurt. In fact, the entire CWA should run now. I am a wealthy man and I am willing to put my money where my mouth is. I watched Ernie Ladd put a bounty of the mask of Troy Graham. Well I am putting up $5000 to any man that can last 5 minutes with any member of the House of Humperdink on our weekly television show. That’s right folks and I will double it for any tag team that can last 10 minutes with two of my men. They don’t even have to win. Just survive. But I warn each and every one of you that my men are monsters. Monsters that will feed on the blood of their opponents. With each victim, with each new flavor of blood, the House of Humperdink will grow stronger. The challenge starts right now! Match #1: Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez vs Mike Jackson and Gary Royal Sawyer is chained to his handler and Hercules Hernandez is breaking links off the huge chain around his neck. They are hooting and howling liked caged animals. They do not even wait for the ref to call for the bell. The double team Jackson and Royal and soon the ring is empty. That’s ok, they go out and ram their heads together and toss them back in the ring. Jackson and Sawyer are the legal men in the ring when the bell finally sounds. Another two head-butts followed by a piledriver has Jackson out but Mad Dog just drags him to Gary Royal and forces a tag. Sawyer tags in Hernandez and more mayhem ensues. Hercules puts Royal into a Full Nelson that almost breaks him in half. The ref immediately calls for the bell as Humperdink’s men throw their opponents through the ropes onto the floor where the beating continues. Jackson is busted wide open but it looks like Sawyer is licking the blood off of Jackson’s face. Finally Humperdink corrals his men and heads back to the locker room laughing all the way. The match lasted less than 90 seconds. Lance Russell: My oh my. The rest of the wrestler’s better hope these monsters don’t come after them. Let’s get right back to the ring for our second match. Match #2: Tony Atlas vs Hacksaw Higgins Mr. USA Tony Atlas comes to the ring to the approval of the crowd. He is in for a tough one tonight as he is giving away some height and weight to the 6’4, 280 pound Higgins. The match starts off collar and elbow and Higgins is surprised by the power of Atlas. He knows Atlas is in great shape but after being thrown to the corner like a rag doll, Hacksaw knows he needs to change his strategy. An eye rake gives him an opening and allows some power moves of his own including a big bodyslam. Atlas escapes and elbow drop and takes this chance to regain the momentum. From here, the fans are treated to a real strength show. A huge Military Press Slam finishes off Higgins at 6:11. Lance Russell: Well Tony, congratulations on your win tonight and more importantly on your win against Hacksaw Reed the other night in your arm-wrestling match. You are now the new #1 contender for the NWA Mid-American Title. Tony Atlas: Well thank you Lance. But I got one thing on my mind. That is Butch Reed. How dare you hit my with a sucker punch you yellow bellied coward! Then you dare to hit me with a table. I am going to get even and take your belt. Trust me, Lance, I am going to whoop up on that boy Butch Reed. I am going to beat him like his Mamma should have done. Taking that belt will be just like icing on a cake. Lance Russell: Well that will be some match. I don’t think a date has been set as of yet but make sure you are there when it is. We need to take a break. >> Promo run down of the upcoming schedule for the CWA! January 1: Memphis, Tennessee at the Mid-South Coliseum January 3: Nashville, Tennessee at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds January 4: Chattanooga, Tennessee at the UTC Arena January 5: Knoxville, Tennessee at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium Lance Russell: Well Mr. Ladd, you have had a tough week. Losing in the first round of the CWA Tournament and losing the entrance song you stole from Junk Yard Dog. Ernie Ladd: Shut up Russell. Losing to that Uncle Tom you people call JYD was all part of a conspiracy. You think I don’t know what goes on beyond close doors. The CWA Board of Directors does whatever they can to stop me from winning. That includes paying off Fast Count Frank or whatever that ref’s name was last week but my people are so used to this. Now we will focus on Butch Reed and his winning of the CWA Title. Lance Russell: Well Hacksaw, what you think of your quarterfinal match on January 9th at the Mid-South Coliseum with Junk Yard Dog. The same man who beat your boss, Ernie Ladd. Hacksaw Reed: Make now mistake now Lance Russell. I AM MY OWN BOSS. Hacksaw Reed: Ernie and I just seem to share the same view. Ernie’s defeat has nothing to do with my match. That Dog might have howled in his last match but on January 9th he will be running with his hind legs between his tails. Now as for, Mr. Tony Atlas. He thinks I am afraid of him. Well Hacksaw is going to hound him down 24 hours a day. If need to, I will rent a house right next to him. He is going to have to sleep with one eye open. Remember this, he never officially beat me in that arm wrestling. Yet, that fake leader of ours, Jerry Jarrett gave him the victory and cheated me out of a World Title Shot! Atlas! Jarrett! I am going to make you both pay. Lance Russell: Mr. Reed did you not sucker punch Tony Atlas right there in the ring in Nashville the other night. Hacksaw Reed: Watch your mouth Russell! I might just sucker punch you right here and now. Lance Russell: Let’s get to the ring for our next match Match #3: The Kansas Jayhawks vs Pat Rose and Brett Wayne The Kansas Jayhawks come to the ring side and start cracking their bull ropes as Willie Nelson blares “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys.” Both Dutch Mantel and Bobby Jaggers have added a thin cigar to their appearance. While Rose and Wayne both had their moments in the ring, the Jayhawks used some real slick double teaming moves and had the ref really confused. Every time Rose and Wayne went for a tag, the other Jayhawk would rush in and get the refs attention and then he would miss the tag. In the end, the Jayhawks just wore down their opponents and the end came after a reverse neck-breaker by Jaggers on Pat Rose. The Kansas Jayhawks defeat Pat Rose and Brett Wayne by pinfall. Lance Russell: Well please don’t light those cigars near me. Dutch Mantel: Are you a man or a women Lance Russell. Well it makes no difference. Those Injuns we have been battling are some real women. I mean they come out in these leather boots and headdresses and make up on their faces with these thin straps they carry. Let me tell you something, I got no respect for them two. Jules Strongbow and Mark Youngblood, your time is over. Bobby Jaggers: Listen up you two and you listen up real good to Mr. Jerry Jarrett. It’s time we put these ropes to use. How about a leather strap match. All 4 of us tied together with an 8 foot leather strap. No place to run to. NO place to hide! How about it! Monday, January 16th for the titles. That is if you are not yella! Lance Russell: We will be just have to wait to see if that match gets sanctioned by Jerry Jarrett. We will be right back after this message. COMMERCIAL PLAYS FOR JERRY LAWLER’S NEW RESTAURANT Lance Russell: Well Dream Machine, what do you think of Ernie Ladd placing a $10,000 bounty on that mask of yours. He said he is willing to pay anybody just to prove that you are Troy Graham and that you have been attacking his army in such illegal ways that Jerry Jarrett would be forced to suspend you. The Dream Machine: I think it is wonderful. I have him just where I want him. He is so convinced that I am Troy, he is dropping his guard. The more he drops it, the easier it is for me to put him in his place. I mean I have already forced Big Red Reese and King Cobra out of Memphis. Soon his whole army will abandoned him and I will put him out of wrestling. Lance Russell: Well, I hope you are right. But right now, you have a match against a big and powerful man. Let’s get back to the ring. Match #4: The Dream Machine vs Moondog Moretti The match is wild and back and forth but is almost all brawling rather than wrestling. Every chance Moretti got, he went for the mask which might have cost him the match. Dream ducked under a running forearm and began to take control. He was throwing wild haymakers when all of a sudden Hacksaw Higgins hit the ring. Higgins is Moretti’s tag partner and the two went wild on Dream. Moretti whip Dream into the ropes and connected with a huge powerslam by the 315 menace. As soon as that move was complete, Higgins hit the ropes and leveled leaped into the air connecting The Dream Machine was in real trouble and unable to defend himself. It looked like Moretti was just about to rip off the mask and then he and Higgins could split the bounty when Sweet Brown Sugar and Tony Atlas hit the ring and chase Moretti and Higgins away. The Dream Machine adjusts he twisted mask as Sweet Brown Sugar and Tony Atlas help him to his feet. The crowd goes wild. The Dream Machine wins by DQ at 5:56. Lance Russell: Well I have a bad feeling that The Dream Machine is going to have to deal with this a lot now that Ladd has placed that $10,000 bounty on his mask. Lance Russell: Well, what a wonderful surprise this is. We have not seen you 3 together all on the same page in quite some time. Superstar Dundee: Lance, it is wonderful to be back here in Memphis. This is where I am meant to be. Jerry made a call to me a week ago and said the deck here was pretty stacked against Austin and him. He explained about that lowlife Sir Oliver Humperdink and how he has brought in three wild animals. He explained that Yamamoto is back in town and he brought Saito and Killer Khan. He explained that JR Foley is spreading this garbage about the superiority of the British Commonwealth and that he has Rowdy Roddy Piper and the Sheepherders in his stable. Well, I know at times Jerry and I have had our differences. I know that at times Austin on I are not on the same page but that’s because we are family. Families fight all the time and that’s ok but when someone messes with your family, you go out them like wild dogs! That’s what is happening here and I am going after that low down dirty dog, Roddy Piper until he can’t even put on his kilt by himself! Lance Russell: Well Austin, I don’t see that champagne bottle that you have been carrying around. Austin Idol: That’s because it is empty Lance. The Universal Heartthrob had a wild party the other night in Nashville. I mean our brother, Superstar Dundee came back to town. What a reason to party. Throw in the limo rides and the beautiful women of Nashville and I guarantee you Lance, there was more than one empty bottle of Don Perion. And don’t you worry, when Jerry or I win that CWA Heavyweight Championship, there will be more bottles being emptied. Lance Russell: And what about you King. 5 minutes with JR Foley. Tonight on TV! Jerry Lawler: Oh baby Lance. I have been waiting for quite some time for this. I am going to make him eat that Commonwealth flag of is then I am going to stomp him so hard and so often that he might not wake up till Independence Day! Lance Russell: Well fans that is next and remember, if any wrestler interferes in that match, Jerry Jarrett will personally fine them $1000. We will be right back. Lance Russell: Well Mr. Foley, I think they are waiting for you in the ring already. Should you not be in your wrestling attire? JR Foley: Now why would I have wrestling attire? I am not a wrestler. I am a manager. If Jerry Jarrett wants me in the ring, he is going to have to produce a wrestling license with my name and signature on it. I know that I have not signed one so I am not getting in the ring. Lane Russell: Well, I am unsure of what is going to happen. I mean, I believe that Mr. Jarrett has left the building and is headed to the CWA offices in downtown Memphis. JR Foley: Well I am not getting in the ring and if any one makes me, I have a whole team of lawyers waiting to sue Jerry Lawler, Jerry Jarrett, the CWA Board of Directors and even you Lance Russell. Lance Russell: Me? What is heaven’s sake for? Jerry Lawler: Let me get this straight, if I lay one finger on you in the ring, you are going to sue me? JR Foley: That’s right Jerry Lawler. If anyone touches me in that ring, I will file a lawsuit so fast, you won’t know what hit you. Jerry Lawler: Ok but I will tell you one thing, you will know what hit you! Lance Russell: Well it is a wild scene here in our TV Studio but unfortunately we are out of time. Until next, week, this has been CWA Wrestling from Memphis. We need to get order restored here. Can we get security! PROMO OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND A RUNDOWN OF MID-SOUTH COLISEUM 1/2/1983 Voice Over: "The announcers on this program are selected and paid by parties other than this station, namely, the promoters of Championship Wrestling."

Memphis adds R T Reynolds (aka Cpl Kirchner) and drops Pat Rose

So cool. I need some of your skills. Love it!

Love the Superclash Card! Thanks for including the Memphis guys. Love Wildfire in the ring with some blonde! Wow, Crusher and OMG vs The Road Warriors. That's a lot of power in there. This Card on TV would have certainly taken a lot away from Starrcade. Great Job!

Good card. Really love your roster. The Freebirds are worth like 10 people and Skandar Akbar is awesome. I am interested to see how Gordy as a single works out. I know he is great with the Freebirds and by himself but will it put a strain on the relationship. The poor Vachons seem out of a job.

CWA WRESTLING: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE FROM THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM: MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1984 MATCH 1: DON KERNODLE VS KILLER KHAN with Tojo Yamamoto This feud has been heating up over the past few weeks. Don Kernodle, a former U.S. Marine was upset at the Shogunate over anti-American comments they made. Kernodle comes to the ring wearing a head band with the flag of the United States as the fans cheer wildly. When Khan comes out he is accompanied by Yamamoto waving a giant Japanese flag. The crowd is really letting him have it The match begins with Khan taking control. Kernodle is having trouble dealing with the 6’5, 300+ pounder. A diving knee drop by Khan leaves Kernodle writhing in pain. Khan picks him up and tosses him through the middle ropes. As the ref admonishes Khan, Yamamoto levels Kernodle with the flagpole to the back of the head. Kernodle is busted wide open and never really regains any momentum. Ref Paul Morton senses that Yamamoto did something begins to question him... With the ref distracted, Khan sprays Kernodle with Asian green mist right in the eyes. Again, Kernodle is rolling around the mat in great pain. From here, Khan puts Kernodle in the cobra clutch and that was all she wrote. The fans were upset at the ease at which this American hero was defeated by the Mongolian. · Killer Khan wins by submission at 6:52. MATCH 2: BRUSIER BRODY VS PORKCHOP CASH (1st Round CWA Title Match) This match is the first match in the tournament to crown the CWA Champion. The fans are strongly behind Brody but they hope he can keep his cool long enough not too disqualified. His style is always right on the line between wrestling and street fighting. The fans really let Porkchop Cash have it as they hate his association with Ernie Ladd. As soon as Cash is in the ring Brody is all over him. He is relentless with a combination of forearm smashes, knee lifts and the occasional technical move. Cash never had a chance. Many thought that he was more of a tag team wrestler and really didn’t deserve to be in this tournament and Brody is proving that. The end came when Brody scooped Cash up into one armed body slam followed by a Mauling Knee Smash. · Brody pins Cash at 5:51. MATCH 3: RODDY PIPER with JR FOLEY VS PLOWBOY FRAZIER (1st Round CWA Title Match) With Plowboy Frazier already in the ring, the Bag Pipes begin to play as Piper and Foley make their way to the ring. Foley waving the flag of the British Commonwealth dressed in his army fatigues has the fans incensed. He has added a military helmet to his attire tonight. As the match sounds, Piper is unsure what to do with Frazier and his 475 pounds. Everything he tries seems to have no effect on the huge man. After a few minutes of wrestling, Piper turns to his bag of dirty tricks. An eye rake allows him to get in some huge blows as Frazier is doubled over. Frazier refuses to go to the mat but does fall backwards into the ropes. Piper rushes in but the ref pushes him back after a count of 4 and admonishes him for not breaking cleanly on his count. Foley sees this as his chance and jabs the butt of the flag into the ribs of Frazier. Frazier is incensed and goes out after Foley but as he turns the corner, Piper is there for a sneak attack. Piper connects with a kick to the midsection followed by a knee lift. He then grabs Frazier and rams his head into the announce table before heading back to the ring. Foley is once again near Frazier but this time he is just taunting him. Frazier makes it back into the ring but with Foley barking at him the entire way. Ref Jerry Calhoun tells Foley to get away but this gives Piper just enough time to administer a low blow. A few kicks to the knee followed by a Figure 4 leglock and Frazier has no choice but to surrender. Roddy Piper defeats Plowboy Frazier by submission as 11:12. MATCH 4: NWA MID AMERICAN TAG TITLE MATCH THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS (DUTCH MANTELL AND BOBBY JAGGERS VS JULES STRONGBOW AND MARK YOUNGBLOOD This feud is really hot and heavy. Whether in the TV Studio or out on the road, these two teams can’t seem to be in the same place without attacking each other. The Kansas Jayhawks come to the ring in their black cowboy hats and bull whips and the speakers play “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboy,” by Willie Nelson. The champions, Strongbow and Youngblood, come to the ring with traditional Indian Headdresses and War Paint on their faces but this time they are also carrying leather Indian straps and whipping them like the Jayhawks are whipping their bull ropes. The match is a great showcase of both teams talent and includes many momentum changes. It appeared a few times that we might have new champions as Dirty Dutch hit Strongbow with a huge running elbow drop and “The Hangman” Bobby Jaggers connected with a Reverse Neckbreaker but both times the champions saved their titles by breaking up the pin attempt. Youngblood also almost gained the victory when he connected with a fall down back body drop. As the Ref Jerry Calhoun was making the count against Jaggers, Mantel rushed in and broke up the count. This lead to all four men in the ring at the same time. After a few minutes of 2 on 2, Dutch Mantel rolls out of the ring and grabs both bull ropes. He whips Strongbow with one and then Youngblood with the other. Both Indians are on the ground rolling in pain. Mantel tosses the other bull rope to Jaggers and they just whip away at Strongbow and Youngblood. Ref Paul Morton calls for the bell to disqualify the Jayhawks but right now they just whip away. Eventually the stop but they really put a hurting on Strongbow and Youngblood. Jules Strongbow and Mark Youngblood win by DQ and retain their belts at 15:12. MATCH 5: HACKSAW BUTCH REED VS TROY GRAHAM (1st Round of the CWA Tournament) Hacksaw Butch Reed, the NWA Mid-American Champion is undefeated since his arrival in the CWA back in October and he is hoping to trade in his Mid-American Title for the CWA Heavyweight Championship. Crowd favorite, Troy Graham stands in his way and this match was all anyone could expect. It was back and forth as Graham was able to use his unorthodox brawling style to keep Reed off balance. Graham was dancing and wiggling all around the ring and mixing in haymakers and elbows that kept Reed confused. Reed finally blocked an attempted bodyslam and then took over with a massive slam of his own. From here a short arm clothesline followed by a double underhook suplex had Reed in complete control. A might Gorilla Press Slam was all she wrote as ref Jerry Calhoun made the count of three. Butch Reed pins Try Graham at 16:12. MATCH 6: AUSTIN IDOL VS MOONDOG MORETTI (First Round of the CWA Tournament) Moondog Moretti, a former tag team champion here in the CWA is trying his hand at singles but he is going to have his hands full with the Universal Heartthrob Austin Idol. Moretti comes to the ring all decked out in his dog apparel including a studded dog collar and studded wrist guards. Idol is looking for revenge from the other day when Moretti attacked him during his television match. Idol struts to the ring in a purple glittered vest that shows off his biceps and a black leather cap. The match starts and it is pretty even. Both men have real power but Idol is having trouble dealing with the 315 pound Moretti. In fact, Moretti got Idol in a huge powerslam and appeared to have the victory but Idol got his leg on the rope at the count of 2. Idol was able to regroup by rolling out of the ring. Moretti followed him out and the two brawled on the floor. Moretti went for a knee drop but missed and hit his knee on the cement floor. Idol was able to capitalize on this and worked on the leg when they were both inside the ring. Idol was able to hit a bodyslam on the huge Moretti and then snapped in the Las Vegas Leg Lock for the victory. Idol wins by submission at 12:12 MATCH 7: Mr. WRESTLING II VS STAN HANSEN (First round of the CWA Tournament) What a match this is going to be. Mr. Wrestling II recently appeared in the CWA to help JYD battle Ladd’s army. While not having all that many matches, he was ranked in the top 7 here in Memphis Wrestling on November 15th. This was the date used by Jerry Jarrett to determine who would be eligible for the tournament. In recent months, Hansen almost captured the AWA Southern Heavyweight Title from Jerry Lawler. Stan “The Man” Hansen is one nasty hombre and 2 better be at his best. When the match starts, it is obvious that 2 is not afraid of Hansen as they battle back and forth. 2 gains control on the match when he ducked under a lariat and came off the ropes and connected with a forearm to the head. Hansen fell back and accidently knocked into ref Paul Morton. 2 then connected with a running knee lift but Morton was not able to make the count as he was still down. II went to help Morton and this was all that Hansen needed. Hansen now went on a wild attack that saw the 321 pounder from Borger, Texas on the verge of victory. He connected with a Belly to Belly Suplex and a running lariat. Somehow II was able to kick out each time. Hansen even strapped in the Brazos Valley Backbreaker (Boston Crab) but Mr. Wrestling II refused to give up. Hansen dragged II to the middle of the ring and lifted Mr. Wrestling II up and jumped high in the air WHAM….. A Huge Spike Piledriver. A move recently legalized here in Memphis. Morton completed the three count and Hansen survived this first round match. Stan Hansen pins Mr. Wrestling II at 19:02. MATCH 8: JUNK YARD DOG VS ERNIE LADD (First Round of the CWA Tournament) This match is not only a first round match in the tournament but it is also to decide which wrestle gets to enter the ring in the CWA to “Another One Bites the Dust. Ladd, just to be his usual obnoxious self, starting using JYD’s entrance song about a month ago. Since they both come out to the same music, when the first sound blares from the speakers, the fans don’t know whether to cheer or boo so they do nothing. When they see it is Ladd, they are all over him. Ladd gives it right back on his walk to the ring. When Queen plays the second time, JYD is meet with raucous cheers. He is truly one of the most popular wrestlers in the world. The match is everything you would expect! A brawl to end all brawls! The match takes place inside and outside and there is very little that resembles a wrestling match. It is a war as these two really dislike each other. When Ladd missies a Big Boot JYD comes off the ropes and connects with a forearm smash. From there JYD hits 3 consecutive headbutts and has Ladd reeling. After an Irish Whip, JYD goes for a Big Thump (powerslam) but he can’t hold the big 320 pounder. Both men are down and it is a race to get to their feet. Ladd gets up first but JYD is right behind. JYD throws a big right but Ladd ducks under and connects with a taped thumb thrust to the throat. Ref Jerry Calhoun warns Ladd about that illegal tactic. Ladd denies it but this talk gives JYD a chance to regroup. JYD starts howling at the moon and there is nothing that can stop him now as the crowd is 100% behind him. JYD again uses his head as a weapon and whips Ladd into the ropes. He goes for another BIG THUMP and barely connects it. He goes for the pin and gets the 1..2..3. JYD defeats Ernie Ladd by pin at 19:34 and moves on to the second round. He also reclaims “Another One Bites The Dust” as his and his only entrance song. MATCH 9: 20 MAN OVER THE TOP BATTLE ROYAL: WINNER GETS LAST SPOT IN CWA TOURNAMENT The entire CWA roster who has yet to earn a spot in the tournament has entered with the exception of the Rock n Roll Express and The Sheepherders who will meet tonight in the Main Event. The Battle Royal starts as normal with those currently feuding going after each other. After about 5 minutes, the field is down to the following 10 people: Tony Atlas, The Dream Machine, Lord Humongous, Hercules Hernandez, Mr. Saito, and Killer Khan. Dutch Mantel, Don Kernodle, Pat Rose and Nightmare #1. 10th Place: Pat Rose eliminated by Lord Humongous after a Big Boot 9th Place: Dutch Mantel eliminated by Tony Atlas after a Gorilla Press Slam over the top rope 8th Place: Nightmare #1: Eliminated by Don Kernodle after a running clothesline 7th Place: Mr. Saito: Eliminated himself after going for his own clothesline on Kernodle and missing 6th Place: Don Kernodle: Eliminated by Lord Humongous who simply threw Kernodle over the top rope 5th Place: Hercules Hernandez eliminated by Tony Atlas who just overpowered Hercules 4th Place: Killer Khan: Eliminated by Tony Atlas and The Dream Machine in a 2-1 attack Tony Atlas and The Dream Machine turn their attention on Humongous. As they close in, he runs at them and nails them with a double clothesline. From here it is a simple as picking up Machine and Atlas and tossing them over the top rope. What an impressive feat. Lord Humongous eliminated 7 wrestlers all by himself. Remember, recently he beat Jerry Lawler twice in the AWA. He might just be the favorite of the 8 contenders left in this tournament! MATCH 10: AWA SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH ROCK n ROLL EXPRESS VS THE SHEEPHERDERS with JR FOLEY The Rock N Roll Express, the AWA Southern Tag Team Champions enter the ring to KISS and “Rock N Roll All Night.” The fans are excited to see their champs after a tough battle last week with the Wild Samoans. That match also led to this as the Sheepherders attacked the RnR Express after that bout. While the Sheepherders have not been named the new #1 contender yet for the Rock n Roll Express’s belts, Morton and Gibson demanded this match after they were once again attacked on TV this week. The Sheepherders actually broke the Tag Team of The Year Award over the Rock n Roll Express’s head and left they bloodied. The Sheepherders with their disgraceful manager, JR Foley make their way to the ring taunting each and every fan along the way. As the match starts, it is the RnR Express who takes control but it is short lived. Both teams are so talented on defense and in the art of tag team wrestling that there are many quick tags and reversals in the early going. The Sheepherders take control after a double team on Gibson that included many kicks and punches. After one more tag, Gibson was on the canvass after a massive headbutt from Butch Miller. From here, Miller tossed Gibson out of the ring where Foley was lurking. Morton rushed over to try and prevent any dirty tactics but this just turned out to be all 4 brawling out on the floor, as ref Paul Morton started the 10 count, it looked like both teams were going to be counted out but at the last second, Gibson and Miller got back in the ring. On his way back to his corner, Morton nailed Foley to the delight of the crowd. Inside the ring, both Sheepherders just went wild on Gibson. When the ref finally restores order it looked like Gibson was in huge trouble. Somehow he made it to his corner and tagged in Ricky Morton. Morton just cleared house, taking on both Sheepherders at the same time. Again all 4 men were in the ring in an all-out brawl. The ref decided he had no choice but to call for the bell. This did not stop the fighting. Morton had Williams and Gibson had Miller. They whipped the two into each other and they both went flying. Robert Gibson grabbed JR Foley who was on the apron. He flipped him into the ring. Morton now grabbed Foley and Irish whipped him into the ropes. WHAM…… Foley was hit with a big double dropkick! The Sheepherders and Foley are outside the ring yelling and screaming at the Rock n Roll Express who now have control of the ring and are daring the Sheepherders to come back in. The Sheepherders and Foley think better of it and stomp off to the locker room. The crowd goes wild as the Sheepherders leave the arena.

Love the show. Your graphics are wonderful! Can't wait for Cabo! That is a card I would pay for.

Not sure if we are doing this or not but the Memphis Nominees would be Wrestler of the Year: Jerry Lawler: CWA Champion since Oct. defeated the likes of Ernie Ladd, and Stan Hansen Tag Team of the Year: AWA Southern Champs: Wins over such teams as The Japanese Assassins in a scaffold match, The Wild Samoans, and yes, a win over the Road Warriors FEUD of the Year: Jerry Lawler vs The House of Humperdink Most Popular: Jerry Lawler: This is Memphis. Enough Said. Most Hated: Ernie Ladd: His racist remarks have angered everyone from fans, politicians to wrestlers. His Army has been arrested, suspended and fired due to his instructions. He stole JYD's Music, Jerry Lawler's Crown and continues to raise his fist in a symbol of Black Power. Manager of the Year: Nobody in Memphis yet fits this bill. Sir Oliver Humperdink is working on it.

Loved the Blackjack/Anderson match. Poor Rocky Johnson can't seem to catch a break here in the Motor City. That is some match with the Rebels and Backlund and Martel. I would pay to see that! Good show!

Sounds like 2 great cards. Like seeing CWA names in other places. Beat them up good for me for moonlighting on the fans of Memphis!

CWA WRESTLING: 12/31/1983: MSC STUDIOS (Memphis) SHOWN THROUGHOUT TENNESSEE, ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY, AND PARTS OF MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI AND INDIANA. Lance Russell: "Hello again, everybody! Lance Russell and Dave Brown here again for CWA Wrestling in Memphis, TN. Let’s get right to our first segment, “This Week in the CWA.” Dave take it away. Dave Brown: Well thank you Lance and great to be with you and all the wrestling fans here in the CWA. What a week it was in the CWA. I mean just the card last Monday night at the Mid-South Coliseum was unbelievable but there was so much more. I mean between Starrcade, Superclash and The Supercard at the Coliseum this past week was historic. Let’s get right to the news. CWA WRESTLERS AT SUPERCLASH 1. Jerry Lawler: “The King has come up empty in 2 straight trips to the AWA in matches against a behemoth of a man that goes by the name Lord Humongous. In fact, in both matches, Lawler may have been beaten worse than he ever has been in his entire career. 2. The Rock n Roll Express successful defended their AWA Southern Tag Titles against the Polish Brotherhood. What a match this was that saw the rule breaking Brotherhood get caught by their own dirty tactics. Some outside interference gone wrong, allowed the RnR Express to escape with their belts. 3. Hulk Hogan was able to defend his AWA World Title against Roddy Pier with JR Foley. This match ended with a bit of controversy as Piper never made it back into the ring to beat the 10 count. STARRCADE “Hacksaw Butch Reed defended his NWA Mid-American Title against Austin Idol. This is the third time in a row that Reed has defeated Idol. SUPERCARD AT THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM Maybe the greatest card ever at the Coliseum. There were 4 title matches including 2 world championship matches. That’s right folks. The NWA and AWA champions were actually in the building on the same night. They even took the time to stare each other down. Unfortunately for the CWA wrestlers, they were unable to come away with either title. The first bout was a classic where Roddy Piper tried to avenge his loss from the night before against Hulk Hogan but he came up just short. The second world title match was Ric Flair’s first title defense. He defeated Harley Race the night before to become the NWA Champion. Flair was now responsible to fulfill Race’s obligations so he rushed right over to Memphis from Greensboro. Another classic match but Flair seemed to bend the rules just enough to gain the victory. In other action, The Rock n Roll Express successfully defended their AWA Southern Tag belts against the Wild Samoans. After a great match, the Express were attacked by JR Foley and the real Sheepherders. The Rock N Roll Express left the night with their belts but they were a bloody mess. This one is just about to heat up! Tonight’s show will include a very special announcement by Jerry Jarrett regarding the upcoming tournament to crown our very own CWA Champion. Also, if you look behind me tonight, you see 3 huge trophies. These will be awarded to the 1983 CWA Newcomer of the Year, The CWA Tag Team of the Year and the CWA Wrestler of the Year. Okay Lance, that’s all I have for now but this will be some evening. Lance Russell: “Wow Dave, what a show we have tonight and what a week it has been. One more announcement for our fans. Tonight we have a main event that will knock your socks off. Before we get started in the ring, let’s bring in Jerry Jarrett for his announcement. Lance Russell: Well Mr. Jarrett we are very happy to welcome you back to the TV studio. We are all very interested to hear about the tournament to crown the first ever CWA Champion. Jerry Jarrett: Well first of all Lance, it is a pleasure to be back and I would like to offer each and every one of our CWA fans a Happy New Year. For the CWA we are very excited to usher in 1984 and for the first time ever, we will be crowning our own heavyweight champion. The tournament will consist of 8 wrestlers. The only wrestle guaranteed a spot in the tournament is Jerry Lawler. He is currently our AWA Southern Heavyweight Champion and ranked #1 in the CWA. There will be 6 other matches held on January 2nd at the Mid-South Coliseum. The winner of each of those matches will be awarded a spot in the tournament. The wrestlers chosen for these matches had to be active in the CWA as of November 15th. These matches are · Austin Idol vs Moondog Moretti · Hacksaw Butch Reed vs Troy Graham · Roddy Piper vs Plowboy Frazier · Junk Yard Dog vs Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd · Bruiser Brody vs Porkchop Cash · Stan Hansen vs Mr. Wrestling II Lance Russell: Mr. Jarrett, I believe you said that the tournament will be 8 men. If Jerry Lawler is in and so are the winners of these 6 matches that only adds up to 7 wrestlers. Jerry Jarrett: That is correct. The growth of the CWA has led to many major roster changes after November 15th. We are going to have a 20 Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal This Battle Royal is open to one and all. The winner of this Battle Royal will get the last spot in our CWA Tournament. This Battle Royal will also take place on Jan 2 at the Mid-South Coliseum. After that, the second round matches will take place on Jan 9th. All second round matches will be picked out of a hat. There are no seedlings in this tournament. The semifinals will take place on Jan 23rd and the new CWA Heavyweight Champion will be crowned on Jan 30th. Just a side note, Jerry Lawler and Hacksaw Reed are currently champions here in the CWA. Should either one of them win, they would need to vacate their current titles. Lance Russell: Well thank you for that information Jerry. This should be some tournament. I must say the CWA is growing so rapidly. Before we go to break, I would like to invite The Rock n Roll Express to come out for a moment. Lance Russell: Well besides discussing the Sheepherders and their attack on you guys last week in the Mid-South Coliseum after your victory over the Wild Samoans, there is one other reason to bring you guys out here tonight. Ricky Morton, Robert Gibson, You guys are the winners of the CWA Tag Team of the Year for 1983! Congratulations! Robert Gibson: Well thank you Dave. This is wonderful news and we would like to thank all of our fans. We could not do this without you. There are many wonderful teams here in the CWA and your support really gives us the energy we need each and every night. Ricky Morton: I must add one more thing. While winning this trophy is wonderful, I must admit that our attention is on the Sheepherders. How do you attack us after a match with the Wild Samoans? Luke Williams, Butch Miller and that little manager of yours are nothing but a bunch of low down yellow bellied cowards. You have to attack us when our guard is down. When were are exhausted. I don’t want to make any excuses, but trust me brother, we will be ready for your next attack. Luke Williams: EH, CWA! Just make sure by this time next year, Mate! You get our Tag Team Trophy of the Year fixed up all nice for us. We don’t want this broken piece of BLEEP. Lance Russell: Well folks this show is off to a real bang. We will be right back with our first match. >> Promo run down of the upcoming schedule for the CWA! January 1: Memphis, Tennessee at the Mid-South Coliseum January 3: Nashville, Tennessee at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds January 4: Chattanooga, Tennessee at the UTC Arena January 5: Knoxville, Tennessee at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium Lance Russell: Well, Sir Oliver Humperdinck! What do you think of the set up for the CWA Tournament? Sir Oliver Humperdinck: What do you think I think of it Pencil Nose? You know exactly what I think. Jerry Jarrett and the powers that be did this on purpose to try and ensure that my Army does not win the championship. They know that my stable is undefeated in the past 3 weeks. Yes, Buzz Sawyer is 6-0 since he appeared here in the CWA and Hercules Hernandez is 3-0. They are the fastest rising stars in the entire organization. So Jarrett randomly picked a date of November 15th to decide who is now in a tournament starting an 2nd. Completely unfair. But he did leave me an opening. Win the Battle Royal on January 2nd and the 8th slot will be mine. I have 3 chances to win that Battle Royal and that makes it easy. If I only had one of my men in, they would win. Now with three! It will be a piece of cake. Lance Russell: Three? I thought your stable consisted only of Buzz Sawyer and Hercules Hernandez. Did I miss something? Sir Oliver Humperdink: You most certainly did. You missed Jerry Lawler’s last trip to the AWA. You missed his last two matches. Well what you really missed was the monster who crushed him two times in a row! That’s right Pencil Nose. I have purchased the contract of the one and only Lord Humongous and his is now part of my stable. His first match is up next. Match #1: Lord Humongous with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Pat Rose The newest monster to Humperdink’s stable is a sight to see. He is introduced as being 6’8 and weighing 320 pounds from the Valley of Death. He is also wearing a white goalie mask with leather studded wrist guards and seems to be from the future. As if the fans were not already scarred, when the match began, Lord Humongous unleashed a wave a destruction never seen before in the TV studio. His power was awesome but so was his agility. At one point he came off the ropes and heaved himself into the air and connected with a flying headbutt that seemed to take the head right off Pat Rose. This was followed by a two handed choke slam where it appeared Rose might go right through the mat. As if it were necessary, Humongous put Pat Rose into the most violent cobra clutch ever witnessed. While the move was locked in, he just whipped Rose from left to right and almost snapped his head off. Ref Paul Morton quickly called for the bell. After watching this, the fans understood how their hero lost twice to this monster. 1. Lord Humongous defeated Pat Rose by submission with the cobra clutch at 2:35 Lance Russell: My oh my. The rest of the wrestlers better hope that monster doesn’t win the Battle Royal. Let’s get right back to the ring for our second match. Match #2: Mr. Saito with Tojo Yamamoto vs Private Kernodle This feud has been heating up over the past few weeks. Kernodle, a former Marine, has taken offense to Yamamoto and the Shogunate for their lack of respect to the United States. Saito and Yamamoto do nothing to ease tensions as they come out waving a giant flag of Japan and ask the audience to rise while they both sing the national anthem from Japan. Needless to say, the crowd lets them have it while they sing. As for the match, Private Kernodle held his own for a while. He was close to a victory when he went for a neckbreaker but Mr. Saito scoped him up on his back and connected with a back body drop. From here it was a series of big moves that put Saito into complete control. The beginning of the end came with a huge lariat followed by a Saito Suplex. After that, Ref Jerry Calhoun made the three count. Instead of leaving the ring, Saito put Kernodle into a Saito Prison Lock, a kneeling Figure 4. As he was writhing in pain, Kernodle’s USA headband flew off and it was picked up by Yamamoto who spit on it and then stomped on it. All the while, Saito refused to let go of Prison Lock. From the back came Austin Idol who attacked Saito. This is exactly what Yamamoto was hoping for as now Killer Khan hit the ring. It was 2-1 as Kernodle was still out of it. Khan quickly sprayed the green Asian mist into the eyes of Idol. Idol was now blinded and was taking a beating of his own. Moondog Moretti hit the ring and asked the Shogunate permission to finish off Idol. Moretti whipped Idol off the ropes and caught him with a huge powerslam. That’s 315 pounds worth of brute strength coming down on Idol. Moretti and the Shogunate bowed to each other on their way out of the ring. · Mr. Saito pins Private Kernodle at 6:21 after a Saito Suplex Lance Russell: Well Moondog Moretti is trying anything he can to weaken Idol before the CWA tournament. We will have to take a break and regain control of tonight’s show. >> Promo run down of the upcoming schedule for the CWA! January 1: Memphis, Tennessee at the Mid-South Coliseum January 3: Nashville, Tennessee at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds January 4: Chattanooga, Tennessee at the UTC Arena January 5: Knoxville, Tennessee at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium Lance Russell: Well Mr. Reed, we have asked you out here now to present you with The CWA Newcomer of the Year Award for 1983. Butch Reed: Well this is all nice and good but how did I not win the CWA Wrestler of the Year Award. I mean, I am undefeated since I have been here. I am the NWA Mid-American Title Holder. I have defeated each and every opponent you have put in front of me. I have devastated Austin Idol each time I have faced him. From the reports I have just heard, Jerry “Your King” Lawler is on some kind of losing streak. Piper failed to bring home the gold. And yet, somehow I am not the Wrestler of the Year. Let me guess why? Oh yeah, Ernie Ladd told me this would happen. The racist CWA would never award the black man what he deserves. Well let’s get one thing straight, I do not want this award. In fact, the only thing I want now is the CWA Heavyweight Title. You all will see that I can’t be stopped. And one more thing, why Jerry Lawler does got a bye into the second round of the tournament when I am also a champion in this here organization. Oh yeah, I keep on forgettin something. He is white! Lance Russell: Now, now Tony. We don’t want any trouble here. Tony Atlas: I am not out here for trouble Lance. I am out here to tell these great folks here in Memphis that the man next to you is not the fighting champ he claims to be. I believe I am next in line for that title in his hands but he is trying to bypass all that. He wants no part of me and that is why he is talking about the CWA Title and not the one he is in possession of. Tony Atlas flexes his huge guns for Hacksaw Reed to see.> Hacksaw Reed: Atlas, you better watch your mouth. I have never run from nobody and I aint running from you! You just arrived here and think you deserve a title shot already. You, just like everybody else got to work their way up the ladder and you think you can intimidate me by a little flexing. You ain’t got nothing on me. Jerry Jarrett: Well hold on a minute now fellas. Let’s try to keep some order around here. This is how it is going to work. This Wednesday Night in Nashville, TN at the State Fair Grounds you two are going to have a match. Not a wrestling match but an arm wrestling match. If Tony Atlas wins, he will become the new #1 contender for the NWA Mid-American Championship. If Hacksaw Reed wins, he will get the next World Title Shot the very next time the NWA or AWA Champion comes to Memphis. Lance Russell: Well that seems fair. Good luck to each of you. Now let’s get back to the action. Match #3: The Nightmares vs NWA Mid-American Tag Champions, Jules Strongbow and Mark Youngblood The Nightmares attack the fan favorites before the bell in this non-title bout. This allows them to control the first few minutes of the match. Jules Strongbow was able to turn the tide on Nightmare #1 when he ducked under a right hand and went on the War Path. Jules Strongbow goes to his corner where he tied the Indian strap that he brought to ringside. He starts whipping that in the ring and challenging the Kansas Jayhawks to enter the ring. While he was doing this, Nightmare #2 climbed to the top rope and leaped off nailing Strongbow with a top rope drop kick right to the temple. Strongbow was down as Nightmare #2 went for the cover. Before Youngblood could get into make the save, ref Paul Morton completed the 3 count. Wow, the Nightmares have just defeated the champions. The Kansas Jaw hawks walk off set laughing as the Nightmares celebrate their victory. The Nightmares defeat Jay Strongbow and Mark Youngblood in a non-title bout. Lance Russell: What was that all about guys? What were the Kansas Jayhawks doing out here. Jules Strongbow: First of all Lance, let me apologies to our fans. I lost focus and that should never have happened. Take nothing away from the Nightmares but as the champs we need to be focused all the time. This thing with the Kansas Jayhawks is really getting to us. I mean their lack of respect. Their lack of class. If they think that those Bull Whips are going to make us back down, they got another thing coming. Mark Youngblood: That’s right Jules. This Monday Night we want another piece of you. Titles on the line. We don’t care. Just be ready for the fight of your life. Lance Russell: We will be right back after this message. Lance Russell: Well Troy, what do you think of Ladd running around claiming you are the Dream Machine and that you are the one responsible for all the attacks on his men. Troy Graham: Well that is just absurd. I mean I really love what this Dream Machine is doing. Ladd has been running around here attacking wrestlers for far too long without anybody standing up to his gang of bullies This Dream Machine is fighting fire with fire and good for him. Sad as it is though, I am not the Dream Machine. Ernie Ladd: Graham, I don’t believe a word you are saying. How is this! If you are not Dream Machine how about you just bring him out here right now and prove to us you are not him. Ernie Ladd: See what I am talking about, you too white fools aint never been in the same place at the same time. Troy Graham: I guess he is not in studio tonight. I do not make the schedule. You will just have to talk to Mr. Jarrett on why we are not on the same shows. Ernie Ladd: I know why. It’s because you white folks are always in cahoots. He doesn’t want to have to fine you or suspend you like he does every time he claims I do something wrong. So you, like every other white fool around here, hides his face and thinks we don’t know what is going on. Troy Graham: Why is this always about race with you man? Can’t you see who the Dream Machine is with? I mean his partners are Sweet Brown Sugar and Tony Atlas. Two black men. Ernie Ladd: Don’t you dare call them Uncle Tom’s Black. They are just dark skinned crackers. I am so sick and tired of all you dummies running around here interfering in justice. I am putting a bounty of $10,000 dollars on the mask of the Dream Machine and when I find out it is you, My Army will hunt you down anywhere the CWA goes. Lance Russell: Well Troy, I guess you, I mean the Dream Machine better be careful. Well Troy, you have a match now so you better get to the ring. Match #4: Troy Graham vs Gary Royal Graham is lie a house a fire in this match. Ernie Ladd really set him off and he takes it out on Gary Royal. After beating him from pillar to post, The Dream, sorry, Troy Graham ends the match with a Bionic Elbow. After the three count, Graham storms out of the ring to the locker room. The crowd has not seen him like this since he the Bruise Brothers split up. Troy Graham pinned Gary Royal in 3:38. Lance Russell: Well that was as ornery as we have seen Troy in a while. Let’s get right back to the ring for our main event. MATCH 5: Sweet Brown Sugar vs Norvell Austin These two are both new comers to the CWA but they are already in the center of one of the biggest feuds in all of wrestling. Sweet Brown Sugar and The Dream Machine make up the tag team of Sweet Dreams and they are after Ernie Ladd’s Army. Norvell Austin, a member of the Midnight Bruise Brothers with Porkchop Cash is Ladd’s main team at the current time. The crowd is all for Sweet Brown Sugar who starts the match with some really athletic moves. Austin also has his moments to shine. Austin using some really dirty tactics has Young in trouble. Austin hit the ropes and connected with a diving headbutt. It could have been over but Austin quickly climbed to the top rope and leaped off….. A moonsault!! Young rolled out at the last second and Austin appears hurt. Young goes for the cover. 1…. 2…. Porkchop Cash hits the ring and lands on Young with an elbow. Ref Paul Morton quickly calls for the bell and disqualifies Austin but that doesn’t stop the attack by Cash. Cash is all over Young. Lance Russell: Well I guess The Dream Machine just got to the arena. I didn’t think he was with us tonight. Well for Sweet Brown Sugar’s sake, we are lucky he showed up when he did. Let’s take our last commercial break and when we return, we will hear from Austin Idol and the “King” Jerry Lawler. Lance Russell: Well Jerry and Austin, let me wish you a Happy New Year and congratulations on both receiving first round bye’s in the upcoming CWA Tournament. I know the crowd will be behind you both. Jerry Lawler: I know they will be and their support really means a lot. Lance Russell: Well you have it and there is also one more thing you now have. You have been selected the CWA Wrestler of the Year for 18983. Congratulations! Lance Russell: Austin, I see you still have that champagne bottle from last week. I guess you wish that it had already been used. Unfortunately, you were not able to beat Hacksaw Butch Reed and Starrcade and The King here, was not able to defeat the new NWA Champion, Ric Flair. Austin Idol: That’s right Lance, this was a tough week for both of us. I mean I really thought it would be a week a limo rides, girls and of course a lot of champagne for the Universal Heartthrob but I guess it was not meant to be. Don’t you worry though? When this upcoming tournament is over, one of us well be the first CWA Champion. Jerry Lawler: Well well well, I was wondering where my sister’s skirt went! Roddy Piper: Oh ha ha, you are so funny Mr. Lawler. How about you stop with the jokes and listen up! Ever since I showed up here in Memphis, you have seemed to disappear. You say you have a match here and a match there. Those are the actions of a coward. Or maybe those are the actions of an American! I am not sure if there is much of a difference. How can you be CWA Wrestler of the Year if you are never in the CWA? Jerry Lawler: Ok Piper, I have had about enough of your….. Roddy Piper: Oh pipe down and listen to what I have to say. You keep calling me a girl in my kilt and I am sure even a country hick like yourself can beat a girl. So let’s say you and me have ourselves a little match Wednesday night at the Tennessee Sate Pig Grounds in Nashville. Jerry Lawler: I accept under one condition. Roddy Piper: Oh, you have one condition. Well big boy, so do I. How about we make this a title match for the AWA Southern Championship. Jerry Lawler: That’s fine Piper as long as you accept my stipulation or should I say Foley here accepts it. Roddy Piper: Ok man, just sit it out like you do with your tobacco you hayseed! Jerry Lawler: If I win, or should I say when I win, I get 5 minutes alone in the ring with Mr. Foley here. Jerry Lawler: What’s the matter Foley got no confidence in a man who wears a skirt! Roddy Piper: We except. Roddy Piper: After being here for a while, I know these fans are a bit stupid. When the referee counts to three on Wednesday, I will be your new champion. Let’s all practice that now. One, Two, Three! PROMO OF UPCOMING EVENTS AND A RUNDOWN OF MID-SOUTH COLISEUM 1/2/1983 · FIRST ROUND MATCHES IN THE CWA CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT · NWA MID-AMERICAN TAG CHAMPIONS, YOUNGBLOOD & STRONGBOW VS THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS · PVT. DON KERNOODLE VS KILLER KHAN · 20 Man Over The Top Rope Battle Royal for a Spot in the CWA Tournament Voice Over: "The announcers on this program are selected and paid by parties other than this station, namely, the promoters of Championship Wrestling."

Again, great job on starrcade!

I would prefer not to be in charge of free lancers. My computer skills are lacking but if you are short I will give it a go. Sheik should be out Funk can be a free lancer in November but I think he should be in the 1985 Fresh Face Draft If nobody drafts Medusa and Sherri in the 1984 fresh face draft, they should go into the women's group

Good show as always. Very interesting tag team tournament shaping up. That is a tough first round match up for the Anderson's! Backlund, Steel and Martel are a combined 10-2. Can't wait to see your next rankings.

Great, great work! I loved each segment. Great set up for the Lord of the RIng Each angle was so well developed and had me wishing this was real. Sullivan and Blassie at the Compound: A+ (love the comment by Sullivan about the free booze for Gordon) Hayes and the Briscos not all lovey dovey: A+ (loved how even Jack is now calling his brother Gerald) Kabuki + Creatchman vs The VonErichs: A+ ( The sins of your father.... priceless) The only thing missing was your wonderful Dusty impression. Keep up this kind of work and I will be pushing for the next NWA champion to be from Florida. Would love to see you hype angles throughout the entire NWA as your champ travels to each promotion.

CWA WRESTLING: MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE FROM THE MID-SOUTH COLISEUM: MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1983 MATCH 1: THE NIGHTMARES VS ROY LEE WELCH AND MIKE JACKSON The Nightmares come to the ring wearing black masks with stars on them and receive some rather loud boos considering they are very new to the CWA and neither Roy Lee Welch nor Mike Jackson are huge crowd favorites. The match is fast paced and action pact and has many momentum changes. Nightmare #2 caught Welch with an elbow after he refused to follow the ref’s demands for a clean break. A quick tag to Nightmare #1 allowed some double teaming moves. This set up Nightmare #1 with a chance to finish off the match. He picked up Welch with a handful of hair and connected with a standing dropkick. Again he picked him up with a head of hair and whipped Welch into the ropes. Nightmare #1 came off the ropes and hit a Lou Thesz Press and that was all she wrote as Nightmare #2 refused to allow Action Jackson a chance to break up the pin. · The Nightmares with their first victory in the CWA at 6:32 MATCH 2: BUZZ SAYWER with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK vs SIVI AFI The most interesting part of this match was watching Sir Oliver Humperdink try and control Mad Dog Sawyer. From the whole entrance to the ring with Sawyer being chained to Humperdink by a large dog leash to just trying to stop Sawyer from truly hurting Sivi Afi. The match was totally one sided and saw Sawyer bite, kick and stomp his way to victory. The end came with a diving top row headbutt. When ref Paul Morton finally made the 3 count, the crowd was relieved that it was over. Even though the match was only 4 minutes in duration, for Afi it must have seemed a lot longer. Sawyer remains undefeated here in the CWA and is beginning to look like a top contender. · SAWYER GAINS THE VICTORY BY PIN AFTER A DIVING TOP ROPE HEADBUTT AT 4:12. MATCH 3: THE SHEEPHERDERS with JR FOLEY vs PAT ROSE AND GARY ROYAL Again, the best part of this match was the entrance to the ring by Foley and The Sheepherders. Foley in his offensive army fatigues and Hitler mustache is waving the flag of the British Commonwealth and jarring back and forth with the fans on the way to the ring. Luke Williams and Butch Miller are not much better. They seem to enjoy bothering the American fans as much as Foley. Once the match starts, it like the Sheepherders don’t know any rules of the sport. They just completely maul their opponents. Gary Royal looks like he has dyed his golden locks red as he is a bloody mess. This match was as much outside the ring as inside. The Sheepherders rammed their opponents into the ring post, steel barricades and anything else they could find. The match finally ended when Luke used Butch’s head as a battering ram and knocked the wind out of Royal. · The Sheepherders gain the victory by pinfall with the Battering Ram at 4:31. MATCH 4: NWA MID AMERICAN TAG TITLE MATCH THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS (DUTCH MANTELL AND BOBBY JAGGERS VS JULES STRONGBOW AND MARK YOUNGBLOOD While this feud has only been brewing for a week or two, you can just see the hatred and lack of respect the two teams have for each other. The Kansas Jayhawks come to the ring in their black cowboy hats and bull whips and the speakers play “My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboy,” by Willie Nelson. The champions, Strongbow and Youngblood, come to the ring with traditional Indian Headdresses and War Paint on their faces. The match is a great showcase of both teams talent and includes many momentum changes. It appeared a few times that we might have new champions as Dirty Dutch hit Strongbow with a huge running elbow drop and “The Hangman” Bobby Jaggers connected with a Reverse Neckbreaker but both times the champions saved their titles by breaking up the pin attempt. Youngblood also almost gained the victory when he connected with a fall down back body drop. As the Ref Jerry Calhoun was making the count against Jaggers, Mantel rushed in and broke up the count. This lead to all four men in the ring at the same time. After a few minutes of 2 on 2, the bell sounded and the match ended in a 20 minute time limit draw. The challengers did not like this but there was nothing the ref could do. Mantel quickly exited the ring and grabbed the bull ropes and went after the champs. Strongbow and Youngblood narrowly escaped getting a whipping as they headed back to the locker room with their titles in hand. This feud is just heating up. · MATCH ENDED IN A TIME LIMIT DRAW MATCH 5: AUSTIN IDOL AND PVT. DON KERNOOLE VS KILLER KHAN AND MR. SAITO with TOJO YAMAMOTO Austin Idol is back in Memphis one day after he failed to capture the NWA Mid-American Title from Hacksaw Butch Reed and tonight he has joined forces with CWA newcomer, Pvt. Don Kernodle. Kernodle was attacked this past Saturday by Killer Khan and Mr. Saito who were following their manager, Tojo Yamamoto’s instructions. It is obvious that the Universal Heartthrob and Kernodle are the crowd favorites but this seems to be slightly more important. The idea of losing to Yamamoto after his recent comments about Japan and their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor and his men attacking a U.S. Marine would be really hard to take. The match starts with Idol and Saito and is back and forth for some time with each at times having the upper hand. When the 6’5 Mongolian, Killer Khan stepped into the ring, he used his size advantage and power to control both Idol and Kernodle depending on who was in the ring at the time. The Shogunate also used some dirty tactics and many double teaming moves to keep Kernodle from his corner. Khan did an excellent job of hiding his tapped thumb choke holds from Ref Jerry Calhoun. After ducking under a huge martial chop by Saito, Kernodle was able to tag in Idol. Idol went wild on both members of the Shogunate and seemed in complete control. Khan was able to reverse an Irish Whip and as Idol hit the ropes, Yamamoto tried to grab his leg and trip him. Both Idol and Ref Calhoun turned their attention to Tojo. When Idol turned around, Khan spit some type of Asian Green Mist into the eyes of Idol and blinded him. A quick tag to Saito who scooped up Idol into the Saito Suplex and that was all she wrote. Khan and Saito turned their attention to Kernodle and he was also hit with the green mist and a Saito Suplex. Idol and Kernodle are left rolling on the mat, rubbing their eyes and backs as the Shogunate celebrate in the ring. · The Shogunate defeat Idol and Kernodle at 13:15 by pin. MATCH 6: BRUISER BRODY VS ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER This never even had the semblance of a wrestling match and was nothing but a wild fight. Bruiser Brody attacked the Butcher in the aisle as he made his way to the ring and the two of them ended up fighting up and down the entrance way, around the ringside area and even into the crowd. These men really seem to hate each other and this feud has been ragging all across the nation and into Puerto Rico. Brody connected with a Mauling Knee Smash outside the ring but this only seemed to slow Butcher down just a bit. Both men hit each other with chairs, slammed the other one's head into the guard rail, the ring apron, and the ring steps. After only a few short minutes of action both men were bloodied and battered. Abdullah the Butcher tried to take control as he pulled out a fork and stabbed it into the head of Brody as Brody who had been thrown into the seats tried to climb the guard rail to get back into the ringside area after Abdullah. Abdullah started carving into Brody’s head with the fork as the crowd in the Mid-South Coliseum wildly cheered Bruiser Brody to make a comeback. Abdullah had Brody down on the floor and looked to drop a big elbow on the midsection of Bruiser but Bruiser Brody rolled out of the way and Abdullah landed with a hard thud on the concrete floor! Brody picked up the dropped fork off the floor and jammed it into Abby's head as he started to get back up! Brody started carving it into Abdullah the Butcher's forehead! Abby managed to get Brody off of him for a moment with a shot to the throat and then started to retreat to the locker room! Brody chased after him and caught him with another Mauling Knee Smash. He followed this up with an impressive one handed body slam. Both men were a complete mess by now and Ref Paul Morton had no choice but to call for the bell. This did not seem to mean anything to The Butcher or Brody as they continued their fight all the way back to the locker room. · The match was declared a No Contest by the referee. MATCH 7: SWEET DREAMS (THE DREAM MACHINE AND SWEET BROWN SUGAR) & TONY ATLAS VS THE MIDNIGHT BRUISE BROTHERS (PORKCHOP CASH AND NORVELLE AUSTIN) & HACKSAW REED Sweet Dreams and Tony Atlas have one goal in mind and that is to put a stop to Ernie Ladd and his Army. The Midnight Bruise Brothers besides wanting to win the match, would love to take the mask off of the Dream Machine and reveal his identity. He has been terrorizing Ladd’s Army for about a month now. This is one of his first real matches. Usually, he just interferes in their matches and hits them with any weapons he can find. Ernie Ladd is 100% sure that The Dream Machine is none other than Troy Graham. The match is back and forth and very violent. None of the 6 men really care about the rules and just try and beat the other team into submission. The first thing that stands out is the athleticism of Sweet Brown Sugar. His combination of speed, power and leaping ability are in a class by themselves. He connected with a series of rapid fire dropkicks on Norvell Austin that almost got his team the victory. The other thing that came out in this match was Tony Atlas and Hacksaw Reed’s attempt to physically dominate each other. During the match the each flexed their huge biceps in an attempt to intimidate the other but that got them nowhere. What almost did get them the victory was the Gorilla Press Slam? Atlas connected with one on Reed but was unable to get the pin and Reed also connected with one on Atlas but was unable to him the victory. The turning point came with Porkchop Cash in the ring against the Dream Machine. Cash had control and was trying to pull the mask off Dream Machine. The action was taking place somewhat close to Dream’s corner. Without Cash knowing it, The Dream Machine tagged in Sweet Brown Sugar. Sugar, like a cat, climbed to the top rope and leaped over Cash. He surprised him with a top rope sunset flip. As referee Jerry Calhoun began the count, Reed and Austin rushed the ring to try and make the save but Atlas was one step ahead. He caught them with a double clothesline which allowed Calhoun to complete the three count. Atlas seemed to linger over Reed for another minute, hoping he would get back up and try something. This might be something to watch in the near future here in the CWA. · Sweet Dreams and Tony Atlas gain the victory at 16:43. MATCH 8: ANDRE THE GIANT VS ERNIE LADD Andre the Giant has come to Memphis in an attempt to quiet the trash talking of Ernie Ladd. Ladd has been at it for months here in the CWA basically calling out anyone who has a different view them him. As always, the crowd loves the Giant and lets him know their approval as he makes his way to the ring. Ladd was already in the ring and had set fans off again by using JYD’s entrance song by Queen, “Another One Bites The Dust. He is yelling and screaming at Andre calling him a “big dummy.” You must give Ladd some credit. He is not backing down one bit and he truly believes he can beat The Giant. When Andre steps over the ropes, Ladd charges at him and hits him with a “Big Boot” before the match is even under way. This momentary lack of focus by Andre allowed Ernie to gain control of the match but Andre is not out on his feet as many opponents who received the boot from Ernie were. Ladd continued to chop and chop until finally The Giant was knocked down. Ernie did his best to keep Andre on the mat by using a series of nerve holds and headlocks. Ernie might have rushed things a bit and actually lifted Andre to his feet. He went for one too many chops and Andre actually caught Ladd’s fist in his hand and started to squeeze. Ladd could not take the pain and crumpled to his knees. Andre followed this up with a few major chops of his own. Ladd was in trouble now. Andre violently whipped him into the ropes and caught him with a Big Boot of his own. Ladd spun to the canvass and landed face first. Andre simple turned him over and stood on his chest. That was 500 pounds knocking the wind out of Ladd and probably crushing a few ribs along the way. Andre hit the ropes and jumped in the air landing on Ladd with a Giant Splash. He just sat on top of Ladd while ref Paul Morton made the three count. · Andre the Giant pins Ernie Ladd at 14:21. MATCH 9: AWA SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH ROCK n ROLL EXPRESS VS THE WILD SAMOANS with SIR OLIVER HUMPERDINK The Rock N Roll Express, the AWA Southern Tag Team Champions enter the ring to KISS and “Rock N Roll All Night.” The fans are excited to see their champs back as they have not been in the Mid –South Coliseum in almost a month... Tonight they face the Wild Samoans, a team Humperdink has rented from the Mid-South Wrestling and Bill Watts in an attempt to obtain the AWA Southern Tag Titles. CWA President Ed Marlin, sanctioned this match due to the fact that a new #1 contender has not yet been named an the Rock n Roll Express must defend their title within 30 days and that date was fast approaching. The two teams meet twice in unsanctioned brawls on this week’s TV show with neither team able to completely control the other. As the Wild Samoans are guided to the ring by Sir Oliver Humperdink, the fans are hoping Humperdink stays out of the match. Most believe that to only be wishful thinking. Afa and Siki are familiar faces to the Memphis crowd as they were here in 1981 when they caused havoc on the entire promotion. As they walk to the ring tonight, they are grunting and growling and making menacing faces at the crowd. These two are really talented and dangerous. As the match starts, it is the RnR Express who takes control but it is short lived. Both teams are so talented on defense and in the art of tag team wrestling that there are many quick tags and reversals in the early going. The Wild Samoans take control after a double team on Gibson that included many martial art like kicks. After one more tag, Gibson was on the canvass after a massive headbutt from Sika. From here, Sika connected with a big Samoan Drop and it looked like this title reign may be over for the Express. Morton rushed into the ring and took on both Samoans for a moment and forced Afa out of the ring with a big missile dropkick. As the ref pushed him Morton back, Sika went for another Samoan Drop but Gibson wiggled free in the nick of time and legally tagged in Ricky Gibson. From here, Morton took control and now the Rock N Roll Express used their double team repertoire to gain momentum. After a double missile drop kick on Sika, the RnR Express nailed Afa with the same move. Gibson locked in the Gibson leglock on Sika. Instead of accepting defeat, as Sika was about to submit, Humperdink jumped up on the ring apron to distract ref Jerry Calhoun. It worked but it might have backfired. While Calhoun was dealing with Humperdink, Afa tried to come in and help his partner. He went for a huge Superkick on Morton but Ricky slipped away at the last second. Afa nailed Sika and Morton quickly capitalized and went for the cover. Calhoun turned around to begin the 3 count. Afa went to make the save but was meet with a drop kick of his own by Robert Gibson. Sir Oliver Humperdink could do nothing else but look on as Calhoun completed the three count. Humperdink was shocked and the Wild Samoans could not believe what just happened. The best part for the fans was that it was all Humperdink’s fault. Out of nowhere come The Sheepherders. They hit the ring and go right after the RnR Express and just beat on them. The Samoans join in on the fun and it is a 4 on 2 beat down. Wrestlers rush in from the back to break it up but the Express are a bloody mess. You knew as soon as the Sheepherders arrived here in the CWA that something like this would happen. · The Rock n Roll Express defeat the Wild Samoans by pin at 20:11. MATCH 10: AWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH: HULK HOGAN vs RODDY PIPER with JR Foley This is a rematch from last night at Superclash in which Hulk Hogan retained his title via a count-out victory that saw Rowdy Roddy Piper unable to get back in the ring before the 10 count. Even though this is Hulk Hogan’s first trip to Memphis as the AWA Champion, the crowd is completely behind him as they can’t stand JR Foley and Piper. Foley really angers the Memphis crowd each and every time he is around. Whether it be waving the flag of the British Commonwealth, his similar appearance to Adolf Hitler or that he continuously puts down the United States, the fans at the Mid-South Coliseum hope that his man, Roddy Piper doesn’t become the World Champion. As the bag pipes begin to play and Piper appears in his traditional kilt, the crowd is all over him. As the match starts, Piper is very cautious. Maybe he is still feeling the effects of last night’s beating at the hands of the 6’7, 302 pounder with 24 inch pythons or maybe it is a new strategy. Either way, Hogan controls the first 5 or 6 six minutes but doesn’t come close to a victory. The crowd is actually somewhat quiet. That is until Foley distracts ref Paul Morton and Piper hits Hogan with a low blow. This allows him to gain the momentum for the second part of this match. He quickly followed up the low blow with a high knee lift. The pin attempt saw Hogan kick out at 2. Piper dragged Hogan up by his hair and whipped into the ropes and caught him with a sleeper. It looked as though we would have a new champ as Hogan slowly went from his feet, to one knee to flat on his back. The crowd started to cheer on Hogan as ref Morton begin the 3 count by raising and dropping Hogan’s arm. 1…… 2…... Hogan’s arm starts to shake. His body begins to tremble. You can see the fear in Piper’s eyes. Hogan up to one knee. Hogan to his feet as Piper continues to have the sleeper locked in. Piper is now being carried around on Hogan’s back but he refuses to break the sleeper. Hogan runs backwards and crushed Piper into the turnbuckle to break the hold. It takes Hogan a minute to gather himself but Piper is still in the corner. Hogan rushes in and nails him with a huge elbow. Before Piper could fall to the ground, Hogan whips him into the ropes and catches him with an Axe Bomber. Piper is down. Hogan hits the ropes himself and comes off leaping into the air and lands on Piper with a running leg drop. That is all she wrote as Paul Morton makes the 3 count before Foley can get in to save Piper from another defeat. Hogan gets up and grabs Foley by the head as the crowd goes wild. Hogan launches him over the top rope as the fans watch Foley soar to the concrete floor below. Slowey Piper and Foley retreat to the locker room as the fans go wild. Hogan really seems to enjoy this Memphis crowd as he goes around shaking hands for quite some time. Maybe it was too long as there was some confusion by the program director who must have lost focus for a moment. While Hogan was still celebrating his victory and shaking hands with the fans and showing them the AWA WORLD TITLE, the ring announcer introduced Ric Flair. Flair was the new NWA World Champion and he come to the ring with his belt as the Hogan was leaving with his. The two took a few minutes to glare at each other as they past. Both seemed like they were the real champ and that the other could be had! · Hulk Hogan defeats Roddy Piper by pin at 22:11. MATCH 11: NWA WORLD TITLE MATCH: RIC FLAIR VS JERRY LAWLER The World Champion comes to the ring for the first time as the Champion. Flair just won the title back from Race last night at Starrcade when defeated Harley Race. The fans welcome Flair with a chorus of boos but you must wonder where his confidence comes from. Flair, wearing a rather elegant robe struts his way to the ring in a very arrogant manner. One must also wonder if he is looking too far ahead and thinking of his upcoming rematch with Harley Race. He appears to think Lawler will be an easy victory. Jerry Lawler is next to the ring and the crowd goes wild. They all truly believe that he is the best in the world and would love to see him with the championship belt around his waist. The match starts with a bit of a feeling out process but Flair is able to get the first advantage after he slipped a collar and elbow lockup and caught Lawler with a double eye gouge. Maybe he learned that from Race or maybe he is just as dirty. From here it was a series of technical moves that included a near fall after Bow and Arrow on Lawler but Jerry refused to submit when asked by Ref Jerry Calhoun. Flair stayed on the advantage until he made the mistake of rushing onto the corner in an attempt to elbow Lawler in the corner. Lawler rolled out at the last second and after a minute to gather himself, Lawler was now on the advantage. He tried every trick in the book but couldn’t gain a pin or submission from the champ. Lawler locked in his sleeper but Flair was able to get to the ropes and force the break. Lawler caught him with his Royal Backbreaker but Flair would just not submit. Lawler even nailed a fist drop from the top rope but Flair was able to drape his foot across the bottom rope before the count of 3. Both men believed that their only chance to claim victory might be to break a few rules. The match became a bit of a slugfest with neither man backing down. With time winding down Lawler did nail one more fist drop but again Flair kicked out at the count of two. Lawler went to the well one too many times and this time Flair rolled out on Lawler’s top rope fist drop. Flair jumped to his feet and screamed, “Now we go to school.” He picked up Lawler’s leg and snapped in a Figure 4 Leglock. Lawler screamed in pain but would not submit. Flair continued to pour on the pressure but Lawler just would not quit. Flair was by the ropes and every time the ref went to ask Lawler if he wanted to give, Flair would grab the rope and arch his back to apply even more pressure. The crowd tried to let the ref know but he was always a second late to see Flair break the rules. Finally, Lawler could take the pressure no longer and gave in to the Figure 4. It was really too bad. If he could have hung on another minute, it would have ended in a time limit draw. The fans were devastated by seeing Lawler submit. It seems like Lawler is always on the verge of becoming the World Champ but just seems to fall inches short. Hopefully, the series of close calls will convince the NWA Board of Directors that he deserves another title shot. Flair struts his way to the back as the Mid-South Coliseum applauds Lawler’s attempt. They know he is close and want to show “The King” how much they appreciate him. · Ric Flair defeats Jerry Lawler by submission at 29:03.

Great show! Thank you guys for all your hard work. It is projects like this that make this project fun. Thank you for the CWA Match between Idol and Reed. And no the question is, how long is Flair with the belt!

Rain, I am sorry. I forgot all about this. I switched my TV show from Saturday to Tuesday. In fact I no longer have a Saturday show. If possible could I switch Hansen and Brody from Jan 7 to Jan 3 and Jan 21 to Jan 16th. If this is too much trouble that is ok.

Love that Iceman is a main- eventer in your show. It was just something about his energy that made me like him. I also love how you get stars to come into the AWA to add to your roster. The Samoans vs The Road Warriors would be a match of the year candidate. I can't wait to see where you go with Crusher Blackwell. He was so agile for a big man. You must be so excited to use this new roster. Enjoy it.

Memphis selects Shane Douglas and then passes on all future rounds

Memphis drops Roy Lee Welch to make room for Bam Bam Bigelow

Memphis selects Bam Bam Bigelow

Sounds like fun.