BATTLE OF THE BAYOU
MID-SOUTH VS UWF
Jake “The Snake Roberts” with Paul Ellering defeats Mike Rotundo with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie as he caught Rotundo with a DDT in a moment of chaos as Paul Ellering was chasing The Sheik in and out of the ring for trying to trip Roberts. After the match, the Sheik, still running from Ellering walked right into a DDT of his own.
6 MAN TAG TEAM TORNADO ELIMINATION MATCH
Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy & Tom Prichard defeated Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner & Brian Adams with Missy Hyatt in a crazy bout. Brian Adams was the first man eliminated as he was caught with a running bulldog by Michael Hayes. It took Adams a few minutes to recovery enough to get out of the ring and everyone had turned their attention back to the fight. Hayes and Gordy were double teaming Rick Steiner when Adams caught Hayes with a superkick on the way out of the ring. Terry Gordy lost focus and went right after Adams. Rick Steiner took this as an opportunity to catch Michael Hayes with a German Suplex causing the elimination of Hayes. Missy Hyatt saw this as her opportunity to get involved. She opened her purse, pulled out the perfume and sprayed Terry Gordy right in the eyes as he rounded the ring corner in pursuit of Adams. Adams and Hyatt then rolled Gordy back in the ring where he was also caught with the German Suplex for the pin. We were then left with Eddie Gilbert and Rick Steiner vs Dr. Tom Prichard. Steiner and Gilbert were celebrating when Tom Prichard rushed the duo. Eddie Gilbert pulled Steiner in front of him and Prichard hit Rick with a running knee to the back. Steiner fell face first into the ring post and down he went. Gilbert saw Prichard turn towards him and he exited the ring. Prichard hoisted Steiner up and caught him with the powerbomb. That left us with Prichard vs Gilbert and back and forth we went. Finally, Missy Hyatt tried the same gimmick she did earlier. As she goes to spray Prichard in the eyes, Prichard escapes and she accidently sprayed Eddie instead. Missy was in shock as Prichard grabs her. Prichard lays a giant wet kiss on her and then releases her. Missy stumbles to the floor as Prichard simply comes up from behind Gilbert and hits him with a powerbomb for the win!
TV TITLE MATCH
Hacksaw Jim Duggan © defeats Tully Blanchard with a football tackle after the ref grabbed Tully’s hand as he was about to clobber Hacksaw with an illegal object.
LOUISIANA TITLE MATCH
Junkyard Dog © vs Vader with Woman
JYD survived this brawl after it looked like Vader had the win after a huge lariat but JYD kicked out at the last second. JYD started getting the momentum back and no matter what Vader did, it looked like mosquitos biting JYD. In an amazing ending, JYD summoned the power to connect with the Big Thump.
NORTH AMERICAN TITLE MATCH
Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase with Sheik Adnan Al Kassie defeated Ron Garvin with a punch with the loaded black glove. Both wrestlers had hyped up this match by pointing out how lethal their punches were. During the match, it seemed like Garvin had won this debate after catching the champ with a big “Hands of Stone” right hand but Sheik pulled Dibiase to safety. This is when Dibiase was able to load up the black glove and when Garvin came to meet him on the apron, Garvin was hit by the punch that turned off his lights.
UNIFICATION MATCH
UWF TAG CHAMPS VS MID-SOUTH TAG CHAMPS
Scott Steiner & Hercules Hernandez defeated Mighty Goliath & Nord “The Barbarian” with Colonel Buck Robley in a match that saw the 4 big men go back and forth. The problem for Robley’s team was that Mighty Goliath’s size proved to be a detriment. Once he was taken off his feet, the technical skill of Steiner and the power of Hercules made it nearly impossible for him to get up. It was like the opposite of those face in peril matches we are used to seeing. Nord and Robley did their best to interfere, but the ref kept forcing them out. In the end we saw a nasty double-team move as Hercules held Goliath down and Steiner hit a top rope double leg drop across the neck of Goliath. Steiner and Hercules remain the tag team champs but we will have to wait until after the main event to see what title they hold.
UNIFICATION MATCH
UWF CHAMP VS MID-SOUTH CHAMP
Lex Luger with Woman vs Dr. Death Steve Williams
Back and forth we go. Momentum change after momentum change. Big move after big move. Near pin after near pin. After about 30 minutes of all out war, we see Woman up on the apron screaming at the ref. He is arguing back and forth with her as the crowd is stirring. Here comes Wahoo McDaniel and Ivan Koloff. Wahoo walks right to where Woman is standing and jumps up on the apron and seems like he is going to enter the ring. The ref is forcing him out and Wahoo is arguing.
WHAM… on the other side of the ring, without the ref seeing, Ivan entered the ring, with the Russian chain wrapped around his hand and clobbered Dr. Death. Ivan simply leaves the ring and heads to the locker room. Wahoo sees that the job is done and also leaves the ring and joins Ivan. Woman, unsure of what happened, isn’t one to look a gift horse in the mouth, also jumps down. The ref turns to see Lex Luger whipping a bloodied Dr. Death into the ropes and connecting with a huge clothesline.
1…2...3! Lex Luger remains the heavyweight champion, but like Steiner and Hercules, we are going to have to see which belt they are going to wear.
MAIN EVENT
Lumberjack Match
(For the WTBS TV Contract & control of Louisiana Wrestling)
“Cowboy” Bill Watts vs “The Big Cat” Ernie Ladd
A shoot fight if there ever has been one. If the hatred between Watts and Ladd wasn’t enough, the ring was surrounded by about 20 wrestlers who hated at least one of the men in the match. Nothing here resembles wrestling. There is fighting in the ring and out of the ring. All the wrestlers who competed earlier seemed to continue their battles with their opponents. Dr. Death is doing his best to get even with Ivan Koloff. JYD and Wahoo picked up where they left off after Halloween Havoc. Freebirds and Hot Stuff Inc. took turns punching and kicking each other. Right down the line, there was carnage. Every time Watts and Ladd toppled out of the ring, it was like the “lumberjacks” were upset that their fights were interrupted. The only one that was excited to get involved in the actual match was Tully Blanchard. He seemed to relish in attacking Watts every chance he got, and it seemed like Ernie Ladd picked up on this. In the end, brawls were all over the arena, but Tully stayed out of the fray. Tully slowly climbed up on the apron. Nobody noticed. When he entered the ring, the ref looked at him but could do nothing about it as it was a no DQ match. Watts was busy throwing elbows at Ladd when Tully came up from behind and delivered a devasting kick to the groin. Watts goes down. Tully signals to Ladd to help him but The Big Cat just looks at him. Next, Tully scoops up Watts and hits a slingshot suplex. Watts is basically done as Tully exits the ring.
Ladd, satisfied he did nothing wrong, props Watts up in the corner.
WHAM… Running Big Boot by Ladd on Watts.
1…2…3! Ernie Ladd has won the bout and is in control of Louisiana Wrestling and WTBS!
As the bell sounds over and over again, the brawls on the outside slowly subside as people notice the match is over! You can almost see their expressions change. They quickly went from fighting mode to people deep in thought. It was like they all were wondering if they still had a job! Mid-South Revolution Wrestling has survived. UWF is no longer. Which wrestlers will make the cut? What happens to Bill Watts? Join us in 1988 to find out!
