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I really enjoyed that show in the Richmond Coliseum. So many big matches with some angles coming to an end and others just getting started. I think you did an amazing job with Tom Magee and his TV run but I think you made a good choice in taking the title off of him. This title run could be used as a stepping stone for Norman Smiley. Huge win for the Killer B's over The Dirty White Boys in a Southern Streetfight. This type of match just screams White Boys but by you giving the win the the Bee's, it shows that they are ready for a big push. Nice booking. WOW... Road Warriors go down! Street and Dundee will make interesting champs to say the least. Hansen with a big win but then seems to have some new friends. This is going to be very interesting! Adonis gave it a nice shot! Wonder if he gets a rematch! Looking forward to Starrcade! Great job!

Another great week in the AWA. I am enjoying how you are so playing the feud with Larry Z. and Al Perez. I have such difficulty doing this and you make it seem so easy. This is just so realistic for the 1980's! Bill Ash is the perfect leader for the Honor Roll. He played the role of the Professor so well in real life. Could this be the end of Colon as the evil, crazy heel? Can't wait to see how this plays out. You had me a little nervous with Crippler Oliver getting a mystery partner against the Bruise Brothers! Usually mystery partners = a Win and I thought my favorite team in the game was going to lose their titles!! Borne makes a great teammate and while round one ended in a DCO, this is going to be fun to watch. Also, fun to see Rich and Baby Doll get over on Lawler one more time!!

Awesome show. I must admit that I, who know little about the actual history of Alabama, seem to think that Bob Armstrong has a good point. I mean why are these fans so quick to side with Fuller? Anyway, this is the angle I am most interested in our game today as it just seems so real and personal. be fun Bob vs Ron also seems to leave the rest of the Armstrong family in an interesting place. Looking forward to all of this. Speaking a family business? The Rich cousins seem to have an outsider stirring the pot. Another great angle that I am looking forward to. Great Fiesta Garden this week. Between Valiant, the Bullet, The Not Starr Brothers and Al MAdril, your hells are getting some BIG TIME HEAT!! I wonder if the babyfaces can stand up to all the pressure. It is going to be a great ride!

Mid-South signs Paul Ellering

The Backstory: Ernie Ladd and Bill Watts have been at war for the better part of 3 years. Ernie Ladd blames Bill Watts for his protégé, Hacksaw Butch Reed, turning on him and forcing Ladd into retirement after he lost a match to Reed where the stipulation was he must retire if Reed won. Ernie Ladd, not ready to fully step away from wrestling, quickly got his managerial license. Ladd and Watts continued their verbal war on Ted Turner’s Superstation each and every week. Ladd held nothing back as he was always ready to insult Watts along with constantly questioning his ethics. When Ladd’s tag team, Bad News Allen and Bad Bad LeRoy Brown, lost a loser-leave town match against Dick Murdoch and Rocky Johnson after Murdoch used some of the most questionable tactics you could use, Ladd had enough. Even though both he and Watts were retired from wrestling, Ladd challenged Watts to a match at Last Stand 86. When Watts agreed, the war was on! Problem for Watts was that he had made more enemies that just Ladd. Watts had recently suspended fan favorite Bruiser Brody for his feud with Black Bart. Well, Brody came into the ring and clobbered Watts during his match with Ladd. Later in January, Bill Watts had the police at the TV taping of UWF Wrestling and threatened to have Ladd and Brody arrested for trespassing. Watts claimed that Brody no longer had a contract to wrestle in the UWF. Ladd tried to explain that Brody has signed with him and Ladd is a licensed UWF manager and that was all that was needed. As the police closed in, Ladd and Brody put their heads between their legs and left; hoping to fight another day. That was the last we saw of Ladd in UWF Wrestling but weekly commercials began airing on TV discussing a Wrestling Super Event that was taking place on July 4th in Mobile titled Gauntlet for the Gold. Nobody new much about this and we knew it was not Watts promoting this as he was running his own big show on the same night in Biloxi. When July 4th came, light was shed on the situation. It was Ernie Ladd who was the man starting this new promotion, Mid-South Wrestling Revolution. Ladd actually showed up in Mobile with a bunch of coach buses. The buses pulled right up to the ticket lines for Watts event and promised everyone on line free tickets to his event along with a bus ride to and from the event! Watts came out and a full-fledged riot began in the parking lot. For the rest of the summer, the two promotions have had a war of words but only from a distance; Watts from his weekly UWF TV show on the Superstation and Ladd from his weekly Mid-South TV show also on the Superstation. Ladd has set his eyes on gaining control of Louisiana and has brought back the Louisiana Heavyweight Title. This week, Watts, in a meeting with his Board of Directors, agreed that his UWF promotion would crumble if he lost Louisiana. UWF has now agreed to focus their show on the Pelican State along with the city of Houston. While there have been territorial wars forever in professional wrestling, they have rarely been as visible to the public. Ted Turner realizes the Battle for the Bayou means ratings and he is loving every minute of this! Besides the war between Watts and Ladd, there are many other major angles in both promotions that I would like to catch everyone up on as I move forward. The Russians (Ivan & Nikita Koloff & Vladimir Petrov) vs Dr, Death Willians, JYD & Wahoo McDaniel This feud is everything 1980’s wrestling is all about. Americans vs Russians. Good vs Evil. Chian Matches, Steel Cage Matches, Dog Collar Matches and even the Mid-South title! Recently Dr. Death won the title from Jumbo Tsuruta but Nikita is clearly the #1 contender. Add in Ivan and Vlad, Dr. Death definitely needs some friends to watch his back! Luckily, you couldn’t find better friends than JYD and Wahoo! Michael Hays & The Freebirds vs The World! The Freebirds recently won a 16 tag team tournament to become the first ever Mid-South tag team champs since the territory’s rebirth. Along the way, Michael Hayes “out-cheated” all of the top heel tag teams in Mid-South. He used the chisel against Ron Wright’s Christian Wrestling Association. He found a way for Colonel Robley to use his loaded forearm brace against his own monsters, and he even out-smarted Missy Hyatt and Hot Stuff Inc. to become the champions. All three of these teams want revenge on Hayes and to take the title from the Freebirds. Ron Wright and Colonel Robley may have to wait their turn as the Freebirds have recently turned their attention on Hot Stuff Inc after the heinous treachery of Missy Hyatt and Eddie Gilbert as they nearly took the life of former Freebird Tom Prichard by hanging him from the top rope! Gilbert said he was mad at Prichard for “making eyes” at his woman but most people think Gilbert knew that attacking Prichard was the best way to jump the line and get a tag team title shot for Rick Steiner and himself. The Cartel Recently, “El Jefe” (Jose Estrada) has arrived in Mid-South with his Cartel (Taz, TNT & Koonan). For reasons yet to be explained, they have set their sights on injuring Blackjack Mulligan. Both times they have attacked Mulligan, it has been before a match with Tully Blanchard. When asked why they attacked Mulligan, El Jefe said they will attack anyone if the price is right. El Jefe did give a hint as to who was paying them to attack Mulligan when they said they were being paid by “El Gringo Grande.” Gordon Solie has speculated that El Gringo Grande may be Tully Blanchard as he is the one who benefited from Mulligan not being able to wrestle and that Dark Journey, his valet, was recently seen giving Woman a briefcase after her man, The Barbarian attacked Canadian Strongman Bill Kazmaier just before his match with Tully Blanchard. The Louisiana Heavyweight Title This title was recently brought back by Ernie Ladd as he said it was time to bring back Mid-South Wrestling to its heyday when Louisiana and the Louisiana Title was at the center of professional wrestling. The previously mentioned Tully Blanchard recently won this title with a little help from Dark Journey and The Cartel in a Gauntlet Match. Top contenders for this title include JYD, Wahoo McDaniel, Blackjack Mulligan and Terry Gordy. Ernie Ladd has announced that the first ever Mid-South pay per view will take place on October 31st in New Orleans in the Louisiana Superdome! The Million Dollar Corporation Ted Dibiase and Sheik Adnan Al Kassie are convinced that money can fix all problems. Over the last two months the duo has brought in numerous people to try and make sure Dibiase’s stable is the best in all of wrestling. First, Dibiase hired his old Rat Pack member Matt Borne. When Borne was not quite up to snuff, Dibiase brought in Mike Rotundo and the duo did a number on Borne and sent his broken body packing. Next, Dibiase said that he had the best tag team that money could buy in Fidel Sierra and Ricky Santana. Turns out, this was money poorly spent as Dibiase has tired of them and is now in search of an even better team than money can buy. Now as Dibiase and Rotundo are all alone in the Million Dollar Corporation, it seems the babyfaces are circling. Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Hercules Hernandez and Scott Steiner are after Dibiase as they know he is the most dangerous man in wrestling and would like nothing more than to send him and his money packing. If that was not enough for Dibiase to find help, he recently won a match and when he was given his bags on money, one of those bags sent him scattering as it was filled with SNAKES!!! Lex Luger: The Universal Federation Champion http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Hzp7VVhNQgY/VbJE67acF6I/AAAAAAAAPcY/C7I_iQso8cE/s1600/Lex%2BLuger.jpg Luger has had an interesting year! While spending most of the year as a fan favorite, he did spend some time as a heel as he bought into promises made by Woman and joined her stable for a while. Who could blame him? I mean who could ever say no to her about anything. And let’s not forget, Woman did lead him to the title. When Woman abruptly left the UWF, Luger turned on her stable and once again became a fan favorite. So, who are the top contenders for his title; Ted Dibiase and Vader seem to be the top two at the moment. Dick Murdoch vs Big Van Vader Dick Murdoch seems to be hard to figure out lately. He was pivotal in protecting Watts from Ernie Ladd and Bruiser Brody this past spring but for some reason he turned against the fans and joined Downtown Bruno and Vader in their feud against Lex Luger. In a big match between Vader and Murdoch vs Luger and Muta, Vader seemed to bail on Murdoch. Murdoch was fuming and wanted a piece of Vader and Downtown Bruno. It is rumored that Bruno has left the UWF as he is afraid of Murdoch. Vader on the other hand is staying and is ready to fight. Talk about a feud of some tough hosses! Just To Sort Out The Roster Top Babyfaces: Top Heels Lex Luger Ted Dibiase Hacksaw Jim Duggan Big Van Vader Hercules Hernandez Mike Rotundo Dick Murdoch Scott Steiner Terry Taylor Muta *** Roster seems a little babyface heavy. Be ready for the chaos!!

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Mid South adds Italian Stallion, Scott McGhee, Ken Timbs and Steve Lombardi

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YESSSSSS!!!!!! Fuller vs Armstrong in Alabama. I had a feeling this was who the general was but wasn't sure. AWESOME!!!!! Still not sure if Travis is to be trusted. I admit I thought the Rich cousins were in trouble with that stipulation. Plowboy Martinez!!! I need more!!! Ranger Ross needs to get the Flag back!! Really enjoyed reading this after a long day. Just what I needed!!

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Great job Rain. We have been using Wrestlingdata.com and cagematch as they do list recorded matches. I think with only a few of us as writers, we would be considered the major promotions of the time and we should be looking to take the best. I would prefer to wait until we have actual match statistics from either of these two sites to enter them into Dawn of War but I will listen to majority rules here. According to those sites Tom Brandi is in Dino Casanova isn't in until 1991 Rip Sawyer not in until 1991 Chris Hamrick not in until 1990 Dr. Luther, while it says he debuted in 1988, no matches shown until 1989, would rather wait Steve Gillespie is in

Damien Kane is in. DC Drake is in Tony Stetson is in Johnny Grunge is in Both Cagematch and Wrestlingdata have Damien DeMento as starting in 1990 and don't have any matches listed before that. While I do see that wrestlingdata says Balls Mahoney debut in 1987, I see no evidence of matches until 1992 on either website. He would also only be 15 in January 1988. I vote to keep him out until 1992 but will listen to others here.

Mid-South Revolution Wrestling Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana Monday September 26, 1987 Bell Time: 7pm Brian Adams defeats Killer Brooks with a SuperKick Rick Steiner with Missy Hyatt defeats Pork Chop Cash with the German Suplex Mid-South Revolution Tag Team Title Match The Freebirds (Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts) with Michael Hayes defeated The Christian Wrestlers Association (Ray “The Crippler” Stevens & The New Spoiler) with Ron Wright as the ref grabbed the arm of The Crippler as he was about to take a swing as Terry Gordy with Wright’s chisel. This distraction was all Gordy needed as he caught Stevens with a knee to the gut and followed it up with a piledriver. The New Spoiler was about to make the save but Michael Hayes had a hold of his leg while he was still on the apron. Ernie Ladd comes out and announces that due to the injuries suffered at the hands of Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt on Saturday’s TV show, Tom Prichard will not be able to participate in tonight’s Gauntlet Match for the Louisiana Title. Ladd then asks Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt to come to the ring. As the duo struts to the ring with a huge smile on their face, the crowd is nearly ready to riot. You can see the debris flying past Hot Stuff Inc. Ernie Ladd: Eddie, you know that I believe that all disputes should be settled in the ring. I am not the type of President to suspend wrestlers for what they do inside of the ring or inside the arena. Eddie Gilbert: And I would like to thank you for that. You completely understand what it is to be a professional wrestler and that sometimes things need just need to be done. I had enough of Tom Prichard thinking he could make eyes with my woman. The crowd is now white hot as Ladd seems to be taking Gilbert’s side. Ernie Ladd: But there is one thing I cannot allow in Mid-South Wrestling and that is for you to put your hands on referees. When you tossed Pee Wee Anderson head-first into the ring post, you gave him a concussion and he needed over 20 stiches to close the gash on his head. Eddie Gilbert: I understand and I do apologize for that. I was just so angry. I lost sight of who my enemy was and I was attacking whoever or whatever was around me. Ernie Ladd: Again, I understand The crowd is about to attack!! Ernie Ladd: Hold on now folks. I was about to say that I am not a man who wants to hear excuses. Eddie Gilbert you are no longer a part of the Gauntlet Match tonight! The crowd is shocked but ecstatic! They are screaming with approval. Eddie Gilbert: Now hold on just a minute. I need to wrestle tonight. Ernie Ladd: I just said you Are Not in The Gauntlet Match Tonight. I never said you weren’t wrestling tonight. Eddie Gilbert: I’m not sure I follow. Ernie Ladd: Eddie, you are wrestling and your match is starting right now! As I said, I believe things in wrestling need to be settled in the ring and you angered a lot of people of Saturday. Here comes your opponent! Michael Hayes is running down the entrance! Gilbert has a look of shock!! GRUDGE MATCH Michael Hayes vs Eddie Gilbert with Missy Hyatt Michael Hayes flies through the ropes and is all over Eddie Gilbert. Missy Hyatt takes off in fear and runs straight back to the locker room. We will never know if Missy was afraid that Michael Hayes would attack her or if she is just afraid that he would kiss her again. Michael Hayes is stomping a mud hole in Eddie Gilbert and the fans are loving it. Rick Steiner and Doug Gilbert are rushing to the ring to save their stablemate, but Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts are right behind them. What we get is Freebird Domination! It seems like Eddie didn’t look and the possible consequences of what might happen after he attacked Tom Prichard but he, Rick Steiner and his brother were lucky to get out of this one alive. While it was a declared a No Contest, it seems Michael Hayes and the Freebirds have begun collecting their revenge on Hot Stuff Inc. SEMI-MAIN EVENT: GAUNTLET MATCH FOR THE LOUISIANA HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE Wahoo McDaniel defeats Nord “The Barbarian” by count-out when Colonel Buck Robely accidently hit his own man with a loaded forearm and Nord fell through the ropes and banged his head on the steel barrier. Wahoo McDaniel outlasted “The Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff is a true No Holds Brawl. Problem for Wahoo is that Ivan clobbered him with the Russian Chain after the match as Wahoo was awaiting his next opponent. Tully Blanchard defeated Wahoo McDaniel with a slingshot suplex. Tully almost took a bloody Wahoo too lightly as he thought after Ivan hit him with the chain, he had an easy win. Wahoo got him in a roll-up but Dark Journey pulled Tully’s leg over the bottom rope. Tully was declared the winner over Blackjack Mulligan when Mulligan never made it to the ring. Later we find out that Mulligan was once again attacked by Jose Estrada and the Cartel. Tully Blanchard defeated Junkyard Dog after Dark Journy sprayed perfume in the eyes of JYD and he staggered backwards into a Slingshot Suplex. Tully Blanchard wins the Gauntlet Match and the Louisiana Heavyweight title. MAIN EVENT: MID-SOUTH REVOLUTION TITLE MATCH Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs “The Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff Nikita Koloff defeated Dr. Death by DQ as Wahoo rushed to the ring to stop a double team by Ivan and Nikitia on Dr. Death as the ref was knocked down. Wahoo clobbered Ivan Koloff with the leather strap preventing Ivan from hitting Dr. Death with the Russian Chain. Wahoo then picked up the chain and hit Nikita across the back with it. Problem was that the ref saw this. No big deal as Dr. Death retains the title and the fans left happy as Dr. Death and Wahoo celebrated in the ring while the Russians were left bruised and battered on the arena floor.

Mid South Revolution release Rufus R Jones and adds Action Jackson

WOW.... Adrian Street is on a roll. Had to win the battle royal to get a title shot and then goes an hour with Flair. Really enjoying the balance in your house shows and the huge main events. This format works to make money anywhere in the country!!

Great follow up show to the big one in the Coliseum.. I must disagree with one thing... there can never be a last battle between Rich and Lawler... My favorite feud of all time can never end!!!! Bill Ash and the Honor Roll is a great idea. Love how you built this out of thin air. While I think you are doing Larry Z perfectly, my opinion of him is changing. I found him in real life to be so boring but his monotone style of talking and giant ego are growing on me. Great job!! Keirn vs Ido is great booking. I think Keirn is so underrated as a singles wrestlers and Idol can get anyone over!! Fun read as always.

Really fun show as always. Platt and Johnny V. are great together the way you are writing for them. Awesome! Barnes/Fuller and the General- Big angle for Alabama and I love how you opened and closed with it. Gives it the added attention to make it feel even bigger! Johnny & Davey Rich + Travis seems like a perfect angle that works perfectly in Alabama. These three never got huge national attention but work perfect in a place like this. You have built such a great roster for your territory. Hump and the Russians are getting the heat they deserve! While they don't need to win too many house show matches, the heat they get from TV could get all the paying customers foaming at the mouth. Fiesta Garden had me cracking again with Plowboy Martinez and Outhouse Brown! Looking forward to the development of all the great angles in Birmingham.

Gordon Solie: Thank you so very, very much indeed to another week of Mid-South Revolution Wrestling. I am Gordon Solie, and it is my pleasure to be coming to you tonight from the Irish McNeil’s Boy’s Club in Shreveport, Louisiana. We are just two days away from the big gauntlet match in Baton Rouge to crown the next Louisiana Heavyweight Champion. Already, we know that Junkyard Dog, Tully Blanchard, Blackjack Mulligan and Ivan Koloff are involved in that match and now, I would like to bring out Ernie Ladd to announce the last four entrants into the Gauntlet and also to give us a few updates on what is going on here in Mid-South Wrestling. Ernie Ladd: Things just get better and better in Mid-South Wrestling. First, did you hear that interview with Jose Estrada last week! Talk about exciting. I have no idea about half the things he was saying but telling us that he was hired by El Gringo Grande to take out Blackjack Mulligan! Wow. And people around here want me not to give him and the Cartel contracts. Are you out of your mind? This is exactly what wrestling needs. A drama… who is El Gringo Grande? Will the Cartel take out Mulligan? Will El Gringo Grande want them to take out others! This is going to be so exciting. Their all hired! Next… The Gauntlet match won’t be the only title decided on Monday in Baton Rouge. Nikita Koloff, you wanted a rematch against Dr. Death for the Mid-South Title. Well, you got it! As for the tag team titles, The Freebirds will be facing The Christian Wrestler’s Association. Gordon Solie: And as four the Gauntlet Match, who will be the last four entrants into the match… Ernie Ladd: The last four entrants into the Gauntlet Match will be Wahoo McDaniel, Tom Prichard, Eddie Gilbert and Nord “The Barbarian.” Gordon Solie: Very well indeed. That is going to be one heck of fight for the Louisiana Title. Ernie Ladd: Before I go, I heard Blowhard Bill Watts talking about how he is going to be in the business forever and he keeps making money. Well of course you are making money. That’s because you keep stealing from everyone around you. The fight for Louisiana Wrestling is on and I bet you that I will be here a lot longer than you! You talk about having even more ways to make money …. well how about you spend some of it and come see the first pay per view in this region… Halloween Havoc on October 31st in the Louisiana Superdome. Gordon Solie: Wow, it seems like another gauntlet has just been thrown down. Let’s not forget about tonight as we have a great hour instore for you. Tully Blanchard will be taking on JT Southern. The Mid-South tag team champions, the Freebirds will be in action. We will also Rick Steiner in action today as he squares off against newcomer Doug Furnas. Wahoo McDaniel will face Killer Brooks and in our main event, it will be “The Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff taking on “Canadian Strongman” Bill Kazmaier. That and much, much more. Let’s get to the ring. MATCH Tully Blanchard with Missy Hyatt defeats a game but inexperienced JT Southern with the Sling Shot Suplex Post-Match Interview: Gordon Solie: Tully, you seem to be on a role of late. Tully Blanchard: Of course I’m on a role. Last time I was in this god-for-saken arm pit of the world, I was the NWA World Champion and if not for Bill Watts stealing my title, I would still be the champ. Gordon Solie: Far enough but you are still not without controversy. I mean El Jefe was out here last week claiming his Cartel will do anything for money and Dark Journey was seen giving Woman a briefcase after Barbarian attacked Bill Kazmaier. Could the Cartel just be your new hired guns? Are you the El Gringo Grande that they are talking about. Dark Journey: Enough of this nonsense. Show some respect for the only man in this company to be called World Champion and after this Monday, he will be the Louisiana Heavyweight Champion, a stepping-stone to Dr. Death Steve Williams and the Mid-South title! Dark Journey puts her arm around Tully and the evil duo heads off as Gordon is not convinced that he got an ounce of truth out of that interview. COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR MONDAY @ RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX: BATON ROUGE MATCH Rick Steiner vs Doug Furnas For all the fans in TV land, this was their first look at the powerful Doug Furnas and he didn’t disappoint as he gave a great effort but eventually fell just short as Steiner caught him in a German Suplex for the win. The interesting thing was that Missy Hyatt never made it out to the ring to manage Steiner. After Steiner had already gone to the locker room, Missy Hyatt comes out to Solie wearing large sunglasses. Missy Hyatt: (in a very low voice) Gordon, I’d like to talk to Tom Prichard. Gordon Solie: I’m not sure I follow. You’d like to talk to Tom Prichard? Missy slowly takes off her sunglasses revealing a huge black eye. Gordon Solie: Good Lord! What happened to you. Missy Hyatt: Eddie Gilbert did this to me and I need to speak to Tom Prichard right now. Gordon Solie: Ummm, ummm, I just, ummm, I’m at a total loss. Missy Hyatt: I just need to talk to Tom. Gordon Solie: Umm, let’s see. Can anyone see if Tom Prichard is in the building. Again, are you telling me that Eddie Gilbert did this to you. Missy Hyatt: Yes. Eddie thought I was helping Tom and says I wasn’t loyal to him. Eddie went into a jealous rage. He slapped me so hard I fell down and cracked my head on the table. Gordon Solie: Because you didn’t do Eddie’s dirty work last week when he wanted you to hit Tom with a chair, … You paid this kind of price? Missy Hyatt: Yes, Eddie thinks I have been flirting with Tom and he went crazy. Gordon Solie: God, you took an awful blow to the head. Has anyone found Tom Prichard yet? A studio hand comes out and whispers to Gordon that Tom Prichard refuses to come out as he is not responsible for any of this. COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR MONDAY @ RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX: BATON ROUGE When we come back from break, Missy Hyatt comes back out and is still begging to see Tom Prichard. Gordon tries to convince here that we have a TV show to run, and our next match is set in the ring. Missy begins to cry and starts to wander to the back to find Tom Prichard. Ernie Ladd comes out and asks her to stay with Gordon during the next match and he will see if Tom Prichard will come out. MATCH: Wahoo McDaniel defeats Killer Brooks in a match that didn’t seem to know there was a rule book for the sport. In the end, Wahoo got the win with a big knee lift. After the bout JYD joins Wahoo with Gordon Solie. Both take turns hyping up the Gauntlet Match this week for the Louisiana Heavyweight Title while also trying to console Missy Hyatt. Both JYD and Wahoo try to convince her that a real man would never lay their hands on a woman and she needs to get away and stay away from Eddie forever. JYD and Wahoo are fuming that someone would do this to a woman. COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR MONDAY @ RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX: BATON ROUGE Ernie Ladd has returned with Tom Prichard who addresses Missy Hyatt Tom Prichard: Missy Hyatt, I don’t understand what’s going on here. First you have Gordon Solie send someone to the back looking for me and next thing I know, Ernie Ladd is telling me to come talk to you. It looks to me like you and Hot Stuff got some personal problems lady! And wait just a minute, I told you a long time ago, that you didn’t need to be hanging around with Eddie Gilbert because that guy was nothing more than a jealous hothead. I told you that he would blame you every time he made a mistake. Now, I’m not condoning nothing and you look like you are in pretty bad shape … and I wouldn’t hit a woman cause I think it’s just totally wrong to ever put your hands on a lady …. but Missy Hyatt: Eddie… was… uh… he was. He got me mad. He started saying things… He said I was nothing but a flirt…. The type of girl nobody would ever bring home to Mama. Tom Prichard: Again, not sure what you want me to do. Missy Hyatt: Please Tom. You know what I think of you. You know how much I like you. You know… I…. uh… need you! Tom Prichard: Whoaaa, just because you got a thing for me doesn’t mean I am the type of guy who goes around stealing other people’s girls. You made your bed and now you need to lie in it. Missy Hyatt: Please Tom. Please Tom. I need someone who will protect me. I need someone who will treat me right. I need… you! The two go back and forth and little by little Tom Prichard starts to give in. We all must admit that Missy can be very convincing. In the end, it seems like Missy has convinced Tom to not only help here now but to be her future Knight in shining armor. Missy and Tom begin a long embrace… WHAM… from behind, Eddie Gilbert clobbers Tom Prichard in the back with a chair. Missy Hyatt is jumping up and down laughing the biggest laugh you have seen in a long time. Eddie Gilbert picks up Prichard and throughs him through the big Mid-South cut-out that is behind Gordon Solie. Both Gilbert and Missy Hyatt are kicking away at Prichard. An official rushes out to try and stop it but he is rammed head first into the ring post. Eddie returns with some type of electrically cord and ties it around Gilberts neck and then drags him all across the set with Missy kicking him the entire time. Eventually Gilbert drags Prichard all the way to the ring and starts to hang him over the top rope. Gordon Solie: WE HAVE TO GET SOME HELP DOWN HERE! WE HAVE TO GET SOME HELP! Tom appears that he may have ruptured something in his throat. WE HAVE TO GET SOME HELP! Prichard is in uh, he is in a world of trouble. Oh thank goodness. Here comes JYD and Wahoo McDaniel. They have hit the ring and finally, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt have running out of here. Those two are the Devil reincarnated. Everyone watches on in horror as Tom is released from his noose as he crumbles to the crowd as he is foaming at the mouth. Eventually, we seem him stretchered out of the arena. The camera spans the audience and we see woman and children both hysterically crying. Gordon Solie: We have to take a break. I’m just sick over what I saw. *** idea stolen from CCW 1988 *** COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR MONDAY @ RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX: BATON ROUGE Gordon Solie: Folks, I’m going to do my best to continue the show but after what I just saw, I am just sick to my stomach. Let’s just get to the ring. MATCH: The Freebirds make quick work of the Mulkey Brothers with the end coming from the Oriental Spike by Gordy on Randy. Post-match interview: Michael Hayes: It’s amazing brother how fast things can change in this world! For the past few weeks, The Freebirds have been the hunted baby! From Colonel Robley and his lost band of thieves to Ron Wright and his group of uglies to Jonathan Boyd and his band of toothless Neanderthals… Everyone wants a piece of the Freebirds and don’t worry, we will take care of each you in due time but now… NOW we bringing BAD STREET ON THE ROAD. EDDIE GILBERT…. WE ARE COMING FOR YOU. Once a Freebird, always a Freebird. What you did to our brother Tom will be revenged… revenged the Freebird way! Both Buddy Roberts and Terry Gordy seem to angry to speak and the trio walks off… Gordon Solie: I have known Michael Hayes a long, long time and I admit that I don’t always agree with him, but he just said a mouthful. Revenge is not always my cup of tea but right now I’m looking for a whole pot of it! Let’s get to the ring for our Main Event MAIN EVENT MATCH “The Russian Nightmare” with Ivan Koloff defeats Canadian Strongman Bill Kazmaier with the Russian Sickle. Kazmaier did his best here but seemed just a little off as Solie thought he might be still feeling the ill-effects of the attack by the Barbarian. That being said, this was Nikita at his best! He took all the power moves from Kazmaier and kept responding with big move after big move. In the end, the Sickle took the big man down! Solie kept reminding everyone that the title match this week between Dr. Death and Nikita was going to be a heck of a match. He also reminded everyone that Dr. Death has never defeated Nikita Koloff. The incident with Gilbert and Prichard left the show with little time but it ended with Nikita screaming Steve Williams’s name while he gave the throat-slashing sign. Gordon Solie: Folks, this was one of the most difficult hours I have ever spent on a wrestling show. Please join me in sending prayers to Tom Prichard. Trust me when I saw that he is going to need them. That being said, the show must go on. Make sure to join us in Baton Rouge on Monday night as we will crown a new Louisiana Heavyweight Champion along with seeing title defenses from Dr. Death and the Freebirds. So long from the Pelican State. MONDAY NIGHT IN THE RIVERSIDE CENTROPLEX Brian Adams vs Killer Brooks Rick Steiner with Missy Hyatt vs Porkchop Cash MID-SOUTH TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Freebirds © vs The Christian Wrestler’s Association GAUNTLET MATCH FOR THE LOUISIANA HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE Blackjack Mulligan vs Ivan Koloff vs Eddie Gilbert vs Wahoo McDaniel vs Nord “The Barbarian” vs JYD vs Tom Prichard vs Tully Blanchard MID-SOUTH TITLE MATCH “Dr. Death” Steve Williams © vs “The Russian Nightmare” Nikita Koloff

Well done Rain! I enjoyed the opening bout as both men had something to prove. Could this be the start of a bit of stuggle to see who eventually comes out on top? Like the family feud of the Harts vs the Sawyers-again, we could see a lot if this one down the road. The young talent is coming along nicely and well add to the depth of PCW in 88

I like the idea that right now your titles might be secondary to your biggest feud which I believe is Moretti and Micelli. I think in this way you add some level of importance to you upper mid-card and semi-main event matches by including a title in those bouts. This allows you to have 3 or 4 huge matches on every card and sell extra tickets. Nice booking!

Big shift of gears this week for the AWA as we move on from the Coliseum to whatever is next. So many new and interesting things have started over the past few weeks. I HATE Greg Gagne and now I hate Mike George. This is a great was to add some energy to the building in the middle of the card. Speaking of Hate and Gagne, I guess I know hate Bruce Hart. Good way to get him some heat in just a few minutes. I also like the changeup of bringing in the Professor. No matter who uses this type of gimmick, they always get heat and I am sure Ash will be the same. I think it was smart to keep Colon and Snuka going. This one still has a lot of juice! The fact that you have kept us all interested in Gerry Morrow every week for months without anyone knowing where he is has been fun and annoying to read each week. WHERE IS HE! Well I guess we will have a clue soon. Great slow play booking. Poor DJ Peterson! Great transition show!

Very interesting week here in the NWA... Shock of the year maybe... Hawk passes out to a hold by Street! Nice job. I wonder if there will be more to this one later. Nice job with the newcomers coming in and getting some wins.