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Episode #7 November 23, 1989 The traditional CWA opening is played with some music being played as we see all the big stars of Memphis past hitting big moves. Lance Russell: Yellow again everybody. Lance Russell and Dave Brown here for Championship Wrestling. By golly we’ve got a great week instore for everyone as this Thursday, Thanksgiving Night, at the Midsouth Coliseum we will crown the first ever UWSA champion as Jerry Lawler and Mr. Perfect, Curt Henig square off in a 60-hour time limit battle for the ages. Dave Brown: That is going to be some match as those might just be the two best wrestles in the world…. And besides that match, the fans will be treated to 7 other spectacular matches including Sgt. Slaughter facing Tarzan Goto in a Boot Camp Match and then for the Southern Tag Team Title we will actually have a 6-Man First Blood Elimination Match between the Freebirds with Jimmy Golden and the Studd Stable (Fuller & Eudy) with Buddy Roberts. Lance Russell: Fans the rest of that magnificent card will be revealed during this hour were you will see 5 great matches. First it will be the Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine vs The Batten Twins. Then we will see Brad Armstrong vs “The Hustler” Rip Rogers. The Freebirds will face the Guerreros in a great tag team battle. In the main event, it will be Jerry “The King” Lawler vs Eddie Gilbert with the USWA title shot at WresteWar on the line… and in our TV time remaining match, it will be Tarzan Goto returning from his suspension as he faces off with Sam Houston. So, let’s not wait any longer, the timekeeper is ready to go! MATCH #1 Honky Tonk Man & Greg “The Hammer Valentine” with Jimmy Hart defeat The Batten Twins after HTM connected with the Shake Rattle & Roll on Bart Batten. Lance Russell: First of all, congratulations on a very impressive win and…. Suddenly two large black men come out to the podium wearing title belts around their waist. Lance Russell: Now hold on…hold on just a minute… Folks, I’m not sure you know who these two men are but these are the UWF Tag Team Title holders… Hacksaw Butch Reed and “All-American” Rron Simmons. Now I’m not sure why they are here right now but we need to keep some level of decorum. Hacksaw Butch Reed: Jimmy Hart … we know all about you and aint none of it good. You’re a liar… your as crooked as they come. I was with Jerry “The King” Lawler down in Georgia a few months back and he’s one stand up guy. He knows the difference between right and wrong and what you did to him is simply wrong. Well, my brother here Ron Simmons and I saw the video of how you all attacked him and we said if we ever got the chance, we’d help the King even the score. Ron Simmons: Mr. Russell, that chance came a few weeks ago when we found out about the merger between the CWA and the UWF. We went to Mr. Watts down there in Louisiana and asked him if it was alright if we put our UWF tag titles on the line against Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and the Honky Tonk Man. At first, he was a little confused but when we explained what they did to the King, he was all for it! So, what do you two suckers say… you two vs us two for the UWF tag titles in a Cajum Street Fight Match. Come as you want… bring anything you want and fight until one team can’t get up before the count of 10! Jimmy Hart: Are you two fools finally though… Are two kiddin me. You two are upset that we beat the crap out of that no-good Jerry Lawler? I mean are you two men our are you two mice. This is professional wrestling baby. This is where the big boys play…. You two might look big but I think that’s just so you’ll will fit into a giant chicken suit… Let me get this straight… You two morons came all the way from Louisiana to give us a title match for a company we don’t even work for? And all we need to do is beat two chumps with a third-grade education…. Hammer… what’d you say. This sounds too good to be true. Reed and Simmons are getting angry and close in, but Lance keeps them from going at it! Greg Valentine: You got that right Jimmy…. I’ve wrestled all the best this business has to offer from Ric Flair to Hulk Hogan and neither of those could keep me down. Now these two clowns are handing us a title shot… consider this a done deal. Honk Tonk Man: Up here in the CWA, we’ve been hearing a whole lot about family lately. Jimmy Golden and Robert Fuller are at each other’s throats. Heck, the Freebirds are ready to destroy each other…. But not me and my family… Not sure if you two jocks with rocks for brains know this but, Jerry Lawler and myself are first cousins…. And to me… Jerry is like Santa Clause. He just keeps on giving. First, because he is so hated around here, I am able to get a job from Jimmy Hart to come down here and kick his sorry butt all over the place…. And now… because of Jerry Lawler…. I am going to become the UWF tag team champions! Wow… thanks, Jerry…. Oh and if you two are smart enough to understand sarcasm…. Yes… we accept your challenge and will be happy to beat you in a Cajum Street Fight where I’ m sure my guitar will play a little chin music! As both teams head off in separate directions, Lance is really glad he was able to keep the peace. COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM MATCH #2 Brad Armstrong vs Rip Rogers Rip is the first to the ring and starts his whole gimmick about looking for a valet in the crowd. The last two times he did this he had some success as he found Elvira and then Miss. Tennessee. Unfortunately, Elvira seems to have vanished and Miss. Tennessee slapped him in the face. This time he comes up empty “just as he thought he would” because the women of Memphis are uglier and fatter then the farm animals on the outskirts of this hick town. Lance just shakes his head in disapproval when suddenly Eddie Marlin comes out and lets everyone know that Brad Armstrong had been in a car accident and won’t be at the match. Lance hopes that Brad is okay and wonders if he will be able to wrestle at WrestleWar as he is scheduled to face the Dirty White Boy for the Tri-State Title. Eddie Marlin hopes to have more information. Rip Rogers comes over and arrogantly as possible thinks this is all made up as Brad Armstrong is just afraid to face him. Eddie Marlin promises that is not the truth and that he has found a replacement for him… None other than Sgt. Slaughter. The crowd explodes as Rip Rogers looks like he is going to have a heart attack. Once the match gets started, it is all Sgt. Slaughter as he wins with the Cobra Clutch! After the match, Slaughter hypes up his match at WrestleWar with Tarzan Goto as he can’t wait to get his hands on Goto and hopes that the maggot, Tojo Yamamota, is dumb enough to get involved! COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM Before our next bout, Eddie Marlin is back out with Lance and he summons for the Dirty White Boy to come to the interview desk. For the past few weeks, Eddie and the DWB have been going round and round about the forearm brace that the DWB is wearing. Eddie Marlin said that the DWB cannot wrestle with it anymore as it’s a weapon. Last week the DWB threatened a lawsuit as he had a doctor’s note saying that due to an injury, the DWB had to wear the brace. Eddie Marlin: Dirty White Boy… while I do not believe your injury is real and that the doctor has been bribed into writing that letter, it’s not a battle that I have time to fight right now. Therefore, I’m going to allow you to wrestle with the forearm brace for now. In fact, I am going to allow any injured wrestler to wear the protection that they need to wrestle in their matches. I think this is best for both the wrestlers and the fans. DWB: Well finally, a decision from Eddie Marlin that makes sense! Suddenly Brad Armstrong comes out to the podium wearing jeans and a sweartshirt. DWB: Well, well, well… if it isn’t the cowardly Brad Armstrong. The one who made up a car accident to get out of his beating in our Tri-State Championship match on Thanksgiving. Go ahead Brad… tell us all that you can’t wrestle this week! Lance: Oh that’s enough of that. This man has just been in a horrible wreck. Are you okay Brad? Brad Armstrong: Thanks Lance. And yes… I’m fine. Just a broken right arm. (Brad takes off the sweatshirt and reveals a huge cast on his right arm that must weigh 10 pounds) Brad Armstrong: Eddie, I did hear your conversation on the way in… With this cast protecting my right arm, I’m good to wrestle the DWB on Thanksgiving for the Tri-State title. The DWB is screaming that this was all a set up and that Brad isn’t really hurt… and the damage he could do to someone with that cement arm he’s got! Eddie Marlin: Sorry DWB… what I do for one wrestle, I have to do for all. Good luck to you both in the Mid-South Coliseum! The DWB follows Eddie off set and is yelling the entire way! MATCH #3 SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) with Jimmy Golden vs The Guerreros (Hector and Chavo) The Guerreros have been clamoring for a title match for weeks now and today they finally got it. Both Hector and Chavo gave the Freebirds all they could handle but in the end, it was the fan favorite Freebirds who came out on top after a moment of chaos where the Freebirds managed a double running bulldog on the Guerreros. POST MATCH INTERVIEW: Lance: Well congratulations fellas that was a great win over the Guerreros and now it is on to WrestleWar with the 6-Man Tag team match for your Southern Tag Titles where it is a First Blood Elimination Match. Jimmy Garvin: (Basically screaming) Let me tell ya’ll something. The three of us are real excited… We’re less than a weak away from WrestleWar. And let me tell you something else Mr. Buddy Roberts. ITS…. NOT…. MY…. FAULT…. That you got you’re butt kicked out of the Freebirds but it will be MY FAULT that you don’t win back these Southern Tag Team Titles. I can’t wait to make you bleed on Thanksgiving Night for what you said about my good friend… Michael P.S. Hayes! Michael Hayes: Oh what a wicked web we weave when we try yo deceive… That’s right Buddy Roberts… you are one deceitful jackass if you will. Making up stories about why you’re not with us anymore. About how it’s my fault your not with the greatest tag team in sports today. Never once did I hear you blame your other good friends for your dimise. Never once did I hear you blame Jack Daniels and Johhny Walker of you know what I mean. And let’s not forget that other deceitful creature over there… Mr. Robert Fuller. He goes out there and throws out the back bone of the Studd Stable for pure jealousy…. That’s right he couldn’t handle Jimmy Golden getting all the attention… all the girls so he went out a recruited a walking robot… called Sid Ugly! Jimmy Golden: Michael… that’s okay. I mean I am in a much better place know. I got you two great guys to party with down on Bad Street and I also got the Southern Tag Title. And after Thanksgiving, I will have that low life of a cousin’s blood on my hands! COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM MAIN EVENT USWA WORLD TITLE SHOT ON THE LINE Jerry “The King Lawler” vs “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt The match starts will Lawler all over Gilbert but due to some outside interference, Eddie has his time to shine. Back and forth they go with nobody staying on top for more than a minute. The hatred these two have for each other is evident. As we head to the end, Lawler is all fired up! He nails Gilbert with the right hand and climbs the middle rope… Lawler drops the strap of his attire…. Jimmy Hart is in the ring…. Lawler drops down and closes in on enemy #1. The ref tries to get in between them… WHOOOSHHHH…. Jimmy Hart has just thrown a fireball at The King. Thank God it seems to have missed both Jerry Lawler and Jerry Calhoun! Calhoun immediately DQ’s Gilbert as Lawler has Jimmy Hart by the throat. WHAM… Lawler lifts Hart up by his neck and slams him to the ground! WHAM… Gilbert attacks Lawler from behind…. Here comes HTM and Valentine…. Here comes Hacksaw Reed and Ron Simmons! BRAWL…. BRAWL…. BRAWL! COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM As we come out of break, Lawler, Reed and Simmons are screaming about what just went down. At first, Lawler is pretty calm as he gives a few good one liners about how Jimmy Hart better take a few lessons on how to throw a fireball from Freddy Krueger. Next, Lawler warned Gilbert that he better not interfere in his USWA Title Match if he knows what is good for him. Reed and Simmons are even more excited now to get their hands on Greg Valentine and HTM! Next, we see a video replay of last week’s brawl between Dutch Mantel and Steve Keirn and Lance Russell hypes up this feud and let’s us all know that these two will face each other on Thanksgiving at WrestleWar! Finally, the Southern Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett comes to the podium where Lance reminds everyone that last week, Jimmy Hart and the First Family tried to cut off his hair. Jeff Jarrett: (waving a contract in his hand) Jimmy Hart…Are there no bounds that you won’t cross. You and your man Eddie Gilbert just threw away a chance to be the first USWA World Champion. You two are so focused on getting to Jerry Lawler that you can’t see the forest through the trees. No matter what I say, you and your puny brain won’t get that I didn’t attack you with that fireball on Halloween night. But that is not important. What is important is that last week, you and your goons tried to cut off my hair. Just like usual, you failed. Well, I got an offer for you, Mr. Hart! Let’s see if you got any guts! You seem so focused on people’s hair lately so how about I put my Southern Heavyweight title on the line against Eddie Gilbert with one stipulation… Suddenly Jimmy Hart comes out laughing like a hyena while the fans are foaming at the mouth at what Jimmy Hart just tried to do to The King. Lance Russell: You have some nerve coming back out here Jimmy! Jimmy Hart: You got that right Lance. I got a lot of nerve. The First Family and I are not the least bit scared of Lawler… of Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons,,,, or of this long-haired hippie boy next to us right now. Things are just getting better and better for My Family tonight. First, two clowns show up from Louisiana and offer us a shot at the UWF tag titles. Then we came inches from putting Lawler out of wrestling forever and now…. you, Jeff Jarrett are going to put your Southern Heavyweight title, a title that you never earned in the first place, up against the rightful champion… my man… Eddie Gilbert. This is like taking candy from a baby. I mean I knew the education down here was lacking but come on…. (Jimmy quickly signs the contract) Jeff Jarrett: Well I think it is pretty dumb to accept a deal without hearing all of the rules, but you heard him Lance. It’ll be me and Eddie Gilbert for the Southern Title on Thanksgiving and if I win, I get to shave your head bald! Jimmy Hart: You get to do WHAT? (Jimmy quickly scans the contract as JJ struts off laughing). Jimmy Hart is heard yelling all the way back to the locker room. MATCH #5 Tarzan Goto with Tojo Yamamota returned from their week suspension as Tarzan destroys Sam Houston with the finish coming from the powerslam. Tojo Yamamota: Lance Russell …. I owe you apology …. I owe all you an apology! Yes, even you Sgt. Slaughter. We owe you apology. Two weeks from now is the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. When my country did so very, very wrong when they attacked Hawaii. Sgt. Slaughter, you have given almost all of your life to protect America. I understand we you angry when I demand respect for myself…. Respect for Tarzan… and most important… respect for Japan. We bombed Hawaii for no reason. Lance Russell: Tojo, I’m not sure what to make of this sudden change but if it’s real, thank you! Tojo: Of course it’s real. I very sorry for Japan’s blowing up Hawaii. What Japan should have done was BLOW UP THIS AWFUL CITY OF MEMPHIS AND ALL YOU STUPID PEOPLE! WHAM… from the back Slaughter nails Tojo. Now we got a huge brawl between Sgt. And Tarzan. Nothing is going to stop this one as Lance just signs off for the week as Sgt. And Goto are killing each other. MATCHES SIGNED FOR WRESTLEWAR ON THANKSGIVING AT THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM USWA TITLE MATCH Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Mr. Perfect” Curt Henning BOOTCAMP MATCH Sgt. Slaughter vs Tarzan Goto & Tojo Yamamota SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH (WILL BE WRESTLED AS A 6-MAN TAG MATCH) The Freebirds with Jimmy Golden vs The Studd Stable with Buddy Roberts TRI-STATE TITLE MATCH The Dirty White Boy © vs Brad Armstrong UWF TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH CAJUN STREET FIGHT Doom (Hacksaw Butch Reed & Ron Simmons) vs Greg “The Hammer Valentine & Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart HAIR VS TITLE MATCH SOUTHERN TITLE MATCH Jeff Jarrett © vs Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt (If Jarrett wins, he gets to shave the head of Jimmy Hart) WOMEN’S MATCH Madusa vs Terri Poch “The Fab One” Steve Keirn vs “The Dirty Dutchmen” Dutch Mantel Eric Embry vs The Assassin

Looking forward to the new shows.

WHAT A NIGHT.... No Holds Barred: The Movie/The Match. This was one of the most creative things in our game since we started. I just knew that Hogan and Nikita had to win the bout. Then when Debeers walked out I thought we were going to get one of his obnoxious promos but instead we get one of the biggest heel turns our game has ever seen! WOW WOW WOW... Nikita and Debeers going after Hogan. Not sure I can wait for Superclash to see what happens with this one. Chicky Starr needs a better plan against the Iceman... I wonder if that means someone to help him? Like the big start for Brutus vs the Allstars.. I wonder if they also get a better plan! Wow... Still in shock about Nikita... so exciting!

First: Episode #2 Rally enjoyed the Southern feel. You are proving that any promotion in Dawn of War can be awesome... it just depends on the writer. Great job getting me really interested really quickly. Very creative in match # 1 with the "Battle of the Feet." Thanksgiving is shaping up to be a huge night at the Fairgrounds with the 16 Man tournament. I can already expect the unexpected with your shows. I have no idea who you are going to put the title on. Dark Journey seems to have a pretty talented stable forming. Enjoyed Price attacking Cannonball and the visual with the surfboard was great. Really fun 4 corners match with Mando and the grab of the tights getting the title. Great comeback by Mando when Mike Graham talked about his family... and Mando quickly put Mike in his place. Loved seeing the tag tournament in St. Pete. I have only been to two shows in my life. One was in White Plains NY where Andre the Giant beat Sgt. Slaughter and the other was in the Bayfront Center in St. Pete where Dusty and Terry Funk went at it. Such awesome memories. Windham and Kabuki seems like the perfect place to start a huge feud! Can't wait to see the arrival of Gorgeous Jimmy TAG TOURNY IN ST. PETE As I said before, expect the unexpected. I truly didn't think the Rich cousins were leaving with the belt! Loved the appearance of Dixie Dynamite! Episode #3 It seems even Cannonball's song has Price on high alert... costing him the match with Afi... great booking and way to hype up the feud. Awesome segment with Graham and Mando. These two names are big in the area and the sport and is a great way to draw in the old fans. Wow.... Mando goes for the Ki.... yourself comment to Mike. This is going to be WAR! HAHAH... Awesome... Gorgeous Jimmy Powers! And by any means necessary.... NEW TAG TEAM CHAMPS. I find this interesting that we get such a short title reign from the Rich's and it is on TV. I think this is great and goes to show everyone that PWF is going to be full of excitement and chaos! That was all a lot of fun to read!

Episode #6 November 16, 1989 The traditional CWA opening is played with some music being played as we see all the big stars of Memphis past hitting big moves. Lance Russell: Yellow again everybody. Lance Russell and Dave Brown here for Championship Wrestling, a member of the USWA, a worldwide leader in professional wrestling. By golly we’ve got a great program for ya’ll tonight. Dave Brown: We do indeed Lance but before we get started, I want to bring “The King” Jerry Lawler out here. Lance Russell: Jerry, I know you know about the merger between the CWA and the UWF. Well, today we received a very important video tape from the UWF and I thought you ought to see it. Video Tape: Curt Hennig: I know all about the CWA. I know all about Memphis. And yes… I know all about Jerry “The King” Lawler. I’m not new to any of this. I grew up in Wrestling. Now Bill Watts and Jerry Jarrett have decided the time is now. Time to combine the two greatest wrestling territories in the United States. So, what do you say Lawler… Me and you in the main event. The King vs Mr. Perfect! The best Memphis has to offer and the best the UWF has to offer! I’ll show everyone that you are not as Perfect as you think. Lance Russell: What do you say about that King? Jerry Lawler: I’ve known the Hennig family a long, long time. I’ve been in the ring with Curt’s father, Larry “The Axe.” I know how good Curt is and I agree that this would be the one heck of a main event at WrestleWar! Of course, I accept the challenge. I’ve never backed down from a challenge in my life and I’m not going to start now. I can’t wait to show the world that Memphis is the best wrestling in the world. I also can’t wait to show Hennig that he’s not perfect! Lance Russell: Well there you have it folks. It will be “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig vs “The King” Jerry Lawler in the main event of WrestleWar. While that may be the match of the decade, let’s not forget about tonight as we have a wonderful show for everyone. Dave Brown: That’s right Lance. We have 5 great matches for you. The Studd Stable will be taking on the Batten Brothers. Rip Rogers will be taking on Eric Embry in a rematch from the Halloween Spectacular. Eddie Gilbert squares off against Brad Armstrong. Dirty Dutch with Shoo Baby at his side will have a tough one tonight against “the Fab One” Steve Keirn and in the main event, Jeff Jarrett will be putting his Southern Heavyweight Title on the line against the Honky Tonk Man. Lance Russell: Dave, that might just be the best lineup we’ve every had on TV. Let’s get to the ring for our first match! MATCH #1 The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) with Buddy Roberts defeat The Batten Brothers as Sid nearly breaks Bart in half with a powerbomb. Post Match Interview Lance Russell: First of all, congratulations on a very impressive win and also on the fact that Buddy Roberts has been officially granted his CWA Wrestling license. I guess we won’t be seeing anymore of the Rebel around here. Robert Fuller: Watch it Lance…. And as for our match tonight… this means nothing. We got bigger fish to fry than beating some twin brothers who share half a brain. Last week we heard from that snake in the grass, my first cousin Jimmy Golden crying about how I left him over there in the Carolinas. About how we are blood and how could I do that to family. Jimmy, this isn’t like when we were little kids …. when you’d get your butt kicked by some guy in class and you’d come crying to me to help you out. This is a business. This is how I make a living, and I can’t have you always being the weak link. Sorry your jealous about the Studd next to me but right now, our goal is getting back our Southern Tag Titles which you helped the Freebirds steal from us! Sid Eudy: That’s right Robert… Freebirds… if you weren’t sorry enough before, now you added the scrawny, no-class Jimmy Golden to your sorry group! Don’t you worry, those titles will soon be back around our waist. Buddy Roberts: Michael Hayes… I haven’t forgotten what you did to me. How you always made Terry Gordy and I do all the work and then you’d claim yourself to be the leader of the Freebirds. How you conned place after place into this Freebird Rule. Instead of two people holding tag titles, you got them to agree to give you a belt even though you never did get in the ring. So how about this… Revised Freebird Rule… All three of you… Michael Hayes, Jimmy Garvin and Jimmy Golden face us 3 for the Southern Tag Titles at WrestleWar! Robert Fuller: Buddy… you’re on to something there but let’s take this a step farther. We keep hearing Jimmy Golden talking about being blood…. Michael Hayes talking about how the Freebirds are blood family. Let’s make this match a First Blood Elimination Match… that is if the Freebirds and my loser cousin has the guts! Lance Russell: Wow… big challenge from the Studd Stable. I’m sure the Freebirds will be up for the challenge. COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM Lance Russell: Folks, I was just told that before we get back to the ring, Jerry Jarrett has a huge announcement. Jerry Jarrett: Thanks Lance… after seeing the video from “Mr Perfect” Curt Hennig and “The King” Jerry Lawler stepping up to the challenge like we all knew he would, I called Bill Watts down in Louisiana and said to him that there would never a better time to really kick this USWA Alliance into full gear and make this huge main event at WrestleWar for the USWA Heavyweight Title! Watts quickly agreed so there you have it…. Hennig vs Lawler …. 1 Hour Time Limit… to become the first ever USWA Heavyweight Champion! Lance Russell: Wow, Jerry…. What a perfect way to kick off this alliance. Let’s get back to the ring. MATCH #2 Rip Rogers vs Eric Embry This is the first time we’ve seen Rip since Halloween when he left with a big smile on his face as he defeated Embry due to a little from Elvira. Rip has once again come to the ring alone which leads to a few Dave Brown Elvira jokes. Embry is looking for some revenge but Rip tells him to hold on and he starts panning the crowd again looking for a new valet. Lance wonders what really did happen to Elvira but Dave won’t take the bait. Similar to Halloween, Rip struggles to find anyone up to his standards and begins his whole “Women of Memphis are just too ugly” routine when he suddenly stops like he did at Halloween. He seems to tilt his head to one side as he seems unsure. Rip Rogers: You… you lady over there with the cowboy hat on … come up here for a minute. The cameramen closes in a black women who is wearing a cowgirl hat but because of the angle of her hat, we don’t get a full view of her face. She seems to pull the hat down even tighter as she enters to the ring. Rip Rogers: Wow… wow… wow. You seem to have one great body under all those close and while I can’t see that face, you got “the Hustler” really interested. I can tell you’re a little shy with that hat pulled down like that but…. for Memphis…. You’re as good as it’s every going to get. I’ll give you a try tonight to be my valet…. And if it works out, you’re going to be in for the night of your life! WHAM…. HUGE SMACK BY THE LADY! Lady: Not a chance… I’m with him (as she points to Eric Embry) Rip holds his check and starts to laugh. The Lady pulls up the hat and Lance Russell is in shock as its Miss. Tennessee who Lance explains to the crowd is a personally friend of Jerry Lawler and the Jarretts. Rip is shocked as he has had issues with Miss. Tennessee in the past… Embry takes this opportunity to attack Rip and he is all over him and controls the entire match which ends a huge piledriver. Embry and Miss. Tennessee had to the podium… Eric Embry: What goes around comes around Lance. Rip Rogers you might have cheated your way to a win on Halloween, but it seems like you got a lot of Ghosts in your closet. Looking forward to the day you try to have some valet trip me from outside the ring again… just see what Miss. Tennessee Is going to do to her! Miss. Tennessee: That’s right Eric. I’ve had enough of Rip Rogers and his nonsense. I’m not going to stand for him putting down all these great ladies of Memphis. I am on to his game. He is just looking for someone to do his dirty work for him and that certainly isn’t going to be me. COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM This segment starts with a few babyface promos as the Freebirds are excited to put their Southern Tag Titles on the line in a 6-Man First Blood Elimination Match at WrestleWar. Then we get a quick pre-match promo from Steve Keirn who is excited to face Dirty Dutch Mantel who will only be allowed to bring out Shoo Baby as part of his attire and if he uses it, Dutch will be fined and suspended. MATCH #3 Dirty Dutch Mantel vs “The Fab One” Steve Keirn With Keirn already in the ring, Dutch comes out in full character…. Black hat, long tan cowboy coat and of course, his trusty Bull Whip… Shoo Baby! Keirn and Dutch do a little trash talking as the ref orders Dutch to take off his outfit and get ready to wrestle. Dutch removes everything and places his gear on the outside. As the ref calls for the bell, a ring boy of sorts comes and takes Dutch’s attire and starts to head to the back. Dutch sees this and rushes out stops the boy and grabs Shoo Baby! Suddenly two things happen… Eddie Marlin appears and starts arguing with Dutch and the ref starts counting as Dutch is out of the ring. Lance and his microphone pick up the argument between Dutch and Eddie. Eddie Marlin is reminding Dutch of the new policy of no weapons allowed and that it is the ring boys job to bring the attire to the back as Dutch is arguing that he has no right to take his stuff and that he has not used the bull whip since the rule went into effect. DING…DING… DING! The ref has counted out Dirty Dutch! Dutch is fuming and yelling at Eddie Marlin about how he better doing something … that he knows he can beat that bleached blonde loser and day of the week. This causes Steve Keirn, who has already had his hand raised to come over to Dutch and let Dutch know that he is here to fight! Dutch shoves Keirn but Keirn doesn’t back up! SLAP…. Dutch slaps The Fab One and the brawl is on!! Eventually we get some mid-card guys to break up the fight and usher everyone back to the dressing room! Lance Russell: Eddie, I’m so glad someone here enforces the rules. Eddie Marlin: Someone has to do it Lance and I am fine with that somebody being me. Suddenly, the Tri-State Champion, The Dirty White Boy comes out! DWB: Eddie Marlin… you say your fine with enforcing rules. Well I hope you’re okay with enforcing the law also. You see… last week you told me that I could wrestle with my forearm brace and that there were no excuses even though I told you I was injured. Well, you see this piece of paper…. It is from the renowned Dr. James Andewson… and it says that I must keep this brass on when I wrestle or else risk permanently being injured. I promise you that if I get injured because of you, you will not only hear from my doctor but also from my lawyer! As the DWB smirks his way back to the locker room, Eddie seems unsure of what to do! COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM Before our next bout, we get a video promo from the UWF where Sgt. Slaughter is informing everyone exactly what he is going to do Tojo Yamamota and Tarzan Goto in the Boot Camp match at WrestleWar. You can bet there was a lot of “maggot” calling in this promo. Tojo could not respond as he and Tojo were suspended this week for their attack on Lance Russell last week. Lance was not very unbiased in his hope that Sgt. Did exactly what he said he was going to do. MATCH #4 “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt vs Brad Armstrong Before the match, Hart, Gilbert and Hyatt stop by the desk. Jimmy is still wearing an eye patch from where he was burned by the fireball thrown by Freddie Krueger. Hart’s focus is demanding that Jeff Jarrett admit that he was Freddy Krueger as everyone say the curly blonde hair popping out and the mask. Eddie Gilbert is upset with Jerry Jarrett who he says gave away his USWA title shot to Jerry Lawler. He claims that the only reason Lawler beat him on Halloween was because of Jeff Jarrett and the Freddy Krueger thing. Eventually, the First Family heads to the ring where Brad is waiting. Give both Gilbert and Armstrong credit, this is a great 5-minute match where both men are bumping and selling like crazy. The problem eventually become apparent … 3 on 1. With Hart and Hyatt keeping the ref occupied, Gilbert is eventually able to do enough dirty tactics that he gets the win with his feet on the ropes for the pin. As the First Family is celebrating, Jerry Lawler comes down and is going to inform the ref about Gilbert’s feet on the ropes. We’ve seen this before and ref Jerry Calhoun has actually restarted a match because Lawler pointed out Gilbert’s cheating. Hart signals for help and the entire First Family comes down and they attack Armstrong and Gilbert. Steve Keirn and the Freebirds eventually rush in and restore order, but everyone seems to have forgotten the cheating and Eddie Gilbert keeps his tainted win over Brad Armstrong. Lawler and Brad are all fired up with Lance Russell and Lawler may have put his foot in his mouth and he says he is willing to wrestle Eddie Gilbert next week on TV with his USWA title shot on the line. You can actually hear a groan from the crowd as they know anything can happen when you add Jimmy Hart to the mix. COMMERCIAL BREAK-WRESTLEWAR PROMO: THANKGIVING NIGHT-MIDSOUTH COLISEUM MAIN EVENT SOUTHERN HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH Jeff Jarrett © vs Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart With tensions still how from the last match, Lawler tried to stay at ringside during the point but Jimmy Hart so nicely pointed out that Lawler doesn’t have a managerial license and had to leave ringside. Eddie Marlin again appeared and for once, sided with the heels. Lawler did some quick thinking and decided that he would be a ….. guest announcer for the match. And lucky he did! For once, the First Family didn’t care at all about the possible title they could win. Instead, after some unethical tactics by Honky Man which saw he gain an early advantage, Greg Valentine and Eddie Gilbert rushed the ring. The trio held Jarrett by his arms and legs and Jimmy Hart came into the ring where he pulled a pair of scissors from his trouser. With a huge smile on his face, he was about to cut those curly blonde locks that he swore was under the Freddy Krueger mask! WHAM… Lawler from behind nails Hart as he and the scissors goo flying. Steve Keirn and the Freebirds once again rush into save the day as Lance Russell signs off from another chaotic week of wrestling in Memphis. MATCHES SIGNED FOR WRESTLEWAR ON THANKSGIVING AT THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM USWA TITLE MATCH Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Mr. Perfect” Curt Henning BOOTCAMP MATCH Sgt. Slaughter vs Tarzan Goto & Tojo Yamamota SOUTHERN TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH (WILL BE WRESTLED AS A 6-MAN TAG MATCH) The Freebirds with Jimmy Golden vs The Studd Stable with Buddy Roberts

Great show in Alaska. Love the RnR Express with the belts. I also think that Idol might be a little passed his prime but his name is big enough that he would sell tickets anywhere. This was a great main event for Alaska and made some money as expenses weren't as high as many of the wrestlers didn't make the trip. Great booking that seems very realistic. The build towards Superclash is just getting started. That is always one of my favorite shows in Dawn of War. Like the big announcement by Morrow as the Allstars seem to have some tough matches coming up. Great way to hype this up! Hogan and Debeers is great! Debeers was such a good worker and so good at getting heat. This is truly Good vs Evil! I thought Larry Z was coming out with the belt. Good write here!

Really looking forward to Landel and Prichard. They are both great workers. I really like the angle of the extra Horsemen... wonder how many their will be after Starrcade.

Love this! This Southern style wrestling is right up my alley!!! Can't wait to see where you go with this. Really glad you are back!

Week of November 11, 1989 Huge Announcement on the Future of Memphis Wrestling! This week’s show begins with Jerry Jarrett making a huge announcement. Jerry Jarrett: Fans, I want to start by saying just how excited I am to be with you today. I have the pleasure and the privilege of making the most historic announcements in Championship Wrestling history. You, fans of the CWA, are well aware of the great talent this promotion has brought to the Memphis area over the past several decades. Well now, we will be able to bring you even greater talent as two great wrestling promotions have come together for the decade of the 90’s. I’m talking about a merger. A merger between the CWA and all of its great stars with the UWF, another great Southern wrestling company. Together, we are forming the United States Wrestling Association. Boy, there can’t be anything more exciting then this merger between two great wrestling companies. We will now be able to bring in even greater talent then we already have and our wrestlers in the CWA will now be able to showcase their talent all over the southern part of the United States. Just imagine Jerry “The King” Lawler in the Superdome in New Orleans or the great USWA tag team of Hacksaw Butch Reed and Ron Simmons coming to the Mid-South Coliseum. With such a plethora of talent, the possibilities are endless. To kick of this great merger, we are going to have an inter-promotional event tittled WrestleWar on Thanksgiving Night right here in the Midsouth Coliseum. The biggest stars from the USWA will square of with the biggest stars of the CWA! So Who Threw The Fireball at Jimmy Hart? On this week’s show, we see Lance Russell talking about the main event from the Mid-South Coliseum where Jerry “The King” Lawler defeated “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert in a Barbed Wire Match as someone dressed in a Freedy Kruger costume came out and threw a fireball at Jimmy Hart. Lance Russell: Folks, Jimmy Hart and Eddie Gilbert bullied the injured King into this match and like we’ve seen time and time again, The King overcame adversary to get the win. Now we are not going to show you the action from this match as it is disturbing…. Suddenly Eddie Gilbert, Missy Hyatt and Jimmy Hart with an eyepatch over his left eye come to the podium. Eddie Gilbert: I dare, I dare, Jerry Lawel to come and say that he didn’t have this heinous attack on my friend, the great Jimmy Hart, planned well before he even accepted this match with Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert. I mean, he knew he couldn’t beat me so he had to turn this into one of the worst tragedies in wrestling history! Lawler, you had the audacity to hurt Jimmy Hart… now the entire First Family will make sure that you pay for that decision. Jimmy Hart: Oh, Lawler baby… you made a big mistake… a huge mistake. While you obviously paid off referee Jerry Calhoun… while you obviously paid off Jerry Jarrett and his stooge Ed Marlin, while you obviously paid of Lance Russell here not to show the video today… you forgot to pay off one more very important person. That being the cameraman. He, whether by accident or on purpose had a closeup of your friend in the Freedy Kruger mask; the one who threw the fireball and may have permanently blinded me…. And that closeup showed a glimpse of his hair… that blonde, curly hair. We all know exactly who that …. The one and only, son of the CWA President… Jeff Jarrett! Lance Russell: Oh come on now Jimmy… you can’t prove that! Jimmy Hart: Then call out Jeff right now and show the video. You will see that the hair is an identical match. Lance Russell: As I said before, the video is not with us today and neither is the Southern Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett but I am sure when he gets back next week, he will asure that it was not him. Have a good day Jimmy. Jimmy Hart: This is not the end of this. The CWA will be hearing from my lawyers about this!!! What Is Behind Jimmy Golden Attacking the Studd Stable? On this week’s show, we get a replay from the last Mid-South Coliseum event where Jimmy Golden shocked everyone and came from under the ring in the steel cage match for the Southern Tag Team titles between the Studd Stable (Fuller & Eudy) and the Freebirds and attacked his old partner Robert Fuller. Jimmy Golden came out and explained his actions…. Jimmy Golden: First, let me explain what’s been going on and what my future wrestling plans are. Over the past few months, I’ve gotten tons of letters asking me what’s going on. Where’ve you been? What happened between you and Robert? Let me start there with Robert Fuller. I mean where are relatives. We are blood… but that’s as far as it goes. Robert’s actions of late are make it obvious to all that he is just an idiot that only cares about himself. I mean Robert’s attitude is that if its good for Robert then that’s all that matters. We were having one heck of a run over there in the Carolina’s and then one small bump in the road he up and leaves. I kept trying to call him and let him know that I got his back and he that he can count on me and that I don’t blame him for what happened. His answer to me…. Click… I mean that coward doesn’t even have the guts to speak to me face to face like a man. Then I see him out here with that freak Sid Eudy proclaiming to be the Studd Stable. I mean come on Robert. Instead of working hard to be the best like we used to, you went out a got a fool that will do all your dirty work for you. Sid… I don’t blame you. I mean every wrester in the world would jump at being part of the Studd Stable but that’s because of what I made it! So you ask, what’s my future? My future is to ruin Robert Fuller. Wherever he goes, you will see me. Whenever he steps in the ring, you will see me. Robert Fuller… this is going to end real bad for one of us! I can tell you this cousin… blood is thicker than water… and the clean up crew is going to have one heck of a time cleaning yours up! Does Rip Rogers Have A New Valet Last we saw, Rip Rogers was leaving the Midsouth Coliseum with Elvira who had helped him defeat Eric Embry. Embry was fuming this week on TV and wanted a piece of Rip Rogers but Rip was not in the building. At one point during the show Jerry Lawler was at the podium and he joked about what Rip and Elvira were doing but Lance reminded him that this was a family show. I guess we will have to wait a week or two to find out. The Dirty White Boy & The Forearm Injury For weeks now, the DWB has been adjusting his forearm brass just before he delivers a devasting blow which leaves them nearly unconscious. Everyone seems to claim that it is like getting hit with a 10-pound brick and that there is definitely some sort of illegal object inside of the brass. This week, Eddie Marlin demanded that the Dirty White Boy come to podium prior to his match and remove the brass so that it could be examined. The DWB refused claiming that the doctor says that he cannot remove the brass due to a severe injury and that the entire CWA Board of Directors should be praising him for defending his Tri-State Title and coming to work each and every week while being in such poor health. Eddie and the DWB went back and forth with neither giving in. The DWB held his ground refusing to take off the brass. Eddie Marlin also held his ground refusing to let the Dirty White Boy wrestle. The end result was a win by disqualification by Eric Embry over the DWB. While the crowd cheered for a moment, they realized the title didn’t change hands. A frustrated Embry went after the DWB and got in a few good shots before he, just like the others who came before him, got nailed with the loaded forearm brace. It will be very interesting to see where this one goes. Tojo & Tarzan Goto Snap but There Was an Answer! This week we saw Tarzan squash another jobber, but Tojo crossed the line with the bamboo cane. Tojo once again came to the podium and demanded Lance Russell show him, his wrestler and the country of Japan the respect that they deserve. Lance held his ground and refused to praise anyone who used the tactics that they did. Tojo got right in his face but Lance wouldn’t change his mind. Tojo turned to Goto and Goto snatched Lance by the throat and shoved him backwards. It looked like Lance was in serious trouble when the crowd suddenly erupted with cheers. Dave Brown took over the commentary…. alerting everyone to the man rushing in to make the save and it was none other than Sgt. Slaughter!!! Sarge is known throughout the wrestling world and the Memphis fans were elated that he was here now. Sarge rushed in with his Army helmet and laid out Tojo with one blow. He then attacks Goto with the Cannon lariat and then locks Tojo in the Cobra Clutch. Sarge is leaning back and pouring on the pressure. For the first time since he arrived in the CWA, Tarzan Goto is in trouble. Officials rush in from the back and eventually force Sarge off but he is white hot!!! When we come back from commercial break, we find out that Sgt. Slaughter is currently a wrestler in the UWF and was really just hear to hype up the merger between the two promotions. Lance thanked Slaughter for his help and Slaughter took this opportunity to challenge Tarzan Goto on Thanksgiving Night at the Mid-South Coliseum. Jerry Jarrett came out and thanked Sgt for helping Lance. He also said that Tojo and Goto would be suspended from the CWA for the next week. He also let everyone know that he was still the matchmaker here in the CWA and that he didn’t care what Tojo or Goto said… the Boot Camp Match on Thanksgiving is a signed deal!! What Is to Become of Shoo Baby! Even though Brad Armstrong defeated Dutch in the Bullwhip on a Pole Match at the Midsouth Coliseum, Dirty Dutch left with his family heirloom. This week, Eddie Marlin was out to make a point of the use of illegal objects. He had already refused to allow the Dirty White Boy to wrestle with the loaded forearm when he came out during Dutch Mantel’s interview where he was cracking his bullwhip all across the interview area. Eddie told Dutch that he would be allowed to bring the bullwhip to the ring, but any use of the bullwhip would result in a heavy fine and long suspension. Dutch threatened Eddie Marlin and reminded him that he better control people like Brad Armstrong he recently stole Shoo Baby and was ready to use it against Dutch. Lance signs off this week once again hyping the merger between the CWA and the UWF!

Free Agency is open. Jimmy Jack's new roster is up.

Free Agency is currently closed

Memphis adds Thrasher and drops concluding this years rookie draft.

Memphis adds Scotty 2 Hottie. NWA is up

Memphis takes Dave Sullivan. Spaldoni is up for two picks.

No Rain is up for 2 and then you.

Memphis adds Jeannie Clark and the NWA is up next.

With the draft set to start in less then two days, I will post the rules for the rookie draft here. Please make all selections in this thread. I have copied both the list of wrestlers Rain compiled on this page alone with the draft order. Rain, I believe you have the first four picks so you can make them whenever you like and start the draft a little early if you like. THE 1990 ROOKIE DRAFT - DRAFT WILL BE A SNAKE DRAFT - DRAFT WILL LAST UNTIL LAST PERSON DROPS OUT - ALL ROSTERS MUST BE AT THE CAP BY JAN 1. - DRAFTED WRESTLERS CAN NOT BE USED UNTIL JAN 1. - ALL DRAFT PICKS CAN BE TRADED - THE DRAFT ORDER AND LIST OF ELEIGIBLE ROOKIES IS LISTED BELOW. -PLEASE LET THE NEXT PERSON KNOW WHEN THEY ARE UP. Draft Order 1) PCW: Chris Jerichio 2) NWA: Traded to WWF , then traded to PCW: Lance Storm 3) Memphis : Traded to PCW: Sean Waltman 4) AWA: Trade with WWF , then traded to PCW: Rob Van Dam 5) WWF: Kevin Nash 6) WWF: Buff Bagwell 7) AWA: Traded to WWF: Marc Mero 8) Memphis: Jeannie Clark 9) NWA: Ice Train 10) PCW: Chris Hamerick 11) PCW: David Cash 12) NWA: Bill Demott 13) Memphis: Dave Sullivan 14) AWA: Alexandra York 15) Memphis: Scotty 2 Hottie 16) NWA: Tony Halme 17) PCW: Jason Broyles 18) NWA: 911 Al Poling 19) Memphis: Thrasher / Glenn Ruth Eligible Wrestlers Al Poling / 911 The American Kickboxer / Frank Mullins Awesome Kong (of the Colossal Kongs) Bad Crew #1 Bad Crew #2 Barry Hardy Bill DeMott Billy Black Bobby Clancy Bobby Jay Bodacious Pretty Boy Boogie Woogie Brown Buff Bagwell Cheetah Master Chris Hamrick Chris Jericho Chris Von Erich Damien Demento / Mondo Kleen Dave Sullivan / The Equalizer David Cash Debbie Malenko Dino Casanova Duke Droese Dynamite D Earl Kennedy EZ Ryder Freight Train Fulton Gemini Kid Duane Gill / Gillberg Glen Osbourne Hack Meyers Harley Johnson Horace Hogan Ian Rotten Ice Train Jason Broyles Jeannie Clark (manager) Joe Gómez José Estrada Jr. JT Smith Kevin Krueger Kevin Nash Krusher Kong / King Kong Lance Storm Leroy Howard Lester Speight Marc Mero Mike Samples / Leatherface Mike Winner Mitch Ryder Paul Atlas Ray González The Renegade Rich Myers Rick Fuller Rob Van Dam Romeo Valentino RT Williams Scott Taylor / Scotty 2 Hottie Scotty Summers Sean Waltman Shane Morton Steve Lynskey Robert Kellum / The Maestro Tasha Simone Terri Runnels / Alexandra York / Marlena Thrasher / Glenn Ruth Tony Halme / Ludvig Borge Trevor Blanchard T. Rantula Big Vito Lograsso / Skull Von Krush Vladimir Koloff

GREAT EVENT!!! Loved the Halloween type reveals of Arn, Tully, and Flair! Stretcher Match was a perfect choice for a Halloween event. Looking forward to all the exciting matched coming up to end 1989!

Looking forward to the big show in Alaska.... some interesting matches already signed. Looking forward to what you do with Konnan. I always liked him. The AWA has a very crowded tag division where everyone seems to think they deserve the gold. I wonder who will wear the belts when the dust clears. What an attack on Doll. It was hard to tell the heels from the babyface in this one. Larry Z with the chair shot on David S. I just can't seem to get enough of this one!

Episode #4: October 30, 1989 4 CORNER ELIMINATION MATCH Freddy Krueger (Doug Sommers) vs Darth Vader (Tim Horner) vs Beetlejuice (Tim Brooks) vs Michael Myers (Mean Mike Miller) Halloween in the Mid-South Coliseum is going to be spooky from beginning to end. On this week’s TV show, Lance Russell told everyone in the crowd to come to the matches in their favorite costume. We do see many dressed like the wrestlers in the ring but we also see a lot of Batman costumes, Joker costumes, Elvis costumes along with many kids in their football uniforms and cheerleading uniforms. We also see a few couples came as Tammy Faye and Jim Baker. Lastly, the cameraman can’t seem to get his camera off a well-endowed lady in her Elvira costume. This match is Memphis’ idea of a true comedy match, and the fans seemed to enjoy the opening act that saw Freddy Krueger defeat Michael Myers with, as the ring announcer put it, the Ghost Buster Slam! As the others characters left the arena, Freddy Krueger took bags of candy and went around to all the kids in the audience giving candy to the children. We would see Freddy throughout the night repeating this version of trick or treating. Tarzan Goto with Tojo Yamamota vs JT Southern Once again this week, Tojo threatened Lance Russell with physical harm this week if he didn’t show him the proper respect. It seemed it was only due to Eddie Marlin coming out to threaten Tojo and Tarzan Goto with a long suspension if they didn’t leave the podium immediately that saved Lance. As for this match, Goto continued to run roughshod over everyone that stood in his way. This beating left TJ needing medical attention after numerous Big Splashes from the nearly 375-pounder. Rip Rogers vs Eric Embry This match starts with Rip doing his whole “search for a new valet” gimmick while Eric Embry just shakes his head. After spanning the crowd with his eyes, Rip starts his whole “this is the ugliest audience I have ever seen” routine and adds “thank God its Halloween and many of you have covered your faces.” As he turns one more time, Rip seems to tilt his head a bit with a surprised look on his face. “Now hold on just a minute. Look at this beautiful lady. Come on up her darling.” Suddenly the lady in the Elvira costume stands and smiles and heads up to the ring. She seems very interested in Rip and his physique and “charisma.” After a little back and forth, Elvira agrees to stay ringside and get a closer look at the greatness of Rip Rogers! As the match starts, Embry can’t help but laugh! The problem was that Elvira seems to have fired up The Hustler as he wants to impress his new lady. Rip is pulling put every dirty trick in the book while also mixing in some big power moves to impress his “lady.” Don’t take anything away from Embry who is more than ready for a fight. In the end, Embry has fought his way all the way back and looks to be setting up for the piledriver. The problem was that Elvira seems to want to help her new man and jumps up on the apron and distracts ref Jerry Calhoun with her “ample assets.” Embry is very frustrated and comes over to get Jerry Calhoun refocused. WHAM… Low blow by “The Hustler” and down goes Embry. Rip Rogers quickly follows up with the Ripperplex (Superplex) and he gets the three count for the win. Rip and Elvira leave together as both have huge smiles on their faces! Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Kendall Windham The more things change, the more they stay the same. Each week we see the DWB face another opponent and each week he cheats his way to another title defense. This week was no different. While Kendall had the momentum for a large portion of the match, the Dirty White Boy was able to load that forearm brace and clobber Windham. The Dirty White Boy then connected with the Bucksnort Blaster for the win. He snatched his title from the ref and berated the fans on his way back to the locker room. Bullwhip on a Pole Match Dutch Mantel vs Brad Armstrong This match is a result of Brad Armstrong walking out of the Midsouth Coliseum last week with Dutch’s bull whip. When “Dirty Dutch” claimed that this bull whip has been in his family for generations and if Brad didn’t give it back, he would get the lawyers involved. Brad told him to come to the Coliseum this week and take his bull whip back like a man. Dutch eagerly excepted as he was excited to whip an Armstrong. Unfortunately, Dutch’s plan didn’t work out as Brad was able to use his athleticism and capture the whip and get the win. Unfortunately for Brad, he didn’t use the whip right away and was leaving the ring when he was Pearl Harbored by Dutch. The Dirty One picked up the whip and just missed Brad as the whip cracked against the arena floor as Brad exited to safety. Grudge Match Steve Keirn & Jeff Jarrett vs Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Honky Tonk Man with Jimmy Hart Wild match here that saw Steve Keirn and JJ get the win by DQ as Jimmy Hart crushed HTM’s guitar over the head of Steve Keirn. Southern Tag Team Title Match in a Steel Cage- NO DQ The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) with Woman vs The Freebirds (Hayes & Garvin) Prior to the match, all the characters from the first match came out and distributed more candy as the arena staff built the steel cage. One stipulation was that both Buddy Roberts and The Rebel were banned from the arena. Eddie Marlin came out this week on TV and said that he was getting tired of the interference by the Studd Stable and Buddy Roberts in their title defenses against the Freebirds. Robert Fuller and Sid Eudy were upset as they claimed that they had nothing to do with the Rebel attacking the Freebirds last week in the Coliseum. They said that this just goes to show you how many enemies the Freebirds really have and that they have pulled the wool over the fan’s eyes for years.. Buddy Roberts even had the audacity to claim that he was not the Rebel. Lance Russell and Eddie Marlin didn’t buy this for second and made sure that he banned both from the arena. As for the match, we get your typical cage match with a lot of blood and violence. Remember though, this is Memphis where things might start in typical fashion but always seems to end in chaos. Tonight, it seems that the Studd Stable were going to successfully defend their titles as their size and power lead to them controlling much of the action inside of the cage. During a moment that sees all four wrestlers in the ring, we get a bit of Déjà vu from a few weeks ago when Buddy Roberts came from under the ring and attacked Michael Hayes. Only this wasn’t Buddy from under the ring; it was long time Studd Stable member Jimmy Golden who seems to have a pair of brass knucks on his fist. The Freebirds see the problem and back into the corners as the Studd Stable close in. WHAM… from behind… Jimmy Golden nails SID EUDY! The fans go wild as Sid face plants and is out cold. Robert Fuller is SHOCKED! Jimmy Golden just smiles at his cousin. WHAM… Golden with a boot to the ribs of Fuller. WHAM…. Jimmy Garvin with a brainbuster and covers Fuller! Ref Jerry Calhoun comes in and makes the three count! The ring announcer announces the Freebirds as the new Southern Tag Team Champs and Jimmy Golden gives one last kick to Fuller as Garvin, Hayes and Golden walk off to a loud ovation. Main Event Barbed Wire Match Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Hotstuff” Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt Again, more candy to the kids by Freedy Kruger and company as the ring is quickly converted from a cage match to a Barbed Wire Match!. As for the match, this is even more brutal than the cage match that we just witnessed. The problem for the King was that he might have been goated into this match by Gilbert and Jimmy Hart. The doctors warned Lawler that he was not healed from the attack by the First Family a few weeks ago and that he should not get into the ring. Hart and Gilbert called Lawler everything they could think of and even gave him a chicken costume to wear on Halloween. Lawler just had enough and accepted the challenge. Lawler’s adrenaline got him off to a quick start but one reversal by Hot Stuff sent Lawler rolling in pain as he hit the barbed wire. From here on out, Gilbert was in control. Missy Hyatt even got into the action as she gave the King a huge, embarrassing smack. It was obvious that the crowd was nervous as they even started to reject the candy from the ghouls giving out the treats. Freddy Kruger is heading off to the locker room when he stops… turns…. And starts to come back to the ring. He shuffles towards Jimmy Hart who at first shooed him away, but Kruger keeps coming closer. Hart is back peddling towards the ring post while Kruger keeps coming. WHAT WAS THAT…. OH MY GOD…. FREDDY KRUGER HAS JUST THROWN A FIREBALL IN THE FACE OF JIMMY HART! HART IS ROLLONG IN AGONY AS KRUGER SHULLFES AWAY. Two things happened pretty quickly… First, the camera man who had a great shot of the fireball shows a shot of Freedy Kruger rushing towards the locker room and it appears that there are a few strands of curly, blonde hair sticking through the costume. Second, the fire ball distracted Eddie Gilbert just enough, that a bloody King Lawler was able to shove him into the barbes wire and then connect with a bodyslam before following it up with a piledriver for the win! The fans leave the Midsouth Coliseum elated while a few could be heard wondering who Freddy Kruger was. One thing for sure is that Halloween seemed to be a trick on the First Family while Lawler was given the treat.

Great job with the Battle Royal. Steamboat is not only going to have to be ready for Gordy but as we saw at the end, Dibiase and Dr. Death will also be lurking around. With only two matches signed, San Diego Battleground is already a Must See. Can't wait.

I really get that WWF Raw feel when I read these shows. When I first started watching wrestling, the WWF was all I had and I would always get excited every few weeks when SD Jones would take on a star heel as I thought he had a chance. He never really did but this was as exciting as it got. Later with RAW, there was big match after big match but Vince always kept things in order. Look at that first match you had with the Rockers going over the Russians. That is a big match that would have the fans on the edge of their seats but things were always in order. The Rockers were higher up the ladder and would always come out on top. GREAT HISTORIC FEEL HERE! Looking forward to Survivor Series. Jake Roberts had an interesting few weeks here!