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Really like how you gave Harley Race another big main event at this stage of hos career. Looking forward to Halloween Havoc. Card looks great.

Loved your promo with Taylor. I think he is a bit underrated as he was good as a fan favorite and heel and was pretty good at the technical stuff in the ring. Can't wait to see what you do with Debeers. I was never sure how to far to push his gimmick but looking forward to your take. I think you have done a great job throughout the time with Carlos Colon. I think you have nailed it perfectly. He is someone I think would have been even bigger with more time in the U.S. He seemed to be able to work any type of match and you have captured that perfectly. Also, love the idea of a movie and a match. Very creative and a great way to make Hogan happy. Soul Taker and the Moondogs make a great stable. I think he should have stayed with the Soultaker gimmick.

October 21, 1989 I thought I would do another Coliseum show or two before my next TV show as I am trying to introduce my roster to the readers while also acting like many of these wrestlers have been in Memphis for a few months already. October 14, 1989 Rip Rogers vs JT Southern “The Hustler” Rip Rogers continues his whole gimmick of searching for a new valet in the audience before finally giving up because all of the females in Memphis are just too ugly. While the fans are upset at Rogers, JT Southern kind of turned to the fans asking “who does this guy think he is.” This was all the advantage that Rip needed as he Pearl Harbored Southern before the bell. JT tried his best to change the momentum but to no avail. Rogers got the win in 6 minutes with the Ripperplex (Superplex) being the finisher. Tarzan Goto with Tojo Yamamoto vs Tim Horner Let’s just say that the first two matches were all heels. “White Lightening” tried his best to fight off the big wrestler from Japan, but it was like a mosquito attacking an elephant. The 350-pound Goto finished off Horner with a Giant Splash which followed up his huge powerslam. Most people who say this wondered how Tim Horner could survive this. If this was not enough, Tojo came into the ring after the bout was over and gave Horner 3 huge blows with his bamboo cane. Then Tojo took the house microphone and addressed Lance Rusell who was not even in the building. Tojo: Mista Lance Russell… you will pay me and ta country of Japan, ta respect we deserve. If not… this might be you laying in ta ring after we beat you, within inch of your life. This sermon by Tojo seems to be in response to Tarzan Goto’s last match where similar dirty tactics where used in his match against Mike Jackson and when Tojo asked Lance what he thought of his great wrestler, Lance replied he thought his behavior was disgusting. Immediately Tojo demanded respect but to Lance’s credit, he did not back down no matter how much Tojo and Tarzan got in his face. Eric Embry vs Killer Brooks Eric Embry has been like a house a fire since arriving in Memphis back in August. He might not be the biggest man in the organization, but he won’t back down from anyone and is willing to fight for what he thinks is right. This bulldog mentality has endeared him to the Memphis fans, and they are behind him 100% tonight as he faces one of the dirtiest men in the game. Embry is able to match Brooks blow for blow tonight and to the delight of the crowd, he gets the win with the piledriver. The Guerreros (Hector & Chavo) vs The Young Guns (Sam Houston & Kendall Windham) This is the first bout for the Guerreros in Memphis, and they don’t waste a second getting some serious heat as they antagonize each and every fan on their way to the ring. For the most part, this is a pretty technical match with the Guerreros doing some high-flying action while Windham and Houston seem content to slow down the team from Mexico with a bunch of arm bars, head scissors and other grappling moves. In the end, we see Chavo get in the face of Jerry Calhoun which allowed Hector the time to hit a low blow on Windham and then lock him in the Gory Clutch and with a grab of the tights, the Guerreros get the win. Hector and Chavo are gloating all around the ring giving the title belt sign as they exit. Dutch Mantel vs Brad Armstrong This one ended in a double-count out as both men fought all over the arena floor. Again Dutch went for the bull whip but Brad caught him with a running knee to the gut before Dutch could “crack” the whip. Brad saw the Bull Whip on the floor and simply picked it up and walked away with it. Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Chief Joe Lightfoot The Dirty White Boy defeated Lightfoot with the Bucksnort Blaster (powerslam) but, again the problem this weak was his use of the loaded forearm. The crowd tried their best to alert the ref but each time he asked the DWB, the DWB vehemently denied the accusation. Grudge Match If the First Family wins, Eddie Gilbert gets a Southern Heavyweight Title Match “Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine & Honk Tonk Man w/h Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt Vs Jeff Jarrett, “The Fab One Steve Kerin and ??? This one needs a little background first. We all saw the return of the First Family last week in the Coliseum and the damage they all did to “The King” when they attacked him 4 on 1. Well this week on TV, Eddie Marlin did inform the fans that there was some good news as Lawler did not break his leg but he will still need a few weeks to recover. Jeff Jarrett and Steve Keirn talked with Lance Russell and they expressed how angry they were. They were not angry with Jimmy Hart as everyone knows what a coward he is and by hiding under the ring, he just proved that to anyone who didn’t already know it. They were not angry with Honky Tonk Man and Greg Valentine as they are obviously jealous of Jerry Lawler and they knew the only way they could beat him was to attack him with their gang mentality. JJ and Keirn also admitted that they weren’t even angry with Eddie Gilbert as everyone already knew that he is just a snake in the grass. Lance finally asked JJ and Keirn if they were mad at anyone, and they both admitted that they were mad at themselves. They were mad that they didn’t expect the unexpected from the Snake Eddie Gilbert. They were mad at themselves for not getting there sooner to help Jerry Lawler and they were mad at themselves for not following Hart and the First Family into the parking lot and gave them the beating they deserved. Lance Russell completely understood and asked them what their next move was. JJ said that they wanted all three, Gilbert, the HTM and Valentine, in the ring this week in the Coliseum if the “First Family” had the guts. This quickly brought out Hart and his men. Jimmy Hart: HAHAHA, Lance Russell… Never say Never Baby. Jimmy Hart and The First Family are back in Memphis and on the first day we brought the King and his Kingdom to his knees. Now we are here to save Memphis Wrestling and by the looks of it you need… what are there? Forty or fifty people in the audience tonight and I bet they all got in for free. Lance Russell: C’mon Jimmy. That’ll be enough of that. Jimmy Hart: I’ll tell you what we’ve had enough of and that’s these two pretty boys standing with you. Jeff Jarrett… Steve Keirn… you two stand out here and say your mad? I’ll tell you who you should be mad and that’s your mother baby… she raised two of the worst friends in all the world. You two cowards watched us beat Lawler from pillar to post and you two were so scared you let us take your buddy to the old woodshed. Oh man, with friends like you two, who needs enemies. Jeff Jarrett: Does that mean you agree to meet us in the Coliseum this Monday. Eddie Gilbert: We’ll make a deal with you two, when we beat you, I get my Southern Heavyweight Title rematch which you have been avoiding ever since you stole my title. JJ pulls out a piece of paper and a pen and scribbles something on the paper. JJ: There you go Eddie. If you guys sign this contract and beat us in the Midsouth Coliseum this Monday, you, Mr. Gilbert, will get your rematch. All 3 members of the Hart Foundation sign the contract. Jimmy Hart: Oh baby…. The people down here are even dumber than I remember. This is like taking candy from a baby! The three members of the Hart Foundation vs you two wanna be rock stars. It took my like a week to get gold around the waist of the First Family. Steve Keirn: Us two? You mean us 3! JJ and Keirn start to smile as Jimmy Hart snatches back the paper and takes a closer look. Jimmy Hart: No… No… No…. You two lied! Gilbert, HTM and Valentine all look confused. JJ: That’s right Jimmy. It seems that certain people up North hated you just as much as we do down here in Memphis. Suddenly, from behind…. It’s the Texas Tornado Kerry VonErich who attacks the First Family and we have a great TV Brawl! Now, for the match in the Coliseum. BRAWL… BRAWL… BRAWL! The problem as usual was Jimmy Hart who could not stop himself from sticking his nose in the match. The only thing is that you never no exactly who benefits. This time Hart rushed to the ring with a chair when he thought Ref Jerry Calhoun was not looking and he nailed Kerry VonErich with the chair shot. This time, the chair shot backfired on Jimmy Hart. First, Jerry Calhoun saw the attack and disqualified the First Family. Next, unluck the chair shot that hit Lawler on the head, this one hit VonErich on the back and he completely “No Sold” the hit. Kerry turned, wound up and hit Jimmy Hart with a huge Texas Tornado Discus Punch that sent Hart flying through the ropes. The fan favorites now pounded the First Family from pillar to post and by the end, they were in-charge of the ring with the First Family on the floor, limping back to the locker room with Jimmy Hart walking in circles as he had no idea which way was up! MAIN EVENT Southern Tag Title Match “The Studd Stable” Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy vs The Freebirds A quick background here also. First, last week in the Midsouth Coliseum, we saw the surprise return of Buddy Roberts who shocked us even more when he jumped off the top rope and nailed Michael Hayes. This week on TV, Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin came out to talk to Lance Russell. Lance wanted to know why Buddy Roberts did what he did. Michael Hayes: (A very angry Hayes) For those of you who know about the history of professional wrestling and the history of the Freebirds, you know that we are a family. Sometimes families fight with each other, but nobody ever gets between family members. Some of the best wars I ever had were with my brother, Terry “Bam Bam” Gordy but that was between Terry and myself. Buddy Roberts … what you did last Monday is the worst thing that has ever been done to me in my life. You abandoned “the family” and sided with Robert Fuller over me. Ya see… I would have had no problem if you told me to meet you in a back alley and we fight like cats and dogs… I would have no problem if you came to me and said “Michel,” I hate your guts and lets settle this in a steel cage. But NO… you took the cowards way out. You Pearl Harbored me and laughed all the way to the locker room with that low life copperhead! Now listen closely Buddy Roberts, you should know this better than anyone. Anytime that the Freebirds have been attacked, they have come out on top. Well, I am still a Freebird … and you are anything but. So you just wait and see, the Freebirds will come out on top again. Suddenly, Buddy Roberts came out and Lance begged for decorum. Buddy Roberts: Michael Hayes… you have always talked about family. You say, “Once a Freebird, always a Freebird.” Well, listen up Hayes and listen good. You’re a liar. Where’s Terry? Last I heard, you tossed him out of the Freebirds and now he is out there on the west coast somewhere. When you told me I wasn’t a member of the Freebirds anymore, you didn’t have the guts to tell me face to face. You sent a letter to my house. And look who you tossed Terry and me aside for. Jimmy “Goofy” Garvin. So, you ask why to I join the Studd Stable for? Why did I attack you last Monday? … The answer is simple. I had no choice. Michael Hayes: Buddy… I called you time and time again. I told you to show up for a match in this place and that place, but you never showed up. I sent you a letter because you went AWOL! So, who quit on who? You quit on me. In fact,… the only thing you haven’t quit on is the bottle … you DRUNK! Suddenly it looks like this is all going to blow up into a brawl, but Eddie Marlin comes out and demands that everyone listen. First, he doesn’t care who is at fault here, but the fact is simple. Buddy Roberts currently doesn’t work for the CWA. He is not a licensed wrestler or licensed manager. Eddie goes on to say that out of respect for his career, he did not have Buddy Roberts arrested last Monday night but if it happens again, he will have no choice but to contact the authorities. He tells Buddy to leave now, file the proper paperwork and he will bring it to the board at their next monthly meeting. Buddy seems ready to argue but Eddie warns him not to speak and leave. Buddy does walk off and Micheal just gloats the entire time. Eddie Marlin goes on to explain that as a result of Buddy Robert’s interference last week, he has granted a rematch to the Freebirds for this Monday night in the Midsouth Coliseum against the Studd Stable for the Southern Tag Team Titles. As for the match in the Coliseum, it is very similar to last week with a lot if dirty tactics and momentum changes. It looked like this could go either way when suddenly Jimmy Garvin connected with a powerbomb on Robert Fuller. This occurred while Hayes and Eudy tumbled outside and had their own brawl going on. Before we get the pin attempt, a man in a rebel masked rushed from the audience and attacked Garvin. Jerry Calhoun called for the bell and this one ends with the Studd Stable retaining their title by DQ. Everyone in the audience swore it was Buddy Roberts.

Memphis will add Cannonball Grizzly

Thanks for this. November 1st is perfect.

Like the choice of Taylor as the champ. His character is so good at playing both sides of the fence that he can really square off against anyone.

Love it!!! Dr. Tom over Studd!

Fun finally catching up with PCW. Such an awesome roster with so many great storylines. Loved your description of the MVC taking on Danny Brown and Ace Gordon. The event in Calgary has an awesome card and like how you have connected the Battle Royal in the Saddledome to your big event in San Diego. This helps to sell tickets. Nice booking.

October 14, 1989 Rip Rogers vs “The Fab One” Steve Keirn Before the match, Rogers does his entire bit where he scans the crowd in search of a new valet before letting everyone know that they are just as he thought… too ugly! This gives him some instant heat and makes the ovation even louder for the Fab One. As for the bout, both men started pretty clean, but this just helped Keirn gain the momentum as he was clearly better at this style. Rogers decided to take the match to the gutter after he nailed Keirn with a knee to the gut during what was too be a clean break. Rogers now used his momentum to set Keirn up for the Ripperplex (Superplex) but Keirn was able to block it and fight his way back down to apron. Keirn was fired up now and showed Rogers that he had no problem mixing it up. WHAM… Russian Legsweep by Keirn for the win and the crowd loves that the first match of the night went to the fan favorites. The Masked Executioners vs Kendall Windham & Sam Houston The Masked Executioners were able to connect with a double loaded head butt on Windham for the win. This came after they had tossed Houston to the floor where Houston seemed to have banged his head on the metal barricade separating the fans from the action. Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Brad Armstrong The Dirty White Boy defeated Brad Armstrong with the Bucksnort Blaster (Power Slam) which was all set up by the loaded forearm smash by the DWD! Southern Tag Title Match The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) vs The Freebirds (Hayes & Garvin) As you would expect… this one was wild! Fuller and Eudy were able to use their size and power to hit some big moves but the Freebirds used their speed and willingness to be dirtier then any heel in wrestling to make this a pretty even match. In the end, we see Michael Hayes shove Fuller into the ref and down he went Jerry Calhoun. Hayes and Garvin now went on the attack as they were able to catch the heels a bit off balance. Suddenly, the crowd explodes… here come Buddy Roberts! Hayes and Garvin grab Eudy by the head and ram him into the ring post. Hayes grabs Fuller and backs into the corner with Fuller in a Headlock! WHAM… Running Bulldog by Hayes on Fuller. Buddy Roberts quickly climbs the top rope as Hayes and Garvin hold Fuller down. Roberts leaps off the top…. WHAM… Diving Elbow Drop to the back of the neck to MICHAEL HAYES!! Garvin in shock. WHAM…. Buddy Roberts sucker punches Jimmy Garvin with a roll of quarters. Buddy quickly pulls Fuller on top of Michael Hayes just as the ref starts to crawl back to the action! 1…2….3! The bell rings and the ref hands the belts to the Studd Stable as Buddy Roberts stares down at the fallen Freebirds. The crowd is shocked as it looks like Buddy Roberts is with the Studd Stable! SEMI-MAIN EVENT Southern Heavyweight Title Match Jeff Jarrett © vs “The Dirty Dutchman” Dutch Mantel Young vs old! Clean vs dirty! Technical vs Brawler! Fan Favorite vs Heel! This bout couldn’t pit two more different wrestlers against each other. For all their differences, these two put on a great show! In the end, we see Dutch so frustrated that he headed outside to get his trusty bull whip. Give ref Jerry Calhoun some credit. As Dirty Dutch closed in a Jarrett, Calhoun got right in between Dutch and the champ. Mantel starts berating Calhoun, but Calhoun doesn’t back down. Dutch has no choice but to throw the bull whip down. WHAM… from behind, JJ with the roll up and Calhoun makes the 3-count and JJ survives in more ways than one. Mantel is fuming and goes right back for the bull whip but he can’t seem to catch JJ who heads back to the locker room holding his title high in the air to the delight of the fans! MAIN EVENT NO RULES-REF OUTSIDE THE RING Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert with Missy Hyatt As you could expect, this one is a brawl from beginning to end! We see Jerry Calhoun rush into the ring a few times as both wrestlers made a pin attempt but nothing was really close to ending the match. After about 20 minutes of a great match, the Masked Executioners came to ringside. These two are brand new to the CWA and nobody really knows anything about them but the fans all can sense that they are there to help Gilbert. For the first few minutes, they just seem watch, but you can tell Lawler is a bit unnerved. Lawler refocuses and nails Hot Stuff with a big elbow to the back of the head and follows it up with a leg drop. Lawler seems to be trying to end this one quickly before the Executioners can get involved. Lawler drags Gilbert and is looking to set up the piledriver. The Masked Executioners quickly are up on the apron and Lawler lets Gilbert go and dares the two masked men to get involved. There is a gasp from the fans…. The don’t believe their eyes…. From under the ring on the other side of the ring it is none other than JIMMY HART …. WITH A CHAIR! WHAM… Hart clobbers Lawler with a big chair shot to the head and down goes Lawler. Next thing you know, Gilbert and the Masked Executioners are all over Lawler! After a big time beating, Gilbert simply puts one foot across the chest of Lawler and Jerry Calhoun slowly comes in and makes the three-count! If this is not bad enough… one of the Masked Executioners grabs Lawler and locks him into the Figure 4! Gilbert is putting more pressure on the leg as it looks like the are trying to break it! The other Masked Executioner goes out to the floor and goes under the ring and comes out with …. a guitar? The fans are shocked and confused at the same time! WHAM… The Masked Executioner breaks the guitar over Lawler’s head and Lawler is out cold. Finally help is on the way in the form of JJ, Steve Keirn, Brad Armstrong and the Freebirds… Gilbert, Missy Hyatt, the Masked Executioners and Jimmy Hart exit the ring and start to celebrate what they just did to the King as the fan favorites rush to aid Lawler. Halfway up the apron, the heels stop and while dodging debris, Jimmy Hart has a house microphone and gets the attention of the fans…. Jimmy Hart: I would just like to welcome the First Family back to Memphis. You already know Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert and the beautiful Missy Hyatt. I am sure nobody here in Hicksville has every forgotten me, the one and only Jimmy Hart but now let me introduce the rest of the First Family…. Executioners… please remove your masks! As they two slowly take off the masks, the crowd is once again shocked… it is none other than Jerry Lawler’s cousin, the Honky Tonk Man and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine!

Memphis releases Col. Debeers

Always enjoy your Starrcade Series. That group B is very hard to predict. Great work. Prichard and Studd looks like it's for all the marbles in group A

Really liked Raw. The Enforcers are really after Bossman! Dusty vs Snake. Love it! These two are even better on the mic then in the ring. So many things can be done here. Great build to Survivor Series!!

Memphis adds Don Bass, Joe Lightfoot, Tim Horner, Mike Miller, JT Southern, Killer Brooks, Doug Somers and Mike Jackson

Great to catch up on the AWA. Sorry about missing so much. I really enjoyed The Happening. I thought your match details made each bout seem so vivid and clear. I loved the Mask vs Mask match. Great finish with El Canek being shocked that Mike Miller was under the mask only to be attacked by the real Black Blood. This reminded me so much of Mr. R in Georgia when Tommy Rich walked out and surprised Ted Dibiase only to have Brad Armstrong roll up Dibiase for the win. Great job. I wonder what holds for such a crowded tag division. You might just have the two most popular babyface flying tag teams in the RnR Express and The Fantastics. I wonder if they can coincide forever. Love the history of Larry Z vs David Samartino. This brings back to mind Larry Z and Bruno! Very creative. The fans would have loved those last 3 matches... the chaos of Hansen/Orndorff followed by the creative Wargames and then Hogan. Jumbo is back... Hogan better be ready. Wow... Hogan and Nikita together. Awesome

Memphis adds Buddy Roberts, Tojo Yamamoto and Tarzan Goto

UNITED STATES WRESTLING ASSOCIATION An Alliance between Jerry Jarrett (CWA) and Bill Watts (UWF) USWA World Heavyweight Champion 1. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig defeated Jerry Lawler on Thanksgiving Night, Nov.28, 1989 at the Midsouth Coliseum by a coin toss after a 1 Hour Time Limit Draw. 2. Jerry Lawler defeated Curt Hennig on April 12, 1990 at Market Square Arena (during an AWA event) in Indianapolis, Indiana. USWA World Tag Team Champions 1. Rick & Scott Steiner defeat The Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers & Steve Armstrong) in the finals of an 8-team interpromotional tournament at the Midsouth Coliseum in Memphis on March 24, 1990 Southern Heavyweight Champion 1. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell wins a one night, 16 man tournament in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on May 15, 1988. He defeated Dick Slater in the finals. 2. "Freebird" Terry Gordy defeated "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on July 27, 1988. Promotion Vacated From September 1988-Oct 1989 3. Eddie Gilbert was the Southern Heavyweight Champion when promotion returned in late September, 1989 4. Jeff Jarrett defeated Eddie Gilbert in the Mid-South Coliseum on September 30, 1989 5. Randy "Macho Man" Savage with Miss. Elizabeth defeats Jeff Jarrett in the Midsouth Coliseum on March 24, 1990 Southern Tag Team Champions 1. Dutch Mantel and Austin Idol won a one night, 8 team tournament in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on July 17, 1988. They defeated Superstar Dundee and Steve Keirn on the finals. Promotion Vacated From September 1988-Oct 1989 2. The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) are recognized as the champions when the promotion returned. 3. The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated the Studd Stable with the help of Jimmy Golden on Thanksgiving Night, Nov.28, 1989 at the Midsouth Coliseum. 4. The Studd (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) defeated the Freebirds with the help of Jimmy Golden at Last Stand on Christmas Night at the Midsouth Coliseum on December 25, 1989. 5. The Freebirds (Michael Hayes & Jimmy Garvin) defeated the Studd Stable on Feb, 17, 1990 at the Midsouth Coliseum. 6. The Southern Boys (Steve Armstrong & Tracy Smothers) defeated The Freebirds on May 9, 1990 at the Sam Houston Coliseum Tri-State Champion 1. The Dirty White Boy is recognized as the champions when the promotion returned 2. Brad Armstrong defeated the Dirty White Boy on Thanksgiving Night, Nov.28, 1989 at the Midsouth Coliseum. 3. "Dirty" Dutch Mantel defeated Brad Armstrong at Last Stand on Christmas, Dec. 25, 1989 at the Mid-South Coliseum. 4. Superstar Bill Dundee defeats Dutch Mantel on March 10, 1990 at the Midsouth Coliseum 5. Eddie Gilbert managed by Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt defeated Superstar Bill Dundee at the Memorial Day Spectacular in the Midsouth Coliseum on May 26, 1990. UWF Champion (VACATED ON MAY 26, 1990) 1. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel is recognized as the champion as the promotions is revitalized 2. Kerry VonErich defeats Buddy Landel on December 26 at the Sam Houston Coliseum 3. Title Unified with the Southern Title as Randy Savage defeated Kerry VonErich at the Memorial Day Spectacular in the Midsouth Coliseum on May 26, 1990. UWF Tag Team Champions (VACATED ON MAY 26, 1990) 1. Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons) are recognized as the champion as the promotions is revitalized 2. Title unified with the Southern Tag Titles as The Southern Boys defeated Doom by DQ at the Memorial Day Spectacular in the Midsouth Coliseum on May 26, 1990.

Championship Wrestling Association ( Memphis) Southern Heavyweight Champion 1. "Nature Boy" Buddy Landell wins a one night, 16 man tournament in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on May 15, 1988. He defeated Dick Slater in the finals. 2. "Freebird" Terry Gordy defeated "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on July 27, 1988. Promotion Vacated From September 1988-Oct 1989 3. Eddie Gilbert was the Southern Heavyweight Champion when promotion returned in late September, 1989 4. Jeff Jarrett defeated Eddie Gilbert in the Mid-South Coliseum on September 30, 1989 Southern Tag Team Champions 1. Dutch Mantel and Austin Idol won a one night, 8 team tournament in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis on July 17, 1988. They defeated Superstar Dundee and Steve Keirn on the finals. Promotion Vacated From September 1988-Oct 1989 2. The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) are recognized as the champions when the promotion returned Tri-State Champion 1. The Dirty White Boy is recognized as the champions when the promotion returned

AFTER A LONG HIATUS, MEMPHIS WRESTLING IS BACK! Championship Wrestling Association: Episode #1: October 12, 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 s goof program for ya’ll tonight. Dave Brown: We do indeed Lance and by the way, we also have a new Southern Heavyweight Champion. Lance Russell: Yes we do and we will get to that in just a few minutes. First let me tell all these great fans whats coming up in the next hour. Our opener will showcase “The Hustler” Rip Rogers facing off against Jay Tibbs. Then we’ve got none other than the King, Jerry Lawler facing off against The Dirty Dutchman, Dutch Mantel. The Southern Tag Team Champions, The Studd Stable will also be in action. The Dirty White Boy will be defending his Tri-State Title against Kendall Windham and it our final match of the day, it will be the Freebirds vs The Masked Executioners. Suddenly, Eddie Gilbert and Missy Hyatt interrupt the segment! Lance Russell: Well folks, we did mention that we did have a new Southern Heavyweight Champion and the appearance of one Eddie Gilbert without his title proves that we were telling the truth. Last Monday at the Mid-South Coliseum, Jeff Jarrett defeated Eddie Gilbert and JJ is your new champion. Eddie Gilbert: That’s right Lance, I did lose the belt on Monday but I bet that there is no video of that match. Lance: No, have that we do not ready right now. Eddie Gilbert: Well that figures. Folks let me explain to you what happened. I beat Jeff Jarrett all over that ring. I had him crying like the little sissy boy he is. I almost felt sorry for him so I put him out of his misery by pinning him 1..2..3, right there in the center of the ring just like everybody knew I would. I mean I can beat Jeff Jarrett every day of the week and before and after church on Sundays. So, what happened after the ref counted Jarrett out? Let me tell you no good fans exactly who is to blame! It is the King… Jerry Lawler. I mean I won the match. The ref counted Jeff Jarrett’s shoulders to the mat for the count of three. He handed me my belt and then here comes Lawler! He walks straight to that ref who seems to have his hands in Lawler’s pockets, the most crooked referee ever to work in wrestling… Jerry Calhoun! Lawler tells Calhoun that the pin was caused because my feet were up against the ropes. Next thing I know, Calhoun grabs the belt from my hands, calls for the bell and restarts the match. Wham… from behind, the yellow-bellied coward, Jeff Jarrett comes up from behind and rolls me up for the fastest three count in the history of the world. Let me ask you this Lance. have you ever seen a team win the Superbowl and then the coach complain about a call and the ref takes the Superbowl trophy away? Don’t worry, you don’t have to answer that question as we all know the answer is NO! It was ridiculous. It was wrong and it was just another example of how Lawler is a cheater. Now listen up Lawler… if you got the guts, come face me this Monday in the Midsouth Coliseum. Just me and you… one on one. No rules. Referee only allowed in the ring to make a count. Let’s see what you can do without your pet zebra in the ring to protect you. As Eddie and Missy walk off, Lance hypes up the big challenge before sending us to the ring for our first match. MATCH #1 “The Hustler” Rip Rogers beat Jay Tibbs with the Ripperplex In his post-match interview, Rip explains that he is in search of a new valet and even though Memphis is known worldwide for having the ugliest women in all of the United States, he hopes that he can find just one women around here who takes care of herself and wants to help the most athletic man in all of wrestling answer the stupid letters that all these fans keep sending him. As Rip leaves, Jerry Lawler comes in. Jerry Lawler: I mean are you kidding me? That just proved that Rip Rogers is too stupid to even read. Does he think we believe that he has ever gotten even one piece of fan mail? I mean I think death threats are more likely than fan mail. Lance Russell: Now, now Jerry. How about we get to the big question at hand. Eddie Gilbert was out here earlier, and he challenged you to a No Rules… Ref on the Outside of the Ring Match for this Monday at the Midsouth Coliseum. What are your thoughts? Jerry Lawler: Yea I heard him, Lance. Instead of running his mouth about me costing him the Southern Heavyweight title by interfering in his match, how about we remind everyone just what Eddie Gilbert did to me two weeks ago when I was supposed to face Robert Fuller at the Mid-South Coliseum, and he snuck up behind me on my way to the ring and hit me over the head with a chair. Then he and that snake Fuller decided to take turns using my head as a pinata. Eddie Gilbert all you are is a big, spoiled brat and of course I except your challenge for Monday night. We don’t need any rules. We don’t need any referee. All we are going to need is a whole team of medics to take care of you when I am through with on you. I may even have a little surprise for you Monday night. Lance Russell: Well all right then. There you have it. Jerry “The King” Lawler and “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert going at with No Rules this Monday at the Coliseum. COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM ON MONDAY Before our next bout, we get a very humble interview from the new Southern Heavyweight Champion, Jeff Jarrett. Jarrett goes on to thank the fans for their support and thank Jerry Lawler for letting Jerry Calhoun know about Eddie Gilbert’s shenanigans. Lance Russell hypes up the fact that he will be having his first title defense against “The Dirty Dutchman” Dutch Mantel this week in the Coliseum and Jarrett seems to understand that he better be ready for the unexpected here as Dutch is just as likely to bend the rules in his favor as Eddie Gilbert was last week. This brings Dutch out who takes offense to Lance calling him a cheater. Dutch also gets right in the face of the young Jarrett and lets him know that he has been wrestling since Jarrett was in diapers and that he is going to make JJ’s title reign, the shortest in CWA history. Jarrett, smirks, as he reminds Dutch that he might be getting just old enough to start wearing diapers again and that he is ready for anything Dutch tries to pull. WHAM… Dutch went to clock JJ with a big right hand but JJ blocked it and returned one of his own. JJ simply told Dutch he would see him in the Mid-South Coliseum on Monday and walked off. Mantel is screaming about what happened but Lance simply tells him to head to the ring as “the King” is waiting. MATCH #2 “The King” Jerry Lawler vs “The Dirty Dutchman” Dutch Mantel This big-time match only goes for about 5 minutes before Eddie Gilbert charged the ring and attacked Lawler. The 2-1 attack has Lawler in trouble, and you can just tell from the aggressiveness of Gilbert, that he really does blame Lawler for losing his belt. The crowd erupted as Jeff Jarrett rushed the ring to even out the sides. Eventually, Lawler and JJ take control of the ring with the heels standing on the studio floor shaking the cobwebs from their heads. After the brawl, the heels go to the locker room and Lawler and JJ go to the podium, where JJ is upset at Dutch Mantel and says that he get wait for Monday night to shut Dutch Mantel up once and for all. Lance does explain to the young Jarrett that it might take more then a beating to shut up Mantel as he has been running his mouth for a long, long time. Once Lawler and JJ leave the podium, the Studd Stable (Robert Fuller and Sid Eudy) come out to talk with Lance with Women as their valet. They are wearing long robes and when they open the ropes, we see the Southern Tag Team Titles around their waists. Robert Fuller: Hey Lance, we got something we gotta clear up right here and now. Last week you should a video of Sid and I out partying with a whole lot of beautiful people, having a great time and then that loud mouth, Michael Hayes came out her running his mouth about how we lost our focus. About how he and Jimmy Garvin are the only tag team in the world today that can party every night and still get the job done. Well let me tell you one thing Michael Hayes… our number 1 focus is this here Southern Tag Titles but if you are what is considered our toughest competition then we can party all day… all night… and all day again and still whip you two sissy boys from pillar to post! Lance Russell: Well we will just see about that this Monday night at the Midsouth Coliseum as those Southern Tag Titles will be on the line against the Fabulous Freebirds! Sid Eudy: (laughing) See Freebirds… look at me… look at you! I am the epitome of a Studd! Six foot eight inches of pure muscle. You two puny sissy boys talk about how you two party every night down in Hotlanta… You talk about staying up all night down on Bad Street. Well that’s the difference. You two got to look for a party while when you are like us… two Studds… the party comes to you. And for us… this Monday at the Midsouth Coliseum will just be another party for Robert and I as we wipe the floor with you two and when I break you in half with the powerbomb… your career is over! COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM ON MONDAY MATCH #3 Tri-State Champion The Dirty White Boy vs Kendall Windham We get a pretty good back and forth bout for about 4 minutes but just as Kendall Windham looked to be gaining the momentum, The Dirty White Boy twisted that forearm brace to loaded it up and clobbered Kendall without the ref seeing. To make things worse, the DWB refused to pin Windham and kept pulling him up before the count of three and nailing Windham one more time. Finally, the crowd erupted as Lance Russell hyped up that Brad Armstrong was rushing to the ring to help Windham. Russell, also quickly noted that this Monday night in the Mid-South Coliseum, it would be The DWB and Armstrong battling for the Tri-State Championship. The Dirty White Boy rushed to meet Armstrong and the two exchanged a few blows in the center of the ring before the DWB headed for cover. The problem was that Armstrong thought the brawl was over and went to the end of Windham. This is when the DWB climbed the ropes and nailed Brad with one of those loaded forearm shots to the back of the neck. The DWB was all laughs as he left both Windham and Armstrong sprawled out on the floor and headed over to Lance Russell. Lance Russell: Come on Dirty White Boy… that was uncalled for. DWB: Shut up Lance Russell! You know what’s uncalled for. It’s me having to waste my time on Monday night defending my title belt against Brad Armstrong. I mean, what did it take… 30 seconds for me to lay him out. Lance Russell: Yeah and you did it just like a real man… I mean a cheap shot to the back of the head. Come on now! Folks, lets go to break. COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM ON MONDAY As we come out of break, we get a video of Hector and Chavo Guerrero who will soon be joining Championship Wrestling. We see some awesome moves but also a lot of dirty tactics. The Guerreros seem to be very proud of their black Mexican sombreros as they let every know that Memphis will never be the same after the Great Guerreros come to town. Lance Russell let’s everyone know that the Guerreros are two of the best wrestlers in the world, but chaos seems to follow them wherever they go and that fans should be ready! MATCH #4 The Freebirds vs The Masked Executioners This match is pretty wild but that is right up the Freebirds ally as we eventually see Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin connect with double running bulldogs for the win. Garvin and Hayes head over to the podium where they are all fired up about their Southern Tag Team Title match on Monday against the Studd Stable. Michael Hayes: Lance… A little while ago I was in the back, and I couldn’t stop laughing at the Studd Stable. I mean do they really think they can out party the Michael “Purely Sexy” Hayes and Jimmy Jam Garvin. Not a chance in the world and that’s the same chance they have of keeping those belts after Monday. Jimmy Garvin: Ooohhhh Michael you are so right! I mean Sid Eudy was talking about him being the perfect male specimen. Wasn’t it just a few months ago that he was running around here wearing a hockey mask covering up that ugly face of his. Monday… Studd Stable …. You’re going to find out what Freebirdmania is all about! We are the best there was… the best there is…. And the best their ever will be! COMMERCIAL BREAK-PROMOS FOR THE MIDSOUTH COLISEUM ON MONDAY MATCH #5 Brad Armstrong says there is no sense waiting to Monday and challenged the DWB just a few minutes ago as a result of the DWB’s nonsense against Kendall Windham earlier tonight. TV TIME REMAINING MATCH TRI-STATE TITLE MATCH The DWB vs Brad Armstrong While this one sounds great on paper, it goes only about 3 minutes before complete chaos. Eddie Gilbert hits the ring first and goes right after Brad. This is followed by Jeff Jarrett who just took the title from Gilbert last week. Here comes Dutch Mantel after JJ. Next, we get The Studd Stable but they are caught by the Freebirds before they even get to the ring. Finally… “The King” Jerry Lawler hits the ring and as we are signing off for the night, we see Lawler on the top rope coming off for a fist drop on Eddie Gilbert. Lance Russell: Pure chaos as usually here folks. Hope to see ya’ll out at the Mid-South Coliseum this Monday night. Until next time, this is Lance Russell and Dave Brown saying See Ya at the Matches! MIDSOUTH COLISEUM CARD FOR MONDAY Rip Rogers vs “The Fab One” Steve Keirn The Masked Executioners vs Kendall Windham & Sam Houston Tri-State Title Match The Dirty White Boy © vs Brad Armstrong Southern Tag Title Match The Studd Stable (Robert Fuller & Sid Eudy) vs The Freebirds (Hayes & Garvin) Southern Heavyweight Title Match Jeff Jarrett © vs “The Dirty Dutchman” Dutch Mantel NO RULES-REF OUTSIDE THE RING Jerry “The King” Lawler vs “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert

USWA (Memphis) adds Eric Embry, Kendall Windham, Lanny Kean, Sam Houston and Jesse Barr

I have released Tim Horner, Sam Houston, Kendall Windham and Doug GIlbert

WCW releases Jim Powers

WCW adds Dutch Mantel

WCW drops Al Perez, Fidel Sierra, Konnan, Magnificent Mimi, Sabu, Oliver Humperdink, Jack Victory

WCW adds Ric Flair, Arn Anderson, Black Bart, Dick Murdoch, and The Grapplers to the block. Also looking to loan out Ahmed Johnson, Booker T and Stevie Ray if anyone would like to use them in their developmental time.

Very interesting format. Nice job!