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Ah yaaaasss. Buddy Rose & Doug Somers finally being united!

Man, am I looking forward to Hogan vs Nikita!

May 17th, 1985 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal -Billy Robinson (w/Sherri Martel) beat Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 15:27 -Sheik Ali (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Strong Machine 3 (w/Super Strong Machine) in 14:16 -Luke Williams beat Alexis Smirnoff in 13:45 -Mad Dog Lefebvre (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Gilles "The Fish" Poisson in 18:10 -Boris Zhukov beat Strong Machine 2 (w/Super Strong Machine) in 13:38 -Dutch Mantell beat Terry Taylor (w/Sherri Martel) in 13:06 -Ron Garvin beat Maurice "Mad Dog" Vachon in 11:29 -Rip Oliver (w/Sherri Martel) beat NWA World Tag Team Champion Raymond Rougeau in 28:22 with a roll-up with the feet in the ropes

I think Abdullah vs Lawler will draw some serious money in Smokey Mountain!

All set.

Yeah, this is a really advantageous model to use mostly because it allows us to vary our cards every once in a while and give fresh matchups to our fans almost every time. Looks like with the formation of the UWF, USWA & Continental is about to use the same model as well so it's gonna be fun to compare our cards later down the road. But, overall, everyone is doing a fantastic job with their rosters.

What a shame for The Fantastics though. Had a feeling that they could get a nice decent push for the WWF Tag Team titles. Let's see how Bobby Fulton will bounce back from that.

Brace yourself....the summer of 1985 will be insane for everyone I believe!

Good to see the Starr vs Lucas feud getting center stage in Knoxville's main event. Always fun to see a more personal feud without a title at stakes given its proper respect.

Lutte trades Dennis Condrey & Jim Cornette to USWA/UWF for Gary Hart.

Holy crap, is there a more dominant team than Gino Hernandez & Chris Adams? 3 titles in 3 different promotions! They're the top tag team in the project right now. Speaking of which, Kevin, I promise to send you my top 10 rankings later this week!

OMG, I absolutely created a monster with Austin Idol lol All kidding aside, really looking forward to Rocket City Rumble at the end of the month. It's gonna be one helluva card!

You're all set!

You're all set!

Imagine what would've been in real life if Hogan had really pinned Piper at that stage. Still, great card at MSG!

Good to see Burke & Somers doing well since they left Montreal. Huge win for them against Wahoo & Putski.

May 12th, 1985 Burlington, ON -Sika beat Super Strong Machine in 11:01 -Prince Alofa Fatu & The Great Samu (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Steve Strong & The Spoiler in 8:57 -Larry Zbyszko beat Rip Oliver (w/Sherri Martel) in 16:30 -Frenchy's Legion (w/Frenchy Martin) beat The Funks (w/Dutch Mantell) in 13:31 when Mad Dog Lefebvre pinned Dory Funk Jr -Alexis Smirnoff beat Butch Miller in 11:47 NWA Canadian International TV Championship: NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Gino Brito beat Sheik Ali (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) in 12:35 to retain NWA World Tag Team Championship: The Rougeau Brothers beat NWA United States Heavyweight Champion Magnum TA & Barry Windham in 20:23 to retain NWA World Heavyweight Championship: Ric Flair beat Ron Garvin in 25:57 to retain

Must say that I didn't expect to see Jim Duggan joining the Freebirds but this should be fun!

Gang returning can only mean trouble!

It's actually crazy to even imagine David Schultz in Col. Robley's Army. In any stable for that matter!

May 11th, 1985 Val-des-Bois, QC -The Bolshevik Revolution beat Frenchy's Legion (w/Frenchy Martin) in 15:46 -NWA Canadian International Tag Team Champion Rick Martel beat Armand Rougeau in 7:49 -The Zambuie Express (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat The Lone Star Outlaws in 10:37 NWA Canadian International Heavyweight Championship: Terry Funk beat Randy Rose in 14:38 to retain

NWA Lutte Internationale TV Taped at CHLT-TV Studios, Sherbrooke, QC Broadcasted May 11th, 1985 (After the usual show intro, we join Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier at the broadcast booth to kick us off.) Guy Hauray: Hello wrestling fans and welcome to this week’s edition of NWA Lutte Internationale TV. If you joined us last week, you saw something quite incredible as we saw Mad Dog Lefebvre & Richard Charland stand side-by-side with Jacques Rougeau at the end of this week’s episode against The Bolshevik Revolution. No one saw this coming, Eddie. Édouard Carpentier: Given the history between the Rougeaus and Frenchy’s Legion, given that Richard Charland almost broke Jacques Rougeau’s neck a few months ago, it was absolutely unthinkable to see the both of them standing together. However, that was the case and the Bolshevik Revolution will no longer be able to disrespect our province and the territory. Guy Hauray: Nonetheless, we’ll see what the future will be with this situation as we’ll see & hear from Mad Dog Lefebvre a little bit later on. In this week’s main event, the NWA Canadian International TV Championship will be defended by Gino Brito against the returning Fatu. Or , “the new and improved” Fatu, as Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman so eloquently put it recently. And speaking of which, here comes the Brain! (Eddy Creatchman walks onto the set, with his trademark cane & cigar. Creatchman just throws down the cigar as he arrives at the broadcast booth. Guy : Eddy – Eddy Creatchman: Vos yeules, mes deux crottés! Quand j’ai amené Fatu dans ma famille Creatchman, j’lui avais promis que je ferais de lui un lutteur respecté pis craint dans toute Lutte Internationale. Les choses se sont pas vraiment passées comme prévu pis Fatu est parti. Sauf qu’en y repensant, c’est la meilleure chose qui aurait pas pu arriver. Parce qu’en partant, Fatu s’est rendu compte de ce qui lui manquait. Fatu s’était oublié lui-même pis ç’a joué contre lui. Pis moé, Eddy Creatchman, en bon père de famille que chuis, j’l’ai juste laissé faire une erreur pis donné la chance de se rattraper. Pis c’est en plein ce qu’on a fait lui pis moi. Fatu est allé puiser dans le fin fond des îles Samoa d’où y vient pis c’est là qu’y a trouvé ce qui lui manquait. Au cas où vous le sauriez pas, Fatu est de la royauté dans les îles Samoa. Pis la royauté, tu craches pas là-dessus, tu y dois respect et obéissance. Pis c’est drette ça que toute la maudite racaille réunie dans le studio va faire parce que là, c’est le temps de vous présenter, le seul, l’unique, mon prince à moé…Prince Alofa Fatu! Translation : Shut up, idiots! When I brought Fatu in my Creatchman Family, I promised him I’d make him a respected and feared wrestler in all of Lutte Internationale. Things didn’t go exactly as planned and Fatu left. But when I thought about it, that’s the best thing that could’ve happened. Because in leaving, Fatu realized what was missing. Fatu had forgotten himself and it went against him. And I, Eddy Creatchman, the good family man that I am, I let him made that mistake and gave him a chance to make up for it. And that’s exactly what he and I did. Fatu went deep into Samoa where he comes from and that’s where he found what was missing. In case you didn’t know, Fatu is royalty in Samoa. And you don’t spit on royalty; you owe royalty respect and obedience. And that’s exactly what all of you mecreants inside this studio will go because now is the time to introduce to you, the one, the only, my prince....Prince Alofa Fatu! (Out comes Prince Alofa Fatu, wearing a Hawaiian flower crown , a lei and a hula skirt and being accompanied by two young ladies at his arms. Fatu pays respect to his manager and stands behind him. We can also notice that Samu is right behind him as well. Guy Hauray: What is Samu --- Eddy Creatchman: Pour toé, mon homme, c’est The Great Samu. Astheure, on va mettre les choses au clair. Tantôt, Prince Alofa Fatu va affronter le p’tit maudit Brito pour la ceinture internationale de la TV. Un autre p’tit crotté qui a toute eu à cause du nom de son père. Yé pas mieux que les Rougeaus! Pas mieux que Martel! Sont toutes pareil! Y a personne qui veut donner une chance à ma famille Creatchman. Y en a qui ont vite oublié que Samu a sorti Ricky Martel sur une civière à Québec pis y ont tellement eu peur que ç’arrive encore que Frank Valois est jamais retourné à Québec depuis! C’est le même sort qui t’attend, mon p’tit Brito. Pis non seulement ça va t’arriver, non seulement Prince Alofa Fatu va prendre ta ceinture TV mais ça va aussi vouloir dire que toé pis Martel, vous allez être obligés d’abandonner vos ceintures. Pis là, Frank Valois pis peu importe qui la NWA va nous envoyer comme commissaire icitte, vous aurez pas le choix nous donner – OUI, DONNER – les ceintures internationales par équipe. The Great Samu, Prince Alofa Fatu, Sheik Ali, Nord the Barbarian ou mes Zambuie Express. Peu importe, vous aurez pas le choix. Tantôt, c’est juste le début de la renaissance de ma famille Creatchman. Vous allez toute comprendre pourquoi on m’appelle The Brain pis vous allez en baver! (Translation : Buddy, it’s The Great Samu to you. Now, let’s make a few things perfectly clear. Later, Prince Alofa Fatu will take on that snot-nosed punk Brito for the NWA Canadian International TV title. Another punk who got everything because of his family name. He’s no better than the Rougeaus! No better than Martel! They’re all the same! Nobody’s giving a chance to the Creatchman Family. Many quickly forgot that Ricky Martel left Quebec City on a stretcher the last time they were there and Frank Valois was so scared he never booked the arena since! The same awaits you, lil’ Brito! Not only this will happen to you, not only will Prince Alofa Fatu take your TV title but that’ll also mean that you and Martel, you’ll be forced to forfeit your tag team titles. And then, Frank Valois and whoever the NWA will send here as commissioner, you’ll have no choice but to hand us – YEAH, HAND US – the NWA Canadian International Tag Team Championship. The Great Samu, Prince Alofa Fatu, Sheik Ali, Nord the Barbarian or my Zambuie Express. Whatever, you’ll have no choice. Later, it’s just the genesis of the Creatchman Family’s renaissance. You’ll all understand why they call me The Brain and you’ll rue the day! (The Creatchman Family retreats to the back as Guy Hauray returns to the broadcast booth) Guy Hauray: There you have it, the new and improved Fatu. Or should we say Prince Alofa Fatu Édouard Carpentier: We’ll see if that change of identity will pay off for Fatu and Eddy Creatchman but you can rest assured that Gino Brito won’t be taking this title match likely. Like any title defences he does. It should be a great main event. Guy Hauray: In any event, we’ll also show you highlights of the NWA World Tag Team Championship match between The Rougeau Brothers and The Road Warriors on Night 3 of the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup! But first, Mad Dog Lefebvre is in action so let’s get to it! Match #1 Bob Dellaserra vs Mad Dog Lefebvre (w/Frenchy Martin & Richard “Le Magnifique” Charland) Just like last week, we see that Richard Charland brought the Quebec flag with him and the crowd seems to solidly be behind Mad Dog Lefebvre again this week. Mad Dog does quick work out of Bob Dellaserra and he finishes him off with a backbreaker in around 4 minutes. Winner: Mad Dog Lefebvre (After the match, Mad Dog Lefebvre, Frenchy Martin & Richard Charland go to the broadcast booth to join Édouard Carpentier for an interview) Édouard Carpentier: First of all, Frenchy, I think that I speak for everyone here as we were quite surprised by your actions last week and pleasantly so. How do you explain this change of heart? Frenchy Martin: C’est très simple, M. Carpentier. On a jamais dit que nous autres, on était des modèles à suivre. Des coups de cochon, on en a fait rien qu’en masse. Sauf que de voir un traître comme Alexis Smirnoff – ou je devrais plutôt t’appeler Justice Dubois! – prendre le drapeau de l’Union soviétique pis manquer de respect à sa province natale, ça, je peux pas laisser passer ça. J’ai pas toujours été un bon gars mais je peux dire avec fierté que j’ai toujours représenté le Québec pis j’en ai toujours été fier. On a juste voulu passer le message à Alexis Smirnoff pis sa gang de communistes qu’on se laissera pas manger la laine sur le dos pis on va défendre les couleurs de notre territoire! (Translation : It’s really simple, Mr. Carpentier. We’ve never claimed to be role models. We’ve done plenty of cheapshots. But to see a traitor like Alexis Smirnoff – or should I call you Justice Dubois! – take the Soviet Flag and disrespect our native province, I can’t let that happen. I haven’t always been a nice guy but I can say with pride that I’ve always represented Quebec and I’ve always been proud of it. We just wanted to send the message to Alexis Smirnoff and his band of communists that we won’t lay down for anybody and we’ll defend our colours!) Mad Dog Lefebvre: Smirnoff, la semaine passée, t’as voulu faire ton smatte quand Richard Charland a affronté Baron Von Raschke ben j’ai juste fait le retour de l’ascenseur. Tu vas vite te rendre compte que t’as fait la pire gaffe que tu pouvais faire en voulant te mettre une province au complet sur le dos. Tu t’en prends à un de nous autres, tu t’en prends à toute nous autres! (Translation : Smirnoff, last week, you wanted to be a smartass when Richard Charland faced Baron Von Raschke so I just returned the favor. You’ll quickly find out that you did the worst mistake ever by incurring the wrath of an entire province. You mess with one of us, you’re messing with all of us!) Richard Charland: Le sang dans mes veines, yé bleu. Peu importe si chuis un bon gars ou un mauvais gars, c’est la chose qui changera jamais. Ce sera sûrement pas les maudits communistes qui vont réussir à faire ça. Smirnoff, Zhukov pis von Raschke, si vous voulez la guerre, vous allez l’avoir! (Translation : The blood running in my veins is blue. Whether I’m a good guy or a bad guy won’t ever change that. It surely won’t be those damn commies who’ll be able to do that. Smirnoff, Zhukov & Von Raschke, if you want a war, you’re gonna get one!) (Frenchy’s Legion retreat to the back with Charland waving the Quebec flag high in the air) Édouard Carpentier: I tell you what, Guy, I think it’s refreshing to see Mad Dog Lefebvre & Richard Charland banding with the Rougeaus, and hopefully more, to fight the Bolshevik Revolution. However, I think we should keep in mind that the Bolsheviks also have friends in the territory. Namely Paul Jones’ Army and more specifically, the current NWA US Tag Team Champions The Foreign Legion of Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff. Guy Hauray: It’ll be assuredly be a war of attrition throughout 1985 and the NWA, that’s for sure. When we come back, we’ll show you some highlights of the Rougeaus vs the Road Warriors from the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup final day! ******COMMERCIAL BREAK****** Guy Hauray: Welcome back to the show. As promised, we’ll now show you what many would consider to be a dream match in the world of professional wrestling and it took place on Night 3 of the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup tournament a couple of days ago as the Rougeau Brothers defended the NWA World Tag Team Championship against the Road Warriors. It certainly promised to be a classic and it’s definitely what it was. For now, here are the highlights of this one. ******EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE****** NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP The Rougeau Brothers © (Lutte Internationale) vs The Road Warriors (UWF) Most definitely, the hardest task the Rougeaus has ever had to face as NWA World Tag Team Champions. The broadcast team that they have never faced a more rugged tag team than the Road Warriors ever. And as anticipated, the Road Warriors are dominant through the early moments of the match, although the Rougeaus quickness helps them a lot in the process. However, it’s a too eager Jacques Rougeau, as the Rougeaus are getting ready for La Bombe Rougeau on Animal that causes the tide to turn as Hawk trips Jacques on the top rope, followed by a superplex. Afterwards, it’s all Road Warriors as they completely wear down Jacques. Time might be of the essence but that doesn’t seem to faze the Road Warriors a bit, as they’re fully in control. What changes the fortunes of the Rougeaus is when Hawk miss a diving clothesline, allowing Jacques to tag in Raymond. The Rougeaus are back in charge but we’re in the final minutes before the time limit expires! The Rougeaus are finally able to neutralize Animal and they hit La Bombe Rougeau on Animal! However, Hawk breaks the count just in time as we’re in the final moments of the match. A missed dropkick by Jacques and it looks like doomsday for the Rougeaus! Animal sets up Jacques....DOOMSDAY DEVICE. COVER...1....2.....DING, DING DING! The time limit has expired! The Road Warriors were ONE SECOND AWAY from becoming the new NWA World Tag Team Champions. Of course, the Road Warriors are dejected as they see the Rougeaus being handed the NWA World Tag Team titles. Hawk asks for the mic and tell the Rougeaus that tonight, they were saved by the bell. Next time they meet, they’re gonna make sure that it won’t happen again. Nonetheless, they tentatively shake hands before retreating to the back Winner: Time Limit Draw (the Rougeaus retain) *****COMMERCIAL BREAK***** MAIN EVENT Match #2 NWA Canadian International TV Championship Gino Brito © vs Prince Alofa Fatu (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) Interestingly enough, the challenger Prince Alofa Fatu makes another grand entrance with the same ladies who accompanied him earlier in the show for Eddy Creatchman’s interview and Creatchman himself. No sign of The Great Samu although the broadcast team mention that Gino Brito should keep an eye anyway just in case. Things don’t start too well for Fatu as the veteran Brito is able to use his speed & experience to counter Fatu’s eagerness and aggressiveness. But having someone like The Brain in your corner can prove to be quite the asset as the patriarch of the Creatchman Family held Gino Brito’s leg in the corner, allowing Fatu to bulldoze through the champion in the corner. Fatu then spends several minutes working on the upper body area of Brito, most notably his neck with a nerve hold. Brito attempts to work on a comeback but the Samoan’s unconventional style prevents him from doing so. Prince Alofa Fatu’s body of work has really taken his toll on the champion and it looks like Fatu is well on his way to cause a serious upset and he climbs on the top rope. Fatu dives for a Samoan Splash but Gino Brito dodges and Fatu finds nothing but mat! Brito struggles to make it back on his feet as Fatu is even back up first. Fatu sets up Brito for a Samoan Drop but Brito sneaks behind Fatu and he uses the O’Connor Roll to secure the win! Creatchman is besides himself but no time is wasted as both The Great Samu & Sheik Ali rush the ring to attack Gino Brito! The broadcast team mentions that since Sheik Ali is getting a title shot tomorrow night in Burlington against Brito, he sure wants to soften him up to improve his chances of winning the title! It’s a 3-on-1 assault on the champion and given that Rick Martel isn’t here this week, his tag team partner is in deep trouble! But wait....out from the back comes Armand Rougeau, Steve Strong & The Spoiler for the save. The Creatchman Family quickly retreats as the babyfaces check on Brito while the referee hands over the TV title to the champion. The show ends as the Creatchman Family seems to be satisfied with what they did while Brito is helped up back to his feet by Rougeau, Strong & The Spoiler. Winner: Gino Brito (retains the championship) À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT!

No worries. Happens to everyone!

Man, I can't stress enough with how much momentum Rusher Kimura will be returning to Japan with that UWF World TV title reign. Huge credibility boost for the JWA as well! Serves both promotions very well!

Must say that I REALLY liked the main event at the Omni. Crowd must've eaten it up!