SirEdger

I can definitely see a future Flair vs Backlund confrontation in the books!

Lots of boiling stuff going on in the USWA right now. All of that really captivating!

Since my pick won't hurt OVW or MTW, NJPW picks Kentaro Shiga

Everything related to the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup will be posted in this thread. For those who didn't read my latest TV episode yet, here's the link where you'll find the bracket for the tournament: http://challonge.com/827p7xzf Feel also free to discuss and to go ahead with your predictions for the tournament!

I don't think anyone would really have a problem with this schedule. Unless WWF decides to run in Chicago eventually but other than that, you should be good to go.

August 19th, 1984 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal, Quebec -Armand Rougeau beat Denis Goulet in 14:28 with a top rope dropkick -Dennis Condrey (w/Jim Cornette) beat Buzz Tyler in 17:33 with the Enziguri -International TV Champion Gino Brito beat Charlie Cook in 13:36 with a cross body block -International Heavyweight Champion Greg Valentine (w/Frenchy Martin) beat Pete Doherty in 12:32 with the Figure Four Leglock -Jacques Rougeau beat Justice Dubois in 6:43 with a sunset flip -Chicky Starr beat Baron Von Raschke in 7:33 with a piledriver -King Tonga (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat Billy Robinson in 5:07 with the Tongan Death Grip Strap Match: Samu (w/Eddy "The Brain" Creatchman) beat "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert (w/Sherri Martel) in 10:56

LUTTE INTERNATIONALE TV Taped at CHLT-TV, Sherbrooke, QC August 18th, 1984 (After the opening intro, Guy Hauray & Édouard Carpentier are waiting for the show to start at the broadcast booth.) Guy Hauray: Hello everyone and welcome to Lutte Internationale TV. We’re getting closer and closer to the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup tournament and we’re ready to unveil the final participants to enter the tournament. We will start right away with the unveiling of another set of entrants. In case you didn’t know, the Pacific Northwest territory has ceased their activities shortly after naming their representatives. After further discussions among the Lutte Internationale officials, it has been determined that all 4 men are still gonna compete under the tournament, despite the majority of them signing with other territories. They will be competing as “independent representatives” for the occasion. Édouard Carpentier: And those men are “Hangman” Bobby Jaggers, Eric Embry, Brett Sawyer & Jay Youngblood. They were the cream of the crop in Portland and despite the closing of Pacific Northwest, those individuals are sure gonna bring with them a tremendous amount of pride in this tournament. They won’t be easy pickings for whoever they face. Guy Hauray: Most definitely not. All 4 men are looking to make an impact in the tournament and it’s anyone’s guess to see how far they’re gonna go. But now, we’re gonna head to the ring because we have many matches on deck this week. ***INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVES (FORMERLY FROM PACIFIC NORTHWEST WRESTLING)*** Bobby Jaggers, Eric Embry, Brett Sawyer & Jay Youngblood Match #1 Charlie Cook vs Gino Brito (International TV Champion) The International TV Champion looks in fantastic shape, despite his hard battle vs George “The Animal” Steele last week. However, Charlie Cook proves to be way less of an opposition than The Animal was last week as Gino Brito finishes things off quickly with a great cross body block. Winner: Gino Brito **********COMMERCIAL BREAK + PROMO AD FOR BOTH WWF/LUTTE JOINT SHOWS (MATINEE & EVENING************ Guy Hauray: Welcome back to Lutte Internationale TV. As we mentioned earlier, with the Pacific Northwest territory closing up, this opened up opportunities for the remaining territories to grab some of their top talents. Many have already found new homes and Lutte Internationale wasn’t going to stay idle while the other territories acquire more talent. We can tell you now that Frank Valois has gone and acquired 2 talents formerly from Portland, including one that will debut up next. Édouard Carpentier: This man is a seasoned veteran and has terrorized every territory he went through with his dreaded Iron Claw. In just a few moments, The Spoiler will make his official debut for Lutte Internationale. Guy Hauray: It’s gonna be interesting to see his allegiances coming into the territory but I bet that the likes of Eddy Creatchman, Frenchy Martin, Sherri Martel & Jim Cornette will all be interested in his services. Let’s get to the ring for his debut match! Match #2 The Spoiler vs Buzz Tyler The veteran masked grappler showed a lot of aggressiveness for his TV debut. The Spoiler also used an impressive contrast of roughness and agility by walking the top rope on point and hitting Tyler with a forearm on the neck. The Spoiler then made quick work out of Tyler by using the Iron Claw on Tyler to get the submission victory. Winner: The Spoiler ******COMMERCIAL BREAK + PROMO FOR JOHNNY ROUGEAU MEMORIAL CUP******* Guy Hauray: We’re now gonna reveal the final participants for the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup and those individuals will represent Smokey Mountain Wrestling in Tennessee. And once again, we’re gonna see 4 formidable athletes ready to represent their territory. Édouard Carpentier: Those four individuals will be The Rock N’Roll RPM of Tommy Lane & Mike Davis, The Flame as well as the Smokey Mountain Wrestling Heavyweight Champion, Tom Pritchard, along with Sunshine. Guy Hauray: With his recent success in SMW, I think we can consider Tom Pritchard as a wildcard to go far in this tournament. And who knows how much of an x-factor Sunshine will prove to be for her man in this tournament. ****SMOKEY MOUNTAIN WRESTLING REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE JOHNNY ROUGEAU MEMORIAL CUP**** Tommy Lane, Mike Davis, The Flame & Tom Pritchard (w/Sunshine) Guy Hauray: The field is now complete and at the end of the broadcast, you’ll be able to see on your screen the brackets for the tournament starting on August 27, with the 1st round. The 2nd round will take place the next night on the 28th and the quarter-finals, semi-finals & finals will take place on the 29th, with also an International Heavyweight Championship match right before the finals, with an opponent to be named in the next few days. (Guy Hauray hasn’t finished talking that Richard “Le Magnifique” Charland crashes the stage with George “The Animal” Steele) Richard Charland: Guy, Guy, Guy, tu peux parler de tout le monde tant que tu veux. Untel va gagner ou untel va bien paraître mais y a pas de doute dans notre esprit que celui qui va gagner la coupe Johnny Rougeau, ça va être l’Animal juste à côté de moi. (The Animal sticking his tongue and nodding his head). Frank Valois pensait peut-être faire une faveur aux Rougeau en les mettant dans le tournoi pis le nommer ne l’honneur de leur oncle mais j’vas te dire que ça va se transformer en cauchemar parce que si vous vous trouvez dans le chemin de l’Animal, ça ira pas ben pour vous autres . Je te garantis, Guy, que c’est l’Animal qui va gagner le tournoi. (Translation : Guy , Guy, Guy, you can hype everyone as you wish. This guy will win or that guy will look good but there’s no doubt in our mind that the one winning the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup will be the Animal, standing right next to me. Frank Valois perhaps thought he had done a favour to the Rougeaus by booking them in the tournament and naming it in memory of their uncle but I can tell you that this will turn into a nightmare because if you’re in the Animal’s way, it’s gonna be bad for you. I can guarantee you, Guy, that the Animal will win the tournament Guy Hauray : Et que fais-tu de Rick Martel? Ou bien de Dusty Rhodes du Texas ou bien de Barry Windham de Mid-Atlantic? Ce sont tous des favoris pour l’emporter. (Translation : How about Rick Martel? Or Dusty Rhodes from USWA? Or Barry Windham from Mid-Atlantic? They’re all favorites to win.) Richard Charland : HAHAHA! Veux-tu rire de moé, Guy? Ces gars-là ont aucune chance contre George Steele. Parce que quand vous vous frottez à un membre de la Légion de Frenchy, vous les affrontez tous. Je serai personnellement dans le coin de George Steele durant tout le tournoi pis je vais ramener la coupe à Frenchy Martin. Faque non seulement, on aura la ceinture de champion mais on aura aussi la coupe Johnny Rougeau. Ce sera la pire insulte pour Ricky Martel pis les Rougeaus pis ça va nous faire un grand plaisir à part de ça! Vous êtes ben mieux de toute vous watcher parce qu’on acceptera rien que la coupe pis on va tout faire pour que George Steele reparte avec. (Translation : HAHAHA, are you kidding me, Guy? Those guys have no chance against George Steele. Because when you’re facing one Legion member, you’re facing them all. I’ll personally stand in as George Steele’s second throughout the whole tournament and I’ll bring back the Cup to Frenchy Martin. So, not only, we’ll have the championship belt but also the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup. This will be the worst insult for Ricky Martel & the Rougeaus and it’s gonna be a great pleasure for us. You all better watch your back because we’ll only accept to win the whole thing and we’ll do everything so that George Steele leaves with it.) (Charland & Steele leave the set) Guy Hauray: So, an unexpected turn of events as George Steele will be seconded by Richard “Le Magnifique” Charland throughout the whole tournament! This can be bad news for everyone else. Édouard Carpentier: We know that Frenchy Martin has always taught his Legion to act as one and especially for this tournament, this is what I’m expecting to happen. George Steele has probably become now the most dangerous man in the field. Guy Hauray: Speaking of dangerous man, when we come back, Samu from the Creatchman Family will be in action! *********COMMERCIAL BREAK*********** Match #3 Samu (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) vs Armand Rougeau Samu starts the match very aggressively, showing no mercy for the youngest Rougeau. Eddy Creatchman is directing traffic from ringside and his guidance just makes matters worse for Armand Rougeau. However, Armand is able to get an opening following a mistake from Samu in the corner. Armand gets the upper hand on Samu with a beautiful sunset flip after Samu’s attempt at a back body drop backfires on him! Winner: Armand Rougeau (After the match, an enraged Samu jumps on Armand and chokes him, even using Eddy Creatchman’s cane in the process. Samu doesn’t let go, knowing full well that his brothers aren’t here this week to help him out. Thankfully, a couple of officials run in to stop the carnage but Samu still doesn’t wanna let him go. Then, from somewhere in the audience, The Missing Link charge the ring and everyone just stops what they’re doing. Samu releases Armand Rougeau and just stares at the Link. Not a word is exchanged as Eddy Creatchman is trying to convince his protégé to back out of the ring. Finally, Samu retreats with Creatchman as The Missing Link is keeping an eye on him before banging his head on the top turnbuckle) Guy: The Missing Link is here in Lutte Internationale, Eddie! Has Samu found his match? Édouard: He could very well have, Guy. Samu is one of the most dangerous men in Montreal but I don’t know if anyone can match The Missing Link in terms of craziness. Perhaps a meeting between these two in the future! Guy: When we come back, Mad Dog Lefebvre is in action! **********COMMERCIAL BREAK************ Match #4 Mad Dog Lefebvre (w/Frenchy Martin) vs “Pretty Boy” Doug Somers (w/Sherri Martel) It looks like Sherri Martel is doing wonders for Doug Somers as he starts the match in offense mode, using his speed & technique but Mad Dog Lefebvre’s strength & experience ends up overmatching Somers. Pretty Boy gave it a good fight but in the end, Mad Dog Lefebvre picks up the win with a powerslam. Winner: Mad Dog Lefebvre **********COMMERCIAL BREAK*************** MAIN EVENT Match #5 Kendo Nagasaki & Adrian Adonis (w/Jim Cornette) vs The Wild Samoans (w/Eddy “The Brain” Creatchman) The odd thing noticeable as the match starts is that Kendo Nagasaki refuses to take off his entrance gear and wants Adrian Adonis to start the match against the Samoans. Adonis obliges but as good as the Adorable One is, the Samoans’ teamwork eventually becomes too much to handle for Adonis. Cornette yells at Nagasaki to take the tag but every time, he’s turned away by Nagasaki who points at Adonis to keep going. Towards the end of the match, Jim Cornette gets carried away and climbs on the apron to get in Nagasaki’s face. That draws everyone’s attention, including Sika who stops his beating of Adonis in the ring. Nagasaki shoves Cornette on the apron and Sika approaches Nagasaki. Nagasaki takes off his mask and spit green mist in the eyes of Sika! Sika staggers into an Adonis roll-up and he gets the three as a camera shot reveals that Chicky Starr was under the Kendo Nagasaki gear with the face paint and everything. Cornette wastes no time leaving backstage with Adrian Adonis, celebrating, while the show ends on Chicky Starr pointing at the Samoans’ tag team titles, obviously getting revenge for his partner Carlos Colon after being attacked by the Wild Samoans a while ago! Winners: Kendo Nagasaki (Chicky Starr) & Adrian Adonis À LA SEMAINE PROCHAINE SI DIEU LE VEUT! Bracket for the Johnny Rougeau Memorial Cup: http://challonge.com/827p7xzf

With back-to-back choices, NJPW selects Black Cat & Johnny Ace

NJPW selects Road Warrior Hawk

August 17th, 1984 Centre Paul-Sauvé, Montréal, Quebec -Raymond Rougeau beat Tito Senza in 7:06 with the Savate Kick -Frenchy Martin & "Dr. D" David Schultz beat Serge Jodoin & Denis Goulet in 15:46 with a spike piledriver -Randy Rose (w/Jim Cornette) beat Chicky Starr in 7:35 by countout -Rick Martel & Armand Rougeau beat Billy Robinson & King Tonga (w/Eddy Creatchman) in 18:57 when Martel pinned Tonga with a cross body block Special Attraction: The Wild Samoans (Samu & International Tag Team Champion Sika, w/Eddy Creatchman) beat Jacques Rougeau & Jacques Rougeau Sr in 13:41 when Samu pinned Jacques Sr. after a Samoan Drop International TV Championship Falls Count Anywhere Triangle Match: Gino Brito beat Baron Von Raschke & Richard Charland in 17:45 to retain

Totally on board with that!

Could it be something possible to put the list of people available in the draft in a separate thread? And possibly updated as much as possible? That could avoid us to constantly check to see who's available or not and to pick someone already been drafted like Jesse did with The Barbarian.

Since my pick won't harm any territories in front of me, NJPW picks Michiyoshi Ohara.

Now, I think I can pick Dan Spivey for Lutte Internationale.

Agreed. I'm expecting Johnny Rich & Tom Pritchard to tear the house down for their SMW title match.

Love to see the Rockers making a statement early in Southern States Wrestling. But I think it was the right territory to do it.

Yeah, it's gonna be fun. Jim Cornette is such a fun manager to write promos for. Arguably the 2nd best manager ever, after Bobby Heenan.

Nevermind. I just saw that I can pick only 1 per day. I'll keep The Spoiler.

Just a fantastic idea you had with the NWA Summer Games. That's something I would've totally seen Mid-Atlantic do back then!

I'm mostly sticking to the real NJPW roster but thus far, despite some guys being drafted before I could get them, I can't say I'm disappointed with what my roster looks like at the moment. I might make a risky move if possible but I think it could pay off in the long run.

NJPW selects Hiro Saito

Lutte Internationale signs the Spoiler

USWA is doing work. I like that.

Some people at the broadcast booth must be feeling quite relieved, not hearing anyone yelling in their headsets. I've always heard that things were always more cool & more relax when Triple H runs a show.

I can't thank you enough, kind sir.