Autistic Dragon

Georgia does it's part to hype the 4th. I like Taylor & Rotunda as a team. Nice chaotic main event. And it makes total sense.

A stacked episode of Mid-Atlantic before the 4th. Jake Roberts,Blackjack Mulligan & Barry Windham! Georgia's in trouble! Love the touch of Crockett loaning the team his car. Rhodes vs Patera & Piper/Flair vs Slater/Orton on free TV damn what a time to be a Mid-Atlantic fan.

Solid opening card. Fritz as commissioner is an interesting choice as I'm not sure how big he was in Tennessee. I'll be tuning in.

NWA Great American Bash 86 night 3 preview Monday July 5th The Louisiana Superdome New Orleans La Airing live on close circuit television NWA World Jr Heavyweight Championship match "Mr Electricity" Steve Regal(c) vs Mike Graham When the NWA made the decision to turn the GAB into a three day event a goal was set to if possible have each of the World champions defend their title on each show. This was particularly difficult in regards to the Jr Heavyweight Championship as simply put some promotions had fewer potential challengers than others. Thankfully Mid-South is home to a man who not only meets the weight limit but has amassed a number of star making performances. Mike Graham,son of legendary Florida promoter Eddie Graham has done a admirable job of keeping himself in title contention throughout the year and has been awarded perhaps his biggest opportunity yet. Can the generational talent make his biggest contribution to the Graham family legacy in spite of the fact that he has to keep an eye on three potential opponents? Grudge match Terry Taylor vs "Gorgeous" Gary Young As soon as Gary Young arrived on the scene in early May he set about the business of pissing off as many people as humanly possible. His favorite tactic is assigning fan favorites childish nicknames (Magnum P.U). His favorite target has proven to be Terry Taylor who he has in insisted on calling "Theresa" Taylor naturally challenged Young to a match which was scheduled for the May 29 episode of Mid-South tv but never started as Young attacked before the bell. A few attempts to have a proper match have yielded similarly unsatisfactory results. A grudge match has been signed for night 3. Will Taylor shut the arrogant Young up or will Young finally prove his superiority over "Theresa" Grudge match Jake "The Snake" Roberts vs Iceman Parkins That losing the NWA North American championship to Terry Gordy would put Roberts in a bad mood is understandable. What is less understandable is his decision to vent that frustration on Iceman Parkins. It started simply enough with Roberts randomly interrupting a interview to accuse Parkins of "wasting everyone's time" but things escalated quickly as Roberts then blindsided the Iceman culminating in a DDT on the concrete floor! After taking a month off due to a concussion Parkins came back and wasted no time demanding a match with Roberts. Nothing much to this as Parkins is simply looking for vengeance while Roberts sees it as a stepping stone to another North American title shot. Mid-South championship match "Hacksaw" Butch Reed(c) vs A opponent of Ernie Ladd's choosing. Butch Reed putting Ladd into retirement is the kind of thing that can create a forever war. Which made it particularly shocking when the two aligned with Ladd vowing to make Reed the first black world champion in the history of professional wrestling. Things seemed to be going well especially when Ladd lead Reed to defeat the great Harley Race to capture the now retired NWA Southern Heavyweight Championship. However some people noticed that the focus of Ladd's promos shifted from his making Reed the first black world champion to him becoming the first black manager of a world champion. The reason for this became apparent on January 25th as Ladd turned on Reed and helped Jerry Lawler capture the title. Reed would regain the title on March 14th after which Lawler would leave the Territory. Ladd was undeterred however bringing in the One Man Gang who would unsuccessfully challenge for the title on May 8th after which they stole the title. They were forced to return it the following week. Things have continued to spiral from there with Reed daring Ladd to bring whoever he wants to GAB. Most expect him to bring OMG but Ladd is known to have a surprise or two in store. Mid-South Tag Team Championship Bunkhouse match. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes & Blackjack Mulligan(c) vs Black Bart & Ron Bass These teams were until allies until very recently stemming from their mutual cowboy lifestyle. However Rhodes's assertion that he & Mulligan are the baddest cowboys in wrestling since winning the Mid-South Tag Team tournament on April 19th has rubbed the self identified outlaws the wrong way. Though the champions insist they mean no disrespect and the two teams have still proven to be able to work against mutual rivals like the Russians they have also agreed the issue needs to be settled in the best way to determine just how bad a cowboy is,a Bunkhouse match! Who will walk out of the Superdome with the titles and the right to call themselves the baddest cowboys in wrestling? Loser Leaves Town Harley Race vs Larry Zybyszko Zybyszko eternally convinced he's being denied his rightful respect joined forces with Roger Kirby and began attempting to recruit Race into their Midwestern Mafia. Though Race initially refused repeated attacks by the Canadian Lumberjacks Jos Leduc & Moose Morowski forced him to reconsider. The duo would continue to team together even defeating Butch Reed & Steve Williams to become NWA World Tag Team champions in May of last year holding them until the following September where they lost them to Williams and new partner Ted DiBiase when Zybyszko turned on Race in frustration with Race's refusal to cheat. Sometime after it came out that Zybyszko had paid the Lumberjacks to attack Race. Zybyszko would vanish for 4 months before returning with Japanese monster Tarzan Goto. They would doubleteam Race who would eventually recruit his own monster in the form of Bruiser Brody leading to some out of control tag matches. Finally after 18 months of this all parties have agreed, the NWA isn't big enough for both of them. NWA World Tag Team Championship match Ted DiBiase & Steve "Dr Death" Williams(c) vs "The Russian Bear" Ivan Koloff & Krusher Kruchev Russians + Americans + titles = money! North American championship steel cage match Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy(c) vs Michael "P.S" Hayes April 19th was poised to be perhaps the greatest night in the Freebirds already illustrious history. Buddy Roberts & Gordy were entered into a tournament crown new Mid-South Tag Team Champions & Gordy had a shot at the North American championship. The night was going great, Gordy & Roberts made it to the finals & Gordy had defeated Jake Roberts to capture the North American title. But a rare miscommunication between them cost them their ideal ending to the night. What happened next shocked the wrestling world. Hayes assaulted the exhausted Gordy with a chair before a shocked crowd and a heartbroken Roberts. Seven years of success, friendship, brotherhood, all poured down the drain in the same promotion it was started in. Buddy Jack has disappeared unwilling if not unable to choose between the two men who've meant so much to him. Hayes accuses Gordy of abandoning the team to seek singles glory. The two have brawled all over the territory from the ring to the parking lot. It's gonna be anything but brotherly love as these two step into a steel cage at the Superdome. NWA World Heavyweight Championship match Magnum T.A(c) vs "The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff These two have already clashed twice. The first at Wrestlewar 86 ended in a time limit draw. The second on April 19th saw Koloff score a undeniable visual pin with the time limit expiring again just before the referee counted 3. Nikita then cemented his claim on another shot by cleanly pinning the champion during a six man tag. Considering that Magnum would have to survive 2 title matches to even make it to the Superdome and the fact that he has not proven capable of pinning the Russian, they is a growing anxiety that there is nothing to stop Koloff from taking pro wrestlings most prestigious prize back to the motherland. Card subject to change. Tickets still available!

NWA Great American Bash 86 night 2 preview Sunday July 4th Bay Center, Pensacola FL Also available on closed circuit television. Flag match Pvt Terry Daniels vs Killer Khan w/Shiek Adnan Al Kassie The Iraqi Shiek returned to the NWA mid June spouting his customary anti-american rhetoric promising to wage war on the entire American wrestling scene with his mercenary Killer Khan. The Mongolian monster has been annihilating the competition sometimes two at once. One man who refuses to be intimidated however is Pvt Terry Daniels. The former united states marine has vowed to fulfill his oath to defeat America's enemies by beating the mist spraying giant in a flag match! Can the marine halt Khan's advance or will he be just another casualty in the Shiek's war? Intergender match Reggie Bennett vs "Dangerous" Danny Davis Another recent arrival who has been getting under the skin of the CCW faithful,albeit for a different reason,is the so called "Dangerous" Danny Davis. Firmly convinced he is the greatest pro wrestler alive in defiance of the fact that he has yet to win a single match since his debut. He likewise feels entitled to tell Reggie Bennett to her face that she doesn't belong in the business by sole virtue of being a woman even having the audacity to tell here to get "back to the kitchen where you belong" and was promptly bodyslammed on the floor for his trouble. The one somewhat positive thing you could say about Mr Davis is he doesn't seem to give up easily as he interrupted her interview the following week saying he hadn't been ready and preceded to challenge her too a match at GAB! Bennett gladly accepted both to the match as well as a arm wrestling match on the go home episode of CCW TV ......which she won in approximately two seconds. Davis even tried to pearl harbor her afterwards but only succeeded in enraging her into giving him another slam. The almost unanimous consensus is Bennett will squash the arrogant chauvinist like a bug but who knows? Maybe Davis will finally show how dangerous he can be. Southeastern title match: title & contract on a pole. Wendell "WIld Cat" Cooley(c) vs "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel w/Ronnie P Gossett On May 1st Cooley won a one night eight man tournament to claim the reactivated Southeastern Championship. The following week Landel defeated Norvell Austin (subbing for Mr Olympia) to become number one contender by dq when Olympia arrived and attacked Landel . The week after that their title match would ironically also in dq this time Landel himself being the guilty party. Despite this Landel would again defeat Austin in a number one contender match. Fed up with the brawling & non finishes Les Thatcher has decreed one final match with the loser being out of a job! Both men have been fixtures of CCW for years and the loss of either will be felt deeply. Who leaves with the title? Who leaves with a pinkslip? NWA World Jr Heavyweight Championship match. "Mr Electricity" Steve Regal(c) vs "White Lighting" Tim Horner From the moment Horner brought the title back to the states after winning it off of Black Cat in Japan Regal seemed to start campaigning for a title match culminating in a attack on Horner after a successful defense against Scott Armstrong. His wish was granted on the April 24th episode of CCW TV but the match ended in a draw. A series of rematches followed with Regal capturing the gold on May 17th. A rematch was granted to Horner due to illegal tactics on Regal's part. Can "White Lighting" regain his title and if so will it even be Regal he has to beat to do it? Loser wears a dress "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin w/Precious vs "Luscious" Lanny Poffo w/Women During his feud with Austin Idol earlier in the year Garvin was repeatedly attacked by a masked man calling himself Luscious. Contrary to what everyone thought the man,revealed to be Poffo, was completely unrelated to Idol instead being motivated by his belief that his & Woman's looks are far superior to that of Garvin & Precious. Reggie Bennett would temporarily become involved before branching off into her beef with Davis. With the possibility of a intergender match pitting Bennett against Poffo off the table for the time being, Les Thatcher has decreed the two vainglorious athletes will do battle one more time with the winner being the one to force his opponent into a dress! Continental Tag Team Titles match Tommy & Johnny Rich(c) "Bullet" Bob & Brad Armstrong After over a year of being the two most despised men in wrestling the Rich cousins have seemingly decided to turn over a new leaf after a few heart-to-hearts from Tommy Gilbert seeking allies against the Stud Stable. The talks didn't seem to be working until Gilbert pulled out the big gun.....Tommy's mother Peggy Rich! Mama Rich reminded Tommy he hadn't been raised to act in such a reprehensible manner which apparently connected with something within the two as they've gone so far as to apologize to the Armstrongs for their antics leading up to the Armstrong's title win on May 8th and the Richs regaining the titles on the 17th. A tiebreaker has been signed but the question stands,can the Rich cousins new attitudes withstand the strain of a title match against such fierce rivals? Continental Title vs Mask match "Dirty" Dick Slater(c) vs Mr Olympia Something's going on with Mr Olympia. The masked man has arrived late and in some instances completely no showed certain events. One such instance saw him leave Slater & Crusher Blackwell to what became a 3 on 2 handicap match against the Masked Superstars & the Assassin. When confronted by Slater Olympia apologized and attempted to explain himself but was decked for his trouble. Olympia,indignant demanded a title match which Slater agreed to on the grounds that Olympia put his mask on the line,despite the fact that he has done so before and actually lost and unmasked. Slater accuses Olympia of using the mask as a excuse to break his word. Olympia accuses Slater of letting the title go to his head. The crowd is divided almost evenly over whither to believe Mr Olympia's claims that his absences are due to genuine bad luck with some siding with both men. Who's side are you on? NWA World Tag Team Championships match Ted DiBiase & "Dr Death" Steve Williams(c) vs The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller & Jimmy Golden) w/Ronnie P Gossett The Stud Stable has been a fixture of the Southeastern/CCW tag scene for years. So noone was particularly surprised when they won a elimination tag match to earn this opportunity. What will be a surprise is who excactly the Stud Stable will challenging. Considering all three possibilities will have had to go through two matches just 24 hours earlier,it seems the Stud Stable looks poised to take the Tag straps back to Tennessee. NWA World Heavyweight Championship match Magnum T.A(c) vs The Masked Superstar At 6'3 and weighing nearly 300 pounds The Masked Superstar was already a formidable foe in his own right. Since the addition of MS2 however he has been all but unbeatable. The combination of his own world class talent,his ever present companion & the fact that he'll be facing someone who'll no doubt have experienced a grueling match the night before, the stars seem to be allaigning for the Masked Superstar. Card subject to change. Tickets still available!

WSW House Shows 6-27-1986 Taylor County Coluseam Abilene TX 6-28-1986 Ector County, Coluseam Odessa TX 6-29-1986 Tays Center Alamogordo NM 6-30-1986 City Auditorium Denver Springs CO "Wild Tiger" Kim Duk w/ Tojo Yamamoto defeats A local talent with a shoulderbreaker. Chicky Starr defeats The Lone Wolf with a top rope kneedrop. The Moondogs w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan defeat The Tribal Nation (Sunny War Cloud & Cocoa Samoa) when Spot hit Cocoa with one of their bones behind Bobby Pico's back. Jimmy Jack Funk,U.S Steel & Rufus "Freight Train" Jones defeat Black Diamond Talent Agency w/Slick when Funk made Sword submit to the spinning toe hold. The Glamor Boys defeat Radiance by c.o when Embry took the house mic and declared "screw this I've got a World Championship victory party to prepare" and led Somers away. The Wild Bunch (Kendall Windham & The Long Riders) & "The Pride of Montague County" Johnny Mantell vs Devastation Inc w/"General" Skandar Akbar gets thrown out when referee Alex Perez can't maintain order. The eight men brawl for several minutes after the bell only being separated by seemingly every security guard in the state. Non title match WSW Tag Team Champions The Youngbloods defeat Dungeon of Doom ("Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan & Abdullah the Butcher") by dq when Abby jabbed Alex Perez with a fork because....reasons. Zaibatsu (WSW Heavyweight Champion Jumbo Tsuruta,Kendo Nagasaki & Mr Pogo) w/Tojo Yamamoto defeat The Funk Brothers & "Dirty" Dutch Mantell. Mantell had Pogo in position for the Tennessee Chainsaw but a distraction from Tojo allowed Nagasaki to crack Dutch across the back with the kendo stick leaving him vulnerable to a spike piledriver.

Nice use of the graphic. I haven't gotten around to watching Smoky Mountain but it strikes me as something I'd have enjoyed.

NWA Great American Bash 86 night 1 Preview Saturday July 3rd McNicholas Arena,Denver CO Also available on closed circuit television. WSW Television Championship Tournament Final. Jimmy Jack Funk vs "Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley w/Slick Jimmy Jack burst on the scene during the main event of WSW's second TV episode helping his "cousins" Terry & Dory Jr "win" the NWA World Tag Team Titles from Zaibatsu. While the NWA recognizes neither teams stint with the titles it was nevertheless a memorable debut. Whatley's own arrival was decidedly more modest,making his debut during WSW's first loop. This trend continues with the youngest Funk becoming a fixture of the main event/TV scene immediately while Whatley was initially regulated more towards the opening contest/lower midcard. But Whatley had a secret weapon,his smooth talking manager Slick who's dubious (if occasionally entertaining) tactics have been undeniably effective. Both men had a hard road to the finals with JJ having to beat "Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan & Chicky Starr while Whatley had to endure Pvt Don Kernodle & "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez. This is the first time these two men have shared a ring in WSW but with a opportunity to go down in history as the first TV champion on the line we can expect them to hold nothing back. Can Jimmy Jack add another title to the Funk family legacy? Or does Slick have the right trick up his sleeve to secure the title for his "main man"? NWA World Jr Heavyweight Championship Bout "Mr Electricity" Steve Regal(c) vs "The Flamboyant" Eric Embry There's some history here. In November of last year these two men were fighting side-by-side in Continental Championship Wrestling ad part of the Platinum Club during which time Embry captured the U.S Jr Heavyweight title. After Embry lost that title courtesy of botched interference from Regal's partner Chick Donovan and his subsequent ejection from the group Regal & Embry began to represent the club in the Tag division. In the chaotic period which saw CCW rejoin the NWA the duo found themselves on separate paths. While Regal was eventually able to reenter the reorganized CCW,Embry debuted in WSW alongside Doug Somers as Radiance. There are many similarities between the two, both are preening pretty boys who are as likely to break the rules as not. Some experts are predicting the partnership with Somers could tip the balance in favor of the challenger as Regal hasn't made any alliances since rejoining CCW. Russian Chain match Kendall Windham vs "The Russian Hammer" Alexis Smirnoff w/"General" Skandar Akbar At Resurrection the event marking the return of wrestling to Amarillo Windham lost to Tim Brooks thanks to a distraction from Akbar. When Windham demanded a rematch Brooks & Akbar agreed but the match didn't occur thanks to a pre match attack by Akbar's newest client Smirnoff. Since then it more people have entered the fray with Akbar hiring Karachi Vice to Devastation Inc & Windham countering by creating a new version of the Wild Bunch with Dutch Mantell & The Irwins. Windham seemed to score a marquee victory by beating the Russian in a flag match at WSW'S first Memorial day special but Smirnoff dismissed it and challenged Windham to a Russian chain match. Can Windham move one step closer to his desired rematch with Brooks or will Devastation Inc's Soviet supersoldier bury the young Texan under the Hammer & Sickle once and for all? NWA World Women's Championship Bout Debbie Combs(c) vs Lisa Moretti The first womens match in the breif history of WSW comes courtesy of our sister promotion Wonder Women Wrestling. Moretti already enters the match as a duel champion holding both the WWW Fighting Spirit championship & the NWA Texas Women's Championship. While this titles aren't on the line it's worth noting as the most recent holder of this titles (they've been defended together since Medusa Miceli defeated Velvet McIntyre in a title vs title match in January) was in fact Debbie Combs herself. Combs vacated the duel straps on April 28th in order to focus on winning the World Title from Windi Richter which she did on the May supercard and retained in a rematch on the June supercard. Earlier that same night Moretti defeated five other women in a battle royal to earn this opportunity. Will the era of Combs continue or will Moretti become a triple champion? WSW Tag Team Championship Steel Cage Match. The Tribal Nation(c) vs The Moondogs w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan The Moondogs have been terrorizing WSW since arriving on the very first episode mercilessly beating opponents in glorified assaults that last far longer than the scheduled matches. This feud started properly when the Youngbloods defeated the Moondogs in the finals of a tournament to become WSW's first and so far only Tag Team Champions. Since then the they and their respective stable mates have collided in a series of increasingly violent brawls with each being more out of control than the last. To hopefully settle this rivalry in a way that doesn't destroy the surrounding building it has agreed the two teams will do battle on night 1 inside a 15 foot high steel cage! Can the champions survive or will the Moondogs remind everyone why it's usually considered a bad idea to enter a cage with an animal? One night round robin tournament to determine the undisputed NWA World Tag Team Champions Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams vs Zaibatsu (Kendo Nagasaki & Mr Pogo) w/Tojo Yamamoto vs The Funk Brothers (Terry & Dory Jr) At Resurrection DiBiase and Williams defeated Nagasaki & Pogo to retain the Tag Team Titles only to have them stolen by their bitter opponents and their Zaibatsu teammates Kim Duk & Jumbo Tsuruta. On the first episode of WSW TV Tojo brought out the entire group and insisted that his men were the rightful champions. Dory Funk Jr interrupted and challenged the group to act like the champions they claimed to be and defend "their" titles against himself & a partner of his choosing the following week. Zaibatsu accepted but regretted it as Dory's partner was revealed to be his brother Terry. Together they would defeat the Japanese duo and take possession of the title belts. Regardless however the NWA insisted that DiBiase & Williams were still the recognized champions, refusing to recognize either Zaibatsu or the Funk's claim to the gold. Even Dory inviting the DiBiase & Williams to Amarillo to discuss the matter didn't settle anything as not only did tempers flare between Terry and Williams but Zaibatsu attacked the whole lot. Finally the idea of a one night round robin tournament was agreed upon to leave no doubt on who deserves to be called champions. Each team will face each other and the team with the best score in the end leave with the titles. But perhaps the greatest question is,after wrestling twice in the same night will the winners be in any condition to survive the challengers awaiting on the remaining two nights? NWA World Heavyweight Championship Bout Magnum T.A(c) vs Jumbo Tsuruta w/Tojo Yamamoto Nothing to say here except that two of the best in the world will do battle over the richest prize in the industry. Can Magnum fend off the seemingly unstoppable WSW Heavyweight Champion or will Jumbo take the 10 pounds of gold back to Japan? And can either man survive the gauntlet that awaits them the next two nights? Tickets still available!

Hart over the Russian is a good opener. It seems Piper & Flair are putting their issues to the side. Steamboat,Youngblood & McDaniel vs Kabuki,Gino & Tully is a hell of a tournament final. That main event is money.

I'm ever slightly doubtful that the Rich cousins new attitude will withstand a title match. I could be wrong though. Luscious Lanny gets in a last bit of dick-ishnes ahead of the Bash. Nice Slater promo. He makes valid points his fans fans can repeat but is insulting enough he riles up those rooting for Olympia. Whoever walks out with the Jr Heavyweight strap on the 3rd has quite the challenger waiting for them on the 4th. Magnum T.A us prepared to run the gauntlet to retain HIS World Heavyweight Championship. Hahahahahaha Bennett gives that goof Davis a taste of what's waiting for him in Pensacola. I love the interactions between Solie & RPG. Which leads to a cladsic wild CCW 6 man main event. If that didn't move those remaining tickets i don't know what would have. Some promising dark matches compliment another great episode from the heart of Dixie.

Steve O picks up momentum ahead of his shot at the TV Title. Whether it's Mid-Atlantic or Georgia the Assassins cannot catch a break. Looking forward to the National Title match though. Damn Ole bringing in the Monsters of Mayham! Georgia ain't messing around. The Hacksaws vs Sullivan & Borne, Texas Tornado on the 4th? Things are going to get nuts! Masked Superstar & Paul Orndorf are a formidable duo to have at the top of the card. And if you don't believe me ask Tommy Rich. I don't know if you have plans for Georgia after this feud with Ole but I'm gonna enjoy while it lasts.

Mid-Atlantic vs Georgia 3 on 3 on the 4th! Hell yeah!! Hart & Valentine jostling for position in the TV Title picture is a great mid-card program. Somehow I had a feeling that Race was behind the masked man. Johnson is quietly making a case for a title shot himself with his TV win streak. Bullrope/Russian chain combo? Color me intrigued. Piper & Flair put their issues to the side long enough to overcome the Super D's. Now the question is can Piper overcome Race. I can't wait to find out!

Western States Wrestling Sports Arena Amarillo Texas Bell time 3pm "Dirty" Dutch Mantell won a 21 man battle royal earning himself a future shot at the WSW Heavyweight Championship. Following matches were determined by order of elimination. Sunny War Cloud defeats Tojo Yamamoto with a Tomahawk Chop. Rufus "Freight Train" Jones defeats Doug Vines with the Freight Train. Cocoa Samoa defeats Jeff Sword with a second rope splash. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers defeats Chris Youngblood with a Brainbuster. The Super Destroyer defeats U.S Steel after loading his mask and headbutting Steel. Kendall Windham vs "Killer" Tim Brooks ended in a double DQ. "The Russian Hammer" Alexis Smirnoff defeats Steve Doll with the Heart Punch. After the match Smirnoff buried Doll under the Soviet flag. Pvt Don Kernodle defeats Kendo Nagasaki with a neckbreaker. Chicky Starr defeats "Wild" Bill Irwin with a La Magistral cradle. Terry Funk defeats Makahn Singh with a piledriver.

Nice idea with recap of all the angles heading into the big show....if you see something like this in the GAB thread, I'm not stealing it;)

A couple of nice face wins to get the crowd warmed up (and shill some merch) good stuff. The Monsters capture tag gold but one wonders how long this alliance can last with Medusa's ever-growing ego. Purdue taps into something and hangs Mitchell! It's always the sweet ones. Moretti outlasts 5 top contenders to earn herself a chance to become triple champion! Combs wins a squeaker to come out with her world title reign intact. Your supercards never fail to entertain. Great job!

Western States Wrestling Episode 9 JUNE 26 1986 From the KFDA-TV Studio in Amarillo Texas Airing live at 9:35am on WTBS Channel 17 A montage of classic and recent Western States action set to "Into the fire" by Dokken opens the show ending on a shot of WSW Heavyweight Champion Jumbo Tsuruta. We cut to Steve Stack standing in front of a joint WSW and NWA banner. Stack: Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another exciting episode of Western States Wrestling sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance,the premier governing body of professional wrestling the world over We are excactly one week away from the start of the 3 day wrestling extravaganza,the Great American Bash,which as reported by Pro Wrestling Illustrated earlier this week will have all 3 nights airing live on close circuit television. And that's not all, as also reported we have come to a agreement with our sister promotion Wonder Women Wrestling to have the NWA World Women's Championship defended on night 1 on July 3rd. I can now confirm that the match shall pit defending champion Debbie Combs against the challenger Lisa Moretti. Fans of WWW will know Mrs Moretti is a double champion holding both the WWW Fighting Spirit championship as well as the NWA Texas Women's Championship however those title's will not be defended, Nevertheless it should be an amazing contest. Speaking of amazing contests we have a entire episode full of them featuring wrestlers who will be competing on night 1 of the Great American Bash which will of course iminate from the McNicholas Sports Arena in Denver Colorado. And in our main event "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez will go one-on-one with "Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley who will of course have Slick in his corner, the winner of that match shall face Jimmy Jack Funk on July 3rd to determine our first Television Champion. On now ladies and gentlemen let's send down to the ring for our first match. Match 1 Kendall Windham defeats "Bruiser" Byron Eustis with a bulldog. post match promo: Windham vows to beat Smirnoff back back to his "cold lifeless motherland" and prove that "Siberian steel ain't near as hard as a Texas Lariat!" Commercial break-Steve Stack runs down the Western States live events for this coming week. In honor of shedule changes to be discussed later WSW will be touring cities outside their by-now established loop. The tour will also be shortened to 4 events. Match 2 "The Flamboyant" Eric Embry defeats Steve Law with a neckbreaker. "Pretty Boy" Doug Somers joined the broadcast booth and spent the whole match running down the "Glamorless Boys" and stating his absolute certainty that his partner would "rescue the lovely prize of the World Jr Heavyweight Championship from the indignity of being carried by Mr Elasticity Steve not so Regal" Match 3 The Moondogs destroyed Rick Walmsey & Ramsey Samuelson in a little over a minute finishing the match with the backbreaker/elbow drop combination on Samuelson. As has become pattern however the beating lasts far longer than the actual match with Abdullah the Butcher joining in. All the while Sullivan is on the mic insisting this is somehow the Tribal Nation's fault and swearing "By all the fires in the black pit the WSW Tag Team Titles will hang on the mantle of Abudadeen" When the massacre in the ring ends it does so horrifically, with the Moondogs repeating their finisher on Walmsey but this time Rex forgoes his elbow and uses one of their bones! This brings out commissioner Dusek who threatens to fire the entire Dungeon of Doom on the spot if they don't leave NOW!!!! Sullivan leads his men away cackling the whole time. Stack: My god ladies and gentlemen we'll go to break and get these men some medical attention. Commercial break-Advertisement for the Great American Bash airing live on close circuit television! Tickets still available! Match 4 Dory Funk Jr defeats Hayden Virgo with the Texas Cloverleaf. During the match Stack informed the audience that WSW was cutting its weekly tour short as to ensure the wrestlers were in shape for night 1 of the GAB. WSW would be skipping the first two days of July and resuming it's usual schedule July 10 with fittingly its 10th episode! Before the main event Steve Stack informs the audience that at the Sports Arena show later today the event will start with a 21 man battle royal with the winner earning a shot at the WSW Heavyweight Championship. The order of elimination will determine the rest of the card meaning the only way to know who faces whom is to buy a ticket and see for yourself! Bell time 3pm tickets still available! Main event "Black Bullet" Shaska Whatley w/Slick defeats "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez. Towards the end Slick got on the apron and seemed to offer Perez a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag. Perez tried to take a swing at Slick who jumped to the floor in time to avoid the blow. It was then Perez who avoided a charging Whatley and managed to get behind him for a O'Connor roll which Whatley kicked out of. While that was happening Slick took a big swig of whatever was in that bottle and when Whatley's kickout launched Perez into the ropes spit it into the face of "The Latin Heartthrob" when the referee wasn't looking! Whatley grabbed Perez into a schoolboy as he staggered backwards and a handful of tights later the "Black Bullet" was headed to GAB.

A couple of nice squash/promo combos get us going. Poor boys! LoL! Things heat up as the Billy Jacks don't want to wait till WrestleRock. One has got to go! Moretti is his usual pleasant self. I think we just may see a new TV champ. Cabin Fever are ready to tame the Beasts of Burden and become the new National Tag Champs. Rock n Roll prove they can not just outwrestle the Champs but outcheat them too. Love it! If I were Canek I might consider coming down with a cold come the 3rd. Can the Highwaymen just kill Vinnie already? Speaking of murder,R.I.P Carl Kellerman. Wahoo vows to outwrestle Bock? Ok let's see how it goes. Lawler chimes in from home but it doesn't faze the Superstar. Spoiler just knocked the Baron too the other end of the state! Sir Tony "Simply the best" St Clair reclaims the edge over Steamboat in violent fashion! Can Steamboat recover? I'll certainly be tuning in to find out.

WSW House Shows 6-20-1986 Fair Park Coluseam Lubbock TX 6-21-1986 The Coluseam El Paso TX 6-22-1986 Civic Auditorium Albuquerque NM 6-23-1986 Denver Auditorium Denver CO 6-24-1986 Civic Center Tulsa OK 6-25-1986 The Myriad Oklahoma city OK U.S Steel & Rufus "Freight Train" Jones defeat The Texas Outlaws when Jones pinned Outlaw #2 with a headbutt. "Wild Tiger" Kim Duk w/Tojo Yamamoto defeats Steve Doll when Tojo crotched Doll on the top turnbuckle as he was going for a missle dropkick allowing Duk to hit a super dsuperarm suplex. Cpl Kirchner defeats Moondog Rex w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan. Sullivan seemed poised to throw Rex the Golden Spike but was tackled midthrow by Pvt Don Kernodle and while Rex was distracted by the ruckus ringside fell victim to the Cobra Clutch. The Long Riders vs Karachi Vice w/"General" Skandar Akbar was throwen out by referee Alex Perez when all four men started brawling in the ring and ignored all attempts to restore order. "The Latin Heartthrob" Al Perez defeats Kendo Nagasaki w/Tojo Yamamoto by dodging a thrust kick and hitting the bridging German suplex. Abdullah the Butcher w/"Taskmaster" Kevin Sullivan defeats Pvt Don Kernodle w/Cpl Kirchner. Sullivan got the jump on Kirchner with the Golden Spike and when Kernodle leaned through the ropes to check on his partner Sullivan jabbed him leaving him in position for the Sudanese Meat Cleaver. Devastation Inc ("Killer" Tim Brooks & "The Russian Hammer" Alexis Smirnoff) w/"General" Skandar Akbar defeat The Wild Bunch (Kendall Windham & "Dirty" Dutch Mantell) when Akbar distracted Bobby Pico allowing Smirnoff to hit Windham with the Russian chain. After getting the pin Smirnoff took the chain again and started choking Windham,shoving off Pico who tried to intervene. Thankfully Mantell was able to grab a chair and chase the heels off. 2-out-of-3 falls 6 man tag Chicky Starr & Zaibatsu (WSW Heavyweight Champion Jumbo Tsuruta & Mr Pogo) w/Tojo Yamamoto vs "The Pride of Montague County" Johnny Mantell & The Funk brothers w/Jimmy Jack Funk Fall 1: Chicky Starr pinned Mantell with a schoolboy while grabbing the ropes. Fall 2: Mr Pogo causes a disqualification when he cracked Dory with the Japanese flag while he had Jumbo in the spinning toe hold. Fall 3: The 45 minute time limit expires. Official result:Draw

*BREAKING NEWS* Pro Wrestling Illustrated broke the following news in their most recent addition. 1. Western States Wrestling has come to a agreement with Wonder Women Wrestling to have the NWA World Women's Championship defended on night 1 of the Great American Bash! Details to be released in the coming days. 2. The NWA has secured the services of Gary Michael Cappetta as special ring announcer on all three nights. And most importantly. 3. All 3 nights of the Bash will air live on close circuit television! The Great American Bash originates from the McNicholas Sports Arena in Denver Colorado on July 3rd,The Bay Center in Pensacola Florida on July 4th & The Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana on July 5th. More details for the event will be revealed in the coming days. Tickets for all 3 nights still available.

WWW is really ahead of the pack with their merch game. McIntyre fends off a improved Luna Vachon and throws her hat into the world title picture. Talk about multi-tasking! Miceli (& Madd Maxine) show the rest of the Monsters how it's done by winning a tag title shot. Moretti puts down a feisty Peterson too remain double champ. I don't see her losing those for a while. Another fun episode.

First Portland. The Masked Avenger claims his first win over a proper member of the PCW roster. The rookies of the Brigade score a impressive win over the cagey Los Guerreros. The Polish Prince leads the Dog Pound to victory the British trio but this clearly isn't over. Simmons & Hansen won't be controlled! Owen knabs his first singles win since the seeming end of his team with Pillman. Bam Bam is back! Black Gold gives their all but aren't ready to claim the Golden State tag titles...yet. Rose fends off the challenge of the younger Steamboat but Hacksaw lies in wait. Onwards to Eugene. The American Ninja scores perhaps his most impressive victory yet. Orton claims first w in his burgeoning feud with Pillman. Gonna enjoy following this one. The Odd Couple score a huge win as double j pins the Jr champ! Cameron well and truly burns a bridge by piledriving Smiley on the floor! Windham puts down the Outlaw in a hoss fest. The Brigade is really pressing their recent advantage. Back to back defenses for the Hart Foundation as they put down Badd Company. Owen takes Mr Hollywood to the limit. I smell a rematch. PCW with 2 more slamming nights of wrestling.

Hey Jeff5819. Looking forward to Smoky mountain. With the roster you've got things could get crazy.

Paul Orndorf is great fit for TV champion. Ole & MS throw down the gauntlet for Jake Roberts and everyone else. Gonna be watching the Hacksaws. The Monsters of Mayhem! Love it! Especially paired with Jimmy Hart. Sullivan and Borne is the kinda pairing that'll have folks looking over their shoulders. MS vs Wildfire? Title vs Title? In a cage? At the Omni?! Yeeeeessssss!!!!!! Interesting move having the Freebirds be faces in Mid-Atlantic but heels in their native Georgia. I agree with Ed, this angle has marquee potential.

I like how everyone is talking about the 6 man titles. Makes them feel important. Roberts cuts solid promo but it bites him as Anderson,Superstar & a 3rd man take him out! What an arrival for the cowboy! He,JJ,Slater & the Super D's are gonna Wreck havoc!

The Masked Avenger huh? Well let's see what he can do. Damn, the Brigade couldn't buy a win over the Crazy Gang at first now they're going 2-0 in the same night including a 3 on 2 (unofficial) handicap match. The Odd couple walk alone together towards another win. Looking forward to watching this play out. If Pillman's looking to prove himself as a single wrestler Orton is a good measuring stick. Corny humbly states the facts of how he and his men are the greatest in the world. This is gonna be fun. Also interesting that he claims to know the Avenger's identity. Hacksaw is back! The British contingent gain a All-American ally in their war with the expanded Playboy Club. PCW must be bringing ESPN some serious ratings.