Autistic Dragon

Honestly after reading this card, I can see why you couldn't wait to post it. Dutch may not have made it in the tournament but he definitely had an impact. Scorpio looks impressive pulling double duty even hanging in there with Slater. Speaking of Slater, it looks like he ran his mouth one time to many because WILDFIRE came to close it for him. On the bright side, we get to enjoy a Budro title reign. This should be fun.

Rheingans wins a friendly opener. Alofa fells Goliath. The Texas Outlaws outshoot the Assassins. JYD shows the Moondog whose yard it is. Woman screws up allowing Fernandez to win the Battle of the Bulls. Looks like Eddie found a couple of new suck...er I mean students for Hot Stuff Inc. Scott saves his brother but it costs him & Herc the tag titles. Snowman screws Reed.... again. Alofa earns his paycheck by helping Dibiase retain the Louisiana title by a matter of seconds.

Papa-san goofs costing his team the win but they get a do-over in Jonesboro. Rose gets another shot at The Headliner.

Nikita has to be a favorite in the Memorial Day tournament. Taylor calls out the Warrior while Haystacks takes a tour of Europe. Idol has got two things on his mind, getting his title back from Zbyszko and getting his hands on Poffo. Austin's men have two chances for gold. Los Guerrero's get their shot at the still dysfunctional tag team champions. Mando will be there but the Vin Man is sneaky af. The new Synergy is off to a hot start. Bad night for Gagne has George is gone and their Pearl Harbor job doesn't pan out.

Crush, The Towers & Bigelow all get dominat wins. What is the Slickster planning? Unfortunate ending to the Savage/Steamboat match as Macho Man hurts himself going for the big one. Duggan is a natural ally for Dusty against the Alliance.

Christopher and the Hitman are getting some huge opportunities in Seattle.

Michaels continues to rack up opening match wins. Jugen & Weiss' quest for retribution comes up short. The Assassin gets squished in a wild six man tag. Zebra Kid interrupts the main event leading to a brawl featuring the whole locker room! Jonesboro will be talking about this for weeks.

NWA sends Adrian Street and Miss Linda to Mid-South/Memphis for Todd Champion & Curtis Thompson NWA also signs Brett Wayne Sawyer from free agency. NWA further signs Ron Fuller off the retirement list to serve as a manager.

I had a feeling The Superstar was headed to Memphis. Dutch may not have been happy but I'm sure the fans were. The Fab One gets a solid win showing he deserves to be in the Southern Heavyweight Title tournament. Rogers finally finds a woman worth his time as Terri Powers helps him get the win over Double J. The Bullet enters the ring to help his boy -& Horner- score the main event win.

Victoria. Christopher's rise since joining Camp Cornette continues. I love Rose calling his deal with Flowers "the power of friendship". The Ladies Man unveils a new submission hold. Hughes wastes no time settling in with Camp Cornette. SCS' first defense sends Coast 2 Coast out of PCW. The NoE is stronger than ever with the return of the Gravedigger. A win over the Holly's nets Owen and PCO a title shot. Vancouver. Candido succumbs to the Demon. The Force get Wild. Flowers scores his first defense. Between their win in the opener and the interference in the Golden State Tag Title match, Muscle Beach is definitely hunting for gold. After a grueling cage match, the Mad Dog is gone. Kelowna. The Destruction Crew rebound but Bull Pain isn't as lucky. Furnas must've had a few new bruises after the match with the Anvil. Wellington gets caught by the Animal. The Monster derails the Bulldozer. Cheetah Kid fends off the Virus.

I don't mind these summaries because you always manage to convey the important information that we need to know. The Battle of the Bulls is gonna rock the Lakefront Arena. Missy's mouth just wrote a check that Gilbert's ass might not be able to cash. Roberts gets Dibiase in a cage, nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. How does the Million Dollar Man get out of this? This is easily the most important Snowman has ever been.

NWA places Norman Smiley, Adrian Street and Miss Linda on the block.

NWA sends Jim Duggan to WCW for Luke Williams and Butch Miller.

We open the show with a shocking announcement, Muta beat Gordy for the Japanese title and is giving up the TV title! The Lucha invasion has begun! Hayes shows he meant what he said last week by becoming the new TV champion. Steamboat vs Savage next week! Let's go!

Reading your opening scene I get the image of the IPW intro before cutting straight to the Terrors kicking ass. DJ gets her moneys worth as she slaps the boss! Tyler pays her back immediately by banning her from next week's show. Zebra Kid has come from nowhere to being one win away from a title shot. Good news for Cody Michaels, it looks like Knighton's gonna be free next Saturday after all.

Poor Nelson, dude had a rough night. Morrow making some big announcements, AWA headed north to Alaska for Title Night, the Memorial day tournament is back and the vacated TV will be awarded in the main event. Starr's landed on his feet without DDP but Badd Company is struggling to do the same. Oliver gets a world title shot in Alaska. Much deserved. Billy Jack Strong makes Gagne eat his words. Can he do it again next week when Loser Leaves Town? The Harris Brothers could definitely solve a problem. Lucious Lanny is here to show us all what a real man looks like. What happens to Synergy now that Adidas is TV champion?

Kobashi is in for a hell of a fight from Umaga. Where does the HDA go without Taue? I imagine Brisco isn't finished with Bock just yet.

Wild vs Purcell is getting heated quickly. Dark Journey is a happy woman as all her charges bring home wins. The American spoils The Cuban Assassin's IPW debut.

Night 2 airing live 4/16/88 on Pay Per View from the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro NC. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)(NWA) w/JJ Dillon defeat The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell) (WCW) after JJ tripped Blair allowing Ole to hit his pattened knee drop. Jumbo Tsurata & Tatsumi Fujinami (AWA) defeat The Barbarians (Nord & Konga)(Mid-South) w/Shiek Adnan Al-Kassie after Konga went for a diving headbutt but the Japanese star moved out of the way. Konga staggered up & Jumbo hit a Lariat to advance to the semi's. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)(PCW) w/Jim Cornette defeat The Original Midnight Express (Randy Rose & Dennis Condrey)(AWA) w/Norvell Austin when Eaton pinned Rose with the "Alabama Jam". Austin tried to intervene but Cornette whacked him with his tennis racket. NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)(NWA) defeat Mid-South Tag Team Champions Hercules Hernandez &Scott Steiner (Mid-South) when Morton countered a butterfly suplex into an inside cradle. The two teams shake hands after the match. NWA United States Title. Bruiser Brody vs Col Debeers w/Jr Foley ends in a double countout. Crockett Cup semi-finals. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)(NWA) w/JJ Dillon defeat Jumbo Tsurata & Tatsumi Fujinami (AWA) in a rematch from last year's finals that saw JJ distract the ref while Fujinami had Ole in what Gordon Solie identified as a "Dragon Sleeper" allowing Arn to pull something from his tights and punch Fujinami with it before putting Ole on top. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)(PCW) w/Jim Cornette defeat NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)(NWA) NWA World Heavyweight Title Tully Blanchard defeats "Nature Boy" Ric Flair(c) after JJ gets on the apron only to catch a right hand from flair which sends him crashing to the floor. While the ref is checking on Dillon, Terry Taylor gets in the ring and hits the "Five-arm" on Flair as he's setting up the figure four. TITLE CHANGE!!! Crockett Cup Finals. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)(NWA) defeat The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)(PCW) w/ Jim Cornette. After a ref bump Eaton hits the "Alabama Jam" on Arn and goes for the cover. Brad Anderson comes from the crowd and hits a top rope knee drop before rolling the pair over so Arn's on top. He then revives the ref and he & Ole keep Lane & Cornette at bay. Three seconds later, the Andersons are one million dollars richer.

The National Wrestling Alliance is proud to present the.... Airing live 4/15/88 from the Memorial Auditorium in Greenville SC on the USA Network. The Killer Bees (B. Brian Blair & Jim Brunzell)(WCW) defeat The Moondogs (Rex Spot)(NWA) w/" Number One" Paul Jones in a fun contrast of styles that saw Jones try to pass Spot his bone only to be carried away by The Zero Fighters. The wildman was furious at his manager being manhandled which allowed Brunzell to catch him in a O'Connor roll to advance. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Arn & Ole Anderson)(NWA) w/JJ Dillon defeat The Renegade Warriors (Chris & Mark Youngblood)(NWA) after JJ shoved Mark off the top rope into a Double A Spinebuster. Jumbo Tsurata Tatsumi Fujinami (AWA) defeat Tojo Yamamoto & The New Guinea Headhunter (IPW) when Fujinami pinned Tojo with a "Dragon" Suplex. An oddly friendly scene early in the match saw Jumbo & Tojo shake hands like two old friends who hadn't seen each other in a while. The Barbarians (Nord & Konga)(Mid-South) w/Shiek Adnan Al-Kassie defeat The South Pacific Connection (Siva Afi & Cocoa Samoa)(NWA) when a distraction from the Shiek lead to double big boot on Afi. The Original Midnight Express (Randy Rose & Dennis Condrey)(AWA) w/Norvell Austin defeat Reno Riggins & Dancing Wolf (IPW) when Riggins tried to suplex Condrey but Austin grabbed his leg causing Condrey to land in top & Austin held Riggins legs for the three count. The Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane)(PCW) w/Jim Cornette defeat The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs & Jerry Sags) (WCW) by DQ when Sags snaps and hits Lane with a chair. Mid-South Tag Team Champions Hercules Hernandez & Scott Steiner (Mid-South) defeat The Sin City Superstars (Scotty the Body & Mark Starr)(PCW) when Starr submitted to a Hernandez Full Nelson. NWA World Tag Team Champions The Rock n Roll Express (Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson)(NWA) defeat NWA United States Tag Team Champions The New Breed (Chris Champion & Sean Royal)(NWA) with a double dropkick on Champion.

Ladd seems to have Dibiase cornered but the Million Dollar Man slithers out by say he only hired Alofa AFTER he attacked Roberts. But Dibiase is walking a fine line. Speaking of Million Dollar Inc, The Barbarians finally get their tag title shot but Hercules & Steiner are ready to fight. Fernandez is exactly the kinda guy you'd expect to see in Mid-South. Reed issues a stern warning to the Snowman. Williams keeps his momentum up. Rick survives Vader and even managed to fight off Gilbert. The TV champ is looking strong.

The ladies bring the intensity in their first match. The American & Weiss have a good, clean match which the masked man takes. Zebra Kid takes the opportunity to scope out the competition. The Plowboy may not have been able to make it but Pat Rose made a great substitute.

Uncle Ivan unleashes his Pitbulls on WCW and alongside Race & Orton make a formidable anti-Rhodes coalition. Dream isn't backing down though and throws down a challenge for World at War. Since it's Haku I have to ask, you're using "kills" metaphorically right? The Rockers aren't ducking the Tower's but they are waiting till the money's right. I'm sure Slick can respect that. Los Conquistadors take advantage of Benoit touring Japan. Ware gets a showcase and Savage is looking for Steamboat. Interesting scene with Snuka and Kamala. Hayes may be alone for now but he's got some big plans.

Vegas Vengeance is here! Christopher & Perez start night 1 with an exciting exhibition. Dustin almost had it but Payne was a little too crafty. Owen & PCO may not have been in the tournament but they still get a big tag team win. Speaking of which, The Lethal Weapons, Malenko Brothers, Southern Boys and Hollywood Vampires all advance. The Demon gets another win on Hughes who finds himself ejected from RPG's crew. Barr & Guerrero bring some gold to the Wild Things. Looks like Flowers called in a favor to grab the TV title. The rise of the Cheetah Kid is complete as he captures the ultimate prey, the Light Heavyweight championship. Night 2 begins with a big win for the Force. The Midnights finally got payback on the Destruction Crew. Furnas may have lost but he gets a nod of respect from Mr Backlund. Neidhart & St Clair beat the tar outta each other with The Anvil just getting the win. Haynes puts a exclamation point on a horrible two nights for RPG. The Beast & The Animal try to tear each other apart leaving nothing settled. Undertaker lays Lee to rest. The Malenko's disarm the Lethal Weapons. The Southern Boys survive the night against the Hollywood Vampires. The SCS hit the jackpot. Flowers didn't waste time paying Rose back. The Southern Boys are 500k richer and are easily first in line for a tag title shot. The Widowmaker brings the Pacific Heavyweight Title to the Neighborhood of Evil. What a great two nights of wrestling!

Good idea having your dark match feed into your opening segment. Ensures a hot start. Rose is easily the favorite but Renesto shouldn't be overlooked. Women's wrestling is coming to Arkansas. What a shocker! Zebra Kid cheats Michaels out of the tournament. Ash's reaction is curious.