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Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling March 15th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Hosts Cruise and Kimberly welcome everyone to Championship Wrestling! They talk about today’s program and the fate of the #1 Contendership to Shane Morton’s TV Title. To Kimberly’s delight, the Bodacious Pretty Boy’s days as the “Next in Line” may be coming to an end ... - The Commissioner Tom Renesto Jr. comes out to join our hosts. He says he’ll try to keep this as short and sweet as possible to get to the wrestling action. First order of business is the #1 Contendership to the TV Title. The Bodacious Pretty Boy has been given several matches and has lost to Shane Morton and it is time to crown a new #1. Right here, next week we will have an over the top Battle Royal to crown the new #1 Contender. - Cruise asks about the agreement between Shane and the Wild Dog, to give him a shot at the title once he was done with Pretty in Pink? Renesto addresses that - Friday night, March 27th at the Armory, Shane Morton will defend the title against the Wild Dog. I understand Shane agreeing to give the Wild Dog a title shot but from this point forward, I will be making the matches and not Shane … this is a one time thing, unless of course, Wild Dog is able to become the new #1 Contender … Also on the 27th, Misty Blue will be facing Kat LaRoux, one-on-one … Pretty in Pink will be banned from ringside AND Tasha will be handcuffed to the ring ropes, to keep her from interfering ... - That is a lot coming up in the next few weeks BUT for today, Shane Morton will defend the Television Title against the Bodacious Pretty Boy, one last time. The fans cheer as Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - We come back and our hosts have been joined by Shane Morton and Misty Blue. They talk about the last segment and the Commissioner’s matchmaking. Shane is ready to face new blood having shown he’s better than the Bodacious Pretty Boy multiple times and looks forward to his match against Wild Dog on the 27th at the Armory but the one person he’d like to address right now is The Cuban Assassin. Any time he wants to step into the ring with Shane Morton, all he has to do is step up … don’t attack from behind like a coward … face Shane like a man … face-to-face! Misty has some words for Kat LaRoux about being brought in as a hired gun for Tasha but that isn’t going to end well for either of them! That’s a promise! - The Red Terror versus Mt. Dew Kid. The masked man attacks before the bell and gets the early advantage but the fan fave makes a comback and is able to pull out the victory with a flying cross body block. ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Back from commercial and Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and runs down the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action. - Big cheer from the fans as Shane Morton and Misty Blue make their way to the ring. They shake hands as they circle the ring before getting in. - TV TITLE MATCH: Shane Morton (C) w/Misty Blue versus Bodacious Pretty w/Tasha. A last chance for the BPB who wrestles with some urgency. Several near pinfalls for both that has Tasha complaining to the referee about a slow count. Morton comes on and sends the PBP into the arms of Tasha up on the ring apron. The champ dropkicks his opponent which knocks Tasha to the floor and has the fans howling with joy. Boot to the gut on the dazed challenger … SPINNING NECK BREAKER! 1! 2! 3! SHANE MORTON WINS AND RETAINS THE TV TITLE! No time for celebration as they are joined ringside by ... THE CUBAN ASSASSIN! - This time Morton is ready and invites the Cuban Assassin into the ring. The Assassin circles the ring looking for an opening but thinks better of it and leaves for the back to the booing of the fans. - With the fans cheering in the background, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

Paul E's Visa question made me laugh. Would be terrible if something happened and he was sent back to Mother Russia or recalled.

I am sure all the little Hulkamaniacs saying their prayers helped speed things for the Hulkster to get back in time!

Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling March 8th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Hosts Cruise and Kimberly welcome everyone to Championship Wrestling! They talk about Friday night at the Armory and what a crazy evening of wrestling action it was! Five big matches … - Tasha in her neckbrace comes out, followed by her “3 Stooges and hired gun, Kat LaRoux”. Of course, Tasha isn’t happy. She points at each member of Pretty in Pink and tells each one down the line “You lost”. Turning towards Kat, she says she didn’t lose BUT she didn’t do what she was hired to do! She says if none of them can get the job done … she has no problem going elsewhere to get someone who can get it done! - Cruise pushes buttons as he talks about both match losses for Pretty in Pink at the Armory but they’ll get their chance today to fix things in 6-man tag action as they battle Shane Morton and the Crazees. Tasha says those two idiots don’t even belong in a wrestling ring with her men … but is quickly reminded the Crazees beat her team. - After Tasha and company leave, Cruise talks about the #1 Contender. With the Bodacious Pretty Boy having lost both on TV and at the Armory, he might no longer be considered next in line for the shot at Shane’s title. Kimberly reminds everyone of Shane’s promise to Wild Dog about giving him a shot at the belt once he was finished with Pretty in Pink … That all remains to be seen … and hopefully, next week, we’ll get in a word with Commissioner Renesto about that ... The fans cheer as Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - We come back and Cruise talks about the ladies’ match at the Armory which saw the women battle it out into the crowd. The Kendo stick made an appearance and it was a battle not to be missed. It is safe to assume this war is far from over! - Bob Clancy versus Tony Williams. Newcomer Clancy from Canada is new to the area and despite his small stature (5’5”), he is tenacious but so is Williams who has an answer for everything thrown his way by his opponent. Decent match but it is the flying cross body block of Williams that picks up the victory. - After the match, Williams joins our hosts and sings the praises of his opponent, calling him a tough one as he sounds out of breath. ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Back from commercial and Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and runs down the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action. - Big cheer from the fans as Shane Morton, the Crazees and Misty Blue make their way to the ring. They shake hands as the circle the ring before getting in. at least, the good guys have someone in their corner to watch and counter Tasha’s shenanigans. - 6-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH: Shane Morton & The Crazees w/Misty Blue versus Pretty in Pink w/Kat LaRoux & Tasha. It’s a fast paced affair with everyone getting in their shots plus threats from Tasha and Kat but countered by Misty who keeps them honest. Lots of double teaming and some corner cutting from the men in pink. Several near falls before the Bodacious Pretty Boy is rolled up by Lil’ Frank for the victory! IT’S THE CUBAN ASSASSIN! No celebration here as a crazed looking man hits the ring and attacks Shane Morton and The Crazees. Down go both Crazees but Shane Morton fights back! With the fans cheering in the background, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

Championship Wrestling signs: Angel Acevedo (the Cuban Assassin) Bob Clancy Dennis Allen NIghtmare Danny Davis Nightmare Ken Wayne

Hope you are feeling better by now. Blue Demon Jr. would be getting over huge in the southern part of Texas. The northern part if rhe state was Von Erich country and you saw very little Lucia stuff. There were a few small lucha promotions over the years in the area but I don't remember them lasting all too long. To be honest, I think 1991 Buff Bagwell is your top guy. He has the look and the southern appeal I think the fans would dig.

Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling March 1st, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia Announcers: Chris Cruise Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Hosts Cruise and Kimberly welcome everyone to Championship Wrestling! They talk about last week’s wild show and laugh about the chicken which was finally caught. Neither knows who wound up with the chicken though it is pretty safe to say that Tasha did not go home with the Crazee’s Valentine’s gift for her. - They talk about the wild ending last week to the handicap match with Misty Blue coming out to keep Tasha in check during the match only to be blindsided by Tasha’s newest hired gun, Kat LaRoux. - Speaking of Misty Blue … she’s mad and has some words for Tasha and her hired gun, Kat LaRoux. She wants to get her hands on Kat and teach her a lesson … Misty Blue ALWAYS has the last word! - The Commissioner makes his way out to a cheer. He comes out to address this very thing. What he can offer is a match against Kat LaRoux NEXT FRIDAY night at the Armory, one-on-one against Kat LaRoux. Let the women settle their differences inside the ring! Also, Shane Morton will defend his belt against the #1 Contender, the Bodacious Pretty Boy! That is NEXT FRIDAY Night! Now … as far as today goes, he has signed a mixed tag team match with you and Shane facing off against the Bodacious Pretty Boy AND Kat LaRoux! The fans cheer as Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - We come back and Cruise talks about Friday night at the Armory. That is sure to be a sell out with those two big matches and he is sure there will be even more action on tap! Kimberly can’t wait to see all the action at the Armory … NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT! She reminds everyone to get their tickets today! Call the box office – she gives the number as well as locations in town selling tickets! - Johnny Blast versus The Wild Dog. The masked man makes it look easy, beating one of the local rookies. The Wild Dog picks up the easy victory. - After the match, Wild Dog joins our hosts. Cruise asks him about calling out Shane Morton. Wild Dog explains that he believes he is the rightful #1 Contender and just doesn’t Shane Morton, all tangled up with Pretty in Pink and Tasha that is it is easy to get lost in the mix. He reminded Shane that he’s here and waiting for his shot. ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Back from commercial and Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and runs down the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action. - The fans boo as the neck brace wearing Tasha comes out from the back, leading the Bodacious Pretty Boy and Kat LaRoux. When asked about her neckbrace, Tasha tells Cruise to mind his own business. Tasha complains about Renesto Jr. making a match for today as well as a one-on-one match between Kat LaRoux and crybaby Misty Blue. This is just another abuse of power for Renesto that will be reported to the West Virginia State Athletic Commission! His days are numbered! - MIXED TAG TEAM MATCH: Shane Morton & Misty Blue versus the Bodacious Pretty Boy & Kat LaRoux w/Tasha. Good little match with mostly the guys involved. Several near tag ins but the referee doesn’t see any of the tag ins, sending the ladies back to the outside. Morton and Misty Blue are able to clear house several times … until Tasha inserts her two cents into the match. We get several near pinfalls and some Tasha “intervention”. Misty Blue is able to yank Tasha into the ring by her hair and threatens her until the referee breaks it up. - “The Bad Guys” are able to fight their way back into the match until Misty Blue and Kat LaRoux duke it out on the floor, leaving the guys inside the ring. Action stops as both men and the referee watch the ladies in action slugging away. Shane whips the Bodacious Pretty Boy into the far ropes and wipes him out with the flying shoulder tackle. The fans cheer as Morton balances himself on the high wire. FROG SPLASH! SHANE HOOKS THE LEG AND … 1! 2! 3! The TV Champion pulls out the victory for his team! With the fans cheering in the background, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling! Last minute reminder to get your tickets today for the Armory, next Friday night!

Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling February 22nd, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia Announcers: Chris Cruise Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Host Cruise welcomes everyone to Championship Wrestling! He is glad Kimberly is back this week and wasn’t scared off by the antics of Tasha last week. Kimberly says growing up in a household of many brothers has taught her to be a little tougher that you’d think someone that looks like her would be. She has a message for Tasha – it will take A LOT more than that to run her off! Cruise talks about the card today with The Dudleys from Dudleyville in action against the Red Terrors. Cruise laughs as he talks about these Dudleys with their father having been a salesman who went from town to town selling his goods and leaving a lot of offspring … The Commissioner makes his way out to a cheer. He apologizes for taking up time that could be better used for wrestling BUT there are some things that need to be addressed, namely Tasha. Now, he was asked by Shane Morton NOT to suspend her for her continued antics but instead put her in a mixed tag team match against him and Misty Blue … and I did that but now, I have to address what happened last week when she put her hands on Kimberly and shoving her to the ground. We can’t have that and I will not stand for that any longer … for that infraction … I am levying a $100 fine AND IF we have a repeat infraction, the fine is $250. If there is a third time … a $1000 and ALL of Pretty in Pink will be sent on vacation for 60 days! I am no longer playing … this has become serious and Tasha WILL LEARN there’s a new Marshall in town and his name is Tom Renesto Jr.! Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - We come back and Cruise talks about what Commissioner Renesto handed down as to the confrontation with Kimberly! - The Dudleys from Dudleyville versus The Red Terrors. Very much a comedy match between the tie-dyed newcomers and the red masked men. Don E., the smaller of the two takes a beating and the aptly named Chubby, takes out both opponents with his box of Lucky Charms – Kimberly makes a comment about his iron fortified breakfast cereal! Don E., pushes Chubby out of the way and gets the pinfall for his team. ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Back from commercial and Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and runs down the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action. - The fans boo as the neck brace wearing Tasha comes out from the back. Like usual, she isn’t too happy. She complains the Commissioner has a vendetta against her and the Pretty in Pink boys and she’s ready to take it to the State Athletic Commission with a complaint! - There is an uproar as The Crazees come out from the back and Itchy Richie has a chicken under his arm. A CHICKEN?!?!?! That’s right, he’s got a chicken … a cluckin’ pecker that tries to break free but to no avail. Richie says he felt bad that no one gave Tasha a valentine, so they got her a chicken! The fans go ballistic and The Crazees feel proud of themselves but Tasha isn’t having any of that! HERE COMES PRETTY IN PINK! - HANDICAP MATCH: The Crazees versus Pretty in Pink w/Tasha. All three members of Pretty in Pink hit the ring and Tasha forces a bell to kick off an impromptu handicap match in the Main Event. We have a brawl out of the gate and The Crazees hold their own for a bit as each shines in the early going but the numbers finally catch up as well as Tasha putting in her two cents every chance she gets. PiP double and triple teams their opponents at Tasha’s direction. The Crazees complain about hair pulling and tights held but it falls on deaf ears. Tasha is booed as she stands up for herself and her team and argues with the ref and The Crazees … We get a huge cheer from the fans as Misty Blue runs out from the back and makes a break for Tasha who backs away with a look of fear on her face. A woman comes out from the back carrying a Singapore cane. She nails Misty Blue from behind, knocking her to the ground. The ref calls for the bell as Tasha directs the woman to drag Misty Blue back into the ring by make a run for it when Shane Morton, Wild Dog, Tony Williams and Scotty Summers rush out to save Misty Blue. With the fans cheering in the background and the camera zooming in on the chicken walking around the studio, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

One of my old stomping grounds - Reunion Arena. Spent lots of time there watching The Dallas Mavericks in the 80's and 90's, indoor soccer and indoor football, the Barnum and Bailey's Circus to name a few events. Brings back memories that is for sure. Used to see The Missing Link come into a bar/restaurant I worked and sit at the bar for hours drinking. Quiet guy who kept to himself. You'd be surprised, fans would dig a good Abby vs. anyone match that resulted in bloody messes. I mean honestly, who was performing moves in an Abby match? It had good placement on the card, early and out of there. Things would only get better on the card. Destruction Crew winning was a surprise but then there was the blurb about Ricky and Robert leaving, so all is good. Don't see the DC as long term champs however, not with some of the other teams in the area. Muta winning was the right way to go and Mil as a difficult star to work makes sense as he's an easy loss to the roster which won't hurt the territory and sends a message to the rest of the locker room. Jack and Vader another surprise but makes sense with the Roadies also leaving the area. Hopefully, this can get revisted at a later date as there should be more good matches in there. Final two matches were decent enough. We get a Lawler Family win and a fireball - doesn't get more Mempho than that. DQ finish in the Main Event means we will eventually get more between the two and Luger is now solidly a heel, plain and simple. Good show and the fans should be happy with the bang for their buck.

Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling February 15th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia Announcers: Chris Cruise Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Host Cruise welcomes everyone to Championship Wrestling! He introduces the lovely Kimberly to the broadcast team who will be joining him from time to time on announce duties as well as interviews and whatever else we can get her involved in. He asks her about the big stack of postal bags here in the studio? She explains that this week, the fans have been writing in and sending packages to their favorite wrestlers here for Valentine’s Day with Shane Morton and Misty Blue getting the bulk of mail … - Here comes a pissed off Tasha who wants to know where her letters and packages are? Kimberly very politely tells her there doesn’t appear to be anything for her … in fact, no one in Pretty in Pink was sent anything. Tasha has a hissy fit and shoves Kimberly to the ground before storming off. - After helping Kimberly to her feet, Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - We come back and Cruise talks about the chaos and apologizes to Kimberly, stating he is sure we’ll be hearing from Commissioner Renesto about this! - They are joined by TV Champion, Shane Morton who talks about the world of Tasha and Pretty in Pink crashing in around her and today’s mixed tag match will only add to her woes. He’s ready, Misty Blue’s ready and these great fans are ready for it! - There is a cheer when Wild Dog joins our trio. Chris Cruise mentions Wild Dog’s comments from last week’s program about “deserving” a shot at Shane’s title. Wild Dog says that is right and he stands by that because without him … Shane Morton might not be standing here today with that title belt. The comment draws a few boos which Shane tries to play peacemaker with the fans. Shane says he’s a fighting champion because that is what these fans deserve and that was how he was raised … he’ll be happy to give Wild Dog a shot at the belt … all he asks is a little patience to deal with the Tasha and Pretty in Pink. Wild Dog says that is fair enough for him. - Tony Williams versus Danny Ray. Williams returns to the ring and finds himself in against a very game local boy who is cheered by the fans. Danny Ray, who looks like he is in high school, gets in a little offense but this one is mostly Tony Williams who gets the win with a tornado DDT to finish it off. After the match, the two shake hands and hug in the middle of the ring. ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Back from commercial and Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and runs down the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action. - Shane Morton © & Misty Blue versus The Bodacious Pretty Boy & Tasha The other two members of Pretty in Pink are sent to the back because neither man is able to produce a manager’s license and finally leave. Once underway, Shane and Misty Blue say hello with a double dropkick that send both opponents through the ropes to the outside. They celebrate in the center of the ring to the fans’ cheering. Morton and BPB have gotten lots of time in the ring against one another over the past few weeks and Morton takes the advantage, forcing BPB to take a beating and tag in his partner. There is a cheer as Shane tags in Misty Blue and Tasha wants no part of it, refusing to get into the ring despite the referee’s urging … Misty Blue brings her in the hard way, catapaulting her into the ring where she is able to beat her around the ring. After taking Tasha down, Misty Blue wraps up a leg and has Tasha slapping the mat in pain but refuses to surrender. The BPB gets in the ring to break up the hold but gets a drop kick from Shane for his trouble. All four wrestlers brawl in the middle of the ring until the referee is able to regain control, forcing the ladies to the outside. Shane misses a crossbody block and takes a stomping before the Pretty Boy scrambles for a pin attempt, only for Misty Blue to return the favor and stomp the BPB to break up the pin attempt. The girls are back in and Tasha gets in some offense with some closed fisted punches not seen by the ref. Misty Blue comes back and flattens Tasha with a drop toe hold, getting control of her leg, cranking on it and Tasha slaps the mat but the referee is out of position when The Bodacious Pretty Boy grabs him by his shirt. Tasha releases the hold, pushes the referee out of the way and nails the BPB with a forearm, knocking him from the apron. When Misty Blue returns to the action, she takes a face full of powder thrown by Tasha! THERE’S THE BELL AND THE DISQUALIFICATION! The Pink Assassin and Johnny Hotbody hit the ring but Morton is waiting! The fans go nuts! HERE COMES TONY WILLIAMS! HERE COMES SCOTTY SUMMERS! HERE COMES WILD DOG! Tasha and Pretty in Pink hightail it out of there! With the fans cheering in the background, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

I think labeling my criticisms of your shows to my preference of smaller rosters/smaller shows is highly inaccurate. If that were the case, I'd be saying the same thing on EVERY show and not just singling your shows out but that isn't the case at all. I believe several of the other promotions while large AND have rosters just as big as yours do things much differently. Please, take it for what it is worth, this is my opinion. One, there seems to be NO totem pole which makes a lack of focus. You want a hierarchy and half your roster is younger guys who should be losing to your top talents night in and night out. The focus appears, by your own admission, to get as many guys on your roster onto your shows under the criteria you listed what each of the shows represent. Fans want to see your top guys and if I was a fan presented each week by your "youngsters earning their dues" rather than seeing your top guys, I'd be pissed. Too much going on, too many wrestlers to keep track of and not enough of the top guys who deserve to be at the top being seen by the fan base. As far as the comic book analogy ... I get that but let's put that into perspective. There is a reason why Batman and Spiderman have multiple monthly books as well as spinoffs and guys like the Sub Mariner gets a series and it gets cancelled or reduced to a mini-series after so many issues. Think of that in terms of your top guys versus your young guys.

I do not envy Clyde Putnam, Samson Smith and Todd Rooney in their match. Hopefully, they were paid something a little extra because I would imagine them missing some dates after being manhandled by the Japanese contingent. Nice video package to sell the War Games show on the way out highlighting the top programs. Great way to sell it.

Bobby's comment about Brad cracking the Top 10 being adorable was funny. Nice pair of shows heading into WrestleWar with big statement from Sid (on the smallest guy, no less!). Good push to sell tickets on both shows. Should be a very good one.

That is a lot of matches. Probably could have whittled it down to 1 really good night of wrestling rather than make a payday for the full roster.