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The plan sounds solid enough - gather up TV, put on local shows and a bigger show in a 4 to 6 week spread. Another thing to remember here ... YOU are the only guy in town as far as Tennessee goes, so getting your product into Memphis might not be such a horrible or impossible idea. You might consider cutting costs/saving money by whittling down your roster a bit - you can get to where you want to be with say 40 people rather than 60 and 20 of them loaned out. Run smaller TV - 30 minutes, less matches - SELL, SELL, SELL. Focus on less programs and run them longer than a month which is easy to do. Don't hotshot your programs - YOU program the fans - give them YOUR stars on a weekly basis. Make it quality over quantity.

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 April 19th, 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 this week’s Championship Wrestling. Talk to start things off is the Armory Show on Friday, May 1, Shane Morton defends his title against Johnny Hotbody, the new #1 Contender! The ladies will be in action when Misty Blue goes one-on-one with Kat LaRoux in an Anything Goes Match! - Speaking of Johnny Hotbody, he will be in action today taking on the Wild Dog who was not here last week for the big tag match … we hope to get a few words in with him today as well. - Shifting gears, The Cuban Assassin is the topic of discussion and what happened last week here on television when he left his match and carried off Tasha who was saved by Shane Morton. The Cuban Assassin is unpredictable … it’s a mixed bag of nuts for either party when he comes onto the scene. Kimberly thinks Tasha bit off more than she can chew when she brought him in to take care of Shane Morton and it has seemingly backfired on her. - Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Mountain Dew Kid versus Danny Ray. Squash match that is all the MD Kid who shows off his high flying arsenal that has the fans on their feet for much of the match. - Wild Dog joins our hosts after the match and talks about not being in last week’s match. Turns out that he was in the studio ready for the match but was blindsided by the Cuban Assassin. After being hit in the back of the head, he was dumped out back and missed the match. WD is just happy Tony Williams was available and the Good Guys won but that was last week … and now the Wild Dog is looking for some paybacks … he challenges The Cuban Assassin to a match at the Armory … let’s see what he can do face-to-face! - Cruise throws it to a commercial break. ----- 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. - Wild Dog versus Johnny Hotbody w/Tasha. Some words between Hotbody and the fans before the bell. Slow developing match as the two trade moves. Things pick up and become more hard hitting for a bit as they exchange blows. - The Cuban Assassin makes an appearance and makes a beeline for Tasha. She kicks and screams as he roughly throws her over his shoulder and starts for the back. - HERE COMES SHANE MORTON TO THE RESCUE! Morton unloads fists on the Cuban with Tasha able to escape his clutches. They exchange outside the ring until Hotbody gets wind of Morton being ringside. Abandoning the match and the ring, Hotbody attacks Morton. There is a 2-on-1 outside the ring while the referee continues his count. He calls for the bell and hands the victory to Wild Dog by count out. With the match over, Wild Dog joins on the outside and evens things up. - With the fans cheering the good guys on, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

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 April 12th, 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 this week’s Championship Wrestling. - The fans cheer as the Commissioner Tom Renesto Jr. joins our hosts. He gets right to business to not take away from today’s program. Today, we have an 8-Man tag team match with Pretty in Pink and the Cuban Assassin taking on the team of Shane Morton, Wild Dog and the Nightmares. Unfortunately, Wild Dog is not here with us today, so Tony Williams will be substituting for him in the match and because of the ramifications and the numbers involved, this match will encompass the entirety of our television time. - Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - 8-Man Tag Team Match: Shane Morton ©, The Nightmares and Tony Williams versus Pretty in Pink and the Cuban Assassin w/Tasha. All eight men look ready to go as referee Nate Whitlock tries to keep the two teams separated before the bell. Shane and the Pink Assassin start off the match before the Nightmares take over and show their tag team skills and double teaming to perfection. - Several times, the Cuban Assassin rushes into the ring allowing Pretty in Pink to take advantage of the referee’s attention elsewhere to take over and gain control which leads to several occasions of all 8 men getting into the ring. - Cruise throws it to a commercial break with the Nightmares double dropkicking #1 Contender Johnny Hotbody through the ropes and to the outside! DO NOT GO AWAY! ----- 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 before getting back to the match already in progress. - Things pick up as we get our first of the near pinfalls with Shane getting the Pink Assassin down only to have it broken up by Hotbody. On the outside, Tasha is screaming at the referee to watch the other corner. - Tony Williams gets caught in the ring for an extended period of time and is worked over but is able to not get pinned. Shane Morton is able to make the hot tag in and goes to town clearing the ring before going toe-to-toe with Johnny Hotbody with both men throwing right hands at each other. Bodacious Pretty Boy tags himself in as does Tony Williams following his moment’s breather. - The Cuban Assassin leaves the ring and heads towards the back but is confronted by Tasha, telling him to get back to the ring. He grabs her up and throws her over his shoulder and continues towards the back with her screaming. - Shane Morton gives chase while the Nightmares battle it out on the outside of the ring against Hotbody and the Pink Assassin. Inside the ring, the Bodacious Pretty Boy watches Tasha get carried off and Tony Williams uses the distraction to his advantage, rolling up BPB for the 1! 2! 3! -Morton saves Tasha from the Cuban Assassin and carries her back to the ring before Pretty in Pink rushes her away. Inside the ring the Bodacious Pretty Boy argues with the referee about his tights being pulled as Morton, Williams and the Nightmares celebrate their victory. - With the fans cheering the good guys in the ring, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

Did some catching up myself and have to say I enjoyed the direction WCW is taking. Very good and interesting stuff going on here.

West Virginia signs Brother Love.

Good win by the Perez Boys with a little help from their "friends". Well, maybe not their friends but it all worked out in their favor. Pretty sure this won't sit well with Jackie and TCB. I have to think that Hulk Hogan in 1991 is the "Cream of the AWA Crop" and is going to walk out of there as the champion unless there are some shenanigans going on. With Gerry Morrow being a "Persona Non Grata" in the AWA that he is, you would think they would rename the Champagne Slam? Lastly, I find it funny that the American Wrestling Association really is an International hub featuring so many stars representing Canada, Mexico, Japan, England, Puerto Rico.

You have SMW down well. Good stuff here. Getting to Mantell/Austin quick rather than letting it stew a little and build for a big showdown (and money). This is one of your bigger money makers, I think at this point in their careers. Orndorff is a good add to the area and could cause some havoc at or near the top of the food chain. Wild Eyed Southern Boys with a good win regardless of who the legal men in the ring were. The fans obviously don't care about things like that if the faces are "bending the rules" here and there. One question ... why did the show end with a picture of Jeff Jarrett?

Ric Flair is starting to get warmed up. Only a matter of time before Tito Santana's title reign will be a thing of the past. I do both ... layout some of my own stuff like the Magazine but use AI with some of the West Virginia pictures. I think the magazines have turned out well while I have had some mixed results with AI (ChatGPT and Artspace.AI).

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 April 5th, 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 and wishing them all a Happy Easter. All banter about candy and Easter egg hunts before turning their attention back to wrestling. - The fans cheer as the Television Champ, Shane Morton comes out carrying an Easter basket. He rounds the seats and hands out candy to all the kids and some adults before joining our hosts. They welcome him to the program before asking about his match two weeks ago at the Armory and his victory over The Wild Dog. Shane praises his opponent for giving him a tough match. He talks about being a fighting champion and will wrestle anyone put in front of him … his next two obstacles being the new #1 Contender, Johnny Hotbody and the Cuban Assassin who has been lurking around. Cruise mentions him being here because of a bounty put out by Tasha … or at least, that is what the rumor is … Shane says he’ll be taking them both on soon enough and prove to Tasha that she bit off more than she could chew when she decided to take on Shane Morton! - The Crazees come out after Shane leaves and stand there looking out both of our hosts. Lil Frank holds a hand out and Itchy Ritchie says he wants some candy. When Cruise says he has none, the two walk off looking disappointed. - Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - The Nightmares versus Bob Clancy & Johnny Blast The masked Nightmares work like a well-oiled unit and work over the youngsters, not giving them any hope in this match for a win. It is a drubbing that is finally put to bed with a double dropkick. - After the match, they excitedly join our hosts. They are happy to be in the territory and are happy to test themselves and the rest of the tag teams here in Championship Wrestling! ----- 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 before he and Kimberly discuss the Nightmares. They are a Southern tag team staple and are sure to give any team here a run for their money. - Non- Title Match: Shane Morton © versus Dennis Allen. The champ comes out and celebrates with the kids before getting into the ring. After shaking hands, Shane gets to work and easily works over his opponent. Light workout here in anticipation of much harder matches down the road for his belt. Morton with the win via the Flying Cross Body Block. - Cheers turn to boos as Tasha leads Pretty in Pink to the ring. Joining them is The Cuban Assassin. Cruise does not like these odds at all as the heels get a 4 on 1 advantage but Morton is game and motions for them to get into the ring. Very short lived disadvantage … here comes The Wild Dog … here comes The Nightmares and everything is all evened up but Tasha pulls her troops back. - With the fans cheering the good guys in the ring, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

I don't think you can go wrong with Austin as one of your top pieces here in SMW. Nice to see some familiar real life SMW wrestlers here. Koloff and Zuhkov make for great heels that will be hated by everyone. Koloff is a ring vet, can still go in the ring and can bring the hard-core element to the territory.

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 29th, 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 last week’s program and the Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership won by Johnny Hotbody of Pretty in Pink. They also add that Hotbody and the Pink Assassin eliminated teammate the Bodacious Pretty Boy, the former #1. Kimberly says they didn’t even want him competing in the Battle Royal to begin with for some reason. - They turn their attention to Friday night at the Armory with all three members of Pretty in Pink duking it out. We get a clip of th action from the Armory and the match in question as all three PiP members beat the stuffing out of each other. Other than the pink outfits, it was hard to tell they worked together at all. They battled all around the arena before eventually being counted out. Cruise says he would not want to be Tasha right now! - Speaking of Tasha, she comes out to boos and joins our hosts, She says they are trying to stir up trouble where there is none. The boys needed to blow off a little steam and now that it is out of the way, we can move forward! In fact, they are in action today taking on Tony Williams and the Crazees. - Kimberly smiles as she talks about PiP not being her only cause for concern with Kat LaRoux being pinned by Misty Blue. This seems to get under Tasha’s collar as she was inhumanly handcuffed to the ring ropes and held against her will! Cruise says to be fair, her continued interference was the reason for the handcuffing. Opponents should not have to deal with your wrestlers on top of dealing with you throughout the match. In any case, Tasha is not happy about it and her lawyers will be speaking to the West Virginia State Athletic Commission to get some answers and justice for her! As far as Kat LaRoux goes … she’ll get the job done or will be replaced! - And that brings us to Kimberly asking Tasha if SHE is the one behind the Cuban Assassin coming to the territory? Tasha says that is a stupid question … wrestlers like the Cuban Assassin … Abdullah the Butcher … The Sheikh are forces of nature, widing up where the Winds of Wrestling Violence take them. They come in for a short period of time, create chaos and havoc then leave, just like that. The fact the Cuban Assassin showed up when she said she would bring in people to take care of things is just a coincidence. No, she did not put out a Bounty on Shane Morton’s head! - Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Scotty Summers versus Danny Ray One-sided match with Summers easily getting the better of the rookie Danny Ray. For his part, Ray is cheered by the fans afterwards. - After the match, Johnny Hotbody comes out alone as the fans boo him. He waves if off as he joins our hosts. He talks about being the guy to beat Shane Morton and take his title. When asked about Pretty in Pink, he says he doesn’t have time for that with one thing on his mind … Shane Morton’s title! ----- 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. - Pretty in Pink w/Tasha versus The Crazees and Tony Williams. 6-man action in our main event. Just a few weeks back, Shane Morton and The Crazees beat Pretty in Pink, will they do any better this time around, especially with some bad blood between them? The action starts off fast and furious but before long things start to break down for Pretty in Pink with missed tags and opportunities while Williams and the Crazees work well together. Johnny Hotbody refuses to tag in for the Bodacious Pretty Boy, leaving the Pink Assassin to take the brunt of action against him. Unable to tag in Pink Assassin who has taken a beating, Bodacious Pretty Boy stands in his corner as Hotbody drops off the ring apron and leaves for the back. Tony Williams is able to inside cradle BPB and roll him up for the three count! - With the fans cheering the victory in the background, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

I will.

Alright, I will have to check this out.

What else/Where else?

Tito's a transitional top champ. The WWF is the Nature Boy's playground and maybe he'll allow the rest to play in it.