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He was an interesting character. https://slamwrestling.net/legend/caveman-broda/

Love the Behind the Scenes stuff as well as the News and Notes about what is going on in WWF-World. They and the posters are a wonderful addition to the league in general. Guessing the event posters are AI generated. What are you using?

Voiceover: You are watching Winnipeg’s Videon Channel 13. In the 10:00 pm timeslot, Winnipeg Pro Wrestling, followed by Winnipeg Today ... Winnipeg Pro Wrestling Episode 001 Shown Friday, August 21st, 1991 on Videon Channel 13 and periodically on Channel 11 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada We get a quick pan of the studio audience ready for wrestling action before settling in on announcer Wayne Stanton who welcomes everyone for tuning in this evening! Stanton talks about tonight’s program when 4 men in tie dyed shirts make their way out. The youngest one berates the fans before joining our host and putting down him, Canada and anything else to piss off the fans. The young man introduces THE DUNDEE FAMILY … he’s Jamie Dundee, then there’s Don E. Dundee, Chubby Dundee and the Book Guy is Freddie Joe Dundee. In Freddie Joe’s hands is a massive book with the title BOOK OF DUNDEE upon it. They are the best thing going here in Winnipeg and are ready to prove it! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x BREAK x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Voiceover: You are watching Winnipeg’s Videon Channel 13. In the 10:00 pm timeslot, Winnipeg Pro Wrestling, followed by Winnipeg Today … Also the repeat schedule of the program on Videon Channel 11 during the week. Not commercials in the normal sense but placards for local businesses and sponsors. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x BREAK x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x We are back and ready for action! MATCH 1: Bobby Jay versus Mr. Wrestling 37. Referee: Dave Gobeil. Pink clad Jay is the heel here as he talks a lot of smack to the fans and his opponent. Out of a side headlock, Jay roughs up the masked man with several fists out of the ref’s sight. 37 with a Suplex out of the headlock for pretty much his only offense before Jay gets his head back in the match and continues beating on 37, finishing him with a crossbody block off the middle ropes. We get a taped clip with Commissioner Gayle Sterling. She talks about next week’s program with tag team action AND THE LADIES! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x BREAK x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Voiceover: You are watching Winnipeg’s Videon Channel 13. In the 10:00 pm timeslot, Winnipeg Pro Wrestling, followed by Winnipeg Today … Also the repeat schedule of the program on Videon Channel 11 during the week. Not commercials in the normal sense but placards for local businesses and sponsors. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x BREAK x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x We return to Wayne Stanton who talks about the ladies coming in to Winnipeg to compete! Also, in tag team action, The Sterling Brothers will be here next week! MATCH 2: Robbie Royce versus Don E. Dundee w/his Entourage. Referee: Dave Gobeil. Stanton talks about the rookie Royce being a very good wrestler despite his young age and time in the business. The ref has trouble with Jamie Dundee who refuses to leave the ring apron for the floor until he is threatened to be sent to the back along with the rest of the entourage. Royce does well against the Dundee but runs into a numbers game as the other three Dundee’s get involved time and again. Thanks to the fans pointing it out loudly, Dave Gobeil catches the Dundees in the act and disqualifies them, giving the win to the rookie Robbie Royce by disqualification. With the match over, the rest of the Dundees hit the ring and attack Royce from behind. Freddie Joe blasts Royce from behind with the large Book of Dundee. They stomp the man while he is down as announcer Wayne Stanton calls this despicable and wants help from the back … The song hits the studio and the fans go nuts! IT’S CAVEMAN BRODA! Armed with his short club, he goes to town on the Dundees with Jamie Dundee bolting from the ring. The Dundee mouthpiece yanks his kin from the ring and makes a beeline for the back with the fans booing them as Royce and Broda celebrate inside the ring ...

Looking at the roster, the Sterling Brothers are probably the most talented of the lot for 1991. Jason had a decent run in Texas in the late 80s and his brother who was pretty much retired by this point was still making appearances, wrestling with his brother throughout the 90s and with his father (the Missing Link) who still taking bookings. Jason had returned home to Canada and opened a school for a short period of time.

Winnipeg Pro Wrestling presents: House Show #4 August 18th, 1991 The Chalmers Community Center Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Tuesday evening of action with a House Show at the Chalmers Community Center! The Matches - Robby Royce pinned Mr. Wrestling #37. - Kitty Karson beat Sandy Partlow. - Bobby Jay submitted Richie Acevedo. - The Sterlings won by count out over The Pink Panthers. The Happenings - The Sterlings opened the show with an interview and were jumped by The Pink Panthers. The masked men were run off but the Sterling Brothers said they’d get them back before the end of the evening. - The rookie Robby Royce continued his winning ways. - Veteran Kitty Karson has beaten veteran Sandy Partlow for the third time in four matches. - The Sterling Brothers thoroughly beat the masked men who ran for safety and didn’t come back.

The Madril segments have been fun. Looking forward to next week and his tag match. Comedy gold. The Pedecino piece is a nice add to the whole thing showing there is other wrestling out there, especially the mention of Winnipeg. Hometown Graham with enough of a tough time with the Missing Link has ti also worry about Iaukea. Those are unbeatable odds.

Okay, a different font, also typewriter font which is hopefully a little better.

No one would be surprised by Gordy/Hansen finish ... absolutely no one. Koloff/Murdoch in a Chain match would have been my odds on favorite to win a Russian Chain match. I can imagine that being both bloody and brutal, very much so. Have a few of those matches, your pretty boys aren't going to be so pretty anymore. Armstrong family represented well this evening and Bullet Bob will probably get to flex his muscles a bit next week. I love the days when a sleeper hold and an abdominal stretch were something to be feared. Kudos to Tommy Rich putting Rip Rogers to sleep.

Too small or the font itself?

Winnipeg Pro Wrestling Videon Cable on the Public Access Channel 11 Television tapings at the Chalmers Community Center Owners - Wayne Stanton & Gayle Sterling

Okay ... wife's triple hernia surgery got me behind. Going to start fresh and new as we go on the road again, taking things to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. With that, we release: Commisioner: Tom Renesto Jr. Commentary: Chris Cruise Allen Martin Angel Acevedo Bob Shoup Bodacious Pretty Boy Brother Love Bruno Laurer (Downtown Bruno) Chad Austin Dennis Allen Dirty White Girl Frank Mullins Johnny Weiss JT Smith Kat Leroux Ken Jugan Louie Spicolli Misty Blue Simmes Scotty Summers Shane Morton Tasha Simone Todd Morton Tony Williams Tony Faulk Tony Stetson The following will be coming to Winnipeg: Chubby Dudley Don Allen Jamie Dundee Nate Whitlock Richie Acevedo Terri Powers We also select Free Agents: Announcer/Owner: Wayne Stanton Referee: Dave Gobeil Bobby Jay Caveman Broda Frank Starr (Piche) Gail Sterling Jason Sterling Joe Lightfoot Kitty Karson Mark Sterling Robby Royce Sandy Partlow Terry Joe Silverspoon Winona Little Heart

Welcome back.

West Virginia sends the Nightmares to UWF - Florida.

West Virginia signs Jamie Dundee, Tony Stetson & Terri Powers.

From the July 5th Beckley Register.

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling June 28th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia The Opening Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly. Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock https://i.postimg.cc/BbX5Cdpj/Chris_Kim_USE_SM.png - Our hosts welcome everyone to the program and all the talk is of the upcoming 4th of July show at the Armory. On top of the big matches already talked about … we will be crowning a tag team champion. Four teams will compete TODAY for that shot in the finals on the 4th of July! Hype! Hype! Hype! The Matches - Scotty Summers and Tony Williams defeat The Dudleys. - The Nightmares advance beating The Crazees. - DARK MATCH: The Nightmares pin The Bodacious Pretty Boy of The Love Connection w/Brother Love. The Happenings - Commissioner Renesto with a segment to hype a 4th of July Card at the Armory and Johnny Hotbody defending his title against the new #1 Contender, Wild Dog. Tickets are already on sale and going fast! - Tag Tournament to crown Champions – 4 teams involved today with advancing to the Armory on the 4th. - Summers and Williams with a relatively easy time advancing in their match. - The Crazees put up more of a fight but are finally beaten by the better team. - Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling! - After the match, Brother Love, The Bodacious Pretty Boy and Johnny Hotbody came out with Love wanting to know why the best tag team in all of West Virginia was not involved in the tournament. He is sure it was a slight oversight by Commissioner Renesto and despite that, Brother Love still LOVES HIM! The Love Connection however isn’t all that happy and want a match against the Nightmares and if they beat them want their spot in the finals! Bit of a barnburner as both teams go all out. In the end, The Nightmares prove to be the tag team specialists and move on!

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling June 21st, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia The Opening Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly. Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Our hosts welcome everyone to the program and all the talk is of the new #1 Contender, Wild Dog and as we went off the air, Wild Dog and Johnny Hotbody battled it out in the ring with Wild Dog getting the win by countout as Brother Love yanked Hotbody from the ring and the match. - Brother Love with his “I Love You” schtick is out for the second week in a row. The fans start to boo as he tells them he loves them before calling out Tasha. She comes out alone and gets a hearty cheer from the fans making her smile and wave. Brother Love “loves her” but wants to get right down to business and talks about her time with Pretty in Pink and after disappointing her, she fired them all. He understands her pain and wants to know if she has any regrets firing them? She says she’s in a MUCH better place right now than she ever was with PiP … and NO, she has NO REGRETS. B. Love is happy to hear that she has moved on totally because he would like to introduce her to his “LOVE CONNECTION”. He is joined by the Bodacious Pretty Boy and Kat LaRue who both surround her menacingly until Tony Williams runs out from the back! The Matches - Scotty Summers and JT Smith with a Time Limit Draw. - The Love Connection beat Tony Williams and Miss Tasha. - DARK MATCH: Wild Dog, Tony Williams, Shane Morton and Miss Tasha ran off The Love Connection, Johnny Hotbody and the Cuban Assassin w/Brother Love. The Happenings - Commissioner Renesto with a segment to hype a 4th of July Card at the Armory and Johnny Hotbody defending his title against the new #1 Contender, Wild Dog. Tickets are already on sale and going fast! - Decent opening match to kick things off between two respectful babyfaces. A time limit draw and a handshake afterwards. - Williams ran circles around the Bodacious Pretty Boy and had him in all kinds of trouble often and early. Miss Tasha showed she could go in the ring as well, surprising Kat LaRue. Brother Love was the difference here, tripping up Williams giving his team the victory. - Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling! - After the match, Johnny Hotbody came out and put the boots to Williams while Tasha was held in place and forced to watch. Shane Morton and Wild Dog were out to the rescue followed by the Cuban Assassin which led to a second match as the show went off the air. Brother Love and company were eventually run off.

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling June 14th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia The Opening Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly. Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Our hosts welcome everyone to the program and all the talk is Shane Morton and The Cuban Assassin. The Assassin is dangerous and unpredictable and Shane is determined to kick him out of West Virginia. Kim thinks doing that with Tasha by his side is a Fool’s Plan because he needs all his attention on the Cuban Assassin. She predicts Tasha will stab him in the back somehow. - Brother Love with his “I Love You” schtick plays the babyface and lays it on thick before talking about the Champion needing a challenger to really shine. Since the former champ is “too scared”, we need someone else to do the job. Love sat down with the Commissioner and today, we have a Battle Royal to determine who the new #1 Contender is! And whoever that might be will face Johnny Hotbody at the Armory on the 4th of July! The Matches - Louie Spicolli beat Rob Van Winkle. - Wild Dog won a Battle Royal to be named the #1 Contender. - DARK MATCH: Wild Dog with the win by Count Out over Johnny Hotbody.. The Happenings - Commissioner Renesto with a segment to hype a 4th of July Card at the Armory and Johnny Hotbody defending his title against the new #1 Contender. - The rookie Spicolli looked good in beating the “Wrestling School Dropout” Rob Van Winkle. - Shane Morton & Tasha talked to our hosts with Morton wanting a match against the Cuban Assassin at the Armory on the 4th. Kimberly talked a bit about what she said earlier of not trusting Tasha. Shane is more trusting and with Misty Blue leaving the territory, having someone watching his back allows him to concentrate on his opponents. - We FINALLY get the video highlight package of Misty Blue – the beautiful woman who could really go in the ring and did many a time here at Championship Wrestling. - Wild Dog outlasted a packed ring of wrestlers to become the new #1 Contender.. - Wild Dog didn’t have to wait long before getting Hotbody in the ring. The two wrestled after the program went off the air with the masked man have Hotbody in a bit of trouble before Brother Love yanked the champ from the ring. - Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

*Trying a new short form format. Let me know if you like it or don't.* John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling June 7th, 1991 TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios Oak Hill, West Virginia The Opening Announcers: Chris Cruise & Kimberly. Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock - Our hosts welcome everyone to the program and the talk is last week’s title match with our NEW champion Johnny Hotbody and his new manager, Brother Love. Top that off with Tasha switching sides and joining Shane Morton. Commissioner Renesto called for an immediate rematch but the former champion asked to put that on hold as he wanted to take care of the Cuban Assassin first. The Matches - The Nightmares over The Crazees. - Johnny Blast surrenders to The Cuban Assassin. - DARK MATCH: Shane Morton and The Cuban Assassin battled it out. The Happenings - Brother Love had a segment where he talked of Tasha rejoining the fold. - The Nightmares showed why they are the Cream of the Crop when it comes to tag team wrestling here. - Tasha had a response for Brother Love, leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind – “been there, done that and it didn’t work”. She’ll stick by Shane Morton’s side … IF he will have her. - First match on tv for unpredictable Cuban Assassin. Johnny Blast took a beating and gave up. - After going off the air, Shane Morton and The Cuban Assassin mixed it up in the ring for a good 8 – 10 minutes before the locker room cleared and the two were pulled apart. - 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! Standing there wearing the TV Titlebelt around his waist – IT IS JOHNNY HOTBODY! “You’re looking at YOUR NEW TV Champion and there isn’t a thing you can do about it! John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program. Championship Wrestling May 31st, 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. That’s right – if you weren’t at the Armory on Memorial Day – you missed Johnny Hotbody winning the title from Shane Morton! LET’S JUST ROLL THE TAPE! - Carnage in the ring with a bloody Hotbody standing over a bloody Shane Morton and the referee is out on the mat. Here comes Tasha, who fired every member of Pretty in Pink, hitting the ring and nailing Hotbody from behind with a low blow. Outside the ring, she is screaming for Shane to get up and pounds the ring apron. The Cuban Assassin shows and drags Hotbody to lay across Morton before slapping the ref awake. Referee Nate Whitlock weakly slaps the mat for the 1! 2! 3! - Commissioner Renesto makes his way out. He talks about the video tape we just saw and although two wrongs do not make a right with Tasha and the Cuban Assassin both interfering in the match, he is ordering an IMMEDIATE REMATCH FOR THE TITLE! - The fans cheer as Shane Morton comes out shaking hands and thanks the fans for their support throughout his title reign. He’s faced anyone and everyone put in front of him and hasn’t asked for any favors or special treatment … BUT … now, he’s going to ask for a favor … Shane Morton doesn’t want a rematch right away with Johnny Hotbody … WHAT HE WANTS IS THE CUBAN ASSASSIN! - Tasha comes out to a mixed reaction. She wants to say one thing to Shane Morton and only one thing … she is sorry for all the grief she put him through. She was selfish and surrounded herself with equally selfish people and it took a lesson from one of the good ones, to teach her that. Gone is the pink outfit and mean demeanor as the jean clad beauty walks to the back followed by whistles, catcalls and cheers … with far LESS booing. - Chris Cruise throws it to a commercial break! ----- COMMERCIAL BREAK ----- - Cruise and Kimberly talk about the previous segment and Kimberly isn’t buying it. Once a rat, always a rat. Shane better watch himself around her. Chris Cruise doesn’t know what to make of things though he thinks Tasha was being sincere. Kimberly says that Cruise has A LOT to learn about women, especially ones like her! - Red faced man who looks and sounds like a preacher breaks out into gospel preaching Peace and Love and Brother Love has come to West Virginia to preach the word! He then calls the Pink Assassin out from the back and wishes him nothing but Peace and Love in his time of need … and now, is that time of need when the forces against him have shown anything BUT Peace and Love. Fear not … Brother Love comes bearing news of Peace and Love as well as an opportunity … TODAY … The Pink Assassin will not be cast out into the cold but taken into the bosom of Peace and Love and given an opportunity of a life time … a shot at the Televsion Title held by Johnny Hotbody! - Cruise can’t believe it … who is this Brother Love to come in here and offer someone a shot at the title? Kimberly wants to know what the catch is … nothing in this world is free and if it is too good to be true … it probably is! 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. - We were supposed to have had a match before the break until this Brother Love came to the ring as well as a video clip of Misty Blue’s time here in Championship Wrestling. Having beaten Kat LaRoux at every turn and seeing Pretty in Pink dissolve, Misty Blue has moved on from the territory – we’ll play that clip right here next week! - TV Title Match: Johnny Hotbody © versus The Pink Assassin. The former Pretty in Pink members have words before the bell is rung and referee Bruno Laurer is forced to break the pair apart in order to get the match started. No love lost here as the pair go to war very quickly. Back and forther with near pinfalls from both and the fans more on the side of the Pink Assassin. With time winding down, Hotbody I able to secure the three count with his feet on the ropes for added leverage. - After the match, Brother Love and Kat LaRoux come to the ring to celebrate with Hotbody and to put the boots to the Pink Assassin. - With the fans booing, Chris Cruise signs off with a reminder to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

Is Tim Horner going to make it to his tag match in Johnson City after taking a piledriver? Not if he sells it he isn't. You have a good handle on SMW and a solid corp that was there and guys who were not in real life but fit the territory very well.

Smaller roster and more of the smaller high school gyms per week keep the guys making money rather than them looking to go elsewhere with more and higher payouts. Plus some of that trickles down to the owners to out a little in theirs as well.