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Two really good cards here - really enjoyed night one. Tag tournament under way with some really good match ups to kick it off. You give some of the younger guys time to show what they could do in Brian Christopher and Lou Perez. Dustin having to face a more seasoned big guy comes out on the short end of the match but shows what his potential future might hold as a superstar in the making. Good story with Hughes and Steamboat - one day enemies, perhaps the next standing together against a common enemy. Cornette comes out ahead in this one. Count me in as a fan of the Cheetah Kid picking up the Light Heavy title. Would not be surprised to see more matches against Pillman who now becomes the chaser. Solid division with loads of people now chasing CK. Night two and more of the tournament, whittling away at the contestants. Could not go wrong with the Southern Boys and the Malenkos in the finals and will admit, I pegged the Malenkos winning. Happy to see Starr and Scotty pick up the win and tag titles. Way more than enough teams here to compete against them. They really have to watch over their shoulders because the numbers of potential opponents is high. Great match between Hennig and Windham. The added extra of the injured shoulder keeps Hennig strong in losing and the fans guessing on what might have been IF he were totally healthy?

Pre-taping Match Bruno Spazzinsky & Jamie Dundee defeat the Arkansas Terrors when Dark Journey's interference backfires and she hits her own man with her shoe. International Pro Wrestling Excited Voiceover: You are watching International Pro Wrestling from the KAIT Channel 8 television studios! Wrestling action whizzes by quickly over music, showing the stars of International Pro Wresting. Drop kick here, monkey flip there, big swinging neck breaker there. When the music comes to a stop, the camera pans the studio and the loud studio audience ready for some wrestling action! Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice welcome everyone to International Pro Wrestling's exciting "Power Half Hour"! Buddy Lee and Bert talk about the tag team match before the show started and the fans are still howling. They are joined by the victorious duo who are cheered by the fans and talk about a lot more of that for Dark Journey's men. Both talk about taking care of business before worrying about anything down the road, whether it is in singles matches or as a tag team ... their #1 concern is Dark Journey. Buddy Lee talks about Brian Knighton joining Dark Journey and Dundee isn't too worried about it, they've got one-on-one, tag teams or if they want to go 6-man, they have it covered! UH OH! HERE COMES DARK JOURNEY! She's got something to say but first ... THE SLAP HEARD AROUND WRESTLING! She lets loose across Jamie Dundee's face! Bruno steps in and holds his partner back from retaliating as Dark Journey talks about having an answer for them TONIGHT IN PARAGOULD! The Terrors join the party and we have a scrum in the studio as Buddy Lee throws it to a commercial! x-x-x-x-x COMMERCIAL BREAK x-x-x-x-x We go to the ring for our first match of the evening ... Match #1 #1 Contender Tournament Tim Renesto versus The Enforcer Buddy and Bert talk about today's matches as the Tournament continues. The speedy Renesto keeps the masked Enforcer off his game and is able to pin hm with a flying crossbody block. Bert Prentice reminds everyone ... TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! IPW returns to the Paragould High School in Paragould, Arkansas. Doors open at 6 and bell time is 7 sharp! The stars of International Pro Wrestling will all be in action! Speaking of tonight ... our hosts are joined by Debbie T. Wild who will be on tonight's card. Wild is excited to be here bringing women's wrestling to the people of Arkansas. She hopes that some of the World's top stars will come to Arkansas to wrestle. Buddy Lee sends us to a commercial break! x-x-x-x-x COMMERCIAL BREAK x-x-x-x-x We return to the program with Bert and Buddy having been joined by IPW Champion Bill Ash on commentary. Ash, of course, is not impressed by the matches he's seen so far thinking this is nothing but a big waste of time because quite frankly, none of these wrestlers are up to Ash's standards. Bert takes exception to that, saying that Tim Renesto and Pat Rose both put Ash through the wringer and are both poised to take that title around Ash's waist. Buddy Lee steps in to play peacemaker as he calls the action ... Match #2 #1 Contender Tournament Cody Michaels versus the Zebra Kid No information on the newcomer as a fired Michaels throws him all around the ring with a series of armdrags. Zebra answers with a few of his own and wastes time strutting around the ring before turning back to Michaels who sends him over several more times. Things get heated as the Zebra complains to the referee. Out of a side headlock, Zebra with several closed fisted punches draws the ire of the fans who pint out the rules infraction to the referee who keeps trying to get into better position. Michales adjusts his weight and lifts Zebra Kid and falls back with a suplex. He covers for a two count and a kick out. The two go back and forth before slugging it out in the center of the ring. Zebra Kid is wobbled but strikes back with an eye rake. While Buddy Lee calls the eye rake, Bill Ash saw no such thing and wants to know why they are speaking badly of the far superior wrestler. Ash would not be surprised if this was one of his former students under the hood. Bert wouldn't be surprised either as this guy cheats just as much as Ash! Zebra with several near pinfalls but Cody digs down deep to kick out. A handful of tights and feet up on the ropes for added leverage is what Zebra Kid needs to get the win and move on in the tournament. The fans boo and Bill Ash gives a standing ovation for the masked man. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice with a big thank you and a reminder to join us next week for more International Pro Wrestling action! The program ends with Bill Ash and Bert Prentice arguing.

Sold show that was well built to. Good win for Scott Putski over a pretty big guy. Hopefully, he can use that and move into another program. Was a bit surprised that Busick picked up the win. Sure a DQ but I am sure he'll happily take the victory. Successful debut for the Warrior. I imagine the only ones surprised by it are Charland and Frenchy Larryland for the win. Makes me happy. Chris Adams and Nikita in one of the better matches on the card and Nikita comes out on top. Huge win for him. Colon and Brown did not disappoint. Bloody match as expected which could have gone either way.

Let me know who you'd like some info on and I would be happy to supply what I have/know. I will say that almost everyone on the roster was picked for a reason and just a random add.

Cody Michaels 2. Cody Michaels - 8-20-1988 - TV Studio - Defeated Bill Ash 1. Bill Ash - 3-31-1988 - ASU Armory, Jonesboro, Arkansas - Defeated Pat Rose in a Tournament Plowboy Frazier & Bruno 2. Plowboy Frazier & Bruno - 8-7-1988 - Conway High School, Conway, Arkansas versus Tojo Yamamoto & the New Guinea Headhunter 1. Tojo Yamamoto & the New Guinea Headhunter - 7-4-1988 - Greene County Fairgrounds, Paragould, Arkansas Winner of Best of Seven Series versus Reno Riggins & Dancing Wolf (4-2)

Nice series of shows. Not a good couple of days for McGee, sent out, brought back, hammered pretty hard by Lightfoot and then given his walking papers, again. Speaking of Lightfoot, going from McGee to Wahoo is a big step up in my opinion. Thinking this is going to be stiff. Jimmy and Ronnie is just getting started and should hit full stride pretty quickly. Looking forward to the brackets of the CC. Going to be a super show.

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Three very good cards. Big win for Buddy Rose and Muscle Beach. The win might vault Muscle Beach's prospects in the tag division just a bit though to be honest, they will need more victories over top teams and top tag teams this place is full of. You got big guys, you got technical guys and you got a bunch of brawling guys. Very deep tag division if you ask me. Some very solid light heavyweights as well who are all future champions in their own right. Brian Pillman is on a roll and is going to be a very tough nut to crack, though on any given night, I wouldn't be surprised if Pillman was beaten.

WCW got instantly better with DDP added as an announcer. I always remember him as being "something different" and being a lot of fun with tons of energy. I sure hope that isn't Mike Wallace the newscaster moonlighting. I like Koko but not his chances against Muta in any kind of match. Sure he is a decent wrestler but Muta is something special. Imagine that ... Dusty Rhodes getting busted open! Even with Bam Bam Bigelow by his side, I think this is just the beginning of the bloodletting. Still, together they really are a team to beat and could see them as one of the top tag teams should they decide to chase the titles down the road.

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TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! International Pro Wrestling 4-8-1988 Greene County Fair Grounds Paragould, Arkansas A Saturday night wrestling at the Greene County Fair Grounds Pavillion, bringing the best in wrestling action! Hosts Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice welcome everyone to the show, promising exciting wrestling action! Match #1 The American versus Johnny Weiss The flag waving American comes in and gets right to work. He has Weiss "crying uncle" with a figure four leglock. Match #2 Mountain Lou versus Tim Renesto. David versus Goliath. The speedy Renesto stays out of the way of the big man and wears him down with hit and run tactics. Lou comes crashing down when Renesto comes flying off the top rope with a flying body press. Match # 3 Jamie Dundee, Bruno Spazzinsky & Plowboy Frazier versus The Arkansas Terrors & Brian Knighton w/Dark Journey Six man action that sees the Plowboy take down all three opponents in the early going. Each man given time to shine in what could be considered a "B-Card" with some of the top talent given time off for Easter. Several comedy spots that sees Jamie Dundee chase Dark Journey around the ring with her screaming bloody murder before being pulled to the outside. Spazzinsky flattens everyone on the outside with a dive off the top. Things go bad for the faces when DJ's new hired gun takes down both Dundee and Spazzinsky with a double clothesline before getting nearly knocked out of his boots by Plowboy. Dark Journey with a spritz of something in the eyes allowed Knighton to pick up the pinfall on the big guy with no one to save him. Intermission. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice thank everyone for coming out this evening and wish everyone a Happy Easter. Match #4 Reno Riggins versus the New Guinea Headhunter No Tojo to keep his man in check for a hard hitting mosh that sees Riggins busted open early. The two go back and forth until the Headhunter is able to slap his nerve hold on Riggins. Does not look good but with the fans scream support, is able to get to the ropes. The Headhunter refuses to let go of the hold when told to break but a persistant referee yanks him away. The monster looks ready to put the hold on the ref but Riggins acts fast and schoolboys his opponent for the 1! 2! 3! Riggins and the ref bail from the ring, leaving the Headhunter in the ring, kicking at the ropes. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice wish everyone a safe trip home after promising that IPW will return to Paragould! A Happy Easter to all!

Nice way to give that last minute hype for the PPV with the lead up to each of the matches. Lots of work there to build each and every one of them. This is going to go over well with your fans.

Pre-taping Match Bruno Spazzinsky and Arkansas Terror #2 battle to a Double Disqualification when joined by #1, Dark Journey, Jamie Dundee and Plowboy Frazier. International Pro Wrestling Excited Voiceover: You are watching International Pro Wrestling from the KAIT Channel 8 television studios! Wrestling action whizzes by quickly over music, showing the stars of International Pro Wresting. Drop kick here, monkey flip there, big swinging neck breaker there. When the music comes to a stop, the camera pans the studio and the loud studio audience ready for some wrestling action! Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice welcome everyone to International Pro Wrestling's exciting "Power Half Hour"! Buddy Lee and Bert are joined by Commissioner Rip Tyler to discuss the start of tonight's tournament to crown a new #1 Contender to Bill Ash's title. Tyler talks about an 8-man blind draw tournament. True to his word, the #1 draw was Pat Rose due to his past matches and success against Bill Ash. We start today with two matches and two more next week. The next round will be the following week which will bring us to the finals. Rip wants to address the upcoming Crockett Cup and IPW's representation with two teams going. First, we have Reno Riggins and Dancing Wolf and the team of Tojo Yamamoto and the New Guinea Headhunter. Should make for some fireworks if these two somehow meet in the tournament. The best teams in all of professional wrestling vie for the prestige as well as the 1 million dollar prize. Buddy Lee throws it to a commercial! x-x-x-x-x COMMERCIAL BREAK x-x-x-x-x We go to the ring for our first match of the evening ... Match #1 #1 Contender Tournament Ken Jugan versus Brian Knighton Jugan runs into a buzzsaw of a brawling Brian Knighton. Jugan is able to settle down and fight his way back into the match. Knighton with something pulled from his tights hits Jugan and sets him up for a kneedrop off the middle ropes. Brian Knighton moves on in the tournament. After the match, Knighton joins our hosts and is asked about his last match with Cody Michaels who said he would write it off as Knighton having a bad day and let bygones be bygones ... https://i.postimg.cc/CLdsQ6Rm/cody-michaels.jpg Cody Michaels comes out to a cheer. He talks about the matches he and Knighton have had the past few weeks. He thinks Knighton is going to go places with his career. He's a very good wrestler. He thinks their last meeting was a one time thing and would like to bury the hatchet right here and now. Michaels holds his hand out ... Knighton nods his head as Michaels speaks and slowly reaches out ... HOLD THE PHONE! The fans boo as Dark Journey makes her way out. She says that while Cody Michaels is willing to let bygones be bygones and forgive and forget "IF" Brian Knighton apologizes for his "behavior" that makes it all well and good. The way she sees it, Cody Michaels is the one who owes Brian an apology ... an apology for taking advantage of Mr. Knighton's good nature. She advises "her client" NOT to shake hands with Cody Michaels and to NOT allow him to take advantage of you. Bert Prentice begs Brian Knighton to NOT listen to this jezebel because it is all a lie! The fans back Bert's take on it as she takes Brian's arm and starts to lead him away since he is NOT going to get an apology from Cody Michaels but not to worry, she'll prove that she means business and will take care of Brian Knighton! HERE COME THE ARKANSAS TERRORS! The two masked men jump Cody Michaels and give him a beatdown! This is what happens when you cross Dark Journey! They leave Cody Michaels laying as Buddy Lee sends us to a commercial break! x-x-x-x-x COMMERCIAL BREAK x-x-x-x-x We return to the program with Bert and Buddy discussing what went on before the break with Cody Michaels getting assistance to get to the back where he will receive medical attention. Bert is beside himself wanting Dark Journey to pay for this somehow! Buddy Lee says they'll keep the fans abreast of Cody Michael's condition. Bert Prentice reminds everyone ... TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! IPW returns to the Greene County Fair Grounds in Paragould, Arkansas. Doors open at 6 and bell time is 7 sharp! The stars of International Pro Wrestling will all be in action! Match #2 #1 Contender Tournament Arkansas Terror #1 w/Dark Journey, Arkansas Terror #2 and Brian Knighton versus Pat Rose Everything Pat Rose does is greeted with a cheer while just the opposite for the masked Terror. Wrestling clinic by Rose keeping it on the mat in the middle of the ring so he can keep an eye on DJ and her troops. She tries to distract the referee but the veteran Rose is wise to it, keeping away from the corners. A double sledge to work the back, Rose is able to wrap up #1 with an abdominal stretch. Torquing his body, Pat Rose gets the result he wanted as the Terror "cries uncle" and submits. Pat Rose moves on. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice with a big thank you and a reminder to join us next week for more International Pro Wrestling action! They wish everyone a Happy Easter to end the program.

Thanks. Now, I have to put together tag team belts.

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The Missouri Tiger Jeff Gaylord is a big boy so for Shane to shrug him off is an impressive deed. I'm guessing this evening he was not going to be denied getting his hands on Dirty Dutch. The squats by Rip was funny. I was half expecting Horner to just push Rip over before he hit 3000 to interrupt his performance. Now, putting money up to face Rip might see him $1000 in the hole. Looking forward to next week when we find out who else is in the field for a shot at the Southern title along with Slater.

Big win for JYD over Wahoo. It has to be a big card when this is the second match and you did not disappoint with some really good stuff here. Was wondering how you were going to handle the Duggan/Super Destroyer. Head butting a referee has to have some repercussions to it on top of getting the mask. In any case, this is far from over which imo is a good thing. I could imagine that Street Fight being a bloody stiff affair. Can't believe that Vader is all that happy with Woman right about now. I am sure a lot of people were pissed at Dibiase winning in that fashion. Looking forward to this "new player" introduced. Jake is sure not to let this go.

You can say that again. Can't wait to see the brackets/match-ups.

Have to agree with Kevin, lots of good stuff here going on. SC Superstars going to the Crockett Cup is a big deal for the young team. Not sure how far they will go this year but this may be the first of many. Someone needs to step up and knock Morgan down a peg or two.

IPW makes some changes, dropping: Bob Cook, Frank Morrell, Tony Divito and Tony Falk.

To me, it is kind of a weird/strange idea because of value placed on what you are willing to give up versus what your expectations are as to what you would get back in this. I am thinking that you are not going to take 10 of your top guys and drop them into a pool with hopes that others will drop guys of equal value in for you to pick up, especially if you are willing to send whatever is left back to the Free Agent pool. If everyone isn't going to drop their top ten guys, you will have unequal valued pick ups which makes straight trades between two people a much better proposition.

You really can't go wrong with Bigelow coming to Dusty's defense. Bam Bam does help even up the sides and if nothing else, put a little hesitation in Race and his cronies. Great image to end the show on with a bloody Rhodes being helped by Bam Bam. I would image the people working the camera end of things trying to break quickly from all the blood.

Back to back to back evenings of wrestling action with for the most part different wrestlers but no drop in quality in any of them. Says something about the quality and size of the roster. The only drawback being some of those in that last show might have benefitted from some TV time. For example, Bret Hart, your Television Champion, not being on either TV taping, especially having to face some of Cactus Jack's caliber and it NOT at the very least being advertised on TV.

Sounds like Dusty's plea to Spivey fell on deaf ears. While I trust Dusty to give back a receipt, I am thinking that Harley Race won't let things end on Dusty's Bionic Elbow. Spivey and Race have the numbers. Badstreet USA is exactly where the Freebirds want this 6-man match to go. Doesn't matter who is in front of them, this is Freebird territory. Rockers/Twin Towers and two belts. Okay. I think this might turn out to be the match of the evening at Clash of the Champions II.

International Pro Wrestling 4-2-1988 West Memphis High School West Memphis, Arkansas Home of the Blue Devils Sunday matinee as IPW comes to a town near you, bringing the best in wrestling action! Hosts Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice welcome everyone to the show, promising exciting wrestling action! Match #1 Brian Knighton versus The American. The masked red, white and blue warrior gets jumped before the bell. Not such a friendly match as most of Knighton's previous work. The American has the fans behind him and comes back but Knighton's newfound attitude and shortcuts taken proves to be the difference here as he is able to pick up the win. Match #2 Jamie Dundee, Bruno Spazzinsky & Tim Renesto versus the Arkansas Terrors & The Enforcer w/Dark Journey. 6-man action that sees the speed and youth of "the Good Guys" overcome Dark Journey's troops when Jamie pins The Enforcer with the Bomb's Away finisher. After the match, the victors join our hosts ringside, high-fiving with an excited Bert Prentice. A very polite Jamie is happy to be here in West Memphis doing what he's wanted to do his entire life. Tim Renesto, a second generation wrestler, just like Jamie understand where he is coming from. He's happy to have been a part of it and to help these youngsters beat Dark Journey's men. A chuckling Bert says that Tim's not that much older than Jamie and Bruno himself. Bert lets the cat out of the bag that Tim is the son of Tom Renesto Sr. who made waves in these parts as one of the Assassins. He asks about Tim finding himself a partner and having a go in the tag division? Renesto politely declines. Match # 3 The New Guinea Headhunter w/Tojo Yamamoto versus Dancing Wolf. The ref is all over Tojo from the outset to stay out of the match, watching him like a hawk, effectively neutralizing him. This leaves the two combatants to have to fend for themselves in this hard hitting match. While the Headhunter is able to apply his nerve hold several times, Dancing Wolf is able to force a break by getting to the ropes. Despite showing signs of problems with his arm, the rain-dancing DW is able to strike with an effective diving Tomahawk Chop for the pinfall. Intermission. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice are joined by Commissioner Rip Tyler to talk about the Crowning of a #1 Contender. Tyler talks about an 8 man tournament kicking off next weekend on TV! He claims there is a reason IPW TV is called the most exciting Power Half Hour in professional wrestling today! As for the participants, Tyler talks about looking at some of the territory's very best and good to his promise, the #1 draw in the tournament is Pat Rose. Mr. Rose has taken Bill Ash to the limit several times now and is deserving at a chance to be the #1 Contender but that by no means endorses how the tournament will end up because Mr. Rose will still have to go through three men before getting to Bill Ash. Match #4 Tojo Yamamoto w/The New Guinea Headhunter versus Plowboy Frazier. Big one here despite being in slow motion compared to the other matches. The two chop and punch each other. They go back and forth until Tojo gets splashed hard in the corner. With the Plowboy ready to do it a second time, the Headhunter jumps in and attacks the big man drawing the referee to call for the bell immediately. We get a two on one situation with Tojo bringing in the kendo stick to do more damage ... but the cavalry arrives in Jamie Dundee, Bruno Spazzinsky, Tim Renesto and Dancing Wolf! The fans go crazy as Tojo and the Headhunter bail and make a run for the back! Buddy Lee thanks everyone for sharing their Sunday afternoon here in West Memphis, Arkansas and to drive home safely!