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A pair of "One and Dones". Ah well, better luck next year.

International Pro Wrestling 4-19-1988 Gosnell High School Home of the Pirates - Fund Raiser A Wednesday night packed house with wrestling for a good cause 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 Debbie T. Wild versus Prissie Purcell The ladies in action with basically the same match as the Paragould show on Sunday. They do not disappoint as things escalated quickly from the argument and shoving match before the bell to the double countout that saw them continue to battle it out to the back. Match #2 Jamie Dundee & Bruno Spazzinsky versus the Arkansas Terrors w/Dark Journey The feud continues between the two teams and is hard hitting as the wrestling goes right out the window. The Terrors pick up the win here thanks to Dark Journey's interference but Dundee and Bruno pick up the much needed ring work and get the admiration of the fans. Match # 3 Johnny Weiss versus Brian Knighton w/Dark Journey. DJ's hired gun takes it out on his opponent, leaving Dark Journey smiling and not needing to stick her nose into the match. She does however jaw with the fans throughout, drawing the loudest booing and heckling of the evening. Running powerslam for the young Knighton who's fortunes have changed under DJ's wing. After the match, Knighton continues to beat on Weiss under the direction of Dark Journey until Jamie Dundee and Bruno Spazzinsky run him off, carrying chairs to the ring. The pair sticks around for the intermission as our hosts offer the school's principal for a decent check as part of the fund raiser thanks to IPW and the great fans who came out during the week for the show. Match #4 The American versus the Cuban Assassin The flag waving American works the fans up until the Assassin runs in and attacks him before the bell. After chopping down the American, the Assassin drags him around the ring by his leg. With a crazed look on his face, the Cuban Assassin stomps on the American flag before going back to work. Mounting the ropes, the Cuban Assassins chomps on the masked face of the American, not heeding the referee's commands. He chases the ref around the ring and to the outside, giving the American time to recover. The fans' delight, the American fights back and nearly pins the Assassin. The two go back and forth with the fans chanting USA! USA! USA! and fully behind the red, white and blue warrior. The veteran Assassin dishes out the beatdown but the American just won't fall and refuses to stay down when pinned, getting a shoulder up at the last possible instance. A frustrated Cuban Assassin shakes the referee when he can't get the pinfall but makes the fatal mistake of turning his back on his opponent. Using the moment, the American rolls up the Assassin and is able to pick up the 1! 2! 3! Attacking after the match is over backfires on the Cuban Assassin who eats a mouthful of dropkick, sending him through the ropes and to the outside. He thinks better of reentering the ring with the American beckoning him to come back in and "get some". The evening ends with the American bringing in some students to parade around the ring with the flag. Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice wish everyone a safe trip home after promising that IPW will return to Gosnell!

Have to hand it to Ted DiBiase for thinking quickly on his feet. He had an answer for Ernie Ladd that is hard to argue. As for why no Alofa today, I guess Jake and Ellering got a different memo about not being in the building today. Nice debut for Manny Fernandez. The Raging Bull came to the right place to face a whole host of tough guys. He'll fit in very well. Preach it Brother Reed. The Snowman is going to find he's on a one way path to his destruction. The Assassins?!?!? Wait a second ... Eddie Gilbert better be careful because his actions might have pissed off Vader and the last thing he wants to do is make more enemies.

I could never take Tim Brooks seriously because of that huge belly. He looked as if he could be pushed over and be unable to get back to his feet. Snowman is nothing more than a minor distraction for Butch Reed. Once Reed is done with him, Lex is next. Murdoch and Hansen are a perfect match for each other and that is not necessarily a good thing for the Barbarians or anyone else in the tag division. As much as I like Eddie Gilbert and 88 Missy, I am thinking he bit off more than he can chew with stabbing Steiner in the back. Throw JYD into the mix and it does not look good for Eddie.

Wahoo/Lightfoot just got serious. I'm thinking Wahoo in the Mid-Atlantic region wins this hands down unless Lightfoot has some serious backup. Anytime Tully gets propelled to the forefront, I am okay with it. Nice to see him NOT in the shadow of Ric Flair as he was IRL when he left San Antonio. OUCH! Two tough draws for the IPW teams in the Crockett Cup pairings. Looking forward to this.

That is a lot of dislike for Dusty. I would not want to be him right about now ... unless of course he was booking it. Dwight Morton related to Ricky in any way? He an SOM? uNice to see Koko bounce back following his loss to Muta. Solid midcard hand who gets lost in the shuffle. To be honest, I think he'd be a better match for 88 Taz than Kamala who for all intents and purposes, Taz is more likely cannon fodder for the 88 Ugandan. The lone Freebird puts everyone on notice and I like it!

IPW picks up Angel Acevedo.

TONIGHT! TONIGHT! TONIGHT! International Pro Wrestling 4-15-1988 Paragould High School Home of the Rams Just a month after IPW last rolled into the Paragould High School, the promotion returns! Hosts Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice welcome everyone to the show, promising exciting wrestling action! Match #1 Debbie T. Wild versus Prissie Purcell The ladies in action for the first time in IPW and they do not disappoint as things escalated quickly from the argument and shoving match before the bell to the double countout that saw them continue to battle it out to the back. Match #2 The American versus Johnny Weiss The flag waving patriot pumps up the fans in a somewhat friendly match that saw both men work a scientific style rather battering each other. The masked man worked his way out of his opponent's abdominal stretch that was really locked in before applying a sleeper. Weiss fought to escape but to no avail and was put to sleep. After the match, the two shook hands and the American helped Weiss to the back. Match # 3 Tim Renesto versus Mountain Lou The speedy Renesto worked his magic in discombobulating the much bigger Lou with a series of dropkicks that knocked the man off balance. A running bulldog put an end to Lou's evening. During the match, newcomer Zebra Kid came out to scout Renesto, his next opponent in the #1 Contender Tournament. No fireworks as ZK left ringside before the end of the match. Heading into an intermission, Lee and Prentice are joined by Dark Journey and her crew. DJ is pleased how things are working out for her as she talks of spreading her form of terror across the IPW. She talks about slapping Jamie Dundee just this very morning and tonight, her men will do the same ... if not the Terrors, then future IPW Champion Brian Knighton. She talks about Knighton's future as "the face" of IPW. She can't wait for tonights match as her men will beat down Dundee, Spazz and Plowboy Frazier once again! Match #4 Jamie Dundee, Bruno Spazzinsky & ? versus the Arkansas Terrors & Brian Knighton w/Dark Journey Jamie and Bruno come to the ring all fired up but no sign of Plowboy Frazier. The big guy is kind of hard to miss but tonight, no sight of him. Jamie asks for a microphone to address Dark Journey. He says that due to unforeseen circumstances, Plowboy Frazier couldn't make it. The fans boo while Dark Journey smiles at the absence of the big man. BUT, they were able to find someone who was willing to step in ... now, he might not be the wrestler that Plowboy Frazier is and he might not have the experience the Plowboy Frazier has ... he is just as fired up to get his hands on the Terrors and Knighton! IT'S PAT ROSE! Rose charges the ring and all three faces come in swinging, sending their opponents fleeing the ring. On the outside, Dark Journey rallies the troops to get back in there and take care of business! WHAT THE!?!?! JAMIE DUNDEE AND PAT ROSE JUST LAUNCHED BRUNO SPAZZINSKY TO THE OUTSIDE AND HE WIPED OUT THE TERRORS AND KNIGHTON! The fans are besides themselves cheering the good guys. Once things settle down the match gets underway, we get all kinds of match ups with both sides getting a chance to shine. The only match up not given is Brian Knighton refusing to face Pat Rose one-on-one, preferring to meet him in their #1 Contendership match next week on TV. Several near pinfalls as Bruno gets ragdolled several times but Dundee and Rose coming to the rescue. On the other side, Dark Journey and Brian Knighton doing the same for the heels. The end comes with Bruno being whipped across the ring by his corner into Terror #2 and Jamie Dundee with the Bombs Away for the pin while Bruno and Pat Rose hold off the others! Buddy Lee and Bert Prentice wish everyone a safe trip home after promising that IPW will return to Paragould!

Too Hot Torpedo made me laugh. Not a bad guy to open your show with to get the crowd pumped but the rest of the show might be a let down after seeing Too Cold wrestle. Talented hand to have on your roster. You do a great job with Lance Russell to capture his golly gee wilikers personality and on the other side of the coin, Dirty Dutch is the perfect heel next to him. Dirty White Boy comes in and wants a shot at the Southern title as do a lot of people but I am putting my money on Dick Slater. If Lance isn't betting against him, why would I? Rip Rogers is delusional. Vanna White isn't his type? Brenda Britton was and she sure was not a pretty woman. I think Rogers couldn't stand having someone better looking than him standing by his side.

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.

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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.

Bill Ash Vacant

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.

Bill Ash

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.