Stampede Wrestling Results

[peachchaos]

Stampede Wrestling presents Wrestling At The Corral

July 22, 1983 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta

 

The show opens with the closing moments of Dino Bravo challenging Harley Race for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship a few nights ago in Vancouver. Race then cuts a promo that was taped backstage after the match. He puts Bravo over strong but says this is just another example of why he is the one and only World Champion.

 

1. Dynamite Kid vs. Hiro Saito w/ KY Wakamatsu

 

Winner - Dynamite Kid @ 7:34 with a diving headbutt.

 

After the match, Shunji Takano and KY Wakamatsu storm the ring and attack Dynamite with a kendo stick. Davey Boy Smith makes the save for his partner and it's clear the issues between the two teams have not been settled.

 

Ed Whalen introduces the NWA International Tag Team Champions The Dungeon Masters, Jim Neidhart & Mr. Hito for an interview. Neidhart says they're ready to take on all comers, but tonight they have an open challenge. They don't appreciate what's been going on with all the "outsiders" from different promotions attacking members of the Hart family. So tonight, they're calling out the Two Men in Black Ski Masks! Out comes Jerry Blackwell, still holding Jimmy Hart's big bag of money. Blackwell says its stupid for Neidhart to call out two masked men since he has no idea what could be hiding under those masks. Two guys wearing ski masks come out to stand by Blackwell, but as Neidhart and Hito are distracted by this, two other men in black ski masks jump them from behind! Blackwell and his associates leave, and after the two men in the ring beat down Hito and Neidhart sufficiently, they unmask: it's the Mad Tongans!

 

Commericals.

 

2. Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie vs. Mike Hammer

 

The match never gets started, as Stomper storms out and immediately bloodies Hammer with his chain, drawing a DQ. He gives him a top rope double stomp for good measure.

 

Winner - Mike Hammer by DQ @ 0:00

 

Gouldie cuts a promo on Wahoo McDaniel and says he's coming for Bret Hart's North American title.

 

3. NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© vs. Junji Hurata

 

Winner - The Cobra @ 12:45 with a moonsault.

 

Commercials.

 

Curt Hennig cuts a promo taped after the show in Vancouver. He says Bret got the best of him on that night, so he's gonna hit the road, train hard, tour the world, and come back better than ever in a few months and take that belt from him. We then see highlights of the Bret Hart-Curt Hennig match for the NWA Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship set to Michael Jackson's "Beat It".

 

"Canada's Greatest Athlete" Gene Kiniski interviews Dino Bravo about his failed attempt at winning the NWA World title. Bravo humbles himself and says he is just happy to get a shot at the title and to be in the ring with an athlete the caliber of Harley Race. Bret Hart comes out with his NWA Stampede title and says he saw Bravo's match with Race and was impressed, so anytime Bravo wants a shot at his belt, he's got it. They shake hands.

 

4. NWA Stampede International Tag Team Championship: The Dungeon Masters© vs. The Mad Tongans

 

Winners & New NWA Stampede International Tag Team Champions - The Mad Tongans @ 13:49 when King Tonga pinned Mr. Hito.

 

After the match, which was a complete mauling, Neidhart and Hito are basically dead in the ring. Jerry Blackwell comes out and pulls some money out of his bag and hands it to the Tongans. In exchange, they give Blackwell the NWA Stampede tag titles. Blackwell holds both belts high in the air to end the show as Ed Whalen wonders what this means for the future of Stampede Wrestling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the show goes off the air, Bret Hart comes out and says he's had enough of Blackwell and this is the final straw. He brings out the Invaders from Puerto Rico to be his partners for a special 6 man tag match.

 

5. Dark Match Main Event: Bret Hart & The Invaders vs. Jerry Blackwell & The Bounty Hunters

 

Winners - Bret Hart & The Invaders @ 16:12 when Bret pinned Bounty Hunter #2.

[peachchaos]

House Show Results 7/23/83 through 7/28/83

 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 7/23/83:
The Invaders def. The Bounty Hunters @ 7:34
Hubert Gallant def. Mike Hammer @ 10:01
The Tokyo Hurricanes def. David Morgan & Matt Borne @12:32

NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© def. Davey Boy Smith @ 18:04

Rip Oliver def. Jim Neidhart @ 6:19

Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Dino Bravo @ 20:42

NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Crusher Blackwell @ 25:19

 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7/24/83:

NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© def. Junji Hurata @ 10:19
Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith def. Hubert Gallant & Rip Oliver @ 11:23
The Invaders def. The Bounty Hunters @ 10:32

Matt Borne def. Gama Signh @ 18:34
The Tokyo Hurricanes & KY Wakamatsu def. Mike Hammer, David Morgan & Gene Kiniski @ 8:23

Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Dino Bravo @ 18:22
NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Crusher Blackwell @ 28:09

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 7/25/83:

Dino Bravo def. Frank Morell @ 3:17
The Tokyo Hurricanes def. David Morgan & Mike Hammer @ 7:16
Matt Borne def. Gama Singh @ 12:19
The Invaders def. The Bounty Hunters @ 4:56

NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© def. Davey Boy Smith @ 8:19
NWA Stampede Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight Championship©: Dynamite Kid def. Junji Hurata @ 33:34

NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© DDQ Archie Gouldie @ 12:43

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 7/26/83:
NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© def. David Morgan @ 8:49
NWA Stampede Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight Championship©: Dynamite Kid def. Junji Hurata @ 29:00
Dino Bravo def. KY Wakamatsu @ 2:13
Jerry Blackwell def. Mike Hammer @ 4:56

The Invaders def The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 20:38

Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie def. Davey Boy Smith @ 14:44
NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© DRAW Matt Borne @ 30:00

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7/28/83:
The Tokyo Hurricanes def. Mike Hammer & Matt Borne @ 9:03
Jim Neidhart def. Hubert Gallant @ 6:29
NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra© def. Davey Boy Smith @ 14:18
The Invaders def. The Bounty Hunters @ 15:54

NWA Stampede Wrestling World Mid-Heavyweight Championship©: Dynamite Kid def. Junji Hurata @ 16:39

Dino Bravo def. Gama Singh @ 3:45

NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Crusher Blackwell @ 19:05

Indian Strap Death Match: Wahoo McDaniel def. Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie @ 10:45

[dawho5]

Whoa, Tongans mauling Neidhart & Hito is unexpected. I may have to give Neidhart & Hito more offense in their trip over to Montreal to pay it back. They got themselves a good payday for their trouble though. Liking the build for the Bulldogs tag feud. I also like how Bret and Hennig are being pushed as they were at the time rather than turning the clock forward immediately.

[goodhelmet]

I like your card recaps better than the Netcop stuff. I think the Netcop stuff tonally fits better in the Spectator than as a show review. Kudos for attempting something different though.

[peachchaos]

Stampede Wrestling presents Wrestling At The Corral
July 29, 1983 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta

 

The show opens with a Jerry Blackwell promo. He is holding the NWA Stampede International Tag Team title belts and Jimmy Hart's big bag of cash. He puts himself over as professional wrestling's one true Crusher and says he has almost succeeded in destroying the Hart Family. With the help of Jimmy Hart, they have taken over $20,000 worth of Stu's hard-earned money and used it to purchase the tag team titles from The Mad Tongans. He notes that he short-changed the Tongans and only paid them $5000 and kept the other $15K for himself! Now, his sights are set on the "nugget", Bret Hart. Blackwell says tonight he's gonna find Hart and flush him down the drain.

 

1. Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid vs. The Tokyo Hurricanes (Hiro Saito & Shunji Takano w/ KY Wakamatsu)

 

Just a wildly entertaining back-and-forth, fast paced match with a lot of heat on the heels and Wakamatsu.

 

Winners - The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 11:08 with a rocket launcher after Davey and Dynamite collided by accident and Dynamite was pinned.

 

Post match, Ed Whalen interviews both Dynamite and Davey Boy, with Billington looking visibly upset about the loss. He says the Dynamite Kid simply does not lose matches and he especially does not get pinned in the middle of the ring. He says they've had some problems with the Hurricanes cheating to win, but tonight it was Davey who caused them the match. Dynamite storms off and Davey is a bit confused.

 

Next, a special video presentation (courtesy of CWA):

 

"This man is not a television allusion. He is not an artist's conception. He is not a figment of the imagination He is real. He stands an amazing 6 foot 7 inches tall. He weighs an incredible 324 lbs. He is The Hulk! The Hulk without a doubt is the most awesome figure in wrestling today. His measurements are almost unbelievable. His neck measures 24 and 3/4 inches. His chest expands to an incredible 59 inches. His biceps are 26 inches. And at the end of these powerful arms are 2 12 inch fists. This magnificent upper body tapers off to only a 34 inch waist. Combine these amazing measurements with more brute strength than you can imagine and you have...THE HULK. And the Hulk is coming here!!

 

Commercials.

 

"Canada's Greatest Athelete" Gene Kiniski is out to announce the debut of "Pitbull" Kerry Brown. Whalen puts Brown over as one of the top free agents in wrestling, but Brown isn't into accepting compliments, he'll let the other wrestlers talk the talk while he walks the walk. He's out to hurt people and win gold. Tonight, we'll see an exhibition series as Kerry runs the gauntlet against three different competitors as a callback to the 1960's Bulldog Brower exhibitions.

 

2. "Pitbull" Brown Exhibitions (Kerry Brown Gauntlet Match)

 

First out is Hubert Gallant, who tries his best but just can't hang with Kerry on the mat. Kerry pins him quickly. Out next is Junji Hirata, who is able to work with Brown on the mat but can't match up to his strength. Kerry ends up throwing him out of the ring for a count out. Then, big Jerry Novak (Bounty Hunter #2) comes out and immediately over powers Brown and works him over a bit. Eventually, Kerry is able to come back working some holds and ends up making Novak submit with a mean armbar.

 

Winner - Kerry Brown @ 12:12

 

A video airs of recent Dino Bravo highlights against Harley Race and Bret Hart, set to Duran Duran's "Hungry Like The Wolf".

 

Commercials.

 

Stu Hart, Bret Hart, and Jim Neidhart talk in a pre-taped segment. Stu says Blackwell can throw his money around where ever he wants, but you simply cannot buy wrestling titles, you have to earn them. He says The Mad Tongans will be officially recognized as tag champions until they lose the title in the ring. Tonight, he's gonna send Bret and The Anvil to rid Stampede of Blackwell once and for all and get the physical belts back, because in no world is Jerry Blackwell fit to be a wrestling champion.

 

Ed Whalen announces a huge match for the 8/25 Supercard in Vancouver, as it will be Hulk Hogan from the AWA taking on the insane Abdullah the Butcher in a match where there will be no disqualifications!

 

3. Abdullah the Butcher vs. Bad News Allen (taped 10/8/82, footage courtesy of New Japan Pro Wrestling)

 

Winner - DDQ @ 4:00

 

"The Great Gama" Gama Singh is out next for a live promo. He says he has been searching the world over for a partner who can match his skill in the ring. He introduces his new tag team partner, The Russian Assassin (Frank Morell).

 

4. The Invaders vs. Gama Singh & The Russian Assassin

 

Winners - The Invaders @ 6:34 when Invader 1 pinned the Russian Assassin after a double team move.

 

Afterwards, Gama is just beside himself. He berates the Assassin but gets too physical and the Assassin puts him down with a big powerslam.

 

Commercials.

 

Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid are backstage for an interview. Davey says earlier tonight was all his fault and he won't make that mistake again. They're a team and that means they both have to be 100% and watch each other's back. From now on, there won't be any more miscommunication and the wrestling world will soon know the team of Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith - THE BRITISH BULLDOGS - as the Best Tag Team in the World.

 

"Crusher" Jerry Blackwell and Two Men in Black Ski Masks come out to ringside with the tag team title belts and Jimmy Hart's big bag of money. Blackwell says he's not playing Stu Hart's game. He declares himself the tag team champions and says if the Harts want the belts so bad, he'll put them up in a handicapped match, 3-on-2.

 

Stu Hart comes to ringside. He says there will be a handicapped match, and the Harts will get the tag team titles and the money back, but it won't be a 3-on-2 handicapped match, it will be 2-on-1, and Blackwell is the one.

 

In the ring, the Two Men in Black Ski Masks unmask as Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart! They proceed to double team Blackwell, as Stu Hart goes nuts and tells Whalen to ring the bell and start the match.

 

5. 2-on-1 Handicapped Match: Jerry Blackwell vs. Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart

 

Winners - Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart @ 8:00 when Neidhart pinned Blackwell.

 

Post-match, the Bounty Hunters come out to help Jerry Blackwell, but are stopped in the aisle by The Invaders! Stu Hart gets in the ring and slaps Jerry Blackwell! Stu gets the tag titles and holds up the big bag of cash as the crowd goes wild.

 

 

 

We close the show with a short pre-taped interview from Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie.

 

And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire, and he had in his hand a little book open, and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth, and cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth, and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. Death is coming. You cannot stop it. You will not stop it. I rode in here today on a pale horse. I am Death. I am The Stomper. Retribution is coming to Stampede Wrestling.

[Flyin' Brian]

Great show.

[dawho5]

Stu Hart giving Jimmy a little payback, nice to see. I'm sure Blackwell was bumping all over for his opponents at the end of the match.

[peachchaos]

Great show.

 

Thanks, yo. And thanks for reading everyone.

[KrisZ]

Loved the Stomper ending there.

[peachchaos]

House Show Results July 30th through August 4th

 

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 7/30/83:

Mike Hammer def. Frank Morell @ 7:17
The Invaders def. The Dungeon Masters @8:23
The Cobra def. Hubert Gallant @ 12:00

Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie def. Matt Borne @ 6:15

Dino Bravo def. Kerry Brown @ 29:29

Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid def. The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 19:18

No DQ for the NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Gama Singh @ 25:17

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 7/31/83:
Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie def. Matt Borne @ 9:01
The Cobra def. Kerry Brown @ 15:39
Jim Neidhart def. Hubert Gallant @ 10:00
The Invaders def. Mike Hammer & David Morgan @ 8:19

Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid def. The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 29:18
2/3 Falls for the NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Dino Bravo @ 28:43

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 8/1/83:
Mike Hammer def. Frank Morell @ 2:13
Hubert Gallant DRAW David Morgan @ 15:00

The Cobra def. Matt Borne @12:28

Dino Bravo vs. Gama Singh @ 24:14

Jerry Blackwell def. Jim Neidhart @ 8:18

Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid def. The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 25:16

NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Archie Gouldie @ 15:32 via DQ

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 8/2/83:

Matt Borne def. David Morgan @ 10:17
Mike Hammer def. Frank Morell @ 7:23
Dino Bravo def. Gama Singh @ 20:47
The Cobra def. Kerry Brown @ 15:56
Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid def. The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 12:16

Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Jim Neidhart @ 8:46

NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Crusher Blackwell @ 24:48 via DQ

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 8/4/83:

Kerry Brown def. Hubert Gallant @ 3:23
Kerry Brown def. David Morgan @ 10:12
Kerry Brown def. Frank Morell @ 4:23
Dino Bravo def. Gama Singh @ 24:40
The Cobra def. Matt Borne @ 13:34
Davey Boy Smith & The Dynamite Kid DRAW The Tokyo Hurricanes @ 45:00
Archie "The Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Jim Neidhart @ 7:34
NWA Stampede Wrestling North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart© def. Crusher Blackwell @ 15:00 via DQ

[peachchaos]

Stampede Wrestling presents Wrestling At The Corral
August 5, 1983 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta (aired 8/6/83)

 

The show opens with footage of Rick Martel winning the NWA Canadian Heavyweight Championship at the Canada Cup Tournament on 7/1/83 in Toronto and being handed the belt by Gene Kiniski. An announcement comes on the screen which explains that top Canadian challenger, Dino Bravo, will challenge Martel for the title on August 25th in Vancouver.

 

"The Great Gama" Gama Singh is escorted to ringside by belly dancers and a snake charmer. He says his search for a world championship-caliber tag team partner continues. He has scanned the globe for the perfect monster. Last week, The Russian Assassin did not live up to his moniker, as is true of most Russians. He now seeks European brutality, and he found what he was looking for in the bowels of Paris, France. He brings out "The French Angel" Frank Morell.

 

1. NWA Stampede International Tag Team Champions The Tongan Terrors vs. Gama Singh & The Angel Frank Morell

 

The Terrors come out unannounced and receive a huge face pop for disposing of Morell rather quickly. Singh refuses to tag in and leaves the ringside area in protest.

 

Winners - The Tongan Terrors @ 6:19 with a double thrust kick.

 

Jimmy Hart appears in a pretaped promo. He hopes all the fans of the Calgary Hart Family are enjoying their moral victory last week, but the fact of the matter is that Stu Hart won the battle but not the war. He's happy for the Harts, really. Now they can afford to buy Helen a make-over! But seriously, losing the money he stole from the Harts has given him the clarity needed to see the error in his ways. He wants to make amends to the entire Hart Family, the real Hart Family he says, and has sent a package as a peace offering tonight.

 

Commercials.

 

Ed Whalen announces that the 7 foot 500 lbs. Andre the Giant will be a big part of the Supercard in Vancouver on 8/25, when Dino Bravo challenges Rick Martel for the NWA Canadian title along with a No Disqualification Match between Hulk Hogan and Abdullah the Butcher. Word is Andre has his eyes on Jerry Blackwell, who has given his good friend Stu Hart a bit of trouble lately.

 

2. Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan (taped 6/2/83, footage courtesy NJPW)

 

Winner - Andre the Giant @ 5:00 via count out.

 

Jerry Blackwell cuts a promo on Andre and the Harts. He brings out a huge wooden crate and says in the crate is a gift from Jimmy Hart to Stu Hart. He pries the crate open with a crowbar and reveals a black curtain concealing the contents inside. Blackwell says he also has a little surprise of his own for Bret Hart specifically. He says the managed to take out one of the Two Men in Black Ski Masks, but the other Masked Man is here tonight and wants revenge and he might even takes Bret's North American title with him.

 

3. Stan "The Lariat" Hansen vs. Mr. Hito

 

These two still have unsettle business from their tag team match in Vancouver a few weeks ago. Hansen crushes Hito dead in no time and hits the lariat for the pin.

 

Winner - Stan Hansen @ 4:56 with the lariat.

 

Post match, Hansen looks to end Hito with the cowbell, but "The Anvil" Jim Neidhart runs out with a steel chair to even the odds. Hansen throws the bull rope down. Anvil ditches the chair to prove a point and the two have a stair down before the locker room empties and they attend to Hito.

 

Commercials.

 

KY Wakamatsu cuts a pretaped promo with The Tokyo Hurricanes (Hiro Saito, Shunji Takano). He talks about the British Bulldogs and says they're the only team standing between the Hurricanes and the Tongans. He says last week was a shining example of why they are the best team in wrestling and all it will take is one more win over the Dogs to make it official.

 

We then see a music video of Tokyo Hurricane highlights set to Styx's "Mr. Roboto".

 

4. NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-heavyweight Championship: The Cobra © vs. Junji Hirata

 

A competitive match that shows off the high flying offense of both guys. Cobra hits a plancha on Hirata and both men are counted out.

 

Winner - DRAW @ 12:39 when both men were counted out.

 

Commercials.

 

Jerry Blackwell wheels the wooden crate out to ringside. He tells Whalen he doesn't want to be around to see what's about to happen and leaves the building.

 

5. NWA Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship: Bret Hart © vs. The Man in the Black Mask (Jerry Novak in a ski mask)

 

Winner - Bret Hart @ 0:15 with a roll-up.

 

Afterwards, The Man in the Black Mask jumps Bret but doesn't really get the edge on him. He charges at Hart, but Bret back body drops him out of the ring and into the crate. He comes out of the crate looking a lot skinnier and gets back in the ring with Bret. Bret charges him with a series of punches but to no avail. The Masked Man hits a low blow and takes Hart out with a stump pile driver. He unmasks: IT'S TERRY FUNK!

 

Funk gets on the mic and continues to beat down Bret Hart. He gets out his branding iron and says if anyone comes out and tries to stop him, he'll burn the whole damn building down.

 

NWA Ambassador Gene Kiniski comes out and tells Funk he is now suspended from the National Wrestling Alliance and is going to be blacklisted if this continues. Funks says he doesn't give a damn about the NWA or the promoters. All he wants is a match against Stu so he can finally prove the Funks are the Greatest Family in Wrestling. Bret recovers and says if Funk wants a match with a Hart, it better damn well be him and it better damn well be RIGHT NOW. Kiniski approves and we have our main event.

 

6. Terry Funk vs. Bret Hart

 

They get about 10 minutes to work with here and its a lot of Terry working over Hart, with Bret making the comeback attempts and getting cut off with underhand tactics. Eventually, Funk goes for the branding iron which the ref takes away and is distracted when Funk uses the ring bell on Bret's knee. He then wraps Bret's knee around the ring post and locks in the spinning toe hold for the win.

 

Winner - Terry Funk @ 10:00 with the spinning toehold

 

Post match, Funk goes for the branding iron and lights it on fire but Kiniski comes out with a fire extinguisher. Ed Whalen announces that since Funk won he will now face Hart tomorrow night in Edmonton with the title on the line and the show goes off the air.

[Beast]

Wow, great Funk angle/match there. If only we had more than a month of Funk left, so many missed opportunities.

 

Like the usage of Japan footage too.

[peachchaos]

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 8/6/83:

 

David Morgan & Mike Hammer def. Gama Singh & Frank Morell @ 9:23

 

Jerry Novak def. Mr. Hito @ 4:48

 

The Tokyo Hurricanes w/ KY Wakamatsu def. Kerry Brown & Bulldog Bob Brown @ 14:32

 

Matt Borne def. Hubert Gallant @ 8:45

 

Jerry Blackwell def. Jim Neidhart @ 12:28

 

Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith def. The Cobra & Junji Hirata @ 29:34

 

Archie "Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Dino Bravo @ 13:35

 

NWA Stampede North American Championship: Bret Hart © def. Terry Funk @ 36:24

[LowBlowPodcast]

These main event contests with Funk and Bret would be interesting to see back in 83. It is good to see the top of the card put together while the lower card is shaping up. Good things to come from Canada all around.

[peachchaos]

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 8/7/83:

 

Junji Hirata def. Mike Hammer @ 11:09

 

Kerry Brown & Bulldog Bob Brown def. Gama Singh & Frank Morell @ 9:02

 

Matt Borne def. Hubert Gallant @ 12:24

 

The Cobra def. David Morgan @ 15:35

 

Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith def. The Tokyo Hurricanes w/ KY Wakamatsu @ 28:00

 

Archie "Stomper" Gouldie DCO Dino Bravo @ 12:13

 

Six Man Tag: Bret Hart, Jim Neidhart & Mr. Hito def. Jerry Blackwell & The Bounty Hunters @ 32:13

[Flyin' Brian]

Funk being the surprise and vs Bret is great. More Terry Funk is always a good thing.

[dawho5]

Tongan Terrors as faces? Interesting use of them there. I like the Fink vs. Bret pairing and am looking forward to either Dynamite killing Davey for not keeping up or them finally beating the Hurricanes.

[peachchaos]

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 8/8/83:

 

David Morgan def. Frank Morell @ 7:34

Dino Bravo def. Junji Hirata @ 11:19

The Tokyo Hurricanes def. Mike Hammer & Mike Blood @ 10:18

Dynamite Kid def. Gama Singh @ 19:00

Archie "Stomper" Gouldie DDQ Kerry Brown @ 6:28

Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart & Mr. Hito def. Jerry Blackwell & The Bounty Hunters @ 21:45

The Cobra def. Davey Boy Smith @ 27:24

[peachchaos]

Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 8/10/83:

 

Kerry Brown & Bulldog Bob Brown def. Mike Hammer & Matt Borne @ 13:23
Gama Singh def. David Morgan @ 14:34
Bounty Hunter #2 def. Mr. Hito @ 4:56
Junji Hirata def. Hiro Saito @ 22:38

Archie Gouldie def. Dynamite Kid @ 13:56

No DQ: Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart def. Jerry Blackwell & Bounty Hunter #1 @ 19:34
Stampede Mid-Heavyweight Championship: The Cobra def. Davey Boy Smith @ 29:14

[Jesse Ewiak]

Insane show ending angle on TV. Good thing Ed Whalen can't kill your TV show like he could in RL.

[peachchaos]

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 8/11/83:

 

Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith def. The Bounty Hunters @ 11:12

 

David Morgan def. Hiro Saito @ 8:23

 

Matt Borne def. Mike Hammer @ 12:23

 

Kerry Brown & Bulldog Bob Brown def. Gama Singh & The Goon (Frank Morrell) @ 14:45

 

Dino Bravo def. Archie Gouldie @ 23:19

 

The Cobra def. Junji Hirata @ 17:38

 

Stan Hansen def. Jim Neidhart @ 10:16

 

No DQ: Jerry Blackwell def. Bret Hart @ 28:17

[Flyin' Brian]

Stan Hansen vs Jim Neidhart interests me.

[peachchaos]

Stampede Wrestling presents Wrestling At The Corral
August 12, 1983 at the Stampede Corral in Calgary, Alberta (aired 8/13/83)

 

We open with the participants already in the ring for our first match.

 

1. NWA Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-heavyweight Championship: The Cobra © vs. Junji Hirata

 

Cobra begins to dominate the early moments of the match but misses a crossbody block and rolls to the outside. Hirata takes over on the outside and suplexes Cobra back in for a huge early nearfall. Cobra is motivated to fight back and takes over with a headscissors takedown into a submission attempt. Hirata makes the ropes and the two come to blows as they rise. Fast action takes over after an irish whip is reversed and a sunset flip attempt ends up getting two for Cobra. They come to blows again as Hirata tries for a schoolboy which gets a one count. Armbar by Hirata, but Cobra makes the ropes quickly. Fast movement again as they run the ropes and this time Cobra hits the crossbody block for another close two count. Cobra gets a suplex of his own and goes up for a moonsault when Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody storm the ring for the double disqualification.

 

Winner - DDQ @ 13:29

 

Ed Whalen interviews Stan Hansen as Bruiser Brody continues to destroy Cobra and Hirata. Stan says they're done playing around. Last week, he took out Hito for good and he doesn't regret a thing. Now, Brody is back, and they're fixing to hurt somebody. He says they're used to beating up those puny Japanese boys, so Cobra and Hirata don't count.

 

Commercials.

 

Gene Kiniski is backstage with Bret Hart. Last week, Terry Funk shocked the world and arrived in a wooden crate to surprise Bret and beat him in the ring. This week, Terry recorded a message for Hart and sent it to them on video tape. They air the tape for Bret to watch.

 

 

Stu Hart, I want to tell you and the simple minded people in Calgary this clearly, one time, and one time only. I am from a true Professional Wrestling Family. My father, many years ago, died in my arms after a professional wrestling match. I don't remember a lot of what happened right afterward, and I don't really remember the funeral. But I do remember visiting the grave frequently, and when I was all alone, just me and the Texas wind, on the tombstone were the letters F-U-N-K. I vowed at that moment to make that name synonymous with wrestling, and that's what I'm going to do, Stu Hart. Even if I have to step on you or your half-breed, pig-nosed, punk kid to do it. I'm saying this right now, on your TV show, in front of the whole world to see...Bret Hart, I will fight you any place, any time, EXCEPT in a wrestling ring! Payback is hell, Bret Hart. It's not just tomorrow or the day after when you wake up. It's from right now until the day you die. Right now, you have a very...short...lifeline.

 

Bret just blows him off. He admits, last week, Funk surprised him and everybody and got the big cheap, trick win on him. But what people aren't saying, is how the next night, Bret put his title on the line and him and Funk had a really great, technical wrestling match where there were no antics, no surprises, no cheating, and Bret won clean in the middle of the ring. Now, if Terry wants to fight him, Bret's been fighting schoolyard bullies as long as he can remember, and he'll fight Terry just like he said: any time, any place. As for tonight, Terry Funk is long gone but he's seen a couple of bullies causing problems already. Bret knows he's the Stampede Champion, but he looks at the title belt as also sort of a badge. If he's the Sheriff of the Stampede, there are a few Outlaws to round up and Bruiser Brody and Stan Hansen might be a tall order, but this is his home and there are plenty of friends and family around for a real Wild West showdown!

 

A music video airs of Bret Hart highlights set to Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger".

 

2. The Tokyo Hurricanes (Hiro Saito, Shunji Takano w/ KY Wakamatsu) vs. The Lightning Express (Jim Brunzell & Phil LaFlour)

 

Brunzell & Lafon working under a slightly different name for no reason. They get a lot of the match to show off some great high flying offense and the heels sell like crazy. Saito takes over after Brunzell gets ahead of himself and they're able to isolate him for a short heat segment before he escapes to make the tag. Lafon goes over fast and strong and looks to have Takano set to go down to a suplex, but Wakamatsu grabs his ankle and the win is stolen by the Hurricanes.

 

Winners - Saito & Takano @ 8:34

 

Commercials.

 

The Great Gama is out to formally introduce his newest tag team championship-caliber partner. He says he has looked all across the globe and searched high and low for someone with the intensity and the brute necessary to be his bruiser. Russia failed him, as to be expected. France provided nothing but stale croissants! Now, he looked to the South. America, he thought, "The Land of Opportunity". Now, he can give one lucky American the opportunity of a lifetime! He brings out Bulldog Bob Brown, accompanied by Gama's snake charmers and belly dancers from last week. Gama says this is his Monster, the ONLY true Bulldog of wrestling! He issues an open challenge to ANY team in Stampede Wrestling.

 

3. The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and The Dynamite Kid) vs. The Great Gama and Bulldog Bob Brown

 

Bob looks shocked at the level of competition and immediately berates Gama for talking him into this whole thing. Davey and Dynamite take over Brown, who makes a tag to Gama unexpectedly while Gama is gabbing with the crowd. The Dogs eat Gama up and Brown refuses to tag in to save him. Flying headbutt finishes after Davey's powerslam.

 

Winners - The British Bulldogs @ 4:56

 

Jerry Blackwell cuts a promo backstage. He says he hopes the Harts liked the surprise from Jimmy Hart last week, because there are more on the way. Until he gets that $10,000 back, there will be hell to pay. If Stu's plan is to send Andre to stand in front of him, then so be it. He'll take the Giant out for good.

 

We see clips of Andre the Giant against Stan Hansen in Japan courtesy of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

 

Commercials.

 

We see Dino Bravo injured on the floor backstage. He's favoring his knee and he is a bloody mess. Ed Whalen says he is in no condition to wrestle Curt Hennig tonight, but they have made a favorable substitution in Matt Borne, who lost a title shot to Hennig last month.

 

4. Matt Borne (sub. for Dino Bravo) vs. Curt Hennig

 

We get a heated contest between two young studs who don't want to back down from a fight. Both guys come off looking like they've got something to prove and go at it hard. They don't bother with holds, go right to strikes and then start throwing suplexes and slams. Hennig knees Borne to the gut low and takes out a leg. He looks to be working towards a figure four. Borne finds his balance and gets back to his feet to fight Hennig off. He hits a huge high suplex and tries for a pin but doesn't get it. Hennig backbody drops Borne all the way to the floor and wants the count out. Borne comes in and Hennig picks his knee up to drop it down on his, but Borne hits him with a roll as quarters fly everywhere! Hennig it out! Borne wins.

 

Winner - Matt Borne @ 13:45

 

Hennig is bloody and out as we go to commercials.

 

Commercials.

 

Gene Kiniski and Ed Whalen are shocked and disappointed by Matt Borne's actions. They've decided to give Curt Hennig a chance to avenge the loss and break the tie in his series against Matt Borne. In two weeks in Vancouver, Hennig will get his chance as he faces Matt Borne in a rubber match.

 

5. Archie Gouldie vs. Mike Blood (Mike Hammer)

 

Mike Hammer has changed his name to Mike Blood since last meeting Archie Gouldie, when Gouldie bypassed the athletic contest and beat Hammer silly with a chain, the third week in a row in which Hammer had been bloodied by an opponent. Gouldie gives him the benefit of the doubt this time, and not much more. Big boot and a second rope stomp finish him quickly.

 

Winner - Archie Gouldie @ 3:14

 

Afterwards, Gouldie grabs his chain but looks to shake Blood's hand. Stomper tries to deck him with the chain, but Blood ducks and hits a drop toe hold! He gets the chain and wraps it around his fist, but Stomper kicks him low and chokes him out with the chain as he stands tall.

 

Backstage, Gama Singh says he's been embarrassed for the last time and leaves the building. Gene Kiniski welcomes Bulldog Bob Brown to Stampede Wrestling, but says he needs to make better choices on who he teams up with in the future. Bob agrees, and says next time, he'll be out there tagging with a guy he can trust, and he knows he can trust him, because he's family -- Kerry Brown.

 

Stan Hansen and Bruiser Brody come out to the ring as Mike Blood is being attended to. They chase off the medical assistants and beat on Blood some more until Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart come out.

 

6. Street Fight: Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart vs. Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody

 

There's no referee and everyone except Brody is in street clothes. We see about 5 minutes of a wild brawl around the ringside area with the bullrope and a few other weapons thrown in. Hansen gets in the ring with Hart and really works a cut with the bullrope. Brody is overpowering Neidhart before he gets posted. Neidhart sneaks up on Hansen in the ring and gets the bullrope. He wraps Hansen in the rope and hits a big bodyslam, but Hart is pretty much dead already. Brody comes in and kicks Neidhart in the head. Hansen recovers and hits the lariat and WE ARE OUT OF TIME.

 

Winners - Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody @ 5:00 (via TKO)

[KrisZ]

Love the use of Terry and everything else is great too.

[dawho5]

So many things. Terry Funk promo, Hansen & Brody, Lafon & Brunzell working under a completely different name for no reason, Archie Gouldie, Hennig getting blasted with quarters. Great stuff, and I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes.