kevinmcfl Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I have said it before but I will say it again. As far as professional wrestling in the United States you have a Hall of Fame roster and that tag team division is stacked. Just love hearing names like Funk, Bockwinkle and Race and then you throw in teams like the Midnight Express, Zambuie Express, O-Zone and the Youngbloods and each night has like 6 main events. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHawk Posted June 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2016 Quick and Dirty results for WWA Superstar Challenge (June 9, 1984 from the WTTV Studios in Indianapolis, IN) David McLane announced that due to injuries suffered last week, Eddie Gilbert would be out of action a minimum of 8 weeks and as a result the NWA Central States Tag Team Title has been vacated. A tournament will start next week, and Tony Garea will be allowed to pick a partner and receive a bye directly to the semifinals. 1. Blackjack Mulligan (w/NWA Midwest Television Champion Larry Zbyszko) defeated Bill Anderson with the clawhold in 2:42. During the match, Zbyszko was on commentary and announced he had not only hired Mulligan to be his bodyguard, but he is responsible for Lord Humongous, Matt Borne and Dan Spivey being in the WWA. McLane implies that means Zbyszko put the hit out on Gilbert last week but Zbyszko denies any prior knowledge of it. 2. Harley Race won the 45-minute marathon match to win the vacant NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship, defeating Bob Roop, Dory Funk Jr. and Nick Bockwinkel. Bockwinkel actually won the first fall but pinning Race with a piledriver in 10:30, but Race defeated Roop by submission at 26:51 to a figure-four leglock before pinning Funk with a fisherman suplex in 33:47. Bockwinkel did have Race in a figure-four leglock of his own for the final two minutes of the match but was unable to get the submission before time expired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted June 16, 2016 Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 Nothing wrong with quick an dirty. Love the idea of the Marathon match and it looked to go over well. Somewhere, sometime, Bock and Race are going to have a go at it. I picture a no time limit, fight to the death with one man standing tall and the other having to leave. Anyone would be lucky to get what would be left over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHawk Posted June 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2016 June 16, 1984 – WWA Superstar Challenge (airing as Wrestling at the Chase in St. Louis, MO) from the WTTV Studios in Indianapolis, IN David McLane welcomes us to the show and begins by discussing the Central States Tag Team Title tournament that begins this week. The finals will take place next Saturday evening in an event called “Superstar Wars” that will be taking place at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, MO and will air live on the USA Network. First, a breakdown of the brackets of what we have learned is an 11-team tournament. First Round Matches:1.) Swede Hanson & Mike George vs. The O Zone2.) Matt Borne & Dan Spivey vs. Jimmy Snuka & Bobo Brazil3.) Jerry Valiant & Abdullah the Great vs. Jay & Mark Youngblood4.) The Midnight Express vs. Hector Guerrero & Keith Larsen Quarterfinals:5.) Winner 1 vs. Winner 26.) Winner 3 vs. The Zambuie Express7.) Winner 4 vs. Chavo & Mando Guerrero Semifinals:8.) Winner 5 vs. Winner 69.) Winner 7 vs. Chris Adams & Tony Garea Finals:10.) Winner 8 vs. Winner 9 Also as part of the Superstar Wars show next Saturday will be a match for the Missouri Title where Harley Race will defend the championship against former champion Nick Bockwinkel. A pretaped promo from Bockwinkel then airs where he says he already beat Race in the final match last week, did not lose to Race, and therefore feels he is the rightful champion and will prove it in St. Louis next weekend. ----------COMMERCIAL---------- 1. NWA Central States Tag Team Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit: Swede Hanson & Mike George defeated The O Zone in 12:15 when George pinned Jerry O with the piledriver. ----------COMMERCIAL---------- 2. NWA Central States Tag Team Title Tournament First Round Match scheduled for one fall with a 15-minute time limit: Jay & Mark Youngblood defeated Jerry Valiant & Abdullah the Great by disqualification in 7:47 when a frustrated Valiant threw referee Johnny Shorn out of the ring. With that, there are no further tournament matches scheduled for this week’s show, so McLane reviews the brackets as they stand now: First Round Matches:1.) Swede Hanson & Mike George vs. The O Zone2.) Matt Borne & Dan Spivey vs. Jimmy Snuka & Bobo Brazil3.) Jerry Valiant & Abdullah the Great vs. Jay & Mark Youngblood4.) The Midnight Express vs. Hector Guerrero & Keith Larsen Quarterfinals:5.) The Spoiler & Mike George vs. Winner 26.) Jay & Mark Youngblood vs. The Zambuie Express7.) Winner 4 vs. Chavo & Mando Guerrero Semifinals:8.) Winner 5 vs. Winner 69.) Winner 7 vs. Chris Adams & Tony Garea Finals:10.) Winner 8 vs. Winner 9 ----------COMMERCIAL---------- David McLane interviews Tony Garea, who says he hasn’t forgotten the reason we’re having this tournament: the injury to Eddie Gilbert. Garea says he knows for a fact that Larry Zbyszko was behind the attack and will not stop until he gains revenge and wins the Midwest Television Title. ----------COMMERCIAL---------- 3. One fall with TV time remaining: Tony Garea defeated Blackjack Mulligan by disqualification in 5:38 when Larry Zbyszko interfered. Zbyszko and Mulligan continued to double team Garea until Chris Adams made the save. ----------COMMERCIAL---------- 4. One fall with TV time remaining: Lord Humongous (w/Matt Borne) pinned Jerry Grey in 8 seconds, immediately hitting a choke slam at the bell and covering him with one foot. After the match, Borne and Humongous join David McLane at the broadcast table. Borne says he and Dan Spivey will win the Central States Tag Team Title tournament, and he hopes that they defeat Tony Garea and Chris Adams in the finals as it is financially in their best interests to do so. McLane asks point blank if Zbyszko is paying them to take out Garea the way they took out Gilbert, but Borne just laughed and walked backstage. With that, McLane reminds us that the tournament continues next week and signs off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirEdger Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 Great start to the tournament! I'm a little bummed to see that a Midnight Express vs Guerreros final wouldn't be possible but I'm pulling for a Midnight Express vs Youngbloods finals! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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