CWA Championship Wrestling (Memphis)

[LowBlowPodcast]

Your Memphis stuff has definitely captivated me to the point of starting a 1983 TEW with Memphis and running Jerry Lawler all over everyone. Fantastic things here from start to finish and it is good to see the King on top. I am interested to see who can raise up against him in the long run. I am looking forward to the WWF and CWA working together and how things will fair with Randy Savage vs the King!

[SirEdger]

Yeah, we're gonna have some pretty interesting stuff with the various promotions collaborating together!

[GeneJackson95]

CWA Championship Wrestling

WMC TV-5 Studios

Memphis, TN.

Saturday June 9, 1984

Airing Live 11am cst- 12:30pm cst

(NOTE: These next couple of TV shows will continue to be in a recap format til I'm completely caught up)

This week's show opened up with highlights of Jerry Lawler defeated Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich to win the USWA World Heavyweight Title and then being attacked by the masked man who revealed himself to be Randy "Macho Man" Savage.

Lawler comes out with the title belt and Russell congratulates the King on winning his first World title but asks how shocked was he to learn that Rich wasn't the masked man after all? Lawler responded that he's not convinced it was Savage all along, he thinks that Rich/Savage "in cahoots" working against him. A promo airs of Savage standing in front of a WWF logo w/Ms. Elizabeth saying he's going to come to Memphis and take the USWA title from Lawler and bring it back to New York….he tells Ms. Elizabeth she can stay home because Memphis wouldn't know how to treat a lady. They go back to Lawler who says that Savage made a huge mistake jumping on him and he's gonna send him back to New York where he belongs and he will regret the day he showed his face in "The King's House".

Opening match saw the tv debut of Spike Huber defeating Carl Fergie with a powerslam

A clip of last week's match between Billy Graham and Bill Dundee was shown where Graham split Dundee's head open with a glass bottle. A match has been signed Monday night between the two which will be a "First Blood" match and Dundee has vowed revenge on the "Wannabe Superstar"!

Second Match saw The Invaders defeat The Memphis Vice when Invader 1 pinned Jerry Bryant

A promo aired from 'the Fallen Angel' Woman….she says that she has formed an "Unholy Alliance" between Humongous and Leatherface and that they will be back on TV-5 soon and they will be bringing hell with them.

Third match of the day was a Television Title defense that saw the Champion The Honky Tonk Man w/Col. Sonny King defeat Bugsy McGraw with help from Sonny King behind the ref's back once again.

A video aired showing Hillbilly Jim and Plowboy Frazier on the farm "training" for their match this week with the Bruise Brothers.

Fourth match featured "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant defeating Keith Eric with a sleeperhold

A promo aired of Tommy "Wildfire" Rich standing in front of a USWA set…He said while he's very angry he's no longer the USWA champion, he's happy to finally be vindicated that he was telling the truth about not being the masked man all along….however Randy Savage made a mistake putting his hands on him last week…and if Lawler thinks he's just gonna move on to the Macho Man and that things are settled between them…he's got another thing comin'!

Lance Russell ran down the card for this Monday night in Memphis, discussing how each one came about:

CWA Championship Wrestling

Mid-South Coliseum

Memphis, TN.

Monday June 11, 1984

Bell time- 7:30pm

Thunderbolt Patterson

VS.

Boris Zhukov

Ox Baker

VS.

Spike Huber

New Generation (Mark Batten/Johnny Willhoit)

VS.

The Invaders

TV-5 Television Title

The Honky Tonk Man w/Col. Sonny King

VS.

Tiger Conway Jr.

Return Grudge Match

Hillbilly Jim/Plowboy Frazier

VS.

The Bruise Brothers w/Sonny King

First Blood Match

"Superstar" Billy Graham

VS.

"Superstar" Bill Dundee

NWA Southern Tag Team Title

REMATCH: 60 Minute Time Limit

The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane/Steve Keirn)

VS.

The Fabulous Brisco Brothers (Jack/Jerry) w/Lance Brisco

Semi-Main Event

NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

"Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol

VS.

"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant

MAIN EVENT

USWA WORLD TITLE

Jerry 'the King' Lawler

VS.

Randy "Macho Man" Savage

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Main Event of the day saw the new USWA World Champion Jerry 'the King' Lawler defeat Lance Brisco with a school boy roll up

[SirEdger]

The prospect of Humongous & Leatherface running roughshod scares the crap out of me.

[GeneJackson95]

CWA Championship Wrestling

Nashville Fairgrounds

Nashville, TN.

Saturday June 9, 1984

Bell time- 8pm

Spike Huber pinned Ninja Warrior in 7:01 with a powerslam

The Invaders defeated Thunderbolt Patterson/Tiger Conway Jr. in 9:49 when Invader #2 pinned Conway with a diving crossbody off the top rope

Ox Baker beat Bob Bradley after a heart punch in 5:37

"Superstar" Bill Dundee/Dutch Mantel beat "Superstar" Billy Graham/TV Champion The Honky Tonk Man w/Col. Sonny King in 16:33 when Dundee pinned HTM after a 'Bombs Away' off the top rope

Leatherface w/Woman defeated David Haskins/Aaron Holt in a handicap match in 4:10

NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

"Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol submitted Bugsy McGraw with the 'Las Vegas Leglock' in 12:29

Semi-Main Event

NWA Southern Tag Team Title

The Fabulous Ones defeated The Bruise Brothers to retain in 23:42 when Lane pinned Cash after a neckbreaker

MAIN EVENT

USWA WORLD TITLE

Jerry 'The King' Lawler defeated Humongous w/Woman by pinfall after a low blow while referee Jerry Calhoun was trying to get Woman off the ring apron

[GeneJackson95]

CWA Championship Wrestling

Mid-South Coliseum

Memphis, TN.

Monday June 11, 1984

Bell time- 7:30pm

Thunderbolt Patterson pinned Boris Zhukov in 7:29 after a running elbow drop

Spike Huber scored an upset victory over Ox Baker after dropkick from the 2nd rope in 5:11

The Invaders defeated The New Generation (Mark Batten/Johnny Willhoit) in 14:34 after pulling an illegal switch and Invader #2 rolled up Batten with a handful of tights

TV-5 Television Title

The Honky Tonk Man w/Col. Sonny King pinned Tiger Conway Jr. with his feet on the rope in 9:33

Return Grudge Match

Hillbilly Jim/Plowboy Frazier defeated The Bruise Brothers w/Sonny King by DQ when Sonny King came in and hit Frazier across the back with the briefcase right in front of referee Paul Morton

First Blood Match

"Superstar" Billy Graham beat "Superstar" Bill Dundee when he used a chain to reopen the cut on the back of Dundee's head from last week's bottle attack

NWA Southern Tag Team Title

REMATCH: 60 Minute Time Limit

The Fabulous Brisco Brothers (Jack/Jerry) w/Lance Brisco defeated The Fabulous Ones (Stan Lane/Steve Keirn) to win the titles in 39:11 when Freddie Blassie returned and distracted referee Jerry Calhoun allowing Lance to hit Keirn with a chair to the head which led to Jack pinning him to win the titles back

Semi-Main Event

NWA Southern Heavyweight Title

"Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol defeated "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant in 15:38 following a DDT

MAIN EVENT

USWA WORLD TITLE

Jerry 'the King' Lawler vs. Randy "Macho Man" Savage was declared a NO CONTEST in 26:59 when AUSTIN IDOL & TOMMY RICH hit the ring and attacked BOTH MEN!! Idol and Rich beat on both Lawler and Savage…..They give Savage a spike piledriver and they hit Lawler in the head with the USWA Championship belt busting his head wide open and smearing his blood all over the belt before tossing it down on his chest…..the crowd was furious with some fans even throwing things at Idol/Rich as they were leaving.

[SirEdger]

I love the continuity in the Dundee/Graham feud, with Graham reopening the cut from a previous attack to win the match. Lots of intensity in this feud and it's my favorite program you're having thus far.

[agentofenton]

Fun shows, especially in big time cities. Hot matches and main event caliber matches in the upper mid-cards. Fun read, keep it up.