Continental Championship Wrestling June 1985

[SirEdger]

Big fan of that 8-men Elimination Tag Match. Great finish.

 

And if I were Austin Idol & Freddie Blassie, I would be careful not to get on Bruiser Brody's bad side! 'Cause he could go after Idol's UWF World Title!

[LowBlowPodcast]

I like the quick results and that Stud six-man match. Good stuff there.

[GeneJackson95]

(It's been a crazy week this week, I've had some health issues that put me out of commission for a few days but I'm slowly getting it back together but in an effort to not get behind…this week's TV will be brief highlights)

UWF/CCW Television

Recorded on June 26, 1985 at the Sportatorium in Tampa, FL. In front of a live studio audience

Airing on Florida Superstation WTOG and various television outlets throughout Alabama

and Mississippi on June 29, 1985

Hosted by Gordon Solie & Joe Pedicino

Interviewer: Coach John Heath

Ring Announcer: Rhubarb Jones

UWF Continental Heavyweight Champion: Bam Bam Bigelow

UWF Continental Tag Team Champions: The Nightmares (Danny Davis/Ken Wayne)

UWF Southern Champion: Vacant/To Be Determined

UWF Southern Tag Team Champions: Stud Stable ("Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert/Tommy 'Wildfire' Rich)

UWF Alabama Heavyweight Champion: "Dirty White Boy" Tony Anthony

UWF Florida Heavyweight Champion: Kendall Windham

UWF Southern Jr Heavyweight Champion: Mike Graham

Show opens with highlights of the Eight Man Tag Team Elimination match pitting the Bullet & The Armstrongs vs. The House of Humperdink in which a "hooded figure" ran in to help get the win for Purple Haze and Death Wish.

Solie and Pedicino speculate that the hooded person was perhaps Kevin Sullivan, Fallen Angel comes out and says it was the "Prince of Darkness" and that's all they need to refer to him as and that he's far from finished with the Bullet.

Opening TV match saw CCW Tag Champs the Nightmares defeat Ted Allen/Carl Fergie. Solie shows footage from last week of the Nightmares narrowly escaping Killer Khan/Great Kabuki once again. Buddy Wayne says he doesn't condone the Night mares walking out of the title match…HOWEVER, due to Killer Khan spitting the green mist in the eyes of the referee Khan/Kabuki will not be getting a rematch for the tag team titles and will be forced to wrestle singles bouts for the entire month of July. This Monday the Nightmares will have to defend their CCW tag titles in a Four Corners Match against 3 sets of challengers.

COMMERCIAL AIRED FOR UWF BATTLEGROUND

The Stud Stable feud is reviewed which Is leading to some six man tags in the area as well as a Southern Tag Team Title match this Monday in Birmingham where Eddie Gilbert/Tommy Rich will defend against Robert Fuller/Jimmy Golden with Big John Studd/"Tn. Stud" Ron Fuller handcuffed together at ringside to avoid any interference.

2nd match of the day is Big John Studd defeated Porkchop Cash with a bearhug

A long overview is shown highlighting Freddie Blassie/Austin Idol/David Sammartino/Super Olympia's recent issues with Mr. Olympia, Dusty Rhodes, Blackjack Mulligan, Kendall Windham, Junk Yard Dog, and the Road Warriors They also examined what seems to now be an alliance with Bruiser Brody. They discuss tomorrow night's match in Tampa between Mr. Olympia and Bruiser Brody and the HUGE 8 MAN TAG MATCH- COUNTDOWN TO BATTLEGROUND match featuring Austin Idol/David Sammartino/Super Olympia/Teddy Muscles vs. Mr. Olympia/Blackjack Mulligan/Kendall Windham/The Junk Yard Dog!

3rd match featured Mr. Olympia defeating Roy Lee Welch with a powerslam

Gordon and Joe talk about how Mr. Wrestling 2 has taken Shane Douglas under his wing as a protégé and has been coming to ringside for his matches and coaching him on what he needs to improve on. They talk about what a huge week this is for Douglas as he will be challenging Mike Graham for the Jr. Title on Sunday in Tampa and will be tagging with Mr. Wrestling 2 for a shot at the CCW tag belts as part of the Four Corners elimination match on Monday in Birmingham.

4th match Brad Armstrong defeated the Dirty White Boy to win the UWF Alabama Heavyweight title when Brad pinned DWB with a small package while the Bullet and Scott Armstrong fought off Death Wish and Purple Haze at ringside!

THIS WEEK'S CARDS

CCW Summer Heatwave Tour '85

Sundome

Tampa, Florida

Sunday June 30, 1985

Bell Time- 3pm

MAIN EVENT

BULLROPE MATCH

Blackjack Mulligan

Vs.

"Outlaw" Ron Bass

SEMI-MAIN EVENT

UWF Continental Tag Team Titles

The Nightmares (Danny Davis/Ken Wayne)

Vs.

The Grapplers (#1/#2)

REVENGE MATCH

Mr. Olympia

Vs.

Bruiser Brody

Six Man Grudge Tag Team Match

The Stud Stable (Ron Fuller/Robert Fuller/Jimmy Golden)

Vs,

The Stud Stable (Big John Studd/Eddie Gilbert/Tommy Rich)

UWF Florida Heavyweight Championship

Kendall Windham

Vs.

Black Bart

ARMSTRONGS vs. HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK CAPTAINS MATCH

Winner gets to choose what type of match the two teams face off in next week

Brad Armstrong w/The Bullet

Vs.

Purple Haze w/Sir Oliver Humperdink & Fallen Angel

USWA Heavyweight Championship

"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin w/Precious

Vs.

"Haitian Sensation" Tyree Pride

"Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms. Linda/"Superstar" Bill Dundee

Vs.

"Soulman" Rocky Johnson/"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant

UWF Southern Jr. Championship

Mike Graham

Vs.

Shane Douglas w/Mr. Wrestling 2

(CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

CCW Summer Heatwave Tour 1985

Boutwell Auditorium

Birmingham, AL.

Monday July 1, 1985

Bell Time- 7:30pm

MAIN EVENT

COUNTDOWN TO BATTLEGROUND

GRUDGE 8 MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

UWF World Champion Austin Idol

"Living Legacy" David Sammartino

Teddy Muscles

Super Olympia w/Freddie Blassie

Vs.

The Junk Yard Dog

Mr. Olympia

Blackjack Mulligan
Kendall Windham

SEMI-MAIN EVENT

UWF Southern Tag Team Championship- REMATCH

(Big John Studd and Ron Fuller handcuffed to opposite ring posts to eliminate interference)

The Stud Stable (Eddie Gilbert/Tommy Rich) w/Big John Studd

Vs.

The Stud Stable (Robert Fuller/Jimmy Golden) w/'Tn. Stud' Ron Fuller

GOLDEN SPIKE ON A POLE MATCH

Death Wish w/Sir Oliver Humperdink & Fallen Angel

Vs.

The Bullet w/Brad & Scott Armstrong

FOUR CORNERS ELIMINATION MATCH

UWF Continental Tag Team Championship

The Nightmares (Danny Davis/Ken Wayne)

Vs.

"Superstar" Bill Dundee & "Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms. Linda

Vs.

Mr. Wrestling 2 & Shane Douglas

Vs.

The Grapplers (#1 & #2)

"Wildcat" Wendell Cooley

Vs.

Killer Khan w/Tojo Yammamoto

UWF Southern Jr. Heavyweight Championship

Mike Graham

Vs.

Roy Lee Welch

"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant/Rocky Johnson

Vs.

Black Bart/"Outlaw" Ron Bass

The Great Kabuki w/Tojo Yammamoto

Vs.

"Haitian Sensation"
Tyree Pride

(CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

[GeneJackson95]

CCW Summer Heatwave Tour '85

Sundome

Tampa, Florida

Sunday June 30, 1985

Bell Time- 3pm

UWF Southern Jr. Championship

Mike Graham pinned Shane Douglas w/Mr. Wrestling 2 with a backslide afterwards Graham shook hands with both Douglas and Wrestling 2, who was again telling Douglas where made mistakes in the match

"Exotic" Adrian Street w/Ms. Linda/"Superstar" Bill Dundee defeated "Soulman" Rocky Johnson/"Handsome" Jimmy Valiant when Dundee pinned Valiant after hitting him Linda's purse while Street had the referee distracted

USWA Heavyweight Championship

"Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin w/Precious pinned "Haitian Sensation" Tyree Pride after a 'Brainbuster'

ARMSTRONGS vs. HOUSE OF HUMPERDINK CAPTAINS MATCH

Winner gets to choose what type of match the two teams face off in next week

Purple Haze w/Sir Oliver Humperdink & Fallen Angel pinned Brad Armstrong w/The Bullet after Jimmy Garvin ran down and sprayed air freshener in Brad's eyes while the referee was distracted with the Bullet fight Dirty White Boy and Humperdink at ringside

UWF Florida Heavyweight Championship

Kendall Windham pinned Black Bart after a running bulldog

Six Man Grudge Tag Team Match

The Stud Stable (Ron Fuller/Robert Fuller/Jimmy Golden) fought The Stud Stable (Big John Studd/Eddie Gilbert/Tommy Rich) to a NO CONTEST when the match broke into a 6 way brawl and the ref could not restore order

(Before the next match, UWF Rep. Buddy Wayne came out to the ring and announced that continuing his recent 'erratic behavior' since losing the Continental title in Japan, Bruiser Brody has left the building tonight and refused to wrestle Mr. Olympia. Wayne says he has talked to 'Cowboy' Bill Watts and Watts says that Brody is suspended from CCW until further notice. He says that Ted Arcidi has stepped forward to take on Mr. Olympia here tonight)

Mr. Olympia defeated Teddy Muscles with a sleeperhold

SEMI-MAIN EVENT

UWF Continental Tag Team Titles

The Nightmares (Danny Davis/Ken Wayne) defeated The Grapplers (#1/#2) after their patented tombstone/leg drop off the top rope combo

MAIN EVENT

BULLROPE MATCH

Blackjack Mulligan defeated "Outlaw" Ron Bass in a bloody brawl of a bullrope match

[LowBlowPodcast]

I don't know exactly why, but I am growing quite fond of the Rich/Gilbert team. I love how Ron Bass comes right in to the main event and we even get a WrestleMania rematch with Mulligan getting his revenge. I like that Brody has also had some issues here. Not too many will remember the Bruiser Brody/Bill Watts/ Vince McMahon debacle back in 1984 when I had Mid South. Keep doing work!

[SirEdger]

Not fully aware of this myself, given how late I came in the game but it's always fun indeed to have some continuity in the project, even so subtle.

[kevinmcfl]

Great card for the Tampa fans. I enjoy how well each card has these minor one or two week angels mixed in with your longer feuds. I wonder if we are seeing a set up of Mr. Wrestling II's last big dance.

 

The Stud Stable feud is building up nicely and can't wait to see the winner. Rich and Hot Stuff might be my favorite team of all time as they were so good at both heel and babyface and both excelled on the mic.

[Crazymax Jack]

Really enjoyed the six man warfare and how each match felt completely different. great stuff Gene