1994-10-22-SMW-TV

[GSR]

Smoky Mountain Wrestling

TV

Aired October 22, 1994

Cactus Jack vs Chad Austin

1. Recap of Boo Bradley vs Scott Studd from last week
2. INT:  Cactus Jack - says that the first time he looked at Boo Bradley and saw the ugly, twisted face, the horrible, cellulite ridden body it shocked him, because he thought he was looking in the mirror.  He believes very strongly in soul mates and could search the world a dozen times over but it would be no use, as he’s found his in Smoky Mountain Wrestling, his name is Boo Bradley and with his help he can help him see the light and stand up on his own.  When he says that he’s being mistreated and slapped around, Tammy Fytch comes out to confront him.  She doesn’t know who Cactus Jack thinks he is, but he has no business being out there.  He cost Boo Bradley the TV title, cost her a whole heap of money and the only people that are allowed to talk to Boo are Chris Candido and herself.
3. Recap of Ricky Morton from the past few weeks after he was attacked on the way to the arena
4. Security video footage of the Rock & Roll Express attacking The Gangstas at a bar.  Okay little brawl but not too sure why The Gangstas friends didn’t try to help them and just flapped around trying to separate the two teams?  Surely they would’ve been getting involved and throwing some punches and boots to the Rock & Rolls?  One thing I do like is how there is always a plausible, legit reason for them having video footage of events that happen outside of the arena.  They did it when The Thrillseekers were jumped by the Heavenly Bodies in the car park and they did it again here.
5. INT: Rock & Roll Express - Ricky says that The Gangstas came into Smoky Mountain Wrestling and said that they’d beaten every tag team across the United States but hadn’t beaten the Rock & Roll Express.  They come to SMW and they beat them, but after the match they jumped them with blackjacks.  Next they then had a title match with them, which they again won, but The Gangstas got themselves some hot shot lawyer and they had to hand the belts over to them.  Finally there was the incident where he got bumped at the side of the road, and while The Gangstas might be the SMW tag team champions, they still haven’t beaten the Rock & Roll Express.  He said that they were going to get them and they did.  The Gangstas claim that they are these tough street fighters from California, so they go to a bar to fight them and what do they do?  They have them arrested.  Ricky then challenges them to ‘their’ kind of match, a ‘Ghetto Street Fight’ and if they’re as tough as they claim they’ll bring it on.  Good stuff from Ricky here but Robert is silent as ever and doesn’t say a thing.
6. Scott Studd vs Sean Casey - Tammy Fytch joins them on commentary and is still annoyed with what happened last week so sends Boo Bradley to the ring to attack both wrestlers.  Boo starts beating on them both when out comes Cactus Jack.  Boo stops the attack and starts waving at him which leads to Tammy dragging him out of the ring and to the back whilst berating him.
7. Confrontation w/ Tracey Smothers & Ole & Bryant Anderson - Jim Ross says that they’ve heard a lot of innuendo and rumors about a confrontation that took place when Bryant was in College and he’s here to try and get to the bottom of it.  Tracey says that he just went down to UT Chattanooga as a favor to the wrestling coach to help the guys work out.  Bryant wonders why someone like him would need help from someone like Tracey?  Ole says that Smothers talks about being a sportsman, but when Bryant had someone down on the mat and he jumped him from behind, that wasn’t very sportsmanlike.  This confrontation won’t be over until they stop and get rid of Tracey Smothers and a match has been signed between the two of them with no time limit.  Tracey says that he is a sportsman and is man enough that if Bryant does beat him, he will shake his hand.
8. Lance Storm & Brian Lee vs George South & Steve Skyfire
9. INT: Jim Cornette & Bruiser Bedlam - Jim Ross hopes that Cornette will give him an honest answer for once in their long relationship and asks who the mystery opponent for Bob Armstrong is at Thanksgiving Thunder?  Cornette says that they have had a long relationship, and he’s hated every minute of it!  Bob Armstrong has put his foot in it this time, he said that this would be the last time that he would be able to face him, they made that agreement, and he said if his man beats him at the Thanksgiving Thunder he’ll leave Smoky Mountain Wrestling forever.  Of course to get that he had to agree to crawl across the ring and kiss his feet should his man lose, but that’s not going to happen as his mystery man who is going to run Bob Armstrong out of Smoky Mountain Wrestling is Abdullah the Butcher.  Abdullah the Butcher is insane, he’s a sadist, a masochist, he takes pleasure in pain and has travelled the world and left a trail of carnage, broken bones, fines and suspensions wherever he’s been.  No-one will touch him, the WWF won’t, WCW won’t, no-one except him that is!  He’s the most blood thirsty animal that’s ever stepped in a wrestling ring and he’s what is in store for Bob Armstrong at Thanksgiving Thunder.
10. Whipping Match: Tony Anthony vs Bruiser Bedlam (w/ Jim Cornette) - prior to the match commencing the Dirty White Boy introduces his surprise for Jim Cornette, Mr. Ron Wright.  Cornette trips the White Boy and Wright makes his way round the ring after him.  Cornette gets up on the apron to try and get away from him, but Mark Curtis is over to try and get him back down.  Bedlam goes to the fallen White Boy, but with Curtis distracted Wright pulls a foreign object out his pocket.  He nails the Bruiser in the head with it knocking him out and allowing the White Boy to get the pin.  As per the pre-match stipulations they handcuff Bedlam to the turnbuckles and he takes his five lashes, however they only have one pair of handcuffs (I wonder what’s going to happen here?).  The Bruiser is released, but before they can put the cuffs on Cornette he attacks Ron Wright.  The White Boy forgets about Cornette and goes after Bedlam, but all this does is give Cornette the chance to pull out some powder which he then throws in the White Boy’s face temporarily blinding him.  Superman Cornette puts the boots to the Dirty White Boy before decking Mark Curtis and taking the handcuffs from him.  Bedlam cuffs Anthony to the bottom rope and then Cornette starts on Wright.  He takes the strap and proceeds to repeatedly whip him with it until Tracey Smothers, Brian Lee and Lance Storm come out for the save.  About as good as you’ll get from a match involving Bruiser Bedlam.  The Dirty White Boy was real good here making it more than watchable, especially on his comeback stretch, but the Bruiser is still terrible.  The match was kept short enough that it didn’t drag, and I liked the ending of Cornette getting his comeuppance after being outsmarted by Wright.  The post-match angle was great, but Cornette booked himself way too strong here and while I knew it was coming, the fact that he avoided being strapped himself is a further example of him not adhering to stipulations.  It’s always nice to see Ron Wright and the promos following this and him trying to gain some revenge on Cornette should be epic.
11. INT: Tony Anthony & Ron Wright - the Dirty White Boy says that Ron Wright is like a father to him and Jim Cornette messed up when he put his hands on him.  Ron says that he may not be able to wrestle these top names anymore, but he’s going to get Jim Cornette in a match somehow.  Even if the Dirty White Boy has to roll him out there in a wheelchair he’s going to take his head off and he’ll be taking a trip to the hospital! Excellent promos from Wright and the White Boy who finally has a bit more focus after seemingly treading water since the Jake Roberts feud.

Bold matches are PWO recommended