1994-06-11-SMW-TV

[GSR]

Smoky Mountain Wrestling

TV

Aired June 11, 1994

Roane State Community College, Harriman, TN

1. Tracey Smothers vs Brian Logan
2. INT:  Bob Armstrong & Tracey Smothers - Bob announces that this year’s Summerblast tour will run from 7/1 to 7/9 and later on he’s got a special announcement just for the ears of James E. Cornette.  Smothers says that Bruiser Bedlam is an animal, he’s the ‘Motor City Madman’, he can drive nails with his fists, break bricks and glass bottles over his head, but he’s going to knock him into the next area code in the ‘Coal Miner’s Glove’ match.  He tells Armstrong that as much as he wants to get back in the ring they need him as Commissioner to keep Cornette and his criminals in check, so leave the fighting to him and the boys.
3. Recap of Brian Lee & Chris Candido vs Bobby Blaze & Mike Furnas from last week
4. INT:  Ricky Morton - says ever since Chris Candido piledrove him he’s been trying to get back at him, and now they have these ‘Piledriver’ matches where the only way to win is by piledriving your opponent.  Although Bob Armstrong has said the matches will be unsanctioned, the title will still be on the line and the only thing they are concerned with is getting those titles back around their waists, they don’t care as they have been in all kinds of matches.  Morton asks Tammy Fytch to come out as he would like to talk to her for a few minutes.  She makes her way out but seems a little cautious and nervous about things.  Morton says that ever since they’ve been wrestling Brian Lee & Chris Candido, Tammy has done one thing to them, so Robert and he have got a little something for her.  Robert Gibson then appears from the back and empties a bucket of dirt (which they sell as manure) over her head.  Candido and Lee comes rushing out to help her but are a little put off by the ‘smell’.
5. INT: Tammy Fytch & Brian Lee & Chris Candido - Tammy is hysterical and in tears saying look at what they did to her.  It’s not fair, she’s going to get both of them, before Primetime picks her up, puts her over his shoulder and carries her out of there.
6. Handicap Match: Bruiser Bedlam (w/ Jim Cornette) vs James Atkins & Chris Hamrick - Bedlam gets the win but puts the stomach claw on them both after the match and Mark Curtis reverses the decision DQ’ing him.
7. INT: Jim Cornette & Bruiser Bedlam - Bob Caudle says that the Bruiser has once again proven that he’s rough, tough and vicious, but he thinks there’s going to be some blood let in the ‘Coal Miner’s Glove’ match, to which Cornette interjects there sure is, it’s all going to be red blood, redneck blood, Tracey Smothers’ blood.  Tracey wanted this ‘Coal Miner’s Glove’ match with metal all across the knuckles of the glove, and the first person who gets it can use it whatever way they want.  He may be able to climb a pole but that’s of no concern to either of them because once he climbs up there and gets that glove, he’s just saving the Bruiser the trouble of having to go get it himself.  He’s going to bring it right to him like a dog playing fetch with his master, only instead of bringing a newspaper he’s going to be bringing the instrument of his own destruction.  Tracey Smothers is out of his mind if he thinks he’s going to knock out the Bruiser as you can’t knock him out whatever you hit him with.  All that’s going to happen is that Smothers is going to get that glove, he’ll bring it down into the ring, the Bruiser will take it off him, he’ll put it on and then split Tracey like a ripe melon.  Brass Knux, chains, chairs, bottles, blackjacks, Bruiser Bedlam has used them all and taken them all in his line of work and no man has been able to put him down yet.  The challenge still goes to any dock workers, construction workers, truckers or anybody that thinks they’re bad, try the Bruiser and you’ll find out just how bad you are. 
8. Les Thatcher’s ‘History of Pro Wrestling in Knoxville’
9. INT: Bob & Steve & Scott Armstrong - dressing room interview.  Bob says that everybody is talking about this year’s Summerblast tour and it’s going to be real special to the Armstrong family as the question has arisen who is the most famous family in wrestling, who’s the family that can get it done?  Everyone knows that the Funk brothers are the only brothers to have held the NWA World championship at different times, but you could say it’s like the Hatfield’s and the McCoy’s.  Dory Funk has tried to cripple him but he’s still standing and the Armstrongs are still here.  By the time his boys were two year’s old he was giving them bodyslams, they’re used to punishment and know how to take it.  In their home town the question of who is the most famous family in wrestling will be answered, his boys maybe younger and may not have the experience, but they have the desire.  Scott says that they have idolized and respected the Funks, but now they’ve done something to their father and when you bruise one Armstrong you bruise the whole family.  Come Summerblast they’re going to take care of business.
10. INT:  Jim Cornette & Dory Funk Jr. - Cornette says that now the sons are going to suffer for the sins of their father.  Scott and Steve want to pick up daddy’s crusade and take on the most legendary brother combination in the history of wrestling, the Funk brothers.  Bob Armstrong is too cowardly to get back in the ring and is claiming he can’t because he doesn’t want to relinquish the Commissionership.  The reason he won’t relinquish it is because he’ll get his brains beat out by guys like the Funk brothers, so now he’s sending his sons in there but they’re in way over their heads.  At Summerblast they’re going to find out what it’s like to be in the ring with real legends, not a couple of local, yokel heroes.  Dory says that he never forgets a wrestling match and many years ago he whipped and beat Bob Armstrong in the Macon Coliseum until he wouldn’t come back.  He tells Scott and Steve that they’re stepping in the ring with the wrong people when they step in there with the Funk brothers; Terry is the most crazy, wildest man in all of wrestling and while he may look different, he’s not far behind him.  It’s okay for Scott and Steve to be afraid of them and to back out because they have the reputation to back everything up.  Christ Dory is a terrible interview.
11. INT:  Jake Roberts - he says it’s okay, Jake the Snake is still your champion, Smoky Mountain can be proud one more day and in him there’s a man parents can tell their children to look up to.  A lot of people are talking a lot of garbage about him at the moment so he needs to address a few things.  He tells the Dirty White Boy that he did him a favour, that it was the humane thing to do, to put the Dirty White Girl out of her misery the way he did.  The White Boy is a lucky man, “the fortunate son” as it could have been him, he should thank the Dirty White Girl and not worry about her forgiving him.
12. Kendo the Samurai vs Tony Anthony - Jake Roberts comes down to ringside and starts taunting the Dirty White Boy with the belt.  Bucksnort Blaster on Kendo but Mark Curtis is dealing with Jake on the outside.  The White Boy gets off Kendo and goes over to them, but Kendo shoulder charges Anthony and he takes a fall out the ring.  Roberts tips a drink over him before absolutely leathering him with the belt which lays him out and costs him the match via count out.  Kendo is the least convincing oriental wrestler ever!
13. INT: Tony Anthony - Bob Caudle is starting to wonder if there is such a thing as justice as what happened just now was completely uncalled for and a travesty as Jake Roberts had no business being out there.  The Dirty White Boy says that his momma told him a long time ago that one of these days he’s going to have to face the devil and maybe this is his time?  He goes home at night and wonders whether his dog and wife still think that he’s the man he used to be?  Is he still the man she married?  He just wants to be able to walk down the road with his wife beside him, her head held high proud of him.  He doesn’t want her to be scared in public, afraid to be seen with him to where she has to say ‘my husband’s a loser’.  He tells Jake that nobody in his family is going to be ashamed of him and from this day forth his family is going to walk beside him with their heads held high, because if he doesn’t take him out, he’ll quit.  Great interview, those quiet, hushed tones again.

Bold matches are PWO recommended