LowBlowPodcast Posted July 20 Report Posted July 20 USWA show was nuts! Miss York’s bold move to buy the company with some mystery wrestler’s cash had Jarrett shook. Tommy Rich’s win was cool, but his beef with Lawler not wanting his help is getting spicy. The First Family’s promo for the 8-man tag was wild, with Jimmy Hart’s neckbrace stealing the show. Honky Tonk and Hart crashing Brian Christopher’s interview with cryptic jabs was super intriguing. Southern Justice’s creepy debut and Madusa hyping Stunning Steve Austin added big vibes, and that Midsouth card with Savage vs. Bossman looks fire! Can’t wait! Quote
spaldoni Posted July 21 Report Posted July 21 Well, we couldn't get this game into the 90s without the York Foundation. Great way to introduce Alexandra. That must have been some offer. So far Rich has been legit. Big 8 man main event is set. I laughed when Hart said Dundee was trying to kill him. Hart is so good. HTM calls Christopher out. I can't wait until next week to see how Christopher responds. IRL, I loved Tex and Shanghai. Adding Wild Bill to this gimmick makes it even better. The USWA is the perfect place for these guys. Akbar put a lot of pressure on the Grapplers. Medusa and Stunning Steve! What a pair. After his run in PCW, Steve has a lot of buzz coming in. This will be fun to watch. Dutch has no way out. I'm sure Gaylord will bring in a suitable partner. Dutch fuming is always a great way to end the show. Quote
kevinmcfl Posted July 22 Author Report Posted July 22 Monday, July, 21, 1990 Tommy Rich defeats Scott Taylor with a Thesz Press. Debut Match: Stunning Steve Austin with Madusa defeats Brad Armstrong with the Stun Gun; a devastating finisher where Austin picks up his opponent from the legs and drops him, neck first across the top ropes. Armstrong proved to be a perfect first opponent for Austin as he was so smooth and willing to take all the bumps and sell each of Austin’s move along with having some name recognition that the fans were impressed with the newcomer. Jeff Jarrett defeated “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff with a roll up after Mr. Wonderful thought he had the JJ in series trouble and started to antagonize the fans to get more heat. USWA World Tag Team Title Match: The Steiner Brothers © defeated The Grapplers with Skandar Akbar when Scott connected with the Frankensteiner for the win. The Grapplers are physical enough to give the Steiners a good match but the technical skill along with the entire bag of big moves by the Steiners has them clearly the best team in the USWA. Grudge Match: “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord & ???? vs “Dirty” Dutch Mantel & The Angel of Death With Dutch and the Angel of Death already in the ring, Gaylord comes out all only and Dutch starts laughing and pointing at Gaylord because Dutch thinks The Missouri Tiger couldn’t find anyone to team with him. Suddenly, the speakers start to blare… “ Bomp, Bomp, Bomp… Another One Bites The Dust” and the crowd explodes… It’s the Junkyard Dog! Dutch and The Angel of Death look at each other and jump from the ring. Mantel’s bull whip doesn’t look as intimidating now with JYD swinging a long chain! Dutch starts pointing at the Angel of Death to do something, but he is anything but stupid and gives the Dog the center of the ring to do his little show. Eventually we get to the match where it is a very typical match! Dog and The Missouri Tiger start fast and control the opening segment until the Angel of Death uses some dirty tactics to gain control. Jeff Gaylord now plays the face in peril and when Angel of Death has inflicted enough punishment on Jeff, Dutch demands to be tagged in. Dutch continues to kick and stomp on Gaylord but eventually we get the hot tag and JYD goes nuts. The end comes when JYD connects with the big thump on Dutch! USWA Southern Heavyweight Title Match: Randy “Macho Man” Savage with Miss. Elizabeth vs Big Bossman What a match! Back and forth we go… momentum change after momentum change with many near falls. Bossman and Savage each connected with their finishers only to have the other get their foot across the bottom rope to stop the count. After the powerslam by Bossman, Savage was able to roll out to the Coliseum floor. Bossman followed him out and rammed Savage into the ring apron. Bossman was set to charge in and squish Macho Man against the steel barrier but for the second time in weeks, Savage grabs Miss. Elizabeth and uses her as a human shield! Bossman, not wanting to crush the valet hesitates. The two start to have words… finally, the Bossman hit a nerve and Savage shoved Miss. Elizabeth aside. The two rush at each other and we get a massive collision! Somehow, Bossman gets up first and he and heads back to the ring. Savage, now acting like he cares, goes to check on Elizabeth who was still on the floor. The bell sounds as the ref has counted out Macho Man. Savage goes nuts and starts screaming and pointing at Elizabeth like this is her fault. Bossman rushes back outside and the brawl is back on. Miss. Elizabeth, now crying runs up the apron. Main Event: The First Family (HTM, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart & Eddie Gilbert) with “The Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart (still in a neck brace) & Missy Hyatt vs Jerry “The King Lawler, Superstar Bill Dundee & The Southern Boys This one is simple… Wild action with the King getting the win after he hit HTM with the Piledriver. This one seemed personal for the King who was on a tear all match. Quote
Autistic Dragon Posted July 22 Report Posted July 22 Rich with a solid opening win. Steve looks Stunning in his first match in Memphis. Orndorff's ego costs him. The Steiners out-grapple the Grapplers. The Junkyard Dog in in Memphis and sinks his teeth right into Dutch. Savage looks downright bipolar in his treatment of Elizabeth. The king appeared to be taking something rather seriously tonight. Quote
LowBlowPodcast Posted July 23 Report Posted July 23 Great show on the 21st - Stunning Steve is prime time and ready for big things. The King is laying down the law in the 8-man. The Steiners are near top form and then Jeff Jarrett and Paul Orndorff are two I wouldn't mind seeing go toe to toe IRL. Makes me want to see if there's a match out there. Quote
spaldoni Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 Rich remains on good behavior and kicks the show off with a simple win Brad Armstrong was the perfect guy to get Austin over here. Smart booking JJ gets a tremendous win over Mr. Wonderful. We're seeing prime time Steiners right now. This might be the end of Akbar's relationship with the Grapplers. JYD has arrived! I know his better days are behind him, but you put him in a perfect spot here. The fans still love him and he could be a popular and strong mid card presence fighting cowardly heels like Dutch. Really good job Damn! Savage and Bossman tore it up. I think we're going to get a lot more. Bring it on! The King ends the night on a high note by putting HTM down with the piledriver. Quote
kevinmcfl Posted July 28 Author Report Posted July 28 Aired on July 26, 1990 Highlights from this week’s TV Show Ms. Alexandria York has to wait to get her answer! The show started with Jerry Jarrett joining Lance Russell and Dave Brown where Lance showed a video from last week when Ms. Alexandria York appeared on set and said that her company, the York Foundation has partnered with a wrestler who has come into some new and serious wealth. She went on to say that her and the wrestler who has decided to remain anonymous for now, are looking to buy the USWA. Jarrett replied that the company was not for sale but Ms. York proceeded to give him an envelope with the Foundation’s offer inside. As the show closed, Jarrett opened the envelop and went a little wide-eyed at the offer. This week, Lance asked Jerry about the offer but all that Jarrett would say is that it was a significant offer and that he has asked Ms. York to appear later in the show to get her answer. Devastation Inc. is no more? Skandar Akbar gave a short interview where he told Lance and Dave that he was in the wrestling business for one reason… to hold championship gold!! He admits that so far his men have failed him miserable so he has disbanded his current stable of wrestlers and is set to make a journey around the world and he will not return until he has found the perfect wrestlers. He does anger the Memphis crowd when he tells Lance that after being in the United States for as long as he has, he is quite certain that he will have to go abroad to find this talent as he has seen how weak in both mind and body the Americans are. The Tag Team Division Continues to Explode! The Steiner Brothers, the USWA World Tag Champs, continue to be on top of the mountain as they destroyed two more jobbers on TV this week. While they are clearly fan favorites, even Rick and Scott couldn’t avoid being a little arrogant this week after they put the Grapplers in their place last week and there doesn’t seem to be any other teams ready to challenge for the titles. Southern Justice (Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce along with Wild Bill Irwin) continued their rise up the tag team ranks with a violent win over Steve Simpson and Sam Houston. In their post-match interview, Lance brought up the fact that last week, they mentioned they might have a problem with the Southern Boys. Bill Irwin: “Not might… we do have a problem with the Southern Boys. Look at these two clowns coming out here wearing Confederate Uniforms. Is this what the people of the South want to look up to? Two idiots wearing Halloween costumes that show the South at the worst time in history…. When the South got crushed by the North. If you look like losers, you are losers. Now look at Tex and Shanghai …. This is what Southern Justice looks like. If we want something…. We’re going take it…. And we’ll take it however we want! Southern Boys…. We’re about to take you out! Southern Justice will be dealt… harshly. The Dirty White Boys made their return to Memphis and easily handled Verlon Biggs and Seve Downing with the end coming with The Bucksnort Blaster by Dirty White Boy #1! Lance asked us to take a look at one of those videos set to music to hype up the incoming talent and the video was of none other than The Rock n Roll Express!!!! The video, with a lot of double dropkicks, fast cars, hair, and beautiful women wanting a piece of Ricky and Robert, ended with the RnR Express putting the Southern Tag Team Champions (The Anvil and the Hammer) on notice. The First Family Seems to have accomplished their goal but at what consequence! Last week, Jimmy Hart and the First Family (HTM, Anvil, Hammer & Eddie Gilbert) took offense to Lance Russell giving an interview to Brian Christopher after he pinned Jimmy Hart after Bill Dundee had nailed the “Mouth of the South” will a piledriver. Jimmy Hart claimed to have some big secret about Brian Christopher and that he would reveal it if Brian Christopher ever showed up again in the USWA. This week, the Anvil & the Hammer defended their Southern Tag Titles on TV in a squash match where their post-match promo not only dared the Rock n Roll Express to come and try and take their titles but also pointed out that Brian Christopher was a no show! Later, Honk Tonk was at the podium with Jimmy Hart (still in his neck brace) and they were having a great time talking about how much fun they had beating Brian Christopher all over the country and now the punk is so afraid he is in the witness protection program. Suddenly, Jerry Lawler appeared and he goes straight for HTM. Jerry Lawler: “Honky Tonk Man… Jimmy Hart… I’ve heard about enough of this. You know what you really want is me… You want to take me down… You want to take my title… you want to put me out of wrestling. How about I give you that chance right now! You and me Honky…. In the ring right now for the USWA World Title. Lawler walks over to the ring as Lance Russell calls for a ref. HTM with his guitar along with Jimmy Hart follow Lawler to the ring as ref Jerry Calhoun rushes in. HTM attacks Lawler from behind and has complete control. He is stomping, kicking and punching Lawler… this one looks real personal! After a good 4-minutes of a beat down, all the result of the Pearl Harbor job, HTM nails Lawler with a nasty back drop. As Lawler eventually staggers to his feet, HTM rushes in for a spear but the King jumps out of the way just in time! WHAM… HTM nails Jerry Calhoun with the spear. Calhoun is down and HTM is staggering from his own blow. Jimmy Hart is jumping up and down on the studio floor. Lawler simply walks over to the corner where HTM left his guitar and picks it up! WHAM… Lawler shatters the guitar of the head of HTM and covers him. Jerry Calhoun recovers just in time to make the three count! Lawler takes his world title and walks straight to the locker room. HTM is throwing a temper tantrum like a spoiled 3-year-old. At first, he was jumping up and down screaming at Jerry Calhoun that Lawler cheated by busting his guitar over his head but Calhoun simply shrugs his shoulders saying he didn’t see it. HTM is now kicking and screaming and finally sits down in the middle of the ring and refuses to leave until Calhoun does something. Lance Russell: “Yeah Lawler used the guitar but that’s only because HTM attacked him from behind before the match ever started. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander now get out of the ring Honky Tonk Man. Suddenly Tommy Rich comes out as he was to get ready for his upcoming match. Tommy points at HTM and asks him to leave but HTM starts screaming at Tommy. Tommy Rich: now with Lance “There’s an old saying Lance. Some win and some lose and some just sing the blues. I guess this wanna-be Elvis jerk is just singing the blues! Man that’s the agony of defeat sitting there in the ring right now! HTM: “Hey pretty boy… why don’t you just mind your business and shut up! Wildfire and HTM continue to yell at each other until Rich makes the mistake of turning his back on HTM… WHAM… from behind, HTM with another Pear Harbor job! Here comes the Anvil, the Hammer and Eddie Gilbert. The entire First Family is all over Wildfire. Eventually, Junkyard Dog, Jeff Jarrett, Superstar Dundee and Brad Armstrong make the save. While the damage was already done, there was a big promo from JYD who is making his first TV appearance here in Memphis in a long time and the fans are going Wild. JYD vows revenge as nobody does this to his old friend Tommy Rich. This continues to help Wildfire get over with the Memphis crowd even though Lawler is anti-Rich. Speaking of the King, he was nowhere to be seen after his match with HTM and never came out to check on Wildfire Tommy RIch. Huge Main Event on next week’s show! When Jerry Jarrett came back at the end of the show, he teased next week’s show by saying the main event will be Eddie Gilbert and Jeff Jarrett for the USWA World TV Title. Next he called out Alexandria York. Jarrett explained that he was shocked at the 2,000,000 offer to buy the USWA but he must decline as this is his life and he has big plans for the USWA. Alexandria York: “Mr. Jarrett, I must say that I am a bit surprised but it will be more fun this way. Jerry Jarrett: “I’m not sure I understand. What will be more fun?” AY: “Well instead of buying your little company, now, my partner and I will simply take it. Have a good day.” Quote
Autistic Dragon Posted July 30 Report Posted July 30 Akbar opts to rebuild Devastation Inc from the ground up. The Steiners are riding high but between the Southern Boys, Southern Justice and the returning Dirty White Boys they've got plenty of contenders. Rock n Roll is coming back to Memphis! Christopher is nowhere to be soon and Lawler is furious about it. Rich's smart mouth gets him in trouble with the First Family but while the king still isn't sold on him he's got a very loyal Dog looking after him. Jarrett turns down the money but it seems the York Foundation doesn't take no for an answer. Quote
spaldoni Posted August 2 Report Posted August 2 Will York gets the answer she wants? Never count Akbar out. I'm sure he'll return with an even more devastating devastation Inc The Steiners are at the top but man the USWA has a stacked tag division. And with the RnR Express returning, things are going to get even better Lawler makes HTM man pay. Rich has a good laugh but now he's made enemies with the family. Even though Lawler is still anti Rich, at least Rich has JYD backing him up. Great segment Jarret turns down the offer. I cant wait to see the fun York is going to have. Never a dull moment in the USWA Quote
kevinmcfl Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM Author Report Posted Saturday at 10:52 PM With a little time to spare, I thought I’d give a quick update to some of the angles in Memphis. Honky Tonk Man vs Tommy Rich Last we saw, HTM had just lost an impromptu match with the USWA Champion, Jerry “The King” Lawler when Lawler clobbered HTM with his own guitar and the ref made the 3-count. HTM was fuming and threw a tantrum, refusing to leave the ring. Tommy “Wildfire” Rich had the next match and had a bit of a war of words with HTM where Rich basically said that HTM was acting like a spoiled baby. When Rich turned his back, HTM and the rest of the First Family attacked Wildfire. Eventually, Junkyard Dog and a few others made the save but the damage had been done. Wildfire was a no-show the following week when Lance said that under doctor’s orders, Tommy Rich would be out of action for a while. This led to the HTM and Jimmy hart having a grand ol’ time laughing about who the baby was now. HTM said that this is professional wrestling and if you can’t take a few bumps and bruises then this business isn’t for you. The following week, we get a video from Tommy Rich where his eyes are black and blue and he has tape across his nose. He tells the fans that if it wasn’t for the doctor’s orders he’d be there whoopin up on Honky Tonk Man. He lets everyone know that he has a broken nose and a concussion but will be back real soon where his first order of business will be taking care of HTM. Again, HTM and Jimmy Hart seemed to be enjoying this and asking what type of professional wrestler misses weeks of work because of a broken nose and because he had his bell rung. HTM let’s Wildfire know that if he can’t take the heat, get out of the fire! Lance Russell reminds HTM and Hart that it is the doctor that won’t clear Tommy for action. Many of the other wrestler’s have expressed concern for Wildfire including JYD and Jeff Jarrett and the Southern Boys. One person though, Jerry Lawler, has said nothing about Tommy Rich and the attack by the First Family. THE USWA TITLE Jerry Lawler continues to have a nice run as champion with wins over Eddie Gilbert, Paul Orndorff, Curt Hennig, Dick Slater, HTM and Greg Valentine in recent months. Lawler, with his bodyguard, Big Bossman, gives a nice promo praising his ability to rid Memphis of all of its troubles and wonders who will be next. Next thing you know, Bossman steps up to the mic and begins by praising Lawler for everything he’s done in Memphis. He goes through how he had to chase Hennig all over the country to just get a title shot, He reminds people that he had to overcome Randy Savage running him over with a car. He goes through the bounty that Dick Slater was trying to collect on his head. He reminds the fans that he defeated Mr. Wonderful in a battle of the piledrivers. Bossman also goes into the decade long feud with Jimmy Hart and who he has beaten each and every member of Hart’s current stable. Jerry Lawler thanks Bossman for all his kind words but Bossman says he’s not quite through. Boss Man: “But Lawler, there is one person here in Memphis who has beaten Curt Hennig, Randy Savage, Dick Slater, Paul Orndorff, Eddie Gilbert, Greg Valentine and Jim Neidhart in the exact same time span and you….and that’s the Big Bossman! I know you brought me here to help protect you from this so-called bounty and I think I did that job very well but now… I think it’s time you give me what is rightfully mine…. A USWA World Heavyweight Title shot!” Jerry Lawler: “Bossman… rattling off wins is one thing but remember, yours came after I already beat them. Each night I have to face a man at his best trying to win the World Title. You faced them when they were already beaten down, a shell of themselves. They had nothing to motivate them for when they faced you. We will see about your title shot. It is truly up to Jerry Jarrett. Lawler walks off while Bossman looks at the ground with his hands on his hips. He obviously didn’t get the answer he wanted. The Southern Heavyweight Title Randy Savage continues to be on a role. Except for a DQ loss to Bossman, he has beaten everyone put in front of him. The more interesting thing with Savage is strange behavior with Miss. Elizabeth. Every time he faces any adversary, he seems to put her in harms way to help him. Other times, he is demeaning towards her and demands her to do degrading tasks but anytime anyone else makes a gesture, comment or even looks at her, Mach Man goes wild! For now, it seems like the Southern Title is his for as long as he wants it but can he stay mentally stable enough to keep the run going. USWA Word TV Title Situation While Eddie Gilbert is the champion, this title seems to be under the control of Madusa’s man, Stunning Steve Austin. Since his arrival in the USWA, he has made it clear to all that he wants to be the face of the franchise, and he believes that can be achieved by winning the TV title. Gilbert and Jeff Jarrett have been feuding for this title going back to when it was the USWA Tri-State Title and have had numerous matches once it has become the TV title but each match, Stunning Steve Austin has appeared and caused either a DQ or a count-out. The interesting thing here is that he has no favorites. He will go after Eddie Gilbert or Jeff Jarrett. All that matters to him is to show everyone that he is in control of the situation. He has nailed both Gilbert and Jarrett with his devastating move, the Stun Gun where he drops his opponent over the top rope neck or head first. Jerry Jarrett has said over and over that this is not the way to earn a title shot but one thing for certain is that Madusa and Stunning Steve seem to do things their own way. JJ and Gilbert and scheduled for another title shot next week, let’s see what happens. USWA World Tag Team Titles The Steiners continue to be the team! It doesn’t matter if its Southern Justice, The Dirty White Boys or any combination of the First Family, Rick and Scott continue to come out on top…. for now!! This week on TV, Lance Russell was interviewing the Steiner brothers after they destroyed two jobbers. The Steiners continued to be fan favorites but they are extremely confident and belief that they are the best tag team in the world. Well, Lance had an interesting video for them… it was from the Road Warriors. Animal and Hawk who admitted to being on tour in Japan said they heard the Steiners were claiming to be the best and they had a problem with that. They said they would love to get them in a ring and show them who is the best. This seemed to excite the Steiners but with the Rick and Scott being in Memphis and Animal and Hawk being in Japan, this is just a pipe dream… for now. USWA Southern Tag Team Titles Jimmy Hart’s Anvil and Hammer still hold the titles but for how long… we are unsure! This week on TV, we get another one of those hype videos of the Rock n Roll Express where Ricky and Robert let everyone know they will be in Memphis real soon and they want Jim Neidhart and Greg Valentine’s Southern Titles! Other USWA News Ever sense Junkyard Dog and Jeff Gaylord defeated Dutch Mantell and The Angel of Death, Dutch has been missing in action. With Dutch, this could mean anything. He could be off looking for another security guard. He could have fled Memphis in fear of The Missouri Tiger or he simply could be pretending to be sick. Keep an eye out for The Dirty Dutchman. He could appear anywhere. Speaking if missing in action, Brian Christopher has disappeared ever sense Jimmy Hart and the First Family told him that they would reveal a big secret in he ever appeared in the USWA again. This must be a huge secret if the promising youngster has given up his career to keep it under wraps. Also missing, Ms. Alexandria York. In recent weeks, she came on air and said that her company, The York Foundation had partnered with a wrestler who had come into large amount of money and they were looking to buy the USWA. When Jerry Jarrett turned down an over worth over a million dollars, York said that he left her no choice but to simply take the company from Jarrett. Since then, we have not seen her and have received no more information on the wealthy wrestler she has partnered with. Southern Justice and the Southern Boys are on a collision course. Southern Justice, Tex Slazenger and Shanghai Pierce along with Wild Bill Irwin are frustrated with the Southern Boys and their phony Southern Gentlemen routine. This conflict is only in the promo stage but with Wild Bill at the helm, you can bet Southern Justice will attack soon! Quote
rainmakerrtv Posted Sunday at 12:20 AM Report Posted Sunday at 12:20 AM Glad to see you back, excellent job on getting caught up. The tag team scene is definitely on fire and Randy Savage continues to be the guy to keep an eye on. Quote
Autistic Dragon Posted Sunday at 10:29 PM Report Posted Sunday at 10:29 PM Things continue chugging along in Memphis, Lawler might want to reconsider talking to the Boss Man that way. Steiners vs Road Warriors? Dare we dream? Quote
LowBlowPodcast Posted Monday at 06:11 PM Report Posted Monday at 06:11 PM Keep the train going... there's a lot of road ahead and you're lining up the light at the end of the tunnel in a huge way! Road Warriors v Steiners is enough to sell out anywhere... Lawler will have new challenges.... USWA continues to blossom. Quote
Control21 Posted yesterday at 01:39 AM Report Posted yesterday at 01:39 AM Steiners vs Road Warriors sounds like a tremendous feud. That would be a great match. Lawler is having a great run as champion. I'm not sure if anyone can touch him right now. He seems to be on course for a very long reign as champion. Keep up the great work! USWA continues to deliver a very unique flavor and knows when to push the envelope to advance the product and make the territory a lot more interesting across the board. Quote
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