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MIDSOUTH COLISEUM

MEMORIAL DAY SPECTACULAR

MAY 26, 1990

 

Brian Christopher defeats “Dirty” Dutch Mantel by count-out.  Dutch was really giving it to Christopher, using Ol’ Betsy (Bullwhip) as much as he could without the ref noticing. 

He kept tossing it in and out of the ring to the Angel of Death who had accompanied him to the ring.  After about an extra 5 minutes of toying and beating Brian Christopher, the crowd erupted as “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord rushed the ring. 

Instead of sticking around, Dutch ran for the hills and we had a good brawl between Gaylord and Angel of Death which eventually saw Gaylord standing tall in the ring and the Angel of Death slamming the matt on the outside of the ring.  A side note to the chaos; this was Brian Christopher’s first official win in the USWA!

 

Nature Boy Buddy Landel with Skandar Akbar defeated Iceman Parsons with a roll up and a grab of the tights after Akbar had blinded Iceman with some sort of powder. 

 

TRI-STATE TITLE MATCH

“Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert with Jimmy Hart & Missy Hyatt Superstar defeated Superstar Bill Dundee with the Hotshot as Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt interfered just enough to allow Gilbert to hit a low blow which he followed up with the Hotshot!  Eddie Gilbert, Missy Hyatt, and Jimmy Hart really hyped up their new title!!

 

 

USWA WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

The Steiner Brothers © dominated The Guerreros and made them pay for every dirty tactiv they tried.  Doom (Reed & Simmons) tried to come out to distract the Steiners but this just seemed to fuel Rick and Scott.  The destruction came after Rick connected with a German Suplex on Hector.  The Steiners dared Doom to enter the ring but, using a house mic, Hacksaw Reed said they had to go get ready for their match or else they would love to kick their …..

 

Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart & Greg “The Hammer” Valentine with Jimmy Hart defeated Jeff Jarrett & Brad Armstrong after Hart had pulled the ropes down as Jeff Jarrett was being wiped into them.  This caused JJ to fall awkwardly onto the floor and appeared to hurt his shoulder.  This left Brad to fight 2-1 or 3-1 if you include Hart.  Brad help up well until the Anvil took out his knee with a dirty break in the corner.  This allowed Valentine to go to work on the knee and we eventually saw the Figure 4 locked in.  Armstrong refused to surrender but his brother Steve saw the trouble he was in and rushed and threw in the white towel. 

 

 

UNIFICATION TITLE MATCH

Southern Champion- Randy “Macho Man” Savage with Miss. Elizabeth defeats “The Texas Tornado” Kerry Von Erich with the top rope elbow drop.  This was a back and forth match that went nearly 20 minutes but in the end, it was a clean win for the Macho Man.

 

 

UNIFICATION TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH

Southern Tag Team Champs- The Southern Boys defeated the  UWF Tag Team Champs-Doom (Hacksaw Reed & Ron Simmons with Teddy Long) as Reed and Simmons and made it obvious that they cared more about giving a beating to the Southern Boys and sending a message to the Steiners that they are coming for the USWA World Titles.  The end came when Reed and Simmons both brought chairs into the ring and gave big headshots to both Tracy Smothers and Scott Armstrong!  The Southern Boys didn’t look like it but they were winners and still champions in this Unification Match,

 

 

MAIN EVENT:  USWA TITLE MATCH

“The King” Jerry Lawler © defeated “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff with the piledriver that the King followed up with after the middle rope, singlet strap-down, fist drop.  This was a physical match that saw the King play the babyface in peril role to perfection.  In the end, we saw Lawler power out of the pin attempt following Mr. Wonderful’s piledriver and then slowly mount his comeback.  In the end, Lawler left “no doubt” who had the better piledriver!

[Autistic Dragon]

Dutch's crippling tiger-phobia gives Christopher his first W.

Landel needs a lot of help to get past Parsons.

Gilbert brings some gold back to the First Family.

The Steiners use Los Guerreros to send a very painful lesson.

Double J goes down leaving it up to Steve to save brother Brad.

Savage and the Southern Boys are your undisputed Southern champions.

Lawler wins the battle of the Piledrivers.

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Only a matter of time before Gaylord gets his hands on Dutch 

Always love seeing two Mid South vets like Budro and Iceman go at it. 

Gilbert and his entourage defeat Dundee for the Tri State title. 

By dismantling the Guerreros, the Steiners send a strong message to Doom

Hammer and Anvil, that just sounds like they were meant to team up. After that impressive win, we might see more of this team. 

Savage and Kerry give the fans their money's worth. Savage winning clean here is a big deal. 

Damn, I thought the Steiners sent a message, but Doom really went overboard here. 

Orndorff was really built up well for this match. Lawler makes the ultimate comeback, satisfies the fans with a piledriver and prevails. 

Another fun show at the Coliseum. Great job Kev 

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May 31, 1991

Lance Russell:

"Yellow again, wrestling fans, and welcome to another hour of United States Wrestling Association action. I'm Lance Rusell along with Dave Brown, and what a night of wrestling we had last Monday at the Midsouth Coliseum.  Randy Savage is still the Southern Heavyweight Champion after he defeated Kerry VonErich in the unified title match and the Southern Boys survived their unification title match with Doom!

Dave Brown: 
"Lance, … survived might be an understatement as Doom had no interest in winning the match.  Instead they wanted to send a message to the USWA World Tag Team champions, the Steiner Brothers.  What Hacksaw Reed and Ron Simmons did had nothing to do with wrestling as they just broke every rule in the book including hitting both Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong in the head with steel chairs.  Give referee David Weathers credit for disqualifying them for their disgusting actions."

Lance Russell: 

"Yes Daivid did an excellent job but I’ll tell you this… when the Steiners and Doom do meet in an actual match, let me tell you, it is going to be a war.  Speaking of a war …. Someday… “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord is going to get his hands on Dirty Dutch Mantell and Dutch might not know what day it is when Jeff is finished with him. 

Suddenly, Jimmy Hart, Missy Hyatt and Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert come to the ring.  Gilbert is wearing his newly won Tri-State Championship belt around his waist and Missy, wearing a low-cut top has her arms all over her man. 

Jimmy Hart:
"Ok Pencil Nose, I’ve had about enough of this.  One belt… one title… the Tri-State Title changed hands at the Midsouth Coliseum last Monday and you two idiots have been rambling on and on about everyone else who won their match and who is going to beat who months down the road and you’ve yet to tell these uneducated hicks here in studio today that Eddie Gilbert defeated the vertically challenged Aussie for the belt.  I mean I know you have your marching orders from the blonde buffoon, Jerry Jarrett to ignore the First Family but this prejudice is getting ridiculous.  Just because we have declared war on his son, the wanna-be wrestler Jeff Jarrett, he thinks he can black list.  I mean enough is enough Lance! 

Lance Russell (rolling his eyes) :
"Come on now Jimmy.  You know well and good that Jerry Jarrett doesn’t tell us what we are to talk about, and we would have gotten to Eddie Gilbert and him winning the Tri-State Title in just a minute. 

Eddie Gilbert grabs the mic and with a smirk on his face, arrogantly begins to talk

Eddie Gilbert:
"Lance, I know the real reason why my title victory wasn’t first on your list of things to talk about.  It’s simple!  There was never a doubt of who would win the match.  I mean Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert is so far and away superior to the runt of the litter… Bill Dundee, the outcome was a forgone conclusion…. And that can be said for any match I’m in.  You don’t see Jeff Jarrett wanting to get in the ring with me.  You don’t see The Southern Boys wanting a match with me and you sure as heck don’t see Jerry Lawler wanting another beating from me. So as far as I’m concerned… the Tri-State champion is the best champion in the USWA, and I will face anyone who dares to get in the ring with me as I plan on holding this title for a long, long time."

The First Family struts off to a chorus of boos as Lance and Dave both welcome in Jerry Jarrett who just shakes his head at the First Family.   

Jerry Jarrett:
"That Jimmy Hart sure is something else… Fans, I wanted to let you all know that after the success of the Memorial Day Spectacular, USWA will be returning to the Midsouth Coliseum on Monday July 7 for an event we’re calling the Great American Stampede.  We promise this to be a night of wrestling action that will long be remembered.  This will be a great way to end the Holiday weekend and see some great wrestling action.  I will be back later on to give you a little more information on that big event.  ________________________________________________________________________
 

Match #1:  Southern Title Match
Randy “Macho Man” Savage with Miss. Elizabeth defeats “White Lightening” Tim Horner with the top rope elbow drop.  We get the full Macho Man on display today as he comes to the ring, dark flamboyant sunglasses on wearing a blue and green sparkling rope and headband.  He slowly opens the robe to display the Southern Heavyweight title and then jumps up on the middle rope, hands pointing at the belt and then his biceps. 

Randy Savage:
"Oh yeah… let me tell you something Lance Russell…. Nothing means nothing!  I came here to Memphis in search of retribution… oh yea… and now I’ve risen to the top… the cream of the crop if you will… unjustifiably in a position I don’t want or deserve to be in…oh yeah.  I mean I am the Southern Heavyweight Champion… I beat Kerry VonErich just like I said I would… oh yeah … but what I really want and what I really deserve is to have been in the ring with Jerry Lawler…but that was not the case as he played us all like a fiddle and avoided the Macho Man at every turn. "

“Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig suddenly comes out to interrupt Randy Savage.

Curt Hennig:

Listen up Savage… I’ve heard about enough from you… you’re out here crying it should have been you in the USWA World Title shot last week in the Midsouth Coliseum… Are you kidding me.  I had Kerry VonErich pinned right in the center of the ring which would have given me the title match.  I nailed him with the Perfect Plex… and nobody gets up from that move.  The referee was making the count…1…2… and next thing you know, my own teammate… my jealous teammate… a teammate that couldn’t get the job done on his own… jumps in the ring and pulls me off of Kerry!  Who might I ask was that no good turn coat… of that’s right … It was you Savage.  Make no mistake about it… You cost me my title… That’s right I am the original USWA World Champion.  I’m the one who has beaten Lawler in the ring… NOT YOU! 

Hennig now puts his finger right in the chest of Savage

 

Curt Hennig:

And now I’m coming for the man that cost me the title… That’s right Savage… I coming for you and your Southern Title and when Mr. Perfect says something, you can mark it down.

As Hennig walks off…. WHAM… from behind Savage attacks Hennig and with the effect of the Pearl Harbor attack, Hennig has no chance and Savage gives it to him pretty good!  Nobody is coming out to make the save as most people in the back hope these two kill each other.  To get order restored, Lance takes up to break.

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Lance Rusell:
"Welcome back, fans. I must admit that I’m not shocked at the chaos that we just saw.  I mean if I was Curt Hennig, I would be pretty upset at Rand Savage for what he did last week as he cost Hennig a World Title Shot… but I am also not surprised at the actions of Randy Savage.  I mean he’s been nothing but trouble since he got here."

Match #2: 

Jeff Jarrett defeats The Soultaker with a middle rope drop kick to the head.  Lance Russell made a point of the Soultaker seeming a bit lost since Paul Bearer and The Undertaker have disappeared.  Russell also hypes up the roll that JJ has been on.

 

Jeff Jarrett:
"Eddie Gilbert! You been runnin’ your mouth for around here for far too long now.  You cheat your way to a title and now we here you talking about how easy it was to beat Superstar Bill Dundee.  Well Bill is a good friend of mine and I take exception to all the dirty tactics that you, Jimmy Hart and Missy Hyatt used to steal the Tri-State title.  Now, a few weeks ago, the First Family attacked me… and blamed me for not getting a USWA Title Shot against Jerry Lawler.  They blamed my father and decided to attack me 5-1…. Well, they said that they were going to make a point of taking out what they called the sins of my father out on me…. We’ll I still here … Hot Stuff Eddie Gilbert…. Why don’t you put your title where your mouth is!!!  How about you and me at The Great American Showdown! 

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Match #3:  Doom (Hacksaw Butch Reed & Ron Simmons with Teddy Long) destroys Allen Martin & Jack Downing with the end coming by a double military press slam.  The beating was so bad that both men needed help getting to the back.

Lance Russell:

“Guys, I must admit that I was both disappointed and surprised at your actions on Memorial Day where you seemed not to care about winning the Southern Tag Title against the Southern Boys as you left referee Dave Weathers no choice but to disqualify you after you hit both Tracy Smothers and Steve Armstrong in the heads with steel chairs.”

 

Hacksaw Butch Reed:

“Now am I supposed to care that you were disappointed in our actions.  Don’t you get it you turkey… The Southern Boys and the Southern Titles are beneath Ron and myself.  We don’t care if we get disqualified.  What we care about is sending a message to The Steiner Brothers that we want their World Titles and until they give us our title shot… we are going to keep sending people to the hospital.

 

Ron Simmons:

I get it Rick Steiner… I get it Scott Steiner… you’re afraid… and you should be but if you have any morals, you will give us what we deserve… A USWA Wolrd Tag Team Title show.  Ever body that needs to be stretchered out of here is on your hands… Can you live with yourselfs?  Can you live if you get in the ring with us?  Either way… it looks like you to are in trouble!

Next, Jerry Lawler comes out and hypes up his win against Paul Orndorff

Jerry “The King” Lawler

“Lance… I’m going ask you two questions.  First, who is the greatest wrestler in the world and why am I?  Now with all kidding aside, being the USWA World Champion is the opportunity of a lifetime.  I get to test my skills against the greatest wrestlers in the world each and every night.  I mean last week it was “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff and that was one heck of a match. Everyone comes out and tries extra hard as they want what I got.   Next it could be Randy Savage… the Nature Boy Buddy Landel, Curt Hennig, it could be Hacksaw Butch Reed.  I mean the list of worthy opponents is endless.  The USWA is the place to be and I’m going to my best to keep this belt a long, long time. 

 

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Match #4: Dick Slater defeats Tom Bruno with a big right hand that he followed up with the Russian Legsweep.

Dick Slater:

“Lawler… I told you when I first got here that I was offered a lot of money to take you out.  I also told you that I would have to find out for myself if the person who wanted you out of the business was being honest with all the bad things he said about you.  Well after a few months, its obvious… the man was right about you.  You only care about yourself and that you are the real bad guy in the business.  So, I just warning you that I will be coming for you.  I will be collecting the bounty.  You want to play games … you want to talk a big game… you say how you wanted me in the ring and then do everything in your power to make sure that match doesn’t happen… You showed your true colors… Yellow… Watch your back Lawler, I’m coming for you!

 

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Match #5:  The Anvil Jim Neidhart & Greg “The Hammer” Valentine with Jimmy Hart beat Brian Christopher and Scott Taylor after a big powerslam by the Anvil on Taylor.

 

Jimmy Hart:
"Okay listen to me Lance Russell.  Everyone says that Jimmy Hart only cares about himself and the First Family well I’m here to tell you that just aint true baby.  Listen up Southern Boys… listen up Jeff Jarrett… I going to give you some advice baby.  Make sure your insurance is all paid up.  Call Blue Cross… Call Blue Sheild… call whoever you need to as I don’t want you all to be homeless because of all your hospital bills.  I mean did you see what the Anvil and the Hammer are capable of…. Let’s not forget about Eddie Gilbert and the Honky Tonk Man.  I mean the First Family is loaded  and were coming full force baby.  Remember Jeff Jarrett it aint personal baby… the trouble your in is all your daddy’s fault."

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Match #6:  “The Missouri Tiger” Jeff Gaylord defeats Larry Cheatem with the Bearhug.
After the match, Gaylord is fuming about Dirty Dutch Mantell and the Angel of Death.  Gaylord is disgusted with Dutch for the money he owes him, his dirty tactics with the bull rope and how he runs and hides and lets the Angel of Death do all his dirty work.  Gaylord is disappointed when Lance informs him that neither Dutch nor the Angel of Death are in the studio tonight. 

Match #7:  Tommy Rich defeats The Assassin with the Flying Cross Body Block.

 

Tommy Rich:

“I know I’ve got a lot to prove to everyone here in Memphis.  I’ve made a lot of mistakes around these parts but I’m going to prove to everyone that I’m here to amend for mistakes.  I’m going to prove it you Lance Russell.  I’m going to prove to all these fans who come out to the matches and most of all… I’m going to prove it Jerry Lawler!  I know what he means to Memphis Rasslin and I really want him on my side.  Thanks Lance.

Other wrestler’s who got wins on today’s show included Brad Armstrong, Buddy Landel with Skandar Akbar and the Southern Boys.  For once, USWA ends without a chaotic finish but Lance does replay the video from earlier in the show were Randy Savage attacked Curt Hennig from behind.

Lance Russell:

“See you next time on USWA Wrestling… so long from Memphis.

 

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War in the tag division, Savage vs. Hennig, loving the hot action in Memphis.