jeff5819 Posted Friday at 01:02 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:02 AM UWF Power Pro Wrestling #1 Wednesday January 3rd 1990 Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma The show begins with the classic UWF intro featuring a mix of arenas from around the UWF area mixed with action shots of the stars of the UWF. We then cut to the desk as we see Cowboy Bill Watts. Bill Watts - Hello, wrestling fans. Cowboy Bill Watts here and I would not only like to wish all the fans of the UWF a very happy new year but would also like to welcome you to this very special year in review, edition of Power Pro Wrestling. Jim Ross is away on assignment this week and will return next week. So lets get started by taking a special look at all the build to the huge USWA title match that took place at the huge USWA show WrestleWar 1989. We got the a video package, looking at the build to the big showdown between Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler and ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig, before joining the match in progress. As we cut the action we see Lawler has Hennig in a front face lock. Hennig regains control with his signature offense, including a running neck snap and a standing dropkick. Lawler fires back with a barrage of punches, his infamous right hand drawing gasps from the crowd. The action spills to the outside, where Lawler throws Hennig into the ring post, targeting his weakened arm. Hennig barely beats the referee’s count back into the ring. The final stretch is filled with close calls and heart-stopping moments. Lawler lands his patented second-rope fist drop for a near-fall, but Hennig kicks out at the last second. Hennig counters a piledriver attempt with a back body drop, stunning Lawler and setting up for the Perfect Plex. He executes the move perfectly, but Lawler barely manages to get a foot on the rope, breaking the count. Both men are visibly exhausted, their bodies showing the effects of the grueling match. The Time keeper informs the live crowd that there is 5 minutes remaining of the time limit. With the clock ticking down, both men throw everything they have into the closing moments. Lawler drops his straps, signaling he’s ready to end it. He lands a brutal series of punches and sets up for another piledriver. Hennig counters with a small package for a dramatic two-count. Hennig tries a sunset flip, but Lawler sits down for his own near-fall. In the final seconds, Lawler climbs to the second rope for one last fist drop, but the bell rings just before the referee can count to three. The crowd erupts in both cheers and boos as the announcer declares the match a 60-minute time-limit draw. Both men are sprawled on the mat, exhausted but defiant. Lawler argues with the referee, claiming he had the match won. Hennig, holding his injured arm, shakes his head and points to himself, mouthing, “I’m still the best.” The ring announcer informs everyone that the timelimit has expired therefore this match is a draw. We then cut to the hallway as we see Jerry “The King” Lawler, Jerry Jarrett, “Mr. Perfect” Curt Hennig and Bill Watts. Jerry Jarrett asks Mr. Perfect to call it. Curt Hennig: Tails… Jerry Jarrett flips a coin in the air. We see him catch it and slap it on his wrist. He reveals it to be tails. Hennig cheers with joy as Lawler argues that this is not how a title should be won. Jarrett says its the only fair way to do it given that this couldn’t be settled within the timelimit. Bill Watts and Curt Hennig take the title and make for the door. We then cut back to the studio. Watts - As you just saw following that epic 60 minute time limit draw it was decided that a coin flip would decide who would be the first USWA Heavyweight champion. When we come back we will see what all the fall out from the match that led to the rematch at the Last Stand. - Commercial Time Out - Watts - Well come back fans. Following the outcome of the epic time limit draw at USWA Wrestle War, Jerry Lawler was not happy with this and challenged Curt Hennig to a rematch. Hennig accepted the match but refused to return the Memphis area for the defence. Lawler desperately wanting the match agreed to the terms and the USWA officials announced that there would be a joint event called The Last Stand which would take place from both the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana and the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis. The entire event was so big that it had to be simal cast between the 2 venues. Lets now take you to the closing moments of this match, We go to the Cajundome, after Lawler had connected with the middle rope fist drop, he connected with the piledriver and went for the pin. Referee saw Lawler cover Hennig but that was all as the lights went out. We now have a strobe light flashing…. “The Madness is Here,” The Madness is Here” Those watching in Memphis are confused as this saying has been repeated after each Undertaker interview and they thought it was linked to him. The lights come back on and Lawler is still covering Hennig. The ref is still set to begin the count …. But unbeknownst to the three in the ring, there is a figure is now perched atop the rope behind where the cover is about to take place. 1….. A gasp comes over the crowd as the recognize the figure on the top rope…. 2…. It is Randy Savage and he leaps…… The ref’s hand begins to fall for the third time….. WHAM…. Savage has just hit his famous elbow drop on Lawler and Lawler rolls off of Hennig. Savage is all over Lawler! Eventually, the locker room empties and Savage, who is like a madman, is finally pulled off of Lawler! We go back to the Studio. Watts - As you saw there, Curt Hennig is still USWA Heavyweight Champion and on the subject of the USWA Title next week here on UWF Power Pro Wrestling we will see a huge 15 man over the top rope Battle Royal to find out who receives the next shot at ‘Mr. Perfect’ Curt Hennig. Now let’s take a special look at the UWF Tag Team Title picture. We see a video package of Doom’s appearance on Memphis TV, were they confronted the Jimmy Hart, Honky Tonk Man & Greg Valentine, that led to the UWF Tag Team Titles been defended in a Cajun Street fight at USWA WrestleWar. Followed by Highlights of the match including the finish of the match. We then go to Bill Watts in the studio. Watts - Well as you just saw that sissy Jimmy Hart and his two goons, commit theft when they stole the UWF tag team titles from Doom. When we come back from this short time out we will see what went down in the rematch at the Cajundome at the Last Stand. - Commercial Time Out - Watts - Welcome back wrestling fans. Now before the break we saw how that sissy, Jimmy Hart helped Greg Valentine and the Honky Tonk Man steal the UWF Tag Team Titles from Doom. The UWF Championship Committee wasted no time at all in making the rematch for the Cajundome for The Last Stand. Now lets go to footage of the match. We cut to footage of the rematch. Reed and Simmons start hot but Hart is able to trip up Simmons for the first momentum change. This seems to be the pattern of the match as neither Long or Hart will be outdone in the dirty tactic department. In the end, we see Reed hit the Military Press Slam on HTM and it looked like we were going to have new champs but Jimmy Hart, risking life and limb came crashing down on the Reed from the top rope causing the immediate DQ. While Hart did save the title, he and his First Family did take a bit of a beating in the brawl that ensued. We then return to Watts in the studio. Watts - Well fans as you just saw that little sissy Jimmy Hart once again stuck his nose in and cost Doom the tag titles. Well I can assure you that there will be 1 more match between those two teams. Hopefully we can give you more information next week. Now lets take a look at another heated rivalry here in the UWF and that is the one between Jimmy Jack Funk and The Worlds Strongest Man Bill Kazmaier. One that started when Funk decided he wasn’t happy, in just getting a victory over Tim Horner but he decided to keep attacking him following the match until Bill Kamaier made the save. Ever since then these two men have been fighting at every given chance. Reaching what many thought was the pinnacle of this heated rivalry at the Last Stand but how wrong was we. Now lets take a look at what went down. We cut to the footage. Jimmy Jack starting fast as a result of attacking before the bell. Kazmaier, due to his power soon gets to wrestle from the top and in the third and final stage, Funk managed to toss the big man out of the ring where all hell seemed to break loose, Funk nailed Kazmaier with anything that wasn’t nailed down… from chairs, to the actually ring bell, Funk was like man possessed. In the end we get three things. First, a Double Count-out as a result of the chaos. Second, a bloody Kazmaier and third… A very angry Wild Bill. Funk seemed to notice the change in the big man, and decided it was smarter to head for the exit rather than risk Kazmaier getting his hands on him. As Funk headed up the aisle, we see Kazmaier shake the cobwebs off and race after Jimmy Jack. Watts - As you just saw this is far from over between these men and i personally wonder what it will take for this to be over and indeed just what levels Funk will have to sink to in order to put Kazmaier down long enough to get the win. When we come back from this commercial time out we will take a special look at some of the new stars to have arrived at the UWF. - Commercial Time Out - When we come back from break we see a video package of some of the hot new stars in the UWF, The Steiner Brothers, Bruce Hart, Sam Houston and ‘The Pitbull’ Gary Wolfe. We then go back to the studio and Bill Watts. Watts - Well ladies and gentlemen as you just saw some of the great new talent coming in to the UWF, with more fresh young talent yet to make there debuts. 1990 is shaping up to be another great year for the UWF. Now I would like to finally turn our attention to the UWF Title picture which has had a few troubled few months, following the brutal attack on then UWF Champion Blue Demon Jr by the heinous Damein 666 which saw Damien break the ankle of Demon Jr, forcing him to have to relinquish the title. Now as you may well be aware as a result an 8 man tournament took place in which new comer to the UWF ‘Nature Boy’ Buddy Landell some how manage to get a spot in the tournament and was able to over come the odds and with his feet on the ropes defeat Pez Whatley to become champion. Following the match Kerry Von Erich was named number one contender however Landell thought that been champion meant he could pick and choose his opponents however the UWF championship committee decreed that Landell would indeed face Von Erich at The Last Stand in the Cajundome. So let’s take a look at what went down. We cut to the footage of the match. The match begins with a test of strength, with Buddy Landell using underhanded tactics to gain the upper hand early. Landel works over Kerry's arm and back, trying to wear him down and prevent him from using his powerful moves. Kerry Von Erich fights back with a flurry of punches and dropkicks, thrilling the crowd. Landel manages to regain control with a sneaky eye rake and starts targeting Kerry’s legs to take away his mobility. After enduring a grueling submission hold, Kerry powers out and sends Landel into the ropes. He catches him with a spinning discus punch, aka "The Tornado Punch," sending Landel reeling. As Landel stumbles back, dazed from the punch, Kerry clamps on the Iron Claw, his signature move. Landel struggles but ultimately collapses to the mat. The referee checks on Landel, raising his arm three times, and it drops each time. The referee calls for the bell, declaring Kerry Von Erich the winner to the roaring approval of the crowd. This is then followed up by a locker room celebration with Von Erich, The Steiner Brothers, Brady Boone & Tim Horner as Jim Ross tries to conduct an interview with Kerry as the other stars spray champagne over Kerry’s head. We then cut back to Watts in the studio. Watts - There you have it ladies & gentlemen. Kerry Von Erich is your UWF Heavyweight Champion as we start off a new year and a new decade. That wraps up this special year in review addition of UWF Power Pro Wrestling. Jim Ross will be back here next week and with that on behalf of myself and everyone here at the UWF I would like to wish you all a happy new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainmakerrtv Posted Friday at 01:12 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 01:12 AM Off to a great start. Can't wait to see what Kerry does as UWF champion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowBlowPodcast Posted Friday at 05:06 AM Report Share Posted Friday at 05:06 AM Very good kick off for the UWF... 1990 Bill Watts is going to be an interesting character to keep an eye on. You won't get too much copyright law from WCW on WrestleWar... but know we're keeping an eye on things lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autistic Dragon Posted Saturday at 01:52 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:52 AM A nice recap establishes how things stand in Mid-South heading into the new year. With Kerry on top of the card, you've definitely got a great leading man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinmcfl Posted Saturday at 04:00 AM Report Share Posted Saturday at 04:00 AM Really enjoyed the sow. The format was easy to follow and the way you used Jim Ross was so realistic! Great job. Looking forward to working with you in the USWA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaldoni Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM Report Share Posted Saturday at 02:54 PM Great to have you back! I really enjoyed the year end review. Gets us all updated and ready for 1990. I like the roster you put together. I think you'll get a lot out of these guys. Kerry will be a great champion and is the right guy to build the UWF around. I'm excited to see who Hennig's next challenger will be, so I'll be tuning in next week for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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