Championship Wrestling (West Virginia)

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"Take Me Home, Country Roads"

Almost Heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

All my memories gather 'round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrop in my eye

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

I hear her voice in the morning hour, she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
Driving down the road, I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West Virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads

Take me home, (Down) country roads
Take me home, (Down) country roads

[kevinmcfl]

One of my favorites!!!  John Denver was great.  

[LastStopTour]

Professional wrestling has returned to West Virginia!

Out of the Beckley area and a tentative agreement for television from the WOAY-TV studios located in Oak Hill.

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WOAY-TV (channel 4) is a television station licensed to Oak Hill, West Virginia, United States, serving the Bluefield–Beckley–Oak Hill market as an affiliate of ABC. WOAY covers nine counties in total: Fayette, Greenbrier, Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Mercer, Wyoming, and McDowell Counties in West Virginia and Tazewell County, Virginia.

TV Guide ad announcing Championship Wrestling hosted by "The Professor" Chris Cruise. The "Power Half Hour is taped before a studio audience every Sunday morning at 11 am for a live broadcast.

[LastStopTour]

[b]Championship Wrestling[/b]
HOUSE SHOW 01
Friday, November 21^st, 1990
from Beckley Regular Baptist Church, Beckley, West Virginia
The Turkey Day Fund Raiser

Chris Cruise on commentary.
Referee Bruno Laurer on duty.

Wrestling for a Cause and a good one at that as Championship Wrestling helps to raise money for buying turkeys for the Church Food Kitchen to help the homeless and less fortunate on Thanksgiving.

- Wild Dog beat Scotty Summers.

- The Bodacious Pretty Boy w/Tasha defeated Tony Williams. *

- Shane Morton pinned Lil’ Frank of the Crazees. **

A successful find raiser as everyone dug into their pockets, even the wrestlers, to donate to the Church’s cause, bringing in nearly $400 which do well to buffer the kitchen’s coffers and feed more people.

* Very evenly matched pair, it was Tasha who was the difference maker. Tony Williams complained to the referee but Laurer said he didn’t see anything.

** Match of the evening between two very athletic men who can go, despite their big lack of experience. Throw in a low ceiling that limited the style of the match but both men shined, coming through to close out the fundraiser.

After the match, Shane Morton, gave a small speech, thanking the fans for coming out and supporting the community.

[ErictheDragon]

Great to have you back dude. I always appreciate the little details you put in like the newspaper adverts or having your show be a charity show at a church, really selling the small territory feel.

[rainmakerrtv]

Always great to see what you have to offer, off to a roaring start. 

[spaldoni]

Welcome back! Great to see your shows again

You can't go wrong by kicking things off with John Denver 

Chris Cruise is a good voice to have 

Nice Thanksgiving show with a feel good atmosphere 

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Voiceover: It’s time for Championship Wrestling on WOAY-TV, Channel 4!

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays to wrestling action to kick off the program.



Championship Wrestling
November 23rd, 1990
TV Taping - WOAY-TV, Channel 4 Studios
Oak Hill, West Virginia

Announcers: Chris Cruise
Referee: Bruno Laurer & Nate Whitlock



- Host Cruise welcomes everyone to Championship Wrestling. He talks about today’s Power Half Hour and the matches on the program before being joined by Shane Morton.

- The two talk about the Morton name and it’s importance to professional wrestling and the area. They discuss Ricky, Shane, Steve and Todd, wondering which of them will show up. Today it’s Shane, who knows what tomorrow brings.

----- COMMERCIAL BREAK -----

- Wild Dog versus Scotty Summers.
It is a good one as the masked man gets the fans behind him and takes it to the bigger Summers. Wild Dog ducks a slowly thrown clothesline, hits the ropes and comes flying off with a cross body block for the win.

- After the match he joins Chris Cruise and is fired up after the win. He looks forward to facing the best of the best here in West Virginia.

----- COMMERCIAL BREAK -----

- Back from commercial, Cruise talks about Championship Wrestling and rundowns the weekly house circuit and where to catch all the upcoming action.

- Rob Van Winkle versus Shane Morton.
Morton’s opponent looks lost here and is directed by the fans to the ring. Once inside he tries to square up with the referee who informs him his opponent is Morton across the ring. Once underway, it is all Morton as Van Winkle is really lost inside the ring. A bit of comedy as even Morton has to fight back laughter until the match is finally put away with a big drop kick.

A laughing Chris Cruise signs off but reminds everyone to come back next week for more Championship Wrestling!

[ErictheDragon]

Your shows are never very big but they always have a lot of personality. From the DC Comics shout-out with Wild Dog to his opponents slow clothesline to Rob Van Winkle, there's plenty of little things that could endear the show to the audience.