Smoky Mountain Wrestling

[spaldoni]

Enjoyed the go home show. I'm sure the promos (especially the heels) along with the surprise appearance of Hillbilly Jim sold a few more tickets. 

Nice touch with the legends autograph session. The fans even get a bonus with the Armstrong/Fuller skirmish 

Dixie Dynamite gets the night going on a high note 

Love the Timbs/Rogers pairing. Totally an 80s type heel team. These guys did their job well and probably helped the Ebony Express get over a bit 

Looks like Killer Kyle's getting a push 

Man, that Dutch always seems to get one over. Acquiring the services of King Kong Bundy changes everything 

Nothing like a southern 6 man tag to get the fans energy back. Even Wright's constant interference isn't enough to stop Hillbilly Jim and the Armstrongs 

Looks like Uncle Ivan and Murdoch will get a rematch. Things are going to get brutal 

Orndorff and Gordy bring the piledrivers but damn, nobody gets up from a piledriver on the concrete. Gordy may have put Orndorff down for good 

Bullet Bob puts the cast to use and save SMW. All is well 

[kevinmcfl]

Episode #14

July 11, 1991

WBIR-TV (Channel 10-Knoxville)

Syndicated across Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky

 

Highlight show mostly due to a roster somewhat in flux.

-The show started with a fired-up Commissioner Bob Armstrong excited to have the Fuller issue behind him after beating The Tennessee Stud at Night of Legends to secure control of Smoky Mountain Wrestling.  When Dutch Mantel wondered how it felt to get a win by using an illegal weapon, Armstrong told Dutch that nothing is illegal in a Tennessee Street fight but if he wants to talk about illegal things from last week in the Coliseum, he does remember someone bringing a bull whip into the ring and some out side interference during his match with Stunning Steve Austin as King Kong Bundy seemed to get involved.  Dutch quickly backed down.

-After the first commercial break, Les pushed Dutch on the entire Ahmed situation and what exactly is his relationship with King Kong Bundy.  Dutch went off on some strange story about Ahmed being in prison and he needed someone in case that psychopath Steve Austin went completely nuts… which Dutch claimed happened as Austin attacked him as he was leaving the arena.  Dutch was evasive if KKB was his new bodyguard but he made it clear that he and Ahmed have officially terminated their agreement and that Ahmed is now banned from Smoky Mountain Wrestling. 

-Les let us know that there were some pretty severe injuries last week at Night of Legends as Stunning Steve Austin suffered cracked ribs from the repeated big slashes from King Kong Bundy and Mr. Wonderful has suffered a major neck injury from the piledriver on the concrete.  Dutch added that Austin got exactly what he deserved while it was disgusting what the Smoky Mountain Champion, Terry Gordy, did to Mr. Wonderful when he piledrove Orndorff on the concrete floor.  He went on to say that Bob Armstrong should be ashamed of himself for making that move legal.  Les just shakes he head at the hypocrisy from Dutch as it was Dutch screaming that the piledriver should be legal and that Armstrong was trying to take away Mr. Wonderful’s ability to make a living!!  Anyway, Austin should be back in a week or two while we do not have a timetable for Paul Orndorff.

-Bob Armstrong also announced the next 3 big events for Smoky Mountain Wrestling as he continues to try and capitalize on the huge number of visitors to the Smoky Mountains in the summer.  First up will be Mountain Mayhem on July 24 at the Ashville Civic Center.  This will be a battle royal type event where 20 contestants will enter every 3 minutes and the last man not to be thrown over the top rope will win $5000 and a Smoky Mountain Title shot at our next big event, Fire on the Mountain Fire on the Mountain will be held in Chattanooga at the Soldiers and Sailors Auditorium on August 8^th.  Armstrong is excited about these events as he can’t wait to bring wrestling back to the great people of Ashville and Chattanooga.  He goes on to hyped up the tv affiliate in Ashville and Chattanooga where Smoky Mountain Wrestling began being aired a few weeks ago- WLOS- Channel 13 in Ashville and WRCB- Channel 3 in Chattanooga.  And finally, Commissioner Armstrong announces the biggest event of the Summer of August 22… K-Town Showdown…. A clash between Smoky Mountain Wrestling and the WWF!!! That’s right, the WWF is sending their champions to a one-night battle against the best Smoky Mountain Wrestling has to offer and it will be held right in the Knoxville Civic Auditorium!!!  Bob Armstrong is really confident that his men will do more then hold their own against the “big” boys from the north.

 

-Ron Wright was disappointed this week.  First, he was mad at the fans for not giving him any money at the meet and greet in the afternoon part of the legends event.  Next, he was mad at Bob Armstrong for cheating his way to victory over the Tennessee Stud.  He let everyone know that he, as a Christian rassler would never have done what Bob did when he used the illegal cast on his arm to hurt Robert Fuller.  Next, he was mad at the referee who allowed Hillbilly Jim to cheat and attack his Dirty White Boys both at the same time instead of stickin to the rassling rules of rassling against only the legal man in the ring…. Ron Wright, along with Dutch’s sympathy would have went on for ever if not for Les refocusing the show and bringing the action back to the ring. 

 

As for this week’s matches,

-King Kong Bundy with Dutch by his side defeated Jumping Joey Mags and Sweet Brown Sugar in a handicap match where he defeated both men in under 2 minutes- both we a count of 5!

 

-Brad and Steve Armstrong defeated Ken Timbs and Joel Deaton

 

-Dick Murdoch and Ivan Koloff defeated The Batten twins from pillar to post and continued after the attack which led to TNT (Shawn Michaels and Jeff Jarrett), the Smoky Mountain tag team champs making the save.  We seem to be heading to a rematch between these two teams very soon.  One thing to note is the relentlessness of the fans with their Captain Red chant at Dick Murdoch.  While he continues to say that he is Captain Redneck and that while he and Ivan work well together, he is loyal to America and not Russia.  Ivan does call him comrade and tells everyone that Dick is one of the first Americans he has seen to have the same values as Mother Russia. 

 

-IRS with Ron Wright defeated The Fab One Steve Keirn in our main event with help from Wright’s chisel.

[rainmakerrtv]

Murdoch and Ivan is such an awesome old school tag team, like the Superpowers in reverse

[ErictheDragon]

Bullet Bob has a huge summer tour lined up for SMW. Mountain Mayhem marks the company's debut in North Carolina. Fire on the Mountain is such a cool name for a wrestling event. I'm convinced it's a reference to something but I can't tell what. But the biggest news is the announcement of K-Town Showdown where the good ol' boys of SMW will face the Northern Invasion by the WWF. That'll definitely put asses in seats.

[Control21]

Wow, the WWF/Smoky Mountain crossover is a really cool idea. It's going to be interesting to see how that plays out.

Another solid night of television for SMW. Dutch seems a little loco, and I wouldn't want to be him in the locker room....