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Post by loadedglove on Sept 24, 2012 21:01:46 GMT -5
Here are the next week's NWA TV shows -- I'll have the UWF shows, plus house show highlights within the next day or two. June 1987, Week 2 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Tony and David welcome us to another edition of World Championship Wrestling, but they’re not alone at the podium … We start with Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan at the podium, with Tony and David. Armstrong says he’s asked for this time, to clear the air about his team with Sullivan, to make sure the fans know that Brad Armstrong is not turning into a cheater, just because of who he’s teamed up with. Brad asks for a video replay of the closing moments of last week’s match, with Sullivan’s questionable tactics. Brad says (and as he talks, Sullivan appears to be getting increasingly angry) that he never asked to be Sullivan’s partner, “but that’s OK, because, Kevin, I know you never asked to team with me, neither. Fate put us together, brother, and even though we’re real different in how we approach wrestling, I wanted to give it a shot. And we did great, man, winning these belts, (pointing to the US tag belts around his waist and draped over Sullivan’s left shoulder) and defending them against anyone who wanted a shot. But THIS – ” Brad pulls out the brass knuckles. “THIS is unacceptable. I come from a wrestling family, Sullivan! My daddy taught me how to get in that ring and prove myself as an athlete, as a MAN, and taught me to do it the right way! This stuff has got to stop, or you can take these belts and stick ‘em, brother, because they mean NOTHING if the team, holding them isn’t man enough to win without --” Kevin grabs Brad’s jacket, incensed: “MAN ENOUGH? Boy, I battled your Dad, Bullet Bob, all around the NWA, when you were still learning how to run the ropes! You may not like some of the things I do, but don’t you EVER question my heart (pronounced “haht,” for those of you who’ve never heard Boston native Sullivan cut a promo) again!” Sullivan starts to say something else, but out come THE ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS! Ricky Morton says he’s sick of this soap opera, and hew’s starting to feel like both Armstrong AND Sullivan are “trying to pull the wool over the eyes of all these nice people, these fans who make us what we are!” Armstrong starts to answer, to defend himself against charges of chicanery, but Sullivan reaches across him and shoves Morton, causing Gibson to shove Sullivan. All four men slide into the ring, hurling challenges at each other, until Sullivan takes his US tag belt and tries to nail Morton with it. Brad blocks him, and as Sullivan turns and looks ready to blast his own tag partner, Morton slugs Sullivan, and Gibson slugs Armstrong. Brad falls out of the ring, but gets to his feet, as Sullivan is doing likewise in the ring. But Brad sees that the Express is poised, ready to double-dropkick Sullivan once he stands back up, and Brad slides in the ring, takes off his own title belt and NAILS Gibson, then Morton, with it. Brad grabs his partner and both belts, and the US tag champs retreat, back to the podium. Brad says, “Rock & Roll, you guys have been friends of mine for years! We’ve gone up and down the road, and I’ve always respected you for playing fair, but whatever my differences with this man (motions to Sullivan, whom Brad is still propping up as he regains his footing), I ain’t about to stand by and watch my partner get double teamed! And Ricky and Robert, you want a rematch? Anytime, anywhere, brother!” Sullivan glances at the ring, where the Express are still laid out, and manages a sinister smile as Armstrong helps him to the back. Tony says, “Fans, we’ll try to get some order restored, and we’ll be right back with some great NWA action!” *BREAK* Squashes/promos (peppered throughout the show, not just all lumped together here) include: Rock & Roll Express, UWF champion Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen (tag squash), Ron Garvin, Dick Slater, Ole Anderson & Nikita Koloff (tag squash). Ole & Nikita come to promo, after their match, which brings out Arn Anderson, who announces that the Horsemen have pooled some resources in a bid to solve the “Ole Anderson problem.” Arn says: “You see, Ole, the problem is that we’re not only family, we were partners for two years, and that means I know how you think, and you know how I think – you know how ALL the Horsemen think! So we put our heads together, and we decided the best way to deal with you is to introduce an unknown element into the equation, someone who you would not be able to anticipate! And we found him – maybe the most dangerous man in wrestling today, because he combines size, power and agility into a package YOU won’t be able to overcome, Ole! And if you two gentlemen will stick around, he’ll be debuting, next!” *BREAK* Bam-Bam Bigelow (accompanied to ringside by Arn Anderson and J.J. Dillon) beats Gene Ligon with the nuclear splash, after a four-minute display of dropkicks, the vaulting press (where Bigelow would sling himself onto a prone opponent, starting on the ring apron and using the top rope to propel himself into the ring and onto his foe) AND vicious brawling. We need a rare display of blood by our job guy, and after the match, he and Arn get right into the faces of Ole and Nikita, and they stare each other down, as we go into commercial. *BREAK* Jim Crockett is at the podium with Tony and David. Crockett talks about making history with this year’s Bash tour, as it marks the first time that two major wrestling organizations have competed with each other in such a high-profile series of showdowns. We replay the video that explains how Wargames works (remember, in 1987, this was a brand-new match concept), and then back to Crockett, who is set to reveal the NWA’s team of representatives. He notes that the NWA and UWF teams will be different in each of the three Wargames matches, that rivals WILL have to work together as part of the team representing their promotion, and that any team member who betrays or attacks a fellow team member during the match will be fined $25,000 AND suspended from both the NWA and the UWF for at least six months. Also, the UWF board of directors has agreed to co-promote Starrcade, coming this Thanksgiving, with the NWA, and as in 1985 and 1986, Starrcade will come from two cities, with matches going back and forth, from live to closed-circuit. To that end, the promotion that wins two of the three Wargames bouts will get to host Starrcade; if the UWF triumphs, the event will be in Houston, and in New Orleans’ Superdome, the building that has been that promotion’s crown jewel since the mid-1970s. If the NWA comes out on top, the event will emanate from Greensboro and Atlanta, as it has for the past two years. Crockett then announces the NWA teams: in the first Wargames match, it will be The Four Horsemen (all four), teaming with “The American Dream,” Dusty Rhodes! In match Two, it will be The Rock & Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan. The final Wargames will have the NWA represented by The Road Warriors, Powers of Pain and Nikita Koloff. Crockett invites fans to watch the UWF tomorrow night, as the UWF’s NEW, permanent commissioner will be announcing who will represent the UWF! 2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr Bob Caudle welcomes viewers and special guest commentator Dusty Rhodes, and we start with a replay of the WCW show confrontation between Sullivan, Armstrong and the Rock & Roll Express. Caudle says that after that encounter, the teams agreed to sign for a rematch, which we’ll have here on Main Event, next week! Bob asks Dusty for the latest on his condition, and Dusty says his ankle (the same one injured in the 1985 angle that led to Starrcade ’85 – details can be read here: kentuckyfriedwrestling.com/theword2/anatomy-of-an-angle-dustys-bad-break/) was mildly sprained from the pressure of the figure-four, but he will be back in action next week – and he says he might just have a surprise in store! We open with a barn-burner – Tully Blanchard defends the world TV title against Chief Wahoo McDaniel, NEXT! *BREAK* TV title match: Tully Blanchard pins Wahoo McDaniel after a slingshot suplex, in 12:10 (** ¼). Wahoo dominates the early goings, as Bob Caudle reminds viewers that these two men know each other extremely well, as they teamed as “The Awesome Twosome” (seriously, that happened – I’m not making it up) in 1984, turning back such teams as Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan, and even Dusty Rhodes & Dick Slater. Dusty says he’s glad Wahoo “turned back towards the light, and remembered the great fans that make this sport of wrestling the king of them all, Daddy!” Wahoo looks like he has it wrapped up, until he misses a charge (an effort to nail Tully with one of his patented Tomahawk chops) and guillotines himself on the top rope, because of his own momentum. Tully seizes advantage, hitting the slingshot suplex for the win. *BREAK* UWF recap video segment, covering recent events/title changes/feuds, leads to match 5 (or 6, depending on how you count the last bout, which ended in a draw) in the NWA-UWF challenge series: The Rock & Roll Express versus Stan Hansen & Dick Murdoch, of the UWF’s Outlaws! Ted DiBiase is at ringside, to root on his team, and the match ends in a DQ (in 7 minutes) when he trips Ricky Morton, as the ref turns just in time to see it. So the score is now NWA 3, UWF 2! An enraged UWF champ DiBiase storms the ring, and the Express is getting massacred, until Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan hit the ring and, with the aid of a reviving Rock & Roll Express, clean house on the Outlaws! The two teams then face off against each other, fists clenched, until Sullivan holds up his hands, as if to make a peace gesture. He and Armstrong slide out of the ring, as Caudle remindsd us of next week’s title rematch between the two teams. *BREAK* Main event: NWA world title: Ric Flair pins Ole Anderson to keep the title, with a reverse cradle (and a handful of trunks) in 13:13 (***). After the bout, Bam Bam Bigelow and Arn Anderson run in and attack Ole, but Dusty can’t take it anymore, and he leaves the announce table for the ring! As Dusty kicks Arn, Flair and Bigelow, they sell it like CRAZY, as Caudle notes that Dusty is wearing the “steel orthopedic boot” from his Starrcade ’85 recovery period. Nikita Also runs in, leading to a short 6-man melee, until the Horsemen flee! Dusty, Ole and Nikita remain in the ring, arms raised, as we go off the air.
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Post by loadedglove on Sept 27, 2012 22:12:36 GMT -5
UWF shows, for June 1987, Week 2
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross welcomes fans to the show, and promises a HUGE main event – a tag title match with the Freebirds defending against the Midnight Express, with some very special stipulations we’ll discuss later! First, though, Ross says there’s some major news for UWF fans. He introduces “Cowboy” Bill Watts. The former UWF owner/president and recently interim UWF commissioner says he wanted to talk to the fans one last time. “Jim Ross, When I agreed to serve as UWF commissioner, following Dory Funk Jr.’s betrayal, it was with the understanding that it would only be temporary. I just couldn’t stand to see this promotion, which had been such a tremendous part of my life, left in chaos because of Ted DiBiase and his so-called Outlaws! It wasn’t fair to the other wrestlers, particularly my own protégé and friend Steve ‘Dr Death’ Williams, but more importantly, it wasn’t fair to the fans to have a bunch of bullies running roughshod over things.” This brings out Ted DiBiase, who says he’s not going to let an old man like Watts insult him, and Watts says, “Teddy, you and I go back for years, and I think you have enough problems without adding me to the list! But I’m glad you’re out here, because I am here today to say goodbye to all the great UWF fans – you fans are what make our sport of wrestling the great sport that it is, and I love each and every one of you! But I’m entering a new phase in my life, with some new business and personal opportunities, and wrestling is just not part of my future, for now. BUT … before Jim Ross introduces the new commissioner, I wanted you, Ted DiBiase, to know – the UWF is working in conjunction with the NWA on this summer’s Great American Bash series, and one of the biggest of all those events will be in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 11, and my last act as commissioner was to book that show’s main event. While I am truly retired, I will be at this show, because I wouldn’t miss it for the world, when Ted DiBiase steps into the ring to defend against STEVE ‘DR DEATH’ WILLIAMS!” DiBiase is enraged, and his fellow Outlaws come out to register their displeasure. Watts tells them that they will NOT be interfering, because the 7/11 title match will be a STEEL CAGE bout, and standing at ringside, guarding the keys to the cage door will be Hacksaw Duggan, Terry Gordy and Watts himself! “And, Teddy, if you can beat Doc, he cannot get another title match for at least 90 days, but you’re going to have to do it on your own!” With that, the furious Outlaws leave. Ross introduces a video package that recaps the DiBiase-Doc team, Ted’s turn and the formation of the Outlaws. Ross says, “We’ll be right back, fans, with even MORE huge news, and our first great bout, after this!”
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Ross and Watts are still at the podium. Watts says the UWF board worked late nights all week to find a permanent commissioner, and he says, “When I heard who they’d picked, I was a little skeptical at first, because while this man has a great wrestling background and is as intelligent as anyone in the sport, he has been known to engage in some pretty controversial tactics. But after talking to him, I think the board has made a great decision – you know, sometimes, when you’re dealing with devious minds like DiBiase, Jim Cornette and Eddie Gilbert, you need to be as devious as they are. And this man is as clever as any of those guys, and after talking with him, I’m convinced that he is dedicated to bringing you fans the very best matches possible. So Jim, I am going to leave you to introduce the new commissioner, and say once more, to all the fans in the arena and watching at home, thank you for letting me be part of your lives and for making the sport of wrestling so great for me!” Ross and Watts shake hands, and Ross introduces the new commissioner, BOB ROOP! Roop was an AAU wrestling champion, multiple time holder of the North American and UWF (then Mid-South) tag titles, and says he has a lot of exciting announcement, starting with the announcement of the tag title main event! With all the DQs these two teams have had, and the attempt to cut Hayes’ hair, the Birds were willing to put up the belts on TV, NO DQ, under ONE condition – that Jim Cornette must put up his hair! By the end of the show, we’ll have new tag champs, or a bald Jim Cornette! Roop stays at the table with Ross, to do guest color, as we have our first match …
Hector & Chavo Guerrero battled Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert to a 20-minute time limit draw (*** ¾).
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Eddie Gilbert is in the ring, announcing the exciting return to Hot Stuff International of a member who has been on a very lucrative world tour … Iceman Parsons! Parsons defeats (job guy) Perry Jackson in about four minutes with the butt-butt. After the bout, Iceman says he has unfinished business with longtime Gilbert foe Chris Adams, and wants to challenge Owen Hart for the TV title, to bring it back home to Hot Stuff International! We go back to the desk, where we replay a short version of the Wargames video, followed by Roop’s announcement of the teams who will represent the UWF in the three Wargames matches, with areiteration that teams MUST work together or be fined/suspended. The teams are … MATCH #1: The Freebirds (all 3 of them) and The Midnight Express MATCH #2: Hacksaw Duggan, Owen Hart, Sting, Terry Taylor & Big Bubba Rogers MATCH #3: The Outlaws (Murdoch, Hansen, DiBiase and Terry Funk) and Steve Williams!
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Jim Cornette handcuffed to Terry Gordy, no-DQ match, Cornette’s hair vs tag titles: The Midnight Express win the UWF tag titles from Freebirds Michael Hayes and Buddy Roberts in 14:46, when Bobby Eaton pins Hayes after an Alabama Jam (top-rope legdrop). (***) Finish comes when Bubba Rogers trips Hayes, which causes the ref to send Bubba back to the locker room. While he argues with the ref, Cornette sprays ether onto a rag, slides into the ring and presses it over the mouth of the still-stunned Hayes.
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Locker-room interview with Cornette and the Express, (w/ Bubba)! Cornette: “Well, Freebirds, I guess I’ve been a good boy, because Christmas has come six months early to the Midnight Express! We have the belts … (chickles) and I still have my beautiful locks of hair! Or maybe it wasn’t Santa, Michael Hayes … maybe you got a visit from the Ether Bunny!” Cornette says his team is finally back on top, and ready to take on all comers, as they have THE top tag championship in the world!
Ross and Roop reiterate that as heinous as Cornette’s actions were, it WAS a no dq match, so the decision stands. That’s all the time we have this week, fans …
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome us to the show. This one’s pretty much a straight wrestling show, but peppered with video recaps of the tag title switch, upcoming title match (7/11) and Wargames lineups, plus other recent developments.
No. 1 contender’s match (TV title): Terry Funk made Chris Adams submit to the spinning toehold in 19:53 (** ¾)
Sting pinned Rick Steiner in 9 minutes, after a missed clothesline and a rolling reverse cradle. Owen Hart is at ringside to counteract Eddie Gilbert.
Main event: UWF title match – Ted DiBiase retains the title, pinning Terry Gordy after a powerslam, in 18:20 (**** ¼).
HOUSE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS NWA
Road Warrior Animal beat The Warlord by pinfall, after a powerslam, in 5:15 (*).
Kevin Sullivan (w/ Brad Armstrong) beat Ricky Morton (w/ Robert Gibson) by DQ in 16:33, when Morton is caught with a foreign object that Sullivan originally pulled out (***).
Bam Bam Bigelow and Arn Anderson beat Ole Anderson and Nikita Koloff, when Bigelow pinned Ole after a nuclear splash, in 12 minutes.
US title: Barry Windham retained the title, losing by countout to Dusty Rhodes in 13:50, after Dusty kicked Barry in the head with the “rehabilitative” steel boot (** ½).
NWA world title: Ric Flair pinned Road Warrior Hawk after an inside cradle, in 31:02 (**** ¼).
UWF
Terry & Dory Funk beat Hector & Chavo Guerrero in 14:01, when Dory pinned Hector with the spinning toe hold (***).
UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express retained, but lost by DQ, when Jim Cornette pulled down the top rope, causing Michael Hayes to spill onto the floor, in 12 minutes.
Steve “Dr. Death” Williams beat Dick Murdoch in a Texas Death match, six falls to two, with the Oklahoma Stampede, in ONE HOUR, one minute and 52 seconds (**** ½).
Barbed wire, Texas tornado match: Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen beat Terry Gordy & Hacksaw Duggan in 16 minutes, when Hansen pinned Duggan, following a lariat.
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Post by loadedglove on Oct 3, 2012 22:02:03 GMT -5
Once more, I'm going to put up the NWA shows, and then bring UWF shows and House highlights in a couple of days. Hope you enjoy, and look forward to the Bash!
******************************************************************* June 1987, Week 3 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Squashes/promos include: The Rockers, Barry Windham, Powers of Pain, Ole Anderson, Wahoo McDaniel, Bam Bam Bigelow, Ron Garvin. LOTS of talk from guys who are NOT thrilled about teaming with their traditional rivals, in Wargames.
We also get a UWF update segment, showing the Wargames teams, and reminding fans that the Wargames matchups will be:
MATCH #1: The Four Horsemen (all four), teaming with “The American Dream,” Dusty Rhodes VS The Freebirds (all 3 of them) and The Midnight Express
MATCH #2: The Rock & Roll Express, Ron Garvin, Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan VS Hacksaw Duggan, Owen Hart, Sting, Terry Taylor & Big Bubba Rogers
MATCH #3: The Outlaws (Murdoch, Hansen, DiBiase and Terry Funk) and Steve Williams VS The Road Warriors, Powers of Pain and Nikita Koloff
Main event: Nikita Koloff pinned Tully Blanchard to capture the NWA TV title, with the Russian sickle, in 7:52 (**). Dusty and Ole are at ringside, to counteract Dillon and Arn in the Horsemen corner. Naturally, the four cornermen end up brawling, and the ref is pulled out of the ring to stop the fracas. Blanchard grabs Nikita’s chain, but Dusty whips off his steel boot and tosses it to Nikita, who literally beats Tully to the punch. Nikita tosses the objects out of the ring and covers Tully, just as the ref is back in action. Dusty grabs the belt, slides into the ring, and after a second (no doubt just making sure the Horsemen are not about to attack), he hands Nikita the belt and embraces his super-partner.
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Dusty and Nikita close the show (Ole’s standing in the background) with a promo about how the Horsemen are starting to crumble, and Nikita briefly says it’s good to wear gold again. Dusty interjects that now that the SuperPowers have the TV belt back, it’s time to focus on the US belt, and Dusty announces his plans for a renewed challenge of Windham. “Barry Windham, just in case you haven’t noticed, Dusty Rhodes the American Dream is back, baby! The American Dream was here, watching my Super-partner’s back, and when the stakes were highest, The Dream made the difference! And I will be watching Nikita’s back, just like he’ll be watching mine!” As they turn to walk off, Ole says, “That’s one down, two to go! And Arn, my little nephew, don’t think that we’re forgetting about you!”
That’s all the time we have this week, fans ...
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr
Bob Caudle welcomes fans to the show, and with him is special guest commentator, World Champ Ric Flair! Flair talks briefly about taking challengers all over the country, including Ron Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Wahoo McDaniel, Brad Armstrong and both members of today’s main-event challengers, the Rock & Roll Express! After mentioning how he’s still the man and how to be the man, you have to … well, you know the rest, Flair says he’s ready to lend his expertise to these great bouts.
Arn Anderson pinned Ronnie Garvin after the gourdbuster, in 26:17 (*** ¾). During commentary, Flair tells Caudle that he has been working extensively with Arn, giving him tips picked up during Ric’s many matches with Garvin. It appears to pay off, as Arn ducks the hands of stone punch, causing Ron to punch the turnbuckle and recoil in pain, leading to a spinebuster, followed by the finish. Flair notes that the Horsemen are as dominant as ever, but bristles when Caudle reminds him that the group now only holds half the titles it did a few weeks ago.
*BREAK*
Caudle announces that because the opening match ran longer than anticipated, the Road Warriors-Powers of Pain arm-wrestling contest has been rescheduled for next week. We get short promos from both teams, and then a final break, so that our main event can go on without interruption.
*BREAK*
Main event: US Tag title match: Rock & Roll Express challenging Brad Armstrong & Kevin Sullivan. It’s an 18-minute match, and as the credits roll, Kevin Sullivan takes advantage of a distracted ref (he’s directing Morton back into his corner) to whip out those brass knuckles of his, but Brad Armstrong breaks off his struggle with Gibson when Brad sees the object. Brad shoves Gibson out of the way and ends up taking the blast himself! Brad is bloody and Sullivan is mortified, but Gibson scrambles over for the pin … just as Bob Caudle screams we’re out of time!
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Post by loadedglove on Oct 8, 2012 16:50:58 GMT -5
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross opens the show, with Commissioner Bob Roop. Roop announces today’s main event, Match 6 in the UWF-NWA challenge series, a match Ron Garvin asked for – Garvin vs Bubba Rogers! Roop talks about his many battles with Ron Garvin and how Garvin has been itching to battle Jim Cornette’s guys ever since their UWF defection, as well as the Express attacking his brother, Jimmy Garvin, at the Crockett Cup. Roop also announces the return of the $25,000 tag team challenge (the first ones were in 1985). It’s a special four-way match, where any member of any tag team can tag any one of the others, who waits on the apron. It’s elimination style, and the last tag team left wins the whole thing! Your four teams are Terry Taylor & Eddie Gilbert, The Rockers, The Guerreros and The Sheepherders. Which leads us to our opening contest …
Terry Taylor and Eddie Gilbert battled the Guerreros to a time-limit draw, in 20:00 (commercial break mid-match). The Sheepherders run in to attack Hector & Chavo, followed by The Rockers making the save. It’s a big brawl, as we go into a …
*BREAK*
TV title: Owen Hart retained the TV title, pinning Terry Funk with a bridging back suplex, in 15:46 (*** ¼).
*BREAK*
Big Bubba Rogers pinned Ron Garvin with the Bubba Slam, in 11:22. Finish came when Garvin nailed the KO punch on Bubba, and went after Cornette when the manager jumped up onto the apron. The ensuing chase gives Bubba time to recover, and Cornette slides into the ring, and when Garvin follows, Bubba catches him in the Bubba Slam. This ties the series at 3-3, with the decider next week!
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr
Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome fans to the show, with Ross updating fans on the Wargames, challenge series and upcoming DiBiase-Doc title match! And now, to the ring …
Iceman Parsons pinned Chris Adams after the butt-butt in 6:39 (** ¼). Gilbert, Steiner and Taylor run in and massacre Adams, piledriving him onto the concrete floor. Sting and Owen Hart make the save.
*BREAK*
Hacksaw Duggan pinned Dick Murdoch after a spear, in 8:18 (*** ¼). This is a brawl from the get-go, and Duggan rolls out after the match, just as the other Outlaws try to get in and attack him.
*BREAK*
The Rockers beat the Sheepherders in 12 minutes, when Michaels pinned Luke Williams, following a superkick. Terry Taylor, on guest commentary, talks about being a former UWF tag champ and how he and Gilbert are a shoo-in to win the upcoming four-way challenge.
MAIN EVENT: Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen beat Steve Williams and Terry Gordy, when DiBiase pinned Gordy with the figure-four leglock in 11:45 (*** ½). DiBiase comes out wearing an OU jersey (which he wore while teaming with Doc in 1986), and he tears it, in the ring. An enraged Doc goes after him, and we are back to brawl city, with the other Outlaws coming in, followed by Duggan and BIB BUBBA! Bubba targets Gordy, and a Bubba Slam makes Gordy easy pickings for DiBiase and the figure-4.
HOUSE SHOW
NWA
Show opens with Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan in the ring. Ring announcer notes that they LOST the tag belts in the televised “Main Event” match, and have dissolved their partnership. Both men are seething, and there is to be a coin flip. Brad and Sullivan have both designated new partners, and whichever of them wins the toss will challenge the Rock & Rolls for the belts. Kevin wins the toss, and berates Brad for causing the loss, until Armstrong can take it no more, and the brawl is underway! Sullivan ends up blasting Armstrong into the cornerpost outside the ring, and leaving him bloody. Kevin laughs, all the way to the back.
Ole Anderson pinned Arn Anderson after a sunset flip in 13:20 (***).
US tag titles: Rock & Roll Express (who come out w/ the belts) go to a no-contest with Kevin Sullivan & Bam Bam Bigelow by DQ in four minutes, when Brad Armstrong runs in and annihilates Sullivan with brass knuckles. Arn attacks Brad, Tully runs in, and Brad and the Express battle the heels all over the building, for the next 10 minutes or so.
US title: Barry Windham retained, having pinned Dusty Rhodes after Dusty collapsed while attempting a suplex, in 10:41 (**).
UWF
Sting and Rick Steiner battled to a double-countout in 8:36 (**).
Steve “Dr Death” Williams & Owen Hart beat Terry & Dory Funk in 13:31, when Williams pinned Terry after an Oklahoma Stampede (**** ½).
$25,000 Tag-team challenge: The Rockers beat the Guerreros, the Sheepherders and Eddie Gilbert & Terry Taylor, in 46:04 (***). Chavo Guerrero pinned Butch Miller after a moonsault, in 14:42. Terry Taylor pinned Hector Guerrero after a fivearm, in 29:50. Shawn Michaels pinned Terry Taylor after a superkick.
UWF title: Ted DiBiase retained, when he pinned Hacksaw Duggan after hitting him with the loaded glove, in 17:14 (*** ¾).
Steel cage: The Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, Roberts) beat The Midnight Express and Big Bubba Rogers in 20:40, when Gordy pinned Bubba after a power bomb.
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Post by loadedglove on Oct 21, 2012 21:11:02 GMT -5
You know, if I could just find some way to clear out the job, kids and need to eat, I swear I'd update semi-regularly. Anyway, here's NWA shows for the week, and I'll have up UWF shows plus house show highlights in a couple of days. Thanks for reading, and as always, I welcome feedback!
A couple of in-house notes. First, next update will be the Bash show emanating from the Omni (which, as in our world, is the 7/4/87 show) and some other Bash highlights. We'll then have TV shows for the applicable weeks, followed by another Bash (again, like in our world, will be the major Bash-ending show, 7/31/87, in Miami), because my WCW will be releasing the Atlanta & Miami Bash shows (or slightly condensed versions thereof) as a 2-tape VHS set.
Finally, that Bash update will contain the rankings updated as of July 1987, broken down into singles and tag, NWA and UWF.
********************************************************* June 1987 Week 4 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr David and Tony open the show with the announcement of Rock & Roll Express winning the US tag titles, shortly after Main Event went off the air last week. Tony says Sullivan and Armstrong violently ended their partnership after the match, and David says that we’ll hear from both men today, as they have signed for a series of bouts against each other, for the Bash tour. Tony then says we’ll have the Express’ first TV appearance as champs right here, next week! But fans who want to see exactly how the titles changed hands sooner should check their local listings for this week’s edition of NWA Main Event.
Squashes/promos include: Road Warriors, Ole Anderson/Nikita Koloff as a team, Bam Bam Bigelow, UWF TV champ Owen Hart, Arn Anderson, Ron Garvin, Tully Blanchard
Ric Flair promo – Flair notes that he has finally ended his championship feud with Dusty Rhodes, and has plans to create some new endings.. FLAIR: “Tony Schiavone, the NWA represents the best of the best, and as world champion, I am just that much better. Now, I’ve washed my hands of Dusty Rhodes, but as I look around the ranks of the National Wrestling Alliance, I see a LOT of familiar faces! Guys like Ole Anderson, Ronnie Garvin, Nikita Koloff, Wahoo McDaniel – these men have two things in common. First thing is, they are among the greatest professional wrestlers of this generation. Second, each of them has earned more than one shot at this (holds out the belt, towards the camera), and they’ve come up just a little bit short. They are great athletes, every single one, but when it came time to sweat, to bleed, to PAY THE PRICE, then – WOO! The NATURE BOY had a little more sweat to offer, a little more blood, paid the highest price – to be the best! And, so, Mr. Cameraman, bring that camera in REAL close, so no one misses out on what the Nature Boy is saying! To all those men – Garvin, Ole, Wahoo, and all the rest – I offer you the same deal I offered Rhodes. The Great American Bash, the premiere event in ALL of professional wrestling, is your chance to prove you’re the best – but it’s your last chance! Sign the dotted line to face the man – (points to himself) RIC FLAIR – one more time! If you can, then come and beat me, and TAKE this gold belt that says I’m the best in the world! But if you CAN’T – then your time is OVER! For those of you not paying attention, there’s a whole new generation coming along, and they deserve the same chance you got, the chance to step into the ring with THE MAN! Tony, I welcome the challenge – The Great American Bash tour will be my greatest challenge as champion, and I’m coming to prove to all the challengers, all the fans, and – WOOOOOO!! – all the pretty ladies out there that Ric Flair is the man! And to be the man, you have to … BEAT … THE … MAN!”
Show also features video package on UWF stars, with a focus on the UWF contingents for the WarGames match – Who will emerge supreme, the UWF or the NWA?!
The Rockers have a squash and do their promo, about how excited they are to be part of the Bash, and want to challenge for either the US or world tag titles. Marty says they may not quite be ready yet for the sheer power of the Road Warriors, but he and Shawn have scouted the new US tag champs, and they think they can take them. Shawn stresses that he and Marty have nothing but respect for Ricky & Robby, but that they believe the Rockers have taken the fast-paced moves and rock & roll attitude to the next level. Shawn says, “More than anything, The Rockers are looking forward to some clean bouts against opponents who don’t cheat like crazy, like the Sheepherders or Hot Stuff International, who we’ve been dealing with in the UWF. We want a good, clean challenge, and even though the Rock & Roll Express may have lost a step or two since their glory days of a couple of years ago, they are still that challenge, that next step for The Rockers!” With that, they walk off.
TV main event: Barry Windham successfully retains US title, pinning Jimmy Garvin after a superplex, in 13:32 (**). Tony says it’s great to see Jimmy Garvin back in action, even if he does ultimately come up short.
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr We open with Bob Caudle making an exciting announcement – Match 7, the decider in the NWA-UWF series, caps off today’s show, and it’s a nontitle affair with NWA world champ Ric Flair against a young up and comer from the UWF, Sting! Next, a recap of the US tag title situation and then go to a video clip, picking up where we left off last week, with Gibson trying to pin Brad, after Sullivan’s foreign-object follies. The film shows that Gibson got the three-count, and then after the jubilant Rock & Rolls leave, belts held high, Brad and Kevin blame each other for the loss until the argument explodes into a brawl that takes them all over ringside. Other wrestlers come out to break it up, but the two men keep breaking free and attacking each other, until increasing numbers of wrestlers finally get them separated. Back at the desk, Brad Armstrong notes that he and Sullivan have been battling for a week now, as anyone who attended a live NWA event since our last Main Event broadcast could tell you. He says Sullivan had better watch out, as Armstrong was signing to meet him in Bash shows all over the country. Bob Caudle says we’ll return with our first match, after this …
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Ron Garvin pinned Dan Spivey in 11:02, with the Hands of Stone punch (**). Caudle notes that Spivey has the height and weight advantage over Garvin, BUT it takes more than height, blonde hair and muscles to make a champion!
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Nikita Koloff and Ole Anderson beat The Powers of Pain, when Nikita pinned Warlord after a Sickle, in 6:10 (*).
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TV Main Event: Match 7 in the NWA-UWF series – Ric Flair vs Sting! Sting controls early with power and speed, but Flair uses his wiles to take over after Sting misses a Stinger splash into the corner. The other Horsemen come out to cheer on Flair, which brings out Owen Hart, Jim Duggan and Steve Williams to root on their UWF representative. Finally, Flair applies the Figure-Four leglock, for more than a minute, as Sting writhes in agony and barely gets a shoulder up, in a series of two counts. Sting finally manages to turn over the hold, reversing its pressure onto Flair, who quickly rolls into the ropes. Bob Caudle reminds us of Flair’s “new generation” comment and says Sting is exactly the type of great athlete who could represent the new wave of talent. As the 20-minute time limit approaches, Sting hits a series of clotheslines and then locks Flair in the Scorpion Deathlock! Two seconds after the bell rings, signifying the time-limit draw, Flair starts screaming, “YES! YES! I GIVE UP! AHHH! MY LEG! YES!” The Horsemen run in to break up the hold, but the UWF guys also roll in, to prevent a 4-on-1 assault. The standoff ends in a mass shoving match, before the Horsemen collect Flair and leave the ringside area. The match is ruled a time-limit draw (****), and Caudle wonders aloud how we’ll now determine who gets the initial advantage at WarGames …
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Caudle is at ringside with Sting, Owen, Doc and Duggan. Caudle congratulates Sting on holding the World Champion to a draw, and Sting says he wants to challenge the Nature Boy for the belt! Sting cuts a short promo, punctuated by his three companions telling the NWA fans to watch out, because the UWF will be part of the Bash tour, and they’ll be on hand to show why the UWF is considered the toughest competition anywhere! Caudle says that’s all the time we have, fans, so join us next week for another exciting edition of NWA Main Event.
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Post by loadedglove on Oct 26, 2012 22:30:04 GMT -5
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross opens, with Commissioner Bob Roop as special guest commentator. Roop says DiBiase has asked for a number of stipulations in his upcoming 7/11 title match with Doc, but as it stands right now, the bout will be contested in a steel cage, and Roop himself will be the special referee. DiBiase, next to them, seems pleased about this turn of events. DiBiase reminds us that he and Roop have been partners on and off for years, and “I know Bob Roop is a man of integrity, such as myself, and I know he’ll call it right down the middle!” Roop then outrages DiBiase when he reveals that DiBiase has offered him money to ensure a “fair” outcome, but Roop says, “I know I pulled a lot of devious stunts as a wrestler, but you, DiBiase, need to realize that I now represent the UWF and all its great fans, and Bob Roop is NOT for sale!” DiBiase says there must have been a misunderstanding, as he would NEVER attempt to bribe an official. However, since DiBiase is very flush since collecting $500,000 (his half of the Crockett Cup money), he would be happy to donate it to Roop’s favorite charity. Roop says, “Tell you what, DiBiase – since you apparently don’t get the concept of a fair fight, I’ll lay it out for you. It’s going to be you and Steve Williams in that cage, and I will only be there to count the pinfall. ALL other wrestlers will be banned from ringside for the match, so there’s NO chance of outside interference – if you truly are the better man, you’ll win! But you will get – and look into my eyes, so you can see I mean business – you will get NO HELP from me, or anyone else, in that match!” An angry DiBiase storms off.
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Rick Steiner pinned Chris Adams after a Steiner line in 7:12 (**). Clean win – Ross harps on Steiner’s improvement in recent months, how he’s poised to make it big.
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Steve Williams and Jim Duggan beat Eddie Gilbert & Terry Taylor in 9:50, when Williams pinned Taylor after the Oklahoma Stampede (****). Emphasis here in commentary is Ross talking about Williams’ history with Taylor, how Taylor has several victories over Doc, dating back to mid-1984. When Doc (who is dominant whenever he’s in the ring) finally pins Taylor, Ross says Doc has exorcised demons of his past, and wonders if ANYONE can stop Doc, with his awesome combination of power and technique.
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TV main: Stan Hansen & The Funk Brothers beat The Guerreros and Sting in 18:54 (commercial break midway thru), when Hansen pinned Hector after a Lariat (*** ½). At the time of the pin, Sting is tied up at ringside with Terry Taylor and Rick Steiner, who have run out to attack him. Steve Williams and Jim Duggan make the save, but that in turn brings out Murdoch and UWF champ Ted DiBiase. Terry Gordy then comes out to save, followed by the Midnight Express and Bubba Rogers. Then Hayes and Roberts come out, and we roll ending credits as a wild melee consumes the ring, the ringside area and halfway up the aisle!
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome fans for a show that promises to end in wild action. We have a double TV main event; first, a UWF tag title bout, with The Midnight Express defending against Owen Hart and Chris Adams. The second pits all 3 of The Freebirds against The Sheepherders and (on loan from Jim Cornette) Big Bubba Rogers! We go to a pre-recorded video of Cornette and the Sheepherders, talking about their mutual hatred of the Freebirds! Back at the announce table, Ross says Cornette and his team should worry more about defending their belts and less about a grudge with any one set of contenders, particularly in light of an announcement that Commissioner Bob Roop will be making on next week’s UWF programs!
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UWF Tag titles: The Midnight Express beat Owen Hart and Chris Adams in 14:30, when Eaton pinned Owen after a rocket launcher. Midway through the match, Owen has enough of Cornette’s interference And starts chasing him, only to be intercepted by Big Bubba. As the ref is occupied with the Midnights double teaming Adams inside the ring, Bubba slams Owen through the timekeeper’s table! Owen is knocked out, and Bubba tosses him into the ring, where Lane makes a big production of laying Owen on top of him and kicking out at 2, once the ref turns around. Lane tags Eaton, and helps launch Eaton off the top, onto Owen, for the pin!
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Ross says our next match will be a few minutes away, as an EMT crew is loading a still-groggy Owen Hart onto a stretcher (visible in the background, as the ring is behind Ross). Ross promises an update on Owen’s condition, if one should become available before the program ends. Ross then intro’s a video package highlighting recent NWA action, NWA/UWF matches set for the Bash tour, and the Wargames lineups. Back at the desk, UWF champ Ted DiBiase is out for a promo, talking about his upcoming match with Doc. Ted says that Doc can’t trust Roop, and Doc must remember that DiBiase was the one who mentored him in professional wrestling, from the time they first started teaming up in late 1984, “AND … Doc, I know your every weakness, but Ted DiBiase still has some tricks up his sleeve, tricks I never taught you! Remember, Steve Williams, more than once, teams like The Rock & Roll Express, the Guerreros, Jake Roberts and The Barbarian, they all thought they had our number – but when it came time for the championship match, we pulled it out, time after time. And the reason we pulled it out was that Ted DiBiase, the Big Cheese, always has a plan! And The Outlaws DO have a plan! Think about THAT, Doctor Death!”
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The Freebirds (Hayes, Gordy, Roberts) beat The Sheepherders and Big Bubba Rogers in 21:05 (commercial break midway through) when Gordy pins Luke Williams after a piledriver (a stuff piledriver, with help from Roberts). As Cornette is trying to get Bubba out of there, OWEN HART comes charging down the aisle, wearing a neck brace and with his head wrapped, the back of the wrap showing a sizeable red spot. Owen takes a chair and BLASTS Bubba with it. Bubba actually falters backwards, as Owen turns his attention to Cornette, who is pleading for his life, almost in tears. The emergency crew is right behind him, as is Commissioner Bob Roop, who grabs the chair and frantically tries to talk Owen into going back to the ambulance, and after a few seconds, he leaves with them. At one point, we hear Roop tell Owen that if he cannot get medically cleared to wrestle, he could have to forfeit his TV title. Ross says he was hoping to get a word with Roop, but we’re out of time, fans …
HOUSE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
NWA
US tag titles: Rock & Roll Express beat Kevin Sullivan and Bam Bam Bigelow in 16:31, when Gibson pinned Sullivan with an inside cradle. (*** ¼)
Nikita Koloff & Ole Anderson beat Powers of Pain when Nikita pinned Warlord after the Sickle, in 10:01 (* 1/2).
NWA world tag: The Road Warriors beat Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson when Animal pinned Blanchard, following a power bomb, in 10:27 (** 1/2)
US: Barry Windham pinned Wahoo McDaniel with a clawhold, in 11 minutes.
NWA world title: Ric Flair beat Jimmy Garvin by submission (figure-four leglock) in 22 minutes.
UWF
Sam Houston pinned Terry Taylor with the bulldog, in 19:41 (** ½).
UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express beat Chavo & Hector Guerrero in 24:18, when Lane pinned Chavo after a superkick (**** ½).
Taped Fist: Terry Gordy pinned Big Bubba Rogers after a piledriver, in 13 minutes of a brawl that goes all the way to the concession stand and back.
Cage, tornado match: Ted DiBiase and Stan Hansen beat Steve Williams and Jim Duggan when DiBiase pinned Williams after belting him with the loaded glove, in 20 minutes.
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Post by loadedglove on Oct 27, 2012 21:01:47 GMT -5
July 1987 rankings NWA World Champion: Ric Flair US Champion: Barry Windham TV Champion: Nikita Koloff
1. Arn Anderson 2. Brad Armstrong 3. Ronnie Garvin 4. Kevin Sullivan 5. Tully Blanchard 6. Wahoo McDaniel 7. Ole Anderson 8. Bam Bam Bigelow 9. Dusty Rhodes 10. Jimmy Garvin
Tag teams World tag champions: The Road Warriors US Tag Champions: The Rock & Roll Express
1. The Rockers 2. Powers of Pain 3. Ole Anderson/Nikita Koloff
UWF World Champion: Ted DiBiase TV Champion: Owen Hart
1. Steve “Dr. Death” Williams 2. Stan Hansen 3. Sting 4. Rick Steiner 5. Terry Gordy 6. “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan 7. Eddie Gilbert 8. Dick Murdoch 9. Big Bubba Rogers 10. Terry Taylor
Tag teams UWF Tag Champions: The Midnight Express (with Jim Cornette)
1. Freebirds Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts 2. Terry & Dory Funk 3. Chavo & Hector Guerrero
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Post by loadedglove on Nov 4, 2012 23:31:10 GMT -5
GREAT AMERICAN BASH, (Tape 1 of a 2-VHS Tape set, this tape recorded from the 7/4/87 Bash live card)
FBI WARNING: Unauthorized duplication … BLAH BLAH BLAH
GREAT AMERICAN BASH logo
(Jim Ross and Tony Schiavone, both wearing tuxedos, are at ringside).
Ross: “Hello, fans, and welcome to the Great American Bash! I’m Jim Ross, lead announcer for the Universal Wrestling Federation, and along with Tony Schiavone, the voice of the National Wrestling Alliance, we’ll be calling the action for this Independence Day spectacular, which pits the top stars of the two greatest professional wrestling organizations in the world against one another, for the first time!”
Jim and Tony briefly run down the card, and give the rules for Wargames (which are: There are two rings, side by side. The rings will be enclosed by a cage, complete with roof. Wargames begins with a five-minute period, in which one member of each of the five-man teams will battle as singles, inside the double cage. At the five-minute mark, one team gets to send in a second man, and enjoy a two-minute period in which that team has a 2-on-1 advantage. At the two minute mark (seven minutes total), a man from the opposite team goes in, for a two-minute period of two on two. Then, the first team sends in a man, and for two-minutes it’s 3 on 2, after which the other team sends in a third man. This goes on until all 10 men are in. ONLY THEN can there be a decision. Once all 10 men are in, the match continues until one member of one team surrenders or submits. There are no DQs, no countouts, no pinfalls, no tags. It’s all out war, until one man gives up.)
Tony notes that the NWA-UWF best-of-seven series of bouts (we’ll show a brief video package of highlights from the matchups) was to determine which team gets the advantage, but since the series ended in a 3-3 tie, with the final bout (Flair-Sting) ending in a time-limit draw, we’ll determine who gets the advantage via coin flip.
We also get a few short promos from participants in the opener, where the winner gets a world title shot of his choosing (as agreed to by both promotions, as well as by the champions). Highlights include Jim Cornette saying Bubba Rogers winning could lead to his becoming NWA champ, which would give Cornette a chance to rub Jim Crockett’s face in Cornette’s required return as manager of the NWA champion. The participating Horsemen vow to go after the UWF title, so the Horsemen can dominate TWO promotions.
Match 1: 20-man, two-ring battle royal, winner gets $10,000 and world title shot (his choice of UWF or NWA). Rules are, everyone starts in Ring 1; once a man is tossed out over the top (both feet must hit the floor), pinned or submitted, he goes into ring two. The last man in Ring 1 then waits for Ring 2 to empty, and the last man in each ring then battle until only one is left. Pinfalls, submissions and over-the-top eliminations apply to this final battle, as well. Order of elimination (name of person who eliminated them in parentheses): Ring 1 Ring 2 1. Iceman Parsons (Owen Hart) B Miller (Windham/Parsons) 2. Barry Windham (Ron Garvin) Luke Williams (Parsons) 3. Butch Miller (Terry Gordy)* Iceman Parsons (Windham) 4. Luke Williams (Terry Gordy)* Ron Garvin (Terry Gordy) 5. Ole Anderson (Hacksaw Duggan) Rick Steiner (Sting) 6. Ron Garvin (Bam Bam Bigelow) Wahoo McDaniel (Sting) 7. Terry Gordy (Big Bubba Rogers) Eddie Gilbert (Sting) 8. Wahoo McDaniel (Bigelow) Ole Anderson (Windham) 9. Rick Steiner (Sting)** Barry Windham (Sting) 10. Sting (Rick Steiner)** Arn Anderson (Gordy & Sting) 11. Eddie Gilbert (Owen Hart) Hacksaw Duggan (Dory Funk) 12. Arn Anderson (Owen Hart) Sting (Dory Funk) 13. Hacksaw Duggan (Big Bubba) Owen Hart (self/Dory)*** 14. Dory Funk (Owen Hart) Dory Funk (Owen Hart) 15. Owen Hart (Stan Hansen) Ricky Morton (J. Garvin) 16. Jimmy Garvin (Stan Hansen) Jimmy Garvin (Stan Hansen) 17. Ricky Morton (Stan Hansen) Bam Bam Bigelow (Gordy) 18. Stan Hansen (Big Bubba) Stan Hansen (Gordy) 19. Bam Bam Bigelow (Big Bubba)
RING 1 WINNER: Big Bubba Rogers RING 2 WINNER: Terry Gordy
Bubba has a couple of minutes to rest, as Gordy dumps out Hansen after a big battle in which Hansen and Bigelow double up on Gordy until a miscue causes a charging Bigelow to miss Gordy, who pulls down the top rope as Bigelow sails over. When Gordy tosses Hansen, Bubba Charges over, only to meet an immediate clothesline and pinfall.
WINNER: Terry Gordy (match rating: *** ½)
* Gordy clotheslined out both Sheepherders.
** Sting and Steiner, battering each other, rolled over the top rope and out.
*** Owen hits high cross body on Dory, and both tumble out of ring.
Match 2: Dick Murdoch & Dory Funk beat Hacksaw Duggan and Sting when Murdoch pinned Duggan after an elbowdrop, in 11:33 (** ½).
Match 3: Brad Armstrong beat Kevin Sullivan via pinfall, after a Russian footsweep, in 9:11 (***). After the win, BAM BAM BIGELOW runs in and annihilates Brad, including a top-rope nuclear splash! Bigelow and Sullivan leave together.
Match 4: Chavo & Hector Guerrero and Wahoo McDaniel beat Eddie Gilbert, Rick Steiner and Terry Taylor in 25:31, when Hector pinned Steiner after a butterfly suplex (***).
Match 5: NWA World TV title – Nikita Koloff defending against Bam Bam Bigelow. Nikita wins after a Russian sickle, in 15:16 (* ½)
Match 6: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams beat Terry Funk, 3 falls to 1, in a Texas Death match, after an Oklahoma Stampede, in 36:10 (**** ¾).
Match 7: NO DQ, NWA World tag titles: Road Warriors Beat Powers of Pain when Hawk pinned Warlord after a top-rope clothesline, in 7:07 (**).
Match 8 (MAIN EVENT): Dusty Rhodes/Ric Flair/Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard/Barry Windham VS Michael Hayes/Terry Gordy/Buddy Roberts/Stan Lane/Bobby Eaton
UWF Champ Ted DiBiase comes out as guest commentator for this match. Ted has a unique perspective, having gone to college with Blanchard, having had fairly famous battles with The Freebirds AND with Ric Flair, and being a participant in a future Wargames.
The NWA wins the coin toss. On one side of the ring, The Horsemen are talking strategy, while Dusty keeps his distance. The Midnights and Freebirds do likewise, and when Cornette approaches them to try to strategize, Gordy and Roberts have to hold back Michael Hayes from attacking the loudmouthed manager.
We start with Tully Blanchard and Bobby Eaton. Ross notes that this likely means the teams have put their differences aside and tried to strategize how to win, because otherwise, the Horsemen likely would simply have elected to send in Dusty, so he could take as much punishment as possible. The back-and-forth ends after five minutes, when Ric Flair joins the fray. The two Horsemen double on Eaton for two minutes, until Buddy Roberts joins the mix. However, for all intents and purposes, it’s still two on one, as Eaton is too busy recovering to be of much help to Roberts, or perhaps he’s just happily letting his normal foe take some lumps … Next in is Arn Anderson, followed by Stan Lane, then Barry Windham, then Michael Hayes, then Dusty Rhodes, then Terry Gordy. The award for “most punished” goes to Buddy Roberts, whose legs get pounded and wrung by every member of the opposing team, at one point or another. Other highlights of the fracas include the Midnight Express and Blanchard/Anderson exchanging a series of fast-paced double-team moves, Dillon and Cornette brawling on the outside and a lengthy brawl in which Gordy pounds Flair, power bombs him and covers him, as if for a pinfall. It’s the only attempted pin in the match, and Ross notes that Gordy must have reverted to instinct to go for a pin, but Schiavone replies that Gordy WOULD have pinned Flair, had pinfalls been a factor, as Gordy has him covered for at least six seconds. Finally, after several more minutes of action, Flair puts Roberts (and his weakened legs) in the figure-four. Stan Lane looks over in Buddy’s direction but apparently doesn’t see his predicament (or DOES he?) and turns his combative intentions back to Arn Anderson. Gordy and Hayes both see it, but Dusty Rhodes and a series of elbowsmashes ward off Gordy, while Hayes is locked in a clinch with Windham. Roberts refuses to give up, but clearly concerned for his Freebird brother’s well being, Michael Hayes (who INDISPUTABLY is in no real pain from his clinch with Windham) loudly submits, to save Buddy from perhaps permanent injury.
WINNERS, in 36:04 of a **** ¼ match, THE NWA TEAM of the Four Horsemen and Dusty Rhodes!
As the UWF guys depart, the Horsemen surround Rhodes, who appears ready to fight them all, if need be. Instead, Ric Flair has a mic passed into the cage and says, “Big Dust, tomorrow night and for the rest of the Bash, we will continue to fight you like the hated enemy you are … but TONIGHT … you held your own, and we showed the world the NWA is king!” With that, each Horseman (and Dillon!) steps up to shake hands with Dusty, and the NWA team actually manages to leave peaceably.
Ross and Schiavone sign off for now ... and we roll credits.
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Post by loadedglove on Nov 4, 2012 23:32:29 GMT -5
OK, the formatting kind of betrayed me on the two ring battle royal; I'm trying to fix it, but if it looks like a jumbled mess on each line, just know that the first name is order of elim from ring 1, the second name is that same order but in ring 2. Sorry for any confusion.
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Post by loadedglove on Nov 17, 2012 1:11:09 GMT -5
NWA TV shows for July 1987, Week 1 (UWF TV and house highlights will be up by the end of the weekend): July 1987 Week 1 ALL shows this week, except for WCW Saturday Night, are compiled from Bash events. Saturday night occurs in the regular studio. 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr We open with Tony and David at the desk, announcing an exciting TV main event for today – The Rock & Roll Express will defend the US tag titles against The Powers of Pain! We have a lot more action, so fans, don’t you dare go away! Out first match is in the ring right now … Rockers win a quick squash and then head over to the podium. Shawn says, “Tony, David, it is great to be here, in front of these great NWA fans! But we have to ask – did The Rockers hear you right? The Powers of Pain? Marty Jannetty and myself, we have proven that we have what it takes to compete at the championship level! We were in the AWA, and we beat the best teams that organization had to offer! We went to the UWF, where we recently won a $25,000 four-team challenge, against the top teams in the UWF! And now, here we are, THE number-one rock & Roll tag team on Planet Earth, and the title shot goes to the Powers of Pain?! With all due respect to Ricky and Robert, are those guys afraid of the Rockers? I mean, that wouldn’t be unreasonable of them – hey, every generation has trouble dealing with the next one that comes along and does things just a little bit better, with a little more finesse, but …” Finally, the Rock & Rolls come out and say they’ve heard enough. Ricky calls Marty & Shawn imitators, and says, “Imitations are NEVER as good as the originals! Now, you two want to come out here and run your mouths to all these nice people, but these people know the truth – that the Rock & Roll Express are the originals, and rock & roll will NEVER die!” Robert says he’ll fight the Rockers today, and a shoving match ensues. A half-dozen wrestlers come out to break it up, and Tony says, “We’ll try to restore some order and fans, we’ll be right back!” *BREAK* In the ring, we have the Rock & Roll Express vs. Powers of Pain, for the Rock & Rolls’ US tag belts. Tony says, in an unprecedented situation, the Rockers have gotten the Express so fired up that We will have two title matches today! No matter who wins here, that team will defend the belts against the Rockers in the final match of the show! Tony points out that this will be fair, since the Rockers, like the Express and Powers, will already have wrestled one match prior to the final title showdown. Like the Rockers’ match, this one is a short affair, as the Barbarian goes down to the double-dropkick, in three minutes! So it will be the showdown of the rock & roll teams, for the US tag titles, later in the broadcast! *BREAK* (Other) Squashes/promos include: Barry Windham, Ole Anderson, The Freebirds, Kevin Sullivan & Bam Bam Bigelow (tag squash), Sting, Wahoo McDaniel, Funk Bros, Nikita Koloff, Road Warriors, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams (NOTE 1: All the UWF guys get a “UWF” graphic to start their appearances, similar to the “Four Horsemen” logo/image that Crockett used to highlight the group’s appearances). (NOTE 2: Kevin Sullivan’s promo has him talking about his new alliance, with Bigelow, and how it’s a “brotherhood” of like-minded individuals who are in this sport to win, not to shake hands and make friends, and Brad Armstrong is in for a series of hard, painful lessons, the first of which came at the 7/4 Bash.) MAIN EVENT: The Rockers vs Rock & Roll Express, for the US titles. As they hit the ring, Marty says something about a “secret weapon.” Morton and Jannetty start. Morton gets the advantage in the opening exchanges, outmaneuvering Marty just barely, but when Gibson signals for a tag, the Rockers manage to double up and keep the ref JUST barely distracted enough to prevent Ricky from tagging. On a couple of occasions, Ricky actually does tag, but the ref misses it because of shenanigans by the Rockers. Finally, Morton DOES tag in Gibson, and a melee between Gibson and Michaels ensues, but when Jannetty dropkicks Morton off the apron, both Gibson and the ref are distracted, allowing Michaels to put something onto his boot, and The Rockers win in 7:56, when Michaels pinned Gibson after a superkick (** ¼). The Rockers take the belts, go to the podium and proclaim a new era has begun. They turn to leave, but Michaels spins back around and says with a sneer, “J.C., the check’s in the mail, and brother, your consultation was worth EVERY penny!” Tony and David are stunned, with David saying, “J.C. – Tony, did he mean Jim Cornette?!” *BREAK* We have just a few minutes left, so Tony and David note that the NWA team of the Horsemen and Dusty Rhodes beat the Freebirds and Midnight Express of the UWF, to win the first Wargames! They bring in Dusty Rhodes, who talks it up as being a BIG win, and how The American Dream was such a key to the NWA’s victory. “David Crockett, The American Dream Dusty Rhodes has had some hard times lately, and maybe The American Dream Dusty Rhodes has been a little too distracted with outside problems, and not focused in on what’s good for The American Dream Dusty Rhodes, if you will. But Wargames reminded The American Dream Dusty Rhodes of what it meant to be on top, baby! So now, then, NOW is the time for the American Dream Dusty Rhodes to refocus, and be the champion we all know lives in this heart (points at his own chest). The American Dream Dusty Rhodes will always be in the corner of my super partner Nikita Koloff, but when the chips are down, recent events have made it clear that the American Dream Dusty Rhodes can only truly depend on one person … The American Dream Dusty Rhodes! And I promise all my people, you WILL see gold around this gorgeous waist again!” And we’re just about out of time, so here’s a brief graphic of upcoming Bash tour dates … *ROLL CREDITS* 2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr Bob Caudle welcomes us to another exciting hour of NWA Main Event wrestling! Bob is broadcasting from Charleston W.V. (Bash show held on 7/5/87 – all Bash tour dates are the same as here on our Earth, courtesy of Graham Cawthorn’s wonderful site, at www.thehistoryofwwe.com/bashtours.htm), one of the dozens of cities on this year’s unparalleled Great American Bash tour! Tonight’s main event will be one of the spotlight matches of the 7/4/87 Bash show from Atlanta’s Omni – Nikita Koloff defending the TV title against the most agile giant in wrestling, 400-pound Bam Bam Bigelow! *BREAK* Warlord beat Ole Anderson via knockout, after a bearhug, in 4:07 (*). Paul Jones at ringside tripped Ole, leading to Warlord getting the advantage that resulted in the win. Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff come down, and Nikita battles Barbarian while Dusty elbows Jones into next week, leaving no one able to aid Ole. *BREAK* Clips of Armstrong-Sullivan match from 7/4 Bash – just a few highlights, no showing of actual finish, although Caudle mentions Brad pinned Sullivan, but we do show the postmatch beatdown with Bigelow and Sullivan doubling on Brad. Then we replay Sullivan’s “Brotherhood” promo from this week’s TBS show. Back at the broadcast position, Bob Caudle has Brad Armstrong in for an interview. Brad says he’s had enough of trying to deal with Kevin like an honorable man! He tried it when they were forced on each other as partners, and then tried again when he thought they could settle their differences like men, one on one. “But if Sullivan wants to start a ‘Brotherhood,’ well, BROTHER, ol’ B.A. knows a thing or two about family ties, as well! And if you have the guts, Kevin, let’s sign for a tag match: you and your big tattooed freak against me and …” A second man who bears a striking resemblance to young Brad walks up … “BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG!” Caudle: “Fans, we’ll have more on this situation as it develops, but right now, we must take our final break, so we can present our main event!” MAIN EVENT: NWA World TV title – Nikita Koloff defending against Bam Bam Bigelow. Nikita wins after a Russian sickle, in 15:16 (* ½). Replay of match from 7/4/87 Bash card. With that, Caudle reminds us not to miss the Bash, if it comes to your town, and we’ll see you next week!
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Post by loadedglove on Nov 18, 2012 22:27:02 GMT -5
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr
Jim Ross welcomes fans to the show, and is flanked on either side by Stan Hansen and Hacksaw Duggan. Ross notes that next week on the program, we’ll have the UWF title battle between Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and UWF champion Ted DiBiase. Ross calls it “one of the biggest title matches in memory,” and says that he has comments and predictions on the bout from some of the top stars in the UWF (and a few surprises!). Ross introduces Hansen as “the biggest Outlaw of all” and Duggan as a top UWF star for years, and one who has a few parallels with Doctor Death – both were standout amateur wrestlers, college football players, and “best friends” with Ted DiBiase (show clip of DiBiase’s 1983 turn on Duggan) until he turned on them. Ross reminds both men (who are glaring at each other) that they’ve promised to offer their analysis without getting physical, under threat of a $5,000 fine from the UWF. Ross starts with Duggan, asking him who he thinks will win. Duggan: “Well, Jimbo, ol’ Hacksaw Jim Duggan has been in some real wars in my time, and I’ve been in wars with both DiBiase and Doc! And this is a tough one, because those two were a team for so long that they know each other’s every move. I’ve been up against the Midnight Express, the Freebirds and the Russians, and with all due respect to those guys, I gotta say DiBiase and Doctor Death is THE toughest tag team I’ve ever dealt with!” Hansen cuts in. HANSEN: “Will you shut up? Jim Ross, you can listen to this cross-eyed idiot babble on about history that NO ONE cares about, but I’m telling you, Ted DiBiase more ready than he’s ever been! You know he’s the best scientific wrestler in the world, and when it comes to dirty tricks, NO ONE knows more than Teddy! DiBiase’s my pick, and you can take it to the bank, you pansies!” Duggan yanks the mic from Hansen and says, “You just wait a minute, Hansen! You want my pick? I’m picking STEVE WILLIAMS! He can take DiBiase, and if you (Duggan starts poking Hansen in the chest) and your Outlaws even THINK about trying to get into that cage, Hacksaw Duggan and a few friends are gonna be waitin’ for you … TOUGH GUY!” Hansen asks for the mic back, as he has a reply … and his reply is a whack upside Duggan’s head, with Hansen’s bullrope/cowbell. Hansen continues to mug the bloody Duggan, and the other Outlaws join in on the attack, until the Freebirds, Steve Williams, Owen Hart and Sting run out for the save! Ross yells about fines, and a laughing DiBiase whips out a wad of bills and says, “Here, Jim Ross – tell the UWF I want a receipt!”
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Back at the desk, Ross says he has other picks from other top stars, and fortunately there was no blood spilled to get them.
JIM CORNETTE: “I am a manager of champions and a brilliant wrestling strategist, and I even used to manage Steve ‘Dr Death’ Williams, so I know his power and conditioning makes him a formidable foe. But it takes a genius to recognize a genius, and Ted DiBiase is one of the great geniuses in our sport. Aside from being a great wrestler – almost great enough to be a member of the Midnight Express – he’s got a cunning mind, and I know that he’s got a plan right now to deal with Steve Williams, who let’s face it, is big as an ox and twice as smart!”
MICHAEL HAYES: “Some of The Freebirds’ toughest matches have been with DiBiase and Doc, and not even the three of us can agree on what will happen when they finally get it on! Bamm Bamm is picking Doc, but both Buddy and myself -- and I hate to say it – think DiBiase is going to find some sleazy way to weasel out of this match with his title intact! But one thing’s for sure – any of you stinkin’ Outlaws try to get involved, and you’re going to find yourselves on a detour all the way to BADSTREET!”
Ross says we’ll have more later, but now, it’s time for our first match!
Big Bubba Rogers pinned Chris Adams after the Bubba slam, in 14:48 (***). Jim Cornette joins Ross on commentary and talks about a recent windfall, from a consultancy fee he received from a certain NWA tag team …
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RIC FLAIR: “Speaking as a world champion, Ted DiBiase has everything it takes – style, technique, experience. But Steve Williams has incredible power; as many of you know, Ric Flair battles the strongest men in our sport – Nikita Koloff and the Road Warriors, among others, and Doctor Death is as powerful as any of them – but DiBiase is a master tactician, much like myself, and that gives him the edge.”
In the ring, we have the Midnight Express, facing Chavo & Hector Guerrero in a non-title match. Chavo tells Cornette to put up the belts, and Hector grabs the mic and tells Cornette that if he tries to get involved, there are two more brothers he will have to deal with. A back-and-forth match – during which Ross notes that Hector was clearly referring to Mando and Eddie, the other two Guerrero brothers (“Although I’m not sure Eddie is even out of high school yet!”) ends when Cornette trips Chavo, and two masked men run down the aisle, after him. Cornette, wide-eyed and terrified, slides in the ring, runs across and slides back out, just in time to be met with a KNOCKOUT punch! Bubba Rogers is battling the other masked man, who unmasks as JIMMY GARVIN! The other hooded man punches Bubba and then reveals himself as RONNIE GARVIN! Jim Ross now realizes what Hector’s comment really meant, but “The Garvins don’t even wrestle here!” Meanwhile, Bobby has Chavo in an inside cradle, but the ref is distracted by all the ringside chaos, allowing Jimmy to dart into the ring and tip over the cradle, leaving Eaton’s shoulders down for the pin! Match time is 12:53 (** ½)! The Guerreros are the winners, and Jim Ross says he’ll try to get to the bottom of this situation, but first, we take our final break before our TV main event …
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Jim Ross is at ringside with the Garvins. Ron Garvin talks about Jim Cornette putting him on the shelf after burning his face with a fireball, and then his team attacking Jimmy backstage at the Crockett Cup. Ronnie says he and Jimmy have signed a short-term contract with the UWF, with TWO goals in mind – beat the Midnight Express and DESTROY Jim Cornette!
Ross then says before our main event, one of the main event competitors has a prediction on next week’s awesome title match. Roll the video …
OWEN HART: “Even though I might not care for his tactics, Ted DiBiase is an outstanding wrestler, like myself, a second-generation wrestler. I know that having a father for a wrestler only makes you want to prove yourself that much more. As much as I hate to say it, I can see DiBiase’s devious mind overcoming Steve Williams’ phenomenal power and fundamental wrestling skills. But Doc, I give you my word – I’ll be watching your back, and if any of DiBiase’s Outlaws try to get involved, I’ll be there!”
UWF TV title: Owen Hart beat Stan Hansen by submission, with the sharpshooter, in 11:28 (*** ½). Hansen dominates, until a bloody and bandaged Hacksaw Duggan comes to ringside and CLOCKS Hansen with his own cowbell! Hansen is out, when Owen applies his finishing hold. BUT WAIT! The Funks and Dick Murdoch come out after Duggan, and after the decision, Owen comes out to save Duggan! But Duggan’s out on his feet, making it three-on-one! Owen takes a piledriver onto the concrete from Terry Funk, and as they continue the attack, Terry Gordy comes out! But DiBiase is close behind, and clocks Gordy with the loaded glove. The assault continues until most of the rest of the babyfaces come out to save, but Jim Ross notes that the Outlaws seem to have orchestrated and instigated a series of attacks that have left decimated the very men who had pledged to watch Doctor Death’s back … what could Ted DiBiase be up to?
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4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr Jim Ross and Magnum TA, in the UWF studios, welcome fans to the first Bash ‘87 edition of Power Pro! They tell us we’ll be seeing some highlights of the UWF stars on the Bash tour! We start by plugging next week’s DiBiase-Williams world title match on UWF TV, and put on a video package with the history of the feud and highlights of the predictions featured on this week’s UWF. NOTE: With all the storyline stuff on other shows this week, this one’s meant to be more of a straight wrestling show (with one interlude midway through), with references to the title feuds and angles coming through commentary.
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Freebirds Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy beat Dory & Terry Funk when Hayes pinned Dory after a DDT in 14:08 (***). From the July 2 Bash in Landover, Maryland. They brawl all around ringside, and it takes an army of undercard guys to separate the two teams after the bout.
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Hacksaw Duggan pinned Big Bubba Rogers after a spear, in 4:57 (* ½). This is from Lakeland, FL., the 7/1/87 Bash show. Ross and Magnum note Duggan has since been recovering from a concussion suffered on this week’s UWF program.
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Video package on the history of the Garvins-Midnights situation, with promos from the Garvins (swearing revenge) and a smug Cornette (vowing to put away the brothers, once and for all).
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Rick Steiner, Terry Taylor & Eddie Gilbert battled Rock & Roll Express & Sting to a double countout, in 23:11 (*** ½). Commercial break midway through.
HOUSE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS – Bash Tour
NWA World: Ric Flair pinned Ole Anderson with figure-four leglock in 26:33 (***).
UWF Tag Titles: Midnight Express beat Chavo & Hector Guerrero when Eaton pinned Hector with an inside cradle, in 12:53 (** ½).
US title: Barry Windham pinned Sam Houston after a superplex, in 15:37 (*** ¼).
Arn Anderson pinned Dusty Rhodes after a gourdbuster, in 14:45 (**).
Brad & Bob Armstrong beat Kevin Sullivan & Bam Bam Bigelow in Brad pinned Sullivan after a powerslam, in 8:56 (** ¾).
Road Warriors battled Sheepherders to a double countout, in 19:41 (***).
Sting beat Dan Spivey in 19:20, when Spivey passed out from the Scoprion deathlock.(**)
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 2, 2012 21:55:34 GMT -5
It's been a super-busy few weeks, but this time around, I got the UWF shows done first, so here they are, and I will (promise) be back in a couple of days with the NWA shows and house show highlights (including a couple of key Bash matches).
Here's UWF & Power Pro for Week 2 of July 1987 ...
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome fans to Oklahoma City, for a UWF show emanating from the GREAT American Bash! Tonight, it’s one of the biggest matches in UWF history, when the million-dollar outlaw Ted DiBiase defends the UWF championship against his former friend and partner, the awesome force known as Steve “Dr. Death” Williams! We start with a video package on the history of the DiBiase-Williams feud, starting with the 1985 tag title win over the Rock & Roll Express. We go through Doc standing by Ted when Murdoch nearly crippled DiBiase in late 1985, into their second tag title reign, their war with the Freebirds, the controversy over the NO. 1 contender’s slot, the match where DiBiase turned and caused the formation of the Outlaws, DiBiase’s title win over Terry Gordy and the buildup to this very match. Ross says we’ll be right back with our first match, as well as some pre-match comments from DiBiase and Doctor Death!
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Jim Ross, now at the desk with UWF Commissioner Bob Roop (wearing his ref shirt), has comments from Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams. DiBiase talks about always having a plan, and how even Doc’s power and amateur wrestling skill cannot prevail against DiBiase’s strategic genius. “That’s why, Doc, I agreed to ALL your stipulations – Commissioner Bob Roop as referee, steel cage, everyone banned from ringside – because by doing so, I was able to get you to agree to a stipulation of my own – this is IT! This is your one and only shot at my UWF title! You’ll have no excuses, no threats, NO REMATCH! And Doc, the Outlaws might be banned from ringside, but they’re not banned from the buildings where we wrestle, so you might just want to grow eyes in the back of your head. Oh, and one more thing – (DiBiase smiles) – out of the great friendship you and I shared for so long, I think it’s only fair to tell you, Doc – my hand’s been feeling a little sore, so I’ll be wearing (he raises his black-gloved hand) a little protection … strictly to prevent injury, of course.” Back at the desk, Jim Ross reminds us that last week, the Outlaws attacked Duggan, Gordy, Sting – almost as if they were systematically trying to remove anyone who might come to Doc’s aide. Ross says Magnum TA is in the back, with Doctor Death, who’s getting dressed for tonight’s title match. Ross says we’ll be talking to him momentarily. “But first, fans, let’s go to the ring!” Ronnie &Jimmy Garvin beat The Sheepherders in 6:04, when Jimmy pinned Butch Miller after a brainbuster (* 3/4). During the match, flag-bearer Johnny Ace hops onto the apron, and Ronnie DRILLS him with the hands of stone punch, and post-match, Ronnie comes to the ringside table, holds up the fist and says, “Hey, JIM CORNETTE! You see that?! Come jump in the Garvins’ business one more time! I got one of these for YOU!” And now, we go to Magnum TA in the locker room, where Steve “Dr Death” Williams is getting ready for the biggest match of his life. Magnum notes that Doc has already had a knee taped and is about to get the other one done. Doc says, “Yeah, Magnum, you know, ol’ Doctor Death has gotten a little banged up the past few weeks, but that’s nothing new. DIBIASE, you were teaming with me the night I took an elbow to the face and ended up with 108 stitches in my eye! And as you might recall, I was back in the ring THAT VERY NIGHT! You’ve sent your Outlaws after me, and they’ve gotten in some licks, but I’m STILL HERE! And tonight, that belt of yours is coming home with Doctor Death!” With that, Stan Hansen and Dick Murdoch storm into the dressing room, shove aside Magnum and attack Doc, but into frame steps COWBOY BILL WATTS! Watts was the guy taping Doc’s knee, and he belts Murdoch! When Hansen turns to him, Terry Gordy and Jim Duggan storm in, (they’d been hiding in the shower area), and hold him off. He picks up Hansen, and they leave. Doc says, “See, Teddy? You’re not the only ones with friends! And now, get ready, because in a few short minutes, it’s going to be you and I!”
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Sting pinned Rick Steiner in 10:01, with a flying cross-bodypress (****). Match is surprisingly clean, with Steiner actually waving off Gilbert, who keeps wanting to get involved. Ross observes that the Sting-Steiner situation is so personal and volatile that these two young, powerful athletes are determined to settle their issue, on their own.
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MAIN EVENT: UWF championship – Ted DiBiase vs Steve Williams. Match is short, but explosive! Although Hansen and The Funks accompany DiBiase to ringside, ref/Commissioner Bob Roop takes the mic and says DiBiase will forfeit the belt and they’ll ALL be suspended if they don’t clear out! With that, the bell rings, and Doc Explodes on DiBiase with a series of power moves. After an eye gouge, DiBiase tries to work a brief advantage, (which includes applying the figure-four, which Doc ultimately reverses) but Doc shoulder tackles him, taking out Roop in the process! With that, DiBiase loads up the glove and swings, as Jim Ross notes that NO ONE has ever kicked out of a blast from that glove, “and in this no-disqualification match, it’s as legal as a wristlock!” However, Doc ducks and rolls up DiBiase into a reverse cradle … but there’s no ref to count! After what would have been AT LEAST a three-count, Doc gets up, but DiBiase is behind him, turns Doc around and NAILS him with the loaded glove! DiBiase covers him, and after a couple of seconds, Roop comes around to count ONE … TWO … THR— DOCTOR DEATH HAS KICKED OUT! Doc shakily gets to his feet, as DiBiase is incensed. He comes at Doc again, but Doc delivers a series of clotheslines, before whipping DiBiase into the corner. Doc gets into the 3-point stance and charges into the corner, but Ted moves, and Doctor Death drills his shoulder into the corner. As Jim Ross says we are getting down to our last couple of minutes, and we might need to bring the conclusion of this match next week, DiBiase hauls off with the gloved hand again and swings, but Doc moves, and Ted punches his hand into the cage! As DiBiase reels in pain and cradles his hand, Doc scoops him up, and Williams delivers the Oklahoma Stampede for 1-2-3! (**** ¼), in 6:47. We have a new champion! The ring is starting to fill up with babyfaces to congratulate Doc, as Jim Ross says we’ll hope to bring you some comments from the new champion next week, but we’re now out of time!
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr As Jim Ross welcomes fans to the show, Bob Roop cuts in with “breaking UWF news.” UWF Commissioner Roop says that after the production of this week’s Power Pro concluded, Steve Williams won the world title from Ted DiBiase, in Oklahoma City, on July 11! Roop says we’ll have more info next week, and thanks for tuning in to UWF action! Ross: “—so that should be an exciting match – but fans, that’s not all! We have a world tag team title match as our main event, as Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express defend the belts against the team that defeated them last week on UWF television, Hector and Chavo Guerrero!” But first up, the latest in a series of NWA-UWF challenge matches …
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Brad Armstrong beat Terry Taylor with the Russian legsweep, in 7:25 (*** ¾). During the match, Ross notes that the Bash season will see many, many more bouts between the stars of the two promotions, including a Wargames bout on July 18 in Charlotte’s Memorial Stadium, when the UWF will be looking to avenge the loss the NWA handed out on 7/4, in the Omni.
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Jim Ross is at ringside with TV champion Owen Hart, and they replay of the antics, with Big Bubba Rogers demolishing Owen. Owen talks about almost having to forfeit the title because of his injuries, but he fought his way through, and now, the CHAMPION is going to be the one issuing the challenge – Owen Hart wants Big Bubba, NEXT WEEK, and he’ll put the title on the line! Jim Ross is shocked and even suggests that might not be the best idea, as Bubba is almost twice Owen’s size … Owen says his heart is bigger than anything in Bubba Rogers’ arsenal, and he wants that bout! With that, he storms off. Ross brings us back to the ring, where we have … Stan Hansen and The Funks beat The Freebirds, when Hansen pinned Hayes after a lariat, in 13:45. The finish comes after Buddy Roberts is tossed out, and Dick Murdoch at ringside picks him up and brainbusters him on the concrete! Ross says we’ll be getting medical care for Roberts, as we head to a break, and we’ll be right back with our main event!
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UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express beat Chavo & Hector Guerrero in 23:11 (commercial break mid-match), when Lane pinned Chavo after a piledriver (**** ½). Cornette and the Express start beating on Hector, and keeping Chavo down, until the Garvins come out for the save … but BIG BUBBA is waiting in the wings and WAFFLES them with a steel chair, as Ross screams, “IT WAS A TRAP! AND THEY USED THE GUERREROS AS BAIT! HOW DESPICABLE!” Owen Hart, Sting and Jim Duggan run out for the save, but Cornette is jubilant as he and the Express walk down the aisle, leaving two brother teams in bloody heaps, in their wake. Jim Ross says the UWF wanted to show a new video of an exciting new star headed to the UWF, but we’re out of time, so until next week …
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 5, 2012 23:25:00 GMT -5
July 1987, Week 2 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Open with video of ring intros of Ted DiBiase and Steve Williams, from their July 11 cage match for the UWF title … Tony and David welcome us to the show and encourage EVERYONE to tune in to UWF tomorrow night on TBS, for a world title steel cage match, the first time such a match has ever aired in its entirety, on television. Ric Flair also is out for the first promo of the day. “Tony Schiavone, last week, the world heavyweight champion very graciously donated a few minutes of his time to the UWF, offering a perspective on who would win this big showdown between UWF champion Ted DiBiase and his awesome No. 1 challenger, ‘Dr. Death’ Williams. But after I gave my opinion, I went to my house, the BIG one, on the BIG SIDE OF TOWN, and as I looked around at all the luxury that I surround myself with, all the fine things that come with being one of the highest paid professional athletes in the world, something was bothering me. Tony, it was like an itch that I couldn’t scratch, even with these finely manicured nails. “I finally realized what it was. It really started sticking in Ric Flair’s craw, the very idea that ANYONE else in this great sport could call himself a world champion. “Cameraman, zoom in on this (points at NWA belt) – THIS is the world championship. This belt represents a title that can trace its lineage back to the turn of the century, through great champions like Lou Thesz, Jack Brisco, The Funks, Harley Race, and even ‘The Dream’ Dusty Rhodes – but most of all, Ric Flair, the greatest of them all. Now, I have all the respect in the world for Ted DiBiase, one of the GREATEST technical wrestlers of all time. And I can even respect Steve Williams, for the unbelievable power he displays and the toughness that makes him the one of the best in the world. But RIC FLAIR is the ONLY world champion, and that’s all there is to say about that. “NOW, speaking of the UWF, I understand that the young fella who paints his face and spikes his hair, what’s his name … Bono? Elvis? Oh yes, STING! Sting, a few weeks back, had the night of his life, and held the world champion to a time-limit draw. So now, Sting, you want to play with the big boys, with … WOOOOO! The BIGGEST OF THEM ALL! Well, pal, Ric Flair has signed to meet you as part of the Great American Bash, and ANYONE ELSE who wants to try for the top prize in our sport! I said it before, and I’ll say it again – there’s a new generation on the rise, but they have one thing in common with the last generation – they are gonna come up THAT SHORT (holds thumb and forefinger about an inch apart) when it comes to matching up with the Nature Boy! STING! Get your best war paint on, and get ready to sweat, to bleed, and to pay the price! Because payin’ time is COMIN’!” With that, Flair struts off.
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Squashes/promos include: The Freebirds, Bob/Brad Armstrong, Barry Windham, Hacksaw Duggan, Tully Blanchard, Nikita Koloff (whose promo deals with his upcoming TV title match against Arn Anderson), The Rockers (whose promo is of the “smarmy, insincere babyface” variety), Wahoo McDaniel, Sting, Arn Anderson
TV main event: Dusty Rhodes and Ole Anderson beat Kevin Sullivan and Bam Bam Bigelow when Dusty Rhodes pinned Sullivan after an elbowdrop in 16:45 (*). During the match, a botched double-team move ends with Ole accidentally nailing Dusty, only Dusty isn’t sure it was an accident. Dusty barely tags in again, leaving Ole in for several minutes, until Ole piledrives Sullivan and leaves him motionless. Then Dusty wants the tag, gets it, comes in and elbowdrops Kevin for the pin, as Ole stops Bigelow from breaking up the count. Nikita comes out to break up a post-bout shoving match at the interview stand (where Dusty and Ole have started arguing about who screwed up what). They seem to calm down and walk off (separate directions). As they get behind the curtain, with Nikita at the podium, ARN ANDERSON attacks from behind, blasting Nikita with a chair, tossing him in the ring and giving him a gourdbuster! As Ole returns for the save, Arn comes to the podium, grabs the mic and says, “Let that be a lesson! NEVER turn your back on a Horseman … or an Anderson!”
Tony says that’s all the time we have this week, folks …
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr Bob Caudle welcomes fans, and announces that we’ll have a TV championship match as our main event today, as well as a couple of NWA-UWF matchups! But first, we get an update from the last week of NWA/UWF action, via a video highlights package, which closes with the Ole/Dusty/Nikita/Arn situation from TBS. That brings in Dusty, who talks about being frustrated over his recent setbacks (world title match loss, ankle injury, TV title loss) and letting his anger get the best of him. Dusty: “You see, Bob Caudle, when you have the heart of a champion, you get passionate. And passion can be a dangerous thing, especially when you’re talking about a heart like the American Dream Dusty Rhodes has, a heart as big as all outdoors! So, yes, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to my super-partner Nikita Koloff, and even to Ole Anderson! Yes, Ole Anderson, you and the American Dream have gone round and round over the years, but I made a promise – a promise that you could count on The American Dream Dusty Rhodes as your partner! And the American Dream let that passion, that frustration, take me away from that, but for the Four Horsemen, you listen up and listen good – The American Dream led you into the Wargames on July 4, and together, we won one of the biggest matches in history, baby! But now, baby, it’s back to business, and taking care of business is what The Super Powers, what The Road Warriors, what Ole Anderson, what The Rock & Roll Express are all about! So The Dream WILL be out here tonight, watching the back of Nikita Koloff, and if JJ Dillon or any of you Horsemen get involved, then The American Dream will be taking care of business on YOU!” Bob calls for a replay of the video of how Nikita WON the TV title in the first place (involving Dusty lending Nikita his lead-lined boot to whack Tully Blanchard with), and Dusty says he’ll be there once more, to do whatever it takes to watch his super-partner’s back.
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Bob Caudle announces that since the NWA wants to ensure there’s time for the title match (set for a time limit of TV time remaining), so that match is coming up NOW!
TV title: Arn Anderson defends against Nikita Koloff: Dusty is in Nikita’s corner, as promised. Nikita dominates early, with power moves, until he misses a charge into the corner, hitting shoulder-first. Arn works the shoulder with arm bars and clubbing forearms. But Nikita battles back, and they’re going at it fist and fire, until Nikita whips Arn into the ropes, but JJ Dillon trips Nikita as he plans to charge in with the sickle. Dusty whips around the ring, chasing Dillon, who flees, but manages to toss a pair of brass knux to Arn. Arn swings and misses, and Nikita atomic drops him, but Arn ends up sprawling into the ref, who goes down! From outside the ring, Dusty grabs Arn, who is splayed against the ropes near Dusty’s side of the ring. Dusty wrests the knux from Arn and rears back to punch him, but Arn ducks, and Dusty hits Nikita (who was coming from behind to grab Arn). Dusty puts his hands on his head in a “What have I done?” gesture, but stands stock still as the ref comes to, in time to count the pin for Arn, who’s laying atop an unconscious Nikita. The winner of the match, in 13:40, and NEW NWA TV Champion, Arn Anderson! (** ¾). Dusty still appears paralyzed outside the ring, and it takes Ole Anderson coming to ringside to help Nikita to the back, yelling at Dusty, “WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!”, to shake him from his stupor.
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Bob Caudle says we have a couple of NWA-UWF challenges coming up, and he talks about how the Bashes have featured some real dream matches for the fans of both promotions. The Rock & Roll Express battled Rick Steiner and Eddie Gilbert to a 20:00 time limit draw. (****)
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Stan Hansen battles Wahoo McDaniel for about four minutes, before we run out of TV time. Bob Caudle promises to bring the conclusion to this bout in next week’s edition of NWA Main Event! House show highlights: Instead of the usual select matches, here are full results from Great American Bash event 7/18/87, Charlotte, NC, Memorial Stadium
The Guerreros beat The Sheepherders in 19:24, when Chavo pinned Luke Williams after a moonsault (** ¼).
Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy battled The Funks to a double countout, in 12:40 (** ¾).
US title: Barry Windham retains, beating Dusty Rhodes by disqualification in 2:45, when the referee catches Dusty with a foreign object originally produced by Windham (**). An enraged Dusty bionic elbows the ref, after the match!
UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express beat The Garvins in 20:10, when Eaton pinned Jimmy Garvin after a racquet shot from Jim Cornette (although there is a controversy, as the legal men in the ring at the time of the pin were Eaton and RONNIE Garvin). (*** ¼).
NWA world tag titles: The Road Warriors defeated Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in 8:31, when Hawk pinned Tully after a Doomsday Device (**).
NWA world championship: Champion Ric Flair defeated Nikita Koloff with an inside cradle, in 17:55 (*** ¾).
UWF world championship (double steel cage): Champion Steve “Dr. Death” Williams defeated Ted DiBiase in 28:48, after a top-rope shoulder tackle (**** ½).
WARGAMES: In 34:02, Hacksaw Duggan, Owen Hart, Sting, Terry Taylor & Big Bubba Rogers beat The Rock & Roll Express, Ole Anderson (sub for Ron Garvin, who signed with the UWF after this match was set), Brad Armstrong and Kevin Sullivan, when Robert Gibson submitted to Sting’s scorpion deathlock (****).
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 16, 2012 1:00:45 GMT -5
July 1987 Week 3
1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Tony and David welcome us to the show, and with them are the Four Horsemen and JJ Dillon! Tony says we have an AMAZING main event today, champions versus champions when the Road Warriors defend the world tag titles against US tag champs The Rockers! Arn Anderson is proudly showing off his newly won TV title belt, and we play a brief clip of his title win. Flair reiterates his claim of being the only world champion, and says he’s nearly completed his Bash tour of defenses, making it through most of the top NWA contenders. Davis reminds Flair that his last Bash week includes defenses against both Road Warriors, as well as Bash battle royal winner Terry Gordy! Flair assures us that they will fall, like the rest, and the Horsemen will reign supreme! We now go to the ring for our first bout … Dick Murdoch pinned Hector Guerrero in 4:06, after a brainbuster (** ½). Tony reminds us that the UWF show airs tomorrow night, and that these are two of the top-flight athletes who represent the tough competition that the UWF brings its fans each week. This leads into a short discussion between Tony and David about the NWA/UWF bouts, and how the promotions have had about an equal number of wins. After the bout, Murdoch talks about the Outlaws being the most powerful group of wrestlers in the world and says the UWF title loss by DiBiase is just one setback. Murdoch talks about the Outlaws having a killer instinct and how his former Outlaw (as in the 1970s tag team version) partner, Dusty Rhodes, has seemed to lose his own edge. “Maybe the so-called American Dream needs to do what The Funks, Stan Hansen, Ted DiBiase and I have done … and that’s get back to his roots! DUSTY! When you’re done playing United Nations with that bald commie partner of yours, maybe you should give your old pal Dick Murdoch a call!”
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Early in the show, The Rockers come out for a promo, reeking of fake babyface sincerity. Shawn says The Rockers will prevail because of all their great support from “all these wonderful fans, for whom Marty and I will be giving 110%, which is like 220% total! And we know you wonderful fans who love the Rockers have had to deal with watching second-rate Rockers, like Ricky and Robert … what are their names?” Marty thinks and thinks, but can’t remember their names.
Later in the show, Ellering and The Road Warriors come out for their prematch promo. It’s the typical “We don’t care … beat people up … Tell ‘em, Hawk” promo, until Tony asks if they’ve been scouting the US tag champs. At that point, Hawk, Animal and Ellering burst into laughter, and Paul says, “That would be a fair assumption!” They walk off.
Other squashes/promos include: Wahoo McDaniel, Bam Bam Bigelow, Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson (tag squash), Brad Armstrong, Rock & Roll Express, Nikita Koloff, Barry Windham, Powers of Pain, Ole Anderson
TV Main event: World tag titles: The Road Warriors beat The Rockers in 2:09, when Animal pinned Marty Jannetty after a powerslam. It’s literally a squash; The Rockers try move after move, but the Warriors seem to anticipate their every tactic. Hawk presses Shawn out of the ring as Animal finishes Marty. After the bout, The Warriors come to the podium, and Ellering says, “You know, Tony, the Legion of Doom usually only has itself to thank, but we must give credit where it is due – we got some wonderful tips from a couple of gentlemen that we would like to acknowledge … FELLAS?” In the ring, the groggy Rockers turn around just in time to find themselves face to face with Morton and Gibson, The Rock & Roll Express! The Express double dropkick both Rockers out of the ring, and David Crockett tries to catch a word with the fleeing Rockers, but Michaels and Jannetty only want out of there, ASAP!
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We just have a few minutes of airtime remaining, so Tony has invited The Rock & Roll Express to say a few words. Ricky Morton says that just like the Rockers hired Jim Cornette as a one-time consultant to help them scout the Express, “Robert and I were in a position to provide some information to a tag team we respect, about a tag team we do NOT respect! Rockers, these nice people are not fooled by you – they know what you’re full of, and it AIN’T rock & roll! And they’re not fooled by you trying to pass yourselves off as the original rock & roll team – YOU’RE LOOKING AT THE ORIGINALS, JACK! And The Rock & Roll Express is not done with you guys – not even close! Because, baby, rock & roll never forgets! But the Rock & Roll Express gets even!”
And we’re out of time!
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr
Bob Caudle welcomes fans to Main event and says we have an exciting, history-making matchup today, “so don’t you dare go away!” But first, as promised, we want to bring you the closing moments of last week’s final bout, Stan Hansen versus Wahoo McDaniel, which was in progress when we ran out of TV time. Caudle says the bout ended up running for more than 25 minutes, a brutal, physical bout between two of the toughest men in wrestling. The bout ended at 27:42, when Hansen kicked out of Wahoo’s tomahawk finisher and delivered a lariat that finished off the legendary Big Chief! Back to the ring, we are beginning the ring intros for our big bout of the day, and Bob Caudle says if we have time left over after the bout, we’ll have an update on the Bash and some exciting news that will be of interest to both NWA and UWF fans! We are starting with our main event today because it has the potential to go long … it’s a four-team, four-corner elimination challenge, and Caudle explains the rules (anyone can tag anyone else, no tag refusals allowed, or the refusing team is DQed, and when a man is pinned/submits, his team’s eliminated; lat team left is the winner). And the teams are battling for some major stakes. And the action begins … next!
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Four corners tag-team challenge, for $10,000 and No. 1 contendership to the world tag titles of winning team’s choice: Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson win, Over the Super Powers, Outlaws (Dick Murdoch & Stan Hansen) and Garvin Brothers, in 38:02. (*** ½). Nikita Koloff pinned Dick Murdoch after a Russian sickle in 10:51. Dusty Rhodes pinned Jimmy Garvin after a bionic elbowdrop, in 35:12. Arn Anderson pinned Dusty Rhodes after a stuff piledriver (assist by Tully Blanchard) in 38:02. Nikita Koloff’s attention is diverted when Dick Murdoch returns and pulls him down from the apron. With the ref focused on in-ring action, Murdoch and Hansen beat Nikita silly and (for the second time this year!) Murdoch brainbusters Nikita onto the concrete floor!
We’re doing commercial breaks after every fall, with another in the middle of the second fall, due to its length. Of note in the early goings is that Dusty tags out twice, early on, rather than square off with Dick Murdoch (although he is willing to fight Hansen), and Dusty is also seemingly perturbed with Nikita for not coming to his rescue at the end, until he realizes his super-partner is being stretchered out. He accompanies the EMTs, as Caudle signs off …
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross opens the show from inside the ring, and next to him stands NEW UWF champion Steve “Dr. Death” Williams! Ross congratulates Doc on a tremendous victory, and Williams talks about how, now that he’s champion, the hardest part begins – fielding the challenges from the toughest wrestlers in the world, but with the support of all the great UWF fans -- DiBiase comes out, accompanied by Hansen. He runs down Doc, says he had an injured hand, but bravely battled on anyway, and demands to know when he gets his rematches. Doc starts telling him the standard “anytime, anywhere” babyface response to a challenge, but Hansen has crept around behind Doc and waylays him with the cowbell attached to his bullrope! The two Outlaws attack! Hacksaw Duggan runs out for the save, and it’s briefly two on two, until Murdoch and The Funks come out! The heels dominate briefly, but here come Michael Hayes, Terry Gordy and Owen Hart! It’s damn near a battle royal in the ring, and at some point in the fracas, the belt comes flying off of Steve Williams’ waist. Within seconds, TERRY TAYLOR (waved on by Eddie Gilbert, in the aisle) has hit the ring, but he does not appear to be looking for a fight, as he slides in the ring and back out within seconds. It’s not long before the babyfaces run out the Outlaws, and as the dust settles, Doc is looking around for his belt, which is no longer in the ring. Duggan looks up the aisle and sees TAYLOR, who is holding up the belt, over his head, grinning. Doc hops out of the ring, but Taylor runs off and escapes with the belt. Jim Ross: “What in the world is Terry Taylor doing?! Fans, we’ll try to restore some order here, and we’ll be right back!”
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The Midnight Express and Big Bubba Rogers beat The Rock & Roll Express and Sting in 8:16, when Bobby Eaton pinned Ricky Morton after a rocket launcher (*** ½). Jim Ross says The Rock & Rolls wanted this match to get a piece of Jim Cornette’s team, after Cornette furnished the Rockers with info that led to them capturing the US tag titles from Ricky & Robert. Post-match promo: Jim Cornette declares the battle of the Expresses over, as he has outsmarted the Rock & Rolls, and his team has just proved its superiority, in the ring, once and for all! Cornette: “So that means we can now focus on the goofy Garvin brothers, and once we send Barney Rubble and Captain Caveman back to the Paleolithic era, The Midnight Express is setting our sights on even bigger things!” Ross: “And what does that mean?” Cornette: “You know, Jim, I’d like to say that since we like you, we will give you the scoop, because this will be big news … I’d LIKE to say that, but of course, we DON’T like you, so you’ll just have to wait, like the rest of these idiots!”
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Sting and Stan Hansen battle to a double countout, in 13:20, as they brawl on the floor while the ref counts to 10. (****)
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Magnum TA is in the (heel) locker room with Terry Taylor, who has the UWF title belt around his waist. Magnum: “Terry, there was a time, when I was here as the North American champion and you were the television champion, and I considered you not only a friend, but also someone I was proud to say was a champion in this promotion. Now, I haven’t been around you for a while, but I think everyone wants to know what is going on with you? This is not the Terry Taylor I remember!” TAYLOR: “Well, Magnum, that’s just because you’re not paying attention. I am the same Terry Taylor – I’m a fighter, I’m a winner, and I never forget the people who got in my way! Magnum, you may remember back in 1984, when I won the TV title from Krusher Kruschev, I had to ask Steve Williams to give me the championship medal, because he had taken it from Kruschev. Well, he wouldn’t give it to me, even though I was rightful champion. He told me I would have to take it back from him if I could. Well, now, it looks like the shoe – or should I say the championship title -- is on the other foot! So Steve Williams, you want to call yourself champion? Well, then, you come take this belt from me, if you’re man enough! You can prove yourself a champion by doing something you’ve never in your career been able to do – beat me, 1-2-3!” With that, we got to the ring for our …
TV main event: Owen Hart pinned Big Bubba Rogers in 8:44, after a victory roll (*** ¾). Bulk of match is Bubba working over Owen as Ross stresses how Owen had to sign a release to wrestle, as the doctors would not medically clear him. But Owen repeatedly uses speed and technique to beat back Bubba’s obvious power and weight advantage, and the show’s closing image is a bloody Owen holding up the TV belt.
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr
This one’s kind of a quiet show for original content, as we present it as a news magazine format, for this week only. We’re updating the title change situation, as well as scrapping the originally planned final segment (a bout between Hacksaw Duggan and Rick Steiner) for a video package that gives not only the highlights of Doc’s title win, but a recap of the Terry Taylor promo and Jim Ross confirming that Taylor does indeed hold a number of pinfall wins over Doc (through much of 1984, and as late as 12/27/85, at a Houston house show). Ross also notes that when Doc had the TV medal, then Mid-South President Bill Watts had to order him to return it to Taylor. However, Ross says that Doc has insisted to UWF commissioner Bob Roop that he does NOT need the UWF to get back his belt, as Doctor Death will get it back himself, and when he’s done, NO ONE will ever think it’s a good idea to take what belongs to Steve “Dr Death” Williams!
We also get a video package focusing on UWF stars in the Bash shows, and a video on a star who’s returning soon to the UWF … “Nature Boy” Buddy Landell!
House show Highlights:
Brad Armstrong pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after a Russian legsweep, in 2:29 (*** ¼).
Owen Hart pinned Eddie Gilbert after a moonsault, in 11:50 (**** ½).
Bob Armstrong and Kevin Sulivan battled to a double countout, in 9:54 (**).
The Funk Brothers and Ted DiBiase beat The Guerreros & Hacksaw Duggan in 28:35, when DiBiase pinned Chavo after hitting him with the loaded glove and delivering a powerslam (** ¾).
US title: Nikita Koloff beat Barry Windham by DQ, when Arn and Tully ran in, in 17:01 (***). Dusty and Ole make the save, and Barry retains.
UWF tag titles, NO DQ, Texas Tornado: The Midnight Express beat The Garvins in 18:03, when Stan Lane pinned Ron Garvin after a double flapjack. (*** ¾)
UWF world title: Steve Williams beat Terry Taylor by countout in 7:03 (***).
The Road Warriors and Sting beat Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in 24:38, when Sting makes Flair submit to the Scorpion deathlock (*** ½).
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 23, 2012 23:58:15 GMT -5
Happy holidays!
Here are NWA shows for July Week 4; UWF shows coming very soon ...
July 1987, Week 4 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 1 hour (this week only)
We open with a clip of Flair-Wahoo from the 7/24 Bash event in St. Petersburg, Florida, just the two of them chopping the beejeezus out of each other. Tony and David announce today’s exciting main event, a tag match with Horsemen Flair and Blanchard against Wahoo McDaniel and a mystery partner. The original match was to be Wahoo and UWF star Sting, but Sting recently suffered a knee injury that will put him out of action indefinitely (with Tony telling viewers to tune into tomorrow’s UWF show for more details about Sting). David Crockett says that we also have a MAJOR announcement with which to open the show. With that, he turns it over to Wahoo McDaniel. After Sting’s injury, Wahoo was given the opportunity to find a replacement partner. Wahoo: “Ric Flair, it seems like you and I have been going round and round for years, now. You know, Tony, David, some fans know this, but I was involved in training Ric Flair, early in his career, and over the years, I don’t think there’s ANYONE who’s squared off against him in the ring, more than I have. I’ve challenged him for the world title, and I’ve come close, but by hook or by crook, Ric Flair has always found a way to weasel his way out, with that title belt intact. “And it’s gotten even worse, the last couple of years, because Ric Flair has surrounded himself with these Horsemen of his, and they’ve used every dirty trick you could think of to keep that title around his waist. Well, it’s no secret that I’ve been a professional athlete and a main-event wrestler since the 1960s, and I know the clock is ticking for Wahoo McDaniel. And even before Ric Flair decided that this year’s Bash tour would be his last defenses against … what did he call them, ‘this generation?’ Even before then, I had told myself this would be it for me, my last challenge for the world title. Tony, I’ve had a great career, and for two decades I’ve been one of the top stars in the wrestling world. And even though I never captured that world title belt, I have no regrets. So I’m here today to announce that I am retiring from active competition, as of the end of this year. I want to say thank you to all the great fans out there who have supported me over the years, and Ric Flair – you might not have to worry about Wahoo McDaniel challenging you for that belt, but I do feel like I have some experience and insight to pass along, and I promise you this – the man I’m teaming with today is going to be the first person to benefit from that experience! And he IS a man who represents the next generation of wrestling, so you and all your Horsemen had better look out!” Tony and David are stunned at the magnitude of Wahoo’s announcement … but Tony announces that because of Atlanta Braves baseball, today’s WCW show will only be one hour, so in order to ensure we have enough time for the match, that match will be next!
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Flair and Blanchard are in the ring, when Wahoo comes out. Wahoo stops by the announce table and tells Flair and Blanchard (who are DEMANDING to know who the partner is) that they can relax, because it’s someone they’re very familiar with, the man they passed over in order to make Barry Windham a Horsemen (Flair freaks out when he hears that) … IT’S LEX LUGER!!! Wahoo McDaniel and Lex Luger beat Ric Flair and Tully Blanchard by countout (Horsemen walk out) in 10:20 (***). Luger and Flair start, but after Luger overpowers him and tosses him around the ring like a rag doll, Flair tage in Blanchard. Wahoo does a couple of minutes early on, but other than that, it’s the Luger show, as he dominates the Horsemen until they finally throw up their hands and walk out, for the countout.
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Lex Luger is at the announce table, holding the NWA title belt, which Flair left behind, in his hasty exit! LUGER: “Ric Flair! Just a few months ago, the Total Package Lex Luger was entering this area, announcing his intentions to join the Four Horsemen! You see, I’ve played pro football, and in my short but eventful career in professional wrestling, I have captured championships and earned numerous allocades. I thought I could learn from such an elite group, but when you cast aside Lex Luger, I went on an international tour, but when I got a phone call from Wahoo McDaniel, I had to come back! You see, my first professional opponent was Wahoo, and I’ve always respected him as one of the toughest wrestling legends there ever has been – and when he offered to coach me in challenging for the world title against Ric Flair, I jumped at the chance! And now, Lex Luger is here to take that world title, Ric Flair! So (holds up title belt) GET USED TO THIS SIGHT, RIC FLAIR! THE NEXT GENERATION IS HERE!” Luger sets down the belt, on the table, and walks off.
Other squashes/promos: The Rockers, Brad Armstrong, Owen Hart, Arn Anderson
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr
Bob Caudle welcomes fans to the show and reminds fans that the third and final Wargames is coming up 7/31 in Miami, and its outcome will determine whether Starrcade is hosted by the NWA or the UWF. Caudle also says there are some MAJOR announcements coming up, as officials with the NWA and UWF have been so pleased with the increased level of competition as the two promotions square off that some further joint efforts could be coming up. In fact, first up, we have an NWA powerhouse up against the captain of the team that gave the UWF a Wargames win on 7/18. Hacksaw Duggan pinned The Warlord after a spear, in 6:36 (*).
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Brief video package of Lex Luger’s return, followed by … Lex Luger beat the Barbarian by submission, with the torture rack, in 8:12 (* ¼). Post match, Luger comes to Caudle at ringside for a promo, but All Four Horsemen run out to attack, but the attack is brief, as Hacksaw Duggan, Nikita Koloff and Wahoo McDaniel make the rescue. Luger says he’ll always have people watching his back, so Ric Flair had better watch out!
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MAIN EVENT: Tully Blanchard/Arn Anderson/Barry Windham battle Road Warriors & Nikita Koloff to a double DQ in 18:40 (commercial break in middle), when the ref calls it after all 6 men are in the ring and it’s out of control. Flair and Dillon join in, which brings out Luger and Ole Anderson, who targets Arn! Caudle says we’ll try to restore order and be right back …
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Caudle says we only have a few minutes left, not enough for another match, but TV champ Arn Anderson has a challenge to make! ARN: “OLE ANDERSON! Ever since I was a kid, I looked up to you, wanted to be like you! My big cousin, the championship wrestler! Well, Ole, now I am the champion, and you have become a joke! More than that, you’ve become an embarrassment to wrestling and, more importantly, to the Anderson family! So it’s time, Ole, for you to be put out to pasture, so that Arn Anderson can work to restore the Anderson name to what it used to be, before YOU decided that becoming buddies with Dusty Rhodes and Nikita Koloff was more important than your own family’s legacy! So what it comes down to is this … I am offering you a shot next week at the NWA world television title, but it’s a one-time only match, because it’s going to be a loser-leaves town match! Ole, you want to shut me up? You want to wear championship gold? Then sign your name and we can do the match right here next week, but have your bags packed, because you’re going out!”
That's all the time we have this week, folks ...
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Dec 25, 2012 12:16:12 GMT -5
I know it happens with just about every wrestler, but it's just funny to me how awesome Lex Luger was around this time and into the early 90's, (atleast by a little kids opinion then), compared to how awful he was at the tail end of WCW.
But in this time period, Luger was one of my faves, looking for big things from him here
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 25, 2012 17:57:43 GMT -5
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr
Jim Ross (sitting alongside UWF commissioner Bob Roop), broadcasting from the UWF production studios in Dallas, Texas, welcomes fans to an action-packed edition of UWF wrestling and says so many momentous happenings have been going on that rather than broadcast from a single live event, as is the usual format, UWF officials decided to conduct this week’s show from the central production facility, so as to bring fans highlights of the recent action, capped off by an exciting main event of Sting challenging NWA world champ Ric Flair! Ross: “Fans, we’ll open the show with some good news – the most famous trio in all of wrestling is complete once again, as Freebirds Buddy Roberts has returned from injury. But as you’re about to see, not everyone was happy to see the Freebirds back together again.” We go to video of an in-ring promo wherein all three Freebirds say that now that they’re whole again, NOTHING will stop them from challenging to regain their UWF tag belts from the Midnight Express … but here come Ted DiBiase, Stan Hansen, Dick Murdoch and The Funks! DiBiase says the Freebirds are not the top group in the UWF anymore – the Outlaws have taken over, and if there are title bouts to be had, they will go to the Outlaws! Terry Funk takes the mic and talks about how he was the one who got Terry Gordy into Japan, because in Japan they value great athletes, and how Gordy’s wasting his time with “these two drunken pigs!” A brawl erupts, but the Outlaws have the numbers, and they dominate until Hacksaw Duggan, The Garvins and Steve Williams make the save. Jim Ross says the Freebirds have vowed revenge and have even passed on some tag title bouts, in order to get their hands on the Outlaws. Ross says Commissioner Bob Roop will have an announcement about the UWF championship, after the break.
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Ross and Roop briefly recap the situation with Terry Taylor stealing the UWF title belt from rightful champion Steve Williams. We get a short video package on their 1984 feud, started when Doc took Krusher Kruschev’s TV title medal and refused to give it to Taylor, when Taylor defeated Kruschev for the championship. Roop notes that the UWF (then Mid-South) board had to order Doc to return the medal. However, here, Doc himself has insisted that he wants to take back his belt, rather than have officials get it back for him. To that end, we got to another video; it’s Jim Ross in the ring, standing next to a ladder. On the ladder is Steve Williams, and he’s holding a watermelon. Doc says there’s a big difference between being man enough to take a championship belt and sneaking into the ring to swipe it while the champion is fighting someone else. DOC: “And Taylor, you and I have battled many times. And even though I never particularly liked you, I could always respect you, as a man of honor. But lately, since you associated yourself with Eddie Gilbert, you’ve becomes just another devious sneak. And now, you’ve stolen my UWF world title belt, a belt I won by working my way through the toughest wrestlers in the world. So here’s my solution. You want the title? You come take it, by beating me. I’m challenging YOU, Terry Taylor, to what’s called a ladder match. Here’s how it works: we hang the UWF title belt above the ring, and whoever can get the ladder, climb it and capture the belt in his hands, that’s the winner. So if you can walk out of that match holding this belt, then you won’t be a thief – you’ll be a champion! But Terry, before you say yes, you need to think about one more thing – you’ll be in there with Doctor Death, the strongest man in wrestling, one of the toughest athletes in the world, and a man who won’t hesitate to toss you right off this ladder, if I get the chance! And if that happens, well …” Doc tosses the melon outside the ring, where it explodes onto the concrete. DOC: “Terry Taylor, that’s your future.” Back in the studio, Roop says Doc’s right – the UWF board WAS ready to step in and order Taylor to return the belt, just as Taylor had asked the board to do with the TV medal back in 1984.But Doc insisted on dealing with it himself, in the ring. Roop says the ladder match has been signed, and Terry Taylor has sent some remarks of his own. Roop plays a video promo, in which Terry reminds everyone that he holds many wins over Doc, from their 1984 feud, and says he’ll do it again and then becomes the world champ. Ross then says some new talent is coming in, and they’ll be watching this bout keenly, as the competition in the UWF is getting more intense than ever. One of those new arrivals, “Nature Boy” Buddy Landell, will debut next week, but up next is yet another new face, or rather a returning one …
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Brickhouse Brown beat Iceman Parsons in 4:12, after a missile dropkick from the second turnbuckle (**).
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Main event: NWA world title, Ric Flair vs Sting – Jim Ross intro’s this match, calling special attention to the post-match happenings. Eddie Gilbert accompanies Flair and JJ Dillon to ringside, and Ross reports that he has received a “consultancy” fee for his insights into Sting, whom he helped bring along to superstardom. Sting dominates early, even reversing a figure-four leglock into the scorpion, but when he gets tossed outside the ring, Eddie Gilbert waffles his left knee with a chair, while Flair and Dillon occupy the ref. The rest of the match is Sting gamely trying to fight back, but eventually succumbing to the figure-four, which renders him unconscious, at the 24:14 mark (*** ½). Flair slaps the downed Sting a couple of times and struts off, but Gilbert waves in his guys, Terry Taylor, Iceman Parsons and Rick Steiner. Gilbert directs Steiner to climb to the top and crash onto Sting’s wounded knee, and Steiner reluctantly climbs up, but then refuses to come off the top. He comes down and starts arguing with Gilbert, saying, “That’s enough!” He finally shoves down Gilbert and goes to retrieve Sting, but Taylor and Parsons attack! They pummel Steiner and toss him, and then drape Sting’s leg over the bottom rope and stomp it a couple of times, before Owen Hart, Hacksaw Duggan and Brickhouse Brown come out for the save. The Babyfaces also help Steiner to his feet, as an EMT crew carries off Sting, on a stretcher.
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Jim Ross says Steiner has obviously vowed to get revenge for both himself and his partner-turned-rival Sting. In a promo from the locker room after the previous bout, a bloody Steiner says, “I don’t talk a lot, ‘cause I don’t talk so good, but even when I fought Sting, I respected him! Me and him, we go back a ways, and that means I got to deal out some beatings! Eddie Gilbert, you get one, Terry Taylor’s gonna get one, and Iceman gets one, too! I’M COMIN’ FOR YOU!” Steiner walks off then comes back into the camera frame and says, “Oh, and by the way, I officially resign from Hot Stuff Inc.!” Back at the studio, Ross says that’s all the time we have this week …
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr
Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome viewers, and Ross promises an update later in the show on all the crazy UWF happenings of the past couple of weeks. But first, since action is what the UWF is all about, we’re going right to the ring, for our opening contest:
Big Bubba Rogers beat Michael Hayes in 15:26, after a Bubba Slam (*** ½). Gordy and Roberts are at ringside, to stem the interference of Lane and Eaton, but after a ref bump, Terry Funk runs out and clocks Michael Hayes with his branding iron, leading to Bubba’s win. After the match, Gordy and Roberts enter the ring to get Hayes out of there, when ALL FIVE Outlaws attack! By the time the Garvins, Owen Hart and Hacksaw Duggan make the save, all three ‘Birds are beaten and bloody, and the Outlaws walk off laughing.
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Video news package that covers: (1) The Doc/Taylor ladder match, (2) Sting’s injury and Steiner’s turn, (3) The earlier Outlaws/Freebirds faceoff, (4) Brickhouse Brown debut. Magnum then talks about his days as North American champion in 1984, and how he faced the challenge of “Nature Boy” Buddy Landell. Magnum says in the three years since, Landell has gone from being almost a comedy figure to a sneaky, devious, but successful competitor and one of the most improved wrestlers in the world. Landell debuts next week, and we have a music video on him to take us into the break.
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Main event: Iceman Parsons and Terry Taylor (wearing the UWF belt, with Ross on commentary noting that Taylor knows Doc is not in the building tonight, as he is defending the championship elsewhere) beat Owen Hart & Rick Steiner in 13:59 (*** ¼), when Iceman cradled Owen with a handful of tights. Iceman is celebrating like he won the title, as Ross says we have enough time for a standby match, so we’ll be right back, as soon as we restore order …
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Terry Funk beat Hector Guerrero by K.O., with the sleeperhold, in 6:32 (***). We’re rolling the end credits as Hector’s limp hand comes down the third time and the ref calls for the bell …
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Post by loadedglove on Dec 26, 2012 22:41:03 GMT -5
Rather than go to house show highlights, here are results from our last 2 Bash events. The final one, 7/31/87 in Miami, is VHS Tape #2 in the set that also contains the 7/4/87 Omni event.
7/30/87 – Jacksonville, FL
Brickhouse Brown beat Iceman Parsons after a top-rope sunset flip, in 6:14 (* ½).
Texas tornado, no dq: Brad & Bob Armstrong beat Bam Bam Bigelow and Kevin Sullivan in 15:28, when Brad pinned Bigelow after a Russian footsweep (*** ½).
Ted DiBiase & Stan Hansen beat Lex Luger & Wahoo McDaniel in 14:45, when Hansen pinned Wahoo after a lariat (***).
U.S. title, first blood: Barry Windham defeated Dusty Rhodes in 9:35 (**).
UWF Tag team titles: Midnight Express beat Freebirds Terry Gordy and Buddy Roberts in 19:59, when Eaton pinned Roberts after a Midnight Drop rocket launcher (*** ¾).
NWA World Tag Team Titles: The Road Warriors beat Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson in 9:47, when Hawk pinned Tully after a Doomsday device. (** ¾)
NWA World title: Nikita Koloff beat Ric Flair, via reverse-decision DQ, so Flair keeps the title. Flair had beaten Koloff with the figure-four leglock (Nikita rendered unconscious), in 17:09 (** ½). Flair refused to release the hold, and kept it on for minutes, until Ole Anderson ran in with a chair to ward off Flair.
UWF world title, Ladder match: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams beat Terry Taylor, after powerslamming him (we’ll call it a “modified Stampede” in commentary) from midway up the ladder, in 16:50 (**** ¼).
7/31/87 – Miami, FL
“Nature Boy” Buddy Landell beat Hector Guerrero via figure-four leglock submission, in 11:58 (***).
Dusty Rhodes pinned the Barbarian after a bionic elbowdrop, in 8:20 (** ¼).
Stan Hansen pinned Michael Hayes after a lariat, in 11:03 (**).
Owen Hart, Rick Steiner and Brickhouse Brown beat Eddie Gilbert, Terry Taylor and Iceman Parsons when Steiner pinned Gilbert after a Steiner Line, in 5:05 (* ¾).
Non-title: Arn Anderson pinned Ole Anderson after a piledriver, in 8:39 (**).
US Tag titles: The Rockers beat the Sheepherders in 11:37, when Michaels pinned Butch Miller after a crucifix (** ½).
NWA World Title: Ric Flair successfully defended in 36:11 (**** ¾), pinning Terry Gordy after a victory roll, while holding JJ Dillon’s hands from inside the ring. After the bout, the Horsemen and the Freebirds have a brawl that goes all over the building.
WARGAMES: NWA team The Road Warriors, Lex Luger (sub. For “injured” Nikita Koloff), Wahoo McDaniel and Bam Bam Bigelow beat UWF team The Outlaws (DiBiase, The Funks, Murdoch) and Steve “Dr. Death” Williams in 30:44, when Murdoch submitted to Luger's torture rack backbreaker (**** ¾).
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Post by loadedglove on Jan 1, 2013 0:45:55 GMT -5
Happy new year! Never let it be said I don't know how to party, because I'm here, with 16 minutes left in 2012, to post my August 1987 rankings and NWA shows for the first week in August. I'll have the NWA shows up in a couple of days, so thanks for tuning in, and as always, I welcome your feedback!
RANKINGS, AUGUST 1987
NWA
World: Ric Flair U.S.: Barry Windham TV: Arn Anderson
1. Brad Armstrong 2. Lex Luger 3. Kevin Sullivan 4. Tully Blanchard 5. Dusty Rhodes 6. Nikita Koloff 7. Ole Anderson 8. Bob Armstrong 9. Bam Bam Bigelow 10. Wahoo McDaniel
Tag teams
World champions: The Road Warriors U.S. Champions: The Rockers
1. Rock & Roll Express 2. Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson 3. Powers of Pain
UWF
World: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams TV: Owen Hart
1. Terry Funk 2. Ted DiBiase 3. Terry Gordy 4. Rick Steiner 5. Hacksaw Duggan 6. Stan Hansen 7. Dick Murdoch 8. Brickhouse Brown 9. Terry Taylor 10. Big Bubba Rogers
Tag teams
World champions: The Midnight Express
1. Hector & Chavo Guerrero 2. Freebirds Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts 3. Sheepherders
August 1987, Week 1
1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Tony and David welcome viewers to a packed show, and say we have a rare thing today, as TWO world champions will appear on a show, plus a championship main event and one OTHER title bout! Flanking Tony and David are UWF Commissioner Bob Roop and NWA President Jim Crockett. The gist is, both the UWF and NWA are pleased with the success of the Bash tour, and the competition between the two promotions made each wrestler better. And based on that success, the NWA and UWF have decided to make the working relationship permanent! Within the next couple of weeks, we should have some further announcements about what this means, but for now, ALL the titles are in play, and while the top contenders from each promotion will continue to be first in line for title matches in their respective areas, ANYONE can challenge for any title. Roop also announces that Starrcade will feature the ULTIMATE showdown between the NWA and UWF, and we’ll have more news on Starrcade, over the next few weeks. In the meantime, Crockett says, fans should make sure to catch one of these combined shows, whenever possible, because your chances of seeing a world champion in person have now effectively doubled! We now go to the ring for a first-hand example of an NWA-UWF matchup … US Tag titles: The Rockers beat the Sheepherders in 11:37, when Michaels pinned Butch Miller after a crucifix (** ½). The Rockers spend the whole match doing exaggerated babyface pantomime, including an effort by Michaels to get a “Rock & Roll” chant started. After the bout, The Rockers come to the announce desk and Janetty says, “Thank you so much, Tony! We just want to say we couldn’t do it without the support of all of these wonderful people who know when they’re looking at a REAL rock & roll tag team!”
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We’re back, and Ronnie Garvin’s at the podium. Ronnie starts talking about how he and Jimmy went to the UWF and, even though they didn’t win the UWF tag belts from the Midnight Express, they left some bruises on the heads of Lane, Eaton and Cornette, and now “Hands of Stone” is back in the NWA and ready to take –
“WHOA, WHOA, WHOA! THIS INTERVIEW IS OVER!”
It’s Ric Flair! Tony tries to tell a furious Flair (who is facing the podium, his back to the camera) that his interview is scheduled for later in the program, but Flair snatches the mic out of his hand.
FLAIR: “Tony Schiavone, you don’t tell ME when I can come out … and you know why? Because I am THE world champion! And the world champion comes out when he wants, says what he wants, goes where he wants to go! And there’s only ONE world champion, and you’re lookin’ at him! Now, I’ve had ENOUGH of hearing about this UWF so-called ‘world’ champion, and –”
RON GARVIN (who had been getting progressively angrier, until abruptly sprouting a smile) cuts in, points past Flair and says, “Excuse me, champ – I think there’s someone who would like to have a word with you.”
Flair turns around to find himself nose to nose with STEVE WILLIAMS!
DOC: “You know, Ric Flair, I got a lot of respect for you as a champion, but I’m getting pretty sick of hearing your mouth! So, if you want to see WHO the champ is, we can get in that ring right now!”
Flair screams, “WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!” and shoves Doc, who doesn’t budge. Doc shoves back, and Flair goes flying. Doc has his hands up, saying, “COME ON!”, as Flair looks at Doc, in amazement.
Referees and half the undercard guys come out to keep the champions separated, and we go to …
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Squashes/promos include: Nikita Koloff, Steve Williams (no promo, but just before several power moves and the Stampede finisher, he screams, “THIS ONE’S FOR YOU, CHAMP!”), Tully Blanchard, Lex Luger, Bam Bam Bigelow, Rick Steiner, Road Warriors, Brad Armstrong and Ric Flair (who brutalizes his jobber opponent and keeps the figure-four on long after the guy submits, until Steve Williams, Ron Garvin and Lex Luger runs in to save the poor guy).
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TV Main event: TV title: Arn Anderson pinned Wahoo McDaniel after a gourdbuster, in 14:18 (***). During commentary, Tony and David remind viewers that this week on Main Event, Arn will once again defend his title, in a loser-leaves match with his nephew and former mentor, Ole Anderson.
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr Bob Caudle welcomes fans to another exciting edition of Main Event, where by the end of the show, the face of the NWA will change – because one Anderson will be out of it, be it Ole or Arn. We go to a previously recorded promo by Arn Anderson, where he talks about Ole disgracing the Anderson legacy and how he (Arn) is now building a new legacy, as part of the Four Horsemen. At ringside, Caudle is with Ole, and before we hear from him, we have a brief video package to remind fans of the story of Ole falling out with the Horsemen and his subsequent feud with Arn. Ole says he’s reached a point where something had to give – “because this situation cannot endure! Arn, my little nephew, you tell your Horsemen buddies to go ahead and start scouting for your replacement!” Ole then notes that just as Arn will surely have Horsemen backup, Ole will have The Super Powers watching his back. Caudle tells fans they’ll be right back with the opening bout …
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The Rock & Roll Express and Chavo/Hector Guerrero battled to a no-contest, in 8:15 (***). It’s a No. 1 contender’s match, with the winner getting a U.S. tag title match, and it’s a fast-paced, back and forth match, as Caudle at ringside tells fans these two teams has a vicious feud two years ago, but Caudle is pleased to see them wrestle a clean, scientific bout. The Rockers come to ringside during the match, with notepads, as if they’re scouting the two teams. At one point, they put on the Express’ denim jackets and strut around with them. Morton and Gibson see them and are clearly annoyed, but choose to focus on the match, until the Rockers approach the ring apron and start mocking the Express, as Chavo and Morton are criss-crossing the ring. Morton baseball slides out of the ring and slaps Michaels so hard that they can hear it in the cheap seats. Morton gets back in, and after a short grappling exchange, Chavo prevails and puts Morton in a surfboard. An angry Michaels slides into the ring with a chair and swings at a helpless Morton, but Chavo sees it, releases his hold and moves Morton out of harm’s way, taking the chair shot himself. The ref, not knowing exactly whom to disqualify, rules it a no-contest, as the Rockers scurry off, while the Express and Hector tend to Chavo, who has taken a chair shot to the knee.
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NWA TV title, loser leaves town match: Arn Anderson vs. Ole Anderson. After a couple of minutes, Blanchard and Windham come out to Arn’s corner, which brings out Dusty and Nikita. The match continues for a few minutes, while at ringside, near-altercations between the Horsemen and Super Powers causes Dusty to remove his “orthopedic” steel boot and wield it like a club, which causes Windham and Blanchard to back off. With the ref distracted, Dillon trips Ole, which leads to a spinebuster by Arn and a two-count. Unable to get the ref to act on what he didn’t see, Dusty tries to return the favor and trip Arn with the two against the ropes, but the two men are grappling and end up switching positions, so Dusty (not really looking) trips Ole! Ole slips out of the ring and yells at Dusty, and finally shoves the Dream … who hauls off and blasts Ole with the boot! Nikita looks shocked, as Dusty rolls Ole back into the ring and walks back up the aisle. The ref is back to paying attention to the ring action, and Arn quickly capitalizes on a clearly groggy Ole Anderson. And within seconds, we have the … Final result: Arn Anderson pinned Ole Anderson after a Gourdbuster, in 12:43 (****).
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Bob Caudle (who explains that Ole Anderson had to be helped to the back) is at ringside with Nikita Koloff, Nikita: “You know, Bob Caudle, Nikita Super-Partner Dusty Rhodes is … how you say … not enjoy having Ole Anderson around, he say we no trust him … but I just do not know what means. Why, Bob Caudle? Why Dusty Rhodes do?” Bob tells Nikita he just doesn’t know, but that he’s sure Nikita will get an answer. Bob says we have some TV time remaining after our main event title match, and we go back to the ring.
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Lex Luger pinned Kevin Sullivan with a powerslam, in 10:12 (**). Quick post-match promo, as we only have about 2 minutes of TV time. Luger says he knows the Horsemen like few others, as he was an associate for several weeks, earlier this year. LUGER: “And I have the power, the techniques, and thanks to my advisor Wahoo McDaniel, the knowledge, and soon, that world title will be around THIS waist!” Bob Caudle thanks fans for inviting us into your homes, and we’ll see you next week, on another exciting edition of NWA Main Event!
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jan 1, 2013 15:11:54 GMT -5
I really like your inclusion of the rankings. It helps keep me straight on whos in which fed.
Interesting to see where this Flair/Williams thing goes, if a title vs. title match is in the works.
Once again, Loved Luger at this time. He could be the one that takes down the Horseman
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Post by loadedglove on Jan 5, 2013 0:19:29 GMT -5
Here's the rest of August 1987, Week 1
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr
Jim Ross welcomes viewers, and says our main event will see Owen Hart defend his TV title against a man who has been giving him a lot of problems, Iceman King Parsons. With Ross at ringside is UWF world champ Steve “Dr. Death”Williams, who is wearing his UWF belt. Ross notes that Doc literally took back the belt, in a first for professional wrestling – a world title being defended in a ladder match, where the winner is the man who climbs the ladder and grabs the belt. We get short video highlights of the Williams-Taylor match, ending with a shot of both men climbing the ladder on opposite ends until Doc manages to crotch-hold Taylor and powerslam him in a “modified Stampede” from midway up the ladder! Ross notes that the win was a big one for Doc, not only because he got his belt back, but because he finally conquered one of the few wrestlers who had previously seemed to have Doc’s number, with several wins over him in a series of matches from 1984-1985. Ross also asks Doc about his confrontation with Ric Flair; Doc says, “Jim Ross, I have nothing but respect for Flair, as a champion, and we all know his world title traces back to the early 1900s. But this UWF title represents the UWF, which is known all the world over as the toughest wrestling in the world. And Doctor Death, I ain’t taking a back seat to Ric Flair, or anyone else! Ric Flair, you are a great champion, but you’re looking at a four-time wrestling All American at O.U., pro football player, and I don’t like to toot my own horn, Jim Ross, but I feel like I’m tough as anyone! I’ve got the power, technique and guts, and if Ric Flair wants to try Doctor Death on for size, then BRING IT ON!” Ross says the fans appreciate Doc sticking up for the UWF, but as champ, he has more immediate concerns to deal with. One of them will be later in this hour, when Commissioner Bob Roop announces the Number One contender to the world title. Doc says that whoever it is, he’ll be ready. Ross says we’ll be right back with some in-ring action, as soon as we’re back from the …
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Brickhouse Brown pinned Buddy Landell after a piledriver in 6:34 (**** ¼). In commentary, Ross reminds viewers that these two have been feuding all over the country for a couple of years. The finish comes when Landell pulls brass knux and swings, but Brickhouse ducks and Landell shrieks in pain when his hand hits the corner turnbuckle.
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We have a pretape with the Freebirds, who talk (mainly Hayes) about how the Outlaws think they’re the baddest, most dangerous crew around. HAYES: “Well, The Freebirds were starting riots around here when half of you West Texas idiots were getting ready for harvest time at your dirt farm! And if you want to be big and bad, come take a walk down Badstreet, baby! Because me and my brothers will be waiting for you!” However, Ross says the Outlaws are in fact a dangerous team, and to illustrate that, he intros a match from the July 24 Bash show in Houston: Stan Hansen & Ted DiBiase beat Ron & Jim Garvin when DiBiase made Jimmy submit to the figure-four leglock, in 4:31 (***).
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Bob Roop is in the locker room with the Outlaws. He says the UWF board has named Terry Funk as No. 1 contender to Steve Williams’ world title. Ted DiBiase: “WHAT? Bob Roop, that’s rightfully MY title! You know as well as anyone that Steve Williams only won that match because the UWF stacked the deck against me! And now, as the former champion, TED DIBIASE is the ONLY one who should be in line for a title shot!” Terry Funk pipes up: “Now, Teddy, let’s just hold on a minute here. There’s no need for this. There’s plenty of championships to go around, and sooner or later, the Outlaws will be holding onto all of them!” DiBiase just storms off. Terry Funk turns to the camera and says, “Well, Teddy is a competitive individual, and he’s very intense. Surely, even you simple-minded people can understand that! Well, Steve Williams, you will soon understand something else; you will understand that the Outlaws cannot be stopped!” Bob Roop says, “Well, I just don’t know what to say about that. Let’s go back to the ring. Jim?” Ross thanks Roop … Main event, UWF TV title: TV title: Owen Hart beat Iceman Parsons by countout in 14:12 (** ½). The countout comes when the two are brawling outside the ring, and Iceman tries to post Owen, but Owen reverses the whip, and it’s Parsons who goes shoulder-first into the corner post. Owen rolls into the ring just before the ref makes it to ten. After the bout, Eddie Gilbert runs in, and he and Iceman double up on Owen until RICK STEINER runs out to make the save. Steiner clubs Gilbert so hard that Gilbert’s trademark sunglasses come flying off. Parsons and Gilbert take a powder, and Steiner is reaching down to the mat for the glasses, just as Ross says we’re going for our last break.
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Ross says there’s not enough time for another match, but the UWF has prepared a short video package that focuses on the NWA-UWF action from the Bash, plus the announcements from Saturday’s WCW show that (1) the two groups will continue to work together, and (2) there are some MAJOR announcements coming about Starrcade.
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr
Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome viewers, and Magnum says that originally, they were set to announce a U.S. tag title match for next week, with Rockers defending either against the Rock & Roll Express or The Guerreros. However, because of the Rockers’ actions during a contenders’ match (brief video replay of match finish from NWA Main Event), BOTH teams get title shots. So, next week, The Guerreros might get a match with The Rockers, right here on Power Pro. The only issue is, Chavo suffered a knee injury in that match, and we won’t have his prognosis before next week’s show. And speaking of tag champions, our main event will see the Midnight Express in a non-title bout against Rick Steiner & Owen Hart! But now, it’s time for our opening contest … Eddie Gilbert (sub. For Terry Taylor, who’s nursing bruised ribs after the ladder match) pinned Hector Guerrero after a hotshot in 12:42 (*** 1/4 ).
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Short video package that recaps the No. 1 contender situation with the Outlaws, which leads to our next match … Terry Funk pinned Chris Adams after a piledriver, in 8:21 (*** 3/4 ).
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MAIN EVENT: Owen Hart & Rick Steiner beat The Midnight Express in 19:06 (****), with a commercial break midway through, when Steiner pinned Eaton after a top-rope bulldog headlock. Ross talks about what a tremendous upset this is, and hopes to get a word with the victors, as we have less than a minute of TV time left. Steiner: “Hey, Midnight Express! Your belts would look mighty good on me!” Owen starts to say he has room for one more championship, and Jim Ross has JUST enough time to say, “So long, fans!”
HOUSE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS
Since we’re doing UWF/NWA hybrid shows everywhere now, this marks a change from the breakdown of UWF shows and NWA shows.
Instead, from here on out, I’m going to give lineups for “A” and “B” shows, “A” being bigger cities and “B” being smaller towns. Please know that I’m not suggesting that the talent on the “B” shows is any less than “A” shows; it’s just a matter of trying to balance out cards to get the most out of each size of market. This time around, I’m going to give out the full lineup of an A show and a B show, with the understanding that some names might switch around from show to show, but this is basically what the lineups would be.
“A” Show
Kevin Sullivan and Wahoo McDaniel battled to a 20-minute time-limit draw (* ¼).
Buddy Landell pinned Chris Adams after a piledriver, in 14:18.(**)
Brad Armstrong pinned Bam Bam Bigelow after a Russian Footsweep, in 3:20 (** ¼).
Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson beat Dusty Rhodes & Nikita Koloff in 16:55, when Blanchard pinned Nikita, after a slingshot suplex. (**)
Hacksaw Duggan battled Stan Hansen to a double DQ in 11:28 (***).
U.S. title: Barry Windham pinned Ron Garvin with the claw, in 17:10 (***).
Ted DiBiase/Dick Murdoch/Dory Funk beat Owen Hart/Rick Steiner/Brickhouse Brown in 18:01, when Hansen pinned Brown after a lariat (*** ¾)
UWF World title: Terry Funk beat Steve Williams via DQ, in 9:08 (*** ½), when their in-ring brawling got out of control and Doc shoved the referee.
NWA world title: Ric Flair pinned Lex Luger with the figure-four leglock in 18:00 (****).
“B” show
Marty Janetty battled Eddie Gilbert to a 20-minute time limit draw (*** ½).
Big Bubba Rogers pinned Iron Mike Sharpe after a Bubba slam, in 5:27 (* ¼).
Shawn Michaels pinned Hector Guerrero in 13:14, after a superkick. (***)
NWA World tag team titles: Road Warriors beat Rock & Roll Express when Animal pinned Morton after a powerslam in 21:31 (*** ½).
MAIN EVENT: Elimination match: The Freebirds beat The Midnight Express & Big Bubba Rogers in 50:33 (**** ¼) • Bubba pinned Roberts with the Bubba Slam, in 23:03 • Hayes pinned Stan Lane after a piledriver, in 43:35 • Gordy and Bubba were both counted out of the ring (brawling) in 45:44 • Hayes pinned Eaton after a back slide, in 50:33.
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Post by loadedglove on Jan 9, 2013 23:45:29 GMT -5
August 1987, Week 2 1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr We open with The Super Powers (clip of last week’s Main Event match, where Dusty clobbered Ole and effectively sent him packing). Nikita says he and super-partner Dusty Rhodes have discussed much about what happened with Ole. He says he does not agree with what Dusty did, but The Super Powers have been through thick and thin together, and he knows that because of all their previous bad blood, Dusty just couldn’t trust Ole. Dusty then says, “That’s right, baby! The Super Powers are stronger than ever, and now that there are no distractions and no question that the American Dream Dusty Rhodes is the senior member of this team, there is no stopping us!” We go to the ring now, for a Nikita Koloff singles squash, as Dusty is at ringside, exhorting him on.
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We’re back with a series of photos (story being that Japanese mags were at the show for a story about Flair and the NWA) showing Flair’s recent (house show) pinfall win over Luger, clearly showing Flair was grabbing the ropes for support while having Luger in the figure-four. NWA President Jim Crockett, at the podium with our announcers and with Lex Luger, tells David and Tony that Luger will receive at least one more title shot, and that for that match, there will be a referee inside the ring, and one outside the ring. Luger cuts a promo about how, this time around, Flair won’t be able to use his bag of dirty tricks. Luger: “THIS TIME, it’s going to be a contest of skill and physical ability, and Nature Boy, you can’t compete with THIS (Luger rips open shirt and flexes)!” With that, Luger heads to the ring for his squash.
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Other squashes/promos: Rock & Roll Express, Barry Windham, Terry Funk, Wahoo McDaniel, Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard (tag), Ron Garvin, Brad Armstrong, Owen Hart
TV MAIN EVENT: NWA tag titles: The Road Warriors beat Dick Murdoch & Dory Funk in 10:03, when Hawk pinned Murdoch after a top-rope shoulder tackle. (* ¾). All during the show, Tony and David are talking about this bout as an example of the new, ongoing working relationship between NWA and UWF offices. Emphasis repeatedly is on increased competition, as the best of the best fight each other for supremacy.
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr
Bob Caudle welcomes fans to another exciting edition of NWA Main Event and points to another exciting NWA-UWF showdown on the show today, as well as a titanic six-man bout. Speaking of six-man teams, Caudle announces that plans are in the works to revive a six-man championship, in some form, and wrestlers from the NWA and UWF are clamoring to be part of that contest, whatever form it may take. Caudle then intro’s a video promo from Arn Anderson, who has an announcement of his own to make. Arn says he’s sick of seeing the same handful of individuals receive title shots, and so Arn has signed four open contracts to defend the TV title, once a week for four weeks straight on Main Event, but these challenges are ONLY open to wrestlers who have not yet challenged for the TV title in 1987. Of course, this eliminates Dusty, Nikita, and most of the upper-card babyface. Bob Caudle says we’ll see the first of those four bouts next!
TV title: Arn Anderson pinned Thunderfoot #1 with the gourdbuster, in 2:27 (** ½). Several times from Arn’s entrance to the end of the bout, the mic picks up Arn making a comment about how refreshing it is to have some REAL competition, for a change. Meanwhile, the closest Thunderfoot gets to an offensive move is a match-opening collar and elbow tie-up.
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Bam Bam Bigelow (w/ Kevin Sullivan) beats Iceman Parsons (w/ Eddie Gilbert) in 7:06, with a nuclear splash. (** ½)
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Ric Flair, Tully Blanchard & Barry Windham beat The Armstrongs & Lex Luger when Flair pinned Bob Armstrong in 18:46 (*** ½), after reversing an inside cradle. The key here is, every time Luger tags in, Flair tags out QUICKLY.
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Caudle says we have just enough time left for a quick word with the Horsemen. Flair plugs his upcoming series with Luger and says he has just entered negotiations for a match at Starrcade that could be his biggest ever. Tully talks about he and Arn being No. 1 contenders to the LOD’s tag belts. Windham talks about an upcoming series of US title defenses against his former tag partner Ron Gavin. And Arn promises another exciting TV title bout, so tune in!
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr Jim Ross welcomes viewers to the show and promises a wild main event, as The Freebirds challenge the Midnight Express for the tag titles, right here on television! However, before we get to that, Ross says we have a huge announcement – next week, for the first time ever, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams will defend the UWF world title ON TELEVISION! And this title match will have some unusual stipulations. With that, Ross intros a short video clip of a Williams-Terry Funk match from one of the past week’s house shows, wherein Doc gets disqualified for shoving the ref, who was trying to break up the in-ring brawl between Doc and Terry. As a result of Funk griping about that outcome, next week’s match will be one in which the title can change hands on a DQ. Jim Ross says we have some prerecorded comments from Terry Funk. We go to a video clip … “Steve Williams! STEVE WILLIAMS! Steve Williams wants to play at being a world champion. Well, you’re looking at a man who knows what it’s like to be a world champion! A world champion takes on the top wrestlers all over this world … and wins! You see, Steve Williams, that’s what it means to be a champion. It means, why, you’re the best in the world! But you can’t be the best in the world by getting yourself disqualified to protect your title. That’s not what a champion does … that’s what a CHICKEN does! So, Steve Williams, you go ahead and squawk, squawk like the chicken you are, because Terry Funk is coming to take away your belt and show everyone what a chicken you are! And then, why we might just have a big fancy dinner to celebrate, and we’ll be serving up FRIED CHICKEN! SQUAWK, STEVE WILLIAMS! SQUAWK, YOU CHICKEN!” Ross reminds viewers that Terry Funk indeed has world champion experience, as he held the NWA world title for more than a year, beating such top stars as Jack Brisco, Harley Race and Dusty Rhodes. But Terry Funk should also beware the UWF champ, Ross says, and we go to a Dr. Death music video (set to “Bad to the Bone”), featuring clips of Doc mauling, outwrestling and Stampeding such luminaries as King Kong Bundy, Kamala, Terry Taylor, Hacksaw Duggan, The Rock & Roll Express, Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Dick Murdoch, Terry Gordy, Masked Superstar and, of course, Ted DiBiase.
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Stan Hansen pinned Sam Houston after a lariat, in 9:04 (** ¾). The thrust here is that Hansen is annoyed that Houston dresses up like “some kind of cowboy,” since Hansen views himself as the real thing. Hansen continues the assault after the match, until Terry Gordy comes out. Hansen and Gordy brawl, until the other Outlaws come out, and Gordy’s starting to get beaten down by all five, until the other Freebirds, Steve Williams and Hacksaw Duggan come out. A massive brawl ensues, until the Outlaws bail out. DiBiase took some licks from Doc and Duggan, and is on one knee, in the ringside area. Terry Funk tries to help him up, but DiBiase shoves him away. The two end up in a shoving match, with the cameras picking up DiBiase yelling, “You stole my shot! That’s MY title!” The other Outlaws get them separated, and they go to the back.
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Owen Hart and Rick Steiner beat The Sheepherders in 6:43 (**), when Owen pinned Luke Williams after a moonsault. Ross talks up some upcoming tag title matches for the pair, following their nontitle win over the Midnight Express, last week. Of course, Ross notes, who they face depends on the next match here on UWF television …
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TV Main event: UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express beat the Freebirds (Hayes and Gordy) in 14:40, when Eaton pinned Gordy, after a rocket launcher (****). Stan Hansen and Dick Murdoch show up at ringside to jaw at the Freebirds, and attack Buddy Roberts, who is in the Birds’ corner. This brings out Hayes, but the Outlaws scurry away. However, with both Hayes and the ref distracted by the ringside ruckus, Big Bubba slides in on the other side of the ring and blasts Gordy over the head with Cornette’s tennis racquet, leading to the finish.
Jim Ross says we might have time for one more match …
Hector Guerrero and Eddie Gilbert battle for about 5 minutes, until Ross says we’re out of time …
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4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr
Jim Ross and Magnum TA welcome viewers to the show, capped off by two title bouts, and as they run down the card, The Rockers approach the podium and demand to know what’s going on, since they’re set to defend the US tag belts on tonight’s show against the Guerreros, but they know that Chavo is still laid up in the hospital after the shellacking they put on him last week. Jim Ross says he’s just the announcer, and they can take up their issue with commissioner Bob Roop, but our TV main event today IS The Rockers defending against the Guerrero brothers. With that, we go to a video clip of last week’s Guerreros-R&R Express bout, with the chair attack planned for Morton that hit Chavo.
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Ted DiBiase pinned Rick Steiner with the figure-four leglock, in 17:35 (*** ½). DiBiase repeatedly makes motions of the belt, yelling about how he (not Terry Funk) deserves a title shot. After the bout, Jim Ross asks Ted about dissension within the Outlaws, and DiBiase kind of nervously goes, “No, no, no – Jim Ross, the Outlaws are a family, and sometimes families disagree, but we’re as strong as ever … even if one of us is selfishly taking a title match that should be mine!”
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TV title: Owen Hart beat Eddie Gilbert by countout, in 15:58 (** ½). Gilbert can’t make it back into the ring after he tries to hotshot Owen’s throat onto the guardrail, but Owen blocks it and ends up monkey-flipping Gilbert head first into the corner post.
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TV MAIN EVENT, US Tag title match: The Rockers beat Hector & Mando Guerrero in 7:53, when Jannetty pinned Mando after a top-rope flying cross bodyblock. (* ¼) The Guerreros dominate, but the finish comes when Mando attempts an Irish whip on Marty from the Rockers’ corner, and Michaels grabs Marty’s tights to stop it. Mando charges into the corner, but Michaels pushes Marty out of the way, and Mando’s shoulder plows into the post, leading to the finish.
HOUSE SHOWS
“A” show
Brickhouse Brown pinned Iceman Parsons after a top-rope dropkick, in 11:10 (**).
Wahoo McDaniel & Ron Garvin beat The Sheepherders in 7:56, when Garvin pinned Miller with the knockout punch. (* ½)
Brad Armstrong pinned Kevin Sullivan with a back slide, in 10:27 (***).
Eddie Gilbert & Terry Taylor beat Hector & Mando Guerrero in 13:33, when Gilbert pinned Mando after a hotshot (*** ¾).
U.S. tag titles: The Rockers battled the Rock & Roll Express to a time-limit draw in 20:00 (** ½).
NWA Tag titles: The Road Warriors beat Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson in 16:02, when Hawk pinned Arn after a Doomsday Device. (***)
NWA World title, 2 referees: Ric Flair and Lex Luger battled to a double countout, in 22:34 (*** ¼).
“B” Show
Buddy Landell beat Mike Jackson by submission, with the figure-four, in 8:24 (** ¾).
Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts beat Dick Murdoch & Dory Funk in 7:10, when Roberts pinned Dory after a low blow and a piledriver.(** ¼)
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Dusty Rhodes after a nuclear splash, in 8:49. (*)
U.S. title: Barry Windham beat Nikita Koloff by DQ in 14:14 (***), when the referee caught Koloff with his Russian chain, after Windham had first brought it in the ring to use on Nikita.
UWF tag titles: The Midnight Express beat Owen Hart & Rick Steiner in 18:30 (***), when Lane pinned Owen with a rope-assisted sunset flip.
STEEL CAGE: Steve Williams/Terry Gordy/Hacksaw Duggan beat Ted DiBiase/Stan Hansen/Terry Funk in 35:19, when Gordy pinned DiBiase after a piledriver. DiBiase and Terry Funk have a short shoving match after the bout. Dick Murdoch and Dory Funk come down to keep them separated.
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Post by loadedglove on Jan 18, 2013 22:48:12 GMT -5
Howdy! Here are the NWA shows, and the UWF shows for August 1987, week 3, (plus house shows) will be up before the weekend is out.
August 1987, Week 3
Before we get to this week's shows ...
This is something I’ve touched on before, but for all shows going forward, our announcers will be getting across this point. For TV programs, all regular matches will have a time limit of 20 minutes. All main events and ANY title match on TV will have a time limit of “TV time remaining.” Henceforth, this means that if TV goes off the air, the match in progress officially ends in a time-limit draw at that moment. If there’s TV time left after a TV main event, any matches that follow will be standby matches that will also have a time limit of “TV time remaining.”
1. WCW (TBS Sat Night) – 2 hr Tony and David welcome fans to the show and announce that the NWA and UWF have reached an agreement to revive the world six-man championship, and it will be a unified title, meaning teams from the UWF and NWA have been invited to participate in the tournament to crown a champion. Tony says fans should make sure to watch ALL of the UWF and NWA programming this week, because the opening round of the tournament will be featured, with one first-round match on each of this week’s programs. Today, our TV main event will be one of those bouts, and will feature the top stars of the NWA and UWF against each other, when the NWA contingent of U.S. tag champs The Rockers and their partner (more on that in a second, against the UWF team, perhaps the most decorated six-man team in the history of wrestling, The Fabulous Freebirds! The semifinals and finals, featuring the winners of this week’s matches, will be held at a major live event on Aug. 28, a card in Houston that will also serve as the retirement show for legendary Houston promoter Paul Boesch! Kevin Sullivan and Bam Bam Bigelow are at the podium, and Sullivan announces that The Rockers have offered him and cohort Bam Bam Bigelow a substantial sum for Bigelow to serve as their partner in the tournament. Sullivan says that the “brotherhood” of which he has previously spoken will soon be at hand, and he and Bigelow are not the only ones who “dream of dominance over a world of the weak. We will chew the Betel nut of destiny, we will be lashed to the tree of woe, and we will become bigger and stronger, until we vanquish all who would stand in the way of the prophecy we serve.” With a maniacal laugh, Sullivan and Bigelow are off.
(Note to readers: I’m trying something new this week; as I list the “squashes/promos” for the TBS show, I’m going to put in parentheses the topic of each star’s promo. It’ll look like this: SQUASHES/PROMOS INCLUDE: Dusty Rhodes/Nikita Koloff tag squash (the upcoming 6-man tourney and Dusty’s formal challenge for Barry Windham’s US title, although Nikita also says he wants to challenge for that belt), Rock & Roll Express (their US tag feud with the Rockers and a reminder that THEY are the original rock & roll team) …)
With that, let’s get back to the show.
OTHER SQUASHES/PROMOS INCLUDE: Dusty Rhodes/Nikita Koloff tag squash (the upcoming 6-man tourney and Dusty’s formal challenge for Barry Windham’s US title, although Nikita also says he wants to challenge for that belt), Rock & Roll Express (their US tag feud with the Rockers and a reminder that THEY are the original rock & roll team), Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard (6-man tourney and their renewed challenge to the LOD), Lex Luger (says Horsemen have interfered with his title bouts for the last time, and he’s declaring war on all of them), Brad Armstrong (says dad Bullet Bob is heading back into semiretirement, having taught Sullivan what a real family can do when it sticks together), and Ron Garvin (talks about unfinished business with his former tag partner, Barry Windham).
TV Main event, Round 1 of 6-man tournament: The Freebirds beat The Rockers & Bam Bam Bigelow in 8:10, when Gordy pinned Michaels after a power bomb (*** ½).
The Freebirds head to the podium, where Michael Hayes reminds everybody that “the baddest of the bad, the Freebirds, are back, baby! And when this is over, you can find the world champs at home on Badstreet, because the further down that block you went, the badder it got … AND WE LIVE IN THE LAST HOUSE ON THE RIGHT!”
And, fans, that’s all the time we have this week …
2. NWA Main Event (Synd) – 1 hr Bob Caudle welcomes fans and is joined by a VERY unhappy Arn Anderson. Arn demands an NWA official come down so he can explain how he’s not ready for today’s bout. In the meantime, Caudle announces a double main event of a TV title match and the second bout in the six-man championship tournament: the UWF contingent of Eddie Gilbert, Iceman Parsons & Terry Taylor against the NWA team of Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and Wahoo McDaniel. Head referee Tommy Young comes down and makes a few points: (1) that Arn was the one who signed the open contracts (2) that the NWA board has ensured that each challenger met Arn’s “no TV title bouts this year” requirement (3) If Arn refuses to wrestle a match that’s already been signed, he will forfeit the title, and (4) It’s not the NWA’s fault that Arn failed to realize that LEX LUGER has not had a TV title match.
And what do you know? That match is next!
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NWA TV title: Arn Anderson pinned Lex Luger after collapsing onto him. Luger dominates the match, but Flair is at ringside cheering on Arn, and more than once, Arn gains a brief advantage by capitalizing on Luger being distracted by Flair. The finish comes at the tail end of one of these Arn-dominated sequences, as Arn goes for the gourdbuster. However, Luger blocks it and goes for a vertical suplex of his own. But he’s too close to the ropes for comfort, and Flair reaches in and trips Luger, causing him to collapse with Arn atop him for the three count. Flair pulls out Arn, and they raise Arn’s arm and the belt in gloating triumph.
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Caudle is at ringside, interviewing Flair, Arn and Dillon. Arn notes that his TV title challenge series is nearly half over, and he’s still standing as champion. Flair starts talking about being the only world champion in wrestling when … WHAM! Chair shots put down Arn and JJ Dillon, and Lex Luger tosses the chair as Flair charges him … and Luger backdrops him ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR! Luger picks up the champ and puts him in the torture rack, and for several seconds, Flair is screaming in pain. Luger finally dumps him onto the floor and grabs the mic. Luger: “I WARNED YOU, HORSEMEN! You want to interfere in the Total Package’s matches? Well, The Total Package Lex Luger is not going to take it anymore!” With that, Luger treats fans to a crab pose, showing off his muscular arms, and walks off. Caudle says it’s time to go back to the ring …
Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff and Wahoo McDaniel beat Eddie Gilbert, Iceman Parsons & Terry Taylor in 5:12, when Wahoo pinned Taylor after a flying chop (**). Dusty wants to be tagged in after Wahoo delivers the fatal blow to Taylor, but gets no more than a glance from Wahoo, who goes ahead and gets the pin.
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Bob Armstrong and Bam Bam Bigelow battled to a double countout, in 15:16 (**). They continue brawling after the bell, and as Caudle says we were hoping to interview the Armstrongs, but only seconds remain, Kevin Sullivan and Brad Armstrong join the fight, and chaos fills the screen as the credits roll …
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Post by cardsflyinhigh on Jan 20, 2013 2:16:09 GMT -5
Yes!! Go Luger! Didn't get the win but definitely got the last word against the Horsemen. Gotta believe theres going to be retaliation though.
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Post by loadedglove on Jan 20, 2013 21:12:06 GMT -5
Here's the rest of the week for Aug week 3, 1987 ...
3. UWF (TBS Sun night) – 1 hr
Jim Ross welcomes fans to the show and says we have one of our biggest main events in recent memory, as Steve Williams defends the UWF world title against Terry Funk, right here on television, and the bout has a special stipulation – if Doctor Death gets disqualified, Terry Funk becomes the champion. We show a brief clip of their recent house show match, in which a heated Doc shoved the ref, causing a DQ, and Terry Funk claiming Doc was getting DQ’ed on purpose, to save his title. Ross also notes that Terry Funk as No. 1 contender has created some strife within the Outlaws, as ringleader Ted DiBiase is mad at getting “passed over” and has had some heated arguments with Terry Funk over it, similar to how his title-contention jealousy led to him turning on Steve Williams. Ross then says next up, we’ll have a very special interview, in response to an avalanche of fan mail the UWF has received recently, with STING!
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Sting is at ringside, with Jim Ross. Ross says, “Stinger, all the fans want to know when you’ll be back in action.” Sting (on crutches) says knee surgery was a success (while he talks, we get a video replay of the injury angle from a few weeks back), and he’s been working out like a madman, rehabbing the knee, all with an eye towards returning in a big way, and soon. However, the knee obviously still has a lot of recovering to do. Sting says he’s sorry it took something so severe to make his longtime friend and partner Rick Steiner (who, like TV champ Owen Hart, is out this week, on a tour of Japan) see that Eddie Gilbert was just using the two of them, but better late than never -- he’s glad that their friendship is back, and before long, their tag team will be back! He starts to thank the fans for their support, when Eddie Gilbert and Terry Taylor come out and start jawing at him. Taylor actually shoves him down, grabs one of Sting’s crutches and threatens him with it, but out runs HACKSAW DUGGAN! Duggan clocks Taylor, clocks Gilbert, and when Iceman Parsons comes down, clocks Parsons! As the heels try to recover and circle him, Duggan grabs one of Sting’s crutches, positions himself in front of Sting and appears ready to swing for the fences! The heels run off, and Duggan helps up Sting and gives him the crutch. Duggan: “Terry Taylor! You were a friend to me for a LOOOOOONG time, so when you turned your back on these people and went with Gilbert, ol’ Hacksaw Jim Duggan decided to steer clear of you, for the sake of our friendship! Maybe you just needed to get your head together, or whatever! But one thing that makes my blood boil is a bully! And when I see you out here, threatening an injured man, well, baby, you’d better believe ol’ Hacksaw Jim Duggan is gonna come out here and walk TALL! So, Terry, any time you want to sign on the dotted line for a match, I’m gonna teach you some manners, and trust me when I say it’s gonna be a painful lesson, and it’s gonna hurt you a LOT more than it hurts me … TOUGH GUY!” With that, Duggan accompanies Sting to the back, and Ross says we’ll be right back, with our championship main event! *BREAK*
TV Main event, UWF title, title changes hands on DQ: Steve “Dr. Death” Williams vs. Terry Funk! It’s back and forth, but Doc has the upper hand for much of the first few minutes, when Ted DiBiase walks out to ringside! Ross theorizes that he has finally decided to support his Outlaw comrade, but DiBiase is just standing there, hands on his hips. Finally, Doc misses a charge into the corner, and Funk takes over with a series of punches. But Doc is starting to make a comeback, with a few shots of his own, when DiBiase jumps into the ring and slugs Terry Funk! The referee sees it, and calls for the bell! The winner in 8:10, by DQ, and (because of the stip) NEW UWF World Champion, TERRY FUNK! DiBiase goes over to a downed Funk and helps him to his feet … THE TWO EMBRACE! They exit the ring, collect the belt and walk off together, laughing, as Doc stands stunned, in the ring. Ross says, “We’ll try to make some sense of this, and … well, fans, we’ll be right back!”
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Ross says we’re sending a camera crew to the Outlaws’ dressing room, and hope to have some comments from the new champion in a few minutes. For now, though, we return to the ring …
SIX MAN TOURNEY, 1st ROUND MATCH: The Rock & Roll Express & Hacksaw Duggan beat The Horsemen (Blanchard, Anderson, Windham) in 13:33, when Duggan pinned Windham after a spear (**** ½). Ross notes that Duggan and the Express were a great 6-man team in 1984-5 against a variety of foes, and says it’s remarkable that out of all the NWA stars that the Express could have picked, they ended up going back to their UWF roots. Ross also states Terry Taylor has agreed to wrestle Duggan, and we hope to bring you that match next week. Much is also made of the fact that Duggan pinned the U.S. champ!
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In the locker room, the Outlaws are jubilant, and a disgusted Magnum TA asks DiBiase how and when this scheme was hatched. DiBiase: “Magnum TA, after their first match and seeing Doctor Death losing his cool, Terry Funk, my mentor in wrestling, and I put our heads together and realized that he would never see it coming! So, yes, at first, I was less than thrilled that Terry was No. 1 contender, and not myself, but I then realized that the Outlaws are my family in wrestling, that these were my closest friends even before I got into this sport! And as long as the Outlaws control the championship, we are running the UWF! And now, Magnum, I think you need to offer your congratulations to the new champion!”
Terry Funk: “Poor, poor Steve Williams. Here he is, the strongest, toughest man in wrestling. Wrestled with 100 stitches in his eye! Ripped off a car door to save a man from a burning car! That’s tough, my friend. That’s strong. But in wrestling, as Steve Williams has just learned, the BRAIN is the most important muscle of all! And that’s where the Outlaws have you outmatched!”
UWF Commissioner Bob Roop enters and says, “Well, I’m glad you feel that way, because I just talked to Steve Williams, and he pointed out that as champion, you inherit his title defenses, which means every night this week, in live events across this country, you are scheduled for title bouts, steel cage matches, but the signed challenger is … TERRY FUNK! Now, of course, you can’t defend against yourself, which means the top contender’s spot goes by default to the next person on the list … and as of a few minutes ago, the top name on that list became STEVE ‘Dr. DEATH’ WILLIAMS! So good luck, because you’ll be spending the next six nights in a cage with a very angry Doctor Death, and that belt is on the line, every night!” Magnum notes as Roop leaves that the Outlaws seem much less happy now …
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Jim Ross says we don’t have time for another match, but we do have a video package on our awesome, if controversial, tag champs, The Midnight Express! (MIDNIGHT EXPRESS VIDEO) As Ross signs off, he says we’ll have a special showdown this week on Power Pro, as the six-man tournament pits the Outlaws against the Midnight Express!
4. Power Pro (UWF) (syndication) – 1 hr Jim Ross, at ringside, opens by saying we have a unique matchup tonight, as the six-man title tournament pits two of the UWF’s most hated factions against one another, with the winners meeting the Freebirds in the semifinals: it’ll be The Midnight Express and Bib Bubba Rogers against the Outlaws contingent – Dick Murdoch, Dory Funk and Stan Hansen. But first, Ross says, we have some major news. Ross: “Heading into this broadcast, fans, we wanted to lead off with our biggest news, that we had a new champion. The crew here had prepared a package on Terry Funk of the Outlaws capturing the world title from Steve ‘Dr. Death’ Williams, but as you know, in professional wrestling, things can happen awfully fast, and as my mentor Cowboy Bill Watts used to say, that’s what causes the excitement that truly makes wrestling the king of sports. So before we go any farther, let’s see how Terry Funk became UWF champion.” (Video recap of DQ situation, leading to Outlaw title victory) Ross: “And fans, when we come back, we will have an interview with the new heavyweight champion of the world!”
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Ross welcomes fans back and says, “Wrestling fans, please join me in welcoming the UWF world heavyweight champion … STEVE ‘DR. DEATH’ WILLIAMS!” Doc comes out with the belt held high, and Jim Ross notes that this week’s edition of UWF TV (w/ the title change) was taped on August 19, and on Aug. 20, Terry Funk had his first title defense, a cage match against Steve Williams, in Cincinnat Dr. DEATH: “That’s right, Jim Ross, and 15 minutes and one Oklahoma Stampede later, Terry Funk was a one-hit wonder and Steve Williams was a two-time champion! And let me tell you this, that NO ONE is going to fool Dr. Death twice! I’m the champion again, and that’s how it’s going to stay!” Doc then says he knows about some big negotiations going on with UWF officials, and he’s setting his sights on bigger and better things, as Dr. Death and the UWF will be making history! Jim Ross: “And fans, we’ll have more information on those negotiations next week, but right now, let’s go to the ring, for our first bout!” Terry Funk & Ted DiBiase beat Mando & Hector Guerrero when DiBiase pinned Mando after a powerslam, in 5:35 (* ¾). Funk and DiBiase are a well oiled machine, underscoring Ross’ point that after the initial reaction, DiBiase’s strife with Funk was nothing but a plot. And Ross also notes that as brilliant a plan as it was, it was not enough to keep the belt off Doc for more than one day.
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For this match, Michael Hayes joins Ross at ringside for commentary. Six-man tournament match: The Outlaws (Dory Funk, Dick Murdoch & Stan Hansen) battled the Midnight Express and Big Bubba Rogers to a double countout in 6:52 (***). It’s a dirty-fighting tour de force, as these two teams break out every dirty trick in every book. The finish comes as Murdoch & Eaton are brawling outside, and their teams join them on the floor. After the 10-count, Hayes stands up and laughs, noting that this result means the Freebirds will have a free ride into the finals. Stan Hansen is not amused, and he shifts his attention from Bubba to Hayes, slapping the Freebird. This brings out Gordy and Roberts, followed by Terry Funk, Ted DiBiase, Hacksaw Duggan, the Guerreros and Steve Williams! It’s all out mayhem, and after a few minutes of brawling, more refs come out to try to separate everyone, and Ross says we’ll try to restore order and be right back …
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Ross says we have time for a standby match, following the six-man bout …
Terry Taylor pinned Brickhouse Brown with a Fivearm, in 14:12 (***). Towards the end of the bout, Ross starts saying we’re running out of time, but Gilbert hops onto the apron after previously tripping Brickhouse. Brickhouse drops him with a forearm shiver, but turns around just in time to catch a Fivearm (flying forearm smash – as Taylor says, the name is because the move “causes such impact, it’s more than a FOREarm – it’s a FIVEarm!” – actual quote) from Taylor, who gets the pin, just as Ross is signing off.
HOUSE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS First up, here are the semis and finals from the six-man tourney, 8/28/87 in Houston:
Semis
The Freebirds advance to the finals via a bye.
Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff & Wahoo McDaniel beat the Rock & Roll Express & Jim Duggan in 10:34, when Dusty pinned Gibson after a bionic elbowdrop. (**)
Finals
The Freebirds beat Dusty Rhodes, Nikita Koloff & Wahoo McDaniel in 12:44, when Hayes pinned Rhodes after a piledriver (** ¼).
The rest of the week looks like this, give or take a prelim or two …
“A” Show
“Hacksaw” Duggan pinned Iceman Parsons in 9:56, after a spear (**).
Ron Garvin beat Eddie Gilbert in 6:02, with the knockout punch (** ½).
Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson over Lex Luger/WahooMcDaniel when Tully pinned Luger after a slingshot suplex, in 17:45 (*** ½).
Taped fist match: Terry Gordy beat Big Bubba Rogers by 10-count knockout, following a series of punches and a power bomb (*** ½).
U.S. title: Barry Windham pinned Jimmy Garvin with the claw, in 7:21 (***). After the bout, Windham goes after Precious, until Jimmy attacks him, and Barry again puts on the claw, refusing to release it until Ron Garvin runs in for the save. As Ronnie slides into the ring, Barry beats a quick retreat.
UWF Tag: Midnight Express beat Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts in 27:09, when Lane pinned Hayes after a racquet shot to the head and a savate kick (****).
NWA Tag title: The Road Warriors beat The Super Powers in 5:38, when Hawk pinned Nikita after a flying shoulder tackle. (***)
UWF world title, steel cage: Steve Williams pinned Terry Funk after an Oklahoma Stampede, in 26:08 (**** ½).
“B” show
Bam Bam Bigelow pinned Thunderfoot #1 with the nuclear splash, in 4:12 (**).
Terry Taylor battled Brickhouse Brown to a 20:00 time-limit draw. (** ¼)
NO DQ: Kevin Sullivan pinned Bob Armstrong in 11:19 (with a liberal dash of interference of Bigelow) (* ¼).
The Rock & Roll Express beat the Sheepherders when Morton pinned Miller after a double dropkick, in 8:40 (** ¼).
U.S. Tag: The Rockers beat Hector & Mando Guerrero in 14:44, when Michael pinned Mando after a cradle (**).
NWA World title: Ric Flair beat Brad Armstrong via submission, with the figure-four leglock, in 46:14 (*****).
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