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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 2, 2019 19:48:50 GMT -5
February 15, 2016 Card #460: Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis1) First Family of Wrestling member Bobby Shane got his first win in the USWA, defeating Jim Powers via countout in the opener. Shane largely dominated Powers throughout this bout, hitting a bulldog and later a flying body press off the top rope for near falls. Powers got knocked out of the ring and climbed back up on the apron. Shane grabbed but Powers surprised him with a punch. Powers went for another punch but Shane ducked and surprised Powers with the Japanese sleeper, with Powers still standing on the apron! Jerry Calhoun gave Shane a five-count to break the hold. He broke on time but the sleeper had been put on long enough to knock Powers out, as he collapsed to the Mid-South Coliseum floor. Shane was content to let Calhoun put a 10-count on Powers and get his first win via countout. As Shane and Jimmy Hart headed toward the back, Calhoun reminded Shane to wake up his opponent. Shane stomped on Powers’ back outside the ring, which definitely woke up Powers! ** 2) Tommy Rogers kept up his winning ways with a pinfall on the Amish RoadKill. “The Angry Amish Warrior” was hoping for a singles win and looked like he might get it as he overpowered Rogers in the first few minutes, hitting a Barn Burner for a near fall. Rogers used his quickness and finesse to wear out RoadKill. He caught him in a sleeper but RoadKill made the ropes. Rogers surprised RoadKill with an impressive power slam a few moments later, made a cover, hooked the leg, and scored the three-count! *¼ 3) Luke Harper and the Necro Butcher scored an impressive win over Brian Kendrick and Paul London. The high-flying fan favorites had the early advantage, double teaming Harper. They got the big man down on the mat and London hit the assisted Shooting Star Press off Kendrick’s back but Harper kicked out. Harper battled back and he and Necro cut the ring in half on Kendrick. Necro hit the Tiger Driver on Kendrick but London made a save. Necro knocked Kendrick into his own corner with an Asiatic Spike and Kendrick was able to tag London. London got the advantage for a while and Kendrick tagged back into the match. Kendrick whipped Harper into the buckles but the big Nebraskan bounced and blasted Kendrick with the big boot. He then knocked London off the apron with a big boot for good measure. Harper covered Kendrick and scored the win in impressive fashion. **¾ 4) “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas made an impressive debut in the USWA, scoring a pinfall on “Dastardly” Danny Doring in about 90 seconds. Atlas entered the Mid-South Coliseum to the theme from the Superman movies. The physical phenom got a big ovation from the Memphis fans, who were aware of his previous achievements in pro wrestling. Atlas dominated Doring and knocked him down with an impressive jumping head butt to score the pinfall quickly. The fans gave Atlas a big ovation! DUD 5) Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy defeated Mid-America champion Fit Finlay and David Taylor. The British duo surprised fans and the First Family of Wrestling, as they were able to trap Bundy in the ring for a few minutes and double team him. Finlay tagged to Taylor and the two hit an impressive double team suplex on the New Jersey giant. As Frank Morrell was ordering Finlay back to his corner, Studd stepped over the ropes and dropped a big elbow on Taylor. Studd then placed Bundy on top of Taylor. Morrell turned around to count the three-count. “The Belfast Bruiser” realized the switch right as Morrell was counting and could not attempt to save his mate in time. Jimmy Hart was very happy about his team’s win! Will they be able to pull off something like this next week in Jackson and take home the USWA World Tag Team titles? ** 6) Ox Baker scored a dominant win over Claudio Castagnoli. “The Fabulous” Ox was relentless, punishing “The Swiss Superman” from the opening bell. He hit a shoulder breaker for a near fall and then followed up with the heart punch to score the pinfall after just a few minutes. * 7) “Superstar” Bill Dundee scored his biggest USWA win to date with a pinfall on former Mid-America Heavyweight champion Ray “The Crippler” Stevens. Stevens took the initial advantage. He whipped Dundee into the corner. Dundee had the wherewithal to jump up to the second turnbuckle, turn around, and came back at Stevens with a body press. Stevens kicked out of a pin attempt at two. Dundee twice to win with a sleeper. He looked close to a submission but Stevens grabbed the ropes for a break. Dundee tried for an Indian Deathlock but again “The Crippler” made the ropes for a break. Dundee came off the second turnbuckle with a stomp to Stevens’ face which drew blood. Dundee went up to the top and came off with a flying body press. He covered Stevens, hooked the leg, and scored the pinfall, despite the pleas from Jimmy Hart through the megaphone outside the ring. The Memphis fans popped big and celebrated the “Superstar’s” big win! **½ 8) The new USWA World Tag Team champions Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito earned a submission win in a grudge match over the PYT Express. The PYTs had some control in the opening minutes but the House of Humperdink team took control and kept Sweet Brown Sugar in the ring for a long time. Zbyszko applied an abdominal stretch and grabbed his partner’s hand for extra leverage. D’Lo Brown jumped in and pointed this out to Frank Morrell. Morrell saw this and called for a break. Zbyszko maintained control and hit the piledriver on Sugar. He went for a cover but Brown made a save. Saito came in and clamped on the Scorpion Leglock in the center of the ring. Brown attempted a save but was kept at by Zbyszko. Sugar was trapped and forced to tap out. The champions remain undefeated, now holding a record of 12-0! *** 9) “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert scored another controversial DQ win over Nick Bockwinkel. Gilbert swarmed Bockwinkel right at the bell and attacked him. He hit the Hot Shot a few minutes in the match but Bockwinkel kicked out. Bockwinkel took control and caught Gilbert in his sleeper. Sir Oliver Humperdink was not initially at ringside, due to just having been out with Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito. But the colorful manager ran (as best as he can) to ringside and got up on the ring apron, distracting Paul Neighbors. While distracting Neighbors, Humperdink reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a small chain. He tossed it into the ring behind Neighbors’ back. Gilbert, still locked in the sleeper, caught it but Bockwinkel saw it. He kept Gilbert in his grasp and used his other hand to grab the chain and wrap it around Gilbert’s throat! He then reapplied the sleeper with the added pain of the chain strangling Gilbert! Gilbert started to drop to the mat as Neighbors returned to the action. Humperdink realized what happened and started to yell to Neighbors about the chain being around “Hot Stuff’s” throat. Neighbors did not initially see it and checked Gilbert’s arm for a submission. It dropped twice but right before the third drop, Neighbors noticed the chain. He put a count on Bockwinkel to break the hold and release the chain but the four-time former World champion would not release. Neighbors was left with no choice but to call for the bell and disqualify Bockwinkel. As soon as Bockwinkel finally released the sleeper, Gilbert got away from him and retreated to the locker room with Humperdink! ** 10) The main event was a rematch from New Year’s Knockout XII. “Ravishing” Rick Rude, sitting at the fourth longest USWA World Heavyweight title reign, with 14 defenses going into this bout, put the title on the line against “The Golden Greek” Jim Londos. Rude was accompanied, as always, by his manager “The Mouth of The South” Jimmy Hart. While Londos was accompanied by Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Londos went into this bout 14-1, with his only loss being to the World champion via countout on New Year’s Eve. However, that countout occurred when Londos had the champion in the Boston Crab and Jimmy Hart interfered with the megaphone, unseen by Jerry Calhoun. Calhoun was the official again tonight. As is typical for USWA main events, each wrestler was introduced in his corner by Gary Michael Cappetta. As Rude got introduced he removed his robe to reveal the colors and designs of the Greek flag airbrushed on his tights to infuriate the challenger! The challenger was very aggressive at the start of the match, hoping to capture the World title. He surprised Rude with a cradle for a near fall. A few moments later, he got Rude up into the airplane spin. He dropped the champion to the mat and went for a cover but Rude got a shoulder up at 2¾. Londos went for a second airplane spin a minute later. In spinning Rude, the champion’s legs appeared accidentally to kick Calhoun. The official went flying out of the ring. Londos did not see this and dropped Rude again into a pin attempt. Rude was on his back but there was no official to count. Hart was about to jump into the ring but the “Strangler” pulled him off and threatened to headlock him if he didn’t stay out of the match. The battle continued without a referee. Rude fought back and hit a suplex on “The Golden Greek.” He pummeled his foe but Londos got up to his feet and surprised him with some forearm smashes, which drew blood on Rude. He then executed a double leg takedown, then held on to the legs and turned the champion into the Boston Crab. The Mid-South Coliseum exploded as Frank Morrell ran down to the ring to take over officiating. As Morrell made his way into the ring Hart tried to block his entrance. Again, Lewis came around and threw Hart down so Morrell could officiate. However, in this middle of this Morrell missed Rude tapping out to the Crab! Rude fought through the pain and made it to the ropes for a break, which Morrell did see. Londos questioned Morrell about missing the submission. This interruption allowed Rude to recover and nail Londos from behind with a forearm smash. He hit a swinging neckbreaker and made a cover but Londos kicked out. Rude hit a reverse atomic drop, swept Londos’ legs, and then turned it into a jackknife cradle but again Londos kicked out. Rude started pounding on Londos with big right hands, which drew blood on “The Golden Greek.” Rude hit the Rude Awakening but took his time in making a cover. He made a lazy cover and Londos kicked out at 2. Rude maintained control, hitting another reverse atomic drop and a second Rude Awakening. He made a better cover on Londos, hooking the leg, and scored the pinfall after about 12 minutes of action. A bloodied Rude celebrated with Hart, as Lewis checked on Londos. (With the win, Rude know has 15 defenses and is in third place for most defenses of the USWA World title, tied with Nick Bockwinkel’s second reign from December 31, 2005 to March 9, 2007.) ***¾
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Post by TTX on Apr 2, 2019 20:45:29 GMT -5
Nice to see Bobby Shane debut and big win for the Superstar.
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Post by luke929 on Apr 3, 2019 10:48:56 GMT -5
Great main event!! The USWA continues to deliver!
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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 4, 2019 7:48:48 GMT -5
Thanks to Troy and Luke for the comments!
Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling from 2-20: • In what already will be a lethal Leap Year card, Commissioner Bob Armstrong announced more huge match-ups for the February 29 card at the Louisville Gardens! o “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan will return to action and will be out for revenge when he battles Ox Baker in a Louisville Street Fight! Duggan was put out of action a few weeks ago by Baker’s heart punch in Nashville. He will be looking to score a dominant win on “The Fabulous” Ox. In a Street Fight, both combatants can come dressed as they are and anything goes! o After last week in Memphis, “Hot Stuff’ Eddie Gilbert now holds two wins via disqualification against Nick Bockwinkel. Gilbert was bragging in the studio about being undefeated against the four-time former USWA champion! Bockwinkel is irate and will get another chance to shut up the three-time former Southern champ as these two will battle once again, this time in the Louisville Gardens! o “Card subject to change” has come into effect for this huge event, as the six-man tag team match announced on last week’s Championship Wrestling has been updated. Fans will still see the return to action of Tracy Smothers from his rib injury, teaming up with the New Age Outlaws. Their opponents will be Tyler Black, Luke Harper, and now the Necro Butcher, taking the place of Jimmy Jacobs! Jacobs, still suspended along with Black, sent in a video that aired on Championship Wrestling. He said that while he would love to humiliate Smothers and the Outlaws, he is being a “humble leader” and sending in the Necro Butcher, who has requested to dismember and permanently end the career of Smothers! Later in the show, the Outlaws were interviewed in studio. “The Road Dogg” Jesse James called Jacobs “yellow” and claimed that wrestling fans that he’s “nothing but a phony leader” who is “hiding behind his blind sheep.” Gunn said that it doesn’t matter which three enter the ring, that the “Age of the Fall will fall!”
• Another big six-man tag team grudge match was announced for March 14, at the USWA’s next card from the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Coliseum in Evansville. Steve “Dr. Death” Williams, Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy, and “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan will team up to avenge Gordy’s ankle injury. These three popular powerhouses will battle the men who injured Gordy—Double X and the Vachons! Since the feud between these units has been a battle of survival, Commissioner Armstrong has made this an Elimination Match! In an interesting, depending on the outcome of Double X’s Mustache vs. Mask Match on February 29 in Louisville, the Vachons could be teaming with an unmasked man and we might find out Double X’s identity!
The USWA comes back to the Oman Arena in Jackson, TN on February 22! • Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy will return to the ring for the first time since suffering an ankle injury! The former Southern Heavyweight champion will battle the ally of the men who injured him—Doctor X! Gordy has got revenge on his mind but you must wonder his physical condition. X, known for his figure-four leglock, will certainly try and target the ankle. Who will win this epic battle? • A tag team rivalry will continue as the Midnight Express will face the PYT Express! So far in the battles between these two teams, the PYTs have yet to gain a victory. Sweet Brown Sugar and D’Lo Brown bragged on last week’s Championship Wrestling about getting farther in the Tag Team title tournament than the Midnights did! Which team will get the win in this latest chapter? • Another rematch will see Steve “Dr. Death” Williams face Ox Baker. Baker got disqualified a few weeks ago in Nashville for choking Williams with his bullwhip. What will happen this week? • Another rivalry will continue, as former World Tag Team championship partners Nick Bockwinkel and Ray “The Crippler” Stevens will collide. While Bockwinkel has his sights set on “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert the next week at the Louisville Gardens, he would love first to defeat Stevens, who used Jimmy Hart’s megaphone on him in their six-man tag team match a few weeks ago in Nashville. Can Bockwinkel topple “The Crippler”? • Two more USWA superstars will make their return on this card, as the Age of the Fall of Jimmy Jacobs and Tyler Black will return from suspension to battle their rivals the New Age Outlaws! The Outlaws have twice battled Jacobs’ disciples of Luke Harper and the Necro Butcher, while Jacobs and Black were suspended. Will the suspension prove to be a good rest for the Age of the Fall or will the Outlaws be fired up to give them a rough welcome back? • In the first of two huge title bouts, “The Belfast Bruiser” Fit Finlay will defend the USWA Mid-America Heavyweight championship against his rival Claudio Castagnoli! Finlay and David Taylor put “The Swiss Superman” out of action for nearly three months back in September in Knoxville after a spike Tombstone. Castagnoli returned to action and got a win over Taylor in Union City followed by a huge non-title victory over the Irish brawler at New Year’s Knockout XII in the same city where his injury occurred. Castagnoli would love to capture his second Mid-America championship but Finlay has been on a roll since winning the tournament for the vacant title in November in Tupelo. Castagnoli suffered a rough beating and loss to Ox Baker this past week in Memphis, so you have to wonder what his condition will be at the time of the match. Which European grappler will leave Jackson as the Mid-America champion? • The main event will be for the USWA World Tag Team titles. The undefeated duo of Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito of the House of Humperdink will put the titles on the line against the giant team of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy of Jimmy Hart’s First Family of Wrestling! Zbyszko and Saito are now at an overall record of 12-0 after last week’s win over the PYT Express and have been very impressive together since they started teaming in October. Studd and Bundy started teaming in February 2015 and have amassed an impressive win-loss record, with only two losses via pinfall or submission. They were suspended during the World Tag Team title tournament and “The Mouth of The South” claimed they would be wearing the belts had they been in the tournament. (Would the belts even fit these behemoths?) Saito and Studd have clashed in the past, when Saito and Mr. Fuji were World Tag Team champions defending against Studd (then under a mask as Masked Superstar II) and the original Masked Superstar. Will Humperdink’s men find another way to win and retain their titles or will Hart’s giants stand tall?
All these huge match-ups, plus Red Bastien, “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas, and Bobby Shane in action!
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Post by cruefan68 on Apr 6, 2019 17:18:53 GMT -5
Nothing beats a night of action at the Mid-South Coliseum and congrats to Rick Rude on continuing his incredible title reign with a win over Jim Londos. Very psyched to see Larry Zbyszko & Mr. Saito with the tag gold and also seeing Bill Dundee come up big over Ray Stevens. I enjoyed that show from start to finish.
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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 11, 2019 20:48:25 GMT -5
Thanks to Crue Fan for the comments!
February 22, 2016 Card #461: Oman Arena in Jackson, TN
1) First Family of Wrestling member Bobby Shane got a quick win via submission in the opener over Jake “The Milkman” Milliman. Shane wasted no time or energy in punishing Milliman before slapping on the Japanese sleeper for the win. Shane made sure to wake up “The Milkman” with a stomp to the throat after the bell! DUD
2) “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas was victorious again, this time over the Amish RoadKill. Atlas had little trouble against his heavier foe, tossing the 302-pounder around the ring like he was a jr. heavyweight. He hit an impressive vertical suplex on “The Angry Amish Warrior” for a near fall and then followed up with an even more impressive press slam! After dropping RoadKill to the mat, Atlas followed up with a quick splash and scored the pinfall! The Jackson fans popped big for Atlas’ win! ½*
3) Red Bastien got a hard-fought win over “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe. Sharpe looked like he might upset the former Texas champion as he scooped Bastien’s legs and went for a pinfall using the ropes. Bastien kicked out of the illegal maneuver but Sharpe maintained control hitting a body slam for another near fall. Bastien battled back and caught Sharpe in the abdominal stretch but the New Jerseyan made the ropes. Red went up the ropes but before he could leap, Sharpe ran over and shoved him off, sending him flying to the Oman Arena floor. Bastien was nearly counted out but rolled back in at eight. Sharpe sent Bastien into the corner and followed in with a charge by the flying redhead leapt out of the way and Sharpe hit face-first into the top turnbuckle. Bastien followed up with the airplane spin into the atomic drop a few moments later and got the pinfall. Bastien looked great here tonight. Next week he risks his famous mustache, when he battles Double X in a Mustache vs. Mask Match in what will be a lethal Leap Year! ***½
4) Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy made a triumphant return and scored an impressive win over Doctor X. The Jackson fans welcomed Gordy with a great ovation as “Freebird” blared throughout the Oman Arena. Gordy was largely dominant, using the Oriental Spike twice before hitting the power bomb to score the pin in just a few minutes. Gordy is eager to get his hands on X’s allies Double X and the Vachons but will have to wait until March 14 in Evansville! ¼* (NOTE: This was my first time using Gordy’s color card from the LOW Expansion Set.)
5) The PYT Express got their first-ever win over their rivals the Midnight Express. The Midnights cut the ring in half on D’Lo Brown in the first few minutes. “Sweet” Stan Lane hit two Russian leg sweeps for near falls and they even hit the Rocket Launcher but Brown managed to kick out at 2¾. “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton hit an impressive slingshot back suplex into a backbreaker for another near fall. Eaton went for the Alabama Jam but Brown rolled out of the way and Eaton crashed hard. Brown tagged to Sweet Brown Sugar and the PYTs double teamed Eaton for a few minutes before Brown was the legal man again and hit the Lo Down. He covered Eaton and scored the impressive pinfall, while Sugar knocked his former tag team partner Lane out of the ring with the dropkick. There was a lot of celebrating tonight at the PYTs got the win! ***
6) Steve “Dr. Death” Williams steamrolled past Ox Baker. Williams was focused here, wanting revenge on Baker for choking with his bullwhip a few weeks ago in Lexington. Williams hit a lariat for a near fall but got the winning pin with the backdrop driver. Next week in Louisville, Williams hopes to break his own record and capture his eighth Southern Heavyweight title from the undefeated “Classy” Freddie Blassie! ¼*
7) Ray “The Crippler” Stevens took a beating but defeated his rival Nick Bockwinkel, thanks in large part to help from “The Mouth of The South” Jimmy Hart. Bockwinkel had the early advantage and was trying to beat his former tag team partner into submission, trying first with an abdominal stretch and later working the legs and going for the figure-four. Hart got up on the ring apron to distract Paul Morton while Stevens was clearly tapping out to the figure-four. Bockwinkel saw Hart and released the leglock to go after him. This allowed Stevens to recover and ambush Bock. He got the four-time former USWA champion down on the mat and hit the Bombs Away. He made a cover but Bockwinkel kicked out. Bockwinkel fought back and slammed Stevens’ hard into the top turnbuckle busting him open. He then followed up with his sleeper. Stevens was in trouble as Bockwinkel had him turned away from the ropes and had his own back to the ropes to try and avoid a rope break. As Morton was checking for a submission he did not see Hart from the ring apron reach in and momentarily jump on Bockwinkel’s back. The manager couldn’t hold on but the interference caused Bockwinkel to release the hold. Morton did not see Hart touch Bockwinkel so the match kept going as Bockwinkel went after Hart on the outside. Stevens came to on the inside and ambushed Bockwinkel outside the ring, sending him head-first into the ring post. He then tossed his opponent back inside the ring and followed up with a second Bombs Away to score the pinfall. Fans were not happy by this outcome! ***¼
8) The Age of the Fall returned to action from their suspension and got a win via disqualification over the New Age Outlaws. The action was fast-and-furious between these two rival teams. “The Road Dogg” Jesse James hit the pump handle slam on Tyler Black a few minutes into the bout but only got a two-count. Black battled back and surprised James with a superkick for a near fall. Jimmy Jacobs tagged back in and worked over James. The bout spilled to the floor where Jacobs was beating on James near the announcers’ table. James gained control with some punches, then reached over to Gary Michael Cappetta, grabbed his microphone chord and wrapped it around Jacobs’ neck! The fans went wild at this but Scott Bowden saw this and warned James to break. James wouldn’t so Bowden gave him a five-count before disqualifying the Outlaws. As the bell rang, James spoke into the microphone and said, “Oh you didn’t know?!” before delivering one more punch to Jacobs. Black and Jacobs quickly retreated while James and Billy Gunn stood in the ring, looking for another fight with their rivals! **¼
9) In the first of two championship matches, “The Belfast Bruiser” Fit Finlay retained the USWA Mid-America Heavyweight championship defeating his rival Claudio Castagnoli. The challenger looked like he might capture his second Mid-America title tonight, as he was aggressive at the start and went for the Neutralizer. Finlay blocked the first attempt but got hit with a second attempt a few moments later. Castagnoli made a cover but the Irish brawler got a foot under the bottom rope just before what would have been the three-count. Finlay took control and hit the Rolling Hills for a two-count. He followed up with the Tombstone but the “Swiss Superman” again kicked out. Castagnoli had the fans on his side tonight and regained control. He sent Finlay into the corner and charged in at him but the champion dodged the attack and Castagnoli’s head and neck hit the ring post hard. Finlay attacked the injured neck and hit a second Tombstone to score the pinfall and retain the Mid-America title! ***½
10) The main event was for the USWA World Tag Team championship. The champions, the undefeated House of Humperdink duo of Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito, put the titles on the line against the First Family of Wrestling’s team of Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy. The giants were suspended during the eight-team tournament last month where Zbyszko and Saito became champions and were looking to prove that were better than all the other teams in the USWA. They started off strong with Studd working over Saito and going for the backbreaker early. Saito managed to get out of the submission hold with a head butt. The champions double teamed Bundy for a few minutes, including Saito hitting an impressive Saito suplex on him for a two-count. Bundy took over on Zbyszko and hit a body slam for a two-count. Studd came back in and overpowered Zbyszko, hitting a throat drop on the top rope for a near fall. Saito and Bundy were the legal men a few moments later. Saito gained the upper hand but couldn’t knock the New Jersey giant down. Sir Oliver Humperdink tossed one of the USWA World Tag Team title belts into the ring and tried to distract Paul Morton. Saito caught the belt and knocked Bundy down with it. But unfortunately for him and Zbyszko, Morton turned around to see this. He called for the bell and disqualified the champions. Fans had sided with the champions tonight, perhaps seeing them as the “lesser of two evils” or out of their hatred for Jimmy Hart’s men! The Jackson crowd was not happy by this outcome. Hart seemed happy that his men were the winners, even though they did not leave the champions. **¾
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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 13, 2019 15:59:04 GMT -5
Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling on 2-27: • Commissioner Bob Armstrong announced that Brian Kendrick and Paul London will get another shot at the USWA World Tag Team titles, as they will challenge Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito in the main event on March 21 at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville. Kendrick and London came close to defeating the House of Humperdink team in the tournament finals last month in Lexington. The commissioner announced that Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy will receive another shot at the titles in the near future, due to their DQ win over Zbyszko and Saito last week in Jackson. • Some more matches were made for the huge card on March 14 at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Coliseum in Evansville! o Big John Studd and King Kong Bundy will take on two popular USWA stars teaming up for the first time. They will face their rival “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant. “The Boy from New York City” has recruited the help of newcomer “Superstar” Bill Dundee to battle the First Family of Wrestling’s giants! Valiant and Dundee were interviewed in-studio. Valiant said he had to go down under to find a “cat” tough enough to team up with him and not be scared of those “ogres” Studd and Bundy! Dundee said he was honored that Valiant asked him and he’s a big fan of “Boogie” and not a fan of any of Jimmy Hart’s men! He said that he and Valiant hope to pull off a big win and there will be a lot of booging and wiggling in Evansville on the 14th! o Tracy Smothers will be out for revenge, as he takes on the man who put him through a table back in November in Tupelo—Tyler Black! Smothers will return to action next week in Louisville in six-man tag team action but this will guarantee that he gets his hands on Black! o Another First Family member will have a huge first-time match-up, as Ray “The Crippler” Stevens faces “The Golden Greek” Jim Londos! Londos is hoping to get back on track after losing his shot at Stevens’ ally World champion “Ravishing” Rick Rude. He cannot underestimate Stevens, a former Mid-America champion, who has singles wins over many stars!
• Speaking of Ray Stevens, he will have a busy few weeks, as he will challenge “The Belfast Bruiser” Fit Finlay for the USWA Mid-America Heavyweight championship! This battle of brutes will take place on March 28 at the Tupelo Sports Arena. Stevens was stripped of the Mid-America title in October when he, John Studd, and King Kong Bundy were suspended for 10 cards for their attacks on “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Pepper Gomez. This will be Stevens’ first shot at the title (or any USWA title) since returning from the suspension. Finlay went on to win the eight-man tournament to crown a new champion after Stevens in this same city and arena!
The USWA comes back to the Louisville Gardens on Leap Day—February 29! A card this huge only could happen every four years! • Two former tag team partners turned rivals will do battle one-on-one when “Sweet” Stan Lane of the Midnight Express takes on Sweet Brown Sugar of the PYT Express! The Midnight combination of Lane and Sugar held the USWA World Tag Team titles three times from 2013 to June 2014. Sugar’s dispute with Lane and “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton led to him breaking from the trio last year and bringing in D’Lo Brown to form his own Express. Who will win this singles bout? • In a rematch from New Year’s Knockout XII, “Superstar” Bill Dundee hopes to avenge his only USWA loss when he faces former Southern champion Doctor X. Dundee has quickly become one of the most popular wrestlers in the USWA. He has scored impressive wins with a variety of maneuvers. He hopes to use his arsenal to defeat the masked grappler. Can he avenge his only loss or will X mark the spot? • “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan will return to competition. He will do battle with Ox Baker in a Louisville Street Fight! Baker put Duggan out of action with the heart punch and sent him out on a stretcher last month in Nashville. Duggan will be back with a vengeance! Dave Brown reviewed the rules of a Street Fight on Championship Wrestling: I. There are no disqualifications and no countouts in this match. The match can only be won by pinfall or submission inside the ring. II. The wrestlers involved can (and often do) come dressed in street clothes. III. In a tag team match, all four wrestlers are allowed to be in the match at all times and the referee can count any of the wrestlers down for a pin or ask them for a submission. Who will walk the streets of Louisville the victor?
• In one of two huge bouts originally scheduled to be on New Year’s Knockout XII, Red Bastien will tangle with Double X in a Mustache vs. Mask Match! Bastien has been trying to figure out for months who the masked man is and he says he has an idea but wants to win Double X’s mask first. Bastien is willing to put up his famed handlebar mustache if he cannot defeat his masked foe. This was originally scheduled for December 31 in Knoxville but had to be rescheduled after Double X and the Vachons were suspended for six cards for injuring Terry Gordy’s ankle. Who will leave Louisville with their face (or look) intact? • “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert now has two disqualification victories over four-time former World champion Nick Bockwinkel. He has been bragging on Championship Wrestling that he has “outwrestled” Bockwinkel! Gilbert gets another chance to prove his skills this week, as the two superstars will battle again! Can Gilbert go 3-0 against Bockwinkel or will Bockwinkel shut up “Hot Stuff”? • A huge six-man tag team bout will see the return of two-time former Mid-America champion Tracy Smothers teaming up with the New Age Outlaws to face Tyler Black, Luke Harper, and the Necro Butcher! Jimmy Jacobs was originally scheduled to be in this match in place of Butcher but he claimed that he “humbly” stepped aside to let Necro “fight the good fight.” Most wrestling fans feel that Jacobs is showing his true colors and is scared to get into the ring with Smothers! Can the Outlaws and Smothers take down the Age of the Fall trio? • Another bout that was originally scheduled for New Year’s Knockout will see two USWA tag teams collide for the first time in a bout that USWA fans have been anticipating for months! The current World Tag Team champions Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito will take on the two-time former champions the Vachons! Mad Dog and Butcher captured their first USWA championship last May at Derby City Stampede from Saito and Mr. Fuji, who had just tied for the greatest number of defenses in history for these titles. Fuji suffered a back injury a rematch for the titles in July at the Nashville Fairgrounds and has been out of action ever since. Sir Oliver Humperdink brought in Zbyszko in October to become Saito’s tag team partner and the duo has been impressive, not only capturing the titles shortly after starting to team but also suffering no decisive losses. The Vachons were stripped of the titles when they and Double X were suspended in December and Zbyszko and Saito won the tournament to crown the new champions the next month. The Vachons are hoping not only to defeat the House of Humperdink team but also get a future rematch for “their” titles. Can they be the first team to pin or make Zbyszko and Saito submit or will the champions spoil their return? • The main event is a return bout for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship. Current champion “Classy” Freddie Blassie will defend against the man he beat for the title on New Year’s Eve—seven-time former champion Steve “Dr. Death” Williams! Blassie too has been undefeated since debuting in the USWA in June in Dayton. He captured the Southern title from Williams in impressive fashion in Knoxville. Williams earned this shot with a victory over “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert last month in Nashville. Williams has his power and explosiveness but “The Hollywood Fashion Plate” always seems to have tricks up his sleeve. Can Blassie retain or will Williams break his own record and become an eight-time Southern champion?
All these huge bouts, plus “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas and the high-flying fan favorite team of Brian Kendrick and Paul London in action. It’s going to be a lethal Leap Year for many USWA stars!
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Post by cruefan68 on Apr 13, 2019 16:29:08 GMT -5
Great show in Jackson, I loved Stevens vs. Bockwinkel and that wild tag main event with Zbyszko & Saito vs. Bundy & Studd, and of course the television follow-up was great as always.
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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 25, 2019 12:24:43 GMT -5
Thanks to Crue Fan for the comments!
February 29, 2016 Card #462: Louisville Gardens
1) “Dastardly” Danny Doring and the Amish RoadKill got a surprise win in the opener via disqualification over Brian Kendrick and Paul London. The bizarre duo of Doring and RoadKill managed to double team Kendrick for a few minutes. Doring hit the Danaconda but Kendrick kicked out. Kendrick tagged to London who ran wild on “The Angry Amish Warrior” for a few minutes, even getting a near fall with a front rolling cradle. London missed a Shooting Star Press from the top and RoadKill took advantage. The rulebreakers executed the Buggy Bang on London but London kicked out. London battled back against Doring and the fan favorites executed the assisted Shooting Star. RoadKill jumped in with a diving splash off his own to break up the pin attempt. Doring made the tag to RoadKill who worked over Kendrick. He tagged back to the “Dastardly One” and the duo hit a second Buggy Bang. Doring went for a cover but London sprinted into the ring and went for a running Shooting Star. He overshot the pin attempt and landed on Tommy Marlin. London immediately realized his oversight and apologized to Marlin but the official felt the need to call for the bell and disqualify the fan favorites. The Louisville faithful were not happy about this as Doring and RoadKill celebrated like the had just won the World Tag Team titles! ***¼
2) “Mr. USA” Tony Atlas continued his winning ways with a dominant victory over George South! Atlas quickly overpowered South and won after his press slam and splash in about 90 seconds. The fans gave Atlas a big ovation for another impressive win! DUD (NOTE: This was the first time using South’s LOW color card available via Promoter Prime.)
3) “Sweet” Stan Lane scored a pinfall in singles action over Sweet Brown Sugar. Lane was accompanied by his tag team partner “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton and Sugar was joined by his partner D’Lo Brown. Lane hit a series a karate kicks and followed up with the Russian leg sweep. He went for a cover but Brown put Sugar’s foot on the bottom rope. Tom Branch didn’t see it but the Midnight Express did as Eaton ran over and punched Brown. The interference allowed Sugar to recover and take control on Lane. He hit two separate dropkicks and later a spinning neckbreaker for near falls. Lane reversed a whip into the corner and sent Sugar in hard. He then nailed him again with a flurry of karate kicks. A back spin kick finally put Sugar down on the mat and Lane covered him to score the pinfall! ***¼
4) “Superstar” Bill Dundee avenged his only loss with an impressive pinfall on Doctor X. This was a back-and-forth bout with each man gunning for a win. X had the advantage and hit a back suplex for a two-count. Dundee battled back and got the masked man down on the mat. He went up to the top and came off with the Superstar Bomb. He covered X, hooked the leg, and scored the pinfall. The Louisville fans gave the “Superstar” a big ovation for his win! **
5) “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan got revenge on Ox Baker in a Louisville Street Fight. As anticipated, both wrestlers came dressed in street clothes for this brawl. Duggan had the early advantage, hitting a clothesline and later a piledriver for near falls. Duggan took advantage of the rules and brought in his 2X4, pulling it across Baker’s forehead, drawing blood. Baker stumbled into the corner and Duggan went for a spear but Baker moved out of the way and Duggan’s shoulder hit the buckles hard. Baker pummeled Duggan for a while but “Hacksaw” surprised him with a bear hug in the center of the ring. Baker couldn’t find a way to break so Sir Oliver Humperdink ran into the match and nailed Duggan with a double sledge the back. Humperdink briefly joined Baker in double teaming Duggan in the center of the ring. Suddenly, Steve “Dr. Death” Williams and Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy ran down to the ring and chased Humperdink back to the locker room. They never once touched Baker, as they wanted their ally Duggan to win this on his own. Baker maintained control for a few minutes, bringing his bullwhip into the ring as he did against Williams last month in Lexington. He not only wrapped the whip around Duggan’s throat but then hung Duggan over the top ropes with it, strangling him! Sam Platania couldn’t disqualify Baker but he warned “The Fabulous” Ox about the ramifications of his actions. Baker pulled Duggan over the top rope and back into the ring, then delivered a thunderous heart punch! Duggan dropped to the mat and Baker went for a cover. But “Hacksaw” kicked out at 2¾! Baker was at a loss of what to do. Duggan stumbled to his feet and Baker nailed him with punches. Duggan came firing back with punches of his own. He knocked down Baker with a big haymaker and then for good measure brought the 2X4 back into the ring and smacked Baker over the head with it! Baker went down and Duggan went to the opposite corner into the three-point stance. He came firing at Baker with the flying spear and then covered him to score the pinfall! It was a great comeback win for “Hacksaw”! ****
6) Red Bastien scored an impressive pinfall over Double X to retain his mustache and unmask his masked rival! The action was fast-paced with each wrestler putting up something important. Double X attempted a submission with the X-cellent sleeper but Red got to the ropes for the break. Bastien battled back and hit the airplane spin into the atomic drop. He made a cover but Double X got a foot under the ropes. Bastien got near falls after a flying dropkick and a flying body press off the top rope. He executed a beautiful flying head scissors and immediately went for a cover to score the pinfall!
After the bell, Double X tried to escape the ring but Bastien caught him and pulled him back into the ring. He then pulled off Double X’s black mask. The grappler stood up and faced Bastien, revealing himself to be…Bastien’s former tag team partner in the Flying Redheads, Billy Red Lyons! Lyons stared down his partner and then left the ring. Bastien asked for the microphone from Gary Michael Cappetta. He told Lyons that he had a feeling that was under the mask as Double X, as he recognized Lyons’ wrestling style, especially the sleeper and the figure-four leglock. He said he does not know why Lyons would ally himself with Doctor X and the Vachons but he is willing to forgive and forget. He offered Lyons a chance to win a USWA championship, which he has never done. He offered to reform the Flying Redheads and go after the USWA World Tag Team titles! The Louisville fans popped big for Bastien’s idea! Lyons stood in the aisleway for a moment but then walked back to the locker room. The fans booed Lyons’ response! ***
7) Nick Bockwinkel gained some revenge on “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert with aa submission victory. Gilbert had the advantage at the start and looked like he would get his third win on the four-time former USWA champion. He blasted Bockwinkel with a neckbreaker clothesline for a near fall. Gilbert was punching away at Bockwinkel near the ropes and had him dazed. Gilbert wound up for another big punch but Bockwinkel ducked behind Gilbert and caught him in an abdominal stretch. Gilbert quickly scrambled to the ropes for a break. Bockwinkel maintained control. He worked over Gilbert’s legs and clamped on the figure-four in the center of the ring. Gilbert tapped out but Sir Oliver Humperdink had distracted Tommy Marlin. Bockwinkel stayed in control and switched his attack to his sleeper. Gilbert fought long and hard for the ropes but dropped to the mat. Marlin checked his arms and it dropped three times, giving Bockwinkel the win and a big ovation from the Gardens fans! **¼
8) In a wild six-man tag team match, Tyler Black, the Necro Butcher, and Luke Harper defeated the New Age Outlaws and the returning Tracy Smothers. Butcher was a substitute for the originally-announced Jimmy Jacobs, who was not at ringside with his allies. Smothers started off the bout for his team and got his hands on Black, one of the men who put him out of action. He pounded away on Black and went for the jawjacker in the first few minutes. Black dodged the attack and Smothers crashed hard to the mat. Black tagged to Harper who worked over Smothers but Smothers tagged to Jesse James. “The Road Dogg” and Harper battled back-and-forth until James gained the upper hand and tagged in Billy Gunn. Gunn was cut off by Harper. Harper tossed him into the ropes and blasted him with the big boot. He made a cover but Gunn kicked out. Harper tagged to Necro. The brawler pummeled Gunn and then nailed him with a series of stiff head butts. He knocked Gunn down and went for a cover but Gunn kicked out at two. The Butcher tossed Gunn out of the ring and then followed him. Black distracted Sam Platania inside the ring while Necro grabbed a steel chair. Necro went to smash Gunn with the chair but Gunn nailed him with a boot to the midsection. Necro dropped the chair and Gunn quickly picked it up. He nailed Butcher across the back with the chair. Unfortunately for Gunn, Platania turned around just in time to see this and disqualified the Outlaws and Smothers. Gunn rolled into the ring and went after Black and Harper with the chair but they retreated, grabbed Necro, and ran back to the locker room. **
9) Mad Dog and Butcher Vachon scored a huge non-title win over the World Tag Team champions Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito. Although this was the first meeting between the two teams, you could tell there was a lot of animosity, going back to the Vachons’ history with Saito and Mr. Fuji, as well as the fact that this match was originally supposed to take place two months ago at New Year’s Knockout in Knoxville. The Tag Team champs cut the ring in half on Mad Dog in the first few minutes. Saito went for a sleeper but Mad Dog made the ropes. A few minutes later Zbyszko was working over Mad Dog and nailed him with a spinning back kick for a near fall. He went for the piledriver, which both he and Mad Dog use quite well. He went for a cover but Mad Dog kicked out. Saito tagged back in and locked on the Prison Deathlock in the center of the ring. Butcher came in and booted Saito in the back of the head to break up the hold. This allowed Mad Dog to get to the Vachons’ corner and tag to Butcher. Butcher pounded away on Saito and tossed him high in the air with a big back body drop. He slammed the Japanese Olympian hard to the mat and then got him up in the hangman. Saito managed to get a foot over the top rope for a break. Mad Dog came back in and drove knees into Saito’s face, busting him open. He then hit the piledriver and went for a cover but Zbyszko made the save. Mad Dog got Saito up in an airplane spin and spun him around several times. He dropped Saito to the mat and went for a cover but Sir Oliver Humperdink was distracting Tom Branch. Saito managed to get back to his corner and tag Zbyszko. Zbyszko ran in but Mad Dog blasted him with a running knee lift. He made a cover but Zbyszko kicked out. Zbyszko surprised Mad Dog with a big roundhouse kick to the head which busted open the Algerian. He then locked Mad Dog in an abdominal stretch, grabbing Saito’s hand for leverage, out of sight from Branch. Mad Dog, bloodied and beaten, looked like he might surrender to the hold. Suddenly, Doctor X and Billy Red Lyons (still wearing his Double X singlet) came running down to the ringside area. X nailed Humperdink outside the ring with a double sledge, while Lyons grabbed Saito’s leg to break up his interference. Saito went after Lyons. Branch saw the commotion on the floor and tried to get all the wrestlers separated. Meanwhile, Butcher grabbed one of the World Tag Team title belts from the announcers’ table, ran around the ring to the apron, and smashed Zbyszko from behind with it, breaking up the abdominal stretch. Butcher then nailed Saito outside the ring with the belt as well. He then returned to his corner and returned the belt to the table, as Mad Dog and Zbyszko were both down in the ring and Branch turned his attention back to the legal men. Both men stumbled to their feet but Mad Dog struck first with an eye rake. As Zbyszko stumbled around blindly, Mad Dog grabbed him and hit the piledriver. He covered Zbyszko and scored the pinfall! The Vachons gave the House of Humperdink team their first decisive loss since they became a team in October! ****¼
10) The main event was for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship and a rematch from New Year’s Knockout XII. Current champion, the undefeated “Classy” Freddie Blassie, put the title on the line against the seven-time former champ Steve “Dr. Death” Williams. Blassie beat Williams for the Southern gold on New Year’s Eve. Williams earned this rematch last month with a win over “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert in Nashville. The challenger was very fired up here, dominating “The King of Men” from the opening bell. He hit a lariat, a belly-to-belly suplex, and a football tackle for near falls. He picked up Blassie and hit the Oklahoma Stampede just a few minutes into the bout, made a cover, and scored the pinfall to win his record-breaking eighth USWA Southern Heavyweight championship! As the fans cheered Williams, he was joined in the ring by his allies “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan and Terry “Bamm Bamm” Gordy! It was a lethal Leap Year for Blassie, as he, like Larry Zbyszko and Mr. Saito in the previous match, suffered his first decisive loss in the USWA! neg*
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Post by cruefan68 on Apr 27, 2019 11:23:04 GMT -5
Although I am a huge fan of the "King of Men", "The Vampire" and "Classy" Freddie Blassie I've got to hand it to Steve Williams on becoming a record breaking eight-time USWA Southern Heavyweight champion. Kudos to the Vachon's on beating Larry Zbyszko & Mr. Saito in non-title action handing the latter team their first loss. That was a great bout. The unmasking of Double X by Red Bastien revealing his former tag team partner Billy Red Lyons was great and a shocking reveal. I'm looking forward to what is to come between those two. Great show overall in Louisville.
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