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[Cory Olson]

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January 25, 2008
Card #157: Tupelo Sports Arena

1) The Midnight Express emerged victorious in a great opener over The Flying Redheads. This was the first time The Redheads had teamed up in some time. The popular duo is hoping to get back on track and go for the tag team gold in 2008. They gave the former champs a tough challenge here. Billy Red Lyons hit a nice crossbody block on “Loverboy” Dennis at one point, but Condrey landed near his corner, allowing “Beautiful” Bobby to break it up. The Midnights came back and, not surprisingly, Jim Cornette got involved. The Midnights got the victory with the Rocket Launcher on Lyons. ***½

2) “Ravishing” Rick Rude pinned Koko B. Ware. Rude used a clothesline and several piledrivers to wear down “The Birdman”. Koko scored a near fall after Rude missed a big knee drop off the top rope, but Rude came back to win with the Rude Awakening, making Bobby “The Brain” Heenan a happy man. *¼

3) In a rematch from two weeks ago, Greg Valentine got a win by DQ over Jimmy Snuka. This was a back and forth bout, with both men taking control. The “Superfly” had the advantage and threw “The Hammer” to the arena floor. Capt. Lou Albano tried to ambush Snuka with a steel chair, but Snuka saw it coming. He grabbed the chair and losing his cool, Snuka blasted Valentine with the chair. New USWA official Sam Platania had no choice, but to call for the bell. **¾

4) The feud between The Killer Bees and The Killer B’s continued, as both teams ended in a double DQ. Texas champ B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell kept Brutus Beefcake in the ring for the first part of the match, busting him open after one of Brunzell’s patented dropkicks, right to the face. Brunzell used his partner’s specialty the sleeper on Beefcake, who looked to be dropping, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted referee Tom Branch. Buff Bagwell finally tagged in and got a near fall on Brunzell after a double arm DDT. Beefcake came back in and locked on a sleeper of his own, using the hold somewhat intentionally to anger Blair, whom he pinned the last time the teams met. The tactic seemed to work, as the Texas champ jumped in and nailed Beefcake with a jumping knee smash to the back, breaking up the sleeper. Bagwell came in and started exchanging punches with Blair. Beefcake and Brunzell paired off. Branch tried to restrain all four, but was unable to and eventually had to disqualify both teams. This feud has only just begun! ***¾

5) Capt. Lou got his only victory of the night, as Killer Kowalski scored another win over rival Yukon Eric. Eric fought hard, but Kowalski has had the upper hand in this feud, since both started full-time in the USWA. Kowalski hit the Bombs Away, then locked on the face claw. Eric made the ropes. Kowalski locked the claw on again and scored the submission victory. The match was over, but the battle wasn’t. Greg Valentine came back down to the ring. Albano’s men double teamed Eric. “The Hammer” held him down, while Kowalski came off the top rope with another Bombs Away, right on Eric’s severed ear! He came down with another, then picked up Eric, and draped him across the top rope. Valentine went up the top this time and came off with a falling sledge to the severed ear. “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka came running down the aisle and grabbed a chair, like he used in his earlier match with Valentine. He slid into the ring, but Albano, Kowalski, and Valentine got out of there. Still the damage was done. Eric suffered some more damage and may miss some ring time. **½

6) Cousin Luke pulled off a miracle again, lasting the 10 minutes and defeating “Playboy” Buddy Rose in a special challenge match! The hillbilly actually tried to score a win on Rose and not just avoid him, as he went to work on the former USWA World Heavyweight champion. Luke hit three Hillbilly Drops on Rose, but couldn’t keep him down. Rose came back and hit a gut wrench backbreaker for a near fall. Rose came off the top with a Bombs Away to get a pinfall at 7:04. “Sensational” Sherri Martel was screaming at him from ringside to hurry up and get the second win and send Luke packing for 60 days. Rose went after Luke, but Luke held on and fought back. Rose was getting nervous as Gary Michael Cappetta announced the time ticking down. Luke came back and with seconds left, blasted the “Playboy” with a big mule kick, which busted his lip and knocked him out of the ring, just as the bell rang, signifying 10 minutes had expired. The Tupelo Sports Arena erupted at seeing Luke victorious! Luke grabbed back his lucky horseshoe from ringside and waved at Sherri, who was screaming in agony at the man she will soon have to go “out on the town” with! ***

7) Former World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan got back on track, with a quick and decisive win over one-half of the USWA World Tag Team champions King Kong Bundy. The Japanese sensation blasted Bundy with his thunderous chops, then managed to get Bundy over with a hiplock to score the quick pinfall. DUD

8) The Sheik scored a controversial win over Bobo Brazil. Not surprisingly, Brazil did what he knows best—the Coco Butt! Bobo used the move several times throughout the match, busting open the two-time former Southern champ with it. But Sheik fought back, applying his own Camel Clutch, but Brazil got to the ropes. Sheik pulled out his sharp object and smashed Brazil with it. He went for a cover right away and put his feet on the ropes for leverage, unbeknownst to Kevin Christian. Sheik scored the pinfall, although Bobo kicked out right after the three. The fans protested the use of the ropes, but Christian didn’t see it. An angry Brazil punched away at Sheik afterwards. The Syrian madman bailed out of the ring, but Brazil was hot on his trail. The two brawled throughout the Sports Arena, eventually ending up in the concession stand! Abdullah Farouk tried to intervene, but got blasted with mustard from Bobo, ruining his fancy suit and turban! Several USWA referees and officials eventually broke up the brawl, but the concession stand was closed for the rest of the card, due to the shambles left by Brazil and Sheik! ***

9) World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis emerged victorious over World Tag Team champion The Masked Superstar in a hard fought non-title match. Superstar was looking to collect on the $25,000 bounty that his own manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan put on the champ. Superstar seemed to target the neck of the “Strangler”. He applied the Cobra Hold and later hit a spinning neckbreaker, but couldn’t get the win. Lewis took him down several times with the Strangler’s Headlock, but Superstar wouldn’t give. Superstar went into a corner, where it appeared that Heenan handed him an object. Superstar loaded his mask and blasted Lewis with a head butt, which knocked down Lewis. Superstar went for a cover, but got 2¾. Superstar looked to have Lewis weakened, as Lewis came up bleeding from the head butt. But as usual the champ showed his fortitude. Lewis got out of the way of a charging Superstar in the corner and Superstar rammed his arm into the buckle. Lewis took him down to the mat and applied a double wristlock, a move he often uses to wear opponents down. Superstar was caught in the hold and Lewis kept him away from the ropes. Superstar surrender to the hold, which drew a big pop from the Tupelo crowd! This was the first time that Lewis has won a match by pin or submission without using the Strangler’s Headlock. Lewis survived and “The Brain” is still looking for someone to collect his bounty. ****½

10) Frank Gotch put the Southern Heavyweight title on the line in the main event against rival Sabu. Sabu was energetic to try and capture his first USWA championship, but was perhaps too overzealous, as he just couldn’t seem to hit the mark on his suicidal leaps and dives. Sabu brought in a steel chair in the opening minutes and hit the Arabian facebuster, while Abdullah Farouk (still sporting mustard stains from the earlier concession stand brawl) distracted Kevin Christian. But Gotch fought back and took Sabu to the mat, applying both the Gotch Toehold and the rolling knee bar. Gotch maintained control, but couldn’t keep Sabu down. At one point, Sabu rolled out of the ring, and Gotch pursued him. As Gotch exited the ring, Sabu grabbed another chair and tossed it right at the champ’s head. Christian saw the action and called for the bell, disqualifying the challenger. Sabu nailed Richard Hutton at ringside with a chair and looked like he was going to continue his attack on the champion, but suddenly Bobo Brazil came back and chased him away from ringside. ***½

[Cory Olson]

A special report focusing on the date between Cousin Luke and “Sensational” Sherri Martel!

USWA camera crews followed the two, which took place on February 1. This footage aired on USWA Championship Wrestling on February 2. “Playboy” Buddy Rose was present at Sherri’s apartment, trying to calm down his valet over what she was about to have to go through. Luke showed up wearing his “best” overalls, a suit coat over it, his lucky horseshoe, and had his hair slicked back. He brought Sherri a gift of some wilted daises and a jug of his granny’s best moonshine. (Four X’s—the good stuff!)

Luke brought out his patented “Hillbilly Mobile”. (Think of what The Clampetts drove on The Beverly Hillbillies!) Luke gave Sherri the “honor” of sitting in his granny’s seat. As she climbed in, a “critter” came out from under the seat. Sherri screamed in horror as Luke tried to gather up the “varmint”, whom he called Shawnee. Once he did, he got the Hillbilly Mobile eventually started up and the two were off.

Luke took Sherri to a fancy restaurant. The hillbilly asked if the restaurant served possum stew, which seemed to disgust Sherri. Following dinner, the two ordered some coffee. When the waiter asked Luke if he wanted cream or sugar, Luke strangely responded, “Good coffee don’t need cream or sugar!” He took a sip of the coffee and spit it out, then spilled the coffee right in Sherri’s lap! The valet ran out of the restaurant screaming, as Luke turned toward the waiter and said, “Two sugars, please.”

In the next report, more highlights from the last two episodes of USWA Championship Wrestling, and the preview for Card #158!

[Cory Olson]

Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on January 26 and February 2:

• World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan were interviewed on the 1/26 edition. It was announced that the two would meet in a rematch for the championship on February 8 in Lexington. Both grapplers complemented each other’s skills and promised the fans a great wrestling match. Lance Russell asked Lewis who would be joining them to battle the Heenan Family. Lewis announced that former USWA Southern and World Tag Team champion The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer would be returning to even the odds! The masked one has battled with The Heenan Family members in the past and is coming to help his friend Rikidozan, as well as get some revenge for what The Masked Superstar did to his former tag team partner Giant Baba.
• It was officially announced on February 2 that The Road Warriors will receive their return bout on February 15 for the World Tag Team championship. The Legion of Doom will take on champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy. Because of the indecisive endings in their previous bouts, especially the Triangle Match at New Year’s Knockout, the USWA Committee has decided to make this a No-Disqualification Match!


The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on February 8!
• The war between The Killer Bees and The Killer B’s continues, but this time it will be in singles action, as Texas champion B. Brian Blair will face Brutus Beefcake in a non-title contest. Beefcake scored the pin on Blair on January 11 in the tag bout, giving The Bees their first loss since returning to the USWA. Can he do it again or will Blair sting him back?
• After some crazy endings in their previous matches, “Ravishing” Rick Rude and Red Bastien look to settle the score once and for all. Can Rude put Bastien down with the Rude Awakening in front of the “Rupp Arena Rejects”?
• In what has become an early feud in ’08, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine will lock-up again. The USWA Committee has added some extra “fuel to the fire”, as the winner of this bout will challenge Frank Gotch for the Southern Heavyweight championship on February 29 at the world famous Sportatorium in Dallas!
• Before they challenge for the World Tag Team titles, The Road Warriors return from their successful tour of All Japan to battle old rivals The Midnight Express! These two teams had one of the best feuds of ’07, ending in a memorable Steel Cage Match. Jim Cornette’s men came out the victors last time, but can they do the same against a fired up Legion of Doom?
• In a huge tag team match, Abdullah Farouk’s sadistic duo of The Sheik and Sabu take on the team of Bobo Brazil and the returning “Beast” Dan Severn. Team RPW was interviewed on WMC-TV and Severn was not too happy with Brazil’s post-match attack and concession stand brawl with The Sheik on January 25 in Tupelo. But his biggest goal is to get revenge on Sheik and Sabu for breaking his ribs. Will the make-shift Michigander team be able to stop the madmen?
• The main event will be a huge rematch, as Ed “Strangler” Lewis puts the World Heavyweight championship on the line against the man he beat—Rikidozan! Lewis was the first one to defeat the Japanese superstar in the USWA. The two have joined forces since then, but will face each other first in what should be a great scientific contest. Will Lewis retain in his home state or will Rikidozan regain the gold?
All this plus Killer Kowalski, Danny Hodge, and the USWA debut of Brad Armstrong! This young sensation has made a big impact in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), can he have equaled success in the USWA?

[Cory Olson]

February 8, 2008
Card #158: Rupp Arena in Lexington

1) Brad Armstrong made a successful USWA debut, defeating Larry Sharpe. The Georgian looked very impressive with his quick offense. He hit his specialty maneuver, the Russian leg sweep, twice on Sharpe, but Sharpe kicked out both times. Armstrong locked on an abdominal stretch, but dropped it backwards into a lateral guillotine and scored the pin fall. The Rupp Arena gave Armstrong a big ovation for his win. *¼

2) Buff Bagwell scored a questionable disqualification win over Danny Hodge. Bagwell charged Hodge right at the bell, to gain an early advantage. He hit his Buff Blockbuster twice, but Hodge managed to kick out. Bagwell nailed a double arm DDT and went for cover, putting his feet on the second rope for leverage. Unfortunately it was on the same side of the ring that Richard Hutton was on. Hutton, angry at the illegal action, knocked Bagwell’s feet off the ropes. Frank Morrell saw Hutton’s involvement, although he hadn’t seen Bagwell’s feet on the ropes. He disqualified Hodge for Hutton’s interference. Hutton tried to explain Bagwell’s violation, but Morrell wouldn’t listen. The Rupp Arena wasn’t too happy about this call! ½*

3) Koko B. Ware and S.D. Jones scored a win over old rivals “Dastardly” Danny Doring and Cousin Luke. Luke seemed in a good mood after his date with “Sensational” Sherri Martel, even though Sherri wouldn’t think the same! Doring never actually tagged in, as Sherri and “Playboy” Buddy Rose came down to ringside early on. Doring turned his back to Luke, yelling at Rose to leave his hillbilly partner alone. Unfortunately he missed the opportunity to help Luke out. Ware and Jones got a quick win, after Jones hit Luke with a jumping head butt off the top rope. After the bell, as “The Birdman” and “Special Delivery” made their way to the back, Doring entered the ring to help Luke to his feet. He explained Rose and Sherri’s presence at ringside. Naturally Luke went to greet Sherri. But as the hillbilly turned back to the ring, he was blasted with a superkick by Doring! Doring picked Luke up and hit the Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am! Rose jumped in and he and Doring double teamed Luke, while Sherri screamed in delight! Rose picked up Luke and held him out face-down, while Doring came off the top rope with a Danaconda to the back of Luke’s neck! (This was a double team move that Doring and Luke often utilized.) Koko and S.D. came back out to help Luke out, but the damage was already done. Luke was hurt, but seemed more hurt by the betrayal than anything else. ½*

4) Killer Kowalski scored a quick win over another Canadian, Billy Red Lyons. Kowalski had the early advantage and worked over Lyons with knee smashes and stomps to the midsection. A stomach claw would score the submission on Lyons and put him down, just like Yukon Eric on the last card. DUD

5) Brutus Beefcake scored a win by DQ over Texas champion B. Brian Blair. Blair looked strong early, applying his sleeper, but Beefcake. Beefcake cmae back and hit his flying knee smash, but Blair kicked out. Capt. Lou Albano got up on the ring apron to distract Paul Neighbors, while Beefcake grabbed Blair’s Texas championship belt from the ringside table and was about to hit Blair with it. But the champ cut Beefcake off with a boot to the stomach. Blair grabbed his belt and clocked Beefcake with it. Unfortunately Neighbors turned around to see it and called for the bell, giving Beefcake his second win of sorts over Blair. **

6) “Ravishing” Rick Rude finally settled the score with Red Bastien. Bastien looked impressive, scoring near falls after several flying head scissors. Rude came back and hit a top rope sledgehammer for a two-count. The Rude Awakening would put Bastien down for the three-count and make Bobby “The Brain” Heenan a happy man. **¾

7) Greg Valentine earned the next shot at Frank Gotch’s Southern Heavyweight championship defeating his rival Jimmy Snuka. The Southern champ made a surprise appearance, sitting ringside with Lance Russell and Dave Brown to scout his two possible challengers. The “Superfly” hit his leap early on, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted Jerry Calhoun. “The Hammer” was able to make a comeback and wore down Snuka with a piledriver. He worked over Snuka’s legs, applying the figure-four leglock. Snuka made the ropes, but Valentine continued his attack. Another figure-four would bring about a tapout from Snuka and earn Valentine a shot at the Southern gold. Valentine and the Captain stared down Gotch afterwards. **¼

8) The Road Warriors looked dominant in a DQ win over old rivals The Midnight Express. The Legion of Doom kept “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey in the ring the whole time. They hit a spike piledriver, but Condrey managed to get his foot on the bottom rope. He rolled out of the ring for a breather, but Hawk followed. Jim Cornette threw Condrey his tennis racket, which he used to smash Hawk with. Paul Neighbors spotted the action and disqualified The Midnights. “Precious” Paul Ellering jumped Cornette afterwards. Animal took out Condrey at ringside, then he and Hawk nailed “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton with a double clothesline. The Midnights and Cornette retreated to the locker room. neg*

9) The makeshift team of Bobo Brazil and the returning Dan Severn worked together to defeat The Sheik and Sabu in an awesome match. Sabu brought in a steel chair early on and hit the Arabian facebuster on Severn, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Frank Morrell. Morrell went down after Severn reversed a whip into the turnbuckle and sent Sheik crashing into him. Richard Hutton went over to try and revive Morrell, but the bout continued. Severn threw Sheik with a fireman’s carry slam. Sabu jumped in, but caught with the slam as well. But one wasn’t enough, as “The Beast” held on and threw Sabu twice more! Bobo came in and blasted Sabu with a big Coco Butt, which busted him open. Sheik attacked Brazil and locked on the Camel Clutch, while Morrell finally made it to his feet. Bobo refused to surrender to the hold. Brazil came back and hit a Coco Butt out of nowhere, but only kept Sheik down for two. Sheik tried to give his nephew a rest, as Sabu’s face was a bloody mess. Sheik wore down Severn with the Camel Clutch and Sabu finally came back in. But Severn caught him again with yet another fireman’s carry slam, then held on, picked up Sabu, and turned him into a German suplex and a bridge. Sheik came in, but was cut off by Brazil, while Morrell counted the three on Sabu. Severn and Brazil were hesitant but shook hands afterwards, accomplishing what they wanted to in defeating their mutual rivals. ****½

10) The main event was a rematch for the USWA World Heavyweight championship, as two-time champ Ed “Strangler” Lewis put the title on the line against the man he defeated and his new ally Rikidozan. To little surprise, these two exchanged some great scientific mat holds for the first ten minutes of the bout. Lewis seemed to have picked up one of Rikidozan’s favorite holds, the Boston Crab, as he locked it on for a near submission. Lewis was a man focused in his home state, applying the Strangler’s Headlock several times. Lewis was able to pin Rikidozan with the hold once again in a somewhat surprisingly short bout. The two greats shook hands again. Bobby Heenan came down the aisle sporting the briefcase, containing the $25,000 bounty money on the champ. Rick Rude and the World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy stood behind their manager. Rikidozan stood next to Lewis in the ring, showing his support of the champ ***

[Cory Olson]

Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on February 9:

• “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring, along with “Sensational” Sherri Martel, were interviewed about their attack on Cousin Luke. Doring claimed that he had tried for a year and a half to “civilize” Luke, but the hillbilly was a lost cause. Doring stated the Luke’s infatuation with Sherri was affecting their team, although he could see why Luke was so distracted! The “Dastardly One” said that he was aligning himself with someone as classy and fabulous as himself in the former World champ, the “Playboy”. Rose stated that with Sherri at their side, this duo will take on any and all comers in the USWA. And if Luke tries to fight back for his “honor”, he and Doring will embarrass him once again!
• It was announced that following the main event on the previous night’s card in Lexington, Rikidozan was ambushed in the dressing room by The Heenan Family. The Japanese superstar was to accompany “Strangler” Lewis to ringside for his match on the next card (see Card #159 preview below), but now would be unable to. The World Heavyweight champ said that he knew this was obviously a plan by The Family to keep Rikidozan away from the match, but it didn’t matter, as he would still have someone behind him. Lewis announced that The Destroyer’s first return appearance will be next week, as he will accompany the champ to ringside!
• Some big matches were made for Card #160 in Dallas, which will be held on February 29, “Leap Day”. In addition to the main event of Frank Gotch defending the Southern Heavyweight championship against Greg “The Hammer” Valentine in the main event, B. Brian Blair will make his first defense of the USWA Texas title against Brutus Beefcake! Dan Severn will go one-on-one with The Sheik, and despite an injury, Yukon Eric will team up with “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka will take on Capt. Lou Albano’s team of Killer Kowalski and Buff Bagwell. It’ll definitely be a big night for the Captain, with two of his men receiving title shots!

The USWA rolls into the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on February 15 for a huge card!
• The big tag war continues as The Killer Bees take on The Killer B’s. The teams went to a wild double DQ on January 25 in Tupelo. Will a decisive winner come out of this one? You can bet Brutus Beefcake will be focusing on Texas champ B. Brian Blair before their title bout in Dallas!
• “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka continues his battles with Capt. Lou Albano’s men, as he’ll face Killer Kowalski in another return bout. Snuka got a win last time when Capt. Lou’s interference caused a disqualification. The Fijian warrior is looking for a clean win to settle the score and earn some revenge for the attack on Yukon Eric!
• In a huge non-title bout, USWA World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis takes on Heenan Family member “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude will be looking not only for a win on the champ, but to injure Lewis and collect the $25,000 bounty placed on him by “The Brain”. This is a huge bout for Rude early in his USWA tenure, but remember, he has yet to lose by pinfall or submission. Lewis will have The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer in his corner to ward off interference from Bobby Heenan!
• The main event will be a tag team collision, as The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy put the USWA World Tag Team titles on the line against two-time champs The Road Warriors! With no DQs, as well as no countouts, Superstar and Bundy will no have excuses. Can The Legion of Doom capture their record setting third Tag Team title or will the Heenan Family walk out the champs again?
All this plus “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware battles in Cousin Luke’s honor, as he takes on “Playboy” Buddy Rose. Dan “The Beast” Severn, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and Brad Armstrong in action, plus more great bouts!

[hollywoodlyn]

Can t wait for the next card Cory...

[Cory Olson]

hollywoodlyn said:

Can t wait for the next card Cory...

Thanks, Hollywood! I played the first four or five matches the other night. I hope to finish the card this weekend and post the results.

[Vegas]

coryolson said:

hollywoodlyn said:

Can t wait for the next card Cory...

Thanks, Hollywood! I played the first four or five matches the other night. I hope to finish the card this weekend and post the results.

Looking forward to the results Cory.

[Cory Olson]

Feb 8, 2008 21:38:44 GMT -5 Vegas said:

Looking forward to the results Cory.

Here you go, Vegas!

February 15, 2008
Card #159: Municipal Auditorium in Nashville

1) Danny Doring scored a big win via countout over newcomer Brad Armstrong. The George native had the early advantage and looked on his way to victory. But Doring’s new valet “Sensational” Sherri Martel looked to be the key factor, as she distracted Armstrong when he went up to the top rope, which allowed Doring to crotch Armstrong on the top rope. Armstrong kicked out of the Danaconda, but then got taken to the arena floor. He fought back and threw Doring into the ring, but when he tried to follow, Sherri again got involved, grabbing his ankle, unseen to Tommy Gilbert. Armstrong couldn’t beat the count and lost to the “Dastardly One”. *

2) Greg Valentine made short work of S.D. Jones. “The Hammer” looked very impressive against “Special Delivery” and dominated most of the action. He scored the submission win after the figure-four leglock. Valentine looked very tough going into his shot at the Southern Heavyweight championship. ¼*

3) Dan Severn squashed Larry Sharpe. The former Southern Heavyweight champion controlled Sharpe, throwing him with a fireman’s carry slam. “The Beast” got the tap out win with his wakigatame. DUD

4) “Sensational” Sherri Martel’s other man “Playboy” Buddy Rose emerged victorious as well, defeating “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware. Ware had some momentary offense, but Rose grabbed Sherri’s purse and belted him with it, while the valet distracted Scott Bowden. A Bombs Away would put Koko down for the count. ½*

5) The Oklahoman Team RPW duo of Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge scored a big win over former World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express. It looked as if “Beautiful” Bobby and “Loverboy” Dennis would achieve victory in the opening minutes, thanks to Jim Cornette, as Hodge had Condrey locked in a sleeper, when Cornette distracted Tommy Gilbert. In doing so, he “accidentally” dropped his tennis racket into the ring, which Eaton grabbed and cracked Hodge across the back of the head with. Condrey went for a cover, but Hodge managed to kick out. The Midnights double teamed Hodge for several minutes, until Hodge grabbed Condrey in a wristlock, then whipped him into the buckle. He tagged out to Hutton, who worked over Condrey. Hutton applied the abdominal stretch, but Eaton jumped in to break it up. Hodge came back in and took down Eaton with a double leg, then the two rolled out of the ring. Hutton whipped Condrey into the ropes and when he came back, caught him in another abdominal stretch. Condrey was caught in the center of the ring and surrendered to the hold, as the fans popped at the big win for Team RPW! ***¼

6) The Killer Bees emerged victorious over their rivals The Killer B’s. Buff Bagwell and Brutus Beefcake have shown great teamwork, despite only teaming up for a few months. Bagwell hit his Buff Blockbuster on Texas champ B. Brian Blair early on, but only got a two-count. He focused his attack on both Blair and Jim Brunzell’s necks, using his swinging neckbreaker several times during the bout. Beefcake worked over “Jumping” Jim, until he made the tag to Blair, who pounded away on his next challenger for the Texas title. Beefcake got hit with the Bee Sting, as well as one of Brunzell’s patented dropkicks, but held on. Bagwell came in, but got worked over as well. The Bees hit a double atomic drop on “Buff Daddy”, then Brunzell followed up with a nice snap suplex into a cover. Blair cut off Beefcake with a dropkick as The Bees got the pinfall. Capt. Lou Albano didn’t seem too upset, as Beefcake is still guaranteed the Texas title bout in two weeks, and you can bet this war is far from over. ***½

7) The Sheik and Sabu scored a big, yet controversial win, over The Flying Redheads. Red Bastien was fighting against the evil duo, for his own right and on behalf of his friend, Bobo Brazil. The Redheads tagged in and out early on Sabu, but the Bombay madman came back and hit the Arabian facebuster, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Scott Bowden. His crazy uncle tagged in and worked over Bastien’s shoulder with several hammerlocks. With Farouk again providing the distraction and Sabu battling with Billy Red Lyons on the arena floor, Sheik throw a huge fireball at Bastien! Bastien writhed on the mat in pain. Sheik covered Bastien and scored the tainted pinfall. ***

8) Killer Kowalski scored a very quick pinfall on “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. The match lasted only a few minutes and ended after Kowalski hit a big jumping elbow smash, then went for a cover with his feet on the second rope. Paul Morton didn’t notice the infraction and counted the three. Snuka quickly recovered and protested the illegal leverage, but to no avail. Yukon Eric made a surprise appearance and attacked Kowalski from behind. He picked him up into the Kodiak Krunch. He then dropped Kowalski and Eric and Snuka went into the corner. Snuka climbed up Eric’s shoulders and came off with the Superfly Leap, right onto Kowalski’s ribs. Greg Valentine and The Killer B’s came down to save their stable mate, but the damage had been done. It was determined that Kowalski suffered broken ribs, the same injury he received in 2006 from Snuka and Don Leo Jonathan in the Dominican Republic during the Carnaval de Dolor tour. DUD

9) World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis pinned “Ravishing” Rick Rude decisively in a non-title bout. Lewis’ corner man The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer received a big ovation from the Nashville crowd for his USWA return. Lewis was very focused and controlled most of the action. After several attempts at his Strangler’s Headlock, even bloodying Rude up, the champ scored the pin, giving Rude his first pin or submission loss in the USWA. World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy ran down to ringside to presumably jump Lewis, but Destroyer jumped in with a steel chair. He stood behind the champ, but then in one of the most shocking moments in USWA history, he smashed Lewis’ leg with the chair! Lewis crumbled to the mat in pain. Destroyer immediately applied his figure-four leglock, while Bobby Heenan entered the ring with the briefcase with the bounty money in hand. Destroyer released the hold, while “The Brain” handed the masked man the money! Heenan laughed in delight, as several USWA officials helped Lewis to the back. The Nashville crowd pelted the ring with garbage, while security escorted The Heenan Family and The Destroyer to the locker room. *¼

10) After the standard pre-main event intermission, the crowd was somewhat calmed down, but still revved up for the huge No-Disqualification Match, featuring The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy putting the World Tag Team titles on the line against former champs The Road Warriors. Bobby Heenan was booed mercilessly when he was introduced by Gary Michael Cappetta, due to his actions in the previous match. The Legion of Doom started off on fire, looking like they were going to gain their third World Tag Team titles. Hawk and Animal kept the big Bundy in the ring, hitting a modified version of the Doomsday Device, which they have utilized before. Animal held Bundy in a bear hug position, then Hawk came off the top with the clothesline, but Bundy managed to kick out. Animal managed to hit a power slam on the big man, but again only got two. Animal bounced off the ropes with a big splash on Bundy, but Superstar saved his partner. The Road Warriors hit a second modified Doomsday Device, but Heenan jumped in the ring, taking advantage of the no-disqualification stipulation. “Precious” Paul Ellering came in after “The Brain” and chased him out of the ring and up the aisle, but it was a trap, as “Ravishing” Rick Rude came out from the back and nailed Ellering with a clothesline. He then picked up Ellering and nailed the Rude Awakening in the aisle. Ellering was hurt and had to be helped to the back, but the match went on. Bundy, although bloodied, came back and hit Animal with the Avalanche, but Animal got his foot on the rope. Superstar finally came back, but Animal executed a power slam on him as well for a near fall. The match spilled to the floor, with all four men. Bundy picked up Hawk in a bear hug and slammed him back-first into the ringpost. Superstar grabbed a chair and nailed Animal to the back of the head. He tossed Animal back into the ring and focused his attack on the neck. He hit two of his spinning neckbreakers, then locked on the Cobra Hold. Animal was weakened. Paul Morton checked his arm and it dropped three times, giving The Heenan Family duo the shocking win, and their first title defense to not end by a DQ or countout. “The Brain” jumped in the ring, as Rude and The Destroyer came down to join in the celebration. The fans were definitely not happy to see this evil group in the ring for the second time tonight! ****

In the next report, find out the reasons behind The Destroyer’s despicable attack on “Strangler” Lewis! Plus the preview for Card #160 from the Sportatorium in Dallas!

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Lots of good tag team action on that last card!

That was a bg win for Hodge and Hutton over the Midnight Express. I have been thinking of teaming up Hodge and Hutton in the future too so for me it will continue to be interesting to see how they do together as Team RPW.