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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 25, 2008 20:04:21 GMT -5
Thanks to CC for the comments!
The USWA takes this next Friday off, but will return with a huge card on Halloween Night—October 31! The Sportatorium in Dallas will host a spooktacular event!
• Watch out! It’s the Boogeyman! Actually…it’s “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant! “The Boy from New York City” returns to action. He and “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka will take on The Killer B’s. Snuka and Valiant have worked well together, but is “Boogie’s” neck healed?
• Antonino Rocca looks for revenge on “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude got a quick win last night, but will he have another trick up his sleeve for “Argentina” Rocca?
• “Da” Crusher has had enough! “The Man Who Made Milwaukee Famous” is going to look to end things with George South and Larry Sharpe. Crusher will take both men on again, but this in a No-Disqualification Match! Can the barroom brawler beat South and Sharpe in his type of match?
• Now 4-0 since his return, Nick Bockwinkel looks to keep the streak going. He’ll do battle with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. This should be a great match-up of two scientific rulebreakers (if that makes sense!) Will Bobby Heenan and Capt. Lou Albano get involved in this one?
• Giant Baba looks for revenge for his ally Ed “Strangler” Lewis, when he goes head-to-head with Frank Gotch. These two have only wrestled each other once before, in 2004. Gotch came out the winner in that encounter. Ironically, the two teamed up last month in Memphis, when Baba needed a partner to take on The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy. But that was before Team RPW’s treacherous attack on the “Strangler”. Will it be the Gotch Toehold or the dreaded neckbreaker drop that gets the win?
• USWA World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan will be in action. He’ll take on rival “The Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer in a non-title bout. The masked man is hoping for another title match. A win over the champ himself would definitely earn him a shot and he pinned Rikidozan in July in Evansville. Can Destroyer get another victory over the Japanese superstar or will Rikidozan chop him down?
• “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton makes his first defense of the USWA Texas title when he does battle with Brad Armstrong. Armstrong is very popular with the fans and has looked extra impressive as of late. Can he grab the gold from Eaton?
• The main event will be for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship, as the scary man The Sheik puts the gold on the line against Magnificent Muraco. Sheik has been extra violent in his last two bouts; no doubt due to his anger over having his prayer rug stolen. Can he get a quick win on Muraco or will the Hawaiian powerhouse take the gold back to Sunset Beach?
All this and more great bouts! All fans who dress up as their favorite USWA wrestler receive free candy! Forget about trick-or-treating--the real treat is USWA action!
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Post by crimsoncross on Oct 26, 2008 6:34:54 GMT -5
I want to see Eaton retain the Texas Strap, but he could have some trouble in Brad Armstrong...
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Post by hollywoodlyn on Oct 26, 2008 14:21:27 GMT -5
Nice looking matched for Halloween. Looks like Muraco will lose against THE SHEIK
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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 26, 2008 22:22:09 GMT -5
Thanks to Crimson Cross and Hollywood Lyn for the comments!
October 31, 2008
Card #185: Sportatorium in Dallas
With the offer of free candy for any fans who dressed up like the their favorite USWA wrestlers (past and present!), the Dallas Sportatorium like more like a theater showing The Rocky Horror Picture Show than a wrestling arena! But despite the comical appearance of many fans, the crowd was all serious about great wrestling action on Halloween night!
1) Team RPW’s Oklahomans of Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge got a victory in the opener over Cousin Luke and S.D. Jones. The Oklahomans were booed big-time in this one. They were focused and all business tonight. Hutton caught “Special Delivery” in an Oklahoma side roll for an attempted pinfall, but Luke made a save. Hodge jumped in and nailed Luke with a forearm, sending him to the floor. This allowed Hutton to lock Jones in the abdominal stretch, which brought about a quick submission. ¼*
2) “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring got a sudden win over The Killer Bees. Doring sported some stitches from the bloody match with The Midnight Express two weeks ago in Evansville for the World Tag Team titles. The Bees hoped for a win over the former champs, especially after the last time these two teams met for the belts in August at the Nashville Fairgrounds. That night, B. Brian Blair got dropped by Doring’s Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am on the arena floor. In this bout, Rose got blasted by four of “Jumping” Jim Brunzell’s dropkicks, including one off the top rope, but still held on. Brunzell sent Doring into the ropes and initially bent over for a back bodydrop, but then lifted his head and knocked heads with Doring. Both men went down hard. Doring was able to attempt a cover, but Bruznell kicked out. Although still woozy, the “Dastardly One” went up to the top rope and came off with the Danaconda. The move earned him and Rose the victory. Both Doring and Brunzell seemed dizzy afterwards, but were both alright. ***
3) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and the returning “Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant scored a quick win over The Killer B’s. Yukon Eric accompanied Snuka and Valiant to ringside, sporting a Great Pumpkin costume, complete with his own (rubber) carving knife! Valiant was also in the spirit of the holiday, wearing an orange neck brace. Snuka hit Brutus Beefcake with a big flying body press off the top rope, but only got two. He tagged out to “Handsome” Jimmy, who sent Beefcake into the ropes, and then caught him in a sleeper. The move quickly put Beefcake out. Snuka kept Buff Bagwell (who never legally entered the match) at bay, while Eric kept Capt. Lou Albano at bay, threatening him with his knife! Afterwards, Snuka, Valiant, and Eric asked Gary Michael Cappetta for a microphone. Eric thanked the USWA fans for their support during his time wrestling here, but announced he was leaving to track down his rival Killer Kowalski and continue their war! Fans gave Eric a standing ovation as the trio walked out of the Sportatorium! DUD
4) Antonino Rocca gained some revenge, pinning “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude’s airbrushed tights had a Halloween feel to them, including a tombstone that read “R.I.P. Rocca”. Rocca had control early, even lifting Rude up into the Argentinian Backbreaker. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan got up on the apron, but Rocca saw him and spun Rude around, so that Rude’s legs smacked Heenan and sent “The Weasel” flying off the apron! Rude took over after a brawl on the floor and hit the Rude Awakening in the center of the ring. Many fans thought that would be it, since it brought Rude a quick win last time. The “Ravishing One” took his time making a cover, and when he finally did he lifted Rocca up before the count of three! Heenan had recovered on the floor and seemed shocked by this move. Rude hit a second Rude Awakening and again took time making the pin attempt, doing his usual “hip swivel”. When he finally did make the cover, Rocca kicked out before the three which drew a big cheer from the crowd! Rude was angry and went up to the top rope. He came off with a big knee drop, but Rocca rolled out of the way and Rude crashed and burned! Both men got to their feet, but it was Rocca who struck first with an amazing flying head scissors. He floated into a cover and got the three! Rocca celebrated among the fans at ringside. Meanwhile Heenan seemed upset by Rude’s showboating, as he yelled “You had him!” in reference to Rude having Rocca possibly beaten with one Rude Awakening. **
5) The Crusher finally settled the score with George South and Larry Sharpe, defeating both men in a No-Disqualification Handicap Match. Although they did tag legally in and out of the match, South and Sharpe did take advantage of no five-count for double teaming, staying in as long as they could against “Da Crusher”. Sharpe attempted a piledrvier on Crusher, but couldn’t get him up. So he tagged out to South to try something! South came off the second rope with a double sledge, but got caught him with a big Crusher Bolo. Crusher went for a cover, but Sharpe broke up the pin attempt. Crusher came off the second turnbuckle with a stomp, then hit South with another Bolo. Sharpe ran in, but got hit with the Bolo as well! Crusher stood on South with one foot and got the pinfall! The Sportatorium came alive at the sound of the “Beer Barrel Polka”! *½
6) Greg “The Hammer” Valentine scored a big victory, defeating Nick Bockwinkel by countout. The two exchanged some great wrestling holds early on. Although both men specialize in the figure-four leglock, Valentine was the first to attack a leg and start working on it. Yet Bockwinkel went for the leglock first, but was kicked off by Valentine before the hold could be applied. Valentine came back and locked on his own figure-four. In a great struggle, Bockwinkel was locked in the hold for two-minutes in the center of the ring. As he was starting to weaken, Bobby Heenan jumped on the ring apron to distract Kevin Christian. While Christian had his back turned, Bockwinkel actually tapped out, which drew a pop from the Dallas crowd. Capt. Lou Albano was irate at ringside and went over towards Heenan and Christian. Valentine released the hold as well to tell Christian what happened, but obviously no call could be made. Bockwinkel fought back and went for his other finisher—the sleeper. Valentine quickly got to the ropes to break the hold. The two wound up on the floor, where Valentine slammed Bockwinkel’s head into the ringpost, perhaps trying to give Bockwinkel another concussion. Bockwinkel was busted open from the move and looked weakened. Valentine crawled back in, but then went back right out, so Christian had to start the count over. While Heenan and Albano started arguing again outside the ring, “The Hammer” gave Bockwinkel a crushing piledriver on the arena floor. Valentine returned to the ring again and Bockwinkel was easy prey for a countout. Valentine and Albano celebrated big-time at this important win. Heenan was concerned for his man, but Bockwinkel came to on his own after a few minutes. The Destroyer came down to ringside, along with other USWA referees and officials to help Bockwinkel to the back. ****
7) Frank Gotch defeated Giant Baba by submission. The two wrestling greats exchanged one hold after another in the early going. Gotch attempted a double leg takedown, but was met with a knee smash by Baba, who attempted a pin, but Gotch got out of it. Baba went for one of his famed boots in the corner, but Gotch ducked and Baba’s foot hit hard. Gotch seized the opportunity and locked on the Gotch Toehold. He positioned the big man in the center of the ring, where Baba fought for nearly a minute, but ultimately tapped out. This was a somewhat shorter bout than many fans expected, but Gotch and Dick Hutton were definitely happy with the results! This was Baba’s first pin or submission loss in the USWA so far in 2008. **
8) The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer defeated World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan by DQ in a non-title bout. Destroyer worked on the leg early on, utilizing the single leg Boston Crab. But Rikidozan came firing back, trapping the masked man in the corner and nailing him with several chops. Despite efforts to block the strikes, Destroyer kept getting blasted. Tom Branch warned Rikidozan to let Destroyer out of the corner, but the champ was incensed and wouldn’t listen. Rikidozan hadn’t let Destroyer out of the corner by Branch’s five-count, so Branch had to disqualify the champ after just a few minutes. After the bell, Giant Baba limped down to ringside (feeling the effects of the Gotch Toehold) and got his mentor to calm down. neg*
9) World Tag Team co-holder “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton retained his other USWA championship—the Texas title with a win over Brad Armstrong. Armstrong was a “Candyman” of sorts, throwing candy into the crowd for the already riled up USWA fans! Jim Cornette was in the Halloween mood, as he came decked out in a white Kentucky colonel suit for this one! Armstrong gave Eaton some good offense, but Coronel Cornette blasted him with the tennis racket in the throat, while Eaton had Sam Platania distracted. Eaton hit an Alabama Jam, but Armstrong kicked out. Yet a second Jam a few moments later would bring Eaton the win. *¾
10) What turned out to be a strange main event, saw Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik defend the title against Magnificent Muraco. Sheik tried to jump Muraco right at the bell, but the Hawaiian saw it coming and cut him off. Still the champ fought back and went for the Camel Clutch early on, digging his fingers into Muraco’s face and cutting him early. Muraco came back and managed to execute the Hawaiian Hammer out of nowhere. He went for a cover, but Sheik managed to get his foot on the bottom rope. Muraco blasted Sheik with an Asiatic Spike, then later hit Sheik with the Southern title belt outside the ring, while Kevin Christian was distracted by Capt. Lou Albano. Muraco hit a second rope diving Asiatic Spike and went for a cover, but the champ kicked out. Muraco was losing lots of this blood by this point, but was focused on winning the Southern gold. Sheik pulled the sharp object out for the first time in the bout and proceeded to carve Muraco up even more. Christian caught sight of this action and immediately calling for the bell, disqualifying The Sheik and giving the challenger the win. Sheik continued the attack despite Christian’s warning. Suddenly, in what will go down as one of the strangest things in USWA history, Sam Platania returned to the ring, with Tom Branch following him. In Branch’s possession was Sheik’s Arabian prayer rug! Sheik and Abdullah Farouk spotted the item, and the champ looked ready to attack the two officials. Farouk held him back, as Platania grabbed a microphone from Gary Michael Cappetta. The referee explained that he and Branch were packing up their gear in the referees’ locker room, when they found the rug in the locker of…their fellow official Kevin Christian! Farouk directed Sheik toward Christian, who tried to deny it, but before he could Sheik charged him and jabbed away at him with the spike! Sheik locked in the Camel Clutch and carved up Christian, who hit a gusher and was bleeding everywhere! Jerry Jarrett and several USWA officials swarmed to the ring to end the carnage. Sheik finally released the hold and he and Farouk retreated to the locker room, with the Southern belt and the prayer rug in their possession! Fans weren’t sure what to make of this scene! ****
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Post by crimsoncross on Oct 27, 2008 4:28:32 GMT -5
Excellent Halloween Card, good to see Eaton retain and man Muraco should've had that belt but the dirty Sheik!
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Post by stu on Oct 27, 2008 13:20:35 GMT -5
Great card Cory. Sheik-Muraco was terrific, although I'm betting Destroyer-Riki was a big old letdown.
Now...where's my candy?! ;D
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Post by hollywoodlyn on Oct 28, 2008 12:44:30 GMT -5
Great card...looking for the the Christian and The Sheik feud that could come about in the next few cards...who is he working with???
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Post by TDalton on Oct 31, 2008 9:03:25 GMT -5
Kevin Christian got what he deserved! Stealing the Syrian madman's prayer rug was not a wise move.
I bet Crusher was out partying with the dollies after his big victory! Nice candyman reference for Brad Armstrong.
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 1, 2008 22:02:41 GMT -5
Thanks to Stu, Hollywood, and Tim for the comments. Great card Cory. Sheik-Muraco was terrific, although I'm betting Destroyer-Riki was a big old letdown. It was disappointing, yet with the intense feud between Rikidozan and Destroyer, over Destroyer injuring Baba a few months ago, as well as Rikidozan fired up by "Strangler" Lewis' injury from Team RPW, I was able to work the quick DQ ending into the storyline for this bout. Great card...looking for the the Christian and The Sheik feud that could come about in the next few cards...who is he working with??? This will be explained in the next update, but this won't really be a feud, just a one time angle. This is based on the real life trouble Kevin Christian (Lawler) recently got into. For those that don't know, he was running a rug cleaning business and stole money from one of his customers, while cleaning the person's rug. Since I had Christian as one of my referees, I wanted to kind of play off that real life incident. Nice candyman reference for Brad Armstrong. I thought you might enjoy that.  Check back in the next couple of days for the next USWA update! |
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 5, 2008 0:28:20 GMT -5
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on November 1:
• USWA Committee Chairman Jerry Jarrett spoke to Lance Russell about the incident between Kevin Christian and Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik the night before in Dallas. After some investigating from authorities in both Dallas and Mesquite, the mystery was figured out. Apparently after the main event of Card #182 in Mesquite, where Sheik defeated Yukon Eric after much use of his sharp object, when Sheik and Abdullah Farouk fled the ring, Christian, who was the official for the bout, fled the arena as well. He got to the locker room area first, where Sheik’s Arabian rug had been taken back by a USWA ring attendant. Christian stole the rug before Sheik and Farouk got there. Christian knew that this style of rug was very valuable and his plan was to sell the rug on the black market for a huge amount. He kept close watch on the rug the last month. He apparently had a buyer in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, who was going to meet with him following the Halloween card at the Sportatorium. So Christian brought it with him to the arena, and thought he had locked it up in his locker. Apparently he didn’t lock it, as fellow referees Sam Platania and Tom Branch noticed the rug sticking out of the locker and opened the locker door. They waited until the main event match had finished to reveal it. Jarrett stated that while the USWA Committee does not condone wrestlers intentionally attacking officials in such a violent manner, they also do not condone theft. Therefore, Christian as of this show was fired from the USWA!
• Another big change was announced on this show, as manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan announced a shake-up in The Heenan Family. He said that due to some personal differences between himself and “Ravishing” Rick Rude, the “Ravishing One” has decided to leave the USWA. Bill Apter asked about former World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy, who hadn’t been in action for a few weeks. Heenan said that the team also will be leaving the USWA, but on good terms with “The Brain”. He stated that they plan to wrestle in Georgia Championship Wrestling. Apter asked what the future holds for The Heenan Family. Heenan stated that he’s already signed another new wrestler to the USWA, who will be debuting in a few weeks. Of course his main focus right now is on four-time USWA World Heavyweight champ Nick Bockwinkel and his comeback. Apter asked if any more members will be coming in. Heenan stated that he will be scouting more tag teams and plans to add more members in 2009.
• Speaking of Nick Bockwinkel, a rematch between him and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine has been signed for November 14 at the Earl Belle Community Center in Jonesboro, AR. Also on that card, The Killer Bees will take on The Killer B’s in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match.
The USWA comes back to Rupp Arena in Lexington on November 7!
• In a prelude to the 2-out-of-3 Falls tag team Match in Jonesboro, B. Brian Blair will collide with Buff Bagwell. Albano’s B’s have the upper hand lately in their tag team battles. Can Bagwell get a singles win over former Texas champ Blair?
• In a rematch from the last card in Evansville, Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik will go head-to-head with Dan “The Beast” Severn. Sheik used his fireball last time in a quick bout to break out of Severn’s wakigatame. Can Severn get his revenge?
• A tag team war heats up, as “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant take on Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Magnificent Muraco. Snuka and Valiant are looking for revenge for their recent neck injuries. Can they overcome the hard-hitting duo of Valentine and Muraco?
• Frank Gotch is coming off a big win over Giant Baba, and he looks to gain a win over another long-time USWA star—Bobo Brazil. Gotch said on Championship Wrestling that he’d like another shot at the World Heavyweight title. But he shouldn’t look past Brazil. Will it be the Gotch Toehold or the Coco Butt to get the victory?
• Another big singles bout, as Nick Bockwinkel takes on Giant Baba. Baba’s only pinfall win over Bockwinkel occurred in 2007 on a match in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Bockwinkel was set back a bit, with his countout loss to Greg Valentine, but no doubt a win over Baba would get him back on track. Can Baba chop Bock down?
• The main event will be for the USWA World Heavyweight championship as Rikidozan defends against rival The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. Destroyer mocked Rikidozan on WMC-TV, stating that he’s distracted right now, with his angry chopping “tantrum” in their non-title bout in Dallas. The masked man said that Rikidozan is “prime to be beaten” for the belt. Is the masked man correct? Will we see a new champ or will the Japanese superstar retain?
These great bouts, plus USWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express, the Team RPW Oklahomans of Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge, The Crusher, and more in action!
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