Cory's USWA

[Cory Olson]

November 7, 2008
Card #186: Rupp Arena in Lexington

1) Cousin Luke and S.D. Jones defeated George South and Larry Sharpe in the opener. The rulebreakers hoped to avenge their loss to Luke and Jones that occurred on September 26 in Mesquite, TX, partially due to a distraction from “Da” Crusher. Sharpe hit two piledrivers on Luke midway through the bout, but couldn’t keep the hillbilly down. “Special Delivery” was fired up on Sharpe and the Rupp Arena was behind him. Jones came off the top rope twice with a jumping head butt on Sharpe. The spectacular moves knocked Sharpe out and made him easy prey for a pinfall by “Philadelphia’s Favorite Son”. **

2) The Crusher pinned Brutus Beefcake. Nothing pretty about this match! This one featured a lot of brawling on both ends. Beefcake was able to knock “Da” Crusher down with his flying knee smash, but he could only get a two-count. Crusher rallied back and got the pin after one of his big Crusher Bolos. **

3) Team RPW’s Oklahomans got a big win, as Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge defeated former World Tag Team champions “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring. Hutton and Hodge kept Rose in the ring the whole time and got the win after just a few minutes when Hodge pinned Rose with an Oklahoma side roll. The former champs seem to be in a bit of a rut. Hodge earned some revenge for losing the Texas title to the “Playboy” back in July. DUD

4) World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express got a win over Brad Armstrong and “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware. This was a back-and-forth bout from the get-go, with the crowd definitely wanting to see the up and coming duo of Armstrong and Ware get the upset. Jim Cornette sensed his men were in trouble and interfered, taking cheap shots at Armstrong. The Midnights hit a Rocket Launcher and “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton went for a cover, but Ware made the save. “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey came in and clotheslined Ware out of the ring. Condrey tagged in and choked Armstrong on the rope. While Frank Morrell back Condrey off, Cornette jammed Armstrong in the throat with the tennis racket again, just as he did on the last card in Dallas. Eaton tagged back in and the champs hit a second Rocket Launcher to get the win. Cornette jumped in the ring to celebrate and started taunting Armstrong. Koko jumped back in the ring and dropkicked the “Louisville Slugger”. The Midnights went after him, but Armstrong recovered and saved his partner. Armstrong and Koko knocked “Loverboy” Dennis out of the ring with a double dropkick. “Beautiful” Bobby went to clothesline Armstrong, but he ducked and caught the Texas champ with his Russian leg sweep. Eaton’s neck hit the mat hard. The champs bailed out of the ring with Cornette. Eaton was seen holding his neck, although he was able to walk back to the locker room on his own. **¾

5) Buff Bagwell was taking a beating, but still came out the winner over B. Brian Blair via DQ. Bagwell focused on Blair’s neck early on, but the Killer Bee came back and was fired up, wanting to get a big win. He nailed Bagwell with a slingshot plancha to the arena floor. Bagwell was nearly counted out, but rolled back in the ring just in time. Blair continued to work on “Buff Daddy” and had him trapped in the corner where he delivered a series of punches and kicks. Scott Bowden counted Blair and warned him to let Bagwell out of the corner, but Blair got angry and shoved Bowden to the mat. Bowden was left with no choice, but to call for the bell. Blair continued pounding away on Bagwell afterwards, as Capt. Lou Albano yelled for him to stop. Brutus Beefcake made his way to the ring to save his partner. “Jumping” Jim Brunzell also came out to even the odds. Several referees and officials separated the two teams before their big 2-out-of-3 Falls Match next week. **

6) Dan “The Beast” Severn scored an important win over Southern Heavyweight champ The Sheik in a surprising bout. Sheik actually waited for the ring bell to start his attack. (Perhaps he is calmer now that his Arabian prayer rug has been returned!) Severn was more of the aggressor here, using the wakigatane and the fireman’s carry slam several times. Sheik got dropped on his head on one slam and was busted open. Severn caught him in a head and arm throw and went for a pin. Abdullah Farouk, knowing that Severn used that move to defeat Sheik for the Southern gold in 2007, jumped on the apron to distract Jerry Calhoun. Severn released the hold, but got jumped by Sheik, who jabbed him with the sharp object. Severn fought back and locked on the wakigatame again. With blood pouring down The Sheik’s face and nowhere to go, Sheik tapped out. While some fans booed Severn for Team RPW’s recent ways, most cheered at the sight of his victory. This was only Sheik’s third pin or submission loss in singles in 2008. (The first two both coming from Bobo Brazil.) ***

7) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant got some revenge defeating Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Magnificent Muraco. Valiant worked over Valentine’s leg in the opening minutes, using a spinning toehold. Capt. Lou Albano’s men made a comeback and worked over Valiant for several minutes, hitting both the Hawaiian Hammer, as well as a piledriver from Valentine. Despite the recent neck injury, Valiant fought hard and kicked out. Snuka and Muraco went at it for several minutes, each getting a near fall on the other. Later “The Boogie Woogie Man” sidestepped a top rope sledge from Valentine and caught him in a sleeper. He looked to have Valentine beaten, but Valentine just grabbed the ropes. Snuka was being double teamed by Valentine and Muraco, but took over and tagged out to “Handsome” Jimmy. Jimmy came in and rocked Muraco with roundhouse punches, then rolled him up into a small package for the pin out of nowhere. Valentine attempted to make a save, but Snuka cut him off, then stared down the Captain to keep him from interfering. ***¾

8) Frank Gotch scored a dominant win over Bobo Brazil. The Team RPW member was focused and controlled most of the match. He applied the crossface and bar arm a few times, as well as the rolling kneebar. He applied the Gotch Toehold, but Bobo made the ropes. Gotch started showcasing his boxing skills, busting Brazil open with stiff punches. He “grounded and pounded” Brazil, then floated into a cover for an easy pin. The fans booed Gotch for his arrogance and cockiness. Despite the attitude, it was an impressive win. ¼*

9) Nick Bockwinkel scored a big submission victory over Giant Baba. The two grappling greats started off with some great scientific wrestling. Both men attempted to use the Boston Crab to weaken his opponent’s leg. Baba got a near fall after a big Russian leg sweep. Bockwinkel was later able to hit a back suplex on the big man and picked up a two-count. Baba came back and hit the dreaded neckbreaker drop. He went for a cover, but Bockwinkel managed to kick out. Bockwinkel later locked on his sleeper, but Baba would not go down either, managing to get to the ropes. This was back-and-forth, but Bockwinkel capitalized on a mistake by Baba and locked the sleeper on again. The giant weakened and Frank Morrell checked his arm, which dropped three times, giving Bockwinkel the win in a great bout. ***¾

10) Rikidozan put the World Heavyweight title on the line in the main event against heated rival The Destroyer. The masked challenger was very focused tonight, wanting to make history. Rikidozan came off the second rope with a forearm smash in the opening minutes, but missed and landed hard on his leg. Destroyer noticed and went right to work on the weakened limb. The Japanese superstar had the crowd behind him and fought hard, but had trouble maintaining control. The champ got a near fall with a reverse rolling cradle, after Destroyer missed a knee smash in the corner. Destroyer kicked out and quickly took over, again attacking the leg. Destroyer applied the figure-four, but the champ reversed the hold briefly, reversing the pressure. The “Intelligent, Sensational” One rolled to the ropes to break the hold. Destroyer kept it up, applying the single leg Boston Crab for several minutes, before Rikidozan finally made the ropes. Destroyer stomped Rikidozan right across the face after releasing the hold, busting Rikidozan’s nose. After a brawl outside the ring, Destroyer smashed Rikidozan’s leg into the ring post. He slapped on the figure-four again. With blood running down his nose and caught in the center of the ring, Rikidozan tapped out to the pain. Jerry Calhoun called for the bell and awarded the belt to The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer! Destroyer becomes the first masked wrestler to win the World title, as well as the first man to hold the World Heavyweight, World Tag Team, and Southern Heavyweight titles! Giant Baba came down to help his partner back to the locker room. Destroyer’s associates, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan and Nick Bockwinkel came down to congratulate the new champion. ***½

[du5tin]

What a great card. It's awesome to see The Destroyer win the main strap!

Anyhoo, I have a question about your results. Do you write your match results while you roll the dice, or do you go by memory. I really enjoy reading your results, so it was just something I wondered. Sometimes, I find myself so eager to get to the end of the match... I don't keep up with what happens from the start to the middle.

[stu]

All hail the new king of the USWA...The Destroyer!

Great read Cory. The Destroyer's been a beast for me whenever I've used him. Wonder what the rating was in Japan for that title match!

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Stu and Squared Circle for the comments.

Nov 13, 2008 9:38:57 GMT -5 @du5tin said:

Anyhoo, I have a question about your results. Do you write your match results while you roll the dice, or do you go by memory. I really enjoy reading your results, so it was just something I wondered. Sometimes, I find myself so eager to get to the end of the match... I don't keep up with what happens from the start to the middle.

Good question. Typically what I do is I keep a Word document open as I roll out a match. I usually make short notes of every time a wrestler adds a fatigue token and what move caused (a PIN attempt, an "Add 1" move, a chart situation, etc.) When the match is finished I look at the notes and pick out the highlights to kind of "bulid the story" of the match. What I type in Word, I usually copy and paste on here to post.

Nov 13, 2008 9:54:14 GMT -5 stu said:

The Destroyer's been a beast for me whenever I've used him. Wonder what the rating was in Japan for that title match!

I was a little surprised that Destroyer won, but it worked out well. The Japanese fans probably wouldn't have liked the match, since Destroyer had more offense and fatigue tokens on Rikidozan, than Rikidozan had on him!

Check back this weekend for the preview of Card #187!

[Cory Olson]

Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on November 8:
• Some big match-ups were announced for Card #188, which will take place on November 21 at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, TN. New USWA World Heavyweight champion The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer will team up with four-time champ Nick Bockwinkel to battle the Japanese contingent of former World champ Rikidozan and Giant Baba. Destroyer appeared in studio dressed in a fine suit and with the title belt draped over his shoulder, bragging about his huge win. He claimed that his pre-match prediction was true—that Rikidozan has been too distracted by “Strangler” Lewis’ injury and the problems with Team RPW, that he was “ripe for the pickings”. Destroyer stated that with a great technical wrestler like Bockwinkel by his side, he will defeat his rivals in a tag team setting at Freedom Hall.
• Also on that card, as a result of his big win the night before in Lexington, Dan Severn will challenge for the Southern Heavyweight title in the main event when he does battle with The Sheik. It was a little over a year ago that Severn and Sheik traded the Southern title. Will “The Beast” grab his second championship in Johnson City?
• Capt. Lou Albano was interviewed later in the show by Lance Russell and the rubber banded manager protested the fact that his charge, Magnificent Muraco, was not getting a rematch for the Southern title, since Muraco defeated The Sheik by DQ in Dallas. USWA Committee Chairman Jerry Jarrett interrupted and stated that since he defeated the champ by DQ, Muraco will receive another shot in the near future.
• Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was interviewed by Bill Apter. The manager announced that on the next card the newest Heenan Family member will debut. “The Weasel” announced that that man would be none other than Larry Zbyszko! Zbyszko is one of the most notorious rulebreakers in the entire professional wrestling world. While Heenan tried to talk up the fact that Zbyszko is (allegedly) trained in karate and other martial arts styles, wrestling fans know him for his sneaky tactics against many opponents!

The USWA comes back to the Earl Belle Community Center in Jonesboro, AR on November 14!
• Southern Heavyweight champ The Sheik will do battle with long-time rival Bobo Brazil in a non-title battle. You can bet Sheik and Abdullah Farouk are angered after Sheik’s loss to Dan Severn last week. Bobo is in need of a win in this one. Will Sheik lose to another Michigan native?
• The Killer Bees will take on The Killer B’s in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match. Capt. Lou Albano’s B’s have done better against their more experienced rivals than many expected. Can the popular Bees get some momentum against their foes? Whom will the 2-out-of-3 format favor?
• In a rematch from Card #185 in Dallas, Nick Bockwinkel locks up with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Valentine scored the countout win in the last meeting, with a big piledriver on the floor. Will Bockwinkel gain revenge or will Valentine pound him down?
• In a tag team rematch, Rikidozan and Giant Baba will collide with Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge. The Japanese got the win over the Oklahomans last time by countout, but will lightning strike twice in Jonesboro?
• The main event is another big tag bout and will be for the USWA World Tag Team gold. The Midnight Express will defend against “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant. Snuka and Valiant are not just a popular team with the fans, but have worked well together, despite being former rivals. Snuka is a former Tag Team champ (with Buddy Rogers), and has also formed successful teams with Red Bastien and Bruiser Brody. Valiant has not held the belts, but he and his brother, “Luscious” Johnny were a tough team in the first few years of the USWA. Jim Cornette stated on Championship Wrestling that his men have far more experience as a team and are the superior unit. Is “The Louisville Slugger” right? Or will the wild team of Snuka and “The Boogie Woogie Man” be crowned the new champions?
All this plus, The Crusher collides with Magnificent Muraco. Team RPW members Frank Gotch and Dan Severn will be in singles competition, and the debut of Larry Zbyszko. That’s at the Earl Belle Community Center on Church Street!

[TDalton]

Congrats to the Intelligent, Sensational Destroyer! I hope he flew to Buffalo for a plate of gnocchi at Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant to celebrate the big victory!

The world's greatest masked wrestler will have a tough task ahead of him in the tag match.

[Cory Olson]

Nov 14, 2008 23:17:39 GMT -5 TDalton said:

Congrats to the Intelligent, Sensational Destroyer! I hope he flew to Buffalo for a plate of gnocchi at Ilio DiPaolo's Restaurant to celebrate the big victory!

Hopefully he didn't get too much sauce on the mask. Maybe Ilio's pasta is what gives Destroyer his strength. It's like spinach to Popeye.

[Cory Olson]

November 14, 2008
Card #186 Earl Belle Community Center in Jonesboro, AR

1) Dan Severn got a submission win in the opener over George South. “The Beast” dominated and got the tap out with a heel hook. Severn looked impressive before he receives another shot at the Southern title next week. DUD

2) The newest Heenan Family member, Larry Zbyszko, won his USWA debut over S.D. Jones. Zbyszko avoided “Special Delivery” at the start of the match, but Jones would have none of it, as he unleashed a barrage on Zbyszko. Jones got near falls after a suplex and his patented head butt. Jones locked on a sleeper, but Zbyszko broke it by slamming Jones’s head into the turnbuckle. With Jones down and Tommy Gilbert momentarily distracted by Bobby Heenan, Zbyszko removed the same turnbuckle pad and slammed Jones’s head into the exposed steel. Zbyszko was able to execute an over-the-knee backbreaker a few moments later to score the winning pin. **½

3) The underdogs made lightning strike twice when Brad Armstrong and Koko B. Ware defeated former USWA World Tag Team champions “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring. Rose and Doring were definitely nervous, as they cheated early on, with Rose choking Armstrong with Gary Michael Cappetta’s microphone cable outside the ring, while “Sensational” Sherri Martel distracted Scott Bowden. Armstrong managed to tag out to “The Birdman” back in the ring. Rose and Doring tagged in and out and looked to have things in control. Doring tossed Ware over the top rope, but Ware grabbed the rope, and “skinned the cat” back into the ring. Doring turned around, but got blasted with a crossbody block. Ware went for a cover, while Armstrong held Rose at bay, and the popular duo got their second win as the crowd went wild! *½

4) Frank Gotch scored another quick win, making Larry Sharpe tap out after a few minutes. Gotch utilized a guillotine choke in the opening minute, but it was the Gotch Toehold that brought him the win. DUD

5) Magnificent Muraco defeated The Crusher quickly by DQ. Crusher had control early on, but Capt. Lou Albano smashed Crusher on the back outside the ring. It didn’t hurt Crusher much, but got him fired up. Crusher grabbed a steel chair and threatened the Captain. Muraco came out of the ring, but got clocked by the chair. Unfortunately it was right in front of Paul Morton, who immediately called for the bell. Muraco was the winner, but didn’t look like one after this bout! ¼*

6) Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik has few losses during his USWA tenure, but he lost his second match in as many weeks against another rival—Bobo Brazil. This bout was out of the ring, more than it was in. Naturally Sheik’s sharp object came into play. But it was Bobo who would draw blood first, utilizing the Coco Butt, while having Sheik locked in a bear hug. Bobo hit another Coco Butt, but before he could make a cover, Abdullah Farouk jumped up on the ring apron. Farouk was quickly back down, as he got nailed with a big hammer punch. Bobo then delivered three more consecutive Coco Butts on his foe, who was bleeding buckets by this point. Sheik collapsed and was easy prey for a cover. Ironically the Earl Belle Community Center was the site of Sheik’s first loss ever, in a tag match to Dick Hutton in December 2006. The Jonesboro fans erupted again at the site of another Sheik loss. ***½

7) The Killer Bees defeated The Killer B’s in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match, 2-1. The first fall ended surprisingly quickly, as only “Jumping” Jim Brunzell and Brutus Beefcake wrestled. Brunzell came off the top rope with a flying body press, but Beefcake rolled through and ended up on top in a pinning position. Beefcake hooked the tights for leverage and got the quick pinfall.

The second fall turned into an actual tag team match, with Buff Bagwell and B. Brian Blair coming in. The Bees cut the ring off on Buff Bagwell. Brunzell blasted him with a dropkick and went for a cover, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted Scott Bowden. Blair tagged in and locked on the sleeper a few minutes later. Beefcake tried to save his partner, but was knocked out of the ring by a Brunzell dropkick. Bowden checked Bagwell’s arm and it dropped three times, allowing The Bees to win the second fall and even things up. Bowden woke Bagwell up during the rest period before the third fall.

The deciding fall saw The Bees tag in and out and dazzle their rivals with their double team offense. Blair attempted to put out Beefcake with the sleeper, but Beefcake reached the ropes. Blair nailed a missile dropkick, busting Beefcake open. Bagwell came in and got a two-count on “Jumping” Jim with a double arm DDT. Brunzell took over. He nailed a bloody Beefcake with a dropkick, then spotted Albano attempting to interfere in the match. Before he could enter the ring, the manager got met with a dropkick as well. Blair kept Bagwell at bay, while Brunzell made the three-count on Beefcake. ***¾

8) Nick Bockwinkel scored a relatively quick submission win over Greg Valentine. Capt. Lou Albano looked shaken up from Jim Brunzell’s dropkick in the previous bout, as he accompanied Valentine to the ring. After some great scientific wrestling, “The Hammer” got more aggressive. He hit a piledriver on Bockwinkel, but this time in the ring. It still looked devastating and it got Valentine a count of 2¾. Valentine climbed the ropes and jumped off with a falling sledge, but Bockwinkel blocked it with a punch to the stomach. Valentine favored his leg on the landing. Bockwinkel went for the sleeper, but Valentine got the ropes. Bockwinkel turned his attention toward the hurt leg and slapped on the figure-four. Valentine was trapped and quickly tapped out to his own finisher. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan was delighted by his man’s win. **

9) Rikidozan and Giant Baba scored a pinfall win over Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge, although the pin had some controversy to it. Hutton almost got counted out in the first minute, as he attempted a double leg in the corner on Rikidozan, but missed and hit the turnbuckle. He fell to the arena floor, but crawled back in, right at the nine-count. Baba hit Hutton with the dreaded neckbreaker drop, but Hutton got his foot on the ropes. Hodge hit two Oklahoma side rolls on Rikidozan, but the former World champ kicked out both times. Baba’s chops opened up Hutton. Baba hit another neckbreaker drop, but Hutton managed to kick out right before the three. Baba hit a big chop to the chest and made another cover. Hutton draped his foot on the ropes, right before Tommy Gilbert counted three, but Gilbert was out of position and counted counting. The Japanese duo were officially declared the winners, despite Hodge’s protests and much evidence that Hutton’s leg was out. Frank Gotch and Dan Severn came out to protest their coach’s positioning, but the decision stood. **¼ (NOTE: Much like Tim Dalton recently did in his NWF, I made a “promoter mistake” into an angle. I realized after the match, that a roll I made on the newer Pin Save chart should have favored Hutton and Hodge. But I was thinking of the older version and didn’t see my mistake until after I recorded the result. Rather than restart the match, I decided to add some controversy to the finish, and add some intrigue to the Japanese-Team RPW feud.)

10) The main event was for the USWA World Tag Team championship. Jim Cornette’s champions—The Midnight Express put the gold on the line against the popular, yet bizarre duo of “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant. Cornette must have kept it secret prior to the match, but Texas champ “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton’s neck was hurting, from the post-match incident with Brad Armstrong last week. Eaton sported a neck brace, and allowed “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey to start. Condrey dropped Snuka with the face-first leg sweep in the first minute, but Snuka kicked out. Eaton came in, but got in trouble. Valiant dropped his super wind-up elbow on Eaton for a near fall. Snuka dropped Eaton right on the neck with a piledriver. He hit a picture perfect Superfly Leap, but Jim Cornette jumped up on the apron to distract Paul Morton. “The Boogie Woogie Man” popped Cornette with a roundhouse punch, sending him and the tennis racket flying. “Superfly” tagged out to Valiant, who whipped Eaton into the ropes and caught him in a sleeper. Snuka blasted an interfering Condrey with a flying chop, keeping the action one-on-one. Eaton fought hard, but weakened to “Boogie’s” sleeper. Morton checked the arm and Eaton went out. Morton called for the bell as Snuka and Valiant were awarded the belts. The roof nearly came off the Earl Belle Community Center, as Snuka and Valiant celebrated with the fans and “The Boy from New York City” played over the speakers! **

In the next update, find out the main event for New Year’s Knockout V!

[stu]

Can't wait to see who's headlining New Year's Knockout! Way to go with the flow on the mistake-turned-into-an-angle my friend.

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Stu for the comments!

Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling on November 15:
• The main event for New Year’s Knockout V was announced on this episode. The supercard will take place at the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville for the first time since the event’s inception. USWA Committee Chairman Jerry Jarrett announced that The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer will make his first defense of the USWA World Heavyweight title on that night. His opponent will be his former tag team partner turned rival--Giant Baba! Jarrett said that as an added stipulation, this match will be contested under Best 2-out-of-3 Falls rules! This should be an outstanding main event!
• Team RPW was interviewed by Bill Apter. Coach Dick Hutton claimed that Rikidozan and Giant Baba must have paid off referee Tommy Gilbert in that bout, as Hutton’s foot was clearly on the bottom rope. Jerry Jarrett came out and apologized that Gilbert missed the call, but the decision of the bout stands. However, Hutton and Danny Hodge will get a rematch with Rikidozan and Baba and it will be the main event of Card #188 at the Mid South Coliseum in Memphis. Hutton seemed content with that announcement and stated that justice will be served on that night, as the Oklahomans will prove their wrestling superiority over the Japanese.
• The new USWA World Tag Team champions were interviewed by Lance Russell. It was an interesting interview to say the least. “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant thanked the fans, as well as “Big Mama” for their support, and said they wouldn’t be champs without them. Snuka said they would defend the titles anytime, any place, against anyone. (At least, that’s what we think he said!) There were a lot of “brother” terms thrown out in this one!
• After their exciting 2-out-of-3 Falls Match the night before, Capt. Lou Albano’s Killer B’s wanted a rematch with their foes The Killer Bees. B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell accepted the challenge, but said that they want to see if The B’s can beat them all on their own. Therefore they asked that the Captain be banned from ringside for the bout. Brutus Beefcake and Buff Bagwell seemed upset, but agreed to the provision. The Captain claimed he will be with his boys “in spirit” and will guide them to victory, even if he’s not physically present.

The USWA returns to Freedom Hall in Johnson City, TN on November 21!
• Jim Cornette is protesting The Midnight Express’ loss of the World Tag Team titles, due to Texas champ Bobby Eaton’s injured neck. For now, “The Louisville Slugger” is sending “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey to get revenge on Brad Armstrong. Armstrong has stated that he never intended to injure Eaton, but rather that he was just acting in self-defense. Nevertheless, he’s willing to battle Cornette and his men in any shape and form. Who will walk out the victor in this grudge match?
• Speaking of the World Tag Team titles, the new champions will be on this card, but in singles action. “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant will lock up with Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, while “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka tangles with rival Magnificent Muraco. Can the popular champs score wins over Capt. Lou Albano’s charges?
• A huge tag team bout will take place, that will be a preview of sorts for the main event at New Year’s Knockout V. World Heavyweight champion The Destroyer will compete for the first time since winning the gold, teaming up with Nick Bockwinkel to battle Rikidozan and Giant Baba. Other than the obvious Baba-Destroyer issue, we also have Bockwinkel, who defeated Baba two weeks ago in Lexington, and who lost his last USWA championship to Rikidozan on Thanksgiving last year. Rikidozan and Bockwinkel have not locked up since that bout. So much is on the line in this one!
• The main event will be for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title as three-time and current titleholder The Sheik defends against former champion Dan “The Beast” Severn. Despite Team RPW’s recent attitude shift, the fans seem on the side of Severn in this one against the notorious Sheik! Severn got the submission win in Lexington two weeks ago and it may have affected Sheik mentally (more so than usual!), since he also lost to Bobo Brazil last week. Can Severn regain the Southern crown or will Sheik find a way to hold on?
All this plus a big tag team bout, when Dick Hutton and Danny Hodge collide with The Killer Bees. Plus Bobo Brazil, Larry Zbyszko, and more great matches!