Cory's USWA

[TTX]

Nice to see Jannetty and McCord teaming. Heck of a main event but looking forward to Race battling Sullivan.

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Grant, Crimson Cross, and Troy for the comments!

Jul 29, 2022 1:12:02 GMT -5 throwingtoasters said:

Sorry if this has been asked but how do you track time?

Great question! I don't run a stopwatch or clock unless I'm doing an Iron Man match. I look at the starting time and ending time of the match and then double that for the storyline time. I've been playing the USWA a lot in COTGOnline lately and the log is great for looking at the time of a match quickly. (I'm actually up to June 2018 in real-time.)

In my Great Lakes Championship Wrestling as part of the WWWA, I used the same "double time" method, except I do run a clock since time limits are a part of that fed. I may use this same system for another project I have in mind for the near future.

[cruefan68]

I don't even think I have the words to describe how much I loved New Year's Knockout XIV. Just an incredible show from start to finish. Gomez-Stevens, Street-Danielson and Sullivan-Gilbert really stood out as did that awesome Patriot-Bundy match. What a thrill ride that was and a great way to cap off your 2017 game year.

Bring on Sullivan vs. Race and also, I can't wait to see what kind of influence new commissioner Teddy Long has on the USWA.

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Crue Fan for the comments!

New Year’s Knockout XIV was a memorable and wild card. The first two episodes of USWA Championship Wrestling of 2018 were full of huge announcements, coming off of that huge event!
January 6:
• The new commissioner Teddy Long came into the WMC-TV Studios and shook hands with Dave Brown and Lance Russell. He thanked the USWA Committee for the opportunity to serve in this position and he is going to do his best to bring the best action to the USWA! He said that he has followed the USWA for a long time and he thinks some of the best wrestling talent is right here in this region!
• The commissioner verified coming off the results of New Year’s Knockout XIV and his announcement that “The Gamesmaster” Kevin Sullivan will defend the USWA World Heavyweight championship on January 15 at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga against the undefeated Harley Race! This will be an interesting match-up, featuring two rulebreakers, but one who is a sadistic brawler in the champion and one who is a technical wrestling master in the challenger.
• The commissioner announced that on January 22 at the Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Coliseum in Evansville, a rematch from last month in Cookeville will see The Heavenly Bodies defend the USWA World Tag Team titles against John and Chris Tolos! While the champions came out the winners last month, the Toloses largely dominated the match, busting open both Chris Candido and Tom Prichard but getting disqualified after Jim Cornette’s interference led to Chris Tolos using his tennis racquet! This match will be the main event of this card.
• Some injuries took place coming out of New Year’s Knockout XIV. Hugh Morrus of the House of Humperdink suffered a concussion from Doug Gilbert’s piledriver on the chair after their match. The laughing man will miss the first few weeks of January but is already scheduled to return for a rematch with Doug on January 29 at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville!
• Another injury from a post-match brawl occurred to Colt “Boom Boom” Cabana, as the host of The Art of Wrestling, suffered a neck injury from “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce’s three jumping piledrivers. The Chicago native is expected to miss about six weeks of action.

January 13:
• Commissioner Long announced some more matches for the coming weeks. New and now two-time USWA Southern Heavyweight champion “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson will make his first defense of his second reign against Billy Gunn! This bout will be the main event on January 29 at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville. Gunn earned this title shot by pinning then-Southern champion “Exotic” Adrian Street in the eight-man Elimination Match back in November in this same arena. This is an interesting match-up between the technical and submission skills of the champion versus the power and hard-hitting offense of the challenger.
• The commissioner also announced that whoever comes out the Southern champion on the 29th will defend the next month against “Superstar” Bill Dundee. Dundee appeared to have Street defeated for the title in November in Gore Springs, MS until Mr. Hughes interfered, leading to a countout win for the champion.
• The commissioner also announced that Dundee will take on Jim Cornette’s bodyguard Hughes on January 29 in Knoxville!
• “The Mouth of The South” Jimmy Hart was interviewed. He said that he is excited to add the USWA World Heavyweight championship to the First Family of Wrestling on January 15, when Harley Race brings home the gold! He said that he also has his sights set on the World Tag Team titles. He said that he is putting together a new team, with two wrestlers who have a lot of Tag Team championship history, both in the USWA and in other territories. Lance Russell asked if Hart was bringing in two new wrestlers. Hart said that one of the team members is already a member of his First Family! He said that he will reveal more details on next week’s USWA Championship Wrestling.

The USWA kicks off 2018 with a huge card on January 15 at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga!
• Baron Von Raschke ended 2017 frustrated with “Special Delivery” Jones and is hoping to start off 2018 by getting a win over “Philadelphia’s Favorite Son.” Can “The Clawmaster” finally get a win over S.D. or will S.D. frustrate him again?
• The Patriot scored a huge win over King Kong Bundy on New Year's Eve. He’s hoping to do the same again when he battles Mad Dog Vachon. Can the masked American triumph over the Algerian brawler?
• Two rival tag teams will continue their battles when The Flying Redheads take on John and Chris Tolos! While the Toloses and Freddie Blassie got the win in the Battlezone Match at New Year’s Knockout, this feud is far from over. Since reuniting, Red Bastien and Billy Red Lyons have yet to lose a match decisively. With the Toloses challenging for the World Tag Team titles next week in Evansville, a win by the Redheads would definitely put them in consideration for a title shot. Can the Redheads triumph over the Canadian brothers?
• Two champions and rivals will collide, as the new Southern Heavyweight champion “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson will take on one-half of the World Tag Team champions “The Suicide Blonde” Chris Candido in a non-title bout. These battles go back prior to the last two years; going all the way back to 2010 when Danielson defeated Candido for the Texas title. You can bet that Jim Cornette wants the Southern title back in his stable, whether it’s Candido, “Exotic” Adrian Street, or another wrestler and a win by Candido would earn him a title shot. What will happen in Chattanooga?
• This card will have two huge title matches. The first will see “The Man with The Cast Iron Stomach” Pepper Gomez put the USWA Mid-America Heavyweight championship against the man he defeated for the title—“Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce! Gomez defeated Pearce for his second Mid-America title in November in Evansville and is coming off a huge win over rival Ray “The Crippler” Stevens in a Ladder Match at New Year’s Knockout. Pearce has some momentum as well, with another win over Colt Cabana and putting him out of action with a neck injury. Will Gomez remain Mid-America champion or will Pearce become a two-time champ and bring more gold back to Jim Cornette’s stable?
• The main event is a much anticipated match-up. “The Gamesmaster” Kevin Sullivan will defend the USWA World Heavyweight championship against the undefeated Harley Race! Race is 23-0 overall since returning to the USWA last March at the USWA’s 500th card. Jimmy Hart is hoping to lead former NWA World champion Race to a championship he has never won. Sullivan has surprised many wrestling experts by holding on to the title, using illegal tactics and the help of Sir Oliver Humperdink and the rest of the House of Humperdink. Sullivan’s brutal Singapore Spike Match with “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert in Nashville on New Year's Eve may have him in a weakened state. Can Race finally capture the top prize in the USWA or will the sadistic Sullivan retain again? And what role will managers Humperdink and Hart play?

All these huge bouts, plus the team of Ivan Koloff and Mr. Saito, as well as the Uptown Boys, and all three Armstrongs in six-man tag team action!

[Pariah]

As a longtime listener / first time caller, just wanted to say how inspirational this fed has been... Especially now as I find myself leaning more towards the territorial approach in projects of my own.

New Year's Knockout was an absolute spectacle with each and every match delivering the goods... As expected! Truly enjoyed the 'What's in the box?' match innovation and it has me wondering of the longstanding feud between Sullivan and Gilbert is finally resolved (for now, at least)... Regardless, the reigning USWA champ better be focused because his upcoming defense is against one of the toughest in the industry... Handsome Harley Race! Who's bringing an unbelievable winning streak with him... Oh, snap!

Keep em rolling, my friend... And the fans will keep pouring in!

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Pariah for the first-time comments on this thread!

January 15, 2018
Card #531: Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga

1) Nacho Barrera kicked off the New Year with a win in the opener over George South. Unlike their match in December in Louisville, where Nacho won via DQ in about a minute, this was a competitive 16-minute match with both grapplers vying for a win. South had the advantage for several minutes and scored near falls after a forearm drop and a neckbreaker drop. The Mexican grappler battled back and almost scored a submission with a nerve hold. Right before South’s arm would have dropped for the third time, he rallied back and got to the ropes. Barrera stayed on the offensive and hit a suplex to score the pinfall. **¾

2) The Uptown Boys defeated “The Unpredictable” Johnny Rodz and “Pretty Boy” Larry Sharpe by countout in about three minutes. Marty Jannetty hit a dropkick on Rodz for a near fall and then tagged in his new partner. Ric McCord came in and the Boys hit a double dropkick on Rodz. McCord clotheslined Rodz over the top rope and out of the ring, then bounced off the opposite ropes and hit an incredible body press through the ropes and to the arena floor! Rodz was down and unable to return to the ring by Paul Neighbors’ 10-count, so the Uptown Boys got the win before Sharpe could even wrestle! ¼*

3) Baron Von Raschke avenged his losses at the end of 2017 with a win over S.D. Jones. It looked as if “Special Delivery” was about to score another win on “The Clawmaster,” as he ran wild on him and scored a near fall after a big suplex. Von Raschke took control and hit a fireman’s carry, then followed up with an elbow drop. With Jones down on the mat, Von Raschke applied the brain claw in the center of the ring. Jones could not fight out of the move and Von Raschke used the claw to pin Jones’s shoulders to the mat. Von Raschke hopes to gain more wins and earn championship matches in the New Year! *

4) Bob, Brad, and Brian Armstrong rebounded from their loss in the Music City Street Fight to defeat Nashville native Ernie Kirkland and the masked Terrors in about 60 seconds. Brad quickly wore down Kirkland and tagged his brother, who hit a knee drop off the second rope to score the pin before “Bullet” Bob or either Terror could tag into the match. Bob was fine, as the Armstrongs were victorious! DUD

5) The House of Humperdink’s team of Ivan Koloff and Mr. Saito defeated Jake “The Milkman” Milliman and “Sodbuster” Kenny Jay. Koloff and Saito double teamed Milliman for several minutes until he made the hot tag to Jay. Jay had a flurry of offense but was cut off by “The Russian Bear.” Milliman tagged back in but Saito caught him in the Prison Deathlock. “The Milkman” made the ropes for a break. The rulebreakers continued their onslaught and Saito finally got a submission on Milliman with the Scorpion Leglock after 10 minutes, while Koloff stopped Jay from a save with the Russian Sickle. Sir Oliver Humperdink was very pleased with his team’s win and hopes they earn another shot at the USWA World Tag Team titles this year! *½

6) The Patriot scored a huge win in impressive fashion with a pinfall on Mad Dog Vachon in two minutes. The Algerian brawler charged the Patriot at the bell but the masked American battled back. He weakened Vachon and then hit the Uncle Slam to score the pinfall. The Chattanooga fans popped big for this impressive victory! DUD

7) In a battle of two champions and long-time rivals, new Southern Heavyweight champion “American Dragon” Bryan Danielson scored a hard-fought win over World Tag Team champion Chris Candido. “The Suicide Blonde” was hoping to get a win on Danielson, not only to earn a Southern title shot in the future but also as revenge for Danielson defeating his stablemate “Exotic” Adrian Street at New Year’s Knockout. Candido started off in control for the first several minutes of the bout. He had some assistance from Jim Cornette and Mr. Hughes about five minutes into the bout, as Cornette distracted Jerry Calhoun, while Hughes rammed Danielson’s head into the ring post outside the ring. The Southern champ was almost counted out but managed to return to the ring by the count of nine. Candido put him on the top rope and hit a top rope huracanrana for a near fall. Danielson fought back and took “The Suicide Blonde” down to the mat out of nowhere and applied the LeBell Lock in the center of the ring. Candido tapped out but Cornette again distracted Calhoun! This infuriated “Dragon,” who released the hold to threaten the manager. Candido recovered and attacked Danielson from behind. He took him to the corner and hit the Blonde Bomb. He covered Danielson but the Southern champ kicked out at two. Candido stayed in control and tried another Blonde Bomb. Before he could execute it, Danielson rallied back with forearms. He then pulled Candido off the top rope directly into the guillotine choke! He then applied the choke on the mat but Candido got a foot on the bottom rope for a break. The New Jerseyan rolled out of the ring but Danielson blasted him with a suicide dive. He tossed Candido back inside stayed in control and hit a missile dropkick a few moments later. Danielson kipped up to his feet and covered Candido to score the pinfall after 20 minutes of action! As Candido returned to the back with Cornette and Hughes, the bodyguard turned to Danielson and indicated he would love another match with the champ! ****

8) In another great bout, The Flying Redheads rallied back to defeat John and Chris Tolos, giving the Canadian brothers their first decisive loss in the USWA since debuting full-time this past September! Red Bastien and Billy Red Lyons cut the ring in half on Chris for the first few minutes. Lyons even went for the figure-four leglock but John came in for a save before Lyons could fully apply the pressure. John finally tagged in and it was the Toloses’ turn to tag in and out, first trapping Lyons in the match. The brutally double teamed him. Lyons managed to get away for a tag. Bastien charged in at John with a crossbody block but John caught him and hit a backbreaker for a two-count. A few minutes later, Lyons and Chris were the legal men when Lyons caught him in the sleeper. Chris grabbed the ropes for a break. Bastien tagged back in and went for a sleeper of his own. Chris grabbed the middle rope and sent himself and Bastien crashing to the arena floor. Bastien hit his head hard and was busted open. Chris took less of the brunt of the fall and was able to toss Bastien back inside. He went for an immediate cover but only got two. John tagged back in and used the corkscrew, causing Bastien’s cut to gush more. John used the hold for nearly a minute and it looked as if Bastien might submit but he finally made the ropes for a break. Chris tagged back in and hit two body slams in a row to score a two-count. He continued punishing Bastien and went for a third slam. Out of nowhere, a bloodied Bastien blocked the attempt and surprised Chris with a small package to score the pinfall after 18 minutes. The Chattanooga fans exploded at the big comeback win for the Redheads, while the Toloses were outraged! ****½

9) In the first USWA title match of 2018, Pepper Gomez retained the USWA Mid-America Heavyweight championship with a pinfall over former champion “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce in 20 minutes. The current champion had the early control, scoring a two-count after a dropkick and then later applying a stomach claw to force Pearce to the mat. Pearce made the ropes for a break. Pearce was sent into the corner but rebounded with a Last Ride lariat to take over. He hit a spinebuster on the Mexican superstar for a two-count. Gomez recovered a few minutes later and hit a flying head scissors for another near fall. He hit the Mexican Leap, landing right across Pearce’s face and busting him open. The champ immediately went for the Mexican cradle but Jim Cornette distracted Frank Morrell. A few minutes later, Gomez tried for the cradle again but Cornette put Pearce’s foot on the ropes. Even though the official didn’t see Cornette’s involvement, Gomez did and he went after Cornette. Mr. Hughes stepped in front of his employer. The champ returned to the ring, where Pearce had recovered. He raked Gomez’ eyes and then hit the jumping piledriver in the center of the ring. A bloodied “Scrap Iron” covered Gomez but only got a two-count. The challenger stayed in control for a few moments but Gomez surprised him by lifting him up into an airplane spin. After spinning Pearce around, he dropped him to the mat and hit another Mexican cradle to score the pinfall. The Chattanooga fans gave “The Man with The Cast Iron Stomach” a big ovation for his successful title defense! ****

10) After intermission, it was time for the main event. Current and two-time USWA World Heavyweight champion “The Gamesmaster” Kevin Sullivan, managed by Sir Oliver Humperdink, put the title on the line against the undefeated Harley Race, managed by “The Mouth of The South” Jimmy Hart! This was Race’s first shot at the USWA World title in over 11 years. Sullivan was coming off his victory over “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert in a brutal and bloody Singapore Spike Match at New Year’s Knockout XIV. The Chattanooga fans sided with the challenger tonight, perhaps because they wanted to see a World title change or perhaps because of Sullivan’s devious actions in the last year-and-a-half in the USWA!

The challenger started off the aggressor. He hit the piledriver very early in the bout but Sullivan kicked out. Race also executed the vertical suplex early but again the champion kicked out at two. Race busted Sullivan open with two head butts and then hit two backbreakers for another near fall. Sullivan rolled out of the ring for a breather and it helped, as he took control, ramming Race’s head into the announcers’ table. He tossed Race back in and hit the double foot stomp for a two-count. The two rulebreakers took the fight to the floor again. Sullivan had the advantage and tossed Race back inside but the challenger got to his feet, nailed Sullivan with a forearm, and then brought him back into the ring with the vertical suplex. Race went for a cover. As Jerry Calhoun started to count, Sir Oliver Humperdink came over and pulled Calhoun out of the ring! Knowing the importance of the title match, rather than disqualify Sullivan, Calhoun ordered Humperdink to the back for the duration of the match! Fans went wild for this and Hart insulted Humperdink through the megaphone, while Humperdink returned to the back. During the melee, Sullivan recovered long enough to get to his feet and blast Race with a running forearm, dropping the former Southern champ to the mat. Sullivan went for a cover but Race kicked out. Race rolled out of the ring for a breather but “The Gamesmaster” followed. Hart distracted Calhoun, while Race grabbed a steel chair from ringside and smashed Sullivan in the back. He tossed Sullivan back into the ring and hit another suplex. Race went for a cover and scored the pinfall after 10 minutes to become the new USWA World Heavyweight champion! Hart was ecstatic at his man’s win! As Race was awarded the belt, he was joined in the ring by fellow First Family of Wrestling members Ray “The Crippler” Stevens and King Kong Bundy, both dressed in fine suits, since they were not wrestling on this card. **¾

[Vegas]

congrats to Harley Race

[Pariah]

Very cool to see Candido taking Danielson to the limit in a very exciting match... And now that Harley Race has the gold, I think he's going to be awfully difficult to beat... Especially with the Mouth of the South in his corner... OH, SNAP!

[TTX]

Congrats to Race and felt nice for the faces to do quite well. It was an excellent show all around.

[Cory Olson]

Thanks to Zeke, Pariah, and Troy for the comments!

Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling from 1-20:
• Commissioner Teddy Long announced some big bouts for the coming weeks. He congratulated Harley Race on capturing the USWA World Heavyweight championship for the first time in his great career and announced that Race will defend the title in a rematch against former champion “The Gamesmaster” Kevin Sullivan in the main event on February 12 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis. Sir Oliver Humperdink came into the studios and said that Long made the “only decision,” as his man was not at 100% after the Singapore Spike Match. Long responded by saying now Sullivan has the chance to prove it. And he warned Humperdink that if he gets involved in the match again, the referee can “bounce him out of the arena, Playa!”
• Long announced some more matches for the January 29 card at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville:
o Give Harley Race credit, as he is not resting for long. The new World Heavyweight champion will be in action in Knoxville when he takes on Tommy Gilbert in a non-title bout! The Gilbert patriarch has come the closest to scoring a win on Race since his return this past year on two separate occasions. Not only would Gilbert love to defeat Race to earn the distinction of being the first wrestler to beat him but also to get a win over the current World Heavyweight champion!
o Two former World champions with a lot of history will battle for the first time in a singles match, when “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert faces “The Russian Bear” Ivan Koloff! As has been documented before, Gilbert kicked Koloff out of his Hot Stuff, International stable back in 2011 and brought in Ted DiBiase, who turned on his allies at the team in the famous Rage in The Cage Match. Kevin Sullivan brought in Koloff after he betrayed Gilbert back in August 2016 and put him out of action. There will be a lot of animosity in this one!
o Two rival tag teams will collide again when the World Tag Team champions The Heavenly Bodies face Brad and Brian Armstrong in a non-title bout! The Armstrongs have taken the champs to the limit in their previous meetings and would love to finally win the gold in 2018, as well as get another victory in the battles with Jim Cornette’s men. A non-title win over the Bodies would definitely put them in title contention!
o Cornette’s bodyguard Mr. Hughes will also be in action in Knoxville when he goes one-on-one with “Superstar” Bill Dundee! Dundee almost captured the Southern title from “Exotic” Adrian Street back in November in Gore Springs, MS but interference from Hughes led to a countout victory for the British glam rocker. Dundee will get another title shot in February but would love to get some revenge on Hughes first!

• Jimmy Hart was interviewed in studio. Lance Russell congratulated him on Harley Race’s World title victory. Hart thanked “Banana Nose” and stated that soon he will be adding the World Tag Team titles to the First Family. He said this past week, he sealed the deal for a new tag team to come under his management. He told Lance that this team is made up of two very skilled singles wrestlers, who have a combined four singles title reigns in the USWA but also a combined seven World Tag Team title reigns. He brought Ray “The Crippler” Stevens into the WMC-TV Studios as one-half of the new team. Stevens is a two-time former World Tag Team champion and a three-time former Mid-America Heavyweight champion. Hart said that the other wrestler hasn’t been in the USWA in seven years but is very familiar to long-time fans. Hart announced that the newest member of the First Family of Wrestling will be former Texas champion and five-time Tag Team champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine! Valentine left the USWA, along with his Dream Team partner Brutus Beefcake, after a falling out with then-manager “Luscious” Johnny Valiant at the end of 2010. The Dream Team competed in several territories, including Big Time Wrestling in Beefcake’s hometown of San Francisco but broke up after a disagreement. Beefcake has since become a fan favorite, calling himself Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake and often cutting his opponent’s hair after defeating them with his sleeper! Hart said that he is excited to add “The Hammer” to his stable and plans for him and Stevens to become the World Tag Team champions. “The Mouth of The South” concluded the interview by stating that Valentine will make his return on January 29 in Knoxville in a singles bout and then will team with “The Crippler” on February 12 in Memphis!
• Hart also announced that Bobby Shane has decided to leave the USWA for now and return to Championship Wrestling from Florida (CWF).

The USWA returns to the Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Coliseum in Evansville on January 22!
• In a first-time match-up, “Superstar” Bill Dundee will take on “Scrap Iron” Adam Pearce! Pearce is hoping to get back on track after unsuccessfully challenging for the Mid-America title last week. Dundee has a Southern title match next month, as well as a bout with Jim Cornette’s bodyguard Mr. Hughes next week in Knoxville. You can bet Cornette will be scouting the Aussie “Superstar.” Can Dundee triumph over “Scrap Iron”?
• Two masked men will collide when The Patriot faces Doctor X! The masked American has a lot of momentum on his side, coming off wins over King Kong Bundy and X’s ally Mad Dog Vachon. But X has two wins over the Patriot from 2017. Which hooded combatant will be declared the winner?
• Former Southern Heavyweight champion “Exotic” Adrian Street will be in action when he does battle with “The Road Dogg” Brian Armstrong! These two met in December at the Louisville Gardens and Armstrong came very close to a non-title singles win over the then-Southern champ. The British glam rocker hopes to get back on track after losing the Southern title to Bryan Danielson on New Year’s Eve. Can he stop the youngest Armstrong or will “The Road Dogg” get a big win?
• A tag team match with a lot of personal pride at stake will take place when Eddie and Doug Gilbert team up to battle the House of Humperdink’s team of Ivan Koloff and Mr. Saito! This will be the first time the Gilbert brothers have teamed up in a standard four-man tag team match since Doug was unmasked as the Dark Patriot. Doug wants to get his hands on his former House of Humperdink teammates and Eddie wants revenge for what they did to his brother! Koloff and Saito have proven to be a dominant tag team in the past eight months and will be a tough challenge for the Gilberts. Who will win the next chapter of this intense group feud?
• Another long-time feud will continue, as “The Boogie Woogie Man” “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant will face “Classy” Freddie Blassie! While Blassie and the Toloses got the win in the Battlezone Match at New Year’s Knockout XIV, Blassie himself never wrestled, as John Tolos defeated Valiant by DQ in the final match-up. Valiant’s partners the Flying Redheads scored an impressive win on the Toloses last week in Chattanooga and the two-time former World champion hopes to do the same. He can beat “The King of Men” or will Blassie make “Boogie Woogie” look like a “pencil-necked geek”?
• Speaking of the Tolos Brothers, they will be in the main event, challenging The Heavenly Bodies for the USWA World Tag Team titles! This is a rematch from last month in Cookeville, where the Toloses largely dominated Tom Prichard and Chris Candido but ultimately got disqualified, thanks to some tactics from Jim Cornette. The Bodies have held the titles since Derby City Stampede this past May and have shown they can often leave with the belts, even when it appears they have the odds stacked against them. The champs are currently tied for second place with the Road Warriors’ second reign for the greatest number of defenses of the World Tag Team titles. Retaining the belts here would give them sole ownership of the second spot. Can the Bodies leave as champions once again or will the Canadian brothers take home the gold?

All these great bouts, plus Billy Gunn, Baron Von Raschke, The Uptown Boys, and more USWA stars in action in Evansville!