Superstar Pro Wrestling (World Wrestling Grand Prix)

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While I am excited for the new set, would like to flashback a couple of weeks on a recent edition of Superstar Pro Wrestling TV, from Niagara Falls, ONT.

Can-Am Television Title:
Harley Race defends against Buddy Rogers, best-of-three falls with Morgan Dollar as referee. Race took two falls from Rogers using a VERTICAL SUPLEX to win the match. A classic mat encounter, which saw the blood flow and the fans on their feet throughout. Race was dominant in this showcase match for TV.

Interview segment with Bill Apter on the upcoming “Fall Brawl -Unlucky Lottery” from Buffalo, NY.

The event features a 15-Man Unlucky Lottery Battle Royal (matches determined by order of elimination).

A bonus bout is signed for Buffalo as Ted Dibiase defends against Bobo Brazil with Lou Thesz as special referee. Apter spoke with Dibiase about this match and Dibiase laid into Brazil verbally. Calling him a has-been and that the offer is still open for Brazil to become his own personal assistant. Brazil came onto the set and shoved Dibiase, but told him he would do more once he gets him in the ring. Brazil asked for Thesz to referee, as he felt only another wrestler could help enforce the rules. Dibiase has declared Mike Lano will document the match with an official photographic record to ensure no "monkey business" goes on among Thesz and Brazil.

Other matches from the Falls:
Superfly Snuka def. Scott Casey
Snuka was in control all the way as a couple of power slams setup Casey for a knee drop and pin.

Marty Jannetty def. Randy Savage, DQ
Savage showed his intensity as he jumped Jannetty wildly before ring intros were finished. Once the Macho Man dials up the intensity however, it is tough to dial it back. The referee lost control early as he used a video cable to tie up Jannetty. The referee had enough of convincing Savage to keep the match inside and called for the bell.

Non-Televised:
Chain Match: Pampero Firpo def. Bruiser Brody
A wild, bloody encounter saw both men get busted open with the chain. Each of these wild men used the chain as a weapon, with each man dodging some scary blows which could have ended the bout. Firpo rolled out from one of these smashes and tied up a groggy Brody with a chain and EL GARFIO for the win. This feud is far from over.

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A quick roll call of champions for Superstar Pro Wrestling - 

Superstar Champion: Ted Dibiase

Ladies Champion: Shann-Ra

Can-Am Television Champion: Harley Race

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With the advent of the expansion pack, plan to rectify confusion I have had with my tag-team division. I plan to stage a tournament using some of the classic arenas to crown the toughest team in a special Knockout tournament. To simulate the high-stakes, there are two referees per bout, with teams must get two DQ's before stopping the match. Hope this just allows me to simulate a warning system to get a true winner.

The final four is NO-DQ to a finish rules to guarantee a winner. Here is the Federal League Toughest Tag Team Tournament First Round Matchups, the tournament will determine the ULTIMATE Tag-Team Champions:

EAST BRACKET
#1 - Road Warriors (Superstar Champions)
#16 - East Coast Enforcers (DDP and Albano)
From Atlantic City, NJ Casino Arena

#8 - Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff (North American Champions)
#9 - Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake
From Providence, RI, Civic Center

#3 - Rock and Roll Express (Atlantic Champions)
#14 - Heavenly Bodies
From Buffalo, NY Auditorium

#6 - Midnight Express (Southern Champions)
#11 - The Fantastics
From Baltimore, MD Arena

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WEST BRACKET
#2 - Gladiators (Universal Champions)
#15 - Beverly Hills Blondes (Heenan and Riddle)
From Las Vegas, NV Pavilion

#7 - Dr. Death & Terry Gordy (All Pacific Champions)
#10 - The Hennigs (Midwest Champions)
From Oakland, CA Convention Center

#4 - Twin Titans (Dude Brohan and Pierre)
#13 - King Kongs Brody and Bundy
From Denver, CO Auditorium

#5 - Blade Blasters (Lazer and 8mw Champion Buzzsaw)
#12 - Sheepherders
From Phoenix, AZ Veterans Memorial

East Semifinals from Boston, MA Garden & Philadelphia, PA Spectrum
East Finals from Toronto, ON Gardens

West Semifinals from Portland, OR Arena & San Francisco, CA Auditorium
West Finals from Los Angeles, CA Sports Arena.

Championship Finals Held at BUFFALO STAMPEDE in BUFFALO, NY.

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Before we get to the Federal League Toughest Tag-Team Tournament, here is an update for the November events:

Buffalo, NY - 15-man Unlucky Lottery Battle Royal, winner gets November Pain title shot against Superstar Champion Ted Dibiase
(Other matches determined by elimination order, 1st man out goes home without a match, 2nd out vs. 3rd, etc.)

Eliminations: 1) Michael Elgin eliminated first 2) Randy Savage by Marty Jannetty . . . 3) Curt Hennig by DDP . . . 4) King Kong Bundy 5) Destroyer 6) Nikolai Volkoff 7) Iron Sheik
8) Rob Van Dam 9) Larry Hennig 10) Greg Valentine 11) Dallas Page 12) Rock Riddle 13) Superfly Snuka

Matches:
Savage def. Curt Hennig using 2 Flying Ax Handles (one to the floor)

Destroyer def. King Kong Bundy using a Bombs Away to the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK.

Nikolai Volkoff and Iron Sheik did not appear for their match. The referee counted to 10 for both to get to ringside, resulting in a No-Contest.

Larry Hennig def. Rob Van Dam, DQ after a Van Daminator

Superfly Snuka def. Rock Riddle using a sleeper hold into the SUPERFLY SPLASH!

Hacksaw Duggan earned the title shot by eliminating Marty Jannetty by pinfall with FLYING SPEAR to win the royal.
These two favorites were reluctant to square off but gave it a go as title shot with Ted Dibiase was at stake.

Bruiser Brody and Pampero Firpo fought to a DDQ as these two wild men continued their feud.

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NOVEMBER PAIN - "Beantown Brawl"
Boston, MA
Rad Racer def. Michael Elgin, after a sleeper drop and a 2nd turnbuckle splash

Randy Savage def. Larry Hennig using an Flying Ax to the floor and a FLYING ELBOW.

Superfly Snuka def. Bobo Brazil, DQ after the match spilled to the floor.
Snuka was very agressive resulting in tempers flaring. Bobo retaliated by choking Snuka on the ropes during their re-entry.

Tag-Team War: The Road Warriors def. Jersey Force (DDP and King Kong Bundy).
Hawk and Animal used 2 DOOMSDAY DEVICES to pin Dallas Page.

Hacksaw Duggan def. SUPERSTAR CHAMPION Ted Dibiase to win the title!
Duggan used the FLYING SPEAR THREE TIMES to send Dibiase reeling. We have a new champion!

Ladies Champion Shann Ra def. Trish Stratus with a Waist Suplex in great back & forth contest as the ladies brought their A-games.

BEANTOWN BRAWL, every man for themselves! Lou Thesz, Greg Valentine, Curt Hennig, Iron Sheik, Rob Van Dam, Marty Jannetty. Morgan Dollar special referee, who was going to call a tight match.

Eliminations: 1) Marty Jannetty by Valentine Falling Elbow . . . 2) Hennig by Valentine, Shoulder Breaker . . . 3 & 4) Iron Sheik and Rob Van Dam both DQ'd
Lou Thesz wins over Greg Valentine by DQ after Thesz used a THESZ PRESS but Valentine slapped the referee for counting fast!

DOG COLLAR MATCH: Bruiser Brody def. Pampero Firpo in a bloody battle which ended with two JUMPING KNEE DROPS. Both men battled to the back as the show ended, their rivalry apparently far from over.

The tag-team tournament is next...Stay tuned at ringside!

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East Quarterfinal from Atlantic City, NJ Casino Arena
#16 seed, East Coast Enforcers (Dallas Page & Lou Albano) upset #1 seed Superstar Champions Road Warriors
Big upset to begin the tournament as Animal and Page duked it out early, but Page hit the DIAMOND CUTTER out of nowhere and is the first team to advance.

BONUS MATCHES:
Buddy Rogers def. Gorgeous George, DQ. Rogers dominated and had George in trouble after a FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE.
George caused a DQ with Cherie at ringside

Lou Thesz def. CAN-AM TV CHAMPION Harley Race to win the title.
The Beantown Brawl winner kept things on the mat using the GRECO ROMAN BACK DROP to win the title!


Next up is action from Providence, RI as #8 seed Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff face #9 seeds the Dream Team of Greg Valentine & Brutus Beefcake.

Bonus action includes two feuds heating up the fed: Bobo Brazil faces Superfly Snuka and in a special "Loser Leaves Town" match Bruiser Brody faces Pampero Firpo!

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A double-shot weekend as we have EAST quarterfinal action from Providence, RI and WEST action from Las Vegas, NV. Here we go.

EAST Quarterfinal
Providence RI, Civic Center
#9 seed, DREAM TEAM (Greg Valentine and Brutus Beefcake) def. #8 seeds, North American Champions Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff.
Neither team were fan favorites, but the Dream Team had more of a following. This equally evil match-up ended with a Valentine Throat Drop on Ropes to Sheik.

Bobo Brazil def. Superfly Snuka with Morgan Dollar as ref.
Brazil ducked a chop and hit a Bobo Body Slam and COCO BUTT for the pin.

LOSER LEAVES TOWN: Bruiser Brody def. Pampero Firpo.
A bloody, end to this feud. Brody split open Firpo and used a foot to face and his JUMPING KNEE DROP.



WEST Quarterfinal from Las Vegas, NV Sports Pavilion
#2 seed Universal Champions, GLADIATORS (Brute & Massacre) def. 15 seed BEVERLY HILLS BLONDES (Heenan & Riddle).
Gladiators took a methodical but punishing route to the WEST Semis as the Blondes hung in most of the match. The Universal champions advance after a couple of DECAPITATORS on Riddle.


Bonus Matches:
Curt Hennig def. Jet Set Strutter after a HENNIG PLEX

TAG-TEAM SPECIAL: Hacksaw Duggan & Lou Thesz def. Harley Race & Destroyer by DQ.
Dibiase and Destroyer used illegal double-teaming with an extended FIGURE FOUR and COBRA CLUTCH combo.



The next event is WEST SEMIFINAL action from the Oakland, CA Convention Center.
All-Pacific Champions Steve Williams and Terry Gordy face Midwest Champions The Hennigs.
(earlier reports were in error regarding the Twin Titans versus King Kongs from Denver)

Additionally, 80MW Champion Lazer defends against the Dark Invader in a bonus title match. See you at ringside.

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WEST Quarterfinal at Oakland, CA Convention Center
#7 seed DR.DEATH & TERRY GORDY (All Pacific Champions) def. #10 seed Midwest Champions THE HENNIGS.

Doc and Gordy looked sharp here, methodically isolating the elder Hennig in the early going. Curt saved his dad from a pinfall, but a wild brawl broke out which almost resulted in a DQ for the Hennigs. When the smoke cleared, Gordy had Larry woozy and landed a PILEDRIVER to move to a big showdown against Universal Champs, the GLADIATORS.


Bonus Match: 8MW CHAMPION Lazer def. Dark Invader as Lazer moved out of a deathjump and clamped in the LAZERLOCK.

Invader almost escaped twice before succumbing to the pressure! Great win.



Next event continues with double-shot action from the EAST Bracket in Buffalo as Atlantic Champions The Rock & Roll Express face Jim Cornette's Heavenly Bodies.
Randy "Macho Man" Savage takes on the Jet Set Strutter in a special bonus match for the matinee.

Baltimore, MD hosts the match between Southern Champions the MIDNIGHT EXPRESS with Jim Cornette versus rivals the FANTASTICS.
Bonus matches feature Buddy Rogers vs. Bruiser Brody and Bobby Heenan tries to get his name off the naughty list against Santa Wolf.

See you at ringside!

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A special Christmas Holiday double-shot with two matches from the EAST Bracket.

EAST Quarterfinal at Buffalo, NY Auditorium.
#3 seeds, Atlantic Champions ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS def. #14 seeds HEAVENLY BODIES (Stan Lane & Tom Pritchard) with Jim Cornette.
The Rock & Roll used the DOUBLE DROPKICK on Prichard to win but the Bodies attacked Gibson in a post-match scuffle. The ringside report has Gibson but early prognosis is he will likely return to 100% for his EAST semifinal match.

Bonus Match: Macho Man Randy Savage def. Jet Set Strutter[/font]
Manic brawl to close the action in Buffalo. Savage smashed Strutter into a table and pinned him after a Flying Ax Handle.


EAST Quarterfinal at Baltimore, MD Arena
#6 seeds MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (Condrey & Eaton) def. #11 seeds THE FANTASTICS
Cornette was a distraction but it was Condrey's grit that finished Tommy Rogers - using a Shoulder Power Slam and FACE FIRST LEG SWEEP to advance to the semis. The Midnights will see their long-time rivals the ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS.

BONUS matches:
Naughty List match - Santa Wolf put Bobby Heenan on the naughty list, ending the match quickly with the CLAW allowing him to get back on his route.

Buddy Rogers def. Bruiser Brody
Rogers used his agility to finish this one as he dodged Brody's turnbuckle charge and locked in the FIGURE FOUR GRAPEVINE. Brody would not submit but Rogers used the ropes to pin Brody while in the hold.

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A New Year's Day show from the Rocky Mountains . . .

WEST Quarterfinal
Denver, CO Auditorium
#4 seeds TWIN TITANS Dude Brohan & Enormous Pierre def. #13 seeds the KING KONGS (Brody & Bundy).
Probably the marquee match of round one featured two Super-Heavyweight Teams. The TITANS were explosive as they really controlled Bundy. The DUDE won using an unconventional finish - he surprised Bundy with a FLYING BODY PRESS off the turnbuckles for the win! Sending the crowd into a frenzy!


BONUS singles bout: Buzzsaw def. Dark Invader
Buzzsaw dominated in this preparation for his tournament bout with 8MW Champion Lazer against the SHEEPHERDERS. A PowerSlam rocked the Darksider and used the ULTIMATE COMBO for the win.


The first round wraps up next from Phoenix as the #5 seed the BLADEBLASTERS (80MW champion Lazer and Buzzsaw) face the #12 seed THE SHEEPHERDERS, BUTCH & LUKE. 

DUDE BROHAN butts heads with KING KONG BUNDY in a Denver rematch of sorts in the bonus match. 
See you at ringside!