456 Wrestling

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456 Wrestling
1/21/1984
Abingdon, VA
Abingdon National Guard Armory
Estimated attendance: 90 (winter weather advisory)

Lord Zoltan vs Mike Graham
Zoltan defeats Graham with ease in this match, getting the pin fall with a top rope neck snap in his debut. Riddle says wims matter at 456, and Graham needs to start accumulating some.

Sir Oliver Humperdink, with Eric The Red and Mr. Hughes walk out to the ring. Humperdink prays for the soul of Red's opponent, Johnny Rodz.

Eric the Red vs Johnny Rodz
Red leaves Rodz beaten and bloodied, as he picks up the impressive victory with a BACKBREAKER.

We see Paul Ellering and Arnold Skaaland in the back. Skaaland has the young Ellering doing push ups, and says he will not accept complacency. Skaaland says he has his next opponent set up for Ellering.

Backstage, we see in the office, Francine and Rod Fenton. Fenton says Francine has done a delightful job. Fenton asks about when 456 will get championships. Francine says she will wait a bit, to see how the roster shakes out at first. She is wanting to see wrestlers establish a sort of pecking order first in 456. Fenton suggests that with his friendship with the COO, George Tragos, that maybe Fenton could have a spot in a championship tourney. Francine tells him all spots will be earned, not given, and walks away.

Kenny Jay vs Louie Spicolli
Jay gets in some early offense, but Spicolli connects on a DEATH VALLEY DRIVER together the victory!

Next week, Tommy Gilbert vs Andrew Anderson!

Dangerous Danny Davis vs Mr. Hughes with Sir Oliver Humperdink
We see Hughes reverse out of a power slam by Hughes, and connect on a boot to the face to win the match!*snake eyes*

Hughes goes for the attack post-match,but Pork Chop Cash makes the save, he clotheslines Hughes out of the ring!

Francine comes out and says soon we will see Davis and Cash vs Hughes and Eric The Red!

We see Doug and Tommy Gilbert in the back. Doug says imagine one of them with a championship belt around their waist! Tommy says he believes Doug can do anything he wants to, but he'd rather see him do it the right way.

Boris Zhukov with Nikita Breznikov and Cuban Assassin with Fantasy vs Ranger Ross and Manny Villalobos
Zhukov beats Villalobos mercilessly, and defeats Manny with a Soviet Slam.

Rock Riddle and Johnny Valiant thank everyone for watching, and announce Paul Ellering vs Mark Fleming next week!

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456 Wrestling
1/28/1984
Russellville, TN
National Guard Armory
Attendance: 225 (street team put in work)

Pretty Boy Doug Somers vs Danny Doring
Somers controls the pace of the match, Doring never establishes any offense, Somers connects on SOMERS SUPLEX for the victory.

Rock Riddle announces that David Taylor will make his debut next week, vs Mike Graham!

We see highlights of the issues between Doug and Tommy Gilbert!

Rip Rogers vs Bill Mulkey
Rogers ends this match fast, connecting on THE HUSTLE to pick up the pinfall!

Backstage, we see Rod Fenton pestering the general manager, Francine, again about a spot in the upcoming 456 championship tournament. Francine says Fenton will have his 456 debut next week, against an opponent of her choosing!

Paul Ellering with Arnold Skaaland vs Mark Fleming
Ellering beats Fleming to a bloody pulp, and uses NECKBREAKER to defeat Fleming. Skaaland tells Ellering he is proud of him!

Francine announces Danny Davis and Porkchop Cash vs Mr. Hughes and Eric The Red with Sir Oliver Humperdink as the main event next week!

Chaz and Tugboat Taylor vs Texas Hangmen
These 2 teams fight to the time limit draw, and continue fighting throughout the building post-match! Psycho then catches Chaz with a cowbell, and leaves him a bloody mess on the floor!

Nikita Breznikov says Boris Zhukov is done with tag teaming, and ready to focus on singles gold, to take back to mother Russia! Francine pops in, and says not so fast Nikita! She still wants to see Zhukov vs Ranger Ross, one on one!

Tommy Gilbert with Doug Gilbert vs Andrew Anderson with Maha Singh

These two men fight on the outside, Anderson clotheslines Gilbert to the concrete floor, Anderson goes back in the ring, and Tommy is counted out!

Post-match, as Anderson and Singh are playing to the crowd, Doug comes in and waffles both men in the back with a steel chair!

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456 Wrestling
2/4/1984
Wheeling, West Virginia
National Guard Armory
Attendance:165

Rock Riddle and Johnny Valiant welcome us to the 456! A+ action at C+ prices! They send us to the ring for our first bout!

Cuban Assassin with Fantasy vs Louie Spicolli
Spicolli picks up the impressive victory after hitting a moonsault, and Fantasy couldn't distract the referee.

Backstage, Arnold Skaaland tells Paul Ellering that next week he will have a rematch with Pretty Boy Doug Somers to avenge a loss from a few weeks ago.

Lord Zoltan vs Manny Villalobos
Zoltan pick up the win, after hitting Manny with a top rope neck snap! Zoltan walks to the top of the entrance ramp, and is joined by Andrew Anderson and Maha Singh!

Rod Fenton is in the ring with a microphone. He calls out the opponent that Francine has picked for him!

Rod Fenton vs Matt Borne (debut)
Borne connects early on CANNONBALL JUMP, but Fenton is able to barely kick out. Fenton gets DQ'd for using illegal tactics in front of the referee! (choking in the ropes after a 5 count) Francine comes out and looks disappointed in the match result!

Next week, in Acworth, GA, we will see Ranger Ross, in his hometown, face Boris Zhukov!

David Taylor (debut) vs Mike Graham
Taylor hits a BRITISH SUPLEX to easily dispose of Graham in his debut.

Francine catches Rod Fenton backstage. She asks what was he thinking. Fenton says he doesn't answer to her. He only answers to George Tragos, and that's it.

Mr. Hughes and Eric The Red with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Danny Davis and Porkchop Cash
We see the finish as Hughes hits a release gut wrench on Porkchop!

Humperdink stands tall with his two monsters in the middle of the ring to end the show!

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456 Wrestling
2/11/1984
National Guard Armory
Acworth, Georgia
Attendance:300

Rock Riddle and Johnny Valiant welcome us to the 456! Riddle says the main event will be Boris Zhukov vs Acworth's own, Ranger Ross!!!

Valiant sends us to the ring for the first match of the evening!

Danny Doring vs The Hustler Rip Rogers
Rogers controls the pace of the match offensively, Rogers hits THE HUSTLE, but Doring avoids the pinfall. Rogers uses a falling double sledge to pick up the win!

We see clips from last week where Lord Zoltan left the arena with Andrew Anderson and Maha Singh. He says these two have not reached their fullest potential Zoltan says the ends today. And as far as The Gilberts are concerned, they'll be seeing them again, very soon.

Pretty Boy Doug Somers vs Paul Ellering with Arnold Skaaland
Ellering battles back in this even paced match, and hits NECKBREAKER to avenge a loss he suffered several weeks ago to Somers.

We catch up with GM Francine, who says the wrestling fans in Georgia are some of the best in the world! She says that she is excited for the rest of the show, and that she has signed another tag team to an exclusive 456 Wrestling contract.

Chaz and Tugboat Taylor vs Texas Hangmen
The Hangmen do a good job singling out Tugboat, using double team moves and rapid fire tags, but Tugboat hits ANCHOR DROP on Psycho to pick up the win!

Mark Fleming vs Bill Mulkey
Fleming wins this fast, connecting on a belly to belly suplex to get the pinfall on Mulkey.

Ranger Ross is backstage. He says that he tonight, he will not let good people of Acworth, Georgia down! He will send this evil Russian back to Siberia, where he belongs!

Boris Zhukov with Nikita Breznikov vs Ranger Ross
The crowd is alive, and so is Ross, as he wins this in near record time, connecting with COMBAT KICK to defeat Zhukov!

The crowd is on their feet, as we see The Taylor's, Ellering and Skaaland and Rip Rogers come out and congratulate Ross on the victory.

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Dirty Sheets: A behind the scenes look at 456 Wrestling, by Crave Seltzer

The last show had a strong gate, as the locals showed up in full support to cheer on Ranger Ross. Expect 456 Wrestling to show up in, and promote in wrestlers hometowns, where applicable.

Plans are in place to crown new tag team champions first, world champion down the road later.

Andrew Anderson will be referred to as the Purple Haze, from here on out. Purple Haze and Maha Singh aligned with Lord Zoltan, as he will be the mouthpiece for the group. Triangle of Fear, the team of Zoltan, Haze and Singh, will face Mark Fleming, Paul Ellering, and Rip Rogers next week.

Mike Graham is wearing many hats at 456. Graham is helping with producing, travel accommodations, and promotions.

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456 Wrestling
2/18/1984
Fletcher, NC
WNC Agricultural Center
Attendance: 225


Our beloved General Manager, Francine, is in the middle of the ring to start the show. Francine has with her, the new 456 Wrestling Tag Team Championship belts!

Francine states that a 8 tag team, single elimination tournament starts in 2 weeks. In that first matchup, we will see Doug and Tommy Gilbert, face a debuting tag team of Dick and Kurt Beyer!

Francine states that Doug Gilbert will face Dick Beyer next week!

This brings out Rod Fenton. Fenton says that tag titles are important, but the money is in the singles gold. Fenton all but says instead of a tournament, she should just give him the 456 World Championship!

Francine says that you said a few weeks ago that you only answer to Mr. Tragos. Well, he will be her next week to personally speak to you!

This gets a round of applause from the fans, as Rod Fenton stands in the ring alone, looking quite petrified.

George South vs PorkChop Cash
Cash gets the crowd on its feet, as he defeats South using HEADBUTT.

PorkChop grabs the microphone and says he loves North Carolina, and it's obvious North Carolina loves him back! He can't wait to get a few more wins under his belt at 456 Wrestling!

Louie Spicolli vs Manny Villalobos
Both men hit multiple pinfall attempts, but neither could secure victory before the time limit expired.

David Taylor vs Matt Borne
Taylor picks up a big win, as he forces Borne to tap to the Dragon Sleeper!

Backstage, Doug tells Tommy Gilbert he can't wait to face the Beyers in the tag tournament. Doug says he's going to soften up old man Beyers next week. Doug says he can almost taste that tag championship gold.

Tommy looks concerned, but tells Doug he will always have his back.

Mark Fleming, Paul Ellering and Rip Rogers with Arnold Skaaland vs Triangle of Fear, Lord Zoltan, Maha Singh and Purple Haze
Multiple pinfall attempts by both teams, but the finish comes when Purple Haze hits Rogers with a SWINGING NECKBREAKER to pick up the pinfall!

Triangle of Fear stand tall after this encounter!


Mike Graham vs Eric The Red with Sir Oliver Humperdink and Mr Hughes
Graham picks up a significant victory here, as he forces Eric to tap to the FIGURE FOUR LEGLOCK!! The crowd erupts over the unexpected defeat of the big man! Graham celebrates, but only for a moment, as Mr. Hughes seeks up from behind and hits a SPIKE SLAM on Graham!

Humperdink grabs the microphone, and says he wonders if he wasted all his time on the wrong big man!

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Go Fleming and Friends.

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456 Wrestling
2/25/1984
Saltville, Virginia
Saltville Armory
Estimated Attendance: 170

Mr. Hughes with Sir Oliver Humperdink vs Mike Graham
Conspicuous by his absence is Eric The Red. Graham picks up another huge victory by catching Hughes in a lateral guillotine for the pinfall!

The COO, George Tragos, is in the house!

Ranger Ross vs Johnny Rodz
Ross gets a huge babyface reaction, as he defeats the veteran Rodz, after landing a COMBAT KICK.

The 456 Tag Team Tournament will start next week!

Pretty Boy Doug Somers vs Maha Singh with Lord Zoltan
A true back and forth match, but Singh hits SHOULDER BREAKER to pin Somers, who had a winning streak going.

We see George Tragos, with Francine, in the middle of the ring. He calls out Rod Fenton. Fenton starts by buttering up Tragos, and talking about the good old days. Tragos tells Fenton that if he wants to be a world champion, he will have to fight for it.

Tragos says Fenton needs to get a fire in his belly and fight for what he wants, and not look for shortcuts. Fenton says he can beat anyone in 456, he doesn't have to prove anything.

Tragos says if Fenton isn't here to fight at 456, he might as well leave. Fenton becomes enraged, saying he can beat anyone, even the COO. Fenton takes a swing, Tragos ducks, but Francine catches an inadvertent punch from Fenton to the face! Francine is out cold!

Tragos checks on Francine, as the babyfaces give chase to Fenton, as he runs out of the building!

Doug Gilbert vs Dick Bayer
The veteran Bayer picks up the win after connecting on HAND STAND KNEES DROPS.

Doug seems furious after the bout, as Tommy has to come calm him down.

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456 Wrestling Tag Team Championship Tournament

Rock Riddle here folks, as we run down the names of the teams in this tag team tournament to crown the inaugural tag team champions!!

1.Purple Haze and Maha Singh

2.Doug and Tommy Gilbert

3.Kurt and Dick Beyer

4.The Mulkeys

5.Texas Hangmen

6.Chaz and Tugboat Taylor

7.Cuban Assassin and Boris Zhukov

An over the top battle royale will happen next episode to decide who will make the final tag team in this tournament. 10 men will compete, and the final 2 men left standing in the ring, will make the final tag team in this tournament. The participants include:

Matt Borne
David Taylor
Ranger Ross
Danny Doring
Porkchop Cash
Manny Villalobos
Rip Rogers
Mike Graham
Louie Spicolli
Pretty Boy Doug Somers

The battle royale will happen next episode, as we go to Charlotte, North Carolina. We will also hear from COO George Tragos, with an update on Francine. Keep tuning in, folks!

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Some fun teams in that tag tournament.