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Heartland Wrestling Association:
Pro Wrestling Mid-America
May 14, 2022 (Card #1141)
Fairgrounds Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee
EpicDave: Hey, fans! Welcome to
Heartland Championship Wrestling! We are here tonight in Nashville, Tennessee for a Music City spectacular night of action. We've got the
Number One Contender's Match for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. Our own
NICK BOCKWINKEL is a former champion, and is he angling for another title shot- but he is going to have to go through
IVAN KOLOFF to get another opportunity at the gold in tonight's Main Event. Plus- you want an old-fashioned throwdown? Wait until you see the battle for the
Southland Heavyweight Championship when
TERRY FUNK defends his crown against
JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER. It's gonna be a great night- and the feature bouts will be streamed live on the
Epic Sports Broadcasting Network. So relax, grab yourself a cold one, and enjoy the show!
KILLER KHAN pinned BILLY ROBINSON******* after an Oriental SpikeSTRIKE FORCE (RICK MARTEL* & TITO SANTANA**) defeated BADD COMPANY (PAUL DIAMOND & PAT TANAKA****) when Tito pinned Tanaka with a Flying ForearmPWMA HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 CONTENDERS' MATCH
HILLBILLY JIM pinned AUSTIN IDOL***** after a Head ButtTHE MOONDOGS (REX & SPOT*) defeated THE MIDNIGHT ROCKERS (SHAWN MICHAELS** & MARTY JANNETTY******) when Spot pinned Marty after a body slam tossEpicDave: All right, fans- we're off to a great start here tonight! We have a new
#1 Contender to the PWMA Heavyweight Championship- congratulations to
HILLBILLY JIM and good luck as he moves forward to face
TED DIBIASE for the title. And we now have
STRIKE FORCE and
THE MOONDOGS on a collision course in pursuit of the tag titles. But batten down the hatches, fans- the best is yet to come. The remainder of tonight's action will be streamed on the
Epic Sports Broadcast Network! GRUDGE MATCH- NO DISQUALIFICATION:
WAHOO MCDANIEL** pinned JACKIE FARGO*** with a Falling ChopWahoo manned up in a BIG way for the crowd, overcoming both Fargo and his ringside ally,
STAN HANSEN. After the referee took a bump early in the match, Hansen tried to interfere, but the ploy backfired and McDaniel brought Fargo and Hansen together with a double noggin-knocker! The referee recovered and Wahoo was able to put Fargo away with his Falling Chop Finisher.
SOUTHLAND HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP:
TERRY FUNK***** (c) pinned JERRY 'THE KING' LAWLER***** with a Piledriver on the arena floorThe battle between Funk and Lawler was as intense and bloody as any match in recent Heartland memory. It didn't take long for action to spill out of the ring, where Lawler whacked Funk with a steel chair! Funk retrieved his branding iron and wailed on Lawler, busting him open! Lawler was bloodied but refused to back down. The King pulled the strap down from his singlet and came back at Funk, grabbing a metal pipe from under the ring and busting open Funk's forehead. Both men were bleeding, but the brawl continued and Funk drilled Lawler with a vicious low blow. Lawler collapsed, and Funk hauled Lawler up and planted him with a Piledriver for the pin.
TERRY FUNK RETAINS THE SOUTHLAND HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
EpicDave: That was incredible! Not much of a wrestling match there- but that may have been the Brawl of the Year! And now, fans- it's time for the Main Event- and the winner earns a shot at the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship two weeks from tonight at
Heartland Havoc CIX: Refugee in Tampa. May the best man win!
MAIN EVENT: NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: #1 CONTENDER'S MATCH
NICK BOCKWINKEL defeated IVAN KOLOFF** by submission with the Bockwinkel SleeperThe Bockwinkel Sleeper claimed another victim! Koloff came out with a display of power, but was unable to gain advantage. Bockwinkel outmaneuvered Koloff and worked him into the Figure-Four Leglock. Koloff labored to get to the bottom rope to break the hold, and when the combatants came back together, Bockwinkel trapped Ivan in the Sleeper and there was no escape.
EpicDave: A magnificent win for Bockwinkel! That Sleeper hold is devastating, as the world knows. Nick Bockwinkel is the only man in Heartland history to record TWO victories over
ANDRE THE GIANT- and in both cases, it was the Sleeper Hold that sealed the deal. With tonight's victory, Bockwinkel has earned another opportunity to wrestle for the
NWA World Heavyweight Championship! He will battle the new champion,
'DR. DEATH' STEVE WILLIAMS, at the pay-per-view for the biggest prize in the Heartland. All right, fans- we're done here. Thanks for checking us out tonight! Heartland will be back on Wednesday night with excitement from the
Atlantic Wrestling Federation. Your Main Event will feature a battle for the
Dixie Heavyweight Championship when
JUMBO TSURUTA defends against
RICKY 'THE DRAGON' STEAMBOAT. That's our show, and I AM OUTTA HERE!
PWMA Heavyweight Champion:
TED DIBIASEPWMA Tag Team Champions:
JACK & JERRY BRISCOSouthland Heavyweight Champion:
TERRY FUNK