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Post by lwffantrav on Jan 3, 2008 23:33:51 GMT -4
4) The Midnight Express scored a “sneaky” countout win over the Team RPW duo... Sneaky!!?!?!?? When did the MX ever do a thing sneaky in a wrestling ring?!?!? Eaton attempted to intervene again, but Frank Morrell cut him off. Man, that would be the 1st time Frank MOrrell caught anything!!!! Unfortunately, this allowed Jim Cornette to sneak in and smack Hutton with his tennis racket. Hutton let go, but was able to recover and went after Cornette on the outside. Hodge joined him and the two punched away at “The Louisville Slugger”, much to the crowd’s delight! Unfortunately Morrell put the ten-count on Hutton for being outside the ring and he was counted out, giving The Midnights a very close victory! **** Ahhh, Morrell redeems himself!!! ;D
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 3, 2008 23:38:02 GMT -4
From the info you gave me and that I've read on other wrestling sites, Morrell was kind of a "blind ref". So I've decided that whenever a heel does something sneaky, more often than not Morrell will be the ref. Travis gave me some Memphis ref info and I've decided for this year to do "ref crews". There will be groups of 2 or 3 refs that will rotate the house shows and work together as units. Morrell, Calhoun, and Neighbors worked this first show of '08 together.
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Post by lwffantrav on Jan 4, 2008 0:04:08 GMT -4
From the info you gave me and that I've read on other wrestling sites, Morrell was kind of a "blind ref". So I've decided that whenever a heel does something sneaky, more often than not Morrell will be the ref. Travis gave me some Memphis ref info and I've decided for this year to do "ref crews". There will be groups of 2 or 3 refs that will rotate the house shows and work together as units. Morrell, Calhoun, and Neighbors worked this first show of '08 together. But remember, MOrrell used to be the Angel (and one of the Mighty Yankees, "Mid Southern" Spoiler), a notorious rulebreaker in the 70s and 80s....so maybe that's why he may not see that "sneaky action".
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 4, 2008 0:31:10 GMT -4
Hmm...I might have to use Mr. Morrell as a full-fledged heel ref.
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Post by lwffantrav on Jan 4, 2008 0:45:57 GMT -4
Hmm...I might have to use Mr. Morrell as a full-fledged heel ref. Mr. Bowden may take a bit offense to that Cory! lol.
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 4, 2008 1:43:43 GMT -4
Mr. Bowden may take a bit offense to that Cory! lol. Good point! You were right, Scott does respond quickly. He sent me a good article from his Web site about his reffing experience in the USWA. For anybody interested, they can read about it here: Scott Bowden Column
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 7, 2008 21:52:59 GMT -4
January 18, 2007 Card #156: Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Evansville
1) “Playboy” Buddy Rose scored a win in the opener over USWA newcomer Larry Sharpe. Sharpe hails from New Jersey and is looking to make a name for himself in the USWA. He looked on his way to a win over the two-time World champion, getting a nearfall after a piledriver. Rose came back and controlled the action. Cousin Luke came down to ringside and once again tried to “woo” “Sensational” Sherri Martel, bringing her flowers! When that didn’t work, he tried to take back his lucky horseshoe, grabbing it off the ringpost. Rose spotted this and grabbed the horseshoe as well. After a tug-of-war, Rose grabbed the horseshoe back. While new USWA referee Scott Bowden tried to get Luke off the apron, Rose smacked Sharpe with the horseshoe. He tossed it out to Sherri, then covered Sharpe. Bowden turned around and counted the easy pinfall. Luke was about ready to attack Rose afterwards, but “Dastardly” Danny Doring quickly came down to calm his tag team partner down, reminding him to save it for his match with Rose next week. The bizarre duo remained in the ring for the next match. **½
2) The Midnight Express made short work of Danny Doring and Cousin Luke. The hillbilly seemed distracted and preoccupied about his feud with Buddy Rose. The former World Tag Team champs took advantage of this and double teamed Luke, preventing him from tagging out. The Midnights scored the pin after just a couple of minutes with the Rocket Launcher. Doring naturally seemed upset by the quick loss. DUD
3) Greg Valentine scored a submission win over Yukon Eric in a physical bout. “The Hammer” started off with his stiff offense, wanting to gain a win after a recent series of losses, and perhaps wanting to weaken Eric for his teammate Killer Kowalski. Eric came back and picked up Valentine into the Kodiak Krunch, but Valentine managed to drape his leg over the top rope, breaking the hold. Valentine took over and focused his attack on the big man’s leg, smashing it into the ringpost and coming off the second turnbuckle with stomps to the leg. After kicking out of a falling elbow hammer, Eric got caught in the figure-four leglock. He fought valiantly, but ultimately tapped out, giving Valentine a much-needed win. ***¼
4) Two more of Capt. Lou Albano’s men emerged victorious, as The Killer B’s got a win over Koko B. Ware and S.D. Jones. Ware and Jones had the crowd behind them, but The B’s showed that they just might be a force to be reckoned with in the USWA. “Special Delivery” was able to kick out of one Buff Blockbuster, but Bagwell put him down for the count with a second Blockbuster. **
5) “Ravishing” Rick Rude scored a DQ win over Red Bastien. The Flying Redhead wanted to prove that his countout win over Rude at New Year’s Knockout was more than an “accident” and was fired up here. He hit his airplane spin/atomic drop combination, but only got a two-count. Rude came back and had the advantage. To ensure a win, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan handed Rude a foreign object in the corner. But Bastien spotted this and intercepted the object. Perhaps enraged from his brawl last week with The Sheik and Sabu, Bastien used the object on Rude, pounding away at him. Unfortunately, Paul Morton immediately spotted the action and called for the bell, giving Rude a win. *½
6) Jimmy Snuka defeated Killer Kowalski by DQ. This was a back-and-forth bout, although the “Superfly” seemed to have control a little more often. He came off the top rope several times onto Kowalski. Kowalski got a near fall by blocking a charge in the corner with a double boot to the face. He immediately went up the ropes and came off with the Bombs Away, but Snuka got out of the way and Kowalski hit hard. Snuka went up to the top again and hit the Superfly Leap. Just as Tommy Gilbert was about to count three, Capt. Lou Albano got in the ring and punched away at the “Superfly”. Gilbert immediately called for the bell. Snuka stared down Albano and went after the rubber banded manager, but Kowalski recovered and nailed him from behind with a big knee smash. Albano held Snuka, while Kowalski punched away at him. Before further damage could be done, Yukon Eric made his way to the ring, although he still felt the effects of Greg Valentine’s figure-four from earlier. He rolled into the ring and chased Kowalski and Albano away. Snuka thanked Eric for his help. **½
7) Southern Heavyweight champion Frank Gotch emerged victorious in a non-title bout over Billy Red Lyons. Lyons started off with some nearfalls on Gotch and was able to apply the figure-four leglock, but Gotch wisely rolled into the ropes. Gotch came back and was able to apply the Gotch Toehold for a quick submission. Gotch and Richard Hutton shook hands with Lyons afterwards, for giving Gotch a “clean match” challenge. ** 8) The Sheik defeated Danny Hodge by DQ in a wild match. The Oklahoman great was very fired up and focused, hoping to get a win on the evil Sheik. Hodge hit an Oklahoma side roll midway through the bout, but only got at two-count. Sheik went to his trusty sharp object and started to jab away at Hodge. Sheik would use the object at various times throughout the match to bloody up the Team RPW member. Richard Hutton tried to point this out to Tommy Gilbert, but Gilbert couldn’t catch the act. Hodge would come back and apply a punishing Indian Deathlock, but Sheik made the ropes. Sheik dodged a charging Hodge and threw him shoulder-first into the ringpost. He then focused on the shoulder and went for a hammerlock. When Hodge wouldn’t give, Sheik turned back to the Camel Clutch and again slipped in the object. Coach Hutton, angered by Sheik’s cheating, jumped into the ring and punched away at Sheik. Gilbert called for the bell for the interference. Abdullah Farouk pulled his man out of the ring, before Hutton could unleash his anger on him. You can bet this one isn’t over! ***½
9) Bobo Brazil scored his first victory since returning to the USWA, defeating his rival Sabu. This was another wild brawl. Sabu had the early advantage, using a chair to execute the Arabian facebuster, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Scott Bowden. Bobo rolled out of the ring to catch a breather and came back with a big Coco Butt, but couldn’t keep Sabu down. Sabu went for an Air Sabu with the chair set up in the middle of the ring, but overshot Brazil and crashed into Bowden, taking him out of the match. (NOTE: This was the first “Hurt Referee” situation I rolled, coming off of the new Into the Turnbuckle chart.) With Bowden down, Brazil decided to fight fire with fire and smashed Sabu with the chair. Brazil maintained control until Tommy Gilbert came down to replace Bowden. Bobo blasted Sabu with Coco Butt after Coco Butt, bloodying up the Bombay madman. After one more big Coco Butt, Brazil finally got the pinfall, which drew a big pop from the Veterans Memorial Coliseum! But the celebration was short lived, as The Sheik returned to the ring and jumped Brazil, pounding away at him. Sabu recovered and set up the chair to deliver a triple jump moonsault. Out of nowhere, Team RPW, including the still-injured Dan Severn, hit the ring and chased away Sheik, Sabu, and Farouk! In a surprising scene, RPW helped Brazil to his feet and back to the locker room. ****
10) The Heenan Family duo of The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy put the World Tag Team titles on the line against The Killer Bees. The Superstar and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell started the bout off their teams, but Bobby “The Brain” Heenan had a plan. He went around to The Bees’ corner and distracted B. Brian Blair, yelling at him. With Blair’s attention turned to Heenan, Superstar charged at him and knocked him off the ring apron with a big clothesline. Brunzell fought hard and scored a nearfall on Superstar, but the masked man came back and took control. He tagged out to Bundy, who hit three Avalanches on Brunzell, whipping him from one corner to the opposite after each splash. Bundy went for a cover, but Blair was recovered and jumped off the top rope with a knee drop to Bundy’s head. Unfortunately at the same time, the Texas champion inadvertently knocked down Paul Morton. Morton called for the bell and disqualified Blair for hitting him and breaking up the pin, which didn’t sit too well with the Evansville crowd! The Bees questioned Morton, claiming it was an accident, but Morton’s decision stood. The Bees turned their attention to the champs and hit Superstar with the Bee Sting! They then followed up with a big double dropkick on Bundy, which sent the Heenan Family scurrying! Superstar and Bundy continue their title defense streak of retaining the belts, but not having scored a single pinfall or submission win! DUD
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 7, 2008 23:19:25 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on January 19: • A special interview took place with Bobo Brazil and Dan “The Beast” Severn. Severn was flanked by the rest of Team RPW. Bill Apter asked Severn why RPW saved Brazil the night before in Evansville. Severn stated that they know what it’s like to get attacked by The Sheik and Sabu, and they were rescuing Brazil from an unjust attack. He said while they don’t see eye-to-eye with Brazil’s “brawling” style and using his head as a weapon, he has battle many of the USWA’s worst rulebreakers and is a man of the people. Severn said that his broken ribs are almost healed and that he would like to team with Brazil for one night to battle their common enemies. Brazil agreed and the two shook hands. Severn and Brazil are both former Southern Heavyweight champions and both Michigan natives and will battle Sheik and Sabu on February 8 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington! • World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and his new ally Rikidozan (with his interpreter) were interviewed about their respective bouts on the next card (see preview below). When asked by Lance Russell if Lewis felt he had the odds against him with The Heenan Family and perhaps others out to collect the bounty, even with Rikidozan by his side. Lewis said that while Bobby Heenan may have the “numbers game”, that will soon change, as a former USWA superstar will be making his return and has agreed to help Lewis and Rikidozan. When Russell asked who it could be, Lewis said that it would soon be revealed.
The USWA comes back to the Sports Arena in Tupelo, MS on January 25! • In a tag team rematch, The Killer Bees will take on The Killer B’s. Capt. Lou Albano has been bragging how Beefcake and Bagwell not only gave Blair and Brunzell their first loss since returning, but Beefcake also scored the winning pin on Texas champion Blair. Both teams have a win over the other. Who will win this “rubber match”? • Two old rivals lock up again, as Yukon Eric takes on Killer Kowalski! Eric has become popular with the USWA fans, due to his wild personality. Can he finally get a win in the USWA over his hated enemy Kowalski? • In a special challenge match, “Playboy” Buddy Rose has ten minutes to defeat Cousin Luke, not once, but twice! The stipulations for this match are that if Luke can last the 10 minutes, he’ll not only win back his lucky horseshoe, but also get a date with “Sensational” Sherri Martel! However, Rose, ever the conniver, snuck an added stipulation into the contract, unbeknownst to Luke. If Rose is successfully in defeating Luke twice, Luke must leave the USWA for 60 days! This would be a devastating blow to Luke, whose earnings go back to his family in Hog Waller, TN. Will the “power of love” lead Luke to a victory? • Former World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan returns to the ring for the first time since losing the gold, as he’ll do battle with one-half of the World Tag Team champions King Kong Bundy! Can the Japanese superstar get back on track and get a win over the New Jersey giant? • For the first time in a one-on-one bout, since his return, Bobo Brazil faces The Sheik! Brazil would love to get a pinfall or submission win on The Sheik, which only three RPW members have been able to do. This one’s guaranteed to be wild! • World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis will be in action, as he takes on another champion—World Tag Team champ The Masked Superstar! This will be a non-title bout, but you can bet Superstar will be trying to injure the champ and collect the bounty from his manager. Can he do it? • The main event will be for the Southern Heavyweight title, when Frank Gotch puts the gold on the line against the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying Sabu! This is Sabu’s first shot at USWA singles gold. He looked impressive in his match against Gotch last month, but Gotch is coming off a big win as well over Sabu’s uncle The Sheik. Will Gotch outwrestle Sabu and hold on to the prize or will the Southern title go extreme? All this plus a rematch between “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Ravishing” Rick Rude in action, and more!
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Post by shazam6000 on Jan 14, 2008 9:20:56 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on January 19:• A special interview took place with Bobo Brazil and Dan “The Beast” Severn. Severn was flanked by the rest of Team RPW. Bill Apter asked Severn why RPW saved Brazil the night before in Evansville. Severn stated that they know what it’s like to get attacked by The Sheik and Sabu, and they were rescuing Brazil from an unjust attack. He said while they don’t see eye-to-eye with Brazil’s “brawling” style and using his head as a weapon, he has battle many of the USWA’s worst rulebreakers and is a man of the people. Severn said that his broken ribs are almost healed and that he would like to team with Brazil for one night to battle their common enemies. Brazil agreed and the two shook hands. Severn and Brazil are both former Southern Heavyweight champions and both Michigan natives and will battle Sheik and Sabu on February 8 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington! • World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and his new ally Rikidozan (with his interpreter) were interviewed about their respective bouts on the next card (see preview below). When asked by Lance Russell if Lewis felt he had the odds against him with The Heenan Family and perhaps others out to collect the bounty, even with Rikidozan by his side. Lewis said that while Bobby Heenan may have the “numbers game”, that will soon change, as a former USWA superstar will be making his return and has agreed to help Lewis and Rikidozan. When Russell asked who it could be, Lewis said that it would soon be revealed. The USWA comes back to the Sports Arena in Tupelo, MS on January 25!• In a tag team rematch, The Killer Bees will take on The Killer B’s. Capt. Lou Albano has been bragging how Beefcake and Bagwell not only gave Blair and Brunzell their first loss since returning, but Beefcake also scored the winning pin on Texas champion Blair. Both teams have a win over the other. Who will win this “rubber match”? • Two old rivals lock up again, as Yukon Eric takes on Killer Kowalski! Eric has become popular with the USWA fans, due to his wild personality. Can he finally get a win in the USWA over his hated enemy Kowalski? • In a special challenge match, Ros“Playboy” Buddy e has ten minutes to defeat Cousin Luke, not once, but twice! The stipulations for this match are that if Luke can last the 10 minutes, he’ll not only win back his lucky horseshoe, but also get a date with “Sensational” Sherri Martel! However, Rose, ever the conniver, snuck an added stipulation into the contract, unbeknownst to Luke. If Rose is successfully in defeating Luke twice, Luke must leave the USWA for 60 days! This would be a devastating blow to Luke, whose earnings go back to his family in Hog Waller, TN. Will the “power of love” lead Luke to a victory? • Former World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan returns to the ring for the first time since losing the gold, as he’ll do battle with one-half of the World Tag Team champions King Kong Bundy! Can the Japanese superstar get back on track and get a win over the New Jersey giant? • For the first time in a one-on-one bout, since his return, Bobo Brazil faces The Sheik! Brazil would love to get a pinfall or submission win on The Sheik, which only three RPW members have been able to do. This one’s guaranteed to be wild! • World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis will be in action, as he takes on another champion—World Tag Team champ The Masked Superstar! This will be a non-title bout, but you can bet Superstar will be trying to injure the champ and collect the bounty from his manager. Can he do it? • The main event will be for the Southern Heavyweight title, when Frank Gotch puts the gold on the line against the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying Sabu! This is Sabu’s first shot at USWA singles gold. He looked impressive in his match against Gotch last month, but Gotch is coming off a big win as well over Sabu’s uncle The Sheik. Will Gotch outwrestle Sabu and hold on to the prize or will the Southern title go extreme? All this plus a rematch between “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, “Ravishing” Rick Rude in action, and more!
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 14, 2008 20:26:53 GMT -4
Thanks for the predictions, Capt. Cold! I'm hoping to play this card this coming week. Stay tuned for results!
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Post by Cory Olson on Jan 19, 2008 13:06:39 GMT -4
January 25, 2008 Card #157: Tupelo Sports Arena
1) The Midnight Express emerged victorious in a great opener over The Flying Redheads. This was the first time The Redheads had teamed up in some time. The popular duo is hoping to get back on track and go for the tag team gold in 2008. They gave the former champs a tough challenge here. Billy Red Lyons hit a nice crossbody block on “Loverboy” Dennis at one point, but Condrey landed near his corner, allowing “Beautiful” Bobby to break it up. The Midnights came back and, not surprisingly, Jim Cornette got involved. The Midnights got the victory with the Rocket Launcher on Lyons. ***½
2) “Ravishing” Rick Rude pinned Koko B. Ware. Rude used a clothesline and several piledrivers to wear down “The Birdman”. Koko scored a near fall after Rude missed a big knee drop off the top rope, but Rude came back to win with the Rude Awakening, making Bobby “The Brain” Heenan a happy man. *¼
3) In a rematch from two weeks ago, Greg Valentine got a win by DQ over Jimmy Snuka. This was a back and forth bout, with both men taking control. The “Superfly” had the advantage and threw “The Hammer” to the arena floor. Capt. Lou Albano tried to ambush Snuka with a steel chair, but Snuka saw it coming. He grabbed the chair and losing his cool, Snuka blasted Valentine with the chair. New USWA official Sam Platania had no choice, but to call for the bell. **¾
4) The feud between The Killer Bees and The Killer B’s continued, as both teams ended in a double DQ. Texas champ B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell kept Brutus Beefcake in the ring for the first part of the match, busting him open after one of Brunzell’s patented dropkicks, right to the face. Brunzell used his partner’s specialty the sleeper on Beefcake, who looked to be dropping, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted referee Tom Branch. Buff Bagwell finally tagged in and got a near fall on Brunzell after a double arm DDT. Beefcake came back in and locked on a sleeper of his own, using the hold somewhat intentionally to anger Blair, whom he pinned the last time the teams met. The tactic seemed to work, as the Texas champ jumped in and nailed Beefcake with a jumping knee smash to the back, breaking up the sleeper. Bagwell came in and started exchanging punches with Blair. Beefcake and Brunzell paired off. Branch tried to restrain all four, but was unable to and eventually had to disqualify both teams. This feud has only just begun! ***¾
5) Capt. Lou got his only victory of the night, as Killer Kowalski scored another win over rival Yukon Eric. Eric fought hard, but Kowalski has had the upper hand in this feud, since both started full-time in the USWA. Kowalski hit the Bombs Away, then locked on the face claw. Eric made the ropes. Kowalski locked the claw on again and scored the submission victory. The match was over, but the battle wasn’t. Greg Valentine came back down to the ring. Albano’s men double teamed Eric. “The Hammer” held him down, while Kowalski came off the top rope with another Bombs Away, right on Eric’s severed ear! He came down with another, then picked up Eric, and draped him across the top rope. Valentine went up the top this time and came off with a falling sledge to the severed ear. “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka came running down the aisle and grabbed a chair, like he used in his earlier match with Valentine. He slid into the ring, but Albano, Kowalski, and Valentine got out of there. Still the damage was done. Eric suffered some more damage and may miss some ring time. **½
6) Cousin Luke pulled off a miracle again, lasting the 10 minutes and defeating “Playboy” Buddy Rose in a special challenge match! The hillbilly actually tried to score a win on Rose and not just avoid him, as he went to work on the former USWA World Heavyweight champion. Luke hit three Hillbilly Drops on Rose, but couldn’t keep him down. Rose came back and hit a gut wrench backbreaker for a near fall. Rose came off the top with a Bombs Away to get a pinfall at 7:04. “Sensational” Sherri Martel was screaming at him from ringside to hurry up and get the second win and send Luke packing for 60 days. Rose went after Luke, but Luke held on and fought back. Rose was getting nervous as Gary Michael Cappetta announced the time ticking down. Luke came back and with seconds left, blasted the “Playboy” with a big mule kick, which busted his lip and knocked him out of the ring, just as the bell rang, signifying 10 minutes had expired. The Tupelo Sports Arena erupted at seeing Luke victorious! Luke grabbed back his lucky horseshoe from ringside and waved at Sherri, who was screaming in agony at the man she will soon have to go “out on the town” with! ***
7) Former World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan got back on track, with a quick and decisive win over one-half of the USWA World Tag Team champions King Kong Bundy. The Japanese sensation blasted Bundy with his thunderous chops, then managed to get Bundy over with a hiplock to score the quick pinfall. DUD
8) The Sheik scored a controversial win over Bobo Brazil. Not surprisingly, Brazil did what he knows best—the Coco Butt! Bobo used the move several times throughout the match, busting open the two-time former Southern champ with it. But Sheik fought back, applying his own Camel Clutch, but Brazil got to the ropes. Sheik pulled out his sharp object and smashed Brazil with it. He went for a cover right away and put his feet on the ropes for leverage, unbeknownst to Kevin Christian. Sheik scored the pinfall, although Bobo kicked out right after the three. The fans protested the use of the ropes, but Christian didn’t see it. An angry Brazil punched away at Sheik afterwards. The Syrian madman bailed out of the ring, but Brazil was hot on his trail. The two brawled throughout the Sports Arena, eventually ending up in the concession stand! Abdullah Farouk tried to intervene, but got blasted with mustard from Bobo, ruining his fancy suit and turban! Several USWA referees and officials eventually broke up the brawl, but the concession stand was closed for the rest of the card, due to the shambles left by Brazil and Sheik! ***
9) World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis emerged victorious over World Tag Team champion The Masked Superstar in a hard fought non-title match. Superstar was looking to collect on the $25,000 bounty that his own manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan put on the champ. Superstar seemed to target the neck of the “Strangler”. He applied the Cobra Hold and later hit a spinning neckbreaker, but couldn’t get the win. Lewis took him down several times with the Strangler’s Headlock, but Superstar wouldn’t give. Superstar went into a corner, where it appeared that Heenan handed him an object. Superstar loaded his mask and blasted Lewis with a head butt, which knocked down Lewis. Superstar went for a cover, but got 2¾. Superstar looked to have Lewis weakened, as Lewis came up bleeding from the head butt. But as usual the champ showed his fortitude. Lewis got out of the way of a charging Superstar in the corner and Superstar rammed his arm into the buckle. Lewis took him down to the mat and applied a double wristlock, a move he often uses to wear opponents down. Superstar was caught in the hold and Lewis kept him away from the ropes. Superstar surrender to the hold, which drew a big pop from the Tupelo crowd! This was the first time that Lewis has won a match by pin or submission without using the Strangler’s Headlock. Lewis survived and “The Brain” is still looking for someone to collect his bounty. ****½
10) Frank Gotch put the Southern Heavyweight title on the line in the main event against rival Sabu. Sabu was energetic to try and capture his first USWA championship, but was perhaps too overzealous, as he just couldn’t seem to hit the mark on his suicidal leaps and dives. Sabu brought in a steel chair in the opening minutes and hit the Arabian facebuster, while Abdullah Farouk (still sporting mustard stains from the earlier concession stand brawl) distracted Kevin Christian. But Gotch fought back and took Sabu to the mat, applying both the Gotch Toehold and the rolling knee bar. Gotch maintained control, but couldn’t keep Sabu down. At one point, Sabu rolled out of the ring, and Gotch pursued him. As Gotch exited the ring, Sabu grabbed another chair and tossed it right at the champ’s head. Christian saw the action and called for the bell, disqualifying the challenger. Sabu nailed Richard Hutton at ringside with a chair and looked like he was going to continue his attack on the champion, but suddenly Bobo Brazil came back and chased him away from ringside. ***½
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Post by Cory Olson on Feb 2, 2008 20:13:13 GMT -4
A special report focusing on the date between Cousin Luke and “Sensational” Sherri Martel!
USWA camera crews followed the two, which took place on February 1. This footage aired on USWA Championship Wrestling on February 2. “Playboy” Buddy Rose was present at Sherri’s apartment, trying to calm down his valet over what she was about to have to go through. Luke showed up wearing his “best” overalls, a suit coat over it, his lucky horseshoe, and had his hair slicked back. He brought Sherri a gift of some wilted daises and a jug of his granny’s best moonshine. (Four X’s—the good stuff!)
Luke brought out his patented “Hillbilly Mobile”. (Think of what The Clampetts drove on The Beverly Hillbillies!) Luke gave Sherri the “honor” of sitting in his granny’s seat. As she climbed in, a “critter” came out from under the seat. Sherri screamed in horror as Luke tried to gather up the “varmint”, whom he called Shawnee. Once he did, he got the Hillbilly Mobile eventually started up and the two were off.
Luke took Sherri to a fancy restaurant. The hillbilly asked if the restaurant served possum stew, which seemed to disgust Sherri. Following dinner, the two ordered some coffee. When the waiter asked Luke if he wanted cream or sugar, Luke strangely responded, “Good coffee don’t need cream or sugar!” He took a sip of the coffee and spit it out, then spilled the coffee right in Sherri’s lap! The valet ran out of the restaurant screaming, as Luke turned toward the waiter and said, “Two sugars, please.”
In the next report, more highlights from the last two episodes of USWA Championship Wrestling, and the preview for Card #158!
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Post by Cory Olson on Feb 2, 2008 20:39:40 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on January 26 and February 2:
• World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan were interviewed on the 1/26 edition. It was announced that the two would meet in a rematch for the championship on February 8 in Lexington. Both grapplers complemented each other’s skills and promised the fans a great wrestling match. Lance Russell asked Lewis who would be joining them to battle the Heenan Family. Lewis announced that former USWA Southern and World Tag Team champion The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer would be returning to even the odds! The masked one has battled with The Heenan Family members in the past and is coming to help his friend Rikidozan, as well as get some revenge for what The Masked Superstar did to his former tag team partner Giant Baba. • It was officially announced on February 2 that The Road Warriors will receive their return bout on February 15 for the World Tag Team championship. The Legion of Doom will take on champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy. Because of the indecisive endings in their previous bouts, especially the Triangle Match at New Year’s Knockout, the USWA Committee has decided to make this a No-Disqualification Match!
The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on February 8! • The war between The Killer Bees and The Killer B’s continues, but this time it will be in singles action, as Texas champion B. Brian Blair will face Brutus Beefcake in a non-title contest. Beefcake scored the pin on Blair on January 11 in the tag bout, giving The Bees their first loss since returning to the USWA. Can he do it again or will Blair sting him back? • After some crazy endings in their previous matches, “Ravishing” Rick Rude and Red Bastien look to settle the score once and for all. Can Rude put Bastien down with the Rude Awakening in front of the “Rupp Arena Rejects”? • In what has become an early feud in ’08, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine will lock-up again. The USWA Committee has added some extra “fuel to the fire”, as the winner of this bout will challenge Frank Gotch for the Southern Heavyweight championship on February 29 at the world famous Sportatorium in Dallas! • Before they challenge for the World Tag Team titles, The Road Warriors return from their successful tour of All Japan to battle old rivals The Midnight Express! These two teams had one of the best feuds of ’07, ending in a memorable Steel Cage Match. Jim Cornette’s men came out the victors last time, but can they do the same against a fired up Legion of Doom? • In a huge tag team match, Abdullah Farouk’s sadistic duo of The Sheik and Sabu take on the team of Bobo Brazil and the returning “Beast” Dan Severn. Team RPW was interviewed on WMC-TV and Severn was not too happy with Brazil’s post-match attack and concession stand brawl with The Sheik on January 25 in Tupelo. But his biggest goal is to get revenge on Sheik and Sabu for breaking his ribs. Will the make-shift Michigander team be able to stop the madmen? • The main event will be a huge rematch, as Ed “Strangler” Lewis puts the World Heavyweight championship on the line against the man he beat—Rikidozan! Lewis was the first one to defeat the Japanese superstar in the USWA. The two have joined forces since then, but will face each other first in what should be a great scientific contest. Will Lewis retain in his home state or will Rikidozan regain the gold? All this plus Killer Kowalski, Danny Hodge, and the USWA debut of Brad Armstrong! This young sensation has made a big impact in Georgia Championship Wrestling (GCW), can he have equaled success in the USWA?
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Post by Cory Olson on Feb 2, 2008 23:15:15 GMT -4
February 8, 2008 Card #158: Rupp Arena in Lexington
1) Brad Armstrong made a successful USWA debut, defeating Larry Sharpe. The Georgian looked very impressive with his quick offense. He hit his specialty maneuver, the Russian leg sweep, twice on Sharpe, but Sharpe kicked out both times. Armstrong locked on an abdominal stretch, but dropped it backwards into a lateral guillotine and scored the pin fall. The Rupp Arena gave Armstrong a big ovation for his win. *¼
2) Buff Bagwell scored a questionable disqualification win over Danny Hodge. Bagwell charged Hodge right at the bell, to gain an early advantage. He hit his Buff Blockbuster twice, but Hodge managed to kick out. Bagwell nailed a double arm DDT and went for cover, putting his feet on the second rope for leverage. Unfortunately it was on the same side of the ring that Richard Hutton was on. Hutton, angry at the illegal action, knocked Bagwell’s feet off the ropes. Frank Morrell saw Hutton’s involvement, although he hadn’t seen Bagwell’s feet on the ropes. He disqualified Hodge for Hutton’s interference. Hutton tried to explain Bagwell’s violation, but Morrell wouldn’t listen. The Rupp Arena wasn’t too happy about this call! ½*
3) Koko B. Ware and S.D. Jones scored a win over old rivals “Dastardly” Danny Doring and Cousin Luke. Luke seemed in a good mood after his date with “Sensational” Sherri Martel, even though Sherri wouldn’t think the same! Doring never actually tagged in, as Sherri and “Playboy” Buddy Rose came down to ringside early on. Doring turned his back to Luke, yelling at Rose to leave his hillbilly partner alone. Unfortunately he missed the opportunity to help Luke out. Ware and Jones got a quick win, after Jones hit Luke with a jumping head butt off the top rope. After the bell, as “The Birdman” and “Special Delivery” made their way to the back, Doring entered the ring to help Luke to his feet. He explained Rose and Sherri’s presence at ringside. Naturally Luke went to greet Sherri. But as the hillbilly turned back to the ring, he was blasted with a superkick by Doring! Doring picked Luke up and hit the Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am! Rose jumped in and he and Doring double teamed Luke, while Sherri screamed in delight! Rose picked up Luke and held him out face-down, while Doring came off the top rope with a Danaconda to the back of Luke’s neck! (This was a double team move that Doring and Luke often utilized.) Koko and S.D. came back out to help Luke out, but the damage was already done. Luke was hurt, but seemed more hurt by the betrayal than anything else. ½*
4) Killer Kowalski scored a quick win over another Canadian, Billy Red Lyons. Kowalski had the early advantage and worked over Lyons with knee smashes and stomps to the midsection. A stomach claw would score the submission on Lyons and put him down, just like Yukon Eric on the last card. DUD
5) Brutus Beefcake scored a win by DQ over Texas champion B. Brian Blair. Blair looked strong early, applying his sleeper, but Beefcake. Beefcake cmae back and hit his flying knee smash, but Blair kicked out. Capt. Lou Albano got up on the ring apron to distract Paul Neighbors, while Beefcake grabbed Blair’s Texas championship belt from the ringside table and was about to hit Blair with it. But the champ cut Beefcake off with a boot to the stomach. Blair grabbed his belt and clocked Beefcake with it. Unfortunately Neighbors turned around to see it and called for the bell, giving Beefcake his second win of sorts over Blair. ** 6) “Ravishing” Rick Rude finally settled the score with Red Bastien. Bastien looked impressive, scoring near falls after several flying head scissors. Rude came back and hit a top rope sledgehammer for a two-count. The Rude Awakening would put Bastien down for the three-count and make Bobby “The Brain” Heenan a happy man. **¾
7) Greg Valentine earned the next shot at Frank Gotch’s Southern Heavyweight championship defeating his rival Jimmy Snuka. The Southern champ made a surprise appearance, sitting ringside with Lance Russell and Dave Brown to scout his two possible challengers. The “Superfly” hit his leap early on, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted Jerry Calhoun. “The Hammer” was able to make a comeback and wore down Snuka with a piledriver. He worked over Snuka’s legs, applying the figure-four leglock. Snuka made the ropes, but Valentine continued his attack. Another figure-four would bring about a tapout from Snuka and earn Valentine a shot at the Southern gold. Valentine and the Captain stared down Gotch afterwards. **¼
8) The Road Warriors looked dominant in a DQ win over old rivals The Midnight Express. The Legion of Doom kept “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey in the ring the whole time. They hit a spike piledriver, but Condrey managed to get his foot on the bottom rope. He rolled out of the ring for a breather, but Hawk followed. Jim Cornette threw Condrey his tennis racket, which he used to smash Hawk with. Paul Neighbors spotted the action and disqualified The Midnights. “Precious” Paul Ellering jumped Cornette afterwards. Animal took out Condrey at ringside, then he and Hawk nailed “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton with a double clothesline. The Midnights and Cornette retreated to the locker room. neg*
9) The makeshift team of Bobo Brazil and the returning Dan Severn worked together to defeat The Sheik and Sabu in an awesome match. Sabu brought in a steel chair early on and hit the Arabian facebuster on Severn, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Frank Morrell. Morrell went down after Severn reversed a whip into the turnbuckle and sent Sheik crashing into him. Richard Hutton went over to try and revive Morrell, but the bout continued. Severn threw Sheik with a fireman’s carry slam. Sabu jumped in, but caught with the slam as well. But one wasn’t enough, as “The Beast” held on and threw Sabu twice more! Bobo came in and blasted Sabu with a big Coco Butt, which busted him open. Sheik attacked Brazil and locked on the Camel Clutch, while Morrell finally made it to his feet. Bobo refused to surrender to the hold. Brazil came back and hit a Coco Butt out of nowhere, but only kept Sheik down for two. Sheik tried to give his nephew a rest, as Sabu’s face was a bloody mess. Sheik wore down Severn with the Camel Clutch and Sabu finally came back in. But Severn caught him again with yet another fireman’s carry slam, then held on, picked up Sabu, and turned him into a German suplex and a bridge. Sheik came in, but was cut off by Brazil, while Morrell counted the three on Sabu. Severn and Brazil were hesitant but shook hands afterwards, accomplishing what they wanted to in defeating their mutual rivals. ****½
10) The main event was a rematch for the USWA World Heavyweight championship, as two-time champ Ed “Strangler” Lewis put the title on the line against the man he defeated and his new ally Rikidozan. To little surprise, these two exchanged some great scientific mat holds for the first ten minutes of the bout. Lewis seemed to have picked up one of Rikidozan’s favorite holds, the Boston Crab, as he locked it on for a near submission. Lewis was a man focused in his home state, applying the Strangler’s Headlock several times. Lewis was able to pin Rikidozan with the hold once again in a somewhat surprisingly short bout. The two greats shook hands again. Bobby Heenan came down the aisle sporting the briefcase, containing the $25,000 bounty money on the champ. Rick Rude and the World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy stood behind their manager. Rikidozan stood next to Lewis in the ring, showing his support of the champ ***
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Post by Cory Olson on Feb 5, 2008 22:07:41 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on February 9:
• “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring, along with “Sensational” Sherri Martel, were interviewed about their attack on Cousin Luke. Doring claimed that he had tried for a year and a half to “civilize” Luke, but the hillbilly was a lost cause. Doring stated the Luke’s infatuation with Sherri was affecting their team, although he could see why Luke was so distracted! The “Dastardly One” said that he was aligning himself with someone as classy and fabulous as himself in the former World champ, the “Playboy”. Rose stated that with Sherri at their side, this duo will take on any and all comers in the USWA. And if Luke tries to fight back for his “honor”, he and Doring will embarrass him once again! • It was announced that following the main event on the previous night’s card in Lexington, Rikidozan was ambushed in the dressing room by The Heenan Family. The Japanese superstar was to accompany “Strangler” Lewis to ringside for his match on the next card (see Card #159 preview below), but now would be unable to. The World Heavyweight champ said that he knew this was obviously a plan by The Family to keep Rikidozan away from the match, but it didn’t matter, as he would still have someone behind him. Lewis announced that The Destroyer’s first return appearance will be next week, as he will accompany the champ to ringside! • Some big matches were made for Card #160 in Dallas, which will be held on February 29, “Leap Day”. In addition to the main event of Frank Gotch defending the Southern Heavyweight championship against Greg “The Hammer” Valentine in the main event, B. Brian Blair will make his first defense of the USWA Texas title against Brutus Beefcake! Dan Severn will go one-on-one with The Sheik, and despite an injury, Yukon Eric will team up with “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka will take on Capt. Lou Albano’s team of Killer Kowalski and Buff Bagwell. It’ll definitely be a big night for the Captain, with two of his men receiving title shots!
The USWA rolls into the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on February 15 for a huge card! • The big tag war continues as The Killer Bees take on The Killer B’s. The teams went to a wild double DQ on January 25 in Tupelo. Will a decisive winner come out of this one? You can bet Brutus Beefcake will be focusing on Texas champ B. Brian Blair before their title bout in Dallas! • “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka continues his battles with Capt. Lou Albano’s men, as he’ll face Killer Kowalski in another return bout. Snuka got a win last time when Capt. Lou’s interference caused a disqualification. The Fijian warrior is looking for a clean win to settle the score and earn some revenge for the attack on Yukon Eric! • In a huge non-title bout, USWA World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis takes on Heenan Family member “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude will be looking not only for a win on the champ, but to injure Lewis and collect the $25,000 bounty placed on him by “The Brain”. This is a huge bout for Rude early in his USWA tenure, but remember, he has yet to lose by pinfall or submission. Lewis will have The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer in his corner to ward off interference from Bobby Heenan! • The main event will be a tag team collision, as The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy put the USWA World Tag Team titles on the line against two-time champs The Road Warriors! With no DQs, as well as no countouts, Superstar and Bundy will no have excuses. Can The Legion of Doom capture their record setting third Tag Team title or will the Heenan Family walk out the champs again? All this plus “The Birdman” Koko B. Ware battles in Cousin Luke’s honor, as he takes on “Playboy” Buddy Rose. Dan “The Beast” Severn, Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, and Brad Armstrong in action, plus more great bouts!
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