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Post by Cory Olson on Apr 6, 2008 20:51:35 GMT -4
April 11, 2008 Card #164: Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio
1) The Killer Bees came out the winners in the opener over George South and Larry Sharpe. Sharpe started off the match this time, but the results were similar to his and South’s last bout, as The Bees kept Sharpe in the ring the whole time. The Bees hit the Bee Sting, then just to ensure things, “Jumping” Jim Brunzell picked him up and nailed him with a dropkick before getting the pinfall. ¼*
2) “Playboy” Buddy Rose and “Dastardly” Danny Doring got another win over Koko B. Ware and S.D. Jones. “The Birdman” and “Special Delivery” were hoping for a win over the rulebreakers, to get some revenge for Cousin Luke. In their short time teaming, Rose and Doring have learned to work well together, especially when it comes to bending the rules! Early on, Rose choked Jones at ringside with a microphone chord, while Doring provided a diversion in the ring. Ware and Jones came back and worked over Doring, hitting their respective Ghosbuster and head butt finishers on him, but couldn’t keep him down. Jones hit a power body slam and went for a cover, but Rose jumped in the ring. Ware came in too, but Frank Morrell saw him first and tried to get him out. Meanwhile Rose blasted Jones with a knee drop to the back of the head, breaking up the pin attempt. Doring followed up with a Danaconda but only got a two-count. Ware came back in, but was worked over as well. Rose landed the Bombs Away, but pulled Koko up before the three-count. Just to rub it in, he decided to use “Sensational” Sherri Martel’s purse, while the valet distracted Morrell. He blasted Koko with it, then took his time in making a cover, but Koko somehow kicked out! Rose tagged out to Doring and the two went for a double team, but Koko stopped them and delivered a noggin knocker. “The Birdman” was still woozy from the purse shot and tried to make a tag to Jones. As S.D. held out his hand for the tag, Sherri ran around the ring and grabbed his ankle. Jones pulled her up onto the ring apron and look ready to blast her with a head butt! Morrell went to break up the fracas. Meanwhile, Rose grabbed the purse again and blasted Koko with it a second time. He threw the purse out of the ring, then went after Jones to save Sherri. Doring recovered and came off with another Danaconda onto Ware, then made the cover to score the pin. ****¼
3) Argentinian sensation Antonino Rocca defeated Buff Bagwell by submission. Bagwell had control early on, after Rocca was pushed off the top rope by Capt. Lou Albano and landed hard on his head, while Paul Neighbors was focused on Bagwell. Bagwell hit a swinging neckbreaker, but only got a two-count. Rocca was on the arena floor and the Capt. charged at him, but got blasted with Rocca’s lightning fast feet! Rocca nailed Bagwell with some foot slaps from the floor, when Bagwell reached through the ropes. Rocca came off the top rope with a flying body press, but only got a two-count. He sent Bagwell into the turnbuckle and then caught him in his Argentinian Backbreaker to get the submission win. *** 4) Frank Gotch got a win out of nowhere on Sabu. These two last met in January in the main event at the Tupelo Sports Arena, when Gotch defeated Sabu by DQ in a wild bout to retain the Southern title. Gotch was definitely looking to get back on track after losing that championship to Killer Kowalski a few weeks ago. It looked though as if Sabu would come out on top. He used his Arabian facebuster early on, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Frank Morrell, then followed up with a slingshot leg drop for a near fall. Sabu applied the Camel Clutch and punched away to Gotch to bust him open. Sabu whipped Gotch into the ropes, but Gotch rebounded with a single leg takedown. He held the Bombay madman down and quickly applied the Gotch toehold. Sabu was in the center of he ring and quickly tapped out. An awesome victory by the Team RPW member! **½
5) One-half of the World Tag Team champions “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton got a big win in singles over The Masked Superstar. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan interrupted Gary Michael Cappetta’s introduction of The Superstar to inform him that he (Heenan) wishes to be announced as the “Uncrowned USWA World Tag Team champion”. Heenan motioned to Eaton, saying he wants his belt, as a result of Heenan’s pin on Eaton on the last card in the six-man tag team match. This bout was back-and-forth and full of action. Superstar applied the Cobra Hold early on, and then followed up with two spinning neckbreakers, targeting Eaton’s neck (which was broken last summer by a Mad Dog Vachon piledriver on a chair). Eaton kicked out and held strong. Eaton recovered after a brawl on the floor and blasted Superstar with a right hand. He hit three Alabama Jams, but couldn’t keep Superstar down. Eaton came off the top with a splash, in almost a solo Rocket Launcher, but Superstar rolled out of the way and Eaton smacked first-first into the mat, which also drew some blood. Superstar went for a cover, but Eaton kicked out. After another brawl, Eaton was choking Superstar on the ropes, when Jerry Calhoun warned him about it. While Eaton discussed things with Calhoun, Jim Cornette blasted Superstar in the head with the tennis racket! Eaton went for a cover, but Superstar still kicked out. Yet the masked man’s mask had blood coming out of it as well. Heenan chased Cornette around the ring for his interference, but meanwhile “Beautiful” Bobby came off with another Alabama Jam and this time got the win. Heenan turned around to see that his charge had lost and complained. He turned to Cornette again, but got clocked with the racket as well! ****
6) In a heated tag team battle, Yukon Eric and “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka got the win over new Southern Heavyweight champion Killer Kowalski and Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Valentine was coming off a big win over Rikidozan and had momentum as well. But the fan favorites were very focused in this match. Snuka hit Kowalski with a big flying head butt and went for a cover, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted Paul Neighbors. Snuka and Eric worked over Kowalski’s still injured and bandaged ribs. Snuka hit a Superfly Leap, but Kowalski kicked out. Eric applied a bear hug, then his Kodiak Krunch, but Albano again got involved, pulling Kowalski’s leg over the top rope, causing Eric to break. Eric worked over “The Hammer”, then tagged out to Snuka. Snuka missed a Superfly Leap. Valentine made a cover, but only got two. He applied the figure-four leglock, yet the “Superfly” made the ropes. The Southern champ tagged back in and worked over Snuka. Snuka fought back and hit a piledriver. He made a cover and got the pinfall seemingly out of nowhere. Snuka and Eric won the match, but the war wasn’t over. Valentine ran into the ring and knocked Eric out of the ring, before he could celebrate his team’s victory. “The Hammer” then attacked Snuka, stomping away on his midsection and dropping knees across it as well. This was all a set-up for his partner, as Albano revived Kowalski. The champ applied a stomach claw to Snuka for several minutes. Eric finally recovered and cleared the ring, wielding his ax-handle. But the damage was done, as Snuka was bleeding from the mouth. It was determined that the “Superfly” had suffered internal injuries and will miss about a month of action. ****
7) In another heated feud match, The Sheik scored a controversial pinfall over Bobo Brazil. Brazil started off fired up, wailing away on the Syrian madman and looking like he’d gain his second victory over his rival. After a brawl outside the ring, Sheik took over. He applied the Camel Clutch and later used his sharp object, but couldn’t keep Brazil down. With Abdullah Farouk distracting Jerry Calhoun, Sheik turned to another of his “specialties”—the fireball. He unleashed a huge one on Brazil. The flame kept Brazil down for the three-count after. The match only last a few minutes, but was full of action. **½
8) Rikidozan avenged his loss to Rick Rude on Card #161 with an impressive victory. The Japanese superstar was focused and determined here. He worked over the “Ravishing One” with his hiplock and several thunderous chops, centered on Rude’s torn pec, which Rikidozan himself tore with those chops. After Rikidozan came off the second turnbuckle with a chop, Rude was busted open. He came back and focused on Rikidozan’s neck. He hit the Rude Awakening and it looked like it was over, but Rikidozan kicked out. Rude came off the top rope with a double sledge, but Rikidozan side stepped it and blasted Rude with a chop to the chest while he was in mid-air. Rikidozan attempted a pin, but only got two. Rude was bleeding big time and Frank Morrell checked the cut to ensure Rude could continue. To Rude’s credit, he fought hard and Bobby Heenan checked on his cut as well. Rikidozan hit another hiplock, but Heenan got up on the apron. Just a quickly, Heenan went back down, as the former USWA World champ blasted him with a chop. Rikidozan nailed Rude again with more thunderous chops. After losing a ton of blood and getting his injured pectoral hit, Rude was easy prey for a pinfall. ***¾
9) Danny Hodge brought gold back to Team RPW, as he defeated Brutus Beefcake to win the USWA Texas championship. The San Antonio fans were more in favor of Hodge, despite him (and coach Dick Hutton) hailing from Oklahoma. They couldn’t deny that Hodge definitely outwrestled Beefcake on this occasion. He hit the Oklahoma side roll, but Capt. Lou Albano jumped up on the apron. Hodge let go of the hold and chased Albano down. When he turned around he was met by Beefcake’s flying knee smash. The champ strutted at his move, but took too much in going for the actual pin, as Hodge kicked out at two. Hodge came back and got Beefcake down on the mat. He turned him into a Boston Crab and got Beefcake to tap out. Frank Gotch and Dan Severn (who was backstage and sported several stitches from his last match with The Sheik) came down to celebrate the championship win with Hodge and Hutton. **¼
10) USWA World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis put the title on the line in the main event against the man who collected the bounty on him—The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan accompanied Destroyer to the ring for this title match. The two exchanged great mat wrestling holds for the first ten minutes of the bout. Destroyer focused on the leg, to little surprise. But Lewis was ready. As Destroyer attempted a single leg Boston Crab at one point, Lewis rolled out of the hold and applied a single leg Crab of his own! The crowd popped big a seeing Lewis use one of Destroyer’s holds. The masked man quickly got to the ropes. Lewis used some amateur style cradles for a near fall, but couldn’t successfully apply the Strangler’s Headlock. Destroyer went to a different submission—his Intelligent Sleeperhold. Lewis looked like he was going out, but when Jerry Calhoun checked his arm, Lewis’ arm bounced back. Destroyer pulled Lewis into the center of the ring and applied the figure-four leglock. Lewis was definitely in pain, but rolled into the ropes. Destroyer didn’t release at first, but then the “Strangler” continued rolling and both men fell out of the ring and to the arena floor. Lewis got to his feet first, but Heenan came around the ring to attempt an ambush, but the champ saw him coming. “The Brain” retreated before the champ could catch him. With Lewis’ attention diverted, Destroyer clipped his knee from behind. He then picked Lewis up and dropped him in a kneebreaker-type move, but across the guard railing, rather then his own knee. Lewis was in pain. The masked man rolled back into the ring at the count of eight, while the champ was still hurt on the floor. Lewis couldn’t get back in and The Destroyer got the win via countout. Although he didn’t win the title, Destroyer and Heenan were very happy that he beat the champ and it appeared they may have done more damage to Lewis’ knee. **¾
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Post by Cory Olson on May 2, 2008 23:32:09 GMT -4
Back in action!Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling on April 12: • It was announced that a rematch has already been signed for the World Heavyweight championship, as Ed “Strangler” Lewis will defend once again against The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. The rematch will take place on May 9 at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga. Just as their first bout was the first time the World title was defended in San Antonio, the rematch will be the first time that Chattanooga has hosted a World title match. Lewis suffered no major damage to his knee in his countout loss to the masked man. Destroyer was bragging that Lewis took the coward’s way out and was “deliberately” counted out to retain his title in losing. • Before getting his return shot, Destroyer must take on a former ally from Japan. On April 25 at the newly christened Sailor and Soldiers Memorial Coliseum in Evansville, the former Southern Heavyweight champ will do battle with former World Heavyweight champion Rikidozan! It is said that the Japanese superstar is embarrassed by Destroyer’s recent actions and unsportsmanlike conduct. Destroyer is definitely taking on a tough challenge prior to his title rematch! • Former Southern champ Dan “The Beast” Severn appeared with Team RPW coach Dick Hutton and issued a big challenge. The former Southern champ stated that he’s tired of The Sheik’s illegal tactics. He stated that if one looks at the history of their bouts, there’s one common feature— blood. Therefore he has challenged The Sheik to a First Blood Match, where the only way to win is to make your opponent bleed! No response has been issued at this time by Abdullah Farouk on behalf of his sadistic charge. • Following the regular edition of Championship Wrestling, a special one-hour documentary aired on WMC-TV about Frank Gotch Day, which took place on April 3 in Gotch’s hometown of Humboldt, IA. Gotch himself was able to make the trip, prior to his April 11 bout in San Antonio. Bill Apter and a USWA camera crew joined the Team RPW member. His hometown faithful welcomed him with open arms. One fan’s sign listed Gotch as “The True Champion”, in reference to his recent controversial loss of the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship to Killer Kowalski. Gotch was given the key to city and definitely received a hero’s welcome! Highlights of some of Gotch’s greatest matches aired, including the brutal 2-out-of-3 Falls Match with George Hackenschmidt from November 10, 2006 in Lexington, KY. April 18 will be the date of a big card at the Civic Coliseum in Knoxville!• In a tag team match between rival duos, Dick Hutton and new Texas champion Danny Hodge will do battle with The Sheik and Sabu! The last time these two teams met Team RPW came out the winners via DQ. Can they get a decisive win or will Abdullah Farouk’s men pull off a victory? • Prior to challenging for the Southern Heavyweight champion on the 25th, “Ravishing” Rick Rude does battle with two-time former World Heavyweight champion “Playboy” Buddy Rose. Rose asked for this match, after Rude and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan walked out on him after their loss to Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan on March 21 in Louisville. Both these competitors think highly of themselves. Will it be the “Ravishing One” or the “Playboy” who emerges victorious? • Speaking of the Southern title, champ Killer Kowalski goes one-on-one with rival Yukon Eric in a non-title bout. As if this feud needed more heat, now Kowalski and Greg Valentine have taken out Eric’s ally, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. Eric still has yet to get a singles win on Kowalski in the USWA. Will this be his night? • A huge tag team match takes place, as USWA World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis teams with former champion Rikidozan to battle the former World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy. The Heenan Family is definitely working with The Destroyer to try and weaken the champ as well as do more damage to Rikidozan. Both teams are forces to be reckoned with. Who will win this war? • The main event will be for the World Tag Team championship as The Midnight Express put the belts on the line against The Killer B’s. Capt. Lou Albano’s team has surprised some critics. You can bet Brutus Beefcake is looking to win gold, after losing the Texas title. Plus there’s a lot of history between Jim Cornette and Capt. Lou Albano! The two managers were interviewed together by Lance Russell on WMC-TV and actually stated that they would be “gentlemen” and not get involved. But few believe them! Will “Beautiful” Bobby and “Loverboy” Dennis hold on to the belts or will The B’s be the new champs? All this plus Greg “The Hammer” Valentine takes on Dan “The Beast” Severn. The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer, Frank Gotch, and more in action!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 10, 2008 14:13:32 GMT -4
April 18, 2008 Card #165: Civic Coliseum in Knoxville
1) S.D. Jones scored a victory in the opener over George South. “Special Delivery” delivered two of his head butts during the bout, but it was a suplex that brought him the pinfall. *½
2) Frank Gotch scored a submission win over Brad Armstrong. The former Southern champ applied the Gotch Toehold, but Armstrong made the ropes. Gotch applied a crossface and barred the arm to gain the submission. Gotch showed respect for Armstrong by shaking his hand afterwards. ½*
3) “Dastardly” Danny Doring defeated rival Koko B. Ware. “The Birdman” kicked out of two consecutive Danacondas. Ware came back and hit a Ghostbuster, which gave Doring a concussion in 2006. Ware went for the cover, but Doring draped his foot on the bottom rope. It was a back-and-forth battle. Doring hit the Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am and pinned Koko out of nowhere. As he and “Sensational” Sherri Martel celebrated their victory, S.D. Jones and Cousin Luke (sporting a neck brace) ran down to the ring. Luke pulled Sherri out of the ring and then spanked her! The crowd went wild, but the hillbilly wasn’t done as he planted a big kiss on Sherri! Sherri was repulsed. Meanwhile, back in the ring “Special Delivery” went to town on Doring. Koko had recovered and he and Jones delivered a double dropkick. Then the two delivered head butt after head butt on Doring. Luke jumped in and delivered some as well to his former partner. Doring fell out of the ring near Sherri. “Playboy” Buddy Rose finally made his way down to help his partner and his valet. It was determined that Doring had suffered another concussion and will be out of action for a while. **¼
4) The Sheik and Sabu got a win over Dick Hutton and Texas champion Danny Hodge. Sheik worked on Hodge early on with the Camel Clutch. Sabu tagged in and hit a slingshot somersault leg drop from the apron, but Hutton broke up the pin attempt. Hutton eventually tagged in, but got worked on as well. Sabu locked the Clutch on Hutton, but Hutton made the ropes. Sheik applied the Clutch too, but the RPW coach broke free. Hutton came back and applied the abdominal stretch to a big pop. Sheik wouldn’t surrender, so Hutton held on and tagged out to Hodge, who switched and applied his own stretch. Sheik weakened but fell into the ropes, breaking the hold. After a brawl outside the ring, Sheik took over. With Abdullah Farouk on the apron distracting Scott Bowden, and Hutton and Sabu brawling in the corner, Sheik blasted Hodge with a huge fireball! The Texas champ rolled around in agony. Sheik covered Hodge and Bowden turned around to make the count. Sheik became the first wrestler to score a pinfall victory over Hodge in the USWA. Sheik, Sabu, and Farouk retreated to the locker room, while the crowd was irate! Dan Severn and Frank Gotch came down to check on Hodge. Gotch and Hutton helped Hodge to the back, while “The Beast” remained in the ring for his bout. ***
5) Dan Severn made a statement by beating Greg “The Hammer” Valentine to a bloody pulp and forcing him to submit. The bout started off a back-and-forth physical bout and was actually slow at some points. But “The Beast” fueled by rage of his hatred for The Sheik, controlled “The Hammer”. He applied the wakigatame, but Valentine got to the ropes. Valentine came back and attempted a top rope sledge, but Severn sidestepped him and caught him in midair to execute an awesome fireman’s carry slam. Severn went for a cover, but Valentine got his shoulder up at 2¾. Severn delivered more fireman’s carry slams, as well as a German suplex, then floated over and delivered some stiff knee smashes, which drew blood on Valentine. Severn applied a bow and arrow to a bloodied Valentine, but “The Hammer” wouldn’t give. Valentine fought his hardest and blasted Severn with stiff chops. “The Hammer’s” blood loss was great and it weakened him. Severn locked Valentine in a choke sleeper in the center of the ring. With the blood staining the ring, Valentine was left with no choice but to tap. Severn certainly seemed to back up his challenge to The Sheik for a First Blood Match. ***¾
6) “Ravishing” Rick Rude scored a decisive victory over “Playboy” Buddy Rose. “Sensational” Sherri Martel at ringside seemed to be still shaken up from Cousin Luke’s kiss from earlier. Rose controlled the action at the beginning, but after a missed dropkick, Rude took over and put him away after a snap suplex. Rude looks to be healing well from his torn pectoral muscle and got an impressive win prior to challenging for the Southern Heavyweight title next week. DUD
7) Speaking of the Southern title, champion Killer Kowalski looked set on doing more damage to rival Yukon Eric, and got himself disqualified. Kowalski went to work on the severed ear early, to little surprise. He slapped on a face claw, but Eric grabbed the ropes and powered out of the hold. Frustrated, Kowalski took the fight to the floor. Both men were exchanging punches, when Kowalski got the upper hand. He grabbed the cable from Gary Michael Capppetta’s microphone and wrapped it around Eric’s neck. Paul Morton jumped to the arena floor and gave Kowalski a five-count to stop the illegal action, but the Southern champ refused to listen. Morton called for the bell, giving Eric a DQ win. Several USWA referees and officials came down to try and get Kowalski to stop. Finally, thanks to Capt. Lou Albano’s suggestion, Kowalski released the choke. Albano was apparently warning Kowalski about any possible ramifications from the USWA Committee for his actions. *
8) The Destroyer pinned Larry Sharpe. The “Intelligent, Sensational One” showcased his great wrestling arsenal, scoring a pin with his Sensational Suplex. The masked man looks impressive going into his bout next week with Rikidozan, as well as his rematch for the World Heavyweight title in May. DUD
9) USWA World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan scored a very hard fought victory over former World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy. Lewis and Rikidozan had the early advantage, which was very impressive considering they’ve teamed fewer times than The Heenan Family duo. Out of nowhere Superstar caught Rikidozan in the Cobra Hold, but the former World champ made the ropes. Bundy came in, but Rikidozan caught him in a modified hiplock and went for a pinfall. Superstar came in to break the pinfall, but Lewis came in to counter him. Yet Tommy Gilbert saw the champ first and cut him off. This allowed Superstar to blast Rikidozan with a head butt to the back and then reverse the pinfall, putting Bundy on top. Gilbert turned around to count, but Rikidozan just kicked out which drew a big pop from the Knoxville crowd. Bundy hit an Avalanche and went for a pin, but Rikidozan kicked out at 4½, again getting a big cheer from the crowd. The Japanese superstar came back and nailed Bundy with some stiff overhead chops, knocking the New Jersey giant down. Rikidozan went for a pin, but Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (still being announced as the uncrowned USWA World Tag Team champion) handed something to Superstar in the corner, and then jumped up on the apron, distracting Gilbert. Meanwhile, Superstar loaded his mask with the object and then head butted Rikidozan again. Bundy went for another cover and Gilbert turned around to count, but this time Lewis jumped in and blasted Bundy with a stiff forearm shot. Superstar tagged back in and he and Bundy double teamed Rikidozan, who had a slight cut from the head butt. But out of nowhere, Rikdozan had the spirit to come back and blasted Superstar with some of his patented chops. He went for the cover and got the three-count, while Lewis held Bundy in the corner with a double leg takedown. The crowd popped for this out of nowhere win! The last half of the bout was almost a “Rikidozan showcase”! ****
10) Jim Cornette’s Midnight Express put the USWA World Tag Team titles on the line in the main event against Capt. Lou Albano’s Killer B’s. Despite having feuded in the past, the two managers had agreed on WMC-TV to let the teams fight. Early in the bout, Paul Morton was taken out of the bout momentarily, when “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey reversed a whip into the turnbuckle and sent Buff Bagwell crashing into him inadvertently. Morton went to the arena floor and in a surprise, both Cornette and Albano went to help him and get him back into the title bout. The Midnights and The B’s battled in the ring, but kept things relatively clean. Morton recovered and came back in to officiate. The champs hit the Midnight Massacre on Brutus Beefcake, but Beefcake managed to kick out. “Loverboy” Dennis hit his face-first leg sweep on Beefcake, but Bagwell came in and hit a low dropkick to Condrey’s face, while Morton was trying to get “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton out of the ring. The champs came back and used their double team prowess against Beefcake. In a shock, Morton got taken out again when Beefcake was accidentally knocked into him and the two knocked heads. This time though, the managers did not play nice! The Midnights had just hit a Rocket Launcher, but Morton was not there to make the count. Eaton went up to the top rope to jump on Beefcake, while Cornette was trying to revive Morton. Meanwhile, Albano ran over to the corner and pushed Eaton off the top rope. Cornette saw this and yelled at the rubber banded manager. Bagwell came in and grabbed “Beautiful” Bobby. He whipped him into the ropes, but Eaton reversed the whip and Cornette tripped Bagwell coming off the ropes. To little surprise, Cornette and Albano started brawling on the floor! Eaton pulled out a small chain and decked Beefcake who was already bleeding. Beefcake went to the floor. Bagwell got hit with the face-first leg sweep and came up bleeding as well. The Midnights hit the Rocket Launcher on Bagwell. Morton started to come to, but was slow in making the count and Bagwell managed to escape. The Midnights hit the Double Goozle, then Condrey made the cover and got the pinfall in a wild bout. The fans were behind Cornette and The Midnights in this one. As the champs and their manager returned to the back, Albano and his men, recovering from their beating, complained that Beefcake was the legal man in the ring at the time that Morton went down, but the decision stood. ****¼
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Post by Cory Olson on May 10, 2008 23:28:31 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on April 19: • Abdullah Farouk announced that he was accepting Dan Severn’s challenge on behalf of The Sheik. Therefore a First Blood Match has been signed for May 9 at the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga! Farouk said that Severn may have bloodied up Greg Valentine, but Sheik is an expert on drawing blood on opponents and will be the one to draw first blood in their bout! • With a First Blood Match and a World title rematch already making the Chattanooga card a huge card, another title bout has been added. This isn’t a USWA-sanctioned championship, but will be a special attraction. The Intercontinental title from the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) will be on the line when champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage will defend against big rival Hulk Hogan! Savage has held the title for some time and fought off many challengers, including Hogan. The Intercontinental title is considered a stepping stone to the WWF World Heavyweight championship (currently held by Bruno Sammartino). Hogan is one of the most popular and well-known wrestlers not only in the WWF, but wherever he wrestles. Savage will have his manager Miss Elizabeth at ringside with him for this huge bout. • Another big bout will take place, but not in a USWA ring, rather in an All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ring. Former USWA Southern Heavyweight and World Tag Team champion Giant Baba will do battle with a man who’s currently trying to take him out of professional wrestling, the Sudanese madman—Abdullah the Butcher! Remember fans, The Destroyer has used part of his bounty money from Bobby Heenan to pay Abdullah to go after and try to injury Baba—his former USWA Tag Team championship partner. Baba and Abdullah have already met in AJPW rings, but will meet again on April 27 at the famed Nippon Budokan Hall. The important thing for USWA fans is that this bout will air in its entirety on the May 3 edition of USWA Championship Wrestling. (Long-time fans will remember that a bout between Baba and Nick Bockwinkel from Budokan aired last summer on WMC-TV.)
The newly renamed Sailors and Soldiers Memorial Coliseum in Evansville will host a huge USWA card on April 25! • A tag team feud rolls on as The Killer Bees do battle with The Killer B’s. Capt. Lou’s team has had some success lately, but this feud is very even. Who will get the edge here? • Before battling The Sheik in a First Blood Match, Dan “The Beast” Severn will face his nephew Sabu. Sabu injured Severn’s ribs with a moonsault through a table in November, but an injured beast gave Sabu a beating on Thanksgiving night. Can Severn bloody up another opponent? • Speaking of The Sheik, he’ll be in another big bout as he battles another of his many rivals Bobo Brazil. This bout will have extra importance, as the USWA Committee has announced that the winner will challenge for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship on May 23 in Lexington. Since Frank Gotch lost the title to Killer Kowalski, Sheik is now eligible for another Southern title shot. Brazil was the first Southern champ and never officially lost it, as he was injured and stripped of the gold. Who will win this brawl and go on to challenge for USWA gold? • In a huge bout that could be the main event anywhere in the world, Rikidozan takes on The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. These two were allies in AJPW, but due to Destroyer’s greed (words from Rikidozan’s interpreter) the Japanese superstar is out to defeat the masked man. Rikidozan was impressive in the tag team bout last week. Can he give Destroyer a loss or will Destroyer go in to his World title rematch with momentum? • The main event will be for the USWA Southern Heavyweight title as Killer Kowalski defends against “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Rude is coming off a torn pectoral injury, while Kowalski is still sporting some injured ribs. This will be Rude’s first shot at a USWA title. Can he capture the gold or will Kowalski keep a death grip (like a claw hold) on the title? Also, Yukon Eric takes on Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy in tag team action, Team RPW coach Dick Hutton, and more!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 12, 2008 2:09:33 GMT -4
April 25, 2008 Card #166: Sailor & Soldier Memorial Coliseum in Evansville
1) Dick Hutton got a submission win in the opener over Brad Armstrong. This was a good scientific opening bout. Armstrong got a near fall with a sunset flip. Hutton locked him in the abdominal stretch. The Georgia native fought valiantly for the ropes, but ultimately surrendered. The two shook hands afterwards in a show of respect. **¾
2) George South shocked the wrestling world with his first USWA win, over former World champion “Playboy” Buddy Rose! Rose was cocky and went for his Bombs Away in the opening minutes, but missed and landed hard on his knee. South followed up with a nice dropkick, and then came off the top himself with a flying body press. He hooked the leg and scored the shocking pinfall! The Evansville crowd went nuts, as South himself couldn’t believe it. “Sensational” Sherri Martel screamed in anger, but the decision stood. ¼*
3) The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy defeated Koko B. Ware and S.D. Jones. Ware and Jones held their own against their larger and more powerful foes. “The Birdman” got hit with an Avalanche (with an assisted whip from Superstar), but “Special Delivery” made the save. Superstar jumped in and took Jones out of the ring, allowing Bundy to deliver a second Avalanche and score the five-count. **
4) Frank Gotch pinned Larry Sharpe. It took Gotch less than three minutes to put down the New Jersey native after a stiff forearm uppercut. Gotch has looked tough and focused and is hoping to get a rematch for the Southern Heavyweight title. DUD
5) Greg Valentine forced Yukon Eric into submission. “The Hammer” sported several stitches from his bloody beating from Dan Severn last week. But to his credit, Valentine fought hard against the big Alaskan. Eric used several basic power moves like tackles and bodyblocks into the turnbuckle, but couldn’t keep Valentine down. Eric missed a splash off the top rope and landed on his knee. Valentine focused on the knee the rest of the match and eventually picked up the win with the figure-four leglock. Capt. Lou Albano was happy to see Eric go down in defeat. ***
6) Sabu scored a big win over Dan “The Beast” Severn. Severn started off strong against the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying Bombay madman, but Sabu went to the floor and grabbed a steel chair. With Abdullah Farouk distracting Sam Platania, Sabu hit his Arabian facebuster. Sabu locked on a Camel Clutch, but Severn made the ropes. Sabu used the chair to launch off of and hit a triple jump moonsault to score the somewhat surprising win. **¼
7) The Killer B’s got a countout win over The Killer Bees. Capt. Lou Albano’s team controlled most of the action here. Buff Bagwell hit the Buff Blockbuster on B. Brian Blair, but Blair managed to kick out. He rolled to the floor, and Brutus Beefcake came in the ring to jaw with “Jumping” Jim Brunzell. Meanwhile, Bagwell went after Blair and hit a double arm DDT on the floor. He crawled back in and Tom Branch turned to count Blair out of the ring. Blair was shaken up, but thankfully suffered no major injuries. *
8) The Sheik earned the next shot at the USWA Southern Heavyweight title by defeating rival Bobo Brazil. This was a brawl, but not as wild as the bouts between these two usually are. Sheik controlled most of the action, using a hammerlock submission early on (a move that is a favorite of both grapplers). Sheik pulled out the sharp object and jabbed Brazil. He locked on the Camel Clutch and slipped in the object, unseen by Kevin Christian. With the added pain of the object, Brazil was left with no choice but to submit. *
9) Rikidozan gave The Destroyer his first loss since returning to the USWA. The two started off with some great scientific chain wrestling. But tempers quickly flared when Destroyer gave Rikidozan a hard shove after a “clean” break against the ropes. Destroyer naturally focused his attack on the leg, using his single leg Boston Crab. He got a near fall after a Sensational Suplex. The masked man went for a Bombs Away but missed. Rikidozan went for a cover, but only got two. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan came down to ringside to encourage Destroyer. Rikidozan took Destroyer down with a hiplock and turned into a cover, but Heenan put Destroyer’s foot on the bottom rope. Rikidozan saw the action and stared at Heenan. This allowed Destroyer to recover and knock Rikidozan out of the ring with a knee smash to the back. Rikidozan came back and blasted Destroyer with some of his thunderous chops and put him down for the three-count, giving Rikidozan a much needed win. ***¾
10) Killer Kowalski put the Southern Heavyweight title on the line in the main event against “Ravishing” Rick Rude. Both men targeted the other’s injury, as Rude went to work early on Kowalski’s ribs. But the champ came back and went to Rude’s torn pectoral. (Although Rude appears to be healed, as he sported no bandaging in this bout.) Kowalski went for a stomach claw, but Rude was able to fight out of it, perhaps due to his well-defined abdominals. Kowalski came off the second turnbuckle with a stomp to Rude’s pec and went for a cover, but only got two. He then applied a unique version of the claw, focusing on the pectoral. Rude hollered in pain, but made the ropes. Kowalski wouldn’t release at first, so Rude used his strength to take both men through the ropes and to the floor. Capt. Lou Albano jumped up on the ring apron, but so did Bobby Heenan. As Kevin Christian tried to get the two managers down, Kowalski delivered a running stomp to Rude’s pec. As if Rude weren’t already in pain, just to deliver more punishment and prove his sadistic nature, Kowalski grabbed a steel chair and smashed Rude in the head with it. The champ rolled back in and Christian turned around to see Rude wounded on the floor. He put the count on the challenger and Rude rolled back into the ring…but it was after the 10-count. Kowalski retained the title via countout, with some questionable tactics. **½
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Post by Cory Olson on May 17, 2008 22:53:08 GMT -4
Highlights of USWA Championship Wrestling from April 26: • The “uncrowned” World Tag Team champion Bobby “The Brain” Heenan may get a chance to prove us all wrong. For the first time in USWA history, the World Tag Team titles will be on the line in a six-man tag team bout. The Midnight Express will team up with their manager Jim Cornette to defend against former champs The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy, as well as Bobby Heenan! This will be the main event on May 16 at the Civic Coliseum in Nashville. Just to be clear, the belts can only change hands if “Beatiful” Bobby Eaton or “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey is pinned or submitted, as in a standard tag team match. If a member of the Heenan Family team scores a winning pin or submission, that man will get to choose which of the other two men will be his championship partner. “The Weasel” told Lance Russell that if he pinned “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton once in a six-man tag, he can do it again and prove he is a true champion. • Capt. Lou Albano announced that his already strong stable is about to get stronger, as two-time former USWA Southern Heavyweight champion “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant will be returning to the area. Jimmy and his brother “Luscious” Johnny were a successful tag team in the first years of the USWA, despite never capturing the World Tag Team championship and the arrogant Jimmy held some good wins in singles competition as well. Despite a falling out between Albano and The Valiants in 2006, the rubber banded manager claims he and Jimmy have put aside their differences and Jimmy will be serve as “back-up” in Albano’s men’s feuds against Yukon Eric, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, and The Killer Bees. Valiant feuded with the “Superfly” in the past and had some wild bouts, including the “Handsome One” defeating Snuka at New Year’s Knockout 2005.
The next report will focus on the big bout from Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Former USWA World Tag Team and Southern Heavyweight champion Giant Baba takes on the Sudanese madman Abdullah the Butcher!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 17, 2008 23:35:03 GMT -4
April 27, 2008 All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo, JapanGiant Baba vs. Abdullah the Butcher Aired on USWA Championship Wrestling on May 3, 2008 These two rivals started off their bout in a wild way. Abdullah did what he does best and pulled out a foreign object, seemingly out of nowhere and pounded away on Baba with it. He relied on the object and it looked like he would take Baba out early. But with his home country on his side, Baba battled back and hit a big leg drop for a two-count. Baba hit his dreaded neckbreaker. The giant went for a cover, but Abdullah got his foot on the ropes. Baba showed great strength and tenacity and executed a back suplex on Abdullah for another two-count. Baba was angered and delivered yet another neckbreaker drop to score the pinfall. The Budokan Hall exploded into cheers, as Baba was very energetic about the win over his rival. **¾ In the next report, the preview for the big card on May 9 from the Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 19, 2008 17:29:14 GMT -4
Chattanooga will host one of the biggest cards in the history of the city on May 9, as the USWA returns to the Memorial Auditorium! • A big grudge match takes place as Cousin Luke returns to action to battle “Playboy” Buddy Rose. With the concussion to “Dastardly” Danny Doring on April 18 in Knoxville (plus the smooch to “Sensational” Sherri Martel!), as well as Rose’s shocking loss to George South, the hillbilly seems to have more of the psychological advantage in this one. But can he score another win over Rose? • Before he challenges for the World Tag Team championships on the 16th, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan will get a chance to show his pinfall win in Cookeville was no fluke. The manager will go one-on-one with one-half of the Tag champions and the man he pinned—“Beautiful” Bobby Eaton. Is “The Weasel” getting too cocky, signing for two big bouts two weeks in a row? • One of the bloodiest feuds in USWA history will live up to its reputation as Dan “The Beast” Severn will take on The Sheik in the first ever First Blood Match in the USWA. Severn got set back a bit in losing to Sabu on the last card, but you can bet he’s got revenge on his mind for Sheik’s fireball attack to Texas champion Danny Hodge. Who will draw First Blood? • In a special attraction, “Macho Man” Randy Savage puts the WWF Intercontinental championship on the line against the immensely popular Hulk Hogan. Savage has held on to his crown in past battles with Hogan, often by devious means. Will history be made in Chattanooga? • The main event will be the huge rematch for the USWA World Heavyweight championship as Ed “Strangler” Lewis will defend against The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. The masked man targeted the knee last month and got a countout win, but you can bet he’s looking to get the decisive victory and capture the gold. Will Destroyer finally grab the big one and become the first “Triple Crown” winner in USWA history or will Lewis’ stranglehold on the belt stay locked on? All this plus Frank Gotch battles Greg “The Hammer” Valentine. Also Southern Heavyweight champion Killer Kowalski, The Killer B’s, and more in action!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 26, 2008 15:36:05 GMT -4
May 9, 2008 Card #167: Memorial Auditorium in Chattanooga
1) The Killer B’s got a win in the opener over George South and Larry Sharpe. The Chattanooga crowd popped big time for South, after his victory over “Playboy” Buddy Rose on the last card in Evansville. Sharpe took a beating early on from The B’s, but was able to tag out. The crowd got behind South, who took several double teaming beatings from The B’s. Buff Bagwell hit South with two Buff Blockbusters, but Sharpe broke up both pin attempts. “Buff Daddy” hit a nice flying body press off the top rope to pick up the three-count. **¾
2) “Ravishing” Rick Rude pinned Yukon Eric. These two wrestlers don’t have much in common, but one thing they share is their mutual problems with Killer Kowalski. Eric’s feud is well-known, while Rude got hit with a chair in challenging for Kowlaski’s Southern Heavyweight title on the last card. Eric started off showcasing his strength, bouncing Rude off the ropes. But the “Ravishing One’s” finesse paid off. He attempted two Rude Awakenings, but Eric broke free. Rude focused on the neck with swinging neckbreakers and short piledrivers. Rude finally hit the Rude Awakening to put Eric down and score the pinfall. Bobby Heenan (who wore a ring jacket and his singlet for his later match) was a happy man. *½
3) Southern Heavyweight champion Killer Kowalski pulled out a hard fought victory against S.D. Jones. “Special Delivery” fought hard against the big man, trying to get him down and score the huge upset. He managed to pick up Kowalski with a suplex. Jones went for a cover, but only got two. Jones came off the top with a flying body press, but Kowalski caught him and gave him a backbreaker. Kowalski hit the Bombs Away, and then applied a stomach claw a few minutes later to gain the submission victory. ***
4) “Playboy” Buddy Rose defeated rival Cousin Luke. The hillbilly went wild early on, hitting a Hillbilly Drop, but only getting a two-count. Luke got worn out and Rose took over, hitting the Bombs Away, but not going for the pinfall, just to rub it in. Rose hit a DDT on Luke, but only got a two-count. Luke came up bleeding from the DDT. Rose took him down then went up to the top rope again. Rather than hitting the Bombs Away, the “Playboy” hit a nice splash off the top and covered Luke to score the three-count. Rose and “Sensational” Sherri Martel fled to the locker room, before Luke could recover and come after Sherri. ***½
5) The Heenan Family duo of The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy defeated The Killer Bees in a very hard fought and exciting match. The last time these teams met was on March 14 in Memphis, in a bout that saw The Bees come out the winners over the then-USWA World Tag Team champions by DQ in a non-title bout. The Bees were in need of a win to get back on track and were determined to do so. It looked like Superstar and Bundy would get the win early, as Bundy tagged in and with an assisted whip from his partner blasted “Jumping” Jim Brunzell with the Avalanche after just a few minutes. Brunzell collapsed, but was wisely able to roll out of the ring and recover. After getting hit with both Superstar’s dreaded spinning neckbreaker and getting locked in his Cobra Hold, Brunzell was busted open by a big knee drop from the 446 lbs. Bundy. B. Brian Blair tagged in, but took a beating too. He capitalized on a mistake by Bundy and locked in his sleeper, but the big man made the ropes. The Bees hit the Bee Sting, followed by one of Brunzell’s famous dropkicks, but couldn’t keep Bundy down. The Bees were tagging in and out trying to wear down The Heenan Family team. Late in the match, both teams tried some sneaky tactics. Superstar was seen receiving a foreign object from Bobby “The Brain” Heenan in the corner and loaded up his mask. In the other corner, Blair and Brunzell donned their own masks. Superstar went to head butt Blair in The Bees’ corner, but Blair dodged it. Frank Morrell was trying to get Bundy out of the ring and didn’t see the masked “Jumping” Jim leap into the ring and switch with his partner. Brunzell blasted Superstar with a stiff dropkick and went for a cover, but got 2¾. Both combatants were tired out by this point. Superstar ducked a crossbody block from Brunzell, who went sailing over the top rope and hit the arena floor, landing on his back. Bundy tagged in and Superstar threw Brunzell back into the ring. Bundy picked up Brunzell and dropped him with a falling body slam. He made the cover and got the three-count. As The Heenan Family made their way to the locker room, blood could be seen coming from Superstar’s mask, probably from Brunzell’s dropkick. But Heenan looked very relieved that his team pulled out the victory. *****
6) Frank Gotch defeated Greg Valentine by submission in a brief, but hard-hitting match. “The Hammer” went right to work on Gotch’s legs, and attempted the figure-four leglock early, but Gotch made the ropes. While on the floor, Gotch decked Valentine with a stiff punch. He continued to showcase his boxing training in the ring, trying to knock Valentine out. Gotch hit an Iowa backdrop and floated into a cover, but only got two. Gotch applied the Gotch Toehold in the center of the ring and got the tap out. The match was only a few minutes, but the Chattanooga crowd was behind the fast-paced, physical action. ***
7) One-half of the World Tag Team champions “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton got some revenge on the self-proclaimed “Uncrowned World Tag Team champion” Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Heenan stalled for time early on and kept accusing Jim Cornette of planning to interfere for his man. Once the two started wrestling, Heenan actually had the advantage at times. He attempted a pin after Eaton missed a dive in the corner, and put his feet on the ropes for leverage, but Cornette ran around and knocked them off the ropes, which also broke up the pin attempt. Eaton came back and started wailing away on “The Weasel”. Heenan attempted to get himself deliberately counted out, by leaving the ring, but Cornette met him half-way up the aisle and chased him back to the ring with the tennis racket. “Beautiful” Bobby did what he does best and hit a big elbow drop off the top rope to get the pinfall. Cornette took a cheap shot at Heenan afterwards. The Heenan Family members came down to help their manager to the locker room. **¼
8) The Sheik emerged victorious over Dan “The Beast” Severn in a First Blood Match. These two fierce rivals brawled from the get-go. Severn hit two fireman’s carry slams and applied the wakigatame, adding extra force by pushing back and rubbing Sheik’s face into the mat in an attempt to bust him open. Sheik looked like he was going to try and burn Severn with a fireball, but Team RPW coach Dick Hutton jumped on the apron. Sheik nailed him with a thrust to the throat, then went back on the attack. Sheik went to his other weapon—the sharp object. He used it freely in front of Jerry Calhoun, since there were no disqualifications. Sheik locked on the Camel Clutch and drove the object into Severn’s forehead, drawing blood on “The Beast”. Calhoun called for the bell and awarded the match to The Sheik. ***¼
9) In a special attraction from the WWF, Randy “Macho Man” Savage retained the Intercontinental championship in controversial fashion over Hulk Hogan. Savage had the early advantage, pouncing on the challenger and trying to wear him down. But even for his first appearance in a USWA ring, Hogan was immensely cheered and fought back, blasting Savage with an atomic drop. Hogan hit a big boot to the face and appeared ready to hit his famous leg drop, but the “Macho Man” rolled out of the ring before the “Hulkster” could deliver. Savage fought back and landed his flying elbow drop off the top rope, which has brought him many victories. He went for the cover, but Hogan just kicked out. Savage came off the top again, but this time with a flying body press, but again got two. Hogan rolled to the floor to try and recover. Paul Neighbors was momentarily distracted by Miss Elizabeth, warning her to keep away from Hogan. (Although it didn’t appear she was going to attack Hogan.) Savage jumped out of the ring and grabbed the Intercontinental championship belt from the announcers’ table and blasted Hogan in the head with it, while Neighbors still had his back turned. Savage threw Hogan back in the ring, went up to the top again, and came off with another flying elbow drop. He went for a cover and got the three-count, although it appeared that Hogan kicked out right after the three. Hogan had a small cut on his head from the belt smash. He protested to Neighbors, but to no avail. Savage grabbed the belt and Elizabeth and high tailed it out of the Memorial Auditorium. ***½
10) The main event was the big rematch for the USWA World Heavyweight title as champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis put the title on the line against his rival The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. The two grapplers traded mat holds early, but there was more aggression tonight, as when one wrestler would have a submission hold applied, he would also sneak in a forearm shot or a slap. Both men utilized a single leg Boston Crab, but the masked man was able to use it more and he focused on Lewis’ previously injured knee. Lewis got trapped in Destroyer’s figure-four leglock, but the champ rolled into the ropes. Lewis was busted open, after Destroyer attacked from behind with a knee smash on the arena floor and Lewis was knocked into the ringpost. Despite the blood loss and hurt knee, Lewis came back and started to work the headlock, but couldn’t keep the challenger down. The bout surprisingly went to the floor, with both competitors throwing stiff punches and forearm shots. Destroyer took the action back to the ring and had Lewis in the corner, stretching his knee over the ropes and stomping away on it. Destroyer back up and went for a jumping stomp to Lewis’ knee, but the champ broke free and Destroyer crashed head-first into the turnbuckle. Destroyer’s mask soon sported blood. Lewis locked Destroyer in a cradle, but only got a two-count. Lewis took the masked man down to the canvas again in the Strangler’s Headlock. He kept grinding away on Destroyer’s head. With both men bleeding, Lewis was able to force Destroyer’s shoulders to the mat and Jerry Calhoun counted them down for three-count. The Chattanooga crowd erupted at the “Strangler’s” amazing guts and fortitude in coming back to retain the title. *****
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Post by Cory Olson on May 26, 2008 16:38:34 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on May 10: • As a result of huge ratings for the May 3 edition of Championship Wrestling, featuring the bout from Budokan Hall with Giant Baba against Abdullah the Butcher, it was announced that another bout from Japan will air on the May 31 episode. The bout will actually take place on May 27, as part of a huge supercard at the famous Tokyo Egg Dome. This card is being put on by Weekly Gong magazine and will feature match-ups from several Japanese promotions. The bout to be featured on USWA Championship Wrestling will be an interpromotional tag team match featuring three former USWA stars. Giant Baba (from All Japan Pro Wrestling) will team up with former USWA World Heavyweight champion Antonio Inoki (currently competing in New Japan Pro Wrestling). The two will take on the devious duo of Abdullah the Butcher (AJPW) and Bruiser Brody (NJPW). Baba and Inoki were allies in the USWA and had great success. Brody, while popular during his time in the USWA, has become very hated in the Land of the Rising Sun against native superstar Inoki. This bout will be a historical one and one that USWA fans won’t want to miss! • Yukon Eric was interviewed by Lance Russell and announced that “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka will return to action from internal injuries on May 23 in Lexington. A bout has already been signed that will feature Snuka and Eric taking on Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and manager Capt. Lou Albano. Eric said that he has spoken with Snuka and he is fired up to come after Albano and his men, namely Southern Heavyweight champ Killer Kowalski who put him out with his stomach claw. (Kowalski will be defending his title that same night in the main event against The Sheik.) Russell later interviewed Albano and his men. The Captain revealed that the returning “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant will be making his return appearance on the same card and will accompany him and Valentine to ringside for the bout. • USWA Committee Chairman Jerry Jarrett announced that a huge supercard will be held on July 4. The card will be called the Independence Day Bash and will be held at Texas Stadium in Irving. Texas Stadium hosted New Year’s Knockout II back in 2005. Jarrett said that big matches will be signed in the coming weeks.
The USWA returns to Music City, USA—Nashville, TN on May 16! • “Playboy” Buddy Rose will take on two men that have gotten in his way lately—Cousin Luke and George South. The former World Heavyweight champion will team up with…a mystery partner! Rose announced that he has made a one-time big financial deal to get this help against Luke and South. Rumors have bounced around from former Rose allies Gorgeous George and Chris Candido, to an early return from Rose’s current tag team partner “Dastardly” Danny Doring. Who will the partner be and can he and the “Playboy” work towards a victory? • Texas champion Danny Hodge will return to action after getting burned by The Sheik’s fireball. The Team RPW member will do battle with Sheik’s nephew the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying Sabu! Can Hodge outwrestle the Bombay madman or will Sabu take Hodge to the extreme? • The war between The Killer Bees and Capt. Lou Albano’s Killer B’s will continue, but this time in singles bouts. “Jumping” Jim Brunzell will do battle with former Texas champion Brutus Beefcake, while B. Brian Blair will lock up with Buff Bagwell. The B’s have had more success lately, but will the one-on-one bouts favor The Bees? • One week before challenging for the Southern Heavyweight title, The Sheik will take on hated rival Bobo Brazil! Lance Russell asked Abdullah Farouk on Championship Wrestling if his man was taking on too much in a short period of time, in battling Dan Severn in the First Blood Match, and now Brazil. But Farouk responded that Sheik will carve up all competition that steps in his way. Will Farouk’s words come true? • In another big tag bout, World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan battle The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer and “Ravishing” Rick Rude. What shape will Lewis and The Destroyer be in after their physical battle this past week? You can bet rivals Rikidozan and Rude will be looking to clash as well! • The main event will be a historic six-man tag team match, as USWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express team up with their manager Jim Cornette to defend the titles against former champs The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy and their manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Remember fans, if “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton or “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey are pinned or submit, they will lose the titles and the man scoring the winning fall will get to choose his championship partner. Heenan took a beating from Eaton this past week in Chattanooga. Can he come back and prove himself to be the true World Tag Team champion? All this plus Dan “The Beast” Severn battles Yukon Eric, and more great bouts!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 27, 2008 14:40:28 GMT -4
May 18, 2008 Card #168: Civic Coliseum in Nashville
1) Frank Gotch defeated Koko B. Ware in an interesting opening match-up. Gotch shot a takedown on “The Birdman” into the corner, but unfortunately didn’t realize that referee Scott Bowden was behind Ware. Bowden got knocked down. Gotch applied his toehold, then realized that Bowden had been knocked down. He went to check on the official. Ware recovered and in a surprising move attacked Gotch from behind. Tommy Gilbert soon came down to replace Bowden. Gotch came back and got a quick tapout victory with the toehold. The Team RPW member helped Koko to his feet. Koko apologized for his actions, explaining that he was hoping for an upset in his home state and that he got caught up in the moment. Ware shook hands with Gotch and Dick Hutton afterwards. Bowden was unable to officiate the rest of the evening. *
2) Southern Heavyweight champion Killer Kowalski scored a quick pinfall on Brad Armstrong. Kowalski worked over the Georgian and scored the pin in about a minute and a half after an overhead body slam. Capt. Lou Albano was pleased with the quick win. Kowalski looked vicious prior to his defense next week against The Sheik. DUD
3) Dan Severn scored an impressive submission victory over Yukon Eric. “The Beast” was fired up here, perhaps taking out his aggression over losing the First Blood Match to The Sheik last week in Chattanooga. He seemed to have a counter for every one of Eric’s moves, outwrestling him at every turn. Severn focused on the arm, applying the wakigatame several times before finally getting the tap. Eric had a slight cut on his forehead from being thrown and dropped on his head by Severn’s fireman’s carry slam. ½*
4) “Playboy” Buddy Rose’s mystery partner against Cousin Luke and George South turned out to be…Larry Sharpe. While this may seem like an odd choice, remember that Sharpe and South have teamed up on many occasions. Sharpe grabbed the microphone before the bout and informed South that this was nothing personal, just business. The bout started off with Rose and Luke. The hillbilly got worn down and Sharpe scored a near fall after a piledriver. Luke managed to tag out to South, who came in against Rose and tried to score another upset win on him. But the “Playboy” was focused on getting revenge. He hit a Bombs Away on South, but then pulled him up before Tommy Gilbert could count three. Rose went up the ropes again and hit a second Bombs Away. Luke was angered by Rose’s actions and jumped in the ring with his lucky horseshoe. Luke clocked Rose over the head with it as Rose was covering South. Gilbert immediately called for the bell and gave Rose and Sharpe the win by DQ. Luke stomped away on Rose after the bell. Sharpe left the ring apron and went back to the locker room. “Sensational” Sherri Martel tried to get Sharpe to help, but the New Jersey native argued that he had done the work he had been paid for in competing in the match. South and Sharpe never locked up in the bout. **¼ 5) Brutus Beefcake beat “Jumping” Jim Brunzell by DQ in a very quick match. Capt. Lou Albano was seen handing Beefcake an object in the corner right before the bout. Beefcake apparently slipped it into his armband and clocked Brunzell with it. B. Brian Blair came running from the locker room to inform Paul Morton of this, but Morton hadn’t seen it. Beefcake blasted Brunzell with his flying knee smash and went for a cover. An angry Blair jumped into the ring and stomped on Beefcake, getting his partner disqualified. Capt. Lou Albano got into the ring, but was met with a dropkick by Blair. Blair revived Brunzell, then picked up Beefcake. Brunzell blasted Beefcake right smack dab in the nose with a dropkick. Buff Bagwell finally made his way to the ring, but the damage had been done. Beefcake suffered a broken nose. Although The Bees actions were very rough, the Nashville fans supported them, since Albano and Beefcake had cheated first. DUD
6) Texas champion Danny Hodge took a beating but came back to pin Sabu out of nowhere. The Bombay madman went right to work on Hodge. He brought a chair in the ring and with Abdullah Farouk distracting Tommy Gilbert, he hit two Arabian facebusters. Dick Hutton was furious at ringside, but restrained himself from interfering. Sabu applied the Camel Clutch, but Hodge made it to the ropes. Sabu came off the top rope with a moonsault, but landed more on Hodge’s face and busted him open. With the crowd behind him, Hodge made a huge comeback and pummeled Sabu. Hodge climbed to the second turnbuckle and hit a vertical body press (also known as the Thesz Press, made famous by Lou Thesz). Hodge hooked both of Sabu’s legs with his own and got the pinfall out of nowhere. **½
7) In the continuing Bees-B’s war, Buff Bagwell scored a pinfall victory over B. Brian Blair. “Buff Daddy” actually jumped Blair in the aisle before the bell, seeking revenge for Brutus Beefcake’s broken nose. He focused on Blair’s neck throughout the bout, using the Buff Blockbuster several times. With Capt. Lou Albano distracting Tommy Gilbert, Bagwell hit a double arm DDT on the floor, which brought The B’s a countout win over The Bees on April 25 in Evansville. It looked like history would repeat as Gilbert put the count on Blair. But at 7, Blair struggled to his feet and rolled back into the ring just in time to beat the count. Bagwell pulled one out of “Jumping” Jim Brunzell’s playbook and hit a dropkick for a two-count. Bagwell strutted and mocked Brunzell, saying his dropkick was superior. It did prove effective as Bagwell landed another dropkick and then made a cover, hooking Blair’s tights to score the pinfall. Brunzell made another appearance, angered at Bagwell’s cheating and probably that he used his own finisher. He nailed Albano from behind, then jumped in the ring and dropkicked Bagwell. Blair recovered and then grabbed a steel chair from ringside. Blair proceeded to smack the downed Bagwell right across the face with the chair three times. Bagwell was bleeding profusely and it was later determined he suffered a broken orbital bone. The Nashville crowd was almost in shock at The Bees’ actions twice on the same card, but did cheer the two. ***½
8) Bobo Brazil was declared the winner over The Sheik by disqualification, but he sure didn’t look like a winner. Sheik took the advantage early on and locked on the Camel Clutch. Brazil was able to grab the bottom rope, but Sheik refused to release the hold. Paul Morton put the five-count on Sheik, but the Syrian madman wouldn’t break. Morton was left with no choice but to call for the bell. Sheik held the Clutch on for several minutes as several USWA officials came down to the ring. Finally Abdullah Farouk was able to call Sheik off. Sheik seemed to be sending a message to Killer Kowalski prior to his Southern title shot. Fortunately Brazil suffered no major injuries. DUD
9) World Heavyweight champion Ed “Strangler” Lewis and Rikidozan defeated The Destroyer and “Ravishing” Rick Rude by countout. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan did not accompany Destroyer and Rude to ringside for this bout, as he was in the back preparing for his own match. Destroyer and Rude kept Rikidozan in the ring for the opening minutes of the bout. But the former World champion made a comeback and blasted Destroyer with his chops. Destroyer was knocked into Rikidozan’s corner, where Rikidozan tagged out to Lewis. The champ jumped in and immediately took the masked man down with the Strangler’s Headlock. Lewis applied the headlock several times and drew blood on the “Intelligent, Sensational One”. Rikidozan came back and he and Destroyer went to the floor. While Lewis held Rude in his corner in the ring, Rikidozan and Destroyer brawled on the floor. The masked man charged at his rival, but got caught and taken down with Rikidozan’s hiplock. Rikidozan rolled back into the ring, but Destroyer was weakened and was counted out of the ring. ***
10) The main event was a historic six-man tag team bout for the USWA World Tag Team titles as champs The Midnight Express and Jim Cornette teamed up to face The Masked Superstar, King Kong Bundy, and their manager Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Cornette showed a rare sign of humility, in asking Gary Michael Cappetta to announce him before his team, so that the champs could be “rightly” announced last. Of course Cornette did get on the mic and rip into his opponents as usual! “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey and The Superstar started off the bout. The Midnights double teamed him for several minutes. The Heenan Family trio capitalized on a mistake by Condrey. Heenan tagged in and clocked him with a foreign object, but only got a two-count. Superstar later worked over “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, using both his finishers on him. Bundy hit a running power slam on Eaton and went for a cover, but Condrey broke it up. “The Weasel” came back in and worked over a weakened Eaton, but as Heenan bounced off the ropes he got clocked from behind by Cornette’s tennis racket, unseen by Paul Morton. Cornette tagged in and pounded away on Heenan, until tagging out to Condrey. After a struggle, “Loverboy” Dennis finally took down Bundy with a face-first leg sweep, but only got a two-count. Cornette and Heenan were the legal men, when all six started brawling in the ring. Cornette grabbed his racket and clocked Heenan on the head with it. Before he could make a cover, Superstar blasted him with his Superstar clothesline. Once order was restored, Heenan tagged out to Superstar, who applied the Cobra Hold to the “Louisville Slugger”. Since the titles couldn’t change hands if Cornette were to lose, Superstar tossed Cornette into his own corner, allowing him to tag to Condrey. With Heenan and Condrey in the ring, Heenan sent Condrey into the ropes, but the “Loverboy” rebounded and flattened Heenan with a forearm. Superstar and Bundy jumped in, but Eaton and Condrey knocked them out of the ring. Condrey tagged out to Cornette, who then went to the top rope and with assistance from both Midnights, Cornette was Rocket Launched onto Heenan! Cornette hooked Heenan’s leg and got the three-count, keeping the belts for his team! ****
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Post by Cory Olson on May 27, 2008 16:59:02 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on May 17: • Jim Cornette and the World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express were interviewed by Bill Apter. “The Louisville Slugger” bragged that in the past he has led his men to victory from ringside with his managerial expertise, but the previous night he led them to victory with his “wrestling” expertise! Cornette said he has a lot of respect for Bobby Heenan, but he has proven that he is the better manager and wrestler. He offered “The Brain” one last chance to settle things between the two. In a shock Cornette challenged Heenan to a one-on-one match on June 6 in Cornette’s hometown of Louisville at the Gardens! The tennis racket-wielding manager said that he will make his hometown and his mama proud. Heenan later accepted the challenge saying that he will defeat Cornette and that afterwards, not only will Mama Cornette disown “Jimmy”, she’ll put him up for adoption! • The Killer Bees were interviewed by Lance Russell about their violent attacks on The Killer B’s the night before. B. Brian Blair apologized to any of their fans whom they may have offended. He said that when he and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell get angry, sometimes their enemies get “stung”. Russell brought up The Bees’ first stint in the USWA where they gave Dick Hutton a back injury. Brunzell said that he and Blair were angered by the cheating tactics of The B’s and decided to fight “fire with fire”. He said that The B’s hurt him and Blair with their illegal tactics, so now he and Blair have hurt something important to The B’s—their faces! Blair stated that the fact that these “pretty boys” have lost their good looks is probably more hurtful to them than the physical pain!
The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on May 23 for a huge card! • In a big tag team match, World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express will face The Killer Bees. The champs are on a roll coming off their big defense, but The Bees are fired up after their attacks on The Killer B’s. How will the Lexington fans respond to The Bees? • The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer will tangle with Dan “The Beast” Severn. Here we have a first time meeting between two great technical wrestlers. Both men are looking to get back on track and get in the title picture. Who will gain victory? • “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka returns to action. He’ll team up with Yukon Eric to battle Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Capt. Lou Albano. Remember Valentine and Albano will have the returning “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant in their corner. Will two-time Southern champ Valiant play a part in the outcome? • Rikidozan will do battle with rival “Ravishing” Rick Rude. These two are 1-1 in singles meetings. Rude is looking for revenge for Rikidozan tearing his pectoral muscle in March. But the Japanese superstar is on a roll lately. Who will win this vital match in this war? • The main event will be a vile brawl for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship as Killer Kowalski puts the gold on the line against former champion the sadistic Sheik! Both men had impressive performances last week in Nashville. Can Kowalski keep a claw hold on the gold or will Sheik capture his third Southern title? (If he does, he will tie a record currently held by Gorgeous George.) Also, in a battle of big men, Bobo Brazil goes head-to-head with King Kong Bundy. In a rematch “Playboy” Buddy Rose faces George South. Plus Texas champ Danny Hodge, The Masked Superstar and more in action!
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Post by shazam6000 on May 27, 2008 21:27:40 GMT -4
The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on May 23 for a huge card! • In a big tag team match, World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express will face The Killer Bees. The champs are on a roll coming off their big defense, but The Bees are fired up after their attacks on The Killer B’s. How will the Lexington fans respond to The Bees? • The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer will tangle with Dan “The Beast” Severn. Here we have a first time meeting between two great technical wrestlers. Both men are looking to get back on track and get in the title picture. Who will gain victory? • “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka returns to action. He’ll team up with Yukon Eric to battle Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Capt. Lou Albano. Remember Valentine and Albano will have the returning “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant in their corner. Will two-time Southern champ Valiant play a part in the outcome? • Rikidozan will do battle with rival “Ravishing” Rick Rude. These two are 1-1 in singles meetings. Rude is looking for revenge for Rikidozan tearing his pectoral muscle in March. But the Japanese superstar is on a roll lately. Who will win this vital match in this war? • The main event will be a vile brawl for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship as Killer Kowalski puts the gold on the line against former champion the sadistic Sheik! Both men had impressive performances last week in Nashville. Can Kowalski keep a claw hold on the gold or will Sheik capture his third Southern title? (If he does, he will tie a record currently held by Gorgeous George.) Also, in a battle of big men, Bobo Brazil goes head-to-head with King Kong Bundy. In a rematch Playboy” Buddy Rose faces George South. Plus Texas champ Danny Hodge, The Masked Superstar and more in action!
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Post by Cory Olson on May 28, 2008 16:21:37 GMT -4
The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on May 23 for a huge card! • In a big tag team match, World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express will face The Killer Bees. The champs are on a roll coming off their big defense, but The Bees are fired up after their attacks on The Killer B’s. How will the Lexington fans respond to The Bees? • The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer will tangle with Dan “The Beast” Severn. Here we have a first time meeting between two great technical wrestlers. Both men are looking to get back on track and get in the title picture. Who will gain victory? • “ Superfly” Jimmy Snuka returns to action. He’ll team up with Yukon Eric to battle Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Capt. Lou Albano. Remember Valentine and Albano will have the returning “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant in their corner. Will two-time Southern champ Valiant play a part in the outcome? • Rikidozan will do battle with rival “Ravishing” Rick Rude. These two are 1-1 in singles meetings. Rude is looking for revenge for Rikidozan tearing his pectoral muscle in March. But the Japanese superstar is on a roll lately. Who will win this vital match in this war? • The main event will be a vile brawl for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship as Killer Kowalski puts the gold on the line against former champion the sadistic Sheik! Both men had impressive performances last week in Nashville. Can Kowalski keep a claw hold on the gold or will Sheik capture his third Southern title? (If he does, he will tie a record currently held by Gorgeous George.) Also, in a battle of big men, Bobo Brazil goes head-to-head with King Kong Bundy. In a rematch Playboy” Buddy Rose faces George South. Plus Texas champ Danny Hodge, The Masked Superstar and more in action! Thanks for the predictions, CC!May 23, 2008 Card #169: Rupp Arena in Lexington1) USWA Texas champion Danny Hodge pinned Larry Sharpe in the opener. Hodge hit an Oklahoma side roll in the first minute, but Sharpe managed to get a foot on the ropes. Hodge took down Sharpe, applied a head scissors, then positioned into a pin cover to pin Sharpe’s shoulders down. DUD 2) The Masked Superstar defeated Brad Armstrong by submission. Armstrong came very close to scoring his biggest USWA win to date in this one. He scored several near falls on The Superstar. Armstrong hit the Russian leg sweep and went for a cover, but Bobby Heenan put Superstar’s foot on the bottom rope to break the count. The masked man came back and hit a spinning neckbreaker. Armstrong kicked out of that, but then got caught in Superstar’s Cobra Hold and went out. **¾ 3) Frank Gotch forced S.D. Jones to tap out. Gotch worked on Jones’s arm, utilizing his crossface and bar arm throughout the bout. At one point, “Special Delivery” hit a suplex and went for a second, but Gotch blocked it and turned it into the crossface. Gotch applied a grinding hammerlock in the center of the ring on the wounded arm and Jones tapped out. Gotch offered his hand in sportsmanship afterwards and Jones shook. *½ 4) “Playboy” Buddy Rose avenged his upset loss by pinning George South. South fought long and hard, eager to make lightning strike twice. South hit a nice suplex and went for a cover, but only gained 2¾. Rose fought back and hit a splash off the top rope, which he used to defeat Cousin Luke last week. A nicely executed gut wrench backbreaker would bring Rose the pinfall. **½ 5) Bobo Brazil pinned King Kong Bundy. The New Jersey giant had the early advantage scoring a near fall with a running power slam, and a near submission with a bear hug. Brazil fought back and rocked Bundy with a Coco Butt. A second Butt put Bundy down for the three-count. ** 6) USWA World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express made short work of The Killer Bees. The champs charged The Bees right at the bell, in sort of a “taste of their own medicine” against The Bees for their attacks on The Killer B’s. “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey threw “Jumping” Jim Brunzell into the ringpost and took him out of the match right away, as “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton worked on B. Brian Blair in the ring. The Midnights got the win after a Rocket Launcher on Blair. neg* 7) Dan Severn scored what was perhaps his biggest USWA win to date, defeating The “Intelligent, Sensational” Destroyer. The two exchanged mat holds early, with Severn applying a kneebar and executing a nice cradle for a near fall. Destroyer came back, but missed a Bombs Away off the top rope. Severn threw him with a shoulder slam and then turned into a cover for the three-count. Destroyer seemed shocked by the quick pin and was upset. Dick Hutton congratulated “The Beast” in the aisle. *¾ 8) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Yukon Eric defeated Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and Capt. Lou Albano by countout. The USWA would never deliberately advertise something that wouldn’t happen, but it also has to put “Card Subject to Change” on its advertisements for its cards. It turned out true here, as “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant did not accompany Valentine and Albano to ringside as originally announced. The Captain grabbed the microphone before the match and said he didn’t know what happened to Valiant, but he believed that Snuka and Eric were behind it. When the “Superfly” and the Alaskan came to the ring, they seemed to not know what had happened to Valiant. Snuka and Valentine started the match off and Snuka was fired up to be back. But Valentine took over and tagged in his manager. The rubber banded one was beaten on by Snuka and Snuka came off with a Superfly Leap, but Valentine saved Albano from being pinned. Eric tagged in and nailed Albano with a Woodsman’s Chop. Meanwhile a man made his way to ringside. The man had long hair and an ever longer beard, and was dressed in outrageous clothes! He shook hands with fans in the front row. In the ring, Eric continued his onslaught on Albano and tossed him over the top rope to the arena floor. Snuka came around and pulled “The Hammer” off the ring apron and the two brawled on the floor. While Kevin Christian was distracted by the brawl, the man walked over to apparently check on Albano. Suddenly the man delivered a big elbow drop onto Albano. It was recognized as a super elbow and the man was recognized as “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant! Valiant danced around the ring. Christian turned around to see Albano on the floor and counted him out of the ring. Valiant gave high fives to Snuka and Eric and returned to the locker room with them! **¼ 9) “Ravishing” Rick Rude defeated Rikidozan. Rikidozan hit several hiplocks on Rude throughout the bout, but couldn’t keep him down for the pin. Rude focused on the neck, hitting a piledriver and going for a cover, but only getting two. “The Ravishing One” came off the top rope with a big sledgehammer to the neck and went for a cover. Rude put his foot on the second rope and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan held on to his foot for added leverage allowing Rude scored the big pinfall. ***½ 10) Two wild rulebreakers clashed in the main event for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship. Current and two-time champ Killer Kowalski defended against two-time former champ The Sheik. Thanks to the pre-main event intermission, Capt. Lou Albano was recovered from his embarrassment in his tag team match and was able to accompany the champ to ringside. Although Albano seemed shaken up and kept looking to the back throughout, perhaps fearing another attack from Jimmy Valiant or others. Naturally Abdullah Farouk came to ringside with The Sheik. Kowalski had early control and dominated Sheik like few wrestlers have in the past. He applied a stomach claw to the challenger early on, but Sheik made the ropes. Kowalski went for a face claw instead, but Farouk jumped up on the apron to distract Tom Branch. Sheik came up bloody from the claw, but made a comeback when Kowalski missed a clothesline into the corner. Sheik went for the Camel Clutch, but the champ managed to power out. Kowalski hit two Bombs Aways to expand Sheik’s blood flow. He went for a third, but missed and crashed. Sheik went for another Clutch, but Kowalski made the ropes. The two grapplers brawled on the floor, using anything they could get their hands on. Kowalski clocked Sheik with the Southern title belt, while Albano had Branch diverted. Kowalski tossed Sheik with a giant swing and looked to have victory wrapped up. He went for a cover, but the bloodied Sheik got his pointy boot on the bottom rope to save himself. Sheik rolled to the floor and when Kowalski followed he got jabbed by Sheik’s sharp object. Sheik applied the Clutch again with the object slipped on and now the champ wore the crimson mask. Kowalski made the ropes and rolled so that both men hit the floor. The champ was angered by Sheik’s comeback and grabbed Gary Michael Cappetta’s microphone. Just like he did to Yukon Eric last month in Knoxville, Kowalski wrapped the mic chord around Sheik’s neck and started choking the Syrian madman. Branch put a count on Kowalski to release, but the champ refused. Branch disqualified Kowalski and gave The Sheik the win. Naturally Kowalski retained the championship. He kept strangling The Sheik, until several USWA referees and officials, along with the Captain, convinced him to release. Kowalski actually got a lot of cheers from the Rupp Arena fans, as they were happy to see The Sheik get a taste of his own medicine. ****¾ ( NOTE: Sheik had 10 fatigue tokens on him at the end, while Kowalski ended up with five! Sheik was technically one away from my “blood stoppage” rule, but since Kowalski started bleeding too, I wasn’t going to do the rule, if he did hit 11 tokens. A friggin’ awesome brawl!)
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Post by Cory Olson on May 28, 2008 17:45:12 GMT -4
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on May 24: • Bill Apter interviewed “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka, Yukon Eric, and “Handsome” Jimmy Valiant. Apter asked Valiant what happened to him. Valiant said he is still “Handsome”, but in his nearly two years away from the USWA, he has wrestled around the world and has learned to have some fun in life. He loves the fans who have supported and he likes to “get down and boogie”. He said you can know refer to him as “The Boogie Woogie Man”! Snuka said that Valiant is no longer a “bad man”, but a “good man” and will help him and Eric (brudda) in battling Capt. Lou Albano and his men. • As a result of his win over Rikidozan and a challenge laid out by him and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, “Ravishing” Rick Rude will challenge Ed “Strangler” Lewis for the USWA World Heavyweight championship on June 6. Rude will have quite the task, as he’ll be fighting for the title in Lewis’ hometown of Louisville in the Gardens! • Abdullah Farouk announced that the Bombay madman Sabu has left the USWA. The homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying maniac has decided to go out on his own for the time being. No word on where Sabu plans to wrestle. Farouk said Sabu could very well return to the USWA in the future to assist his uncle, The Sheik.
In the next report, results of the huge interpromotional match from the Tokyo Dome—Giant Baba and Antonio Inoki battle Abdullah the Butcher and Bruiser Brody!
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