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theyekid was a prick anyway. I got in to a huge war with the SOB on the H2 boards which got him warned already. Glad they banned his BUTT. I haven't heard one complaint other than his about the refunds. The Altitude deal seems odd to me, being they aren't running in the Rocky Mountain area. But, hey, maybe Altitude will expand out? It strikes me as another Sunshine type network anyway.

I'm just curious to find out who the hell is booking it? Court Bauer supposedly has nothing to do with it, this being ran completely by UGO, the Chinese company that purchased MLW. They also back H2 though, so what the hell the point is escapes me.

Considering it's a show featuring JBL as champ, I got to say it looks decent. Don't know why we're going for a Haas/Reigns feud, but I wouldn't mind seeing John Cena vs Kenzo Suzuki at all. I still don't understand why Booker's buried in the midcard though.

Final Memphis Memories Card: Steel Cage Match for World Heavyweight Championship: Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Love Machine" Art Barr © Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Raven World Tag Team Championship Match: Perfection © vs. Tiger Masks The Fabulous Ones vs. The Brainbusters International Championship Match: "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert © vs. Dynamite Kid Tom Billington "Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan Stan Hansen and ??? vs. the Hart Foundation As always, comments, good or bad, are welcome!

USWA TV March 26 "The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Tarzan Goto : Hansen hits a right hand. Tarzan Goto avoids a Stan Hansen Lariat. Hansen takes a headbutt from Tarzan Goto. Hansen reverses an irish whip...and Tarzan Goto runs into the referee. Brutal powerbomb on Hansen. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Stan Hansen elbows Tarzan Goto in the face to break a hammerlock. Neckbreaker on Tarzan Goto by Hansen. Spear by Stan Hansen. There's a two count on the pin. Stan Hansen scores with a powerslam. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Stan Hansen misses a legdrop when Goto rolls out of the way. Hansen walks into a spike slam. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Goto drops an elbow...but misses. Stan Hansen signals for the Western Lariat! Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart comes out of the crowd, apparently making his debut! He grabs the leg of Stan Hansen and drags him out of the ring. The referee has no option but to call for the DQ! Meanwhile, The Anvil sends Stan Hansen crashing into the ring post! Jim Neidhart grabs a chair. Stan Hansen stands up...and gets floored by a shot to the head. Another two shots smack down across his back, leaving him unmoving on the canvas. The Anvil sets the chair up, then picks up Stan Hansen. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! Jim Neidhart has left Hansen down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault! *** rating for a good bout. Winner by DQ: Stan Hansen We go backstage, where Paul Heyman has something to say with the Brainbusters. He mocks the Fabulous Ones ring attire, making allusions to them being homosexuals. They apparently stand no chance against the Brainbusters. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat and the Fabulous Ones (Sweet Stan Lane & Steve Kiern) vs Raven and the Brainbusters (Arn Anderson & Tully Blanchard) : Raven hits a right hand right to Steamboat's jaw. Flying shoulder tackle by Raven sends Steamboat to the mat. Raven tags out to Tully Blanchard. Big backdrop on Steamboat, executed well. Massive back suplex! Ricky Steamboat got snapped in half. Cover for a two count. Blanchard tags out to Arn Anderson. Brainbusters whip Steamboat into the corner. Tully Blanchard whips Arn Anderson in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Big backdrop on Steamboat, executed well. Steamboat counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. DDT by Ricky Steamboat. Tag between Ricky Steamboat and Sweet Stan Lane. Bodyslam by Lane. Death valley driver by Sweet Stan Lane, Arn Anderson is down and hurt. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Running knee lift from Sweet Stan Lane. Tag to Steve Kiern. Steve Kiern fires off some right and left hands. Fallaway slam by Steve Kiern. Arn Anderson fights out of a grapple, than dives to his corner. Tag between Arn Anderson and Raven. Flying neckbreaker on Steve Kiern by Raven. Kiern staggers to his corner and tags out to Ricky Steamboat. Kick from Ricky Steamboat to Raven's leg. Bulldog and Raven is down. Ricky Steamboat has Raven down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Crossbody Block!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. *** rating for a good bout. Winners: Ricky Steamboat and The Fabulous Ones "Dirty" Dutch Mantell is backstage. He talked trash about his longtime enemy Rip Morgan, promising to defeat him once and for all at Memphis Memories, because no matter what, that would be their final confrontation. Andy Kaufman is in his office and announces that at Memphis Memories we will see "The Lariat" Stan Hansen and a partner of his choosing fighting the newly arrived team of the Hart Foundation in a tag team match. "Love Machine" Art Barr is in the interview position. He ripped into Jerry "The King" Lawler. He told Lawler that he couldn't win the title from him so far, and there was no reason for that to change. He would continue to defeat the so-called King, until the old has been finally gives up. "Tiger Mask 1" Satoru Sayama vs Curt Hennig : Satoru Sayama locks an armbar on Curt Hennig, but Hennig powers his way to the ropes. Hennig counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Hennig bodyslams Satoru Sayama. TM 1 reverses an irish whip...and Curt Hennig runs into the referee. Curt Hennig scores with a snap spinebuster. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Curt Hennig misses a clothesline. Gut buster, Hennig hits hard. Tornado DDT by Satoru Sayama. Hooks the leg for a two count. TM 1 hits a great swinging neckbreaker on Curt Hennig. Pin, but Hennig is out just before the three count. Hennig pushes out of a Satoru Sayama hold. Gutwrench into a bodyslam, TM 1 hits hard. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mitsuharu Misawa comes running down the aisle, buty Scott Hall is only a step behind! Misawa lets Scott Hall enter the ring first, and the ref immediately sees to get him out. Misawa slides in right behind Curt Hennig. Curt Hennig turns around right in to the Tiger Driver by Misawa! TM 2 leaves the ring, as TM1 moves in for the cover! Pin : 1 - 2- 3. TM 1 defeats Hennig. TM 1 and TM 2 continue to attack Curt Hennig, but Scott Hall charges back in to the ring. He goes down quickly though when TM 2 clips the knee from behind! Tiger Masks put the boots to Scott Hall, and leave him down on the canvas next to Curt Hennig. Tiger Masks will do whatever it takes to win the World Tag Team titles! I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating. Winner: Satoru Sayama Bert Prentice and Rip Morgan are in the interview area. Bert Prentice ripped in to "Dirty" Dutch Mantell, saying there was no way that Mantell could beat Rip at Memphis Memories Jerry "The King" Lawler is backstage. He continued the feud by ripping into Art Barr and swearing the World Heavyweight title will be his tomorrow. And not even the so called "Love Machine" could stop him. Tiger Masks are heading out to the garage when they get ambushed from behind by Perfection, who beat them down with chairs. After a short attack, Sayama and Misawa have been left down and hurt on the concrete floor. Jerry "The King" Lawler and Dynamite Kid Tom Billington vs "Love Machine" Art Barr and "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert : Art Barr hits a rolling kick on Dynamite. Lightning kick by Art Barr on Dynamite. Cover for a two count. Tag between Art Barr and Eddie Gilbert. Hotstuff & Art Barr hook up Dynamite, then hit a double suplex. Back elbow connects, Dynamite staggers backward. Hooks the leg for a two count. Eddie Gilbert hits a series of punches until Dynamite blocks one. Tornado DDT from Dynamite Kid, Hotstuff got planted. Dynamite tags out to Jerry Lawler. Big clothesline on Hotstuff. Suplex on Hotstuff. Hotstuff backdrops Jerry Lawler out of a piledriver attempt. Tag to Art Barr. Art Barr crushes The King with a running dropkick. Missile dropkick from Art Barr, The King is out. Pin, but The King is out just before the three count. Art Barr hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. The King pushes out of a Art Barr hold. Massive backbreaker, Art Barr got planted. Jerry Lawler has Art Barr down on the canvas and is ascending the corner. Off the top - Second Rope Fistdrop, forget about it. 1....2...3! Hotstuff charges the ring as Art Barr recovers...and they attack The King & Dynamite! They lay out both The King & Dynamite, but the referees rush in to break it up before major damage can be done.. That was good. **** rating. Winners: Jerry "The King" Lawler and the Dynamite Kid Overall Rating: 83%

No offense to IWA meant, but wrestlers rarely go much of anywhere there. He's much better off focusing on higher profile promotions like PWG, Ring of Honor, or what looks to be the new bad boy, NJPW-USA.

Awesome. Much appreciated.

Current Memphis Memories Card: Steel Cage Match for World Heavyweight Championship: Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Love Machine" Art Barr © Raven vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat World Tag Team Championship Match: Perfection © vs. Tiger Masks The Fabulous Ones vs. The Brainbusters International Championship Match: "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert © vs. Dynamite Kid Tom Billington "Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan And, as always, any comments would be welcome!

"The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Tarzan Goto : Goto slams Stan Hansen. Goto walks into a trip. Goto gets slammed. Goto reverses an irish whip...and Stan Hansen runs into the referee. Death valley driver by Stan Hansen, Tarzan Goto got planted. Cover, but there's no one to count for Stan Hansen. Hansen only gets knees on a splash. Big clothesline on Hansen. Sccop slam on Hansen. Cover for a two count. Powerbomb on Hansen. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Stan Hansen avoids a Tarzan Goto avalanche. Nice suplex on Goto. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Goto drops out the back of a Stan Hansen bodyslam attempt. Goto's manager Tojo Yamamoto has climbed up onto the apron! Hansen turns...and falls for the distraction! Tarzan Goto attacks Hansen from behind! Stan Hansen can barely stand. Facebuster! 1....2....3. The fight has started up again! Stan Hansen attacks Goto, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. *** rating for a good bout. Winner: Stan Hansen Brainbusters are walking backstage when they are spotted by the Fabulous Ones. They attack, and after a short brawl, Brainbusters have been left down on the floor, hurt. Raven is backstage. He always delivers the goods interview-wise. He was building up the feud with Ricky Steamboat who he'll face in a 6-man tag tonight. Good plan. Mitsuharu Misawa, Satoru Sayama, and Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Raven, Curt Hennig, and Scott Hall : TM 2 hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Legsweep on Scott Hall. Misawa tags to Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat hits a dropkick on Scott Hall. Gutwrench into a stomach breaker, Hall may be winded. Cover for a two count. Steamboat tags out to Satoru Sayama. Steamboat & TM 1 whip Hall into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Big backdrop on Hall, executed well. Hall pushes out of a Satoru Sayama hold. Back body drop on TM 1. Hall tags out to Raven. Flying shoulder tackle by Raven sends TM 1 to the mat. Death valley driver by Raven, Satoru Sayama got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Back elbow connects, TM 1 staggers backward. Raven tags out to Curt Hennig. Curt Hennig lands a forearm to the face of TM1. Hard impact russian legsweep by Hennig. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. TM 1 counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. TM 1 tags out to Mitsuharu Misawa. Hennig takes a flying neckbreaker from Mitsuharu Misawa. Tag between Curt Hennig and Scott Hall. Hall slams Mitsuharu Misawa. Nice piledriver on TM 2. Mitsuharu Misawa hooks up a suplex, but Hall flips out and lands on his feet, and quickly grabs the tights to score with a school boy pin! 1...2..3! The referee somehow missed the blatant cheating! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. Winners: Raven and Perfection Perfection are backstage. They talked trash about Tiger Masks, saying there was no way they could stop a team as great as Perfection atMemphis Memories. See, nothing fancy, just a solid interview. Why can't we see more of this sort of intelligent booking? Andy Kaufman is backstage, and announces that at Memphis Memories we will see the Fabulous Ones and the Brainbusters fight in a tag team match. British Bulldogs are backstage. They were out there to hype their upcoming match against Doug and Eddie Gilbert. Apparently, they're upset with them and want to beat them up. Gilbert Brothers vs British Bulldogs : Kick from Dynamite Kid to the leg. Hotstuff tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Hooks the leg for a two count. Dynamite tags out to Davey Boy Smith. British Bulldogs whip Hotstuff into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Back elbow connects, Hotstuff staggers backward. Eddie Gilbert ducks a clothesline attempt. Eddie Gilbert hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Eddie Gilbert and Doug Gilbert. Nice piledriver on Davey Boy. Pin, but Davey Boy is out just before the three count. Doug Gilbert slams Davey Boy Smith down. Davey Boy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Big clothesline on Doug Gilbert. Davey Boy tags out to Dynamite Kid. Dynamite hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. Tag between Doug Gilbert and Eddie Gilbert. Dynamite hits a dropkick on Eddie Gilbert. British Bulldogs have Eddie Gilbert to themselves. Double Shoulder Tackle! 1....2....3! It's over. Gilbert Brothers don't look like they're finished by any means...and they rush forward to attack British Bulldogs, and send them to the outside. Threats are exchanged as the chaos ends. Good **** rating. Winners: The British Bulldogs Jerry Lawler is backstage. He talked trash about Art Barr, continuing their feud and hyping the next tag match. Andy Kaufman appears backstage. He says he's tired of hearing Lawler and Barr complain about how much they hate each other. That's why at Memphis Memories he's made their World Heavyweight title match a steel cage match! Jerry "The King" Lawler and "Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs Rip Morgan and "Love Machine" Art Barr : Bodyslam by Rip. Nice piledriver on The King. Cover for a two count. Tag to Art Barr. Art Barr & Rip whip The King into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. DDT by Art Barr. Cover for a two count. Art Barr hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Jerry Lawler elbows Art Barr in the face to break a hammerlock. Lifting DDT by Jerry Lawler, looked good. The King tags out to Dutch Mantell. Back elbow connects, Art Barr staggers backward. Nice piledriver on Art Barr. Mantell only gets knees on a splash. Tag between Art Barr and Rip Morgan. Massive backbreaker, Mantell got planted. Spear! Mantell is down and hurt. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Rip hits a right hand. Rip walks into a trip. Clothesline by Dutch Mantell. Dutch Mantell moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Lariat. 1....2...3, it's finished. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. Winners: Jerry Lawler and Dutch Mantell Overall Rating: 82%

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yeah, but wrestling bears an uncanny resemblance to circus freaks. after all, didn't TNA just use Jeff Hardy?

This F'N sucks. I was seriously looking forward to this show. I just pray this isn't Court having money problems and screwing around.

I don't think the cruiser match would be enough to liven up this show. How many times have we seen Chavo vs Rey now? The WWE needs to seriously clean up the crap they're spitting with Smackdown.

I don't think you really need to bother with seeing if the match will be good. If it is, it will be a freakin' miracle. Jeff is so scatter-brained he can't even wrestle, let alone pull off the crazy shit he was famous for.

It wasn't Jeff, he's supposedly making an appearance on NWA:TNA tomorrow night to take on AJ Styles for the X-division title.

I'd be unsurprised to see Rodney and Nitro get shifted to Smackdown, and Dreamer and Storm aren't wrestlers so that isn't all that surprising.

USWA TV preview March 19 Two Explosive Feuds Collide! Jerry "The King" Lawler and "Dirty" Dutch Mantell team to take on World Champion "Love Machine" Art Barr and Rip Morgan The British Bulldogs vs International Champion "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert & Doug Gilbert After a heated confrontation last week between these four men, the International champion, the #1 contender for his title, and their tag team partners battle it out tonight! Insane six-man action! Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat teams with the Tiger Masks to battle Raven and Tag Team Champions Scott Hall and Curt Hennig, Perfection! Plus, "The Lariat" Stan Hansen, Brainbusters, Fabulous Ones, USWA owner Andy Kaufman, and more!

USWA TV March 12, 1988 Satoru "Tiger Mask I" Sayama vs Curt Hennig : Curt Hennig locks an armbar on to Sayama. Satoru Sayama ducks a clothesline attempt. Hennig takes a back suplex. TM 1 whips Hennig into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Satoru Sayama brings out a jumping powerbomb to nearly kill Hennig. Cover, but there's no one to count for Satoru Sayama. Hennig counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Back elbow connects, TM 1 staggers backward. Curt Hennig hits a delayed suplex on TM 1. There's a two count on the pin. Curt Hennig plants TM 1 with an exploder suplex. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Satoru Sayama pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Nice piledriver on Hennig. Pin, but Hennig is out just before the three count. Curt Hennig avoids a Satoru Sayama avalanche. Scott Hall comes running down the aisle! Hennig and Satoru Sayama continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Scott Hall slides in and blasts Satoru Sayama with a forearm to the back of the head! Hall slides out of the ring as Satoru Sayama can barely stand. Here it comes - Hennig Plex. 1....2...3, it's finished. Hennig and Hall are beating the hell out of Satoru Sayama! Mitsuharu Misawa sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Curt Hennig, exchanging punches, while Satoru Sayama comes back, sending Hall out of the ring with a clothesline. Tiger Masks have cleared the ring, driving off Hennig and Hall! Almost got a **** match, but was lacking in certain areas, so i'm knocking off half a star, so it gets a ***1\2 rating. Winners: Curt Hennig Andy Kaufman comes out to the ring and he has a microphone. He announces the newest signing, Paul E. Dangerously. He comes out from the back, gets into the ring, and plays to the crowd for a while. Paul E. rants for several minutes about how stale this company has become in the last month or so, especially in the tag team ranks. That's why he's bringing one of the greatest tag teams of our times to USWA, and he's doing it tonight! Bert Prentice is backstage with the Black Knights, Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin. Bert Prentice attacked the team of Snow Mantell, saying they've beaten them many times before, and they will continue to do so tonight! Snow Mantell vs Black Knights : Dutch Mantell scores a big clothesline on Norvell. Full nelson slam on Norvell. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Dutch Mantell and Al Snow. Al Snow scoops up Norvell. Mantell bounces off the ropes and hits a flying clothesline. Legsweep takes Norvell down. Cover for a two count. Norvell gets slammed. Norvell Austin reverses a hip toss in to one of his own. Back heel kick off the second rope, Al Snow goes down. Tag to Rip Morgan. Flying shoulder tackle by Rip sends Al Snow to the mat. Nice backbreaker on Al Snow. Rip Morgan misses a clothesline. Al Snow tags out to Dutch Mantell. Rip walks into a spike slam. Dutch Mantell scores with a big spinebuster. Pin, but Rip is out just before the three count. Dutch Mantell fires off some right and left hands. Rip Morgan elbows Dutch Mantell in the face to break a hammerlock. Massive backbreaker, Mantell got planted. We have our mandatory ref bump, as he goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Dutch Mantell knocks Rip to the outside, then signals for the Lariat. He reaches out of the ring for Rip Morgan...and gets clobbered with the ring bell! Right to the head! The referee wakes up to see Rip sliding in and making the pinfall: 1....2....3! Forget about it. Snow Mantell don't look like they're finished by any means...and they rush forward to attack Black Knights, and send them to the outside. Threats are exchanged as the chaos ends. This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling. Winner: The Black Knights Jackie Fargo is backstage with Fabulous Ones, Steve Kiern and Stan Lane. Fargo talked about how proud they were to be making their return to USWA television and that Perfection and the rest of the tag ranks better beware, as they plan on making their presence known! As the Fabulous Ones finish their promo, Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard charge in to the interview area and start a beat down. The Brainbusters use the element of surprise, and leave Fabulous Ones layed out, as their manager Paul E. Dangerously arrives to congratulate them on a job well done. Mitsuharu "Tiger Mask II" Misawa vs Scott Hall : Hall walks into a high dropkick from Mitsuharu Misawa. Scott Hall fights out of a grapple. Hall slams Mitsuharu Misawa. Scott Hall misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Death valley driver by Scott Hall, Mitsuharu Misawa got planted. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. TM 2 counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Flying elbow from Mitsuharu Misawa. Super frankensteiner on Hall, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Tornado DDT from Mitsuharu Misawa, Hall got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Hall ducks a wild right hand. Full nelson slam on TM 2. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mitsuharu Misawa pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Mitsuharu Misawa moves in for the kill. Tiger Driver! 1....2....3. Curt Hennig comes running down the aisle with a chair! Mitsuharu Misawa is just leaving the ring...and Hennig scores with a brutal chair shot! Mitsuharu Misawa falls to the floor holding his head. A good *** rating. Winner: Mitsuhara Misawa Dynamite Kid is walking backstage, when he meets International Champion, "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert. They trade insults, get in each others faces, but are seperated by Davey Boy Smith and Doug Gilbert before they come to blows. Raven is backstage. He always delivers the goods interview-wise. He talked about how much he loathed himself for failing to secure the #1 contendership last week. But tonight he would take out his frustrations on the man who cost him the title in the first place, Ricky Steamboat. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Raven : Ricky Steamboat hits a rolling kick on Raven. Lightning kick by Steamboat on Raven. There's a two count on the pin. Raven takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Raven fires off some right and left hands. Fallaway slam by Raven. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Raven, Ricky Steamboat got planted. Pin, but Steamboat is out just before the three count. Falling neckbreaker on Ricky Steamboat by Raven. Steamboat counters a clothesline attempt with a foot to the face. Frankensteiner on Raven, who hit hard. Hooks the leg for a two count. Springboard dropkick from Ricky Steamboat. Nicely done. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Legsweep out of Nowhere Steamboat drives a forearm into the chest of Raven. Raven reverses a waistlock. Fallaway slam by Raven. Lifting DDT by Raven, looked good. "Love Machine" Art Barr comes running down the aisle with a chair! Raven goes to irish whip Ricky Steamboat into the ropes. Art Barr hits Steamboat with a chair to the back! Raven moves in for the kill. Here it comes - DDT. 1....2...3, it's finished. Art Barr isn't finished with his attack yet! Ricky Steamboat stands up...and gets pushed into the ropes. Art Barr has tied Ricky Steamboat up in the ropes. Art Barr gets a chair, then stands facing Steamboat. He winds up...and then lets fly with a vicious chair shot to the unprotected head of Ricky Steamboat! That was brutal! A host of referees hit the ring and manage to drag Art Barr away! A **** rating for a good contest. Winner by DQ: Ricky Steamboat Overall Rating: 83%

I'm going to guess Elix Skipper or an ex-WWE star, whether it be Syxx-Pac, Spanky, Gowen or Kanyon. Just thinking. Wouldn't it be cool if Sean O'Haire popped up here, doing all the crazy high-flying stuff he did in WCW?

If he's sitting out you have one hope to save him: the ultimate in lying, cheating, and stealing: Arsenic Editor.

Raven trained at Larry Sharpe's Monster Factory, which also gave the world Bam Bam Bigelow. I believe he had some experience with Boris Malenko as well.

He was trained by Dan Severn? So doesn't show.

Memphis Memories card so far: World Heavyweight Championship Match: Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. "Love Machine" Art Barr © World Tag Team Championship Match: Perfection © vs. Tiger Masks International Championship Match: "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert © vs. Dynamite Kid Tom Billington

USWA TV March 5, 1988 Andy Kaufman appears from backstage. He says he likes order in his company, and that he plans to maintain order in his company. That's why tonight we will see a four-way match to determine the new #1 contender to "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert's International title and Tiger Masks vs Goto and Sato to determne #1 contenders to the tag team titles. Plus, in the main event Jerry "The King" Lawler and Raven will face off to determine a new #1 contender to the World Heavyweight title! Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs Genichiro Tenryu vs Davey Boy Smith vs Dynamite Kid (for the #1 Contendership to the International title): Spin kick by Ricky Steamboat to the face. Spinning back kick from Ricky Steamboat. Cover for a two count. Flying cross body off the top rope! Davey Boy Smith avoids a Ricky Steamboat dropkick. Big backdrop on Steamboat, executed well. Cover for a two count. Full nelson slam on Steamboat. Cover for a two count. Steamboat reverses a Davey Boy Smith hammerlock. Dropkick connects, Tenryu goes down. Tag to Genichiro Tenryu. Tenryu slams Davey Boy Smith down. Spear by Genichiro Tenryu. Fallaway slam by Genichiro Tenryu. Powerbomb on Davey Boy. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Tenryu tags out to Dynamite Kid. Davey Boy tastes a high angle back suplex. Northern Lights Bomb very nearly crushes the spine of Davey Boy. There's a two count on the pin. Davey Boy gets caught with a short powerbomb from Dynamite. There's a two count on the pin. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Davey Boy is down. Pin, but Davey Boy is out just before the three count. Tag between Davey Boy Smith and Ricky Steamboat. Steamboat crushes Dynamite with a big legdrop. Steamboat drives a thrust kick into the chest of Dynamite. Kick from Ricky Steamboat to the leg. Dynamite pushes out of a Ricky Steamboat hold. Tiger suplex on Steamboat, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Raven comes running down the aisle with a chair! Dynamite and Ricky Steamboat continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Raven slides in and blasts Ricky Steamboat with a chair to the head! Raven climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Ricky Steamboat gets knocked to the ground by Dynamite, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Swandive Headbutt!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Good **** rating. Winner: Dynamite Kid Tom Billington Raven is backstage in the interview area. He explains that tonight he's focused on becoming number one contender tonight. But be sure that he will make sureRicky Steamboat will pay for his transgressions at the Champion's Carnival. Steamboat cost him the title, on revenge would be his! Al Snow is in the ring, when suddenly Bert Prentice, Norvell Austin, and Rip Morgan rush in to the ring and beat him down. Bert Prentice seems to be the leader of the group, calling the shots. He takes the microphone and announces that they are called the Black Knights, before leading the group away. Tiger Masks vs Goto and Sato (for the #1 Contendership to World Tag Team) : Big forearm by Satoru Sayama, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Sato gets caught with a short powerbomb from TM 1. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Mitsuharu Misawa. Tiger Masks whip Sato into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. There's a two count on the pin. Spin kick by Mitsuharu Misawa to the face. Akio Sato fights out of a grapple. Super kick by Akio Sato. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto. Spinebuster by Tarzan Goto. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Flying shoulder tackle by Goto sends TM 2 to the mat. Goto drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Flying elbow from Mitsuharu Misawa. Tag between Mitsuharu Misawa and Satoru Sayama. Standing leg lariat by Satoru Sayama on Goto. Goto tags out to Akio Sato. Bodyslam by TM 1. Akio Sato is in big trouble...Tiger Drivah!! 1....2....3! Perfection come running down into the ring. They nail Mitsuharu Misawa from behind, then grab TM 1 and hit the Double DDT! With him out of the way, the drag Mitsuharu Misawa to the outside...and promptly put him straight through the announcer's table with a double slam! Perfection have destroyed Tiger Masks! Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating. Winners: Tiger Masks After the break, we catch up with Perfection backstage. Scott Hall explains how they showed tonight how much a challenge those Japs would be, and that he and Curt would destroy them easy as can be. "Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs Black Knights (Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin) : Rip gets slammed. Running knee lift from Dutch Mantell. Big piledriver on Norvell. Cover for a two count. Fallaway slam by Dutch Mantell. Rip powers out of a headlock. Rip & Norvell whip Mantell into the corner. Rip Morgan whips Norvell Austin in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Spin kick by Norvell Austin to the face. Rip Morgan hits a bulldog off the ropes. Norvell Austin scoops up Mantell. Rip bounces off the ropes and hits a flying clothesline. There's a two count on the pin. Death valley driver by Rip Morgan, Dutch Mantell got planted. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mantell slams Rip Morgan. Norvell Austin hits a rolling kick on Mantell. Norvell & Rip whip Mantell into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Cover for a two count. Mantell receives some punishment. Mantell blocks a punch. Mantell blocks a kick from Norvell Austin. Spear! Norvell is down and hurt. Al Snow comes running down the aisle with a chair! Mantell whips Norvell Austin into the ropes. Al Snow jumps onto the apron with the chair! Collision between Al Snow, Norvell, and the chair! Norvell Austin staggers back into a roll up! 1...2...3! It's over! A good *** rating. Winner: Dutch Mantell Jerry "The King" Lawler was in the interview position. He bragged that Raven had no chance against him tonight, and that he would become the #1 Contender to the World Heavyweight title. Jerry "The King" Lawler vs Raven (for the #1 contendership to the World Heavyweight Title) : Jerry Lawler uses a forearm to the face. The King slams Raven. Back elbow connects, Raven staggers backward. Running knee lift from Jerry Lawler. Jerry Lawler misses a clothesline. Flying shoulder tackle by Raven sends The King to the mat. Raven hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hooks the leg for a two count. Jerry Lawler fights out of a grapple. Big piledriver on Raven. Cover for a two count. Jerry Lawler scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin, but Raven is out just before the three count. Raven reverses a hip toss. Raven hits a right hand. Jerry Lawler avoids a Raven avalanche. Rude Awakening on Raven by The King. Jerry Lawler moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Piledriver. 1....2...3, it's finished. Art Barr comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Art Barr hits The King with a chair to the back! Jerry Lawler goes down to the canvas, hurt. That was good. **** rating. Winner: Jerry Lawler (91/93/89) Overall Rating: 83%