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Final Card for Renegade Rampage January 31st, only on Pay-Per-View! Unification Match to determine World Heavyweight Champion: Southern Heavyweight Champion Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Mid-America Champion "Love Machine" Art Barr Unification Match to determine World Tag Team Champions: International Tag Champs the British Bulldogs v. Southern Tag Champs Perfection (Scott Hall and Curt Hennig) Texas Death Match: Bill Dundee vs Tarzan Goto International Title Match: Genichiro Tenryu © vs Bret Hart "The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Austin Idol Dutch Mantell vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert

USWA TV January 30 Dutch Mantell vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert : Bodyslam by Mantell. Hotstuff walks into a spike slam. Cover for a two count. Hotstuff kicks Dutch Mantell in the gut to reverse the momentum. Hotstuff bodyslams Dutch Mantell. Flying shoulder tackle by Hotstuff sends Mantell to the mat. Cover for a two count. Massive lariat, apparently Hotstuff has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Bodyslam by Hotstuff. Mantell powers out of a headlock. Spear by Dutch Mantell. Cover for a two count. Dutch Mantell scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin, but Hotstuff is out just before the three count. Big backdrop on Hotstuff, executed well. Mantell bodyslams Eddie Gilbert. D Mantell only gets knees on a splash. Flying shoulder tackle by Hotstuff sends D Mantell to the mat. Massive lariat, apparently Hotstuff has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Eddie Gilbert floors Mantell near the ropes and makes the pin. Hotstuff is using the ropes for leverage! The referee hasn't seen it: 1....2....3!! Dutch Mantell snaps up and attacks Gilbert! They wind up brawling all the way down the aisle and out of view. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead. Winner: "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert Genichiro Tenryu is in the ring, about to give an interview. Out from the crowd comes the debuting Bret Hart, who attacks. Genichiro Tenryu gets knocked to the ground by Bret Hart. Genichiro Tenryu gets locked in the Sharpshooter! Genichiro Tenryu goes limp! Tenryu has been laid out by Bret Hart. Perfection (Curt Hennig and Scott Hall) are backstage. They ripped in to the Bulldogs, telling how they'd destroy them tomorrow at Renegade Rampage. Dutch Mantell slams in to Andy Kaufman's office, demanding a rematch with Eddie Gilbert at Renegade Rampage. Kaufman says he caught him at the right time, as he's in a matchmaking mood. Not only will we see that match at Renegade Rampage, we'll also see Tenryu take on Bret Hart for the International title! Bret Hart vs Mitsuharu Misawa : TM 2 takes a back suplex. TM 2 gets caught with a belly to belly suplex from Bret Hart. Gut buster, TM 2 hits hard. TM 2 tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Mitsuharu Misawa takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Flying elbow from Mitsuharu Misawa. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Bret Hart is down. There's a two count on the pin. Bret Hart pushes out of a Mitsuharu Misawa hold. Doctor Bomb, TM 2 is hurt. There's a two count on the pin. Bret Hart nearly kills TM 2 with a released tiger suplex. Pin, but TM 2 is out just before the three count. Bret Hart misses a clothesline. Kick from Mitsuharu Misawa to the leg. Bret Hart blocks a kick from Mitsuharu Misawa. Hard impact russian legsweep by Bret Hart. If you're going to get impact, 'hard' is probably a good way to go. Mitsuharu Misawa grabs Bret Hart from behind and shoves him into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Bret Hart rolls through with the move! He is using the tights for leverage! 1....2...3! The referee didn't see it! Genichiro Tenryu comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Genichiro Tenryu lands a dropkick, knocking Bret Hart to the mat. Genichiro Tenryu quickly locks on the Inverted Full Nelson! Bret Hart screams in pain, but Tenryu doesn't let up. Officials run out to break the hold! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. Winner: Bret Hart Art Barr is walking backstage when he is spotted by Jerry Lawler, who attacks. They brawl around the arena for a while, until Jerry Lawler gets a clear upper hand and sends Art Barr into retreat. Art Barr screams that the King can attack him as much as he wants, but that the Love Machine would rule supreme at Renegade Rampage! Dynamite Kid, Davey Boy Smith, and "The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Curt Hennig, Scott Hall, and Austin Idol : Hall bodyslams Dynamite Kid. Scott Hall with a spinning neckbreaker on Dynamite. Tag to Curt Hennig. C. Hennig slams Dynamite Kid down. Curt Hennig hits a delayed suplex on Dynamite. Cover for a two count. C. Hennig tags out to Austin Idol. C. Hennig \ A Idol whip Dynamite into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Austin Idol with a spinning neckbreaker on Dynamite. Dynamite counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. A Idol tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Dynamite tags out to Davey Boy Smith. Davey Boy slams Austin Idol down. Massive lariat, apparently Davey Boy has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Big clothesline on A Idol. Davey Boy tags out to Stan Hansen. A Idol takes a headbutt from Stan Hansen. Fallaway slam by Stan Hansen. A Idol ducks a wild right hand. A Idol tags out to Scott Hall. Running knee lift from Scott Hall. Tag to Dynamite Kid. Standing leg lariat by Dynamite Kid on Hall. Flying reverse elbow by Dynamite Kid. Scott Hall gets thrown to the turnbuckle by Dynamite, who pulls him up to the top. Superplex!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. Winners: Stan Hansen and the British Bulldogs Overall Rating: 74%

He'd be a solid lower midcarder on Smackdown, but then again, Smackdown has enough floundering lower midcarders. I'd still love to see him in WWE.

Strangely enough, despite the fact I hate his ring work, I'm really excited to see what Konnan will do in WWE. Maybe it's just the fact, that he's another talent being added to a rather pathetic roster.

Christian is the next Shawn Michaels. Doesn't anyone see the definite HBK/Diesel set-up we got going here? WWE plans on pushing him. I could definately see it occuring on Smackdown though. Either way, he's not the next champ. And, I'll repeat this again: TRIPLE H WILL NOT GET BACK THE TITLE BEFORE SURVIVOR SERIES. He's leaving to either film his "modern western" and/or Conan the King this summer. There's no chance in hell he's the next champ. I'd put my money on Kane or Y2J.

The Dream version was released in 1990 when the contract with Tyson expired. And since he was no longer champion, they didn't bother to have it resigned, so they just turned him white and called him Mr. Dream. Actually the original version of Punch-Out (which was in the arcades I believe), when released in Japan didn't feature Dream or Tyson. They added Tyson when the game came to the US, and then changed him to Dream when it was re-released in 1990 and Tyson was either in jail or on his way there.

Depends if its Smackdown or not. I could see WWE hiring him as another concession to Eddie Guerrero, as Black Magic was another regular acquaintance of his back in Mexico.

Pro Wrestling Illustrated news & notes: Current card for Renegade Rampage, January 31 live on pay-per-view! Unification Match to determine World Heavyweight Champion: Southern Heavyweight Champion Jerry "The King" Lawler vs. Mid-America Champion "Love Machine" Art Barr Unification Match to determin World Tag Team Champions: International Tag Champions the British Bulldogs v. Southern Tag Champs Perfection Bill Dundee vs Tarzan Goto "The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Austin Idol

USWA TV January 23 Austin Idol opens the show in the ring, microphone in hand. He brags about his actions over the weekend, as he broke that pretty boy Jeff Jarrett's leg. Jarrett would be out for months, and the fans had him to thank for that! Out from the crowd comes the debuting Stan Hansen, who attacks. Austin Idol can barely stand. Western Lariat!!! That shook the ring. Idol has been laid out by Stan Hansen. Dynamite Kid vs Scott Hall : Dynamite takes a headbutt from Scott Hall. Hall hits a right hand. Scott Hall with a spinning neckbreaker on Dynamite. Fallaway slam by Scott Hall. Dynamite Kid takes the advantage after an I-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Hall tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Super frankensteiner on Hall, who hit hard. Hooks the leg for a two count. Scott Hall fights out of a grapple. Spear by Scott Hall. Cover for a two count. Massive lariat, apparently Hall has been watching The Best Of Stan Hansen again. Pin, but Dynamite is out just before the three count. Dynamite blocks a kick from Scott Hall. Stiff high kick on Hall by Dynamite Kid who has evidently been watching some old AJPW tapes recently. Hall blocks a punch. Rude Awakening on Dynamite Kid by Hall. Curt Hennig comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Dynamite Kid turns around. Curt Hennig spins Dynamite around. Curt Hennig hits the Hennig Plex! Hennig leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three. Scott Hall pinned Dynamite. Hall and Hennig are beating the hell out of Dynamite Kid! Davey Boy Smith sprints down the aisle and slides into the ring! He goes toe-to-toe with Scott Hall, exchanging punches, while Dynamite Kid comes back, sending Hennig out of the ring with a clothesline. British Bulldogs have cleared the ring, driving off Hall and Hennig! I can't decide whether it's a *** or a ***1\2 match...let's go for a ***1\4 rating to make it fair. Winner: Scott Hall Perfection (Scott Hall and Curt Hennig) are backstage. They were building up the feud with British Bulldogs, saying they may have surprised them tonight, but come Renegade Revenge, they would have the last laugh. Good plan, kudos to the booking squad. Bill Dundee vs Genichiro Tenryu © (For The International Title) : Dundee receives some punishment. Dundee pushes out of a Genichiro Tenryu hold. Bill Dundee hits some punches. Bill Dundee misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Powerbomb on Tenryu. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Tenryu counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Genichiro Tenryu with a spinning neckbreaker on Dundee. Spinebuster by Genichiro Tenryu. Hooks the leg for a two count. Brutal powerbomb on Dundee. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Genichiro Tenryu misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Nice piledriver on Tenryu. Pin, but Tenryu is out just before the three count. Tenryu blocks a punch. Tarzan Goto comes running down the aisle with a chair! Tenryu and Bill Dundee continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Tarzan Goto slides in and blasts Bill Dundee with a chair to the head! Goto climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Genichiro Tenryu has Bill Dundee down on the canvas. Bill Dundee gets locked in the Inverted Full Nelson! Submission victory! Genichiro Tenryu slides to the outside and grabs a chair, then climbs back into the ring. Goto turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. **1\2 rating for a decent contest. Winner and STILL International Champion: Genichiro Tenryu Andy Kaufman appears on the screen, from his office backstage. He decides it will be fun to see what Bill Dundee and Tarzan Goto will do to each other at Renegade Rampage! And why not make it a Texas Death match? Jerry "The King" Lawler vs "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig (For The Southern Heavyweight Title) : The King bodyslams Curt Hennig. Stiff chop lights up C. Hennig. Back elbow connects, C. Hennig staggers backward. Bodyslam by The King. C. Hennig blocks the suplex attempt. Stun Gun from Curt Hennig! There used to be this blonde guy in WCW in the early 90's who used that...i wonder what happened to him? Tiger bomb by Curt Hennig, although no mention is made of whether it originated in Pearl River. Cover for a two count. The King counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Full nelson slam on C. Hennig. There's a two count on the pin. Lifting DDT by Jerry Lawler, looked good. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. C. Hennig counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. The King gets slammed. The King ducks a wild right hand. Bodyslam by The King. Jerry Lawler moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Piledriver. Art Barr quickly comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Jerry Lawler turns around. Art Barr floors The King. Art Barr signals - Frog Splash! The referee calls for the DQ because of the interference of Art Barr! Art Barr has a chair. Jerry Lawler 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. Art Barr sets the chair up, then picks up Jerry Lawler. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! Art Barr has left The King down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout. Winner by DQ and STILL Southern Heavyweight champ, Jerry Lawler! Overall Rating: 79%

USWA TV January 16 Andy Kaufman opens the show in the ring. Andy goes on for a few minutes with no seeming purpose before he gets to the point. He's tired of all this Southern crap. That's why come Renegade Revenge, we'll see two unification matches: the International tag champs the British Bulldogs will battle the Southern tag champs, Perfection. And the Southern Heavyweight champ, Jerry "The King" Lawler will battle it out with the winner of tonight's Mid-America title match between champion Dutch Mantell and Art Barr. But first, he's giving us a little preview of USWA's first PPV: Davey Boy Smith vs Curt Hennig! Davey Boy Smith vs Curt Hennig : Stiff chop lights up C. Hennig. Davey Boy walks into a trip. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Curt Hennig uses a forearm to the face. C. Hennig whips Davey Boy into the turnbuckles...and predictably, the referee gets sandwiched. Curt Hennig plants Davey Boy with an exploder suplex. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Davey Boy pushes out of a Curt Hennig hold. Big backdrop on C. Hennig, executed well. Full nelson slam on C. Hennig. Cover for a two count. Davey Boy Smith scores with a big spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. C. Hennig blocks a punch. Davey Boy walks into a jaw breaker. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Curt Hennig misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Curt Hennig is in trouble. Running Power Slam!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! That was good. **** rating. Winner: Davey Boy Smith Jerry Lawler is backstage. He was on hype duty tonight, this time for a match with Scott Hall. He vowed he'd get revenge for the attack on him two weeks ago. Dutch Mantell vs Art Barr (For The Mid-America Title) : Art Barr scores with a back heel kick on D Mantell. Spinning back kick from Art Barr. Art Barr hits a massive spinning kick to the jaw. There's a two count on the pin. Driven DDT by Art Barr. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Cover for a two count. Dutch Mantell comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Dutch Mantell fires off some right and left hands. There's a two count on the pin. Spear by Dutch Mantell. Art Barr pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Tiger suplex on D Mantell, right from out of the Misawa playbook. Art Barr grapples with Dutch Mantell, and positions himself so that the referee can't see...and hits a low blow! He rolls up the stunned Dutch Mantell: 1....2....3!! What a cheap shot! Art Barr climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling. Winner, and NEW Mid-America Champion, "Love Machine" Art Barr! Art Barr is backstage. He ripped into Jerry Lawler, vowing he'd be the unified champion come Renegade Rampage. Good to see they're giving the feud some proper air-time. Jerry "The King" Lawler vs Scott Hall (For The Southern Heavyweight Title) : Stiff chop lights up Hall. Chanelling the spirit of Misawa, Jerry Lawler uses a forearm to the face. Big backdrop on Hall, executed well. Running knee lift from Jerry Lawler. Scott Hall takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Back elbow connects, The King staggers backward. Full nelson slam on The King. There's a two count on the pin. Jerry Lawler reverses a hip toss. Nice piledriver on Hall. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Jerry Lawler, Scott Hall got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Hall reverses a Jerry Lawler hammerlock. Hall slams Jerry Lawler. Jerry Lawler powers out of a Scott Hall headlock. Running knee lift from Jerry Lawler. Scott Hall is in trouble. Piledriver!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Curt Hennig comes running down the aisle, and gets into the ring! Curt Hennig spins The King around. Curt Hennig hits the Hennig Plex! Jerry Lawler has been left down on the canvas. A good *** rating. Winner, and STILL Southern Heavyweight Champ, Jerry Lawler! Overall Rating: 83%

What the fuck? Nah. That won't happen. Kane and Lita are the next tag champions.

From the big boss guy at the Wei Empire.

Try http://www.e2-o.com They have several older scenarios.

USWA Television Saturday, January 9, 1988 Austin Idol is in the ring, and makes an open challenge for anyone to come out and face him. Out from the back comes the debuting Genichiro Tenryu. He hits the ring and attacks. Before the brawl can begin though, USWA Owner Andy Kaufman appears on the ramp. He says, hell, let's make it a match.. for the International Title! Genichiro Tenryu vs Austin Idol © (For The International Title) : Fallaway slam by Austin Idol. Clothesline by Austin Idol. There's a two count on the pin. Idol drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Idol receives some punishment. Big clothesline on Idol. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Genichiro Tenryu, Austin Idol got planted. Pin, but Idol is out just before the three count. Fallaway slam by Genichiro Tenryu. Austin Idol comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Full nelson slam on Tenryu. Hooks the leg for a two count. Massive lariat, apparently A Idol has been watching The Best of Stan Hansen again. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Big backdrop on Tenryu, executed well. Austin Idol hits some punches. Tenryu counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Fallaway slam by Genichiro Tenryu. Vicious kick to the teeth from Genichiro Tenryu. Austin Idol gets knocked to the ground by Tenryu. Inverted Full Nelson!!! Austin Idol has no choice but to tap out! Genichiro Tenryu is still in the ring celebrating. Austin Idol pushes the referee away. Austin Idol spins Tenryu around. Austin Idol hits the Piledriver! I'll give this a ***1\4 rating. Winner, and NEW International champion, Genichiro Tenryu! Andy Kaufman is backstage, when Davey Boy Smith and the Dynamite Kid, the British Bulldogs walk up. They ask him for a position on the roster. He tells them he'd be happy to have them. They'll face Goto and Sato in a tag match, and if they can win, they can have the job, and the International Tag titles! Jeff Jarrett vs Scott Hall : Jarrett slams Scott Hall down. Hall walks into a jaw breaker. Cover for a two count. Scott Hall elbows Jeff Jarrett in the face to break a hammerlock. Jarrett gets slammed. Running knee lift from Scott Hall. There's a two count on the pin. Massive clothesline. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Hall slams Jeff Jarrett down. Jarrett counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Suplex by Jeff Jarrett. Cover for a two count. Death valley driver by Jeff Jarrett, Scott Hall got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Jeff Jarrett with a spinning neckbreaker on Hall. Jarrett bodyslams Scott Hall. Hall backdrops Jeff Jarrett out of a piledriver attempt. Flying shoulder tackle by Hall sends Jarrett to the mat. Death valley driver by Scott Hall, Jeff Jarrett got planted. Curt Hennig comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Hennig spins Jarrett around. Curt Hennig hits the Hennig Plex! Hennig leaves the ring, the damage done! Scott Hall pins : 1 - 2- 3. Scott Hall defeats Jeff Jarrett. Hall and Hennig put the boots to Jeff Jarrett, stomping away on him, until Jerry Lawler runs in to chase them away. *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special. Winner: Scott Hall Jerry "The King" Lawler is still in the ring, holding the Southern Heavyweight belt. He climbs into the ring. Before he can say anything though, the debuting "Love Machine" Art Barr comes out of the crowd and attacks. Jerry Lawler gets knocked to the ground by Art Barr. Here it comes - Frog Splash, right on the money. Art Barr grabs the title belt and leaves through the crowd. Goto and Sato © vs British Bulldogs (For The International Tag Team Titles) : Dynamite walks into a high dropkick from Akio Sato. Second rope flying axe handle, Dynamite goes down. There's a two count on the pin. Akio Sato misses a clothesline. Vertical suplex from Dynamite Kid! Dynamite Kid rolls through, landing two more vertical suplexes. Tag between Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith. Lifting DDT by Davey Boy Smith, looked good. Akio Sato reverses a hip toss. Sato tags out to Tarzan Goto. Davey Boy receives some punishment. Goto slams Davey Boy Smith down. There's a two count on the pin. Massive backbreaker, Davey Boy got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Goto tags out to Akio Sato. Power drive elbow by Akio Sato. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Davey Boy Smith avoids a Akio Sato avalanche. Fallaway slam by Davey Boy Smith. Tag between Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. Fallaway slam by Dynamite Kid. British Bulldogs have Akio Sato to themselves. Double Shoulder Tackle! 1....2....3! It's over. British Bulldogs climb opposite turnbuckles, working the crowd as they celebrate their victory. A good *** rating. Winners, and NEW International tag champs, the British Bulldogs! Bill Dundee is backstage. He laid a verbal beating on Art Barr for his vicious assault on Jerry Lawler. Bill Dundee vs Art Barr : Spinning back kick from Art Barr. Dropkick by Art Barr. Cover for a two count. Art Barr gets taken down out of nowhere. Shoulder tackle by Dundee sends Art Barr to the mat. Dundee hits a right hand. Running punch from Bill Dundee. Art Barr powers out of a Bill Dundee headlock. Art Barr goes to the second rope and crushes Dundee with a big leg drop. Bill Dundee slugs Art Barr, sending him down into the corner. While Dundee fires up the crowd, Art Barr is removing the turnbuckle pad! Bill Dundee comes over...but Art Barr grabs him by the tights and uses the leverage to slingshot Bill Dundee face first into the exposed steel turnbuckle! Art Barr rolls up the stunned Bill Dundee, and even puts his feet on the second rope to add insult to injury! 1....2...3! What a display of cheating from Art Barr. Art Barr slides out of the ring to the floor, then turns and leaves through the crowd. He's happy to have the win, and evidently isn't going to hang around for Dundee to get some payback. Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating. Winner: Art Barr Overall Rating: 78%

Anyone who's seen pictures of the effects of Sarin even in small quantities, knows that it is a weapon of mass destruction. One dropper of the stuff in liquid form is enough to kill about a hundred people. If that isn't a WMD, I don't know what definition you're using.

Yeah! I look forward to seeing the continued "success" of Pro Wrestling Hogan!

USWA Television Saturday January 2, 1988 on channels through out Kentucky and Tennessee Austin Idol © vs Jeff Jarrett (For The International Title) : Bodyslam by Jarrett. Back suplex, Idol landed hard. There's a two count on the pin. Austin Idol pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Ido punishes Jarrett with some hard rights. Running knee lift from Austin Idol. Two count, but Jarrett kicks out. Sidewalk Slam by Austin Idol, looked good. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Flying shoulder tackle by Idol once again sends Jarrett to the mat. Jarrett drops out the back of another Austin Idol bodyslam attempt. Idol walks into a jaw breaker. 1... 2... No! Jarrett hits a great swinging DDT on Austin Idol. Pin, but Idol kicks out just before the three count. Idol gets caught with a short powerbomb from Jarrett. Idol gets slammed. Austin Idol elbows Jeff Jarrett in the face to break a hammerlock. Another running knee lift from Austin Idol. Death valley driver by Austin Idol, and it leaves Jeff Jarrett down and hurt. Idol showboats, and Jarrett gets to his feet behind him. Jeff Jarrett charges, Idol moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. Jeff Jarrett floors Idol, then signals for the Jumping DDT. Meanwhile, Austin Idol has something in his hands. Jarrett comes over...and gets nailed with a set of brass knuckles! The referee wakes up to see the pinfall: 1....2....3! It's over. Medics come out to help the injured Jarrett. *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special. Winner and STILL International champ: Austin Idol(80/81/79) Andy Kaufman comes out from the back. He's returning to wrestling tonight after several years fighting cancer. He takes the microphone and announces that, since he's from Hollywood, he's rich and famous. With his massive amounts of money he has purchased Memphis Wrestling. Today the United States Wrestling Association is born! Kaufman continued by announcing he's made a few new talent signings. He announces the first of these, a brand new tag team made of Satoru Sayama and Mitsuharu Misawa, the Tiger Masks. They come out and climb into the ring. They play to the crowd as Kaufman announces their first match will take place immediately: against International tag team champions Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto! Goto and Sato © vs Tiger Masks (For The International Tag Team Titles) : Akio Sato and Mitsuhara Misawa start the match. Sato hits a dropkick on Mitsuharu Misawa. Sato goes for a cover but barely gets two. Tag between Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto. Goto and Sato whip TM 2 into the corner. Akio Sato whips Tarzan Goto in to TM 2 for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Goto covers, but only for a two count. Goto slams Mitsuharu Misawa down. Goto walks into a trip by TM 2. Goto takes a hurrancarana from Mitsuharu Misawa. Hooks the leg for a two count. TM 2 tags out to Satoru Sayama. Satoru Sayama hits a delayed suplex on Goto. Pinfall attempt almost gets a 3. Goto tastes a high angle back suplex. It probably tasted like chicken. Tarzan Goto takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Tarzan Goto with a spinning neckbreaker on TM 1. Goto doesn't capitalize, instead tagging in Akio Sato. Standing leg lariat by Akio Sato on TM 1. TM 1 barely makes it to the corner, then tags out to Mitsuharu Misawa. Sato lands a second rope flying axe handle, TM 2 goes down. Tojo Yamamoto is at ringside! TM 2 wastes valuable time by yelling at Yamamoto! Akio Sato takes advantage of the distraction and nails TM 2 from behind! Mitsuharu Misawa gets knocked to the ground by Sato, who is already climbing the turnbuckle. Through the air, Sommersault Legdrop! 1....2....3. This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling. Winners & STILL International Tag Champs: Sato and Goto The King and Jeff Jarrett are backstage, having a conversation. Out of nowhere comes the debuting Scott Hall and Curt Hennig, who run in and start a beat down. Perfection use the element of surprise, and leave The King and Jarrett bloodied on the floor. Dutch Mantell © vs Rip Morgan (For The Mid-America Title) : Rip Morgan starts the match with a harsh clothesline on Mantell. He follows with a brutal sideslam. There's a two count on the pin. Mantell reverses a Rip Morgan hammerlock. Mantell hits a right hand, than another. Running clothesline from Dutch Mantell. Cover for a two count. High angle back suplex! Morgan is down and hurt. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Back elbow connects, Morgan staggers backward. Rip Morgan fights out of a grapple, looking furious. Spear by Rip Morgan. 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. Big clothesline on Mantell. Morgan hits a right hand. Dutch Mantell pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Bodyslam by Mantell. DDT by Dutch Mantell, looked good. Rip Morgan is in trouble. Lariat!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Dutch Mantell is still in the ring celebrating. Rip Morgan pushes the referee away. Rip Morgan spins Mantell around. Rip Morgan hits the Piledriver! *** rating for a good bout. Winner and STILL Mid-Atlantic Champ: Dutch Mantell (76/71/81) Andy Kaufman appears backstage and congratulates Perfection (Hennig and Hall) on their arrival in Memphis. He then tells them to get ready, as they have a shot at the Southern Tag Team Champions next! Jerry Lawler was seen backstage in the interview position. He told Perfection that next week, he'd make them pay for their attack earlier tonight! Memphis Assassins © vs Perfection (Curt Hennig and Scott Hall) (For The Southern Tag Team Titles) : Scott Hall takes a right hand to the temple from Assassin I. Assassin II with a badly-executed spinning neckbreaker on Hall. Cover for a two count. Hall kicks Assassin II in the gut to reverse the momentum. Hall bodyslams Assassin II. Running knee strike by Scott Hall. Hall tags out to Curt Hennig. Curt Hennig snap suplexes Assassin I...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) Assassin II pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Tag to Assassin I. Memphis Assassins whip Hennig into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Assassin I slams Curt Hennig down. Big John Studd would be proud, no doubt. There's a two count on the pin. Assassin I hits a stump piledriver on Curt Hennig, although it was quite weak in its execution. Assassin I tags out to Assassin II. Assassin II scores with a poor standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Hennig powers out of a headlock. Hennig tags out to Scott Hall. Scott Hall with a spinning neckbreaker on Assassin I. Scott Hall moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Fallaway Slam. 1....2...3, it's finished. Perfection signal to each other...and they attack Memphis Assassins! After an swift brawl, Assassin I and Assassin I are left down in the ring. I'm going to give this a ** rating because i'm in a generous mood. Winners and NEW Southern Tag Champs: Perfection Overall Rating: 71%

Here's a brief look at the key players in the USWA. Blue marks faces, red heels, and gray tweeners. As I introduce new lesser known players, their bios will bel placed here as well. Jerry "The King" Lawler: The undisputed king of Memphis, Jerry Lawler is the top face in Memphis wrestling. Later to become famous for his announcing skills, Lawler is still a full time wrestler, holding the Southern Heavyweight Title with pride. Austin Idol: A perennial player in 80's era southern wrestling, Austin Idol was working throughout the area as the most annoying gay man you'll ever meet. His character has began to grow darker overtones though as '88 dawns. He's currently the International champion. The Memphis Assassins were once a premiere tag team but are now little more than aging has-beens. However, the Memphis tag scene has weakened in the last few years, leaving few other teams. They still hold the Southern Tag Team titles, but Lawler, Jarrett, and Kaufman have plans to faze them out. Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto are two roughouse Japanese stars who have worked throughout America on many occassions. They've became Memphis regulars, and currently hold the International tag team titles. Dutch Mantell is a solid midcard talent in the promotion. A nearly world class brawler, Dutch has made a famous name for himself fighting in dozens of death matches. He's a solid talker and fighter, and one of the few younger face stars left in the company. He currently holds the Mid-Atlantic title. Rip Morgan is one of the original members of the Sheepherders tag team before they were replaced with the New Zealand team of Butch and Luke (later known as the Bushwhackers). The Sheepherders have recently been broken up, and Rip is do for a major singles push. Jeff Jarrett is one of the company's top young stars. He's a solid all arounder, and even possesses a fan-favorite quality that endears him to the fans. Jeff has been feuding with Austin Idol over the International title of late. Edited to include Jan 2 debuts: Satoru Sayama and Genichiro Tenryu are more famously known as Tiger Mask I and Tiger Mask II, respectively. I don't know a lot about their history at this point, but both had been active for several years at this point. Curt Hennig is of course most famously known as Mr. Perfect. In 1988, most of his work had still been done in the indys, but he was on his way to a successful WWF career. I was lucky enough to find him still unsigned in the scenario. Scott Hall was a regular in AWA in the 80's. He worked a cowboy gimmick at the time, but would go on to WWF in the early 90's to become Razor Ramon. He's most famous as a founder of the nWo on his defection to WCW years later. As 1/2 of Perfection with Curt Hennig, he's beginning to morph in to the cocky demeanor of Razor.

So the title changed hands three times? Is it the fucking hardcore title now?

Cena/Orton will definitely happen some day, but I see it more likely that Orton would be moved to Smackdown. It's a sad day when Randy Orton can provide star power for Smackdown.

I don't know much about Jonny C other than he wears some cool gloves. Pro Wrestling Hogan was an EWR diary that was up on this site around the time 4.2 came out. Basic premise was Hogan opens his own company, with the worst wrestlers in some of the worst gimmicks ever.

Pro Wrestling was the bomb, and I ALWAYS used Starman as well. He was a killing machine.

Maven should be put back on Smackdown. He couldn't hurt the show any...

Personally, I think WWE would bring Konnan in just to court Juventud and Psicosis in to the promotion. They've learned that a large demographic of viewers are latino, and they can bring in big name latino stars to make a profit. It's the same principle TNA is using with the Mexico/X-Cup storyline after all.

The game would have been far superior if they had kept the EWR framework though. The only things really broken in EWR were the Sponsors and Television systems, and they could be easily renovated. But TEW's ultra-realism turns me off quite a bit. Especially on my computer, which it would happily destroy if I ever played it at home.