Guest Evil Ash Report post Posted October 25, 2002 I was just watchin' some ol' UWF Midsouth action. Man, what a roster? Gentleman Chris Adams, the Freebirds, Ted Dibiase, Steve Williams, Chavo Guerrero, Terry Taylor, Jim Duggan when he was decent... But man, what a lot of run-ins! It's like late 90s WWF! And every main event ran out of time! Anyone else seen some UWF stuff? Anyone know some matches that were given a decent amount of time, and didn't have any sort of screwy endings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Slingshot Suplex Report post Posted October 26, 2002 I loved Mid South when I was first able to see it on WTBS in 1985. TBS would show an hour of NWA and an hour of Mid South back to back on Sunday night. Jake Roberts came out for 3 or 4 weeks straight demanding a shot at Terry Taylor's TV title and eventually attacked him and DDT'd him onto either a chair or the title belt.It was the first time I remember seeing blood on a televised wrestling show.Taylor was face down and this pool of blood formed under his head on the mat. Brawls were the MS specialty. They had a pretty good locker room clearing brawl between Duggan and One Man Gang that saw Duggan leave the ring to get a chair,come back and just starting hitting everyone he could swing at. The ring cleared and Duggan eventually sat down on the chair in the middle of the ring beckoning OMG to come back. And Jim Ross calling the action.It was a great promotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted October 27, 2002 It's funny how everyone always talks about ECW influencing the WWF (and to a lesser extent, WCW) but no one ever talks about how much Mid-South and World Class influenced ECW. Wild bloody brawls, tag matches that go all over the arena, etc. I liked it when Gordy won the UWF Title because OMG beat the snot out of Jim Duggan before the tournament finals, so Duggan wasn't able to defend himself and was easy prey for Gordy. Booking like that is what the WWE is missing now ... but why do that when you can just have a run-in at the end of EVERY title match?!? The NWA really dropped the ball by not doing an invasion angle when they bought the UWF. If they had a few of their bigger names turn on the NWA and join the UWF side, it could made some real money for the NWA. But instead, they just jobbed most of the UWF talent (how does Terry Taylor vs. Nikita Koloff to merge the TV belts seem like a fair matchup?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Slingshot Suplex Report post Posted October 27, 2002 Is it all about egos? McMahon had a sure fire winning angle if they had just made the Alliance look like a serious threat and did Crockett not do a promotional feud partially because it would have made the UWF look a little too equalish to the NWA? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest benoitrules2000 Report post Posted October 28, 2002 Can someone tell me when was their best period to get tapes of e.g:certain shows, or best years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smark Hammill Report post Posted November 4, 2002 It's funny how everyone always talks about ECW influencing the WWF (and to a lesser extent, WCW) but no one ever talks about how much Mid-South and World Class influenced ECW. Wild bloody brawls, tag matches that go all over the arena, etc. You're right, but it's probably because they didn't get to see Mid South and World Class back east. That's just what I'm assuming anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nl5xsk1 Report post Posted November 6, 2002 I'm from Boston, and I got to watch both shows ... WCCW had the syndication on ESPN, and I used to watch from 3-4 every day after school (it might have been 4-5, it's been a long time since then). Mid-South/UWF were on either the superstation or wnds, which is a local shit-station out of new hampshire. It was on for like one or two hours a week. In terms of the best years, I'd say 84-86 for either show. By 1986, most of the bigger names had moved on to the NWA or WWF, so the rosters got a bit weak. (Iceman Parsons in a feud for the title?!?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Smark Hammill Report post Posted November 6, 2002 I liked Mid South a lot better than UWF. Mid South had some of the best angles I've ever seen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasbeen1 0 Report post Posted September 4, 2006 I looked up MidSouth so I wouldn't just be starting a new thread and found this one even though it's old. I watch a MidSouth tape today, around 4 hour of it with 2 to go. Totally enjoyed it. Looked to be around 1982, I can look up the matches/feuds and find that. Ted DiBiase was on it more than anyone, as a face then as a heel. Enjoyed him as both. Good, intense interviews too. Other talent included Jake Roberts, Hacksaw Duggan, Dusty, Orndorff (I'm not putting out a bounty on DiBiase, it's a reward), Andre, Bob Orton Jr, the Freebirds, Butch Reed, Bob Roop, Tully Blanchard, the Iron Sheik, Kerry Von Erich, lots more. Biggest pops went to the Junkyard Dog, if you've not seen his old matches you wouldn't believe how the crowd went crazy, whether it was in a studio or an arena. Duggan started in MS as a heel, I didn't remember that until seeing it. Strangest thing after seeing the wrestlers age over the years was how thin many of them were, how they could move in there. Neidhart, Duggan, Roberts, Gordy, JYD could all fly around the ring. Even the Iron Sheik was in good shape. Roberts had short trunks, I'd never seen them on him. Probably weighed only 190-200 pounds at a legit 6'3 or 6'4. Good angles, good action, commentary by Bill Watts (such as that Jap manager got what was coming to him, very PC). Thought the fans would lynch Michael Hayes after the JYD was "blinded" after one match. Just good stuff all around, even the squashes served their purpose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 It's funny how everyone always talks about ECW influencing the WWF (and to a lesser extent, WCW) but no one ever talks about how much Mid-South and World Class influenced ECW. Wild bloody brawls, tag matches that go all over the arena, etc. Add SMW to that list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheShooter 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 I remember watching tapes of this and being shocked that the Red Rooster used to be a main-eventer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 I'd say old school Memphis stuff influenced ECW more than anyone. The main difference between places like the USWA, World Class, Mid South and ECW was that ECW packaged it as a hip "this is the new style" promotion. I remember last year during the initial One Night Stand build when Bischoff ragged on ECW, saying they ripped off a lot of WCW ideas. It sounded ludicrous at first, but if you take a look at early 90s WCW it was a very violent promotion. Stuff like the Wargames matches, Cactus Jack doing Falls Count Anywhere, Sting and Vader trying to kill each other, etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GODSON 0 Report post Posted September 5, 2006 I'd say old school Memphis stuff influenced ECW more than anyone. The main difference between places like the USWA, World Class, Mid South and ECW was that ECW packaged it as a hip "this is the new style" promotion. I remember last year during the initial One Night Stand build when Bischoff ragged on ECW, saying they ripped off a lot of WCW ideas. It sounded ludicrous at first, but if you take a look at early 90s WCW it was a very violent promotion. Stuff like the Wargames matches, Cactus Jack doing Falls Count Anywhere, Sting and Vader trying to kill each other, etc. I don't think ECW would of took off ground if WCW did not loan talent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Connzilla Report post Posted September 6, 2006 Heres the link to an ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com/UWF-Wrestling-lot-of-5...1QQcmdZViewItem they have five UWF tapes for sale -Wrestling Greatest Champs, The Lumberjack Match, Best of Mr. Wonderful, Steel Cage Match, Tag Team Tandems there is about five days left in the auction and no one has made a bid yet and I want to help these guys out.I'd bid but I have just got a Chikara DVD off Ebay so I don't have any ebay money right now so hopefully some of you can bid on these as they seem like good tapes and are extremly Rare Tape Traders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmy8271 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2006 Mid-south was just awesome because Bill watts was so crazy. He would go off on Vince Mcmahon for no reason. My favorite Mid-south angle is Eddie Gilbert and Dick Murdoch destroying Dr. Death and Jim Ross and Magunm TA selling it like Doc is dying. Then the next week they do it to Dusty Rhodes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruiserKC 0 Report post Posted September 6, 2006 I was a big UWF/Mid-South fan back in the day. People talk about the rabid ECW fanbase...the UWF fans were pretty crazy in their own right. One of my fave stories from back then...when they would hold their supershows at the Superdome in New Orleans, General Skandor Akbar was the most hated man in the promotion. Before one show, the NO police showed up at his hotel room and informed him there were some threats on his life. THey gave Akbar one of their bulletproof vests and inform him he's not going on without wearing it as they can't guarantee his safety. Now THAT'S heel heat! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Connzilla Report post Posted September 7, 2006 I was a big UWF/Mid-South fan back in the day. People talk about the rabid ECW fanbase...the UWF fans were pretty crazy in their own right. One of my fave stories from back then...when they would hold their supershows at the Superdome in New Orleans, General Skandor Akbar was the most hated man in the promotion. Before one show, the NO police showed up at his hotel room and informed him there were some threats on his life. THey gave Akbar one of their bulletproof vests and inform him he's not going on without wearing it as they can't guarantee his safety. Now THAT'S heel heat! Holy Shit thats all I got to say Holy Shit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasbeen1 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2006 Look for the Lawler vs Austin Idol hair match in the cage from the 80s. The cage surrounds the ring area, so Tommy Rich comes out from under the ring, still inside the cage and helps Idol beat Lawler, spike piledriver doubleteam, "post" him on the ring post. A fan tries to go over the cage and they know they're in trouble. Paul Heyman (Paul E Dangerously) was the heel manager...I love the expression on Idol, Rich, Heyman and the barber's faces when they get out of the cage-It's "how in the hell are we getting out of here." There was some trouble in the aisle and they have to sprint to get to the back. Now that was heel heat. I believe Idol had told the fans he'd refund all their money if he'd lost, so I guess they were mad about that too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BruiserKC 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2006 I have a tape of that match...in fact Idol did offer to refund everyone's money at the Mid-South Coliseum if he lost. Watts' booking of Mid-South at that time was very gritty but he was able to make wrestlers into great heels or faces. The One Man Gang was a reputable UWF World champ...he clearly played the part of a monster heel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Timmy8271 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2006 If you read the review of Jim Cornette's Shoot interview here at Smartmarks, you can tell that Mid-south fans are fucking crazy as hell. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Connzilla Report post Posted September 24, 2006 Here are some Midsouth/UWF results I found on http://prowrestlinghistory.com/ Superdome Extravaganza 7/76 July 17, 1976 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 17,000 ($75,000) Pat Barrett pinned Tom Jones. Ted DiBiase & Jay Clayton beat Randy Tyler & Bobby Jaggers. Nelson Royal pinned Ron Starr. Grizzly Smith beat Sigfried Stanke. Bobo Johnson & Farmer Pete beat Little Tokyo & Billy the Red. Dick the Bruiser DDQ Abdullah the Butcher. Andre the Giant & Buck Robley beat Ken Patera & Bob Sweetan. Dick Murdoch beat Karl Kox in a "Jim Bowie death" match. Both men wore hoods. NWA World Champ Terry Funk TKO Bill Watts. Superdome Extravaganza 4/78 April 1, 1978 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 20,000 ($100,000) Kurt Von Hess & Sigfried Stanke beat Igor Putski & Rick McGraw. The Avenger pinned The Turk. Eric the Red beat Randy Tyler. Ray Candy beat Skandar Akbar. Paul Orndorff beat The Brute (Bugsy McGraw). Steven Littlebear beat The Assassin (Joe Hamilton) via DQ in an "Indian strap" match. Women's World Tag Champs Vicki Williams & Joyce Grable drew Lelani Kai & Pepper Libanca. Thunderbolt Patterson beat Stan Hansen to win the Mid-South Brass Knuckles Title. Mid-South North American Champ Ernie Ladd beat Andre the Giant via DQ. NWA World Champ Harley Race beat Dusty Rhodes via DQ. Superdome Extravaganza 7/78 July 22, 1978 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 31,000 ($142,675) Mike George beat The Angel (Frank Morell). Ron Bass pinned Randy Tyler. Bobby Jaggers beat Brian Blair. Jose Lothario beat Jerry Brown. Wenona Littleheart won a "women's battle royal." Also in the match were: Kitty Adams, Fabulous Moolah, Suzetta Ferrera, Joyce Grable, Lelani Kai, Marie Laverne, Pepper Libianca, Angel Vachon, and Vicki Williams. Dusty Rhodes beat Billy Graham. Steven Littlebear & Eric the Red beat The Assassin & The Brute. Mid-South North American Champ Paul Orndorff beat Bruiser Brody. Ray Candy pinned Ernie Ladd in a "steel cage" match. Superdome Extravaganza 12/78 December 25, 1978 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? ($78,000) Jim Shields wrestled Bill Irwin. "European Champ" Karl Von Krupp wrestled Bob Markus. Jerry Stubbs beat Assassin #1 to win the Louisiana Title. Ron Bass beat Karl Kox to win Brass Knuckles Title. Ernie Ladd beat Ray Candy via forfeit to win the North American Title. Jack & Jerry Brisco beat Terry Latham & Ricky Fields. Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen beat The Angel & Gama Singh. Wahoo McDaniel & Jim Shields beat The Assassins. Bobby Jaggers & Jerry Brown beat Randy Tyler & Mike George. Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes beat Ron Bass & Ron Slinker. Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen beat Jack & Jerry Brisco. Bobby Jaggers & Jerry Brown beat Wahoo McDaniel & Jim Shields. Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes beat Bobby Jaggers & Jerry Brown. Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes beat Ernie Ladd & Stan Hansen to win the vacant U.S. Tag Team Title. Danny Hodge was the special referee. Superdome Extravaganza 4/79 April 21, 1979 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 16,000 Tiny Tom & Cowboy Lang beat Billy the Kid & Butch Cassidy. Ric Flair beat Randy Tyler. Tank Patton beat Gama Singh. Black Atlas & Charlie Cook beat Stan Hansen & Bruiser Brody via DQ. Mike George beat Jerry Stubbs to win the Louisiana Title. Mid-South North American Champ Mr. Wrestling II beat Karl Krupp in a "lumberjack" match. Dusty Rhodes & Bill Watts beat The Assassin & The Angel in a "double bullrope" match. Superdome Extravaganza 7/79 July 21, 1979 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Mike Bowyer beat Ken Lucas (7:30). John Tolos & Mike George beat Stan Lane & Billy Starr (10:30). Jerry Oates beat Tank Patton. Charlie Cook beat Luke Graham (11:06). Vickie Williams won a "battle royal." Also in the match were: Kitty Adams, Fabulous Moolah, Wenona Littleheart, Cindy Major, Judy Martin, Candy Rich, Toni Rose, Vivian St. John, and Lilly Thomas. Mike Sharpe beat Ivan Koloff (12:00). Angelo Mosca beat Paul Orndorff. Dusty Rhodes beat Karl Kox (9:00). Mid-South North American Champ Mr. Wrestling II beat Ernie Ladd. Mid-South Louisiana Tag Champs Bill Watts & Buck Robley beat The Assassin & The Angel in a "steel cage" match to win the Mid-South U.S. Tag Title. Superdome Extravaganza 8/80 August 2, 1980 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 26,000 ($183,000) Terry Latham beat Tommy Wright (9:15). Terry Orndorff & Mike Miller beat Johnny Mantell & Ron Cheatham (12:00). King Cobra beat Frank Dusek (10:15). The Assassin beat Steven Little Bear (12:00). Ray Candy beat Killer Khan (9:47). The Grappler beat Wahoo McDaniel (11:00) via DQ. Paul Orndorff beat Ken Mantell (14:00). Andre the Giant beat Hulk Hogan (13:00). Mid-South North American Champ Ted DiBiase beat Mr. Wrestling II (14:00). Dusty Rhodes & Buck Robley beat Buddy Roberts & Terry Gordy (5:00) in a "double bullrope" match. Junkyard Dog beat Michael Hayes (11:20) in a "steel cage dog collar" match. Superdome Extravaganza 11/80 November 27, 1980 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Cocoa Samoa beat Mike Miller (10:00). Jimmy Garvin beat Terry Latham (6:00). Ray Candy & Wahoo McDaniel beat The Turk & The Mexican Angel (7:07). Mid-South Louisiana Champ Jake Roberts beat Paul Ellering (13:00). Ted DiBiase beat The Super Destroyer (15:00) via DQ. Dusty Rhodes beat Ivan Koloff (10:46). Junkyard Dog & Bill Watts beat Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown (15:00). Mid-South North American Champ The Grappler beat Karl Kox (11:00). Ernie Ladd beat Paul Orndorff in a "lights out" match. Superdome Extravaganza 4/81 April 18, 1981 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 22,000 Luke Graham beat Chic Donovan (5:00). Carl Fergie beat Kelly Kiniski (10:00). King Cobra beat Bull Ramos (8:00). Cowboy Lang beat Little Tokyo (10:00). Cocoa Samoa beat Larry Booker (4:30). The Grappler & Super Destroyer beat Jake Roberts & Jimmy Garvin (11:00). Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes beat The Wild Samoans (7:17). Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown beat Tony Charles & Don Diamond (10:00). Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy beat Buck Robley & Cocoa Samoa (11:11). The Grappler & Super Destroyer beat Andre the Giant & Dusty Rhodes (8:30). Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch beat Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy (9:00). Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch beat Ernie Ladd & Leroy Brown (6:00). The Grappler & Super Destroyer beat Junkyard Dog & Dick Murdoch (8:00) to win the vacant Mid-South Tag Title when Grappler pinned JYD. Superdome Extravaganza 7/81 July 4, 1981 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Ken Mantell beat Buddy Landel (7:00). King Cobra beat Carl Fergie (8:00). Kim Duk beat Tony Charles (9:00). The Great Kabuki beat Don Diamond (9:00). Jimmy Garvin beat Frank Dusek (4:00). Mid-South Louisiana Champ The Super Destroyer beat Tommy Rich (13:00). Paul Orndorff beat Jake Roberts (25:00) to win the Mid-South North American Title. Mid-South Tag Champs Dick Murdoch & Junkyard Dog beat The Wild Samoans Afa & Sika (21:00). World Class American Champ Kerry Von Erich beat The Grappler (19:00). Junkyard Dog beat Paul Orndorff (5:30) in a "lights out" match. Superdome Extravaganza 11/81 November 26, 1981 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Terry Orndorff beat Don Serrano (8:00). Jerry Novak beat Tony Charles (13:00). Ed Wiskowksi beat Jimmy Garvin (5:00). Frank Monte & Barbi Doll beat Ricky Ferrara & Diamond Lil (10:00). The Iron Sheik beat King Cobra (7:00). Ernie Ladd beat Kerry Von Erich (9:00) via countout. Dusty Rhodes beat The Great Kabuki (10:00). Mid-South North American Champ Ted DiBiase beat Bob Roop (23:00). Mid-South Tag Champs Junkyard Dog & Mike George beat Paul Orndorff & Bob Orton, Jr. (46:00). Superdome Extravaganza 5/82 May 1, 1982 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Jesse Barr drew Buddy Landel (15:00). Mike Sharpe beat Ron Cheatham (9:00) The Grappler beat Cocoa Samoa (17:00). Ted DiBiase beat Tully Blanchard (17:00). Ernie Ladd beat The Assassin (6:00) via countout. One Man Gang & Harley Race beat Andre the Giant & Dick Murdoch (15:00) via DQ. Mid-South North American Champ Bob Roop beat Paul Orndorff (18:00) in a "taped fist" match. Junkyard Dog & Mr. Olympia wrestled Wild Samoans Afa & Sika in a "lights out" match. Superdome Extravaganza 7/82 July 7, 1982 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Jesse Barr beat Mike Bond. Paul Ellering beat Billy Starr. Jim Duggan beat King Cobra. Vivian St. John beat Judy Martin. Mike Sharpe beat Rick Harris. Steve Williams beat Bob Roop. Ernie Ladd & Buck Robley beat One Man Gang & The Assassin. Mid-South North American Champ Ted DiBiase DDQ Junkyard Dog. Andre the Giant beat Karl Kox. Mid-South Tag Champs Mr. Olympia & Junkyard Dog beat John Studd & The Super Destroyer. Superdome Extravaganza 11/82 November 25, 1982 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 15,000 Tim Horner beat Mike Bond. Mike Sharpe beat Marty Lunde. Princess Victoria beat Lelani Kai. Bob Roop beat King Cobra. Mil Mascaras & Chavo Guerrero beat Tully Blanchard & Gino Hernandez. Mr. Wrestling II beat Mr. Olympia. Mid-South Tag Champs Ted DiBiase & Matt Borne beat Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts. Tony Atlas beat Mid-South Louisiana Champ Jim Duggan via countout. Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) beat Ted DiBiase to win the Mid-South North American Title Superdome Extravaganza 4/83 April 16, 1983 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 21,400 Art Crews beat Kelly Kiniski. Chavo Guerrero beat Bill Irwin. Butch Reed beat Black Ninja (Kendo Nagasaki). King Kong Bundy beat Tim Horner. Kerry & David Von Erich beat The Freebirds (Gordy & Roberts). Andre the Giant pinned Kimala. Mid-South Tag Champs Mr. Olympia & Ted DiBiase beat Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway, Jr. Junkyard Dog pinned Mr. Olympia in a "steel cage" match to win the held-up Mid-South North American Title. Superdome Extravaganza 7/83 July 16, 1983 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? Johnny Rich beat Rip Rogers. George Weingroff beat Art Crews. Magnum TA beat Buzz Sawyer via DQ. Iceman Parsons beat Buddy Roberts. Mil Mascaras & Tim Horner beat Mr. Olympia & Boris Zhurkov. Mr. Wrestling II pinned Larry Zbysko. Wrestling II was billed as the Georgia National Champ, but in fact, Zbysko was the champ and had had the belt stolen from him by Wrestling II. Tommy Rich beat Kimala. King Kong Bundy KO Dusty Rhodes in a "taped fist" match. Butch Reed beat Junkyard Dog in three falls to win the Mid-South North American Title. JYD was DQed. Reed was DQed. Reed pinned JYD. Jim Duggan beat Ted DiBiase in a "lights out" match. Superdome Extravaganza 11/83 November 19, 1983 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 8,000 Dusty Rhodes DCO Nikolai Volkoff. Kerry Von Erich pinned Missing Link. David Von Erich beat Kimala via countout. The Road Warriors beat Mr. Wrestling II & Magnum TA. Mid-South North American Champ Junkyard Dog beat Butch Reed. Superdome Extravaganza 4/84 "The Last Stampede" April 7, 1984 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 23,000 John King beat Joe Savoldi. Tom Zenk beat Jerry Grey. Buddy Landel beat Lanny Poffo. The Rock-n-Roll Express beat Nikolai Volkoff & The Russian Invader (Jerry Novak). Kerry Von Erich beat Masao Ito. Terry Taylor beat Butch Reed via DQ. Mid-South Tag Champs The Midnight Express (Eaton & Condrey) beat Porkchop Cash & Bill Dundee. Mid-South North American Champ Mr. Wrestling II beat Magnum TA. Jim Duggan pinned Krusher Kruschev in a "roulette coal miner's glove" match. Stagger Lee (Junkyard Dog) & Bill Watts wrestled The Midnight Express (Eaton & Condrey) in a "lights out" match. Superdome Extravaganza 6/84 June 16, 1984 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 20,800 Buddy Landel pinned Sonny King. Mid-South Tag Champ The Midnight Express (Eaton & Condrey) beat The Rock-n-Roll Express in a "no DQ" match when Eaton pinned Morton. Mr. Wrestling II (Ray Fernandez) pinned Mr. Wrestling (Johnny Walker) in a "no DQ" match. World Women's Tag Champs Princess Victoria & Velvet McIntyre beat Wendi Richter & Peggy Lee Leather. Chris Adams & Stella Mae French beat Jimmy Garvin & Precious when Adams pinned Garvin. Terry Taylor pinned Krusher Khruschev to win the Mid-South TV Title. Mid-South North American Champ Magnum TA pinned Ted DiBiase in a "no DQ" match. Junkyard Dog pinned Butch Reed in a "ghetto street fight." Superdome Extravaganza 11/84 November 22, 1984 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 7,500 Hector & Chavo Guerrero beat Master Gee & Brickhouse Brown. Adrian Street & Miss Linda beat Bill Dundee in a "handicap" match. Jim Duggan & Butch Reed beat Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase. Mid-South Tag Champs The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Midnight Express (Eaton & Condrey) in a "scaffold" match. Magnum TA beat Mid-South North American Champ Ernie Ladd via DQ. Superdome Extravaganza 3/85 March 30, 1985 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 9,500 ($100,000) Jake Roberts beat Shawn Michaels. Steve Williams beat Terry Daniels. Kerry Von Erich beat World Class American Champ Chris Adams via DQ. Brad Armstrong, Shawn Michaels, & Terry Daniels beat Thor, Edgar Thomas, & Jack Victory when Armstrong pinned Thor. Nord the Barbarian beat Butch Reed in a "ghetto street fight" match. Michael Hayes beat Paul Ellering (3:00) via DQ. The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Road Warriors, The Dirty White Boys, and The Freebirds (Gordy & Roberts) in a "four corners" match. The Road Warriors were counted out. Anthony was pinned. The Freebirds were DQed. Mid-South North American Champ Terry Taylor beat Kimala via DQ. Jim Duggan pinned Ted DiBiase in a "loser leaves town tuxedo street fight coal miner's glove steel cage" match. Superdome Extravaganza 6/85 June 1, 1985 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 11,000 ($98,000) Dutch Mantel pinned Mark Ragin. The Nightmare (Randy Colley) pinned Frankie Lane. Wendell Cooley beat Eddie Gilbert via DQ. The Barbarian pinned Pat Rose. Bill Dundee pinned Tom Pritchard. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts beat Brad Armstrong & Brickhouse Brown. Mid-South TV Champ The Snowman (seconded by Muhammad Ali) pinned Jake Roberts. NWA World Champ Ric Flair pinned Terry Taylor (40:00). Sgt. Slaughter & Terry Daniels beat The Dirty White Boys in a "boot camp" match. Mid-South Tag Champs Steve Williams & Ted DiBiase beat The Rock-n-Roll Express. Jim Duggan DDQ Kimala. Superdome Extravaganza 8/85 August 10, 1985 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 15,800 ($107,000) The Fantastics beat Bill Dundee & Dutch Mantel. Dick Murdoch beat The Masked Champion (Randy Colley) to win the Mid-South North American Title. Mid-South Tag Champs Ted DiBiase & Steve Williams beat Nord the Barbarian & Jake Roberts in a "steel cage" match. Bob Sweetan was the guest referee. Kimala & Kareem Muhammad beat Bill Watts & Jim Duggan in a "loser leaves town" match when Watts was pinned. NWA World Champ Ric Flair beat Butch Reed. Superdome Extravaganza 11/85 November 28, 1985 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing ??? ($98,500) Nick Patrick beat Tommy Wright. Butch Reed & Nick Patrick beat Dick Slater & Buzz Sawyer via DQ. Jake Roberts beat Lord Humongous via DQ. Starrcade '85 was shown on CCTV. Superdome Extravaganza 6/86 June 14, 1986 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 7,200 ($70,000) One Man Gang beat Brett Sawyer. Robert Gibson beat Baron Von Raschke. Koko Ware DDQ Jack Victory. Terry Gordy & Buddy Roberts beat The Bladerunners. The Missing Link beat Kimala via DQ. UWF TV Champ Terry Taylor beat Buzz Sawyer. UWF Tag Champs The Fantastics beat The Sheepherders in a "New Zealand boot camp" match. Ted DiBiase beat Michael Hayes via DQ. NWA World Champ Ric Flair pinned Ricky Morton. Bill Watts, Dusty Rhodes, & Steve Williams beat Kortsia Korchenko, Ivan & Nikita Koloff in a "street fight" when Korchenko was pinned. Superdome Extravaganza 11/86 November 27, 1986 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 13,000 ($70,000) Jeff Gaylord pinned Art Crews. Gary Young pinned The Lybian. The Angel of Death beat Ken Massey. UWF Tag Champs Leroy Brown & Bill Irwin beat Joe Savoldi & Gary Young when Irwin pinned Savoldi. Iceman Parsons pinned Gustavo Mendoza. Chavo Guerrero beat Sting via DQ. The Missing Link pinned Rick Steiner. The Fantastics beat Mike George & Jack Victory when George was pinned. UWF TV Champ Savanah Jack beat Buddy Landel via forfeit. Jim Duggan beat UWF Champ One Man Gang by DQ. One Man Gang won a "two ring battle royal." Also in the match were: Leroy Brown, Jim Duggan, Bill Irwin, and many others. Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Roberts in a "barbed wire cage" match. Steve Williams pinned Michael Hayes in a "steel cage" match. The final two matches were held simultaneously. The first wrestler to score a win (Taylor) was allowed to enter the other cage and help his friend. Superdome Extravaganza 4/87 "Superblast at the Superdome" April 11, 1987 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 3,000 Gary Young pinned Jeff Raitz. Steve Cox pinned Super Ninja. Chavo Guerrero pinned Mike Boyette. The Angel of Death pinned Ken Massey. Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts beat The Missing Link and Chavo Guerrero in a "coal miner's glove" match when Hayes pinned Link. UWF TV Champ Eddie Gilbert beat Sam Houston by countout. Nickla Roberts won a 4-woman catfight. Also in the match were: Missy Hyatt, Sunshine, and Dark Journey. UWF Tag Champ Terry Taylor and Chris Adams beat Sting and Rick Steiner. Savannah Jack beat Iceman King Parsons via DQ in a "ghetto street fight." Steve Williams beat UWF Champ One Man Gang via DQ. The Fabulous Freebirds beat The Angel of Death, Bill Irwin, & The Viking when Gordy pinned Viking. Superdome Extravaganza 6/87 June 13, 1987 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 3,500 Shaska Whatley drew Shane Douglas. Buddy Roberts pinned Mike Boyette. Steve Cox pinned Gary Young. Michael Hayes & Terry Gordy beat The Terminator & The Enforcer (Doug Gilbert). NWA Tag Champs The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Angel of Death & Vladimir Petrov when Morton pinned Angel. UWF Tag Champs Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong beat Rick Steiner & Sting (5:00) when Armstrong pinned Steiner. UWF Champ Bubba Rogers pinned Barry Windham. Black Bart beat Chris Adams. Steve Williams pinned Dick Murdoch. Superdome Extravaganza 8/87 August 1, 1987 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 5,000 Shane Douglas pinned Gary Young. Davey Haskins pinned Mike Boyette. Terry Gordy pinned Angel of Death. Terry Taylor pinned Steve Cox. Barry Windham pinned Shaska Whatley. Rick Steiner KO Chris Adams (5th Rnd) in a "taped fist" match. Sting pinned The Enforcer. Tim Horner & Brad Armstrong beat The Midnight Express (Eaton & Lane) via DQ. Dusty Rhodes & Steve Williams beat Eddie Gilbert & Dick Murdoch in a "double bullrope" match when Williams pinned Gilbert. The Freebirds beat Black Bart, Bubba Rogers, & The Terminator in a "steel cage first blood elimination" match. Gordy was the sole survivor. Roberts was eliminated. The Terminator was eliminated. Hayes and Bart were eliminated. 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Guest East.Coast.J Report post Posted September 25, 2006 Heres the link to an ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com/UWF-Wrestling-lot-of-5...1QQcmdZViewItem they have five UWF tapes for sale -Wrestling Greatest Champs, The Lumberjack Match, Best of Mr. Wonderful, Steel Cage Match, Tag Team Tandems there is about five days left in the auction and no one has made a bid yet and I want to help these guys out.I'd bid but I have just got a Chikara DVD off Ebay so I don't have any ebay money right now so hopefully some of you can bid on these as they seem like good tapes and are extremly Rare Tape Traders. This is the terrible Herb Abrams incarnation of the UWF, which was a completely different company. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted September 25, 2006 The Rock-n-Roll Express beat The Road Warriors, The Dirty White Boys, and The Freebirds (Gordy & Roberts) in a "four corners" match. It's pretty cool that there was a 4-corners match in the mid-80s. You normally associate that with the mid-90s, or even more recent. Terry Taylor pinned Buddy Roberts in a "barbed wire cage" match. Steve Williams pinned Michael Hayes in a "steel cage" match. The final two matches were held simultaneously. The first wrestler to score a win (Taylor) was allowed to enter the other cage and help his friend. That's a pretty cool stipulation. I'd like to see someone pilfer that idea and use it now. And it's surprising that the faces won the 1st match - and thus the chance to have a 2-on-1. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hasbeen1 0 Report post Posted September 26, 2006 I thought it was interesting the dome crowds went way downhill after the NWA/Crockett takeover. Leading up to that, the WWF took the likes of Junkyard Dog, Butch Reed, DiBiase, Jake Roberts, Hacksaw Duggan even One Man Gang, so maybe they just had no choice to sell. Watts did miss out on a huge push for Sting, so give Dusty or whoever made that call in the NWA some credit. I wish and hope they considered a merger with World Class, having a TX-LA base would have made sense but maybe Fritz and Watts could have never worked it out. Kerry, etc, did work a lot of old midsouth dates. Without looking it all up, I thinka roster with Steve Williams, the Von Erichs (if able and available), Chris Adams, Freebirds, Terry Taylor, Rick Rude (maybe could have stopped a move to NWA), young guys like "Dingo" (Ultimate) Warrior, Simpsons, Bigelow, and a ESPN slot, could have let them last several more years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Blank 0 Report post Posted September 28, 2006 Heres the link to an ebay auction http://cgi.ebay.com/UWF-Wrestling-lot-of-5...1QQcmdZViewItem they have five UWF tapes for sale -Wrestling Greatest Champs, The Lumberjack Match, Best of Mr. Wonderful, Steel Cage Match, Tag Team Tandems there is about five days left in the auction and no one has made a bid yet and I want to help these guys out.I'd bid but I have just got a Chikara DVD off Ebay so I don't have any ebay money right now so hopefully some of you can bid on these as they seem like good tapes and are extremly Rare Tape Traders. This is the terrible Herb Abrams incarnation of the UWF, which was a completely different company. Well I certainly hope that these tapes are still at least decent since I'm the one that bought them (I'm having them shipped from my inlaws in the US so I can see them) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest East.Coast.J Report post Posted September 29, 2006 They are interesting if you are the type of person who wonders what bad wrestling would look like on the floor of a half empty casino. The tapes aren't THAT bad. If you don't have too high of expectations going on, you might have some fun watching them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Blank 0 Report post Posted September 29, 2006 Doesn't hurt that I'm a fan of a lot of the names mentioned on the tapes, old school all the way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Connzilla Report post Posted October 7, 2006 Bruce Blank have you got those tapes yet? If so could you post a review of them for us old school wrasslin fans? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
