Old School! USWA: The World's Greatest diary

thuganomics · May 17, 2004

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Introduction:

It's the beginning of the year 1988. Reagan's reign as President is coming to an end, and with it the cold war. But in the world of wrestling another paradigm shift is occuring, as the heyday of the regional companies draw near a close. Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation and Ted Turner's recently purchased Jim Crockette Promotions (a.k.a. the National Wrestling Alliance) have become the two premiere companies in the country. Struggling with dismal ratings and rosters picked apart by the big two, many of the regionals are barely able to survive. World Class Championship Wrestling, Championship Wrestling from Florida, American Wrestling Alliance, and others can barely stay afloat.

But one company, Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler's CWA have realized the future of wrestling in time. But their moderately sized Memphis promotion only barely makes a profit. So Jerry Lawler calls in a favor.

His close friend Andy Kaufman is on the road to recovery following a nearly deadly bout with cancer. Kaufman had made a name of Jerry Lawler in a series of matches at the beginning of the decade, and the two became unlikely friends. Andy had the wrestling bug, and Jerry made him an offer: fund CWA and receive a guaranteed place in wrestling history. Kaufman agreed, asking for only one boon: to be made the company's on-screen president. Lawler agreed, not realizing quite what Andy had in mind.

The company, still trapped on Tennessee television began to recruit wrestlers from around the country and the world. At the same time, they changed the company's name to United States Wrestling Alliance (USWA) in order to more strongly capture the scope of their plans. As 1988 dawns, a new era in wrestling is about to begin. . .

thuganomics · May 17, 2004

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.

thuganomics · May 18, 2004

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%

thuganomics · May 18, 2004

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%

thuganomics · May 22, 2004

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%

thuganomics · May 22, 2004

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%

thuganomics · May 22, 2004

Pro Wrestling Illustrated news & notes:

As reported recently on USWA television, Jeff Jarrett was seriously injured in a house show match with Austin Idol. He could be out up to sixteen months with the injury. Stay tuned for more USWA related information in this column.

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

thuganomics · May 23, 2004

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%

thuganomics · May 23, 2004

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

thuganomics · May 26, 2004

USWA presents... their first ever pay per view!

Renegade Rampage!

January 31

Andy Kaufman appears on the big screen, welcoming the world to a new era in wrestling. He told the viewers to get ready, because the Renegade Rampage was on!

Dirty Dutch Mantell vs Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert : Hotstuff hits a stump piledriver on Dutch Mantell. Death valley driver by Eddie Gilbert, Dutch Mantell is down and hurt. Facecrusher on Mantell. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Neckbreaker on Dutch Mantell by Hotstuff. Cover for a two count. Eddie Gilbert misses a clothesline. Back elbow connects, Hotstuff staggers backward. Hotstuff walks into a spike slam. Hotstuff counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Spear by Eddie Gilbert. Dutch Mantell is in trouble. Hotshot! 1....2....3. Dutch Mantell leaves and walks back down the aisle. Wait...Eddie Gilbert comes running as well, and Mantell gets dropped with a clothesline, followed by a load of stomps. He is left lying in the aisle. A good *** rating.

Winner: Hotstuff Eddie Gilbert

"The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Austin Idol : Stan Hansen hits some punches. Big backdrop on Idol, executed well. Cover for a two count. Austin Idol fights out of a grapple. Bodyslam by Idol. Stiff chop lights up Hansen. Flying shoulder tackle by Idol sends Hansen to the mat. Hansen counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Spear by Stan Hansen. Austin Idol can barely stand. Here it comes - Western Lariat. 1....2...3, and it's finished. Austin Idol goes nuts, screaming and yelling at everyone within earshot. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Winner: Stan Hansen

Art Barr is walking backstage, when he suddenly stops and looks around. He shrugs and walks off. The camera pans to the side to see a shadowy figure emerge from behind some crates where Art Barr was moments ago, then run off.

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Genichiro Tenryu © vs Bret Hart (For The International Title) : Bret Hart takes a headbutt from Genichiro Tenryu. Bret Hart counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Bret Hart drives a forearm into the chest of Tenryu. Genichiro Tenryu charges, Bret Hart moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. Bret Hart nearly kills Tenryu with a released tiger suplex. Cover, but there's no one to count for Bret Hart. Tenryu powers out of a headlock. Big backdrop on Bret Hart, executed well. Nice piledriver on Bret Hart. Hooks the leg for a two count. Genichiro lands a flying head scissors, than rolls it in to a pin, but Bret Hart is out just before the three count. Bret Hart blocks a punch. Tenryu gets rocked with a brutal elbow to the jaw by Bret Hart. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Tenryu counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Bret Hart gets whipped into the corner by Tenryu, who charges in with a flying clothesline. Bret Hart grabs the referee and pulls him in the way! The referee calls for the DQ as he collapses to the mat in pain. Bret Hart gets out of the ring and walks off. The fight has started up again! Genichiro Tenryu attacks Bret Hart, and they brawl all around ringside, then into the crowd! They eventually disappear backstage, still fighting. I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating.

Winner, and STILL International Champ Genichiro Tenryu

Bill Dundee vs Tarzan Goto (Texas Death Match) : Bill Dundee fires off some right and left hands. Chair shot. Bill Dundee with a spinning neckbreaker on Goto. Running knee lift from Bill Dundee. Bill Dundee misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Goto hits Dundee with a plastic dinosaur. Spinebuster by Tarzan Goto. Pin and a three count. Tarzan Goto pins Dundee. The referee is counting: 5....6....Bill Dundee is back up. Dundee blocks the suplex attempt. Massive backbreaker, Goto got planted. Early reports indicate that the back was *not* actually broken, so the move's name should actually be backhurter. Pin and the three count. Bill Dundee pins Goto. The referee gets to a five count....and Tarzan Goto gets back up. Bill Dundee scores with a big spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2- 3. Dundee defeats Goto. The referee gets to a seven count....and Tarzan Goto gets back up. Goto powers out of a headlock. Goto hits a right hand. Bill Dundee fights out of a grapple. Big clothesline on Goto. Tarzan Goto can barely stand. Here it comes - Top Rope Crossbody Block. 1....2...3, it's finished. The referee counts to 10, this match is over! I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating.

Winner: Bill Dundee

Art Barr is walking backstage again, chatting with Perfection, before they head to the ring. After they leave, he stops short and looks around. He walks over and looks behind some crates, and suddenly gets knocked down by a chair. Out from the crates emerges a mystery man, dressed in a hooded robe, holding the chair. He hits Art Barr again, then walks off, the damage done.

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British Bulldogs vs Perfection (For The Unified World Tag Team Titles) : Bodyslam by Hall. Hall hits a stump piledriver on Davey Boy Smith. Cover for a two count. Tag between Scott Hall and Curt Hennig. Perfection whip Davey Boy into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. High angle back suplex from Curt Hennig! Cover for a two count. Davey Boy receives some punishment, until he comes up with a right hand out of nowhere. Massive clotheline by Davey Boy. Tag between Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid. DDT by Dynamite Kid. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. Flying reverse elbow by Dynamite Kid. Curt Hennig powers out of a Dynamite Kid headlock. Tag to Scott Hall. Scott Hall hits a bulldog off the ropes. Hall lands the Edge. He hooks the leg, but Davey Boy dives in for the save. Dynamite receives some punishing fists. Dynamite Kid powers out of a Scott Hall headlock. Vertical suplex, but Dynamite doesn't release it. He rolls through, landing two more suplexes before releasing Hall. Dynamite climbs to the top rope, and lands the Swandive Headbutt!! 1....2....3! We have World Tag Team champions! Perfection look like they aren't done though...and they attack the Bulldogs! After an exchange of blows, Dynamite and Davey Boy are laid out in the ring. Perfection hold up the new belts proudly, as if they'd won them. Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think.

Winners, and NEW WORLD TAG TEAM Champs, the British Bulldogs!

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Jerry "The King" Lawler vs "Love Machine" Art Barr (For The World Heavyweight Title) : Jerry Lawler with a neckbreaker on Art Barr. Art Barr stumbles into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Art Barr ducks a wild right hand. Art Barr strikes The King. Flying elbow from Art Barr. Cover for a two count. German suplex on The King. He keeps the bridge: 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Art Barr hits a dropkick on Jerry Lawler. The King powers out of a headlock. Massive backbreaker, Art Barr got planted. Hooks the leg for barely a two count. Diving clothesline! Art Barr is down and hurt. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. The King slams Art Barr down. Art Barr receives some punishment. Art Barr ducks a wild right hand. Flying elbow from Art Barr. Diamond Dust from Art Barr, The King is out. The mystery man comes running down the aisle with a chair! Art Barr and Jerry Lawler continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. The mystery man slides in and blasts Jerry Lawler with a chair to the head! The man climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Jerry Lawler gets knocked to the ground by Art Barr. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Art Barr climbs each turnbuckle in turn, working the crowd as he celebrates his victory. The mystery man calmly watches on from outside the ring. This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Winner, and NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT Champion, Art Barr!

Overall Rating: 80%

thuganomics · May 30, 2004

USWA TV

February 6, 1988

Andy Kaufman opens the show from backstage. He explains that, following Renegade Rampage, he's heard nothing but complaints from Perfection and Jerry "The King" Lawler. That's why tonight, we're see Perfection take on Mitsuhara Misawa and Satoru Sayama, the Tiger Masks, to try and win the #1 contendership to the tag titles at Champion's Carnival I. And in the main event, we'll see Jerry Lawler teaming with the Fabulous Ones against USWA World Heavyweight Champion Art Barr and the team of Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto.

Tiger Masks vs Perfection (for the World Tag Team #1 Contendership): Curt Hennig uses a snap suplex on TM 1. Neckbreaker on Satoru Sayama by Hennig. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Scott Hall. Perfection hook up TM 1, then hit a double suplex. There's a two count on the pin. Bodyslam by Hall. TM 1 blocks the suplex attempt. Vertical suplex by Satoru Sayama, and Sayama hits HARD! Cover for a two count. TM 1 hits a kick to Scott Hall's forehead, than dives for his corner. Tag between Satoru Sayama and Mitsuharu Misawa. TM 2 crushes Hall with a big legdrop. Pin, but Hall is out just before the three count. TM 2 hits a dropkick on Scott Hall. Hall reverses a waistlock. German suplex on Mitsuharu Misawa by Hall. Tag to Curt Hennig. Belly to belly suplex by Hennig, but he throws him too close to his partner. Tag to Satoru Sayama. Sayama goes for the dropkick, which sends Hennig to the mat. Hennig rolls around on his stomach. What is Curt Hennig doing? Satoru Sayama picks him up and signals for a powerbomb. He raises Hennig up...but then falls backward, getting crushed by his opponent in the process! Curt Hennig is on top! 1....2....3! Looking at the replay, it appears that Hennig had taken a chain out of his tights and wrapped it around his fist! Satoru Sayama must have been punched with that chain while in mid-powerbomb! What a cheap shot! 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.

Winners: Perfection

Dutch Mantell is in the ring. Out from the crowd comes Rip Morgan, who grabs a chair from ringside as he hits the ring. Mantell turns, and gets floored by a brutal chair shot. Rip Morgan moves in for the kill. Piledriver!!! That shook the ring. Rip Morgan raises the chair and drives it side-first into the throat of Mantell, causing him to roll around in agony. The chair gets put around the head of Dutch Mantell, who then gets driven face-first into the mat, crushing his wind pipe against the steel. Paramedics come running out to help Dutch Mantell as Rip Morgan exits via the crowd.

Andy Kaufman is backstage in his office. The debuting Al Snow walks in, and asks what he has to do to get a job. Andy Kaufman says that he has to prove that he is good enough first. Kaufman books him against the monstrous Rip Morgan, and tells him that if he can win, he can have a full-time job.

Al Snow vs Rip Morgan : Al Snow hits a rolling kick on Morgan. Morgan walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Rip Morgan fights out of a grapple. Stiff chop lights up Snow. Morgan slams Al Snow down. Hooks the leg for a two count. Powerbomb on Snow. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Bodyslam by Morgan. Rip Morgan misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Reverse suplex by Al Snow. There's barely a one count on the pin. Morgan drops out of a death valley driver attempt by Al Snow. Fallaway slam by Rip Morgan. Stiff clothesline by Rip Morgan, Al Snow got planted. Rip Morgan moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Piledriver. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rip Morgan gives a murderous look toward Al Snow...and attacks! Snow gets dropped to the canvas, then battered with a barrage of rights and lefts. Morgan leaves the ring having left Snow down and out. This gets a **3\4 rating. Perfectly Acceptable Wrestling.

Winner: Rip Morgan

Perfection are backstage. They were building up the feud with British Bulldogs, bragging that come Champion's Carnival, they'd be the World Tag Team Champions. Good plan, kudos to the booking squad.

Genichiro Tenryu vs Dynamite Kid (For The International Title) : Dynamite receives some punishment. Kick from Genichiro Tenryu to the leg. Big clothesline on Dynamite. Running knee lift from Genichiro Tenryu. Tenryu drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Spin kick by Dynamite Kid to the face. Dynamite crushes Tenryu with a big legdrop. Cover for a two count. Tenryu kicks Dynamite Kid in the gut to reverse the momentum. Spear by Genichiro Tenryu. There's a two count on the pin. Genichiro Tenryu scores with a big spinebuster. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Dynamite counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Dynamite Kid scores with a back heel kick on Tenryu. Tenryu scores with a big clothesline out of nowhere on Dynamite. The time limit expires, and the referee declares the match a draw. Genichiro Tenryu extends his hand to Dynamite...and it is accepted! They shake! Almost a ***** match...but it was missing something, so it only gets a ****1\2.

The mystery man from Renegade Rampage comes to the ring, and pulls the hood from his face. He talks about how, so far in his career he hasn't received the opportunity he deserves. The fans laughed at him when he was Scotty the Body. They laughed when he was Scotty Flamingo. But they wouldn't laugh now. Because Raven was here now. And, as Jerry Lawler and Art Barr both know, anyone who laughs at Raven will pay in blood!

Jerry Lawler is backstage. He was out there to hype a match against Art Barr. Jerry was none too happy about his loss at Renegade Rampage, saying he'd have won if not for Raven's interference. But tonight he'd remedy that, and pin Art Barr right in the center of the ring. Glad to see they're putting effort into getting the fans interested in a fight between Lawler and Barr.

Jerry "The King" Lawler, Steve Kiern, and Sweet Stan Lane vs "Love Machine" Art Barr, Akio Sato, and Tarzan Goto : Art Barr hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. He lays a couple of stomps in to the King, than taunts him furiously. Tag to Tarzan Goto. Tarzan Goto with a spinning neckbreaker on The King. Spear by Tarzan Goto. Cover for a two count. Tag between Tarzan Goto and Akio Sato. Tarzan Goto scoops up The King. Sato bounces off the ropes and hits a flying clothesline. DDT by Akio Sato. The ring shook violently, instantly making it better at selling than some of the current roster. The King backdrops Akio Sato out of a piledriver attempt. Jerry Lawler with a neckbreaker on Sato. Tag between Jerry Lawler and Steve Kiern. Gut buster, Sato hits hard. Steve Kiern scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Fallaway slam by Steve Kiern. Tag to Sweet Stan Lane. Sweet Stan Lane fires off some right and left hands. Lane slams Akio Sato down. Sweet Stan Lane misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Tag between Akio Sato and Art Barr. Second rope flying axe handle, Lane goes down. Tag between Sweet Stan Lane and Jerry Lawler. Art Barr gets slammed. Full nelson slam on Art Barr. Jerry Lawler floors Art Barr...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Second Rope Fistdrop! 1....2....3. Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Winners: Jerry Lawler and the Fabulous Ones

Overall Rating: 77%

thuganomics · June 2, 2004

USWA TV

February 13, 1988

Dynamite Kid vs Curt Hennig : Neckbreaker on Dynamite Kid by Hennig. Spinebuster by Curt Hennig. There's a two count on the pin. Dynamite counters an avalanche with a raised foot to the face. Dynamite hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Spin kick by Dynamite Kid to the face. Hooks the leg for a two count. Death valley driver by Dynamite Kid, Curt Hennig got planted. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Dynamite Kid snap suplexes Hennig...with authority! Hennig pushes out of a Dynamite Kid hold. Dynamite walks into a spike slam. Cover for a two count. Hennig hits a great swinging DDT on Dynamite Kid. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Curt Hennig snap suplexes Dynamite yet again. Belly to belly suplex by Hennig. Dynamite Kid pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Spin kick by Dynamite Kid to the face. Dynamite hits a great swinging DDT on Curt Hennig. Dynamite Kid floors Curt Hennig...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Diving Headbutt! 1....2....3. Scott Hall comes running down the aisle and strikes down Dynamite Kid from behind. Hennig and Hall viciously put the heels to Dynamite Kid. Good **** rating.

Winner: Dynamite Kid

Al Snow is in Andy Kaufman's office, demanding a rematch with Rip Morgan to prove himself. Kaufman agrees to give him one more chance. If he can beat Morgan, Al has a job in USWA.

Al Snow vs Rip Morgan : Rip Morgan walks into a stiff lariat clothesline from Al Snow. Rip reverses a waistlock. Rip Morgan fires off some right and left hands. Al Snow charges, Rip moves, and the referee is conveniently placed to get knocked out. Spinebuster! Al Snow is down and hurt. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Al Snow powers out of a headlock. Flying shoulder tackle by Al Snow sends Rip to the mat. Flying reverse elbow by Al Snow. Hooks the leg for a two count. Al Snow brings out a flying neckbreaker to nearly kill Rip. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rip Morgan takes the advantage after a i-block-your-punch-you-don't-block-mine routine. Big body slam on Al Snow. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Al Snow reverses a Rip Morgan hammerlock. Dutch Mantell comes running down the aisle with a chair! Al Snow goes to irish whip Rip Morgan into the ropes. Mantell hits Rip with a chair to the back! Rip Morgan is in trouble. Here it comes - Snow Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rip Morgan stands up...and gets floored by a shot to the head from Mantell's chair. Another two shots smack down across his back, leaving him unmoving on the canvas. Mantell sets the chair up, then picks up Rip Morgan. He gets whipped into the ropes...and then drop toe holded, sending him face first into the chair! Dutch Mantell has left Rip down and bloodied in the ring after a brutal assault! **1\2 rating for a decent contest.

Winner: Al Snow

A video is played, showing highlights and hyping the upcoming debut of Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat.

Andy Kaufman is backstage, and announces that tonight he's caved in to popular demand, and we will see Art Barr and Jerry Lawler fight one on one with the World Heavyweight Title on the line!

Art Barr is backstage. He was building up the feud and his upcoming match with Jerry Lawler. Good plan.

As Art Barr finishes his promo, Raven comes at him from behind, attacking him with a steel chair. Raven walks off after hitting a few more chair shots, leaving Art Barr down on the floor.

Genichiro Tenryu vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert (For The International Title) : Tenryu slams Eddie Gilbert. Hotstuff powers out of a headlock. Stiff chop lights up Tenryu. Tenryu reverses an irish whip...and Eddie Gilbert runs into the referee. Death valley driver by Eddie Gilbert, Genichiro Tenryu got planted. Hooks the leg, but the referee is still out. Tenryu counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Running knee lift from Genichiro Tenryu. Genichiro Tenryu hits a flying kick off the ropes. Cover for a two count. High angle back suplex by Genichiro Tenryu, looked good. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Eddie Gilbert fights out of a grapple. Tenryu walks into a spike slam. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Genichiro Tenryu pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Tenryu scores with a forearm, sending Hotstuff down into the corner. The referee pulls Genichiro Tenryu away to get the break. Wait! Hotstuff has pulled something out of his tights. Genichiro Tenryu walks over...and gets floored by a punch! No, the referee saw the brass knuckles! We have DQ decision! Eddie Gilbert looks furious. The referee walks over...and gets blasted with a clothesline! Hotstuff has lost it! 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 by DQ and STILL International Champion: Genichiro Tenryu

Andy Kaufman appears backstage, once again. He explains that, since Art Barr was injured, we will now see Jerry Lawler vs. Raven to determine a number one contender to the World Heavyweight Title.

Davey Boy Smith has come down to the ring for his match with Scott Hall. But both members of Perfection make an appearance and attack, brutally beating him down to the canvas. After a few minutes, Dynamite Kid, wearing his street clothes, comes running out with a chair, and hits the ring. Perfection take one shot each from the steel weapon, and soon decamp to the safety of the aisle. We have reached a stalemate - Davey Boy Smith has been laid out, but Perfection got ran off in convincing fashion by Dynamite Kid.

Jerry "The King" Lawler vs Raven : The King slams Raven down. Spear by Jerry Lawler. Hooks the leg for a two count. Raven backdrops Jerry Lawler out of a piledriver attempt. Raven fires off some right and left hands. Running knee lift from Raven. Cover for a two count. Massive clothesline takes The King down hard. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Neckbreaker on Jerry Lawler by Raven. The King blocks a punch from Raven. Vertical suplex by Jerry Lawler. There's a two count on the pin. Powerbomb on Raven. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Jerry Lawler with a spinning neckbreaker on Raven. The King drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Big backdrop on The King, executed well. Death valley driver by Raven, Jerry Lawler is down and hurt. Art Barr comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Jerry Lawler turns around. Art Barr floors The King. He thinks Lawler attacked him earlier! Raven covers Lawler for the three count.. Art Barr remains in the ring. Raven pushes the referee away. Raven spins Art Barr around. Raven hits the Evenflow DDT! A ****1\4 rating, great bout.

Winner: Raven

Overall Rating: 82%

thuganomics · June 13, 2004

USWA TV

February 20, 1988

Bert Prentice is backstage with his clients, Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin. Prentice was out there to explain that Rip and Norvell will massacre the team of Dutch Mantell and Al Snow tonight.

Dutch Mantell and Al Snow vs Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin : Clothesline on Norvell Austin by Mantell. Big bodyslam on Austin. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Al Snow. Al Snow and Mantell whip Austin into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Al Snow snap suplexes Austin...with authority! ('With authority', trademark G.Monsoon 1986.) There's a two count on the pin. Double arm suplex by Al Snow, Austin hits hard. Austin ducks a wild right hand. DDT from the top rope by Norvell Austin. That looked brutal. Tag to Rip Morgan. Flying shoulder tackle by Rip sends Al Snow to the mat. Full nelson slam on Al Snow. Al Snow pushes out of a Rip Morgan hold. Tag between Al Snow and Dutch Mantell. Spear by Dutch Mantell. Brutal powerbomb on Rip. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mantell hits a right hand. Rip counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Big piledriver on Mantell. Dutch Mantell is in trouble. Piledriver!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Mantell & Snow look like they aren't done...and they attack Rip & Norvell! After an exchange of blows, Rip and Austin are laid out in the ring. Almost a *** rating, but there were some bits that dragged, so **3\4 instead.

Winners: Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin

Andy Kaufman is backstage. He tells the fans that they'll get to see Dutch Mantell and Rip Morgan battle one-on-one at the first Champion's Carnival, in only 8 days. But that's not all, as he announces that tonight we will see Art Barr and Raven fight one on one with the World Heavyweight title on the line!

The British Bulldogs are backstage. They talked trash about Perfection, setting up Davey's match with Scott Hall and continuing their feud. See, nothing fancy, just a solid interview. Why can't we see more of this sort of intelligent booking?

Davey Boy Smith vs Scott Hall : Hall bodyslams Davey Boy Smith. Hall drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Hall gets slammed. The referee bumps after catching a wild right hand and is down. Massive clothesline by Davey Boy. Cover, but there's no one to count for Davey Boy Smith. Scott Hall pulls a mule kick out of nowhere. Running knee lift from Scott Hall. Big sideslam on Davey Boy. There's a two count on the pin. Spear! Davey Boy is down and hurt. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Davey Boy kicks Scott Hall in the gut to reverse the momentum. Nice snap suplex on Hall with a bridge: 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Hall blocks a punch. Curt Hennig comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Curt Hennig hits the Hennig Plex on Davey Boy! Hennig leaves the ring, the damage done! Cover gets three. Scott Hall pinned Davey Boy. Perfection are beating down on Davey Boy Smith! The music of Dynamite Kid hits, and he comes running down the aisle into the ring. Hall and Hennig bail out of the ring, leaving Davey Boy Smith down in the ring. Dynamite Kid may have saved Davey Boy Smith from a brutal beating. Great match, a ****1\4 rating i think.

Winner: Scott Hall

Andy Kaufman comes to the ring and announces that next week on USWA Television, Ricky Steamboat will make his debut!

Jerry Lawler is backstage. He talked trash about Art Barr, swearing that he WILL get his title back. But tonight wasn't the night, as he has a match of his own. He's teaming with his good friend Stan Hansen to take on the team of Sato and Goto.

Genichiro Tenryu vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert (For The International Title) : Back elbow connects, Tenryu staggers backward. Spear by Eddie Gilbert. There's a two count on the pin. Genichiro Tenryu fights out of a grapple. Genichiro Tenryu lands a nasty forearm to the face. Big backdrop on Hotstuff, executed well. There's a two count on the pin. Powerbomb on Hotstuff. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Neckbreaker on Eddie Gilbert by Tenryu. Genichiro Tenryu misses a big legdrop after stalling too long. Nice overhead belly-to-belly suplex on Tenryu. Cover for a two count. Eddie Gilbert scores with a standing spinebuster. Hooks the leg for a close fall. Spinning neckbreaker on Genichiro Tenryu by Hotstuff. Tenryu gets slammed. Tenryu reverses a Eddie Gilbert hammerlock. Fallaway slam by Genichiro Tenryu. Massive leg lariat by Tenryu floors Eddie Gilbert. Eddie Gilbert gets locked in the Inverted Full Nelson! Submission victory! Genichiro Tenryu is still in the ring celebrating. Eddie Gilbert pushes the referee away. Eddie Gilbert spins Tenryu around. Eddie Gilbert hits the Hotshot! This one gets a ***1\4 rating, it was a good bout.

Winner and STILL International Champion, Genichiro Tenryu

Jerry "The King" Lawler and Stan Hansen vs Goto and Sato : Big clothesline on Sato. Hansen hits a stump piledriver on Akio Sato. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Jerry Lawler. The King & Hansen whip Sato into the corner. Jerry Lawler whips Stan Hansen in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Jerry Lawler with a spinning neckbreaker on Sato. Cover for a two count. Sato receives some punishment. Akio Sato avoids a Jerry Lawler avalanche. Tiger suplex on The King. Tag to Tarzan Goto. Flying shoulder tackle by Goto sends The King to the mat. Spinebuster by Tarzan Goto. Tarzan Goto misses a clothesline. Tag between Jerry Lawler and Stan Hansen. Big piledriver on Goto. Stan Hansen scores with a standing spinebuster. Pin, but Goto is out just before the three count. Stan Hansen hits some punches. Goto kicks Stan Hansen in the gut to reverse the momentum. Spear by Tarzan Goto. Stan Hansen grabs Tarzan Goto from behind and shoves him into the ropes, then scores with a roll-up...but Goto rolls through with the move! He used a pull of the tights to get Hansen over! 1....2...3! The referee was out of position and didn't see it! Art Barr comes running down the aisle with a chair, and gets into the ring! Art Barr misses The King with a chair shot! Jerry Lawler grabs the chair, and knocks Art Barr to the canvas with it! Art Barr gets a taste of his own medicine! *** rating, as it was good, but nothing too special.

Winners: Goto and Sato

Eddie Gilbert storms in to Andy Kaufman's office and demands a rematch with Tenryu. Kaufman agrees, saying he'll get his match at the Champion's Carnival.

Raven is backstage. I'm actually looking forward to this. He wanted to rip into Art Barr, swearing that tonight, he'd become the new World Heavyweight Champion.

"Love Machine" Art Barr vs Raven (For The World Heavyweight Title) : Art Barr scores with a back heel kick on Raven. Raven powers out of a headlock. Raven fires off some right and left hands. Raven misses a clothesline...and takes out the referee by mistake. Brutal powerbomb on Art Barr. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is conveniently laid out. Art Barr ducks a clothesline attempt. Raven takes a flying neckbreaker from Art Barr. Art Barr crushes Raven with a big legdrop. Hooks the leg for a two count. Power drive elbow by Art Barr. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Raven blocks the suplex attempt. Spear by Raven. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Art Barr elbows Raven in the face to break a hammerlock. Jerry Lawler comes running down the aisle with a chair! Art Barr and Raven continue fighting, unaware of the intrusion. Jerry Lawler slides in and blasts Raven with a chair to the head! The King climbs out of the ring, the damage done! Art Barr floors Raven. Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. Art Barr slides to the outside and grabs a chair of his own, then climbs back into the ring. The King turns around...and gets planted with a huge chair shot to the head! He is left down and out on the canvas. A good *** rating.

Winner, and STILL World Heavyweight Champion, Art Barr!

Overall Rating: 82%

thuganomics · June 13, 2004

CHAMPION'S CARNIVAL I CARD (so far)

World Heavyweight Championship: "Love Machine" Art Barr © vs. ???

World Tag Team Championship: The British Bulldogs © vs. Perfection

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan

International Championship: Genichiro Tenryu © v. "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert

thuganomics · June 15, 2004

USWA TV

February 27

Following the opening package, we go to "Dirty" Dutch Mantell backstage. He talked trash about Rip Morgan, continuing their feud and hyping up the next match.

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell and Al Snow vs Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin : Back elbow connects, Al Snow staggers backward. Al Snow walks into a spike slam. There's a two count on the pin. Tag between Rip Morgan and Norvell Austin. Norvell & Rip whip Al Snow into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Al Snow takes a flying neckbreaker from Norvell Austin. There's a two count on the pin. Standing leg lariat by Norvell Austin on Al Snow. Norvell drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Front legsweep slam by Al Snow, hit with precision. Tag to Dutch Mantell. Mantell slams Norvell Austin down. Dutch Mantell hits a bulldog off the ropes. Norvell counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Tag to Rip Morgan. Full nelson slam on Mantell. Lifting DDT by Rip Morgan, looked good. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Rip Morgan uses a forearm to the face. Mantell drops out the back of a Rip Morgan bodyslam attempt. Full nelson slam on Rip. Rip Morgan is in trouble. Here it comes - Lariat. 1....2...3, it's finished. Rip & Norvell don't look like they're finished by any means...and they rush forward to attack Mantell \ Al Snow, and send them to the outside. Threats are exchanged as the chaos ends. *** rating for a good bout.

Winners: Dutch Mantell and Al Snow

Stan Hansen is backstage in his locker room. In comes Tarzan Goto, and he attacks. They begin brawling around the room. Akio Sato comes in too, and he joins in the attack on Hansen. The two-on-one attack leaves Stan Hansen down in his own locker room.

Norvell Austin is seen in Andy Kaufman's office, whispering to the boss. As the camera pans to Kaufman, he smiles, and announces that at Champion's Carnival, we'll see Norvell take on Al Snow one-on-one.

Genichiro Tenryu, Dynamite Kid, and Davey Boy Smith vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert, Scott Hall, and Curt Hennig : Tenryu bodyslams Eddie Gilbert. Big backdrop on Hotstuff, executed well. Tenryu tags out to Davey Boy Smith. Big clothesline on Hotstuff. Spear by Davey Boy Smith. Cover for a two count. Davey Boy tags out to Dynamite Kid. British Bulldogs whip Hotstuff into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Hotstuff takes a flying neckbreaker from Dynamite Kid. Dynamite drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Neckbreaker on Dynamite Kid by Hotstuff. Tag to Scott Hall. Fallaway slam by Scott Hall. Lifting DDT by Scott Hall, looked good. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Scott Hall with a spinning neckbreaker on Dynamite. Hall tags out to Curt Hennig. Big forearm by Curt Hennig, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Big backdrop on Dynamite, executed well. Dynamite counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Dynamite tags out to Genichiro Tenryu. Tenryu slams Curt Hennig down. Tag between Curt Hennig and Eddie Gilbert. Hotstuff hits a right hand. Tenryu drops out the back of a Eddie Gilbert bodyslam attempt. Genichiro Tenryu floors Eddie Gilbert. Here it comes...Inverted Full Nelson! Eddie Gilbert taps! 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: Genichiro Tenryu and the British Bulldogs

Andy Kaufman is backstage, and tells the viewer's at home he has come to a decision on who will face Art Barr at Champion's Carnival for the World Heavyweight Title. It will be Jerry Lawler and Raven trying to take the title from Art Barr in a triangle match. But first, tonight we'll see Jerry Lawler team once again with Stan Hansen to wrestle Stan's opponents at Champion's Carnival Goto and Sato and Art Barr in a handicap match!

Back in the ring Genichiro Tenryu is still celebrating, but suddenly, he gets jumped by Eddie Gilbert. A beat-down follows, until Ricky Steamboat makes his debut by running down and making the save. Eddie Gilbert gets taken by surprise by the attack. Ricky Steamboat floors Eddie Gilbert...and climbs the turnbuckles. Through the air, Crossbody Block! Ricky Steamboat helps Tenryu up after the save.

Bill Dundee vs Austin Idol : Stiff chop lights up Idol. Stiff chop lights up Idol. Flying shoulder tackle by Dundee sends Idol to the mat. Running knee lift from Bill Dundee. Idol counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Big backdrop on Dundee, executed well. Nice piledriver on Dundee. Hooks the leg for a two count. Dundee blocks a punch. Bill Dundee hits a bulldog off the ropes. There's a two count on the pin. Massive clothesline takes Austin down hard. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Austin Idol avoids a Bill Dundee avalanche. Dundee takes a headbutt from Austin Idol. Dundee drops out the back of a Austin Idol bodyslam attempt. Big backdrop on Idol, executed well. Raven just slid into the ring out of nowhere! Raven has a chair, and drops Dundee and Idol with devastating blows, causing the referee to call for the bell. This match has been ruled a no contest! Raven stands in the ring with a sick grin. Dundee comes to his feet and takes another brutal shot to the head. Idol is next to take a hard shot. Raven has demolished everyone! *** rating for a good bout.

Winner: No Contest

Andy Kaufman storms up to Ricky Steamboat backstage. He informs The Dragon that if he wants to interfere in Tenryu and Gilbert's affair, then he can also officiate their match as a special referee at Champion's Carnival.

Bert Prentice is backstage with Rip Morgan. Bert Prentice continued the feud between Rip and Dutch Mantell by talking trash.

Perfection are backstage. They were building up the feud with British Bulldogs. Good plan, kudos to the booking squad.

Jerry "The King" Lawler and Stan Hansen vs "Love Machine" Art Barr, Akio Sato, and Tarzan Goto : Hansen takes a flying neckbreaker from Akio Sato. Sato uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Sato drops an elbow...but misses. Fate can be so cruel. Spear! Sato is down and hurt. Tag to Art Barr. Hansen bodyslams Art Barr. Art Barr walks into a spike slam. Hooks the leg for a two count. Art Barr reverses a Stan Hansen hammerlock. Art Barr tags out to Tarzan Goto. Goto & Art Barr whip Hansen into the ropes and hit a double back elbow. Tarzan Goto uses a forearm to the face. Bodyslam by Goto. Cover for a two count. Spinebuster by Tarzan Goto. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Brutal powerbomb on Hansen. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Goto tags out to Art Barr. Art Barr & Goto hook up Hansen, then hit a double suplex. Hooks the leg for a two count. Dropkick connects, Hansen goes down. Hansen blocks the suplex attempt. Massive backbreaker, Art Barr got planted. Tag between Stan Hansen and Jerry Lawler. The King & Hansen whip Art Barr into the corner. Jerry Lawler whips Stan Hansen in for a hard clothesline to follow-up. Full nelson slam on Art Barr. Cover for a two count. Tag to Akio Sato. The King hits a right hand. The King hits a stump piledriver on Akio Sato. Pin, but Sato is out just before the three count. Sato blocks the suplex attempt and reverses it in to a suplex of his own. Tag between Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto. Goto and Sato whip The King into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Bodyslam by Goto. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Art Barr. The King takes a hurrancarana from Art Barr. DDT from the top rope by Art Barr. That looked brutal. The King powers out of a headlock. Massive lariat, The King's partner would be proud! Raven comes running down the aisle and onto the apron! Art Barr turns...and is dropped throat-first onto the top rope by Raven! Raven has left Art Barr in big trouble. Art Barr is in trouble. Piledriver!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! *** rating for a good bout.

Winners: Jerry "The King" Lawler and Stan Hansen

Overall Rating: 77%

thuganomics · June 15, 2004

FINAL CARD for CHAMPION'S CARNIVAL I:

Three Way Dance for the World Heavyweight Championship: "Love Machine" Art Barr © vs. Raven vs. Jerry "The King" Lawler

World Tag Team Championship: The British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid and Davey Boy Smith) © vs. Perfection (Curt Hennig and Scott Hall)

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan

International Championship with Special Referee Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat: Genichiro Tenryu © v. "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert

Handicap Match: "The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs. Goto and Sato

Al Snow vs. Norvell Austin

thuganomics · June 16, 2004

February 28, 1988

Al Snow vs Norvell Austin : Snap suplex, Norvell goes down. Al Snow plants Norvell with an exploder suplex. Standing dropkick on Norvell. Pin, but Norvell is out just before the three count. Hurracanrana! There's a two count on the pin. Norvell counters a backdrop attempt with a kick to the face. Spin kick by Norvell Austin to the face. Norvell crushes Al Snow with a big legdrop. Norvell Austin gets taken down out of nowhere by a scissors sweep. Vertical suplex by Al Snow. Al Snow waits as Norvell staggers to his feet. Here it comes - Snow Bomb. 1....2...3, it's finished. Al Snow goes into the crowd, where he celebrates his victory I'll give this a ***1\4 rating.

Winner: Al Snow

Tojo Yamamoto is backstage with Goto and Sato. Tojo Yamamoto was out there to explain that Stan Hansen had no chance in his match with Yamamoto's proteges Goto and Sato.

"The Lariat" Stan Hansen vs Goto and Sato : Stan Hansen fires off some right and left hands. Stan Hansen with a spinning neckbreaker on Goto. Massive backbreaker, Goto got planted. There's a two count on the pin. Bodyslam by Hansen. Stan Hansen gets taken down out of nowhere when Sato lands a dropkick to the back of the knees. Goto and Sato whip Hansen into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Fallaway slam by Tarzan Goto. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Hansen is down. Goto and Sato hook up Hansen, then hit a double suplex. Hooks the leg for a two count. Hansen walks into a face crusher variation. Pin : 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Hansen bodyslams Akio Sato. Flying shoulder tackle by Goto sends Hansen to the mat. Goto and Sato whip Hansen into the ropes and hit a double dropkick. There's a two count on the pin. Akio Sato scores with a back heel kick on Hansen. Stan Hansen elbows Akio Sato in the face to break a hammerlock. Western Lariat to Akio Sato! Stan Hansen powers out of a Tarzan Goto headlock. Death valley driver by Stan Hansen, Tarzan Goto is down and hurt. Tarzan Goto can barely stand. Western Lariat!!! That shook the ring. 1....2....3!! Almost wandered into *** match territory, but there was too much that dragged it down so it only gets a **3\4 rating.

Winner: Stan Hansen

Raven is somewhere dark backstage. He tells us that he will defeat Art Barr and Jerry Lawler by any means necessary, because he WOULD become World Heavyweight Champion!

Genichiro Tenryu © vs "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert (For The International Title, special referee Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat ) : Stiff chop lights up Tenryu. Tenryu takes a headbutt from Eddie Gilbert. Eddie Gilbert hits some punches. Hooks the leg for a two count. Neckbreaker on Genichiro Tenryu by Hotstuff. He again hooks the leg for a two count. Tenryu ducks a wild right hand. Genichiro Tenryu hits a forearm to the face. Gilbert drops back to the mat. Cover for a two count. Full nelson slam on Hotstuff. Hotstuff backdrops Genichiro Tenryu out of a piledriver attempt. Death valley driver by Eddie Gilbert, Genichiro Tenryu got planted. Eddie Gilbert moves in for the kill. Here it comes - Hotshot. 1....2...3, it's finished. Genichiro Tenryu offers a handshake to Hotstuff...and he accepts it! No! Eddie Gilbert levels Tenryu with a cheap shot right hand! Eddie Gilbert spins Tenryu around, but Ricky Steamboat intercepts him. One kick, another, and an arm drag across the ring! Gilbert slides out of the ring, not wanting anything more to do with Ricky Steamboat. I'm knocking off half a star for some blown spots, so that's a ***1\2 rating.

Winner, and NEW International Champion: Eddie Gilbert

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs Rip Morgan (Hardcore match): Rip Morgan fires off some right and left hands. Rip Morgan smashes a Nintendo console over the head of Mantell. Fallaway slam by Rip Morgan. Flying shoulder tackle by Rip sends Mantell to the mat. Dutch Mantell elbows Rip Morgan in the face to break a hammerlock. Mantell chair shots Rip Morgan. Clothesline by Dutch Mantell. Cover for a two count. Rip blocks a punch. Full nelson slam on Mantell. There's a two count on the pin. Powerslam by Rip Morgan. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mantell blocks a kick from Rip Morgan. Mantell hits a right hand. They brawl to the outside and into the crowd. Right hand from Mantell, followed by a snap suplex on to the stairs! Hooks the leg for a two count. Mantell bites Rip Morgan. Freddie Blassie would be proud. They wind up back in the squared circle. Rip powers out of a headlock. Big clothesline on Mantell. Norvell Austin comes running down the aisle and into the ring! Dutch Mantell turns around. Norvell Austin drops Mantell to the canvas. Norvell Austin quickly locks on the Sleeper and the ref tries to free Mantell! Norvell leaves the ring, but only after the damage has been done! Pin, three count, it's over. Rip Morgan pins Mantell. Rip and Norvell continue to beat away on Dutch Mantell, leaving him spread-eagled on the canvas. 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.

Winner: Rip Morgan

British Bulldogs © vs Perfection (For The World Tag Team Titles) : Hennig slams Davey Boy Smith. Fallaway slam by Curt Hennig. Hooks the leg for a two count. Tag to Scott Hall. Perfection whip Davey Boy into the ropes and hit a double clothesline. Hooks the leg for a two count. Bodyslam by Hall. Davey Boy counters an arm wringer with an elbow to the side of the head. Full nelson slam on Hall. There's a two count on the pin. Davey Boy tags out to Dynamite Kid. Diving spear by Dynamite Kid. Pin, but Hall is out just before the three count. Flying shoulder tackle by Dynamite sends Hall to the mat. Hall kicks Dynamite Kid in the gut to reverse the momentum. Scott Hall with a spinning neckbreaker on Dynamite. Hall tags out to Curt Hennig. Big forearm by Curt Hennig, ripping a page from the NOAH playbook. Tag to Davey Boy Smith. Two German suplexe without a release by Curt Hennig. Davey Boy Smith tries to get a big slam, but it is blocked when Hennig goes to the eyes! Curt Hennig quickly scores with a field-goal kick between the legs! Davey Boy Smith collapses! The referee didn't see the illegal blow as he's stopping Dynamite from entering the ring! The cover. 1...2...3! Davey Boy Smith got screwed! Perfection go into the crowd, where they celebrate their win. I'm slapping a ****1\4 rating on this.

Winners and NEW World Tag Team Champions: Perfection!

"Love Machine" Art Barr © vs Jerry "The King" Lawler vs Raven (For The World Heavyweight Title) : Dropkick from Art Barr connects, Raven goes down. The King's stiff chop light up Art Barr. Raven ducks a wild right hand from Lawler. Spinebuster by Raven takes The King down. Another Spinebuster by Raven does the same to Art Barr. There's a two count on Raven's pin of Art Barr. Death valley driver from behind by Jerry Lawler, Raven got planted. Hooks the leg for a close fall, but Art Barr saves the match. Raven reverses a Jerry Lawler hammerlock in to a German suplex. Spear by Raven to Art Barr. Art Barr lands a head scissors takedown on Raven. Ricky Steamboat comes running down the aisle with a chair! Raven goes to irish whip Art Barr into the ropes. Steamboat prepares to swing the chair...but Art Barr reverses! Steamboat accidentally smacks Raven with a chair to the back! Jerry Lawler gets knocked to the ground by a dropkick from Art Barr. Art Barr goes to the top rope and aims himself towards Raven! Frog Splash!!! 1....2....3!! It's all over. 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 and STILL World Heavyweight Champion: Art Barr

Jerry Lawler strikes Art Barr from behind as he holds his title up in glee. Refs move in to break up the brawling pair as Champion's Carnival I comes to an end.

Overall Rating: 81%

thuganomics · June 19, 2004

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%

thuganomics · June 19, 2004

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

thuganomics · June 22, 2004

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%

thuganomics · June 22, 2004

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!

thuganomics · June 25, 2004

"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%

thuganomics · June 25, 2004

Current Memphis Memories Card:

Raven vs. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

The Fabulous Ones vs. The Brainbusters

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan

And, as always, any comments would be welcome!

thuganomics · June 30, 2004

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%

thuganomics · June 30, 2004

Final Memphis Memories Card:

Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat vs. Raven

The Fabulous Ones vs. The Brainbusters

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs. Rip Morgan

Stan Hansen and ??? vs. the Hart Foundation

As always, comments, good or bad, are welcome!

thuganomics · July 5, 2004

I'm trying something different, and rewriting the matches completely starting with Memphis Memories. Tell me what ya think about it.

thuganomics · July 5, 2004

Memphis Memoris

Sunday, March 27, 1988

"Dirty" Dutch Mantell vs Rip Morgan in a Texas Death match:

Dutch Mantell smashes a Nintendo console over the head of Rip. Side suplex by Mantell gets a two count. Mantell locks on a sleeper, but Morgan powers out. Lefts and rights by Rip Morgan. Rip lifts Mantell in to the air... Powerslam! Pinfall gets a three count. But the referee only gets to a five count before Dutch Mantell has struggled to his feet. Rip Morgan grabs a chair, and blasts Mantell across the back with it. A cover gets another pin fall for Rip. But Dutch is up after a six count. Rip Morgan goes for a backbreaker, but Mantell counters with a foreram to the face. A nasty looking backbreaker plants Rip Morgan. Cover for barely a three count. Rip pulls himself up after only two. Dutch lifts Morgan up and slams him down with a spinebuster! Pinfall gets an easy three. The referee begins to count.. but at 7 Rip Morgan struggles his way to the feet. Clothesline by Dutch Mantell. Mantell hits Rip over the head with a garbage can. Rip lands a kick to the gut, seemingly unfazed by the attack. Fallaway slam by Rip Morgan. Dutch strugges to his feet and he gets crushed by a Lariat by Rip Morgan. Morgan used Mantell's own finisher! Cover gets a three. Mantell starts to stir at 9.. but he can't get to his feet by 10! He hops up after 10 and the bell, and the two start brawling again. They brawl all the way to the back, a group of refs trying futiley to break them up.

Winner: Rip Morgan

Rating: *** 1/2.

"The Lariat" Stan Hansen comes out to the ring. He says he's brought in the next best thing to himself to join him in his fight with the Hart Foundation. Out comes Stan's new best friend, "The Lariat" Barry Windham. The Lariats stand together, waiting for their opponents.

The Lariats (Stan Hansen and Barry Windham) vs the Hart Foundation

Scoop slam by The Anvil on Stan Hansen. Stan powers his way to his feet, but gets bodyslammed by Neidhart again. Neidhart covers but only gets a one. Tag to Bret Hart. Hart Foundation whip Stan Hansen across the ring. The Anvil lands a clothesline as Bret Hart lands a basement dropkick. Hansen drops to the match hard. A Bret Hart cover gets two. Vertical suplex by Bret Hart. Stan Hansen blocks another Bret Hart suplex, than lands a back body drop. Tag to Barry Windham. Barry Windham lands a stump piledriver. He makes the covrer, but Hart's out just before three. Neckbreaker by Windham. Bret Hart slides out of a backdrop attempt, than lands a German suplex from behind. Hart tags out to Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. The Anvil body checks Barry Windham. Windham ducks a clothesline, than dives to his corner to tag in Stan Hansen. Rights and lefts by Hansen daze the Anvil. Stan Hansen moves in for a bodyslam, but gets a rake to the eye for his trouble. The ref moves in to scold The Anvil, as Bret Hart moves in to hit a low blow from behind! The Anvil rolls up Hansen for the cover. 1, 2, 3, this match is over. Stan Hansen comes up instantly, and Windham rushes to his side. They whip Neidhart across the ring, and Barry Windham scores with the Lariat. Bret Hart tries to hightail it, but he's too late. Stan Hansen scores with the Western Lariat!

Winners: Hart Foundation

Rating: ***

Dynamite lands a spinning kick to Gilbert's jaw. Flying elbow from Dynamite Kid. He hooks the leg but barely gets a two. Gilbert ducks a Dynamite Kid clothesline. Eddie Gilbert scores with a neckbreaker. A forearm to the face leads ot a big back bodydrop that plants Dynamite. Dynamite kicks Eddie Gilbert in the gut where still down. Kippup, right in to a boot to the side of the head. Dynamite hooks Eddie up for a vertical suplex... but he doesn't hit just one! Dynamite rolls through, landing a second, than a third. Eddie Gilbert's out on the mat. Dynamite climbs to the top rope... Swandive headbutt. Dynamite Kid makes the cover for the three count. Dynamite Kid proudly celebrates his title victory, climbing each turnbuckle and playing up his victory to the fans!

Winner and NEW International champion!: Dynamite Kid Tom Billington

Rating: ****

The Fabulous Ones are backstage. They ripped in to the Brainbusters, saying that the big oafs may be good at surprise atttacks, but that they'd meet their fate in the ring tonight.

The Fabulous Ones vs the Brainbusters

Arn Anderson hits some hard punches on Steve Kiern. Hard impact Russian leg sweep by Double A. Anderson covers, but barely gets a two. Arn Anderson tags out to Tully Blanchard. Anderson lifts Kiern up, and Blanchard moves in. The pair hit some kind of powerbomb/neckbreaker combo. Pin attempt gets 2 and a half. Tully Blanchard goes for a vertical, but Kiern slips out of the back. Rear clothesline by Kiern. Kiern tags out to Stan Lane. Stan Lane scores with a spike slam. Pin attempt gets two. Neckbreaker by Tully Blanchard. Tully Blanchard powers up out of a Stan Lane armbar. Lane gets caught and goes flying with a fallaway slam. Blanchard tags out to Arn Anderson. Snap suplex on Lane. Lane sidesteps a Anderson clothesline, than scores with a drop toe hold. Lane dives to his corner to tag in Steve Kiern. Kiern and Anderson exchange blows. Steve Kiern ducks under a Double A clothesline, than rolls up Anderson in a school boy. Anderson rolls through, grabbing Steve Kiern's tights on the way. With them as leverage he scores the quick three. Stan Lane charges in to the ring, but so does Tully Blanchard. The action quickly devolves in to a four-way brawl that takes every USWA official to break up!

Winner: The Brainbusters

Rating: *** 1/4

Raven vs Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Standing leg lariat by Ricky Steamboat on Raven. Raven takes some nasty chops from Steamboat, but he lands a headbutt of his own when Steamboat moves in to close. Raven's irish whip is reversed, and Raven runs headlong in to the corner turnbuckle. Steamboat trys to get Raven to the top rope for a Frankensteiner, but Raven shoves him off the turnbuckle. Steamboat rolls out of the way of Raven's knee drop. Arm drag in to a dropkick by Ricky Steamboat. Reverse DDT turns in to a backbreaker by Steamboat. Raven gets planted on the mat, but Steamboat doesn't quite get three on the pin. Ricky Steamboat climbs the corner turnbuckle. He flies off with the diving cross body, but Raven drops back on the mat to avoid the blow! Spear by Raven! Ricky Steamboat blocks the Evenflow DDT attempt. Ricky arm drags Raven away, then springs up to the top rope. Crossbody block connects with Raven hard! Steamboat hooks the leg for the three count. Steamboat celebrated, but Raven comes to his feet behind him. Raven whips Steamboat around, than scores with the Evenflow.

Winner: Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

Rating: ****

Hennig with a hard right hand on Sayama. TM1 gets planted by a high angle back suplex. Curt Hennig rolls in to a cover, but only gets two. Tag to Scott Hall. Perfection hit a double suplex on Satoru Sayama. Scott Hall covers, but TM1 kicks out at two again. Scott Hall takes TM1 down with a spinning neckbreaker. TM1 ducks Scott Hall's clothesline, than scores with a neckbreaker drop. TM1 dives to his corner to tag in Mitsuhara Misawa. Flying reverse elbow by Misawa. Cover, but Scott Hall's out in two. A basement dropkick takes Hall back down. Scott Hall elbows Misawa in the face to block a pinfall attempt. Big clothesline on TM2. Tag between Hall and Curt Hennig. A forearm to the face sends TM2 staggering. Tag to Satoru Sayama. Flying shoulder tackle sends Hennig staggering. Curt Hennig pulls the ref down to get to his feet. Scott Hall whirls TM1 around, than lands a powerbomb. Curt Hennig pulls Sayama to his feet. Perfectplex! That's all she wrote, as Hennig gets the three count.

Winners and STILL Champions: Perfection

Rating: *** 1/2

Perfection celebrates their victory when two men come running out of the crowd. It's Ax and Smash, and together Demolition lay out the members of Perfection!

Jerry Lawler drives Art Barr in to the cage wall. Nice standing clothesline on Art Barr. Art Barr reverses a rear waistlock in to one of his own. German suplex by Love Machine. Back heel kick on the King... right in to a hard back suplex. Art Barr hurls Lawler in to the cage wall. Art Barr starts to climb the cage wall, but Lawler recovers and pulls him down. Full nelson slam on Art Barr by jerry Lawler. Big clotheslin on Barr. Jerry starts to rake Barr's face across the cage wall. Art Barr lands a jawbreaker, than a leg sweep to take the King down. The King elbows Barr in the face than pulls him to his feet. Piledriver by the King! Jerry Lawler goes for the door, but Eddie Gilbert comes running from the back. Lawler starts out the door, only to have it shut on his head. Lawler drops back and on to the mat, bleeding from a head wound. Art Barr crawls to the door, sliding out on to the floor. Art Barr smiles as Eddie Gilbert helps him to his feet. They congratulate each other on a job well done.

Winner and STILL Heavyweight Champion of the World "Love Machine" Art Barr

Overall Rating: 83%

thuganomics · July 7, 2004

USWA TV April 2 preview

It's the fallout from Memphis Memories, as Jerry "The King" Lawler comes gunning for "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert, the man who cost him the World Heavyweight title! Plus, young star Al Snow attempts to avenge his tag team partner Dutch Mantell's brutal defeat at the hands of Rip Morgan. New #1 contenders will be determined for both the Tag Team and World Heavyweight titles as well. All this, and the USWA debut of a world famous tag team this week on USWA TV!

thuganomics · July 12, 2004

USWA TV

April 2, 1988

Al Snow vs Rip Morgan

Al Snow requested this match, as he looks for revenge against Rip Morgan took control of the match early, walloping Al Snow with stiff blow after stiff blow. Snow looked battered and bruised when he reversed a rear sleeper in to a jawbreaker. Al Snow mounts an offensive but nothing he can do can take down Rip Morgan. Rip Morgan kicks Snow in the gut, than lands the Piledriver for the three count.

Rating: ***

Rip Morgan lifted Al Snow up to continue the assault, but Bill Dundee runs down the ramp to save Al Snow. He and Rip trade soem lefts and rights before Rip bails from the ring and starts to the back.

Andy Kaufman is backstage with Akio Sato and Tarzan Goto. He told them to get ready, as later tonight they'd face Demolition to determine the #1 contenders to Perfection's World Tag titles.

-Commercial-

Bret Hart and Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, the Hart Foundation, come out to the ring. They announce they have another member to introduce. Out from the back comes "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart, who is returning to Memphis to be their manager. Jimmy informs them he's already got a match for them lined up: against the Tiger Masks!

Hart Foundation vs Tiger Masks

Mitsuhara Misawa and Bret Hart start the match out. Misawa lands hard forearms in to the chest and head of Bret Hart. Bret eventually reverses with a German suplex, than tags out to Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart. The Anvil lays in to Misawa, crushing the Japanese star to the mat. Misawa scores with a snap suplex to allow himself to tag out to Satoru Sayama. Sayama comes in on fire, destroying Neidhart. Neidhart gets smashed all over the ring before he can tag out to Bret Hart. Neidhart pulled the padding off the turnbuckle in their corner, just as Hart whips him in to the corner. Sayama bounced off the turnbuckle and Bret Hart rolled him up for the win.

Post match the Hart Foundation continued to assault the Tiger Masks. They leave the Tiger Masks bloodied in the ring.

Rating: *** 1/4

-Commercial-

Jerry "The King" Lawler is in the interview position. "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert cost him his dreams at Memphis Memories. He swears that he'll destroy Gilbert for his actions.

Demolition vs Goto and Sato (for the #1 contendership to the World Tag Team championship)

Goto and Sato tried their best to overcome the newcomers Ax and Smash, but Demolition controlled this match utterly. Demolition get Tarzan Goto on their own and land the Demolition Decapitation. Smash makes the cover to pick up the number one contendership.

Rating: ***

-Commercial-

Andy Kaufman is in his office as we return. He turns to the cameras and tells us that tonight Dynamite Kid and Ricky Steamboat will fight one on one not only for Dynamite's International title but also #1 Contendership to the World Heavyweight title.

Perfection come out to the ring with the World Tag Team titles. The debuting Rock N Roll Express storm out from the crowd attacking Perfection. They beat down Hennig and Hall in the center of the ring, than take the titles and run to the back.

-Commercial-

Dynamite Kid vs Ricky Steamboat (for the International title and the World Heavyweight title #1 contendership)

A technical masterpiece. Dynamite Kid and Steamboat trade blows as it starts out, and it devolves in to submission attempt after submission attempt. Ricky Steamboat flew at Dynamite with a diving cross body, but Raven runs from the back to distract him from the 3 count. Raven lands the Evenflow DDT on Ricky Steamboat. Dynamite Kid climbs the top rope and hits the Swandive Headbutt for the win.

Rating: **** 1/2

-Commercial-

Perfection, Curt Hennig and Scott Hall, charge in to Andy Kaufman's office. They demand to get their hands on Rock N Roll Express. Kaufman agrees, saying they can face the Express in the main event.

Jerry "The King" Lawler is in the ring ready to cut another promo. "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert emerges from the back with a chair in hand. He smashes the chair over Lawler's head. He lifts Lawler back up, and lands the Hotshot. Gilbert continues to beat Lawler bloody until refs and paramedics come running out to help the King.

-Commercial-

Rock N Roll Express vs Perfection

Morton and Gibson utterly controlled the tag team champions for most of this match. But midway through the match Scott Hall distracted Gibson, allowing Curt Hennig to take control. Even so, Perfection had their work cut out for them, and it took a low blow in order for Hennig to land the Perfect Plex for the three count. Demolition charge in to the ring and attack Perfection post match and they crush Scott Hall. Curt Hennig than gets hit by the Demolition Decapitation.

Rating: ****

Overall Rating: 88%

thuganomics · July 25, 2004

News and Notes from the Wrestling Observer:

Word from CWA (the developmental branch of USWA) is that a Women's division may be in the works for USWA's future. Stay tuned to this mag for more info.

Expect another major tag team to follow the Rock N Roll Express in to USWA. The company seems poised to become the tag team mecca of wrestling.

Card for CHAMPION'S CARNIVAL II so far:

Old School! USWA: The World's Greatest diary

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