Oldschool Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share Posted July 13, 2009 News From PWI Weekly http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PWI.jpg Wrestling News From Around The World With PWI Weekly WWWF: The new ownership group has completed their first month running the WWWF and fans have been less than thrilled... However majr changes may be in store sooner, rather than later with te influx of talent... Paul Orndorff has arrived from GCW, Rick Martel has joined from the Canada, Ricky STeamboat has arrived from MACW...New Managers Jimmy Hart and Johnny Valiant have also signed and look for more talent to arrive as early as next weeks card in Philadelphia...Black Jack Mulligan is one we are sure to see, as well as a few others... The WWWF has been disapointed about thier attendance with a few events, but it is also the time of year and they really believe things will build up for a big fall season... There has also been some discusison revamping the TV format of TNT, but we have no details as of press time. MACW & GCW: A major blow to both organizations as WTBS has finally cancelled both programs on The Superstation... It will be an interesting next onth or so to see how the respond without Television... AWA: Continues to be one of the hottest wrestling organizations going... Nick Bockwinkle followed up a big title defense with Baron Von Rascke with a defense against Hulk Hogan which probably tops the previous match as the best match of the year. Maple Leaf Wrestling: Koko B. Ware and Bad News Brown have recently signed contracts with the Ontario based organization, which recently turned down The WWWF offer to become a developmental wrestling affiliate. HCW (Houston Championship Wrestling): Continues to bring in great talent... Road Warrior Hawk, Len Denton and Scott Irwin all signed this week... Buzz Sawyer and Dick Slater recently reformed a tag team and had a great match in the debut show against Manny Fernandez and Gino Hernandez We wish a speedy recovery for The Missing Link who is currently hospitalized after an apparent overdose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 May: Week 2: Tuesday Night Titans (TNT) TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS (TNT) on USA Gorilla Monsonn and Gene Okerlund open... Welcome everyone to TNT right here on te USA network and we got a great show for you tonight, all headlined by a Non-title matchup between WWWF tag team champions Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas the Soul Patrol vs the reigning world tag team champions The Wild Samoans... In walk http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RockyJohnson.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TonyAtlas.jpg Rocky Johnson speaks, "You know Gene, Gorilla the Soul Patrol has been on a run of bad luck lately, dropping 3 straight matches to the Moondogs, we lost our last title shot against the Samoan's, but tonight we put that all behind us and get back to where we belong and thats on top of the tag team scene... Atlas, "We dont even want the titles on the line, because we want to prove not only to everyone, but also ourselves that we earn title shots and thats by beating The Samoans right here on television tonight.... Rated: D+ http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TitoSantana.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SwedeHanson.jpg Tito Santana beat Swede Hanson 7:24 RATED: E+ Monsoon mentions how Soul Patrol's losing streak nothing to whats going on with Swede Hanson... Swede attacks before the bell... Santana fights back with a dropkick and a flurry of punches... Swede takes back over catching Santana with a knee as Santana came running at him in the corner... Swede grabs the tights for a 2 count... Santana ducks a clotheline and nails Swede with the flying forearm and the 1...2..3... EVENT CENTER: The Magnificent Muraco begins hyping his Intercontinental title match this Saturday Night at the Philadelphia Spectrum, "You know Howard I've seen Tito Santana talking and he's not excited enough yet, he' not mad enough yet.. He dont know what it takes to get in the ring with the magnificent muraco... He dont know what it takes to step in the squared circle with the most dangerous wrestler in the game today, the intercntinental and uncrowned world champ of the world. Santana!!! Start thinking boy, dont think about the past, dont think about what happened yesterday, dont think about what happened last month... Think about 5 days fom now, think about puttin your body on the line!!! Oh c'mon you talk about your people, my amigos, my people!! oh lovely, lovely... Nobody cares, cause your only measured by what you do inside those 4 corners." Finkel, "This Saturday Night at the Spectrum Muraco vs Santana Intercontinental title is on the line! RATED: D- http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MaskedSuperstar-1.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/GenUSARegular.jpg The Masked Superstar beat George Wells 7:07 Rated: D+ Monsoon mentions how the crowd gave the former Canadian Football League star a nice ovation and with his speed, strength and athletic ability he could be a tough matchup for The Masked Superstar... Blassy comes over and gets right in Okerlunds ear how he is buildingthe greatest stable in wrestling with "The Animal" The Masked Superstar and now Sgt. Slaughter, and that he has more surprises to come. Wells showed some offense knocking Superstar off his feet with a couple of football tackles and a body slam, but the crafty veteran cheated his way to gaining the advantage and put Wells away with bone crunching backbreaker... EVENT CENTER: Howard Finkel in the event center coming this Saturday Night to the Philadelphia Spectrum we have Intercontinental championship on the line as The Magnificent Muraco defends against this man Tito Santana.. "You know the Magniicent Don Muraco has been running his mouth like I need to be ready for a championship match, well Muraco I've been ready for this all my life.... I have set my eyes on you Intercontinental title for months andwhile you have been chasing Bob Backlund, I've beenstudying you Muraco... I will be riding a wve of momentum coming into The Spectrum this Saturday Night to take your title Muraco and there is nothing you're going to be able to do about it... Arriba!!!! RATED: D- http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickMartel.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/ReneGoulet.jpg Rick Martel beat Rene Goulet 6:20 RATED: C- Monsoon and Okerlund try to make sense of why Goulet wears one sequined glove to the ring... Martel keeps Goulet all off balanced at the beginning of this match with his speed and proficient arnmdrags and hiptosses... Goulet of course gets the ref, to the side and says Martel is pulling his hair... Martel takes the ref and points to some fans in the crowd to ask them if he pulled hair... Goulet knees Martel in the and knocks him to the floor... Monsoon acknowledgeshow the fans are very familiar with Goulet and his tactics... Goulet hits a sunset flip on Martel, but he rolls all the way through and applies a boston crab for the submission. Martel comes to ringside and does an intervew with Gorilla Monsoon saying how he is undefeated since arriving here in the WWWF and would love a chance at sme bigger and better competion.. Masked Superstar, Magnificent Muraco, Ricky Steamboat, Paul Orndorff, I dont care who lets see if you ready for Rick Martel RATED: C- EVENT CENTER: Howard Finkel runs down the lineup for this Saturday Night and announces Eddie Gilbert vs Paul Orndorff.. "Mr. Wonderful walks in, "Eddie Gilbert......Eddie Gilbert...... (turning his back to the camera and getting in Finkels face) Eddie Gilbert is my opponent, thats the best they could come up with is Bob Backlund's little lackey boy, well thats fine, butunfortuate for you Eddie Gilbert you are going to be made an example of in Philadelphia this Saturday as I will make tis match a showcase of Mr. Wonderful for the promoters, who will have to move me up to the main event sooner, rather than later." Rated: E- http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PaulOrndorff.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SDJones.jpg "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff beat S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones 8:37 RATED: D- Orndorff stalls taking off his robe, stating he is to pretty for all these lowlife's to look at... Jones has enough and head butts Orndorff... Jones catches Orndorff with a stiff clotheline for a near fall and Orndorff bails and heads outside the ring and begins arguing with the fans... Orndorff gets so heated with some fans that he threatens to climb the barricade and go after them... Jones comes out and slams Orndorff back into the ring... Jones goes for a diving headbutt which Orndorff rolls out of the way... It is all Orndorff from there... As Orndorff stomps away at Jones head and delivers a precisely placed elbow... Orndorff connects with a piledriver and covers the for the 1...2...3.... Orndorff grabs the mic from Monsoon at ringside and says, "I hear Rick Martel running his mouth out here earlier, you want some competition, Mr. Wonderful is right here baby,... Sign the contract... Lets do this next week if you got the guts Martel... Rated: D EVENT CENTER: This Saturday night in Philadelphia an all star card Andre the Giant vs Big John Studd in a steel cage.... Jimmy Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter in a boot camp match... Muraco vs Santana for the intercontinental title, but we also have some debuts a new manager and his protege to make thier debut in Philly this Saturday night... Greg "the Hammer" Valentine managed by the Mouth of the South Jimmy Hart... Thats right Finkel, only the Mouth of the South was able to score this major coup in the world of professional wrestling bringing the Hammer to the WWWF and baby it wont be lng before we have title shots coming your way daddy... Where there is Valentine, there wis always a Hart... Valentine: you know Howard Finkel I have wrestled the best the world has to offer and now I'm coming here to prove that I'm the best in the world this Saturday night just one small step in the career of Greg Valentine takes place... RATED: D+ http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MikeSharpe.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SteveTravis.jpg "Iron" Mike Sharpe beat Steve Travis 9:23 RATED: F+ Monsoon makes fun of Sharpe and starts rattling off great Canadian athletes that are more prolific than Mike Sharpe.... Monsoon announces that Commisioner Bruno Sammartino has got Rick Martel vs Paul Orndorff signed for next week... Travis rolls up Sharpe from behind as he is arguing with the ring announcer... Monsoon screams Boy that was close!!!! Okerlund retorts close only counts in horse shoes and hand grenades.... Travis shows some nice power and ability but Sharpe takes over with a bear hug... Travis mounts a comeback but Sharpe adjusts his arm brace and blasts Travis with it and follows up with the pin.. http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/LouAlbano2.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/KingCurtis.jpg Lou Albano comes out as The Samoans make their way to the ring for the main event tonight... Monsoon asks Albano "What is going on??" Albano, "Gorilla when you are the manager of the greatest tag team on the earth today, you get a lot of calls, you get alot of requests, everybody wants your team and I need to be making deals for my men getting myself, I mean my men the mot money possible to secure their fututres and there is only one man on this planet that can handle the most vicious team in wrestling and bring out even more violence, even more blood thirsty, bone crushing, painstaking violence than I can an that is the man I am appointing the new handler of The Wild Samoans... King Curtis Iakea RATED: D+ King Curtis, "THANK YOU LOU ALBANO, IT WILL BE WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST INTENSE MASSACRE TO EVER TAKE PLACE IN THE WRESTLING RING AND THAT IS WHENEVER THE WILD SAMOANS ENTER THE RING... WE WILL GO BACK TO THE JUNGLES OF SAMOA, SURVIVE ON RAW FISH, HUNT ON WILD ANIMALS WITH OUR BEAR HANDS AND PREPARE OURSELVES TO BECOME THE GREATEST TEAM OF ALL TIME..... TONIGHT ON TNT...ROCKY JOHNSO AND TONY ATLAS JUST A TASTE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE WILD SAMOANS Back from break... Johnson and Atlas come dwn to the ring to see not only Afa, Sika but the third Samoan Samula, Lou Albano and King Curtis Iakea... Realised they are outnumbered 5 to 2 they go back to the locker room and bring out re-inforcements in: http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/AndretheGiant.jpg Andre The Giant !!!! http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/Afa.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/Sika.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TonyAtlas.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RockyJohnson.jpg The Wild Samoan's w/ Lou Albano & King Curtis Iakea beat Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson 10:29 RATED: C- This was wild from the get go... "pandomonium has broken loose" claims Monsoon, as everyone is involved Johnson and Atlas pair off wit Afa & Sika... Andre slams Samula... Iakea is on one side of the ring, Albano on the other... This match remains a brawl throughout its entiriety. Atlas shows tremendous strength in slamming all 3 Samoans in succession... Albano constantly tries interfering... Andre chases him around the ring... Andre grabs Albano and Iakea and gives them a double noggin knocker... While that happens Samula blasts Rocky Johnson with a steel chair to the back of the head... Sika falls on top for the pin while Atlas andAfa fight outside After the match Andre chases the Samoans off...Leaving Atlas and Johnson in the ring where they begin to argue, culminating in a Rocky Johnson slap to the face on Tony Atlas and the two walk alone back to the locker room RATED: D ====================================================== Attendance: 1,917 Niagra Falls Arena Niagra Falls, Ontario, Canada US Rating: .31 OVERALL RATING: D Dark Matches: Ricky Steamboat beat Eddie Gilbert 8:33 Rated: D Rick McGraw & David Sammartino beat The Invaders 6:52 Rated: E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Wwwf Roster http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PWI.jpg In recent weeks the World Wide Wrestling Federation has undergone a drastic roster expansion... This week in Pro Wrestling Illustrated Weekly we will take a look at a the talent at the bottom of the WWWF card. Here is a in-depth look at the enhancement talent/openers Terry Gibbs 6-0 240lbs from Pittsburg, PA This crafty veteran has been seen mostly as enhancement talent on WWWF television.. Salvatore Bellomo 5-10 230lbs from Italy mainly appears in the Tri-State area for the WWWF... Has a nice following amongst italian fanbase Rick McGraw 5-7 230lbs from Charlotte, NC just signed during the last week.. Has been teaming with David Sammartno on the pre-show matches.... Explosive youngster has alot of fire Mike Sharpe 6-2 275lbs From Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Has picked up a few victories... Usually does well when performing in front of the home crowd, despite that the home crowd doesn't cheer for him Rene Goulet 6-1 235lbs From France... The frenchmen doesn't venture far from his homebase of Canada, mostly appearing in TNT and All Star Wrestling tapings based out of Ontario... He has a televised win to his credit Terry Daniels 5-9 225lbs From Amarillo, Texas... Still looking for his first win in the WWWF, but has a lot of heart and the crowd seems to get behind him.. Still young and learning. Pete Doherty 6-1 220lbs The Duke of Dorchester just signed with the WWWF... He will probably only work WWWF shows in the New England area where he has a somewhat unique following Aldo Marino 5-11 225lbs Another young texan that just signed will begin to try and prove himself on televised matches against top talent and attempt to learn the hard way.. Just 22 years old David Sammartino 5-8 235lbs From Pittsburgh, PA The son of the WWWF commisioner has just recently begun working pre-show matches and has a couple of victories teaming with Rick Mcgraw George Wells 6-3 270lbs From Oakland,CA Former Canadian football league player was brought in tho work Ontario based shows, but willing to travel wherever to make a name for himself Steve Travis 6-3 245lbs from Greensboro, NC... This athletic youngster is still looking for his first victory but has certainly tested a few veterans early on in his WWWF career. Frankie Williams 5-10 235lbs From Columbas, OH... He has heart, but not much talent... Williams has been around the WWWF for some-time, but we cant recall his last victory Bob Bradley 5-10 235lbs The young Oklahoman has good skill and not afraid to cheat, but has yet to find much success early on in his WWWF career... Has mostly wrestled TV matches Larry Sharpe 5-11 253lbs The self proclaimed "Peoples Choice" has just signed with the WWWF.. It is rumored that Sharpe will most likely work when the WWWF is in the Tri-State area... The Pretty Boy has had some success on the east coast wrestling scene prior to his move to the WWWF Next Week we will take a look at the men making up the Mid-Card in the WWWWF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 18, 2009 Author Share Posted July 18, 2009 Philadelphia, PA Spectrum Card The World Wide Wrestling Federation returns to The Philadelphia Spectrum... This Saturday Night !!!! Steve Travis vs Tiger Chung Lee Impressive looking youngster Travis sets to do battle of martial arts master from the orient in Tiger Chung Lee SD "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz One of Philadelphia's favorites SD Jones squares off against the ever dangerous Johnny Rodz Tony Garea vs Greg Valentine Former World Tag champ Garea faces off against the returning Hammer who just recently dropped the US championship in the NWA Pedro Morales vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe The only man to hold all three major titles in the WWWF takes on Jersey's own in the debuting of "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe "Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Rick Martel Martel has defeated Sharpe once on television since making his debut... Self proclaimed Canada's greatest looks to even the score "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs Eddie Gilbert Mr. Wonderful has yet to taste defeat since his arrival will have a tough test vs the protege of World Champion Bob Backlund in Eddie Gilbert Intercontinental Championship Match Champion "The Magnificent" Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji vs Challenger Tito Santana The intercontinental title is on the line.. Is Muraco who has made winning the World Title a priority overlooking his tough challenger in for tag team champion in Tito Santana Boot Camp Match Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter w/ Freddy Blassie Can the Superfly finally overcome the odds against his top nemesis in Slaughter's specialy match... Anything goes, falls count anywhere Steel Cage Match "Big" John Studd vs Andre The Giant The two biggest men in the WWWF look to settle their score inside the confines of a steel cage Quick Pick Prediction Contest Continues in Philly Steve Travis vs Tiger Chung Lee SD "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz Tony Garea vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Pedro Morales vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe "Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Rick Martel "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs Eddie Gilbert Intercontinental Title Match "The Magnificent" Muraco vs Tito Santana Boot Camp Match Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter Steel Cage Match Andre The Giant vs "Big" John Studd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BYU 14 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Nice work, really enjoying this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjhabeeb Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Steve Travis vs Tiger Chung Lee SD "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz Tony Garea vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Greg is ready for his push Pedro Morales vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe "Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Rick Martel "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs Eddie Gilbert need to keep him on a role Intercontinental Title Match "The Magnificent" Muraco vs Tito Santana I'd love to see the title swith to Tito....but i just dont see it Boot Camp Match Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter Steel Cage Match Andre The Giant vs "Big" John Studd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Countdown Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Steve Travis vs Tiger Chung Lee SD "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz Tony Garea vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine Pedro Morales vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe "Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Rick Martel "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs Eddie Gilbert Intercontinental Title Match "The Magnificent" Muraco vs Tito Santana -Via DQ Boot Camp Match Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter Steel Cage Match Andre The Giant vs "Big" John Studd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg McNeish Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Steve Travis vs Tiger Chung Lee This will be my upset of the evening. I'm just not a Tiger fan. SD "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable Johnny Rodz SD's a big deal in Philly. Johnny Rodz? Not so much. Tony Garea vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine A debut against Tony Garea? That's almost too easy. Pedro Morales vs "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe Morales picks one up on the youngin'. "Iron" Mike Sharpe vs Rick Martel Iron Mike isn't on home turf, so he doesn't get the W. Martel goes strong, into his match with Orndorff. "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff vs Eddie Gilbert Orndorff will stay undefeated until at least his first World title match. I'm banking on it. Intercontinental Title Match "The Magnificent" Muraco vs Tito Santana Muraco just got a victory over Backlund. He's way too hot right now to drop the title. Boot Camp Match Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter I'm thinking the numbers game plays another part here. Slaughter is someone that can contend for Backlund's title, very soon. Snuka is a great gatekeeper, but that's about as far as he's likely to go. Steel Cage Match Andre The Giant vs "Big" John Studd Andre's undefeated record is far too important to drop here. It's going to be HUGE, when it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 May: Week 2: Saturday am All Star Wrestling Finish eating your bowl of Quisp, put down the rock'em sock'em robots its Saturday am and time for WWWF All Star Wrestling Eddie Gilbert beat Bob Bradley 7:04 Gilbert shows some scientific skill as first half of match resembled an amateur wrestlin match... Gilbert reversed a bradley suplex attempt into a small package for the 1...2...3... RATED: E+ EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: Hyping up tonights Card at the Philly Spectrum... Blassie promotes his burgeoning army of the talent in Sgt. Slaughter, George Steele and The Masked Superstar... Slaughter states how he has never lost a boot camp match and doesn't intend to tonight in Philly. RATED: C+ BlackJack Mulligan beat Swede Hanson 8:06 Matchup starts up with some big ole soup bone punches and big ole knuckle sandwiches.. Mulligan puts Swede away with the claw hold putting him out in a pinning position... RATED: C- Mulligan goes to ringside, where Dick Graham grabs himfor an interview: "you know I've been trainin downatthe sighhhhhdwinder ranch where its 120 degrees in the shade already... I'm in a shape, I'm steel big as a bull and I'm comin for these polecats runnin around here like Masked Superstar, like Big John Studd, like Paul Orndorff, like George the Animal... It dont matter because the big blackjack is out lookin forsome fights before I riiiide off intothe sunset daddy. RATED: C- EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: Gene runs down the card: Santana vs Muraco, Studd vs Andre in a cage, Orndorff vs Gilbert, and many more matches including Jimmy Snuka vs Sgt. Slaughter boot camp match.. Snuka "Brother I dont care if its your specialty match, I just want to get my hans on Slaughter anyway, anyhow brotha... RATED: C+ Samula w/ King Curtis Iakea beat Frankie Williams 3:35 The newest member of the Wild Samoans with their new handler King Curtis completely decimates Frankie Williams finishing him off with a diving headbutt from the 2nd rope whie King Curtis chants jibberish at ringside RATED: E+ HIGHLIGHT VIDEO PACKAGE: Replaying the events that transpired on Tuesday Night Titans where Rocky Johnson and Tony Atlas w/ Andre the Giant in their corner lost to The Wild Samoans Afa & Sika w/ Samula, Albano & King Curtis and the ensuing argument between The Soul Patrol Partners.. RATED: D Ricky Steamboat beat Charlie Fulton 6:28 Steamboat breaks outsome martial arts in this match, which keep Fulton off balanced... Fulton takes control for a bit but Steamboat reverses an irish whip into a power slam off the ropes then a high cross body block for the 1..2...3... RATED: E+ EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: Okerlund goes through some more matches for tonights card at the Spectrum SD Jones vs Johnnny Rodz, Rick Martel vs Mike Sharpe, Pedro Morales vs the debuting "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe and another debut Greg" The Hammer" Valentine takes on former tag team champion Tony Garea... Valentine just stands there looking all serious while his new manager Jimmy Hart does all the talking... I did geno, the biggest signing for any manager getting this mutli-time champion wherever he's been Greg Valentine to come back to the WWWF baby... Its the biggest free agent signing in sports and you can rest assured wherever you find a Valentine, you're sure to find a Hart close by baby... Tony Garea, you have the unfortunate distinction of being first up for the hammer. " RATED: C- Tony Atlas beat Rene Goulet 6:25 In a bit of a back and forth contest... Atlas lead with thepress slam, but then Goulet suckered him in and dumped him to the floor through the ropes... Atlas shoulder blocks and Sunset flips his way back in... But Goulet rakes eyes and tries an assortment of pin attempts either holding tights or with feet on the ropes... Atlas catches Goulet in a bear hug in the center of the ring and drops goulet, hits the ropes and drops a splash for the 1..2...3.... RATED: D+ After the match Rocky Johnson comes to the ring... Graham and Patterson talk about how we may have an explosive situation here, but the two shake hands and walk out together RATED: D ======================================================== Attendance: Hamburg Fieldhouse: Hamburg, PA 5,000 (Sell-Out) Overall Rating: D Syndicated Rating: Dark Matches: David Sammartino & Rick McGraw beat Terry Gibbs & Baron Mikel Scicluna RATED: E+ The Spoiler w/ Johnny Valiant beat Ivan Putski D+ (Still time to enter prediction contest) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Love the mod Oldschool keep up the great work! Is it sad that I miss Iron Mike Sharp? I remember when the WWF used to come to the Providence Civic Center and he would be on every card and he would get his but kicked everytime. Quick question is the Duke of Dorchester in this mod? Nevermind, I forgot that his name is Pete Doherty and it looks like you did sign him. That is awsome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 May: Week 2: Saturday Night Wrestling WWWF SATURDAY NIGHT WRESTLING Live From http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/spectrum.jpg The Philadelphia Spectrum Philadelphia, PA MATCH #1 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickMartel.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MikeSharpe.jpg Rick Martel vs "Iron" Mike Sharpe Before the bell rings Martel tells referee Joey Marella to check Sharpe's arm brace... Sharpe doesn't let him... When Martel pushes forward to say he's hiding something.. MArella turns his back and Sharpe takes an object out of his arm brace and puts it in his tights... Marella checks the armbrace and and says its clean... Fans at ringside are telling him to check his tights and Sharpe turns his back to Marella and into a police patdown position pulls object from tights and puts into mouth... Marella pats him down stating he's clean... Martel seeing all this just hammer's Sharpe and the object goes flying... Martel shows more brawling ability in this matchup with Sharpe as the two pound away at each other. Martel hits a big backdrop which Sharpe yells so loud you can hear him in Jersey.... Sharpe rakes eyes with armbrace and throws Martel to floor... Martel sunet flips back in but SHarpe drops down and hold ropes for a near fall, but referee Joey Marella seeing is holding ropes kicks off his hands and Martel gets the sunset completed for a 1...2....3.... WINNER: Rick Martel 6:55 RATED: D- MATCH #2 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SDJones.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/JohnnyRodz.jpg S.D. "Special Delivery" Jones vs "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz Jones gets a nice warm ovation as Capetta announces him from formerly from Antigua in the West Indies, now residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.. The two start off with a test of strength which Jones is about to win when Rodz bows out and takes a walk around the ring... Rodz re-enters and the two go for a collar and elbow lock up which SD overpowers Rodz right to his knees.. Rodz takes another walk... After re-entering the two lock up again and Rodz gets a slow arm ringer, which SD reverses into a powerful arm ringer flipping Rodz to the mat again.. Rodz gets up rakes the eyes and delivers a head butt, which he in turn knocks himself silly as it didn't even affect Jones.. Jones then shows his brute strength tossing Rodz into the corner then hiptossing him out... Jones plants another head butt and goes for the count 1...2.... Rodz puts his foot on the ropes... Rodz lowers the boom when SD puts his head down going for a backdrop... Rodz kicks away at SD's head and then applies an abdominal stretch... He uses the ropes for leverage when refere Dick Kroll isn't looking... A hip toss and a knee drop later and rodz gets the 1...2.. and a half... Jones reverses a Rodz whip into the ropes and catches him in a bear hug.. Rodz elbows his way out... Jones reverses Rodz whip into the turnbuckle and charges with a shoulderblck, Rodz moves and SD hits ring post... Rodz rolls him back up grabs the greco roman handfull of tights and gets the 1...2...3... WINNER: "The Unpredictable" Johnny Rodz 8:47 RATED: E+ MATCH #3 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TonyGarea.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/GregValentine.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/JimmyHart.jpg Tony Garea vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart Jimmy Hart runs around ringside like a mad man, with mega-phone in hand... Tony Garea becomes distracted by him that he goes outside on the apron and threatens Hart with a backhand... Valentine runs up and drives a knee into his back sending Garae to the floor... Valentine works him over outside the ring , slamming his head into apron... As Garea climbs back in, Valentine catches him on the apron turns him around and lowers a crushing boom across the chest sending Garea back to the floor, where Hart now taunts him with blarring into the megaphone "Give it up Garea, you're done , you're finished, baby, this is the new king here in the WWWF the Hammer baby, hahhahahahahahahaha" Valentine tosses Garea back in and methodically places a forearm smash to the back and an elbow to the bridge of the nose.. Garae reverses a Valentine whip into the turnbuckle and charges with a running knee, but Valentine moves... Valentine then goes to the outside and pulls Garea legs around ring post... He doesn't crotch him, but he does wrap a leg hard against post.. Valentine continues to work over the knee and applies the figure four... Garea makes a strongeffort to get to the ropes, but Valentine rolls him completely back in and Garea submits... Winner: via Submission Greg "The Hammer" Valentine 7:57 RATED: C MATCH #4 Intercontinental Title Match http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/wwf_intercontinental.jpg http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TitoSantana.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/DonMuraco.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MrFuji.jpg Challenger Tito Santana vs Champion "The Magnificent" Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji Tito is in the ring and ready for a fight, while Muraco stands half way up the entrance way, waving him off...Fuji demands referee Dick Weurhle give him space to enter and he does, but Muraco still slow to enter .. Finally Weurhle calls for the bell and Muraco slowly climbs in just beating the 10 count, then ducks back out further irritating Santana... The crowd starts a chant and we begin to hear "Beach Bum...Beach Bum... Beach Bum..." Muraco gets so furious it looks as if his head is going to pop... Fuji covers his ears so he doesn't have to hear it... Santana then grabs Muraco by the hair and pulls him in and we are off.. Santana is fists a blazzing on Muraco sending him wheeling into corner... Tito climbs the ropes and begins pounding away as the crowd counts in along with each punch..1..2...3...4....5...6..7..8...9 (pause)...10 as Tito lays the last one on, and Muraco falls face first to the mat... Muraco gets up and begs for mercy but really just suckers Santana in and gauges eyes... Muraco plants some heavy knees into Tito while he is down forcing him out of the ring... Where Mr. Fuji is awaiting and he chops Tito in the throat.. Back in the ring Muraco really takes it to Tito... vertical suplex (2 count), Shoulder breaker (2 count), Hard bodyslam (2 count), powerslam (2 1/2 Count) backbreaker (2 3/4 count)... Muraco goes for another vertical uplex, but while all the blood is rushing to Tito's head he manages to reverse into a small package for a surprise 2 7/8th count.. Santana blocks several Muraco swings and delivers his own... Whips Muraco into ropes and hits a hard clotheline for a 1..2.. But Mr. Fuji interferes again putting Muraco's leg on the ropes... Fuji throws his cane into the ring and Muraco jams it in Santana's stomach while ref isn't looking, Referee finally gets done with Fuji and turns for the 1...2...7/8th again... Muraco dumps Tito to the outside again where Mr. Fuji has pulled salt from his pocket and thrown it into the eyes of Santana temporarily blinding him as Fuji throws him back in the ring and Muraco goes for the cover ... BOB BACKLUND races down to ringside and pulls referee Dick Weurhle by his feet to outside the ring while he was about to make a count and explain to him what had happened... As Backlund is talking with Weurhle, Muraco is climbing outside the ring and Fuji is sneeking up on Backlund... Fuji throws salt at Backlund but Backlund ducks and Fuji hits Muraco... Muraco swinging wildly is inadvertantly backdropped by Backlund on the outside as he was trying to duck a Muraco swing... Weurhle goes into the ring to check on Santana and begins the count as Backlund chases Fuji around the ring...Finally referee Dick Weurhle hits 10 as Muraco still is blinded by the salt.. WINNER: As a result of a countout Tito Santana 19:05 RATED: C+ Muraco as he regains his vision begins screaming at Backlund and Fuji backs him off avoiding any further confrotation.. MATCH #5 Boot Camp Match http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SgtSlaughter.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/JimmySnuka.jpg Sgt. Slaughter w/ "Classy" Fred Blassie vs Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka Slaughter comes to the ring not only with Blassie but also members of Blassie's stable The Masked Superstar and George "The Animal" Steele... Commisioner Bruno Sammartino comes out and grabs mic from Gary Michael Capetta and states anything goes and falls count anywhere, but, it is a 1 on 1 match and that Superstar and Steele need to be gone from ringside... The crowd pops huge for Bruno's announcement... Slaughter seems beside himself in anger... Blassie tells Slaughter we got this, this is your match, its alright and reluctantly Superstar and Steele head out... Snuka however is ready for a fight and delivers an over the top rope dive ont Slaughter out on the floor and the fight is on. Snuka sits up on Slaughter on the concrete and blasts away at his head and with each punch the back of Slaughter's head hits the floor...Blassie comes over and whacks Snuka, but Snuka doesn't feel a thing and blasts Blassie.... Slaughter takes advantage with his helmet cracking it over Snuka's skull... As Slaughter checks the back of his head he realizes he is bleeding and Snuka has blood coming from his forhead Slaughter slams Snuka down neck first over ring barricade and cover outside the ring for a 2 count... Slaughter slams Snuka on the floor and covers again for another 2 count... Slaughter climbs on the apron and attempts to deliver an elbow off of it onto Snuka, but The Superfly rolls out of the way... Snuka tastes his own blood and gets a derranged look over his face and slams Slaughter into the ring-post, busting Slaughter up on both the front and back of his head... Snuka tosses him in the ring and Snuka comes off the top rope rope with a big chop and a 2 3/4 count right in the middle of the ring... Slaughter reverses a Snuka Irish whip and they hit each other with simultaneous clothelines and the referee Dick Kroll begins to count both men out... The two get to their feet and begin exchanging blows right in the center of the ring, both men can barely stand after each blow... Snuka misses one blow and Slaughter applies the cobra clutch... Referee Dick Kroll checks Snuka's arm once, twice but he keeps it up after the 3rd arm check and Snuka begins hyping himself up and runs Slaughter to the ropes flipping him to the outside to escape the cobra clutch... Snuka hits another dive over the top onto slaughter onto the floor and gets a near fall, which coul've been a three but referee Dick Kroll couldn't get outside the ring fast enough.... Snuka grabs a chair and is about to blast Slaughter with it, but tosses it aside and begins chopping away. Slaughter plants an elbow then grabs a chair himself and has no problem smashing it over Snuka's head for another near fall on the floor. Slaughter puts Snuka against the guard rail and charges with a chair again, but Snuka backdrops him into the first row.... Slaughter is down and out and Snuka climbs on the apron and does a running dive off the apron and over the guard rail but misses and plants his face in the concrete... Slaughter rolls on top and covers for the 1...2...3... Winner: Sgt Slaughter 15:05 RATED: B- MATCH #6 Steel Cage Match http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/AndretheGiant.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/BigJohnStudd.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/LouAlbano2.jpg Andre The Giant vs "Big" John Studd w/ Lou Albano Both men enter the cage and check the cage to see if will hold up... As the two circle round the cage John Studd when he gets by the door call for it to open and makes a bee-line, but Andre is still quick enough to catch him, grabbing him by the hair and yanking him back in the center of the cage and head butts Studd knocking him down to one knee... Studd gives Andre a low blow which has him reeling into the corner... Studd drives a big Knee Lift into a keeled over Andre... Studd the backs Andre into the corner and drives several big elbow smashes into Andre and calls for the door... Albano encourages him to hurry, but Andre still has enough to grab him and the two behemoths exchange blows... Culminating with an Andre head butt which floors Studd this time... Andre then goes for a splash but misses and Studd is on the offence again... Studd begins to work over Andre's legs by stomping away at them... Studd calls for the door and is almost there when Andre catches him... Studd is half way out the door with Albano pulling him by the arms while Andre is yanking him back in the ring... Finally referee Joey Marella has the caged closed as Andre brought Studd far enough back in... Studd kicks away at Andre and slams head into the cage and begins raking his face across the cage busting Andre open... Studd goes for a slam, but cant do it and looks to have injured himself trying.. Studd then bites away at Andre's cut and callsfor the door again and this time Studd gets a foot onto a step when Andre begins ramming Studd's head into the cage and brings Big John back in the rng... Studd hits another knee lift and whips Andre into the turnbuckle and goes running in, bu Andre puts up the big boot... Andre then whips Studd into the turnbuckle and comes crashing in so hard it looks as if the ring moves... With Studd falling to the ground Andre bounces off the ropes and hits a splash on Studd and calls for the door... Just before Andre is about to walk out, he changes his mind walks back up to Studd lifts him up and bodyslams him to the mat, then calls for the door again and walks out victorius. WINNER: Andre The Giant 10:07 RATED: C MATCH #7 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TigerChungLee.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SteveTravis.jpg Tiger Chung Lee vs Steve Travis This match is following intermission to tae down the cage and only a 1/4 of the audience has returned from concession stands... Travis shows some nice skills and agility by going through a a leapfrog/dropdown/leapfrog/dropdown followed by a big body slam as Chung Lee was running the ropes... Travis follows up with a couple of dropkicks, chasing Lee back to corner... Travis climbs up and goes for the punches while the crowd counts but Chung Lee delivers an inverted atomic drop out of the corner to take over and applies a nerve hol to the trapesias muscle of Travis... Travis mounts a comeback , but Tigerchops him on the head ending it... Travis mount another comeback reversing a hiptoss into one of his own and goes for a suplex but Lee falls over the top to the other side and hits Travis with a double chop to the throat for the 1...2...3.... WINNER: Tiger Chung Lee 7:14 RATED: D Gary Michael Capetta enters the ring to announce the return date to Philly http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/GaryMichaelCappetta.jpg Ladies and Gentlemen it is my pleasure to announce that The World Wide Wrestling Federation will be returning to the Spectrum here in Philadelphia in TWO months time on Saturday The 2nd week of JULY! While we dont have any official matches signed as of yet due to the time before the next show, we have signed to contracts to appear in Philadelphia on our return in July..... Ricky Steamboat !!!!!!!!!!!!! (crowd cheers) Greg "The Hammer" Valentine (crowd boos) Sgt. Slaughter will be in in the Spectrum on the second week of July! (crowd boos) The Wild Samoans Afa & Sika will defend the tag team titles... IF.... They are still champions come the 2nd week of July!!! Tito Santana will be back (crowd cheers) as will Andre The Giant!!!!!!!!!!!! (Crowd cheers) MATCH #8 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/LarrySharpe.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PedroMorales.jpg "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs Pedro Morales Much of the crowd didn't return following the big matches earlier...However Morales did get a nice ovation from the ones tha did... These two went through the wrestling hold, counter hold rouine... And Pedro was quite impressive as he focussed on wrestling as opposed to just getting fired up and fists a flying... Pedro had Sharpe in a head scissors and Sharpe floated over the top and Pedro bridged out, whirled Sharpe around andbackslid him for a 2 count... Sharpe finally had grown frustraed that he applied a serie of hold to Morales: Finger to the eye, Raked Morales back and a low blow while distracting referee Joey Marella to look else where... Now Pedro comes back fired up punching Sharpe into the corner, before whipping him into opposite corner and delivering a huge backdrop... The Pretty Boy begged for foregiveness in the corner and Pedro yanked him out by the legs landing him on his back and Pedro began to pummel away... harpe reversed a Pedro throw into the ropes foand caught Pedro in an Abdominal stretch... Pedro reversed into one of his own and after weakening Sharpe he turned it into a slidding pinning combination for the 1...2...3.... WINNER: Pedro Morales 10:04 RATED: C- MATCH #9 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/EddieGilbert2.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/vs.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PaulOrndorff.jpg Eddie Gilbert vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff Orndorff grabs the mic before the match and announces "That he is the biggest free agent to hit the scene in the history of sports andif there are any manager's out there that want to open up the vaults for the right to manage the number one wrestler in the sport, then prepare your offers." Gilbert tiring of Orndorff taking an eternity to remove his robe helpshim by pulling it over his head and blasting away at Mr. Wonderful... Gilbert dropkicks Orndorff out of the ring where a frustrated Orndorff is all entangled in his robes... Gilbert fakes a slingshot leap and Orndoff alls to the ground... Gilbert baseball slides to the outside and punches Orndorff right in the mouth.. Gilbert tosses Orndorff in the ring and begins pulling out near falls from everywhere... A small package, a backslide, an Oklahoma sideroll... Even a sunset flip as Orndorff charged him in the corner... Jimmy Hart is seen watching from the entrance way... Fred Blassie is seen watching from a seat on the other side of the building... Albano walks down the entrance way and takes a knee to watch... But it is Gilbert that has Orndorff off his game catching him in a sleeper hold...Orndorff begins to run around the ring to build up steam and Gilbert hits head first into the turnbuckle... Orndorff then kicks away at Gilbert and holds him up in a delayed vertical suplex... Orndorff brushes his hands off and smiles after connecting.. Orndorff hits a couple of knee drops which do some major damage to Gilbert... Orndorff hits a vicious clotheline, and then trying to show off goes for another but Gilbert catches him with a crucifix and a 2 3/4 count... Orndorff kicks out, kicks Gilbert in the stomach and applies a piledriver and finishes off the youngster for the 1...2...3.. WINNER: "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff 9:44 RATED: C+ ================================================================================================= Attendance: Philadelphia Spectrum 9,994 Overall Rating: C Pre-Show Match: The Moondogs Rex & Spot beat Brian Blair & Aldo Marino 7:52 RATED: D =================================================================================================== Predictions The Final Countdown 9-0 rjhabeeb 7-2 Greg McNeish 6-3 Thanks again for playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildfire1324 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I think you managed to capture every single Iron Mike Sharpe match I ever saw! Keep up the good work on this. You have a really good handle on the spirit of this time period! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 I think you managed to capture every single Iron Mike Sharpe match I ever saw! Keep up the good work on this. You have a really good handle on the spirit of this time period! Thanks, glad your following along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderndaywarrior Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I think you managed to capture every single Iron Mike Sharpe match I ever saw! Keep up the good work on this. You have a really good handle on the spirit of this time period! Lol yeah,I think the only thing missing was a "Wi-imp!Wi-imp!Wi-imp!" chant from the crowd. I really really understood why he got that chant,I understood "Paula" for Orndorff and "Greaseball" for Bret,but somewhere along the line I missed the bus on why Sharpe got the "Wimp" chant;all I can say boy did he really get mad at the crowd.....come to think of it he was one of the few "permanently underneath" guys I can ever remember getting interview time too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg McNeish Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Spectacular show, as per usual, Oldschool. I think it's safe to say that Andre has finished up with Studd, after that convincing victory. I was surprised by your match order. I thought that you'd close out the show with any one of the three matches that came before the intermission. Not a complaint, mind you. I was just surprised. The return match for Muraco and Backlund should be molten hot, after this match tonight. It also looks like Slaughter & Snuka have another big match in them. Slaughter just won his specialty, so i think it's time to find one in Snuka's favour. I'm not familiar enough his work to know what that would be, but I do know that it'll be another great match. This has been a lot of fun, and the feel of this entire diary is fantastic. Cheers, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 Spectacular show, as per usual, Oldschool. I think it's safe to say that Andre has finished up with Studd, after that convincing victory. I was surprised by your match order. I thought that you'd close out the show with any one of the three matches that came before the intermission. Not a complaint, mind you. I was just surprised. The return match for Muraco and Backlund should be molten hot, after this match tonight. It also looks like Slaughter & Snuka have another big match in them. Slaughter just won his specialty, so i think it's time to find one in Snuka's favour. I'm not familiar enough his work to know what that would be, but I do know that it'll be another great match. This has been a lot of fun, and the feel of this entire diary is fantastic. Cheers, man. Yeah I thought I kind of messed up the order, as I only had 3 big matches on this show... Back in the day WWWF did have main events in middle of the show... I know they used to finish alot of their shows with tag matches... Still trying to work out the little nuances with this.. Probably should have finished with the cage match Muraco/Backlund will continue this weekend in The Boston Garden with Muraco/Fuji vs Backlund/Gilbert and then rematch at MSG... Slaughter/Snuka in a cage also signed for MSG May show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 PWI Weekly: May: Week 2 http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PWI.jpg WWWF: The WWWF just completed the first of 3 consecutive Saturday Night Wrestling shows... This one in Philadelphia saw Tito Santana gain a victory over Intercontinental Champion The Magnificent Muraco via countout after world champion Bob Backlund got involved after continous interference on behalf of Mr. Fuji... The animosity continues to build between Backlund and Muraco who have a tag team encounter with Backlund's protege Eddie Gilbert and Muraco's manager Mr. Fuji serving as partners... Backlund and Muraco will also face off on a return match at Madison Square Garden in 2 weeks... Muraco won the first match up via countout... Andre the Giant put Big John Studd away in a steel cage match, possibly concluding this program as Andre was about to walk out of the cage, stopped went back, slammed Studd, then walked out... Sgt. Slaughter and Jimmy Snuka feud was taken to new depths of violence as Slaughter defeated Snuka in Slaughter's specialty match a "Boot Camp" match... The two are set to face off again at Madison Square Garden inside a steel cage.. Jimmy Hart has surfaced in the WWWF and his first client is the recently returning Greg Valentine... Valentine and Hart are throwing themselves right into the mix as they take on top contender Tito Santana in Bosto, next week at the Boston Gardens... Johnny Valiant has made his managerial debut, bringing in his new protege or veteran wrestler for that matter in The Spoiler... BlackJack Mulligan has also resurfaced and he quickly signed a contract to meet SuperStar Billy Graham in Boston as well... MACW: Are still trying to recover over the loss of their television programming on WTBS... Here's a listing of current champions in Mid Atlantic Since March 1983: NWA World CHampion Ric Flair NWA Tag Team CHampions: Terry Funk & Jos Leduc (2 defenses) Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood NWA United States Champion Jay Youngblood NWA Mid Atlantic Champion: Dory Funk GCW: Also lost their television recently on WTBS, but the are trying to combat that with the recent signing of Hulk Hogan... Road Warrior Hawk's contract was also renewed as he recently won a poll in PWI as top young talent in wrestling Here's a current Listing of GCW Champions since March 1983 National Champion: Ole Anderson National Television Champion: Road Warrior Hawk King Kong Bundy Joe Lightfoot AWA: Continues to put on great shows in the Mid West and maybe the hottest promotion going right now... Nick Bockwinkle is making an early case for wrestler of the year with some stellar title defenses Current AWA Champions since March 1983: AWA World Heavyweight Champion: Nick Bockwinkle (2 defenses vs Wahoo McDaniel & Hulk Hogan) AWA Tag Team Champions: The High Flyers (Greg Gagne & Jim Brunzell) (4 defenses) AWA Light Heavyweight Champion: Mike Graham (2 defenses vs Buck Zumhoffe) AWA Television Champion: Brad Rheighans (4 defenses David Shultz x3 & Curt Henning) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 May: Week 3: Tuesday Night Titans (TNT on USA) Tuesday Night Titans (TNT on USA) Gorilla Monsoon and Gene Okerlund introduce the show from ringside... Tonight we will see The Moondogs as they continue to move up the ladder ofTag Teams here in the WWWF looking towards a shot at the Tag Titles... BlackJack Mulligan is here, Johnny Valiant has his first new charge and we'll see The Spoiler battle Quickdraw McGraw and our Main Event tonight Rick Martel vs Paul Orndorff...All that and more lets go to the ring! http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TheSpoiler4.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/JohnnyValiant.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickMcGraw.jpg The Spoiler w/ Johnny Valiant beat "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw 9:28 A battle of two relative newcomershere to WWWF says Monsoon... "And two contrasting styles.", states Okerlund... Spoiler is very deliberate in all his movements, dropping punishing blows in a very methodical way... Spoiler climbs the ropes, then walks the ropes before droppin a huge forearm on McGraw for a near fall... Spoiler misses and elbow from the middle of second rope and McGraw comes back with three explosive dropkicks and hard clotheline... McGraw goes for a Lou Thesz press but Spoiler holds on and drops his neck over top rope for the 1...2...3... RATED: D EVENT CENTER w/ Howard Finkel: King Curtis Iaukea is with the Samoan's Afa & Sika... "The most volitial, caniverouuuuus team in the hisssstory of professsional wrestling is coming to the Bossston garen thissss Saturday Night to seeeek and destroy another of the mossst dangerous teams in the world today; The Moondogs... The Titles will be on the line , b ut more importantly , the title of who isss the mossst sadistic, hungry, blood thirsty team in the world isss on the line and my wild men of Ssssamoa will prevail RATED: C http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MoondogRex.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/MoondogSpot.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/SalvatoreBellomo.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickySantana.jpg The Moondog's Rex and Spot beat Salvatore Bellomo & Aldo Marino 5:07 Bellomo looked good starting off thematch hiptossing and dropkicking both Moondogs... Bellomo hit a big backdrop on Spot and tagged in Marino, who hit a flying head scissors... Marino went for a 2nd headscissors and was dropped on top rope by Rex and it was all Moondogs from there... A double head but, Spot slamming Marino's head into turnbuckle follwed by a shoulderbreaker and a body slam.... Rex tagged in and whipped Marino into turnbuckle , Spot then whipped Rex into Marino with a shoulderblock and Rex followed with the 1..2...3... RATED: D- Swede Hanson shows up at ringside begging to Monsoon and Okerlund that he is tired of losing an wants one match to prove that he still has it... "I want the best BOB BACKLUND", states Hanson... I will give every last drop of fight I have to prove I to everyone that I am still as bad as they come...Non-title is fine with me it's not about title, its about proving that Swede Hanson is still the man... Okerlund retorts "And if you cant beat him?" I'll retire responds Hanson RATED: C http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/EddieGilbert2.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PeteDoherty.jpg Eddie Gilbert beat "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty 6:49 Youth vs experience is what we have right here Gene... As the young Eddie Gilbert takes on one of the most unorthodox men in professional wrestling in the Duke." said Monsoon. "To say the Duke is a few bricks short of a chimney is a mass understatement Gorilla", retorts Okerlund.. The Duke prances around the ring smiling andgrabs a handful of hair to grab a headlock on Gilbert... Doherty grabs an arm ringer and then bites the fingers of Gilbert... Monsoon talks about how the young Gilbert is stepping into the spotlight this weekend in Boston teaming with the world champ against Muraco and Fuji... Gilbert has enough and ends up biting Doherty back who is very animated in his response to the bite... Gilbert hits an elbow on Doherty as he bounces off the ropes.... Gilbert grabs a sleeper and puts Doherty out for the count... RATED: D EVENT CENTER w/ Howard Finkel: Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson The Soul Patrol discuss how they haven't been on the same page, but they are about to set things straight.. "We are fine.. There is no dissension...It's all about taking care of business" says Johnson... We are meaner, badder, nastier than ever and whatever it takes were getting back on top", says Johnson.. "Its time to get our focus back and take care of business." responds Atlas.. Here comes The Soul Patrol back at you...RATED: E http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/BlackjackMulligan.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/TigerChungLee.jpg BlackJack Mulligan beat Tiger Chung Lee 10:29 Chung Lee sneak attacks Black Jack as he removes his chaps and hat... Chung Lee hits somethrusts into the throat of Mulligan. "That should be a disqualification ref, c'mon ring the bell." states Okerlund. Chung Lee applies a nerve hold to the neck of Mulligan.. "He's cutting off the flow of oxygen to the brain" states Monsoon... Mulligan reverses a whip into ropes and elbows Chung Lee, but is still woosy from the nerve hold... Chung Lee chops Mulligan into corner and Mulligan begins to get fired up retuning some big ole knuckle sandwiches in return... BlackJack hits a vicious clotheline for a near fall... He then catches Chung Lee with a bear hug, but Chung Lee karate chops himself out... Chung Lee hits the ropes and ducks a Mulligan clotheline but is hit with a big boot on the rebound.. Mulligan slaps on the claw that puts Chung Lee's shoulder's on the mat for the 1..2..3.. RATED: C EVENT CENTER w/ Howard Finkel: Magnificent Muraco & Mr. Fuji discuss how Backlund stuck his nose where it doesn't belong, by getting involved in my match with Tito Santana last Saturday in Philadelphia... Nowthat chump Santana gets a victory over me! Now he gets another shot at my Intercontinental title, when he doesn't even belong in same ring as the Magnificent one... Backlund, it doesn't matter, because I'm going to become the world champion way before that... This week in Boston in a tag match or next week at Madison Square Garden... Get Ready Backlund, where about to make history and for you it's not in a good way... RATED: D+ Monsoon gets a report that Commisioner Bruno Sammartino has signed a contract for next week here on TNT Swede Hanson vs Bob Backlund... If Swede wins he will get a worldtitle shot, if Bcklund wins Swede has put his career on the line... RATED: C- Highlights from Saturday Nights Muraco vs Santana finish involving Bob Backlund are shown... "This oneis far from ver Gene.. These two face off in a big tag match this weekend with Eddie Gilbert and Mr. Fuji as their respective partners and next week its a return title match at Madison Square Garden. Rated: C- http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickySteamboat-1.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/LarrySharpe.jpg Ricky Steamboat beat "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe 8:07 "Another television debut tonight as we get our first look at The Pretty Boy, Gene". "Well I dont hear any women screaming for him, but they are for his opponent in Ricky Steamboat" Okerlund responds... Steaboat controls early match with the most fluid armdrags ever seen... Sharpe reverese a Steamboat hiptoss into one of hi own, but is blocked by Steamboat who puts his leg across the neck of Sharpe, flips back over and connects with the hip toss... Steamboat hits a running high cross body block fo a near fall... Sharpe takes contriol with an eye rake and a bodyslam.. He climbs the ropes but is caught by Steamboat who presses him off to the at... Steamboat climbs an hits a big karate chop off the top rope and then back up on the opposite turnbuckle for a high cross body block for the 1...2...3... RATED: D http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/RickMartel.jpghttp://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/PaulOrndorff.jpg Rick Martel vs Paul Orndorff Time Limit expired match ruled a DRAW 20:00.... Monsoon states how both wrestlers are undefeated since their recent arrivals in he WWWF... The only blemish either man has is a 15 minute time limit draw on both of the debuts at Madison Square Garden last month.. Orndorff poses the first part of the match... The Crowd errupts into a Paula... Paula... Paula... setting off Orndorff... Monsoon comments on the how "The self proclaimmed biggest free agent in the history of sports feelings are hurt by what the crowd says... gimme a break" Its hold and counterhold early as we see the reversals of armwringers and armbars.... Headlocks into headscissors into reversing headlocks... Hammerlock, countered by reversal counted by Martel flipping himself over the top and hitting a huge atomic drop which Orndorff sells as his legs look like jelly.... Orndorff uses a handful f hair to gain a side headlock takedown...Martel gets to his feet and throws Orndorff into the ropes where he catches him with a bodyslam, then another slam, then athirdMartel monkey flips Orndorff out of the corner ... Orndorff hits a clotheline out of no-where to take over... Drops knees across head of Martel, then an elbow to the head... Orndorff hits a double arm suplex for a near fall... Martel slides between Orndorff's legs and hits a dropkick... Orndorff counters with a running knee lift as Martel goes for a backdrop... Orndorff goes for a piledriver but martel backdrops his way out of it and hits a double ax handle off the top rope for a near fall... Orndorff catches Martel coming off ropes with a power slam. "Back and forth this match hasbeen since the get go." states Monsoon... Orndorff nails a clotheline then goes for another piledriver, but Martel blocks again, grabs Orndorff's legs and rolls him into a boston crab when the bell rings....ding....ding...ding... Martel thinks he has won, but the time limit has expired... RATED: C As the match ended Martel questions referee Joey Marella and looks distraught.. He grabs te mic and says, "Orndorff I had you, what do you say we finish this like men and go 5 more minutes... The crowd starts chanting 5 more minutes...5 more minutes...5 more minutes and Orndorff walks back up the stairs lloking like he is ready to accept.. he gets the house mic and says.. "Mr. Wonderful has only been paid for a twenty minute match and twenty minutes is all you're going to get as show goes off the air... Rated: C- ========================================================== Attendence: Providence Civic Center: 6,474 Overall Rating: D+ TNT on USA Rating: .28 Dark Matches: The Iron Sheik beat Ivan Putski 8:04 C- George Wells beat Invader #1 7:35 D- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 WWWF Boston Garden Show: Boston, MA http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d43/cpevans31/wwwf.jpg The WWWF Makes Its Big Return to the home of the parque floor THE BOSTON GARDEN Boston, MA This Saturday Night!!! With a night of Tag Team Action! 4 big tag team matches "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs George Wells A battle of two relative newcomers as the veteran self proclaimed Pretty Boy takes on former Canadian Football League star George Wells Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty One of the most bizzare wrestlers from the New England area "The Duke" faces off against yet to be defeated since his return to the WWWF Martel "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quick Draw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino Johnson & Atlas have been on a losing streak and desperately need to change their string of misfortunes will take on the new duo of McGraw & Sammartino who have impressed with a few wins on recent pre-match shows in the WWWF Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham A battle of Seasoned veterans in this heavyweight showdown of grizzled veterans... Who has more gas left in their tank as they make one last run for glory in the WWWF WWWF Tag Team Title Match Challengers: The Moondog's Rex & Spot vs Champions: The Wild Samoan's Afa & Sika w/ King Curtis Iaukea & Lou Albano Two of the most vicious teams in history enter the squared circle as newly crowned #1 contenders The Moondogs take on the dominating champins The Samoans! Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart vs Tito Santana Valentine has just re-entered the WWWF and looks to throw himself right in the middle of the title picture by taking on the #1 contender for the intercontinental title in Tito Santana Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd w/ Lou Albano & Sgt. Slaughter w/ Fred Blassie These two feuds join forces in a big tag team encounter as rivals Andre the Giant & ig John Studd join forces with two other feuding stars in Jimmy Snuka & Sgt. Slaughter respectively "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Mr. Fuji The champion and his number one contender join services with their protege and manager respectively in a grudge contest leading into Muraco's return match with Backlund next week at Madison Square Garden Dontchaaa Dare Miss It!!!!! ======================================================================= Quick Picks for Predictions (4 events left in quarter 2) Top % wins must have at least 4 events predicted "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs Georgew Wells Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino BlackJack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham WWWF Tag Team Title Match: Challengers "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot vs Champions "The Samoans" Afa & Sika Greg "the Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Eddie Gilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BHK1978 Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 but somewhere along the line I missed the bus on why Sharpe got the "Wimp" chant;all I can say boy did he really get mad at the crowd I think a lot of it had to do with the fact that he lost so much and so the fans thought of him as a "Wimp". Well even though I am not taking part in the predictions I have to make this one: Rick Martel vs"The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty I know good old Pete is not going to win but one can dream right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweek It Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs George Wells The Pretty Boy has pretty much done job duty so far, and I don't really see that ending. Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty I can't see Martel's streak ending yet. "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino Even though I was a fan of McGraw's, Johnson and Atlas are having heat, and everything else.. I can't see Soul Patrol losing to McGraw & Sammartino. BlackJack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham I just like Graham better. WWWF Tag Team Title Match: Challengers "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot vs Champions "The Samoans" Afa & Sika Probably one of the best tag teams in WWE history.. period. Greg "the Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana Break his leg, Hammer! Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter They got to isolate Snuka and the match will be theirs. "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Eddie Gilbert Muraco and Fuji are a great combo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg McNeish Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs George Wells I'm Canadian, and therefore a sucker for CFL players. Sorry, Pretty Boy. Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty The future Model is hot Hot HOT! "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino They've been on a slide lately, but you don't have many top teams. Soul Patrol are about to get on a roll. (Yes, I'm proud of that) BlackJack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham This is the most open match on the card, in my books. Honestly, I'm just going with Graham because I've picked mostly babyfaces. Gotta even it out somewhere. WWWF Tag Team Title Match: Challengers "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot vs Champions "The Samoans" Afa & Sika This has Double DQ written all over it. I'd hate to be reffing this one. Greg "the Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana In my 1991 game, this match would easily go the other way, but The Hammer is someone who can climb to the top, whereas Santana is someone that will only ever make it to the upper midcard. Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter Both Studd and Snuka just took the fall, in their matches. One of them grabs the momentum back, and with Andre having finished with Studd, but Snuka having a cage match next week, Snuka needs the win more. Besides, who in their right mind would vote against Andre the Giant? "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Eddie Gilbert Send the fans home happy, boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Countdown Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs George Wells Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino BlackJack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham WWWF Tag Team Title Match: Challengers "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot vs Champions "The Samoans" Afa & Sika-Double DQ Greg "the Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Eddie Gilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlameSnoopy Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Just wanted to come out here and say, that I actually read this diary, even though it is starting a good 20 years before I started watching wrestling. Anyways, I am kinda sadden that we won't see Hulk's what, 1 400 day title reign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattitudeV2 Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 "Pretty Boy" Larry Sharpe vs George Wells Rick Martel vs "The Duke of Dochester" Pete Doherty "The Soul Patrol" Rocky Johnson & Tony Atlas vs "Quickdraw" Rick McGraw & David Sammartino BlackJack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham WWWF Tag Team Title Match: Challengers "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot vs Champions "The Samoans" Afa & Sika Greg "the Hammer" Valentine vs Tito Santana Andre The Giant & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Big" John Studd & Sgt. Slaughter "The Magnificent" Muraco & Mr. Fuji vs Bob Backlund & Eddie Gilbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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