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[Oldschool]

<p>July 1983 PWI Rankings</p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>From the back pages of PWI Illustrated (JULY 1983 edition) </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

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<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">The Top 10</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>1. Nick Bockwinkle</strong></p><p>

(AWA World Champion)</p><p>

<strong>2. Bob Backlund</strong> </p><p>

(WWWF World Champion)</p><p>

<strong>3. Ric Flair</strong></p><p>

(NWA World Champion</p><p>

<strong>4. Hulk Hogan</strong></p><p>

(#1 Contender to AWA World Title)</p><p>

<strong>5. Kevin Von Erich</strong></p><p>

(WCCW American Champion)</p><p>

<strong>6. Jay Youngblood</strong></p><p>

(HCW Global and NWA United States Champion)</p><p>

<strong>7. Manny Fernandez</strong></p><p>

(Central States Champion)</p><p>

<strong>8. Butch Reed</strong></p><p>

(Mid South Television Champion)</p><p>

<strong>9. Kerry Von Erich</strong></p><p>

(WCCW Texas Champion)</p><p>

<strong>10. Sgt. Slaughter</strong></p><p>

(#1 Contender to WWWF World Title)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Top 10 Tag Teams</span></strong></p><p>

<strong>1. The Wild Samoans</strong></p><p>

(WWWF World Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>2. Giant Baba & Jumbo Tsuruta</strong></p><p>

(NWA International Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>3. The High Flyers</strong></p><p>

(AWA World Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>4. Terry Funk & Jos Leduc</strong></p><p>

(NWA World Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>5. Gino Hernandez & Tully Blanchard </strong></p><p>

(SWCW South West Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>6. Rick Martel & Dino Bravo</strong></p><p>

(#1 Contender's to WWWF Tag Titles)</p><p>

<strong>7. The Fabulous Freebirds</strong></p><p>

(WCCW American Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>8. Dusty Rhodes & Mike Graham</strong></p><p>

(Florida Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>9. Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway Jr.</strong></p><p>

(Mid South Tag Team Champions)</p><p>

<strong>10. Tommy Rich & Ole Anderson</strong></p><p>

(Georgia National Tag Team Champions)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>AWA</strong></p><p>

World Champ: Nick Bockwinkle</p><p>

1. Hulk Hogan</p><p>

2. Brad Rheingans</p><p>

3. Wahoo McDaniel</p><p>

4. Jesse Ventura</p><p>

5. Mr. Saito</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>NWA</strong></p><p>

World Champ: Ric Flair</p><p>

1. Jay Youngblood</p><p>

2. Harley Race</p><p>

3. Manny Fernandez</p><p>

4. Dory Funk Jr.</p><p>

5. Bruiser Brody</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>WWWF</strong></p><p>

World Champ: Bob Backlund</p><p>

1. Magnificent Muraco</p><p>

2. Sgt. Slaughter</p><p>

3. The Masked Superstar</p><p>

4. Ricky Steamboat</p><p>

5. Paul Orndorff</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>CWF: </strong></p><p>

Florida Champ: The Purple Haze</p><p>

1. Kevin Sullivan</p><p>

2. Blackjack Mulligan</p><p>

3. Barry Windham</p><p>

4. Dusty Rhodes</p><p>

5. Ron Bass</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>GCW:</strong></p><p>

National Champ: Ole Anderson</p><p>

1. Road Warrior Hawk</p><p>

2. Larry Zbyszko</p><p>

3. Mr. Wrestling II</p><p>

4. Ronnie Garvin</p><p>

5. Buzz Sawyer</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Mid South:</strong></p><p>

North American Champ: Kamala</p><p>

1. Butch Reed</p><p>

2. Mr. Wrestling II</p><p>

3. Junkyard Dog</p><p>

4. Ted Dibiase</p><p>

5. Jim Duggan</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>MACW:</strong></p><p>

NWA Champ: Ric Flair</p><p>

1. Jay Youngblood</p><p>

2. Jos Leduc</p><p>

3. Terry Funk</p><p>

4. Dory Funk Jr.</p><p>

5. Jerry Brisco</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>World Class:</strong></p><p>

American Champion: Kevin Von Erich</p><p>

1. Kerry Von Erich</p><p>

2. Michael Hayes</p><p>

3. David Von Erich</p><p>

4. Terry Gordy</p><p>

5. Bill Irwin</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>SWCW:</strong></p><p>

Southwest Champion: Adrian Adonis</p><p>

1. Manny Fernandez</p><p>

2. Chavo Guerrero</p><p>

3. Tully Blanchard</p><p>

4. Bob Sweetan</p><p>

5. Killer Brooks</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>TOP 5 MOST POPULAR:</strong></p><p>

1. Hulk Hogan</p><p>

2. Dusty Rhodes</p><p>

3. Mr. Wrestling II</p><p>

4. Kerry Von Erich</p><p>

5. Bob Backlund</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>TOP 5 MOST HATED:</strong></p><p>

1. Nick Bockwinkle</p><p>

2. Sgt. Slaughter</p><p>

3. Michael Hayes</p><p>

4. Jos Leduc</p><p>

5. Harley Race</p>

[olympia]

<p>DUDE!! I love the PWI rankings that you do. It brings back memories of running to the B&C (actually rode my bike to that little neighborhood convenience store) to pick up the latest issue...and I always turned to that back page first to see who was ranked. Always used to bother me if "some champion of the Northeast" that I never heard of was #1 in the poll ahead of the beloved NWA World Champ of the day. :-)</p><p> </p><p>

I'm thinking these days instead of focusing on some of my old favorite areas (like GCW or MAC), I'm going to have to pay more attention to what is going on in your MidSouth area. Hmmmm, Kamala is the new champ. hmmmm. and Reed, the TV champ, is nationally ranked but the North American champ is not - but that makes some sense too in the grand scheme of things. Reading that Dick Murdoch is leaving when his contract expires has me worried - say it isn't so Dickie!!!!</p><p>

This is a great source of information</p>

[Oldschool]

DUDE!! I love the PWI rankings that you do. It brings back memories of running to the B&C (actually rode my bike to that little neighborhood convenience store) to pick up the latest issue...and I always turned to that back page first to see who was ranked. Always used to bother me if "some champion of the Northeast" that I never heard of was #1 in the poll ahead of the beloved NWA World Champ of the day. :-)

 

I'm thinking these days instead of focusing on some of my old favorite areas (like GCW or MAC), I'm going to have to pay more attention to what is going on in your MidSouth area. Hmmmm, Kamala is the new champ. hmmmm. and Reed, the TV champ, is nationally ranked but the North American champ is not - but that makes some sense too in the grand scheme of things. Reading that Dick Murdoch is leaving when his contract expires has me worried - say it isn't so Dickie!!!!

This is a great source of information

 

 

Yeah it may not make sense, but Butch Reed has been one of the hardest woking champions in my DOTT world... He has more than 3x's the title defenses of Kamala and more than any other current champion I believe...that's why I ranked him 8

[Oldschool]

July 23rd, 1983: Tuesday Night Titans (TNT on USA)

 

TUESDAY NIGHT TITANS (TNT on USA)

 

Gorilla Monsoon & Gene Okerlund open the show....(Monsoon) Hello everyone and welcome to ringiside for another night of TNT right here on USA... Tonight our main event will see Mr. USA Tony Atlas face off against Greg "The Hammer" Valentine... Jimmy Suka is also here and a few tag team matches as well, but right now lets go to the rng...

 

 

 

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Blackjack Mulligan beat Rocky Johnson 7:31

Johnson dropkicks Mulligan as he was entering ring... He takes early advantage with his boxing display... Mulligan fights back with some slobberknockers of his own... Mulligan powers Johnson around the ring... Superstar Billy Graham approaches ringside heckling Mulligan... Mulligan is distracted by Graham and Johnson knees him in the back, hen hits a big knee lift for a two count... Mulligan reverses Johnson's whip into ropes, and reverses Johnson back into referee Dick Kroll who is knocked down...Graham jumps in and Blackjack faces off with him... Johnson grabs a full nelson from behind... Graham goes to blast Mulligan but Blackjack moves and Graham nails Johnson... Mulligan clothelines Billy Graham over top rope and out of ring and clothelines a just getting back to his feet Rocky Johnson for the 1...2..3... RATED: C

 

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Lyons) Madison Square Garden is the place o be this Saturday Nighta HUUUGe card has been signed 3 titles will be defended including The Wild Samoans defending against Rick Martel & Dino Bravo inside a steel cage: (Albano) Thats right Billy, we have the roughest, toughest, meanest, nastiest, most dominating team in the world, ready to make another succesful title defense against a team , we have already beaten, in many different combination and forms and they're going to lock us up inside a steel cage, well Martel, Bravo what happens when you confine a wild animal in a cage... Well the answer is they become meaner, more volitile and more agessive and thats what is in store for you French Connection.... (Lyons) This Saturday Night...Dontcha Dare miss it..... RATED: C-

 

 

 

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"The North/South Connection" Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch beat Aldo Marino & Terry Daniels 4:29

Adonis and Murdoch make short work of their foes attacking them at the bell and tossing them from the ring... Murdoch catches Daniels coming back in with a brainbuster... Adonis tags in and they drop a double elbow drop for a 2 count... Adonis snap mares Daniels into his corner where he tags in Marino... A quick lockup and Adonis paintbrushes him in corner and slams his head into Murdoch's boot... Murdoch with a slam, a snap mare and a reverse chinlock... Adonis tags back in, raking the back of Marino, then slamming his head into turnbuckle before finishing him off with a running bulldog.... RATED: D

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Lyons) Ladies and gentlemen this Saurday Night Bob Backlund defends the world title against this man The Masked Superstar (M.Superstar) You see Mr. Lyons, all good tings must come to end... Disco, The NY Yankees run of dominance in baseball, and now its the era of one Howdie Dodie Bob Backlund... You see Backlund, I'm a very big man, much bigger than you, which makes me stronger than you, but you see, one other thing that I'm not is one dimmensional... I know every trick in the book for a reason Backlund and thats because I wrote the book...This Saturday you'll witness what size, skill, intellect, and timing when it all comes together, the end result is a new champion in Madison Square Garden RATED: D

 

 

 

 

 

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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka beat "The Unpredictible" Johnny Rodz 5:46

Rodz eye rakes from a lock up, then proceeds to punch away at Snuka, bcking him into a corner where he chops away at Snuka and sends him for a whip, which Snuka bounces out of the corner for a clotheline... Snuka then chops away at Rodz, until Rodz eye rakes again... Rodz slams Snuka and delivers a kneedrop... Snuka counters with an eye rake of his own, followed by a headbut and 3 succesive chops to the chest...Rodz rakes eyes AGAIN, and sends Snuka into ropes but Snuka revereses and catches Rodz with a powerslam and climbs the ropes for the dive, which he nails and the 1...2...3... RATED: D+

 

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Lyons) We talked to the Masked Superstar earlier about his title shot this Saturday Night, lets bring in the champion to hear what Bob Backlund has to say... (Backlund) Well Billy I like to keep it real simple... Dont bet against a champion... Many said my back was against the wall against Muraco and look who's still standing... The same with Sgt. Slaughter and look who prevailed, now Freddy Blassie wants to line his henchmen up, one at a time, well Masked Superstar be ready to be the next, challenger that should be able to beat Bob Backlund to fall. RATED: D+

 

 

 

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Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert beat Charlie Fultan & Terry Gibss 8:01

Monsoon, puts over how Backlund has been putting his boys through a series of endurance tests and tis duo has stamina, that will be tough to compete against... Huber goes through some greco roman wrestling xchanges with Gibbs and gets the better of the veteran culminating their exchange with a big body slam... Gilbert and Fultan attempt the same bit, but Gilbert spins circles around Fultan and ends up clocking him with a big uppercut... Gilbert armdrags Fultan around, then does the same to Gibbs.. Huber tags in and hits a side slam for a 2 count... Gilbert drops a fist off the 2nd rope for a two count...Huber back in with a backslide for a 2 count... Fultan tags in and powers his way around the ring with Huber... Several shoulder tackles in the corner weaken Spike... Fultan hits a clotheline for a 2 count... Huber ducks second clotheline and tags Gilbert who comes in with closed fists... Gibbs tags back in and side headlocks Eddie, but Eddie reverses side headlock into a hammerlock, back to a headlockthen behind into an atomic drop... Huber tags in and applies a cross faced chicken wing and gets the submission victory... RATED: D-

 

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Lyons) We've talked about Madison Square Garden this Saturday, but we still have a main event tonight as Greg Valentine takes on Tony Atlas... (Valentine) Can you just be quiet for a minute please... I have something to say, and that is I am sick and tired of the commisionership powers to be here in the WWWF stacking the deck against myself... First its Sammartino and just because I ended the career of his talentless kid, he gets in my business... This Saturday we have a match at Madison Square Garden and they force me to wrestle that big meathead Tony Atlas tonight, when I should be mentally preparing and gameplanning myself for that fossil Bruno Sammartino... Its a conspiracy I tell you, The WWWF is afraid of what Greg Valentine might do and there doing everything in their power to hold me back, well tonight Tony Atlas you are going to be a bump in the long road of greatness of Greg Valentine... (Jimmy Hart) Thats right Baby ...hahahahah.... The Hammer is going to crash down on Mr. USA... hahahaha.... RATED: D

 

 

 

 

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Tito Santana, Pedro Morales & The Tonga Kid beat "Iron" Mike Sharpe, The Spoiler & Rene Goulet

Okerlund makes notice how it is rather interesting to see The Spoiler in tag team action and without his manager Johnny Valiant by his side..Both The Spoiler and Goulet seemed a little miffed at Mike Sharpe when he insisted the ring announcer call him Canada's greatest athlete... Morales has flying headlocks for Goulet... Santana tags in and has armdrags for Sharpe... The Tonga Kid tags in and has chops for The Spoiler, until the Spoiler lowers the boom on the teeenager and takes over with a shoulderbreaker, then walks he ropes and crashes down with a big forearm across the arm of The Tonga Kid... Sharpe tags in and blasts away with forearms across the back... Goulet comes in and wheres him down with a claw... Tonga makes a hot tag to Tito who blasts away at all 3 men as they enter the ring.. Santana hits a forearm on Goulet and covers but Sharpe breaks up the pin... Pedro tags in brings a variation of headlocks for goulet... Goulet backs him in corner and Spoiler tags in with several kicks to the stomach...Spoiler carries Morales around ring over his shoulder and hits a powerslam... Sharpe back ingrabs an abdominal sretch and reaches back and grabs Goulet's hand for extra leverage, and causing more on Pedro... Refere Dick Weurhle finally catches it and puts the interlocking hands of Sharpe & Goulet... Pedro hiptosses out and tags in Tonga Kid, who climbs to the top rope and crashes down with a chop... Tonga dropkicks all three men... But is caught with a slam by Sharpe... Goulet tags in and grabs a headlock, Tonga sends him off to the ropes and then follows ducking Goulet as he bounces back and tagging Tito who springs in and hits a flying forearm for the quick 1..2...3... Morales and Tonga jump back in to fend off Sharpe & The Spoiler as Santana gets the pin.... RATED: D

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Lyons) Our MAIN EVENT is next and we've already talked to Greg Valentine, his opponent coming up Mr. USA Tony Atlas... (Atlas) Is anyone else but me gettin sick of listening to all these jawjackers comin in here and telling us what dey gonna do... I know I am bore to death of listeing these big ole punks, jap the jaws...And Greg Valentne you the biggest one of dem all, boy.... You talkin bout makin me a steppin stone... Tony Atlas aint no steppin stone and if aint Rocky Johnson, its Greg Valentne, if aint Greg Valentine, its Masked Superstar, if int masked superstar its bobby the brain, if it aint Bobby the Brain den its Billy Graham, well I gots me a cure for all that jawjackin and thats this big olefist getting shoved down your throat.... RATED: D-

 

 

 

 

 

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart beat "Mr. USA" Tony Atlas 12:59

 

Swede Hanson is announced as a special enforcer referee for tonight

Atlas takes fight right to Valentine... Its big hip tosses, a press slam, a clotheline and whips into the turnbuckle which proclaims Monsoon to say, "That moved the ring sx inches." Atlas was firing on all cylinders knocking Valentine around the ring with shoulder tackles and an over the shoulder back breaker... Jimmy Hart gets on the apron and Atlas dops the hold... Hart tries to throw his megaphone in, but Atlas intercepts it and talks back into it, mocking Jimmy Hart...Vlentine crashes him from behind with a knee... Monsoon mentions how it sometimes takes Greg Valentine 15 minutes before he even breaks a sweat...Valentine drops the hammer across Atlas, then covers for 2 count and complains to Swede Hanson that the count is too slow...Valentine works over the legs of Atlas, while continuing the taunting of Swede Hanson...Valentine apllies th figure four, but Atlas is able to roll to the ropes and Valentine doesn't break hold prompting Hanson to untangle the men himself which irrates Valentine and he shoves Hanson ... Monsoon states, "That'll cost him 5 grand." Hanson after being pushed, pushes Valentine back and Atlas catches him with a quick roll up for the 1..2...7/8th.... Valentine rakes the eyes and slams Atlas and tries to aplly figure four again, but Atlas rolls him up into a small package for anothe r2 7/8th count... Valentine gets up ad argues with Hanson again, this time saying his counts are too fast... Atlas grabs a backslide for another 2 7/8th... Atlas gabs Valentine into a full nelson, but Valentine lifts his leg up and catches Atlas in his crown jewels... Valentine rolls Atlas up and grabs a handfull of tights for the 1..2...3.... RATED: D-

 

 

 

After the match Valentine continues to stick his finger in the face of Swede Hanson... Hanson pushes his finger from his face 3 times before having enough and unleashing a big right hand knocking Valentine down...Valentine stands up holding his jaw and heads ad screams at Hanson saying this isn't over by a longshot... As Valentine heads out of the ring Swede Hanson turns his back and Valentine pounces on Hanson and stomps away at the knee of big Swede... Jimmy Hart blasts a groggy Tony Atlas wih the mega-phone knocking him out, while The Hammer applies the figure four to Swede and uses the ropes to pull on for added leverage... After a minute or so... Spike Huber, Eddie Gilbert, Pedro Morales, Tito Santana, Terry Daniels all run into the ring to break up the carnage as Hanson grimaces in pain....As Monsoon and Okerlund say thats all we have time for this week, we'll see you next Tuesday for TNT on USA... RATED: D-

 

 

 

 

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Attendance: Canton, Ohio: Canton Civic Center: 2,000 (Sold Out)

Overall Rating: D

TNT on USA Rating: .16

[Oldschool]

July 30th 1983: Saturday am (All Star Wrestling)

 

A sizzling Summer morning and its time for WWWF

ALL STAR WRESTLING

Hosted by Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes

 

 

Bruno Sammartino beat Abe Jacobs 4:33

A svelt Bruno trotted around the ring , showing he can still move and displayed some quickness with his takedowns of the veteran Jacobs... Bruno put away "Honest" Abe with a crunching backbreaker for the 1..2...3... RATED: C-

 

 

Pat Patterson comes to ringside to congratulate the ex-commisioner and t make a special announcement... Pattrson states, "First off, We'd ike to wish Swede Hanson a quick recovery as Swede will be going under the knife after tearing tendons in his knee after Valentine attacked him applying the figure four... Valentine will not be suspended because Swede did act first , making the initial physical contact after Valentine's bout on TNT against Tony Atlas, but This Saturday Night another special enforcement referee has been assigned to the Bruno Sammartino vs Greg Valentine matchup and that is ME! Pat Patterson will be calling the action inside the squared circle.." RATED: C+

 

 

 

 

 

Tiger Chung Lee beat Terry Daniels 7:15

Daniels began the offense with a variety of arm drags but Chung Lee would takeover with a thrust to the throat... Chung Lee displayed his martial arts ability with several karate chops and a thrust kick which laid out Daniels... Chung Lee for the 1...2...3.... RATED: E

 

 

At the conclusion of the match...Chung Lee kept stomping away at Terry Daniels and Fred Blassie came out to ringside and stated, "Tere's the fire, there's the spark... Thats the Tiger Cung Lee I know right there and the one last week who woudn't put up with mediocrity of Paul Christy... Are you ready to rejoin The Blassie Army?" Chung Lee bows to Blassie and the two walk to the back together... RATED: E+

 

 

 

 

The Spoiler beat Aldo Marino 6:31

Graham mentions how the Spoiler has been managed by Johnny Valiant in the past, but we haven't seen Johnny in recent weeks...The Spoiler methodically pounds away with closed fists to the chest, the kidney's and the neck region... Marino lands a couple of dropkicks but The Spoiler tosses him aside and walks the ropes to the middle of the ring and leaps of with a clubbing forearm smash to the neck and puts Marino down for the 1..2...3... RATED: D

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: (Okerlund) Alright wrestling fans the buzz around New York City is TONIGHT at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.... Bob Backlund defends against The Masked Superstar, The Magnificent Muraco defends against Ricky Steamboat... The Samoans defend against Rick Martel & Dino Bravo... Sammartino vs Valentine... Blackjack Mulligan vs Billy Graham and this man TITO SANTANA takes on the ever so dangerous Spoiler... (Santana) "You know Gene, there are alot of stars in the world of professional wrestling and one man who has gained the respect of many throughout the world is The Spoiler, a true professional, with size, strength, power, technical ability, balance and deceptiveness... Well as much as I'd like to be wrestling for one of those titles tonight, if I cantbe doing that then I'd truly want to test my self against some of the best in the world... That is why I'm here in the WWWF to take on the best and tonight Spoiler get ready for a fight, because Tito Santana is always ready to give 100% in the ring... Aribba!!!!" RATED: D

 

 

 

Sgt. Slaughter, The Masked Superstar & George "The Animal" Steele w/ "Classy" Fred Blassie and Tiger Chung Lee beat Frankie Williams, George Wells & Nick DeCarlo 4:35

Slaughter never took his eyes off Chung Lee and paced on the ring apron stairing down at Blassie's latest member of his army... Steele also look confused as to what Chung Lee was doing at ringside... Steele tore the turnbuckle apart and Masked Superstar slammed Frankie Williams head into it... Steele tagged in and bit Frankie's arms and slammed his head into Slaughter's boots... Slaughter would not tag in, so Superstar did instead... pummeling Frankie with repeated double ax handles before finishing him off with a backbreaker and the 1..2..3... RATED: D-

 

 

 

As the threesome celebrated in the ring with Blassie and Chung Lee, Sgt. Slaughter refused Chung Lee's hand and instead began beradding the newest member of Blassie's army as Freddie tried to cool the Sarge Down... RATED: D-

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund (Okerlund) Alright fans 3 big title matches tonight in Madison Square Garden, one of which for the Intercontinental title as The Magnificent Muraco is challenged by this man Ricky Steamboat.. (Steamboat) You know Gene, many people have asked me WHY Ricky would you choose to go after Don Muraco instead of Bob Backlund and the world title or team with Jimmy Snuka and go after the Tag Team Titles and that word Gene is HONOR.... Bob Backlund defends his world title with honor, Rick Martel & Dino Bravo have earned their cage match title shot aganst the Samoan's by wrestling with HONOR... But, Magnificent Muraco and Mr. Fuji there is nothing honorable about the way you go about your business, picking and choosing when you want to defend your title and your actions in the ring, some might say are DISHONORABLE... That is why I'm challenging you Muraco and that is to bring HONOR to the Intercontinental title and to teach you a lesson about something you know nothing about... RATED: C-

 

 

 

 

Eddie Gilbert beat Rocky Johnson 11:21

Johnson taunted Gilbert early in the match... by joking around and doing his Muhammed Ali impersonation... Johnson would lockup with Gilbert and back him into a corner and instead of hitting him, Johnson just lifted Gilbert up and sat him on the top turnbuckle and pinched his cheek...Then shuffled his feet and airboxed to the fans dismay...Johnson hit a hiptoss and a dropkick then showboated some more... The next lock up Johnson went for a right, but Eddie blocked and fought back with rights of his own... Gilbert hit a hiptoss and slam and got a two count... Johnson caught Eddie with a drop toe-hold out of no-where and Johnson dropped some elbows to weaken Eddie... Johnson whipped Gilbert into the ropes and hit a power slam for a 1..2.. But then Rocky lifted Eddie up and told the crowd that he wasn't finished with him yet... A bodyslam and a knee drop by Johnson and he did the same thing again... Johnson whipped Eddie into the ropes and Eddie caught Rocky with a Lou Thesz press and then blasted away with right hands... Gilbert hit a slam of his own for a 2 count... A side suplex for another two count... Then Rocky raked the eyes and hit three left hand jabs and wound up for a big right hand uppercut and Johnson started showbating again... Johnson lifted Eddi up for a vertical suplex and stalled , letting blood rush to Eddie's head, but Eddie kicked his way down and reversed suplex into a small package for the 1...2...3.... RATED: D-

 

 

Bob Backlund, Spike Huber and Brian Blair came down to ringside to congratulate Eddie on his victory... RATED: D-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attendance: Decatur, Illinois: Decatur Civic Center 2,000 (SELL OUT)

Overall Rating: D

Syndicated Rating:

 

 

Dark Match:

Spike Huber beat Buddy Landell 8:13 RATED: E

 

 

 

(O.O.C. RIP Captain Lou)

[olympia]

poor Swede Hanson - he gets beat up even as the referee

and what an big upset win for Eddie Gilbert!!

 

looking forward to the MSG card

[Moderndaywarrior]

poor Swede Hanson - he gets beat up even as the referee

and what an big upset win for Eddie Gilbert!!

 

looking forward to the MSG card

 

yeah,hard to believe ol' Swede was a member of some very good(and very tough) tag teams only 10 years prior.

 

He's doing the right thing though, retirement is coming soon so he's putting over the young guys.

[Oldschool]

Pick'em Contest

 

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WWWF Saturday Night Wrestling

Returns to

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

This Saturday Night!!

 

 

 

Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot

Bob Backlund's new group of students/protege's take on the diabolical duo of The Moondogs, perhaps the most unorthodox team in the WWWF

 

 

Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie

The Sarge came up short 2 weeks ago in Philadelphia for the world title, will he be able to bounce back against the world champions understudy Brian Blair who has impressed as of late.

 

 

Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

This match is certain to have implications on he WWWF rankings as Tito Santana looks to bounce back from his Intercontinental defeat against Muraco versus the cagy veteran; The Spoiler who looks to make his mark amongst the WWWF elite.

 

 

Texas Bullrope match

Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

These two will have their rivalry spill over from the Boston Gardens into Madison Square Garden where both men have made a name for themselves... It is a Texas Bullrope match, where one man will have to render his opponenet incapicitated to the point where he can touch all four corners... A win could elevate one of the veterans for a last hurrah, while a loss will put the other a step closer to retirement.

 

 

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

The Superfly has been slowed down by the Heenan Family after a short hiatus and looks t get back on the winning ways as does Mr. Wonderful who has been pinned by Ricky Steamboat in his last two high profile matches (one singles and one tag match)

 

 

Return Match Fom Last Month

Bruno Sammartino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart

This is a return match from last month at Madison Square Garden in which Bruno pinned The Hammer despite Valentine dominating most of the match... Bruno is now in better wrestling shape upon his return to the ring and Valentine will now have to contend with commisioner Pat Patterson as a special referee...

 

 

 

Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Champion: The Manifient Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji

Last month at the Garden Steamboat won the right to fight for a title this month at the garden by beating Paul Orndorff... He chose to take on The Magnificent Muraco who is coming off a big title defense against Tito Santana 2 weeks ago in Philadelphia and nw refocusing his efforts on his Intercontinental title reign after a series of challenges against Bob Backlund

 

 

 

Inside a STEEL CAGE

WWWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers: "The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo vs Champions: "The Wild Samoans" Afa & Sika w/ Lou Albano

he French Connection are coming off a clean sweep of The Samoans on TNT a week back including Andre pinning Saula... Now the odds are stacked up against the champions as "King" Curtis Iaukea and Samula are barred from ringside and Lou Albano will be handcuffed to Andre The Giant as the most dominating tag team in the world today Afa & Sika look to keep their reign of terror alive against 2 men who have held the WWWF tag team titles in the past (with different opponents) INSIDE A STEEL CAGE... First team out WINS!

 

 

 

 

WWWF World Heavyweight Title Match

Champion: Bob Backlund vs Challenger: The Masked Superstar w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie

Thechampion has taken a beating in recent months at the hands of The Magnificent Muraco & Sgt. Slaughter... Does he have enoug in th gas tank to fend off the challenge of another member of Blassie's Army in The equally dangerous Masked Superstar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS IS ONLY THE 2ND EVENT OF THE 3RD QUARTER CONTEST, SO IF YOU HAVEN'T PREDICTED IN THE PAST NOW'S A GOOD TIME TO PLAY ALONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quick Pick Prediction Key:

Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs The "Moondogs" Rex & Spot

Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter

Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

Texas Bullrope Match

Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

Bruno Sammarino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

WWWF Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Champion: The Magnificent Muraco

WWWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers:"The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo vs Champions: "The Wild Samoan's" Afa & Sika

WWWF World Title Match

Champion: Bob Backlund vs Challenger: The Masked Superstar

[olympia]

Quick Pick Prediction Key:

Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs The "Moondogs" Rex & Spot

Gilbert is still learning his craft - not the same guy we'll later see terrorize Memphis and other territories. I'm sure he'll learn a few of those tricks from the DOGS and keep moving up. Moondogs won't take him lightly after seeing him upset Rocky Johnson

 

Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter

Big bounceback win for the Sarge.

 

Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

like to see Spoiler get a day to shine, but thinking Tito will be in prime time for a while.

 

Texas Bullrope Match

Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

Giving the edge to the Big Texan from Eagle Pass. Should be a bloody affair.

 

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

Mr Wonderful bounces back with a nice win.

 

Bruno Sammarino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Thinking Pat Patterson pulls a fast one and aids the Hammer to the major upset!

 

WWWF Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Champion: The Magnificent Muraco

Steamboat looks to be on the fast track, but liking Muraco as champ right now.

 

WWWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers:"The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo vs Champions: "The Wild Samoan's" Afa & Sika

in the cage, I think the savage Samoans will be too much, though it should be a close match and help move the challengers one notch closer.

 

WWWF World Title Match

Champion: Bob Backlund vs Challenger: The Masked Superstar

let's go with my usual upset special. maybe a count-out since I don't really see you taking the belt off of Backlund yet - though as he spends time training the youngsters (Romper Room!), he could become distracted and vulnerable to someone (ala Ivan Koloff shocking Bruno Sammartino). There was some real life heat with Superstar and Backlund, so it would not surprise me at all for the masked man to take the gold - he would be a worthy champion, great credentials, and give us a whole new spin on history! The more I think about it, the more I like it.

[BHK1978]

Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs The "Moondogs" Rex & Spot

 

Hotsuff is not going to win this match with Spike Huber as his partner. Now if I only knew who Spike Huber is....

 

Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter

 

Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

 

Texas Bullrope Match

Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

 

This is Blackjack's match so I will go with him. Would love to see Barry and his father team somewhere down the road.

 

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

 

Bruno Sammarino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

 

I will go with the Living Legend in this match.

 

WWWF Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Champion: The Magnificent Muraco

 

Not really sure about this one, I think Muraco will retain but I will go with the Dragon.

 

WWWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers:"The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo vs Champions: "The Wild Samoan's" Afa & Sika

 

I like the team of Martel and Bravo but I do not think that they are ready yet.

 

WWWF World Title Match

Champion: Bob Backlund vs Challenger: The Masked Superstar

 

I can not see Bob losing this one.

[The Final Countdown]

Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs The "Moondogs" Rex & Spot

-Love Eddie Gilbert, but I don't think he can take this one.

 

Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter

-Sarge gets back on track. Blair takes a whooping, and somewhere, Iron Sheik will be watching on in approval.

 

Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

-Chico Santana should be a fixture in the upper mid card for quite a while.

 

Texas Bullrope Match

Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

-An aging Superstar helps give someone else a rub.

 

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff

-Could go either way, but I think Wonderful needs a win more.

 

Bruno Sammarino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

-Similar to the Bullrope match, I think this is a good chance for an old warhorse like Bruno to help get someone else over.

 

WWWF Intercontinental Title Match

Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Champion: The Magnificent Muraco

-Dragon! Dragon! Dragon!

 

WWWF Tag Team Title Match

Challengers:"The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo vs Champions: "The Wild Samoan's" Afa & Sika

-I debated going with the challengers, but decided that the Samoans still have some steam in their title reign.

 

WWWF World Title Match

Champion: Bob Backlund vs Challenger: The Masked Superstar

-A DQ or countout loss is always possible, but I certainly don't anticipate Bobby dropping the strap here.

[Oldschool]

July 30th 1983: Saturday Night Wrestling at MSG

 

SATURDAY NIGHT WRESTLING

Live From

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New York City

 

 

 

MATCH #1

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Tito Santana vs The Spoiler

This match starts out slow, with a feeling each other out period.... The old were going to lock-up , but we back off and we go again to lockup and re-asses the situation... Finally a lockup and Spoiler shoves Tito around... Shoulderblock takedown by The Spoiler...Spoiler grabs a reverse chinlock and Tito gets to his feet turns it into a standing wristlock and Spoiler yanks him to mat with a handful of hair and drops an elbow... Spoiler drives his forearm across the bridge of Tito's nose, then blasts him with several forearms.. A snap mare and a reverse chinlock keep this match at the Spoiler's pace... Spoiler walks the ropes to the middle of the ring and leaps off with a forearm smash... Spoiler tries it again and Tito yanks him off, then legdrops his arm and applies an armbar.. To their feet and Tito grabs an arm ringer and a firemen's carry into an armbar... Spoiler rakes the eyes and slams Tito, but misses an elbow and Tito hits the ropes and flies off with a cross bodyblock for a 2 count... Tito slaps his hands together and his latin temper comes out as he fires away with several closed fists... Tito hits a dropkick and Spoiler flips over top rope to the floor... Tito chases him out and Spoiler climbs back in first and runs to the opposite ropes.... Tito runs after him and ducks under a Spoiler cotheline and bounces off the ropes and connects witha big forearm smash for the 1...2....3...

The Time: 12:58 Your Winner: TITO SANTANA RATED: B-

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #2

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Brian Blair vs Sgt. Slaughter w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie

The Sarge comes to the ring in an extremely foul mood.... Fred Blassie is accompanied by his new Assassin Bodyguard "Tiger Chung Lee... Slaughter seems extremely disinterested in Blair and stalls into the corner and takes a walk around the ring... Finally when they lock up Slaughter lowers the boom and turns on the aggression, by blasting Blair with thunderous forearm smashes, then several closed fists to the face... Slaughter hits a swinging neckbreaker for a 2 count... Slaughter whips Blair into the turnbuckle and follows in with a vicious clotheline...Sarge drops a knee across the head and then grabs a chinlock from behind while fishhooking Blair... Sarge slams Blair into the corner and ties his leg up in the tree of woe and runs in witha knee to Blair's midsection, before taunting the crowd... Sarge then lifts Blair up, like he was going to give him a powerbomb, but then runs him into the corner as Blair falls back and lands belly first on the top turnbuckle... Slaughter climbs the top rope and goes for a splash, but Blair rolls out of the way... As Blair gets to his feet, he blocks several of Sarge's punches and counters with his own... Blair hits an elbow on Sarge's jaw as he bounced off the ropes, then follows with a knee lift... Blair hits a couple of forearms then sends Sarge into the ropes and catches a sleeper hold... Chung Lee jumps on the apron and Sarge runs at him, but Sarge drops to the matt and Chung Lee and Blair collide... Sarge hits the ropes and comes off with a bazooka clotheline as Blair was feeling the effects of his collision with Chung Lee.. Sarge applies the cobra clutch and its lihts out for Brian Blair

The Time: 12:19 Your Winner: SGT. SLAUGHTER RATED: C-

 

 

After the match as Slaughter has his hand raised by referee Dick Weurhle and Blassie and Chung Lee, enter the ring to continue to raise Sarge's arms... Slaughter yanks his arm back from Tiger Chung Lee and then gets into Chung Lee's face as the two seem to have a bit of an argument... RATED: E-

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #3

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Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka vs "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

Snuka and Orndorff face off in the middle of the ring as Orndorff seems to be running his mouth at Snuka... Snuka keeps shaking his head as it appears that these guys have some issues with each other that the crowd may not know about... Orndorff makes a movement with his arms like he is putting a belt around his waste and then sticks his finger right in Snuka's face... Snuka slaps Orndorff across the face and its on as these two exchange punches right in the middle of the ring...Snuka counters Paul's punches with several chops that take Orndorff down...Snuka follows with a slam and Orndorff heads to the outside to consult with Heenan... Snuka hits the ropes and catapults himself over the top rope landing on both Heenan and Orndorff... Snuka toses Mr. Wonderful back into the ring and climbs the turnbuckle to the top rope and leaps off with a chop to the head of Orndorff... Snuka scoops him up and Slams him in the middle of the ring and climbs to the outside and up the turnbuckle again, but Orndorff rolls out of the ring... Snuka stands in the middle of the ring waiting for Orndorff and as Paul continues to stall Snuka goes to pull him in the ring... But Paul grabs Snuka by the feet and pulls him to the outside where he rams Snuka into the ringside barricade... Orndorff plants a couple of elbows on Snuka then re-enters the ring and poses for the crowd... As Snuka tries to get back in, Orndorff brings him in the hard way with a suplex... Orndorff drops a knee and an elbow and gets a 2 count... Orndorff applies a reverse chinlock and keeps all his wight on the back of the neck of Snuka while holding the chin lock... Snuka gets to his feet and elbows Orndorff in the stomach to get out and hits ropes, flying off with a high cross bodyblock for a 2count...Snuka headbutts Orndorff and Orndorff falls stiff to the mat...Snuka lifts Orndorff up and whips him to the ropes and Orndorff is backdropped.... Heenan pops up on the apron and rolls something to Orndorff... While Snuka lifts Heenan up in the air by his neck... Orndorff puts what looks like brass knucks on and goes to hit Snuka, but Snuka blocks and fires back... Snuka yanks the brass knucks off Orndorff's hand and looks to the crowd for approval to use the kucks as Orndorff begs him off...Referee Dick Kroll nw aware of the foreign object threatens to DQ Snuka if he uses it... As Snuka Kroll yansk the brass kucks off of Snuka's hand, Orndorff kicks him in the stomach and catches him with a piledriver for the 1..2...3... Snuka complains to referee Dick Kroll saying he thought he had his shoulder up in time, while Heenan ges Orndorff and the two race back to the locker room...

The Time: 15:13 Your Winner: "MR. WONDERFUL" PAUL ORNDORFF RATED: C+

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #4

RETURN MATCH

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Bruno Sammartino vs Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/ Jimmy Hart SPECIAL REFEREE: Pat Patterson

As Bruno jogs dwn to the ring, he rolls under the bottom rope and Valentine attacks with the stomps... Brun bulls his way up and tackls Valentine into the corner and begins unloading as the crowd rally's behind Bruno, while Bruno pummels away Patterson takes his time counting to 5 to break the hold and after he does Valentine gets in his face and shoves Patterson only to have Patterson shove him back and Bruno pounce on him and blast away with right hands again... Jimmy Hart pops up on the apron and Patterson shoves him to the floor... Bruno lifts Valentine to his feat an catches him with a bear hug... Valentine rakes the eye to break the hold anddelivers anelbow to the head, followed by a clotheline that floors Bruno... Valentine tries to apply the figure four but Bruno kicks him off... He tries again and again Bruno kicks him off... As Bruno gets to his feet and Valentne runs at him with a double ax handle, Bruno sweeps his legs up and Valentine falls on his back and Bruno grabs both legs and threatens to stomp in his private area... Patterson warns him not to, but then for no reason Patterson turns towards Jimmy Hart and Bruno stomps on Valentines "boys".... As Greg struggles to get to his feet, Bruno nails him with an atomic dropwhich sends Valentine flying over the top rope and to the floor... Bruno climbs out after Valetine and whips him into ring barricade...Bruno grabs a steel chair and just before he goes to hit Valentine, Jimmy Hart pulls chair out of his hands from behindBruno the grabs Jimmy and delivers an atomic drop on Hart which sends Jimmy flying over the ring barricade and into the 1st row...Meanwhile Valentine shoves Bruno from behind into ring post busting Bruno open... Patterson has stopped his count on several occasions to get the wrestlers back in the ring...Valentine drops several elbows on the inside of the knee, once their back in the ring... Valentine applies the figure four and a bloody Bruno is in excrutiating pain... Valentine uses the top rope for added leverage, and Patterson catches him ordering Valentine to break the hold... Patterson actually unangles their legs and as they both get to their feet, Valentine shoves Patterson and Patterson shoves him right back into a roll-up by Bruno for the 1...2... and 7/8th... Bruno grabs Valentine by the hair and slams the Hammer into the top turnbuckle... Valentine stumbles and leans on the ropes and Bruno hits a clotheline that takes them both to the floor.... Bruno is on his feet first and gets ready to blast Valentine, but Jimmy Hart hits Bruno over the head with his mega-phone... Bruno doesn't seemed phased and grabs the megaphone from Hart and as Valentine charges he backdrops him on the floor and as Valentine gets up Bruno slams the mega-phone upside The Hammer's head... Patterson tries to get Bruno back in the ring,but Bruno shoves him and begins punching away at Valentine on the floor as Patterson finally has no choice but to count both men out.... Patterson calls for referee's and security to break up the fight.... Wrestlers come out s well and it takes Tito Santana, Spike Huber, Eddie Gilbert an Tony Garea to pull Bruno off, as Bruno continues to try and fight his wy towards Valentine....

The Time: 13:31 Referee Pat Patterson's Decision is thisbout has been ruled a Double Countout RATED: B

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #5

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WWWF World Heavyweight Title Match

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World Champion: Bob Backlund vs The Masked Superstar w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie

Blassie's Bodyguard Assassin Tiger Chung Lee is told by eferee Dick Weurhle he has no place at ringside and is sent to the back to Blassie and Superstar's dismay... Backlund uses the ropes to stretch himself... Superstar spits in his hands and rubs them together... They lock up and Superstar backs Backlund into a corner and gives Backlund a clean break... Another lockup and Backlund pushes Superstar back into the ropes only to have Superstar reverse him into the corner and again he gives a clean break... The Masked Superstar then offers his hand in a gesture of good sportsmanship and Backlund doesn't know what to make of it... Cautiously Backlund accepts the handshake only to have the Masked Superstar kick him in the stomach then ram Backlund's head into the top turnbuckle after running him across the ring... Superstar goes to town with some crunching forearm smashes... Then proceeds to stomp a mudhole in the chest of Backlund before referee Dick Weurhle backs him off... The Masked Superstar pulls Backlund up by hishair and plants a huge head butt and gets the first pinfall attempt , but only a 1 1/2 count... Superstar grabs a chinlockand Backlund reverses into a wristlock and a series of arm ringers, with the final one flipping Superstar over an onto his back...Backlund turns it into a hammerlock.., then to a side headlock and Superstar shoots him off and goes for a backdrop but Backlund sunsetflips over for the first 2 count... Both men get t their feet simultaneosly and Superstar misses a couple of puches and Backlund connects with several European uppercuts which stagger Superstar back and he entangles himself into the ropes... Backlund gets ready to unleash and Blassie climbs up on the apron and Backlund dives at him, but while he was distracted Superstar broke free and knee'd him in the back knocking Backlund to the floor Superstar to the outside slammed Backlund n the concrete , then rolled him bck in the ring and covered for a 2 1/2 count...Superstar shoulderblocks Backlund into the corner and scoops him up and delivers a vicious slam... a nonchalent cover still gets a 2 1/2 count.... Superstar delivers another bodyslam with the same power as the previous one and drops an elbow for another 2 1/2 count.. Superstar whips Backlund into the corner, but Backlund charges out with a clotheline and begins to fire himself up as Superstar begs for mercy.... The Masked Superstar offers his hand again and tries to kick Backlund, but the champ catches his foot, spins him around and clothelines him and himself over the top rope and out of the ring.... On the other side of the ring a SECOND Masked Superstar, except this one was wearing long black trunks with red trim and had an extremely hairy back came out from te crowd climbed up on the apron and bit and ripped open the top turnbuckle revealingjust the metal ring rope attachment... referee Dick Weurhle was on the otherside of the ring counting both men and trying to get the action back in the ring... Blassie ends up calling the 2nd Masked Superstar out of the ring and tells him to hide under the ring....Superstar and Backlund both get back in the ring and Superstar nails an elbow to the back of the head... He goes for another slam, but Backlund floats over the top and rolls him up from behind for a 2 3/4 count... Backlund whips Superstar into the unprotected turnbuckle, but Superstar reverses it and Backlund clutches his back ,while Superstar applies a bear hug.... Backlund seal claps his way out, ducks a clotheline and atomic drops Superstar... Then grabs a sleeper... The Masked Superstar in trying to escape runs backlund into the opposite corner of the unpotected turnbuckle to break the hold.... The Masked Superstar then grabs Backlund by the back of the head and runs him across to the oppsosite unprotected turnbuckle, but Backlund blocks it by putting his foot up on it and slams The Masked Superstars head into the corner knocking him silly and covering for the 1...2...3.....

 

As the match ended the 2nd Masked Superstar comes out from underneath the ring to lay the boots to Backlund...Tiger Chung Lee runs in from the back, until Backlund's protege's Brian Blair, Spike Huber and Eddie Gilbert run in and make the save...

 

The Time: 20:38 Your Winner: and STILL WWWF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BOB BACKLUND RATED: B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERMISSION

[Purple Cowboy]

Wow, great card thus far! Just about completely caught up, can't wait for the title matches to come!

[Oldschool]

Wow, great card thus far! Just about completely caught up, can't wait for the title matches to come!

 

Thanks PC and welcome, glad you're enjoying the ride... 2nd half of the show will be up tonight.

[Oldschool]

July 30th 1983: Saturday Night Wrestling at MSG (continued)

 

 

Madison Square Garden

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Back From Intermission

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #6

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Spike Huber & Eddie Gilbert vs "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot

Moondogs attack before the bell rings.... They pair off in opposite turnbuckles and both work over their opponenents with the greco roman bite to the forehead...Some choking, some kicking, some eye gauging and hair pulling and The Moondogs where out Backlund's understudies... The Moondogs whip Huber & Gilbert into each other and the fresh faced babyfaces interlock their arms and reverse themselves back into their opponenents with a pair of dropkicks... Spot falls out of the ring... Rex is double whipped and double backdropped by Gilbert & Huber... Huber delivers an atomic drop on Gilbert with Eddie coming down with a legdrop on Rex for a 2 count... Eddie hammerlocks Rex and throws him face first into the turnbuckle... pot tags in and is hiptossed and headscissored by Eddie, Spike tags in and shows great strength from a smaller guy by slamming Spot and hitting a legdrop for a 2 count... Spot grabs Huber by tights and slingshots him into his corner and Rex's knee.. The Moondogs double team away, including Spot coming off the 2nd rope with an elbow smash while Rex held Huber in a backbreaker for a 2 1/2 count, which would've been three, but Eddie made the save... Joey Marella escorted Eddie back to his corner and Spot grabbed Huber by the legs from the floor and pulled his legs into the ring post, introducing his groin area and the steel post to each other...Back in the ring Rex sent Huber into the ropes and Huber ducked bouncingoff the otherside and both men nailed each other with lariats.... Joey Marella began a 10 count both man and Dog lunged for simultaneous tags... Spot came in and Eddie caught him with a backdrop... Eddie blasted Rex and slammed Spots head into turnbuckle which he no-sold and then slammed Eddie into turnbuckle... Spot mounted the ropes and did the punches on Eddie's head, but Eddie pulled an inverted atomic drop wobblying Spot... Rex came running at Eddie, but Eddie dropped down and Rex nailed Spot... Huber leaped in with a forearm to Rex , while Eddie turned Spot around and on his shoulders for an Oklahoma side roll and the 1...2...3...

The Time: 9:02 Your Winners: THE TEAM OF SPIKE HUBER & EDDIE GILBERT RATED: D

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #7

Texas Bullrope Match

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Blackjack Mulligan vs "Superstar" Billy Graham

Mulligan is standing in the ring an keeps throwing his end of the Bullrope at Graham which Graham seemingly wants nothing to do with... Graham gets on the apron and Mulligan again runs at him throwing the rope and metal cowbell that is anchored in the middle of the rope at Steamboat.... Graham waves off Mulligan and heads for the dressing room... Graham gets all the way to the back before he decides to turn around and head back to the ring... After taking an eternity to get attached to the bullrope, referee Dick Weurhle calles for the bell and imediately Mulligan yanks at the rope throwing Billy Graham into the middle of the ring where he whips him wth a big heavy rope,... Graham tries to climb over the top rope and head for higher grounds on several occasions, but each time Blackjack would yank him back in the ring... Mulligan would wrap the rope around Graham's neck and snap mare him over several times while the rope strangles Billy Graham, who is laid out in the middle of the ring and Mulligan grabs the cowbell and looks for audience approval before driving the cowbell into the forehead of Billy Graham busting him wide open... Mulligan would then back Graham into the corner for his 1st touch, work his way down to touch the next turnbuckle for the 2nd corner touch before Graham puts on the brakes and eye rakes Mulligan and then choked him over the top rope, then slingshotted Mulligans head back after he was choking him over the top rope... Graham put the boots to Mulligan, then went for his first corner touch, then a second and big ole Blackjack yanked the rope, which brought Billy back into the middle of the ring and DDT'd him... As Graham laid motionless Mulligan wiped gathered himself and went for the corner touches and again got two, as he went for the 3rd, Billy Graham grbbed the cowbell and drilled Mulligan over the head, busting open Blackjack and then Graham went for the touches getting the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd and on his way for the 4th Mulligan pulled him back away from the turnbuckle and clothelined Graham... Graham again laid motionless and Mulligan drpped an elbow, then scooped up The Superstar and slammed him and then dropped another elbow... Mulligan went for the turnbuckles and got the 1st three, but on his way for the 4th, Graham pulled up the bullrope which Mulligan had caught between his legs and yanked on it so hard, that the rope low blow dropped Blackjack to his knees... Graham took the cowbell and drove the edge of it into Mulligan's forehead and the blood was seen squirting out from Blackjacks head... Graham then wrapped rope around his neck and Graham threw Mulligan over the top rope and Graham pulled on the rope which was around Blackjacks neck, thus hanging him over the top rope until Blackjack crashed to the ringside floor... Graham followed out and posted Blackjack into ring post... Graham took the cowbell and tried to mash it across Mulligan's face, but Blackjack moved and Graham connected with the ring post.... Blackjack fought back with several elbowsmashes and dragged Graham back into the ring and touched 3 corners, but again Graham would crotch Mulligan with the rope... Graham then gingerly climbed up to the top rope and was going to smash Mulligan with the cowbell, but Blackjack gave a yank and Graham flew to the mat.... Mulligan dragged Graham with him as he touched the 1st corner, the 2nd corner, the 3rd corner and just before he touched the 4th corner Graham lowblowed Mulligan and The Superstar touched the 4th corner.... Graham had actually touched each other corner right after Mulligan had touched, giving the victory to the Superstar...Imediately Graham disconnected himself from the bullrope and headed for the locker room

The Time: 12:25 Your Winner: "SUPERSTAR" BILLY GRAHAM RATED: C+

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #8

Intercontinental Championship Match

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Challenger: Ricky Steamboat vs Intercontinental Champion: "The Magnificent" Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji

Muraco puffs out his chest and walks up to Steamboat and gets right in his face, Steamboat doesn't back down... Then a sudden lockup and sde headlock by Muraco, Steamboat throws him to the ropes, drops down, Muraco crosses, leapfrog by Steamboat, Muraco goes under, backwards leapfrog by Steamboat, Muraco passes under and Steamboat nails a vicious chop to the chest flooring Muraco... Armdrag by Steambot, another armdrag, and even deeper armdrag by Steamboat has Muraco claiming his hair was pulled... Steamboat twists the arm and Muraco grabs a side headlock...Steamboat throws him off and goes for hiptoss..Muraco blocks it...Steamboat puts his leg over the top of Muraco's neck and flips himself over and then hits the hiptoss... A dropkick by Steamboat sends Muraco to the floor... Steamboat slingshots himself over the top rope into a cross body block onto Muraco on the outside..... Fuji comes over and hits Steamboat with his cane, which doesn't phase Ricky but Ricky goes after him... As Steamboat runs after Fuji around the ring, he is caught by a Muraco clotheline as the Magnificent One came around the opposite side... Muraco pushes Steamboat back in the ring and lays in the heavy artillery, by driving his boot into the head of Steamboat... Muraco lifts Steamboat with one arm and walks around the ring before slamming him hard in the middle for a 2 count... Muraco nails Steamboat with a hea but which sends Ricky back into the rpes and knocked Muraco a little silly as well... Muraco comes in with a double axe handle... but Steamboat comes up with a several chops to the chest... Muraco rakes the eyes and grabs Steamboat by the head and throws him over the top rope, but Steamboat skins the cat back inside and slides between Muraco's legs and chops Muraco again...

 

Steamboat covers quickly for a 2 count... Muraco kicks out and gets to his feet only to have Steamboat sweep his legs out from underneath him and cover for another 2 count.. Muraco does same move and covers for a 2 count.. Muraco swings and misses and Steamboat backslides for a 2 count... Muraco rolls all the way through the backslide, grabs Steamboats legs and flips on top of Steamboat for a 2 count... Steamboat bridges out and backslides Muraco, who rolls through again onto his feet, only to have Steamboat sweep his feet from under him again and cover again for a 2 count... Muraco rakes the eyes and one arm whips Steamboat into corner and follows with a stiff clotheline... Muraco climbs onto 2nd rope and waits for Steamboat to get to his feet and drives a fist to Steamboats head from 2nd rope... Muraco then spends time taunting the crowd, which has errupted into a "beach bum" chant... Muraco hits a gut wrench suplex for the closest pinfall attempt yet.. Muraco then puts Steamboat into a chinlock as Muraco drives his knee into Steamboats back... Steamboat powers his way out and elbows Muraco in the gut and tries to kick the Magnificent One, but Muraco caught his leg... Steamboat then hits a perfectly placed enziguiri for a 2 7/8th count... Steamboat shows some frustration thinking he had it...Steamboat chops away and whips Muraco into turnbuckle and nails Muraco with a backdrop coming out.. Steamboat climbs to the top turnbuckle and chops Muraco on the top of the head and again covers for a 2 3/4 count... Steamboat whips Muraco, but Muraco reverses it and Steamboat leaps up on the 2nd ropes and dives back with a twisting high cross body block which Muraco ducks and Steamboat lands face first on the mat...

 

Muraco kicks away again.. Lifts Steamboat up and into a bodyslam position, but drops him into a clotheline over the top rope instead... Muraco lifts Steamboat into a vertical suplex and stalls Steamboat upside down for a few seconds before dropping him on his back and covers for another 2 count...Muraco rakes Steamboats eyes over the top rope...Muraco then runs off the opposite side ropes with a full head of Steam and clothelines Steamboat over the top rope with the momentum taking both over... and both landing on their feet on the ringside floor... Muraco runs at Steamboat, but Ricky backdrops him on the floor... Ricky rolls into break Joey Marella's count and then slingshots himself back over the top rope again onto Muraco... Steamboat backdrops Fuji onto Muraco, to a great ovation from the crowd... Both men get to the apron and Steamboat chops away at Muraco and Muaco falls in the ring as Joey Marella continues his count... Steamboat looks out at the crowd... and climbs up to the top rope... Steamboat dives off the top rope with a high cross bodyblock onto Muraco in the center of the ring, then crowd chants along 1...2...3.... Steamboat jumps up exhausted and raises his hands as he falls into the corner... There is a discussion going on between Joey Marella and Howard Finkel as Marella hands the belt to The Magnificent Muraco and raises his hand...

Ladies and Gentlemen The Time of the mAtch: 25:26... The Referee has counted out Ricky Steamboat... Your Winner and STILL WWWF Intercontinental Champion: THE MAGNIFICENT MURACO

RATED: B

 

 

 

 

 

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Howard Finkel

Ladies and gentlemen at this time The WWWF would like to announce it's return to Te Madison Square Garden on Saturday Night August 27th!!!!! At this time with so much going on in the WWWF only one match has been signed and that is there must be a winner as 3rd return match has been signed between Bruno Sammartino and Greg "The Hammer" Valentine INSIDE A STEEL CAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ladies and Gentlemen Bob Backlund has signed on to defend the WWWF Heavyweight Championship... and also there will be an Over the top rope Invitational Battle Royal as well....The Date once again is Saturday August 27th TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN box office!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

MATCH #9

STEEL CAGE MATCH

For The WWWF Tag Team Championship

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Challengers: "The French Connection" Dino Bravo & Rick Martel w/ Ande The Giant vs Champions: "The Wild Samoan's" Afa & Sika w/ "Captain" Louis Albano

Howard Finkel announces the first team to get both memebers outside the confines of the STEEL CAGE wins and that both "King" Curtis Iaukea & Samula are barred from ringside... And that Captain Louis Albano must be handcuffed to ANDRE THE GIANT!!!!

 

Albano is seen blessing himself as he is handcuffed to Andre.... Albano tries to walk away, but Andre yanks him right back in place and forces the Captain to sit on a steel chair...As Martel & Bravo enter the ring The Samoans charge and both Martel and Bravo duck their opponenents and begin blasting away at the Samoan's Bravo slams Afa's head into the steel... Martel slams Sika's head into the steel... Martel dropkicks a staggered Sika... Bravo clothelines a staggered Afa... Martel & Bravo hit a double suplex on Afa, then a double slam on Sika...The back The Samoans into seperate corners and go to whip them into each other, but The Samoans reverse both members of The French Connection back into the turnbuckles and hit simultaneous shoulder blocks...Both Samoans give their opponenets head butts and Captain Lou tries to sit up to yell for them to go for the door and Andre shoves Albano back into the seat... As the Samoans head for the door..They are tackled into the corner by Martel and Bravo... The door is open and the crowd gets excited as it looks as if any of the 4 men could just fall out of the cage door and to the floor at any moment... Progress is stopped, the door closed... Martel shows he has great strength slamming Afa, but Sika had lowblowed Bravo and snuck up from behind and Headbutted Martel in the back of the head, then ran Martel across the ring and rammed his head into the steel cage...Afa and Bravo bothgot up and exchanged blows , but and Afa headbut dropped Dino to a knee... Afa hit the ropes and paint brushed Bravo with his bare foot right into Dino's face...Sika raked Martel' head across the cage like a cheese greater... While Afa bit into Bravo's forhead and all four men were now bleeding at this point...Bravo was whipped into the corner... Martel was whipped into Bravo, then Sika came running in with a whole head of steamand splashed both men and made their way to the door... Martel lunged and tripped Sika... While Afa came back to stomp Martel.... But Dino hit a clotheline flooring Afa and Dino mounted himself on top of Afa, to reign down with right hands of fury.. Martel was sent into the cage again and Martel's face at this point was a complete crimson mask...The Samoans hit a double head but on Bravo and headed for the door, but again Martel lunged at both men and came up blocking their double head butt attempt and blasting his way back and forth between Afa & Sika...Bravo joined the affair and whipped Afa hitting a drop toe hold while Martel whipped Sika and backdropped him onto his partner Afa... Martel and Bravo whipped Afa and hit a double elbow to the head then ran at Sika and nailed a double clotheline... Martel began climbing the cage but was pulled back by Sika as Bravo couldn't escape Afa as he had went for the door...Sika bit at the wound on Martel's forehead causing more blood loss and covering Sika's mouth in blood as well... Meanwhile Afa stomped away at Bravo, as Albano became excited at ringside ad was sat down aggressively again by Andre... The Samoans whipped their opponents into the ropes and both members of the French Connection reversed the whips and hit double backdrops... Martel headed for one corner and Bravo for the other as the egan to climb out of the cage at the corners opposite the cage door... As Martel was on top rope Sika grabbed his foot and Sika tugged at Martel while Martel was reaching the top of the cage... Afa did the same with Bravo in the other corner... Sika and Afa then began climbing up the ropes as to contain Martel & Bravo as they had reached the top of the cage... Martel and Sika, now were standing on the top turnbuckle exchanging blows... Bravo kept kicking at Afa who grasped the cage as stood on the 2nd turnbuckle... With one swoop Martel knocked Sika to the mat and Bravo had kicked Afa to the mat as well... Both Samoans were right by the door as they got to their feet, while Martel and Bravo began climbing down the otherside... Captain Lou is SCREAMING "HURRY" at his Samoan's.. Who walk out the door, but just split seconds AFTER Martel and Bravo jumped down from the cage and landed on the floor!

THE TIME OF THE MATCH: 17:42 Your Winners: And NEWWWWW!!!!!! WWWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD THE TEAM OF RICK MARTEL & DINO BRAVO! RATED: C+

 

 

Andre uncuffed Albano and went over to celebrate with his bloodied French Connection Mates.... Albano went over to his Samoan's by the cage door and began yelling at them... King Curtis Iaukea and Samula came from out of the dressing room and Curtis got right in Albano's face and the two had a heated exchange with Iaukea slapping Albano across the face several times... Albano decked Iaukea.... Then Samula tossed Albano into the cage and Afa, Sika and Iaukea followed Albano inside the cage... Bot Samoan's towered over Albano who began begging for mercy and ran to climb out of the cage... But Sika and Afa just grabbed him and repeatedly slammed Captain Lou's head into the steel cage... Sika whipped Albano into Afa who was ready for a Samoan Slam.. Then a double head but by Afa & Sika on a bleeding Albano as Iaukea then slammed his big walking stick across the head of Albano, while he screamed what sounded like cryptic sayings that were not understandable to the english speaking audience... RATED: C-

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ATTENDANCE: Madison Square Garden (3,224)

Overall Rating: C+

(The crowd thought the show was great)

 

 

Prediction Results:

The Final Countdown: 4 for 9

Olympia: 4 for 9

BHK1978: 4 for 9

[BHK1978]

Mulligan dragged Graham with him as he touched the 1st corner, the 2nd corner, the 3rd corner and just before he touched the 4th corner Graham lowblowed Mulligan and The Superstar touched the 4th corner.... Graham had actually touched each other corner right after Mulligan had touched, giving the victory to the Superstar...Imediately Graham disconnected himself from the bullrope and headed for the locker room

 

I liked this match the best as it reminds me of the bullrope matches of old. I love the finish as that is pretty much how every heel wins a bullrope match.

 

I remember there was a really good one (at least I thought it was good) between Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for the US Title. This reminded me of that match.

 

I was a little shocked at the outcomes of the two tag team matches. I mean I was a fan of Eddie Gilbert (not a fan of his brother mind you) but I was shocked that he and someone that I never even heard of beat the Moondogs! That was a great upset!

 

The tag titles swap was another one that I did not see either. Just a quick question, did Dino Bravo ever work as a face in real life? I only remember him from the Canadian Strongman days.

[Oldschool]

I liked this match the best as it reminds me of the bullrope matches of old. I love the finish as that is pretty much how every heel wins a bullrope match.

 

I remember there was a really good one (at least I thought it was good) between Stan Hansen and Lex Luger for the US Title. This reminded me of that match.

 

I was a little shocked at the outcomes of the two tag team matches. I mean I was a fan of Eddie Gilbert (not a fan of his brother mind you) but I was shocked that he and someone that I never even heard of beat the Moondogs! That was a great upset!

 

The tag titles swap was another one that I did not see either. Just a quick question, did Dino Bravo ever work as a face in real life? I only remember him from the Canadian Strongman days.

 

 

It must be Bob Backlund is really getting his protege's into shape as Gilbert & Huber over the Moondogs has to be considered an upset... Eddie is really starting to get on a roll... Huber spent a very brief time in the WWF as jobber, but I think he made his name in the midwest.. He married Dick the Bruiser's daughter, and I think Dick the Bruiser black balled him after they divorced...

 

Bravo did spend some time as a face... He was quite popular in quebec where he spent a good portion of his career and worked as a face earlier in his career in the WWF, even winning the tag team belts with Domenic Denucci in the late 70's... I think they beat Tor Tamata & Mr. Fuji for the titles...

 

As far as the Bullrope matche... I honestly dont know if I've ever really seen any other kind of ending... But I'll probably go and youtube that Luger/Hanson match tonight

[BHK1978]

As far as the Bullrope matche... I honestly dont know if I've ever really seen any other kind of ending... But I'll probably go and youtube that Luger/Hanson match tonight

 

Yeah now watch the match will probably suck because I said that I liked it.

 

I do have to say that I wished that Stan would have fought here more. It sucks that he spent so much time in Japan.

[Oldschool]

Yeah now watch the match will probably suck because I said that I liked it.

 

I do have to say that I wished that Stan would have fought here more. It sucks that he spent so much time in Japan.

 

I dont know if Stan Hanson can have a bad match... Luger will do his best to try to make it bad, but I think Hanson will still carry him:p

[Oldschool]

Breaking News

 

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The WWWF TITLE REIGN of SIKA & AFA "THE WILD SAMOANS" has come to an end!!!

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March 26th, 1983-July 30th, 1983

WON: March 26th, 1983 from Jay & Jules Strongbow LOST: July 30th, 1983 to Rick Martel & Dino Bravo (New York, NY)

 

 

 

Defenses

1. April 9,1983: "The Soul Patrol" Tony Atlas & Rocky Johnson (Philadelphia, PA)

2. April 30, 1983: The Invaders (New York, NY)

3. May 21, 1983: "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot (Boston, MA)

4. May 28, 1983: Rick Martel & Andre The Giant (New York, NY)

5. June 11, 1983: Rick Martel & Dino Bravo (Boston, MA)

6. June 18, 1983: Pedro Morales & Ivan Putski (New York, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

New WWWF Tag Team Champions: Rick Martel & Dino Bravo

[Oldschool]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Weekly

 

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Whats going on inside the world of professional wrestling

 

 

 

WWWF: Rick Martel & Dino Bravo captured the WWWF Tag Team championship defeating The Samoan's inside a steel cage at Madison Square Garden this past Saturday night... Following the match The Samoan's along with King Curtis Iaukea turned on their manager Captain Lou Albano and bloodied him inside the cage... This marks the 2nd time a wrestler has left Captain Lou Albano as recently he was fired by Big John Studd who replaced Albano with Bobby Heenan... Bruno Sammartino went to a double CO and a third match has been signed for next month in MSG inside a steel cage...Johnny Valiant, Buddy Landell and Doug Somers were all let go by the WWWF this weekend and we can expect more wrestler's over the next few weeks...The WWWF only has 4 weeks remaining on thier TV contract with USA for Tuesday Night Titans and their syndicated deal for All Star Wrestling...

 

 

AWA: Nick Bockwinkle lost in a non-title matchup against Wahoo McDaniel that may be the match of the year thus far... Look for Wahoo to recieve another title shot in coming weeks... That same show Hulk Hogan defeat Ken Patera and Brad Reinghans retained the AWA TV title against "Dr. D" David Shults.... The AWA has been throwing out offers to many wrestlers in recent weeks... Tully Blanchard has turned them down to remain in SWCW... Negotiations with Greg Valentine may still be on-going...and Buzz Sawyer has inked a deal and will be at the next AWA event....

 

 

 

GCW: Made a huge signing last week bringing in "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes to a p.p.a. contract... Rhodes will remain in Championship Wrestling from Florida as well... Terry Gordy has also signed a contract extension with GCW

 

 

 

Calgary Stampede Wrestling: Brett Hart & The Dynamite Kid recently defeated Bruce Hart & Davey Boy Smith for the CSW International Tag Team Titles..

 

 

 

Mid South: Kamala continued his reign as North American Champion defeating "Dr. Death" Steve Williams and then The Junkyard Dog in succesive weeks... While Butch Reed continues to be one of the hardest working champions around succesfully defending his title against Kendo Nagasaki

 

 

 

All Japan: Tiger Mask has left New Japan to sign with All Japan

 

 

 

(O.O.C.) I HAVE ADDED A ROLL CALL OF CHAMPIONS BACK ON THE 1ST PAGE, THE SECOND OVERALL POST

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[Oldschool]

August 2nd 1983: Tuesday Night Titans (TNT on USA)

 

Tuesday Night Titans (TNT on USA)

(Monsoon) Hello everyone Gorilla Monsoon with Gene Okerlund ringside for another night of tremendous wrestling action with TNT on USA and Gene big happenings going down this past Saturday Night at Madison Square Garden... (Okerlund) Thats right Gorilla, lets take a look at the video from Saturday Nights World Tag Team Title match-up...

 

 

Video Highlights from MSG of the WWWF Tag Team Championship match air.... Where we see the final moments of Rick Martel/Dino Bravo UPSET VICTORY over Afa & Sika for the WWWF Tag Team CHampionship... As well as the Samoan's & Curtis Iaukea's post match beatdown and turn on their manager Captain Lou Albano RATED: C-

 

 

(Monsoon) Tonight Gene we'll see the NEW WWWF Tag Team Champions in action, it's a non-title match-up versus Rex & Spot The Moondogs RATED C- But for now lets go to the ring!!!!!!

 

 

 

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Greg "The Hammer" Valentine beat Salvatore Bellomo 6:48 Valentine takes him time and deliberately looks to punish Bellomo... Valentine seemingly could've had the pin after his stalling vertical suplex which he dropped Bellomo on his head or after an inverted piledriver or after a forearm Hammer in which Bellomo was on ringside apron and Valentine hit him so hard that he flipped back over into the ring... But instead Valentine lifted Bellomo up after a 2 count each time and instead worked over Sal's leg and applied the figure four leg lock... RATED: D

 

 

After the match Greg Valentine demanded Gene Okerlund get in the ring with the mic, because he has something to say... Valentine stated, "I'm sick and tired of these fossils Sammartino & Patterson conspiring together to try and hold me back... Since I've been here in the WWWF I have laid a path of broken bodies behind me and for some reason, and maybe its because I ended his son's career... That Bruno Sammartino thinks he can fight for his boy and avaenge hid torn ligaments that MY figure four caused.. Then that geratric Pat Patterson takes over and thinks he can stick his nose in my business putting me in the ring with Bruno and referee-ing the matches.. You old clowns are just getting in my.......

 

Out comes

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"You now Valentine, I think the fans here in the WWWF are sick and tired of listening to you say this and that and how old I am, well I'm still standing here right in front of you and we're going to to do this one more time, where there must be in a winner in Madison Square Garden inside a steel cage, but we dont have to wait til then Valentine..." Bruno SLAPS Valentine across the face and the two grab each other and fall to the ground wrestling for position to get a shot at each other as the lcker room pours out again to break up the melee btween these two as finally Jimmy Hart backs his man up and gets him to head back to the locker room RATED: C+

 

 

 

 

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Tiger Chung Lee w/ "Classy" Fred Blassie beat Spike Huber 9:40

Monsoon and Okerlund both concur how it seems as if Blassie's NEW Bodyguard Assassin is fighting with more vengeance as of late... Huber takes to Chung Lee hitting him with an arsenal of hiptosses, bodyslams and a running powerslam for a 2 count... But Huber puts his head down and Chung Lee puts on the breaks and hits an uppercut chop to the throat... Chung Lee wears down Huber with a nerve hold on the neck... Then continues to pummel him with chops... Huber fights back with sevral elbows and a dropkick, but Tiger Chung again catches Huber with a thrust to the throat and then grabs a double underhook and drives Huber's head down to the mat, between his knees for the 1...2..3.... RATED: E+

 

 

 

 

 

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"Big" John Studd w/ Bobby "The Brain" Heenan beat "Polish Power" Ivan Putski 7:01

Studd and Putski stand eye to eye, or rather eye to belly button... But Putski gets the crowd behind him, as he insinuates he's going to slam Studd... Putski comes close, but Studd over powers him into the corner and hits a killer elbow...Studd hiptosses Putski out of corner and drops an elbow fr a 2 count... Studd grabs a standing front facelock, which Putski elbows his way out, then delivers several right hands to stagger the big man... Bobby Heenan jumps on the ring apron and Putski walks towards him, getting the crowd worked up as he is about to blast Heenan, as the "Brain" begs for mercy... Only to have Studd come up from behind with a knee to the back... Studd lifts Putski's arm in the air and delivers a punch right to the center of the chest, that lewaves Putski clamoring for air as the big man covers for the 1...2...3... RATED: D-

 

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Red Lyons) "Alright fans you heard already about new tag team champions from this past Saturday Night at Madison Suare Garden, but we had 2 champions walk out of Madison Square Garden as champion... The WWWF world champiuon Bob Backlund is joining me right now and champ it hasn't been easy." (Backlund) "No it hasn't Billy, and I wouldn't want it any other way... Jst when I think I'm through a tough challenge with Magnificent Muraco, Sgt. Slaughter is there, just when you think you got a break beating the Sarge, The Masked Superstar is there and its been like this for almost 4 years now Billy, and I hope it continues...Whether it be Slaughter, Superstar, Big John Studd, I know Billy Graham is looking to get back in the title picture... I'll keep fighting the fight and keep training by boys, to prove that hard work will get you places and Eddie Gilbert, Brian Blair, Spike Huber may be tired of jumping rope, The Harvard Step test and long intense mat training sessions, but just look at them in recent weeks... Continuing to fight the good fight, that's what we are all about, so bring on the challengers... I may be a little beat down, but the true testament of a champion is how he can get back up for the next challenge...and I'm ready, we're ready" ... RATED: D+

 

 

 

 

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Tito Santana, Ricky STeamboat & Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka beat "Superstar" Billy Graham, Rocky Johnson & The Iron Sheik 14:47

This match looked like a matchup of 2 teams, one with chemistry and one without chemistry... Santana & Steamboat dominate early with armdrags and hiptosses on Johnson and The Sheik... Snuka tags in and chops away at Billy Graham causing him to bail to the floor and stall,... The Sheik jumps back in and pulls a gutwrech suplex out of nowhere on Snuka... Sheik then takes his pointed boots to Snuka's head... Johnson tags in and starts shuffling around ring "boxer style" connecting with right hands, while Graham is on the floor arguing with fans... Snuka counters with chops tagging in Steamboat who hits a cross body block for a 2 count... Then Steamboat shows his strength with a press slam... Graham tries to tag in but Sheik reaches in front of him and tags , and goes to Steamboats eyes, followed by a vertical suplex and the Shiek wipes his hands off saying these guys are nothing as he snot rockets Steamboat... But STeamboat fights back with some chops and Sheik tries to tag Graham, but the Superstar jumps off the apron infuriated with the Sheik, waves by by and heads to the locker room... Johnson tgas in and he and Steamboat exchange punches...Johnson hits a slam, and climbs the ropes... Johnson is taunting with the crowd as Sheik tries to tell him to watch out for Snuka, who pushes Rocky off the top rope... Steamboat tags in Santana who comes in a house of fire with forearms to Johnson and one to Sheik... Johnson rakes the eyes and sends Tito into the ropes, Tito ducks a clotheline and bounces back with a forearm smash knocking Rocky out for the 1..2..3.. Sheik leaves without helping up his partner as he waves his hands in disgust as well.... RATED: C

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Billy Red Lyons: (Red Lyons) We talked earlier with World Champion Bob Backlund, but anther champion who may have been a little lucky to get the win this past Saturday Night was Intercontinental champion The Magnificent Muraco... (Muraco) Lucky...Lucky... Lucky you say Red, I'll tell you the ring general that the Magnificent one is, knew precisely what the referee's count was at, I knew what was precisely the action that Steamboat was going to take and new Precisely that when he went for the high cross ody block off the top rope, that he wouldn't be in the ring within the 10 count, thus preserving my Intercontinental championship... Red Lyons, the lucky one is Steamboat that I decided that was the way I would earn my victory, next time he wont be so lucky, when I snap his neck in the middle of the ring for the 1..2...3.. RATED: D

 

 

 

 

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"The French Connection" Rick Martel & Dino Bravo beat "The Moondogs" Rex & Spot by Disqualification at 11:20

Monsoon talks about how great the belts look on Martel & Bravo... Okerlund talks about their persistance and their never say die attitude... The champs look gret keeping The Moondogs off balance using the scientific skills, their spped and their strength as The Moondogs dont have the spped or the savy to keep up with martel and Bravo overpowers them with suplexes and slams... The Moodogs are disqualified when (MATCH RATED: C)-

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Show up at ringside and trip Martel as he was bouncing off the ropes... Refree Dick Kroll imediatley calls for the bell and Iaukea demands that That Samoan's recieve their return bought as "The Samaon's have alieviated themselves of the dead weight that they've been carrying around with them... The Samoan's look hungry and Martel & Bravo look ready for a fight when out comes...

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Captain Lou Albano with his head still bandaged from the bloody betdown he took on Saturday Night... "You see King Curtis I may not be as tough as mean as blood thirsty as these savages... But I am smarter, you see their contracts are signed with MY name... Its my name representing these savages on the contract and is ME! Who owns the right to the tag team titlereturn match, so If you want to get at Martel & Bravo you have to go through ME! and my men, who will rightly claim their postion as top tag team in the world and bring the titles back to ME!" and out walk..

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Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch.... The Samoans look ready to fight... Adosnis & Murdoch look ready to fight.... Martel & Bravo in the ring while all this was going on at ringside, dont know what to make of it, but they look ready to fight as TNT goes off the air RATED: C-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Attendance: Burlington, Vermont Burlington Auditorium (2,000)

Overall Rating: C-

TNT on USA Television Rating: .15

 

 

Dark Matches:

The Dynamite Express beat Paul Christy & Abe Jacobs RATED: F+

SD Jones beat "The Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty RATED: E+

[Oldschool]

August 6th 1983: All Star Wrestling (Saturday morning)

 

The Dog days of summer are approaching, and so are the wrestling "dogs" or jobbers as its time to get squashed on Saturday mornng with....

WWWF ALL STAR WRESTLING

Hosted by Dick Graham & Lord Alfred Hayes

 

 

"The North/South Connection" Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch w/ Lou Albano beat George Wells & Steve Travis 6:34

Graham and Hayes make mention of how Lou Albano and NOT he Samoan's own therights to tag title return match and that Pat Patterson has made a match-up for next Saturday when WWWF returns to the Philly Spectrum... Adonis & Murdoch plow through their opponenets when Adonis finishes off Wells with a bulldog... RATED: D+

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: (Okerlund) "All right wrestling fans, it looks as if we have a bit of controversy surrounding the number one contenders to the WWWF tag team titles Lou Albano states he owns the rights, not the team that decimated him after their loss of the tag team titles , in Wild Samoan's... King Curtis what do you make of this?" (Iaukea) As the Samoan's stand behind him picking things out of each others hair "CAPTAIN LOUIS ALBANO , YOU WERE THE CANCER OF THIS TEAM, YOU WERE THE REASON BEHIND THE DEMISE OF THE MOST SADISTIC, DESTRUCTIVE FORCE AND NOW YOU WANT TO CLAIM, YOU OWN THE RIGHTS TO RETURN MATCH, WHEN WHAT HAVE YOU ACTUALLY DONE FOR THE WILD SAVAGES OF SAMOA... ALBANO THAT IS PERFECT BECAUSE IF YOU WANT OT BRING A TEAM TO FACE US, THAT GIVES US ANOTHER REASON, ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET AHOLD OF THE SLIME THAT YOU ARE AND FOR ONCE AND ALL RID THE WORLD OF THE DISEASE THAT YOU ARE.... RATED: D-

 

 

 

The Masked Superstar w/ "Classy" Freddie Blassie beat Tony Garea 7:18

Tony put up his usual good fight, at point he had the Masked Superstar in an abdominal stretch, but Blassy got on the apron and Blassie's new Assassin Bodyguard, Tiger Chung Lee slid in on the other side of the ring and low blowed Tony... The Masked Superstar took over from there finishing Garea off with a backbreaker for the 1...2...3... RATED: D-

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund: (Okerlund) "Allright wrestling fans lets get some answers Louis Albano, your NEW team The North South Connection will face off against your old team The Wild Samoans next Saturday in Philly in a match made by Pat Patterson to declare the number one contenders to the World Tag Team Titles..." (Albano) Let me tell you Gene about the genuis I am, when I write up a contract for my men, its my name on the cntract, its me that recives matches, percentagages of the winners share, appearance fees and rights to return matches... So really my new team , the wrestling machine of Adonis and Murdoch rightfully can claim that return match, but I want revenge, I want justice to be serverd, I want the Samoan's to feel the pain, that I felt and there is no two better in men in the world capable of doing and performing the exact kind of revenge that I'm looking for and King Curtis you no-good, scarred headed monster, you are not off limits as far as my new men are considered... Next Saturday in Philly, we'll prove that The Samoan's are nothing with out the Captain pulling the strings for them.." RATED: D+

 

 

 

Bob Backlund, Eddie Gilbert & Brian Blair beat Charlie Fultan, Larry Sharpe & Johnny Rodz 7:35

In a true test of endurance Backlund brought out a jump rope fr one member of his team to work out with, while the other wrestled and the 3rd tagged in... Once tagged out, they would rotate around like it was a game of gym class volleyball...Johnny Rodz would actually attack Eddie Gilbert while he was jumping rope and choke him with the jump rope... Backlund came for the save... Sharpe & Fultan would double team Blair in the ring, but Blair would get a criss cross going and dropped down allowing Sharpe and Fultan to collide... Blair grabbed a sleeper on Larry Sharpe and it was "night night time" for the Pretty Boy... RATED: D

 

 

 

 

EVENT CENTER w/ Gene Okerlund (Okerlund) Fans I have just recieved word of a match signed for next Saturday Night at the Philadelphia Spectrum...a BIG six man tag team matchup as Fred Blassie's men of Sgt. Slaughter & The Masked Superstar will join forces with Intercontinental Champion The Magnificent Muraco to take on Ricky STeamboat, WORLD CHAMPION Bob Backlund & THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD Andre The Giant." (Blassie) Thats perfect, My 2 biggests assets in the Blassie Army, Slaughter and The Masked Superstar and we join forces with The Magnificent Muraco, to take out all these pencil necked geeks Backlund, Steamboat and Andre... It sure we be nice to be the ones recognized for taking ut the Giant...And it sure would be nice to get in a position where Backlund is matched up 2 on 1 with my men... Its elimination time for these geeks." RATED: D+

 

 

 

 

Ricky Steamboat beat Paul Christy 5:40

Graham talks about how Steamboat was counted out, by just a second before he leaped with a high cross body block onto Muraco, which would've made him Intercontinental champion. last weekend in Madison Square Garden... Steamboat finsihes Christy off with a suplex, a bodyslam then climbs the ropes and hits the body block on Christy for the 1...2..3... RATED: C

 

 

As the match concluded and Steamboat headed back to the dressing room, The Magnificent Muraco was headed out to the ring for his match... Muraco began jawing at Steamboat... Then Steamboat got right in Muraco's face... Mr. Fuji kept shoving his cane into Steamboat's chest and Ricky retaliated with a big chop and was ready to fight Muraco on the entrance way, until the referee's and officials broke things up and ushered Steamboat to he back and Muraco to the ring... RATED: C

 

 

 

 

"The Magnificent" Muraco w/ Mr. Fuji beat The Tonga Kid 10:25

Graham mentioned how this was a NON-Title matchup... Tonga Kid took the fight to Muraco, who was staring and taunting back towards the dressing room and with fans, by slingshottong Muraco into the ring... Tonga hit several dropkicks and a bodyslam and Muraco headed to the outside, but Tonga followed right behind and delivered several knife edge chops to Muraco up against the ring post... Tonga Kid shoved Muraco back in the ring and Muraco ran to ropes, Tong leapfrogged Muraco twice and hit a big back drop for a 2 count... Tonga Kid grabbed a side headlock, but Muraco turned that into a side suplex and took over the offense, stomping away at The Kid...Muraco hung tonga upside down in corner and ran nwith several knees to his open midsection... Muraco pulled out the surfboard and really cranked back on the arms of Tonga, while driving his knee then his foot into The Kid's back..A one arm slam by Muraco got a 2 count, despite that Muraco barely covered him...Muraco dropped 2 elbows, then hit ropes for more momentum and a third elbow, But Tonga rolled out of the way... Tonga got to his feet and chopped Muraco back nd slammed Muraco... The Kid went ot the top rope and came off with a splash, but Muraco got his knees up, then rlled The Tonga Kid up grabbing a handfull of tights and got the 1...2...3.... RATED: D

 

 

 

 

 

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Attendanc: Frederick, Maryland: Frederick High School (300 Sell Out)

Overall Rating: D+

Syndicated TV Rating: .10

[Oldschool]

Pro Wrestling Illustrated Weekly

 

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A weekly in depth look at whats happening around the world of pro wrestling

 

 

 

 

WWWF: It didn't take Captain Lou Albano long to get ack on the horse after being attacked by Curtis Iaukea & The Wild Samoan's.. Albano provided a contract in which states Albano has the rights to the return tag title matchup and Adrian Adonis & Dick Murdoch find them themselves in an opportune position to take advantage of it... But Albano would like revenge on his old team first and lok for the Adonis/Murdoch vs Samoan's matchup to happen next Saturday Night in Philadelphia with winner recieving the title match in Madison Square garden at the end of the month... WWWF has completed negotiations with US network and WIll be back on the air for 2 more seasons on USA, however rumors out of the WWWF offices is that a format and possible name change may be forthcoming for the WWWF's flagship show... The WWWF has come to terms with the release of Swede Hanson as the veteran will be allowed to pursue perhaps one last shot a glory with another promotion once he has recovered from his injuries at the hand of greg Valentine... The WWWF has NOT ruled out a return of Hanson in the future, perhaps in a backstage roll... The WWWF has come to terms with some lesser name talent that will be working mainly televised event s in the coming weeks...This marks the first WWWF signings since May...

 

 

 

GCW: The world will be able to watch Georgia CHampionship Wrestling as the territory which lost their television program on TBS has signed a deal to be broadcast on ESPN...

 

 

Mid South: Nort American Heavyweight champion Kamala has added a new belt to his trophy case as the team of Kamala & Ted Dibase defeated the tandom of Mr. Wrestling II & Tiger Conway Jr. for the Mid South Tag Team Titles...

 

 

IWA: Rick Martel fresh of his victory with Dino Bravo for the WWWF Tag Team Titles also won singles gold capturing the IWA International Heavyweight Title from Gilles Poisson.

 

 

 

WCCW: Not only has Terry Gordy re-signed with GCW , but the big man of the Freebirds has resigned with World Class..

[olympia]

dang that Kamala is BUSY!! Strange pairing with Ted Dibiase tho - wonder if that means the Rat Pack have joined up with Skandar

 

North-South Connection vs Samoans should be a wild one. Any plans to put the managers in the ring for a 6-man war?