The War to End All Wars! (An alternate history of pro wrestling)

JackKnifed72 · October 31, 2017

Prologue #1:

February 1987

A board meeting at the Connecticut headquarters of the World Wrestling Federation...

Vince McMahon stands at the head of a large conference table. Seated around the table are announcer Gorilla Monsoon, lead road agent George Scott, color commentator Lord Alfred Hayes, longtime manager and occasional booker the Grand Wizard and the father and son production team of Dennis and Kevin Dunn. Vince's wife Linda looks on from across the room as a TV on the desk behind Vince shows a VHS tape of recent highlights from the WWF's flagship program PrimeTime Wrestling...

WWF owner Vincent Kennedy McMahon

Monsoon: "I'm just saying Vince, after what happened with the Sheik down in Georgia we need to be safe just incase, you know..."

A visibly irritated McMahon interrupts...

McMahon: "Hogan is our champion g** d****t! You've seen those crowds. You see the ratings...and the merch numbers are through the roof!"

Grand Wizard: "Monsoon's got a point Vince. After what happened, Barnett is barely hanging on right now..."

McMahon: "He's a dinosaur anyway."

Scott: "He lost all his TV..."

McMahon: "..a relic..."

Hayes: "A lot of his top stars have abandoned him..."

McMahon: "..an over the hill relic.."

Monsoon: "You saw Ted Koppel's report on Nightline..."

McMahon: "Fine...Fine!! FINE!!! Who do you guys have in mind then? Huh, Ventura? Muraco?

Dennis Dunn: "What about Blackjack?"

McMahon: "Mulligan is at the end...another holdover from a dead era of 'wrasslin."

Kevin Dunn: "How about The Ultim---"

McMahon: "Shut up Kevin...he's a head case and worse than Hogan! Look, Ventura, Snuka, Mulligan, Muraco are all past their primes. Piper might never wrestle again, and Tommy-Mania was a flash in the pan, and I love Andre for everything he's done here but cripes he can barely walk to the ring at this point. Hogan is our champion and that's final!"

Monsoon: "I think your forgetting someone Vince."

Monsoon sits in a WWF Board Meeting

McMahon: "No!"

Monsoon: "He's over Vince..."

McMahon: "What is he like 5'8"?"

Monsoon: "He can cut one helleva promo..."

McMahon: "I got socks bigger than him..."

Monsoon: "He connects with the fans Vince, and he can go in the ring..."

McMahon: "Fine! We'll keep him strong...'just in case'..."

As if on cue, the highlight tape lingers on highlights of Gorilla Monsoon's favorite wrestler, the top heel in the World Wrestling Federation...

The Nature Boy...Tully Blanchard!

The Nature Boy will be leaving with your girlfriend tonight

JackKnifed72 · October 31, 2017

Prologue #2:

December 1986

A dreary winter's evening in Georgia and we are at the Savannah Civic Center. It's 20 minutes before the gates open for an untelevised house show from Georgia Championship Wrestling. It's one day after ABC's late night news show Nightline with Ted Koppel ran a 30 minute episode titled "Roids, Rails and Rings - Behind the Curtain of Professional Wrestling" . During the episode, The Iron Sheik gave a tell all interview about the heavy usage of steroids and cocaine in the GCW locker room, accusing both former and current Georgia wrestlers of heavy drug abuse. By noon the next day, sponsors were pulling out of GCW, the promotion lost their local TV deal and several wrestlers turned in their notice.

GCW Owner Jim Barnett

Popular babyface Jerry Brisco walks into the heels locker room, immediately ducking as chair wizzes by his head. He looks across the room to see an enraged Ole Anderson destroying the place while GCW owner Jim Barnett tried to calm him down...

Ole: "What the **** do you mean everything will be alright?!?"

Barnett: "We'll work through it Ole."

Anderson rips off his t-shirt and punches a locker, leaving a softball sized dent in the locker door...

Ole: "I told you not to ******* hire that piece of **** Sheik rip-off! He's always been a ******* pile of ******* ***"

Barnett: "Ole look..."

Anderson picks up one of the locker room benches and chucks it against the wall then turns to Jerry Brisco...

Ole: "And what the **** do you ******* want?"

Ole Anderson circa 1983...he thinks your the drizzling *****

Brisco (tries to) ignore the now fuming Anderson and speaks to Jim Barnett...

Brisco: "Look Jim we go way back, but I'm sorry, I got no choice..."

Brisco backs slowly towards the door as Ole kicks another locker, leaving another massive dent and nearly knocking over the whole row of lockers...

Brisco: "Look Jim I'll do a job tonight if you want but after that...you understand..."

Ole: "Yeah, run to Vince like your ******* turncoat brother Jack ya little..."

Barnett: "That's enough Ole. I understand Jerry. Just go, don't worry about your match tonight."

Brisco: "I'm sorry Jim but look, Vince is killing us...Turner's WCW is killing us...nothing's been the same since Crockett went out of business. Maybe our time is over Jim."

Ole Anderson is now literally foaming at the mouth. Brisco darts out of the locker room just in time to avoid another steel chair being thrown at his head by Ole...intentionally this time!

Barnett: "You gotta switch to decaf brother..."

Ole growls and picks up another chair...

Barnett: "Or try listening to some Wang Chung...they're very soothing you know..."

Ole calms down with his old friend's attempt at humor. The two share a giggle that eventually turns to a hearty belly laugh...

Barnett: "This isn't over Ole, not by a longshot."

Ole: "Like Dusty said...this thing will never be over!"

Chart topping Wang Chung - Not Ole Anderson's favorite band

Crossface · October 31, 2017

Everything about this is awesome.

JackKnifed72 · October 31, 2017

(required OOC post): Hey everyone it's my sorta annual attempt at TEW diary. For this game I am using the excellent Death of the Territories mod by TCP1, download and play it!

I started the game trying a 0/0/0/0 challenge and wanted to use a historical mod, however, I didn't make it too far before going bankrupt . I was going to just delete the save until I started looking around and seeing all the changes to the wrestling world compared to our "real" history and decided to keep going. I am now all the way into the Fall of 1987 (not gonna say which promotion I am running right now) and boy is the wrestling landscape interesting...Hulk Hogan is the WWF champion, but not a whole lot else is what you would expect. For the foreseeable future I will be posting month by month recaps of all the major goings on in wrestling, some awesome some tragic. This format seemed to go well in the TEW 2013 section with my Different Kind of Attitude diary, so we'll try it again here.

A few quick notes: I have made a few changes to the default database, and at times have jumped into the editor to make some changes (edit relationships, add wrestlers, raise or lower a promotions money etc.) I also set the game to generate random workers at a very low level starting in January 1983, as of late 1987 only a few have made a minor impact, but curious to see how they all fare over time.

Feel free to jump in with comments or questions about your favorite wrestlers or promotions, but keep in mind I may have to not give a full answer if doing so results in spoilers moving forward.

I started the game using a fictional wrestler/promoter named JD Greene opening a backyard promotion called River City Wrestling. After that I jumped around to run various promotions, I'll keep you updated on who I am in charge of as time goes on...and now without further adieu...

Everything about this is awesome.

Thanks and welcome aboard...

JackKnifed72 · October 31, 2017

THE WAR TO END ALL WARS!

This diary will recap the history of professional wrestling during the 1980s and beyond (if we make it that far), specifically starting in 1983 with the death of the territory system and the all-out scramble for talent and the #1 spot in the wrestling rankings. This diary will focus mainly on the American wrestling scene, although we will touch on events outside the US when they are merited. Also, we will follow the journey of smalltime wannabe wrestler/promoter JD Greene as he tries to crack into the wrestling elite. Will he survive or become a footnote in history? Monthly recaps will begin later tonight!

Aspiring wrestler/promoter JD Greene...He'll either become a big star or move back into his parent's basement

Up Next: Early 1983...Prelude to the War!

JackKnifed72 · November 1, 2017

As we enter 1983, Ric Flair is more than a year into his first run with the NWA World title, defending the belt in his 'home' territory of Jim Crockett Promotions and in NWA affiliated promotions worldwide...Georgia Championship Wrestling (TBS) and Joe Blanchard's SWCW (USA Network) are on national cable television...Verne Gagne is slowly, begrudgingly, introducing some younger talent into the AWA like Rick Martel and Hulk "Thunderlips" Hogan...Dusty Rhodes is the man in Florida, WCCW is on fire thanks to the long running Von Erich vs Freebirds feud while The Rat Pack (Ted Dibiase, Jim Duggan and Tony Borne) are the top heels in Bill Watts' Mid-South territory...meanwhile in the Northeast, Vincent K. McMahon (and wife Linda) have recently purchased the WWF from Vince's ailing father and are in the process of assuming complete control of the promotion...

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Hulk Hogan as Thunderlips in the 1982 blockbuster Rocky III

January 1983:

News and Notes:

Vince McMahon inks a deal with the fledgling SportsChannel America to broadcast WWF All-Star Wrestling across the US...Andre the Giant suffers a Ruptured Achilles Tendon and misses six months of action...Jim Barnett raises eyebrows signing several top stars to exclusive deals including Austin Idol from CWA (Memphis), Jesse Ventura and Ken Patera from the AWA, Jimmy Snuka and the Iron Sheik from the WWF and Sgt. Slaughter from Jim Crockett Promotions...Mitsuharu Misawa and Bruiser Brody trade the top title in All-Japan Pro Wrestling in a pair of stellar matches...The Rat Pack breaks up in Mid-South with Jim Duggan turning face and feuding with his former partners, Dibiase and Borne

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Andre the Giant breaks the news of his injury on an episode of All-Star Wrestling

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WWF:

The Strongbows make several defenses of the WWF Tag Team titles during January...Bob Backlund defeats the returning Ivan Putski to retain the WWF World Heavyweight title in the WWF's big end of the month show

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GCW:

With the influx of new talent, GCW heats up with some of the best wrestling TV in recent memory...Tommy Rich turns his back on the fans and forms a tag team with hated villain Austin Idol...the two win the NWA National Tag Team titles and defend them successfully in the main event of GCW's monthly Omni Super Show defeating Assassin #1 and Ricky Steamboat

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JCP:

Ric Flair and Roddy Piper have an entertaining feud on TV in the Carolinas...Flair becomes a dual champion when he and longtime ally Greg Valentine defeat Kevin Von Erich and Wahoo McDaniel to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team titles after Sgt. Slaughter (who held the belts with Don Kernoodle) bolts for Georgia

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NWA:

Ric Flair defeats Dusty Rhodes at the Superbowl of Wrestling in Florida (CWF) in a MOTY candidate (99) to retain the NWA World title

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RCW:

River City Wrestling holds it's debut show, Birth of a Legend, in front of a raucous crowd of 10 fans in Pittsburgh, Pa...In the main event, journeyman Bruiser Costa defeats Doug Vines by DQ...WWF jobber -um- Superstar Frankie Williams makes a special appearance...Williams is challenged by JD Greene who pins Williams after using a pair of Brass Knuckles!

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WWF Superstar Frankie Williams appears at RCW's debut show

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JackKnifed72 · November 2, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">From the January 1993 edition of the Wrestling Observer magazine...

Flashback!

It was 10 years ago this month that, in a shocking move, the WWF announced the release of long time manager The Grand Wizard of Wrestling. The news was broke by Vince McMahon himself on an episode of the syndicated WWF Wrestling Challenge

No reason was given for the release with McMahon only saying on-air, "The Grand Wizard has moved on, the WWF wishes him well whatever path he may choose."

Although The Grand Wizard would make sporadic appearances over the next year and a half in a handful of regional promotions, he was largely out of the national spotlight. The Grand Wizard looked thinner yet more healthy upon his return to the WWF in the summer of 1984. While the neither the WWF or The Grand Wizard have commented on his hiatus, many have speculated that The Wiz took time off to address health issues. But a more strange and sinister urban legend has developed over the past decade...that the "first" Grand Wizard passed on and that the Grand Wizard that returned in 1984 was an imposter! Unless The Grand Wizard himself ever speaks out, and that's unlikely at this point, we may never know!

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The Grand Wizard's final appearance in 1983

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The Grand Wizard after his return 17 months later...are they the same man?

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JackKnifed72 · November 2, 2017

February 1983:

News and Notes:

Kevin Von Erich and The Great Kabuki have a falling out in WCCW leading to bitter real life feud between the two...Kabuki would be released from WCCW a month later, but would briefly return to the company a year and a half later...30 year old wrestler Wendell Cooley dies in a tragic accident...20 year old Donald Texas (randomly created wrestler) enters wrestling, working as headliner for RCW (as Donnie Texas) and an enhancement talent for the AWA...Ted Dibiase leaves Mid-South Wrestling in a shocking move and signs an exclusive deal to wrestle for promoter Jim Barnett and Georgia Championship Wrestling...the move strains the relationship between Bill Watts, Jim Barnett and the rest of the NWA promoters who tried to block the move...Along with Dibiase, GCW signs Robert Gibson, Rocky Johnson and Dick Murdoch to exclusive deals...in the AWA, Rocky III star Hulk Hogan forms a mid-card tag team with Jerry Blackwell, while popular babyface Rick Martel defeats Nick Bockwinkel for the AWA World title...In Memphis, Jerry Lawler has an entertaining feud with Jacques Rougeau while the promotion's lower level title, the Mid-America Heavyweight title is held by Sabu the Wildman, the recently debuted nephew of the original Sheik...reeling from the loss of top star Ted Dibiase, Mid-South turns to the Junkyard Dog to take over as the promotions top fan favorite...Bruiser Brody has a high profile run in WCCW, while David Von Erich retains the WCCW Texas Heavyweight title.

Rick Martel is the new AWA World Champion

WWF:

After months of lukewarm crowd reactions, WWF World Champion snaps on an episode of All-Star Wrestling, turning heel, attacking his former friend Tony Atlas and ripping the fans for their "disrespect" for the self-proclaimed "Best Athlete of the Decade"...Atlas would team with Pedro Morales to beat Backlund and Masked Superstar at the WWF's End of the Month Show in Boston Gardens..."Superstar" Billy Graham ends his comeback with the WWF, leaving the company...Graham would spend the next two years appearing mostly in NWA territories

Bob Backlund...from All-American Hero to bitter veteran!

GCW:

Despite a month of great television, GCW's monthly Omni Super Show is a bust (54)...Tommy Rich continues his tag team run alongside Austin Idol, defending the NWA National Tag Team titles on several occasions against teams such as Jake Roberts & Dr. Tom Pritchard and Brett Sawyer & The Assassin...Ted Dibiase debuts as a babyface and "mystery opponent" for Larry Zbyszko on GCW's weekly TBS television broadcast

Jake Roberts battles a bloody Tommy Rich during a Tag Team title match in Georgia

JCP:

Crockett is still unable to secure a national TV deal despite some great TV in February...Valentine and Flair feud with the Briscos over the NWA World Tag Team titles...Roddy Piper loses to Ricky Steamboat in the match of the month on television

NWA:

Ric Flair retains the NWA World title against Jerry Brisco in Puerto Rico at a show held by the World Wrestling Council

RCW:

No shows for RCW this month as they try to recoup their losses from Birth of a Legend by selling homemade t-shirts to their adoring fans...RCW signs the Verne Gagne trained Donald Texas to appear at their next event

Unknown rookie Donald Texas...will he lead RCW to greatness?

JackKnifed72 · November 3, 2017

March 1983

News and Notes:

Bruiser Brody's run in WCCW comes to an end when he collapses backstage after a match with Terry Gordy, Brody would be diagnosed with multiple concussion syndrome and miss over a year from wrestling...

Brody celebrates his win over Terry Gordy...it would be his last match for over a year

...reportedly due to financial struggles, Puerto Rico based WWC releases nearly half it's roster...Vince McMahon begins restricting bookings for his top stars into other promotions, leading to a hostile relationship with nearly all the NWA promoters...outside of Bockwinkel and Wahoo McDaniel the AWA struggles with show quality...despite his lower card status, rookie Donnie Texas works a main event match in the AWA less than a month after his debut, losing to Wahoo McDaniel on a weekly tour show in Michigan...In Memphis, Randy Savage, the son of promoter Angelo Poffo, proves to be a rising star...Savage appears in two televised main events, although he loses both...

Randy Savage gets nuts during an interview with Lance Russell on Memphis TV

...Mid-South continues to ride it's small stable of top stars, with JYD, Jim Duggan, or the Von Erichs featured in every main event for the month..."Superstar" Billy Graham and Buzz Sawyer pick up a DQ win over the Von Erichs in the match of the month for WCCW (93)

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WWF:

Tony Atlas is pushed to a main event role but struggles with mediocre match quality as Vince McMahon continues to search for a main event babyface to take over at the top of the promotion...Heel Bob Backlund would beat Atlas at the end of the month show to retain the WWF World title

GCW:

Georgia continues to be the hottest territory in wrestling, putting on the best shows for March...Idol and Rich make several more defenses of the NWA National Tag Team titles while riling up fans across Georgia...Ole Anderson continues his successful run as a main event fan favorite feuding mainly with Larry Zbyszko

Austin Idol and Tommy Rich celebrate another successful Tag Team title defense

JCP:

A surprisingly quiet month for Crockett...With Ric Flair touring various NWA territories with the NWA World title, Terry Funk gets a run in the main event...JCP holds Final Conflict at the DC Armory, with Jos Leduc and Roddy Piper defeating the team of Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood in the main event

NWA:

Ric Flair defeats Jacques Rougeau in Arkansas to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title

RCW:

River City Wrestling hold it's second event, RCW Live! in front of a staggering 15 fans...Doug Vines defeats Farmer Boy Ipo for the vacant RCW Heavyweight title...in the main event, Donald Texas defeats JD Greene in a thrilling match (30)...fun fact: there were three times as many paying fans (15) as wrestlers (5) on the show

Farmer Boy Ipo battles Doug Vines for the "prestigious" RCW Heavyweight title!

JackKnifed72 · November 5, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">April 1983

News and Notes:

Due to sagging ratings, Joe Blanchard's Southwest Championship Wrestling is not renewed by the USA Network...

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Veteran Bob Sweetan is interviewed on the last episode of Southwest Championship Wrestling to ever air on the USA Network

...The Masked Superstar (Bill Eadie) is sidelined for 6 months with a ruptured Achilles Tendon...Young up and coming Irish wrestler Dave 'Fit' Finlay gets divorced from his wife and valet Princess Paula...Bulldog Dick Brower retires from active wrestling, he'd go on to work for AJPW for several years doing English voice-over work for AJPW VHS tapes sold in the US...Ricky Steamboat and the Funk brothers, Terry and Dory Jr., leave Jim Crockett Promotions...all three are freelancers who leave on good terms, but it's a talent loss that hurts JCP...they are replaced with Dutch Mantell, Tony Garea and Don Bass, that's not a fair trade...an injury sidelines AWA World champion Rick Martel and a now heel Hulk Hogan wins the vacant AWA title, defeating popular mid-carder Mike Graham at a tour show in Rochester, MN...His title run would last only 4 months and be quite forgettable...

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Hogan wins the AWA World title but still isn't a top draw

...Moondog Spot would win back the AWA Southern Heavyweight title (Memphis) and defend the belt with wins over Randy Savage and Jack Brisco...Ric Flair begins a tour with New Japan Pro Wrestling, tearing down the house in a series of matches with the likes of Akira Maeda and Riki Choshu, as well as teaming up with Antonio Inoki for a series of tag team matches...over in AJPW, Genichiro Tenryu wins the AJPW Champions Carnival...Butch Reed gets a string of main event matches in Mid-South...Reed also shows up in Texas, losing to NWA Texas Heavyweight champion David Von Erich

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WWF:

A fairly uneventful and uninteresting month in the WWF is highlighted by Bob Backlund defeating Big John Studd to retain the WWF World Heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden in a fantastic match (90)...Bob Backlund signs Captain Lou Albano as his manager, replacing the popular Arnold Skaaland

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GCW:

Although still putting on quality shows, GCW cools off a bit in April...veteran Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka upsets Ted Dibiase at the Omni to win the NWA National Heavyweight championship

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Ted Dibiase talks about his upcoming NWA National Heavyweight title defense against Jimmy Snuka...aired April 1983 on Superstation TBS

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JCP:

JCP holds the annual Crockett Cup tag team tournament and it's a failure of a show (54)...Kevin Von Erich and Jay Youngblood defeat Big John Studd and Samoan #2 (Sika) for the Crockett Cup...the aging but still massively popular Wahoo McDaniel along with Roddy Piper are carrying the promotion at this point

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NWA:

Ric Flair retains the NWA World title by beating Timothy Flowers in Canada and then going to a no-contest with Pedro Morales in Puerto Rico

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RCW:

No event for RCW this month as promoter JD Greene plots his next move!

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JD Greene takes to driving a jitney to raise money for the next RCW event

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Justin · November 5, 2017

I'm digging this fa' sho'!

JackKnifed72 · November 5, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Justin" data-cite="Justin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'm digging this fa' sho'!</div></blockquote> Thanks Justin...won't have time to post for a few hours but May sees some MAJOR changes happening!

crackerjack · November 5, 2017

I'll be following this JackKnifed. Really dug your TEW13 project. Are you controlling multiple companies in this one as well?

JackKnifed72 · November 5, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="crackerjack" data-cite="crackerjack" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I'll be following this JackKnifed. Really dug your TEW13 project. Are you controlling multiple companies in this one as well?</div></blockquote> Thanks crackerjack...I only run one company at a time, but jump from promotion to promotion throughout...currently I am playing the game in late 87 and I am running my 4th different company...not gonna say which ones until I get to them in the diary (might be spoilers) but I started with my doomed but memorable indie fed, RCW...May 1983 recap coming shortly

JackKnifed72 · November 5, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">May 1983

News and Notes:

Dynamite Kid has a backstage falling out with Bret Hart in Stampede Wrestling...Kid would also suffer a torn ACL and miss half a year of wrestling...outside of a midcard run in 1985-86 with the WWF, Dynamite would spend most of the 1980's wrestling exclusively in Japan...the AWA continues it's downward trend capping off a poor month with a dismal end of month show (44) main evented by Baron Von Raschke defeating Kenny Jay (46)...

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With Rick Martel injured and AWA champion Hulk Hogan not really connecting with the fans, Verne Gagne does his best to market Baron Von Raschke!

...Tommy Rogers defeats Sabu the Wildman for the NWA Mid-America title (Memphis)...also in Memphis, Randy Savage continues his main event run despite a poor win/loss record...Antonio Inoki defeats Ric Flair in Tokyo for the NJPW International Grand Prix Wrestling title in a MOTY candidate (99)...

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Gaijin star Ric Flair battles Japanese icon Antonio Inoki in a legendary match for the New Japan International Grand Prix title...May 1983

...Mid-South features JYD defending the Mid-South title against a series of opponents but losing a non-title match to Buzz Sawyer in the match of the month (93)...WCCW has a solid month behind the work of Buzz Sawyer and the Von Erich brothers

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WWF:

The WWF rises to cult size and Vince McMahon makes his move, raiding the NWA and signing a host of top stars to exclusive deals including Jake Roberts, Greg Valentine, Larry Zbyszko, Blackjack Mulligan, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich, Gino Hernandez, Tully Blanchard and Roddy Piper...the move robs Crockett, Barnett, Watts and other NWA affiliated promoters of some of their biggest draws...most of the new WWF 'superstars' wouldn't begin appearing until June 1983, but Tommy Rich makes his heavily hyped debut in mid-May, now cast as an All-American white meat babyface...in just his second match with the WWF, Rich stuns the wrestling world by ending Bob Backlund's 5-year title run with a clean win in Madison Square Garden in a superb match (97)...Rich becomes an instant main eventer and incredibly over with WWF crowds especially with women and younger fans..."Tommy-Mania" is born!...

Me: "Hey Tommy Rich, you can't just be a heel in Georgia then win the WWF title as babyface a week later!"

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Wildfire: "That's were your wrong, kiddo!"

...Tommy Rich becomes only the second man (after "Nature Boy" Buddy Roberts) to win both the NWA and WWF World titles

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GCW:

Tommy Rich, Jake Roberts and Larry Zbyszko all leave Georgia but GCW stays hot and is now clearly the top NWA territory and #2 promotion behind the WWF...Ken Patera and Bobby Duncum win the now vacant NWA National Tag Team titles...Jimmy Snuka runs off a series of NWA National Heavyweight title defenses against Terry Gordy, Billy Graham and Dirty Dick Slater

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JCP:

With Ric Flair spending most of his time touring Japan and Piper and Valentine heading to work for Vince McMahon, JCP struggles...Wahoo McDaniel wins the NWA US Heavyweight title vacated by Greg Valentine and the Brisco Brothers begin a brief run as NWA World Tag Team champions

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Veteran Wahoo McDaniel tries his best to keep Jim Crockett Promotions relevant in the fast changing world of professional wrestling

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NWA:

Another shocking title change occurs as Ric Flair drops the NWA World title to little known Hercules Ayala in Puerto Rico...Flair's first (and as of late 87, only) NWA World title run lasted 20 months...rumors are emerging that Flair is about to be offered a multi-year, multi-million dollar deal to wrestle exclusively for New Japan

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Almost completely unknown outside his native Puerto Rico, Hercules Ayala stuns Ric Flair to win the NWA World Heavyweight title

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RCW:

No show this month as promoter JD Greene runs a bake sale to raise money for RCW's next event

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JackKnifed72 · November 7, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">June 1983:

News and Notes:

The AWA suffers a pair of setbacks as longtime promoter and backstage agent Stanley Blackburn retires in early June and Verne Gagne's right hand man Wally Karbo, the AWA's on-screen commissioner, would retire later in the month...65 year old "Classy" Freddie Blassie walks away from wrestling siting age and health concerns...Blassie was one of the most hated heels as a wrestler in the 1960's and had been a manager in the WWF since his in-ring retirement in 1974...AJPW ends it's current tour, releasing several wrestlers including former 6-time NWA World champion Harley Race who returns to NWA Central States Wrestling in St. Louis...former AWA World champion Rick Martel turns down Verne Gagne's offer to return to the AWA and feud with Hulk Hogan over the belt, instead opting to sign an exclusive deal with New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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Former AWA champion Rick Martel battles former NWA champ Ric Flair in Yokohama Japan

...despite successfully defending the AWA World title against Greg Gagne on AWA TV, Hulk Hogan loses non-title matches in June to both Gagne and a semi-retired Paul Jones, underscoring Verne Gagne's lack of faith in the blond-haired champion...in Memphis, Jack Brisco defeats Moondog Spot for the AWA Southern Heavyweight title and Randy Savage wins several main event matches...Barry Windham, son of the great Blackjack Windham, wins the top title in Championship Wrestling from Florida...Wahoo McDaniel goes to a no-contest against Dusty Rhodes in a MOTY Candidate (99) held by SWCW...in Texas, Kevin Sullivan and Dr. Death Steve Williams team up as The Varsity Club...the Freebirds win the WCCW 6-man Tag Team titles from the Von Erichs

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WWF:

The Wild Samoans win their third WWF Tag Team titles, ending the 8-month reign of Jules & Jay Strongbow...Stan Hansen makes a series of appearances with the WWF...Tommy Rich has a pair of high profile World title defenses, defeating Tully Blanchard by DQ on syndicated TV and pinning Roddy Piper cleanly at the Philadelphia Spectrum to main event a card shown live on closed-circuit TV

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'Rowdy' Roddy Piper debuts at Madison Square Garden and challenges new WWF World champion Tommy Rich...Piper would fail to win the title but instantly becomes a top draw for Vince McMahon

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GCW:

Austin Idol turns down Buzz Sawyer's offer to replace Tommy Rich as his partner, instead Sawyer turns babyface and teams with Tito Santana but loses a series of main event matches to the East-West Connection, Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis...Patera and Duncum shockingly lose the NWA National Tag Team titles to the lower card team of George Wells and Pez Whatley

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The flamboyant Jesse Ventura becomes one of the top heels in Georgia

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JCP:

While still a member of the roster, top star Ric Flair spends most of his time in Japan and rarely appears on Crockett TV...despite solid matches from Tony Atlas and Wahoo McDaniel, JCP continues to struggle in June...once one of the hottest wrestling shows in the country, JCP's weekly Mid-Atlantic Championship wrestling now averages less than 100,000 viewers per week...JCP signs rookie "Ravishing" Rick Rude to a non-exclusive contract...Rude would get his first professional win teaming with Robert Fuller to beat the team of Koko Ware and Mark Youngblood

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NWA:

New NWA World champion Hercules Ayala proves to be a fighting champion, defending the title in CMLL, WWC and NJPW...Ayala scores an upset by cleanly defeating top Japanese star Riki Choshu

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RCW:

RCW holds it's third ever event, Battlegrounds '83, in front of 22 fans...George South debuts as George Southern and teams up with fellow rookie Donnie Texas to defeat Doug Vines and JD Greene in the main event...earlier in the night, an unknown scruffy, bearded man who was reportedly seen panhandling outside the VFW before the show ran in from the crowd and chased off heel wrestler Speed Manson who was cutting a nasty promo on the fans...the homeless man was identified only as "Mick" and was escorted from the show by security

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Homeless Mick causes a stir in RCW

Up Next: Mid-year report for 1983...ranking the top promotions and a run-down of major champions!

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JackKnifed72 · November 8, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">1983 Mid-Year Report

Ranking the top U.S. Promotions:

1- World Wrestling Federation:

As we enter the summer of 1983, the WWF is riding high as the top promotion in the United States. Vince McMahon's raid of the top talent in several NWA territories along with a nationwide syndicated deal for WWF All-Star Wrestling has allowed them to gather the national spotlight. Popular veteran Pedro Morales is the WWF Intercontinental champion, The Wild Samoans just captured the tag titles, stars like Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Larry Zbyszko, Blackjack Mulligan, Tully Blanchard and Gino Hernandez are just entering the promotion; and of course they have the most popular champion in America, "Wildfire" Tommy Rich...oh and Andre the Giant, the most popular wrestler in the world, is about to return from injury.

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Along with lunchboxes, action figures and underoos; Tommy Rich hats and t-shirts are flying off the shelves all across the US

2 - Georgia Championship Wrestling:

Despite the loss of Tommy Rich and Larry Zbyszko, GCW is still going strong. World Championship Wrestling on Superstation TBS is the top rated wrestling show in the country, edging out WWF's All-Star Wrestling. GCW is relying largely on Ted Dibiase, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Buzz Sawyer, former WWF champion Billy Graham and the East-West Connection (Jesse Ventura and Adrian Adonis)

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Ted Dibiase jumps from Mid-South to GCW and tries to replace Tommy Rich as the #1 fan favorite

3(Tie) - American Wrestling Association:

Once rivaling the WWF, GCW and JCP as one of the top promotions in the US, the AWA is in a downward spiral. Behind the scenes, Wally Karbo and Stanley Blackburn have retired. Popular young babyface Rick Martel won the AWA title from AWA mainstay Nick Bockwinkel only to get injured then bolt for Japan. Hulk Hogan won the vacant belt but has flopped in the eyes of the fans and promoter Verne Gagne.

3(Tie) - World Class Championship Wrestling:

While the AWA is still (slightly) more popular across the country, WCCW is on the way up while the AWA is on the way down. Promoter Fritz Von Erich relies on a small roster featuring his sons (Kevin, David and Kerry), the Freebirds (Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts and Terry Gordy) along with Buzz Sawyer, Buddy Rose, Kevin Sullivan and "Dr. Death" Steve Williams. WCCW also recently got a national syndicated deal.

5 - Jim Crockett Promotions:

The argument could be made that entering 1983, JCP was the top promotion in the United States. Top star and former NWA world Champion Ric Flair rarely appears on TV, instead touring Japan with NJPW, and even popular mid-card talent like Ron Garvin and Paul Jones are spending more time in New York than in the Carolinas. JCP's weekly Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling has sunk below 100,000 viewers and it looks less and less like Crockett will get his TV on nationally, either through syndication or on cable. Veterans Wahoo McDaniel and Tony Atlas are carrying the workload in JCP, although a couple of rookies in "Hotstuff" Eddie Gilbert and "Ravishing" Rick Rude are making an impression in JCP

Best of the rest:

6 - Southwest Championship Wrestling

7 - Championship Wrestling Association (Memphis)

8 - Mid-South Wrestling

9 - Championship Wrestling from Florida

10 - Central States Wrestling

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Sorry for the short post, a stretch of long days at work, if I can't get July posted tomorrow, I'll get two updates posted on Thursday

Justin · November 8, 2017

Just out of curiosity, which version of DOTT are you using for this?

Jaysin · November 8, 2017

Waldo has no Blood relationship with the Von Erich clan. Fritz is the father of Kerry, Kevin, David etc.

Waldo was just the kayfabe brother of Fritz.

This is quite enjoyable to read though.

JackKnifed72 · November 9, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Jaysin" data-cite="Jaysin" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Waldo has no Blood relationship with the Von Erich clan. Fritz is the father of Kerry, Kevin, David etc. Waldo was just the kayfabe brother of Fritz. This is quite enjoyable to read though.</div></blockquote> Yes, that was just a **** up on my part, I meant Fritz whoops <img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> (Fun Fact: Waldo Von Erich has been unemployed since the game started) Glad your enjoying it though...will get back to monthly recaps tomorrow @Justin it's Death of the Territories Version 2.0 by TCP1

Theheel · November 9, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="JackKnifed72" data-cite="JackKnifed72" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> it's Death of the Territories Version 2.0 by TCP1</div></blockquote> Is that a TEW 2016 mod? I must have missed it if it was

JackKnifed72 · November 9, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Theheel" data-cite="Theheel" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="44332" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Is that a TEW 2016 mod? I must have missed it if it was</div></blockquote> Here: <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533514&highlight=territories" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533514&highlight=territories</a> I've made some changes to my version...don't know if the download links are still up. It's a great mod, I love that time period in wrestling

JackKnifed72 · November 9, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">July 1983:

News and Notes:

After the chaotic first half of 1983, July is a calm month without a lot of major changes..."The Living Legend" Bruno Sammartino leaves his role as backstage road agent and occasional on-screen personality with the WWF...Sammartino is reportedly unhappy with WWF's move to a more "entertainment" approach with over the top "cartoonish" characters and storylines...Bruno would be away from the wrestling business for 2 years...longtime NWA promoter Sam Muchnick retires at the age of 77...Bob Geigel takes full control of Central States Wrestling and installs Ken Mantell as head booker...freelancer Ricky Steamboat ends his short run in Georgia and would next appear in CWA (Memphis)...outside of a pair of matches against Jerry Lawler in August, Steamboat's run in CWA would be forgettable...despite "cementing" his title run with a clean win over Nick Bockwinkel, Hulk Hogan's reign with the AWA title continues to be a disappointment...25 year old Curt Hennig wins the AWA Television title...

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Curt Hennig during an AWA Television title defense

...Randy Savage becomes a legitimate main eventer in Memphis, turning babyface and beating top heels Dutch Mantell and Moondog Spot...despite the success of the turn, going babyface deprives Savage the chance to wrestle the newly arrived fan favorite Ricky Steamboat...that would have probably been an OK match..."Dirty" Dutch would also appear in Mid-South, failing in two tries to win the NWA Mid-South title from the Junkyard Dog...Kevin Von Erich defeats Buzz Sawyer in the match of the month in WCCW (92)

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"Wildfire" Tommy Rich wins the first ever King of the Ring tournament, defeating Gino Hernandez in the tournament finals shown live on closed-circuit TV...Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Larry Zbyszko both debut as heels in the WWF...both would fail to beat Tommy Rich for the WWF title in high profile title matches

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Jake Roberts grows out his hair and debuts in the WWF, now accompanied by Damien

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With many top stars leaving, GCW begins to cool off but still (barely) manages to hold the TV ratings lead over the WWF...Jimmy Snuka defeats Ken Patera to retain the NWA National Heavyweight title...Ole Anderson moves to the top of the card as a babyface, battling both Adrian Adonis and Jesse Ventura on TBS television in July

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Mid-Atlantic Wrestling breaks 100,000 viewers for the last time, but sinks to an all-time low 62,000 viewers the following week...Crockett holds the first ever Great American Bash...despite weeks of hype the show is mediocre at best (57)...Ric Flair makes a rare appearance teaming with Dutch Mantell to beat Tony Garea and Brett Sawyer to win the vacant NWA World Tag Team titles...rookie Rick Rude loses to Randy Mulkey in the opening match

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Ric Flair wins the NWA World Tag Team titles with Dutch Mantell at the Great American Bash, but JCP continues to flounder

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Hercules Ayala retains the NWA World Heavyweight title twice in July...Ayala goes to a no-contest with Mexican great Rayo de Jalisco Jr. and defeats Canadian Timothy Flowers

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No show this month...JD Greene heads to Myrtle Beach, SC. to "scout talent" for RCW, spending the $2000 loan got from local "restaurateur" Paulie Cicero...Greene promises RCW will return with a Halloween themed show in October

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JackKnifed72 · November 11, 2017

<div style="text-align:center;">August 1983:

News and Notes:

As the WWF and GCW expand nationwide thanks to syndication and cable television, many smaller promotions begin to struggle...SECW, owned by Ron Fuller, loses it's local TV deal thanks to falling ratings...a slew of big name wrestlers from the 1960s and 70s finally hang-up their boots, retirements in August include: the Fabulous Moolah, the Sheik, Tor Kamata, the Crusher, Bob Orton Sr., former WWF World Champion Stan Stasiak, "Maniac" Mark Lewin and Mexican Lucha Libre legend El Santo...Stan Hansen ends his run in the WWF and focuses mainly on Japan for the next year...Veteran Wahoo McDaniel ends Hulk Hogan's disappointing run as AWA champion, defeating Hogan at a tour show in Chicago...

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A bloodied Wahoo McDaniel is handed the AWA title after defeating Hulk Hogan in Chicago, August 1983

...McDaniel would hold the belt for the remainder of 1983...Jack Brisco goes on a tear in CWA (Memphis) defeating Dutch Mantell, Jerry Lawler and Road Warrior Hawk to defend the AWA Southern Heavyweight title...WCCW continues to gain momentum, with their weekly syndicated TV program peaking at a little over 750,000 viewers...The Von Erichs enter into a bloody feud with Dr. Death Steve Williams, Kevin Sullivan and Butch Reed

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Kevin and Kerry Von Erich during a tag team match with the Varsity Club on WCCW TV

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A quiet month for the WWF...Tommy Rich would lose a non-title match to Greg Valentine, but defeat Roddy Piper at Madison Square Garden to retain the WWF World title...former world champ Pedro Morales turns heel and forms a short-lived tag team with Jake "The Snake" Roberts...Tully Blanchard feuds with Jerry Brisco

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Despite the recent talent losses, GCW is riding high...World Championship Wrestling on TBS tops the 2.2 million viewers mark, pulling well ahead of the WWF in TV ratings...Paul Orndorff shocks the wrestling world to win the Cadillac Cup held at the Omni in Atlanta...Orndorff defeats Don Muraco, Adrian Adonis and Sgt. Slaughter all in one night to win the prestigious trophy

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In an interview with Gordon Solie, Paul Orndorff promises to win the Cadillac Cup tournament...he'd make good on that promise 4 days later at the Omni in Atlanta

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Even with Ric Flair on break from NJPW and Wahoo McDaniel carrying the NWA United States Heavyweight title, JCP continues to struggle...youngsters like Rick Rude, Crusher Bloomfield (One Man Gang) and Mark Youngblood get significant TV air time

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Hercules Ayala defeats CMLL's Cien Caras at a sold out show in Mexico City to retain the NWA World Heavyweight title

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JD Greene takes a job washing dishes at Dennys to raise money for the next River City Wrestling show

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jesseewiak · November 12, 2017

Really enjoying this - most interesting thing is how long the other NWA members will allow Ayala to hold on to the title for and when Hogan will finally bolt from the AWA.

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