[Death of the Territories] The Dunvegan Dynasty (MACW)

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[B][U]October 1984 News:[/U][/B] Keiji Mutoh Enters Wrestling Shawn Michaels Enters Wrestling Masahiro Chono Enters Wrestling Scott Hall Enters Wrestling Paul Roma Enters Wrestling Tom Zenk Enters Wrestling Akira Nogami Enters Wrestling Ray Stevens Retires From Wrestling Ann Casey Retires From Wrestling Black Angus Campbell Retires From Wrestling [B][U]Monday, Week 1, October 1984[/U][/B] Dusty Rhodes Gone From NWA Another great leaves the NWA. I am sensing a pattern here. I am not sure whether I should be laughing or crying. [B][U]Tuesday, Week 1, October 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: B- [B][U]Thursday, Week 1, October 1984[/U][/B] [B]WWF:[/B] Afa defeated Dick Slater for the vacant WWF Intercontinental title [B][U]Friday, Week 1, October 1984[/U][/B] Bob Caudle Extends Deal With NWA So they let Dusty Rhodes go and keep Bob Caudle? Indeed, I should probably be laughing at this point. [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 16.97 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.50 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.62 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.79 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.21 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.75 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.59 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 8.00 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.07 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 2, October 1984[/U][/B] Easy Ed Wiscowski Gone From NWA [B][U]Tuesday, Week 2, October 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: B [B][U]Saturday, Week 2, October 1984[/U][/B] [B]WCCW:[/B] Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts defeated David & Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW American Tag Team titles [13 successful defences] [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 17.14 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.84 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.86 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.79 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.04 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.75 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.42 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.98 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.05 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 3, October 1984[/U][/B] Steve Wright Extends Deal With NWA Magnum T.A. Extends Deal With NWA [B][U]Tuesday, Week 3, October 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: B Eric Embry Extends Deal With NWA Super Olympia Extends Deal With NWA I learned today that Lou Thesz was stripped of the NWA World Heavyweight Title a couple weeks ago. It is such a shame that they did not allow him to drop the belt in the ring. I only hope they put the gold on Ricky Steamboat, as I promised him a good run at the top back before I left the promotion. [B]NWA:[/B] Mr. Wrestling II defeated Super Olympia for the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight title [B][U]Friday, Week 3, October 1984[/U][/B] Harley Race Extends Deal With NWA [B][U]Saturday, Week 3, October 1984[/U][/B] [B]WCCW:[/B] David Von Erich defeated Kerry Von Erich for the WCCW Television title [14 successful defences] [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 17.10 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 5.04 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.91 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.91 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.36 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.74 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.71 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.07 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.08 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 4, October 1984[/U][/B] CSTATE Rise To Cult Size [B][U]Tuesday, Week 4, October 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: B- I learned today that Lou Thesz was stripped of the NWA World Heavyweight Title a couple weeks ago. It is such a shame that they did not allow him to drop the belt in the ring. I only hope they put the gold on Ricky Steamboat, as I promised him a good run at the top back before I left the promotion. [B]NWA:[/B] Mr. Wrestling II defeated Super Olympia for the vacant NWA United States Heavyweight title [B][U]Wednesday, Week 4, October 1984[/U][/B] [B]AWA:[/B] Murdoch and Hernandez defeated Brunzell and Steve O for the AWA World Tag Team titles [16 successful defences] [B][U]Saturday, Week 3, October 1984[/U][/B] Ken Timbs Extends Deal With NWA [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 17.31 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.96 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.84 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.80 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 8.90 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.76 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 13.41 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.07 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.03 [/CODE]

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[B][U]November 1984 News:[/U][/B] Black Gordman Retires From Wrestling Butcher Vachon Retires From Wrestling Tommy Gilbert Campbell Retires From Wrestling Martha la Sarapera Retires From Wrestling [B][U]Monday, Week 1, November 1984[/U][/B] Halloween Havoc Rating: B [B]NWA:[/B] Hector Guerrero defeated Baron Von Raschke for the NWA World Television title [12 successful defences] --- Wahoo McDaniel defeated Ivan Koloff for the vacant NWA World Heavyweight title [B][U]Tuesday, Week 1, November 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: C Somehow, I knew there would be a lack in consistency as far as show quality goes; this one caused a 4.2% drop in the television ratings on top of making the promotion look sloppy. Any which way, I have decided to sit back and watch for the time being. I may even sit out until after our next child is born, though I have not made any final decisions as of yet. [B]GCW:[/B] Scott Irwin defeated Paul Orndorff for the National Heavyweight title [12 successful defences] [B][U]Sunday, Week 1, November 1984[/U][/B] [B]GCW:[/B] Road Warrior Animal defeated Ole Anderson for the National Television title [10 successful defences] [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 16.61 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.80 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.85 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.99 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.36 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.76 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.57 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.94 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.04 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Tuesday, Week 2, November 1984[/U][/B] NWA Wrestling Rating: C+ [B]NWA:[/B] Baron Von Raschke defeated Mr. Wrestling II for the NWA United States Heavyweight title [1 successful defence] [B][U]Thursday, Week 2, November 1984[/U][/B] Paul Orndorff Extends Deal With NWA Jimmy Golden Extends Deal With NWA [B]AWA Rise To National Size![/B] [CODE] [B]The Popularity Race[/B] NWA WWF AWA GCW WCCW [Great Lakes ]: [COLOR="Green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="Yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [Mid Atlantic]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [Mid South ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C+[/COLOR] [Mid West ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C+[/COLOR] [New England ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [North West ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [South East ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [South West ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C+ C+ C[/COLOR] [Tri State ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [Puerto Rico ]: [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [/CODE] [B]AWA CHAMPIONS[/B] AWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: THE IRON SHEIK AWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: MURDOCH & HERNANDEZ (DICK MURDOCH AND GINO HERNANDEZ) AWA TELEVISION CHAMPION: RICK MARTEL AWA NATIONAL CHAMPION: STEVE REGAL [B][U]Friday, Week 2, November 1984[/U][/B] Robert Fuller Extends Deal With NWA [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 16.49 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.85 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.89 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.78 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.35 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.78 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.56 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.95 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.03 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 3, November 1984[/U][/B] I decided today that I would not just sit back and watch! No, professional wrestling is in my blood, and I have a destiny to fulfill! As of today, I have relocated to a small town in Illinois called Pontiac and opened a brand new renegade wrestling promotion: Imeria Wrestling Franchise! Key Feature: Traditional Heavy: Realism, Risque Medium: Cult Low: Hardcore, Mainstream Very Low: Pure Match Ratio: 80% Intensity: 75% Danger: 15% I have $1,000,000 in the kitty and have sent word to wrestlers from all over the world. I vow here and now that IWF will take over professional wrestling! [B][U]Thursday, Week 3, November 1984[/U][/B] [B]AWA:[/B] Greg Gagne defeated The Iron Sheik for the AWA World Heavyweight title [8 successful defences] [B][U]Friday, Week 3, November 1984[/U][/B] We secured a television slot with TBS today, which means we will have national coverage from the start. Excellent! The bad news, of course, is that we air at 12:00. [B]GCW:[/B] Iceman King Parsons defeated Road Warrior Animal for the National Television title [2 successful defences] [B][U]Saturday, Week 3, November 1984[/U][/B] Alas, Ric Flair signed a Written contract with the AWA today. I was hoping to convince him to join me in this endeavor, but it was not to be. Okay, time for a new plan. [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 16.82 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.93 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.86 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.83 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.27 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.78 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.65 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.78 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.10 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 4, November 1984[/U][/B] Starrcade '84 was last night. I definitely could have done better, and would have if that fool had listened to me. Ah well.

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[B][U]Sunday, Week 4, November 1984[/U][/B] [B]AWA:[/B] Buzz Sawyer defeated Rick Martel for the AWA Television title [14 successful defences] [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 17.09 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.87 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.87 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.51 [Thursday] [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.30 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.75 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 14.88 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.75 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.12 [/CODE]

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Let the TBS-ESPN war begin!

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State of the Union [Season 3] [QUOTE=Anubis]It's that time again! Another year has passed, and as we begin a new season of "The Dunvegan Dynasty", it is time to present the "State of the Union" address. Since this is also the starting point for Imperia Wrestling Franchise, this should give everyone a chance to get to know the new roster. I think it will be interesting with some of these familiar faces, heh. So without further ado . . .[/QUOTE] [CENTER][SIZE="5"]Roster[/SIZE] Key: [COLOR="Blue"]FACE[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]HEEL[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]MAIN EVENTER[/SIZE] [COLOR="Blue"]DOUG DUNVEGAN TERRY FUNK "COWBOY" BOB ORTON[/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]DENNIS CONDREY (W/ JIM CORNETTE) AL MADRIL[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]UPPER MIDCARDER[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]KENDO NAGASAKI TONY GAREA[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]RANDY ROSE (W/ JIM CORNETTE) JOS LEDUC NIKOLAI VOLKOFF[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]MIDCARDER[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]LARS ANDERSON GENE ANDERSON "THE CLASSIC" JOHN SEBASTIAN (MIKE ROTUNDO) JOHNNY SAINT SHAWN MICHAELS[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]RIKI CHOSHU THE UNDERTAKER GERRY MORROW DEAN MALENKO[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]LOWER MIDCARDER[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]MARTY JANNETTY MARVIN AMAZING (MARVIN MARTINEZ -TEW-GENERATED-)[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]MARK FLEMING SHANE DOUGLAS[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]OPENER[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]LEON ANDERSON (LEO FLANDERS -TEW-GENERATED-)[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]"LORD" WILLIAM REGAL SCOTT HALL[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]ENHANCEMENT TALENT[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]OWEN HART[/COLOR] [COLOR="red"]KLAUS WALLAS[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]MANAGER[/SIZE] [COLOR="red"]JIM CORNETTE[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]ANNOUNCER[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]LANCE RUSSELL[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]COLOUR COMMENTATOR[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]JIM ROSS[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]REFEREE[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]FRENCHY BERNARD NICK PATRICK BILL ALFONSO[/COLOR] [SIZE="4"]ROAD AGENT[/SIZE] [COLOR="blue"]RAY STEVENS[/COLOR][/CENTER] [SIZE="5"]Teams[/SIZE] TEAM JAPAN (KENDO NAGASAKI AND RIKI CHOSHU) {F-} [SEMI-ACTIVE] THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS (DENNIS CONDREY AND RANDY ROSE) {A*} THE MINNESOTA WRECKING CREW (GENE ANDERSON AND LARS ANDERSON) {A*} THE ROCKERS (SHAWN MICHAELS AND MARTY JANNETTY) {F-} [SIZE="5"]The Popularity Race[/SIZE] [CODE] IWF NWA WWF AWA GCW WCCW [Great Lakes ]: [COLOR="Yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="Yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [Mid Atlantic]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [Mid South ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C+[/COLOR] [Mid West ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C+[/COLOR] [New England ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [North West ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [South East ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [South West ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="Yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="Green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [Tri State ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C[/COLOR] [Puerto Rico ]: [COLOR="yellow"]C[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [COLOR="green"]B-[/COLOR] [COLOR="yellow"]C+ C-[/COLOR] [/CODE] [SIZE="4"]PRESTIGE[/SIZE] [CODE] IWF : [COLOR="Yellow"]C[/COLOR] NWA : [COLOR="Cyan"]A*[/COLOR] WWF : [COLOR="Green"]B[/COLOR] AWA : [COLOR="green"]B+[/COLOR] GCW : [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] WCCW: [COLOR="yellow"]C+[/COLOR] [/CODE] [SIZE="4"]NWA CHAMPIONS[/SIZE] NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: WAHOO MCDANIEL NWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: THE LADIES' MEN (MAGNUM T.A. AND CURT HENNIG) NWA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BARON VON RASCHKE NWA WORLD TELEVISION CHAMPION: HECTOR GUERRERO [SIZE="4"]WWF CHAMPIONS[/SIZE] WWF HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BUTCH REED WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: JUNKYARD DOG & BUTCH REED (BUTCH REED AND THE JUNKYARD DOG) WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: AFA [SIZE="4"]AWA CHAMPIONS[/SIZE] AWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: GREG GAGNE AWA WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: MURDOCH & HERNANDEZ (DICK MURDOCH AND GINO HERNANDEZ) AWA TELEVISION CHAMPION: BUZZ SAWYER AWA NATIONAL CHAMPION: STEVE REGAL [SIZE="4"]GCW CHAMPIONS[/SIZE] NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: SCOTT IRWIN NATIONAL TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: THE IRON SHEIK AND BULLET BOB ARMSTRONG NATIONAL TELEVISION CHAMPION: ICEMAN KING PARSONS [SIZE="4"]WCCW CHAMPIONS[/SIZE] WCCW TEXAS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: ** VACANT ** WCCW SIX MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: ** VACANT ** WCCW AMERICAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: BUDDY JACK ROBERTS WCCW AMERICAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: MICHAEL HAYES & BUDDY ROBERTS (MICHAEL HAYES AND BUDDY JACK ROBERTS) WCCW TELEVISION CHAMPION: DAVID VON ERICH [QUOTE=Anubis]Lastly, here is a shot of Doug Dunvegan's current stats.[/QUOTE]

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Here is Doug Dunvegan's progress over the course of the last year, for those interested:

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All Systems Go! [CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Banners/IWF.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] Coming this Thursday, Imperia Wrestling Federation makes its debut on TBS! This will be the first of a three-part series in which we will determine first an IWF Television Champion, then IWF Tag Team Champions, and then finally an IWF World Heavyweight Champion. Do not miss this, folks, because it is bound to be some great wrestling featuring great talent from all over the world! Now for the details of the competitions. [CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_Television.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] For the IWF Television Title, we will be holding a 10-Man Battle Royale. The participants include: OWEN HART, LEON ANDERSON, "LORD" WILLIAM REGAL, SCOTT HALL, SHANE DOUGLAS, MARK FLEMING, MARVIN AMAZING, DEAN MALENKO, "THE CLASSIC" JOHN SEBASTIAN, and THE UNDERTAKER. Who will claim the belt? [CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_TagTeam.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] For the IWF Tag Team Titles, four teams will face off in a winner-take-all tournament. The teams involved include: THE ROCKERS, TEAM JAPAN, THE MINNESOTA WRECKING CREW, and THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS. Which of these four teams will be the first to claim the straps? [CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_WorldHeavyweight.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] For the grand prize, the IWF World Heavyweight Title, eight men from around the world will compete in a single-elimination tournament. Representing the USA is "COWBOY" BOB ORTON, representing Canada is JOS LEDUC, representing Mexico is AL MADRIL, representing the UK is DOUG DUNVEGAN, representing Japan is KENDO NAGASAKI, representing Europe is KLAUS WALLAS, representing Australia is TONY GAREA, and filling the eighth spot by random drawing qualification is GERRY MORROW. Who will be the first to claim the gold that is destined to stand above all other championships? [B]Thursday, Week 1, December 1984 Lineup[/B] IWF TELEVISION TITLE BATTLE ROYALE GERRY MORROW v JOS LEDUC KENDO NAGASAKI v "COWBOY" BOB ORTON [I]Main Event:[/I] TONY GAREA v DOUG DUNVEGAN [B]Thursday, Week 2, December 1984 Lineup[/B] KLAUS WALLAS v AL MADRIL THE ROCKERS v THE MINNESOTA WRECKING CREW TEAM JAPAN v THE MIDNIGHT EXPRESS [I]Main Event:[/I] IWF TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNMENT FINAL [B]Thursday, Week 3, December 1984 Lineup[/B] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL 1 IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL 2 IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT CONSOLATION MATCH [I]Main Event:[/I] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL Tune in to [B]Imperia Presents: Professional Wrestling[/B], Thursdays on TBS!

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[B][U]December 1984 News:[/U][/B] Ernie Ladd Retires From Wrestling Big Daddy Retires From Wrestling Bull Ramos Retires From Wrestling [B][U]Tuesday, Week 1, December 1984[/U][/B] GWF accepted my buy out offer of $10,000 today after several months in the red. It may not be much, but it is a start, though I opted to just scrap their championships because they have no real value. You heard that right, folks, I already bought out another promotion, and we have barely been open a couple weeks. Jim Crockett Jr., you had best get ready, because this time, I am coming for you!

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Banners/ImperiaPresentsProfessionalWrestlin.jpg[/IMG] [B]Thursday, Week 1, December 1984 Held in the Civic Center in Decatur, Illinois[/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Courier New"] [SIZE="3"][B][U]PRE-SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B]Nikolai Volkoff defeated Johnny Saint in 7:47 by pinfall with a Russian Backbreaker.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *Nikolai Volkoff is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: D+[/I] [B]Terry Funk defeated Riki Choshu in 7:54 by pinfall with a Texas Piledriver.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *Riki Choshu is improving in Rumble skills. [I]Rating: C+[/I] [SIZE="3"][B][U]MAIN SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_Television.jpg[/IMG] [B][MATCH 1] IWF TELEVISION TITLE BATTLE ROYALE Featuring: Owen Hart, Leon Anderson, William Regal, Scott Hall, Shane Douglas, Mark Fleming, Shawn Michaels, Dean Malenko, John Sebastian, and The Undertaker[/B] *From the start of the battle royale, Undertaker was completely dominant *Mark Fleming was eliminated by The Undertaker *Scott Hall was eliminated by The Undertaker *Shane Douglas was eliminated by The Undertaker *Leon Anderson was eliminated by William Regal *Owen Hart was eliminated by Shawn Michaels *William Regal was eliminated by The Undertaker *Dean Malenko was eliminated by The Undertaker *The Undertaker was eliminated by John Sebastian and Shawn Michaels *Shawn Michaels was eliminated by John Sebastian *[I]John Sebastian won a battle royal in 9:42. The final four competitors also included Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker and Dean Malenko, with Shawn Michaels being the final elimination. John Sebastian wins the IWF Television title.[/I] *William Regal was really off his game tonight. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. *Scott Hall is improving in Technical skills. Scott Hall is improving in Performance skills. *Shawn Michaels is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: E+[/I] [B]INTERVIEW WITH JOHN SEBASTIAN[/B] *Jim Ross interviews the new Television Champion, John Sebastian *Classic says that this is the start of a Classic championship reign and will eventually lead to having a Classic World Heavyweight Champion *J.R. asks if maybe he's getting ahead of himself, but he just smiles and says it's the will of the people, and that he wrestles for them *John Sebastian is learning to show more charisma. John Sebastian is developing better performance skills. [I]Length: 3 Minutes Rating: D-[/I] [B][MATCH 2] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 Klaus Wallas v Al Madril[/B] *Wallas and Madril start out pretty evenly, wrestling for position and going to the mat *Wallas has a little offense, but is soon overwhelmed by Madril, who is hungry to prove himself here *Madril takes control of the match and pounds Wallas into the mat before finishing him *[I]Al Madril defeated Klaus Wallas in 4:51 by pinfall with a Gangbuster.[/I] *Al Madril looked good out there. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B][MATCH 3] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 Gerry Morrow v Jos Leduc[/B] *This was a fairly even match through and through, with several minutes of back and forth wrestling before Morrow got Leduc down *Morrow worked Leduc over a bit, trying to keep him down, but was unable to do so, getting pushed into a corner eventually *Leduc came to life and laid into Morrow with a series of vicious punches that left him staggered and open with the submission *[I]Jos Leduc defeated Gerry Morrow in 9:49 by submission with a Bear Hug.[/I] *Jos Leduc came out of the match looking good. *Jos Leduc is improving in Performance skills. [I]Rating: D+[/I] [B]DOUG DUNVEGAN PROMO[/B] *Doug Dunvegan comes to the ring and cuts a promo hyping himself, saying that he left the NWA because he was sick of upper management and their attempts to cling to the past *Dunvegan says he fully appreciates the history of professional wrestling, but that this is the dawning of a new age, the Age of Imperia *Dunvegan then says his first mission is to become the best World Heavyweight Champion in the history of professional wrestling [I]Length: 6 Minutes Rating: B-[/I] [B][MATCH 4: MAIN EVENT] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 Tony Garea v Doug Dunvegan[/B] *This was a good main event for the debut episode, featuring a good technical bout between Garea and Dunvegan *The two wrestled around a bit before Dunvegan caught Garea in the corner and hammered him *Dunvegan slipped up a little and got taken to the mat by Garea, who worked him over and slowed down the pace *Dunvegan eventually got the ropes and fought to his feet, getting a second wind *Garea tried to take Dunvegan back to the mat, but was met with a vicious combo of stiff punches followed by the Iron Fist *[I]Doug Dunvegan defeated Tony Garea in 14:46 by pinfall with an Iron Fist.[/I] *Doug Dunvegan shone in this match. *Doug Dunvegan is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: C+[/I] [SIZE="3"][B]FINAL RATING: C[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT] [QUOTE=Doug Dunvegan]Not exactly the best start I was hoping for. The show was hurt the most by having to replace my planned Nagasaki/Orton match with Wallas/Madril due to Orton being in Japan. I suppose I will have to find a different day to tape on in order to have access to my roster. To be certain, I have a very tough road ahead of me due to having to compete with the monster I created as well as both the WWF and the AWA.[/QUOTE]

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[B][U]Friday, Week 1, December 1984[/U][/B] I hired Jack Brisco today; I will be using him as an authority figure. [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 17.55 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.95 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.69 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.45 [Thursday] Imperia Presents: Professional Wrestling TBS 2.88 [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.50 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.80 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 13.46 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 7.04 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.00 [/CODE]

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[B][U]Monday, Week 2, December 1984[/U][/B] The Junkyard Dog Fails Drug Test

[Jabba_The_American]

JYD, No!

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Banners/ImperiaPresentsProfessionalWrestlin.jpg[/IMG] [B]Tuesday, Week 2, December 1984 Held in the Civic Center in Decatur, Illinois[/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Courier New"] [SIZE="3"][B][U]PRE-SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B]Tony Garea defeated Marvin Amazing in 5:48 by submission with an Octopus Hold.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B]Doug Dunvegan defeated Johnny Saint in 10:17 by pinfall with an Iron Fist.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *The great performance of Doug Dunvegan really stood out. *Doug Dunvegan is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: C[/I] [SIZE="3"][B][U]MAIN SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B][MATCH 1] IWF TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Lars Anderson) v Team Japan (Kendo Nagasaki and Riki Choshu)[/B] *Gene started out against Choshu, and after some back and forth action, Team Japan was in control of the match *Nagasaki and Choshu worked well together trying to wear down Gene and keep Lars out of the match *Superior teamwork of Gene and Lars eventually came through after a hot tag; Lars cleaned house and kept Nagasaki busy while Gene finished Choshu *[I]The Minnesota Wrecking Crew defeated Team Japan in 4:49 when Gene Anderson defeated Riki Choshu by pinfall with a DDT.[/I] *Gene Anderson is improving in Technical skills. *Riki Choshu is improving in Rumble skills. [I]Rating: D[/I] [B][MATCH 2] IWF TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) v The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose)[/B] *Condrey and Michaels started things off, with the former trying to slow the pace down while trying to keep up with the latter *Michaels was on fire early on, using his agility to out-maneuver the veteran tag team wrestler *Michaels eventually slipped up, and he and Condrey made hot tags; Rose cleaned house and finished Jannetty off pretty easily *[I]The Midnight Express defeated The Rockers in 9:17 when Randy Rose defeated Marty Jannetty by pinfall with a Corner Bulldog.[/I] *Dennis Condrey looked good out there. *The performance of Randy Rose stood out as being good. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. *Randy Rose is improving in Performance skills. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B]TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL SET[/B] *The announcers put over the fact that we'll be seeing The Minnesota Wrecking Crew vs. The Midnight Express in the Tag Team Title Tournament Final Round. [I]Length: 1 Minute Rating: D-[/I] [B]TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL HYPE[/B] *Lance Russell took a moment to hype the upcoming match to determine the first Tag Team Champions *He noted that both The Minnesota Wrecking Crew and The Midnight Express have vast experience, so this should be a helluva match [I]Length: 2 Minute Rating: D-[/I] [IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_TagTeam.jpg[/IMG] [B][MATCH 3] IWF TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Lars Anderson) v The Midnight Express (Dennis Condrey and Randy Rose)[/B] *This was a decent match between tag team veterans, with Gene and Condrey starting us off *After some wrestling and tagging on both sides, Condrey looked to be in control of the match as he wore Gene down *Gene and Condrey took each other out with a double clothesline, then made hot tags; Lars came through for his team again and finished off Rose *[I]The Minnesota Wrecking Crew defeated The Midnight Express in 9:57 when Lars Anderson defeated Randy Rose by pinfall with an Inverted DDT. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew win the IWF Tag Team titles.[/I] [I]Rating: D[/I] [B]COWBOY BOB ORTON PROMO[/B] *Cowboy Bob Orton cut a promo in which he hyped himself and said he was glad to be here in Illinois with such a great crowd *Orton says he plans to be World Heavyweight Champion come next week, and hopes to see Doug Dunvegan in the championship match [I]Length: 6 Minutes Rating: D+[/I] [B][MATCH 4: MAIN EVENT] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT ROUND 1 Kendo Nagasaki v "Cowboy" Bob Orton[/B] *Nagasaki was a bit worn down going against a fresh Orton, which certainly did not help his chances *Orton was on top of his game tonight, taking Nagasaki to the mat and working him over *Nagasaki still managed to fight back several times, hammering Orton and throwing him around a bit *Orton eventually got his second wind and went to town on Nagasaki, moving in for the kill to advance *[I]Cowboy Bob Orton defeated Kendo Nagasaki in 14:57 by pinfall with a Superplex.[/I] [I]Rating: C-[/I] [B]DUNVEGAN/LEDUC ANNOUNCED[/B] *The announcers put over the fact that we'll be seeing Doug Dunvegan take on Jos Leduc in the IWF World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals. [I]Length: 2 Minutes Rating: C+[/I] [B]MADRIL/ORTON ANNOUNCED[/B] *The announcers put over the fact that we'll be seeing Al Madril take on Cowboy Bob Orton in the IWF World Heavyweight Title Tournament Semi-Finals. [I]Length: 2 Minutes Rating: D-[/I] [SIZE="3"][B]FINAL RATING: D+[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT] [QUOTE]Things are only getting worse. For some reason, I can not seem to get these fans to like the product simply for the great wrestling, which is doing a lot of damage to the promotion. If something is not done soon, this ride will be over before it even begins.[/QUOTE]

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[B][U]Wednesday, Week 2, December 1984[/U][/B] Randy Rose and Cowboy Bob Orton both received verbal warnings for showing up late to last night's show. [B][U]Thursday, Week 2, December 1984[/U][/B] [B]WCCW:[/B] Dick Slater defeated Dutch Mantell for the vacant WCCW Texas Heavyweight title [B][U]Friday, Week 2, December 1984[/U][/B] I received more bad news today: our television ratings dropped by a staggering 47.6% from last week, which is a complete disaster. This is going to be much more difficult than I first thought. Still, I will not give up and I will not fail! [B]GCW:[/B] Scott Irwin & Anderson (Scott Irwin and Ole Anderson) defeated Barry Windham and Bullet Bob Armstrong for the vacant National Tag Team titles [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 18.41 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 5.08 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.99 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.79 [Thursday] Imperia Presents: Professional Wrestling TBS 1.51 [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.60 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.77 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 13.64 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 6.92 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.01 [/CODE]

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Banners/ImperiaPresentsProfessionalWrestlin.jpg[/IMG] [B]Tuesday, Week 3, December 1984 Held in the Civic Center in Decatur, Illinois[/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Courier New"] [SIZE="3"][B][U]PRE-SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B]The Undertaker defeated Marvin Amazing in 5:06 by pinfall with a Tombstone Piledriver.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B]Terry Funk defeated Gerry Morrow in 11:21 by submission with a Funk Spinning Toe Hold.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. [I]Rating: C-[/I] [SIZE="3"][B][U]MAIN SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B][MATCH 1] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL Doug Dunvegan v Jos Leduc[/B] *This was a heated brawl from the opening bell as Leduc did his best to end things quickly *Dunvegan slowed the match down himself for once, taking Leduc to the mat and hammering him *Leduc managed to get to his feet and apply the Bear Hug, but Dunvegan countered with an earringer that staggered his opponent *Leduc ducked a lariat and continued his offensive, but Dunvegan soon got his second wind *Dunvegan was on fire now as he rocked Leduc with a series of stiff punches before finishing him off with the Iron Fist *[I]Doug Dunvegan defeated Jos Leduc in 8:02 by pinfall with an Iron Fist.[/I] *Doug Dunvegan and Jos Leduc have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances. *This match lifted the crowd. *Doug Dunvegan is improving in Rumble skills. [I]Rating: B[/I] [B]DOUG DUNVEGAN PROMO[/B] *Doug Dunvegan gets on the mic after his win and works the crowd while hyping his skills *Dunvegan says that he wasn't involved in boxing long enough to make a name for himself, but it'll be different in professional wrestling *Dunvegan vows to become the World Heavyweight Champion tonight, regardless of whom he must face *This segment lifted the crowd. [I]Length: 6 Minutes Rating: B[/I] [B][MATCH 2] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT SEMI-FINAL Al Madril v "Cowboy" Bob Orton[/B] *Madril came out swinging, but Orton was ready for him and wrestled him to the mat in short order *Madril continued to fight back, gouging Orton's eyes and ramming him head-first into the turnbuckle *Orton looked like he was in trouble, and Madril removed one of the turnbuckle pads against the wishes of referee Bill Alfonso *Madril tried to whip Orton into the exposed turnbuckle, but it was reversed and hurt him instead; Orton took Madril up top and finished him *[I]Cowboy Bob Orton defeated Al Madril in 4:51 by pinfall with a Superplex.[/I] [I]Rating: C[/I] [B]DUNVEGAN/ORTON FOR THE GOLD[/B] *The announcers put over the fact that we'll be seeing Doug Dunvegan take on Cowboy Bob Orton for the World Heavyweight Title in tonight's main event. [I]Length: 1 Minute Rating: C+[/I] [B]COWBOY BOB ORTON PROMO[/B] *Cowboy Bob Orton grabbed a mic and and said he was happy to be meeting Doug Dunvegan in the final tonight *Orton says that he expects a good fight, but that this was his time, and he'll be World Heavyweight Champion by the end of the night *Cowboy Bob Orton performed poorly in this segment. [I]Length: 6 Minutes Rating: C+[/I] [B]LEDUC/MADRIL FOR THE CONSOLATION[/B] *The announcers put over the fact that we'll be seeing Jos Leduc take on Al Madril in the consolation match of the IWF World Heavyweight Title Tournament. *That match is next, and the winner will get a shot at the World Heavyweight Title next week [I]Length: 1 minute Rating: D-[/I] [B][MATCH 3] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT CONSOLATION MATCH Jos Leduc v Al Madril[/B] *This was a brutal fight between two very angry losers *Leduc looked to be in control for the most part, but Madril would not stay down, doing whatever he had to do to turn the tables *Madril finally succeeded by catching Leduc by surprise and rolling him up while using the ropes for added leverage *[I]Al Madril defeated Jos Leduc in 7:35 by pinfall while using the ropes for leverage.[/I] [I]Rating: D+[/I] [B]MAIN EVENT HYPE[/B] *Jack Brisco, representing IWF management, came out and hyped the upcoming match between Doug Dunvegan and Cowboy Bob Orton for the World Heavyweight Title *Brisco said that though he had plenty of great memories elsewhere, he sees IWF as the future of this sport and knows that these two will accomplish great things [I]Length: 2 Minutes Rating: C+[/I] [IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Championships/IWF_WorldHeavyweight.jpg[/IMG] [B][MATCH 4: MAIN EVENT] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL Doug Dunvegan v "Cowboy" Bob Orton[/B] *Dunvegan and Orton shook hands before the match, then locked up at the bell, wrestling for position *Dunvegan tried a series of punches to the stomach, but Orton grounded him and took his legs out before working on his back *Dunvegan reached the ropes and kicked Orton off, then got to his feet and started brawling with him *The match was even for several minutes, but then Orton got the upper-hand by trapping Dunvegan in the corner *Dunvegan came alive and got his second wind, laying into Orton with an unbreakable resolve, finishing up with the Iron Fist to claim the gold *[I]Doug Dunvegan defeated Cowboy Bob Orton in 14:32 by pinfall with an Iron Fist. Doug Dunvegan wins the IWF World Heavyweight title.[/I] *Doug Dunvegan and Cowboy Bob Orton have great chemistry, and it showed in their performances. *Doug Dunvegan looked excellent out there. *This match lifted the crowd. *Doug Dunvegan is improving in Rumble skills. Doug Dunvegan is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: B[/I] [SIZE="3"][B]FINAL RATING: B-[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT] [QUOTE=Doug Dunvegan]Now that is more like it! I was only barely able to save the first show, and Cowboy Bob Orton failed to save the second, but together, we managed to put it over the top! Looks like we just needed a little momentum to get things rolling. With any luck, this will be the first of many great shows by IWF.[/QUOTE]

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[B][U]Friday, Week 3, December 1984[/U][/B] Some good news came in today: our television ratings went back up by a nice 15.2% from last week. We may not have recovered all that we lost, but this is enough for now. We must be patient if we are to overcome the monster I created. [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 18.42 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 5.06 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.76 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.86 [Thursday] Imperia Presents: Professional Wrestling TBS 1.74 [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.11 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.65 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 13.64 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 6.97 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 1.01 [/CODE]

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[CENTER][IMG]http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa5/TrueAnubis1980/Banners/ImperiaPresentsProfessionalWrestlin.jpg[/IMG] [B]Tuesday, Week 4, December 1984 Held in the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California[/B][/CENTER] [FONT="Courier New"] [SIZE="3"][B][U]PRE-SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B]Marvin Amazing defeated Owen Hart in 4:44 by submission with a Boston Crab.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *This match brought the crowd's mood down. [I]Rating: E-[/I] [B]The Midnight Express defeated Team Japan in 4:37 when Dennis Condrey defeated Kendo Nagasaki by pinfall, illegally using the ropes for leverage.[/B] *The announcing quality lifted the match. The colour commentary gave the match a boost. *The performance of Kendo Nagasaki stood out as being good. *Riki Choshu is improving in Rumble skills. *Dennis Condrey is improving in Flying skills. *Randy Rose is improving in Rumble skills. [I]Rating: D+[/I] [B]CHAMPION PROMO[/B] *Doug Dunvegan cuts a promo hyping up his glorius reign as champion in the promotion. *This segment lifted the crowd. [I]Length: 6 minutes Rating: B-[/I] [SIZE="3"][B][U]MAIN SHOW[/U][/B][/SIZE] [B][MATCH 1] IWF TELEVISION TITLE BOUT Johnny Saint v "The Classic" John Sebastian (c)[/B] *This was a good technical bout, but the crowd was not as into it as they could have been due to not knowing Saint or Classic all that well *Saint was doing well at first, but Classic would not be denied, turning the match around and wearing down his opponent *Saint tried to summon a second wind, but was stopped by Classic, who finished him off with the Classic Cloverleaf to retain *[I]John Sebastian defeated Johnny Saint in 9:09 by submission with a Classic Cloverleaf. John Sebastian makes defence number 1 of his IWF Television title.[/I] *This match brought the crowd's mood down. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B]UNDERTAKER ATTACKS CLASSIC![/B] *As John Sebastian is celebrating his victory, the lights go out *When the lights come back on, The Undertaker is standing behind Classic *Classic turns right into a choke slam from Undertaker *The lights go off, and when they come back on, Undertaker has vanished *Lance Russell and Jim Ross are baffled by Undertaker's actions [I]Length: 3 Minutes Rating: E-[/I] [B][MATCH 2] IWF TAG TEAM TITLE BOUT The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) v The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Gene Anderson and Lars Anderson) (c)[/B] *Gene and Michaels started things off *Gene dominated the match, defeating all of the attempts by Michaels and Jannetty to isolate him *After some teamwork by Gene and Lars, they put Michaels and Jannetty out *[I]The Minnesota Wrecking Crew defeated The Rockers in 4:34 when Gene Anderson defeated Marty Jannetty by pinfall with a DDT. The Minnesota Wrecking Crew make defence number 1 of their IWF Tag Team titles.[/I] *This match brought the crowd's mood down. *Lars Anderson is improving in Rumble skills. [I]Rating: D-[/I] [B]INTERVIEW WITH THE CHAMPIONS[/B] *The Minnesota Wrecking Crew cut an interview with Jim Ross, hyping themselves. [I]Length: 3 Minutes Rating: D-[/I] [B][MATCH 3] Terry Funk v "Cowboy" Bob Orton[/B] *This was more or less a simple brawl, and lackluster compared to the normal fights these two get into *The match went back and forth, with Orton trying to get ahead by taking Funk to the mat *Funk fought out of it and hammered Orton before making him submit to the Funk Spinning Toe Hold *[I]Terry Funk defeated Cowboy Bob Orton in 11:30 by submission with a Funk Spinning Toe Hold.[/I] *Terry Funk and Cowboy Bob Orton just don't click at all, and it showed in their performances. *Terry Funk is improving in Performance skills. [I]Rating: D[/I] [B]MADRIL WANTS THE GOLD[/B] *Al Madril had an interview hyping his upcoming singles match with Doug Dunvegan for the World Heavyweight Title. [I]Length: 6 Minutes Rating: C+[/I] [B][MATCH 4: MAIN EVENT] IWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT Al Madril v Doug Dunvegan (c)[/B] *Dunvegan went after Madril from the opening bell, fighting champion that he is *Madril took Dunvegan's legs out and started working them over, but got nowhere *Madril decided to throw Dunvegan out of the ring and ram him face-first into the ring posts and the ring steps before tossing him back into the ring *Madril was in control for a couple moments, but then Dunvegan came alive and got his second wind *Dunvegan drew energy from the fans and turned the match around, laying Madril out and retaining to end the year *[I]Doug Dunvegan defeated Al Madril in 14:48 by pinfall with an Iron Fist. Doug Dunvegan makes defence number 1 of his IWF World Heavyweight title.[/I] *Doug Dunvegan is improving in Technical skills. [I]Rating: B-[/I] [SIZE="3"][B]FINAL RATING: C[/B][/SIZE] [/FONT] [QUOTE=Doug Dunvegan]Terry Funk and Cowboy Bob Orton really dropped the ball here, which hurt us badly. I will not be putting them in a match together again anytime soon since they clash so badly. We are definitely going to need to pick things up in order to get this ship sailing in the right direction.[/QUOTE]

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[B][U]Friday, Week 4, December 1984[/U][/B] [B]WWF:[/B] Billy Jack Haynes defeated Afa for the WWF Intercontinental title [20 successful defences] [B][U]Week in Review: TV Ratings Race[/U][/B] [CODE] [Monday] NWA Wrestling ESPN 18.32 GCW In Your House U.S. Syndication Big I 4.91 [Tuesday] AWA Battering Ram ESPN 5.91 [Wednesday] WWF Lightning U.S. Syndication Big I 4.46 [Thursday] Imperia Presents: Professional Wrestling TBS 1.62 [Friday] AWA All-Star Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small II 9.24 WCCW: The Edge TV Local - Mid South 0.78 [Saturday] George Championship Wrestling TBS 13.59 [Sunday] WWF Championship Wrestling U.S. Syndication Small I 5.42 World Class Wrestling TV Local - Mid South 0.99 [/CODE]

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December 1984 End of Month Report Okay, so we are losing money at the moment. I have no worries, I was not expecting to make a profit at first anyway. I chalk it up to the costs of starting up a promotion on name value alone. I am confident that we will attain our goals and become the greatest professional wrestling organization the world has ever seen! [CODE] Initial Cash: $1,000,000 Initial Cost:-$ 63,607 ======================== PPV Revenue: $ 0 Ticket Sales: $ 80,000 Sponsors: $ 56,994 Merchandise: $ 26,640 Workers: -$ 84,925 Show Costs: -$ 42,000 Marketing: -$ 25,000 Merchandise: -$ 38,054 Production: -$ 40,000 Misc.: -$ 76,000 ======================== Performance: -$ 142,345 Cash: $ 794,048 [/CODE]