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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 13, 2007 12:34:43 GMT -5
I like your format a lot, bro! Thanks, MGM! NEWS FLASH SHEIK REGAINS THE BELT
[/b] The Sheik captured his second USWA Southern Heavyweight title on October 19 in Dallas, after a controversial and wild match with Dan "The Beast" Severn. Sheik tried to jump the champion at the bell, but got caught in Severn's wakigatame armbar right away. Sheik managed to get out and threw one of his deadly fireballs at Severn. This gave the challenger the advantage for much of the match. Severn fought hard, but couldn't overcome the burns of the fireball. Sheik scored a submission with his Camel Clutch, which didn't sit too well with the Sportatorium fans! Full results to come!
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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 13, 2007 20:20:45 GMT -5
October 19, 2007 Card #146: Sportatorium in Dallas
1) “Playboy” Buddy Rose got a win in the opener, but needed some help to defeat Virgil. The bodyguard started off with fists of fury against Rose, hoping to score his second win over the former World champ. “Sensational” Sherri Martel distracted Kevin Christian and “accidentally” dropped her purse into the ring. Rose grabbed it, blasted Virgil with it, then made a cover to score the pinfall after just a few minutes. ½*
2) Justin Credible scored a big pinfall win over Sabu in a short brawl. Sabu managed to execute his Arabian facebuster in the first minute, but couldn’t maintain control. Justin hit That’s Incredible, but only got a two-count. He decided to go with his other “specialty”—the Singapore cane. While Jim Cornette caused a distraction, arguing with Abdullah Farouk at ringside, Credible cracked Sabu with the cane. The shot was enough to keep Sabu down for the count. *¼
3) Frank Gotch and Richard Hutton scored a win over The Flying Redheads in a great tag team bout. Gotch was sporting bandages on his face, thanks to The Sheik’s fireball from last week. These two teams have had some great bouts in the past and this one did not disappoint. The Redheads looked like they would repeat their success from the last card and score a win here. Billy Red Lyons locked Hutton in his sleeper and held it on for nearly two minutes, yet somehow the Oklahoman managed to survive. Hutton received a cut on his forehead during the match, but came back and tagged out to Gotch. Red Bastien got caught in the Gotch Toehold, but made the ropes. Later, Gotch caught Lyons in his rolling knee bar and held it on for several minutes, before Lyons finally gave in. Gotch helped Lyons to his feet afterwards and both teams shook hands, showing the respect they have for one another. The Sportatorium fans were appreciative of the action. ****
4) Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody got a very impressive win in a hard-hitting tag bout over The Road Warriors. Brody and Snuka were heavily favored in this one, due to Brody’s popularity in the Lone Star State. Fans didn’t boo The Legion of Doom, but they heavily supported Brody and the “Superfly”. These two teams seemed to use everything in their arsenal against each other, but couldn’t keep one another down. Brody got a nearfall early on Hawk after a twisting vertical suplex. Animal slammed Brody not once, but twice with his power slam, but Brody kicked out. Brody later hit Animal with his finisher—the jumping knee drop, but Animal kicked out. Later Snuka was in with Hawk. He climbed up to the top turnbuckle, while Hawk was on his feet. Brody quickly jumped in and launched his partner off the top turnbuckle. Snuka smash Hawk with a flying head butt. “Superfly” went for a cover, while Brody nailed the intervening Animal with a big boot to the face, and Snuka and Brody got the clean pinfall. The Sportatorium popped huge. Afterwards the teams slapped hands in their way of showing respect for one another. ***½
5) In a special attraction, the Argentinian superstar Antonino Rocca made short work of Cousin Luke. The fast-paced Rocca dazzled the hillbilly with his “foot slaps”, then took him down into his unique handstand grapevine. The match only lasted a few minutes, as Rocca lifted up Luke across his back into his Argentinian Backbreaker and got the submission. Rocca got a lot of cheers from the Dallas crowd, even in this brief bout. DUD
6) Bob Orton, Sr. got a win over Ed “Strangler” Lewis, although he didn’t do it alone. Orton and Bobby “The Brain” Heenan came to the ring first. As Lewis made his way down the aisle, he was attacked from behind by Nick Bockwinkel! Bockwinkel nailed Lewis with a steel chair to the back, then pounded away on the “Strangler’s” neck. Several USWA officials finally got Bockwinkel to leave Lewis alone, but the damage had been done. Frank Morrell asked Lewis if he wanted to continue. Not surprisingly, Lewis showed his great courage and tenacity in agreeing to take the match. “The Big O.” pounded away on Lewis. He hit the piledriver, but somehow Lewis got a foot on the bottom ropes. Orton continued the attack on the neck and scored the pinfall after a neckbreaker. Lewis had to be helped to the back by officials. Negative*
7) The Killer Bees continued their winning ways with a “sneaky” win over The Midnight Express. It looked like The Midnights had things going their way, as they tagged in and out on B. Brian Blair. “Loverboy” Dennis hit two face-first leg sweeps, and he and “Beautiful” Bobby followed up with the Double Goozle. Condrey sent Blair into the ropes, where Jim Cornette was waiting and tripped him up. Condrey started choking Blair on the ropes. “Jumping” Jim Brunzell ran around the ring, while Kevin Christian was holding Condrey back. Brunzell nailed Cornette with one of his killer dropkicks, then threw Justin Credible into the ringpost. He pulled out the Bees’ masks and he and Blair put them on. Brunzell switched places, then “played dead”. Condrey went to pick him up, but got rolled into a small package for a very near fall. Brunzell hit the “Loverboy” with two dropkicks then jumped on him for the 1-2-3. The crowd popped big at this huge win for The Bees! **¼
8) Rikidozan, Giant Baba, and Mil Mascaras defeated The Heenan Family trio of Nick Bockwinkel and the World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy in a great six-man tag team match. The two masked wrestlers started off against each other, but soon the big Baba was in. The Heenan Family kept the Japanese giant in the ring for quite some time. Bundy hit Baba with the Avalanche, but Baba managed to kick out. With Bockwinkel in, Baba tagged out to Rikidozan. The crowd went wild at seeing Rikidozan and Bockwinkel in the ring together. The Japanese superstar gave Bock quite the beating, nailing him with a piledriver and going for a cover, but Bobby Heenan put Bockwinkel’s foot on the bottom rope. Rikidozan allowed Mascaras to come in and get some action against his rival. Eventually Bock tagged back out to the big Bundy. The popular international wrestlers wore the big man down and kept him in the ring. Bundy took a Mascaras flying body press, as well as the dreaded neckbreaker drop from Baba, but was saved by Superstar. Baba was able to take him down with a Russian leg sweep, but still only got a two-count. Rikidozan came back in and was able, after some struggling, to turn Bundy over in a Boston Crab. Baba and Mascaras kept Superstar and Bockwinkel at bay on the floor, while Bundy tapped out to the hold in the center of the ring. ***¾
9) Greg “The Hammer” Valentine retained the USWA Texas championship over “Dastardly” Danny Doring, in what was surprisingly a very competitive match. The Dallas fans sided with the champ, as Doring was still trying to be a Texan, but his purple cowboy hat (to match his ring robe and wrestling gear) didn’t endear him to the Sportatorium! Doring was focused and wanted to prove he was no joke. He hit the Wham, Bam, Thank you Ma’am for a nearfall. The champ’s strategy was to focus his attack on Doring’s legs and he used the figure-four leglock on several occasions. Valentine hit a falling sledge from the top rope, which busted Doring open. “The Hammer” went for another figure-four, but the “Dastardly One” rolled him into a small package for very near fall. Valentine came back and again locked on the leglock. With blood streaming down his face, Doring was left with no choice but to surrender. ****
10) As reported on in the last update, The Sheik captured his second USWA Southern Heavyweight championship from Dan “The Beast” Severn. Sheik tried to jump the champion at the bell, but got caught in Severn's wakigatame armbar right away. With his turban still on, Sheik was locked in the armbar for nearly two minutes, but managed to reach the ropes and roll out of the ring, taking Severn with him. While Abdullah Farouk had Jerry Calhoun distracted, Sheik threw one of his deadly fireballs at Severn. This gave the challenger the advantage for much of the match. Sheik locked on the Camel Clutch, pounding away at Severn’s burns and busting him open. Richard Hutton got on the apron to try and protest to Calhoun what happened. Sheik let go of the hold and nailed Hutton with a thrust to the throat. Severn momentarily recovered and locked on the wakigatame again, but Sheik was too close to the ropes right away. Severn fought hard, was weakened from the fireball and the blood loss. Sheik locked on the Camel Clutch again and got the submission and the Southern gold. The Sportatorium fans pelted the ring with garbage at this decision. Frank Gotch came down to check on Severn, and he and Hutton helped him to the back. ***
In the next update, Nick Bockwinkel gives his reasons for his attack on Ed "Strangler" Lewis, plus an update on Lewis. Also, a special card announced for November, and the preview for Card #147!
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Post by shazam6000 on Oct 13, 2007 20:34:22 GMT -5
The Sheik winning the belt is great. He's one guy I've always wanted to win a belt for me but the disqualifications always seem to do him in.
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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 13, 2007 21:20:16 GMT -5
The Sheik winning the belt is great. He's one guy I've always wanted to win a belt for me but the disqualifications always seem to do him in. I was kind of hoping Severn would hold it longer, since he's the first to beat The Sheik in a one-on-one match. But I doubt that this feud is over.
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Post by LWF fan Trav on Oct 13, 2007 21:35:45 GMT -5
The Sheik winning the belt is great. He's one guy I've always wanted to win a belt for me but the disqualifications always seem to do him in. I was kind of hoping Severn would hold it longer, since he's the first to beat The Sheik in a one-on-one match. But I doubt that this feud is over. Always weird how the dice roll..on my Legends part 1 (I started over so I could use, cheap plug, Cory's bootlegs), Sheik was terrible unless he hit the fireball...
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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 13, 2007 22:50:29 GMT -5
Always weird how the dice roll..on my Legends part 1 (I started over so I could use, cheap plug, Cory's bootlegs), Sheik was terrible unless he hit the fireball... Until recently, Sheik hadn't hit the fireball much. I'm actually glad he hasn't, as it means more when he hits it less often. But he's still been dominant, without it, surprisingly. Between him and Bockwinkel, I can't think of anyone else who's had such good win-loss records in all my years of playing COTG/LOW.
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Post by El Hijo del Gene on Oct 14, 2007 0:29:03 GMT -5
The Sheik has yet to debut in my fed. I enjoy reading him here though.
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Post by Cory Olson on Oct 17, 2007 0:12:08 GMT -5
• On the October 20 episode of USWA Championship Wrestling, Nick Bockwinkel explained his attack on Ed “Strangler” Lewis. The two-time USWA World Heavyweight champion stated that he was “giving the fans what they wanted to see”. Bockwinkel talked about “Strangler’s” arrival in the USWA last year at New Year’s Knockout III, when after serving as special guest referee, Lewis challenged, then-champion Bock to a title match and proceeded to take him down in the Strangler’s Headlock. He reminded the fans that shortly after Lewis’ official debut, Bockwinkel lost the championship and was sidelined with a concussion. He stated that because of him (Bockwinkel), Lewis won the championship from Antonio Inoki. He said that without his help, “Strangler” lost the belt back. Bockwinkel claimed that Lewis has been avoiding him and is afraid to face him in a sanctioned match. He challenged Lewis to a one-on-one match. Bockwinkel said he will prove that he is the better wrestler and that Lewis is a flash-in-the-pan. • As for the “Strangler”, the former champ suffered a neck injury and will be out of action for a few weeks. There was no response from his at this point about Bockwinkel’s challenge. • On the October 27 edition, USWA Committee member Jerry Jarrett announced that in honor of the USWA’s 150th card, a special event will be held on November 22—Thanksgiving night at the Louisville Gardens! He said that the Committee is attempting to get some huge bouts signed for that night. Matches will be announced in the coming weeks. • Also, it was announced that The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy will make their next defense of the USWA World Tag Team titles on November 9 at the Rupp Arena in Lexington against The Killer Bees. Lance Russell interviewed the upcoming challengers, who still have yet to lose via pinfall or submission since their return. B. Brian Blair said that they are excited, as this will actually be The Bees’ first shot ever at the titles. Russell asked their thoughts on Capt. Lou Albano’s threat of his Killer Bees. “Jumping” Jim Brunzell responded by saying that he thinks the rubber bands have cut off the circulation to Albano’s brain! The Bees said that whoever these “fake Bees” are, they won’t compare to the real deal.
The USWA returns to the Municipal Auditorium in Nashville on November 2. A HUGE night of action will take place! • Two tag teams in need of a win will do battle again, as former World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express will face The Flying Redheads! The Redheads scored a big win on “Beautiful” Bobby and “Loverboy” Dennis on Card #145. Will history repeat itself? • The World Tag Team champs will also be in action, as The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy face “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody in a non-title contest. Brody and Snuka are fresh off their win over The Road Warriors. A win over the champs would almost certainly earn them a title bout. Who will win this hard hitting tag bout? • Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik is a wanted man! He’ll team up with his nephew Sabu to battle Team RPW members Frank Gotch and Dan “The Beast” Severn. Severn is looking to get his hands on The Sheik, after feeling the effects of his fireball and losing the Southern gold. Gotch has battled Sheik on numerous occasions and ironically also lost the Southern belt to Sheik. He also was recently blasted with the fireball. This is a tag team war! • The main event will be for the World Heavyweight championship, as Antonio Inoki puts the gold on the line against his rival Nick Bockwinkel! Bockwinkel is looking for a record third World title here. His arm is still sore from Mil Mascaras’ attack from a few weeks ago, but he looked impressive in a win over Giant Baba. The Municpal Auditorium hosted a World title bout between these two at this same time last year. Then-champion Bockwinkel came out the victory via countout in a wild bout. Can Bockwinkel regain the gold or will the Japanese sensation reign supreme? The Killer Bees will also face Cousin Luke and Virgil in a rematch before their big Tag Team title shot! Plus the undefeated Rikidozan in action, and “Special Delivery” Jones returns from injury looking for revenge on “Dastardly” Danny Doring!
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Post by LWF fan Trav on Oct 17, 2007 0:20:12 GMT -5
Sweet, got my tickets already Cory
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Post by El Hijo del Gene on Oct 17, 2007 0:39:05 GMT -5
I'll be watching. (Reading!)
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 11, 2007 22:06:17 GMT -5
November 2, 2007 Card #147: Municipal Auditorium in Nashville
1) “Special Delivery” Jones returned from injury and got a decisive win over “Dastardly” Danny Doring. Late in the match, he started doing his Philly Shuffle, to the crowd’s delight and looked ready to deliver a big punch to Doring. Virgil jumped up on the ring apron, but he got hit with the punch instead! S.D. locked Doring in a sleeper and put him out to get revenge. **
2) Texas champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine defeated one-half of The Road Warriors—Hawk in a competitive non-title match. Hawk looked on his way to what would have been a big win. He hit his flying clothesline off the top rope, but Capt. Lou Albano distracted referee Tommy Gilbert. He showcased his strength by dropping “The Hammer” with a gorilla press slam, which brought him a two-count. Valentine took the match to the floor. With Albano distracting Gilbert again and “Precious” Paul Ellering going after the rubber banded manager, Valentine grabbed a steel chair and nailed Hawk in the right leg with it. He threw Hawk back in the ring and applied the figure-four. Hawk fought for the ropes, but the pain from both the chair shot and the hold was too much. Valentine gained a submission win. ***
3) The Midnight Express gained some revenge with a win over The Flying Redheads. The Redheads started off strong, double teaming and tagging in and out against “Loverboy” Dennis. “Beautiful” Bobby tagged in and went at it with Billy Red Lyons. Lyons bounced off the ropes with a cross body block. Eaton caught him and stumbled backwards, sending both men over the top to the floor. Eaton landed on top of the “pile” and Lyons hit his head hard. Eaton threw him back into the ring, tagged in to Condrey and The Midnights hit the Midnight Massacre for the pin. Red Bastien checked on his partner afterwards, but Lyons suffered no serious injury. **½
4) Bob Orton, Sr. pinned “Playboy” Buddy Rose. Rose hit the Bombs Away early, but “The Big O.” kicked out. Orton executed two of his big piledrivers during the match, but Rose kicked out of the first, and “Sensational” Sherri Martel distracted Frank Morrell after the second. Rose came off the top rope with a double sledge, but Orton blocked it with a boot to the midsection, then followed up with a third piledriver, which finally put Rose down. ***¼
5) Richard Hutton scored a big win and what some would consider an upset over Mil Mascaras. The Team RPW coach controlled the action early, showcasing his true wrestling skills. Hutton locked on the abdominal stretch, but Mascaras hip tossed Hutton off to break the hold. “The Man of 1,000 Masks” came back, but accidentally knocked down Tommy Gilbert with a dropkick. Mascaras and Hutton continued their battle, while Frank Morrell came in to replace him. Hutton locked on the abdominal stretch again and held it on for over a minute. Just when it looked like he was down, Mascaras reached the ropes. The luchador was bleeding through his mask after some forearm smashes. Hutton threw Mascaras with a side salto, then rolled over into a cover and scored the pinfall, after a great match. Hutton offered his hand to Mascaras afterwards and the luchador shook as the Municipal Auditorium applauded. ****½
6) The Killer Bees defeated Cousin Luke and Virgil. These two teams had another great bout after their **** opener last month that ended in a double DQ. Luke and Virgil looked like they would gain the victory, using the Hillbilly Drop and the Million Dollar Dream on B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell in the early part of the bout. The Bees busted out the masks and pulled off their switch routine, with Blair coming in and the two blasting Virgil with a double atomic drop for a nearfall. Brunzell would later use his partner’s specialty—the sleeper on Luke. Luke’s arm dropped twice, but stayed up the third time. Brunzell dragged the woozy hillbilly into his corner, tagged out to Blair, and The Bees “switched” again, this time passing Luke off to Blair’s sleeper! Blair’s version was able to finally put Luke down and give The Bees the win, prior to the upcoming shot at the World Tag Team titles. ****
7) Rikidozan scored a submission victory over Justin Credible. The two slugged it out for the first few minutes. But the Japanese superstar locked the former Texas champ in a Boston Crab. The crowd popped big at this, having seen the footage on USWA Championship Wrestling of Rikidozan making King Kong Bundy submit to this hold on the last card in the six-man tag match. Credible also surrendered to the hold, tapping out almost immediately. DUD
8) Fresh off their win over The Road Warriors, “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody scored another huge win, this time over the World Tag Team champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy in a non-title bout. Brody put a pounding on the Superstar in the first half of the bout, scoring nearfalls on him after a twisting vertical suplex, his patented jumping knee drop, a running leg drop, and a piledriver. Bundy and Snuka went at it later on, with the big man putting a pounding on the Fijian grappler. But out of nowhere, Snuka lept over him and came back with a huge chop knocking Bundy down. Bobby “The Brain” Heenan jumped on the apron and Snuka charged him, but Heenan wisely dove out of the way of a chop! Brody hit the knee drop again, but this time on Bundy, but the New Jersey giant was too close to the ropes. Brody whipped the big man into the ropes and showcased his agility by nailing Bundy with a big dropkick. Brody went for a cover, while Snuka kept superstar at bay, and the popular duo picked up a huge win over the champs! ***½
9) Frank Gotch and Dan “The Beast” Severn got a win over Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik and Sabu. Sheik seemed to realize that he was a wanted man by the Team RPW members, as he stayed on the apron for most of this match and let his nephew do the dirty work. Sheik would come in when it was obvious that his team had the advantage. With Severn down, Sabu brought in a chair and went for the triple jump moonsault. But Severn rolled out of the way and Sabu crashed hard. “The Beast” locked him in a bow and arrow, but Sheik came in and blasted Severn with a chop to the throat. Severn beat on Sabu for a few more minutes, wiping the mat with the Bombay madman. He tagged out to Gotch who beat on Sabu as well, applying the rolling knee bar, and then turning it into the Gotch Toehold. Sabu fought hard, but ultimately tapped to the hold. ***
10) As reported on in the last update, Nick Bockwinkel became the first man to hold the USWA World Heavyweight championship on three occasions, as he made short work of Antonio Inoki. Despite an arm injury from Mil Mascaras, Bock was focused here, using everything in his arsenal to wear down the champ. Inoki had control at times, but couldn’t keep Bockwinkel down for a pinfall. Bock locked on the figure-four, but the champ rolled through, reversing the pressure. Yet, Bockwinkel quickly rolled out of the hold. Bockwinkel applied his version of the sleeper. Inoki fought for over a minute, but started to weaken. Jerry Calhoun check Inoki’s arm and it fell three times. Bobby Heenan jumped in the ring right after the bell, celebrating his man’s victory. The other members of the Heenan Family came down to congratulate Bockwinkel, although the Nashville crowd wasn’t too happy to see Bockwinkel on top of the USWA world again! ¼*
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 11, 2007 22:07:12 GMT -5
Highlights from USWA Championship Wrestling on November 3: • The main event for the big 150th card on Thanksgiving night at the Louisville Gardens was announced. Three-time and current USWA World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel will put his gold on the line against…the undefeated Rikidozan! The Japanese superstar has built an impressive streak of wins against some great USWA competition and will receive his first opportunity at USWA gold. Bockwinkel and Rikidozan met a few weeks ago in the six-man tag team bout and at one point, it looked like Rikidozan might have had Bock beaten with a piledriver, but Bobby Heenan intervened. Will a new champion be crowned on Thanksgiving night or will the Japanese superstar’s unbeaten streak come to an end? • Bill Apter traveled to Louisville to interview Ed “Strangler” Lewis. Lewis said he is feeling fine after his attack by Nick Bockwinkel. He said he is training and rehabbing his neck and wants to return to the ring on Thanksgiving night in his hometown. The former USWA champion said he accepts Bockwinkel’s challenge for a one-on-one match, but first he wants to take on “The Big O.” Bob Orton, Sr. on the 150th card. Lewis said he realizes that Orton has beaten him on more than one occasion and he’s not questioning Orton’s abilities, but he wants one more match with him before he fights Bockwinkel. Lewis has asked that neither Bobby Heenan nor any other Heenan Family members be allowed at ringside during the bout. “Strangler” stated he wants to prove one-on-one who is the tougher man. Later in the show, “The Brain” and Orton appeared in the WMC-TV studios and accepted Lewis’ challenge, so a second match for the big card has been signed. • The week before the Thanksgiving event on November 16, Frank Gotch will challenge the evil Sheik for the USWA Southern Heavyweight championship at Freedom Hall in Johnson City, TN! Gotch made the challenge, wanting a chance to beat the man who captured the title from him in April. Gotch hopes to join the ranks of fellow Team RPW members Richard Hutton and Dan Severn as the only USWA wrestlers to pin The Sheik or make him submit.
The USWA comes back to the Rupp Arena in Lexington on November 9! • “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody hope to keep up their awesome wins, as they battle former World Tag Team champions The Midnight Express in a rematch from last month. Snuka and Brody will get a shot at the World Tag Team titles in the near future, but they want to avenge their loss to “Beautiful” Bobby and “Loverboy” Dennis before that. But Jim Cornette’s men are hoping for another shot at the gold as well. Which team will walk out the victors? • In a wild bout, Dan “The Beast” Severn will take on the homicidal, suicidal, genocidal, death-defying Sabu! Each man holds a victory over the other in one-on-one bouts, but neither win was by pinfall or submission. Will a clean victory be obtained here? • In another bout in this wild group feud, Richard Hutton fresh off his great victory over Mil Mascaras will take on the Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik in a non-title bout. Hutton holds two victories in tag bouts over The Sheik and would love to get a singles win over the Syrian madman. Will the Team RPW coach achieve it or will Sheik find another way to win? • The main event will be for the USWA World Tag Team titles, as The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy will defend the belts against The Killer Bees. B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell have not lost a bout by pin or submission since returning to the USWA this year. This will be a big challenge for them—in more ways than one as the Heenan Family duo definitely has the size and strength advantage. But don’t count The Bees out, as they have quickness on their side. Plus they’ve had a lot of success pulling off their Masked Confusion as of late. Will new champs be crowned or will Bundy and Superstar sting the Bees? All this plus Giant Baba, Texas champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, The Road Warriors, and the debut of the newest Team RPW member--Danny Hodge!
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 11, 2007 22:08:20 GMT -5
NEWS FLASH DOUBLE MAIN EVENT FOR JOHNSON CITY In addition to the previously mentioned Southern title match on November 16 between The Sheik and Frank Gotch, a second match has been designated as a main event for that night. World Heavyweight champion Nick Bockwinkel will take on "The Man of 1,000 Masks" Mil Mascaras in an Alley Fight Match! For newer USWA fans, the rules for this match are there are no disqualifications or countouts, once a man has been pinned or submits, the referee administers a ten-count. If the wrestler cannot get to his feet, his opponent wins. Otherwise the bout continues. There can be multiple falls in this type of a match. Many are questioning the champion's thought process here in taking such a match less than a week before he puts his title on the line against Rikidozan. Bobby "The Brain" Heenan stated this is not about the belt, as this will be a non-title match, but Bockwinkel is looking to settle his feud with the luchador once and for all. Bockwinkel pointed out that he thrives in matches like this, that are designed to go for a longer period of time. He believes that Mascaras high flying style will wear him out quickly and put him down for the count. What a great card coming to Freedom Hall!
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Post by Cory Olson on Nov 12, 2007 18:29:32 GMT -5
November 9, 2007 Card #148: Rupp Arena in Lexington
1) Bob Orton, Sr. quickly squashed S.D. Jones. It took only about a minute for “The Big O.” to score the pinfall after a piledriver. DUD
2) The Road Warriors beat Cousin Luke and Virgil. Virgil was the one taking most of the punishment here. The Legion of Doom attempted a Doomsday Device on him early on, but the hillbilly jumped in to stop the attempt. But the former World Tag Team champions would successfully nail the bodyguard with the move later on and score the pinfall. A victory like this could get Hawk and Animal attention when it comes to get another title shot. *¼
3) Former NWA World Jr. Heavyweight champion Danny Hodge made his USWA debut with a quick impressive victory over “Dastardly” Danny Doring. While not being the biggest wrestler Hodge is known for his incredible grip strength. He showcased that by catching Doring in a sleeper out of nowhere. The grip quickly put Doring out and gave Hodge the victory. Team RPW coach Dick Hutton was proud to see his fellow Oklahoman win, even if they attend different universities! DUD
4) “Playboy” Buddy Rose got a win over Red Bastien. These two wrestlers were with the USWA at its inception in 2004. They even battled in the opener at the first New Year’s Knockout, with Red emerging victorious via submission. He looked like he might repeat here, as he attacked Rose with his high flying onslaught early on. But Rose battled back. Bastien would kick out of a Bombs Away, but a gut wrench backbreaker out of nowhere would earn Rose a much needed victory. “Sensational” Sherri Martel was definitely happy to see her man get a win. **
5) Texas champion Greg Valentine pinned Bastien’s Flying Redheads partner Billy Red Lyons. Lyons showcased his aerial skills, but it would “The Hammer’s” hard-hitting offense that would prevail. Valentine scored the pinfall after a neckbreaker. Valentine has won his last nine matches, dating back to August, which is an impressive streak in the always competitive USWA. ¾*
6) “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka and Bruiser Brody defeated The Midnight Express by DQ. Snuka and Brody showed they are an impressive team, working over the former champs. Snuka hit a Superfly Leap on “Beautiful” Bobby Eaton, but Eaton just got his shoulder up. Brody came in and knocked Eaton into the corner with a big clothesline. “Loverboy” Dennis Condrey tried to enter the ring, but Paul Morton warned him. Meanwhile, Jim Cornette handed Eaton a small chain. Eaton wrapped the chain around his right hand and delivered one of his famous rights to Brody. Brody dropped to the mat. “Beautiful” Bobby went for the cover. Morton had seen the punch and as he started to make the count noticed the chain. He realized what had happened and despite protests from The Midnights and Cornette immediately called for the bell, giving Snuka and Brody the win. Snuka jumped in and knocked Eaton to the floor with a chop. Brody recovered and nailed condrey with a big boot. The Midnights fled to the locker room with Cornette and Justin Credible. Even though they achieved victory, you can bet Snuka and Brody will want to meet up with Eaton and Condrey again. **¼
7) Dan Severn defeated Sabu…and not surprisingly it was by a disqualification. The Bombay madman pounced on “The Beast” from the opening bell. He hit an Arabian facebuster, while Abdullah Farouk distracted Tommy Gilbert. When a chair didn’t finish Severn, Sabu took a page out of his uncle’s playbook and pulled out a sharp object. He started pounding away on Severn with it, but hadn’t learned from The Sheik how to be sneaky, as Gilbert caught him and immediately called for the bell. Dick Hutton jumped in, but was knocked down. Severn recovered and nailed Sabu with some knee strikes. Sabu quickly retreated from the ring. DUD
8) Justin Credible scored a big upset, but with some illegal tactics, over Giant Baba. Baba and Jim Cornette have an on again/off again rivalry, and it was on again here. Credible used a short piledriver for a nearfall early on. With Baba on the floor, Cornette decided to whack the big man on the back with the tennis racket, while Credible had Paul Morton distracted in the ring. Baba made it back in, but this time it was Justin’s turn to use a weapon as he cracked Baba across the back with the Singapore cane, while Cornette provided the distraction. Baba would kick out of the pin attempt and make a comeback, fueled by anger. Baba tried to suplex Credible, but his back was hurting him. With Cornette again giving a distraction, Credible blocked the suplex and hit Baba with a low blow. He then rolled the big man up with a school boy. Morton turned around and counted the pinfall, not catching the foul like he did in The Midnight Express’ match. The Rupp Arena was not happy about this one! ***¼
9) Dick Hutton got a victory over Southern Heavyweight champion The Sheik…but as the theme for this card seemed to be, it was a DQ victory. Sheik charged the first man to beat him at the bell, but Hutton fought back, pounding Sheik with big forearm uppercuts. Hutton locked in the abdominal stretch, which drew a big pop from the Rupp Arena, knowing that it was that hold that defeated Sheik. Abdullah Farouk jumped on the apron to distract Tommy Gilbert. Hutton let go of the hold and went after Farouk, which allowed Sheik the chance to take over. He locked on the Camel Clutch, but Hutton made the ropes. Sheik went nuts and started choking Hutton. Gilbert started giving Sheik a five-count to break, but the Southern champ didn’t care. He did release the choke, but then blasted Gilbert with a chop to the throat! Gilbert immediately called for the bell, but Sheik didn’t care. He proceeded to choke Hutton again. The other three Team RPW members, including Frank Gotch—Sheik’s next challenger, ran down to ringside and ran the champ and Farouk off. **½
10) The main event was for the USWA World Tag Team titles as champions The Masked Superstar and King Kong Bundy defended against The Killer Bees, who had yet to lose a tag bout by pin or submission, since returning to the USWA this year. The Heenan Family duo controlled most of the action here, using their power against B. Brian Blair and “Jumping” Jim Brunzell. Brunzell kicked out of Superstar’s spinning neckbreaker early on, but got squashed with Bundy’s Avalanche. Right before the five-count, Blair jumped in and dropkicked Bundy to break up the pin. The Bees had the crowd behind them and had their moments, but couldn’t keep the champs down long enough to get a pin attempt. Blair survived the Cobra Hold. Superstar whipped Blair into the corner, then tagged in Bundy, and the champs performed a double team move they’ve done in the past—Superstar whipped Bundy into the corner, so Bundy had an “added” Avalanche. Superstar then followed up and splashed the “pile” as well. Blair dropped like a rock, but wisely rolled out of the ring. Superstar attacked Brunzell in the corner, while Bundy went after Blair. He picked the Bee up in a bear hug, then followed up by ramming Blair’s back into the ringpost. Bundy got back in the ring, while Paul Morton continued to count Blair out. Morton reached ten and awarded the champs the match. Bundy and Superstar won the bout and kept their titles. The Bees still haven’t been pinned or submitted, but went through a tough battle here. **
In the next report...the preview for the big Johnson City card. And more matches announced for Thanksgiving night!
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Post by LWF fan Trav on Nov 13, 2007 1:00:42 GMT -5
Always have a front row seat at the Garden matches!!
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