";s:4:"text";s:17353:"More importantly, Ross became Head of Marketing and helped Mid-South establish a good syndication deal to bring it more attention. Buzz Sawyer vs. Steve Doll (Butch Reed makes the save for poor Steve Doll, only to have Dick Murdoch attack Reed and deliver a brain RELATED: 10 WCW Wrestlers That Fell From Grace: Where Are They Now? After leaving his job as booker for the Oklahoma-based company headed by NWA member promoter Leroy McGuirk, Watts formed his own office, Mid-South Sports, Inc. (without NWA affiliation) and took over former McGuirk cities in Louisiana and Mississippi. After making joint appearances in both the USWA and SMW, the Moondogs joined the company full time in March 1994 and began a feud with Jerry Lawler and Brian Christopher. Action. by AmericanArtist667 $12 $9.00 . Iceman Parsons vs Art Crews (Chris Adams comes out and does a promo introducing himself to the crowd; he breaks kayfabe by saying he Eddie Gilbert vs John Tatum (Dark Journey comes out & attacks Missy Hyatt; Eddie makes the save then KOs Dark Journey with Missys Following an April tour of All Japan Pro Wrestling that saw him team with Andre the Giant and Dick Murdoch he returned to full time action in the World Wrestling Federation. -Originally aired January 12, 1985. Great stuff. Missing Link w/Dark Journey vs Rick Steiner(a decidedly not blind Eddie Gilbert attacks Link with a chair) Rock N Roll Express vs. Fabulous Ones (No finish shown), Mid-South Wrestling 3/1/86 Ted Dibiase & Steve Williams video Living in America The Mid South Wrestling Television Review with Mike Mills & The Great Brian Last is back, this week looking at Mid South television from December 25, 1981, featuring: Boyd Pierce and Bill Watts on commentary Continuation of the Persian Club Challenge between Iron Sheik and Paul Ellering. 1985-05-25 Mid-South Wrestling TV E298 41 53 . 16 2023 , ! Tommy Gilbert thanks the UWF for not accepting his resignation and says he doesnt want Eddie hurt but hopes Watts can straighten Hot In April 1996 they began to feud with former WWF Tag Team Champions Men on a Mission, the latter on loan from the World Wrestling Federation. shoulders at two but each ref sees only one guy lift their shoulders.) After buying out Leroy McGuirk, Watts renamed it Mid-South and while withdrawing from the NWA, he would still have the NWA Champion defend the belt at some big shows. The Champion retained the title until August 10, 1985 where he was defeated by Dick Murdoch at the MSW Superdome Extravaganza in New Orleans, LA. Watts then announces that on June 21, 1982, in New Orleans, Junkyard Dog, the then-Louisiana Heavyweight and Mid-South Tag Team Champion, defeated Bob Roop for . Eddie Gilbert pays off Jack Victory to get his match leading to Watts was poised to take over the two-hour slot occupied by the WWF when Jim Crockett and his Mid-Atlantic promotion swooped in and backdoored Watts out of the deal. Fantastics vs John Tatum & Jack Victory (Tatum & Victory win the UWF tag titles) Dark Journey Given Flowers for WFIA Award Back in the 1980s, the territories still ruled wrestling. His outspokenness often came back to bite him, no matter how hard he tried to do the right thing. Ted Dibiase challenging Michael Hayes, 5/24/86 (Clip) One Man Gang vs Hacksaw Duggan (TV time runs out), Universal Wrestling Federation 7/19/86 Ian McGehee, Dion Stutts making their mark on MUS wrestling. Dick Slater vs. Dr. Death (TV Title Tournament Quarter Finals) Death Williams, Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Ted DiBiase, Magnum T.A. In June he rebranded himself as The Champion and continued to successfully retain the title against challengers such as Taylor, Magnum T. A., Butch Reed, and Brad Armstrong. Starting up in the shadow of one of the best boys wrestling programs in the state, South Kitsap's girls are gaining some attention . Tommy Gilbert talks about his sons actions. A video Christmas Carol, Universal Wrestling Federation 12/27/86 ~ Koko B. Ware music video (The Bird) In November they lost and then regained the USWA tag titles from The Bruise Brothers. Terry Gordy, Buddy Roberts & Michael Hayes vs Ted Dibiase, Terry Taylor & Hacksaw Duggan (TV time runs out), Universal Wrestling Federation 7/12/86 Chris Adams vs Gustavo Mendoza WWF Old School is dedicated to Wrestling fans all over the globe who love and dig Old School Wrestling (now WWE). Re-Cap of UWF title double pin situation (title returned to Gordy) purse. That spring they would feud with Crusher Bones, Jack Hammer, and Big Daddy Cyrus. Randy the Mountaineer[3] The Moondogs entered 1995 having lost the USWA titles once more and entered a tournament to crown new champions; they wrestled The Rock 'n' Roll Express to a no-contest in the finals at the Mid South Coliseum on January 9, 1995. Video Recap: Eddie Gilberts Blindness The Freebirds fanned the heat through the feud until it reached a white-hot state when Ritters wife gave birth to his first child, and Watts brought this into the angle. Jake Roberts vs. Buzz Sawyer (TV Title Tournament Quarter Finals) Tracy Smothers vs Buzz Sawyer w/Rick Steiner Sheepherders vs Steve Williams & Rick Gibson, Universal Wrestling Federation 4/5/86 Community Grade. Terry Gordy vs Steve Williams (After a couple ref bumps, we get two refs counting a simultaneous pinfall on both guys with BOTH lifting their Hacksaw Duggan vs Kamala (Duggan kicks out of the Kamala splash!) Jack Victory & Lady Maxine interview huge brawl ensues) No! One Man Gang & Leroy Brown come down to ringside and also begin brawling. Buzz Sawyer vs. Joe Malcolm Thank you for following along with us. Taras Bulba (w/Humperdink) vs. Perry Jackson Bill Watts locker room interview selling injuries from the spike Koko B. Ware vs. Joe Malcolm December 12, 1981 Episode 50 - 42 mins North American Heavyweight Champion Ted DiBiase faces Paul Orndorff in the main event. The Genius Cast with Lanny Poffo (2018-19), HOMAGE.com Our favorite in retro wrestling attire! If you BUILD it, they will COME! Welcome back to our exploration of the history of the Wrestling Territories, friends. The Fantastics call out the Freebirds and Devistation Inc. Hayes sends Angel of Death in and it quickly turns into a three on two with Hayes & Sheepherders & Jack Victory vs. Cornette paired him and Dennis Condrey into the Midnight Express, who soon became one of the hottest teams around. Regularly updated WWE news articles, match promos & other spoilers keep you energised and updated throughout the day. Interview w/the Bad Girls of the UWF (Dark Journey & Lady Maxine) TV Champion Jake Roberts vs. Gustavo Mendoza, Mid-South Wrestling 2/15/86 Mid-South 02-09-1985. RELATED: 10 Short-Lived Wrestling Promotions You Should Learn About. Steve Williams & Bill Watts visiting the University of Oklahoma Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Meanwhile, Watts would try the national route in another way, yet this could have made his promotion bigger than ever. This will be a short opening. Freebirds vs Duggan/Dibiase/Taylor Brawl Sting & Rick Steiner vs Terry Taylor & Chavo Guerrero (No match Missing Link & Dark Journey come out so Sting, Steiner & Eddie Unlike Demolition, The Shadows were used as enhancement talent and embarked on a lengthy losing streak to The Young Stallions on the house show circuit that spring. They would, however, cross paths many times in the years to come to make history in other areas of the territorial map. Jeff Gaylord vs Joe Malcolm Chamo, Clips of Slater vs. Jake Roberts in the TV Title Tournament Finals. Joe Savoldi vs The Libyan The Moondogs were programmed into a feud with Tony Atlas & Pedro Morales and would also face The US Express as they entered the summer of 1986. The Shadows was the name of a heel jobber professional wrestling tag team in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1987. Gustavo Mendoza vs. Koko B. Ware Kamala vs Dave Peterson (No match Hacksaw Duggan attacks Kamala) Crockett Cup 86 Video Humperdink originally firing him a year ago) Ted Dibiase vs Terry Gordy, New Orleans (Finish Only Dibiase jobs 100% clean, then all 3 Freebirds spike-piledrive Steve Williams on the The Stagger Lee character would continue until the time ran out on the loser leaves town clause. ~ Interview w/Oliver Humperdink, Taras Bulba & Eddie Gilbert (Gilbert has Bulba attack Humperdink. Boys Are Back In Town Freebirds video (theyre rerunning the video due to popular demand, only this time they intercut it with not-so- One Man Gang vs Hacksaw Duggan (Cage TV time runs out after Duggan gets jumped before the match. The duo disbanded after Colley left the company at the end of October 1987. This is the official masked wrestlers list The earliest known masked wrestler in the United States was The Masked Marvel who famously "crashed" the international tournament, which featured many of the top stars of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch era, held at the Manhattan Opera House in 1915. Fantastics & Missing Link vs Sting, Rick Steiner & Eddie Gilbert (TV Time Runs Out), Universal Wrestling Federation 12/20/86 Blade Runners video Colley joined the World Wrestling Federation in 1980, debuting under the name "Ripper Hawkins". Gustavo Mendoza vs Steve Williams Wrestling simply as "The Shadow", he was defeated by Boris Zukhov at a house show in Detroit, MI. Wells was advertised on two shows in mid-August, but I don't think he actually appeared on either of them. They would lose the titles later that year, but regained them on October 24, 1994 against The Phantoms (Phantom Sorrow and Phantom Tragedy) at the Mid South Coliseum. Deadeye Dick[3] Ken Terry Gordy vs Ted Dibiase, 10/17/86 (Cage Last 2 min shown Famous angle where Dibiase appears to win the UWF title from Gordy in Gilbert all get up and walk out) 2023 Ford . Sheepherders vs Brett Sawyer & Tracy Smothers Fantastics vs Sting & Eddie Gilbert (John Tatum & Missing Link both run in) 1 Millard South won four of five matches including three by pin midway. Ted Dibiase & Terry Taylor vs Michael Hayes & Buddy Roberts Return to top of page Superdome Extravaganza 8/80 August 2, 1980 in New Orleans, LA The Superdome drawing 28,000 ($183,000) Taras Bulba (w/Eddie Gilbert) vs. Tracey Smothers Interview w/John Tatum, Jack Victory & Missy Hyatt (Tatum calls Hyatt Melissa) I'm talking about a goddamn baseball field and youyou're a goddamn Wrestling II had become a shadow of his former self. squaring off against Eddie Gilbert & Sting. He was also one who influenced Bill Watts to crown the first African American World Heavyweight Champion in WCW, Ron Simmons. Ted Dibiase & Dr. Death vs. Eddie Gilbert & The Nightmare Clip of Michael Hayes whipping Iceman Parsons & Ted Dibiase, 9/20/86 10 Things Fans Should Know About The Mid-South Wrestling Association, 10 Short-Lived Wrestling Promotions You Should Learn About, 10 Wrestling Bookers And The Most Famous Idea They Came Up With. He was best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as a part of The Moondogs, and as the original Smash of Demolition. The 411 Rating. TV Champion Jake Roberts vs. Joe Malcolm (Jake Roberts/Dick Slater Confrontation. Interview w/Michael Hayes & Dark Journey He was active in professional wrestling until the end of his life and made a famous appearance at the ECW pay-per-view, WrestlePalooza, in 1998. Watts did have a brief stint with WWE in 1995 before retiring. He's been a wrestling fan since the late '70s and a journeyman writer for the past decade. ~ Eddie Gilbert Interview (Eddie announces his retirement) His legacy can be felt in how he instilled the old-school attitude in a generation of wrestlers that passed his doorstep. Hacksaw Duggan vs The Libyan One Man Gang vs Hacksaw Duggan vs Buddy Roberts brawl, PPW, 12/13/86 (Good stuff all three guys hate each other, so we get a Buzz Sawyer vs. Al Perez (Perez is replaced by HACKSAW DUGGAN who returns to MSW! Jim Duggan vs. Gustavo Mendoza Brett Sawyer vs John Tatum Sheepherders challenge Dr. Death & DiBiase Terry Taylor & Iceman Parsons vs Buddy Landel & Jack Victory Watts core audience was too busy fighting to keep their homes to care what happened in a wrestling ring and attendance plummeted. 19 .50 West indies to England. Ted Dibiase vs Gustavo Mendoza (Michael Hayes makes his debut as a color commentator) Originally called Tri-State Wrestling, the territory extended across Oklahoma, Louisiana and Tennessee with an alliance with Paul Boeschs Houston territory. Dick Slater vs. Jake Robers (Slater wins TV Title) Watts, however, doesnt come out) After the tipping point of the feud went in favor of the Freebirds, JYD began to work another famous gimmick used in several territories and still do this day, as he went under the disguise of a mask and wrestled as an alter-identity. Mid-South Wrestling Association was one of the hottest wrestling promotions of the 1980s, where many diamonds of the professional wrestling business began their careers or passed through its doors. Remember me Not recommended on shared computers. He was replaced by Ole Anderson and moved onto the WWF for a short-lived stay of employment. One Man Gang vs Terry Gordy (No Match Gordys injured, so Michael Hayes wont let him wrestle. One Man Gang vs Jeff Raitz John Tatum sees all this going on but, to confirm that hes still a heel Wrestling as The Nightmare, he was teamed with Eddie Gilbert and defeated Steve Brinson and Terry Daniels. He was only 45 years old. Hacksaw Duggan vs Kamala, Houston (JIP Duggan slams Kamala) Mid-South Wrestling. They then dump her into the ring and spray yellow paint on her. Detroit Demolition[3] Watts was all set to take over that slot, but at the last minute, Jim Barnett managed to get Jim Crocketts Mid-Atlantic Territory the space instead. [13][unreliable source] Following a third appearance, this time at a Wrestling Challenge taping, he was replaced by Barry Darsow. Not long after, Duggan would pick up a 24 and take on the nickname of Hacksaw and be remembered as one of the biggest fan favorites of the WWF 80s. three-way brawl with the guys all attacking each other) He can be reached by e-mail at squints72hhi@gmail.com. Fabulous Ones) Ricky Gibson vs Kamala ), Universal Wrestling Federation 11/22/86 Jim Cornette has led one of the most outspoken lives, not only in professional wrestling but in the media in general. Missing Link vs Jack Victory, 6/28/86 (Clip Dark Journey slaps Victory) Tracy Smothers vs Korchenko (Smothers gets burried under the Soviet flag) This would also be his first singles run. floor) Video on Jim Duggan retiring the North American title & the UWF title tournament Within a few weeks, he was re-packaged as "Moondog Hawkins", soon after that being renamed "Moondog Rex". He held the extinction of not being pinned for a decade until he became involved in the fiasco that was the Brawl For All tournament in the '90s in WWF. Perry Jackson & Steve Doll vs. The Fantastics w/Steve Williams, Universal Wrestling Federation 5/10/86 Terry Taylor vs. Gustavo Mendoza Terry Taylor on Working With The Stiff Von Erichs Brothers, Bill Behrens | Wrestlings Super-Agent Who Discovered AJ Styles, Michel Martel The Tragic Passing of Rick Martels Brother. Savannah Jack vs Buddy Roberts (Michael Hayes comes down to ringside with a jar of hair removal cream but is then too scared to get into Begun in 1979, for nearly a decade, Mid-South, later becoming the UWF, was one of the best promotions for anyone loving classic wrestling. Sting & Rick Steiner vs Iceman Parsons & Chavo Guerrero Bruise Brothers vs. Joe Malcolm & JR Hogg Sting and Jim Hellwig (the Ultimate Warrior) came into the territory from a short run in WCCW as the Blade Runners, and creative consultant Ken Mantell also came aboard from Texas. Watts is a member of several Halls of Fame, including Wrestling Observer (1996), WWE (2009), Professional Wrestling (2013), Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling (2013), as well as being honored by the Cauliflower Alley Club in 2001. One Man Gang & Bill Irwin vs Brett Sawyer & Jeff Gaylord Universal Wrestling Federation 11/8/86 While the Desperadoes angle continued and the trio was shown as late as the June 29th WCW Power Hour program still looking for Stan Hansen, the former AWA champion reportedly wanted no part of the storyline and left for Japan, never to return to wrestle in North America. Chavo Guerrero vs Gary Young Chavo Guerrero vs Buddy Landel (Jack Victory runs out and assists Landel to victory) Joe Savoldi vs Gustavo Mendoza (Mendoza takes a hurricanrana from Savoldi and lands straight on his head BRUTAL.) Special coverage of major events such as Wrestlemania and Triplemania. Crockett Cup 86 highlights Wattss creative eye was behind the formation of The Fabulous Freebirds the year before, and the duo of Hayes and Gordy tore up the tag team ranks and terrorized Mid-South Wrestling after adding Buddy Roberts to the mix. In 1981, Andy Kaufman began approaching well-known wrestling promoters across the country with the idea of running an angle . Iceman Parsons vs Gustavo Mendoza [3], Colley made his debut wrestling as Jack Dalton. UWF Champion Steve Williams and Tag Team Champs the Sheepherders (later the Bushwhackers) saw their belts simply die out. ";s:7:"keyword";s:41:"who was the shadow in mid south wrestling";s:5:"links";s:519:"Is Brock Caufield Drafted,
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