TAPE #A283: KNOXVILLE WRESTLING FROM 1980:
**Features mostly Southeast Championship Wrestling from Knoxville, but also has some Mid-Atlantic, Georgia, and ICW- Kentucky footage **
TROY T. TYLER v THE SARIF- Tyler is a Dusty Rhodes clone, and Dutch Mantell goes as far as to claim that Tyler is really Dusty's brother!
TOMMY RICH v AUSTIN IDOL, jip from Georgia. NWA Champ Harley Race runs in, and helps Idol injure Tommy' knee with the figure-four.
OLE ANDERSON v KILLER KOX, jip- Referee Ron Catrone runs in and attacks Ole- it's later revealed that Catrone is an old Marine buddy of Kox. Hey, at least it's original.
THE MANCHURIANS brawl with Ron Slinker & The Matador.
BOB ROOP, RON GARVIN & JEFF SWORD v DOUG VINES, JIM RAMSEY & WAYNE DAVIS.
INTERVIEW WITH A BLEACHED BLOND RANDY SAVAGE from the old ICW Lexington group.
TERRY TAYLOR v RON SLINKER
THE MANCHURIANS v THE MATADOR & JERRY ROBERTS- Matador is better known as Mr. Olympia, or Jerry Stubbs, while Jerry Roberts is now known as Jaques Rougeau. Ron Slinker goes after manager Great Mephisto, who throws fire at him- the crowd's reaction to this is priceless, as everyone is in shock, greatly concerned for Slinker's well-being.
STAN HANSEN v THE SARIF- Killer Kox comes to ringside and cuts up Stan's cowboy hat.
TROY T. TYLER v DUTCH MANTELL- Tyler gets the pin, but Dutch bloodies him afterward.
SWEDE HANSON & TONY RUSSO v S.D. & RUFUS JONES
RIC FLAIR v THE SCORPION, followed by a Flair interview.
RAY STEVENS/GREG VALENTINE v M.BORNE/A. JACOBS
THE MANCHURIANS v TROY T. TYLER & THE MATADOR- If the Manchurians lose, Great Mephisto shaves his head, if Tyler is pinned, he shaves his head, and if Matador is pinned, he unmasks. Great angle, as Matador turns on Tyler, and Troy gets pinned. Tyler is then told that he doesn't have to lose his hair, but as a man of his word, shaves his head anyway.
BOBBY EATON v THE BEAST- one of Eaton's first matches.
HARLEY RACE v TOMMY RICH (clip)- Austin Idol interferes, cosing Rich the NWA title.
DUTCH MANTELL v BRETT SAWYER- unscheduled brawl.
KILLER KOX v TERRY TAYLOR- Ole Anderson runs in.
TROY T. TYLER goes after The Matador, but Dutch Mantell intervenes, and Troy's arm in injured in the fracas. Don Diamond makes the save.
DUTCH MANTELL v DON DIAMOND- good match, Matador runs in for the DQ.
TERRY TAYLOR v RON SEXTON- Taylor was a good worker, even this long ago.
OLE ANDERSON v THE BEAST
RANDY THE MOUNTAINEER v RICK CONNORS- Randy is better known as Moondog Rex or Randy Culley. Here, he does a hillbilly gimmick.
OLE ANDERSON v BAD NEWS HARRIS- Harris destroys Ole to win the Southeast title, then barges into Ole's dressing room to steal his interview. Harris is better known as Kamala, everyone's favorite Ugandan headhunter.
DUTCH MANTELL v TIM HORNER- Horner is very young.
THE MATADOR v TERRY TAYLOR- Dutch Mantell interferes.
ANGLE fron Georgia where Ernie Ladd stuffs feathers from Jay Strongbow's headdress into his mouth. It's a lot better than it sounds.
CHICK DONOVAN v THE ANGEL (Frank Morrell).
GENICHIRO TENRYU v GERALD FINLEY- before Tenryu became a big star in Japan.
** 5 hours, the video quality is hard to describe- it's excellent in many spots, but the TV signal (from a TV station in Hazard, KY, which probably didn't have the best equipment in 1980) is weak, and the station has many technichal difficulties. Then, about 1 hour in the tape has minor tracking faults. This is a terrific tape, featuring some classic, rare, Southern wrestling **

TAPE #: NWA CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING '81:
This is the Ric Flair & Blackjack Mulligan promotion that ran in Knoxville in 1981. These shows run from around June to September '81.
*1st Show*
BIG JOHN STUDD/SANDY SCOTT CONFRONTATION AT DESK.
JAY WIDNER vs. MONGOLIAN STOMPER (SOUTHERN CHAMPION) WITH DON CARSON
BLACKJACK MULLIGAN & JACK MULLIGAN JR. vs. MR. X 1 & 2
KEN HALL vs. CRAZY LUKE GRAHAM
LES THATCHER AND BLACKJACK DISCUSS THE STOMPER’S ATTACK ON JACK MULLIGAN JR FROM A PREVIOUS SHOW.
TERRY TAYLOR vs. RANDY ROBERTS
BIG JOHN STUDD vs. HUGH LIGHT
INTERVIEWS & PROMOS FOR UPCOMMING EVENTS

*2nd Show*
partial show
BLACKJACK SUCKERS DON CARSON INTO SIGNING A CONTRACT THAT SAYS IF BLACKJACK DEFEATS SUPER DESTROYER # 2, THEN DON CARSON MUST WRESTLE BLACKJACK. SUPER DESTROYER UNMASKS TO REVEAL HIMSELF AS STEVE MUSLIN AND FORFEITS THE MATCH TO MULLIGAN. MULLIGAN ATTACKS CARSON & STRIPS HIM OUT OF HIS TUXEDO IN CENTER RING.
HANDICAP MATCH: BIG JOHN STUDD vs. JOHN GIBSON & RICK STONE
ROBERT FULLER vs. DEEK RIVERS

*3rd Show*
BLACKJACK INTERVIEW
BLACKJACK MULLIGAN vs. MR. X. JACK JR. IS AT THE DESK DOING COLOR.
HANDICAP MATCH: JOHN STUDD vs. JAY WIDNER & JOHNNY MEDOWS
CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. TONY RUSSO
LES INTERVIEWS KEVIN SULLIVAN AND THEY SHOW VIDEO OF SULLIVAN WINNING MR. KNOXVILLE BODY BUILDING CONTEST.
TERRY TAYLOR & JACK MULLIGAN JR. vs. TONY ANTHONY & JIM LYNN
TERRY TAYLOR JOINS LES AT THE DESK AND THEY REVUE HIGHLIGHTS OF A MATCH WITH TAYLOR AGAINST KEVIN SULLIVAN. SULLIVAN COMES OUT, ATTACKS TAYLOR AND CUTS HIS HAIR.
CRAZY LUKE GRAHAM vs. DENNY BROWN
INTERVIEWS AND PROMOS

*4th Show*
BLACKJACK TALKS ABOUT BRUISER BRODY COMING TO THE TERRITORY AND THEY SHOW A FILM OF BRODY.
WAYNE FERRIS vs. KEITH LARSON
FERRIS COMES TO THE DESK AND STARTS A RANTING HEEL PROMO. LES INTERUPTS HIM AND ASKS ABOUT HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH JACK MULLIGAN JR. FERRIS CALMS DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IS HAPPY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HIS FRIEND JACK.
HANDICAP MATCH: JOHN STUDD vs. KEN HALL & DENNY BROWN
LES REVUES THE FACT THAT THE SOUTHERN TITLE WAS HELD UP IN A MATCH BETWEEN JACK JR. & STUDD.
CHIEF JAY STRONGBOW vs. IZZY SLAPAWITZ
LES READS AN INDIAN PRAYER GIVEN TO HIM BY STRONGBOW. JAY LOOKS CHOCKED UP WHILE LES IS READING.
JACK JR. & TERRY TAYLOR vs. TONY RUSSO & TONY ANTHONY
RIC FLAIR IS TALKING WITH LES THROUGH OUT THIS MATCH. MOSTLY ABOUT HIS QUEST FOR THE NWA WORLD TITLE CURRENTLY HELD BY DUSTY RHODES.
AFTER THE MATCH JACK JR. GOES TO THE DESK AND FERRIS RUNS OUT TO HUG HIM. JR. IS THRILLED TO SEE HIS BEST FRIEND(can you smell a heel turn coming??)
KEVIN SULLIVAN vs. TIM HORNER
INTERVIEWS AND PROMOS

*5th Show*
9/19/81
LES OPENS THE SHOW BY ANNOUNCING THAT RIC FLAIR HAS WON THE NWA WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FROM DUSTY RHODES IN KANSAS CITY JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.
JACK MULLIGAN JR. IS PRESENTED WITH A MOST POPULAR WRESTLER PLAQUE AS VOTED BY THE FANS. KEVIN SULLIVAN (ALONG WITH JIM HOLLIDAY) COMES OUT AND INTERUPTS.
JACK JR. vs. TONY ANTHONY
RICK CONNERS TALKS ABOUT HIS BACKGROUND IN JUDO AND BOXING AND SHOWS OFF SOME TROPHEYS.
TIM HORNER vs. WAYNE FERRIS. DURING THE MATCH KEVIN SULLIVAN & JIM HOLLIDAY ARE WATCHING FROM RINGSIDE. JACK JR. IS AT THE DESK WITH LES.
FERRIS REFUSES TO WAKE UP HORNER AFTER PUTTING HIM TO SLEEP. JACK JR. ATTEMPTS TO WAKE HORNER AND IS ATTACKED BY FERRIS. SULLIVAN AND HOLLIDAY JOIN IN. WHOLE LOCKER ROOM EMPTYS.
JAY STRONGBOW vs. MIKE FEVER
JOHN STUDD vs. MIKE STONE
KEVIN SULLIVAN vs. RICK MCCORD
A CRYING JACK JR. TALKS ABOUT BEING BETRAYED BY HIS BEST FRIEND.

DVD #: USA WRESTLING '88 (Knoxville):
Hosts are Gordon Solie & RonFuller. 18 dvds
Disc 1
3/5/88

3/12/88

Disc 2
3/26/88

4/2/88

Disc 3
4/9/88

4/16/88

Disc 4
4/23/88

4/30/88

Disc 5
5/7/88

5/14/88

Disc 6
5/21/88

5/28/88
Bill Dundee w/Jamie Dundee vs. Curtis Thompson
TN Heavyweight Title Match: Doug Furnas vs. Buddy Landel
Terry Gordy vs. Joe Cruze
Johnny & Davey Rich vs. The Intimidators

Disc 7
5/28/88
Bill Dundee w/Jamie Dundee vs. Curtis Thompson
TN Heavyweight Title Match: Doug Furnas vs. Buddy Landel
Terry Gordy vs. Joe Cruze
Johnny & Davey Rich vs. The Intimidators

Disc 8
6/4/88
Wendall Cooley vs. J.D. Wolfe
Hector Guererro vs. Allen Reynolds
The Moon Dog vs. Trent Knight
Rock n Roll RPM’s & Bill Dundee w/Jamie vs. Kim Burchfield, Joey Cazana & The Starfighter
Mongolian Stomper w/Ron Wright vs. Chuck Casey

Disc 9
6/11/88
Mongolian Stomper vs. Johnny Raynor
Terry Gordy vs. Doug Furnas
Introduction of Todd Morton
Wendall Cooley vs. Jamie Kyle

Disc 10
6/18/88
Nelson Royal w/Sha Sha vs. Johnny Raynor
Todd Morton vs. J.D. Wolfe
TN Heavyweight Title Match: Buddy Landel vs. Wendall Cooley

Disc 11
6/25/88
Bill Dundee w/Jamie vs. Rick Newsome
Terry Gordy Suspended
The Moon Dog vs. Craig Brown
Rock n Roll RPM’s vs. Darryl King & Bill Rugge
Buddy Landel vs. Terry Adonis

Disc 12
7/2/88
Wendall Cooley vs. Bob Owens
Clip of Scott Armstrong vs. Nelson Royal for Jr. title
Todd Morton vs. The Spoiler
Mongolian Stomper w/Ron Wright vs. Chuck Casey

Disc 13
7/9/88
Scott Armstrong vs. Terry Garvin
The Storm Trooper vs. Charlie Peters
Rock n Roll RPM’s vs. Todd Morton & Frankis Pasly
The Bullet vs. Bill Dundee w/Jamie

Disc 14
7/16/88
Doug Furnas vs. Bob Owens
Nelson Royal w/Sha Sha vs. T.C. Powers
The Moon Dog vs. Kim Burchfield
Buddy Landel & Hector Guererro vs. Johnny & Davey Rich

Disc 15
7/23/88
Wendall Cooley vs. The Destroyer
The Storm Trooper w/Ron Wright vs. Larry Stevens
Interview w/Ms. USA Dana Sparks
Nelson Royal w/Sha Sha vs. Tommy Angel
Bullet vs. J.D. Wolfe

Disc 16
7/30/88
Doug Furnas vs. Tony Peters
Scott Armstrong vs. J.D. Wolfe
The Moon Dog vs. Ronnie Travis
Bullet vs. Bill Dundee w/Jamie – Silver Dollars vs. Mask match

Disc 17
8/6/88
Nelson Royal w/Sha Sha vs. Brad Anderson
Rock n Roll RPM’s vs. Johnny & Davey Rich
Bill Dundee paints a yellow streak down Bullets back
Mongolian Stomper w/Ron Wright vs. Todd Morton

Disc 18
8/13/88
This show has the exact same matches as the 8/6 show, it also has interviews from CWF wrestlers, talks about what happened with Ron Fuller in the Mongolian Stomper w/Ron Wright vs. Todd Morton match and then tells how USA will not be seen the next week as Continental Wrestling Federation is taking over the slot. It was because Ron Fuller sold USA to the owner of CWF.

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