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Post by mriiams on Jul 13, 2019 6:42:50 GMT -5
Three men are seated at a table in a private corner of a dimly lit restaurant. They are Mr. Greenhorn, Mr. Codger and Mr. Fantasy.
Fantasy: Gentlemen, thank you for coming out tonight. It's a good night to celebrate.
Greenhorn: Celebrate? Aren't you worried?
Fantasy: Greenie, we've been stuck under the thumb of that orange guy and his territory system for too long. Plus, a little competition never hurts anyone.
Codger: Well, I suppose it was as good a time as any. The television deals were too good to pass up. But Fantasy, I've known you longer than junior here has been alive. Why did you really ask us here?
Fantasy: (Laughs) Right to the point Codger. I've always admired that about you. I want to propose a gentlemen's agreement. Sure, we aren't territories anymore, but we all know where our strengths lie. What I'm suggesting is we run our feds in the areas we are used to. Greenhorn, you and ABCW get the mid-south and Texas. Codger, you and RNR take the south and I'll stick up here in the northeast with WOW. Sound like a deal?
Greenhorn: I don't know what you have up your sleeve, Fantasy, but I'm willing to go with it.
Codger: What the hell, me too. What about the west coast?
Fantasy: No one cares about the west coast. It's a money pit. Now, one last piece of business and then we can celebrate. I want to bring back the Tournament of Champions. Just because we aren't part of the same parent company any more doesn't mean we can't still kick each other's asses once a year.
Codger: Won't the logistics for that be a nightmare?
Fantasy: Not really. We can have the tournament overseas somewhere. I'm thinking the top 64 men and top 16 women by winning percentage in a single-elimination tournament. Winners take all.
Greenhorn: How much is "all?"
Fantasy: I'm thinking $500,000
Codger: You are a crazy SOB Fantasy. I like it.
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Post by mriiams on Jul 13, 2019 6:46:02 GMT -5
January 1980, Week 1 ABCW
1) Memphis Prince is in the middle of the ring. He challenges the Heavyweight Champion, Dr. B to a title match at the P4V. The crowd loves it. 2) Dungeon Crawler vs. Goblin Knight – Two longtime rivals waste no time attacking each other. Goblin Knight uses underhanded tactics to get the pin. WINNER: Goblin Knight 3) Devin Van Winkle vs. Slashmaster – The crowd is in awe of the specimen that is Slashmaster. Van Winkle has the support, but it isn’t even close to enough. WINNER: Slashmaster 4) Red Pirate Rogers vs. Piranha – In a non-title match, Cruiser Champion Rogers hangs on for a hard fought victory. WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers 5) Damon Van Winkle vs. Cobalt Commander – Cobalt Commander gets the crowd riled up with his over-the-top heel antics. They hate him even more after getting the pin on the youngest Van Winkle brother. WINNER: Cobalt Commander 6) TV TITLE: Star Boy © vs. Iron Mask – Star Boy shows a vast array of high-flying, high-risk maneuvers and retains the title. WINNER: Star Boy RNR
1) Average Guy is interviewed. He says he intends to take that shiny gold belt off of Jet Set Strutter and bring it back to the people, bebbies. 2) Max Attack vs. Johnny Kobra – Not a lot is known about either competitor, so it takes the crowd a bit of time to warm up to them. By the end of the match the crowd is going crazy for the moves these two are pulling off. WINNER: Max Attack 3) Fireball vs. El Presidente – The masked luchadore isn’t hiding his disdain for the heavily tattooed Fireball. He spends a good portion of the match avoiding contact. He doesn’t avoid it enough though. WINNER: Fireball 4) Brute w/Massacre vs. Ruffian – There is no love lost between Ruffian, a member of the obnoxious “Home Team” faction, and the crowd. Despite his size and generally nasty demeanor, Ruffian is no match for the enormous Brute. WINNER: Brute 5) Ninja Star vs. Vladimir the Cruel – Ninja Star takes out Vladimir with an impressive superkick. He bows to the4 crowd after the match. WINNER: Ninja Star 6) CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: Warhawk © vs. Crash – The patriotic champion relies on a string of high-impact moves to get the pin and retain. WINNER: Warhawk. WOW
1) Heavyweight Champion Dude Brohan enters the arena. He is in street clothes and is walking in the back toward the dressing rooms. He is attacked by Mr. Tycoon and Yuppie VP. They take him out with chair shots and Mr. Tycoon stands over him, laughing. 2) Boombox vs. Brit Buckingham – Brit Buckingham is already in the ring when Boombox’s loud hip-hop music starts playing. Buckingham sneers at his opponent and easily outwrestles his popular opponent. WINNER: Brit Buckingham 3) Gepetto Rocco vs. Exotic Rick – It’s old school Rocco versus the young and arrogant Exotic Rick. The elder Rocco uses his experience to gain a number of near falls and tie up Rick like a pretzel, but the Exotic one pulls out the win in the end. WINNER: Exotic Rick 4) Chameleon Kid vs. Pelvis Pressly – Chameleon Kid impresses with a quick win over Pressly. WINNER: Chameleon Kid 5) Spunky Sparks vs. Queen of Mean – In a match to determine the #1 contender to Lyndi Harker’s title, Spunky Sparks pulls out a hard fought win. WINNER: Spunky Sparks 6) Dicky Thunderbird vs. Reptile Ranger vs. O’Hooligan – The main event is to determine the #1 contender to Valedictorian’s International Title. Despite some solid teamwork by the heels, Thunderbird pulls out the win. Valedictorian runs into the ring and hits Thunderbird with his belt to end the show. WINNER: Dicky Thunderbird Week 1 Ratings WOW 16.65 ABCW 15.95 RNR 10.17 |
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Post by mriiams on Jul 14, 2019 13:55:26 GMT -5
January 1980, Week 2 ABCW 1) The Scoundrels (Chance Solar/Hairy) vs. Blade Blasters (Buzzsaw/Lazer) – The painted faces of the Blade Blasters scare a number of children in the crowd. The Scoundrels come to the ring through the crowd. The two teams start fighting before the bell even rings. Buzzsaw and Lazer attack Hairy with a chair, laying him out. They force the ref to ring the bell to start the match. Lazer arrogantly poses with one foot on Hairy to try to pin him. Solar pancakes him with a chair, earning the DQ. WINNER: Blade Blasters by DQ. 2) Ace Arcadium vs. Zen – A clean match between the two fan favorites. Afterward, the two men shake hands. WINNER: Ace Arcadium 3) Dark Invader is shown in a room somewhere backstage. He is talking about how the prize he seeks will soon be his. He waves his hand in the air and an image of the heavyweight title appears. 4) Star Boy vs. Piranha – Star Boy battles his long-time nemesis in a non-title match. A lot of back and forth action with Star Boy getting the pin. WINNER: Star Boy 5) Slashmaster, Keith Blood and Succubus are outside. It’s exceedingly foggy. Succubus warns everyone that the Shop of Horrors will soon be unleashed on ABCW. Keith Blood just smiles. Slashmaster growls. 6) TAG TITLE: Neon Express (Chet Skye/Jesse Wild) © vs. Metal Heads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) – The fans love the tag champions. They spend a good couple of minutes high fiving all the fans at ringside before the match begins. After a lot of back and forth and Jesse Wild playing the face in peril, the champions hit a double tornado dropkick to get the win. WINNER: Neon Express RNR
1) Pat Cabbage vs. Slugger Johnson – The obnoxious Home Team music gets the crowd immediately riled up against Johnson. Cabbage puts up a good fight, but in the end is not able to overcome his opponent. WINNER: Slugger Johnson 2) Waldo the Dweeb, Herman the Nerd, Teeny Norman and Jobber Joe are having what looks like a birthday party. They are laughing and having fun. Drool walks in and they all let out a little scream and run off. Drool looks confused and pulls a wrapped present from a paper bag. “Happy Birthday?” he says before digging into the now abandoned cake. 3) Rising Sun (Ninja Star/Great Ginzu) vs. Bobby Blitzworth/Cutthroat Carter – The two men from Japan don’t react to the Home Team’s antics pre-match, which frustrates Carter almost to the point of disqualification. Star takes out Blitzworth to get the pin. WINNER: Rising Sun 4) Mighty Leo and He-Beast are interviewed. They talk about how they have worked hard their whole careers to get to where they are now and they don't intend on losing the Tag belts any time soon. 5) UNITED STATES TITLE: El Presidente © vs. Magnus Muscle – The arrogant US champion toys with Muscle for a bit before hitting the Presidential Plancha for the win. WINNER: El Presidente 6) WORLD TITLE: Jet Set Strutter © vs. Crash – This ends up being less of a title match and more of a squash. Strutter locks in the six figure leg lock until Crash taps and for 4 seconds after the bell. After the match, Strutter grabs a microphone and says “No one is safe! We are coming!” He holds up 1 finger in the air. WINNER: Jet Set Strutter WOW
1) Mike Bugg w/Mark Bugg vs. Yuppie VP w/Mr. Tycoon – Yuppie and Tycoon are remarkably overconfident throughout the match and it comes back to bite them. Bugg gets a major upset win. WINNER: Mike Bugg 2) Enormous Pierre is interviewed. The cameraman has a hard time getting the interviewer and Pierre in the frame at the same time. 3) The Dobermans (Denny/Duke) vs. The Mullet Cousins (Cletus/Zeke) – The Doberman’s teamwork is no match for the cousins. Denny hits a powerslam on Cletus just ahead of Duke’s diving headbutt to get the win. After the match, they challenge the Un-Americans to a title match at the P4V. WINNER: The Dobermans 4) O’Hooligan is interviewed. He is spitting fire, all directed at Dude Brohan. 5) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Dude Brohan vs. Mad Arab – Mad Arab puts up a fight, gaining the advantage early. But, Brohan relies on the power of his Dude-maniacs and powers up to get the win. WINNER: Dude Brohan 6) INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Valedictorian © vs. Zap – Valedictorian gets the quick win. After the match, he continues to attack Zap, then Boombox. Dicky Thunderbird rushes to the ring and Valedictorian flees. WINNER: Valedictorian Week 2 Ratings
RNR 12.78
ABCW 10.63 WOW 10.31
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Post by mriiams on Jul 14, 2019 19:31:56 GMT -5
January 1980, Week 3 ABCW 1) Madame Tiki vs. Auntie Voodoo – Auntie battles the one woman she can’t intimidate. The two put on a good show and the crowd is appreciative. WINNER: Madame Tiki 2) Dr. B in a taped vignette brags about how he has brought the shine to the Heavyweight title and that on anyone else, it would just be something to hold up their pants. 3) Moon Man/Roboelectro vs. Slave Drivers (Big Thugee/Lil Thugee) – The unorthodox duo of Moon Man and Roboelectro work together well against the more seasoned Thugees. They surprise everyone with the win. WINNER: Moon Man/Roboelectro 4) Zen vs. Skullgore – Zen impresses with his move set to pull out a solid win over Skullgore. WINNER: Zen 5) The Neon Express are signing autographs when they are attacked by the Metal Heads. Sleaze and Lixx leave them laid out after some brutal chair shots. 6) CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: Red Pirate Rogers © vs. Keith Blood – Rogers survives Blood and adter the match, gets out of the ring before Slashmaster can get his hands on him. WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers RNR
1) Rad Racer vs. Officer Chip – Rad Racer comes out with fast music and is doing flips and tricks to the crowds delight. His music screeches to a halt and Officer Chip walks out shaking his head. He has what looks like a ticket book. He gets in Rad Racer’s face and pretends to start to write a ticket. He then kicks him in the stomach and DDTs him to get the quick win. WINNER: Officer Chip 2) Average Guy goes face to face with Jet Set Strutter backstage and challenges him to a title match at the P4V. Strutter laughs, but accepts. Strutter puts up the one finger again before leaving. 3) Teeny Norman hosts an episode of Teeny’s Playhouse with Home Team’s Bobby Blitzworth and Cutthroat Carter. They complain about not getting the shots they deserve because management are “a bunch of pencil necked geeks like we used to be up in high school.” They both look at Norman and add “Like you.” Norman runs off before they can hurt him. 4) Nerd Alert (Herman the Nerd/Waldo the Dweeb) vs. Home Team (Ruffian/Slugger Johnson) – Continuing the theme from the previous segment, two more members of Home Team absolutely brutalize Nerd Alert. Ruffian sets up in a three point stance, preparing to break Waldo in half. Waldo moves out of the way at the last second and after Ruffian hits the ring post, rolls him up for the win. They escape through the crowd afterward. WINNER: Nerd Alert 5) Aurora vs. Countess – The second the bell rings, the two women are attacking each other. They don’t let up on the intensity for almost 10 minutes. Aurora misses a knee drop from the top rope and Countess gets the pin. WINNER: Countess 6) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) vs. The Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – Mighty Leo amazes the crowd when he hits a over the head suplex on Brute. The match ends when He-Beast gorilla press slams Massacre and Mighty Leo hits him with a top rope splash. WINNER: Morning Soldiers WOW1) Zap vs. Brit Buckingham – Buckingham forces Zap’s music to be shut off. He plays “God save the Queen” and tries to get everyone to stand. They laugh at him. Zap is able to use his frustration against him and get the win. WINNER: Zap 2) Valedictorian is interviewed. He tells Honest Al that Dicky Thunderbird isn’t even in the same sport, let alone the same league as him and will never win the International Title from him. 3) Juan Tijuana and Chameleon Kid are tossing t-shirts into the crowd. The kids love it. The adults, meh. 4) The Insectoids (Mike Bugg/Mark Bugg) vs. Money Inc. (Mr. Tycoon/Yuppie VP) – Yuppie VP gains a bit of revenge against his foe from last week as he and Mr. Tycoon get an emphatic win over the Buggs. WINNER: Money Inc. 5) Glam vs. Mother Russia – The crowd is solidly behind Glam, but she is very much outmatched against the bigger and brutal Mother Russia. WINNER: Mother Russia 6) TAG TITLE MATCH: The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) © vs. Mandonna/Pop King – The champions toy with their opponents throughout the match until Pop King rolls up Hammerhead and nearly pulls off the upset. They then get serious and the challengers are decimated. WINNER: Anti-Americans WEEK 3 RATINGS RNR 9.20 WOW 9.20 ABCW 7.23 |
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Post by mriiams on Jul 15, 2019 17:40:24 GMT -5
January 1980, Week 4 Pay 4 View ABCW 1) TV TITLE: Star Boy © vs. Piranha – Another in the long running series between these two foes. This time, Piranha edges out the victory. WINNER: Piranha NEW CHAMP 2) The Van Winkles (Terry, Devin and Damon) make their debut. They say they are proud Texans and when they are done, no one will ever forget their names. 3) Ace Arcadium vs. Dark Invader – Ace is able to withstand the onslaught of the Dark one. The look on both men’s faces after the match indicate that the feud is not over. WINNER: Ace Arcadium 4) The Scoundrels (Chance Solar/Hairy) are in the crowd. They say they are there to watch the next match and to make sure no Blade Blasters ruin the fun. 5) TAG TITLE: Neon Express (Chet Skye/Jesse Wild) © vs. Metal Heads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) – Skye and Wild hit the double tornado dropkick and are just about to get the win when the action breaks down. Buzzsaw and Lazer rush toward the ring, but they are met by Chance and Hairy. Those 4 men start brawling outside and are soon joined by the 4 from inside the ring. The referee stops trying to break the fight up and just starts counting. He makes it to 10. WINNER: Double Countout. 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Dr. B © vs. Memphis Prince – The crowd is crazy for Memphis Prince and every move he makes throughout the match. They get even louder when Dr. B takes control and is dominating Memphis. Memphis makes a comeback and is able to get Dr. B up and then down with his Memphis Driver. He gets the pin and the crowd goes wild. Dr. B stands and gets back in Memphis’ face. They stand there for a moment and then Dr. B extends his hand. The two men shake to close out the show. WINNER: Memphis Prince NEW CHAMP RNR
1) UNITED STATES TITLE: El Presidente © vs. Fireball – Fireball overpowers the champion and withstands El Presidente’s offense to win the title. WINNER: Fireball NEW CHAMP 2) Lynx vs. Gorgon Tokoro – Before the match starts, Tokoro says Lynx is not worthy of a title match, so this is not for the belt. Lynx channels her disappointment into an upset victory. WINNER: Lynx 3) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) © vs. The Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – A rematch from the week before has the same outcome as the champions retain. WINNER: Morning Soldiers 4) The 10 man James Croquette Memorial Battle Royal – The eliminations, in order, were: Warhawk, Bobby Blitzworth, Magnus Muscle, Michael T. Wolf, Drool, Annihilator, Great Ginzu, Vladimir the Cruel, Ninja Star. Troglo is the last man left in the ring and the Croquette family presents him with the winning trophy. Troglo attempts to take a bite out of it. 5) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jet Set Strutter © vs. Average Guy – Strutter gets Average Guy locked in the 6 figure leg lock in the center of the ring. There is no way Average Guy can escape. But wait! He lifts himself up a little and starts crawling toward the ropes. He makes it and Strutter reluctantly breaks the hold. Average Guy mounts a comeback and finishes off the champ with the Average Elbow. WINNER: Average Guy NEW CHAMP WOW
1) INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Valedictorian © vs. Dicky Thunderbird – In a match that could have just as easily been the main event, Dicky Thunderbird gets the win. Multiple times throughout the match, the crowd started chanting “fight forever” WINNER: Dicky Thunderbird NEW CHAMP 2) Lyndi Harker vs. Queen of Mean – The Queen gets an upset win over the champ. Spunky Sparks attacks the Queen of Mean after the match. WINNER: Queen of Mean 3) TAG TITLE: The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) vs. The Dobermans (Denny/Duke) – The crowd does their best to drown out Hammerhead’s singing of the Russian national anthem and start chanting “USA USA” when the Dobermans hit the ring (even though they are from England… Crowds are weird). The Dobermans have the advantage until Mad Arab is able to hit Duke with the Sudanese flag while the ref had his back turned, allowing Hammerhead to get the pin. WINNER: The Anti-Americans 4) Battle Royal – Winner gets $10,000. The eliminations, in order, were: Reptile Ranger, Chameleon Kid, Gepetto Rocco, Juan Tijuana, Chief Buffalo, Enormous Pierre (which took all the remaining participants *and* Buffalo pulling from the outside) Mr. Tycoon, Mercenary, Haka Tonga. Exotic Rick is the winner and after he’s presented the check, he kisses the spokesmodel/presenter until she is flat on the mat. 5) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Dude Brohan © vs. O’Hooligan – O’Hooligan pulls out every trick in his arsenal against the champ and nearly has him pinned before Brohan Dude’s up and gets the pin, much to the adoration of the crowd. WINNER: Dude Brohan Week 4 Ratings WOW 18.06
RNR 16.37
ABCW 15.08
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Post by mriiams on Jul 16, 2019 19:33:35 GMT -5
February 1980, Week 1 ABCW1) Shop of Horrors (Slashmaster/Keith Blood/Succubus) attack Damon and Devin Van Winkle 2) Moon Man vs. Big Thugee – Neither Roboelectro or Lil Thugee are at ringside with their partners. Moon Man takes down the larger Thugee. WINNER: Moon Man 3) Chance Solar w/Hairy vs. Lazer w/Buzzsaw – Very high intensity match. Late in the battle, Hairy and Buzzsaw start brawling outside the ring. This provides just enough of a distraction for Lazer to hit Chance with a foreign object and get the pin. WINNER: Lazer 4) Zen vs. Iron Mask – Iron Mask nearly breaks Zen in two in a squash. WINNER: Iron Mask 5) Memphis Prince vs. The Schmuck – The Schmuck grabs the mic before Memphis comes to the ring and rants about how everyone is dumb for rooting for Memphis and the “Prince” has never fought a real man like the Schmuck. The rant lasts longer than the actual match as Schmuck eats a piledriver within seconds of the bell ringing. WINNER: Memphis Prince 6) TV TITLE: Piranha © vs. Dungeon Crawler – It looks like Dungeon Crawler is about to win the title, but GoblinKnight comes out and distracts the ref. Piranha gets the pin. Star Boy runs out to stop the 2 on 1 beating after the match. WINNER: Piranha RNR 1) Average Guy is attacked by Jet Set Strutter and Vladimir the Cruel. After they lay him out with his new belt, they stand over him and put up two fingers. 2) Crash vs. Officer Chip – Officer Chip once again stops the pre-match festivities. He withstands Crash’s offense and gets the win. WINNER: Officer Chip 3) Ninja Star vs. El Presidente – Ninja Star gets the win in a surprisingly clean fought match. WINNER: Ninja Star 4) Michael T. Wolf vs. Ruffian – Ruffian uses his size to overcome Wolf’s speed. WINNER: Ruffian 5) Drool vs. Troglo – The crowd isn’t sure how to react to this match, since both men are very bizarre individuals. 6) UNITED STATES TITLE: Fireball © vs. Bobby Blitzworth – The three other members of Home Team come with Blitzworth and surround the ring. After about 10 minutes of what was a fairly clean match, Slugger Johnson gets up on the apron and holds on to a distracted ref. Cutthroat Carter and Ruffian execute a double DDT on Fireball and drape an otherwise prone Blitzworth over the top of him. WINNER: Bobby Blitzworth NEW CHAMP WOW
1) Valedictorian blindsides Dicky Thunderbird as he enters the arena 2) Mandonna vs. Zeke Mullet – Zeke has a look on his face like he is disgusted by being in the same ring as Mandonna. Mandonna takes advantage of this and uses Mullet’s trepidation to get the big win. WINNER: Mandonna 3) Gepetto Rocco vs. Reptile Ranger – Rocco matches Ranger move for move for a few minutes, but then starts to tire out. Ranger gets the win eventually and leaves Rocco sitting in the middle of the ring. WINNER: Reptile Ranger 4) Juan Tijuana vs. Pelvis Pressly – Pressly shakes, rattles and rolls his way to a win. WINNER: Pelvis Pressly 5) Spunky Sparks vs. Queen of Mean – Continuing what started at the Pay 4 View, Spunky is very aggressive in her offense against the Queen. Again, it’s successful. WINNER: Spunky Sparks 6) Dude Brohan vs. O’Hooligan vs. Chief Buffalo – Brohan is unable to overcome both O’Hooligan and Buffalo. Late in the match, he hits the leg drop and is about to get the pin when Buffalo hits him with the Buffalo charge and gets the win. After the match, Buffalo makes it known he wants a title shot. WINNER: Chief Buffalo. Week 1 Ratings ABCW 17.47 WOW 15.93
RNR 12.25 |
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Post by mriiams on Jul 16, 2019 20:04:45 GMT -5
February 1980, Week 2 ABCW1) Sgt. Shipley vs. Elfette – Elfette starts the match very nice and almost apologetic when she hits moves on Shipley. But, later in the match, Shipley punches Elfette in the face and Elfette snaps. She hits 5 straight German suplexes and gets the win. WINNER: Elfette 2) Moon Man vs. Lil Thugee – Moon Man keeps his winning streak going against members of the Slave Drivers. WINNER: Moon Man 3) Terry Van Winkle angrily calls out Shop of Horrors as being cowards for what they did to his brothers. 4) Star Boy/Dungeon Crawler vs. Piranha/GoblinKnight – Stemming from the match from last week, the two sets of rivals have a spirited match. Piranha hits his finisher on Dungeon Crawler to get the win. WINNER: Piranha/GoblinKnight 5) Dr. B is interviewed. He isn’t his usual over the top self. He is calm and polite gets a decent pop from the crowd. 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Memphis Prince © vs. Skullgore – In what many of the experts say may be the upset of the year, Skullgore pins Memphis Prince clean to win the heavyweight title. He runs out of the ring with the belt and Memphis is left shaking his head. WINNER: Skullgore NEW CHAMP RNR1) American Heroes (Warhawk/Dangerzone) vs. Jet Set Strutter/Vladimir the Cruel – Strutter gets Dangerzone to submit to the six figure leglock and the new duo get the win. They both put up the two fingers again. 2) Brute and Teeny Norman arm wrestle. Brute actually yawns during the match before beating Teeny. 3) Muscle Men (Magnus Muscle/Pat Cabbage) vs. Home Team (Cutthroat Carter/Slugger Johnson) – The Muscle Men put on a suplex clinic and get a fairly quick win. WINNER: Muscle Men 4) Drool vs. Bobby Blitzworth – Luckily for Blitzworth, this was a non-title match. Drool dominates and gets the win. WINNER: Drool 5) Aurora is interviewed. She talks about her history with The Countess and wanting a shot at Gorgon. 6) Great Ginzu vs. El Presidente – Like last week against Ninja Star, El Presidente puts on a great show. Also like last week, he loses. WINNER: Great Ginzu WOW 1) Dude Brohan/Haka Tonga vs. Chief Buffalo/O’Hooligan – The champ and Tonga get the win to open the show, but are worse for the wear as Chief Buffalo hits both of them with the Buffalo Charge after the match. WINNER: Dude Brohan/Haka Tonga 2) Juan Tijuana vs. Mr. Tycoon – Tycoon tries to give Tijuana money to lay down, but Tijuana knocks the money out of his hand. Tijuana gets a number of near falls with the crowd supporting each attempt, but Tycoon eventually overpowers him and gets the win. WINNER: Mr. Tycoon 3) Lyndi Harker is interviewed and states she welcomes any and all challengers. 4) Chameleon Kid vs. Mercenary – Much to the surprise of the crowd that was used to him as strictly a tag team specialist, Mercenary puts on a clinic and beats Chameleon Kid in under 5 minutes. WINNER: Mercenary 5) Exotic Rick is showing his muscles off to Glam and Spunky Sparks. They don’t care. He asks who they could possibly think is better than him. They point and the camera shows Bug Buster working out. 6) TAG TEAM TITLE: Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) vs. B-Boys (Boombox/Zap) – The B-Boys music plays over Hammerhead’s singing, which the crowd appreciates. The champs do not though and make mincemeat of the challenges to retain the titles. WINNER: Anti-Americans Week 2 Ratings WOW 11.86 RNR 11.73 ABCW 7.92 |
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Post by mriiams on Jul 17, 2019 17:38:10 GMT -5
February 1980, Week 3 ABCW
1) Terry Van Winkle/Moon Man/Roboelectro vs. Shop of Horrors (Slashmaster/Keith Blood/Zombie Punk) – The six man elimination match finds Van Winkle at an extreme disadvantage as Roboelectro and Moon Man are the first two out. Van Winkle comes back and eliminates Blood and Punk before ultimately falling to Slashmaster. WINNER: Shop of Horrors 2) Memphis Prince is interviewed. He is angry and tells Skullgore he better watch his back. 3) Ace Arcadium/Zen vs. The Dark Side (Dark Invader/Iron Mask) – Ace and Zen have the advantage up until Dark Invader enters the ring and raises his hands in the air. When he drops them the lights turn off completely. When they come back on, both Ace and Zen are out cold. Dark Invader then gets the pin. WINNER: The Dark Side 4) Star Boy vs. Piranha – As per usual, these two rivals have a heck of a match. Piranha gets the pin and the win. WINNER: Piranha 5) Buzzsaw is shown working out. He dead lifts what looks like 1,000 lbs 6) CRUISER TITLE: Red Pirate Rogers © vs. The Schmuck – The Schmuck runs his mouth before the match again and once again pays for it. Rogers retains. WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers RNR
1) Jobber Joe vs. Johnny Kobra – Crowd favorite loser Jobber Joe gets the upset of his career when he rolls up Kobra for the win. WINNER: Jobber Joe 2) Jet Set Strutter and Vladimir the Cruel are interviewed. They talk about how Average Guy is lucky to be walking, let alone carrying the heavyweight title. They say that this was just the first step in their “Global Domination.” They once again hold up the two fingers before leaving. 3) Tag team champions The Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) are in the crowd to watch the next matchup. 4) American Heroes (Warhawk/Dangerzone) vs. The Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – The crowd favorites get an impressive win over their opponents. WINNER: American Heroes 5) Mynx vs. Chaka Crass – Mynx is dominant in her victory. After the match, she challenges Gorgon Tokoro to a title match. WINNER: Mynx 6) WOMENS TITLE: Gorgon Tokoro © vs. Gothica – Gothica doesn’t stand a chance and is beat handily. Tokoro grabs the mic after the match and says only two words “Mynx. No” She then smiles and walks out. WINNER: Gorgon Tokoro WOW1) Pop King vs. Papa Chopper – The crowd enjoys Pop King’s antics before the match starts. Papa Chopper doesn’t and he makes the gloved one pay. WINNER: Papa Chopper 2) Bug Buster is in the gym. He doesn’t see Exotic Rick enter. Rick pushes him up against the wall and holds him by the throat. He tells him he should stop trying to impress the women because he’ll never be in the same class as The Exotic One. 3) The Dobermans (Denny/Duke) vs. The Executors (Mercenary/Spazz) – Another great back and forth matchup with the Dobermans getting the upper hand at the end. WINNER: The Dobermans 4) Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) are interviewed. They say the American wrestlers and American-style wrestling is nothing compared to what they bring to the ring. They say if they want, they’ll just hold onto the belts until they retire. 5) INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Dicky Thunderbird © vs. Pelvis Pressly – Pressly puts up a surprising amount of offense, but falls short in the end. WINNER: Dicky Thunderbird 6) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Chameleon Kid © vs. Cletus Mullet – Chameleon Kid retains the title in just a few minutes. Zeke Mullet tries attacking, but the champ exits through the crowd. WINNER: Chameleon Kid Week 3 Ratings ABCW 11.09 RNR 10.57 WOW 6.91
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Post by mriiams on Jul 27, 2019 20:41:42 GMT -5
February 1980, Week 4 Pay 4 View ABCW
1) Princess Starbright vs. Valley Girl – The two longtime rivals open the show with a non-title match. Starbright gets the pin. WINNER: Princess Starbright 2) TAG TITLE: Neon Express (Chet Skye/Jesse Wild) © vs. Metal Heads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) – The two teams fight in a falls-count-anywhere match for the titles. The action literally goes all over the arena. The champs hit a double Tornado dropkick from an elevated platform in the back on Lixx to get the win. WINNER: Neon Express 3) Terry Van Winkle vs. Slashmaster – Van Winkle goes solo, trying again to avenge his brother’s injuries. He is once again bested by Slashmaster. WINNER: Slashmaster 4) CRUISER TITLE: Red Pirate Rogers © vs. Zen – The crowd was behind both men in what was supposed to be a technical showcase. It is, but after the match, things take a turn. Zen gets the win and when he goes to shake Rogers’ hand, Rogers attacks him and leaves to a chorus of boos. WINNER: Zen NEW CHAMP 5) The Scoundrels are interviewed. 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Skullgore © vs. Memphis Prince – The former champ wastes no time taking the fight to Skullgore. He is showing a very aggressive side that the fans aren’t sure about. He hits two piledrivers to get the pin and win the title back. WINNER: Memphis Prince NEW CHAMP RNR
1) Fireball vs. Bobby Blitzworth – The rivals continue their fight. The Unites States champ Blitzworth gets help from Slugger Johnson to get the pin and the win. WINNER: Bobby Blitzworth 2) Cutthroat Carter and Ruffian of Home Team attack the Muscle Men backstage 3) Gothica vs. Gorgon Tokoro – Tokoro shows her dominance in a non-title matchup. Gothica gets a little bit of offense in, but that only serves to anger the champ. WINNER: Gorgon Tokoro 4) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) © vs. Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – The high spot of the match is when Leo has Brute and He-Beast has Massacre in a press slam position at the same time. The champs turn and face each other and throw their opponents into each other 6 feet in the air. WINNER: Morning Soldiers 5) Great Ginzu vs. Vladimir the Cruel – Vladimir uses every trick in the book, but ultimately isn’t able to best Ginzu. Neither Ninja Star nor Jet Set Strutter are at ringside for the fight. WINNER: Great Ginzu 6) Michael T. Wolf vs. Warhawk – A surprisingly good cruiserweight match with Warhawk getting the hard fought win. WINNER: Warhawk 7) Ninja Star is interview and is asked about teaming with Great Ginzu, his former rival. He says they are like family and sometimes family fights, but that is the past. 8) Drool/Mynx vs. Troglo/Chaka Crass – Two beauties and two beasts lock up in the mixed tag match. Everyone, including Drool and Troglo, is focused on the lady wrestlers. WINNER: Drool/Mynx 9) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Average Guy © vs. Jet Set Strutter vs. El Presidente – The three men fight for almost 20 minutes without any of them gaining a significant advantage. Average Guy gets thrown out of the ring by Jet Set, who then gloats toward his fallen foe. El Presidente grabs Strutter from behind and turns him around Strutter puts up his fists and El Presidente falls flat on his back. Strutter pins him and gets the win before Average Guy can get back in the ring. Average Guy is standing outside the ring, angry. Strutter is handled the belt and he and El Presidente are laughing. They both look at Average Guy and hold up 3 fingers. WINNER: Jet Set Strutter NEW CHAMP WOW
1) Lyndi Harker vs. Mother Russia – Harker gets the win in the non-title match to open the show. WINNER: Lyndi Harker 2) TAG TEAM TITLE: Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) © vs. Dobermans (Denny/Duke) – Brit Buckingham comes out during the match, holding the British flag. He stands near the Doberman’s corner and the crowd starts to cheer him. That turns when he hits Denny with the flag, which allows Hammerhead to get the win. Buckingham is heard yelling at Denny and Duke that they are a disgrace to the throne. WINNER: Anti-Americans 3) Bug Buster vs. Exotic Rick – Bug Buster starts out on fire to the crowd’s delight, but it only lasts a few minutes before Exotic Rick takes him down. WINNER: Exotic Rick 4) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Chameleon Kid © vs, Pelvis Pressly – Pressly uses his guitar as a weapon while the referee is distracted and wins the title. WINNER: Pelvis Pressly NEW CHAMP 5) Mr. Tycoon is shown looking through a financial portfolio. He stops and laughs and says “now this is something I’d invest in!” The camera turns and shows him looking at a picture of the heavyweight title. 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Dude Brohan © vs. Chief Buffalo – Back and forth match. Buffalo hits the Buffalo charge. Brohan kicks out at 2. Buffalo hits a power slam. Brohan kicks out at 2.5. Brohan starts to Dude-Up ® and Buffalo responds by throwing ineffective punches. Brohan blocks the punch and hits two moves and gets the pin. WINNER: Dude Brohan Week 4 Ratings WOW 19.92
RNR 18.88
ABCW 18.30 |
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Post by mriiams on Jul 30, 2019 13:01:15 GMT -5
March 1980, Week 1
ABCW
1) Mr. Greenhorn is backstage. Skullgore approaches him and immediately starts demanding a title match. Greenhorn tells him there are others wanting one as well. Skullgore asks who and the camera pans back to show both Dr. B and Dark Invader 2) Moon Man vs. Keith Blood – Moon Man gets the win in the opener. WINNER: Moon Man 3) Ace Arcadium vs. Iron Mask – Ace gets the win despite interference attempts by Cobalt Commander. WINNER: Ace Arcadium 4) Roboelectro vs. Red Pirate Rogers – Rogers is met with a loud chorus of boos. He is very much playing the heel role now. He beats Roboelectro and assaults him some more after the match for good measure. WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers 5) Damon Van Winkle vs. Slashmaster – Slashmaster continues to impress the wrestling critics and frighten the wrestling fans with his domination of the Van Winkles. WINNER: Slashmaster 6) TV TITLE: Piranha © vs. Star Boy – The back and forth nature of these two men’s feud continues as Star Boy regains his TV Title in a very exciting match. WINNER: Star Boy NEW CHAMP RNR
1) Jet Set Strutter/ Vladimir the Cruel and El Presidente cut a promo. They are all wearing very expensive suits and are surrounded by expensive items. They talk about how they’ll be taking over the wrestling world. Strutter turns to Vlad and El Presidente and mentions that the tag team belts might look good on them. 2) Herman the Nerd vs. Tennis Pro – Herman gets the win in the opener. The crowd hates Tennis Pro and let him know it. WINNER: Herman the Nerd 3) Average Guy vs. Troglo – Troglo comes out wearing a tie, which causes a lot of confused looks. He is the same Troglo in the ring though and nearly defeats Average Guy, but ends up falling just short. He puts the tie back on when he leaves the ring. WINNER: Average Guy 4) Michael T. Wolf vs. Ruffian – Ruffian relies on some timely assistance from his Home Team group to get the pin. WINNER: Ruffian 5) Great Ginzu vs. Annihilator – Ninja Star accompanies Ginzu to the ring. It’s a great back and forth match with Ginzu getting the win. WINNER: Great Ginzu 6) CRUISER TITLE: Warhawk © vs. Johnny Kobra – Warhawk retains. WINNER: Warhawk WOW
1) Mandonna vs. Cletus Mullet – Mandonna embarrasses Mullet and gets the win. WINNER: Mandonna 2) Gepetto Rocco vs. Reptile Ranger – Rocco gets the hard fought win, but looks spent after. WINNER: Gepetto Rocco 3) Chameleon Kid vs. Spazz – Kid uses his speed and high flying moves to overcome the much larger Spazz. WINNER: Chameleon Kid 4) Juan Tijuana vs. Exotic Rick – Rick bests Tijuana fairly quickly. After the match, he pulls a woman from the crowd and plants a kiss on her in the middle of the ring. WINNER: Exotic Rick 5) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Pelvis Pressly © vs. Mike Bugg – Pressly retains with a little help from his trusty guitar. WINNER: Pelvis Pressly 6) LADIES TITLE: Lyndi Harker © vs. Spunky Sparks – The two friends have a very technically sound match that the crowd enjoys. Harker gets the pin and the two shake hands after the match. WINNER: Lyndi Harker. Week 1 Ratings ABCW 18.70 WOW 18.19
RNR 12.62 |
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Post by mriiams on Aug 10, 2019 5:09:20 GMT -5
March 1980 Week 2 ABCW
1) Dr. B vs. Dark Invader vs. Skullgore – Number one contender’s match sees Skullgore sneak a win after Dr. B and Dark Invader wear each other out. WINNER: Skullgore 2) Devin Van Winkle vs. Slashmaster – Slashmaster continues his dominance over the Van Winkles. WINNER: Slashmaster 3) The Metalheads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) are interviewed. They challenge the Neon Express to a title match at the next pay 4 view, if they can get past their match later that is. 4) Roboelectro vs. Iron Mask – Roboelectro is able to overcome interference by Cobalt Commander and Red Pirate Rogers to get the win. Moon Man comes to his rescue after. WINNER: Roboelectro 5) Princess Starbright is attacked by Auntie Voodoo and Elfette 6) TAG TITLE: Neon Express (Chet Skye/Jesse Wild) © vs. Goblin Knight/Piranha – The champs retain. After the match, Skye grabs a mic and accepts the challenge from the Metalheads. He adds that the match will be in a steel cage. RNR
1) Average Guy vs. El Presidente – El Presidente is accompanied by Vladimir the Cruel and Jet Set Strutter. They continually harass and distract Average Guy during the match. Guy gets a surprise roll-up for the win and bails from the ring before Presidente’s stablemates can grab him. WINNER: Average Guy 2) Fireball vs. Annihilator – Both competitors give everything they have. Fireball ekes out the win. Annilator gives an approving nod and leaves. WINNER: Fireball 3) Home Team (Bobby Blitzworth/Cutthroat Carter/Slugger Johnson/Ruffian) cut a promo about how management is jealous of them and that’s why they haven’t got any real title shots. 4) Drool vs. Magnus Muscle – Drool surprises everyone by wrestling an extremely technical match with Muscle and getting the win. WINNER: Drool 5) Waldo the Dweeb and Herman the Nerd are interviewed by Teeny Norman. It’s awkward. 6) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) © vs. Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – The champs hold on to win the match. After, Strutter/El Presidente/Vladimir attack. Average Guy runs in and the heels take off. The three faces stand tall to close the show. WOW
1) Bug Buster vs. Brit Buckingham – Buster shows a bit of power and tries to show off for the ring card girl. Despite failing at that, he still gets the win. WINNER: Bug Buster 2) Dicky Thunderbird vs. Papa Chopper – A video from earlier in the day shows Chopper challenging Thunderbird. Thunderbird makes quick work of Chopper. WINNER: Dicky Thunderbird 3) Chief Buffalo is interviewed. He says he’s more dude that Brohan and more enormous than Pierre and other such nonsense 4) Juan Tijuana vs. Mercenary – Mercenary shows himself to be more than just a tag team specialist as he and Tijuana put on a show that impresses the crowd. Tijuana gets the win, but Mercenary may be someone to watch. WINNER: Juan Tijuana 5) Mr. Tycoon and Yuppie VP are in Mr. Fantasy’s office. Yuppie is actively campaigning for a bevy of title shots. Tycoon is sitting quietly and smiling. Fantasy asks Tycoon what he’s going to ask for. Tycoon stands and escorts the camera man out and closes the door. 6) TAG TEAM TITLE: The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) vs. B-Boys (Boombox/Zap) – Anti-Americans retain easily. Mad Arab grabs the mic after the match and complains about how they have had no real challengers to the title. WINNER: Anti-Americans WEEK 2 RATINGS RNR 11.41
WOW 10.92
ABCW 7.82 |
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Post by mriiams on Aug 11, 2019 16:47:03 GMT -5
March 1980 Week 3 ABCW1) Madame Tiki/Sgt Shipley vs. Auntie Voodoo/Elfette – Shipley pins Voodoo to get the win for her team. None of the participants seem to get along. WINNER: Madame Tiki/Sgt. Shipley 2) Dr. B challenges Dark Invader to a P4V match. 3) The Scoundrels (Chance Solar/Hairy) vs. Iron Mask/Red Pirate Rogers – The Scoundrels get the win and debut their new finishing move “The Skywalker” where Hairy does a double choke slam and Solar then hits a double top rope elbow while jumping over his partner. WINNER: The Scoundrels 4) Roboelectro vs. Piranha – Moon Man prevents GoblinKnight from interfering and Roboelectro gets the win. WINNER: Roboelectro 5) Chet Skye and Jesse Wild are backstage playing cards. Ace Arcadium happens by and the champs invite him to join. He declines, saying he isn’t much of a gambler. 6) CRUISER TITLE: Zen © vs. Keith Blood – Keith Blood walks to the ring. He stands in the middle, smiling. The announcers have no idea what he’s doing. Slashmaster then comes out with Zen draped over his shoulder. He tosses the unconscious champ into the ring and Blood tells the ref to ring the bell as he pins him. WINNER: Keith Blood NEW CHAMP RNR1) Average Guy/Mighty Leo/He-Beast vs. The Conglomerate (Jet Set Strutter/El Presidente/Vladimir the Cruel) – The match almost doesn’t officially start as the 6 men brawl inside and outside the ring. It finally gets under way and The Conglomerate uses a number of dirty tactics to get the win. WINNER: Strutter/El Presidente/Vladimir the Cruel 2) Crash vs. Officer Chip – Officer Chip gets the win and handcuffs Crash to the ropes afterward. WINNER: Officer Chip 3) Gorgon Tokoro cuts a heated promo 4) Nerd Alert (Waldo the Dweeb/Herman the Nerd) vs. Gladiators (Brute/Massacre) – Brute and Massacre toy with the nerds before finally putting them away. WINNER: Gladiators 5) Warhawk is interviewed about his quest for the Cruiserweight title. 6) UNITED STATES TITLE: Bobby Blitzworth © vs. Great Ginzu – Blitzworth shows an impressive amount of power and ruthlessness in his defense against Ginzu. The rest of his Home Team stablemates come to the ring and almost ruin it for him, but he is able to retain. Ninja Star comes to Great Ginzu’s aid after the match and the two clear the ring. WINNER: Bobby Blitzworth WOW
1) Enormous Pierre vs. Soul Daddy/Papa Chopper – Pierre squashes the mismatched team of Soul Daddy and Papa Chopper in a short amount of time. WINNER: Enormous Pierre 2) Mandonna vs. Zeke Mullet – The larger Mullet cousin gets the win. WINNER: Zeke Mullet 3) Dude Brohan is interviewed. He is more serious than usual and seems quite focused on his upcoming title defense. 4) Mercenary and Spazz are shown attacking Doberman Duke in the backstage area. They take off before Doberman Denny can get to them. 5) Insectoids (Mark Bugg/Mike Bugg) vs. Money Inc. (Mr. Tycoon/Yuppie VP) – The Buggs put up a good fight, but they are no match for Tycoon and Yuppie. WINNER: Money Inc 6) Glam vs. Mother Russia – The diminutive Glam gets some offense in before being overpowered by Mother Russia. WINNER: Mother Russia WEEK 3 RATINGS WOW 13.14 RNR 9.12 ABCW 5.00 |
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Post by mriiams on Aug 13, 2019 20:04:46 GMT -5
MARCH 1980 WEEK 4 ABCW
1) TV TITLE: Star Boy © vs. Slashmaster – Star Boy makes a valiant effort against the much larger Slashmaster, including getting a 2 count. Slashmaster catches Star Boy trying to do a flying body press and plants him with a piledriver. WINNER: Slashmaster NEW CHAMP 2) The Blade Blasters are interviewed. Their message is simple. They will be coming after the Tag belts. 3) TAG TITLE: Neon Express (Chet Skye/Jesse Wild) © vs. Metal Heads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) – The latest chapter in this long running feud is fought inside a cage. By the end, the two teams are a bloodied mess and the crowd is loving it. The end of the match sees Chet Skye at the top of the cage, ready to climb over and out but Sleaze and Lixx have Jesse Wild set up for their finishing move. Skye turns around and performs a Torpedo Dropkick from the very top of the cage on Sleaze. Wild rolls up Lixx and the champs retain. WINNER: Neon Express 4) The Van Winkle brothers attack Keith Blood and Zombie Punk backstage. 5) Dr B. vs. Dark Invader – The crowd eats up how hard these two are fighting, They each hit their finishers on each other but aren’t able to capitalize. Iron Mask, Red Pirate Rogers and Cobalt Commander make their way to ringside. They distract Dr. B, which allows Dark Invader to get the win. WINNER: Dark Invader 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Memphis Prince © vs. Skullgore – Memphis dominates and plays up to the crowd. He gets a fairly easy win to retain. WINNER: Memphis Prince RNR1) UNITED STATES TITLE: Bobby Blitzworth © vs. Ninja Star – Despite the efforts of the Home Team, Ninja Star gets the win for the title. After the match, Home Team surrounds the ring and prepares to attack, but Great Ginzu rushes in with a steel chair. Blitzworth and friends all leave. Ninja Star and Great Ginzu hug in the middle of the ring. Then, Ginzu hits Ninja with the chair, knocking him out. Ginzu stands over Ninja Star, smiles and holds up 4 fingers. WINNER: Ninja Star NEW CHAMP 2) The Annihilator is interviewed. He talks about being tired of being seen as the bad guy and wants to do right by the fans. 3) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) © vs. The Conglomerate (El Presidente/Vladimir the Cruel) – The champs hold on to their belts despite interference by Great Ginzu. WINNER: Morning Soldiers 4) Warhawk and Dangerzone are backstage. The Home Team walks by and out of nowhere, attacks them, injuring them both. 5) Fireball vs. Troglo – Troglo comes to the ring in a tattered suit, similar in look to Jet Set Strutter’s. Fireball gets the win. WINNER: Fireball 6) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jet Set Strutter © vs. Average Guy – There is an enormous amount of pomp and circumstance associated to Strutter’s introduction. Each member of the Conglomerate comes out as well and Average Guy is outnumbered. The two men fight a surprisingly clean match, with Strutter getting the win. After the match, it’s 4 against 1, with Average Guy getting beat badly. The Morning Soldiers and Ninja Star rush the ring and clear it. Average Guy gets a mic and tells the retreating Strutter that he has some friends too and any time they want a fight, they’ve got it. WINNER: Jet Set Strutter WOW
1) Mr. Fantasy comes out and announces the first ever March Madness tournament with the winner getting a shot at the Heavyweight title. 2) Dickey Thunderbird vs. Valedictorian – Valedictorian wins what many say should have been the finals. WINNER: Valedictorian 3) Haka Tonga vs. Chief Buffalo – In somewhat of an upset, Haka Tonga gets the win. WINNER: Haka Tonga 4) Enormous Pierre vs. Reptile Ranger – Ranger can’t overcome Pierre’s size. WINNER: Enormous Pierre 5) Bug Buster vs. Exotic Rick – In a continuation of their feud, Rick gets another win. WINNER: Exotic Rick 6) TAG TITLE: The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) © vs. Doberman Denny/Juan Tijuana – The champs retain against the makeshift team. WINNER: Anti-Americans 7) Haka Tonga vs. Valedictorian – Tonga’s luck runs out against Valedictorian. WINNER: Valedictorian 8) Enormous Pierre vs. Exotic Rick – Rick tries every trick in the book to get the win. He is unsuccessful with every trick he tries. WINNER: Enormous Pierre 9) HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Dude Brohan © vs. O’Hooligan – In what seems like should be a more notable feud, O’Hooligan nearly pulls off the upset. Brohan comes back though and retains his title. WINNER: Dude Brohan 10) TOURNAMENT FINALS: Enormous Pierre vs. Valedictorian – Valedictorian gets quite a bit of offense in, even knocking Pierre off his feet once. Not good enough though. WINNER: Enormous Pierre WEEK 4 RATINGS WOW 18.22 ABCW 15.93 RNR 15.42
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Post by mriiams on Aug 14, 2019 18:29:52 GMT -5
April 1980 Week 1 ABCW
1) Buzzsaw attacks Jesse Wild backstage 2) Moon Man vs. Lil Thugee – Lil Thugee gets the win and tensions increase between The Slave Drivers and Moon Man/Roboelectro WINNER: Lil Thugee 3) Ace Arcadium vs. The Schmuck – The Schmuck talks a good game, but doesn’t wrestle one. WINNER: Ace Arcadium 4) Star Boy vs. Red Pirate Rogers – Star Boy gets the win despite being outnumbered. WINNER: Star Boy 5) Chance Solar vs. Skullgore – Solar gets the win and Skullgore’s losing streak continues. WINNER: Chance Solar 6) TV TITLE: Slashmaster w/Succubus © vs. Terry Van Winkle – Slashmaster again is victorious over a Van Winkle. After the match, Succubus gets on the mic and says that once Slashmaster beats the other Van Winkles one more time, he will be done with them. WINNER: Slashmaster RNR
1) Average Guy is interviewed. He talks about his journey to win the heavyweight title. 2) Rad Racer vs. Johnny Kobra – Rad Racer gets the win in the opener 3) Max Attack vs. Brute w/Massacre – Max Attack is able to overcome Brute’s size and get the win. WINNER: Max Attack 4) Drool vs. Bobby Blitzworth – Drool gets the win and Blitzworth gets incredibly frustrated at the loss. WINNER: Drool 5) Michael T. Wolf vs. El Presidente – Vladimir the Cruel and Great Ginzu come to the ring with EL Presidente and help him get the win. WINNER: El Presidente 6) Fireball vs. Great Ginzu – The 3 members of the Conglomerate stay in the ring and attack Fireball before the bell rings. Great Ginzu gets a quick win after Fireball is unable to continue. WINNER: Great Ginzu WOW1) Enormous Pierre gets in Dude Brohan’s face and challenges him for the heavyweight title. Brohan accepts 2) Pop King vs. Brit Buckingham – Brit Buckingham gets the win in a convincing manner. WINNER: Brit Buckingham 3) Chameleon Kid vs. Mr. Tycoon – Tycoon dominates for a majority of the match. Chameleon surprises the crowd by rolling Tycoon up and getting the pin. WINNER: Chameleon Kid 4) Doberman Denny vs. Mercenary – Strong technical match sees Mercenary get the win. WINNER: Mercenary 5) Spunky Sparks vs. Queen of Mean – Another match in the long running feud see Sparks get a big win. WINNER: Spunky Sparks 6) Haka Tonga vs. Exotic Rick vs. Reptile Ranger – Rick and Ranger work together to try to incapacitate Tonga. The friction starts when they are trying to figure out who is going to pin him. The two men start fighting and Tonga takes advantage, pinning Rick. Ranger shakes his head and walks out. WINNER: Haka Tonga WEEK 1 RATINGS ABCW 18.43 RNR 13.40 WOW 10.12 |
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Post by mriiams on Aug 14, 2019 20:25:32 GMT -5
APRIL 1980 WEEK 2
ABCW
1) Chance Solar vs. Lil Thugee vs. Lazer – Lazer gets the win to determine which team will be the number one contender after the next pay 4 view. WINNER: Lazer 2) Ace Arcadium and Princess Starbright are signing auto graphs in the crowd. 3) The Van Winkles (Terry and Devin) vs. MetalHeads (Cesar Sleaze/Dizzy Lixx) – The Van Winkles get a big win over the current #1 contenders to the tag team title. WINNER: Van Winkles 4) Star Boy vs. Iron Mask – Star Boy gets the win, but pays for it after when he’s attacked by Copper Commander and Red Pirate Rogers. Dark Invader calls his men off finally and they leave. WINNER: Star Boy 5) Dr B. is interviewed. He talks about getting second chances and how he hopes his is coming soon. 6) Moon Man vs. Big Thugee – A storm in Florida caused a large number of the ABCW roster to miss their flight and this taping. This match was added as filler. Big Thugee gets the win. WINNER: Big Thugee RNR
1) Average Guy vs. El Presidente – Jet Set Strutter interferes and helps El Presidente get the win. Average Guy chases the two out of the building. WINNER: El Presidente 2) Fireball vs. Vladimir the Cruel – Vlad is all alone and Fireball takes advantage and gets the pin. WINNER: Fireball 3) The Gladiators are interviewed. Massacre talks about only wanting to hurt people and not caring about belts. Brute grunts in agreement. 4) Magnus Muscle vs. Ruffian – Ruffian gets the hard fought win over someone he couldn’t just overpower. WINNER: Ruffian 5) Great Ginzu cuts a promo on how the best thing he ever did was get rid of the dead weight that is Ninja Star and aligning with the Conglomerate. 6) TAG TITLE: Morning Soldiers (Mighty Leo/He-Beast) © vs. Stuntmen (Crash/Rad Racer) – The champs hold onto the belts in a decent match. The 4 men shake hands after. WINNER: Morning Soldiers WOW
1) Dude Brohan/Enormous Pierre vs. Valedictorian/Mr. Tycoon – Brohan and Pierre nearly come to blows before Valedictorian and Tycoon come out to challenge them. Brohan and Pierre set their differences aside and get the win. WINNER: Dude Brohan/Enormous Pierre 2) Juan Tijuana vs. Chief Buffalo – Buffalo hits the Buffalo Charge and gets the win. WINNER: Chief Buffalo 3) Exotic Rick is interviewed. He says he’s going to take Dickey Thunderbird’s International Title and a few fine ladies home with him. 4) Bug Buster vs. Pelvis Pressly – Bug Buster gets the upset win. Pressly complains to the ref that he shouldn’t have lost. Buster says he can redeem himself by putting the Light Heavyweight title on the line at the Pay 4 View. The crowd goes wild. WINNER: Bug Buster 5) Dickey Thunderbird cuts a promo saying that Exotic Rick should focus more on the match at the pay 4 view and less on the ladies. 6) TAG TITLE: The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Mad Arab) vs. Dobermans (Denny/Duke) – The Executors interfere in the match, causing the Dobermans to lose. All three teams get into a brawl to end the show. WINNER: Anti-Americans
WEEK 2 RATINGS
RNR 13.87 WOW 13.56
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