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POINT TOTALS (QUARTERFINALS)

WOW 59
ABCW 43
RNR 26

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THE ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT, 1981 

LONDON, ENGLAND

SEMI-FINALS (WINNERS IN BOLD)

Valedictorian (WOW) vs. Mr. Tycoon (WOW)
Slashmaster (ABCW) vs. Jet Set Strutter (RNR)

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THE ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT, 1981

LONDON, ENGLAND

FINALS (WINNERS IN BOLD)


Mr. Fantasy: Well gents, looks like WOW is getting two new stars.

Mr. Greenhorn: You got lucky.

Mr. Fantasy: No son, luck has nothing to do with it. I have skill. Now Codger, you still have a chance at 2nd place if your boy Strutter can beat Valedictorian

Mr. Codger: I'm not worried. 

Mr. Greenhorn: You both suck. Can we watch the award ceremony first? 

MOST HATED WRESTLER 

ABCW- Memphis Prince

RNR- El Presidente

WOW- Mr. Tycoon

WINNER: El Presidente

TAG TEAM OF THE YEAR

ABCW - Nightmares (Slashmaster/Hairy)

RNR - Howl & Roar (Mighty Leo/Michael T. Wolf)

WOW - Island Brothers (Dicky Thunderbird/Haka Tonga)

WINNER: Island Brothers

MOST POPULAR WRESTLER

ABCW - Chance Solar

RNR - Teeny Norman

WOW - Dude Brohan

WINNER: Chance Solar

WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

ABCW - Dark Invader

RNR - Ninja Star

WOW - Exotic Rick

WINNER: Ninja Star

ULTIMATE TOURNAMENT 1981 FINALS

Valedictorian (WOW) vs. Jet Set Strutter (RNR)

WINNER: Jet Set Strutter

FINAL POINT TOTAL

WOW - 75
RNR -   73
ABCW-  43

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January 1982 

Week 1 

ABCW Show Rating 14.06

1. Opening Promo feat. Memphis Prince/Slashmaster/Hairy/Keith Blood/Succubus

2. Tennis Pro vs. Zombie Punk – WINNER: Zombie Punk

3. Chance Solar vs. Moon Trooper – WINNER: Chance Solar

4. Zen vs. Mad Arab – WINNER: Zen

5. Sgt. Shipley vs. Elfette – WINNER: Elfette

6. Ace Arcadium vs. Roboelectro w/Professor Gigawatt vs. Troglo w/Piranha – WINNER: Troglo


Show Notes:

- Memphis Prince introduces the Shop of Horrors as “The Prince’s Court.” He calls Mr. Greenhorn an idiot and that if he gets his way, “ABCW will be changed forever.”

- After Chance Solar gets the win, he grabs a mic, thinks for a second, then drops it. Instead, he just smiles and motions that he wants the belt.

- Despite their long-time rivalry, Shipley and Elfette have a remarkably clean match. Elfette helps Shipley up after the match and the two shake hands. Elfette leaves the ring to cheers.

- Ace Arcadium corners Gigawatt and says he wants his man in the ring at any cost. Gigawatt agrees to a triple threat. Troglo ends up being the beneficiary, rolling up Roboelectro while Gigawatt holds on to Arcadium’s legs.




RNR Show Rating 10.75

1. Gold Club backstage promo

2. Bug Buster vs. Mandonna – WINNER: Bug Buster

3. The Blitz vs. Vladimir the Cruel – WINNER: Vladimir the Cruel

4. Drool vs. Magnus Muscle – WINNER: Drool

5. Mighty Leo vs. El Presidente – WINNER: Mighty Leo

6. US TITLE: Great Ginzu © vs. Johnny Kobra – WINNER: Great Ginzu


Show Notes:

- Jet Set Strutter introduces the Gold Club consisting of him and the Thompson Crew. He promises a new gold standard for RNR.

- Mandonna makes his RNR debut, but falls to Bug Buster

- El Presidente is overly confident against Mighty Leo. Leo is just the right amount of confident and gets the win.

- Kobra, who is accompanied to the ring by Max Attack, puts up a very solid match against the champion. Ninja Shadow interferes and helps Great Ginzu retain.




WOW Show Rating 13.45

1. Backstage Interview

2. Ricardo Marceau vs. Cletus Mullet – WINNER: Ricardo Marceau by count out

3. Freedom Fighter vs. Doberman Denny – WINNER: Doberman Denny

4. Gepetto Rocco vs. Pelvis Pressly – WINNER: Pelvis Pressly

5. Mother Russia vs. Kit Pistol – WINNER: Mother Russia

6. Valedictorian vs. Studmuffin vs. Exotic Rick – WINNER: Valedictorian


Show Notes:

- Heavyweight champion Pierre and the Thinker are interviewed by Honest Al. The Thinker says soon WOW and especially Dude Brohan and his “friends” will feel the wrath of the Think Tank.

- Ricardo Marceau makes his United States debut. He frustrates Cletus with his acrobatic skills to the point that the smaller Mullet leaves the ring and the match.

- Denny gets help from Papa Chopper and Duke to beat Freedom Fighter

- Pre-match, it is determined that if Exotic Rick or Studmuffin win, they get a title shot at the pay 4 view. It’s all for naught though, as Valedictorian wins.

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January 1982 

Week 2 

ABCW Show Rating 11.76

1. Damon & Devin Van Winkle/Rad Racer w/Franz Van Winkle vs. Cosmic Takeover – WINNER Cosmic Takeover

2. Dizzy Lixx vs. Big Thugee – WINNER: Dizzy Lixx

3. Backstage segment

4. Neon Express vs. Conquer & Command – WINNER: Conquer & Command

5. Wrestling with Regret interview with Chance Solar

6. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Memphis Prince © vs. Zen – WINNER: Memphis Prince by DQ


Show Notes:

- The crowd is confused when the Van Winkles come out for their 6-man tag match without their brother. Rad Racer eats the pin, proving he is no Terry.

- Ace Arcadium is shown backstage, knocked out cold. The camera pans back and shows a smiling Professor Gigawatt and Roboelectro

- Ryan Regret gets instant heat from the crowd and is eating it up. He makes fun of Chance Solar, not letting him get a lot of actual interview time and keeps calling him “Chancey” and that he really has no chance against Memphis Prince. Solar finally grabs Regret by the collar and tells him if he calls him “Chancey” he’ll knock him out cold and that he likes his chances against Memphis Prince.

- Chance Solar is seated at the announcer’s table during the match. Memphis absolutely destroys Zen but keeps refusing to pin him. He hit three straight pile drivers and Solar can’t take it anymore. He jumps into the ring with a chair and pancakes the champ and the ref calls the DQ.



RNR Show Rating 11.16

1. Drool vs. Michael T. Wolf vs. El Presidente – WINNER: Drool

2. Max Attack vs. Dangerzone – WINNER: Max Attack

3. Mandonna’s Boutique

4. The Blitz vs. Magnus Muscle – WINNER: The Blitz

5. The Thompson Crew sits in the crowd

6. TAG TITLE: Working Men © vs. Island Warriors – WINNER: Working Men



Show Notes:

- Drool is wearing a karate outfit and does multiple poses after his win

- Mandonna debuts a talk show called “The Boutique.” His first guest is Princess Starbright and he spends nearly the entire time comparing outfits and talking about how he’s a better dresser then her.

- Rex Spectrum tries to get a word with the Thompson Crew as to why they are sitting in the crowd. They simply say that they are watching over their tag team belts.

- The Island Warriors – Tupu and Savai’I – make their RNR debut and nearly take the titles from Average Guy and Thumper Moore. After the champions win, The Thompson Crew enter the ring and the two teams go face to face, which then allows the Island Warriors to attack the Working Men from behind. The Thompsons leave without any physicality.



WOW Show Rating 16.38

1. Fireball vs. Pop King – WINNER: Fireball

2. The British Invasion backstage vignette

3. Six Man Tag: B-Boys vs. Think Tank – WINNER: Think Tank

4. Juan Tijuana vs. Doberman Duke – WINNER: Juan Tijuana

5. Dude Brohan/Studmuffin interview

6. WOMEN’S TITLE: Almighty Dolla © vs. Spunky Sparks – WINNER: Almighty Dolla


Show Notes:

- Fireball debuts to a huge pop and makes quick work of Pop King

- O’Hooligan, Brit Buckingham and Papa Chopper are making every effort to get the title shots they “deserve.” Unknown if they will be successful in their lobbying.

- Dude Brohan and Studmuffin say that they don’t really care how many people The Thinker has in his “Dunk Tank,” they have the millions of Dude-iacs (and, according to Studmuffin “Stud-iers”) backing them.

- Almighty Dolla adds insult to injury against Sparks until Lyndi Harker comes running out to make the save.

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January 1982 

Week 3 

ABCW Show Rating 11.65

1. Jobber Joe/Tennis Pro/The Schmuck vs. The Prince’s Court – WINNER: The Prince’s Court

2. Dungeon Crawler vs. Zombie Punk – WINNER: Dungeon Crawler

3. Heavyweight Title match contract signing

4. Metal Heads vs. Pain Dealers – WINNER: Pain Dealers

5. Backstage promo featuring BladeBlasters

6. TV TITLE: Ace Arcadium © vs. Roboelectro w/Professor Gigawatt – WINNER: Roboelectro NEW CHAMP


Show Notes:

- The show opens with a huge squash match. The Schmuck walks out halfway through, avoiding even more beating.

- Mr. Greenhorn moderates the contract signing. Solar signs right away, but Memphis takes his time. Everything stays civil until the end, when Memphis tosses the pen into Greenhorn’s face and they nearly come to blows.

- The BladeBlasters say they don’t care if their P4V opponents call themselves Nightmares or Shop of Horrors or the Prince’s Court. In the end, they’ll just be called losers.

- Professor Gigawatt is able to slip Roboelectro a pair of brass knuckles, which the challenger then uses to knock Arcadium out cold.




RNR Show Rating 16.72

1. Nerd Alert vs. Island Warriors – WINNER: Island Warriors

2. Teeny Norman vs. Crash – WINNER: Teeny Norman

3. Great Ginzu Promo

4. Backstage Attack

5. All-Pros vs. Muscle Men – WINNER: All-Pros

6. Mynx vs. Chaka Crass – WINNER: Double Count Out


Show Notes:

- The Island Warriors destroy Nerd Alert, almost causing the ref to call for a DQ.

- After Teeny gets the win, he helps Crash up and gives him a pat on the back, like an attaboy.

- Great Ginzu is shown walking into a Japanese restaurant and immediately attacking the “waiter” who is not even Asian, let alone Japanese.

- Average Guy and Thumper Moore are attacked backstage by The Thompson Crew. The Thompsons spray paint the Working Men’s belts gray, because the champs “don’t deserve the gold.”




WOW Show Rating 18.60

1. B-Boys (Boombox/Zap) vs. Dobermans – WINNER: Dobermans

2. Ricardo Marcaeu vs. Soul Daddy – WINNER: Soul Daddy

3. Studmuffin is attacked.

4. The Executors vs. The Mullets – WINNER: The Executors

5. Dude Brohan issues a challenge

6. INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Valedictorian © vs. Exotic Rick – WINNER: Valedictorian



Show Notes:

- The Dobermans are accompanied by Papa Chopper and insist that the crowd sing “God save the Queen.” It doesn’t go over well.

- Studmuffin is found backstage by officials. Unknown who attacked him or when, but he is injured.

- Dude Brohan challenges Pierre to a title match and goads him by saying that he can’t beat him without help from the Think Tank. Yuppie VP and Mr. Tycoon start coming toward the ring but stop when Fireball’s music hits. Fireball runs into the ring and stands next to Brohan.

- Glam tries to assist Rick by throwing powder into Valedictorian’s eyes. She misses and hits Rick instead, letting Valedictorian get the advantage and the win.

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January 1982  

Week 4  

Pay 4 View 

ABCW Show Rating 18.32

1. TV TITLE: Barbed Wire Match: Roboelectro © w/Professor Gigawatt vs. Ace Arcadium – WINNER: Roboelectro

2. Wrestling with Regret interview with Madame Tiki

3. Red Pirate Rogers vs. Skullgore – WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers

4. Backstage vignette

5. TAG TITLE: BladeBlasters © vs. The Nightmares – WINNER: BladeBlasters

6. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Memphis Prince © vs. Chance Solar – WINNER: Chance Solar NEW CHAMP



Show Notes:

- Both Arcadium and Roboelectro are a bloody mess by the end of the match. Roboelectro hits a sci-fi slam onto the barbed wire to get the win.

- Ryan Regret attempts to interview Madame Tiki. He starts being a jerk to her and she simply punches him in the face and then walks off.

- The non-title match between Rogers and Skullgore goes nearly 15 minutes and is generally regarded as the best match on the card.

- The Metal Heads and Neon Express are backstage. Dizzy Lixx starts playing some heavy metal and he and Cesar Sleaze start banging their heads to it. They stop and look offscreen for approval. Neon Express start playing more hair metal type music and dancing. They stop and look for approval as well. Camera pans to Gothica, who is sitting in a lounge chair. She sighs and says “I really don’t like rock music. Do you have any country western?” The two tag teams just look at each other, shake their heads and leave.

- There is some miscommunication between Slashmaster and Hairy that leads to the BladeBlasters retaining their titles.

- Prince and Solar go back and forth with neither truly gaining an advantage for nearly 30 minutes. Solar sets up Prince for a superplex when Slashmaster and Hairy start running toward the ring. They are stopped by the Bladeblasters before they can interfere. Keith Blood comes up unseen from the opposite side. He tries to hit Solar with a chair but accidentally hits Memphis, which leads directly to a Chance shoots first and the pin.




RNR Show Rating 17.82

1. UNITED STATES TITLE: Great Ginzu © vs. Mighty Leo – WINNER: Great Ginzu

2. Mandonna’s Boutique

3. No Holds Barred: Warhawk vs. Dangerzone – WINNER: Warhawk

4. Teeny’s Playhouse

5. TAG TITLE: Working Men © vs. Thompson Crew – WINNER: Thompson Crew NEW CHAMPS

6. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jet Set Strutter vs. Annihilator – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter




Show Notes:

- After he retains the title, Ginzu grabs the mic and says his belt will no longer be called the United States title. Is will now be known as the “Japanese Empire Championship.”

- Mandonna tries to interview the Island Warriors. They grunt and growl and Mandonna gets frustrated. Tupu barks at him and he runs off.

- Warhawk and Dangerzone beat the hell out of each other. Warhawk gets the pin, but they are both worse for wear.

- Teeny Norman has Drool and Herman the Nerd as guests. He is pumping them up with positive affirmations and telling them they can be anything they want to be. He asks Herman what he wants to be. Herman says, “I want to be groovy.” He asks Drool the same and Drool replies “I wanna be a ninja.”

- The Thompson Crew fights a clean match, but they have the advantage as Average Guy and Thumper Moore are still hurting from the previous week. They tell Ryan Regret on the way to the back that the first thing they are going to do is get the belts cleaned.

- The Thompsons assist Strutter against the ridiculously strong Annihilator. The Pay 4 View ends with all members of the Gold Club in the ring holding up their belts.




WOW Show Rating 18.60

1. INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Valedictorian © vs. O’Hooligan – WINNER: Valedictorian

2. Lyndi Harker vs. Queen of Mean – WINNER: Lyndi Harker

3. TAG TITLES: Island Brothers © vs. Dobermans – WINNER: Island Brothers

4. Battle Royal: Papa Chopper/Brit Buckingham/Freedom Fighter/Exotic Rick/Chief Buffalo/Mercenary/Ruffian/Mr. Tycoon/Yuppie VP/Fireball – WINNER: Chief Buffalo

5. WORLD TITLE: Pierre © vs. Dude Brohan – WINNER: Pierre




Show Notes:

- The International Title match not only opens the show but is widely regarded as the best match of the night. Valedictorian retains, but the match result was up in the air the entire time.

- Almighty Dolla gets involved and hits Queen of Mean with a chair. Harker pushes Dolla away and then reluctantly pins Queen.

- Thunderbird and Tonga hit a double splash from opposite corners of the ring onto Doberman Duke to get the win.

- The winner of the battle royal is guaranteed to get a title shot of their choosing during the year. The order of elimination is as follows: Yuppie VP/Papa Chopper/Mercenary/Brit Buckingham/Mr. Tycoon/Freedom Fighter/Exotic Rick/Fireball/Ruffian. The Ruff and Buff Connection are the final two. They talk for a moment then start to fight. Buffalo pretends to be hurt, which distracts Ruffian long enough to get him eliminated.

- Brohan is able to body slam Pierre, which makes the crowd go crazy. The Thinker grabs Brohan by the leg as he is setting up the Dude elbow. Pierre recovers and plants Brohan with a chokeslam to get the win.

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JANUARY 1982 RATINGS

WOW  - 16.76
RNR    - 14.11
ABCW - 13.95


1982 YEAR TO DATE RATING

WOW -  16.76
RNR  -   14.11
ABCW - 13.95

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February 1982 

Week 1 

ABCW Show Rating 10.19

1. Chance Solar promo

2. Goblin Knight vs. Big Thugee – WINNER; Big Thugee

3. Zen vs. Keith Blood – WINNER: Zen

4. Red Pirate Rogers vs. Iron Mask – WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers

5. Gothica vs. Auntie Voodoo – WINNER: Auntie Voodoo

6. Memphis Prince vs. Mad Arab vs. Skullgore – WINNER: Memphis Prince



Show Notes:

- Chance Solar comes to the ring to open the show. He takes a moment to admire his title belt. He tells Memphis Prince that he'll give him a rematch, but he'll need to win the #1 contender match and he'll even let him pick the stipulation if he does.

- Memphis Prince is yelling at Blood, telling him he better beat Zen if he knows what's good for him. Blood looks to Prince for approval after hitting the Crucifix on Zen, which gives Zen the opportunity to roll him up and get the pin. Prince just shakes his head and walks off.

- Auntie Voodoo calls out Madame Tiki after squashing Gothica. She says she's coming after the title next week.

- Triple threat match to determine who would be challenging Chance Solar at the Pay 4 View. The three men start circling each other when the bell rings, pointing and yelling. Memphis stops and smiles and pulls out a wad of cash. He hands half to Mad Arab and half to Skullgore and they leave the ring. Memphis wins by countout and then grabs a mic. He tells Chance that he will always be one step ahead of him and that the belt will soon be his again.




RNR Show Rating 14.07

1. Gold Club Promo

2. Johnny Kobra vs. Moon Man – WINNER: Johnny Kobra

3. Annihilator vs. Ninja Shadow – WINNER: Ninja Shadow

4. Warhawk vs. Vladimir the Cruel – WINNER: Warhawk

5. Aurora vs. Gorgon Tokoro – WINNER: Aurora

6. Triple Threat Match to determine Jet Set Strutter’s #1 contender



Show Notes:

- The Gold Club brags about how it took them no time at all to be champions. They say it will be a long time before anyone even comes close to getting the belts off them.

- Ninja Shadow covers Annihilator’s prone body with a Japanese flag after his win.

- Ginzu and Shadow come out after Tokoro’s loss and ask her to join forces with them. She accepts.

- El Presidente comes out first, confident that he will be the #1 contender. Next out is Drool, wearing karate gear. El Presidente just laughs. There is a bit of a delay before the third person comes out. “Yellow Rose of Texas” begins to play and the crowd goes wild. Terry Van Winkle rushes to the ring and El Presidente bails. Drool is clapping and goes to shake Van Winkle’s hand. The two men shake and the bell rings. Van Winkle still has a grip on Drool and jumps behind him and executes a textbook belly to back suplex. El Presidente is smiling now, thinking that Van Winkle is working heel. He comes in and lands a couple of kicks to Drool but is met by a tornado punch from Van Winkle. The match goes on and eventually ends with Van Winkle hitting a superplex on Presidente and getting the pin. Terry Van Winkle will face Jet Set Strutter at the February Pay 4 View.



WOW Show Rating 11.14

1. Think Tank Promo

2. Mark Bugg vs. Papa Chopper – WINNER: Papa Chopper

3. Gepetto Rocco vs. Exotic Rick – WINNER: Exotic Rick

4. Juan Tijuana vs. Doberman Denny – WINNER: Doberman Denny

5. Dicky Thunderbird vs. Ruffian – WINNER: Dicky Thunderbird

6. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Chameleon Kid © vs. Pelvis Pressly – WINNER: Pelvis Pressly NEW CHAMP



Show Notes:

- The Thinker talks about Pierre’s success and says that he thinks maybe Brohan has too many friends and that the Think Tank needs to recruit more people. He ends the promo by telling Brohan to watch his back.

- Denny and Duke are attacking Tijuana after the match. He is saved by Ricardo Marceau.

- Chief Buffalo accidentally hits Ruffian with a chair shot that was meant for Thunderbird.

- Pressly tries to perform a mini concert before the match, but Chameleon Kid stops him. Pressly hits the champ with his microphone, cutting him open. Chameleon Kid valiantly tries to hold on during the fight, but Pressly is just too much for him.

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February 1982 

Week 2 

ABCW Show Rating 10.19

1. Submission Match: Sgt. Shipley vs. Elfette – WINNER: Sgt. Shipley

2. Shop of Horrors vignette

3. Van Winkles/Rad Racer vs. Cosmic Takeover – WINNER: Cosmic Takeover

4. Zen vs. Piranha – WINNER: Zen

5. Wrestling w/ Regret interview with Ace Arcadium

6. LADIES TITLE: Madame Tiki vs. Auntie Voodoo – WINNER: Auntie Voodoo NEW CHAMP



Show Notes:

- The show opener goes almost 15 minutes and Sgt Shipley catches Elfette in a Boston Crab in the middle of the ring. Elfette doesn't submit, rather she passes out cold. Sgt. Shipley is declared the winner.

- Keith Blood is shown sitting in a cemetery on top of a gravestone. Slashmaster and Succubus approach. They try to speak, but he holds a hand up. "I have made mistakes, grave errors, if you will. I must prove my worth to you to the world."

- Ryan Regret interviews Ace Arcadium. He asks him if he truly believes that he can rise to the level of violence Roboelectro is willing to go to to win the Television title back. Ace says "No one here truly knows the levels I am willing to go to to get what I want."

- Not nearly as technically sound as the show opener, but definitely more brutal. Voodoo locks in the Auntie's Hex on more than one occasion, finally knocking Tiki out and pinning her.




RNR Show Rating 11.14

1. HeBeast vs. Officer Chip – WINNER: HeBeast

2. Mighty Leo vs. Ninja Shadow – WINNER: Mighty Leo

3. Interview w/Working Men

4. Drool vs. Savai’i – WINNER: Drool

5. Vignette featuring Mandonna/Herman the Nerd/Teeny Norman

6. TAG TITLE: Thompson Crew © vs. All-Pros – WINNER: Thompson Crew




Show Notes:

- The Working Men talk about the Thompson Crew disrespecting them and their tag belts. Average Guy is very angry. Thumper Moore is oddly quiet.

- Drool is now wearing a black belt and sticks almost entirely to martial arts style moves. It looks a bit ridiculous, but it’s effective.

- Mandonna challenges Herman the Nerd to a hot dog eating contest. Herman is reluctant, but then Teeny Norman steps up and gives him a very effective pep talk.

- Blitz and Slammer are a lot stronger that the Thompsons, but they are no match for the champions strategy and fail at their attempt to win the tag titles. Otto grabs a microphone after the match and tells the Working Men if they think they have what it takes to come after the belts, they should try.




WOW Show Rating 17.76

1. The Insectoids vs. Pierre – WINNER: Pierre

2. Fireball vs. Cletus Mullet – WINNER: Fireball

3. Interview w/Valedictorian

4. Chameleon Kid vs. Doberman Duke – WINNER: Doberman Duke

5. Backstage Vignette

6. TAG TEAM TITLES: Island Brothers © vs. Ruff & Buff Connection – WINNER: Island Brothers



Show Notes:

- Originally, the Insectoids were supposed to fight a local team. They are shown unconscious backstage and the heavyweight champ comes out instead. He destroys the Buggs.

- Fireball shows his deceptive speed as he easily beats Cletus. Zeke tries to muscle Fireball up afterward and is impressively tossed from the ring.

- Reptile Ranger is shown leaving the arena in regular clothes. Lyndi Harker sees him and asks where he’s going. Ranger says he is done, hanging up the boots, leaving the business. Harker gives him an inspired pep talk about his impact on everyone and how he should stick around. Ranger says he’ll think about it.

- A series of miscommunications between Chief Buffalo and Ruffian lead to their loss. Both men look very frustrated.

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February 1982 

Week 3 

ABCW Show Rating 11.1
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1. Neon Express vs. Conquer & Command – WINNER: Conquer & Command

2. Cesar Sleaze vs. Lil Thugee – WINNER: Cesar Sleaze

3. Wrestling w/ Regret interview with Red Pirate Rogers

4. Backstage attack

5. Chance Solar/Zen vs. Memphis Prince/Hairy – WINNER: Memphis Prince/Hairy

6. Sgt. Shipley vs. The Schmuck – WINNER: The Schmuck



Show Notes:

- Ryan Regret accuses Red Pirate Rogers of avoiding title defenses

- The Neanderthals attack the Dungeon Knights backstage and then afterward yell into the cameras that if their voices won’t be heard, then maybe their actions will.

- After their win, Prince, Slashmaster and Keith Blood hold down Solar while Prince orders Hairy to give Zen multiple power bombs. Hairy hesitates, but eventually does what Prince says.

- Sgt. Shipley has no idea who her opponent was supposed to be and thought it was a joke when the Schmuck comes out to the ring wearing pink. He attacks her and gets a fairly quick win.



RNR Show Rating 18.67

1. Average Guy vs. Strongarm Thompson – WINNER: Strongarm Thompson

2. Bug Buster vs. Cutthroat – WINNER: Cutthroat

3. Backstage interview w/Jet Set Strutter

4. Teeny’s Playhouse w/ Mandonna

5. Nerd Alert vs. Muscle Men – WINNER: Muscle Men

6. Mynx vs. Chaka Crass – WINNER: Chaka Crass




Show Notes:

- Otto Thompson comes out to assist Strongarm get the win. Thumper Moore doesn’t make an appearance.

- Jet Set Strutter is in high gear, saying he doesn’t care if Terry Van Winkle is the yellow rose or the purple daisy or the blue buffoon of Texas, he is the dirtiest player in the game and Van Winkle isn’t going to know what hit him at the pay 4 view.

- Teeny Norman isn’t in his playhouse. Instead, Mandonna is there alone and proceeds to trash the place. The fans boo like crazy.

- After the Muscle Men win, Great Ginzu’s theme music starts to play briefly. The Muscle Men look concerned.




WOW Show Rating 17.47

1. Mercenary vs. Chief Buffalo – WINNER: Chief Buffalo

2. Boombox vs. Soul Daddy – WINNER: Soul Daddy

3. Backstage attack

4. Freedom Fighter/Juan Tijuana vs. The Dobermans – WINNER: Freedom Fighter/Juan Tijuana

5. O’Hooligan makes an announcement

6. INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Valedictorian © vs. Brit Buckingham – WINNER: Valedictorian




Show Notes:

- Dude Brohan finds Studmuffin down backstage. His attacker is unknown

- Juan Tijuana offers to be Freedom Fighter’s partner against the Dobermans. After they win, Papa Chopper runs in and it’s a 3 vs. 2 fight. Ricardo Marceau runs in to even the odds and the heels bail.

- O’Hooligan announces that he is taking the night off and won’t be fighting for the International title. He says he’s giving the shot to Brit Buckingham and will challenge Valedictorian at a later date. The announcers’ question O’Hooligan’s assertion that it will be Valedictorian he is challenging and not Buckingham.

- O’Hooligan stays at the announcers table to watch the title match. Buckingham nearly pins Valedictorian and O’Hooligan is in disbelief. Valedictorian does end up getting the win and retaining.

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February 1982 

Week 4 

Pay 4 View 

ABCW Show Rating 18.32


1. Dog Collar Match: Ace Arcadium vs. Roboelectro w/ Professor Gigawatt - WINNER: Roboelectro

2. Backstage attack

3. No Holds Barred: Madame Tiki vs. Auntie Voodoo – WINNER: Madame Tiki

4. TAG TITLE: BladeBlasters © vs. Nightmares – WINNER: BladeBlasters

5. Damon Van Winkle vs. Dark Invader – WINNER: Dark Invader

6. Red Pirate Rogers vs. Skullgore – WINNER: Skullgore

7. In-ring promo with Conquer & Command

8. Sgt. Shipley/Gothica vs. Countess/The Schmuck – WINNER: Countess/The Schmuck

9. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Chance Solar © vs. Memphis Prince vs. Keith Blood – WINNER: Chance Solar



Show Notes:

- Roboelectro showed extreme ruthlessness in the win, surprising everyone in the crowd.

- The Neanderthals attack Jobber Joe, Tennis Pro and Rad Racer, who were all minding their own business. They are yelling into the mic, asking if this is enough to get what they deserve.

- The two women put on quite the exhibition, with Tiki hitting Voodoo with a Samoan drop through garbage cans that were placed on a table to get the win.

- The BladeBlasters retain again and Slashmaster doesn’t appear very pleased with Hairy

- Dark Invader gets help from Death Star Boy and Moon Trooper to get the win. Devin Van Winkle tries to help but is too late.

- Skullgore expresses his frustration that his win wasn’t for the title and vows that next time the two men meet, the cruiser belt will be his.

- Conquer & Command stand in the middle of the ring, stating that the BladeBlasters are a couple of chickens that are purposely avoiding them to try to hold on to their titles as long as they can. The BladeBlasters run out and Conquer & Command flee.

- Shipley and The Schmuck fight to the back, leaving Countess and Gothica in the ring. Countess proves to be too much for Gothica.

- Keith Blood is doing everything he can to secure the win for Memphis Prince. He has Solar all set up for his finishing move, but he misses and takes out Prince. Solar then hits the Shoots First and pins Blood.



RNR Show Rating 18.78

1. Teeny Norman vs. Mandonna – WINNER: Teeny Norman

2. Backstage Attack

3. I Quit Match: Princess Starbright vs. Valley Girl – WINNER: Princess Starbright

4. TAG TITLE: Thompson Crew © vs. Working Men – WINNER: Thompson Crew

5. Annihilator vs. El Presidente – WINNER: El Presidente

6. Ninja Shadow vs. Michael T. Wolf – WINNER: Ninja Shadow

7. Backstage vignette

8. HeBeast/Aurora vs. Great Ginzu/Gorgon Tokoro – WINNER: Great Ginzu/Gorgon Tokoro

9. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jet Set Strutter © vs. Terry Van Winkle vs. Cutthroat – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter




Show Notes:

- In the middle of the match, Mandonna starts mounting a comeback. Norman can be heard encouraging him to try his hardest before he puts him away.

- Tupu and Blitz come face to face. There is a moment of tension, then Blitz smiles and starts to walk away. Tupu attacks him from behind and lays him out.

- Starbright and Valley Girl put on a heck of an exhibition. Starbright puts Valley in a Boston Crab and Valley eventually just passes out.

- Both Average Guy and Thumper Moore are dejected after their loss. Moore looks a little more angry though.

- El Presidente easily counters Annihilator’s brute force with skill and fluidity. He gets the win and a smattering of cheers.

- Ninja Shadow covers Wolf with the Japanese flag after his win.

- Dangerzone, Officer Chip and Moon Man complain about the lack of rules and regulations in RNR. They promise to bring law and order back to the federation.

- Tokoro hits HeBeast with a flagpole, which allows Ginzu to pin him. After the match, Aurora tries to fend off all three members of Rising Sun but is taken down by a sick sounding chair shot from Tokoro.

- Cutthroat is added at the last minute since, per Jet Set, he has worked hard and deserves a title shot. Everything is on the up and up for a while and Van Winkle is holding his own against the two heels. Strutter throws Van Winkle to the outside and then nods at Cutthroat. Cutthroat lays down in the middle of the ring and Strutter pins him before Van Winkle can get back in.




WOW Show Rating 19.61

1. Gepetto Rocco vs. Exotic Rick – WINNER: Exotic Rick

2. International Title championship match contract signing

3. Spunky Sparks vs. Queen of Mean – WINNER: Queen of Mean

4. TAG TITLES: Island Brothers © vs. Money, Inc. – WINNER: Island Brothers

5. Mercenary vs. Doberman Denny – WINNER: Mercenary

6. Chameleon Kid vs. Zap – WINNER: Chameleon Kid

7. Backstage Vignette

8. Lyndi Harker/Reptile Ranger vs. Almighty Dolla/Pelvis Pressly – WINNER: Harker/Ranger

9. WORLD TITLE: Pierre © vs. Dude Brohan vs. Fireball – WINNER: Dude Brohan NEW CHAMP




Show Notes:

- The opening match stemmed from a backstage altercation in which Glam accused Rocco of ogling her. She also ends up assisting Rick get the win.

- Valedictorian is out first, followed by both members of the Ruff and Buff connection. They start to argue over who will get April’s pay for view title shot. Valedictorian tells them that he will fight one of them at the pay 4 view and one at a regular show, but they have to fight to determine who gets what shot. They both agree and seem to e content. No contracts are signed.

- Spunky Sparks was horribly outmatched and Queen of Mean made the match almost a mockery, by not pinning her when she had multiple chances

- The challengers nearly get the win, but, despite The Thinker’s interference, the champs retain.

- One half of each of the top teams in WOW face off in an excellent match. Could this be the sign of things to come in the future?

- Two members of the B-Boys challenge each other to see who the better wrestler is. Chameleon Kid comes out on top. The two men hug and give high fives to the crowd after.

- Freedom Fighter approaches Juan Tijuana and Ricardo Marceau. He suggests they join forces to battle The British Invasion. Juan suggests they call themselves the “North American Fighting Team Alliance, or NAFTA for short.” Ricardo cringes a little and suggests they think a little while longer about a name.

- Harker is set to face Dolla and Pressly 1 vs 2 when Reptile Ranger makes his return. The two work well together and get a solid win. Glam is shown backstage, seething.

- Pierre and the Thinker are incredibly upset that Fireball has been included in the match. Early on though, he is thrown over the top rope and appears to be knocked out cold. Brohan comes from behind like only Brohan can do and wins the title back from Pierre. Fireball gets back into the ring. He looks angry at first, but then smiles and he and Brohan hug. The Thinker and Pierre are still at ringside and Thinker looks into the ring and nods. Brohan is confused at the gesture, but it all makes sense when Fireball attacks him from behind with a chair, leaving him a bloody mess. Fireball leaves with Pierre and The Thinker and the show ends.

[mriiams]

FEBRUARY 1982 RATINGS

WOW -  16.50
RNR -    15.67
ABCW - 12.45


1982 YEAR TO DATE RATING

WOW -  16.63
RNR -    14.89
ABCW - 13.20

[mriiams]

Going to try a new format going forward. Three weeks of each fed at a time with a recap of the angles and such, then the P4V week by itself. Let me know what you think.

[mriiams]

March 1982 

ABCW 

Week 1 Show Rating 10.48

1. Wrestling w/ Regret featuring Memphis Prince & Keith Blood

2. Chet Skye vs. Zombie Punk – WINNER: Chet Skye

3. Devin Van Winkle vs. Death Star Boy – WINNER: Devin Van Winkle

4. Zen vs. Skullgore – WINNER: Skullgore

5. Buzzsaw vs. Slashmaster – WINNER: Buzzsaw

6. TV TITLE: Barbed Wire Match: Roboelectro © w/ Professor Gigawatt vs. Jesse Wild – WINNER: Roboelectro



Week 2 Show Rating 8.99

1. Jobber Joe/Tennis Pro/Rad Racer vs. The Neanderthals – WINNER: The Neanderthals

2. Chance Solar vs. Keith Blood – WINNER: Chance Solar

3. Backstage Promo featuring Ace Arcadium

4. Red Pirate Rogers vs. Skullgore – WINNER: Skullgore

5. Sgt. Shipley attacked backstage

6. TAG TITLE: BladeBlasters © vs. Conquer & Command – WINNER: BladeBlasters



Week 3 Show Rating 10.30

1. Lazer vs. Keith Blood – WINNER: Lazer

2. Jesse Wild vs. Moon Trooper – WINNER: Jesse Wild

3. Memphis Prince promo

4. The Van Winkles are interviewed

5. Metal Heads vs. Pain Dealers – WINNER: Double DQ

6. Gothica vs. Elfette – WINNER: Elfette



Show Notes:

- Memphis Prince blames Keith Blood for his loss to Chance Solar. He tries to get Blood to injure Solar, then puts him in the ring against Lazer as a punishment for failing. Some believe The Prince’s Court faction may not be together for long.

- Chet Skye breaks his arm in his match against Zombie Punk and will be out for an unknown amount of time.

- Franz Van Winkle shows some more aggression in an interview with the Van Winkles.

- Roboelectro continues to dominate his opponents, but Ace Arcadium believes he has what it takes to regain the TV title.

- Sgt. Shipley is attacked by The Schmuck. Elfette is attacked by Countess. Could the two be related?

- The Blade Blasters successfully defend their titles, and each win a singles match.

RNR 

Week 1 Show Rating 13.86

1. Gold Club Promo

2. Bug Buster vs. Crash – WINNER: Bug Buster

3. Terry Van Winkle vs. Cutthroat – WINNER: Cutthroat

4. Warhawk vs. Tupu – WINNER: Warhawk

5. Mighty Leo vs. Ninja Shadow – WINNER: Mighty Leo

6. UNITED STATES TITLE: Great Ginzu © vs. HeBeast – WINNER: HeBeast NEW CHAMP





Week 2 Show Rating 12.54

1. HeBeast/Mighty Leo/Aurora vs. Great Ginzu/Ninja Shadow/Gorgon Tokoro – WINNER: HeBeast/Mighty Leo/Aurora

2. Herman the Nerd vs. Pat Cabbage – WINNER: Pat Cabbage

3. Arm Wrestling contest between Teeny Norman & Mandonna

4. The Dojo vs. Real American Heroes – WINNER: The Dojo

5. Average Guy interview

6. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Jet Set Strutter © vs. Cutthroat – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter





Week 3 Show Rating 18.40

1. Average Guy/Terry Van Winkle vs. Jet Set Strutter/Otto Thompson – WINNER: Strutter/Thompson

2. Waldo the Dweeb vs. Crash – WINNER: Crash

3. El Presidente appears on a talk show

4. All-Pros vs. Real American Heroes – WINNER: All-Pros

5. Challenge issued by Warhawk to Dangerzone

6. UNITED STATES TITLE: HeBeast © vs. Great Ginzu – WINNER: HeBeast




Show Notes:

- The Gold Club bragged about their smarts and domination. Jet Set Strutter extended an olive branch and said the winner of Terry Van Winkle and Cutthroat would get a 1v1 title shot. He manipulated the results in his favor, both for the contenders’ match and the title match the next week.

- HeBeast had a great month against Rising Sun, specifically Great Ginzu. He was undefeated and became the United States champion.

- The Real American Heroes aren’t able to follow up their trash talking from the Pay 4 View. They lose to The Dojo and The All-Pros and Warhawk challenges Dangerzone to a match that Dangerzone very reluctantly agrees to.

- El Presidente appears on a local talk show, stating that his goal in RNR is to e the best there is and ever will be.

- Teeny Norman and Mandonna have an arm-wrestling contest that garners quite a few laughs.

- Average Guy is interviewed and laments that times are hard for him and his friends, but they will be back on top sooner rather than later.

WOW 

Week 1 Show Rating 18.09

1. Think Tank Promo

2. Mike Bugg vs. Soul Daddy – WINNER: Mike Bugg

3. Freedom Fighter vs. Papa Chopper – WINNER: Papa Chopper

4. Gepetto Rocco vs. Doberman Duke – WINNER: Gepetto Rocco

5. Ruffian vs. Chief Buffalo – WINNER: Ruffian

6. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE: Pelvis Pressly © vs. Chameleon Kid – WINNER: Pelvis Pressly




Week 2 Show Rating 18.43

1. Dickey Thunderbird vs. Mercenary – WINNER: Dickey Thunderbird

2. Backstage argument between Ruffian and Chief Buffalo

3. Freedom Fighter/Juan Tijuana/Ricardo Marceau vs. British Invasion (Dobermans/Buckingham) – WINNER: British Invasion

4. Gepetto Rocco vs. Pelvis Pressly – WINNER: Pelvis Pressly

5. Dude Brohan & Studmuffin introduce a new friend

6. WOMEN’S TITLE: Almighty Dolla © vs. Lyndi Harker – WINNER: Lyndi Harker NEW CHAMP




Week 3 Show Rating 15.46

1. Zap vs. Fireball w/The Thinker – WINNER: Fireball

2. Boombox vs. Soul Daddy – WINNER: Soul Daddy

3. Exotic Rick is interviewed

4. Reptile Ranger cuts a promo

5. The A-List vs. The Mullets – WINNER: The A-List

6. Lyndi Harker vs. Glam – WINNER: Lyndi Harker




Show Notes:

- The Thinker introduces Fireball as the newest member of the Think Tank. He announces that Pierre will be taking some time off due to other commitments.

- The battles between The British Invasion and the trio of Freedom Fighter, Juan Tijuana and Ricardo Marceau continue. This month the heels get more ticks in the win column.

- The Ruff and Buff Connection is on the verge of breaking up over their attempts to gain the International Title. Ruffian will fight Valedictorian at the April Pay 4 View. Or will he?

- Exotic Rick expresses his confidence that he will win the March to Madness tournament. Reptile Ranger does as well.

- Lyndi Harker wins the title from Almighty Dolla and immediately enters a feud with Glam. Some think Glam may be jealous of the relationship between Harker and Reptile Ranger.

- Dude Brohan and Studmuffin introduce Dr. B to the WOW fans. Dr. B promises he won’t be like the others that only pretended to have Brohan’s back. The two tag together and get an easy win against the Mullets.