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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

ROUND 2- DAY 5 - MORNING 

#1 Mighty Leo (RNR) vs. #5 Chance Solar (ABCW) – WINNER: Chance Solar 

#3 Chameleon Kid (WOW) vs. #7 Chief Buffalo (WOW) – WINNER: Chief Buffalo 

#1 Jet Set Strutter (RNR) vs. #5 Roboelectro (ABCW) – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter 

#3 Average Guy (RNR) vs. #2 Memphis Prince (ABCW) – WINNER: Memphis Prince 

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 18  

WOW – 11  

RNR – 11  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

ROUND 2- DAY 5 - Afternoon





#1 He-Beast (RNR) vs. #4 Hairy (ABCW) – WINNER: He-Beast



#3 Red Pirate Rogers (ABCW) vs. #2 Slashmaster (ABCW) – WINNER: Slashmaster



#1 Mad Arab (WOW) vs. #4 Reptile Ranger (WOW) – WINNER: Reptile Ranger



#6 Iron Mask (ABCW) vs. #7 Brute (RNR) – WINNER: Iron Mask

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 22  

WOW – 13  

RNR – 13  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

ROUND 2- DAY 6 - MORNING 

#1 Dude Brohan (WOW) vs. #5 Crash (RNR) – WINNER: Dude Brohan 

#3 Chet Skye (ABCW) vs. #2 Ace Arcadium (ABCW) – WINNER: Ace Arcadium 

#1 Buzzsaw (ABCW) vs. #5 Mr. Tycoon (WOW) – WINNER: Buzzsaw 

#3 Terry Van Winkle (ABCW) vs. #2 Enormous Pierre – WINNER: Enormous Pierre 

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 26  

WOW – 17  

RNR – 13  

ROUND 2- DAY 6 - Afternoon 

#1 Lazer (ABCW) vs. #5 Dark Invader (ABCW) – WINNER: Dark Invader 

#3 Ninja Star (RNR) vs. #2 Valedictorian (WOW) – WINNER: Valedictorian 

#1 Drool (RNR) vs. #4 Dicky Thunderbird (WOW) – WINNER: Drool 

#3 Fireball (RNR) vs. #7 Piranha (ABCW) – WINNER: Fireball 

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 28  

WOW – 19  

RNR – 17  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

ROUND 3- DAY 7 - Morning





#5 Chance Solar (ABCW) vs. #7 Chief Buffalo – WINNER: Chance Solar



#1 Jet Set Strutter (RNR) vs. #2 Memphis Prince (ABCW) – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter



#1 He-Beast (RNR) vs. #2 Slashmaster (ABCW) – WINNER: Slashmaster



#4 Reptile Ranger (WOW) vs. #6 Iron Mask (ABCW) – WINNER: Reptile Ranger

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 36  

WOW – 23  

RNR – 21  

ROUND 3- DAY 7 - Afternoon





#1 Dude Brohan (WOW) vs. #2 Ace Arcadium (ABCW) – WINNER: Dude Brohan



#1 Buzzsaw (ABCW) vs. #2 Enormous Pierre (WOW) – WINNER: Enormous Pierre



#5 Dark Invader (ABCW) vs. #3 Valedictorian (WOW) – WINNER: Valedictorian



#1 Drool (RNR) vs. #3 Fireball (RNR) – WINNER: Drool

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 36  

WOW – 35  

RNR – 25  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

FINAL 8 

#5 Chance Solar (ABCW) vs. #1 Jet Set Strutter (RNR) – WINNER: Chance Solar 

#2 Slashmaster (ABCW) vs. #4 Reptile Ranger (WOW) – WINNER: Reptile Ranger 

#1 Dude Brohan (WOW) vs. #2 Enormous Pierre (WOW) – WINNER: Dude Brohan  

#2 Valedictorian (WOW) vs. #1 Drool (RNR) – WINNER: Valedictorian 

POINT TOTALS  

WOW – 59 

ABCW – 44  

RNR – 25  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

FINAL 4





#5 Chance Solar (ABCW) vs. #4 Reptile Ranger (WOW) – WINNER: Chance Solar



#1 Dude Brohan (WOW) vs. #2 Valedictorian (WOW) – WINNER: Valedictorian

POINT TOTALS  

WOW – 75 

ABCW – 60  

RNR – 25  

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The Ultimate Tournament, 1980  

San Juan, Puerto Rico  

CHAMPIONSHIP





#5 Chance Solar (ABCW) vs. #2 Valedictorian (WOW) – WINNER: Chance Solar

POINT TOTALS  

ABCW – 92  

WOW – 75 

RNR – 25  

Results:



ABCW gets 1 wrestler from RNR and 1 from WOW
, must give up 2 wrestlers that were not tournament eligible.
WOW gets 1 wrestler from RNR
, must give up one wrestler that was not tournament eligible

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JANUARY 1981 

WEEK 1 

ABCW Show Rating 18.65


1. Memphis Prince, Ace Arcadium, Chance Solar, Dr. B and Madame Tiki are in a room. They are talking about their roles as the representatives for ABCW in the singles matches against Chaos. Memphis stresses the importance of teamwork and adds that he hopes his finale match against Dark Invader won’t matter and that he’ll be able to just kick his butt for fun.


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


3. Lazer vs. Slashmaster – WINNER: Slashmaster NOTE: Last minute booking between one half of the tag champions and one half of the #1 contenders nearly brought the house down. Lazer missed a Lazer Splash, which left him open to a hatchet and pin for Slashmaster


4. Iron Mask vs. Piranha – WINNER: Iron Mask


5. Sgt Shipley vs. Kit Pistol – WINNER: Sgt. Shipley NOTE: Kit Pistol made her ABCW debut and the crowd wasn’t sure what to make of her. They quickly started to not like her attitude much though.


6. Buzzsaw vs. Damon Van Winkle vs. Hairy – WINNER: Damon Van Winkle





RNR Show Rating 17.59



1. Jet Set Strutter opens the show in the middle of the ring. Strutter takes a moment to let the crowd cheer. He thanks them for getting behind him, even though he wasn’t always their favorite. He says that he has an uphill battle against Global Domination, but he has someone that agreed to watch his back. Average Guy comes out to a huge pop. Average Guy says Strutter is, was and always will be the dirtiest player in the game, but sometimes even the dirty players need help. He says that the two of them could cause a ruckus, but it would be even better with three. Average Guy says they need a man who is tough, who is bad, who is meaner than a.. well you know the rest. He then introduces Thumper Moore who comes out with a scowl on his face.


2. Moon Man vs. Officer Chip – WINNER: Moon Man NOTE: Moon Man is successful in his RNR debut. After the match, Officer Chip says a few words to him. No one can hear what he says.


3. Teeny Norman vs. Jobber Joe – WINNER: Teeny Norman NOTE: After the match, Norman grabs the mic and announces he is coming for The Annihilator’s title. The crowd kind of laughs, but cheers as well.


4. Warhawk vs. Michael T. Wolf – WINNER: Michael T. Wolf NOTE: Wolf is accompanied by Mynx, who gives an assist in the win.

5. Princess Starbright vs. Chaka Crass – WINNER: Princess Starbright NOTE: The crowd is surprised to see Starbright make her debut in RNR. She looks pretty impressive.

6. Ninja Star vs. Brute vs. Mighty Leo – WINNER: Mighty Leo





WOW Show Rating 17.74



1. Mr Tycoon is in the middle of the ring to open the show. Surrounding him are Almighty Dolla and Yuppie VP. He says that his new group, Money Inc. is built to win, built to make money and built to collect belts. He says he is coming for Dude Brohan and the heavyweight title will be his. Almighty Dolla says Lyndi Harker’s time as champ is coming to a permanent end soon. Yuppie VP says that Reptile Ranger better remember these moments as champion. Tycoon then says that his group is missing just two things. A tag team and someone to handle the business side of the operation. Chief Buffalo’s music plays and he comes out. Tycoon says that sometimes, you have to win ugly and there is no one uglier than Chief Buffalo. He then introduces Buffalo’s tag team partner. Ruffian comes out to a chorus of boos. Tycoon ends the promo by saying they had looked far and wide for the perfect manager and they have found him and WOW will never be the same. He introduces The Thinker and the promo ends.


2. Mandonna vs. Zeke Mullet – WINNER: Mandonna Note: Mandonna wins the match via DQ after he embarrasses Mullet and Mullet hits him with a chair.


3. Pop King vs. O’Hooligan – WINNER: O’Hooligan


4. Chameleon Kid vs. Pelvis Pressly – WINNER: Chameleon Kid NOTE: After the match, Chameleon Kid motions that he wants Pressly’s title.


5. Haka Tonga vs. Hammerhead w/Mother Russia – WINNER: Hammerhead


6. INTERNATIONAL TITLE: Reptile Ranger © vs. Exotic Rick – WINNER: Exotic Rick NEW CHAMPION NOTE: During the match, Glam, the seldom-used masked female wrestler, makes her way to the ring. The announcers have no idea what she’s doing there. She just watches for the majority of the time. Ranger has Rick on the ropes and is ready to hit the down under DDT when Glam grabs his leg. He is distracted long enough for Rick to recover and hit the exotic awakening for the win. After, Glam enters the ring and she and Rick kiss. She takes off her mask and shows her face. It’s Reptile Ranger’s wife. The show closes with Glam and Rick in each other’s arms over Reptile Ranger’s prone body.

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JANUARY 1981
WEEK 2

ABCW Show Rating 12.44


1. ABCW vs. CHAOS: No Holds Barred Match Ace Arcadium vs. Devin Van Winkle – WINNER: Ace Arcadium NOTE: Per some pre-show stipulations, no one from either ABCW or Chaos were allowed at ringside. Devin comes down to the ring wearing all black and looking angry. He silently leaves the ring after the loss. ABCW leads 1-0


2. Succubus, Dark Invader and Slashmaster are in a dark room. They are all facing an unseen person in the shadows. Succubus is the only one that speaks. She apologizes for Devin Van Winkle’s loss and promises that everything will work out as planned.


3. Neon Express/Dizzy Lyxx vs. Zombie Punk/Dungeon Crawler/Goblin Knight – WINNER: Neon Express/Dizzy Lixx


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


5. The Bladeblasters and Damon & Terry Van Winkle are together backstage. They, like the singles wrestlers last week, talk about coming together to beat Chaos in the tag team portion of the challenge.


6. LADIES TITLE: Elfette © vs. Sgt. Shipley – WINNER: Sgt. Shipley NEW CHAMP NOTE: Most of the ABCW roster comes out to congratulate Shipley, including Chance Solar who gives her an extra-long hug.





RNR Show Rating 18.94


1. Thumper Moore vs. Pat Cabbage – WINNER: Pat Cabbage NOTE: Cabbage got an assist from Global Domination. He tried to shake hands with Great Ginzu after, but was attacked for his efforts.


2. Bobby Blitzworth vs. Johnny Kobra – WINNER: Bobby Blitzworth


3. El Presidente/Mynx/Michael T. Wolf and Mighty Leo come to the ring to gloat that no one can slow them down, let alone stop them and that Thumper Moore was just a message, nothing personal.


4. Drool vs. Brute – WINNER: Brute


5. Teeny Norman is being interviewed. He starts talking about how he wants to challenge Annihilator to a title match. Out of nowhere, he’s attacked by the champ and left a bloodied mess.


6. TAG TITLES: Vladimir the Cruel/Great Ginzu © vs. Nerd Alert – WINNER: Vlad/Ginzu NOTE: Annihilator and Norman are still in the ring from the assault. The champ beats down both Waldo and Herman. The tag champs enter and give Annihilator a wide berth and get the quick win.





WOW Show Rating 17.02



1. Pop King vs. Cletus Mullet – WINNER: Cletus Mullet


2. Dude Brohan cuts a promo directed toward Money Inc. He says they may have numbers, brother, but he won’t be fighting them alone. He introduces his childhood friend Studmuffin. Studmuffin talks a mile a minute about how he will always have his best friends back.


3. Boombox/Zap/Chameleon Kid vs. Money Inc. (Chief Buffalo/Yuppie VP/Ruffian) w/The Thinker - WINNER: Money Inc. NOTE: A miscommunication between Chameleon Kid and Soul Daddy cost the partiers the match


4. Doberman Denny vs. Spazz – WINNER: Doberman Denny by countout


5. O’Hooligan hosts an episode of O’Hooligan’s Pub. He introduces who he calls his favorite guest.. him.. He talks about how Valedictorian isn’t fit to wash O’Hooligan’s shorts, let alone keep up in the ring with him. He follows up by saying “speaking of that loser, my next guest is Valedictorian.” Before any words are spoken, the two men start fighting and have to be broken up by security and referees.


6. LADIES TITLE: Lyndi Harker © vs. Almighty Dolla w/The Thinker – WINNER: Lyndi Harker

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JANUARY 1981 

WEEK 3 

ABCW Show Rating 12.44


1. ABCW vs. CHAOS: Scaffold Match: The Nightmares (Hairy/Slashmaster) vs. Neon Express – WINNER: Nightmares NOTE: Skye and Wild take some pretty serious bumps off the scaffold and both men are injured. ABCW 1, CHAOS 1


2. Lil Thugee vs. Big Thugee – WINNER: Big Thugee


3. Cesar Sleaze is sitting alone backstage. He is being ignored by everyone that walks by. A familiar figure sits next to him. It’s Dizzy Lixx. Lixx holds out his hand. Sleaze smiles and shakes it. Lixx: How are things? Sleaze: Not that great. Not being liked by either side kinda sucks, ya know? Lixx: Yeah, I know. I’m thinking it may be about time to get the band back together. What do you say? Sleaze: I say that sounds like a great idea.


4. Sgt. Shipley, Zen and Memphis Prince are in Mr. Greenhorn’s office. They are all talking about who Succubus and the rest of Chaos are talking to in the shadows. Shipley: If we can figure out who their actual leader is, we can stop this nonsense. Zen: Let’s do some investigating. I’m sure we can figure it out. Memphis: Let’s not rush into things here. I’d hate for either of you to get hurt.


5. Piranha/Iron Mask vs. Ghoul & Goblin – WINNER: Piranha/Iron Mask


6. Madame Tiki vs. Kit Pistol – WINNER: Madame Tiki




RNR Show Rating 16.05


1. Nerd Alert vs. Annihilator – WINNER: Annihilator NOTE: Annihilator grabs the mic after the match and tells Teeny Norman that he should back out of his title match now, before he and his little friends are permanently hurt.


2. Bug Buster vs. Johnny Kobra – WINNER: Johnny Kobra NOTE: Bug Buster makes his RNR debut, but fails to impress.


3. Michael T Wolf is interviewed. He says joining Global Domination was the best decision he has ever made. Except for dating Mynx, of course.


4. The American Heroes (Warhawk/Dangerzone) are petitioning officials backstage to get a tag title shot. It doesn’t go as planned.


5. Average Guy/Thumper Moore vs. El Presidente/Great Ginzu – WINNER: Time Limit Draw


6. Princess Starbright vs. Mynx – WINNER: Mynx NOTE: The crowd is solidly behind the debuting Starbright, but it isn’t enough to overcome Mynx’s aggression.





WOW Show Rating 15.31


1. Mandonna/Pop King vs. Mullet Cousins – WINNER: Mullet Cousins


2. Soul Daddy vs. Papa Chopper – WINNER: Papa Chopper NOTE: Soul Daddy was showing a much more aggressive side, even in the loss.


3. Mr. Tycoon challenges Dude Brohan to a title match at the pay 4 view. Brohan accepts. The tension is high, but no fights happen.


4. Haka Tonga and Dicky Thunderbird are in the crowd. They say they are watching this next match as fans and to see who is cutting in front of them in line for their tag title shot.


5. The Dobermans vs. The Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Brit Buckingham) w/Mother Russia – WINNER: The Dobermans NOTE: A slightly new look for the Anti-Americans, but the same bad attitude. The Dobermans are able to squeak out a win. Tonga and Thunderbird come out of the crowd and into the ring and stand face to face with Denny and Duke. There is a tense moment, then the 4 men shake hands.


6. Spunky Sparks vs. Glam w/Exotic Rick – WINNER: Glam NOTE: During the match, Sparks momentarily looked toward Rick, who was gyrating. This set off Glam who absolutely destroyed Sparks.

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JANUARY 1981
WEEK 4
PAY 4 VIEW

ABCW Show Rating 15.80


1) TV TITLE: Ace Arcadium © vs. Roboelectro – WINNER: Ace Arcadium NOTE: Roboelectro debuted a new, all silver, look and nearly took the belt off of Arcadium.


2) Succubus is interviewed. She laughs at the notion that Sgt. Shipley and Zen think they can outsmart her. She says she may now just need to beat some sense into Shipley.


3) ABCW vs. CHAOS: Cage Match: Chance Solar vs. Death Star Boy – WINNER: Chance Solar NOTE: Star Boy has fully made the turn and has a new look as well. Chance is solid in the win. ABCW 2 CHAOS 1


4) Red Pirate Rogers cuts a promo.


5) TAG TITLES: Nightmares © vs. Metal Heads – WINNER: Nightmares NOTE: The Metal Heads look good in their first match back together, but they don’t have enough to overcome Hairy and Slashmaster.


6) HEAVWEIGHT TITLE: Dark Invader © vs. Dr. B – WINNER: Dark Invader NOTE: This match was epically brutal and Dr. B lost a significant amount of blood during it.




RNR Show Rating 16.52


1. UNITED STATES TITLE: El Presidente © vs. Ninja Star – WINNER: Ninja Star NEW CHAMP NOTE: Ninja Star got the pin via rollup and was able to escape just ahead of the attempted attack by Global Domination.


2. Aurora vs. Countess – WINNER: Countess NOTE: Mynx assisted in the win.


3. TAG TITLE: Vladimir the Cruel/Great Ginzu © vs. American Heroes – WINNER: Vlad/Great Ginzu


4. Battle Royal: Winner gets a title shot at the next Pay 4 View. Participants (in order of elimination): Slugger Johnson, Massacre, Drool, Thumper Moore, Magnus Muscle, He-Beast the Barbarian, Jet Set Strutter, Mighty Leo, Average Guy NOTE: Average Guy was down and Leo eliminated Strutter and looked poised to win the match. Strutter grabbed him from behind though and pulled him over the ropes to give Average Guy the win.


5. WORLD TITLE: Annihilator © vs. Teeny Norman – WINNER: Annihilator NOTE: The crowd was going absolutely crazy rooting for Norman. Norman got in some offense, but he ultimately was no match for Annihilator.




WOW Show Rating 15.26


1. TAG TITLE: Executors © vs. Dobermans – WINNER: Dobermans NEW CHAMPS NOTE: Dicky Thunderbird and Haka Tonga appear at the top of the ramp after the match. They motion to the Doberman’s belts, indicating they want them.


2. Lyndi Harker vs. Glam – WINNER: Lyndi Harker NOTE: Exotic Rick attempted to interfere in the match, but Reptile Ranger stopped him and the two rivals fought to the back.


3. Rex Spectrum does a video interview with Enormous Pierre. Pierre says he is feeling good, but will be taking some time away from the ring to clear his head.


4. WORLD TITLE: Dude Brohan © vs. Mr. Tycoon – WINNER: Dude Brohan NOTE: The members of Money, Inc attacked Brohan before the bell and Tycoon almost got a very quick win. Brohan fought back though and retained.


5. The crowd gets hyped up for the 1st annual “La Bataille En Regle” Nine men start in the ring and a new one will enter when one is eliminated. The first nine men are: Zeke Mullet, Gepetto Rocco, Yuppie VP, Soul Daddy, Mike Bugg, Papa Chopper, Juan Tijuana, Ruffian, and Chameleon Kid.

1st Eliminated: Chameleon Kid (Juan Tijuana) 

10th Entrant: Pelvis Pressly 

2nd Eliminated: Papa Chopper (Pelvis Pressly) 

11th Entrant: Brit Buckingham 

3rd Eliminated: Zeke Mullet (Yuppie VP) 

12th Entrant: Haka Tonga 

4th Eliminated: Gepetto Rocco (Ruffian) 

13th Entrant: Hammerhead 

5th Eliminated: Pelvis Pressly (Brit Buckingham) 

14th Entrant: Dicky Thunderbird  

6th Eliminated: Ruffian (Haka Tonga) 

15th Entrant: Reptile Ranger 

7th Eliminated: Hammerhead (Yuppie VP) 

16th Entrant: Exotic Rick 

8th Eliminated: Yuppie VP (Haka Tonga) 

17th Entrant: Studmuffin 

9th Eliminated: Exotic Rick (Brit Buckingham) 

18th Entrant: Chief Buffalo 

10th Eliminated: Soul Daddy (Reptile Ranger) 

19th Entrant: O’Hooligan 

11th Eliminated: Reptile Ranger (O’Hooligan) 

20th Entrant: Valedictorian 

12th Eliminated: Brit Buckingham (O’Hooligan) 

13th Eliminated: Studmuffin (O’Hooligan) 

14th Eliminated: O’Hooligan (Dicky Thunderbird) 

15th Eliminated: Chief Buffalo (Dicky Thunderbird) 

16th Eliminated: Valedictorian (Dicky Thunderbird) 

17th Eliminated: Haka Tonga (Dicky Thunderbird) 

18th Eliminated: Mike Bugg (Dicky Thunderbird) 

19th Eliminated: Juan Tijuana (Dicky Thunderbird) 

6. After the match, Thunderbird is presented with a large trophy to commemorate his win.

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JANUARY 1981 RATINGS

RNR 17.28
WOW 16.33
ABCW 14.83


1981 YEAR TO DATE RATINGS
RNR 17.28
WOW 16.33
ABCW 14.83

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FEBRUARY 1981 

WEEK 1 

ABCW Show Rating 18.75


1. Memphis Prince meets with Damon & Terry Van Winkle and the Metal Heads. He encourages them and pushes them to be extra aggressive in their tournament matches.


2. Jesse Wild vs. Big Thugee – WINNER: Jesse Wild


3. Red Pirate Rogers vs. Devin Van Winkle – WINNER: Red Pirate Rogers NOTE: Multiple times during the match, Rogers slapped Van Winkle, yelling at him to “snap out of it.”


4. Piranha vs. Roboelectro – WINNER: Piranha NOTE: Piranha was overheard stating that he couldn’t do this alone any more. Unknown as to what “this” was.


5. Chance Solar vs. Slashmaster – WINNER: Slashmaster


6. CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: Skullgore © vs. Zen – WINNER: Skullgore NOTE: Multiple members of Chaos attack Zen after the match. Skullgore screams “Stay out of our business!” to an unconscious Zen. Zen has to be taken out by stretcher.





RNR Show Rating 19.08


1. Global Domination (El Presidente, Great Ginzu, Vladimir the Cruel, Michael T. Wolf, Mynx) cut a promo about how great they are and how Mighty Leo will be the US champion by the end of the night.


2. Crash vs. Pat Cabbage – WINNER: Crash


3. Jet Set Strutter vs. Johnny Kobra – WINNER: Jet Set Strutter NOTE: Strutter grabbed a mic after the match and challenged anyone from Global Domination to come fight him. No one came out.


4. Warhawk vs. Magnus Muscle – WINNER: Warhawk.


5. Average Guy vs. Annihilator – WINNER: Annihilator NOTE: A non-title match in preparation for Average Guy challenging for the title at the February P4V. After the match, the champ comtinued to beat down Average Guy, until Teeny Norman came running down with a chair and chased him off.


6. UNITED STATES TITLE: Ninja Star © vs. Mighty Leo – WINNER: Ninja Star NOTE: Thumper Moore, Jet Set Strutter and the American Heroes held watch to prevent anyone from Global Domination coming down to interfere.




WOW Show Rating 16.49


1. Exotic Rick and Glam are interviewed. Rick talks about how Glam finally can be herself without the mask and how she can finally be with a real man. Glam says it was nothing but disappointments with Reptile Ranger.


2. Boombox vs. Papa Chopper – WINNER: Papa Chopper


3. Studmuffin vs. Yuppie VP – WINNER: Studmuffin NOTE: Chief Buffalo tries to interfere but fails. Mr. Tycoon is not pleased.


4. Juan Tijuana vs. Gepetto Rocco – WINNER: Juan Tijuana NOTE: The two men shake hands after the match, which didn’t get a lot of feedback from the crowd.


5. Spunky Sparks vs. Almighty Dolla – WINNER: Almighty Dolla


6. Haka Tonga vs. Chief Buffalo vs. Mercenary – WINNER: Mercenary NOTE: Studmuffin gets back at Chief Buffalo for attempting to cheat earlier in the night, which leads directly to Mercenary’s win.

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FEBRUARY 1981 

WEEK 2 

ABCW Show Rating 13.84


1. ABCW vs. CHAOS: Tag Team Elimination Submission: Metal Heads vs. Ghoul & Goblin – WINNER: Ghoul & Goblin NOTE: Dizzy Lixx was the first eliminated. Sleaze tried to fight off the two men, but was unsuccessful. ABCW 2, CHAOS 2


2. Ace Arcadium vs. Keith Blood – WINNER: Ace Arcadium


3. Chance Solar is interviewed. He says he has three goals in mind for 1981. 1, to take down Chaos. 2, to fight for and win the heavyweight title and 3, maybe see if Sgt. Shipley would want to have dinner some time.


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


5. Big Thugee and Roboelectro attack Buzzsaw backstage.


6. TAG TITLES: Nightmares © vs. Jesse Wild/Zen – WINNER: Nightmares NOTE: Chet Skye is injured and unable to fight so Wild was going to go out on his own. Zen hobbles out, still feeling the effects of last week’s attack and agrees to be his partner. The duo doesn’t last very long.




RNR Show Rating 19.85


1. Average Guy/Thumper Moore vs. Mighty Leo/Michael T. Wolf – WINNER: Leo/Wolf NOTE: Leo and Wolf, as Howl and Roar, work very well together. They don’t use any help from Global and get a clean win over Average Guy and Thumper Moore.


2. He-Beast vs. El Presidente – WINNER: He-Beast


3. Chaka Crass is interviewed. She says while all the focus is on Mynx, Aurora and Countess, they should all sleep with one eye open because Chaka is coming for them all.


4. Bobby Blitzworth vs. Massacre – WINNER: Bobby Blitzworth


5. The Muscle Men (Pat Cabbage/Magnus Muscle) are backstage with Drool. They are all flexing and Drool is laughing. The other two start to laugh as well, but then attack and injure Drool. They leave after Muscle says “Who’s laughing now?” to the fallen Drool.


6. TAG TITLES: Vladimir the Cruel/Great Ginzu © vs. American Heroes (Warhawk/Dangerzone) – WINNER: American Heroes NEW CHAMPS NOTE: This match arose from Warhawk and Dangerzone protecting Ninja Star last week. The champs were too confident and got sloppy and Warhawk pinned Ginzu for the win. A few of the members of Global Domination were arguing after the match.




WOW Show Rating 18.70


1. The Island Brothers (Haka Tonga/Dicky Thunderbird) vs. Anti-Americans (Hammerhead/Brit Buckingham) w/Mother Russia – WINNER: Island Brothers NOTE: After the match, Hammerhead and Buckingham get into a bit of a shoving match before Mother Russia steps between them.


2. Studmuffin vs. Chief Buffalo – WINNER: Studmuffin


3. The B-Boys (Boombox, Zap, Chameleon Kid, and Soul Daddy) are out to hype up the crowd. Soul Daddy doesn’t seem too much into it.


4. Gepetto Rocco vs. Ruffian – WINNER: Gepetto Rocco


5. A tape is shown from earlier in the day. Dude Brohan is arriving at the arena. Ruffian and Chief Buffalo are standing in front of the entrance. Brohan drops his bags, ready to fight. Before they make a move, he is hit from behind by Mr. Tycoon and Yuppie VP.


6. TAG TITLE: Dobermans (Denny/Duke) © vs. Executors (Mercenary/Spazz) – WINNER: Dobermans NOTE: The Executors got a title shot due to Mercenary’s triple threat win. They nearly pulled off the win, but the champs held on.

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FEBRUARY 1981 

WEEK 3 

ABCW Show Rating 13.45


1. ABCW vs. CHAOS: Weapons Match Dr B. vs. Cobalt Commander – WINNER: Dr. B NOTE: Commander comes out to the ring not in his traditional blue garb, but now more tan. He insists the ringside announcer call him Copper Commander. Dr. B tells him he doesn’t care who he is, he’s going to get his butt kicked. And.. he does.. ABCW 3, CHAOS 2


2. The Nightmares (Hairy, Slashmaster) are interviewed. They laugh at the notion that anyone in ABCW, including the Blade Blasters, could ever beat them. They say they will retire with the tag belts around them.


3. Red Pirate Rogers/Iron Mask vs. Ghoul & Goblin – WINNER: Rogers/Mask NOTE: The two combatants from last week are challenged backstage by Ghoul & Goblin and they reluctantly accepted. They still worked together well as a team from their time in the Empire faction.


4. Zen vs. Piranha – WINNER: Double Count out.


5. Ace Arcadium and Chance Solar are backstage with Memphis Prince. They ask him if he could use his sway with Mr. Greenhorn to get them more shots at Chaos. Prince says that he will see what he can do.


6. CRUISERWEIGHT TITLE: Skullgore © vs. Lil Thugee – WINNER: Skullgore





RNR Show Rating 15.68


1. Princess Starbright vs. Chaka Crass – WINNER: Princess Starbright


2. Moon Man vs. Johnny Kobra – WINNER: Moon Man NOTE: Moon Man was very aggressive in this match, even fighting a bit dirty. The fans were not sure what to make of it.


3. The Annihilator attacks Teeny Norman backstage. He says Norman isn’t so tough now without a chair in his hands. Average Guy runs him off.


4. Stunt Men (Crash/Rad Racer) vs. Muscle Men (Magnus Muscle/Pat Cabbage) – WINNER: Muscle Men NOTE: After the match, Drool came running down to the ring, but Muscle and Cabbage bailed before he could get to them.


5. Average Guy is interviewed. He says that if Annihilator was a real man, he’d include Teeny Norman in the title match at the Pay 4 View.


6. United States Title: Ninja Star © vs. Great Ginzu – WINNER: Ninja Star





WOW Show Rating 17.48


1. Studmuffin/Lyndi Harker vs. Yuppie VP/Almighty Dolla – WINNER Yuppie VP/Almighty Dolla


2. Soul Daddy vs. The Schmuck – WINNER: Soul Daddy NOTE: Soul Daddy continues to assault Schmuck after the bell. Chameleon Kid eventually comes down to the ring and pulls Soul Daddy off his foe.


3. Reptile Ranger is interviewed. He talks about his need to win back his International title and his disappointment in Glam’s life choices.


4. Valedictorian/Juan Tijuana vs. O’Hooligan/Papa Chopper – WINNER: O’Hooligan/Papa Chopper NOTE: O’Hooligan avoids Valedictorian throughout the whole match. Valedictorian goes after his after them match, but O’Hooligan puts Papa Chopper in the way to get the brunt of the assault while he bails.


5. Dude Brohan is interviewed. He says his Dude nation will help him be victorious at the pay 4 view.


6. International Title: Exotic Rick © vs. Chameleon Kid – WINNER: Exotic Rick NOTE: Soul Daddy comes down to the ring and accidentally hit Chameleon Kid, letting Rick get the win. After the match, Chameleon and Soul Daddy get into a shoving match and nearly come to blows until Zap and Boombox run in and separate the two. Rick is backing out of the ring and down the aisle with Glam when Reptile Ranger runs down and attacks him.