[NWA] Main Event Wrestling - Lawton 10-9

[Grape Ape]

Main Event Wrestling


The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club
Lawton, Oklahoma
October 9, 1993

Referee: Tom Simon

The Main Event kicks off its first show with a "home town" i[/size] preview. Before the first match, Bill Ash kicks things off with a $300 check for the Director of the Lawton club.


Damien Strange

The creepy Damien Strange gets it started by declaring that the "House of Strange" starts tonight with a rampage of destruction that will cut a swath through Oklahoma. He draws Shane Cortez who probably wishes he stayed home for the evening. Strange, taking shortcuts as often as possible, wins in dominating fashion with a bulldog that Cortez isn't getting up from.

The Texas Big Boy, Plowboy Wilbur is up next, facing the Oklahoma Outlaw. Big squasher as the Outlaw throws everything he has to no avail. Corner splash with all 378 pounds of Wilbur ends the Outlaw's night. Afterwards, Wilbur does a little jig in the ring with a few of the youngsters in attendence while referee Tom Simon helps the Outlaw to the back.


Head Groupie Tammy

Tag team action with the long haired Bon Jovi Boys, Don and Dean, accompanied to the ring by their lovely head groupie, Tammy. Lots of cheers and catcalls for her but Don Bon Jovi puts an end to that heeling it up on his way to the ring while Dean looks on unapproving. Their opponents for the evening, the Native American team of Billy Ray and Running Wolf. Highly competitive throughout with lots of back and forth between the two teams, each getting near pinfalls. The deciding factor? In the Bon Jovi Boys corner, the Head Groupie Tammy. After being tripped up coming off the ropes, Billy Ray stumbles into a drop kick from Don who uses the ropes for leverage, making the pin.

A bit of a break in the action with Bill Ash and the Director of the Lawton Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club thanking everyone for coming and their support of both Main Event Wrestling and the Boys and Girls Club.

Our main event is Treach Phillips Jr. and Odell Buckingham with Bill Ash i taking on yet another job this evening, this time as the referee for our last match. Mutual respect with the match starting with a handshake between the two combatants. A friendly competative match with no punches being thrown as the pair grapple around the ring, leaving Ash as the referee with very little to do as the two wrestlers follow the rules. Near falls abound but some 10 minutes in, Buckingham starts to slow down while Phillips kicks the pace up a notch. The fresher Phillips takes the advantage just before they are joined by a short man carrying a stepstool out to the ring to observe.

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On his stepstool, the short guy yells words of encouragement for Phillips, going so far as to getting the fans involved in chanting the wrestler's name. The match comes to a stop with Phillips shrugging his shoulders, not knowing what is going on with his "fan". With the match restarted, Buckingham catches Phillips coming off the ropes with a big hip toss but the nimble Treach lands on his feet and continues on for the far ropes. Jumping up on the middle rope, Phillips throws himself backwards, catching the charging Buckingham with a crossbody block, taking him to the mat. Ash drops to the mat and slaps out a 3 count JUST before Odell Buckingham pushes Phillips off.

Your winner ...

Treach Phillips Jr.

Buckingham tries to plead his case to Ash who lets him know that it was a 3 count and Treach Phillips Jr. is the victor and is quick to have the two men shake hands. The disappointed Buckingham leaves the ring while the short man is in the ring congratulating the winner.

The show ends with most of the wrestlers coming out and meeting the fans.

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- While Lawton is considered the home office, TV tapings are out of Wichita Falls, Texas.

- Treach Phillips Jr. and Odell Buckingham are both former students of Bill Ash.

- The diminutive Stepstool Tommy D here is on the starting end of a long career as a manager out of Oklahoma. He carries the stepstool around in order to look wrestlers, referees, etc. in the eye while giving them a piece of his mind. From time to time, it also serves as a weapon.

[1mississippifan]

You hit a home run with the photo of Tammy.

[somethingsavage]

For a cheap cover charge, I visited a "House of Strange" myself once. Okay, okay. Twice. Probably not the same "House of Strange" that Damien's referencing here though. Then again, judging by the trench-coat...

Never was her biggest fan either, but that particular pic of Tammy is fire. FIYAH.

Haven't heard of the guy prior to this, but that step-stool gimmick is gold, man. Pure gold. Not sure if you're familiar with the Holt Richter character from The Cleveland Show, but that's INSTANTLY what sprang to mind when I read about this guy. Digging the potential there.

Stoked to see you back up & running over here, man. Always enjoy the way you're able to educate us on workers & performers we may have never heard about otherwise. And - I sound like a broken record here, but - you capture & channel the authentic FEEL and atmosphere of the small indy scene so freaking perfectly with your work. Good stuff.

[Grape Ape]

I enjoyed putting this together, gathering pictures, doing the research and just putting pen to paper plotting up stuff. The trick is to keep this as different as possible from my CWA run which I don't think should be a problem. Plenty of workers out there to chose from to keep it different just based on the roster.

[Deleted]

The King of the indies is back baby! Fun stuff with a unique roster that fits your established style quite well.