[NWA] USWA Mid South Coliseum Results 6/11/92

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Presents
Monday At The Mid-South
Monday Night 6/11/92

Mid-South Coliseum
Memphis, Tenesee

We're kicking off our huge 9 match card tonight with a title match as Brian Christopher puts the USWA Jr. Heavyweight Championship on the line against "Suicide Blonde" Chris Candido Candido was without "Boston Bad Boy" Tony Rumble as promised. Super fun little bout here, with each guy busting out all the stops. Superplex from Candido gets a near fall, Christopher's superkick gets a two count as Candido gets his foot in the ropes. Near the end of the bout, Tony Rumble & Bad Crew come to ringside. Candido's all "What are you doing here" this leads to him getting caught off guard by a second superkick from Christopher and Brian retains at 12:28.

Post Match- Candido throws a temper tantrum in the ring, leading to Triple B taking to the microphone.

Tony Rumble: " Don't worry about it brutha, we'll get 'em next time! "

Candido rips the microphone from Rumble.

Chris Candido: " Next time? ThereISnoNeXTTIMEASFARASYOURCONCERNED... TONY RUMBLE YOU'RE FIRED!"

Rumble pitches a fit, and WHAMO BAD CREW attacks Candido from behind! Brian Christopher re-emerges from the locker room as the heels back off.... ONLY FOR CHRISTOPHER TO TURN AROUND AN LAY CANDIDO OUT WITH A SUPERKICK!!!! What in the world is going on? Bad Crew & Rumble join back in on the attack, and there is NO one out to save Candido! Rumble & his boys get bored of it after a bit, he calls Candido a bum and they toss 'em thru the ropes. Bad Crew & Rumble make their exit, leaving Brian in the ring.Christopher is getting some boo's now from the crowd, and it's getting to him. At first he's angry about it, but then he accepts it almost mocking the crowd with a pose!

Singles action follows as The Spellbinder makes his Mid South Coliseum debut against Bobby Knight. Bobby Knight tries with all his might, but the Spellbinder is a true force to be reckoned with in there. The big man picks up the win off a spin wheel kick at 4:16.

The USWA Tag Team Titles are on the line next as the Fantastics (Tommy Rogers & Bobby Fulton) defend against the visiting Tennessee Volunteers (Reno Reggins & Steve Doll). Before the match starts the heels take to the microphone to insult Memphis and put over their home city of Knoxville. They've got the KAW belts with them, but they're never referred to as champions of course. Fun little match with these two teams meshing quite well. Finnish is never in doubt, but thru classic heel tactics and good old fashioned stalling the Volunteers put up quite the fight before Reggins gets put away off a top rope double dropkick from the champions at 13:38.

"Terrific" Terry Taylor makes his return to the Mid South Coliseum as he goes one on one with Marcus Alexander Bagwell. Taylor is of course accompanied to the ring by Paul E. Dangerously. Back and forth match thru and thru, the action really starts to pick up a good 15 minutes into the bout. They're building towards a time limit draw it seems, and that's exactly what we get with Bagwell scoring with his Fisherman's Suplex JUST as the 20 Minute Time Limit Expires! Official Result: 20 Minute Time Limit Draw.

Tag Team Grudge Match just before intermission as "Simply Irreristable" Jeff Jarrett RETURNS teaming with TV5 Champion "Superstar" Bill Dundee against the duo of Billy Joe Travis & Bodyguard Rod! Lots of running from Travis, but in the end he can escape the baby face team. Doesn't go as long as you would imagine as Jarrett is able to get Travis alone and put him away with a second rope dropkick at 6:34!

Post Match- Dundee grabs up the guitar and hands it over to Jarrett! Billy Joe begs for his life, wild swing from Double J MISSES and Rod pulls Travis to safety! Talk about a successful return here tonight by Jeff Jarrett!


Intermission

Back from intermission with a grudge match as Wolfie D w/ New Jack goes one on one with Koko B. Ware. Remember if Koko wins here tonight he gets 5 minutes with New Jack. 4 minutes into the bout and Jack strikes with the Blackjack causing the DQ! Koko gets 5 minutes with New Jack but he's down and out! New Jack laughs it up as Koko pulls himself to his feet, only for Jack to strike AGAIN with the Blackjack! The official yanks it away from him, and Koko pulls himself to his feet again... only to fall flat on his face.. Eddie Marlin is out, we're not getting 5 minutes. Jack laughs it up with Wolfie on the outside and a ringside doctor checks on a down and out Koko B. Ware.

One of our huge featured matches followed as "Hot Stuff" Eddie Gilbert w/ Paul E. Dangerously put the USWA Heavyweight title on the line against "The Beast From The East" Bam Bam Bigelow. The real story here is of course the special guest referee Jerry "the King" Lawler. Super fun match, both guys get into it from time to time with Lawler. Steel chair gets involved and it's the Summerslam '97 finish fans as Lawler ends up taking it from Gilbert.. winds up AND WHAMO Gilbert moves and the King takes out Bigelow! Paul E. jumps for joy as the King has NO CHOICE but to count the fall and give Eddie the win at 13:37!


Post Match- The King refuses to raise Gilbert's hand in victory, but hey Paul E. does so it's all the same. They're out of there quickly as is the King. When Bam Bam comes to his shouting for the King as he stomps to the dressing room!

Paul E's back out for our first of two main events as he leads his charge: "Universal Heartthrob" Austin Idol into NON-title action against NWA World Champion: Ricky "the Dragon" Steamboat. Think Steamboat/Flair here as far as formula goes, with Idol working on the Dragon's knee throughout and Steamer drawing from the crowd fore comeback spots. SHOCKING finish as we trade backslides with IDOL PINNING THE DRAGON CLEAN IN THE MIDDLE at 25:08! The Dragon kicks up JUST after 3! Austin Idol has pinned the World Champion fans, and I'm sure we're never gonna hear the end of it!


Second Intermission Of course this is done to set up the cage. Those who've never seen the Memphis style cage, it's more like a hell in the cell than anything else as the cage touches the arena floor and surrounds the ring rather than connects to the ring.

Main Event Steel Cage War Fare! The Disciples (Payne & Demolisher) w/ Daryl Van Horne battle it out with arch rivals the Bruise Brothers (Don & Ron Harris). Van Horne is forced to watch from outside the cage. It's a freaking blood bath, face paced with all four men showing color just a few minutes in. Near the end we get an H Bomb on Demolisher, but the Brothers choose not to cover and instead hit one on Payne too! Cover gets them a three count to SEEMINGLY send the fans home happy at 12:34.


Post Match- I say seemingly 'cause it isn't over yet. With the crowd cheering them on the Bruise Brothers go to the outside and chase Van Horne into the cage, making sure to lock the door behind them. As Van Horne pleads for his life....



THIS STALKS TO THE RING... looking about 7 feet tall face covered in a red hockey mask... his first task is to RIP THE CAGE DOOR OFF WITH HIS FREAKING BARE HANDS! Both Harris brothers immediatly attack him with rights and lefts, but they're NO SOLD! They both eat a double clothesline and it's at this point that the Disciples get back involved, keeping Don Harris occupied while this freaking 7 ft killer is with Ron. POWER BOMB FOR RON HARRIS! The Disciples than feed the big man Don, and DON HARRIS takes a POWER BOMB! This must be the "end of days" Van Horne was talking about! The Disciples, at Van Horne command kneel before the monster! Daryl joins them moments later, but this monster of a man ignored them and EXITS the ring, Van Horne & company tail 'em. What in the world have we just scene? What kind of power does this man hold, he just took on BOTH FREAKING BRUISE BROTHERS!

Quick Results:

USWA Jr. Heavyweight Championship: Brian Christopher retained over Chris Candido via pinfall off a superkick at 12:28.

The Spellbinder defeated Bobby Knight with a spinwheel kick at 4:16.

USWA Tag Team Champions: The Fantastics (Rogers & Fulton) retained over the Tennessee Vol. (Reggins & Dunn) when Reggins was pinned off a top rope double dropkick at 13:38.

Terry Taylor & Marcus Bagwell battled to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Jeff Jarrett & Bill Dundee defeated Billy Joe Travis & Rod when Jarrett pinned Travis off a second rope dropkick at 6:34.

Koko B. Ware defeated Wolfie D via DQ at 4:12, after Wolfie struck Koko with a black jack. As a result Koko got five minutes with New Jack, but was not able physically compete.

USWA Heavyweight Championship: Eddie Gilbert retained over Bam Bam Bigelow via pinfall (Jerry Lawler was special guest referee) at 13:37.

NON-Title: Austin Idol defeated NWA World Champion: Ricky Steamboat via pinfall off a backslide at 25:08.

Main Event Steel Cage Match: The Bruise Brothers (Don & Ron) defeated the Disciples (Payne & Demolisher) when Demolisher was pinned off a H Bomb at 12:34.

[somethingsavage]

Absolutely awesome show, Drew. This show packed a punch, man. Felt a lot like a super-card with so much big stuff on the lineup. Loved every bit of it, too. The scene you painted in that main event was brutality at its best, and we finally got to bare witness to Doomsday. Judging by first impressions, I'd say the Memphis landscape has instantly become his wasteland. Seriously, man. If this is ANYTHING like your work with Humongous in Puerto Rico, then I'm stoked to the gills to watch it unfold. It's off to a hot start, for sure.

I dig the "call back" to the SummerSlam '97 finish. Always was a fan of it from a storytelling perspective, especially in the way that it so seamlessly transitioned from Bret/Shawn into Taker/Shawn. Nice job to set up much of the same for Bigelow & the King here. Also glad to see you stacking the deck for Idol. At this rate, Austin looks like he's got a bullet with Ricky's name on it, just loaded in the chamber & waiting to pull the trigger on a title run. Great stuff.

I was a bit surprised to see Bagwell hang with Taylor out there. I'd say that was your desired effect, so kudos for capturing the right feel with it. This is the perfect spot for Terry, too. He's surrounded by plenty of colorful characters here. They'd outshine him in showmanship & charisma, but the guy's got the tools & resources to elevate ANYONE in the mid-card scene.

It's strange seeing The Spellbinder without a back-story provided. I guess the gimmick sort of sells itself, but I assume we'll see him do something to establish his own stamp of identity soon. Jarrett's return was successful. He sure is making a habit out of swinging that guitar these days. Could become a bit of a running theme with the guy someday. ;D

Enjoyed the heck out of the way you played that visit from the Volunteers. You used a realistic touch in handling that one. The cop-out finish to Wolfie D versus Koko was sort of expected. Neat way to get around the stipulations, while still piling the heat onto New Jack in that one.

Double-turn to kick the night off?! Yes, sir. Not sure what to expect from Candido in the big scheme of things, but you've sparked my interest. Christopher, on the other hand, will have no problem whatsoever in adjusting. Always over-the-top, his heel work is tried & true. He knows how to grate your nerves & annoy you to no end. I'm forever a fan of the "Jerry's kid" run he had against Taka in the WWF's early Attitude Era.

Oh, and bonus points for all the nifty images & graphics. The pics of Brian and Doomsday were particularly epic.

[cdw]

Great show. I loved every thing about. Having Idol win over Ricky was cool.

[Grape Ape]

Loved the opening match. The firing of Rumble was a long time coming. Rumble's "we'll get'em next time" was strangely familiar and a laugh out loud moment here. The expected firing as said was never in doubt. What I didn't see was Brian's turn. With it happening, not sure it was needed. The pair joining forces and running Rumble and the Bad Crew out of town might have made a better story and kept the two out of the spotlight fighting over the Jr. belt BUT in your hands this is probably the better story.

Nice appearance by the Vols and good win for the Fantastics. Wouldn't mind seeing these two teams continuing this in an extended program, not only here but in the KAW as well.

The thing that stands out in Terry Taylor's debut is the fact that Bagwell had the advantage at the end of their tld. Big step up for Marcus Alexander and maybe not what Paul E. was expecting with his latest signing.

Jarrett and Dundee over Billy Joe and Rod wasn't in doubt.

Fun bout between Gilbert and Bigelow. Even moreso will be the expected fallout because of the finish. By sticking his nose into the match, Jerry just added one big and mad opponent to his list of enemies.

You said it ... with a second win over Steamboat, we're not going to hear the end of it from Idol and Paul E., setting up a World Title match in the process. Now, it's got to happen.

Nice finish to the card with the cage match win by the Bruise Brothers leading into the debut of the monster Doomsday! With the manhandling given to the Bruise Brothers so easily, USWA might never be the same!

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Yeah the next time bit was a play on Tony Falk for sure man! The double turn was something that just came to me out of nowhere when writing Christopher's promo last week. Dude is such a natural heel through and through man. It's not so much about the Christopher/Candido program, but rather going forward as in Brian's next program, is where things should really get interesting.

Also, yeah I have plans for the Spellbinder when all is said and done, just slowly introducing him to the area right now. This being his rookie year and all, seems fitting. Dude has an impressive look that's really about it, but hey we all have our roles to play.

[appstorm]

Surprised by Christopher cheap shotting Candido and helping rumble. How that goes could be very interesting. Always liked the look of The Spellbinder. Found myself pulling for the Tennessee Vols. Jarrett and Dundee looked sharp. Bigelow will be out for lawler's head, now. Great clean win by Idol over Steamboat. Impressed that Bagwell hung with Taylor. I didn't see if Doomsday was his name but ..... WOW!

Great Mempho action.