(NWA) Florida Championship Wrestling 6/24/92

[cdw]

(NWA) Florida Championship Wrestling Presents: Championship Wrestling from Florida 6/24/92. Shown on the Sunshine Network at 10:30 A.M. Taped at the Tampa Sportstrium on 6/22/92.

Show opens with Gordon Solie sitting at the Action Desk, with Florida Championship Wrestling logo behind him.

GS:" Welcome to Florida Championship Wrestling, I'm your host Gordon Solie. We have good show for you today. We have two more Young Lion qualiflying matchs. Also tonight Main Event will be for the Florida Tagteam Champions. When the champs Lynn & Kid vs Harlem Heat. Lets get to the ring for our first match."

Match#1 Young Lyon Qualiflying Match
Chaz Taylor defeats Chris Kanyon via pinfall. Taylor has the crowd behind him. Kaynon was game, but in the end Taylor wins with a Jarbreaker.

Promo for This weeks Live shows in Orlando , Tampa, and Miami.

GS": At this time I would like to welcome to the Action desk Dustin Rhodes.

Dustin Rhodes walks to the desk.

GS:" Rhodes welcome to the Action Desk. Son next week you will face Nightstalker in the Main Event. Dustin this your last shot at the title.'

DS:" Mr. Solie for two long months I have been chasing Nightstalker. Next week I will take the belt, or die trying."

GS:" So there you have it next week it be Rhodes v Nightstalker in the Main Event. Lets go to the ring for our next match.

Match#2
ALL- American Todd Champion defeats Flash Flannangan via pinfall. Champion comes out to a loud cheer. Champion takes out Flash with a slingshot back elbow.

(VTR) Of the Texas Mustangs ( John Hawk & Bobby Duncam Jr) wrestling all over The Southwest. Next week The Mustangs run into Florida.

Match#3 Young Lyon qualiflying match
Rey Mysterio Jr defeats Doug Basham via pinfal. Rey comes in brings the the house down with his fast pased moves. Rey wins the match with a Hurricanrana in the middle of the ring.

(VTR) A former Florida Heavyweight Champion is coming back in two weeks.

Ricky Steamboat is on screen telling everybody that on July 1st we is glad to battle anybody you put in the ring.

Match#4
Mike Rotunda defeats Matt Hardy via pinfall. Rotunda shows Florida why he is one of the best wrestlers in the world. Rotunda wins the match with a belly to belly suplex. After the match Alex Porteau runs to the ring and jumps Rotunda. Alex hits Mike with two big German Suplexs!!!!! You can hear Porteau standing on top of saying I'm the only true wrestler in Florida.

(VTR) Of DDP standing in front of NightStalker and Vinne Vegas.

DDP:" Next week Rhodes this your last shot . After next week we move on to showing the world NightStalker will be a World Champion under my watch."

Match#5
Bobby Walker defeats Ace Steel via pinfall. Walker rebound after last week. Walker wins with a powerslam.

Solie runs down the Four wrestlers in the Young Lyons Tournament. Solie also says that next week they will be a battle royal for the four remaining spots in the Tournament.

(VTR) A preview of the The Florida Tagteam Title match.

Match#6 Main Event for the Florida Tagteam Title
Jerry Lynn/ The Lighting Kid and Harlem Heat wrestle to a time limt draw. This was a good match, both team looks good. It looks like Harlem Heat is going to win the title. After a hot tag to Lynn thing look up. As the bell is about to ring both teams all still battling with no end.

GS:" What a way to end the show. I'm going Gordon Solie saying so long from the Sunshine State.
Jerry

[Grape Ape]

Good card. You have the World Champion coming to town, young Rey comes in looking impressive, Dustin and Nightstalker one last time, a big new tag team is coming to Florida and your tag champs and th #1 contenders look strong in battling it out in a time limit draw. What more could you ask for?

I think Rotunda and Porteau could be your highlight feud with a series of scientific matches.

If I had to make a suggestion ... a few pics would add greatly to your shows. Not that they are needed but it might break up all the text. Keep up the good work!

[Chief]

This show needs more "Stunning" Steve! Haha.

Really fun show. The main event delivered although I'd like to know how exactly long they wrestled till. I'd really like to see the Steiner Brothers take on Lynn and the Kid. That sounds like a really good match.

I envision the Mustangs doing great things here in Florida. Them vs. the Heat should be excellent as should them against Lynn and the Kid.

Mike Rotunda did some great stuff in Florida. Alex Porteau vs. Rotunda is going to be awesome. I agree with Grape.

I like the debuts of Mysterio and Champion. FCW could be Mysterio's big break in the US. Him vs. Liger would be AWESOME.

Dun dun dun. The climax of Stalker vs. Rhodes should be excellent. I expect DDP is do whatever is takes to help Stalker retain.

I'm really looking forward to next week.

[anacondavice]

I'm really looking forward to the Mustangs arrival here, they and Harlem Heat were custom built for each other.

Todd Champion will be a good hand for you, big guy not a bad worker. But Chief nailed it, Stunning Steve Austin is the star of the show, IMO he is who I'm tuning in to see. I'm anxious to see how you handle the Nightstalker/Dustin blowoff.

And I'm still campaigning for an Erik Watts heel turn! Porteau vs. Rotundo should be fantastic, I've always loved the work of Mike Rotundo. Good stuff all the way around bro.

Peace
Jeff

[appstorm]

Chaz beating Kanyon was an upset. Hoping for big things from Champion. Rotunda and Porteau is a totally unexpected rivalry that could really surprise me. Dustin is destined to get that belt around his waist. DDP, as his antagonist, could work for a long time. Good that you resisted the temptation to put the belts around Heat. The unique relationship between Kid/Lynn really rocks and it has a lot of mileage still.

Exceptional show.

[Deleted]

Great stuff. Not much to add really, I do wish to see a little more tension between Lynn & Kid if that's possible. Feel like we've "missed" the best parts of their unique relationship.

[1wattsfan]

I agree with everything said. Florida is cooking.

[somethingsavage]

I'm enjoying the heck out of a lot of the little elements you're introducing here & there, but I still feel like there's plenty of room for improvement. Brace yourself. I've got a few areas of criticism. I just hope you don't take it the wrong way. I'm only offering suggestions for improvement. Again, I'm digging your work overall. You have tons of solid ideas & stories going on right now.

More Stunning Steve is definitely a must for future shows. Sticking Austin on the "B" show and then not featuring him in a promo here may add fuel to his future rants though. So that could be a positive move on your part.

I'm liking the build towards a payoff for Dustin versus Nightstalker. I've got to say though - I believe Stalker would do a lot better with a different name & gimmick here. Putting him (with that name & act) alongside Vinnie Vegas and Diamond Dallas Page just seems odd. He'd stand out like a sore thumb. But the guy's got the right look & a definite amount of upside to him at the end of the day. Ultimately, he feels like a placeholder for Dustin's belt. That's a double-edged sword, since I want Dustin on top here anyway. Like I said though, I just feel like a name change & everything would freshen him up and help him fit in with his group a bit more.

Still some proofreading & spelling errors to be cleared up. A little work in the interview department would go a long way, too. DDP, for instance, could excel in the role of trash-talker for guys like Vegas and Stalker here.

I liked that you had Solie run down the list of guys who have qualified for the Young Lions tournament. I didn't like that you didn't take the time to list them for us readers.

I liked the action in the main event, along with the finish. It leaves plenty of possibilities for you to pursue in the future development of your tag team division. But I don't like that you never cared to mention & reference the supposed "tension" and "friction" between Lightning Kid & Jerry Lynn. That's the angle you introduced from the very beginning here, but you failed to do anything with it here. It sort of undermines the story you're presenting. Even just a quick reference to it would have been enough.

Loving the potential in a Rotunda/Porteau rivalry. Seeing Captain Mike dominate with technique like that takes me back to the original Clash of the Champions days & his TV Title defenses. Good stuff. I'm a bit confused though. Originally, it seemed like you were setting up Rotunda to be the heel. He came in like the bully. Now you had Alex go for the sneak attack, making him look like the villain. Just who is the baby face in this one?

Overall, I'm liking all that you're doing. And I hope you don't take offense to any of my feedback. It's not intended to bash your efforts at all, man. I'm liking the cards & the action in Florida. Just spotting the room for improvement & doing my part to offer fair criticism. Good job with most things thus far.

[cdw]

I take all feedback. I do need to proofread my stuff. I also see your point on both shows. Mike Rotunda was always the face. Last week he came out saved the guy Alex was beating up. I did not want to put the belt on Rhodes to start with. I wanted him to win it. I'm trying to work up to Rhodes v Austin down the road. I also need to play up my tagteam stuff more. I always write my heel better than my babyface. This has been the most fun I have writing wrestling. So feedback is the only way I will get better.

[somethingsavage]

It's good stuff, man. I must have misread that initial encounter between Rotunda & Porteau. My mistake. And yeah. I definitely see your point about Rhodes. Just feels like NightStalker is a strange stage name & act to pair with DDP & Vegas, who have more of a "night club" edge to them I guess.

Keep working on it, man. Your heels are absolutely shining. Real good efforts with some of those guys thus far.

[Grape Ape]

Jun 22, 2012 17:02:10 GMT -5 cdw said:

I take all feedback. I do need to proofread my stuff. I also see your point on both shows. Mike Rotunda was always the face. Last week he came out saved the guy Alex was beating up. I did not want to put the belt on Rhodes to start with. I wanted him to win it. I'm trying to work up to Rhodes v Austin down the road. I also need to play up my tagteam stuff more. I always write my heel better than my babyface. This has been the most fun I have writing wrestling. So feedback is the only way I will get better.

My advice ... you're only a couple of cards in - you're still tweaking things while introducing us to your territory. We're still watching as it unfolds and picking our favorites as to the who's and the what's of what we like to see. Take your time, let it all unfold, don't rush. I am sure it will all come out just fine because you have a good roster to work with and you seem to have a direction for most if not all of your guys.