[NWA]Southwest Corpus Christi card 7-5-92

[1wattsfan]

Corpus Christi Coliseum
Thursday, July 5, 1992

1. Single Match. 1-fall 15-minute time limit. Jimmy Jack Funk pinned Steve Blackman with the scoop powerslam at the 8:41 mark. JJF took it too the younger Blackman who started out on offnse early but evidentally fell to the more-experienced , rougher veteran.

2. Single Match. 1-fall 15-minute time limit. Masa Chono brought down Steven Dane with Kenka Kick for the victory at the 7:12 mark. Chano is a fabulous wrestler not only in the states but his homeland Japan. Dane tried to rough it up but the Japanese star took none of it and dished it right back to the bigger, blonde opponent.

3. Single Match. 1-fall 15-minute time limit. Honky Tonk Man w/Peggy Sue pulled out a close win over Mexican superstar El Canek at the 14:43 mark. An unpopular result for the Mexican fans in the audience. Canek is a legandary techo wrestler. Canek had Honky on the mat most of the match with the HTM using Peggy Sue in the ring corner for a definite distraction. With official Dennis Stamps distracted by Peggy Sue, Honky delivered a low blow and followed with the Shake-Rattle-and-Roll for the victory.

4. Ladies Single Match. 1-fall 15-minute time limit. Southwest ladies champ Wendi Richter used the bulldog to put away Allison Royal for the win at the 10:55 mark. Royal is up-and-coming but Richter had too much experience for the youngster and gave Allison a wrestling lesson before getting the victory.

--15-minute intermmission--

5. Grudge Match. '1-fall 30-minute time limit. Dangerous' Dan Spivey scored a big non-title win over Southwest Heavyweight Champ Dory Funk Jr. at the 15:15 mark. Spivey appeared inspired even though the match was non-title, going after the champ from the start of the bell. Junior is one of the greatest defensive grapplers of all time and he showed it. But the younger and bigger challenger was too much tonight and used the one shoulder powerbomb on the champ for the 1-2-3 and win.

6. Non-title Four Man Tag Team Match. 1-fall 60-minute time limit. The Masked Texas Hangmen score a non-title win over the Southwest Tag Team Champs Demolition (Crush & Smash) with mgr. Paul Ellering. A rough-and-tough match from the start. The Hangmen worked on Smash pretty good as Ellering stayed on referee Stamps the entire match. A double-team move by Demolition backfired as Hamrman Psycho nailed Smash with a big elbow off the second turnbuckle for the pin.

7. Southwest Junior Heavyweight Title Match. 1-fall 60-minute time limit. (Champ): Blue Demo Jr. by disq. over (Chall): 'Mr. Electricity' Steve Regal. The partisan Mexican crowd got on Regal's nerves as the champ outmanuvered the challenger time after time. Frustrated, 'Mr. Electricity' went to the short cuts but couldn't score a pin. Finally, Regal threw Blue Demon Jr. over the top rope in frustartion and was disqualified. The champ returned to the ring and launched an attack on the challenger and sent him running back to the dressing room.

[Grape Ape]

Nice to see wrestling coming out of Texas!

Big day for the challengers in the two non-title matches. Both Spivey and the Hangmen should prove to be tough opponents and challengers down the road.

Solid roster makes for some good, entertaining shows with lots of possibilities as far as match-ups go.

[somethingsavage]

A darn good show, with quality wrestling & interesting match-ups. I dig the presentation of the Honky Tonk Man. He's just a good old-school heel, in my book. The pairing with Peggy Sue could get him some mileage in this area, for sure. It's equally interesting to see Barr back in the role of Jimmy Jack Funk. With Dory as a reigning champ, this could tie together for some interesting angles, before it's all said & done. Smart move. I understand some people not being on board with the Jimmy Jack persona, but I'm okay with it. Barr is a quality talent, so anything that allows him to be spotlighted is fine by me.

Also liking all your selections for the initial champs, along with their challengers. This card put things into perspective right away, with every challenger looking like legitimate & credible threats. They're all hot on the heels of the titleholders, for sure.

Not a big fan of the "over the top rope DQ" rule, especially in a main event finale. Just felt like a guaranteed way to send your fans home on a flatline. Luckily, you had Blue Demon Jr. send Regal running for the hills after the match, so that would have appeased the local fans a bit. Plus, everything after intermission really seemed geared to spark interest & excitement for future cards. I'm liking that.

All in all, there's a fantastic & fun blend of talent on your roster. Can't wait to see how things develop in the long haul.

[Deleted]

Great stuff. Love the blend of talent, really fits the area quite nicely. How much extra did yah have to pay Canek to put someone over, hehe. The non-title match wins set things up quite nicely.

Jimmy Jack Funk? Yah' know after the WWF he used the gimmick every so often, depending on where he was working. Granted it's goofy as all heck, but it should be interesting to see where he fits in with "brother" Dory on top as champion.

[cdw]

This was good old school Texas show.

[appstorm]

Gotta admit that Funk seemingly passing the torch to Spivey with this program is appealing. Like Blue Demon Jr. in his role as Junior champ. Regal is a heel here is really good booking. Ellering being paired with Demolition not being enough in the tag match shows just how dominant that The Hangmen can be. Great use of Honky. The Jimmy Jack Funk personna for Barr certainly can be fun.

Good stuff.