USA All Star Wrestling 10.25.85: Rude crosses the line.
Oct 25, 2014 16:21:38 GMT
Post by mustarunallday on Oct 25, 2014 16:21:38 GMT
Taped: 10/23/85
Air Date: 10/25/85
Host: Steve Stack (American language) and Rapido Rodriquez (Spanish language)
Control Center Host: Doyle King
Steve Stack: "Welcome to USA All Star Wrestling; Steve Stack here at ringside. We are hours away from a very big show at the Hemisfair Arena where all eyes will be on a special one night 8 man tournament to crown a Southwest Heavyweight Champion, and boy do we have a show for you! Two big 6 man matches will serve as warm ups for BOTH teams that'll meet later on tonight, I'm of course talking about the Fantastics & Lars Anderson AND the Federation. Featured bouts INCLUDE a special 'new comers' challenge as The Snow Man steps into the ring with the Super Assassin, TV title is again on the line as Gary Young defends against Hector Guerrero, and in our main event it's Rick Rude teaming with the newest member of the Pringle Dynasty: 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan to take on Hillbilly Cousin Luke & Rude's biggest rival the Fabulous Lance. Speaking of the Pringle Dynasty, there as issues to be discussed right here and now as Eric Embry wants NOTHING to do with Bobby Sweetan given their history, and YET we learned right here last week that both men WILL go one on one in the opening round of the tonight's tournament in just a few hours, I'm joined now at this time by the manager, the man who orchestrated this whole thing: Percy Pringle. Now Mr. Pringle the question on everyone's mind right now is, well, just who's corner will you be standing in now that it's clear these two are NOT going to be mending any fences. "
Pery Pringle: " Ohh.. Eric's going to come around, I'm SURE of it Steven... he's going to come around.... "
Steve Stack: " I don't see that happening at all, the man is notorious for holding grudges. After all it was just a few months ago that he orchestrated and pulled off a huge plan AGAINST Bob Sweetan, INCLUDING a 25,000 dollar bounty AND including bringing YOU back to the area Percy as part of the master plan. BUT still, that doesn't answer anything at all. You've got not one, not two, but three horses in this race tonight Percy, and you haven't given us an answer here. Who's corner will YOU be in? "
Percy: " I... I... I see what you're trying to do... well tonight... when Embry steps foot into the ring against Bob Sweetan, I'm NOT going to be in his corner.... "
Steve Stack: " So Bob Sweetan is your man? What about Rick Rude? "
Percy: " I wasn't finished.. I'm NOT going to be in Bobby Sweetan's corner either... I'm going to be in a NEUTRAL corner, cheering on BOTH MEN.... because well, ALL three are the three best this business has to offer.... and NO matter who comes out the champion, rest assured, I'll be in their corner, because they'll be Dynasty thru and thru! Mark my words!"
Steve Stack: " Fans let's head to the ring for our opening contest..."
An old face that we haven't seen in the area in quite some time: Buddy Moreno awaits in the ring, his opposition lead out by Dr. Paul Christy, it's the man who'll challenge Wild Bull Ayala in just a few short hours: The Dream Machine. Moreno actually gets a fair amount of token offense in, before being dropped throat first across the top rope and pinned with a legdrop from the Machine.
The Dream Machine w/ Dr. Paul Christy defeated Buddy Moreno via pinfall off a legdrop at 5:50.
Machine & Christy join Stack with comments after the match
Steve Stack: " Big day for these men right here, the Dream Machine and his manager Dr. Paul Christy..."
Dream Machine: " Hold on, hold on.... he ain't my manager, I don't need no stinkin' manager baby..."
Paul Christy: " Wait.. wait... hold up..."
Dream Machine: " Pauly, you ain't my manager, just a man who has a job that needs doing, so keep on writing up dem checks and the Machine will keep on cashin' 'em baby, 'cause YOU dun paid me a fair share of green to put the Bull out to pasture, and yer looking at the BIG GAME HUNTER, so you dun come to the right place.
Christy seems content at that...
Dream Machine: " BUT, once the Bull is burried alive daddy, the Dream don't need YOU no more... we're done, UNLESS you've got another job... but manager? I don't need no stinkin' manager... I DUN LIVE BY MY OWN RULES.... a GRAVEYARD DIGGING... A COFFIN BUYING.... LEAVING FAMLIES A WEEPING AND A CRYING, BABY and don't YOU DARE GET IT TWISTED... the Dream ain't afraid of no HORNS... the Dream ain't afraid of NUTTIN... I'm standing here with red honey, saying GIVE ME THE HORNS, 'cause I'm gonna STICK 'EM RIGHT WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE... TENNESSEE BORN, TENNESSEE BREAD... ONE DAY GONNA WIND UP TENNESEE DEAD, GO ON AND TRY IT BABY, GO ON AND TRY IT, 'CAUSE THE DREAM MACHINE DON'T LAY DOWN FOR NOBODY BABY!"
Steve Stack: " Fans we'll be back after this short break with our first of two big 6 man tag team matches!"
Commercial Break
We're back and RIGHT to the ring where the bell is about to sound, Boris Malenko leads in his Foreign Federation trio of the USA All Star Tag Team Champions: Comrade Manson & The Big Foot as well as the Russian Mad Man: Alexis Smirnoff. Their opposition for this morning, Rudy Gonzalez, beloved underdog Manny Vilabos and returning to the area: Terry Daniels. Daniels is the only one who doesn't get taken down a peg by the heel trio. In the end it's Rudy who rightfully falls to Smirnoff's heart punch in just over 4 minutes of action.
Alexis Smirnoff, Comrade Manson & The Big Foot w/ Boris Malenko defeated Manny Villabos, Rudy Gonzalez & Terry Daniels when Smirnoff pinned Rudy off a heart punch at 4:10.
The heels get in some licks after the match, as a proud Boris actually STOPS his trio from covering Manny in the Soviet Flag, confusing Stack a great deal. More on this perhaps later, speculates Stack before welcoming a special guest to the set; one of the participants in today's New Comer challenge, it's the Super Assassin!
Steve Stack: " Assassin, you've got quite the reputation having wrestled allover this great country, in fact over on the West Coast you're a multi-time champion, but your opponent here today in this new comer challenge, the Snowman, well not much is known about this gentelemen. I have it on good authority that he's NEVER even stepped foot in that squared circle, it's his debut, BUT one thing I do know about this gentlemen is well, he's a former SPARING partner to the former Boxing Heavyweight Champion of the World Joe Fraizer, AND GET THIS, he was trained by Eric Embry of the Pringle Dynasty! Interesting mix right there. My question to you Super Assassin, is, well just how, how do you prepare for the unknown? "
The Super Assassin: " Let me tell you something DADDY, the real question IS just how does some wet behind the ears PUNK prepare for the SUPER ASSASSIN! Like you said, I've traveled all over this United States, winning championship after championship, DADDY, and this ain't BOXING, so sparing with Joe Fraizer won't get you anywhere... TRAINED BY ERIC EMBRY? GOOD for him, I like Eric Embry, but guess what JACK STACK, I'd beat Embry TOO DADDY. YOU LINE 'EM UP AND THE SUPER ASSASSIN WILL BEAT THEM ALL! "
Steve Stack: " That match is next fans. The Super Assassin and the Snowman it's happening right here, right now! "
The Super Assassin hits the ring, and we play out the Snowman to the tune of the Sugar Hill Gang's Rapper's Delight. He's slapping hands and all that jazz, Stack's impressed by his physique right off the bat, and surprised at how friendly he is given the fact that he's trained by Eric Embry. Assassin however doesn't seem impressed at all. Bell sounds and Assassin has a hard time getting the jacked up Snowman on the ground here as he keeps getting shoved to the mat. Assassin takes over thanks to a fake out, and stays in control for a bit here. OUT OF NOWHERE an a whip into the ropes get reversed and Snowman catches 'em with a big powerslam on the rebound! That's ALL SHE WROTE!!! The Snowman with a huge win in his FIRST professional wrestling match here on TV, and in UNDER 5 minutes!
New Comer's Challenge
The Snowman defeated the Super Assassin in 4:40 via pinfall off a powerslam.
Steve Stack: " Boy oh boy, the Snowman has really arrived! Fans tonight's the night, the Hemisfair Arena, right now it's that time again, the FINAL CONTROL CENTER before tonight's big event!"
King's here for the last bit of hype. Nothing new to report, just the big sell on the event. Here with some words about the Mexican Death match, it's Mando & Hector Guerrero!
Hector Guerrero: " Veasey, Orton, Dr. Paul, you three cockroaches have made fun of our hertiage for the last time homes, tonight at the Hemisfair arena, there are it's NO DQ, NO COUNT OUT, come as you are, esse, and all three of you PUNKS are gonna get yours! "
Mando Guerrero: " Paul, we've got a surprise for you too homes, and for everyone who shows up... because in our corner, we've got PADRE himself, GORY GUERRERO will be watching our back, HOMBRE, so be WARNED!"
That's right GORY GUERRERO will be in the corner of his boys tonight at the Hemisfair Arena! ALSO, a return match has JUST been signed at the request of the Super Assassin, as he'll ONCE AGAIN go one on one with The Snowman! With that Stack gives us a run down of the entire card!
Hemisfair Arena
October 25th, 1985
Southwest Heavyweight Title Tournament
FEATURING:
The Fabulous Lance, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, Cousin Luke, Eric Embry, Bob Sweetan, Chicky Starr, Cocoa Samoa, & Tiger Chun Lee.
First Round Matches:
Eric Embry Vs Bob Sweetan * Percy Pringle will be in a neutral corner*
Rick Rude w/ Woman & Percy Pringle Vs. Chicky Starr
Cousin Luke the Hillbilly Vs. Tiger Chun Lee w/ Boris Malenko
The Fabulous Lance w/ Dark Journey Vs. Cocoa Samoa
Non-Tournament Matches:
United States Heavyweight Championship
Wild Bull Ayala defends against Paul Christy's hired gun: The Dream Machine!
Mexican Death Match
The Guerrero Brothers w/ Gory Guerrero Vs. Paul Christy's Golden Boys w/ Dr. Paul Christy
The Foreign Federation (Alexis Smirnoff, Comrade Manson & Big Foot) Vs. Lars Anderson & The Fantastics
THIS JUST ADDED:
The Snowman Vs. Super Assassin
LIMITED SEATING IS STILL AVAILABLE!
Commercial Break/Localized Promos
We're back and Steve Stack is joined by "Professor" Boris Malenko
Steve Stack: " Boris I have to say, I applaud you for showing reserve out here earlier and not burrying either of you men's oppenents under that Soviet Flaig..."
Boris Malenko: " It vasn't for YOU Stack, I have INSTRUCTED my men to SAVE it for TONIGHT... VE VILL EMBARASS FANTASTICS... VE VILL SHAME LARS ANDERSON.. THEY HAVE PICKED FIGHT THAT THEY VILL NEVER VIN! THREE FLAGS, THREE FLAGS, FOR THREE PROUD AMERICANS, FANTASTICS.... LARS ANDERSON... VE VILL BERRY YOU!!!"
Steve Stack: " Sigh.... to the ring for tag team action folks. "
Paul Christy's Golden Boys are in action this week against the Indian duo of Chief Redcloud & Tim Talltree in a return match from last week. This time around it's Barry Orton picking up the pin off a second rope kneedrop as Veasey holds his foe in a backbreaker.
The Golden Boys w/ Dr. Paul Christy defeated Chief Redcloud & Tim Tall Tree when Orton pinned Tall Tree at 6:10.
The real story is in the post match, as the Golden Boys snatch up the headdresses of their opposition.
Steve Stack: " Much like they do to those Sombreros that the Guerrero's cherished, Paul Christy & his boys are parading around ringside with those headdresses... WAIT A MINUTE.... HECTOR & MANDO ARE HERE FANS!! THE GUERREROS ARE HERE!!! With the upperhand! Christy & crew are hightailing it out of here, and LUCKILY Hector & Mando have saved those headdresses for Timmy Tall Tree and the Chief! Fans we're just about to take a break, but before we do we've got a real special treat for you, here's a very special look at The Fabulous Lance & Dark Journey!"
Music video containing highlights of both Lance & Dark Journey (pretty much against Rude & Woman) set to "GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN'" airs, it's cheesy as ever mixed in with shots of Lance working out and Journey posing on a pool table, speaking of pools there's shots of the two of them swimming together too. It is what it is, and it's 80's.
Commercial Break
Our second of two six man tag brings us back. The Fantastics and their partner Lars Anderson make separate entrances and rightfully so as they are prehaps the strangest pairings in recent memory. Their opposition looks tough and can really back it up, as it's the Hood, Tom Renesto Jr. & Hacksaw Higgins. Quick match here with Anderson making Renesto Jr. cry uncle to the Anderson armbar while the Fantastics keep Higgins & Hood at bay.
The Fantastics & Lars Anderson defeated Tom Renesto, Hacksaw Higgins & The Hood when Renesto Jr submits to the Anderson Armbar at 4:49.
The trio speak with Stack after the match.
Steve Stack: " Excelent work out there, for a team that, well just about no one would ever expect. "
Lars Anderson: " That's right, we don't have much in common EXCEPT for one thing, we're AMERICANS thru and thru and we're SICK and tired of Boris Malenko and his NO GOOD COMMIE SCUM LAYING their FLAG down on OUR BOYS, running this country down! Tonight at the Hemisfair arena in San Antonio, we teach them a LESSON... DON'T DARE TREAD ON OUR COUNTRY!"
Steve Stack: " Certainly one the fans here are looking forward to, fans we're gonna take a short break, when we return it's TV title action, BUT FIRST right now BEFORE we get to that break, we're hearing from someone debuting right here next week, someone with revenge on his mind, here with comments is Blackjack Mulligan's youngest son, Kendell Windham!"
[VTR]
Hard to tell where this is shot, it's in a locker room though, with a very nervous looking Kendell Windham.
Kendell Windham: " It's been a little while since I've been back home to Texas, and I wish I was coming here to visit family and friends, but that's... that's not why I'm coming home. 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan, my daddy Blackjack Mulligan used to speak so highly of you man. He liked tag teaming with you, but now you've gone and put him out of action. He doesn't approve of me doing this, he doesn't approve of anyone fighting his battles for him... but we don't know when he'll be cleared to return, and well, my daddy deserves revenge. So I'm coming to Texas, I'm coming home, and I'm coming to wrestle YOU Bob Sweetan, for my daddy's honor!"
[END VTR]
Commercial Break
We're back and we've got Percy Pringle, Bob Sweetan & Gary Young at the set, laughing.
Percy Pringle: " MY DADDY, MY DADDY... I'm coming to wrestle YOU for my daddy... BAHAHAHA."
Bob Sweetan: " He ain't a man, he ain't even look like a man... that BOY's coming for me? HAHAHAHAHA."
Steve Stack: " Show some respect here, Kendell's quite the athelete, what he lacks in size he more than makes up for in heart..."
Gary Young: " Heart?
He ain't got no heart, I'VE got heart! You'll see! I'm a champion!"Steve Stack: " Just get to the ring... you've got your match... and YOU... Bob Sweetan, I wouldn't be too concerned with Kendell just yet, YOU still have Eric Embry to worry about..."
Sweetan glares at Percy... smile is off his face now...
Bob Sweetan: " DO I Percy..."
Percy Pringle: " I...I... come on Gary we've got a match!"
To the ring now, Mando's out with Hector, but as per the ruling by Jose Lothario, he leaves ringside to join Stack on commentary. Crowd is really into Hector here, he's got a real shot at winning this thing, given that Gary Young hasn't beaten a single person one on one and yet is the TV champion. Standard Gary Young match here with him starting out strong, but then getting his tale whipped. Percy gets involved some as Mando threatens to get involved here. AND here comes this weeks BS finish, as THE GOLDEN BOYS & PAUL CHRISTY attack Mando on commentary! Hector leaves the match to get involved....
USA All Star TV Championship
Champion: Gary Young w/ Percy Pringle defeats Hector Guerrero via count out at 12:29.
Gary celebrates as if he's won the world title INSIDE the ring, where as outside the ring we've got chaos with Stack trying to avoid being collateral damage. The Guerreros are out numbered but doing fine, UNTIL THE DREAM MACHINE gets involved! We're in the ringside area now, and HERE COMES THE UNITED STATES CHAMPION!!
WILD BULL AYALA IS HERE!!
The heels scatter, but the Dream has to be held back by Paul Christy. Gary Young is still out there, celebrating... Percy tries to get his attention but to no avail, so Percy actually bails on Gary! Hector and Mando turn Gary around, Young's begging off.... FULL NELSON FROM AYALA! GARY YOUNG'S IN THE FULL NELSON!!!! Bob Sweetan & Rick Rude are out, BUT THEY DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE here... as Ayala releases the hold.... Percy's back out with Woman.. a brief staredown that goes nowhere. Fans we're taking a break, when we return it's Rude and Sweetan going against Cousin Luke & The Fabulous Lance in our main event!
Commercial Break
Main event time here, AND LOOK AT THIS, Eric Embry is out to watch now. As Lance, Luke and Dark Journey are played out to Working for A Living. Woman and Dark Journey share words, and in fact have to be restrained. Fun little match here with Sweetan & Rude working well together. Luke & Lance keep getting the better, building to of course some heat on Lance. The ladies keep nearly getting into it out on the floor.. and Percy's trying to talk to Embry throughout but he's focused on what's in front of him. The finish involves BOTH Dark Journey & Woman as Woman breaks up a pin attempt on Rude by Lance by clocking him with her shoe for the DQ! Dark Journey is in now, CAT FIGHT!!! CAT FIGHT!!! CAT FIGHT!! Rude grabs Journey... RUDE AWAKENING (DDT)!!! RUDE AWAKENING!! THAT'S JUST VILE!!!
Steve Stack: " That's DISGUSTING... he just laid Dark Journey, A WOMAN, out with the Rude Awakening! What kind of man does that!!"
The Fabulous Lance & Cousin Luke w/ Dark Journey defeated "Ravishing" Rick Rude & "Bruiser" Bob Sweetan w/ Woman & Percy Pringle via DQ at 13:45.
Lance rushes over to protect his fallen female, putting his body on top of her now.... Cousin Luke's fighting both Sweetan and Rude, and gets PILEDRIVER for his troubles. CHICKY STARR rushes out past Embry... AND EMBRY STEPS ASIDE LETTING CHICKY HIT THE RING!!!!!!! Chicky grabs up a chair and CHASES the heels away... Embry meets 'em in the aisle, and SWEETAN IS DEMANDING ANSWERS HERE...
Steve Stack: " It's CHAOS here, and we're HOURS away from the big one, FANS hopefully Dark Journey is allright, we'll be here next week, but if you can get to San Antonio, DON'T MISS OUT BECAUSE ONE OF THESE MEN HERE WILL BE A CHAMPION!!"
Working on it now.