Post by wattsfan on Aug 30, 2016 17:00:36 GMT
UWF TV Shows
(Saturday - 8-27-87) 2 TV Tapings in Tulsa, Okla. Convention Center.
TV1# Airs 8-28-87
We open with a shot of a large crowd of screaming fans at the Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma before fading to the UWF Logo. We head to the UWF announcing desk with the team of promoter/wrestler 'Cowboy' Bill Watts, Jim Ross & Joel Watts . Bill welcomes the fans back for another hour of the UWF Wrestling with a lot of action instore on today's program. Jim says big news is we have a new UWF World's Heavyweight Champion. 'Captain Redneck' Dick Murdoch defeated the Spoiler w/mgr. 'Playboy' Gary Hart in Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday, August 24.
Bill interviews Dick ringside as Murdoch talks about beating the Spoiler for the title. 'Playboy' Gary Hart comes out to inform the new champ that the Spoiler will be back to take that title off of that piece of Texas trash that stole the title from him.
Jim & Joe run down matches scheduled for today's card including the TV title match with champ Ron Bass defending against Mr. Wrestling II.
We go to the ring with announcer Mike McGuirk for the introductions.
Match 1. UWF World's TV Title Match. (Champ): 'Outlaw' Ron Bass beat (Chall): Mr. Wrestling II with the Texas Stampede. (8:31).
Commercial break includes interviews for arena shows
Match. 2. John Tatum & Jack Victory defeat Art Crews & Barry Orton when Tatum pins Orton following a swinging neckbreaker. (8:59).
Commercial break includes interviews for arena shows
Match 3. UWF Woman's World Champion Wendi Richter defeated Sandy Partlow with the powerbomb. (9:33).
Commercial break includes interviews for arena shows
Match 4. Single Match. The Mongolian Stomper w/mgr. Don Carson whipped Cousin Luke. (6:13).
Commercial break includes interviews for arena shows
Match 5. Non-Title Single Match. new UWF World's Heavyweight Champion 'Captain Redneck' Dick Murdoch beat Art Crews with the brainbuster. (7:59).
Commercial break includes interviews for arena shows
Following the matches, Bill, Jim & Joel review the action on today's show before reminding the fans that the UWF World Tag Team Champs 'Bruiser' Brody & Stan 'Lariat' Hansen will be back in two weeks as will the Asian tag tem of Kenji Mutoh & Masahiro Chono who are finishing up their tour of Japan. The trio reminds the fans to tune back in next week for more UWF wrestling which features
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