ICW TV Sat. 4-8-88.

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TV 4 -1-88.
ICW (International Championship Wrestling) is taped live from WDBD (Fox affiliate) studio Saturday morning April 8,1988. Welcoming the fans to today's inaugral show are the announcing team of Charlie Platt & Rick Stewart. Ring announcer is Jack Curtis Jr. Charlie & Rick tells the fans that the tag team of Jerry Oates & Mike George captured the ICW Tag Team Titles last Thursday night at the Coast Coliseum in Biloxi. They defeated manager Don Carson's team of Killer Kahn & Alexis Smirnoff for the tag team belts. The new tag team champs will be here live & in action as well. Also live on today's show is the ICW Heavyweight Champion the Spoiler with his manager Rock Hunter. Also in action is Don Carson's team of Killer Kahn & Alexis Smirnoff & Mark Lewin. Rick adds that lady wrestling stars Wendi Richter & Heidi Lee Morgan will be back this week.

 
The Mod Squad (Spike & Basher) come out & interrupt the proceedings, claiming Oates & George cheated to beat them in their tag team tournament match last Thursday night. They want shot at them today even if the belts are not on the line. Oates & George come out & accept their challenge. The champs say they will prove to the Mod Squad & anybody else that winning those tag team belts was not a fluke. Jerry reminds them that he & Mike are former United States & Central States Tag Team Champs.

Here is the card for Friday night April 14 at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson
First Match. Cousin Luke vs. Chic Donovan.
Second Match. 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan vs. 'Plowboy' Fraizer.
Third Match. Ladies Match. Wendi Richter vs. Heidi Lee Morgan.
Fourth Match. 4 Man Tag Team Match. DJ Peterson & Don Diamond vs. the Mod Squad (Spike & Basher).
Fifth Match. The Grappler vs. Ron Starr.
Sixth Match. No Disq! Grudge Match. Charlie Cook vs. Norvell Austin.
Seventh Match. ICW Tag Team Title Match. (Champs): Jerry Oates & Mike George vs. (Chall): Killer Kahn & Alexis Smirnoff w/mgr. Don Carson.
Eighth Match. ICW Title Match. (Champ): The Spoiler w/mgr. Rock Hunter vs. (Chall): Mark Lewin.


Commercial break includes interviews (Don Diamond & the Grappler) for local arenas & matches

First Match. Single Match. DJ Peterson beat Dusty Wolfe with the TNT (diving shoulder block). (8:55).

Commercial break includes interviews (Bob Sweetan & Plowboy Fraizer) for local arenas & matches

Second Match. 4 Man Tag Team Match. Killer Kahn & Alexis Smirnoff w/mgr. Don Carson whipped Josh Stroud & Mark Ragin when Kahn pinned Ragin following a karate chop the the throat. (5:13).

Commercial break includes interviews (Charlie Cook & Norvell Austin) for local arenas & matches

Third Match. Single Match. Mark Lewin sleepered Grizzly Evans. (9:20).

Commercial break includes interviews (Wendi Richter & Heidi Lee Morgan) for local arenas & matches

Before the beginning of the next match, manager Rock Hunter w/the Spoiler claims Lewin's sleeper hold is nothing more than a choke hold & he has gone to the Mississippi State Athletic Commission to see that that hold is barred from ICW!

Fourth Match. Non-Title Single Match. ICW Heavyweight Champion the Spoiler w/mgr. Rock Hunter crushed Gerald Finley with the Claw. (7:44).

Commercial break includes interviews (Oates/George & Don Carson) for local arenas & matches

Fifth Match. 4 Man Tag Team Match. ICW Tag Team Champions Jerry Oates & Mike George defeated the Mod Squad (Spike & Basher) when Oates trapped Spike in the spinning toe hold. (8:32).

Commercial break includes interviews (Spoiler & Lewin) for local arenas & matches

Back at the desk, Charlie & Rick run down today's action when Lewin joins them. Mark says that the Spoiler & Hunter are afraid of the sleeper. It is not a choke hold & he will use it to win the ICW title off of the Spoiler. Charlie & Rick remind the fans about wrestling across the state this week.