ICW TV 5-13-1988. Tag Belts on line.

[wattsfan]

ICW (International Championship Wrestling) is taped live from WDBD (Fox affiliate) studio Saturday morning May 12, 1988.

Welcoming the fans to today's show are the announcing team of Charlie Platt & Rick Stewart. Ring announcer is Jack Curtis Jr. Charlie & Rick tells the fans that feud continues all over the state of Mississippi between former tag team partners Killer Kahn & Alexis Smirnoff w/mgr. Don Carson with comrade Yuri Gordienko. Carson & his Russians have vowed to put an end to Killer Kahn here in the ICW.

In other big news, Charlie Cook beat Norvell Austin in a series of steel cage matches last week. Due to the injuries sustained by both men, neither will be appearing today or the new couple of days to allow each man to heal up.

Big news today is the ICW Tag Team Championship Match with champions Mike George & Jerry Oates battle the Masked Grapplers. Platt says there is no love lost between these two teams & today's match should be sensational.

 'Superstar' Steve Strong w/valet Precious comes out to the desk to issue a challenge to ICW Heavyweight Champion Mark Lewin. Precious says Strong is going to be the next ICW Champion as soon as that old man gets the guts to put the title up against the perfect specimen Steve Strong. This brings out Mark Lewin who offers to wrestle Strong on TV today. If 'Superstar' can beat him, Mark will put the belt up this Friday night. Here are the matches for this Friday night.

Friday night May 19 at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson
Match 1. Single Match. Rick Gibson vs. Eli the Eliminator.
Match 2. Single Match. Don Diamond vs. 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan.
Match 3. Mixed Tag Team Match. Charlie Cook & Wendi Richter vs. Chic Donovan & Lelani Kai.
Match 4. Special Match. The Spoiler w/mgr. Rock Hunter vs. DJ Peterson.
Match 5. Grudge Tag Team Match. Mike George & Jerry Oates vs. ICW TTChps the Grapplers.
Match 6. Bonus Heel vs Heel Match. The Sheik vs. Yuri Gordienko w/mgr. Don Carson.
Match 7. ICW Heavyweight Title Match. (Champ): Mark Lewin vs. (Chall)" 'Superstar' Steve Strong w/valet Precious.
Match 8. Mongolian Death Match. (Manager Don Carson & Yuri Gordienko barred from ringside). Killer Kahn vs. Alexis Smirnoff.

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

Charlie & Rick interview ICW Tag Team Champions Jerry Oates & Mike George about their title defense in the next few minutes against the Grapplers. Jerry says Grappler 1# constantly loads that built up boot. Mike adds that Grappler #2 puts something in his mask to knock you out. The champs says there is going to be some payback today.

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

First Match. ICW Tag Team Match. (Champions): Jerry Oates & Mike George lost the titles to (Chall): the Grapplers when new manager Rock Hunter shows up ringside. Grappler 2# loads his mask  to knock out George for the pin. (8:58).

After the match, Hunter & the Grapplers celebrate while officials & Oates look after George.

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

First Stand By Match. Non-title single match. 'Superstar' Steve Strong w/valet Precious stole a win from ICW Champion Mark Lewin when Precious spayed the champ in the eyes while the referee was distracted. (8:11).

Followed by an interview with 'Superstar' Steve Strong w/valet Precious says he just proved he can beat Lewin. And Friday night, Steve Strong will be the new ICW Heavyweight Champion!.

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

Second Stand By Match. Single Match. The Spoiler w/mgr. Rock Hunter bloodied 'Dale Veasley to win with the Claw. (6:50).

Following the match, Rock Hunter & the Spoiler talk about getting his title back from Mark Lewin.

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

Third Stand By Match. Four Man Tag Team Match. DJ Peterson & Don Diamond by disq. over 'Bruiser' Bob Sweetan & the Angel of Death. (7:04).

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

Fourth Stand By Match. Single Match. Bob Bradley pinned Carl Fergie. (8:11).

Commercial break includes interviews for local arenas & matches

Back at the desk, Charlie & Rick run down today's action. They remind the fans about wrestling statewide this week at the following cities.

Monday: Vicksburg & Greenwood
Tuesday: Columbus & Clarksdale
Wednesday: Meridian & Philadelphia
Thursday: Biloxi
Friday: Jackson
Saturday morning tv taping: Natchez & Greenville (this week only)

[Kimmel]

Glad to see the Grapplers pick up the tag titles, though I would love to see Denton going after the big belt here at some point

Steve Strong may be more than Lewin can handle at this point in his career.

[grigs]

May 17, 2017 17:31:54 GMT Kimmel said:

Steve Strong may be more than Lewin can handle at this point in his career.

If this is Steve DiSalvo we're talking about, I'd say so.