WWI Hershey, PA 12/26/84
Dec 26, 2018 1:36:54 GMT
Post by tlyne on Dec 26, 2018 1:36:54 GMT
Hershey Park Arena
Hershey. PA
12/26/84
Match #1
S.D. Jones vs. The Great Kabuki w/Gary Hart
Hart leads Kabuki tp the ring. The popular Jones will be a good test. Kabuki spits the green mist into the air. The bell rings and we are underway. Jones starts fast. He lands rights, and lefts, and Kabuki is in retreat. Jones goes for a sleephold, but Kabuki gets to the ropes, and referee David Manning calls for the break. Jones looks very good, but Kabuki is too much. He goes to the martial arts, and wins with a thrust kick.
Winner-The Great Kabuki
Match #2
Rick Martel vs. Johnny Rodz
The popular Martel takes on the veteran from New York City. Martel starts fast, and the Hershey crowd is behind him. Rodz pulls out several underhanded tactics. This slows Rick. Martel draws on the cheers of the crowd. He rallies and clamps on the Quebec crab. Rodz quickly submits.
Winner-Rick Martel
Match #3
Kamala w/General Skandor Akbar vs. Brian Adias
The popular young man from Arlington, TX takes on the Ugandan Giant. ADIS uses his quickness to avoid the massive Kamala. Akbar shouts instructions, and a confused Kamala takes to the floor to confer with Akbar, and Friday. He returns and goes right after Adias. Kamala chops, and kicks, and Adias is in trouble. Kamala hits the big splash for the win.
Winner-Kamala
Match #4
Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. The Missing Link w/General Skandor Akbar
The popular Hacksaw meets the mysterious Missing Link. The Link jumps Duggan before the bell. He works over Duggan in the corner. Hacksaw explodes, and fights his way out of the corner. Duggan will not back down from a fight. The Link doesn’t know what hit him. He takes to the floor, but Duggan follows. He tosses him back into the ring. As Duggan climbs back in, Akbar gets in a shot with his riding crop. Referee Bronko Lubich doesn’t see this. It gives the Link a chance to attack. Now he is in control. Duggan is in a bad way, but he mounts a comeback. Hacksaw hits a spear and covers the Link for the win.
Winner-Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Intermission
Ralph Pulley reminds everyone that “International Championship Wrestling” debuts on WOR, MSG, Spectrum, and other stations, on January 5.
Match #5
Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu vs. The Kelly Twins
The powerful Japanese team meets the rugged twins from Canada. Tenryu starts with Mike Kelly. Tenryu is powerful, and he tosses Mike around. Kelly is frustrated and gets in a few cheap shots. He backs Tenryu into the corner, and the Kellys double team him. Pat tags in and continues the assault. Tenryu fights his way out of the corner, and tags in Tsuruta. Jumbo is very sharp. He is very aggressive, and powerful. Tsuruta hits the power bomb for the win.
Winners-Jumbo Tsuruta and Genichiro Tenryu
Match #6
The One Man Gang w/Gary Hart vs. Hercules w/General Skandor Akbar
Hart and Akbar hate one another. Gang and Hercules will be a brawl. Gang attacks Hercules, and is very vicious. He slams Hercules’s head into the turnbuckles. Hart shouts instructions, and the Gang continues the attack. Hercules starts to fight back. There are no wrestling holds, just a brawl. Hercules goes for a bodyslam, but he can’t get the big man up. OMG goes to work on Hercules’s back. Gang goes for a bear hug. Hercules fights it, and gets to the ropes for the break. Gang smells blood, but Hercules is ready for it. The brawl intensifies. Hercules goes for the full Nelson, but they are too close to the ropes. Akbar climbs up on the ring apron, as does Hart. Referee David Manning tries to get Hart off the apron. This allows Akbar tomtoss his riding crop to Hercules, he decks Gang, and tosses the riding crop back to Akbar. He covers the Gang, and Manning turns and counts the fall. Akbar wins this one.
Winner-Hercules