"International Championship Wrestling" 1/26/85
Jan 26, 2019 14:30:32 GMT
Post by tlyne on Jan 26, 2019 14:30:32 GMT
“International Championship Wrestling”
Mid Hudson Civic Center
Poughkeepsie, NY
Taped-1/12/85
Airs-In Syndication
Bill Mercer opens the show.
Mercer, “Welcome to ‘International Championship Wrestling’! Tonight will be a night of surprises. We will see the Legion of Doom in action. They are preparing to challenge the Von Erich Brothers in Tokyo. The masked man, the Cobra, is here. He is another top Jr. Heavyweight. Finally, General Skandor Akbar will debut a new man, who is he? No one knows.let’s go to the ring, and Joe Rinelli.”
Match #1
Hacksaw Jim Duggan vs. Johnny Rodz
The New York crowd loves Duggan. The veteran Rodz uses all his underhanded tactics. It works for a time. Duggan draws on the cheers of the crowd, and rallies. He hits the spear fir the win.
Winner-Jim Duggan
Match #2
Jumbo Tsuruta vs. Bob Marcus
Young Marcus challenges the former Sumo Star. Tsuruta is very aggressive, and takes the fight to Marcus. Bob fights back, but he can’t stop the Japanese Star. Tsuruta wins with a powerbomb.
Winner-Jumbo Tsuruta
Match #3
Hercules w/General Skandor Akbar vs. Brian Adias
Adias has a tough task ahead. Hercules has been unbeatable since joining Akbar. Hercules starts fast, and dishes out punishment. He pounds away, and Brian is in real trouble. Adias mounts a brief comeback, but it doesn’t last long. Hercules slaps on the full Nelson, and Adias submits.
Winner-Hercules
Match #4
The Cobra vs. Jose Estrada
The Cobra is very quick, and he has impressed the experts. Estrada is a wily veteran, and he slows the pace of the match. The Cobra works his way around that, and wins with a flying body press.
Winner-The Cobra
Marc Lowrance is with Gary Hart and the Great Kabuki.
Lowrance, “With me are the Great Kabuki, and Gary Hart. Mr. Hart, you are recovering from the burns given to you by Skandor Akbar. Now, he has a mystery wrestler who will meet Kabuki in tonight’s main event.”
Lowrance, “Skandor Ak-a-bar thinks he’s got me on the run. He burned me, but I’m back. Now he’s got a mystery man. Well, who’s more mysterious than the ‘Boogie Man’? The Great Kabuki don’t care nothing about no mystery man. Ak-a-bar, you Bring that guy to the ring, and his time in WWI will be rel short.”
Lowrance, “The Great Kabuki vs. Akbar’s mystery man later tonight.”
Match #5
The Legion of Doom w/Paul Ellering vs. The Kelly Twins and AJ Petrucci
The LOD will meet the Von Erichs in Tokyo. The Barbarian starts for his team, Mike Kelly for his. The big lumberjack stands up to the Barbarian, and we have a slugfest. Ellering shouts instructions from ringside. The Barbarian takes over. He grabs a side headlock, and tags in Hawk. The Road Warrior begins to pound away. Pat Kelly and tries his hand. He can’t move the big man. Hawk tags in Animal. The bigger Warrior goes to work. Petruzzi tags in, and tries his hand. Animal uses a powerslam for the win. The LOD look ready for the Von Erichs.
Winners-The Legion of Doom
Marc Lowrance is with the Von Erich Brothers.
Lowrance, “With me are, the International Six Man Tag Team Champions, the Von Erich Brothers. Gentlemen, you travel to Tokyo to take on the Legion of Doom. You and the former champions have had a great rivalry with some very vicious matches.”
Kerry, “That’s right Marc. We know how good they are. Beating them wasn’t easy, but we’re not giving up these titles!”
Kevin, “Like Kerry said, we know how good they are…”
Paul Ellering and the Legion of Doom walk out.
Ellering, “Big talk from three Texas daddy’s boys! We the Legion of Doom gets to Tokyo, those titles are coming back where they belong!”
Lowrance, “Be careful here. We don’t want any trouble.”
Kevin, “There won’t be any trouble! Ellering, you’ve got a big mouth, and we’re going to enjoy closing it!”
Ellering, “Let’s not wait until Tokyo. How about, next week, you, big mouth and Animal in the ring?”
Kevin, “You got it, Texans don’t back down!”
Ellering, “Good, Good, this will,take care of things before Tokyo!”
Lowrance, “I think we have a main event for next week.”
Match #6
Non-Title Match
The Midnight Express (American Tag Team Champions w/James E. Cornette vs. Eric Embry and Spike Huber
The Champions have been very impressive since winning the titles. They now have a unification match with, the Japanese Champions, the Super Strong Machines. Condry opens against Embry. Young Embry h,dos his own, and Cornette is apoplectic at ringside. Condry makes a comeback, and tags in Eaton, Huber enters and tries to use his strength, but Eaton is too much. He uses the Alabama jam for the win.
Winners-The Midnight Express
Match #7
The Great Kabuki w/Gary Hart vs. ?
Kabuki and Hart are in the ring. Akbar comes to the ring and grabs the mic from Marc Lowrance.
Akbar, “This is it Hart! Your days are numbered because my new man is...Tiger Jeet Singh!”
The veteran from India comes to the ring swinging a sword! Kabuki doesn’t back down. Referee David Manning gets the sword away from Singh. The bell,rings, and we are underway. Kabuki uses kicks and chops, and Singh is a wild man. There are no wrestling holds. Singh chokes away at Kabuki. Hart yells instructions, and Kabuki rallies. Both men end up slugging it put on the floor. Manning’s count reaches 20. Both men are counted out. What a brawl!
Result-Double Count Out
Bill Mercer closes the show.
Mercer, “What a brawl. The Singh man is wild, he just makes things more chaotic. Fans, you do. You do not want to miss next week. Our main event will be Kevin Von Erich vs. Road Warrior Animal. What a match that will be!”
Working on it now.