Portland Wrestling(10/9/87)
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“Portland Wrestling”
Taped live on 10/9/87 at the Portland Sports Arena in Portland, Oregon to air at 11 PM on KPTV and an edited tape of this show airs in syndication as “Big Time Wrestling” the next week on stations throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia.
Announcers: Don Coss & Stan Stasiak
Ring Announcer: Don Owen
Referees: Sandy Barr & David Manning
Matt Borne vs. Chris Colt: We get started with a bout featuring hometown hero Matt Borne. Colt's rulebreaking and speed give Borne some problems, but in the end, Matt wins a popular decision with a “bombs away” splash off the top rope.
We cut to Coss and Stasiak in the Crow's nest...
COSS: Stan and I are joined by one of the strongest men alive, Ken Patera! Ken, I understand, you have a demonstration for us this week...
PATERA: Jos LeDuc is making a lot of claims about how strong he is! He's got this arm wrestling challenge. LeDuc, I'm gonna show you a few things here tonight. After I'm done, we'll see if you're still ready to arm wrestle me!
Patera picks up a steel bar and bends it around his neck!
COSS: Oh, wow!
STASIAK: That's impressive!
Patera bends the steel back into its original shape and discards it. Then, he picks up a phone book.
PATERA: This is the Seattle phone directory. Boringest book ever. Millions of characters, no plot!
Patera tears the phone book in half and makes it seem effortless!
STASIAK: Now, that's strength, Don Coss!
PATERA: LeDuc, you're a real blowhard, but I bet you can't top this!
Patera gets a hot water bottle. He blows it up like a balloon...then he continues until it explodes!
COSS: Whoa!
PATERA: I need an assistant for this and I think Stan “the Man” here will be perfcet for the job! Kids, do not try this at home!
Patera lays on his back. Stasiak places a towel on Patera's abdomen and then a cinder block on top of that. Stasiak gets a sledge hammer and proceeds to smash the block with the hammer! Patera gets to his feet, dusts himself off, and shakes Stan's hand!
COSS: What an impressive display here tonight!
PATERA: LeDuc, if you still want to take me on, I'll be ready!
COSS: Jos LeDuc is scheduled to wrestle next!
COMMERCIAL
Jos LeDuc vs. CW Bergstrom: LeDuc is even more aggressive than usual. Bergstrom is game, but is overmatched this week and eventually succumbs to LeDuc's bearhug.Afterwards, Jos grabs the mic from Don Owen...
LEDUC: Ken Patera, I saw your little circus act, boy! I'll arm wrestle you right here next week! And the prize will be $5,000!
VTR:
Three men are standing in a wrestling ring in an empty arena.Two are dressed to wrestle, one is dressed in a dress clothes and a very gaudy sportscoat.
PP3: For those of you who don't know wrestling, my name is Percival Pringle III from beautiful and historic Mobile, AL! I am the greatest wrestling manager the world has ever known! These men are Ron & Don Harris, known in wrestling circles as the Bruise Brothers! I am leaving the glorious sunny South and I'm headed to dreary Portland, OR, a place filled with tree huggers and hippies! Why would I do that, you ask? Well, I had a gentleman's agreement with a man called Buzz Sawyer. I was going to manage him on a world tour! Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, you name it! We would have made a fortune! Only problem, to have a gentleman's agreement, you need two gentlemen and I was a gentleman short! Buzz Sawyer's handshake means nothing! He left a message on my ansering machine saying his idiot brother Brett called from Oregon and needed him to come out there and fight his battles for him! You idiots cost me a fortune! You won't get away with it! The Bruise Brothers are going to take it out of your hides! Blood will be spilled and bones will be broken! Nobody crosses Percival Pringle III and gets away with it!
COSS: Buzz & Hack Sawyer could be in trouble!
COMMERCIAL
Buzz & Brett “Hack” Sawyer vs. “Flamboyant” Eric Embry & “Mean” Mike Miller: Last week, Hack and Embry went to a draw. This week, they each get a brawling partner and go at it in tag action. A vey competitive match sees the Sawyers get the win as Buzz pins Embry after a powerslam. There' some dissension after the bout as Miller yells at Embry and pushes him around! Adrian Street and Miss Linda enter the ring and Street knocks Miller out of the ring with a wicked forearm! Street and Linda help Embry up and assist him as he leaves the arena.
COMMERCIAL
COSS: I am joined in the Crow's Nest by Ron Garvin and Cowboy Scott Casey. This week, Scott will take on “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki, the man responsible for the patch on Ron's eye. It's probably not a coincidence that you men are here together.
GARVIN: Don't forget that Scott and Sam Houston had Sato and Goto beat last week when Mr. Fuji used his cane to interfere! And Fuji is Nagasaki's manager! Scott and I have been friends for over 12 years and I don't like seeing a pal of mine get cheated! That's why I told Scott that I'd stand in his corner and watch out for Fuji tonight!
CASEY: Nagasaki, in a one on one match, I'm confident that I can beat you!
Cowboy Scott Casey (w/ Ron Garvin) vs. “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki(w/Mr. Fuji): Fuji continually attempts to get involved. Garvin gets sick of that! Ronnie grabs Fuji's cane and chases him out of the arena. Later, Ron whacks Nagasaki across the back, stting up Scott Casey's pin and upset victory!
COMMERCIAL
SD”Special Delivery” Jones, Brickhouse Brown, & Coco Samoa vs. “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez, the Real Thing, & Abdullah The Butcher: Three members of Los Diablos in a six man tag. The faces put forth a great effort, but Abdullah pins Jones after the “Sudanese Meat Cleaver” elbow drop.
VTR:
“Strangler” Steve DiSalvo standing in a blackened studio.
DISALVO: I'm tired of being overlooked! Tonight, I get a shot here on TV! Iceman, you might end up in the hospital after it's over! This is my night!
COMMERCIAL
Steve DiSalvo is impatiently stalking around the ring. Then, we hear...
Iceman King Parsons boogies to the ring, high fiving fans along the way!
“Strangler” Steve DiSalvo vs. Iceman King Parsons: DiSalvo is extremely aggressive and brutal, pounding on the Iceman and dominating the action. Iceman manages an amazing comeback, though. Parsons hits the butt bump and sends DiSalvo sprawling out of the ring! A muscular blonde man rushes to ringside and attempts to help DiSalvo into the ring, but to no avail! DiSalvo can't beat David Manning's count and Iceman wins!
After the bout, DiSalvo goes wild! He grabs a chair and salms it into the ringpost several times! Then, he enters the ring, still swinging the chair! Parsons and manning get outta Dodge! DiSalvo's friend enters the ring and manages to convince him to drop the chair! The two large mens enter the Crow's Nest a few minutes later.
COSS: I recognize this man, “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly! Steve DiSalvo, you flew off the handle!
KELLY: Yeah, he's intense, but that's what it takes these days!
DISALVO: Iceman, I'd quit before I'd accept a cheap win like that! What kind of crap was that?
KELLY: Don't worry about it, Steve! We'll get him! Before we're finished, everybody around here will know about us! Look at these bodies, Don Coss!
Kelly and DiSalvo flex for the cameras!
KELLY: The divorce rate in Portland just doubled!
DISALVO: Parsons, find a partner and we'll destroy both of you!
KELLY: Coss, you can just call us the BOD SQUAD from here on out!
COSS: You must be joking!
COMMERCIAL
It's time for our PNW Tag Team Title match and here come the challengers! As usual, Ricky & Robert get a hero's welcome!
Superstar Bill Dundee leads the Champions to the ring. They get some cheers, but it might be more for their walk out music than anything else...
MAIN EVENT (2/3 Falls) PNW Tag Team Title Match: Rock n Roll RPMS (c) (w/Superstar Bill Dundee) vs. Rock and Roll Express:
First Fall:The challengers dominate with quick tags and double teams early on. Bill Dundee's interference leads to Davis pinning Gibson. The RPMs go up 1 fall to zero.
Second Fall: In an interesting twist, Gibson starts the fall and plays the “Ricky Morton role” and takes a beating before making a hot tag to Morton! After a few minutes of back and forth, Morton pins Tommy Lane with a victory roll.
Third Fall: Morton takes a vicious beating for most of the fall. He finally makes the hot tag to Robert and Gibson comes in fist and fire! Morton is grabbed from behind by Dundee. The Superstar attempts to whip Ricky into the ring post, but Morton reverses and the Superstar eats steel! Meanwhile, the RPMS set up Robert for the spandex split...Morton trips Mike Davis and causes him to fall flat on his face! Gibson lands on his feet! Morton rolls in...DOUBLE DROPKICK!!! One...two...THREE!!!!
RICKY AND ROBERT WIN!!! THE ROCK AND ROLL EXPRESS ARE THE NEW PNW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!
DARK MATCHES:
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Wahoo McDaniel pinned Bad News Brooks with a backslide in 12:02.
PNW Champion Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Grappler in 10:57 when Manny Fernandez's interference backfired.
Undiaputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. pinned Negro Casas in 23:11 after a piledriver.
Taped live on 10/9/87 at the Portland Sports Arena in Portland, Oregon to air at 11 PM on KPTV and an edited tape of this show airs in syndication as “Big Time Wrestling” the next week on stations throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia.
Announcers: Don Coss & Stan Stasiak
Ring Announcer: Don Owen
Referees: Sandy Barr & David Manning
Matt Borne vs. Chris Colt: We get started with a bout featuring hometown hero Matt Borne. Colt's rulebreaking and speed give Borne some problems, but in the end, Matt wins a popular decision with a “bombs away” splash off the top rope.
We cut to Coss and Stasiak in the Crow's nest...
COSS: Stan and I are joined by one of the strongest men alive, Ken Patera! Ken, I understand, you have a demonstration for us this week...
PATERA: Jos LeDuc is making a lot of claims about how strong he is! He's got this arm wrestling challenge. LeDuc, I'm gonna show you a few things here tonight. After I'm done, we'll see if you're still ready to arm wrestle me!
Patera picks up a steel bar and bends it around his neck!
COSS: Oh, wow!
STASIAK: That's impressive!
Patera bends the steel back into its original shape and discards it. Then, he picks up a phone book.
PATERA: This is the Seattle phone directory. Boringest book ever. Millions of characters, no plot!
Patera tears the phone book in half and makes it seem effortless!
STASIAK: Now, that's strength, Don Coss!
PATERA: LeDuc, you're a real blowhard, but I bet you can't top this!
Patera gets a hot water bottle. He blows it up like a balloon...then he continues until it explodes!
COSS: Whoa!
PATERA: I need an assistant for this and I think Stan “the Man” here will be perfcet for the job! Kids, do not try this at home!
Patera lays on his back. Stasiak places a towel on Patera's abdomen and then a cinder block on top of that. Stasiak gets a sledge hammer and proceeds to smash the block with the hammer! Patera gets to his feet, dusts himself off, and shakes Stan's hand!
COSS: What an impressive display here tonight!
PATERA: LeDuc, if you still want to take me on, I'll be ready!
COSS: Jos LeDuc is scheduled to wrestle next!
COMMERCIAL
Jos LeDuc vs. CW Bergstrom: LeDuc is even more aggressive than usual. Bergstrom is game, but is overmatched this week and eventually succumbs to LeDuc's bearhug.Afterwards, Jos grabs the mic from Don Owen...
LEDUC: Ken Patera, I saw your little circus act, boy! I'll arm wrestle you right here next week! And the prize will be $5,000!
VTR:
Three men are standing in a wrestling ring in an empty arena.Two are dressed to wrestle, one is dressed in a dress clothes and a very gaudy sportscoat.
PP3: For those of you who don't know wrestling, my name is Percival Pringle III from beautiful and historic Mobile, AL! I am the greatest wrestling manager the world has ever known! These men are Ron & Don Harris, known in wrestling circles as the Bruise Brothers! I am leaving the glorious sunny South and I'm headed to dreary Portland, OR, a place filled with tree huggers and hippies! Why would I do that, you ask? Well, I had a gentleman's agreement with a man called Buzz Sawyer. I was going to manage him on a world tour! Japan, Mexico, Canada, Australia, you name it! We would have made a fortune! Only problem, to have a gentleman's agreement, you need two gentlemen and I was a gentleman short! Buzz Sawyer's handshake means nothing! He left a message on my ansering machine saying his idiot brother Brett called from Oregon and needed him to come out there and fight his battles for him! You idiots cost me a fortune! You won't get away with it! The Bruise Brothers are going to take it out of your hides! Blood will be spilled and bones will be broken! Nobody crosses Percival Pringle III and gets away with it!
COSS: Buzz & Hack Sawyer could be in trouble!
COMMERCIAL
Buzz & Brett “Hack” Sawyer vs. “Flamboyant” Eric Embry & “Mean” Mike Miller: Last week, Hack and Embry went to a draw. This week, they each get a brawling partner and go at it in tag action. A vey competitive match sees the Sawyers get the win as Buzz pins Embry after a powerslam. There' some dissension after the bout as Miller yells at Embry and pushes him around! Adrian Street and Miss Linda enter the ring and Street knocks Miller out of the ring with a wicked forearm! Street and Linda help Embry up and assist him as he leaves the arena.
COMMERCIAL
COSS: I am joined in the Crow's Nest by Ron Garvin and Cowboy Scott Casey. This week, Scott will take on “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki, the man responsible for the patch on Ron's eye. It's probably not a coincidence that you men are here together.
GARVIN: Don't forget that Scott and Sam Houston had Sato and Goto beat last week when Mr. Fuji used his cane to interfere! And Fuji is Nagasaki's manager! Scott and I have been friends for over 12 years and I don't like seeing a pal of mine get cheated! That's why I told Scott that I'd stand in his corner and watch out for Fuji tonight!
CASEY: Nagasaki, in a one on one match, I'm confident that I can beat you!
Cowboy Scott Casey (w/ Ron Garvin) vs. “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki(w/Mr. Fuji): Fuji continually attempts to get involved. Garvin gets sick of that! Ronnie grabs Fuji's cane and chases him out of the arena. Later, Ron whacks Nagasaki across the back, stting up Scott Casey's pin and upset victory!
COMMERCIAL
SD”Special Delivery” Jones, Brickhouse Brown, & Coco Samoa vs. “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez, the Real Thing, & Abdullah The Butcher: Three members of Los Diablos in a six man tag. The faces put forth a great effort, but Abdullah pins Jones after the “Sudanese Meat Cleaver” elbow drop.
VTR:
“Strangler” Steve DiSalvo standing in a blackened studio.
DISALVO: I'm tired of being overlooked! Tonight, I get a shot here on TV! Iceman, you might end up in the hospital after it's over! This is my night!
COMMERCIAL
Steve DiSalvo is impatiently stalking around the ring. Then, we hear...
Iceman King Parsons boogies to the ring, high fiving fans along the way!
“Strangler” Steve DiSalvo vs. Iceman King Parsons: DiSalvo is extremely aggressive and brutal, pounding on the Iceman and dominating the action. Iceman manages an amazing comeback, though. Parsons hits the butt bump and sends DiSalvo sprawling out of the ring! A muscular blonde man rushes to ringside and attempts to help DiSalvo into the ring, but to no avail! DiSalvo can't beat David Manning's count and Iceman wins!
After the bout, DiSalvo goes wild! He grabs a chair and salms it into the ringpost several times! Then, he enters the ring, still swinging the chair! Parsons and manning get outta Dodge! DiSalvo's friend enters the ring and manages to convince him to drop the chair! The two large mens enter the Crow's Nest a few minutes later.
COSS: I recognize this man, “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly! Steve DiSalvo, you flew off the handle!
KELLY: Yeah, he's intense, but that's what it takes these days!
DISALVO: Iceman, I'd quit before I'd accept a cheap win like that! What kind of crap was that?
KELLY: Don't worry about it, Steve! We'll get him! Before we're finished, everybody around here will know about us! Look at these bodies, Don Coss!
Kelly and DiSalvo flex for the cameras!
KELLY: The divorce rate in Portland just doubled!
DISALVO: Parsons, find a partner and we'll destroy both of you!
KELLY: Coss, you can just call us the BOD SQUAD from here on out!
COSS: You must be joking!
COMMERCIAL
It's time for our PNW Tag Team Title match and here come the challengers! As usual, Ricky & Robert get a hero's welcome!
Superstar Bill Dundee leads the Champions to the ring. They get some cheers, but it might be more for their walk out music than anything else...
MAIN EVENT (2/3 Falls) PNW Tag Team Title Match: Rock n Roll RPMS (c) (w/Superstar Bill Dundee) vs. Rock and Roll Express:
First Fall:The challengers dominate with quick tags and double teams early on. Bill Dundee's interference leads to Davis pinning Gibson. The RPMs go up 1 fall to zero.
Second Fall: In an interesting twist, Gibson starts the fall and plays the “Ricky Morton role” and takes a beating before making a hot tag to Morton! After a few minutes of back and forth, Morton pins Tommy Lane with a victory roll.
Third Fall: Morton takes a vicious beating for most of the fall. He finally makes the hot tag to Robert and Gibson comes in fist and fire! Morton is grabbed from behind by Dundee. The Superstar attempts to whip Ricky into the ring post, but Morton reverses and the Superstar eats steel! Meanwhile, the RPMS set up Robert for the spandex split...Morton trips Mike Davis and causes him to fall flat on his face! Gibson lands on his feet! Morton rolls in...DOUBLE DROPKICK!!! One...two...THREE!!!!
RICKY AND ROBERT WIN!!! THE ROCK AND ROLL EXPRESS ARE THE NEW PNW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS!!!!
DARK MATCHES:
Wahoo McDaniel pinned Bad News Brooks with a backslide in 12:02.
PNW Champion Billy Jack Haynes pinned the Grappler in 10:57 when Manny Fernandez's interference backfired.
Undiaputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. pinned Negro Casas in 23:11 after a piledriver.
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