Portland Wrestling (10/16/87)
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“Portland Wrestling”
Taped live on 10/16/87 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
The Bod Squad(Kevin Kelly & Steve DiSalvo) vs. CW Bergstrom & Art Barr: DiSalvo is very intense, he wrestles very aggressively and keeps calling for Iceman Parsons! Meanwhile, Kelly seems all about flexing and showing off. It all pays off in the end as DiSalvo pins Bergstrom after a big leg drop.
COMMERCIAL
Ron Garvin vs. Akio Sato: We start with Garvin standing in the ring, still wearing an eye patch. He tosses the towel to the fans and waits...and waits...Finally, Fuji leads Sato into the ring. Akio removes his robe. Sato's arm is in a sling. Fuji takes Down Owen's mic...
FUJI: Oh, so sorry! Sato san was injured in a match in Coos Bay on Tuesday night. He cannot wrestle, Ronnie Garvin! Very, very sorry, sir!
Fuji bows to Garvin. Ronnie doesn't seem to be buying this story! Look out! Kendo Nagasaki sneaks into the ring behind Garvin as Fuji and Sato distract Ron! Nagasaki nauils Ronnie across the back with his kendo stick! Garvin goes down! It was a setup! Fuji starts beating Garvin with his cane! Now, Sato tears the sling off and puts the boot to Garvin! The “injury” was a fake! Garvin is beaten to a pulp! Finally, Sam Houston and Scott Casey run in to make the save!
The Texans help Garvin to his feet. Ronnie grabs the mic...
GARVIN: I promise you! You won't get away with that! Just like you won't get away with this(points to eye patch) An eye for an eye! I'll run you outta the Northwest and outta the USA! I'll run you jerks all the way back to Japan!
COMMERCIAL
VTR:
Buzz Sawyer is standing in the ring at an empty Portland Sports Arena.
SAWYER: Percy Pringle is here and he's brought in those caveman looking creeps the Bruise Brothers! He's mad at me for choosing my brother over him. Percy, with Buzz Sawyer, family comes first! Besides that, you blood sucking leach, you would have never come through on that contract you wanted me to sign! It's ok with me if you bring those goons up here! Hack and me will take on anybody! They don't scare us none! Bring it on!
Cut To Ring
Bruise Brothers(w/ Percy Pringle) vs. Al Snow & Bob Bradley: The Bruise Brothers are huge wildmen. As Pringle yells instructions from ringside, the Bruise Brothers demolish their oppositiontonight and Bradley gets pinned after a double boot to the face.
COMMERCIAL
The former PNW Tag champs the RPMs come out followed by Bill Dundee, Adrian Street, & Miss Linda! We have a rarity tonight-an 8 man tag team match!
Here comes the opposition! New Tag champs, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, the amazing Tiger Mask, and the exciting Iceman Parsons! The fans are on their feet!
Rock & Roll RPMs, Exotic Adrian Street(w/Miss Linda), & Superstar Bill Dundee vs. Tiger Mask, Iceman King Parsons, & the Rock and Roll Express: The faces use speed, high flying and quick tags to dominate early on. Street and Dundee don't seem interestred in what's going on here as they carry on a converstaion while Tommy Lane & Mike Davis are getting their tails kicked. After about 5 minutes, Street, Dundee, & Linda abandon their partners and leave the arena! What is going on here? The RPMs have no chance against four skilled wrestlers like these! Davis & Lane give it the old college try, but Lane is pinned after a moonsault by Tiger Mask.
COSS: OK, Bill Dundee and Adrian Street are up here in the Crow's Nest. You two left the RPMs high and dry! What are you thinking?
STREET: Dear boy, you have worked yourself into a frenzy! You should be thrilled that you have the opportunity to interview two men of our caliber!
DUNDEE: Not that it's any of your business, but the RPMS let me down last week! I told them how to beat Ricky and Robert, but they were too stupid to listen! Now, I'm moving on! Look who's here!
Miss Linda escorts Eric Embry into the picture!
Street, Linda, & Embry strike a pose.
DUNDEE: That looks like a winning combination to me, daddy!
STREET: I've been watching this young man for quite some time. He reminded Linda and me of a young Adrian Street! I knew we could do graet things together! Unlike those scruffy RPMS, we'll listen to what the Superstar has to say!
DUNDEE: RPMs are yesterday's news! This is what's happening today!
COSS: We have LeDuc vs. Patera in the arm wrestling match for 5 grand coming up next!
COMMERCIAL
There is a table set up in the ring...
Arm Wrestling: Ken Patera vs. Jos LeDuc: These two brutes lock up! At first, it looks even, but after a minute or so, Patera gains an advantage. Patera slowly begins to force LeDuc's arm to the table! LeDuc looks wild eyed and desperate! LeDuc slugs Patera with his free hand! LeDuc slams patera facefirst into the table! Jos picks up the table and drives it into Patera's upper body! The Canadian Freight Train leaves the former Olympian laid out in the ring!
We cut to the Crow's Nest!
STASIAK: I'm here with promoter Don Owen! You have put together a huge Portland Special for this Tuesday night, here at the Sports Arena. Absolutely no TV, the fans need to get their tickets for this card!
OWEN: I don't think I could put the main event on TV with a clear conscience, Stan! Here's the complete card:
COMBINATION CHAIN/STRAP MATCH IN A STEEL CAGE!!!
NO DQ, NO TIME LIMIT, NO STOPPING FOR BLOOD OR INJURY!
THERE MUST BE A WINNER!!!
BILLY JACK HAYNES & WAHOO MCDANIEL
VS.
MANNY FERNANDEZ & THE REAL THING
PNW TAG TITLE MATCH-TEXAS TORNADO RULES
ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS ©
VS.
ROCK & ROLL RPMS
UNDISPUTED WORLD TITLE MATCH
DORY FUNK, JR. ©
VS.
MIL MASCARAS
BUZZ & HACK SAWYER
VS.
THE BRUISE BROTHERS (W/PERCIVAL PRINGLE III)
KEN PATERA VS. JOS LEDUC
RON GARVIN VS. KENDO NAGASAKI (W/MR. FUJI)
THE BOD SQUAD VS. ICEMAN PARSONS &
?
ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER VS. MATT BORNE
ADRIAN STREET (W/MISS LINDA) VS. TIGER MASK
SAM HOUSTON VS. ERIC EMBRY
AKIO SATO & TARZAN GOTO (W/ MR. FUJI) VS. BAD NEWS BROOKS & THE GRAPPLER
STASIAK: Wow, what a great card! Something for everybody!
OWEN: We'll have tickets for sale tomorrow afternoon during the flea market, Monday during business hours, and Tuesday right up until showtime. Also, at all Ticketmaster outlets.
COMMERCIAL
Battle Royal – Winner receives Pacific Northwest TV Title (currently vacant)
Order of Elimination
1.Eric Embry-by Tommy Lane & Mike Davis
2.Akio Sato-by Ron Garvin
3.Sam Houston-by Tarzan Goto & Bill Dundee
4.Tiger Mask-by Jos LeDuc
5.Ron Garvin- by Kendo Nagasaki
6.Vic Steamboat-by Scott Casey
7.Jos LeDuc-by Brad Rheingans, Scott Casey, & SD Jones
8.SD Jones-by Bill Dundee & Adrian Street
9.Brad Rheingans-by Tom Prichard
10.Tommy Lane-by SD Jones
11.Kendo Nagasaki- by Bill Dundee & Adrian Street
12.Tarzan Goto-by Mike Miller
13.Bill Dundee-by Mike Davis
14.Mike Davis-by Adrian Street
15.Adrain Street/Mike Miller-simaltaneously by Tom Prichard
Winner and new TV Champion- Tom Prichard!!!!
Don Owen approaches the new TV Champion!
OWEN: Congratulations, Tommy! I'm certain you'll be a great champion!
PRICHARD: Thank you, Mr. Owen! I'm gonna do my best! I want to thank all these great fans for supporting me! There were a lot of tough guys in this ring and I feel great that I have this belt! I promise you one thing: I won't duck anybody! Every wrestler in the Northwest can line up and I'll take'em on!
COMMERCIAL
Main Event-Elimination Tag Match- “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez, Bad News Brooks, & the Real Thing vs. Billy Jack Haynes, Matt Borne, Wahoo McDaniel:
The first fall mostly consists of the heels isolating Borne and the hometown hero playing face in peril. By the time Borne tags out, he's a bloody mess! The heels get the first elimination. The Ragin Bull pins Wahoo after striking him with Killer Brooks' chain!
It's 3 against 2 after that. Borne takes another viciosu beating, especially from the Thing! Referee David Manning has no choice but to DQ The Real Thing For refusing to break a chokehold on Borne on the ropes!
The sides are even again. Borne has taken a ton of punishment and gets pinned by Fernandez after the flying burrito!
Now, it's Billy Jack alone against two dangerous men! Billy eliminates Brooks as he forces the veteran brawler to sunmit to the full nelson!
It's down to Haynes and Fernandez! Haynes' incredible power makes the difference as he pins the Bull after an overhead press slam! Haynes, Wahoo, & Borne are the winners! After the bell, the Real Thing hits the ring and nails Haynes with a chair! The wildman is really doing a number on Billy until Wahoo hits the ring, swinging his strap! A few lashes from the leather sends the Real Thing out of the ring! The match on Tuesday night will be all out war!
DARK MATCHES
Madusa Miceli pins Bambi in 9:58, reversing an inside cradle by using a handfull of tights.
PNW Tag Champs the Rock and Roll Express defeat the “Middle East Tag Team Champions” Mukhan & Gama Singh in 14:11. Gibson pins Gama after a double dropkick.
Undisputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. beats Rusher Kimura in 13:55 via submission to the spinning toehold.
Taped live on 10/16/87 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
The Bod Squad(Kevin Kelly & Steve DiSalvo) vs. CW Bergstrom & Art Barr: DiSalvo is very intense, he wrestles very aggressively and keeps calling for Iceman Parsons! Meanwhile, Kelly seems all about flexing and showing off. It all pays off in the end as DiSalvo pins Bergstrom after a big leg drop.
COMMERCIAL
Ron Garvin vs. Akio Sato: We start with Garvin standing in the ring, still wearing an eye patch. He tosses the towel to the fans and waits...and waits...Finally, Fuji leads Sato into the ring. Akio removes his robe. Sato's arm is in a sling. Fuji takes Down Owen's mic...
FUJI: Oh, so sorry! Sato san was injured in a match in Coos Bay on Tuesday night. He cannot wrestle, Ronnie Garvin! Very, very sorry, sir!
Fuji bows to Garvin. Ronnie doesn't seem to be buying this story! Look out! Kendo Nagasaki sneaks into the ring behind Garvin as Fuji and Sato distract Ron! Nagasaki nauils Ronnie across the back with his kendo stick! Garvin goes down! It was a setup! Fuji starts beating Garvin with his cane! Now, Sato tears the sling off and puts the boot to Garvin! The “injury” was a fake! Garvin is beaten to a pulp! Finally, Sam Houston and Scott Casey run in to make the save!
The Texans help Garvin to his feet. Ronnie grabs the mic...
GARVIN: I promise you! You won't get away with that! Just like you won't get away with this(points to eye patch) An eye for an eye! I'll run you outta the Northwest and outta the USA! I'll run you jerks all the way back to Japan!
COMMERCIAL
VTR:
Buzz Sawyer is standing in the ring at an empty Portland Sports Arena.
SAWYER: Percy Pringle is here and he's brought in those caveman looking creeps the Bruise Brothers! He's mad at me for choosing my brother over him. Percy, with Buzz Sawyer, family comes first! Besides that, you blood sucking leach, you would have never come through on that contract you wanted me to sign! It's ok with me if you bring those goons up here! Hack and me will take on anybody! They don't scare us none! Bring it on!
Cut To Ring
Bruise Brothers(w/ Percy Pringle) vs. Al Snow & Bob Bradley: The Bruise Brothers are huge wildmen. As Pringle yells instructions from ringside, the Bruise Brothers demolish their oppositiontonight and Bradley gets pinned after a double boot to the face.
COMMERCIAL
The former PNW Tag champs the RPMs come out followed by Bill Dundee, Adrian Street, & Miss Linda! We have a rarity tonight-an 8 man tag team match!
Here comes the opposition! New Tag champs, Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson, the amazing Tiger Mask, and the exciting Iceman Parsons! The fans are on their feet!
Rock & Roll RPMs, Exotic Adrian Street(w/Miss Linda), & Superstar Bill Dundee vs. Tiger Mask, Iceman King Parsons, & the Rock and Roll Express: The faces use speed, high flying and quick tags to dominate early on. Street and Dundee don't seem interestred in what's going on here as they carry on a converstaion while Tommy Lane & Mike Davis are getting their tails kicked. After about 5 minutes, Street, Dundee, & Linda abandon their partners and leave the arena! What is going on here? The RPMs have no chance against four skilled wrestlers like these! Davis & Lane give it the old college try, but Lane is pinned after a moonsault by Tiger Mask.
COSS: OK, Bill Dundee and Adrian Street are up here in the Crow's Nest. You two left the RPMs high and dry! What are you thinking?
STREET: Dear boy, you have worked yourself into a frenzy! You should be thrilled that you have the opportunity to interview two men of our caliber!
DUNDEE: Not that it's any of your business, but the RPMS let me down last week! I told them how to beat Ricky and Robert, but they were too stupid to listen! Now, I'm moving on! Look who's here!
Miss Linda escorts Eric Embry into the picture!
Street, Linda, & Embry strike a pose.
DUNDEE: That looks like a winning combination to me, daddy!
STREET: I've been watching this young man for quite some time. He reminded Linda and me of a young Adrian Street! I knew we could do graet things together! Unlike those scruffy RPMS, we'll listen to what the Superstar has to say!
DUNDEE: RPMs are yesterday's news! This is what's happening today!
COSS: We have LeDuc vs. Patera in the arm wrestling match for 5 grand coming up next!
COMMERCIAL
There is a table set up in the ring...
Arm Wrestling: Ken Patera vs. Jos LeDuc: These two brutes lock up! At first, it looks even, but after a minute or so, Patera gains an advantage. Patera slowly begins to force LeDuc's arm to the table! LeDuc looks wild eyed and desperate! LeDuc slugs Patera with his free hand! LeDuc slams patera facefirst into the table! Jos picks up the table and drives it into Patera's upper body! The Canadian Freight Train leaves the former Olympian laid out in the ring!
We cut to the Crow's Nest!
STASIAK: I'm here with promoter Don Owen! You have put together a huge Portland Special for this Tuesday night, here at the Sports Arena. Absolutely no TV, the fans need to get their tickets for this card!
OWEN: I don't think I could put the main event on TV with a clear conscience, Stan! Here's the complete card:
COMBINATION CHAIN/STRAP MATCH IN A STEEL CAGE!!!
NO DQ, NO TIME LIMIT, NO STOPPING FOR BLOOD OR INJURY!
THERE MUST BE A WINNER!!!
BILLY JACK HAYNES & WAHOO MCDANIEL
VS.
MANNY FERNANDEZ & THE REAL THING
PNW TAG TITLE MATCH-TEXAS TORNADO RULES
ROCK & ROLL EXPRESS ©
VS.
ROCK & ROLL RPMS
UNDISPUTED WORLD TITLE MATCH
DORY FUNK, JR. ©
VS.
MIL MASCARAS
BUZZ & HACK SAWYER
VS.
THE BRUISE BROTHERS (W/PERCIVAL PRINGLE III)
KEN PATERA VS. JOS LEDUC
RON GARVIN VS. KENDO NAGASAKI (W/MR. FUJI)
THE BOD SQUAD VS. ICEMAN PARSONS &
?ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER VS. MATT BORNE
ADRIAN STREET (W/MISS LINDA) VS. TIGER MASK
SAM HOUSTON VS. ERIC EMBRY
AKIO SATO & TARZAN GOTO (W/ MR. FUJI) VS. BAD NEWS BROOKS & THE GRAPPLER
STASIAK: Wow, what a great card! Something for everybody!
OWEN: We'll have tickets for sale tomorrow afternoon during the flea market, Monday during business hours, and Tuesday right up until showtime. Also, at all Ticketmaster outlets.
COMMERCIAL
Battle Royal – Winner receives Pacific Northwest TV Title (currently vacant)
Order of Elimination
1.Eric Embry-by Tommy Lane & Mike Davis
2.Akio Sato-by Ron Garvin
3.Sam Houston-by Tarzan Goto & Bill Dundee
4.Tiger Mask-by Jos LeDuc
5.Ron Garvin- by Kendo Nagasaki
6.Vic Steamboat-by Scott Casey
7.Jos LeDuc-by Brad Rheingans, Scott Casey, & SD Jones
8.SD Jones-by Bill Dundee & Adrian Street
9.Brad Rheingans-by Tom Prichard
10.Tommy Lane-by SD Jones
11.Kendo Nagasaki- by Bill Dundee & Adrian Street
12.Tarzan Goto-by Mike Miller
13.Bill Dundee-by Mike Davis
14.Mike Davis-by Adrian Street
15.Adrain Street/Mike Miller-simaltaneously by Tom Prichard
Winner and new TV Champion- Tom Prichard!!!!
Don Owen approaches the new TV Champion!
OWEN: Congratulations, Tommy! I'm certain you'll be a great champion!
PRICHARD: Thank you, Mr. Owen! I'm gonna do my best! I want to thank all these great fans for supporting me! There were a lot of tough guys in this ring and I feel great that I have this belt! I promise you one thing: I won't duck anybody! Every wrestler in the Northwest can line up and I'll take'em on!
COMMERCIAL
Main Event-Elimination Tag Match- “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez, Bad News Brooks, & the Real Thing vs. Billy Jack Haynes, Matt Borne, Wahoo McDaniel:
The first fall mostly consists of the heels isolating Borne and the hometown hero playing face in peril. By the time Borne tags out, he's a bloody mess! The heels get the first elimination. The Ragin Bull pins Wahoo after striking him with Killer Brooks' chain!
It's 3 against 2 after that. Borne takes another viciosu beating, especially from the Thing! Referee David Manning has no choice but to DQ The Real Thing For refusing to break a chokehold on Borne on the ropes!
The sides are even again. Borne has taken a ton of punishment and gets pinned by Fernandez after the flying burrito!
Now, it's Billy Jack alone against two dangerous men! Billy eliminates Brooks as he forces the veteran brawler to sunmit to the full nelson!
It's down to Haynes and Fernandez! Haynes' incredible power makes the difference as he pins the Bull after an overhead press slam! Haynes, Wahoo, & Borne are the winners! After the bell, the Real Thing hits the ring and nails Haynes with a chair! The wildman is really doing a number on Billy until Wahoo hits the ring, swinging his strap! A few lashes from the leather sends the Real Thing out of the ring! The match on Tuesday night will be all out war!
DARK MATCHES
Madusa Miceli pins Bambi in 9:58, reversing an inside cradle by using a handfull of tights.
PNW Tag Champs the Rock and Roll Express defeat the “Middle East Tag Team Champions” Mukhan & Gama Singh in 14:11. Gibson pins Gama after a double dropkick.
Undisputed World Champion Dory Funk, Jr. beats Rusher Kimura in 13:55 via submission to the spinning toehold.
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