World Wide Wrestling on TBS 10/30/1987
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World Wide Wrestling
On TBS 10/30/87
Taped LIVE 10/23/87 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
Promoter: Topo
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
President: Ole Anderson
Play by Play: David Crockett, Bob Caudle with Lance Russell
Referees: Jerry Calhoun, Rick Hazzard, Nick Patrick, Dick Woehrle, Scrappy McGowan, David Manning
Seen on: WTBS
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David announces STARRCADE ’87: RETURN OF THE ATOMIC GIANTS card so far for Thanksgiving Night in Greensboro:
WORLD WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Presents
STARRCADE ’87: THE ATOMIC GIANTS RETURN!
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 8:30PM
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO NC
AVAILABLE ON CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CHECK LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V AUSTIN IDOL
NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V OUTLAW RON BASS
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS w/Gary Hart v BOB BACKLUND + DON MURACCO
STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong v IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Gary Hart
JIMMY VALIANT V JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious
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IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Ray Stevens def. LANNY POFFO + SOUL TRAIN JONES
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NATIONAL CHAMPION Ron Simmons is here with a bandage on his head and joins David and Bob! A highlight of the Ron Bass attack on him is shown from last week.
Ron Simmons: “Ron Bass, you came out here last week and said your challenging me for the National title at Starrcade was a declaration of war. Then, minutes afterwards, you planted me after I won my match! Well, Ron Bass if you want a war, I WILL GIVE YOU A WAR! And the final battlefield will be at STARRCADE ’87!
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DUSTY RHODES def. TIGER JEET SINGH and defeats the latest of Jerry Lawler’s Knights on his quest to challenge for the world title at STARRCADE!
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While Curtis Thompson waits in the ring, RON BASS JOINS LANCE RUSSELL AND THROWS DOWN HIS WHIP AND YELLS LIKE A RAGING LUNATIC!
Lance: “Calm down Ron for crying out loud!
Ron holds a strap and cow bell menacingly: “RON SIMMONS! Y’ALL HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH AN HOMBRE LIKE ME! AH BEAT THE CRAPOLA OUT OF YOU LAST WEEK AND AM PROUD OF WHAT AH DID AND AM A BETTER MAN FOR IT, AND IF AH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AH WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, HAW HAW HAW! Ron Simmons, this ain’t some college dorm room, this is PROFESSIONAL RASSLIN, MANS GAME, and if y’all can’t handle it, I’ll take you OUT OF IT AND CLAIM YER NATIONAL TITLE AT STARRCADE!
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RON BASS DEF. CURTIS THOMPSON and puts the boots to him and HERE HE IS RON SIMMONS AND THE MEN ARE ON THE MAT TRADING BLOWS AS THE REFEREES AND DRESSING ROOMS EMPTY TO SEPARATE THEM! CHAOS HERE ON THE SET OF WORLD WIDE WRESTLING AS BOTH MEN REQUIRE A PHALANX OF MEN TO FORCE THEM BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DRESSING ROOMS!!!!
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Lance is joined by the UNIVERSAL HEARTTHROB, AUSTIN IDOL!
Lance: “Well, now Austin Idol, we heard last week, the man that you will challenge for the US Heavyweight title at STARRCADE, Terry Taylor, says you, Austin Idol, have always been . . . now don’t get sore at me. . . Terry Taylor says you are a big fish in a small pond.
Austin: “Lance Russell there is no need to apologize because Terry Taylor is right: the Universal Hearthrob HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FISH! And the small pond? IS WORLD WIDE WRESTLING! And at Starrcade which is the BIGGEST POND OF THEM ALL: this BIG fish is gonna come after you Terry Taylor and take that US Heavyweight title and this Big Fish will be the biggest fish in the biggest ocean in the world, Jack!
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THE FANTASTICS DEF. CRIMSON MASK + DICK O’SULLIVAN
After destroying the loser jabronis Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers hop out of the ring and join David and Bob!
Bobby: “What will it take, what will it take Chick Donovan for us to get the world title tag team shots we deserve at Starrcade?
Tommy: “Fabulous Ones, you are cornered, you are trapped. As the saying goes, you can run but you cannot hide. The entire weight of World Wide Wrestling, TBS, and the national TV audience from coast to coast is against you: you WILL defend the World tag team belts versus us THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT STARRCADE!
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World Heavyweight Champion JERRY LAWLER joins Lance with Queen Baby Doll!
Jerry: “DUSTY RHODES you have faced all of my Knights, from Ron Fuller, to Tiger Jeet Singh. But Lance Russell, enjoy you LAST WEEK here on TBS because when I introduce my FINAL KNIGHT to face Dusty Rhodes, WORLD WIDE WRESTLING WILL BE OFF THE AIR, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Lance: “OFF THE AIR??? WAIT COME BACK KING LAWLER . . . AW dumbgamit, David and Bob? Take us to our final match!
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NON- TITLE MATCH
TERRY TAYLOR DEF. JEFF JARRETT
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WORLD WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Presents
STARRCADE ’87: THE ATOMIC GIANTS RETURN!
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 8:30PM
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO NC
AVAILABLE ON CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CHECK LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V AUSTIN IDOL
NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V OUTLAW RON BASS
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS w/Gary Hart v BOB BACKLUND + DON MURACCO
STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong v IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Gary Hart
JIMMY VALIANT V JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious
On TBS 10/30/87
Taped LIVE 10/23/87 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
Promoter: Topo
Headquarters: Atlanta, GA
President: Ole Anderson
Play by Play: David Crockett, Bob Caudle with Lance Russell
Referees: Jerry Calhoun, Rick Hazzard, Nick Patrick, Dick Woehrle, Scrappy McGowan, David Manning
Seen on: WTBS
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David announces STARRCADE ’87: RETURN OF THE ATOMIC GIANTS card so far for Thanksgiving Night in Greensboro:
WORLD WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Presents
STARRCADE ’87: THE ATOMIC GIANTS RETURN!
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 8:30PM
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO NC
AVAILABLE ON CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CHECK LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V AUSTIN IDOL
NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V OUTLAW RON BASS
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS w/Gary Hart v BOB BACKLUND + DON MURACCO
STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong v IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Gary Hart
JIMMY VALIANT V JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious
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IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Ray Stevens def. LANNY POFFO + SOUL TRAIN JONES
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BREAK
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NATIONAL CHAMPION Ron Simmons is here with a bandage on his head and joins David and Bob! A highlight of the Ron Bass attack on him is shown from last week.
Ron Simmons: “Ron Bass, you came out here last week and said your challenging me for the National title at Starrcade was a declaration of war. Then, minutes afterwards, you planted me after I won my match! Well, Ron Bass if you want a war, I WILL GIVE YOU A WAR! And the final battlefield will be at STARRCADE ’87!
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DUSTY RHODES def. TIGER JEET SINGH and defeats the latest of Jerry Lawler’s Knights on his quest to challenge for the world title at STARRCADE!
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BREAK
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While Curtis Thompson waits in the ring, RON BASS JOINS LANCE RUSSELL AND THROWS DOWN HIS WHIP AND YELLS LIKE A RAGING LUNATIC!
Lance: “Calm down Ron for crying out loud!
Ron holds a strap and cow bell menacingly: “RON SIMMONS! Y’ALL HAVE NEVER DEALT WITH AN HOMBRE LIKE ME! AH BEAT THE CRAPOLA OUT OF YOU LAST WEEK AND AM PROUD OF WHAT AH DID AND AM A BETTER MAN FOR IT, AND IF AH HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AH WOULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, HAW HAW HAW! Ron Simmons, this ain’t some college dorm room, this is PROFESSIONAL RASSLIN, MANS GAME, and if y’all can’t handle it, I’ll take you OUT OF IT AND CLAIM YER NATIONAL TITLE AT STARRCADE!
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RON BASS DEF. CURTIS THOMPSON and puts the boots to him and HERE HE IS RON SIMMONS AND THE MEN ARE ON THE MAT TRADING BLOWS AS THE REFEREES AND DRESSING ROOMS EMPTY TO SEPARATE THEM! CHAOS HERE ON THE SET OF WORLD WIDE WRESTLING AS BOTH MEN REQUIRE A PHALANX OF MEN TO FORCE THEM BACK TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DRESSING ROOMS!!!!
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BREAK
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Lance is joined by the UNIVERSAL HEARTTHROB, AUSTIN IDOL!
Lance: “Well, now Austin Idol, we heard last week, the man that you will challenge for the US Heavyweight title at STARRCADE, Terry Taylor, says you, Austin Idol, have always been . . . now don’t get sore at me. . . Terry Taylor says you are a big fish in a small pond.
Austin: “Lance Russell there is no need to apologize because Terry Taylor is right: the Universal Hearthrob HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG FISH! And the small pond? IS WORLD WIDE WRESTLING! And at Starrcade which is the BIGGEST POND OF THEM ALL: this BIG fish is gonna come after you Terry Taylor and take that US Heavyweight title and this Big Fish will be the biggest fish in the biggest ocean in the world, Jack!
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.
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THE FANTASTICS DEF. CRIMSON MASK + DICK O’SULLIVAN
After destroying the loser jabronis Bobby Fulton and Tommy Rogers hop out of the ring and join David and Bob!
Bobby: “What will it take, what will it take Chick Donovan for us to get the world title tag team shots we deserve at Starrcade?
Tommy: “Fabulous Ones, you are cornered, you are trapped. As the saying goes, you can run but you cannot hide. The entire weight of World Wide Wrestling, TBS, and the national TV audience from coast to coast is against you: you WILL defend the World tag team belts versus us THANKSGIVING NIGHT AT STARRCADE!
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BREAK
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World Heavyweight Champion JERRY LAWLER joins Lance with Queen Baby Doll!
Jerry: “DUSTY RHODES you have faced all of my Knights, from Ron Fuller, to Tiger Jeet Singh. But Lance Russell, enjoy you LAST WEEK here on TBS because when I introduce my FINAL KNIGHT to face Dusty Rhodes, WORLD WIDE WRESTLING WILL BE OFF THE AIR, HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Lance: “OFF THE AIR??? WAIT COME BACK KING LAWLER . . . AW dumbgamit, David and Bob? Take us to our final match!
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NON- TITLE MATCH
TERRY TAYLOR DEF. JEFF JARRETT
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WORLD WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Presents
STARRCADE ’87: THE ATOMIC GIANTS RETURN!
THANKSGIVING NIGHT
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 8:30PM
GREENSBORO COLISEUM, GREENSBORO NC
AVAILABLE ON CLOSED CIRCUIT TV CHECK LOCAL NEWSPAPERS
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V AUSTIN IDOL
NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V OUTLAW RON BASS
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS w/Gary Hart v BOB BACKLUND + DON MURACCO
STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong v IRON SHEIK + NIKOLAI VOLKOFF w/Gary Hart
JIMMY VALIANT V JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious
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