Portland Wrestling (12/18/87)
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“Portland Wrestling”
Taped live on 12/18/87 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
COSS: Welcome to Portland Wrestling! Billy Jack Haynes is back and he'll defend his Pacific Northwwest Championship against “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly in our Main Event! Exotic Adrian Street will be here with his pink hat and will draw a name from the hat to defend the TV Title against! Also, Don Owen has an announcement that he says affects the future of professional wrestling! Our first match is in the ring!
The Grappler (w/ Ron Fuller) vs. SD “Special Delivery” Jones: The Grappler, a member of the Stud Stable, faces a solid opponent in the veteran Jones. SD gives Grappler a stern test, but Jones goes down in defeat after a kick to the abdomen. Stasiak says that at least the Grappler doesn't also have a mask to load since Manny Fernandez unmasked him!
COMMERCIAL
Stan Stasiak is in the Crow's Nest with a special guest.
STASIAK: I'm here with Don Owen and one of our longtime sponsors, Tom Peterson! Tom, you have an announcement about next week...
PETERSON: Don and I have been talking about Christmas. Christmas is all about family and we agree that everybody, pro wrestlers included should spend this holiday at home with family. On Christmas night, here on KPTV, Tom Peterson's and Portland Wrestling will present a Holiday Souble Feature: Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life with no commercials during the movies. No card here at the Sports Arena and no Portland Wrestling!
OWEN: We will be back on New Year's Day with a great card and on January 8th, kids will get in free!
STASIAK: OK, Don, what is this huge announcement about the future of wrestling?
OWEN: The United Wrestling Alliance is a worldwide organization. It is the group that sanctions our Undisputed World Championship. They have decided to expand to the USA in 1988! I have been named the President of this organization and there are great plans for the UWA in the coming year. The great stars such as Billy Jack Haynes, the Rock and Roll Express, Dangerous Dan Spivey, Iceman King Parsons, Ronnie Garvin, Abdullah the Butcher, plus new stars will be seen nationwide and internationally. Watch out for the UWA! Big things are coming in 1988!
Superstar Bill Dundee, Jos LeDuc, & Nord the Berzerker vs. Mitch Snow, Vic Steamboat, & Brickhouse Brown: Dundee and the two powerhouse wrestlers he currently advises team up tonight. Dundee starts off and Steamboat and Brown give him fits early on. The tide turns when Dundee tags out to Nord and Snow tags in. Snow is a capable wrestler, but he is overmatched against Dundee's men. Eventually, LeDuc locks in the bearhug for the submission.
COMMERCIAL
Tom Prichard vs. Eric Embry: After his performance against Adrian Street last week, Embry hears some cheers when Don Owen introduces him. The two wrestlers shake hands before the bout and we see a scientific match this week. Prichard gets the win after a backslide. The fans give these two young grapplers a standing ovation. They embrace after the bout and leave the ring together, seemingly having an intense conversation.
STASIAK: I'm here with a young man who has taken the Northwest by storm, “Midnight Soldier” Brain Adams. We saw Nord the Berzerker earlier. I thought the two of you were going to slug it out last week! What's going on between the two of you?
ADAMS: I try to be a professional and set a good example for the kids. This crazy guy comes out here, swinging a sword like something out of a scary movie! He's gonna hurt somebody if he keeps that up! I don't like guys like that and I don't like that slimy little jerk Dundee! He tried to intimidate me last week, running at me after my match with that sword! I say, bring it on, big man! Any place, any time! I'm always ready for a fight!
STASIAK: This young man will be in the ring for our next match!
COMMERCIAL
Rugged veteran Jay “the Alaskan” York paces in the ring. We hear...
The popular Brian Adams comes to the ring! Fans reach out to high five this young man or high five him. The Portland fans have really taken to this future superstar!
“Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams vs. Jay “the Alaskan” York: York is no slouch, but he has no chance against his powerful opponent tonight! Adams score the pin via the claw.
Former PNW Tag Team Champions Buzz Sawyer(dressed in T shirt and jeans, carrying his dog chain) and Matt Borne(dressed to wrestle) stand in the ring. Then, the music plays...
Robert Gibson comes to ringside as the crowd goes wild! Gibson sees two men waiting and returns to the dressing room. A few seconds later, he returns....with his partner, Ricky Morton!!!
Robert Gibson (w/Ricky Morton) vs. Maniac Matt Borne (w/Buzz Sawyer): Gibson keeps Borne off balance with his quickness and athleticism. Sawyer acts like he is going to get involved and Morton cuts him off. Before long, all four men are in the ring and it's a double DQ! Sawyer usues his chain to bash Morton's head and bloody him1 Finally, Gibson gets his title belt and uses it as a weapon to drive the heels away!
Coss and the champs are in the Crow's Nest...
COSS: Ricky, you really need to get a doctor to stitch you up!
MORTON: Yeah, Don, the blood is flowin like red wine! That's ok! I've been split open before! I've had it with these two clowns! Something's gotta give!
GIBSON: Brother's right! This town ain't big enough for both of our teams! Somebody's gotta go and it won't be Rock and Roll!
MORTON: That's right, brother! Rock and Roll is here to stay and you know it!
COMMERCIAL
Adrian Street and Miss Linda are in the Crow's Nest with Don Coss. Miss Linda is holding the pink fedora.
STREET: Once again, I will select a name from the hat in a blind draw. After an inferior wrestler received a match last week, we have filled the hat with a completley new complement of top names! I'll even allow you to select, Donald!
Coss pulls a slip of paper from the hat...
COSS: Art Barr!
STREET: A rising young star! Isn't it magnanimous to give this lovely young lad such a golden opportunity?
LINDA: You're the greatest!
COSS: Well, Art is a good athlete and I wish him well, but he's young and inexperienced. He's not exactly a top contender, but the TV Champion is headed to the ring to face him.
TV TITLE MATCH: Exotic Adrian Street (w/Miss Linda) © vs. Art Barr: At first, it looks like things may backfire on the Champion as Barr really takes it to the Exotic one! In the end, Street locks in the cobra hold and gets the submission victory!
COMMERCIAL
“Tennesse Stud” Ron Fuller & “Gentlemen” Jimmy Golden vs. Ron Garvin & “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez: Garvin and Fernandez are fired up and really take it to the men from Tennessee! Kendo Nagasaki makes his way to ringside and eventually makes the difference in the bout. Fuller pins the Bull after the Black Ninja nails Manny from behind with his kendo stick.
COMMERCIAL
MAIN EVENT (2/3 falls) PNW TITLE MATCH: Billy Jack Haynes © vs. “Mr. Magnificent”Kevin Kelly:
First Fall: Two powerful men slug it out! After ten minutes of brawling, Haynes surprised Kelly with a sunset flip and gets the 1-2-3! The Champ is up 1 fall to zero!
Second Fall: Haynes looks like he was never injured as he dominates the action for this fall. The man who injured Billy, Undisputed World Champion Dangeous Dan Spivey comes to ringside! Haynes leaves the ring and brawls with Spivey as Spivey relaxes in the corner. Referee Sandy Barr counts Haynes out and we're tied at a fall apiece!
Third Fall: Don Owen gets on the mic and threatens to fine Spivey $5,000.00 if he doesn't leave the arena! The World Champion stomps away in a huff! The third fall continues the battle of the musclemen. Haynes retains the belt as he finally applies the full nelson and getsn the submission!
DARK MATCHES:
PNW Tag Champions Rock & Roll Express successfully defend the belts against the Nightmares(billed as Southeastern Champions)in spite of Ricky Morton wrestling with a bandage on his head. Gibson pins Nightmare Ken Wayne after the Express hits a double dropkick.
In a wild and crazy brawl,“Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams & Dirty Dutch Mantel fight Master of Pain & Abdullah the Butcher (w/Ron Fuller) to a double DQ. Not only does Fuller get involved, but Mantel's bullwhip Shoo Baby ends up in the ring as well as Nord the Berzerker, Bill Dundee, and Manny Fernandez. The brawl goes on for several minutes after the bell!
The Super Samoans (w/ Ron Wright) get a tainted win over Bad Leroy Brown & Iceman King Parsons. Wright's interference leads to Afa pinning the Iceman.
Wahoo McDaniel pinned “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki(w/ Ron Fuller) after Fuller's interference backfired.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD FIGHT!!!
Taped live on 12/18/87 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
COSS: Welcome to Portland Wrestling! Billy Jack Haynes is back and he'll defend his Pacific Northwwest Championship against “Mr. Magnificent” Kevin Kelly in our Main Event! Exotic Adrian Street will be here with his pink hat and will draw a name from the hat to defend the TV Title against! Also, Don Owen has an announcement that he says affects the future of professional wrestling! Our first match is in the ring!
The Grappler (w/ Ron Fuller) vs. SD “Special Delivery” Jones: The Grappler, a member of the Stud Stable, faces a solid opponent in the veteran Jones. SD gives Grappler a stern test, but Jones goes down in defeat after a kick to the abdomen. Stasiak says that at least the Grappler doesn't also have a mask to load since Manny Fernandez unmasked him!
COMMERCIAL
Stan Stasiak is in the Crow's Nest with a special guest.
STASIAK: I'm here with Don Owen and one of our longtime sponsors, Tom Peterson! Tom, you have an announcement about next week...
PETERSON: Don and I have been talking about Christmas. Christmas is all about family and we agree that everybody, pro wrestlers included should spend this holiday at home with family. On Christmas night, here on KPTV, Tom Peterson's and Portland Wrestling will present a Holiday Souble Feature: Miracle on 34th Street and It's A Wonderful Life with no commercials during the movies. No card here at the Sports Arena and no Portland Wrestling!
OWEN: We will be back on New Year's Day with a great card and on January 8th, kids will get in free!
STASIAK: OK, Don, what is this huge announcement about the future of wrestling?
OWEN: The United Wrestling Alliance is a worldwide organization. It is the group that sanctions our Undisputed World Championship. They have decided to expand to the USA in 1988! I have been named the President of this organization and there are great plans for the UWA in the coming year. The great stars such as Billy Jack Haynes, the Rock and Roll Express, Dangerous Dan Spivey, Iceman King Parsons, Ronnie Garvin, Abdullah the Butcher, plus new stars will be seen nationwide and internationally. Watch out for the UWA! Big things are coming in 1988!
Superstar Bill Dundee, Jos LeDuc, & Nord the Berzerker vs. Mitch Snow, Vic Steamboat, & Brickhouse Brown: Dundee and the two powerhouse wrestlers he currently advises team up tonight. Dundee starts off and Steamboat and Brown give him fits early on. The tide turns when Dundee tags out to Nord and Snow tags in. Snow is a capable wrestler, but he is overmatched against Dundee's men. Eventually, LeDuc locks in the bearhug for the submission.
COMMERCIAL
Tom Prichard vs. Eric Embry: After his performance against Adrian Street last week, Embry hears some cheers when Don Owen introduces him. The two wrestlers shake hands before the bout and we see a scientific match this week. Prichard gets the win after a backslide. The fans give these two young grapplers a standing ovation. They embrace after the bout and leave the ring together, seemingly having an intense conversation.
STASIAK: I'm here with a young man who has taken the Northwest by storm, “Midnight Soldier” Brain Adams. We saw Nord the Berzerker earlier. I thought the two of you were going to slug it out last week! What's going on between the two of you?
ADAMS: I try to be a professional and set a good example for the kids. This crazy guy comes out here, swinging a sword like something out of a scary movie! He's gonna hurt somebody if he keeps that up! I don't like guys like that and I don't like that slimy little jerk Dundee! He tried to intimidate me last week, running at me after my match with that sword! I say, bring it on, big man! Any place, any time! I'm always ready for a fight!
STASIAK: This young man will be in the ring for our next match!
COMMERCIAL
Rugged veteran Jay “the Alaskan” York paces in the ring. We hear...
The popular Brian Adams comes to the ring! Fans reach out to high five this young man or high five him. The Portland fans have really taken to this future superstar!
“Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams vs. Jay “the Alaskan” York: York is no slouch, but he has no chance against his powerful opponent tonight! Adams score the pin via the claw.
Former PNW Tag Team Champions Buzz Sawyer(dressed in T shirt and jeans, carrying his dog chain) and Matt Borne(dressed to wrestle) stand in the ring. Then, the music plays...
Robert Gibson comes to ringside as the crowd goes wild! Gibson sees two men waiting and returns to the dressing room. A few seconds later, he returns....with his partner, Ricky Morton!!!
Robert Gibson (w/Ricky Morton) vs. Maniac Matt Borne (w/Buzz Sawyer): Gibson keeps Borne off balance with his quickness and athleticism. Sawyer acts like he is going to get involved and Morton cuts him off. Before long, all four men are in the ring and it's a double DQ! Sawyer usues his chain to bash Morton's head and bloody him1 Finally, Gibson gets his title belt and uses it as a weapon to drive the heels away!
Coss and the champs are in the Crow's Nest...
COSS: Ricky, you really need to get a doctor to stitch you up!
MORTON: Yeah, Don, the blood is flowin like red wine! That's ok! I've been split open before! I've had it with these two clowns! Something's gotta give!
GIBSON: Brother's right! This town ain't big enough for both of our teams! Somebody's gotta go and it won't be Rock and Roll!
MORTON: That's right, brother! Rock and Roll is here to stay and you know it!
COMMERCIAL
Adrian Street and Miss Linda are in the Crow's Nest with Don Coss. Miss Linda is holding the pink fedora.
STREET: Once again, I will select a name from the hat in a blind draw. After an inferior wrestler received a match last week, we have filled the hat with a completley new complement of top names! I'll even allow you to select, Donald!
Coss pulls a slip of paper from the hat...
COSS: Art Barr!
STREET: A rising young star! Isn't it magnanimous to give this lovely young lad such a golden opportunity?
LINDA: You're the greatest!
COSS: Well, Art is a good athlete and I wish him well, but he's young and inexperienced. He's not exactly a top contender, but the TV Champion is headed to the ring to face him.
TV TITLE MATCH: Exotic Adrian Street (w/Miss Linda) © vs. Art Barr: At first, it looks like things may backfire on the Champion as Barr really takes it to the Exotic one! In the end, Street locks in the cobra hold and gets the submission victory!
COMMERCIAL
“Tennesse Stud” Ron Fuller & “Gentlemen” Jimmy Golden vs. Ron Garvin & “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez: Garvin and Fernandez are fired up and really take it to the men from Tennessee! Kendo Nagasaki makes his way to ringside and eventually makes the difference in the bout. Fuller pins the Bull after the Black Ninja nails Manny from behind with his kendo stick.
COMMERCIAL
MAIN EVENT (2/3 falls) PNW TITLE MATCH: Billy Jack Haynes © vs. “Mr. Magnificent”Kevin Kelly:
First Fall: Two powerful men slug it out! After ten minutes of brawling, Haynes surprised Kelly with a sunset flip and gets the 1-2-3! The Champ is up 1 fall to zero!
Second Fall: Haynes looks like he was never injured as he dominates the action for this fall. The man who injured Billy, Undisputed World Champion Dangeous Dan Spivey comes to ringside! Haynes leaves the ring and brawls with Spivey as Spivey relaxes in the corner. Referee Sandy Barr counts Haynes out and we're tied at a fall apiece!
Third Fall: Don Owen gets on the mic and threatens to fine Spivey $5,000.00 if he doesn't leave the arena! The World Champion stomps away in a huff! The third fall continues the battle of the musclemen. Haynes retains the belt as he finally applies the full nelson and getsn the submission!
DARK MATCHES:
PNW Tag Champions Rock & Roll Express successfully defend the belts against the Nightmares(billed as Southeastern Champions)in spite of Ricky Morton wrestling with a bandage on his head. Gibson pins Nightmare Ken Wayne after the Express hits a double dropkick.
In a wild and crazy brawl,“Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams & Dirty Dutch Mantel fight Master of Pain & Abdullah the Butcher (w/Ron Fuller) to a double DQ. Not only does Fuller get involved, but Mantel's bullwhip Shoo Baby ends up in the ring as well as Nord the Berzerker, Bill Dundee, and Manny Fernandez. The brawl goes on for several minutes after the bell!
The Super Samoans (w/ Ron Wright) get a tainted win over Bad Leroy Brown & Iceman King Parsons. Wright's interference leads to Afa pinning the Iceman.
Wahoo McDaniel pinned “Black Ninja” Kendo Nagasaki(w/ Ron Fuller) after Fuller's interference backfired.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOOD FIGHT!!!
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