Portland Wrestling (1/1/88)
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“Portland Wrestling”
Taped live on 1/1/88 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! Happy New Year! We have a great card for you fans tonight! If this is any indication, 1988 will be an incredible year! We have two big title matches: The Rock and Roll Express defend the Pacific Northwest Tag Title against former champions Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer! Exotic Adrian Street will draw a anme from his pink hat and defend against whoever that man may be! Right now, it's time to go to the ring for the first match of 1988!
The Grappler (w/”Tennessee Stud” Ron Fuller) vs. CW Bergstrom: Grappler, a member of the Stud Stable, faces local boy Bergstrom. Grappler looks impressive and doesn't even use the loaded boot, but wins with a shoulderbreaker.
COMMERCIAL
Jimmy Golden (w/ Ron Fuller) vs. “Golden Boy” Jerry Grey: The Stud's beloved cousin takes Grey apart in impressive fashion. Golden gets the duke after a DDT.
COSS: I have big news for you great fans in Portland! Next week, here at the Sports Arena, it will be a “kids free” card! Kids under 12 admitted free with a paid adult! A great bargain for all of our great fans! Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, & the Grappler have joined me here and I'll speak to you gentlemen in a minute. Also, a huge Portland Special here on January 11. Two big matches already signed:
Undisputed World Title Match in a Steel Cage: Dangerous Dan Spivey vs. Billy Jack Haynes
PNW Tag Title Match-Losing team must split up: Rock and Roll Express vs. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne
Don Owen will have the entire card here t next week! Now, the “Tennessee Stud”...
FULLER: Kids get in free? Has Don Owens gone senile, Coss? If he's not senile, he'll go bankrupt giving out free tickets to these freeloaders! If I hadn't already signed members of the stable to appear here next week, the Stud Stable would boycott that event!
GRAPPLER: They don't expect me to wrestle for free do they?
GOLDEN: No way, brother! You're too big of a star, just like Ronald and me!
FULLER: That's right, dear cousin! Now, I'll tell you what does interest me and that's this Portland Special coming up! Give the Stable a match where we can get our hands on Manny Fernandez & Ronnie Garvin! I've made that the Stable's goal: to run those two scalawags out of wrestling and we'll do it as soon as we get the opportunity!
COSS: I'm sure Don Owen can arrange that!
FULLER: I sure hope so!
COMMERCIAL
The Super Samoans (w/ Ron Wright) vs. Barry Hardy, Gene Ligon, & Jake “the Milkman” Milliman: Afa & Kokina have been on a roll since arriving and they have a handicap match tonight. In spite of being a man down, the Polynesian team roll over the opposition. Afa pins Milliman after a Samoan drop. It will take a tough team to defeat Wright's guys!
COMMERCIAL
Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo McDaniel vs. Mean Mike Miller & Akio Sato: Two of the most popular faces in the promotion take on a very capable set of opponents. After a competitive match, Haynes pins Sato after an overhead press slam.
COMMERCIAL
Stan Stasiak stands by in the Crow's Nest.
STASIAK: Here's a young guy who has been setting the territory on fire: “Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams! Brian, it looks like you have a problem with this wildman that Bill Dundee has brought in, Nord the Berzerker.
ADAMS: Yeah, here on TV tonight, Ken Patera and myself will take on the Berzerker and Jos LeDuc and that goofy Elvis impersonator Dundee will be in their corner! Look, I try to be a professional and set a good example for the young kids watching. This Nord the Berzerker comes out drooling and waving a sword around like a lunatic! Yeah, he's big and bad and he's got Jos LeDuc, one of the strongest men in wrestling on his side! Well, I've got an Olympic power lifter backing me up! I really like our chances in this match, Stan!
STASIAK: I understand another friend of yours is coming here soon...
ADAMS: I think the people here will really like this guy! His namer is Johnny Ace. He's been tearing up Japan. We met over there and became friends. When he heard about the UWA coming to the states, he called me and said, “I want in!” Here's a video they put together on Johnny Ace! Check out this great wrestler!
VTR:
A music video featuring footage of Johnny Ace from Japan. The footage chosen makes Ace look like a world beater naturally.
STASIAK: Johnny Ace really looks impressive, folks. Now, Adrian Street and Miss Linda are here with the pink fedora and we're about to find out who the challenger for the TV Title is...
STREET: You certainly impresss easily, Stanley! We have a new list of top contenders in the hat this week! We'll even allow you to pick, Stasiak!
Stasiak pulls a slip of paper from the hat. A big grin spreads over his face as he looks at the name on the paper!
STASIAK: Your challenger is the former TV Champion! It's Tommy Prichard!!!!
STREET: (visibly upset) NO! That can't be true! I made sure...
STASIAK: You made sure of what?
STREET: This is a conspiracy! I can't believe this!
Miss Linda tries in vain to console Street, but he is angry and distraught!
STREET: Never mind! I'll thrash him within an inch of his life! He'll rue the day he ever heard the name of Adrian Street!
COMMERCIAL
TV TITLE MATCH: Exotic Adrian Street(w/ Miss Linda) © vs. Tom Prichard: Street seems to want no part of Prichard at first and Tom goes after him and dominates the action. Street seems like a desperate man and uses one of his studded wristbands and distraction from Miss Linda to take control of the match! The wristband makes an effective weapon when wrapped around Street's fist and soon, the challenger is lacerated. It looks like Street will successfully defend here, but Prichard surprises him with a backslide and gets the 1-2-3! TOM PRICHARD IS YOUR NEW TV CHAMPION!!!
STASIAK: What about that, wrestling fans? A new champion crowned here this week! Tommy , congratulations!
Tom Prichard, bloodied, but happy enters the Crow's Nest holding the belt high!
PRICHARD: Stan, I knew if I got a straight up match for the belt that I'd get it back! I did it!I want to thank all of these great fans for their support! I couldn't have done without you!
An angry Street enters the Crow's Nest!
STASIAK: No trouble up here, please!
STREET: I was robbed! I don't know how this happened! This match should have never taken place! I know this man's name was not in that hat! Fetch the hat, Linda!
Linda brings the fedora to Street. Street starts pulling names from the hat!
STREET: (reading names) Tom Prichard...Tom Prichard...Tom Prichard...Your name is on every one of these! How is that even possible?
Eric Embry enters the scene!
EMBRY: IT's real simple, man! I used to be your tag team partner! I got sick of your crap week in and week out! It was real easy for me to slip into your dressing room. Everybody thought it would be ok since we used to be partners! I slipped in and made sure that you'd have to face the one guy you had been ducking!
STREET: You traitor! You'll both pay for this! I promise you that!
Street storms off as Embry and Prichard high five!
COSS: I am joined by the Undisputed World Champion as recognized by the United Wrestling Alliance, Dangerous Dan Spivey. I announced earlier that on January 11, at the Portland Special, you defend the title against a man who is looking for revenge, Billy Jack Haynes, in a steel cage match!
SPIVEY: Last time, they hauled you away in an ambulance, but somehow you came back, Haynes! Maybe this time, it will be a permanent injury!I won't stop until I've retired you! I promise you won't take this belt from me! This is my permanent possession and you'll never take it! I'm glad we're in a cage! That way, none of your chums like Wahoo or Ronnie Garvin or Tommy Prichard can come in and help you! I can beat you until you can't walk! Until your own mama won't recognize you!
COSS: A very confident World Champion, Dan Spivey!
Bill Dundee leads his men, Jos LeDuc and Nord the Berzerker(complete with Viking helmet and sword) to the ring! Fans give Nord and his sword a wide berth!
The music and crowd reaction change for Brian Adams and Ken Patera!
Ken Patera & “Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams vs. Jos LeDuc & Nord the Berzerker(w/Superstar Bill Dundee): No love lost here! This is one is a slugfest from the openeing bell! Sandy Barr never really is in control and ends up disqualifying both teams! The bell doesn't end the brawl and these four men fight all over the arena!
COMMERCIAL
Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne stand ready in the ring. Then, the music plays...
Ricky and Robert get mobbed as they come to the ring! These fans love their tag team champions!
MAIN EVENT(2/3 falls): PNW TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Rock and Roll Express © vs. “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer & “Maniac” Matt Borne:
First Fall: Ricky and Robert use quick tags and precision teamwork to dominate much of this fall. It looks like they will win easily until Sawyer hits his patented powerslam on Ricky and puts the challengers up one fall to zero.
Second Fall: Ricky has to start the second fall and he spends several minutes taking a vicious beating from Sawyer & Borne. He finally makes a hot tag and the tide turns. Gibson ties things at a fall apiece by pinning Borne with a victory roll.
Third Fall: A fast paced back and forth fall with several near falls. The champs retain the belts when Morton pins Borne with an inside cradle. Coss reminds the fans that at the show on January 11 that the losing team must split up for good!
DARK MATCHES:
In a rugged bout, Dutch Mantel pins Bad News Brooks(w/ Ron Fuller) after a short clothesline in 9:18.
Eric Embry gets a big reaction from the crowd after his involvement in the TV Title situation earlier. He works as a face in a 15 minute draw with Superstar Bill Dundee.
“Tennessee Stud” Ron Fuller & “Black Ninja”Kendo Nagaskai(w/ the Grappler) defeat Ron Garvin & “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez by DQ when Dutch Mantel came to ringside to counter the Grappler and ended up using Shoo Baby on the heels.
UWA Undisputed World Champion “Dangerous” Dan Spivey successfully defended against Mr. Olympia(billed as Southeastern Champion), pinning the masked man after 16:12 of exciting action after kicking Olympia in the face.
Taped live on 1/1/88 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! Happy New Year! We have a great card for you fans tonight! If this is any indication, 1988 will be an incredible year! We have two big title matches: The Rock and Roll Express defend the Pacific Northwest Tag Title against former champions Matt Borne & Buzz Sawyer! Exotic Adrian Street will draw a anme from his pink hat and defend against whoever that man may be! Right now, it's time to go to the ring for the first match of 1988!
The Grappler (w/”Tennessee Stud” Ron Fuller) vs. CW Bergstrom: Grappler, a member of the Stud Stable, faces local boy Bergstrom. Grappler looks impressive and doesn't even use the loaded boot, but wins with a shoulderbreaker.
COMMERCIAL
Jimmy Golden (w/ Ron Fuller) vs. “Golden Boy” Jerry Grey: The Stud's beloved cousin takes Grey apart in impressive fashion. Golden gets the duke after a DDT.
COSS: I have big news for you great fans in Portland! Next week, here at the Sports Arena, it will be a “kids free” card! Kids under 12 admitted free with a paid adult! A great bargain for all of our great fans! Ron Fuller, Jimmy Golden, & the Grappler have joined me here and I'll speak to you gentlemen in a minute. Also, a huge Portland Special here on January 11. Two big matches already signed:
Undisputed World Title Match in a Steel Cage: Dangerous Dan Spivey vs. Billy Jack Haynes
PNW Tag Title Match-Losing team must split up: Rock and Roll Express vs. Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne
Don Owen will have the entire card here t next week! Now, the “Tennessee Stud”...
FULLER: Kids get in free? Has Don Owens gone senile, Coss? If he's not senile, he'll go bankrupt giving out free tickets to these freeloaders! If I hadn't already signed members of the stable to appear here next week, the Stud Stable would boycott that event!
GRAPPLER: They don't expect me to wrestle for free do they?
GOLDEN: No way, brother! You're too big of a star, just like Ronald and me!
FULLER: That's right, dear cousin! Now, I'll tell you what does interest me and that's this Portland Special coming up! Give the Stable a match where we can get our hands on Manny Fernandez & Ronnie Garvin! I've made that the Stable's goal: to run those two scalawags out of wrestling and we'll do it as soon as we get the opportunity!
COSS: I'm sure Don Owen can arrange that!
FULLER: I sure hope so!
COMMERCIAL
The Super Samoans (w/ Ron Wright) vs. Barry Hardy, Gene Ligon, & Jake “the Milkman” Milliman: Afa & Kokina have been on a roll since arriving and they have a handicap match tonight. In spite of being a man down, the Polynesian team roll over the opposition. Afa pins Milliman after a Samoan drop. It will take a tough team to defeat Wright's guys!
COMMERCIAL
Billy Jack Haynes & Wahoo McDaniel vs. Mean Mike Miller & Akio Sato: Two of the most popular faces in the promotion take on a very capable set of opponents. After a competitive match, Haynes pins Sato after an overhead press slam.
COMMERCIAL
Stan Stasiak stands by in the Crow's Nest.
STASIAK: Here's a young guy who has been setting the territory on fire: “Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams! Brian, it looks like you have a problem with this wildman that Bill Dundee has brought in, Nord the Berzerker.
ADAMS: Yeah, here on TV tonight, Ken Patera and myself will take on the Berzerker and Jos LeDuc and that goofy Elvis impersonator Dundee will be in their corner! Look, I try to be a professional and set a good example for the young kids watching. This Nord the Berzerker comes out drooling and waving a sword around like a lunatic! Yeah, he's big and bad and he's got Jos LeDuc, one of the strongest men in wrestling on his side! Well, I've got an Olympic power lifter backing me up! I really like our chances in this match, Stan!
STASIAK: I understand another friend of yours is coming here soon...
ADAMS: I think the people here will really like this guy! His namer is Johnny Ace. He's been tearing up Japan. We met over there and became friends. When he heard about the UWA coming to the states, he called me and said, “I want in!” Here's a video they put together on Johnny Ace! Check out this great wrestler!
VTR:
A music video featuring footage of Johnny Ace from Japan. The footage chosen makes Ace look like a world beater naturally.
STASIAK: Johnny Ace really looks impressive, folks. Now, Adrian Street and Miss Linda are here with the pink fedora and we're about to find out who the challenger for the TV Title is...
STREET: You certainly impresss easily, Stanley! We have a new list of top contenders in the hat this week! We'll even allow you to pick, Stasiak!
Stasiak pulls a slip of paper from the hat. A big grin spreads over his face as he looks at the name on the paper!
STASIAK: Your challenger is the former TV Champion! It's Tommy Prichard!!!!
STREET: (visibly upset) NO! That can't be true! I made sure...
STASIAK: You made sure of what?
STREET: This is a conspiracy! I can't believe this!
Miss Linda tries in vain to console Street, but he is angry and distraught!
STREET: Never mind! I'll thrash him within an inch of his life! He'll rue the day he ever heard the name of Adrian Street!
COMMERCIAL
TV TITLE MATCH: Exotic Adrian Street(w/ Miss Linda) © vs. Tom Prichard: Street seems to want no part of Prichard at first and Tom goes after him and dominates the action. Street seems like a desperate man and uses one of his studded wristbands and distraction from Miss Linda to take control of the match! The wristband makes an effective weapon when wrapped around Street's fist and soon, the challenger is lacerated. It looks like Street will successfully defend here, but Prichard surprises him with a backslide and gets the 1-2-3! TOM PRICHARD IS YOUR NEW TV CHAMPION!!!
STASIAK: What about that, wrestling fans? A new champion crowned here this week! Tommy , congratulations!
Tom Prichard, bloodied, but happy enters the Crow's Nest holding the belt high!
PRICHARD: Stan, I knew if I got a straight up match for the belt that I'd get it back! I did it!I want to thank all of these great fans for their support! I couldn't have done without you!
An angry Street enters the Crow's Nest!
STASIAK: No trouble up here, please!
STREET: I was robbed! I don't know how this happened! This match should have never taken place! I know this man's name was not in that hat! Fetch the hat, Linda!
Linda brings the fedora to Street. Street starts pulling names from the hat!
STREET: (reading names) Tom Prichard...Tom Prichard...Tom Prichard...Your name is on every one of these! How is that even possible?
Eric Embry enters the scene!
EMBRY: IT's real simple, man! I used to be your tag team partner! I got sick of your crap week in and week out! It was real easy for me to slip into your dressing room. Everybody thought it would be ok since we used to be partners! I slipped in and made sure that you'd have to face the one guy you had been ducking!
STREET: You traitor! You'll both pay for this! I promise you that!
Street storms off as Embry and Prichard high five!
COSS: I am joined by the Undisputed World Champion as recognized by the United Wrestling Alliance, Dangerous Dan Spivey. I announced earlier that on January 11, at the Portland Special, you defend the title against a man who is looking for revenge, Billy Jack Haynes, in a steel cage match!
SPIVEY: Last time, they hauled you away in an ambulance, but somehow you came back, Haynes! Maybe this time, it will be a permanent injury!I won't stop until I've retired you! I promise you won't take this belt from me! This is my permanent possession and you'll never take it! I'm glad we're in a cage! That way, none of your chums like Wahoo or Ronnie Garvin or Tommy Prichard can come in and help you! I can beat you until you can't walk! Until your own mama won't recognize you!
COSS: A very confident World Champion, Dan Spivey!
Bill Dundee leads his men, Jos LeDuc and Nord the Berzerker(complete with Viking helmet and sword) to the ring! Fans give Nord and his sword a wide berth!
The music and crowd reaction change for Brian Adams and Ken Patera!
Ken Patera & “Midnight Soldier” Brian Adams vs. Jos LeDuc & Nord the Berzerker(w/Superstar Bill Dundee): No love lost here! This is one is a slugfest from the openeing bell! Sandy Barr never really is in control and ends up disqualifying both teams! The bell doesn't end the brawl and these four men fight all over the arena!
COMMERCIAL
Buzz Sawyer & Matt Borne stand ready in the ring. Then, the music plays...
Ricky and Robert get mobbed as they come to the ring! These fans love their tag team champions!
MAIN EVENT(2/3 falls): PNW TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: Rock and Roll Express © vs. “Mad Dog” Buzz Sawyer & “Maniac” Matt Borne:
First Fall: Ricky and Robert use quick tags and precision teamwork to dominate much of this fall. It looks like they will win easily until Sawyer hits his patented powerslam on Ricky and puts the challengers up one fall to zero.
Second Fall: Ricky has to start the second fall and he spends several minutes taking a vicious beating from Sawyer & Borne. He finally makes a hot tag and the tide turns. Gibson ties things at a fall apiece by pinning Borne with a victory roll.
Third Fall: A fast paced back and forth fall with several near falls. The champs retain the belts when Morton pins Borne with an inside cradle. Coss reminds the fans that at the show on January 11 that the losing team must split up for good!
DARK MATCHES:
In a rugged bout, Dutch Mantel pins Bad News Brooks(w/ Ron Fuller) after a short clothesline in 9:18.
Eric Embry gets a big reaction from the crowd after his involvement in the TV Title situation earlier. He works as a face in a 15 minute draw with Superstar Bill Dundee.
“Tennessee Stud” Ron Fuller & “Black Ninja”Kendo Nagaskai(w/ the Grappler) defeat Ron Garvin & “Ragin Bull” Manny Fernandez by DQ when Dutch Mantel came to ringside to counter the Grappler and ended up using Shoo Baby on the heels.
UWA Undisputed World Champion “Dangerous” Dan Spivey successfully defended against Mr. Olympia(billed as Southeastern Champion), pinning the masked man after 16:12 of exciting action after kicking Olympia in the face.
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