World Wide Wrestling on TBS 12/4/1987
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World Wide Wrestling
On TBS 12/4/87 6:05 PM EAST
Taped LIVE 12/4/87 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: “Welcome fans back to World Wide Wrestling in this hour . . in action . .ARN ANDERSON AND TULLY BLANCHARD! Jimmy Valiant . . . and fans. . . Lance Russell is here and he will interview the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DUSTY RHODES! But Bob there’s more, isn’t there?
Bob: “You got it David we will be releasing the details of STARRCADE ON TOUR with the first matches announced in Atlanta December 25 as well as ALL the cities as Starrcade comes to an arena near you!
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STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong def. MARK STARR + JASON KNIGHT
David: “The Armstrongs walking tall after their Starrcade win over Nickolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik! Fans when we come back, the first match for STARRCADE ON TOUR IN ATLANTA WILL BE ANNOUNCED!
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Lance is with Gary Hart, Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis as Lance announces they will wrestle: THE ARMSTRONGS as the first announced match of STARRCADE ON TOUR in Atlanta 12/25!
Gary Hart: “OOOOOOOOH THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY RISES AGAIN! Well guess who ELSE has risen again! The former NWA tag team champions, the former WWU World Tag Team Champions and I know I know all the talk in this promotion is about the Fantastics and Arn and Tully , Arn and Tully, ARN AND TULLY . . . . Fantastics don’t look ahead too far, because these men plan to use Starrcade On Tour as a STEPPING STONE to what you have: their WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS!
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BUDDY LANDELL V SOUL TRAIN JONES
Bob: “David I have to give this man credit, when everyone was leaving the Greensboro Coliseum after Starrcade, Buddy hid in the weeds after he heard Ron Simmons offer an open challenge for that National title, found Lance Russell after everyone left!
David: “Ron Simmons won’t back down to any challenger, and Buddy is an opportunist that’s for sure! Maybe later in this hour we will learn more as it comes to these great athletes!
LANDELL PUTS JONES IN A FIGURE FOUR FOR THE WIN.
David: “Fans don’t touch that dial: THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION THE AMERICAN DREAM JOINS LANCE AFTER THIS!
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Lance Russell is joined by the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, THE AMERICAN DREAM DUSTY RHODES!!!!
Lance: “Well, let me tell ya, here he is, and Dusty Rhodes, with that title belt you look like a million bucks let me tell you!
Dusty: “Thanks you for that kind compliment Lance Russell. But let me address the people that made this happen. This match at Starrcade was advertised as the King versus the Common Man. And after I won this belt at Starrcade, fan after fan came up to me and said ‘DUSTY RHODES! YOU ARE THE NEW KING!’ . . .and ‘DUSTY RHODES YOU ARE THE KING OF THE COMMON MAN’
“I love each and every one of you but let me make one thing clear IF YOU WILL: I will ALWAYS be the Common Man and I ain't no ‘King’!!!! If I can inspire a foster child begging on the streets for a meal . . . if I can give hope to a single mother trying to pay her rent . . . . and if I can make some child think twice about doing drugs . . . .that makes THOSE people ‘Kings’ all I can do is defend this world heavyweight championship and maybe make one human being look at what I have accomplished and make one right decision, JACK!
“But on the other side of the coin I have heard Jerry Lawler doing something the Dream has never done: make excuses. Jerry Lawler you blame the referees for losing the title. As a matter of fact did I hear it right you want TWO referees? I know your M.O. King Lawler are you SURE you want to do that? Hey, I have a wide-open blank in my calendar for December 25 in Atlanta for Starrcade on Tour: I say let’s meet right here on Worldwide and TALK BABY!
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Austin Idol narrates this footage of his challenge to US Heavyweight Champion TERRY TAYLOR Thanksgiving night at Starrcade in Greensboro
Match in progress.
Austin Idol: “4 minutes into the match, as you can see the UNIVERSAL HEARTHROB, the man that kisses ladies and makes them cry, has the guns pumpin’ and TERRY TAYLOR IS DOWN ON THE MAT, begging, pleading, please, Idolic One, take my title belt! But as the people know Austin Idol never shows mercy in the ring, not my thing, and there you can see Yours Truly stompin’ a MUDHOLE in Taylor, and ladies and gentlemen this rooster is now a plain old Chicken, Daddy!
“The Little Red Hen can’t take more of the Idolness, and rolls out of the ring, well it ain't gonna be that easy, little Chick-a-dee because as you can see I’m gonna give chase to Taylor and he slides back into the ring trying to trick me into a count out, but Imma too smart for that son, and I’m right behind ya in the ring again!
Taylor manages to deliver a cheap shot to Idols belly, and scores near fall after near fall on him, then captures Idol in a Rooster wing, but Idol gets to the ropes, and the hold is broken up, and Idol gets up and under Taylor and slams him! Idol now with near fall after near fall, can’t catch him, Idol places Taylor in the sleeper, and Taylor swings wildly to avoid going out, but he starts TO SLUMP BUT BEFORE HE DOES HE GRABS THE REFEREE BY THE SHIRT AND THROWS HIM INTO IDOL! THEY KNOCK HEADS AND FANS, THE REF, IDOL AND TAYLOR ARE ALL DOWN! WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN! Idol quickly recovers, and covers Taylor 1-2-3-4-5- . .
THE bell rings what IS HAPPENING?
Tom Miller: “Wrestling fans, at 9:22 the referee has DISQUALIFIED TERRY TAYLOR, as per WWW rules, titles do not change hands under such, your winner is AUSTIN IDOL, TERRY TAYLOR RETAINS THE US TITLE!
Austin Idol narrarates as the medics come in to check on all three men: “Terry Taylor you are the Coward of the County, Daddy-o, if you got the guts, Starrcade on Tour, no disqualifications, for the US title, Ole Anderson you have to make it rock n roll!
The screen marquee announces MORE INFORMATION OF STARRCADE ON TOUR AFTER THESE MESSAGES!.
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Lance is here with ARN ANDERSON, TULLY BLANCHARD AND MANAGER JJ DILLON!
JJ: “Tommy Rogers don’t think I didn’t see you with an icepack on your pencil neck threatening me. Take look at these two men. Tommy Rogers do you think for two seconds that you can get through these two men and get to me? Show them boys!
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David: “Fasn here is what you have been waiting to hear! STARRCADE ON TOUR dates as well as announced matches 12/25 in Atlanta so far!
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WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Proudly presents
STARRCADE ON TOUR!
12/15 THE OMNI ATLANTA, GA
MATCHES SO FAR:
NATIONAL HWT CHAMPIONSHIP- RON SIMMONS V BUDDY LANDELL
FABULOUS ONES V DON MURACCO + BOB BACKLUND
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS V ARMSTRONGS
RON BASS V JIMMY VALIANT
JIMMY GARVIN V WENDELL COOLEY
1/2/88 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
1/8/88 CHARLESTON, SC
1/17/88 ASHEVILLE, NC
1/22/88 RICHMOND, VA
1/29/88 CHARLOTTE, NC
2/6/88 JACKSONVILLE, FL
2/12/88 RALEIGH, NC
2/19/88 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
2/26/88 AUGUSTA, GA
AND MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
3/19/88 NORFOLK SCOPE!
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David is with JIMMY VALIANT!
David: “Fans you saw it, and its ON! Outlaw Ron Bass versus this man THE BOOGIE-WOOGIE MAN AT STARRCADE ON TOUR IN ATLANTA!
Jimmy: “OOOH CAN FEEL THE ENERGY ATLANTA HERE ON TBS!!! STARRCADE SEASON IS HERE, AND Ron Bass, I’m gonna hurt ya, I’m gonna bust ya, I’m gonna bloody ya if I must, and I can, and I see in the ring is a man just as tough, just as bloody, just as mean, Iron Mike Sharpe and to make sure I can beat Ron Bass I have to beat that man, so here I GO!!!!
JIMMY VALIANT V IRON MIKE SHARPE
It’s a wild match as Bob reminds the fans that next week we hope to settle the terms of the Duty Rhodes-Jerry Lawler world title rematch in Atlanta! We will hear from the Fantastics! Murdoch and Adonis, Ron Bass, and Jimmy Garvin in action as well as more matches revealed for STARRCADE ON TOUR in Atlanta!
Valiant after a boom-boom flies off the ropes and gets an elbow drop on Sharpe for the win!
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Proudly presents
STARRCADE ON TOUR!
12/15 THE OMNI ATLANTA, GA
MATCHES SO FAR:
NATIONAL HWT CHAMPIONSHIP- RON SIMMONS V BUDDY LANDELL
FABULOUS ONES V DON MURACCO + BOB BACKLUND
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS V ARMSTRONGS
RON BASS V JIMMY VALIANT
JIMMY GARVIN V WENDELL COOLEY
1/2/88 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
1/8/88 CHARLESTON, SC
1/17/88 ASHEVILLE, NC
1/22/88 RICHMOND, VA
1/29/88 CHARLOTTE, NC
2/6/88 JACKSONVILLE, FL
2/12/88 RALEIGH, NC
2/19/88 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
2/26/88 AUGUSTA, GA
AND MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
3/19/88 NORFOLK SCOPE!
On TBS 12/4/87 6:05 PM EAST
Taped LIVE 12/4/87 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: “Welcome fans back to World Wide Wrestling in this hour . . in action . .ARN ANDERSON AND TULLY BLANCHARD! Jimmy Valiant . . . and fans. . . Lance Russell is here and he will interview the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DUSTY RHODES! But Bob there’s more, isn’t there?
Bob: “You got it David we will be releasing the details of STARRCADE ON TOUR with the first matches announced in Atlanta December 25 as well as ALL the cities as Starrcade comes to an arena near you!
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STEVE + SCOTT ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong def. MARK STARR + JASON KNIGHT
David: “The Armstrongs walking tall after their Starrcade win over Nickolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik! Fans when we come back, the first match for STARRCADE ON TOUR IN ATLANTA WILL BE ANNOUNCED!
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BREAK
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Lance is with Gary Hart, Dick Murdoch and Adrian Adonis as Lance announces they will wrestle: THE ARMSTRONGS as the first announced match of STARRCADE ON TOUR in Atlanta 12/25!
Gary Hart: “OOOOOOOOH THE ARMSTRONG FAMILY RISES AGAIN! Well guess who ELSE has risen again! The former NWA tag team champions, the former WWU World Tag Team Champions and I know I know all the talk in this promotion is about the Fantastics and Arn and Tully , Arn and Tully, ARN AND TULLY . . . . Fantastics don’t look ahead too far, because these men plan to use Starrcade On Tour as a STEPPING STONE to what you have: their WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE BELTS!
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BUDDY LANDELL V SOUL TRAIN JONES
Bob: “David I have to give this man credit, when everyone was leaving the Greensboro Coliseum after Starrcade, Buddy hid in the weeds after he heard Ron Simmons offer an open challenge for that National title, found Lance Russell after everyone left!
David: “Ron Simmons won’t back down to any challenger, and Buddy is an opportunist that’s for sure! Maybe later in this hour we will learn more as it comes to these great athletes!
LANDELL PUTS JONES IN A FIGURE FOUR FOR THE WIN.
David: “Fans don’t touch that dial: THE NEW WORLD CHAMPION THE AMERICAN DREAM JOINS LANCE AFTER THIS!
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BREAK
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Lance Russell is joined by the NEW WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION, THE AMERICAN DREAM DUSTY RHODES!!!!
Lance: “Well, let me tell ya, here he is, and Dusty Rhodes, with that title belt you look like a million bucks let me tell you!
Dusty: “Thanks you for that kind compliment Lance Russell. But let me address the people that made this happen. This match at Starrcade was advertised as the King versus the Common Man. And after I won this belt at Starrcade, fan after fan came up to me and said ‘DUSTY RHODES! YOU ARE THE NEW KING!’ . . .and ‘DUSTY RHODES YOU ARE THE KING OF THE COMMON MAN’
“I love each and every one of you but let me make one thing clear IF YOU WILL: I will ALWAYS be the Common Man and I ain't no ‘King’!!!! If I can inspire a foster child begging on the streets for a meal . . . if I can give hope to a single mother trying to pay her rent . . . . and if I can make some child think twice about doing drugs . . . .that makes THOSE people ‘Kings’ all I can do is defend this world heavyweight championship and maybe make one human being look at what I have accomplished and make one right decision, JACK!
“But on the other side of the coin I have heard Jerry Lawler doing something the Dream has never done: make excuses. Jerry Lawler you blame the referees for losing the title. As a matter of fact did I hear it right you want TWO referees? I know your M.O. King Lawler are you SURE you want to do that? Hey, I have a wide-open blank in my calendar for December 25 in Atlanta for Starrcade on Tour: I say let’s meet right here on Worldwide and TALK BABY!
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Austin Idol narrates this footage of his challenge to US Heavyweight Champion TERRY TAYLOR Thanksgiving night at Starrcade in Greensboro
Match in progress.
Austin Idol: “4 minutes into the match, as you can see the UNIVERSAL HEARTHROB, the man that kisses ladies and makes them cry, has the guns pumpin’ and TERRY TAYLOR IS DOWN ON THE MAT, begging, pleading, please, Idolic One, take my title belt! But as the people know Austin Idol never shows mercy in the ring, not my thing, and there you can see Yours Truly stompin’ a MUDHOLE in Taylor, and ladies and gentlemen this rooster is now a plain old Chicken, Daddy!
“The Little Red Hen can’t take more of the Idolness, and rolls out of the ring, well it ain't gonna be that easy, little Chick-a-dee because as you can see I’m gonna give chase to Taylor and he slides back into the ring trying to trick me into a count out, but Imma too smart for that son, and I’m right behind ya in the ring again!
Taylor manages to deliver a cheap shot to Idols belly, and scores near fall after near fall on him, then captures Idol in a Rooster wing, but Idol gets to the ropes, and the hold is broken up, and Idol gets up and under Taylor and slams him! Idol now with near fall after near fall, can’t catch him, Idol places Taylor in the sleeper, and Taylor swings wildly to avoid going out, but he starts TO SLUMP BUT BEFORE HE DOES HE GRABS THE REFEREE BY THE SHIRT AND THROWS HIM INTO IDOL! THEY KNOCK HEADS AND FANS, THE REF, IDOL AND TAYLOR ARE ALL DOWN! WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN! Idol quickly recovers, and covers Taylor 1-2-3-4-5- . .
THE bell rings what IS HAPPENING?
THE REF HAS RECOVERED AND ORDERS THE BELL RUNG, THE MATCH IS OVER WE HAVE A NEW UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION as Tom Miller enters the ring and gets a clarification from the referee:
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Tom Miller: “Wrestling fans, at 9:22 the referee has DISQUALIFIED TERRY TAYLOR, as per WWW rules, titles do not change hands under such, your winner is AUSTIN IDOL, TERRY TAYLOR RETAINS THE US TITLE!
Austin Idol narrarates as the medics come in to check on all three men: “Terry Taylor you are the Coward of the County, Daddy-o, if you got the guts, Starrcade on Tour, no disqualifications, for the US title, Ole Anderson you have to make it rock n roll!
The screen marquee announces MORE INFORMATION OF STARRCADE ON TOUR AFTER THESE MESSAGES!.
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BREAK
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Lance is here with ARN ANDERSON, TULLY BLANCHARD AND MANAGER JJ DILLON!
JJ: “Tommy Rogers don’t think I didn’t see you with an icepack on your pencil neck threatening me. Take look at these two men. Tommy Rogers do you think for two seconds that you can get through these two men and get to me? Show them boys!
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ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD DEF. CURTIS THOMPSON + JEFF GAYLORD.
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David: “Fasn here is what you have been waiting to hear! STARRCADE ON TOUR dates as well as announced matches 12/25 in Atlanta so far!
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WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Proudly presents
STARRCADE ON TOUR!
12/15 THE OMNI ATLANTA, GA
MATCHES SO FAR:
NATIONAL HWT CHAMPIONSHIP- RON SIMMONS V BUDDY LANDELL
FABULOUS ONES V DON MURACCO + BOB BACKLUND
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS V ARMSTRONGS
RON BASS V JIMMY VALIANT
JIMMY GARVIN V WENDELL COOLEY
1/2/88 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
1/8/88 CHARLESTON, SC
1/17/88 ASHEVILLE, NC
1/22/88 RICHMOND, VA
1/29/88 CHARLOTTE, NC
2/6/88 JACKSONVILLE, FL
2/12/88 RALEIGH, NC
2/19/88 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
2/26/88 AUGUSTA, GA
AND MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
3/19/88 NORFOLK SCOPE!
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BREAK
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David is with JIMMY VALIANT!
David: “Fans you saw it, and its ON! Outlaw Ron Bass versus this man THE BOOGIE-WOOGIE MAN AT STARRCADE ON TOUR IN ATLANTA!
Jimmy: “OOOH CAN FEEL THE ENERGY ATLANTA HERE ON TBS!!! STARRCADE SEASON IS HERE, AND Ron Bass, I’m gonna hurt ya, I’m gonna bust ya, I’m gonna bloody ya if I must, and I can, and I see in the ring is a man just as tough, just as bloody, just as mean, Iron Mike Sharpe and to make sure I can beat Ron Bass I have to beat that man, so here I GO!!!!
JIMMY TAKES OFF AND WAILS ON IRON MIKE WHO FIGHTS BACK!
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JIMMY VALIANT V IRON MIKE SHARPE
It’s a wild match as Bob reminds the fans that next week we hope to settle the terms of the Duty Rhodes-Jerry Lawler world title rematch in Atlanta! We will hear from the Fantastics! Murdoch and Adonis, Ron Bass, and Jimmy Garvin in action as well as more matches revealed for STARRCADE ON TOUR in Atlanta!
Valiant after a boom-boom flies off the ropes and gets an elbow drop on Sharpe for the win!
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING
Proudly presents
STARRCADE ON TOUR!
12/15 THE OMNI ATLANTA, GA
MATCHES SO FAR:
NATIONAL HWT CHAMPIONSHIP- RON SIMMONS V BUDDY LANDELL
FABULOUS ONES V DON MURACCO + BOB BACKLUND
DICK MURDOCH + ADRIAN ADONIS V ARMSTRONGS
RON BASS V JIMMY VALIANT
JIMMY GARVIN V WENDELL COOLEY
1/2/88 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
1/8/88 CHARLESTON, SC
1/17/88 ASHEVILLE, NC
1/22/88 RICHMOND, VA
1/29/88 CHARLOTTE, NC
2/6/88 JACKSONVILLE, FL
2/12/88 RALEIGH, NC
2/19/88 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
2/26/88 AUGUSTA, GA
AND MARK IT ON YOUR CALENDARS:
CLASH OF THE CHAMPIONS ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
3/19/88 NORFOLK SCOPE!
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