World Wide Wrestling on TBS 4/30/1988
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World Wide Wrestling
On TBS 4/30/88 6:05 PM EAST
Taped 4/16//88 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
David Crockett: “WAIT! ITS RON GARVIN! HE SHOWS THE FOREIGN OBJECT, AS BUDDY LANDELL SAYS ‘I DIDN’T DO IT’ BUT YES BUDDY YOU DID! Now RON SIMMONS, LOOKATIM! HE IS UP IN THE THREE POINT STANCE! BUDDY LANDELL, WATCH OUT----YER ABOUT TO EAT THE PANCAKE!
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
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Lance reviews WRESTLEWAR so far:
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING proudly presents
WRESTLEWAR
SUNDAY MAY 1, 1988
BAYFRONT CENTER
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8PM
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CLOSED CIRCUIT OR PPV; THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THIS EVENT LIVE IS TO ATTEND THE MATCH IN PERSON! (Or wait 8 months for the videotape to be on sale for $40)
MAIN EVENT #1
MIXED TAG TEAM TEAM MATCH
MEN V MEN AND WOMEN V WOMEN ONLY
DUSTY RHODES + BABY DOLL V JERRY LAWLER + LUNA
MAIN EVENT #2
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V RON SIMMONS
MAIN EVENT #3
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong
WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TOP CONTENDERS MATCH
THE FANTASTICS V DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART w/Gary Hart
TAPED FIST MATCH
FISTS AND TAPE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FLORIDA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
”MASK” V LANDSCAPER FOR A DAY
JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious v MANNY FERNANDEZ
POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter v SUPERSTAR GRAHAM + DR DR. D DAVID SCHULTZ
AL “THE IGUANA” PEREZ w Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V RICK STEINER
SID VICIOUS DEBUTS
OWEN HART + BRIAN PILLMAN V THE NEW SAMOANS
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SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong def. FATU + SAMU in a competitive match narrated by Bob who says his boys are in tip top shape to take the World Tag team titles tomorrow at WRESTLEWAR!
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U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V WAHOO MCDANIEL
Ron Simmons joins Bob and David on commentary.
Taylor gets the win in a competitive match, then afterwards he tackles the referee, removes the belt from his pants and WHIPS WAHOO! That’s enough and RON SIMMONS ENTERS THE RING, AND GETS WHIPPED AS WELL! Ron starts no selling and CHASES THE US CHAMPION OUT OF THE RING, then checks on Wahoo!
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Terry Taylor joins Lance, with the referee’s belt still in hand!
Lance: “Well BOY OF BOY, you must be very proud of yourself Terry Taylor after what we just saw!
Taylor: “WAHOO MCDANIEL, you and I have been wrestling each other in Indian Strap Matches all over the Mid-Atlantic and for once, I SHOWED YOU A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE! HOW DID IT FEEL WAHOO!
WAIT!! ITS RON SIMMONS! HE IS OUT HERE AND WAILS ON TAYLOR, GRABS THE BELT, AND STARTS WHIPPING TAYLOR!
Lance: “FOR CRYING OUT LOUD RON, SAVE IT FOR TOMORROW AT WRESTLEWAR!
THE LASHING CONTINUES AS RON CHASES TAYLOR ALL OVER THE STUDIO ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY REFEREES!
David: “Lance? I’m told we have MORE Ron Simmons. Let’s got back to Clash of the Champions as this time Ron Simmons is the champion, National champion that is, defending that title against BUDDY LANDELL.
Landell narrates:
5. NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V “MR TELEVISION” BUDDY LANDELL
*MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS*
Simmons throws Landell around like a rag doll but to his credit, Landell is a very talented competitor and manages to get the upperhand and pulls a foreign object out of his tights and pounds on Simmons with it! The fans can see it but of course the ref cannot and after the damage done, Landell throws the object at ringside and continues to pound on Simmons who is staggering around the ring favoring his head and Landell covers him!
WAIT! AT RINGSIDE!
RONNIE GARVIN! The crafty Landell used some sort of liniment to blind him to get to this match, as evidenced by the protective eyewear. Garvin has the foreign object and shows it to the referee, who takes it and questions Landell over it, and of course Landell pleads innocence! As they argue, Simmons finally stands up, and staggers, holds his head . . . and FOOTBALL TACKLES LANDELL! But the ref is between them and Simmons, the ref and Landell all go down! REF BUMP!
Garvin enters the ring, and turns over Simmons and pulls Simmons arm over Landell’s upturned chest, and shakes the ref, and leaves the ring . . .
The ref sees Simmons and Landell down, but Simmons has his arm over Landell’s chest:
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Fans it was not a win Ron Simmons would be proud of, but Buddy Landell made his own bed!
RON SIMMONS DEF. BUDDY LANDELL, 25:33
Landell: “There you see it ladies and gentlemen, the injustice brought upon your humble narrator, Buddy Landell by that thug, that goon, that reprobate Ronnie Garvin who has backed me into a corner with a Taped Fist Match tomorrow night at Wrestlewar. But Garvin, you might think you have one over on the Nature Boy but let me warn you, I may just have more surprise in store for you!
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National champion RON SIMMONS joins Lance!
Lance: “Now Ron, we don’t want any more trouble!
Ron: “Lance, I am here to apologize to you, to TBS, and to World Wide Wrestling, I know that is not who I am. But Wahoo McDaniel is a good friend of mine and a mentor, and all I wanted to do was stop Terry Taylor from whopping him like a government mule. Then, Taylor turns the strap on me, and Lance, not to be controversial but you can imagine what emotions it stirs up in a man that looks like me when a belt is put to his back!
Lance: “Oh, trust me, Ron I know what you mean, and I think we all completely understand. Now it looks like emotions are running sky high for your US title match with Taylor tomorrow night at Wrestlwar.
Ron: “I’ve calmed down, but don’t think for one second I can’t turn that light right back on Terry Taylor. I see you week after week acting like someone unbecoming of a champion, first you couldn’t take that kid Owen Hart gave you a run for the money, and I had to stop you from hitting him with a chair. Then this week. You know you are a great athlete Terry Taylor and I was hoping you and me could give the fans a great match tomorrow night in St. Petersburg, but now I wonder how low you will go to keep that belt, well let me warn ya something son, I’m a Florida State Seminole, and when I played football, we kept it hard but clean until it was no longer time to keep it clean, and you get on the wrong side of Ron Simmons one more time, I’m gonna clean up that ring with YOU, BOY!
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A final montage of highlights of Sid Vicious past 5 weeks of vignettes is shown as the big man debuts tomorrow night at Wrestlewar!
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DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART W/Gary Hart def. BRIAN PILLMAN + THE BLUE ANGEL (sub for Owen Hart who is injured)
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Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin w/Precious joins Lance, who says tomorrow night at WrestleWar, fans WILL see Jimmy’s “crewcut” after Manny Fernandez takes off his “hair system”.
Jimmy: “That’s wrong, Lance Russell, what the fans will see is the Ragin’ Bull fertilizing my lawn, on his hands and knees pulling weeds, and raking soil at my house after I beat him tomorrow, and Lance Russell I want TBS cameras to come out and tape EVERY MINUTE OF IT!
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Lance is with RONNIE GARVIN as he reviews the FINAL LINEUP OF:
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING proudly presents
WRESTLEWAR
SUNDAY MAY 1, 1988
BAYFRONT CENTER
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8PM
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CLOSED CIRCUIT OR PPV; THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THIS EVENT LIVE IS TO ATTEND THE MATCH IN PERSON! (Or wait 8 months for the videotape to be on sale for $40)
MAIN EVENT #1
MIXED TAG TEAM TEAM MATCH
MEN V MEN AND WOMEN V WOMEN ONLY
DUSTY RHODES + BABY DOLL V JERRY LAWLER + LUNA
MAIN EVENT #2
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V RON SIMMONS
MAIN EVENT #3
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong
WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TOP CONTENDERS MATCH
THE FANTASTICS V DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART w/Gary Hart
TAPED FIST MATCH
FISTS AND TAPE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FLORIDA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
”MASK” V LANDSCAPER FOR A DAY
JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious v MANNY FERNANDEZ
POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter v SUPERSTAR GRAHAM + DR DR. D DAVID SCHULTZ
AL “THE IGUANA” PEREZ w Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V RICK STEINER
SID VICIOUS DEBUTS
OWEN HART + BRIAN PILLMAN V THE NEW SAMOANS
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LUNA VACHON V BABY DOLL
This does not go well as both women just tear into each other and fall out of the ring, the ref has lost control as they tear, claw and pull each other’s hair and this match ends in a quick double count out!
WAIT! Its JERRY LAWLER AND WORLD CHAMPION DUSTY RHODES TO BREAK IT UP AS THEY TRY TO PULL THEIR RESPECTIVE VALETS OFF EACH OTHER BUT THEY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER AND LAWLER AND RHODES BATTLE ALONG WITH LUNA V BABY DOLL AS THE REFEREES TRY TO BREAK IT UP AND THE DRESSING ROOMS EMPTY!
David: “Bob Caudle! Its . . . . MAYHEM! See you at the Bayfront Center for WRESTLEWAR!
On TBS 4/30/88 6:05 PM EAST
Taped 4/16//88 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
David Crockett: “WAIT! ITS RON GARVIN! HE SHOWS THE FOREIGN OBJECT, AS BUDDY LANDELL SAYS ‘I DIDN’T DO IT’ BUT YES BUDDY YOU DID! Now RON SIMMONS, LOOKATIM! HE IS UP IN THE THREE POINT STANCE! BUDDY LANDELL, WATCH OUT----YER ABOUT TO EAT THE PANCAKE!
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
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Lance reviews WRESTLEWAR so far:
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING proudly presents
WRESTLEWAR
SUNDAY MAY 1, 1988
BAYFRONT CENTER
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8PM
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CLOSED CIRCUIT OR PPV; THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THIS EVENT LIVE IS TO ATTEND THE MATCH IN PERSON! (Or wait 8 months for the videotape to be on sale for $40)
MAIN EVENT #1
MIXED TAG TEAM TEAM MATCH
MEN V MEN AND WOMEN V WOMEN ONLY
DUSTY RHODES + BABY DOLL V JERRY LAWLER + LUNA
MAIN EVENT #2
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V RON SIMMONS
MAIN EVENT #3
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong
WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TOP CONTENDERS MATCH
THE FANTASTICS V DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART w/Gary Hart
TAPED FIST MATCH
FISTS AND TAPE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FLORIDA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
”MASK” V LANDSCAPER FOR A DAY
JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious v MANNY FERNANDEZ
POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter v SUPERSTAR GRAHAM + DR DR. D DAVID SCHULTZ
AL “THE IGUANA” PEREZ w Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V RICK STEINER
SID VICIOUS DEBUTS
OWEN HART + BRIAN PILLMAN V THE NEW SAMOANS
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SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong def. FATU + SAMU in a competitive match narrated by Bob who says his boys are in tip top shape to take the World Tag team titles tomorrow at WRESTLEWAR!
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U.S. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V WAHOO MCDANIEL
Ron Simmons joins Bob and David on commentary.
Taylor gets the win in a competitive match, then afterwards he tackles the referee, removes the belt from his pants and WHIPS WAHOO! That’s enough and RON SIMMONS ENTERS THE RING, AND GETS WHIPPED AS WELL! Ron starts no selling and CHASES THE US CHAMPION OUT OF THE RING, then checks on Wahoo!
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Terry Taylor joins Lance, with the referee’s belt still in hand!
Lance: “Well BOY OF BOY, you must be very proud of yourself Terry Taylor after what we just saw!
Taylor: “WAHOO MCDANIEL, you and I have been wrestling each other in Indian Strap Matches all over the Mid-Atlantic and for once, I SHOWED YOU A TASTE OF YOUR OWN MEDICINE! HOW DID IT FEEL WAHOO!
WAIT!! ITS RON SIMMONS! HE IS OUT HERE AND WAILS ON TAYLOR, GRABS THE BELT, AND STARTS WHIPPING TAYLOR!
Lance: “FOR CRYING OUT LOUD RON, SAVE IT FOR TOMORROW AT WRESTLEWAR!
THE LASHING CONTINUES AS RON CHASES TAYLOR ALL OVER THE STUDIO ONLY TO BE STOPPED BY REFEREES!
Lance: “GOOD GRIEF! The US title match at Wrestlewar might be out of control! I don’t know where we go from there . . . .David and Bob I’ll throw it back to you!
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David: “Lance? I’m told we have MORE Ron Simmons. Let’s got back to Clash of the Champions as this time Ron Simmons is the champion, National champion that is, defending that title against BUDDY LANDELL.
Landell narrates:
5. NATIONAL HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
RON SIMMONS V “MR TELEVISION” BUDDY LANDELL
*MATCH JOINED IN PROGRESS*
Simmons throws Landell around like a rag doll but to his credit, Landell is a very talented competitor and manages to get the upperhand and pulls a foreign object out of his tights and pounds on Simmons with it! The fans can see it but of course the ref cannot and after the damage done, Landell throws the object at ringside and continues to pound on Simmons who is staggering around the ring favoring his head and Landell covers him!
WAIT! AT RINGSIDE!
RONNIE GARVIN! The crafty Landell used some sort of liniment to blind him to get to this match, as evidenced by the protective eyewear. Garvin has the foreign object and shows it to the referee, who takes it and questions Landell over it, and of course Landell pleads innocence! As they argue, Simmons finally stands up, and staggers, holds his head . . . and FOOTBALL TACKLES LANDELL! But the ref is between them and Simmons, the ref and Landell all go down! REF BUMP!
Garvin enters the ring, and turns over Simmons and pulls Simmons arm over Landell’s upturned chest, and shakes the ref, and leaves the ring . . .
The ref sees Simmons and Landell down, but Simmons has his arm over Landell’s chest:
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Fans it was not a win Ron Simmons would be proud of, but Buddy Landell made his own bed!
RON SIMMONS DEF. BUDDY LANDELL, 25:33
Landell: “There you see it ladies and gentlemen, the injustice brought upon your humble narrator, Buddy Landell by that thug, that goon, that reprobate Ronnie Garvin who has backed me into a corner with a Taped Fist Match tomorrow night at Wrestlewar. But Garvin, you might think you have one over on the Nature Boy but let me warn you, I may just have more surprise in store for you!
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National champion RON SIMMONS joins Lance!
Lance: “Now Ron, we don’t want any more trouble!
Ron: “Lance, I am here to apologize to you, to TBS, and to World Wide Wrestling, I know that is not who I am. But Wahoo McDaniel is a good friend of mine and a mentor, and all I wanted to do was stop Terry Taylor from whopping him like a government mule. Then, Taylor turns the strap on me, and Lance, not to be controversial but you can imagine what emotions it stirs up in a man that looks like me when a belt is put to his back!
Lance: “Oh, trust me, Ron I know what you mean, and I think we all completely understand. Now it looks like emotions are running sky high for your US title match with Taylor tomorrow night at Wrestlwar.
Ron: “I’ve calmed down, but don’t think for one second I can’t turn that light right back on Terry Taylor. I see you week after week acting like someone unbecoming of a champion, first you couldn’t take that kid Owen Hart gave you a run for the money, and I had to stop you from hitting him with a chair. Then this week. You know you are a great athlete Terry Taylor and I was hoping you and me could give the fans a great match tomorrow night in St. Petersburg, but now I wonder how low you will go to keep that belt, well let me warn ya something son, I’m a Florida State Seminole, and when I played football, we kept it hard but clean until it was no longer time to keep it clean, and you get on the wrong side of Ron Simmons one more time, I’m gonna clean up that ring with YOU, BOY!
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BREAK
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A final montage of highlights of Sid Vicious past 5 weeks of vignettes is shown as the big man debuts tomorrow night at Wrestlewar!
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DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART W/Gary Hart def. BRIAN PILLMAN + THE BLUE ANGEL (sub for Owen Hart who is injured)
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Gorgeous Jimmy Garvin w/Precious joins Lance, who says tomorrow night at WrestleWar, fans WILL see Jimmy’s “crewcut” after Manny Fernandez takes off his “hair system”.
Jimmy: “That’s wrong, Lance Russell, what the fans will see is the Ragin’ Bull fertilizing my lawn, on his hands and knees pulling weeds, and raking soil at my house after I beat him tomorrow, and Lance Russell I want TBS cameras to come out and tape EVERY MINUTE OF IT!
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BREAK
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Lance is with RONNIE GARVIN as he reviews the FINAL LINEUP OF:
WORLD WIDE WRESTLING proudly presents
WRESTLEWAR
SUNDAY MAY 1, 1988
BAYFRONT CENTER
ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8PM
PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE NO CLOSED CIRCUIT OR PPV; THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THIS EVENT LIVE IS TO ATTEND THE MATCH IN PERSON! (Or wait 8 months for the videotape to be on sale for $40)
MAIN EVENT #1
MIXED TAG TEAM TEAM MATCH
MEN V MEN AND WOMEN V WOMEN ONLY
DUSTY RHODES + BABY DOLL V JERRY LAWLER + LUNA
MAIN EVENT #2
UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
TERRY TAYLOR V RON SIMMONS
MAIN EVENT #3
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V SCOTT + STEVE ARMSTRONG w/Bob Armstrong
WORLD TAG TEAM TITLES TOP CONTENDERS MATCH
THE FANTASTICS V DICK MURDOCH + BRET HART w/Gary Hart
TAPED FIST MATCH
FISTS AND TAPE TO BE INSPECTED BY THE FLORIDA STATE ATHLETIC COMMISSION
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
”MASK” V LANDSCAPER FOR A DAY
JIMMY GARVIN w/Precious v MANNY FERNANDEZ
POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter v SUPERSTAR GRAHAM + DR DR. D DAVID SCHULTZ
AL “THE IGUANA” PEREZ w Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V RICK STEINER
SID VICIOUS DEBUTS
OWEN HART + BRIAN PILLMAN V THE NEW SAMOANS
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Ron Garvin: “All I can say Lance Russell is this to Buddy Landell: BOO HOO HOO! You cost me a title shot at Ron Simmons by putting liniment in a glove; I turned the tables on you as we saw earlier. Then you tried to cheat me again by using a glove in your tights. Seems to me you like to use your fists, Landell and now I’m gonna give you a chance to do so tomorrow night at WrestleWar in our taped fist match! So Landell, bring your left, bring you right, bring your best uppercut because I promise, I will be bringing these HANDS OF STONE!.
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LUNA VACHON V BABY DOLL
This does not go well as both women just tear into each other and fall out of the ring, the ref has lost control as they tear, claw and pull each other’s hair and this match ends in a quick double count out!
WAIT! Its JERRY LAWLER AND WORLD CHAMPION DUSTY RHODES TO BREAK IT UP AS THEY TRY TO PULL THEIR RESPECTIVE VALETS OFF EACH OTHER BUT THEY BUMP INTO EACH OTHER AND LAWLER AND RHODES BATTLE ALONG WITH LUNA V BABY DOLL AS THE REFEREES TRY TO BREAK IT UP AND THE DRESSING ROOMS EMPTY!
David: “Bob Caudle! Its . . . . MAYHEM! See you at the Bayfront Center for WRESTLEWAR!
Working on it now.