World Wide Wrestling on TBS 6/4/1988
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World Wide Wrestling
On TBS 6/4/88 6:05 PM EASTERN TIME
Taped 5/28/88 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
David: “STEINER COVERS: 1…2…..ROTONDO KICKS OUT! BOTH MEN STAND UP, ROTONDO WITH THE TAKE DOWN! LOOK AT ‘IM! HE’S GOT THE STF ON THE MAN FROM MICHIGAN!
Bob: “That’s considered one of the most dangerous submission moves in wrestling David!
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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David and Bob run down:
WORLDWIDE PRESENTS
THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988 5-8PM EST
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
FIREWORKS FOR THE FANS ON ATTENDANCE AT NIGHTFALL!
SIGNED SO FAR:
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DUSTY RHODES w/Baby Doll V WINNER OF TERRY FUNK V JERRY LAWLER MATCH 6/6 IN SPARTANBURG
JUST ANNOUNCED:
MICHIGAN V SYRACUSE STF CHALLENGE MATCH: FALL COUNTS ONLY ON SUBMISSION BY STF!
RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V THE IGUANA w/Gary Hart
THE FANTASTICS V BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart
SID VICIOUS V A WORTHY OPPONENT
THE ARMSTRONGS V MISSING LINK + THE SPOILER w/Paul Jones
David: “Fans in this hour . . . .the dates for the Great American Bash on Tour! Ron Simmons is in action . . . . and we will visit Jimmy Garvin’s home being landscaped by the Ragin Bull. But get this: footage of the Taped Fist Match between Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Landell at Wrestlewar and then . . . LIVE in our studio THE POWERS OF PAIN WRESTLE DICK MURDOCH AND BRET HART!
Bob: “Don’t forget . . . .THE BIG MAN, SID VICIOUS IN THE RING TOO, DAVID!
David: “Don’t touch that dial fans!
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RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart def. BOB HOLLY via submission with the STF, but look, he doesn’t let go, and must be pried off by refs as we go to a BREAK.
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Pretape with Jerry Lawler and Luna!
“WELL, WELL WELL, Terry Taylor you fool, you IDIOT! HAHAHA no one outsmarts the King! There was NO QUESTION you were getting the title shot at Dusty Rhodes at the Great American Bash, and you know how I knew? The King is the King because he ALWAYS has eyes and ears EVERYWHERE, and knew you were gonna be the UNANIMOUS FAVORITE for that match, but Taylor, I played you, I played on your fears, and MANIPULATED YOU into giving me a top contenders match in Spartanburg, South Carolina this Monday night!
“You FOOL, you CLOWN, you are the United States Heavyweight Champion what were you THINKING? HAHAHAA! Now Monday night Rooster I will make you look like Chicken Little when I not only take your World title shot versus Dusty Rhodes but even your US title! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
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BREAK
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NON-TITLE MATCH
RON SIMMONS DEF. BROOKLYN BRAWLER
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We are back with Lance Russell at Jimmy Garvin’s house as Manny Fernandez is fulfilling his landscaping duties as per the stipulations of their match at Wrestlewar!
Manny walks up to Jimmy and Precious: “All right, Jimmy Garvin, I pulled up all those weeds in your yard. There’s a lot of time left today, what is next on your to-do list?
Jimmy takes a big swig out of a can of beer: “Manny Fernandez, it’s time for you to MOW MY LAWN.
Manny rubs his hands with glee: “Oh really? That’s great, Jimmy I can’t wait to use that fancy new lawnmower you showed off a few weeks ago on TBS!
Lance: “AW COME ON, Jimmy! You expect this man to do a day of good landscaping, and you don’t have gas for a lawn mower? What a ripoff!
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CUT to Manny all but grappling the mower over knee high grass!
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Manny finally finishes cutting and throws the mower down: “All right, Jimmy, only a few hours left what’s next?
Jimmy drinks more beer: “I noticed you missed around my trees and house because you couldn’t get to those areas with no lawn mower, so now I want you to trim those areas.
Manny: “ . . . . let me guess, no gas, so now gas-powered trimmer.
Precious hands Manny the tool, and the next few clips show Manny struggling to cut overgrown grass and weeds around trees, and objects, using what is basically a golf club with blades as a weed whacker.
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Manny finishes and goes up to Jimmy and Precious.
Manny: “I’m ready to do the pruning. Let me guess . . . . the fancy pruning shears you showed on TV ran out of 'gas' too?
Jimmy takes another swig of beer: “Now, now Manny Fernandez would I do that to you?
Jimmy reaches into a bag and hands him a pair of scissors! “Pruning shears don’t work on gas, dum dum! HAHAHAHA!
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CUT to poor Manny trying to trim trees and hedges with a tiny pair of scissors!
Lance: “All right we are out of time fans, as you can see Jimmy Garvin is not interested in getting his yard cleaned up, but more in humiliating his arch-rival Manny Fernandez, who in my opinion, is doing a fine job considering the tools he is being given! We will be back next week to show the conclusion of the completion of the stipulation of the match between these two men from WrestleWar!
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Ronnie Garvin narrates his taped fist match with Buddy Landell from WrestleWar:
The match starts as a bloodbath as Garvin uses his pugilistic skills to pound Landell's face in and quickly bloodies him! The ref tries to back off Garvin as Landell repeatedly puts his legs between the ropes or grabs them, and as Ronnie and the ref bicker about this, what it the meaning of this?
Landell's starts unwrapping his right first, and stuffing tape in his trunks!
No matter, Garvin continues to punch Landell’s face in and more blood comes out, and the ref tries to ask Garvin to give his rival some quarter, but there will be none!
LANDELL IS DOWN, AND GARVIN GIVES HIM THE GARVIN STOMP as Landell reaches into his tights! Garvin then goes to cover Landell, and what is this? Landell CHOKES GARVIN WITH THE TAPE!
LANDELL NAILS GARVIN, AND FLOPS OVER BACK FIRST AND COVERS HIM 1-2-3!!! WHAT A RIPOFF, BUT ITS FAIR----I think . . . . IT'S A TAPED FIST MATCH!
WINNER, BUDDY LANDELL, 17:10
Ronnie concludes his commentary:
“Buddy Landell, you have run out of tricks. There is nowhere left to hide. I have lobbied World Wide Wrestling for the one match you can’t get out of: one where the only way one loses is if they can’t answer the referees 10 count out of a fall, no disqualification, no count out, anything goes: BUDDY LANDELL, I CHALLENGE YOU TO A TEXAS DEATH MATCH AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH!
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THE POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter DEF. BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart VIA DQ when the POP score near fall after near fall and Warlord puts the backbeaker on Hart but here comes TULLY BLANCHARD AND ARN ANDERSON WHO ATTACK THE POP AS THEIR FOES POWDER, BUT THE POWERS OF PAIN QUICKLY TURN THE TABLES ON THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS AND THE FIGHT GOES TO THE DRESSING ROOMS!
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BREAK
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Ole Anderson comes out and adds TWO matches to the Great American Bash and the Tour dates!
WORLDWIDE PRESENTS
THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988 5-8PM EST
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
FIREWORKS FOR THE FANS ON ATTENDANCE AT NIGHTFALL!
SIGNED SO FAR:
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DUSTY RHODES w/Baby Doll V WINNER OF TERRY FUNK V JERRY LAWLER MATCH 6/6 IN SPARTANBURG
NOW ADDED!
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V THE POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter!!!!
TEXAS DEATH MATCH
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
ALREADY SIGNED
MICHIGAN V SYRACUSE STF CHALLENGE MATCH: FALL COUNTS ONLY ON SUBMISSION BY STF!
RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V THE IGUANA w/Gary Hart
THE FANTASTICS V BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart
SID VICIOUS V A WORTHY OPPONENT
THE ARMSTRONGS V MISSING LINK + THE SPOILER w/Paul Jones
JOIN THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH ON TOUR:
7/4 CHARLOTTE, NC PPV AND CLOSED CURCUIT
7/10 AUGUSTA, GA
7/13 CHARLESTON, SC
7/18 CHATTANOOGA, TN
7/21 NORFOLK, VA
7/23 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
7/25 ORLANDO, FL
7/31 GREENSBORO, NC
8/7 ATLANTA, GA
8/25 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8/18 ASHEVILLE, NC
8/19 RALEIGH, NC
8/21 MIAMI FL
8/24 RICHMOND, VA
8/27 JACKSONVILLE, FL
8/29 WINSTON-SALEM, NC
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SID VICIOUS DEF. RANDY ROSE as PAUL JONES scouts Sid!
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David and Bob try to wrap up the program and ARN, TULLY AND JJ STORM THE ANNOUNCE SET!
JJ: “OLE ANDERSON WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO just “make” a title match without my approval! Lawyers are on standby! Documents and subpoenas will be delivered! And World Wide staff will be fired!
Tully: “Powers of Pain, you want a shot at these belts, you just has to bypass that peon Ole Anderson and ASK! We take on all comers. But you WHINED to Ole Anderson, you interfered in OUR business in the ring, and now you got our attention, and as you just saw NOT in the good way!
AA: “POWERS OF PAIN! You attacked US? You think that wouldn’t go unpaid? Boys, you might have the size and all them big muscles, but at the Great American Bash we will find out who has the true KILLER INSTINCT! Because you can work out and tan all day long, but when the dust settles, THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO HOLD THESE TITLES, DAVID CROCKETT AND BOB CAUDLE!
Bob: “We only have a few seconds left, fans next week we will know who will challenge Dusty Rhodes, those men Arn and Tully in action, the final Manny Fernandez update, Sid and so much more, so long fans!
On TBS 6/4/88 6:05 PM EASTERN TIME
Taped 5/28/88 at Center Stage, Atlanta, GA
David: “STEINER COVERS: 1…2…..ROTONDO KICKS OUT! BOTH MEN STAND UP, ROTONDO WITH THE TAKE DOWN! LOOK AT ‘IM! HE’S GOT THE STF ON THE MAN FROM MICHIGAN!
Bob: “That’s considered one of the most dangerous submission moves in wrestling David!
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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David and Bob run down:
WORLDWIDE PRESENTS
THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988 5-8PM EST
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
FIREWORKS FOR THE FANS ON ATTENDANCE AT NIGHTFALL!
SIGNED SO FAR:
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DUSTY RHODES w/Baby Doll V WINNER OF TERRY FUNK V JERRY LAWLER MATCH 6/6 IN SPARTANBURG
JUST ANNOUNCED:
MICHIGAN V SYRACUSE STF CHALLENGE MATCH: FALL COUNTS ONLY ON SUBMISSION BY STF!
RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V THE IGUANA w/Gary Hart
THE FANTASTICS V BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart
SID VICIOUS V A WORTHY OPPONENT
THE ARMSTRONGS V MISSING LINK + THE SPOILER w/Paul Jones
David: “Fans in this hour . . . .the dates for the Great American Bash on Tour! Ron Simmons is in action . . . . and we will visit Jimmy Garvin’s home being landscaped by the Ragin Bull. But get this: footage of the Taped Fist Match between Ronnie Garvin and Buddy Landell at Wrestlewar and then . . . LIVE in our studio THE POWERS OF PAIN WRESTLE DICK MURDOCH AND BRET HART!
Bob: “Don’t forget . . . .THE BIG MAN, SID VICIOUS IN THE RING TOO, DAVID!
David: “Don’t touch that dial fans!
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RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart def. BOB HOLLY via submission with the STF, but look, he doesn’t let go, and must be pried off by refs as we go to a BREAK.
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Pretape with Jerry Lawler and Luna!
“WELL, WELL WELL, Terry Taylor you fool, you IDIOT! HAHAHA no one outsmarts the King! There was NO QUESTION you were getting the title shot at Dusty Rhodes at the Great American Bash, and you know how I knew? The King is the King because he ALWAYS has eyes and ears EVERYWHERE, and knew you were gonna be the UNANIMOUS FAVORITE for that match, but Taylor, I played you, I played on your fears, and MANIPULATED YOU into giving me a top contenders match in Spartanburg, South Carolina this Monday night!
“You FOOL, you CLOWN, you are the United States Heavyweight Champion what were you THINKING? HAHAHAA! Now Monday night Rooster I will make you look like Chicken Little when I not only take your World title shot versus Dusty Rhodes but even your US title! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
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BREAK
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NON-TITLE MATCH
RON SIMMONS DEF. BROOKLYN BRAWLER
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We are back with Lance Russell at Jimmy Garvin’s house as Manny Fernandez is fulfilling his landscaping duties as per the stipulations of their match at Wrestlewar!
Manny walks up to Jimmy and Precious: “All right, Jimmy Garvin, I pulled up all those weeds in your yard. There’s a lot of time left today, what is next on your to-do list?
Jimmy takes a big swig out of a can of beer: “Manny Fernandez, it’s time for you to MOW MY LAWN.
Manny rubs his hands with glee: “Oh really? That’s great, Jimmy I can’t wait to use that fancy new lawnmower you showed off a few weeks ago on TBS!
Jimmy: “AWWWWWWWW, THAT mower? Gee I’m sorry Manny Fernandez, turns out, we forgot the GAS! Precious?
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Precious pushes up one of those old timey manual push mowers!
Lance: “AW COME ON, Jimmy! You expect this man to do a day of good landscaping, and you don’t have gas for a lawn mower? What a ripoff!
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CUT to Manny all but grappling the mower over knee high grass!
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Manny finally finishes cutting and throws the mower down: “All right, Jimmy, only a few hours left what’s next?
Jimmy drinks more beer: “I noticed you missed around my trees and house because you couldn’t get to those areas with no lawn mower, so now I want you to trim those areas.
Manny: “ . . . . let me guess, no gas, so now gas-powered trimmer.
Jimmy: “LOOK AT THE BIG BRAIN ON THE RAGING BULL! But don’t worry, Manny, while you were struggling with the lawn, I sent Precious out to but you a shiny, brand new SCYTHE!
Precious hands Manny the tool, and the next few clips show Manny struggling to cut overgrown grass and weeds around trees, and objects, using what is basically a golf club with blades as a weed whacker.
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Manny finishes and goes up to Jimmy and Precious.
Manny: “I’m ready to do the pruning. Let me guess . . . . the fancy pruning shears you showed on TV ran out of 'gas' too?
Jimmy takes another swig of beer: “Now, now Manny Fernandez would I do that to you?
Jimmy reaches into a bag and hands him a pair of scissors! “Pruning shears don’t work on gas, dum dum! HAHAHAHA!
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CUT to poor Manny trying to trim trees and hedges with a tiny pair of scissors!
Lance: “All right we are out of time fans, as you can see Jimmy Garvin is not interested in getting his yard cleaned up, but more in humiliating his arch-rival Manny Fernandez, who in my opinion, is doing a fine job considering the tools he is being given! We will be back next week to show the conclusion of the completion of the stipulation of the match between these two men from WrestleWar!
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Ronnie Garvin narrates his taped fist match with Buddy Landell from WrestleWar:
The match starts as a bloodbath as Garvin uses his pugilistic skills to pound Landell's face in and quickly bloodies him! The ref tries to back off Garvin as Landell repeatedly puts his legs between the ropes or grabs them, and as Ronnie and the ref bicker about this, what it the meaning of this?
Landell's starts unwrapping his right first, and stuffing tape in his trunks!
No matter, Garvin continues to punch Landell’s face in and more blood comes out, and the ref tries to ask Garvin to give his rival some quarter, but there will be none!
LANDELL IS DOWN, AND GARVIN GIVES HIM THE GARVIN STOMP as Landell reaches into his tights! Garvin then goes to cover Landell, and what is this? Landell CHOKES GARVIN WITH THE TAPE!
The ref pulls the tape from Garvins neck, picks it up and throws it out of the ring, BUT LANDELL HAS MORE STORED AWAY AND WRAPS IT AROUND GARVIN'S NECK, AND GETS ON TOP OF HIS FOE SO THE REF CAN’T SEE IT! GARVIN FLAILS AS LANDELL IN DESPERATION CHOKES HIM OUT, AND finally the ref sees it and wrestles the tape from Landell’s hand, and both men’s stagger up, with Garvin gasping for air Landell reaches into his tights, and re-wraps his right first with the tape left in his his trucks, and they charge at each other:
LANDELL NAILS GARVIN, AND FLOPS OVER BACK FIRST AND COVERS HIM 1-2-3!!! WHAT A RIPOFF, BUT ITS FAIR----I think . . . . IT'S A TAPED FIST MATCH!
WINNER, BUDDY LANDELL, 17:10
Ronnie concludes his commentary:
“Buddy Landell, you have run out of tricks. There is nowhere left to hide. I have lobbied World Wide Wrestling for the one match you can’t get out of: one where the only way one loses is if they can’t answer the referees 10 count out of a fall, no disqualification, no count out, anything goes: BUDDY LANDELL, I CHALLENGE YOU TO A TEXAS DEATH MATCH AT THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH!
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THE POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter DEF. BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart VIA DQ when the POP score near fall after near fall and Warlord puts the backbeaker on Hart but here comes TULLY BLANCHARD AND ARN ANDERSON WHO ATTACK THE POP AS THEIR FOES POWDER, BUT THE POWERS OF PAIN QUICKLY TURN THE TABLES ON THE WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS AND THE FIGHT GOES TO THE DRESSING ROOMS!
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BREAK
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Ole Anderson comes out and adds TWO matches to the Great American Bash and the Tour dates!
WORLDWIDE PRESENTS
THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH
CHARLOTTE MEMORIAL STADIUM
MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988 5-8PM EST
LIVE ON PPV AND CLOSED CIRCUIT
FIREWORKS FOR THE FANS ON ATTENDANCE AT NIGHTFALL!
SIGNED SO FAR:
WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
DUSTY RHODES w/Baby Doll V WINNER OF TERRY FUNK V JERRY LAWLER MATCH 6/6 IN SPARTANBURG
NOW ADDED!
WORLD TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
ARN ANDERSON + TULLY BLANCHARD w/JJ Dillon V THE POWERS OF PAIN w/Wendi Richter!!!!
TEXAS DEATH MATCH
RONNIE GARVIN V BUDDY LANDELL
ALREADY SIGNED
MICHIGAN V SYRACUSE STF CHALLENGE MATCH: FALL COUNTS ONLY ON SUBMISSION BY STF!
RICK STEINER w/Gary Hart v MIKE ROTONDO
WAHOO MCDANIEL V THE IGUANA w/Gary Hart
THE FANTASTICS V BRET HART + DICK MURDOCH w/Gary Hart
SID VICIOUS V A WORTHY OPPONENT
THE ARMSTRONGS V MISSING LINK + THE SPOILER w/Paul Jones
JOIN THE GREAT AMERICAN BASH ON TOUR:
7/4 CHARLOTTE, NC PPV AND CLOSED CURCUIT
7/10 AUGUSTA, GA
7/13 CHARLESTON, SC
7/18 CHATTANOOGA, TN
7/21 NORFOLK, VA
7/23 FAYETTEVILLE, NC
7/25 ORLANDO, FL
7/31 GREENSBORO, NC
8/7 ATLANTA, GA
8/25 ST. PETERSBURG, FL
8/18 ASHEVILLE, NC
8/19 RALEIGH, NC
8/21 MIAMI FL
8/24 RICHMOND, VA
8/27 JACKSONVILLE, FL
8/29 WINSTON-SALEM, NC
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SID VICIOUS DEF. RANDY ROSE as PAUL JONES scouts Sid!
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David and Bob try to wrap up the program and ARN, TULLY AND JJ STORM THE ANNOUNCE SET!
JJ: “OLE ANDERSON WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO just “make” a title match without my approval! Lawyers are on standby! Documents and subpoenas will be delivered! And World Wide staff will be fired!
Tully: “Powers of Pain, you want a shot at these belts, you just has to bypass that peon Ole Anderson and ASK! We take on all comers. But you WHINED to Ole Anderson, you interfered in OUR business in the ring, and now you got our attention, and as you just saw NOT in the good way!
AA: “POWERS OF PAIN! You attacked US? You think that wouldn’t go unpaid? Boys, you might have the size and all them big muscles, but at the Great American Bash we will find out who has the true KILLER INSTINCT! Because you can work out and tan all day long, but when the dust settles, THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO HOLD THESE TITLES, DAVID CROCKETT AND BOB CAUDLE!
Bob: “We only have a few seconds left, fans next week we will know who will challenge Dusty Rhodes, those men Arn and Tully in action, the final Manny Fernandez update, Sid and so much more, so long fans!
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