SMW BRAWL IN THE HALL on TNN (2/26/93)
Feb 28, 2023 19:52:58 GMT
Post by Cory on Feb 28, 2023 19:52:58 GMT
PRESENTS:
BRAWL IN THE HALL
Announcer: Jim Ross & Bobby Heenan
Interviewer: Eric Bischoff
Referees: Mark Curtis & Jack Doan
Date: Sunday February 26th 1993
Location: Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Aired Live on The Nashville Network
Champions You Will See Tonight
USWA World Heavyweight Champion: Jerry “the King” Lawler
USWA World Tag Team Champions: Dick Slater & Robert Fuller
SMW Heavyweight Champion: Buddy Landel
SMW National Television Champion: “White Lightning” Tim Horner
SMW US Junior: Brian Christopher
+ The SMW Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals
JR: Welcome everyone to the Brawl in the Hall. I am Jim Ross and with me is Bobby “The Brain” Heenan. Welcome “Brain”.
BH: What is this place? It smells like sweat socks, body order, and bad decisions.
JR: *ignoring Bobby* Fans, this is a huge show. Six matches and all of them are title matches. We are going to see the US Junior championship on the line when Brian Christopher defends against Alex Wright. Tim Horner defends the SMW National TV title against Al Snow. The Smoky Mountain tag team tournament ends tonight when The Rock N’ Roll Express take on The Minnesota Wrecking Crew in the tournament finals.
BH: My prediction is the Andersons will take the belts because they are Andersons.
JR: We are going to see the USWA world tag team titles being defended for the first time in a Smoky Mountain ring when champions Robert Fuller & Dick Slater take on Steve & Scott Armstrong. The Smoky Mountain heavyweight title will be defended when “The Nature Boy” Buddy Landel defends the title against “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan.
BH: An idiot with a two by four that gives him advice. It is almost as bad as listening to the humaniods out here.
JR: Will you stop? The main event…USWA world heavyweight title. Jerry “The King” Lawler will take on and defend the world title against the “Dirty White Boy”. So folks, let’s not wait and let’s get started. It is going to be Memphis Mafia member Brian Christopher defending the US junior title against “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright.
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SMW US Junior Championship: Brian Christopher *champion* def. Alex Wright via countout after Dutch Mantel runs down and posts the young German wrestler before heading to the back. Official Jack Doan is distracted by Christopher as this was happening.
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**Christopher joins Ross & Heenan**
BC: Did you see that Jim Ross? I won. I beat that German punk.
JR: You won via countout.
BC: Yeah, he couldn’t beat me so he hid outside of the ring.
JR: That isn’t what happened. Dutch Mantel came down and interfered.
BC: No he didn’t. That dancing fool thought he could out dance, out maneuver the champ and that just didn’t happen..
**Christopher cackles in that laugh as he heads to the back.**
JR: There you have it, the first title match. Now we are heading up to the Smoky Mountain National Television Championship. This title was awarded to “White Lightning” Tim Horner last week to replace the Beat the Champ TV title. This title will be defended on TNN every week and every event that will be available on TV. Now, Al Snow is someone looking to hit his stride and he can do it sooner than later.
BH: He is not a well man. He has several screws loose.
JR: Al Snow is one of the best I have seen in a long time but you are right. He is a little crazy. Fan’s, lets get to the ring for the action.
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SMW National Television Championship: “White Lightning” Tim Horner *champion* def. Al Snow
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JR: Fans, Tim Horner is still the champion and will be defending the title tomorrow on TNN.
BH: He cheated and I hope whoever he faces tomorrow night takes that title from him. He is a menace.
JR: Folks, we are about to see the finals of the Smoky Mountain tag team championship tournament. Both the Rock N’ Roll Express and The Minnesota Wrecking Crew have beaten two other teams to get this far. This one is for the gold. The thing is, The Heavenly Bodies and Jim Cornette have sworn that Ricky & Robert will not get the titles. We are going to see if that is true. Let’s get to the ring for the action.
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SMW Tag Team Championship Tournament Finals: The Minnesota Wrecking Crew (Bryant & Brad Anderson) w. JJ Dillon def. The Rock N Roll Express after The Heavenly Bodies get involved, attacking Robert Gibson before the match. The MWC are the new SMW tag team champions.
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**JJ Dillon leads his men to the announce table.**
JJ: JR, you see what success is. Two youngsters with the pedigree they have and guided by me has shown that the apple does not fall far from the tree. They have shown they are continuing the legacy of their fathers.
JR: They won because Jim Cornette and his men got involved.
JJ: The fact the Rock N’ Roll Express upset Jim Cornette is not of my concern nor is it the concern of the new champions. You are seeing the newest generation of The Andersons. They will dominate the same as their fathers did. Look for them to be world tag team champions before too long.
JR: Yeah, yeah. Fans, it is time for the world tag team championship. Dick Slater & Robert Fuller are two of the most dominate wrestlers in the world today. They have been going over 20 years in the business and there are not many tougher. They are going to defend the title against the talented team of Scott & Steve Armstrong. It will be a great tag team match.
BH: If Scott & Steve have the same brains as their old man, they won’t even be able to tie their boots.
JR: Just stop. Let’s get to the ring for the action.
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USWA World Tag Team Championship: Dick Slater & Robert Fuller *champions* def. Scott & Steve Armstrong
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**Slater & Fuller are with JR**
DS: Ross…listen here. Those two boys gave us a good fight for a little bit but they are not ready to fight a team the caliber of the world tag team champions. Few teams are. As a matter of fact, we will open our dates to any team who thinks they can.
RF: Dick Slater is so right here, Jim Ross. The Stud Stable are world tag team champions. We are the best tag team in the world today. Bring on the Rock N’ Roll Express. Bring on the so called Thrill Seekers. Bring on the Armstrongs, The Andersons, The American Males, The Young Stallions, we don’t care. You have the very best right here. Memphis Mafia…come on down. Jimmy Cornette? We have no beef. But your team gets in our way, they will be beaten down too. We are champions until we don’t want to be.
**They leave as “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel comes out with his SMW heavyweight title over his shoulder.**
JR: Buddy Landel, you have “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan in a minute. He will be fighting for your Smoky Mountain heavyweight title.
BL: Listen here, JR. I don’t understand why he gets to bring his 2x4 to the ring. I don’t have a weapon. I don’t have a weapon.
JR: You have the entire Memphis Mafia. They are how you won the title in the first place.
BL: Don’t go spreading lies, Jim Ross. I won the belt fair and square. The Memphis Mafia are the real champions here. Yeah, we hold two titles already. The other ones will come. Oh now what does he want?
**Jeff Jarrett comes out**
JJ: Buddy Landel, I want to say this right now. You are the top man in the Memphis Mafia right now. You hold the highest title in Smoky Mountain.
BL: Thank you for paying attention.
JJ: Let me say this….I want you in the ring for that title -if- you get past “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan. I want you to wrestle me for that title. You want to stop a snake you cut it’s head off and you are the head of the Memphis Mafia snake.
BL: Listen here pipsqueak. I am going to go take out that mental midget Jim Duggan and then you and I are going to fight for the title as soon as it can be signed. But here is the thing…you win, you get the most presitgious title in wrestling. My title. I win, and I will win, you join the Mafia.
JR: Jeff, that is not worth it. You will get a title shot eventually.
JJ: Eventually isn’t fast enough. You got it Landel. You beat Duggan and I will see you shortly after.
**Jeff leaves as we go to the ring for the title match**
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SMW Heavyweight Championship: “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan def. “Nature Boy” Buddy Landel *champion* via count out after the running shoulder block knocks Landel out of the ring.
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**Landel rushes back to the announce table with title in his hand**
BL: THE MEMPHIS MAFIA DID IT!!!! I BEAT DUGGAN!!!!
JR: You lost the match and are keeping the title on a technicality.
BL: Like I said, I beat him. I beat him mentally.
JR: Well, here he comes, swinging his 2x4….I bet he wants to talk.
BL: Where?
**Landel spins around and then leaves quickly as Duggan comes storming through towards him and the back.**
JR: There he goes.
BH: Duggan should be suspended for that 2x4. He should be removed from the locker room. He is a menace.
JR: When the Memphis Mafia is around, you need to do what you need to do. Fans, it is the main event time. “Dirty White Boy” is here to take on the USWA world heavyweight champion, Jerry “The King” Lawler. This won’t be a wrestlng match. It will be a fight. Let’s go to the ring.
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MAIN EVENT (USWA World Heavyweight Championship): Jerry “The King” Lawler *champion* def. Dirty White Boy via middle rope fist drop. Both men are bloody after a hard fight.
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**Lawler is in the ring celebrating as JJ Dillon comes out to the entrance.**
JJ: Jerry Lawler…LAWLER….pay attention. You got through the Dirty White Boy. Good for you. It is a victory well earned…but I want you to see your next challenger for that world title…
**He looks to the back**
JJ: If you will come out…
**The crowd starts to go nuts as Also Sprach Zarathustra starts. Out comes “The Nature Boy” Ric Flair. We fade out to Lawler staring at Flair and Flair smiling, but before we fully sign off, we hear..**
RF: Whoooooooo!!!!!!!!!
Working on it now.