GWA "Spring Stampede" 3/4/89
Mar 2, 2023 13:47:39 GMT
Post by tlyne on Mar 2, 2023 13:47:39 GMT
“Spring Stampede”
Reunion Arena
Dallas, TX
3/4/89
Broadcast on Pay per View
Vince McMahon and Jesse “The Body” Ventura open the show.
McMahon, “Jesse, welcome to Texas!”
Ventura, “That’s ‘Howdy Pardner’!”
McMahon, “This is going to be a great night. We have the ‘Texas Shootout’, and Hulk Hogan takes on Kamala!”
Ventura, “Kamala’s getting a big pot ready! He’s going to have Hogan for dinner!”
McMahon, “Maybe so, let’s go to the ring!”
Match #1
Global Light Heavyweight Championship
“Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert (Champion) w/Woman vs. “Flamboyant” Eric Embry
There two have gone back and forth over the light heavyweight title. Woman is always a threat at ringside. Referee Gary DeRusha calls for the bell. Both men trade holds and counter holds. The action is fast paced. Things begin to go Embry’s way, and Gilbert is frustrated. He rolls out of the ring and confers with Woman. He returns and begins to rough up Eric. Embry is ready for it, and the match gets more physical. Both have their chances. Gilbert takes Embry down near the ropes. He covers him, and uses the ropes for leverage. DeRusha does not see this, and counts the fall. Embry argues, but to no avail. The Champion gets a cheap win.
Winner- Eddie Gilbert
We see Demolition and the Genius.
Genius, “Look at my team, with their power, and my intelligence, we will be the Champion!”
Match #2
Global Tag Team Championship
The Hart Foundation (Champions) vs. Demolition w/The Genius
Demolition waits in the ring. We hear,
What is this?! The Fabulous Freebirds come to the ring with the Global Tag Team Titles! Michael Hayes grabs the mic.
Hayes, “Hello Texas! You know us well. Last night, in Little Rock, we beat the Hart Foundation! ‘Freebird Fantasia’ is back, and Demolition, y’all about to experience it first hand!”
Hayes throws down the mic, and we are underway. The match is a brawl. The Texas crowd is confused. They want to cheer the ‘Birds, but that is unusual. As the match continues they warm to the Freebirds. The match is fast paced, and physical. Biddy Roberts moves around ringside, he is always a threat. The Genius seems confused. This is not what he was prepared for. All four men end up in the ring. Referee Earl Hebner can’t control the action. He calls for the bell, and disqualifies both teams. The story is…the Freebirds are back!
Result- Double Disqualification
Mean Gene Okerlund is with the Freebirds.
Okerlund, “What a bombshell! The Freebirds are the Global Tag Team Champions! Gentlemen, you’re back!”
Hayes, “That’s right Okerlund! We were waiting for the right moment, and last night in Little Rock was the right time! Demolition, you’re our first victim! You got lucky tonight, but that won’t happen again!”
Okerlund, “You heard the cheers of the crowd tonight.”
Hayes, “If you want to cheer us fine, we ain’t changing the way we wrestle!”
Okerlund, “The Freebirds are back!”
We see Austin Idol.
Idol, “Lawler, we go back a long way. That North American Title should be mine, and I’m going to take it tonight!”
We see Jerry “The King” Lawler.
Lawler, “Idol, you talk a lot, but you can’t back it up! They call me ‘The King’ for a reason, and you’re about to be reminded of it again!”
Match #3
North American Championship
Jerry “The King” Lawler (Champion) vs. “The Universal Heartthrob” Austin Idol
Two Southern legends meet in this one. Joey Marella is your official. Both men are veterans, and wrestle a very intelligent match. The action goes back, and forth. Idol gets a two count, but the Champion kicks out. Things begin to go Lawler’s way, and it looks like Lawler is in control. Idol rallies. He traps Lawler in the Las Vegas leglock. It looks we may have a title change. The King fights his way to the ropes, and the hold is broken. The damage has been done. Idol continues the attack on Lawler’s leg. Jerry is game, but Idol is too much. He covers the Champ, and Marella counts the fall! We have a new North American Champion!
Winner- Austin Idol (New North American Champion)
Mean Gene Okerlund is with Austin Idol.
Okerlund, “Austin Idol, you are the North American Champion!”
Idol, “Okerlund, I told people I was going to beat Lawler, and I did! If the ‘Universal Heartthrob’ says it, it’s going to happen! Now the GWA belongs to me! I will be the North American Champion for a long, long, time! You can take that to the bank!”
Okerlund, “Austin Idol backed up what he said!”
We see Gorilla Monsoon in front of a “Texas Shootout” banner.
Monsoon, “Fans, what a night it’s been so far! The action has been exciting, and there is more to come. Next we have the ‘Texas Shootout’. Here are the rules. Two men will start out in the ring. Every 90 seconds, another man will enter. There will be 30 total entrants. A man can be eliminated by being thrown over the top rope, pinfall, or submission. The possibilities are endless. Let’s go to Howard Finkel, and let’s get things started.”
“Texas Shootout”
First two entrants
Johnny Ace vs. The Super Zodiac
Ace and the masked man lock up. They go at it for 90 seconds, and the horn sounds.
Third Entrant
Lizmark- The Star from Mexico enters and teams with the Super Zodiac to work over Ace.
Fourth Entrant
Wild Bill Irwin- Ace is in trouble, the three villains toss Ace over the ropes.
First Elimination- Johnny Ace
Irwin turns on Lizmark, and tosses him out.
Second Elimination- Lizmark
Fifth Entrant
Commando Boone
Sixth Entrant
“Cowboy” Scott Casey
The Cowboy is outnumbered. He puts up a good fight until the horn sounds.
Seventh Entrant
Brutus Beefcake
Brutus teams with Casey, and the action picks up.
Eighth Entrant
El Faraon
The Mexican star enters the contest. There are six men in the ring briefly. Casey and Beefcake team up to toss the Super Zodiac over the ropes.
Third Elimination- The Super Zodiac
Ninth Entrant
Black Bart
Tenth Entrant
Cien Caras
Caras and El Faraon team up, and the two Mexican stars toss Irwin over the ropes.
Fourth Elimination- Bill Irwin
11th Entrant
Jacques Rougeau
We have two quick eliminations. Bart and Boone toss El Faraon and Cien Caras out in quick succession
Fifth Elimination- El Faraon
Sixth Elimination- Cien Caras
12th Entrant
Shaun Simpson
13th Entrant
Commando Ray
Rougeau and Simpson team up to toss out Black Bart
Seventh Elimination-Black Bart
14th Entrant
Atlantis
Another of the Mexican stars enters. He moves quickly, and is able to toss out Casey.
Eighth Elimination- Scott Casey
15th Entrant
Nightmare Freddy
The horn sounds and a masked man enters. We know he is known as Nightmare Freddy. We have a quick shock. Beefcake and Atlantis toss Commando Boone out.
Ninth Elimination- Commando Boone
16th Entrant
We are halfway through when the Angel of Death returns. He goes to work, and quickly tosses out Beefcake and Atlantis.
Tenth Elimination- Brutus Beefcake
11th Elimination- Atlantis
17th Entrant
Raymond Rougeau
Commando Ray tosses out Shaun Simpson.
12th Elimination- Shaun Simpson
18th Entrant
El Satanico
The Rougeau Brothers team up to toss out Commando Ray. Both huge men are put.
13th Elimination- Commando Ray
19th Entrant
The Blue Panther
Panther and Satanico combine to Nightmare Freddy out.
14th Elimination- Nightmare Freddy
20th Entrant
Mean Mark Callous
21st Entrant
Lex Luger
We are 20 men and Luger enters. He is one of the favorites. He quickly tosses out Blue Panther and Satanico.
15th Elimination- Blue Panther
16th Elimination- El Satanico
22nd Entrant
Iceman King Parsons
The Iceman is still wildly popular in Dallas.
23rd Entrant
Wahoo McDaniel
The veteran enters. He is well versed in battle Royal type matches and has to be one of the favorites.
24th Entrant
Billy Jack Haynes
The powerful Haynes goes to work and quickly eliminates the Angel of Death. On the other side of the ring Mark Calloway tosses Jacques Rougeau over the top rope.
17th Elimination- The Angel of Death
18th Elimination- Jacques Rougeau
25th Entrant
Jimmy Jack Funk
The wild Funk enters. As he does Luger tosses Raymond Rougeau to the floor.
19th Elimination- Raymond Rougeau
26th Entrant
Steve Simpson
We have only five entrants left.
27th Entrant
The Earthquake
Another favorite enters. Luger is heating up. He quickly eliminates Parsons and Simpson.
20th Elimination- Iceman King Parsons
21st Elimination- Steve Simpson
28th Entrant
Larry Zbyszko
“The Living Legend” is very experienced and knows how to survive in this type of match.
29th Entrant
Bam Bam Bigelow
One of the odds on favorites enters. Wahoo and Billy Jack team up to toss out Mean Mark Callous.
22nd Elimination- Mean Mark Callous
There is only one more entrant. It has to be the “Mystery Man”. We hear,
“DUSTY RHODES IS IN THE “TEXAS SHOOTOUT”!
30th Entrant
Dusty Rhodes
The legend hits the ring and goes to work. He tosses out Larry Zbyszko. There can be only one “Legend” in the ring!
23rd Elimination- Larry Zbyszko
Rhodes and Jimmy Jack Funk toss out the massive Earthquake, but Funk is distracted, and Bigelow eliminates him.
24th Elimination- The Earthquake
25th Elimination- Jimmy Jack Funk
Luger tosses out Billy Jack Haynes, and we are down to four men. He then tosses out Wahoo and we have three.
27th Elimination- Billy Jack Haynes
26th Elimination- Wahoo McDaniel
There are three men left. Two of Heenan’s men vs. “The American Dream”. Bigelow and Luger work over Dusty. He is in trouble. Dusty fires back and eliminates Bigelow. He fights gamely, but the odds are against him. Lex Luger eliminates Rhodes to win the ‘Texas Shootout’!
28th Elimination- Bam Bam Bigelow
29th Elimination- Dusty Rhodes
Winner- Lex Luger
Mean Gene Okerlund is with Lex Luger and Bobby Heenan
Okerlund, “Mr. Heenan, you man did it!”
Heenan, “Of course he did! Dusty Rhodes, this is 1989, not 1979, Lex Luger is the man, not you! The future belongs to the ‘Total Package’!”
Okerlund, “Mr. Heenan may be right.”
We see a Patriotic video with shots of the flag, and American landmarks. We see the words “Red, White, and Boom’ appear. A voiceover comes over, “July 1, Philadelphia, PA.”
We see Skandor Akbar and Kamala.
Akbar, “Hogan you time has come! Kamala sent you a message last time, now it’s going to be permanent! I’m tired of all that American propaganda! Kamala is going to prove that America’s hero is no match for us! Hogan, it all ends tonight!”
Mean Gene Okerlund is with Hulk Hogan.
Okerlund, “With me is the Incredible Hulk Hogan! Mr. Hogan, this may well be your biggest challenge yet. Kamala almost ended your career, this time he, and Akbar, are coming for your title!”
Hogan, “Well, you know something Mean Gene, this isn’t about me, this isn’t about the Global Title, this is about revenge! Not for me, but for all the ‘Hulkamaniacs’ out there, and for America! This is personal, Kamala, Akbar, whatcha’ gonna’ do when Hulkamania runs wild on you!”
Okerlund, “Hogan vs. Kamala is next!”
Global Heavyweight Championship
Hulk Hogan (Champion) vs. Kamala w/General Skandor Akbar
The Dallas fans are on their feet during the introductions. They can’t wait for this one. The two big men lock up. Neither man is mat wrestler, but they are huge and powerful. Kamala takes the early advantage. He chops and kicks. Hogan is in early trouble. Kamala traps Hogan in the corner. Referee Joey Marella tries to back up Kamala. With the referee distracted, Akbar gets in a few shots with his riding crop. Hogan is in trouble. The Dallas crowd gets behind the Champion. Hogan “hulks up”, and Kamala is stunned. Hogan goes right after the Ugandan giant. Hogan scoops him up! Wow! He slams Kamala, and lands the legdrop. Marella counts 1…2…3! Hulk Hogan vanquishes the Ugandan Warrior! Akbar is frustrated.
Winner- Hulk Hogan
Vince McMahon and Jesse Ventura close the broadcast.
McMahon, “Jess, Hulk Hogan is still the Champion!”
Ventura, “Don’t remind me! But Lex Luger wins the ‘Texas Shootout’!”
McMahon, “GWA is on fire, and I can’t wait to see what happens next! Tune into ‘Monday Night Wrestling’ for more information!”
Working on it now.